Life after Hogwarts hadn't been easy for you, but for Lupin, it had been horrible. He wasn't respected as a werewolf; he was seen as a danger to all, so it was hard for him to get a job. So he was poor, just about skin and bone. You and James had worked hard on helping Lupin, you'd give some money to James, because Lupin absolutely refused to take any money from you, and hoped that it would help support him. You had managed to stay in touch with him though, and you had remained good friends over the years, though your strong feelings remained for him.

School had ended so many years ago, though, and after Sirius was sent to Azkaban you realized what you wanted to do. You became an Auror, which is where you met Nymphadora Tonks, now known as your best friend. The two of you had many things in common, besides being spunky and clumsy girls. You liked to tease her about her name sometimes, but mostly her clumsiness. She tripped over everything constantly, which you found hilarious. She made fun of you for being blunt and not realizing when it's inappropriate to say something.

You were sitting in your quaint little home that rested inside of Godrics Hollow, you had moved here after Lily and James' death. You didn't know why, but you had been drawn to this place more and it was where you were safest. Your house was medium sized, a dull blue color on the outside with white, scratched up shutters, and dirty windows. The inside was much better and also much cheerier. There was a hallway filled with old pictures of you and your family and friends, along with a signed autograph of a famous Quidditch player. Downstairs was the Kitchen and Living room.

The Living Room was decorated brightly, due to you loving brighter colors. The couch was a blue color that melded with the bright yellow carpet beneath it. Once, Remus had commented on your house, saying it was like walking into the sky, and on top of a ray of sunshine. You were always the dreamer of your group of friends, you found yourself often being lost in the sky, thus your weird taste in living room furniture. A rather large T.V. sat on top of a small chest, while a glass table rested in the middle of it all, some magazines spread across it.

The kitchen had yellow and white flooring, once again the color of the sun and clouds, with a silverish refrigerator. A small kitchen table was placed against the wall, two chairs tucked into it. You could always summon more chairs, but usually only Tonks came over to talk to you, so you had it set up for the two of you. A coffee machine rested on the counter, since you had been indulged in the muggle world, you had picked up a lot of souvenirs. The fridge was stocked with food you loved, none of it particularly healthy.

Up the stairs, there were four rooms. One room was yours, with a light blue bed with bright yellow pillows. They were really your favorite colors. An elegant bedside table was, as it was named, next to your bed with an alarm clock and a picture of five smiling people, looking at each other, smiling, and laughing. The walls of your room were blank, though they had this material over them that allowed you to doodle all over them, and yet still be able to erase it. Everyone thought it was pretty weird at first, but they got used to you creative personality. Your room also had a grandfather clock you had inherited sitting next to the door. Your room led into a furnished bathroom, a nicely sized tub, a toilet, sink, and a bathroom mirror that had toothpaste and medicines in it.

The other three bedrooms were actually just spares, in case some other Auror passing by needed a place to stay for a day or two. One bedroom was decorated for Tonks, she actually decorated it herself, for when she has fights with her parents and decides to stay over your place. The last room was ransacked, and had a rather heavy lock on it. Whenever Remus needed a place to stay, and he was far from home with no one to give him his potion, he made you promise you'd lock him in the room without unlocking it. Those nights were horrible, you could just hear Remus thrashing around in there, in so much pain.

You had never judged Remus for being a werewolf. He hadn't walked into the woods and screamed 'Bite me, werewolf!' at the top of his lungs. He was only a child when he first got the bite. Of course, you only found out in your fifth year, when he had told you on the train. The whole month, yours and Remus' relationship was strained. Sirius had confronted you, saying that you shouldn't discriminate against werewolves, and you snapped in reply.

"I do not care that Remus Lupin is a werewolf or not, Sirius, he is still my friend and he always will be. He has the best personality out of your little gang. What I'M mad about is that he hadn't told me before now! I thought he trusted me, but it appears he didn't. I don't want him to think I'm ignoring him because of his, um, problem, but I don't care about that. He will always be Remus Lupin to me."

Sirius had somehow managed to record what you had said, and in privacy, he made James, Peter, and Remus listen to what you said. Suddenly, Remus began to talk to you again, or tried harder to talk to you, and you gave in and began to talk with him as well, James seemed to have gained some new respect for you, Peter began to follow you around a tiny bit more than usual, and he even tried to ask you out once, but it failed miserably when Sirius caught wind of his plan and nearly hexed him into oblivion. School days were so much easier.

You were laying in your comfy home, splayed across your couch with a magazine on your face. You let out quiet snores as you dreamed. It had been a long time since you had been home, it sucked, really, that you hadn't been home in such a long time. And tomorrow morning, Remus was dragging you to the Order's new hideout for another meeting. You, along with Tonks, Mad-Eye Moody, Mundungus Fletcher, and a few other people were supposed to go pick up Harry and make sure he got to the Order's hideout safely. You were nervous about that more than anything.

You hadn't seen Harry since he had been born. You had been in the delivery room with Lily, desperately trying to get hold of James and Sirius. When you had, James almost had a heart attack, and had raced down to the Hospital with Sirius as quickly as he could. Not soon after, Harry James Potter had been born. He was beautiful, when he was taken home from the Hospital and opened his eyes for the first time. Beautiful, curious green eyes like Lily, and James' matted black hair. There, you and Sirius had been named Harry's Godparents. You had both accepted, due to the fact your best friends were asking you something that required a lot of trust.

However, when James and Lily were murdered, you took it upon yourself to see Harry to safety. You couldn't take care of him, you were an Auror and not to mention being hunted by some of the darkest wizards of your time, you had to give Harry away to the Dursleys. When you had heard about Sirius being thrown into Azkaban for murder, you felt like your life had disappeared. All the people who were important had been torn from your life, and you were forced to be alone. You didn't like being alone, you weren't used to it, so in return, you went into a social recluse and hid yourself from the world. Remus had to pull you from this world, and make you realize you had to move on. Everyone had hard times to deal with, he knew it better than anyone, and he pulled you back into the world of society.

You had decided to become what you had wanted to all your life. You became an Auror, to help hunt the Dark Wizards. Some saw it as closure, like you became an Auror to hunt down the Death Eaters who had killed Lily and James, or who had given away their location to Voldemort, but you had done it so no one else had to go through pain like that.

There was a loud snapping sound and then knocking on your door made you groan loudly and fall the the floor with a resounding 'thump'. You groaned again, rubbing your now sorry bottom, before standing up and stretching. Outside, the sun was setting, the sky turning dark shades of orange and pink. You smiled, admiring it for a second before remembering that someone had previously knocked on your door. You took your time getting to the door, ignoring the loud yelling for you to hurry up from outside. You swung the door open, being met by two people, other Aurors, by the names of Mad-Eye Moody and Nymphadora Tonks.

Tonks immediately walked into your house, almost tripping over a stray shoe in the process, but somehow safely making her way into your home.

"Hullo Mad-Eye, Tonks." You greeted them. Moody walked into your house, allowing you to slam the door shut. "Can I offer you a drink or anything, Moody?" He shook his head in response.

"Hey, how come you don't ask me if I want a drink?" Tonks called from her place in the living room. She had spread herself out over the couch and had the remote in her hand. "...now how do you work this thing again..."

"Tonks, your father is muggle-born." You stated, walking into the living room and taking the remote from her hands. She pouted.

"Doesn't mean I know anything about muggle inventions." She stated indignantly. You chuckled, turning the T.V on and changing it to a random channel. The News was on, and Moody joined the two of you after, what you guessed, was searching your house and making it safe. The three of you sat on the couch, watching the News, but nothing interesting seemed to pop up. You eventually got bored, and turned it off, before confronting your two guests.

"I'm sure you didn't come here just to watch my T.V." You put your hands on your hips. "Knowing the reason would make me feel less uneasy."

"We came to bring you to the next meeting. We picked him up tonight, we just dropped him off." Moody's eye rolled all around the house again as it creaked in the wind.

"It does that from time to time." You explained. "Does that mean apparation?"

"Yup!" Tonks said cheerfully. "Now, let's go, the meeting can't start without you." You let out a sigh of annoyance. It meant leaving your little home again. None-the-less, it was a commitment you weren't going to break. You left with the two of them, locking the door and muttering a small spell that would stop other muggles or wizards from getting in. With all that done, you turned nervously towards Tonks. You had never known how to Apparate, and you never wanted to know, you were fine when Tonks was around. She hooked her arm with yours, and with another snap, the scenery changed.

You were standing in front of a rundown apartment building. The streetlights were on, illuminating the streets, sidewalks, and rarely mowed lawns. There was a gate that held back the shrubbery, but otherwise, it was rather dull. Moody did something, you hadn't really been paying any attention, and the apartments seemed to pull away from each other, and another apartment was in-between them. You followed the other two inside. Now, the inside was just as you remembered it, though the wallpaper seemed to be more torn down than usual.

"We're back!" Tonks shouted happily, almost tripping over a few brooms on her way down the hall.

"Tonks, can you go five seconds without tripping over something? God forbid we're apparating and you trip, what'll happen to us?"

"You can't trip while you apparate, Krista." Tonks crossed her arms, her hair turning a bright red.

"You'll find a way Tonks." You stated boredly, walking down the slim hallway with her.

"Tonks, Mad-Eye the meetings about to start-" A man walking down the stairs said. You stopped short, recognizing his voice. You smiled as you spotted his dark eyes, shaggy hair, and handsome face.

"Sirius." You whispered, a smile finding its way to your face. Sirius had escaped from Azkaban, and lived, and here he was now, in the same building as you. When Sirius had reached the bottom of the stairs, a few dots of red hair had begun to make their way down the stairs, as well as a bushy brown haired girl and a shaggy black haired boy. You smiled warmly, taking a few strides to Sirius before hugging him. He, of course, hugged you back.

"Krista, I can't believe it, after all these years." You laughed softly.

"After all these years your nose is still a tad bit too big." You giggled as Sirius gasped.

"My name isn't big, your neck is too thin." He joked. You let out another laugh. "Ah, that laugh of yours, too. Music to my ears. It's good to have someone cheerful in this house!" Tonks let out a 'hey, but she was promptly ignored. Moody pushed her off, down another narrow hallway, and they were off to the meeting.

"It's great to see you again, Sirius."

"Oh, I know it is. But I think you'd like to see your godson, right?"

"More than ever." You muttered. "But won't it be awkward?"

"Not anymore awkward than you usually are."

"Shut up Sirius." The children had all managed to make it down the stairs, three had bright, fiery red hair, the only girl had long, bushy brown hair, and the last one had shaggy black hair and green eyes. You smiled, knowing exactly which one was Harry, since he had Lily's eyes, and James' hair.

"Harry, I'd like you to meet my cousin, Krista Black." You smiled and waved shyly. Maybe you weren't ready for this yet, you had planned on talking to him, hugging him, and being naturally happy, but now, seeing him all grown up, it just felt weird. Especially with all the people around him. "She's your godmother. You're mother chose her just in case I was led astray, apparently." You smiled at him slyly. Lily had trusted Sirius, not a whole lot, but she trusted him, she just needed you to keep him in line sometimes.

You smiled as Harry looked at you. "Hullo?" You waved.

"You were, the girl in the photo next to one of the beds in the rooms up there." Ron stated. You raised an eyebrow.

"Oh, Krista, did I mention Regulus planned on marrying you?" You stuck your tongue out in disgust and pretended to make gagging noise.

"Didn't I prank him enough? Why was he still after me?"

"Maybe it's because he thought me and James did it. "

"Of course, because you and James are absolutely brilliant, right?" Sirius grinned, wrapping an arm around you shoulder.

"Of course we were. Now, the meeting." You waved goodbye to the kids in the hall, and followed Sirius down until you came into the kitchen.

"Hullo, Molly!" You greeted the woman enthusiastically. She smiled at you warmly, walking over and giving you a hug.

"I swear, whenever you walk into a room, I can feel it cheer up immediately." She stated, motioning for you to take a seat. You did, sitting in between Remus and Sirius, it felt like some kind of blast from the past, sitting between the two of them. Though they had grown up quite a bit, Sirius still had the childish personality, although it had become slightly more serious for good reason, and Lupin was still an intelligent man. An intelligent, handsome man. You found yourself staring at him from the corner of your eyes sometimes, you felt so nervous, sitting next to him sometimes. Maybe your feelings for him over the years hadn't faded away; it wasn't like you were going to be all over him. A few minutes later the meeting had started.