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CHAPTER 64

Even though my father had said a day and a half, I was gone in less than a day.

Audrey looked around her empty bedroom. All of the photos had been taken from the walls, the bed was gone.

It was as if I had never lived there, as if I had never existed…

As my father led me to the main clearing that day, where everyone in the community normally met for festivities, I saw all familiar faces. It was chaos. Many families in the community were sending their children away. It was no longer safe for any of us, and eventually, our parents would all leave as well. I saw Teagan as I left with my father…the fire the previous day had been the final straw. Teagan was being sent to another colony across the country, then going back to the banshee conservatory that she attended in Finland.

I honestly didn't know if I was coming back the next summer, but with everyone sending their young off, it didn't seem so.

Isaac grabbed Audrey's arm and within a second, all that she knew became a blur.

They landed in front of a familiar fence, with the letter P carved onto the door.

"Henry?" Isaac called.

"Coming!" Audrey heard James' father in the distance, he appeared at the door a few moments later, opening it.

"Welcome!" Henry smiled.

Though Henry was always happy to see James' friends, the way he smiled at me made me feel like it was more out of pity because I now had a huge target on my back.

Audrey said goodbye to her father, as she watched him walk towards the gate.

"Papa?" She called.

He turned, looking at his daughter. His eyes were yellow.

"Will I see you at the train station?" She asked.

It was such a simple question, but he took so long to answer, which shook my bones.

"I do not know."

And then he disappeared.

Audrey followed Henry inside, Elly sat on the sofa knitting, she beamed at Audrey.

"The boys are outside practicing Quidditch." Henry said, he waved his wand and Audrey's trunk and cello disappeared.

"When aren't they playing Quidditch?" Audrey replied, putting what she called her Ayla-Act on.

Henry chuckled, patting her shoulder. "It's good to see you, Audrey."

"You too, sir." Audrey beamed, making her way upstairs to the familiar guest bedroom.

One she was out of sight of Henry and Elly, she let her guard down. Her facial expression changed.

There were many emotions threatening to escape me from the last two days, and seeing my father leave was the final blow. I didn't want to talk to James or Sirius about it, as much as I loved them, they would never truly understand.

Dear Remus,

I don't know where to begin…I also don't know what you may or may not know…

I'm at the Potters, I just got here. My parents have just sent me away because of everything that's been happening.

It feels as though I no longer have a home, Remus. I looked around my room today, and it was empty.

I just feel so strange and saddened.

See you soon.

Audrey.

Outside, in the yard, James and Sirius were flying around, tossing a quaffle back and forth.

"Hello?" a familiar voice called from the other side of the fence. The two boys looked down.

"Moony!" Sirius exclaimed.

"You're early, mate!" said James, as landing on the ground. Sirius followed.

"What brings you to us a week early?" Sirius grinned, hugging the werewolf.

"It seems Audrey needs someone special to talk to." Remus replied, holding up a piece of parchment.

The two boys wore identical looks of confusion.

"Don't play dumb. I know she's here, she said she just arrived, and I got this letter about an hour ago. You know, it doesn't take long for an owl to get from your house to mine."

It was true; it only took about 45 minutes for an owl to get from James to Remus, or Remus to James. They had tested this their first year.

"Moony, I think I would know if my own girlfriend arrived." Sirius snorted, waving him off.

Remus rolled his eyes.

"Hey Dad?" James called.

"Yes, son?" Henry said, appearing at the backdoor. "Remus! When did you get here?"

"Five minutes ago, sir." Remus replied, giving him a nod.

"Dad, is Audrey here?" James asked, wanting to prove Remus wrong.

"Yes, she got here nearly 2 hours ago. She's up in her room." said Henry.

With that, Sirius bolted past Henry straight into the house. James exchanged a look with his father and Remus, they burst out laughing.

"Why didn't you tell us?" James asked, as the three made their way inside.

"Well, you were playing Quidditch and Audrey seemed a little upset. Naturally, with everything that's happened to her in the last few hours." said Henry, opening the door.

Upstairs, they heard a yell and a bang.

Remus bolted upstairs, James followed.

"Of course." Remus snorted, as the two stood in the doorway. Sirius had Audrey wrapped in his arms, and was snogging her face off.

"It's been less than a bloody day since you've seen each other." James shouted.

Sirius broke apart from her with a Cheshire grin; he pulled Audrey closer to him.

"I didn't know you were coming back so soon." He kissed her forehead.

"I'm going to vomit." James called. Audrey wiggled out of Sirius' arms, giving James a hug.

"You came?" Audrey asked, looking at Remus. There were some tears in her eyes. He nodded. She hugged him.

"Come on, Pads." James said, grabbing Sirius' arm. "Let's leave our special friends to talk about special things."

Remus sat down on the bed next to Audrey, she sighed and rested her head on his shoulder.

"It was brutal, Remus."

"I can imagine." He replied, concerned. He gave her a one armed hug.

"It was like I didn't exist." Audrey sobbed, covering her mouth. Remus rubbed her back. Audrey went on explaining the previous day, the fire, her mother, everything.

"And my father, when he walked away earlier said he didn't know if he was going to see me off."

"Well, you know they're not doing it intentionally." Remus reasoned.

"I know." Audrey nodded, wiping some tears. "It just hurts."

Remus nodded.

"And it's hard to find a human that gets it…"

"Well I could see that." Remus reasoned. "Creatures are very communal, and let's face it, we're the first to go. The wizarding world has never treated us with respect. The only reason we've gotten ourselves into society is merely because we appear human." Remus said, slightly bitter.

"How have your parents been…with this whole thing?" Audrey asked, her eyes turning blue.

"They're concerned." Remus replied. "But they're stubborn, especially my father. But as soon as I am 17, I am moving out. I can't put them in danger any longer."

"Where will you go?" Audrey asked.

"I don't know yet, but somewhere far from them…I don't want them to get hurt because of me." Remus said, looking out the window. He changed the subject. "Come now, let's join the other two."

Audrey jumped off her bed and followed Remus down the hallway and down the staircase. James and Sirius were in the living area, huddled together.

"What are you two plotting now?" Remus said, coming between them. Audrey came around the other side, facing the three boys.

"Just some pranks for the new year." Sirius grinned, rubbing his hands together.

"You idiots realize I'm going to have to deduct house points, right?" Remus said flatly, looking at some of their pranks.

"Done with your creature support group?" Sirius asked, purposely changing the subject. Audrey rolled her eyes, now was not the time to joke about it.

"It isn't easy being special." James chimed in, grinning.

"Of course, mate. It's such a problem being fast and agile." Sirius elbowed him. Remus wore a very serious expression; Audrey could tell he was annoyed.

"And let's not forget being able to cause earthquakes and flying without a broom." Said James.

Their jokes were now targeting Audrey more than Remus.

"Who needs a lantern when you've got two of them in your eyeballs?"
"Who needs a wand when you've got magic flowing straight through your hands?"

CRACK.

The table that Sirius and James were sitting at broke into tiny pieces. Audrey exited the living room and went straight upstairs, furious.

"Aww, baby, come back." Sirius called, following her up the stairs.

"Never seen that happen before. She's always so calm." James said, looking from the table to Remus. Remus' expression hadn't changed; he wondered how his friends could be so stupid sometimes.

Sirius opened Audrey's door cautiously, she sat on her bed, facing the window. Her hair was sticking out at all ends; it looked like a jolt of lightening had passed through her.

"Audrey…"

"Don't." She said roughly, not in the mood.

"Audrey." Sirius said again, bold.

It amazed me that Sirius was not afraid.

She did not turn.

"Please, look at me."

Silence.

"Audrey." Sirius was still calm, his voice unwavering.

"Get out, Sirius." Audrey hissed, annoyed.

"No."

"Get out, Sirius." Audrey hissed again.

"No." He said, firm. "Audrey, we were just joking around. Lighten up."

"Lighten up?" Audrey finally turned around. "Lighten up? Sirius, you both were blatantly making fun of creatures, when Remus and I were right there."

"Remus didn't chose to be a werewolf, he was attacked when he was young." Sirius argued, still calm.

"AND YOU THINK I CHOSE TO BE LIKE THIS?" Audrey was incredulous.

"Audrey, I know you didn't chose to be what you are." Sirius said.

I knew better than to raise my voice to her.

"Then why did you and James go on saying such horrible things?" She was exasperated. "Don't you know how hurtful that is?"

"We were joking around, love." Sirius replied, looking at her.

"You both made it seem you were under the impression that my life is just so simple."

"We know it's not."

"Then why did you joke about it in the first place?" Audrey was hurt.

"We were just trying to lighten the mood a bit." Sirius shrugged.

"Sirius, after everything that's happened in the last two days…how on earth did either of you think that this would lighten the mood?" Audrey blinked back some tears.

"Because we all need to laugh at ourselves sometimes." Sirius replied easily, finally taking a step towards her.

"I do laugh at myself…for being damned." Audrey mumbled the last part.

"You're not damned." Sirius replied, sitting next to her. She still didn't look at him.

"…And if you are damned, I'll be damned with you."

Such lies.

Audrey gave him a look.

"That's thoughtful Sirius, but you are a human. You'll never know what it's like to know persecution. You'll never know what it's like to be torn from the people you love, because you will never be forced to."

"I know, I have it lucky in that sense." Sirius said, taking her hand. She was shaking with anger, and he could see that she was trying very hard to control herself. "But I do know one thing, I never want to be torn from you."

Audrey looked at him, her eyes going from red to white.

She rested her head on his shoulder and heaved a sigh.

"I'm sorry we hurt your feelings." Sirius said, stroking her hair.

"I'm sorry I nearly exploded and threw you out the window." said Audrey.

Sirius gave her an odd look, she giggled.

"I'm just kidding…but I did want to punch you…instead, I broke the table." Audrey rubbed the back of her head, feeling a little awkward.

"I'm sure James has already fixed it." Sirius reassured, taking her hand. "Let's go back downstairs, I need to apologize to Moony, I'm pretty sure he was going to bite me down there."