Author's Note: SlytherinSakkey here. Again. Also, I am so sorry I haven't been updating recently. I've had a hard time juggling this and my Percy Jackson fanfiction. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't think that I'm J.K. Rowling. I'm a Slytherin.


Remus Lupin landed in the office of Albus Dumbledore. Slightly dizzy, he rested his arm on the wall.

"Sit down here Remus," said Dumbledore, gesturing to the seat he had conjured in front of his desk.

Remus tentatively sat down in the chair. "I hope you have a good reason for bringing me here Albus. Right now, my goddaughter is in St. Mungo's. I'd prefer to be there with her."

"Yes, yes Remus. I'm sure you would like to be with Terralena in such pressing times," Dumbledore said. "Obviously," Remus regretted saying the word as soon as it left his lips. The old wizard merely chuckled. "But we have some important things to discuss." "Yeah, like who killed Adrian and Jelena," the werewolf said in an angry voice. "Oh yes, that is quite important, but no, I was more thinking about Terralena's custody.

"What?" Remus spluttered. "Surely finding my best friend's killer is the top priority right now! Certainly Terra's custody can wait!" he yelled at Dumbledore.

"Ah, but I assure you that it cannot. The press will surely find out soon what happened to the Parkers. Terralena will be better off without all that attention." At Remus's silence, Dumbledore continued," I understand that they were the last of your friends to live. But right now, you need to worry about the living."

Remus looked down at his lap, tears welling in his eyes. "But who is gonna find out who killed Adrian and Jelena?" he asked, his voice cracking.

"The Aurors have the situation under control," Dumbledore answered. "Sorry…..it's just, they were the last two, ya know? It's bad enough that Lily, James, and Peter are gone. And Sirius…." Remus trailed off with tears running down his face. "Your loss is hard. Believe me, I know. But the Ministry of Magic is threatening to send young Terralena to a wizarding orphanage," Dumbledore said.

The werewolf's head snapped up," What? How could they already know?" "News travels fast Remus," Dumbledore explained. His voice then turned solemn. "The Ministry does not want you to take custody of Terralena because of your condition. I personally think that is a load of rubbish."

"They can't do this to me! I'm Terra's legal guardian!" Remus cried.

"Since the Ministry does not believe you are an adequate guardian, they are putting Terra up for adoption," Dumbledore said gently.

Remus was shaking his head a muttering under his breath. "As I expressed earlier, I do not want Terralena to grow up with everybody knowing about her parents. It will be a constant reminder of her parents," Dumbledore went on.

"The who do you suggest we put Terra with? The Tonks? Random muggles?" Remus demanded.

"The Tonks are a great family, but she will still have too much exposure to the Wizarding world. I'm suggesting we put her with a family of Muggles with a child around their age," said Dumbledore.

"What about when she goes to Hogwarts? Won't that be problematic with the Muggles?" asked Remus.

"This is why I'm looking for kind, understanding parents with a Muggle-born child," Dumbledore said. "A Muggle-born child? What if the parents mistreat the children when they find out they have Magic?" asked Remus skeptically. "I'll make sure they don't," said Dumbledore. "Like the way you make sure that Harry Potter's don't mistreat him?" Remus asked sarcastically. Dumledore looked worried for a second then said," Harry is doing fine, I am sure of it." Remus looked doubtful. "If you say so."

"So is that it? Are we really leaving Terra with Muggles?" the werewolf asked quietly. "Yes Remus. It has to be done," said Dumbledore. "Alright. Let's hope this turns out well," Remus sighed, looking a lot older than his actual age.


When I woke up, it seemed as if I had not gone to sleep at all.

"You're awake." I was startled by the voice and looked around wildly to find the source.

My gaze settled on a woman sitting on a chair to my right, with The Daily Prophet in her hands. She ran a hand through her long raven hair. "The Healer wanted you to drink this potion," the strange woman said, pointing towards a small cup with a shimmery blue potion. She handed it to me. As I sipped it, a calming sensation washed over me. It was sweet, and very pleasant tasting. I gave the cup back to the woman.

"My name is Emmeline Vance. I'm here to ask you a few questions," the woman said kindly. "About what?" I asked dumbly. "Your parents." Immediately, I straightened up. "You're the Auror?" She nodded."That is correct."

"First of all, do you remember what you were doing at the time of the attack?" Emmeline asked me.

"Umm, I was opening presents for my birthday. It was late in the evening, near my bed-time," I answered.

"Happy Birthday. Now do you remember who attacked you," Emmeline pressed. "Thanks, um there was this tall man with long blonde hair," I said. "Do you remember what he was wearing?" "Just black robes. But they looked very fancy. Like the one Mommy sometimes wore," wincing as I remembered Mommy. "Did you hear his name?" Emmeline looked up from the book she was jotting down my answers on.

"It was something like Mallory or Mafaly. All I remember is that is started with an 'M' and had an 'L' and 'Y'," I recalled.

She looked surprised for a second then composed herself. "Can you tell me about the attack?" she asked.

I flinched as I remembered the intense pain from the harsh spell. Shuddering, I said," Well, the man just barged into the house, and I remember that he hit Daddy with a spell that k-k-killed him. He also called Daddy something bad, but I can't remember."

"And what about Mommy? What happened to her?" "She was put under the same spell as I was, and the man pulled her hair and said mean things to her."

Emmeline scribbled in her notebook. "Do you remember what he said?" My heart ached from thinking about it.

Flashback

"Crucio!"Suddenly, Mommy was on the ground writhing and screaming. Malfoy kneeled by her side and spoke calmly."What do you say Mesihovic? Will you come with me? We can even bring your half-blood daughter." Even through all her pain, Mom managed to grit out," Never." The blonde man growled and gripped Mommy's hair. He moved her face towards his, while she was screaming and crying from the curse she was under. "Last chance, before you die. Come back," Malfoy hissed.

End of Flashback

"-rra? Terra?" Emmeline Vance was waving her hand in front of my face. I snapped out of it.

"Malfoy," I whispered. "What?" "I remember his name," I said looking up at her."What is it?" she asked me with interest.

"Malfoy," I answered. Her face darkened. She quickly wrote it down in her notebook. "What did he say to her?" Emmeline asked.

"He said, ' What do you say Mesihovic? Will you come with me? We can even bring your Half-Blood daughter.' Then Mommy said never. And then Malfoy said,' Last chance before you die. Come back.'," I said, scarily recalling their entire conversation. Emmeline looked at me with pity. I hated it. I didn't want her pity. I barely knew her. I didn't need her pity. I didn't need anybody.

Then she leaned forward in her chair. "How are you feeling?" she asked softly.

"How do you think I'm feeling?" I retorted scathingly. Emmeline sighed. "Listen, Terra I know how you're feeling-". "No, you don't!" I interrupted. She paused. Finally, Emmeline spoke up," You're right. I don't know. But I do know that you can't keep pushing people away. You have to tell people how you feel."

"Well I don't want to," I answered stubbornly. "Now are you done asking questions?"

Emmeline sighed again. Like seriously, she should get and award for,' The Heaviest Sigher' or something. She said," Yes." Emmeline got up out of her chair to leave, then said," Take care of yourself Terra." She then left the room.

Healer Tonks came back in. "Your godfather is outside waiting for you. Shall I fetch him?" "Yes," I immediately responded.

She walked back out, then I saw Moony come in with the strangest looking wizard that I have ever seen. I recognized his waist-long silver beard and twinkling blue eyes half hidden by half-moon glasses from a chocolate frog card. "You're Dumbledore," I said in astonishment.

He chuckled," Indeed I am." "Terra, how are you feeling?" Moony had rushed over to my side. "I'm good," I said, still enraptured by the long, dragging robes of Dumbledore.

"So….Terra. I need to tell you something important," Moony told me. I cocked my head to the side. "What is it Moony?"

He looked like he was about to cry. "I- I can't take care of you squirt." "What do you mean?" I asked confusedly. "I can't keep you," Moony sniffled. "Why not?" I asked. "The Ministry won't let me. We have to find you a new family." My heart rate stopped. "What?" "I'm sorry squirt." "But- but I don't want to have a new family," tears welling in my eyes. "I'm so sorry, love," Moony hugged me to his chest.

I sobbed into his shirt. "I don't wanna go Moony," I cried. "I know you don't, but you have to," he whispered.


One week later

I was finally leaving the darn hospital. It was so boring. But just as I smiled, I remembered that I had to go to a new family. Moony had told me that I was going to a Muggle family, though not why. What if they hated me once they found out I had magic?

"Terra? Let's go," Moony said, stretching out his hand. I took it, and he led me toward a row of fireplaces on a wall. He took my backpack filled with my clothes and my favorite things that he had scavenged out of my house and put it on his shoulder. "We're going to Apparate. Brace yourself squirt," Moony told me.

I gulped. We walked into the fireplace and with a loud snap, we Apparated away. My stomach churned as I bounced around, stretching and convulsing.

We landed in an alley. "Where are we Moony?" "We're in Muggle London," he answered. He croosed the street with me, avoiding the speeding cars that Daddy had showed me before.

Moony led me to a nice, two-story house in a quiet neighborhood. Before he knocked on the door, he knelt down in front of me and said," Squirt, I will always love you. I'm sorry, I have to leave you here. But this family is nice, and they have a daughter your age. I love so much." Moony's voice was cracking, and I could see tears shining in his eyes.

"I love you too Moony," I said, crying. We embraced for a minute, then Moony stood up and walked towards the house. He rapped on the door a few times and stood back.

The ivory door creaked open, and out peeked a man. He had a kind face, with a bushy cloud of hair resting on his head. Moony extended his hand," You must be ." The man smiled. "Call me Arnold please," taking Moony's hand.

"I'm Remus Lupin. I've come to drop off Terra," Moony said to the man. "Of course! Come in dear!" he said to me. I looked up at Moony. He nodded at me, giving me an encouraging, yet sad smile. I turned to hug my godfather one last time. "I love you so, so much squirt" he whispered. "I love you too Moony."

I entered the house giving one last glance at Moony. He gave me a sad smile then walked away.

Arnold put his hand on my back, and led me inside his house. "I promise you'll love it here," he said, giving me a fatherly smile.


I lay in my bed in my new room. Arnold said his wife and daughter were out running errands, but would be back later.

I thought about Moony, a pang going through my heart. I wouldn't be able to see him. I thought about my parents, and how I wouldn't be able to see them ever again. For the first time in my life, I felt truly abandoned.