I'm back... The story is back with its next chapter... And this one is set in the future... And it picks up right where the last one (Chapter 61) drops off... Enjoy!

John and Jane watched the scene unfurling in front of them with great intrigue. For a good few seconds, Lily and Sirius stood in front of each other, speechless. Lily was in tears, while Sirius just seemed stunned. The twins couldn't see Sirius' face for his back was facing them. Sirius' eyes were tearing up as well.

Suddenly, Lily's expression changed and it turned to one of caution and suspicion.

"I solemnly swear I am up to no good," remarked Lily, her voice barely audible.

A big smile appeared on Sirius' face. "Mischief managed," he replied. The moment he uttered those words, Lily burst into tears and threw herself at Sirius.

"Sirius..." she sobbed. "James... James... We lost James, Sirius... I don't know how he found out where we were. And... and... Harry... I don't know where Harry is, Sirius... I don't know what to do... Harry... Harry..." a flurry of words poured out of an inconsolable Lily.

Sirius' head was spinning. None of it made any sense. How could Lily possibly be right there, in front of him? She did not look a day older than the last time he had seen her alive, more than four decades ago.

"It's alright, my dear... It's alright..." he consoled Lily as he kissed her forehead.

John and Jane stared at each other and then back at the scene in front of them.

"What on earth is going on here?" wondered John and glanced at Jane.

"Who is she? And where does Uncle Padfoot know her from?" wondered Jane and glanced back at John. And both of them looked equally clueless.

And just then, Sirius turned around and strongly gestured towards them to go away.

John had his arms up in the air, looking for answers.

"Come on... let's go for a walk," whispered Jane into his ear. And with that, the twins exited their home to leave Sirius and Lily alone.

"Lily... What happened? Please tell me everything from the beginning," said Sirius the moment the twins left.

However, it took Lily a couple of minutes to settle down.

"I... uh... can't remember much. We were watching Harry play... he was..." and tears started pouring down Lily's cheek. After a few seconds she continued, "And then we heard a sound. You-know-who had entered the Hollow..." she added.

Sirius was holding both of her hands together.

"I can't remember after this... Whenever I try, my head hurts..." said Lily as tears continued pouring down her cheek.

"It's okay... Don't put too much pressure on yourself... You are safe now," remarked Sirius, with a reassuring tone. "Do you remember how you came here?" he asked.

"I... uh... remember lying down in front of the doorstep. I woke up and it was the middle of the night. Just moments after I woke up, I heard voices... their voice," replied Lily. "I searched for Harry everywhere..." and she started sobbing again.

After a couple of silence filled with mild sounds of Lily mumbling under her breath, Sirius spoke up.

"Lily... Do you know where you are?" he asked. He could think of no better way of asking the question. Lily glanced at Sirius helplessly. After a few moments of deliberation, she spoke up.

"I'm not where I am supposed to be... This place feels so very different. The people around me act differently, they look different, speak differently... I... don't know, Sirius. You are a familiar face... but you look very different from last week..." she replied, honestly.

Sirius had his hands on his head. None of what was happening made any sense.

"Sirius... tell me the truth," whispered Lily. Somewhere deep inside, she knew parts of the reality that stared at her.

"I... Lily, I don't know how to tell you this..." began Sirius and took Lily's hands into his own once again. "This is the year 2022... All of us thought you died that night... I don't know what happened, but you survived..." informed Sirius. "I can't tell you how happy I am..." he added with tears in his eyes.

"20... 22?" retorted Lily as her mind went blank.

"What am I supposed to make of this?" thought Remus as he received Sirius' message through his Patronus. "We are coming to your house, make sure you are alone," came Sirius' voice through the message.

Remus lived alone, though his son, Edward, otherwise known as Teddy would swing by often and spend time with his father. He lived just a couple of streets away.

After a few minutes, Remus heard the doorbell ring.

"Open the door," muttered Remus and the door opened. "Muggles," thought Remus, in awe.

"What's with the urgency?" remarked Remus as he heard footsteps. Sirius walked in cautiously.

"Remus," called out Sirius, softly. "There is someone I'd like you to see," he added. There was a mix of caution, worry and a tad bit of excitement too in his tone.

Remus stared at Sirius, confused. Sirius turned around, "come on in," he said. Remus glanced at the front door. For a couple of seconds, he couldn't see anyone.

"Who are you talk..." began Remus but paused, for his eyes fell on a girl, about the same age as John and Jane.

"Hello," greeted Remus, with a smile. Lily walked in cautiously, a step at a time. However the moment her eyes fell on Remus, she stopped.

For a moment, everything was quiet and still. And then something clicked inside Remus. He glanced at Sirius, confused and slowly walked over to Lily.

"Amazing..." remarked Remus, curiously. "The resemblance is uncanny..." he added and turned around to glance at Sirius. After a moment, he held his hand out, "Hello... I'm Remus Lupin... you are?" he greeted.

Lily glanced at Sirius, a little panicked. Sirius' plan was going terribly poorly.

"Remus," called out Sirius. "You might want to sit down for this," he added and walked over to stand beside Lily.

"What?" retorted Remus, perplexed. "What is going on?" he asked, chuckling.

"Remus..." called out Lily.

And for the first time, Remus' words got stuck in his throat. And suddenly he had a feeling in the pit of his stomach.

"It couldn't be, could it?"

Remus stared at Lily for a few more seconds, the whole while, the expressions on his face saw a few crests and troughs.

"She has the same eyes..."

With a little push from Sirius and some courage of her own, Lily took a couple of steps forward. "Remus... It's me," she said, her eyes gleaming as she did.

"Lil... Lily?" remarked Remus with a lump in his throat. He quickly glanced at Sirius and the expression on his best friend's face gave the confirmation he needed. "Oh, my God! How... how are you... here?" muttered Remus, startled. "You look well," remarked Lily, as she hugged Remus. "Lily, is it really you?" gasped Remus as he caressed Lily's face and hair. "You're alive... But you look so young... I don't understand..." he added, in a flurry of words. Sirius quietly joined in on the hug and for a few seconds, all of them were in heaven.

"Remus... Lily is a time-traveller," exclaimed Sirius after a few moments. Remus released the hug and glanced at Sirius shocked and then briefly at Lily. Lily suddenly looked overwhelmed and uneasy.

"What? How?" retorted Remus.

Sirius shrugged in response. Remus turned towards Lily and she seemed response-less. Sirius proceeded to recite everything he knew to Remus.

There was a stunned silence in the room for a few minutes. Every once in a while, Remus would glance at Lily, still in disbelief.

"How could Lily be here? Is this something John and Jane did?" wondered Remus. Up until then, the only knowledge of time travel that Remus and Sirius had was John and Jane's presence during Voldemort's resurgence. In what Remus considered a painful memory, he remembered John telling him that the twins were present at Godric's Hollow when Voldemort killed James and Lily. But he never told him, and neither did Jane ever to Sirius that Lily was alive. "Could they not have known about this? How else could Lily be there?" wondered Remus.

"Loony... you're awfully quiet there," remarked Sirius as he stared straight into Remus' soul. He knew exactly what Remus was thinking. He had the same thoughts.

"I'm just... I can't believe this... You're alive..." he gasped glancing at Lily.

"I need to go back," mumbled Lily under her breath. "He's after Harry... He won't stop till her kills my boy," she burst into tears.

Remus and Sirius gave each other a pained look.

"Lills..." began Remus and Sirius' hands stopped him from speaking further.

"What?" asked Remus staring at Remus, confused.

"Nothing... go ahead," retorted Sirius.

"Lily, dear... Do you know where you are?" asked Remus, cautiously.

"Two thousand... twenty-two," replied Lily, blankly and glanced at Sirius. Sirius nodded with her.

"Voldemort died a long time, Lily... We won the war," said Remus, though his tone lacked the happiness his words conveyed.

Lily sharply turned her head towards him. Sirius had his hands on his head.

"Since when do you take his name?" she asked, shocked.

"That's what you got from that?" wondered Remus, confused. "He died... We don't have to be afraid of him anymore... He's gone," replied Remus.

"What are you talking about? He's gone? How? When did it happen?" asked Lily.

"Yes, Lily... A long time ago," chimed in Sirius as he gave Remus a glare. Remus stared back at him, perplexed.

"You need to take me to meet Professor Dumbledore... We need to tell him that I'm here," said Lily as she glanced at both of them.

"Professor Dumbledore?" retorted Remus, almost in a whisper. He was slowly beginning to understand Sirius' expression. The can of worms was beginning to open up. "Dumbledore is no long with us, dear," replied Remus, slowly and cautiously.

"What?" gasped Lily. "Oh my God, what happened?" she asked. "Who is going to help me get back now?" she added, as tears began to well up around her eyes.

"Lily... It's okay... everything is fine," consoled Sirius as he scooted over to her. "We will figure everything out, right? We always do," he remarked, confidently.

"Let me get you something to drink," remarked Remus and began walking away.

Sirius took the sign. "I'll be back in a minute, okay?" he remarked, glancing at Lily and following Remus.

Once they were earshot away, they both stopped dead in their tracks.

"Well done," whispered Sirius, sharply.

"Is this for real?" whispered back, Remus. "I still can't believe this," he added.

"You think I can? Why do you think I brought her here? You were supposed to be the wiser one," snapped Sirius.

"I'm sorry... I didn't know what to say," apologised Remus.

"How exactly are we telling her that Harry is dead? We cannot just tell her everything that happened," retorted Sirius.

"Oh, my God! She just saw James die a few days ago, didn't she?" exclaimed Remus, shocked as he facepalmed.

"What are we going to do?" asked Sirius.

"I don't know..." muttered Remus, speechless.

"Remus... Sirius," they heard Lily calling their names from the hall.

"Coming," replied Remus hastily as they quickly made their way back.

"What were you two talking about?" she asked.

"Nothing... Wh... Why?" retorted Remus.

"You're lying," retorted Lily.

"I... am not, why would you think that?" asked Remus, alarmed.

After a few seconds, Remus continued, "I was going to get you something to drink... wasn't I?" he retorted. Lily nodded in response.

"Tell me the truth..." she said.

"What about, Lills? We haven't lied to you about anything..." replied Sirius.

"I don't understand where I am... everything feels alien to me... except for the two of you. I know you both... Please tell me everything," said Lily. "If this is the future and You-know-who is gone... and we have won the war, where is Harry? Take me to meet my son," she asked.

Remus and Sirius glanced at each other.

"You-know-who is gone... Professor Dumbledore is no longer with us... And this is the year 2022... Tell me everything from the beginning," she demanded, as she held both of her arms, one each to hold Remus and Sirius' hands.

Remus and Sirius glanced at each other.

"Please?" she added.

"You've just suffered a traumatic experience. Why don't we take this slow, eh?" remarked Remus softly.

"Where is Harry, Remus? Did he not make it? What happened that night?" asked Lily, forcefully.

Sirius stared at Remus and Remus nodded back.

"Wormtail betrayed us... I'm sorry, it was all my fault," said Sirius, his voice raw with emotion.

"He'd never..." retorted Lily confidently. Though her confidence fell after she saw the look on Remus and Sirius' faces. She had her hands over her mouth, in shock. "But, why?" she asked.

"Voldemort killed James and then he tried to kill Harry. But something happened," replied Remus. "We thought he had killed you as well... But Harry survived. Something happened to Voldemort and he couldn't kill Harry," he added, with a hint of pride.

"Harry lived? My boy lived?" gasped Lily, for once, there were tears of happiness in her eyes.

"Yes... Professor Dumbledore thought it best that he stayed with your sister. He grew up with Petunia and Dudley," replied Remus.

"Petunia? Harry grew up with Petunia? But Vernon... He did not like us," said Lily.

"He wasn't a fan of the idea... But, he passed away soon after Harry moved to Privet Drive," replied Remus.

"Oh"

"I'll take you to see Petunia... And Dudley is a wonderful man. He's married and has 2 kids," said Sirius, with a smile. Lily sat speechless without any reaction on her face.

Remus proceeded to narrate bits and pieces of Harry's time at Hogwarts, well, mostly the good bits. And Lily's mood seemed to improve dramatically. So, when the story came to the point when Voldemort got defeated, Remus and Sirius found themselves staring at each other once again.

"... Lily... I don't know how to tell you this... But, Harry died during the battle..." began Remus and sat down beside Lily, placing his arm around her shoulder.

Lily sat there in disbelief. The way her friends from another time narrated the events, Harry's death seemed an eventual reality.

After a few minutes, she spoke up. "So... If I can go back, I can protect him... Protect James... Prevent you from going to Azkaban," she said, in an eerily calm voice.

Sirius chuckled. "Go back? How are you going to do that?" he retorted.

Lily stayed silent.

"Lills... We have a lot to talk about..." began Sirius.

"Where is she going to stay?" asked Remus.

"We can't tell anyone who she is... We can't answer such questions," remarked Sirius.

"We can't not tell anyone, Sirius..." chuckled Remus, with a serious tone.

"But we can't tell everyone either... We... just can't," retorted Sirius.

"Do you both know anyone we can trust? The fewer know about me, the better," chimed in Lily.

"Lills," chuckled Sirius. "We have families and friends... countless of them. It's not a matter of trust," he added.

"Everything is different now, dear... We don't have to live in fear anymore. But, you are something else... We have to be careful with whom we tell about you," continued Remus, from where Sirius left off.

"But..." began Lily, but, did not continue.

"We should inform Hermione," remarked Remus.

"Who is Hermione?" asked Lily.

"She is the Minister for Magic," replied Remus.

"No... You can't involve the ministry in this... We can't know for sure what would happen," retorted Lily.

Sirius and Remus couldn't help but chuckle. "Times have changed, my dear..." replied Remus.

"Besides, my Godson and Miss Hermione shared a special bond back in the day," added Sirius.

"They were in school together?" asked Lily, surprised.

"Oh yes," replied Sirius.

"You can't just summon me to your house, Remus," remarked Hermione the moment she apparated out of the house.

"I can't?" retorted Remus.

"I'm just joking... Of course, you can," replied Hermione with a broad smile and gave him a hug.

"I have Sirius with me, as well," said Remus.

"I get to meet 2 for the price of 1? I'll take it," chuckled Hermione.

Hermione and Remus entered the house.

"Hi, Hermione..." greeted Sirius.

"It's good to see you," greeted back Hermione and leaned in for a hug.

"Oh... Hello," she greeted the moment her eyes fell on Lily.

"Hi," greeted back Lily.

Hermione turned around to glance at Remus. "Who is she?" she asked, merely through her mind.

As the narrator, I should have probably mentioned that the order, during the war against a resurgent Voldemort, developed a way telepathically communicate.

"I called you to meet her," replied Remus, without words.

"Who are you, my dear? I'm here to meet with you, it appears," said Hermione with a gentle smile, looking back at Lily.

Lily, however, remained silent. After a couple of seconds, she glanced at Sirius.

"Go on... tell her who you are," said Sirius, with a smile.

"It's alright... I know that it can be overwhelming... Take your time," said Hermione, calmly.

"Uh... My name is... Lily, Lily Potter," introduced Lily.

Hermione's face went pale the moment she heard the words. "I'm sorry... Come again?" she retorted.

"Hermione..." remarked Sirius and nodded.

"You heard her correctly," chimed in Remus.

"What do you mean?" retorted Hermione, glancing back at Remus. "This is a joke..." she added, shell-shocked.

"You're not going to believe this... She is a time-traveller," remarked Sirius.

"Time..." gasped Hermione and took a seat opposite Lily. The millions of thoughts that ran through Sirius and Remus' minds, now took their spot in Hermione's.

Sirius proceeded to narrate the events once again. And once he was done, Remus caught up with Hermione on everything they had told Lily.

"Hermione, the question's to you. What do we do now?" asked Sirius.

"Hmm... Give me a moment... I'm thinking," sighed Hermione. After a few minutes, she replied. "For starters, she needs a place to stay. She'll need some kind of identity. And as for the ones who can know the truth... Aunt Petunia and everyone here should be enough. What do you say?" she said and glanced at the 3 of them.

"The fewer the better..." remarked Lily.

"John and Jane?" asked Sirius, in reply to Hermione.

There was a collective silence at the mention of the twins' names.

"They seem like nice people," said Lily, breaking the silence. "How do you know them?" she asked, looking at Sirius.

"Well..." sighed Sirius and glanced at Remus for help.

"We are all like one big family. John and Jane are Ron and Daisy's kids... Ron Weasley, you might know the Weasleys?" replied Hermione, calmly.

"Weasleys? Yeah... I know of them... Right?" wondered Lily.

"Arthur... He was working in the Ministry," helped out Sirius.

"Yes... Ron, Harry and I were friends at Hogwarts... Daisy was friends with Harry. They grew up friends from when they were kids," added Hermione.

Lily looked lost and out of time.

Hermione turned towards Sirius. "How much do they already know?" she asked.

"Not a lot... Just that she's someone I know," replied Sirius. After a moment's pause, he continued. "How can we not tell them the truth?" he asked.

"By lying," replied Hermione, coldly.

"They're going to have questions," chimed in Remus.

"If we tell John and Jane, we'd be telling not just them... Rose and Edward would get involved as well... It's as good as telling everyone..." remarked Hermione.

"We could get Lily a new identity... But, we can't let her live alone," remarked Remus.

"And we need to be around her all the time... She's 4 decades in the future, Hermione," added Sirius.

Lily stared at Remus and Sirius, with a mix of gratefulness and awe. They were so very similar yet so very different from what Lily remembered them to be like.

"What are you trying to imply, Sirius?" asked Hermione, bluntly.

"That there could be no better place for Lills than to be with Jane and John," replied Sirius. Remus was thinking the same. Hermione, however, did not look happy.

"Fine..." she replied. "I assume we wouldn't be forcing them to do this?" she asked.

"Of course not..." retorted Sirius, looking a little hurt.

Jane had graduated from Hogwarts just a couple of years back and had been through rigorous tests and training on the path to becoming an Auror. Her speciality was "Stealth and Tracking", as quoted by her immediate supervisor.

John on the other hand, who never received the letter from Hogwarts, had been through a muggle brought up. However, he never had a shortage of magical training, for he was always surrounded by Hermione, Remus, Sirius, occasionally Luna and not to mention, Remus' son Edward and Charlie's daughter Rose and everyone else who was close to the Weasleys, who took the baton and helped John thoroughly. His muggle education meant that he could never be officially employed by the Ministry.

"It's just a lot of paperwork, dear..." remarked Hermione to John when she had to break him the unsavoury news. But there was a silver lining, as Hermione also pointed out. John was clever and knew more about everything to do with magic than most his age. He was hence offered a role, in a "Consulting" capacity with the Ministry, especially, things that had to do with the "Department of Mysteries". And John was more than grateful for such an opportunity. Hermione was probably the one John felt closest to, among the adults. And as for Hermione, she had experienced that bond all too well to not forge it again. And that meant, she would flex her power at the Ministry, especially when it concerned matters such as these. And she was happy to do so. Getting John a consulting role with the Ministry's most covert department was also easier than otherwise, thanks to the sympathy the magical world had for the Weasley family recently.

Ron Weasley, father of John and Jane, who was also awarded the Order of Merlin, First Class, for his involvement in the defeat of Voldemort was missing, and presumed dead. It happened a couple of years back. Ron had left a mysterious note to his children, his estranged wife Daisy and to his best friend, Hermione. So, when the news of his disappearance broke out, there was a huge outcry from the public. The Ministry did everything in its power, but he was never found.

The twins' day began on a mysterious note. But from the moment Sirius and Lily left, it turned back into a normal one. Up until of course when Hermione and Sirius decided to pay the twins a visit that evening.

"How was your day?" asked John as Jane came back home from work.

"It was alright... A little hectic," replied Jane as she crashed on the sofa.

"You look really dull and tired..." whispered John as he kissed her forehead.

"Please tell me you're done cooking..." sighed Jane.

"Yes... come on, let's eat," replied John.

The twins were almost done with their dinner when the doorbell rang. John pointed his wand at the door and it opened instantly.

"Come on in... We're having dinner," exclaimed John. Hermione and Sirius walked into the house and through the hall.

"Aunt Hermione," exclaimed John, excitedly.

"Hello, dears... how are you two doing?" greeted Hermione, with a warm smile. John got up from his seat and gave her a hug.

"We are good, how are you? I feel like I haven't seen you in quite a while," replied John.

"Hi, Aunt Hermione," greeted Jane.

"Well, you know how it is at the Ministry... Everything comes with its pros and cons," sighed Hermione.

"We have something we wanted to talk to you both about..." said Sirius glancing at the twins.

John and Jane looked at each other, perplexed. They both knew it could only be about one thing. John and Jane went to the hall once they were done with their dinners, where Hermione and Sirius were waiting for them.

"Come, take a seat beside me," remarked Sirius, with a smile. Jane sat down beside Sirius, however, John preferred to stand.

"There's nothing to be tensed about, John," remarked Sirius.

"I'd rather pace around, Uncle Sirius," replied John, a little tensed.

"Well, suit yourself," retorted Sirius.

"So, what did you want to talk to us about?" asked Jane, getting to the point.

"It's about your intruder," chuckled Sirius. Hermione glanced at him, a little confused.

"You're not going to let us get away with it, are you?" chuckled Jane in response.

"We are here because we need your help," said Hermione. "I would have preferred to have Daisy here as well... But Sirius wanted to talk to both of you first, alone," she added, in a serious tone.

"Mom? Why would you want Mom here?" retorted John, bewildered.

"Kids..." began Sirius. "As you might have already guessed, I know your intruder... we know each other," he said. Jane nodded in acknowledgement.

"Sirius... a minute..." interrupted Hermione. "Before we tell you about her... I need assurances from both of you that everything you hear from us, has to be kept a secret... Nobody should ever find out about this. That includes Rose, Edward, Dudley..." she announced, authoritatively, looking at the twins.

"Hermione... I think we can hold off on the confidentiality agreement, don't you think?" remarked Sirius and gave Hermione a quick glare.

After a couple of moments, Sirius glanced back at the twins with a smile and continued. "Her name is Lily," began Sirius. "And she is not from around here," he added, cautiously. John and Jane were staring at Sirius, deeply intrigued. "Uncle Remus and I were close friends with her a long time ago..." he continued. At this remark, both John and Jane stared at Sirius, a little confused. "I don't want to beat around the bush... So, I'm just going to say it upfront... Her full name is Lily Potter and she somehow ended up travelling through time to our time," he informed.

John's jaw dropped when he heard the phrase, "travelling through time", while Jane made a face that suggested she might not have heard Sirius properly.

"Lily Potter?" retorted Jane, confused.

"Yes, the very same that you thought of," replied Hermione. "She was living her life, as it was, in the year 1981... In a turn of events that we are not fully aware of, she ended up travelling through time to the year 2022," she added.

"Time travel?" gasped John. "How is that possible? Do we have any prior knowledge of time manipulation to this extent?" he asked, excitedly.

"What's the evidence of time travel?" asked Jane, sceptically. "And are we 100% sure that she's not playing us with fantastical claims?" she added.

"Yes, we are 100% sure," replied Sirius.

"You said you were close back in the day?" asked Jane.

"Yes, she was in our house, the same year... James, Remus and I were best friends... We shared a friendly relationship with Lily, Remus more so than the two of us. That's of course until Lily and James started going out together," replied Sirius, calmly.

"Uncle Sirius... She is a powerful witch... Are you sure you were not compromised?" retorted Jane.

"Jane... enough with the interrogation," retorted Hermione. "I admire your healthy scepticism, but this is pushing it," she added, bluntly.

"Sorry," replied Jane.

"And no, John... We have had no prior experience with time travel or any kind of time manipulation," replied Hermione and gave Sirius a quick glance.

"Listen, J & J..." remarked Sirius. "Both of you know everything about Voldemort and the terror he caused... You know the stories... You have been told them all your life," he added. "I just found out today morning that my close friend, who I thought was killed by Voldemort, is actually alive," he continued. John and Jane gave him a sympathetic look. "She is fragile at the moment. To her, she just lost her husband a few days back. The trauma has been too much that she remembers very little of what happened to her," he added.

"Uncle Sirius... I can't imagine what she must be feeling right now," remarked Jane.

"Yeah... To her, this would feel so very different. Everything would be different. No wonder she acted the way she did, with us..." chimed in John.

"She will be staying with Remus tonight," said Sirius. "She is Aunt Petunia's younger sister. We will take Lily to see her tomorrow. And we will inform Daisy about this as well," he added. "But, we are not going to tell anyone else about this, not another soul," he finished.

"Understood..." replied Jane.

"Yes, that makes sense," replied John.

"But we need another help from the both of you," said Sirius. John and Jane were all ears. "Hermione will take care of getting Lily another identity. All of us will take care of the secrecy. But, Lily would need a place to stay. One where she is surrounded by people, and one where all of us can check up on her regularly," he added.

"Lily knows Remus and Sirius the best. But unfortunately, she can't stay with either of them without them having to answer some difficult questions. The same goes for Aunt Petunia... And we do not want Lily to stay alone," chimed in Hermione.

And there was silence for a few seconds. John and Jane looked at each other while Sirius and Hermione did the same.

"You want Lily to stay with us?" asked John, breaking the silence. "That's why you wanted Mom here," he remarked, glancing at Hermione.

"I wouldn't want you to take a decision on this immediately, especially without asking your mother," suggested Hermione.

"I don't think she has much of a say in what we do with ourselves," retorted Jane, sourly.

"Jane... don't say that," remarked John, calmly. "Give us some time, please... We will discuss this and let you know," he added glancing at Sirius.

"I frankly like the idea..." remarked Jane.

"I do as well," added John.

"Take your time in discussing this. You have absolutely no obligation to agree to our request. So, don't hesitate to express your thoughts," retorted Hermione. "Sleep on the idea, weigh the different challenges you might face... and then only come to a decision," she added.

"Yes, Aunt Hermione," replied John. "Speaking of which, did you ask Lily about the idea?" he asked.

"She doesn't mind it. She thinks you're good people," replied Sirius, with a chuckle.

"Oh, she has no idea how wrong she is," retorted John. "Try living with Jane for a few days and you'd rather run away," he added, chuckling.

"Oh, shut up," retorted Jane.

"An absolute nightmare," continued John.

"Utter another word and you're going to pay for it," retorted Jane.

"Alright, you two... I have to get back... Thank you so much for considering the idea," remarked Hermione.

"We will think it over, Aunt Hermione," replied John as he gave her a hug.

"Bye... Good night," greeted Jane as she leaned in for a hug as well.

"I'll get going as well... It has been a long day," remarked Sirius. The pleasantries continued for a while before Sirius and Hermione left the house.

John and Jane stared at each other, speechless, for a couple of minutes before they broke the silence.

"Time travel?" gasped John. "For real? That is insane," he added.

"That too right in front of our house? What are the odds? I can't believe it," remarked Jane, looking stunned.

"Do you think, there are other time travellers out there? Maybe the world is full of them, how crazy would that be?" remarked John, in awe.

"We could talk about this all night..." retorted Jane. "But, I'm knackered... And you are going to let me go to sleep..." she added, most of what she said drowning in a yawn.

"Good night... Though I have no idea how you can sleep after finding out that time travel is possible..." retorted John and watched Jane fall partially asleep before he could complete his statement.

*Phew*

This chapter took so much out of me... But I love writing these future chapters. I don't know if I have mentioned this before, I probably haven't. But I miss John... It's right, I said it... I was heartbroken when I wrote about his last moments... And every opportunity I get to write him in any scene, I cherish every bit of it.

But this one wasn't about him... It was about Lily... And I'm loving every bit of writing her! Hope you're enjoying this as well. There's more coming your way!

PS - The next one will take a while. I'm working on something else at the moment... Stay tuned, for the "Battle of Nurmengard" will commence soon!