Author's Note:
Flowerchild23 - Thanks, to be honest, I was very worried about Chapter 10. Wasn't sure how people would take it.
Thanks to my friend Tia, I have come up with some pretty good ideas... But, it does mean changes will be made to Harry's years in Hogwarts. Though, I think some one you won't mind. I have also decided to through in some fan headcannons too, but that's chapters away. I hope you enjoy this chapter. Please read and Review.
Chapter 11 – Home Coming
"Can you see them?" Vi asked, trying to look in the crowd, looking for her friends, she wanted to find them. She really wanted to give Remus a hug, she had been wanting to since they had the talk the night Remus returned to the Boy's dorms.
"Hi guys." Vi smiled as the Mirror showed the marauders, Remus was there, wrapped in a blanket, looking quite ill. "You okay Remus?" She asked
"I'm 'Kay…" Remus muttered.
"We talked to him about last night…" James told her.
"Ah, so?" Vi looked at them.
"It was him…" Sirius frowned "Want to explain Remus, or would you prefer if one of us told her?"
"It would be best if she wasn't friends with me, same with you guys." Remus said sadly.
"Tell me Sirius." Vi folded her arms.
"When he was nearly five, his dad said something that angered a werewolf called Fenrir Greyback, so in payback, Fenrir attacked Remus." Sirius said, Vi looked at Remus in surprise.
"What did his dad say?" Vi asked
"Said Greyback deserved nothing but death…Werewolves are not considered to be people…I was surprised with the fact Dumbledore let me attend Hogwarts…" Remus frowned
"Well, from what I have seen, Werewolves are quite human." Vi smiled, Remus looked at her. "And, we are friends now, Remus, it is going to take more then you turning into a werewolf to change that."
"But, I am a monster. When I turn…I don't remember anything, I could kill you guys!" Remus said
"He's been through all this already with us." James said. "We're in danger, we could get killed, blah, blah, blah."
"Remus, we are not giving up on you!" Vi smiled brightly. "We will help you as much as we can."
"Exactly what we said!" Sirius exclaimed.
"Little Evans!" James called
"Don't wonder too far!" Mr Evans smiled at her.
"I won't Dad!" Vi rushed over, "Hi guys!" She beamed, then hugged Remus. He was slightly confused when she let go. "Sorry, been wanting to give you a hug since that conversation."
"Oh, thanks." Remus smiled
"Anyway! Let's hope you will get your letter this year, then we can easily sneak you into Hogsmead." Sirius grinned
"Then, I would get into trouble and detention, no thank you. I have a clean record." Vi told them.
"But it would be fun. We could show you all our hanging out places, the giant squid in the lake. Maybe we could sneak into the forbidden forest this year." Sirius went through a series of suggestions.
"We could show her less dangerous places first. Like, the Library." Remus suggested "We do have to remember, she will be a first year."
"But the library is boring." James sighed.
"Just, how big is the library?" Vi asked
"Huge, it even has a restricted section. But, I am not sure how big that section is." Remus replied.
"Awesome, if I get my letter, I want to see the library first." Vi told them.
"Don't be like Remus, he can be a complete bore sometimes." Sirius said
"Stop being a baby about it. Reading is a nice quiet hobby. When you have a book, no one will interrupt you, and if they do you can hit them with the book." Vi smiled "win-win"
"And considering some of the sizes of the Hogwarts school library books, they could deal a lot of damage." Peter said, with a slight frown. James and Sirius looked at each other
"And that's their scheming face." Remus sighed. Someone called his name. "Oh, that's my parents. See you guys over the holiday." He rushed off. They continued talking for a bit, until Peter was called.
"Well, I had better see if Lily is with my parents. I'll see you guys over the holiday." Vi smiled, she went back to her parents. Lily smiled when she saw her.
"Vi, great to see you looking better. You might be joining me at Hogwarts next year!" Lily grinned
"Yeah, I know. The Marauders are already planning to show me their hang out places." Vi told her.
"That's usually by the big tree by the lake, or in the common room." Lily said
"Are people from other houses allowed in the other houses common rooms?" Vi asked
"No, sorry Vi." Lily shook her head.
"Oh well." Vi shrugged "If my letter comes, let's just hope I am a Gryffindor too. Though, they said I will still be a friend, no matter what House I will be in."
"That's good." Lily smiled at Vi, she was glad in a way that the Marauders weren't using Vi, as she had first assumed they were. They did, genuinely consider her to be a friend and an equal. As the Evans' began to leave, Vi noticed Sirius being yelled at by his mother. He caught her looking and gave her a weak smile, she gave him a sorrowful look in return.
"Lily…can I ask you something? Friend stuff?" Vi asked her once they had gotten home. Lily was beginning to unpack.
"Sure, what's wrong?" Lily frowned, looking up at her.
"I feel like being friends with Sirius is giving him grief from his family." Vi sighed. "I saw his mom yelling at him, I think it was because he was hanging around with me…No, I know it was because he's friends with me…"
"From what I know, Sirius gets grief for being a Gryffindor. He is everything his family hates, but he is a good friend to you." Lily said
"I just wish I could do something to help him…Cookies can't fix the pain of a whole family hating you…" Vi muttered.
"Vi… think of this way. Sirius is so different from his family, he doesn't follow their hatred for people like you and me. I think we should be glad he is like this. Even if his family can't see what you see, he is a good friend. And, despite not liking him, try not to lose his friendship." Lily told her "Anyway, they were all pretty serious when you were upset. No jokes, Sirius saw me and just asked what you liked. So, do what I do and ignore blood status', and the how other people react to you being friends with them, and just cheer up." Vi looked at her in surprise
"You told them I liked strawberries?" Vi asked
"Yeah, just before I was going to tell them to cheer you." Lily nodded.
"Thanks Lily." Vi smiled "I better go and see if they've called." Vi got up and headed to her room.
"Good call Lily." Petunia muttered as she passed her room. Lily smiled, at least Petunia had spoken to her on her own free will. She looked at her ginger cat.
"I have a good feeling about this holiday." She smiled, scratching it behind the ear. The cat purred happily.