❝SHE BURNED BRIGHTER THAN YOUR FUTURE ❞
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Liana Holly's life was a mystery, a puzzle and in some aspects, a down right disaster. With the disappearance of her parents when she was barely seven years old to the discovery that her family was not as sh...
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WHEN the day arrived for the children to return to Hogwarts, a sullen, sulky cloud seemed to have settled over Grimmauld place.
Sirius in particular was moping around, kicking at the skirting boards and slamming doors with a little too much force. His delight at having company in his house was dying away as Harry, Liana, Ron and Hermione began to gather their belongings to return to school.
Liana stood in the kitchen with Tonks, helping the bubblegum haired witch pull several pairs of clean robes out of the washing machine when she noticed Sirius and to her surprise- Remus. Both sitting at the kitchen table at the very end, pure misery on both their faces.
"What's got your wand in a knot?" Asked Liana, abandoning Tonks to finish the laundry as she wandered over to sit next to them. Sirius glanced up darkly.
"It's not exactly fun being trapped in this God forsaken house all alone," he sighed. "Plus, I'll miss you lot," Sirius shrugged. Liana smiled in a pitying way as she folded her hands on the table to lean forwards.
"Nothing's going to happen to us Sirius, Remus. Nothing will change, we're going to be back to annoy you both before you know it," Liana said in a surprisingly gentle tone. "Just think of all the fun we can have during the Summer holidays together!'
From over beside the washing machine, Tonks smiled to herself as she folded some dress robes as carefully as the clumsy witch could. Liana had spent so long trying to isolate herself, to push away all those adults who cared for her. But it seems at last she had caved and maybe- just maybe, she had some trust in them now.
"You're a lot like your mother you know," Sirius nodded at Liana, whose eyes widened at those words. None of the adults had ever mentioned her mother unless they had to, or unless Liana had thrown a fit and was fuming to know information. But before Liana could question, Sirius had gotten to his feet with a sigh.
"I better go say goodbye to Harry then eh- and remember, I don't want a call from Dumbledore saying you two got caught having sex in a broom cupboard or something," Sirius winked at Liana as he ruffled her hair and brushed past her to leave upstairs. Liana flushed a deep shade of red and tried to cover her scarlet cheeks with her hands casually.
"I ought to go and say goodbye as well," Remus sighed and he stood from his chair. "Be a good girl at school Liana. Maybe drop me a letter every once in while?" He asked hopefully as he twiddled his fingers. Remus had no idea what a father was supposed to say to his daughter going back to school, he hardly had any experience in this unfamiliar realm of parenting.
"Okay," nodded Liana with a smile. "See you Remus." With an ounce of hesitation and a slight flash of fear in Liana's eyes she opened her arms and glanced up at Remus. Remus couldn't help but beam as he wrapped Liana up into a warm hug, squeezing her tightly, trying to communicate all the things he wished he had the words to say.
