Previously on In Time There Is Love:

~ Castle Black's ritual room, Warwickshire ~

"Matertera Aquilae, exaudi preces meas. Ego Cassiopeia Domo Nigra tuo ductu opus est. Tuum nomen in periculo est quod potestatem quam olim tenet et versat. Sic rogavi, ut fiat!" Cassiopeia called loudly into the room as she threw the herb into the fire causing smoke to immediately rise and the temperature to fall, condensation appearing in the air as she breathed. A second later a spectral form appeared looking almost identical to Cassiopeia's little sister Dorea.
"Cassiopeia of my House, I have come in answer to your plea." Aquila Black I's melodic voice filled the room like a doleful melody.

"Thank you for answering my prayers, Great-aunt Aquila." Cassiopeia replied with a curtsey to her ancestor, her silver eyes gleaming so brightly that it almost flashed with her now silver hair in its elegant up-do. "As I was saying, your namesake and my great-great-niece have the same power and ability as you as well as her own magic and just hours after her birth she displayed both one after the other; Ancient magic first then her own. Her eyes went luminescent blueish-white as an orb of the same colour formed in her hand, like it is described in your diary, she then floated over a toy with her own magic.

However, the new Headmaster of Hogwarts Albus Dumbledore wished to kill her and destroy our family in the process; not caring who dies within our family or what he has to do to accomplish his sick and twisted beliefs and plans all because she has two fathers for parents. James Potter, her mother, is the first male bearer since Ignotus Peverell, the start of the Potter line."

"I see." Aquila answered with pursed lips clearly showing her displeasure. "I take it my father has been informing you on what is happening at Hogwarts." Cassiopeia nodded. "Good. Now, tell me everything, including if my namesake has any other abilities, and then I will infirm you on best to help my namesake and our House." Aquila demanded firmly, making it clear it wasn't a request that could be denied; not that Cassiopeia was going to. Only for a letter to arrive from a distressed James and Sirius.

"It appears I have more to reveal to you Great-aunt," Cassiopeia stated as she read over the distressed missive, "what we had all believed to be Dumbledore's phoenix appeared at Potter Manor just moments ago and bonded itself with your namesake as her familiar. It would seem that Dumbledore bound the bird to himself to make himself seem grander than he is, the bird broke free of its bounds, found young Aquila at her home, and bound himself to her with a golden glow of familiar magic. Her parents are rightly concerned about the blow back of this."

"Then we should get to work then." Aquila, I stated, though a proud smile stole over her lips as she couldn't be prouder of her namesake who was already bringing such great things to their House with a phoenix as her familiar and she was only a baby; she also knew that her sweet namesake was also Death's Chosen. She couldn't wait to see, from Death's Realm, the glorious young woman she knew her namesake would grow to be, and all the wonderful and amazing things she would bring to not only their family but the Wizarding World as a whole.

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~ Hogwarts, Great Hall ~

Dumbledore was sat filling his plate feeling very smug and proud of himself with all the ideas and plans he's produced to put an end to the Potter and Black families and all without being caught when the doors to the Great Hall were thrown open to reveal Madam Bones and a platoon of Aurors, all of whom had their wands drawn and pointing at Dumbledore. Before he could even rise from his golden throne, he was disarmed both of his wand he'd gotten at Ollivanders when he was eleven and the Elder Wand that he knew rightfully belonged to the Potters as it was a family heirloom and was stolen from them by Grindelwald all those years ago.

Which Madam Bones knew thanks to Monty providing evidence from Gringotts and was added to his long list of crimes that Madam Bones read out for all of the staff to hear. Dismantling the pompous man's reputation piece by piece; by the end of the night all of Britain would soon know of the crimes and atrocities the 'great Albus Dumbledore' had committed which would soon bleed into the surrounding countries until the whole of the Wixen community in every country would soon know.

But that wasn't the only arrested the Aurors of Britain had carried out that evening; one team led by Sirius Black and Thorfinn Rowle entered The Burrow to arrest Molly Weasley nee Prewett for her part in Dumbledore's schemes and machinations but for also the raping of her husband as she has been dousing him in Amortentia since he was seventeen.

The other team was led by Kingsley Shacklebolt and Adrian Proudfoot entered the home of one Severus Snape of Spinner's End to arrest Lily Evans for her part in the very same schemes machinations of Albus Dumbledore but also the Potion Master for interfering with an arrest and attacking an Auror having sent a junior Auror to St Mungo's for using the dark curse he'd invented Sectumsempra which caused several deep cuts all over the young Auror's body causing severe blood loss; the use of such a spell never mind the creation of it was a one-way ticket to Azkaban itself.

Never mind that the young Auror, who was only twenty-two, could die as he refused to give up the counter-spell until they admitted they were in the wrong for this arrest and heavily compensated them as he claimed he was just protecting Lily. Who could apparently do no wrong in his eyes and who he'd even kill for to protect the image he has of her.

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Translation from Latin to English:

• Matertera Aquilae, exaudi preces meas. Ego Cassiopeia Domo Nigra tuo ductu opus est. Tuum nomen in periculo est quod potestatem quam olim tenet et versat. Sic rogavi, ut fiat! =

Aunt Aquila, hear my prayers. I, Cassiopeia of House Black need your guidance. Your namesake is in danger because she holds and wields the power you once did. So I have asked, so mote it be!

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Chapter Four, Trials Galore

-Courtroom Ten, Ministry of Magic, London –

"I bring this courtroom to order!" Madam Bones shouted, banging her gavel on the platform desk before her, silencing members of the Wizengamot, members of the Court of Law (who were witches and wizards either from a Noble House or Muggleborns and were responsible for looking over minor crimes, or sat in for major crimes if needed), and reporters and witnesses.
"At eight am on the 12th of August 1982, I bring forth the unprecedented case of four trials, all intermingled and against the Most Noble and Most Ancient Houses of Black and Potter.

Starting with Potion Master Severus Tobias Snape." A shocked silence reigned over the courtroom as not since the time of the war with Grindelwald had anyone ever heard the need for multiple trials regarding one case, let alone four intermingling trials. "Despite not originally being a part of this case Mr Snape interfered with the arrest of Miss Evans who had been staying at his home and as such attacked the Aurors with deadly force with an unknown curse he created for the use of casting upon his enemies.

He refused to give the counter-curse for his creation despite that young Auror Phillip Jenkins was bleeding from several large and deep lacerations that resisted healing and was suffering from severe blood loss, unless the arresting Aurors led by senior Aurors Kingsley Shacklebolt and Adrian Proudfoot admitted they were in the wrong for this arrest and heavily compensated them as he claimed he was just protecting Lily.

I am sorry to tell you all this but due to the extent of his injuries and Mr Snape's refusal to give up the counter-curse young Auror Phillip Jenkins, who was only twenty-two and had just passed his Auror exams, died on route to St Mungo's yesterday afternoon and therefore the cause of expediting this particular trial ahead of the other three as this is now a murder charge as well as interfering with an arrest. Our thoughts are with his family during this difficult time, but they also need and deserve justice which I and you, members of the Wizengamot and members of the Court of Law can offer to them." A moment of silence passed before Madam Bones turned to the two Aurors stood in front of the double doors. "Bring him in!"

James and Sirius along with Regulus, Remus, Orion, Arcturus and Charlus sat in the witness stands watching as Severus was dragged in by Kingsley and Adrian Proudfoot where they proceeded to chain him to the chair in the middle of the room. Fleamont – having been asked in to check the Veritaserum due to his long years in Potion making and his Mastery in the art- gave a nod and stepped back so the Aurors could force feed him Veritaserum. They needed to make sure they got justice and could later reassure their daughter, when she was older, that the threats to her and their family had been dealt with swiftly.

Aquila was in the safe confines of Potter Manor, her cousins to keep her distracted and under the watchful eyes of her godmothers Marlene and Dorcas, grandmothers Euphemia Potter and Walburga Black, Great Grandmother Melania Black and Great Aunt Dorea Black Potter; James and Sirius knew they would protect their Princess with severe brutality if the need came of it. Close to them were Lucretia and Ignatius Prewett who had come to not only offer support to their nephew, Sirius, and nephew-in-law, James, but to also offer support to Arthur Weasley who was barely holding it together in his seat between them and Molly's twin brothers Fabian and Gideon.

His children were being watched over by Xenophilius and Pandora Lovegood who were sympathetic and lived within walking distance to The Burrow, so they had come over that morning with their one-year-old daughter Luna to keep an eye on the Weasley brood: one-year-old Ginerva, two-year-old Ronald, four-year-old twins Fred and George, six-year-old Percy, ten-year-old Charlie and twelve-year-old Bill. Arthur couldn't believe that the last decade and a half had all been a lie, that he had gone through it all in a potion induced haze; but that didn't mean he loved his children any less.

They were his whole world and no matter what came out in this trial he would raise his children right and with so much love; he would make sure they were outstanding members of their wixen community. He also had his relationships with his two brothers Billius and Percival and their families to mend that had been ruined because of Molly, he just hoped they accepted him back. If what James and Sirius said was true (not that he doubted them) and it all came out in the trial, about what Molly had planned for his youngest son Ron and Aquila Potter-Black, then he would annul his marriage to her and cast her from the Weasley family.

And if the looks on her brothers Fabian and Gideon and her uncle Ignatius and aunt Lucretia's faces then she would also be cast out from the Prewett family resulting Molly to become a No-Name. Arthur knew her parents weren't happy with her either.
"Is your name Severus Tobias Snape?" Madam Bones asked, once the potion had been administered and issuing the test to make sure it worked and he wasn't fighting it, pulling several people from their deep thoughts.
"Yes." The quiet monotone voice of Severus Snape answered.

"You are charged with interfering with the arrest of Miss Lily Evans and using a curse of an unknown dark spell on young Auror Phillip Jenkins with the intent to cause serious bodily harm. You then refused to offer up the counter-curse, is that correct?"
"Yes. But it is the arresting Aurors fault for trying to arrest my innocent Lily and no admitting they were at fault." Severus Snape shouted; pandemonium issued around the courtroom at that proclamation.
"SILENCE!!!!" Madam Bones shouted, banging her gavel serval times to silence the cacophony of noise rising in the courtroom as a tidal wave of anger rose each moment that passed.

"SILENCE!!!" finally they quietened down so she could continue with her line of questioning. For the next hour Madam Bones asked Severus Snape if he knew about Dumbledore's plans were, what potions Miss Evans had intended to use upon James and Aquila which unfortunately – to the shock of the courtroom once more but in particular the Black family – he had. For if it weren't Molly brewing the potions it had been him as he wanted James out of the way so Lily would give him the attention she wanted to bestow upon James. And he believed the Wizarding world would be better off without the spawn of two men, let alone a Potter and a Black.

"Members of the Wizengamot and members of the Court of Law, with the evidence that has been presented to you and the testimony of Severus Tobias Snape, it is time to cast your verdict. If you believe he is to be charged for, and sentenced to Azkaban for life, for the murder of Auror Phillip Jenkins then raise your wands." She paused as every member of both the Court of Law and the Wizengamot raised their lit wands, in the stands a sob of grief and relief passed the lips of Mr Jenkins' parents. Sirius and James shared a look as sympathy welled deep within them, clutching to each other's hands tightly. They could only imagine how they felt and never wanted to find out. It would surely break them if they lost their daughter.

"But also the additional charges are as follows: accessory to the crimes of Albus Dumbledore, Molly Weasley nee Prewett and Miss Lily Evans as he did knowingly brew potions to be used on Lord James Luis Potter-Black and his two-year-old daughter Heiress Aquila Isabel Potter-Black. With his own words you heard he wanted Lord Potter-Black out of the way so he would get the attention of Miss Evans, and he wanted the young Heiress due to his own disgusting and sexist reasons. He is blinded by his own ego and self-importance. If you believe he misused his Potion Mastery and deserves to be stripped from it then cast your votes now." Madam Bones spoke loudly and clearly, her sharp eyes casting around the courtroom with intent.

Once more every member raised their lit wands once more, with a definitive bang Madam Bones brought down her gavel turning her sharp eyes upon Severus Snape who was glaring around the courtroom having already been given the antidote to the Veritaserum.
"Severus Snape due to your crimes, not reporting what your co-conspirators had been up to and abusing your right to brew potions you hereby stripped of your Potion Mastery. For the murder of Auror Phillip Jenkins, for brewing illegal potions for Miss Evans to use on Lord Potter-Black and his daughter you are hereby sent to life in Azkaban where you will spend the rest of your days. Perhaps there you will learn regret and remorse. Aurors Shacklebolt and Proudfoot take him straight to Azkaban."

After Snape's wand had been snapped and he'd been led away by the two Aurors in magic-dampening cuffs Madam Bones addressed the courtroom once more.
"We will take a short recess before the trail of Molly Althea Weasley nee Prewett." At that Lucretia squeezed Arthur's hand comfortingly as he suddenly became very grey, his brow a little clammy.
"It's all going to be okay, Arthur." Fabian promised, clasping his shoulder and squeezing it comfortingly, grounding him more than Lucretia's hand was.
"You're not alone, mate." Gideon promised, leaning around his elder twin to offer Arthur a reassuring smile.

Arthur couldn't speak so instead he nodded his head, trying to smile but it came out more as a grimace.
"If you need a night after this to gather yourself, Arthur then Tia and I would be more than happy to look after the kids." Ignatius offered.
"Thank you." Arthur whispered his voice tight as the doors opened once more as Aurors Bjorn Rowle and Alexander Stewart brought in his wife who was screaming and shouting making everyone wince at her loud voice. He watched hollowly as she was chained to the same chair that Snape had been, and force fed the Veritaserum.

Despite how hard she fought against them her efforts were in vain as she was still tied to the chair, the magic in the cuffs tied her tighter to the chair and her chin was held still by Auror Rowle while the other Auror, Auror Stewart placed a few drops of the potion in her mouth. Normally Sirius was Bjorn's partner, but he hadn't been allowed to this time as he was too close to this case. Fleamont assessed how her eyes glazed over for a moment before he nodded to Madam Bones and stepped back returning to his seat.
"Is your name Molly Althea Weasley nee Prewett?" Madam Bones asked.
"Yes."

"Did you knowingly brew and administer several Love Potions to your husband Mr Arthur Weasley over the course of your relationship and marriage to him?" Madam Bones asked wanting to get this part over with as she knew this would be hard for her friend. She could only imagine how Arthur must be feeling, and she knew even then it would pale in comparison to how he really felt.
"Yes. I did." Molly stated, looking completely unrepentant to what she has done causing Arthur to take several deep breaths, bite his lip and squeeze Lucretia's hand in return to hide and hold back the tidal wave of grief and anger that bubbled up inside him along with a sob he struggled to hold back; however the tears still slipped down his cheeks even no sound did.

"Why?" Madam Bones asked, trying to remain indifferent and hold back her own anger but many in the courtroom weren't as controlled as she was. Many were screaming at Molly for her attempt at Line Theft which would have been the case if he had been the oldest and in line for the Heir and Lord titles and not the youngest out of Septimus and Cedrella's three sons.
"Because I couldn't take the Prewett Ladyship despite being older than my twin brothers as you have to be twins to have that Lord or Ladyship, which isn't fair!" Molly shouted, causing Fabian and Gideon to roll their eyes and scowl at their older sister.

"So I administered the potion to Arthur in our last year to get money, but his parents and older brothers cut him off due to our relationship, he'd been in one before me, but I didn't care. I thought we'd be fine, but he has a worthless job in the Ministry."
"It's not a worthless job, Arthur." Sirius leaned over to whisper hurriedly. "You help us Aurors in keeping our world safe. Otherwise magic and our world would have been exposed due to these idiots who misuse Muggle artefacts."

"Thanks Sirius." Arthur smiled tightly at the younger man, but he was no less grateful for his words, comfort, and support.
"Did you knowingly go along with Albus Dumbledore's plans and brew despicable potions to be used on Lord James Potter-Black and his daughter two-year-old Heiress Aquila Potter-Black?" Madam Bones asked next.
"Yes." Molly answered simply.
"And your reason being?" Madam Bones asked, her eyebrow raised so high her monocle nearly fell out.

"James and Sirius shouldn't be together and most certainly shouldn't have a daughter. She has no mother, so she needs to have Lily as a mother to straighten her out. Lily deserves to be Lady Potter."
"What is wrong with people these days?" Arcturus asked completely stumped and disgusted at what he had heard at the two trials so far, and with Lily's and Dumbledore's still to come they didn't hold out much hope.
"I have no idea father." Orion replied, shaking his head while trying to hold tightly on his anger that was boiling beneath his skin along with his magic at the slight that had been dealt to his son, son-in-law and granddaughter.

They listened intently as Madam Bones asked Molly some more questions trying to find out what the exact plan was between the three and they were appalled at what they heard; it was exactly what Phineas Nigellus had told them, but it was still hard to hear. Having heard enough, Madam Bones turned towards the court and asked both the members of the Wizengamot and the Court of Law to cast their votes on whether Molly should go to Azkaban for thirty years for supplanting Arthur with Love Potions for nearly two decades and conspiring against House Potter and House Black with attempt at Line Theft regarding Aquila as she had been brewing some of the potions for Lily to use on a two-year-old.

The vote was unanimous.
"Molly Althea Weasley nee Prewett you are hereby sentenced to Azkaban for thirty years for your crimes. Upon your release you are not allowed near Arthur Weasley, your children or the Potter-Blacks and there will be a magical restraining order on you that will alert the Aurors the moment you try to break it. The second you do; you will earn yourself a one-way ticket straight back to Azkaban." Madam Bones ordered, banging her gavel.

At that Arthur stood up clearing his throat and lit wand raised attracting the attention of the entire courtroom. "The court recognises Mr Arthur Bilius Weasley." Madam Bones stated, giving the floor to Arhtur who gave her a thankful nod as he cleared his throat once more trying to remove the lump in his throat.

"I'd like to declare that I banish Molly Althea Weasley nee Prewett from the House of Weasley and annul our marriage in the light of her part in these crimes and in the light of her using Love Potions on me. So Mote it be!" A bright flash of light comes from his wand signifying Mother Magic had accepted and issued Arthur's proclamation and had annulled his marriage to Molly and banished her from the House of Weasley. Molly screamed such profanities at Arthur that she was silenced by Bjorn; if only to get some relief on his poor ears.

As Arthur sat back down Fabian and Gideon stood up with their own wands lit up, ignoring the hopeful looks Molly cast their way.
"The court recognises Lords Prewett." Madam Bones acknowledged.

"We cast our elder sister Molly Althea Prewett from the House of Prewett for using a Love Potion for several years upon Arhtur Weasley and will pay for his treatment to heal him from long-term use of the potion, as recompense for what she's done." Fabian started seriously, ignoring the shocked look from Arthur.
"With her crimes in aiding in Line Theft we cast her from the House of Prewett as it will not be tolerated." Gideon continued.
"So Mote it Be!" Fabian and Gideon swore together. A bright light surrounded them as Mother Magic accepted their pledge.

As the light faded Molly slumped writhing against her bounds as she was stripped of her Family Magick and the magic she gained from marrying into the Weasley family. In that moment Molly Althea Weasley nee Prewett became Molly Althea No-Name, and no one felt sorry for her. Not even the reporters who were writing so rapiudly against their pads that flecks of ink flicked up onto their nose.
"Aurors escort Molly No-Name to Azkaban and send for Aurors Shacklebolt and Proudfoot to bring in Miss Evans." Madam Bones ordered, banging her gavel signalling the end of Molly's trial.

Barely two minutes later Aurors Shacklebolt and Proudfoot brought in Lily who had her nose stuck up in the air with a look of severe self-importance that certainly didn't fit into the scene before them as she was chained to the chair and fed the potion by Fleamont Potter.
"You are Miss Lily Jay Evans, correct?" Madam Bones asked.
"Yes." Lily snipped; nose stuck up in the air. Many rolled their eyes at her attitude.
"Did you or did you not conspire with Albus Dumbledore and Molly No-Name who used to be Molly Weasley nee Prewett to feed both Lord James Potter-Black and Heiress Aquila Potter-Black, a two-year-old, potions so you could become Lady Potter? And in doing so killing off most of the Potter and Black family to make this happen?"

The air seemed to still as they waited for her answer, it was one thing to dupe someone with Love Potion but to actively plan to kill off most of the victims family to make this happen was another thing altogether.
"Yes, and once I would have gotten pregnant I would have staged an accident for that brat so my child will be Heir or Heiress of the Potter fortune." Lily stated, with no remorse in her voice or in her cold dead eyes.

"YOU BITCH!!!!" James screamed, jumping to his feet, brushing off the hands of his husband and their family. He wanted to kill her for what she had planned to do to his Princess. Sirius wasn't faring much better either, but he didn't want James to lose control either.
"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!!!! SHE'S JUST A BABY!!! MY BABY!!!" Sirius screamed.

"Son," Orion rested his hand on Sirius's cheek while Charlus tried to calm down his nephew, "you and James need to calm down before you lose control of your magic. Its already seeping into the courtroom." He warned him.
"But she-" Sirius protested, his body felt like it was vibrating with his anger.
"I know son, I know." Orion whispered. "But if you calm down we can continue with the trial, and she will be sent to Azkaban. We will get justice; this I swear to you."

Sirius took a deep breath bringing his magic back to him as he returned to his seat wrapping his arms around his husband.
"We apologise Madam Bones for the interruption." Sirius apologised with a bow of his head.
"Completely understandable Lord Black-Potter." Madam Bones nodded before she turned back to continue her line of questioning; the end result, Lily ended up with a magical restraining order on her pertaining to all members of the Houses of Black and Potter and earned herself forty years in Azkaban for attempted Line Theft and pre-emptive attempted murder of an Heiress. After a break for lunch it was time for the trial of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.

If everyone in the courtroom thought the past three trials were bad it was noting to what had been unearthed with the trial of Albus Dumbledore. With the evidence and memories provided by his younger brother Aberforth Dumbledore, it showed that he had been the brains behind the crimes Gelert Grindelwald had committed and that he had murdered his own sister so he didn't have to look after her as she had been an Obscurial and could go galivant with Grindelwald enslaving Muggles and revealing magic, but at the last minute had gotten cold feet and instead refused to fight him.

Plus, he had made a Blood Pact with him so neither could raise a wand against each other. He and Grindelwald had also stollen the Elder wand which was a Peverell family heirloom and belonged to the Potters.
Two hours later after Dumbledore had been brought before the court by Aurors Rowle and Stewart, Madam Bones brought an end to the trail condemning the fraud.
"Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore for your crimes against Houses Potter and Black, Line Theft, for attempting to poison a Lord and an Heiress. For the crimes against your own brother, for the murder of your sister, stealing a family Heirloom and passing it off as your own.

And for the war crimes against the Wizarding world as a whole I sentence you to Numenguard on the opposite side to your ex-lover so worry not there will be no conspiring between the pair of you." Madam Bones added snidely. "Your name will go down in history as a fraud and man who nearly caused the extinction of the entire Wizarding world if you had succeeded in your plans. You have become the most hated man in our history so congratulations. You must be so proud." Laughter ran around the courtroom at that comment. They couldn't help it.

"Aurors take him away." Madam Bones banged her gavel for the last time causing everyone in the witness stands to let out a breath of relief that was so striking that it almost caused them to become boneless with it.
"Its over. Its finally over." James breathed slumping against his husband. "She's safe, our princess is finally safe."
"That she is." Sirius agreed, kissing James's forehead. "Our baby is safe now. As are Nymphie, Rhea and Draco."
"James, Sirius," Arthur tentatively interrupted their moment looking rather sheepish. "I'm so sorry for what she did and attempted to do but I can never thank you enough for the help you've given me. I am in your debt."

"None of us ever blamed you, Arthur." Regulus spoke instead, hand clasped in his husband, Remus's.
"My brother is right, Arthur." Sirius agreed, standing to clasp Arthur's shoulder reassuringly. "You never deserved what that woman did to you not at all. If you raise your kids well, which I'm sure you will, then consider that debt paid."
"When you're ready to you can bring the kids to Potter manor." James offered.
"Really?" Arthur asked shocked.
"Of course." Sirius and James agreed.
"It would be good for Aquila to meet other children that weren't her cousins and Thorfinn." Remus interjected.

"Then thank you. Thank you so much." Arthur gushed shaking all of their hands before he left with Fabian and Gideon to get checked out before returning to his children.
"That was really kind of you Jamie." Charlus stated, pride shining brightly in his hazel eyes.
"Well I meant it." James shrugged as they made their way to the lifts that would transport them to the Atrium where they could use the Floo Network to return home to Potter Manor, and later onto either Black Cottage, Grimmauld Place and Castle Black for other members of their family. "He didn't deserve what he's gone through."

"Well I am incredibly proud of you, Jamie." Fleamont stated, after he had been informed of what happened. "And so would your mother." All James could do was smile bashfully at his father as he had one thought on his mind: to return home to his Princess, his little Bambi, Aquila Isabel Potter-Black. The little girl who had untied her family infinitely as she was the love and light of their lives and nothing and no one could take that away from them. If they tried they would meet the same fate as those who had just tried to go against them and loss or perhaps worse.

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Author's note: DO NOT ask me to update in any way shape or form. There are other ways of telling me what you thought of this.

Author's note two: the Blacks have always been a close knit family in this story and only became closer with the bonding marriage of James and Sirius. Plus with Tom having gone the political route and became Minister (stated in the prologue. There are no Death Eaters so the Longbottoms were never tortured and Bellatrix is actually a Mind Healer in this).