DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Potter. I do not own green eggs and ham.
I do not own sam I am. I own, well, not much.
June 1975
There was a buzz in the Great Hall. There was a Quiddich match between Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw later that day and everyone was looking forward to it.
Breakfast was almost done when three men walked in and went right to Albus Dumbledore. They talked for a second and then the four of them went to the Gryffindor table where James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pedgrew, and Lily Evans were eating.
"James, Sirius, could you follow me?" the Headmaster asked.
The two black-haired wizards exchanged a glance and then got up to follow the elder wizard. They stopped right outside the Great Hall.
"Okay, what's this about," James asked.
The three men exchanged looks and then with a sigh one of the wizards responded, "There was an attack last night. Mr. Potter, I am afraid to say that your parents did not make it."
There was silence as the two students and one headmaster took in the news.
When James recovered from his shock, her asked, "What about Alex?"
"We couldn't find your sister. As far as we know, she has been kidnapped."
"Where the hell is my sister!" James yelled, loud enough that everyone in the Great Hall heard and immediately fell quiet. The six wizards on the other side of the doors took no notice, however.
"We don't know."
"She's five years old! How the hell do you loose a five year old!"
"James, I think you should quiet down," his best friend said, putting a calming hand on his shoulder.
"My parents are dead and my sister is missing and you're telling me to quiet down! I want to know where my sister is! Five year old kids just don't up and disappear without a trace!" James yelled.
"I want to know where is Alex as much as you do! But yelling will not solve anything!" Sirius yelled back.
"I'm angry! I'm upset! My parents just died, I think I have earned the right to yell!"
"My aunt and uncle died and my cousin is missing! You're not the only one who is suffering!"
"Gentlemen, please," Albus said quietly. He turned to the ministry wizards. "Do you have any clues of what happened to Alex?"
"No. There was no message that they have taken her, nothing. She has literally vanished without a trace."
"People don't just vanish, there must be her magical signature somewhere," the Headmaster said.
"Unfortunately, since she is so young, we don't even know what to look for."
"I see. Well thank you gentlemen. If you could please send word immediately if you hear anything about Miss Potter, we would greatly appreciate it."
"Of course Headmaster. Well, we must be going." With a nod of the head, the three wizards walked out of the castle.
When Albus Dumbledore turned back to the younger wizards, he found them on the ground in tears. The usual twinkle in his eyes was gone and tears were streaming down his face. He quickly followed his grandson's lead and fell to his knees.
This is how Minerva McGonagall found them five minutes later. "Albus, what happened?"
He looked up. "There was an attack. Julie and Henry are dead."
Minerva gasped and her hand flew to her mouth. Tears started streaming down her face as the realization set in. "What about Alex?"
"There is no bloody trace of her anywhere!" a voice came from the ground.
Just then, an owl swooped in and landed in front of James. The owl started pecking at him when he didn't immediately respond. "Ow! Stupid owl. Not now!"
Sirius looked up at the owl in question. "James, isn't that your sister's owl?"
James' head snapped up and looked at the owl. "Ches," he whispered. He took the parchment from the owl and started to read. As soon as he had finished, he jumped up. "I have to go home."
"Why?"
"It's Alex, she's still alive and I'm the only one who knows where she is. She says she's scared."
The four sitting in the entry hall jumped up and ran for the nearest fireplace to floo to the Potter mansion. When they tumbled out of the fireplace, James ran up stairs to his room. When the other three wizards caught up with him, they found him lying next to a hole in the wall next to his bed and trying to coax a scared little girl out.
"Jamie, I was scared. Bad men came in and killed mummy and daddy. He tried to kill me too. I sent Ches to you to save me. And you saved me Jamie!" the little black haired witch said as she flung herself at her brother.
"It's going to be alright, Jamie is here. You're going to be safe, I won't let anything hurt you ever again," said James as she held onto his sister with his life.
*^*^*^*^
An hour later they were back at Hogwarts and sitting in the Headmaster's office. Alex had fallen asleep in her brother's lap, despite all the excitement.
"James, we need to protect your sister. Your parents knew this day would come," the headmaster started.
"What are you talking about?"
"Alex is going to be a very powerful witch. I suspect that is why Voldermort was after her. How he found out is anybody's guess. Your parents and myself knew this and prepared for this day."
"What did you prepare?" James answered, tightening his grip on the five-year-old sitting in his lap.
"We are going to send her someplace where she can get the training and the protection that she needs."
"You can't do that! She needs me, I need her!"
"James, I know this is going to be hard for you to understand, but it is for the best. We will tell the ministry that we found her body. Only the four of us will ever know that she is still alive. Only I will know where she is. I will be performing the Fidelus charm to keep her safe. James, her caretakers will be here in a few minutes to take her. You might want to wake her up and say good-bye."
"Grandpa, you can't do this!" James pleaded.
"James, it is for her safety. If I thought she would be safe here, I would allow her to stay. But someone is bound to see her, and somehow, word would get back to Voldermort who would know she was still alive. He wouldn't rest until he found her and tried to kill her again. James, you have to trust me on this."
"Fine. But I still don't like it." There was a pause before he asked a question, "I can at least see her, right?"
"I'm sorry, but in order for her to be protected, no one must know where she is. No one can visit her or send her anything."
"But," James started.
"Once Voldermort is defeated, you will be able to see your sister again."
"Fine." James shook his sister to get her to wake up. "Alex, sweetie, you have to wake up."
The black haired witch slowly opened her eyes. She looked up at her brother and smiled. "I had a dream you saved me. I dreamed everything was okay."
James looked at her with a weary smile. "Alex, you know the bad men that hurt mum and dad?" A nod was his reply. "Well, they want to hurt you as well. But we're not going to let that happen to you."
"I knew you would save me Jamie. I knew you would protect me from the bad men."
"The thing is, in order to protect you, we have to send you somewhere where no one can find you."
"Are you coming too?"
"I can't. I have to stay here and finish school."
"Oh." There was a pause as she digested the information. "Are you going to come and visit?"
"I can't. The only one who will know where you are is grandpa."
"Oh. I thought you were going to protect me, Jamie."
"I am. I will always be with you. This is the only way I can protect you. To send you somewhere where you will be safe from the bad men."
"When the bad men go away will you come and see me?"
"I'll try sweetie, I'll try."
Five minutes later, James, Sirius, Albus, and Minerva all watched the youngest heir to the Gryffindor and Merlin lines disappear out of their lives.
A/N: Sorry if names are spelt wrong. My friend borrowed my third book a while ago and has yet to return it. If you know how they are really spelt, feel free to tell me.
June 1975
There was a buzz in the Great Hall. There was a Quiddich match between Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw later that day and everyone was looking forward to it.
Breakfast was almost done when three men walked in and went right to Albus Dumbledore. They talked for a second and then the four of them went to the Gryffindor table where James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pedgrew, and Lily Evans were eating.
"James, Sirius, could you follow me?" the Headmaster asked.
The two black-haired wizards exchanged a glance and then got up to follow the elder wizard. They stopped right outside the Great Hall.
"Okay, what's this about," James asked.
The three men exchanged looks and then with a sigh one of the wizards responded, "There was an attack last night. Mr. Potter, I am afraid to say that your parents did not make it."
There was silence as the two students and one headmaster took in the news.
When James recovered from his shock, her asked, "What about Alex?"
"We couldn't find your sister. As far as we know, she has been kidnapped."
"Where the hell is my sister!" James yelled, loud enough that everyone in the Great Hall heard and immediately fell quiet. The six wizards on the other side of the doors took no notice, however.
"We don't know."
"She's five years old! How the hell do you loose a five year old!"
"James, I think you should quiet down," his best friend said, putting a calming hand on his shoulder.
"My parents are dead and my sister is missing and you're telling me to quiet down! I want to know where my sister is! Five year old kids just don't up and disappear without a trace!" James yelled.
"I want to know where is Alex as much as you do! But yelling will not solve anything!" Sirius yelled back.
"I'm angry! I'm upset! My parents just died, I think I have earned the right to yell!"
"My aunt and uncle died and my cousin is missing! You're not the only one who is suffering!"
"Gentlemen, please," Albus said quietly. He turned to the ministry wizards. "Do you have any clues of what happened to Alex?"
"No. There was no message that they have taken her, nothing. She has literally vanished without a trace."
"People don't just vanish, there must be her magical signature somewhere," the Headmaster said.
"Unfortunately, since she is so young, we don't even know what to look for."
"I see. Well thank you gentlemen. If you could please send word immediately if you hear anything about Miss Potter, we would greatly appreciate it."
"Of course Headmaster. Well, we must be going." With a nod of the head, the three wizards walked out of the castle.
When Albus Dumbledore turned back to the younger wizards, he found them on the ground in tears. The usual twinkle in his eyes was gone and tears were streaming down his face. He quickly followed his grandson's lead and fell to his knees.
This is how Minerva McGonagall found them five minutes later. "Albus, what happened?"
He looked up. "There was an attack. Julie and Henry are dead."
Minerva gasped and her hand flew to her mouth. Tears started streaming down her face as the realization set in. "What about Alex?"
"There is no bloody trace of her anywhere!" a voice came from the ground.
Just then, an owl swooped in and landed in front of James. The owl started pecking at him when he didn't immediately respond. "Ow! Stupid owl. Not now!"
Sirius looked up at the owl in question. "James, isn't that your sister's owl?"
James' head snapped up and looked at the owl. "Ches," he whispered. He took the parchment from the owl and started to read. As soon as he had finished, he jumped up. "I have to go home."
"Why?"
"It's Alex, she's still alive and I'm the only one who knows where she is. She says she's scared."
The four sitting in the entry hall jumped up and ran for the nearest fireplace to floo to the Potter mansion. When they tumbled out of the fireplace, James ran up stairs to his room. When the other three wizards caught up with him, they found him lying next to a hole in the wall next to his bed and trying to coax a scared little girl out.
"Jamie, I was scared. Bad men came in and killed mummy and daddy. He tried to kill me too. I sent Ches to you to save me. And you saved me Jamie!" the little black haired witch said as she flung herself at her brother.
"It's going to be alright, Jamie is here. You're going to be safe, I won't let anything hurt you ever again," said James as she held onto his sister with his life.
*^*^*^*^
An hour later they were back at Hogwarts and sitting in the Headmaster's office. Alex had fallen asleep in her brother's lap, despite all the excitement.
"James, we need to protect your sister. Your parents knew this day would come," the headmaster started.
"What are you talking about?"
"Alex is going to be a very powerful witch. I suspect that is why Voldermort was after her. How he found out is anybody's guess. Your parents and myself knew this and prepared for this day."
"What did you prepare?" James answered, tightening his grip on the five-year-old sitting in his lap.
"We are going to send her someplace where she can get the training and the protection that she needs."
"You can't do that! She needs me, I need her!"
"James, I know this is going to be hard for you to understand, but it is for the best. We will tell the ministry that we found her body. Only the four of us will ever know that she is still alive. Only I will know where she is. I will be performing the Fidelus charm to keep her safe. James, her caretakers will be here in a few minutes to take her. You might want to wake her up and say good-bye."
"Grandpa, you can't do this!" James pleaded.
"James, it is for her safety. If I thought she would be safe here, I would allow her to stay. But someone is bound to see her, and somehow, word would get back to Voldermort who would know she was still alive. He wouldn't rest until he found her and tried to kill her again. James, you have to trust me on this."
"Fine. But I still don't like it." There was a pause before he asked a question, "I can at least see her, right?"
"I'm sorry, but in order for her to be protected, no one must know where she is. No one can visit her or send her anything."
"But," James started.
"Once Voldermort is defeated, you will be able to see your sister again."
"Fine." James shook his sister to get her to wake up. "Alex, sweetie, you have to wake up."
The black haired witch slowly opened her eyes. She looked up at her brother and smiled. "I had a dream you saved me. I dreamed everything was okay."
James looked at her with a weary smile. "Alex, you know the bad men that hurt mum and dad?" A nod was his reply. "Well, they want to hurt you as well. But we're not going to let that happen to you."
"I knew you would save me Jamie. I knew you would protect me from the bad men."
"The thing is, in order to protect you, we have to send you somewhere where no one can find you."
"Are you coming too?"
"I can't. I have to stay here and finish school."
"Oh." There was a pause as she digested the information. "Are you going to come and visit?"
"I can't. The only one who will know where you are is grandpa."
"Oh. I thought you were going to protect me, Jamie."
"I am. I will always be with you. This is the only way I can protect you. To send you somewhere where you will be safe from the bad men."
"When the bad men go away will you come and see me?"
"I'll try sweetie, I'll try."
Five minutes later, James, Sirius, Albus, and Minerva all watched the youngest heir to the Gryffindor and Merlin lines disappear out of their lives.
A/N: Sorry if names are spelt wrong. My friend borrowed my third book a while ago and has yet to return it. If you know how they are really spelt, feel free to tell me.