HBWnovel Chapter 216: Family Impossibility
Chapter 216: Family Impossibility
Chapter 216: Family Impossibility
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20th March 2012, New York City
(Jasmine Sayre POV)
Rose's eyes lit up at the possibility of her meeting some extinct magical creatures. However, she schooled her features and said, "That's nice and all, but I never agreed to become your successor."
Her reply shocked me. I always thought that it was a given thing. Rose Potter loved magic, she loved experimenting with it, using it in general. It was her passion. This should be her dream job. Why would she have any reason to refuse?
"Why wouldn't you?"
She must have seen the shock on my face so she backpedaled, quickly, "I didn't say that I would refuse. I just want you to do something before I can accept."
I gave her a confused look, "Like what?"
"I want you to speak to our parents."
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21st March 2012, Potter Cottage, Godric's Hollow
(Lily Potter POV)
It was unusually cold for a day in March, in Godric's Hollow. It was raining, which was somewhat normal in England; it was easier to count the days where it wasn't raining to be sure. Still, James and Lily Potter sat huddled down in front of the fire. The Potter Lady was just reading a book, one that she had read over a dozen times already, and pretty much knew it by heart.
Perhaps if she had never given her blood to Dumbledore to summon her in the first place, her daughter would still be alive, even if they would never have seen each other again. It would have been much more preferable than to watch her die because of her own mistakes.
And Lily knew that she was guilty. But the pain of losing your child was agonizing, it was mind breaking, it was far worse than anything she had ever experienced, more than a thousand Cruciatus Curses, more than anyone could describe. And Lily would admit to not being strong enough to handle it. After the funeral, she had broken down completely. She didn't leave the house for years, and when she did, it was just to see Nathan graduate.
It was a slow road to recovery and even then, Lily was never the same after that. There was a gaping hole in her chest, a missing piece in her heart where her daughter previously resided.
James wasn't any better, but he was able to bear through it for her sake. He became solemn, serious. He stopped joking around, stopped getting into trouble with Sirius and Remus. The Black Lord ended up stifled from the constant misery and slowly stopped visiting so much. Remus still visited, once in a while, but it wasn't enough to mend the breach between them.
Sirius did lose a god daughter, but while he was sad for a few months, he had never gotten to know Jasmine, and she wasn't his daughter, not really. It was cruel, in a way, but Sirius had ended up losing his best friend to his grief. Now, they only met on birthdays, nothing more.
The grief was still there, but the wound was closing. It was still scarred but they were healing. Lily ended up throwing herself into her charms research, and James into his career. But slowly, they started to burn out. James stopped enjoying his job, Lily started to take more free time away from her laboratory. After a while, they decided to retire, to stop running from their pain and confront it. They now accepted that they would never be the same after Jasmine's death, but that it didn't need to break them. They just needed to live with the pain. It was their decision, after all.
Lily still hated her sister for what she had done to her daughter. But it seems that the universe punished her without Lily even doing anything. Her husband, Vernon, was found to be guilty of embezzling funds from the company he worked for. He ended up going to jail for five years. When he had gotten out, he could barely get any work and he ended up working at a minimum wage job at a fast food restaurant until he died from a heart attack. As for Petunia, she got into a car accident during Vernon's incarceration and was paralyzed from the waist down.
The crippled woman had begged Lily for help, but the redhead had answered her sinisterly, 'Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live', the same quote the bitch told her when she bragged about what she did to her daughter. She was deemed unfit to continue taking care of her son, who ended up in an orphanage. Funnily enough, the boy had gotten straight and worked hard. He got a scholarship and went to university. He's now in good shape and works as an accountant at a firm in London. It was probably a better future than whatever his parents had planned for him.
In a way, the Potters ended up getting their revenge, from the Dursleys, from Dumbledore and without anyone left to blame but themselves, they made peace with their mistakes.
Suddenly, Lily felt her mirror vibrate. It was a message from her daughter, Lily spoke up, "James, Rose sent me a message telling me that she's coming over with a guest."
"Did she finally find someone to settle down with? I've been practicing my shovel talk for decades but she never brought anyone home."
Lily snorted, "I don't think so; she didn't mention anything the last time she came over. As far as I know, she's still traveling the world with her friends."
"Wanda and Jean, right?"
Lily nodded, "Alright, let's get ready before they arrive."
James sighed and got up. They both went to their bedroom to wear clothes that are at least acceptable for receiving visitors. By the time they were done, they heard Rose's voice, "Mum, Dad, I'm home."
Lily stepped down to speak with her daughter, but as soon as she took a look at her guest, she froze completely. She recognized the black hair, the porcelain white skin, the green eyes, her green eyes. That couldn't be. Lily muttered while stuttering, "J-Jasmine?"