Ophelia || Harry Potter

Chapter 87

Eventually we went home for the day

To say that Christmas went slightly ruined was a slight understatement. How could she have remembered my mother. I mean she couldn't even recognise her own son, let alone see James in Harry. Why does emotional stuff have to happen to me?

For the whole ride home I sat in silence and the rest of the car was in silence. My head was leaned against the cool blackened window. I could sense several eyes continuously landing on me, checking for any source of response - the only one they got were the endless tears rolling down my face, like a train on tracks, starts somewhere and goes to its destination. The destination, my chin

Thankfully we got home where as soon as the front door was unlocked I ran upstairs to my room. I got under the covers and held my pillow tight like a teddy bear

- - -

"Where's Ophelia?" Sirius questioned walking into the hallway where everyone was. Tonks behind him

"She ran up to her room I presume" Ginny said for everyone glancing at the staircase. Sirius, however, narrowed their eyes at each and every one of them

"What happened?" He growled

"That's what we're about to find out" Remus says clapping a hand against his best friends shoulder, before heading into the dining room where everyone followed. They all nervously took their seats at Sirius took his space at head of the table

"Explain" He instructed before adding "All of it"

Everyone looked at the four who had been with the upset girl the whole time. Each of them shifted uncomfortably in their seats before Hermione bravely spoke up

"Well it started when we were heading up the stairs in search of  the tea room" She began "And we happened to get stopped by Lockhart, our ex DADA Professor"

"His nurse then dragged us in thinking we were here to see him" Ginny continued "So we followed them into a ward"

"Wait, why is your ex Professor in the hospital?" Sirius furrowed his eyebrows

"He lost his memory" Ron replied before adding his bit to the storytelling "So we were with him, till I saw Neville"

"Neville?" The twins question

"He was there visiting his parents" Hermione quickly said before they turned to Harry

"His grandmother started talking to us however then Neville's mum comes out" He sighs "However, when she was about to leave, she saw Lia and spoke for the first time since we were there"

"What did she say?" Remus asked

"Andromeda" The four say together

"Then when Ophelia said it was her mother, she walked away" Ginny ended

"And Lia got upset because she felt bad that Alice can remember my sister but not her own son" Sirius pieced, together standing up

"You know them?"

"Of course, she was one of my friends"

- - -

"Hey pup" I heard a voice say

Slowly I shifted my head, turning to face the door where my uncle stood leaning in. Once I saw it was him I turned around and cried into my pillow

"Pup" He sadly sighed opening the door. Suddenly I hear the scrapping of paws on wood and footsteps then a heavy force come jumping on me. I turn to see Orion lying on my side

"Your heavy" I groan attempting to push him off. Unfortunately he climbs back on deliberately dropping himself onto my stomach

"Pup" Sirius says again turning me so I have to look and face him

"Yeah" I mutter

"Tell me what happened?" He softly asked

"You probably already know" I whispered stroking the fur on Orion

"I know from their perspective, not yours" he reasons. I take a deep breath looking up at him

"I feel horrible" I sigh "I mean Alice could remember my mum by seeing me yet she can't even recognise her own son"

"It's alright to feel like that"

"No it's not Sirius" I reply "I mean like, she hasn't said a word before, probably not for years but as soon as I come, heigh-ho, she miraculously speaks again"

"Yeah but-"

"No buts, Neville will probably hates me out of jealousy now" I interrupt "He's going to hate that I can make his own mum speak"

"Ophelia calm down"  Sirius says shaking me slightly "You cannot help what happens"

"But-"

"No let me talk now" He says "Neville is not going to hate you"

"He's not?"

"No because he'll realise that maybe with you looking exactly like Andromeda now Alice might perhaps start to remember bits and pieces of herself"

"You think..."

He sighs knowing what I mean "I doubt Alice will be able to return from insanity but maybe she might be able to start recognising people that were in her life for years"

"Ok" I say taking a deep breath "When we go back to school, I'm going to talk to Neville and maybe try to find a way"

"Now that's something to be happy about" he smiles "I don't want anymore tears"

I smile wiping away the tears "Well now let's actually go and have a good Christmas, aye?"

"That's my girl" He smirks standing up with me in pursuit. We start walking down the hallway "You know, I always used to race your mum done these stairs"

I smirked then began running past him down the stairs

"HEY NOT FAIR" He yelled however at the end it seemed to turn into a bark. All of a sudden a big black dog and Orion push past me

"NOW THATS NOT FAIR" I shout back laughing as I chase after them. When I got to the dining room after them I instantly regretted the running

"I win" Sirius smirks sitting in his seat

"That was just rude and unfair" I pant leaning against the wall

"You know what" I began

"What?"

"I think I need to join the twins in pranking so I can work on my cardio"