Peace (COMPLETE - NOT EDITED)

Chapter One

Chapter 1

Peace

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Prologue

Clover held the small boy closer to her in comfort as they lowered the coffin into the ground. Teddy didn't understand what was going on as he was too young, but he did understand that Clover, his godmother, was crying, which made him cry.

"Shh, it's okay, Teddy." Clover couldn't help the glare that came out when she saw a flash of a camera directed towards her. Of course the press couldn't let her have this one moment to say goodbye to Andromeda, Teddy's grandmother, in peace.

It didn't help also that almost everyone that showed up for the funeral hadn't even known Andromeda that well, and as such, were only there to have the chance to see Clover herself. Well, they better get a good look, Clover thought, because after this they wouldn't be getting another chance.

She already had the expendable bag that Hermione had given her after the war packed of all of their things, as well as everything from all of her Gringotts vaults that she had closed down the day before - the goblins hadn't liked that she had taken everything from the Potter and Black vaults except for the galleons, knuts, and sickles since the goblins gave her a credit card that she could use in the muggle world - so she could take Teddy and leave when they were alone.

Clover sighed sadly. Andromeda was supposed to be coming with them, as she too had become sick of the Wizarding World, but sadly, she had fallen from the attic of her home through the floor and onto the cement floor of the garage, dying instantly on impact. Clover had ben there and had been the first to see yet another loved one pass before her eyes.

She was tired of death. She didn't want Teddy growing up in that type of environment.

Finally, it was time. As the crowds began to trickle away, a few lingering behind, Clover took a deep breath, and turned on her heel, apparating with the sleeping Teddy in her arms, the lingering crowd assuming she had gone home. But that couldn't of been further from the truth.

For she had apparated to a muggle airport, where she handed over her passport and ID as well as the plane tickets. The goblins had also registered herself and Teddy as citizens of the US so she didn't have to worry about it when she got over there.

And she had already bought her house and had it furnished to her liking. Clover just had to get the two of them there.

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Clover collapsed onto her bed, exhausted. They had arrived late last night in Mystic Falls, Virginia, and had gone to asleep immediately. But Teddy didn't seem to have a case of jetlag like Clover as he had been running around the house all day. Clover was just glad she was able to put him down for a nap around lunch time so she could unpack all of the books she had found in her vaults in the library while place various charms around the books that focused on magic so that no one would even notice that the books were there. The rest of her book shelves were filled with different subjects. Anywhere from Tolkien to Anne Frank to Einstein, she had it all. She also had a secret door that was placed under the same charms as the magical books that led to a potions lab.

And then Teddy had woken up from his nap and was running around the house again.

And luckily he had worn himself out and was sleeping soundly in his room.

Clover was about to follow him into dreamland when the bell rang.

She groaned. But finally got up.

Clover opened it to reveal two teenagers - a boy and a girl - and, she assumed, their parents.

"Hello! My name is Miranda Gilbert, and this is my husband Grayson, and our children Elena and Jeremy. We thought we would come over and welcome you to Mystic Falls." Then she thrust a plate of cookies into her hands.

"Uh, thank you, Mrs. Gilbert. It is a pleasure to meet you all as well."

When Clover spoke, Miranda gasped in delight.

"Oh, I didn't know you were British! And you're so young!"

"Well, I'm eighteen and the legal age of adulthood in England is seventeen." Suddenly, Clover heard Teddy crying over the baby monitor that she had in her pocket. "Well, I thank you all for coming over, and for the cookies. But I have to go now, my son is awake and it sounds like he's crying up a storm up there."

"Oh, okay, dear. Well I understand. Do let us know if you need anything." Miranda said. Clover nodded, smiling, but she knew that she would never take Miranda up on her offer.

She watched as the four Gilberts left her front step and walked across the street to their home. Clover closed the door and locked it, heading up the stairs to where Teddy was still crying. The Gilberts were nice and all, but she didn't see herself becoming close with them.

Clover rocked Teddy back to sleep but couldn't but feel that the seemingly peaceful town of Mystic Falls wasn't going to be peaceful for much longer.