Thick Smoke

Dementor

Eliza's room wasn't anything fancy or big, even though Remus did ask her if she wanted to use an enlarger enchantment (he really tried his best to satisfy any whim she had). Thankfully, the brunette witch was content with anything as long as it was coming from someone she trusted –which was just Remus, really.

Anyhow, her room was a bit crowded but very comfortable. The walls could be barely seen by all the shelves of books hung around but the pink pattern could be noticed near the bed and the door; her bed was taking most of the room, placed in the right corner right in front of the only window in the room and next to it was a very small black wood nightstand with few stuff on it. Her dresser was next to the door, enchanted since she had a lot of things she couldn't really leave around the room. It was definitely small for a growing girl who was at the beginning of her teenage life but Eliza was genuinely happy with it.

Having most of her clothes in one corner of the dresser made packing very easy and short. Grabbing a pair of socks, something silver fell out of one, sparkling in the sunlight. Eliza took it off the floor and looked at the locket hanging on the necklace with longing. It was a present from her mother for when she was going to enter Hogwarts but under certain circumstances, it had been given to her by Remus a few years ago. That locket was very troublesome because it wouldn't open until her 11th birthday however, once she opened it, she found it empty. It was disappointing, really.

"Eliza?"

Her head snapped instantly towards the door. Remus was there, leaning against the door frame with a calm expression.

"How is packing?" He asked while walking to her.

"Fine," She responded fast and hid the locket amongst the clothes.

"You know, Harry Potter, the son of Lily and James Potter is already Hogwarts." Remus continued.

She nodded along, her black hair falling into her eyes as she turned towards her luggage, "You told me about them. You, Pettigrew, Potter and dad were best friends. They had helped you during full moons."

Remus chuckled at this and nodded, "James was supposed to be your godfather but James and Lily were murdered by-"

"Voldemort. I know the story. The Potters died protecting their son, Harry. Voldemort tried to kill him but it didn't work well. That's how Harry Potter became the boy who lived." She remembered every word Remus told her when she was younger. "What does that have to do with me?"

"Sirius is Harry's godfather," Remus added quickly. "If the past will repeat itself, you and Harry might become good friends."

Eliza was confused where that idea came from, "What if we won't be friends at all?"

It was only a theory but it left Remus speechless.

That night, the nightmare returned and woke her even earlier than before. Since she couldn't exactly leave without Remus, Eliza grabbed her broom and went for a quick ride

Once she stepped outside, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath in. The wind was a bit harsh with Autumn being right around the corner but it made her feel at peace. Once she got on her broom and rose in the air, she started to make circles around the house. It wasn't much but Eliza could feel herself smile contently.

Inside, Remus was sitting in the kitchen, fidgeting while thinking of Eliza's future. She had every right to meet Harry but Remus was worried that she will find out more about her family than it was needed. Besides, his full moon problem was going to interfere with teaching even if Dumbledore seemed fine with it.

Eliza flew around for two hours before she came back down. She showered and carefully went through her luggage to see if she packed everything. There was only one small detail missing: her wand. She was sure she placed it in her dresser but it wasn't there.