Unforgettable

The Truth

*Enid Riddle above*
Setting: 25, December 2018-Christmas evening; Dragon sanctuary in Romania, 3rd person pov...

     Jiba guides the large group from the sanctuary to a remote & deserted seeming place where Enid is waiting for everyone as she just lays on the ground, starry night sky above. They all gather round her, towering over her & her red eyes seem to ignore their gazes watching from above her. She makes no form of acknowledgment towards them whatsoever until someone clears their throat & speaks...

"Hem," Jiba clear her throat, "we're here Enid," she says, "what is it you have to tell us?"

"Hm?" She starts, now seeming to notice their presence, "have a seat," she invites them, "you're gonna wanna sit down for this news-and for the record," she goes on as they all start taking seats on the grass, "I didn't even tell Jemima this."

"What is it?" James huffs getting annoyed with his half cousin

"Watch it clay boy," she says, making fun of his last name

"What is it Enid?" Jiba asks kinder

"Huh," she sigh out as she sits up, "I am the witch you've been looking for," she tells them, "I am the descendant of the witch whom cursed the Greengrass family."

"..." all fall silent in shock-even Jiba

"W-wh-Wha-what?" Harry stutters out

"I'm related to her through my mum," she clarifies

"You knew about this," James snaps at his sister

"Look at her face cauldron head," Enid barks at him, "does it look like she had the foggiest?"

"..." he falls silent

"Honestly," she huffs out, "do you have to blame her for every little thing?"

"Why did you never say anything?!" Jiba now snaps at her

"Watching Kiln girl," she snarls back

"WHY?!" Jiba ignores her & screams

"CAUSE I NEVER LEARNED LIGHT MAGIC!" She screams back, "I only know how to cast curses," she sigh out, "not break them."

"..." they all fall into silence again

"There was no point in saying anything about my relations to the witch in question," she explains further, "when I couldn't actually do anything about it."

"Then why in the bloody hell would Damn well bring it up now?!" Draco snaps at her

"Because whether I tell you back when she was alive, now or it came out on its own later," Enid explains, "it would come out eventually anyways," she tells them, "and if I waited for it to come out on its own-you lot, you would've just blamed me, saying I could've saved without giving me a chance to explain," she goes on, "if I had said something while she was live, you lot would be begging me to save her and then be enraged that I would refuse to try and wouldn't even bother to listen to me-blaming me, saying that I could've saved her..." she adds in, "I didn't say anything till now, because I know I couldn't have done anything for her and because it be less of an annoyance if the news came from me rather than any other way."

More silence now passes as everyone present at the meeting let's the information sink in & draw their own conclusions as well as conclusions. A number of them are angered by the news but don't blame the woman it to them, they either blame themselves or life in general & the rest choose to accept it bitterly with the knowledge that there's nothing that can be done about any of it-especially now. Draco feels nothing but numbness, he had given up any form of hope days before Jemima passed-she started acting stranger than normal. She had been doing nothing but writing & hiding things-he was use to her not eating or talking much & even her keeping secrets, what he wasn't use to was her doing nothing but writing & no reading. Having heard enough themselves, both Harry & Draco take their leave, aparating away & everyone parts ways as well not long after them.

Ginny can't find her voice to speak with how shocked by the news she is; Lucius had no visible reaction when Narcissa tells him everything that happened. Though Lucius never cared much for his children's choice of significant other, & gave them a hard time, it didn't mean he was the type to wish either of them dead. From her place on the other side with her other three children, Jemima is at peace as she watches over those she cares for in the living world, but it's hard to do so when she can see her son in so much pain. She's worried for everyone & that her premeditated plans will fail to be executed properly, that her plans will change things dramatically for the future once the past has changed...

"Mummy, whys daddy so angry?"

"Cause mum's dead stupid."

"Don't be mean to your sister Alfred," Jemima tells him as Gaia hugs her

"Half sister," he mutters

"Mummy," Daniel says softly as she grabs onto her

"Hm?"

"Who's that?"

"Hm..."

"Who're you?"  A little girl with blond hair asks looking at the woman with three children

"My name's Jemima," she replies with a smile, "these are three of my children: Daniel, Gaia and Alfred...what's your name dear?"

"I'm Lyra," she replies with a smile

"Ly-ra?" Jemima repeats in shock recalling of hearing the name before

"Do you know me?"

"..." Jemima nods her head yes, "I we met once very briefly."

     A little girl with red hair suddenly appears, a little girl Jemima only met once, but knew who she was and she falls into shock at the sight of her...

"Who're you?" Lyra asks the red head

"I'm your sister," she declares, "Maia," she says to her with a smile, "i was passed when I was born...I've come to take you to heaven."

"Will I like Heaven?" Lyra asks

"I believe so," Maia replies, "I do."

     The frightened Lyra looks to the only adult around for reassurance & Jemima gives her a smiling nod, encouraging her to take her sister's hand to go with her...

"Mummy?"

"Hm?"

"When can we move on?"

"When we want I suppose..." Jemima replies to her son in thought

"I want to go now," Alfred tells her impatiently

"Go on then if you want," she replies simply, "I won't stop you."

    So he passes on without any second thoughts, leaving behind his mum, sister & brother; his choosing to go doesn't faze her within the slightest...

"Mum?" Daniel starts

"You two may go if you wish," she tells them both

"..." the two look to each other

"Will you come with us mummy?" Gaia asks her

"Eventually," she tells her, "but not yet."

"Why not?"

"I shall wait," she tells them

"For daddy?" Gaia asks her

"Indeed," she sighs out

"Then I shall stay too," Gaia declares as Daniel goes, "..." she looks around, "when will he come?"

"Soon I hope," she sighs out, "soon..."