Esmeralda Avery looked up at the gloomy Parisian sky above her. The grey clouds swirled in endless circles, releasing rain that slowly pattered onto her cheeks. It had been twelve long years since she had set foot in England. Twelve long years since Lord Voldemort had died. She had felt an unimaginable weight lifted from her shoulders - the young woman had finally found true peace. "You're home?" The brunette turned to see none-other than the raven-haired Regulus Black stood on the stone step leading up to their quaint, cream home. "It's been a while." A small smile emerged on his face and he adjusted the newspaper he had tucked under his arm. "I'm not saying I missed you." Esme laughed lightly, "But I did note your absence, and I wasn't happy about it." "Missed you too." He wrapped his arms around her tightly. Little did the reunited couple know, but a newspaper was soon to arrive on their doorstep, which would torpedo them back into the wizarding war they had so desperately tried to escape over a decade ago. Their worst fears had come true - the years of suffering they went through to escape the Dark Lord were all in vain, as he had returned. Except now there was a teenage boy that could be their key to ending Lord Voldemort once and for all. Esme and Regulus weren't done saving lives yet. (Sequel to Hiraeth)

"Your stories are the only thing no one can ever take away from you," she said quietly as if just remembering something. "Then why don't you tell me your's?" the boy asked. *** Constance Foster was the girl who went pretty unnoticed through all her life. From birth when someone had left her in an orphanage to her school years at Hogwarts. The orphanage that she had lived in was led by nuns and wasn't all that excepting of the girl and her abilities as they found her odd and even dangerous in some aspects. When she was eight Constance accidentally lost control of her powers and hurt a fellow orphan, that's when the nuns decided to limit her contact with other children and call upon a man. A headmaster, who came and offered Constance a chance at a better life. From that point on her life went up, at least she thought it had. Not much time passed when Constance recieved a letter from The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where her real adventure began. The real story actually began in her fifth year, but let's leave the details for later. It was the year she found friendship and love, where she never thought to look before. ###### I'm sorry if the first few chapters aren't that good, but I'm still learning. Hope you understand. Trilogy: Storybook 1st Book

BOOK ONE OF THE MARAUDER ERA SERIES - "Most love stories end in a tragedy, you know." "Not this one." - started march 8, 2021 completed march 15, 2021