LIFE STORIES 3: EMMELINE VANCE
Life Stories: Emmeline Vance
Emmeline Vance was born on January the 15th 1960; her mother was a witch who worked for the ministry. And her father was a muggle who was a policeman. To say the man was shocked to find out his wife was a witch would be an understatement.
Her mother was Alexandrite Abbot-Vance wanted Emmeline to know about both cultures, so she insisted that Emmeline went to play dates with young witches and wizards. The two families that Emmeline spent time with were the Potters and the Prewetts.
James Potter was the only son of ivy and Michael Potter and Alice Prewett was the only and orphaned cousin of Molly, Fabian and Gideon Prewett. They were Emmeline’s closet friends in the wizardry world. They went to Qudditch matches together, played Hogwarts together (a board game) and slept over at each other houses.
When Emmeline was eleven, she finally went to Hogwarts, she was really nervous. She had no idea what house she would be sorted into, she was smart and cunning and not really brave or loyal. She didn’t want to be in Slytherin, that’s where dark wizards go. It didn’t help that James and Alice weren’t here with her. James went off with a boy called Sirius and Emmeline hasn’t seen Alice anywhere.
“Err hi, can I sit here?”
Emmeline turned to see a girl with long blond hair and dark blue eyes.
“Um sure, I’m Emmeline by the way” Emmeline said moving her cat carrier from the opposite chair.
“Marlene, Marlene McKinnon” the blond girl said offering a hand. Emmeline took Marlene’s hand and shook it.
“Nice to meet you Marlene” she said.
The sorting went quickly, and Emmeline was sorted into Gryffindor. It was a surprise really but then again that wimpy boy Peter was in Gryffindor too. Unlike other years and houses Gryffindor filled all ten places up. There was Alice, Marlene, a girl called Mary, another girl called Lily, James, Frank Longbottom, Sirius Black, a boy called Remus and the wimpy peter.
The girls became good friends, well Emmeline, Marlene, Alice and Lily did. Mary didn’t really spend time with them at all. James, Sirius, Remus and Peter called them the maurderettes despite the fact the girls didn’t play pranks.
Emmeline hated Sirius black. That’s what she told herself every night before she went to bed, she knew deep down that she had feelings for him. Just like Lily had for James and Alice for Frank. They argued, they fought and they once came close to kissing.
They didn’t admit their feelings for each other till sixth year. It started when Sirius stopped eating a few weeks before term ended.
“Sirius you got to eat something” Emmeline said biting her lip.
“And why should I? I’m a horrible person, I don’t deserve to live” Sirius muttered
“Why do you say that?” Emmeline asked looking like she might hit him.
“I did a terrible prank on snivlly and it almost killed him and Remus” Sirius said looking at his feet.
“you feel remorse. That means you’re not a horrible person” Emmeline reasoned “I’ll presume the prank involved Remus in his wolf form” she added slyly
“How…?”
“Frank and us girls got curious” she said shrugging
“Thanks Emmy” Sirius said
“Your welcome but don’t call me Emmy”
“Sure, just one thing why do you care?”
It was a good question, Emmeline always gave out the impression that she hated Sirius Orion black with all her being but the truth is….
“I love you”
Sirius looked up. “Do you? Do you really?” he asked
She nodded silently. Next thing she knew he was kissing her.
“I love you too-kiss-I love your thick black hair-kiss- your dark eyes-kiss-your name”
Seventh year went quickly, and Emmeline was on cloud nine she almost forgot about Voldemort and his cronies. After graduation Sirius proposed to her. She said yes. After graduation Dumbledore asked her to join his order. She said yes. Lily asked her to be her maid of honour, of course she said yes.
The war got deadly; Mary was killed within moments after graduating then Marlene. The order was out numbered simple as that. Then Lily and James were killed and their son Harry survived.
Sirius disappeared and so did Peter. Alice and Frank were tortured into insanity. Sirius was arrested and Peter was killed. And baby Harry was sent to his parents. Dumbledore ignored Lily and James’s will.
It was a cold November for Emmeline. She was alone and pregnant. Bloody black got her pregnant. She couldn’t get rid of the baby despite who was the father.
In early July she gave birth to twins. A boy called Eric Sirius Vance and a girl called Cassandra Lily Vance. Her babies. The years went on and she worked as a secretary for the head of goblin liaison office part time. It wasn’t until Voldemort came back that she had to face her fiancé.
Dumbledore explained everything. And when she saw Sirius she threw her arms round him.
“SIRI!”
“Err hi Emmeline” he said stiffly
“Sirius?”
“I…Emmeline….I ….”
“Don’t you love me anymore?” she whispered eyes going wide.
“What! No I thought you didn’t love me anymore” he said
She got angry at this; she began to hit him repeatedly over the head.
“Of-hit-course-hit-I- hit-love-hit-you-hit-you-got-me-pregnant-hit-you-bastard-hit hit hit.
Snape burst out laughing and the rest of the order joined in.
Sirius looked shocked.
“WHAT!!”
“Don’t look so shocked” Emmeline sniffed
“But how?”
“Well Black I assume when a man loves a woman-
“Oh shut up snivellus” Sirius turned towards Emmeline is it a boy? Or a girl? You didn’t miscarriage did you? You’re not still pregnant are you?”
“What do I look pregnant to you!?” Emmeline screeched Snape and Remus started to snigger.
“No…NO!” Sirius said waving his arms about.
“If you must know, it’s a boy and girl”
“It’s a heshe?!” Sirius squawked.
Snape and Remus couldn’t stop laughing, the Weasleys joined in, mad-eye snorted and Dumbledore had an amused expression on his face.
“No! I had twins you dumb ass” Emmeline snapped “they’re fourteen” she added
“It’s not too late to ask if you’ll still marry me then.” Sirius asked cheekily
“I still have the ring” Emmeline said softly taking the chain off her neck to show the simple gold band with an emerald on.
Sirius took the ring and bent down on one knee “Emmy if you still want to be my wife will you marry me?”
“Sure but only after we catch Peter” Emmeline said “I don’t want to be a wife of a wanted man”
The year went to quickly. Harry was tricked into getting the prophecy and Sirius died. Emmeline went on to the brink of despair. She sent the twins to live with her mother for the summer. That’s when it happened.
She was lying on the sofa, her hair lose and knotted not brushed since Sirius died. Her robes were the emerald green that matched her ring. She was half asleep, when he came in.
She fought; she fought long and hard the attempt to kill the man that killed her best friends, the Gryffindors.
But he killed her. She saw that green light and she hoped her children will live for a long time.
She woke up at Kingcross station. It was blurry at first but then a train came and someone stuck out the head out of the window.
“Oi Emmy! You coming or what?”
“Sirius?”
“Come on”
She got on the train to her after life. It was lovely; she played poker with Marlene, Mary, Lily, James and Sirius. She snogged Sirius, she did everything she missed doing with her friends. Emmeline decided the best part of her life was her afterlife.
Authors note: you will see Eric and Cassandra in one of the soul twins stories some point in the future.
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