Liliah Rogers

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                       4 months earlier

Liliah stared at the water bottle filled with memories in it for the hundredth time. Why did she have this? Obviously it was something important. But whether the memories were something she wanted to remember or something she wanted to forget.

" Darling, you've stared at that water bottle a thousand times." Fred came up behind her and kissed her cheek.
" I know. But why do I have it?" Liliah asked.
" I have no idea." Fred shrugged and sat down next to her.
" Me neither that's why I'm driving myself crazy over it." Liliah sighed.
" Sunflower, today's Remus's, Sirius's and Teddy's last full day here before they return to England. You should come down and spend time with them." Fred told her.

" What if we went with them?" Liliah suggested.
" What do you mean?" Fred asked.
" Well non of my other family over there has met Grant. And I really, really miss my parents, and Harry, and Cedric and oh my god Amelia I miss her so much." Liliah started.
" If that's what you want. That's what we'll do." Fred told her.
" I love you. Thank you for putting up with me." Liliah kissed him.
" Thank you for choosing me to put up with you." Fred smiled and kissed her again.
Liliah chuckled and wrapped her arms around his neck.

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" Liliah! Liliah!" Harry waved.
The group had just walked off the plane and into the London Airport. Liliah smiled carefully handed Nat to Remus before rushing towards her brother. She jumped into his arms happily and he hugged her back.
" Did ya miss me little brother?" Liliah asked ruffling his neat hair, messing it up.
" Come on Li, we're adults. Aren't we past this?" Harry asked.
" Nope never. Cause see Harry no matter what, you'll always be my baby brother even if you're older in age now." Liliah told him.

" Think I'll have to go with Li on this one love." Cedric walked up to them.
" Puff!" Liliah smiled and hugged him.
" Gryff." Cedric hugged her back.
They pulled away and saw a Starbucks coffee cup in his hand.
" Really you went to get a coffee during my big arrival?" Liliah asked.
" It was last day to get the Peppermint tea." Cedric defended.

" Love, you had it yesterday." Harry said.
" What is the this? Is it Potter gang up on poor Cedric day? Dear Helga." Cedric took a sip of his tea.
The siblings looked at each other and gave each other an identical wide eyed look.

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" Aw look how cute she is." Lily cooed as she held Nat in her arms.
" Yes my goddaughter is beauty isn't she?" Cedric grinned proudly.
Liliah smiled as she watched her mom and best friend play with her daughter.
" Yeah well my godson is named after two Avengers. Not one but two." George said as he held Grant in his arms.

" Georgie sure is proud of our godson." Angelina chuckled.
" Be careful Li-Grant might end up calling George Dada if he spends too much time with him. Trust me I know first hand." James joked.
" James I told you I was sorry for that." Remus said.
" Hush Moony, it's funny." James smiled.
" Wait what?" Liliah asked.
" Harry's first words were dada, but since James and Sirius were still earning their strips as Aurors Remus came and hung out with me everyday to help me with Harry. And well Harry called Remus Dada." Lily explained.

Liliah laughed as Fred's eyes widen.
" Give me my child back." Fred told his brother.
" Don't worry Freddy, if anything Grant going to call Cedric dada." Sirius told him.
Fred looked back at them. Liliah looked at Cedric and winked. Cedric puckered his lips and sent her a kiss.
" Well then there's nothing I can do. I'm not match for Ced." Fred slumped down in the armchair.

" Speaking of which, not that I don't love my little goddaughter and my nephew cause trust me I do, but I'm taking Liliah out tonight. Just us." Cedric said.
" What me?" Fred and Harry asked.
" Nah I think we need some best friend time." Liliah agreed.
" What about Amelia?" Harry asked.
" I think it needs to be just the OG's tonight. Plus I already called her and she's working tonight so she can't come. But that just leaves more time for one on one time for me and the only gal I've ever loved." Cedric said.

" Mom, Pops you think you could watch the kids tonight?" Liliah asked.
" It would be a pleasure." James looked at Grant and crossed his eyes and made him laugh.
Liliah smiled happily.

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Liliah and Cedric sat in a dimly lit bar in a comfy booth. The sat and drank mock tails. They were going to drink but neither of them really fancied having a hang over tomorrow. Wow, they were maturing.

" So what has life been like since we've seen each other?" Cedric asked.
" Oh ya know, I usually talk to one of my uncles then I take the babies to the park. When Fred gets home we'll play with some more and then we put them to bed. Then me and Fred will just hang out." Liliah told him.

" God you need another friend besides Fred." Cedric shook his head.
" I have friends other than Fred." Liliah defended.
" Oh really? Name one, and don't say me." Cedric said.
" You. Alright name a friend you have, don't say me." Liliah retorted.
" You." Cedric said.
" See neither of us have friends." Liliah told him.

" Touché. Oh you will never believe who I saw." Cedric said.
" Who?" Liliah asked.
" Professor McGonagall. Or really Headmaster McGonagall." Cedric told her.
" She deserves to be Headmaster. Plus have you seen the office it's brilliant-" Liliah started but then she realized something.
" I know that look, what did that messy brain of yours just think of?" Cedric asked.
" Okay so in the Headmasters office there's a Pensieve." Liliah told him.

" Right...what does that have to do with anything?" Cedric asked.
" Okay so I have a bottle filled with memories but I have no clue why I took out my memories. Now I can see what I took out." Liliah explained.
" Oh yeah, if only you had the bottle though but it's all the way in Brook-you have it with you don't you?" Cedric asked.
" You know when I have an obsession it becomes my whole personality." Liliah grimaced.

" Yeah I know like with Pride and-" Cedric started.
" Prejudice, yeah I brought a copy of that too. So whatta say Puff, you wanna go on a mission tomorrow?" Liliah asked.
" Hmmm yeah sure, what else do I have to do, work? I don't think so." Cedric shrugged.
" To the best best friends on the planet." Liliah raised her glass.
" To the finest best friends on the planet." Cedric clinked their glasses.