Crookshanks | 𝘚𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬

Chapter 83

      "Right..." Jenna mumbled under her breath, her thoughts wandering far away. "Well, I better get going. Thanks for the breakfast, Remus," she said, getting up to her feet. "Whenever Sirius woke up, please tell him I went to get some stuff from our old flat."

     "Don't worry, I will." Remus nodded at her reassuringly, before Jenna waved him goodbye and left the kitchen.

     Once she got outside the house and closed the door behind her, Jenna took a deep breath and closed her eyes, focusing on where she wanted to go. She pictured their old flat clearly in her mind, and so the next moment, she Disapparated away.

      When she opened her eyes again and looked up, Jenna felt her heart drop as she saw their old flat before her. It was as if the last fourteen years had never happened.

     Gulping, Jenna stepped toward the house and with the use of her wand, she opened the front door and stepped inside, her stomach lurching as she looked around.

     The last time she had been in there was October 31th, 1981. That night had been pouring rain. Sirius had left the house to check up on Pettigrew's hiding place, but he didn't come back for hours. Although Jenna had been caught by surprise when Remus had showed up at the door, tears covering his face. It was the night that Lily and James had died.

    But as Jenna walked inside the house and closed the door shut behind her, she was reminded of more beautiful memories. Even though the place was covered with dust and cobwebs, she still felt a scant smile appearing across her lips.

      She then made her way over to her and Sirius's old bedroom, opening the closets to look for new clothes to wear. She had brought her bag with her which had the Undetectable Extension Charm on it, placing the clothes inside it.

     Jenna was just about to leave the room that she suddenly came to a stop when her eyes caught sight of something on the nightstand beside their bed.

     With her heart throbbing in her chest, Jenna slowly made her way over the nightstand, picking up the little orb. She then blew the dusts off it as she held it in her hands, her whole body heating up with emotions as she watched it.

      It was the snow globe Sirius had given her as a Christmas present back in their fifth year. The snow inside it was bewitched to fall from the top of it continuously.

     Underneath the snow inside the globe, there were a boy and a girl, laying on the grass as they watched the sky, with the snow falling down on them. What warmed Jenna's heart was that the doll-girl had blue hair, just like how she used to have when she was younger.

     With a little sigh, Jenna placed the snow orb back in her bag. But her curiosity getting the better of her, she started opening her nightstand's drawers to see what was inside them.

     Once she looked inside the drawers, her knees weakened at all the memories she found saw in there.

      The first thing she picked up was a letter from Lily which she had sent to Sirius while Jenna had been away on her mission, talking about Harry's first birthday, and how much he loved his toy broomstick which Sirius had sent him.

      With tears glimmering in her eyes, Jenna placed the letter in her bag and looked back inside the drawer. Among her old brush, quill, ink, and favorite books, there were two curious-looking mirrors.

      Jenna felt shivers running down her spine when she remembered what they were. These were the two-way mirrors that Sirius and James used in detention, whenever they were apart. If one of them said the other's name in the mirror, they would appear.

     Jenna could remember being caught by Filch, while her and Sirius had been kissing in the Black Lake. Filch had then given them separate detentions, so Jenna had burrowed James's mirror so she could talk to Sirius, but she had forgotten to return it back to James.

     Although after putting the mirrors in the bag and looking back inside the drawer, Jenna broke down into tears when she saw a little daisy laying there, looking as beautiful as a newly-blossomed one.

      Jenna picked it up with tears streaming down her eyes, smiling as she remembered that Alice had given it to her for her birthday. Alice had placed a charm on the flower, so it would never die and remain beautiful forever.

      Jenna could remember how back at Hogwarts, the four girls would go out near the lake and sit on the fresh grass to study. Although each time, Alice would conjure white daisies while braiding Jenna's blue hair, placing the little flowers through her hair.

     Jenna felt an ache in her heart as she thought of all her old memories. She missed all her friends, her brother, and her parents. She missed laughing day and night with them, and missed having them by her side.

     The first war had taken everything from her. But now that a second war was approaching, she couldn't possibly afford to lose anyone else.