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::AN:: LAST CHAPPIE! I'm sorry, you guys, but it had to end someday. It is, after all, a prequel. Really, though, if you like this story so much, be sure to check out my next one (it'll be about Remus – I haven't named it yet), oh hint oh hint. It relates a LOT (believe me, a LOT) to 'The New Girl,' and is a prequel as well. I will rewrite IADOHYFB soon, but I'm leaving the old one up for now (and I'll probably leave it up forever – then just post the rewrite under another – shorter – title, lol). Thanks to everyone who stuck with me through the fic, and all the newcomers that have staggered in along the way! You guys are awesome!

I don't have time to do review responses, and that kind of saddens me, as it's the last chapter, but I appreciate all the reviews I got where a bunch of you begged me to keep going. I assure, I will keep going. That fic about Remus? Yeah, that's where I'm gonna keep going. Here's a hint to all you Faylinn lovers: She'll be in there, too! Sorry to say there won't be any more Journal-entries, though. I really loved writing those, it was a lot of fun, lol. Anyways, thanks you guys!

This chapter has a lot of filler scenes (i.e., they're only there to keep you informed of what's happening), so it's really only the end that's important. I'm not saying you should just skip to the end, though! (lol) If you do, you'll probably get confused or something. Anyways, on with the last chapter! (::reaches for tissues:: – no, it's not sad (at least I don't think so), but I don't want it to end, either! lol)

Hope you like the last chapter! I love you reviewers! (hugglez all around!!!)

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Faylinn rushed to Sirius across the bright green grass. "I'm not a student!" She shrieked, flinging herself at him and almost causing him to fall over.

"How's it feel?" He asked, laughing and ignoring the annoyed stares they were getting from the parents and relatives of their peers.

Faylinn paused and thought for a moment. "I think I'm going to miss Hogwarts. But, um, I'm okay with that. Hahaha!"

"Faylinn!" Lily cried, rushing towards them. "Ohmigod, I can't believe this! Did you hurt yourself? Are you sure you're alright?"

"What happened?" Sirius asked.

"I, uh…" Faylinn looked around nervously. "I tripped."

"You tripped?!" James exclaimed, walking up beside Lily. "Padfoot, you should've seen her! She pretty much flew off the stage! It was hilario – I mean, um, it was… it looked… painful?" He laughed nervously as Lily glared at him.

"Hi, guys." Peter said, walking over to the small group.

"Petey!" Faylinn screeched. "Are you alright? I didn't hurt you did I?"

"I don't get it." Sirius said, cocking his head to the side.

"She fell on Wormtail." James said, trying to stifle a laugh.

Faylinn glared at James for a moment, but then frowned and turned to Sirius. "What happened, anyway? Why did you come out here? There was still a ton of people in the Great Hall."

"Yeah, I know, but I –" Sirius began but was interrupted by Remus Lupin and Headmaster Dumbledore walking towards them, along with a tall teenage girl that the others had never seen before.

"Ah, my former students." Dumbledore greeted them with the familiar twinkle in his eyes. "Enjoying yourselves, I hope?"

"Yes, professor." Lily said politely. Remus joined his friends and they all looked at Dumbledore expectantly.

"Oh, where are my manners!" The white-bearded man exclaimed. "Miss Evans, Miss Tatum, Misters Potter, Black, Wormtail, and Lupin. I'd like to introduce you to the young lady next to me: Lada Demetrius, a relative of mine."

Lada smiled as Dumbledore introduced her, her long platinum-blonde hair blowing slightly in the wind. "It's nice to meet you all." She said softly, a small smirk on her face.

"Would you look at that!" Dumbledore proclaimed. "That's Diamond Rocks over by Hagrid's hut!" He turned to the group. "Pardon my intrusion. I'll leave you now." He walked over in the direction of a tall, middle-aged man. The man caught sight of Dumbledore and let out a series of loud greetings, spreading his arms as though he was meeting a long-lost friend.

"So, you're all glad to finally be graduated?" Lada asked the Marauders, Lily, and Faylinn.

Faylinn grinned. "Yeah! I mean, I love Hogwarts and all, but… I am SO happy that school is over now."

"Here here!" Sirius laughed, pumping his fist into the air.

"So you're related to Dumbledore?" Lily asked Lada.

The blonde-haired girl nodded. "Yes, I suppose." She smiled. "It's a very long story."

"Are you graduated?" Peter asked.

She nodded. "Yes. I didn't go to a school, though. I graduated a few years ago. I assume that if I had taken part in a proper school, I would be graduating now."

"That sounds cool." Sirius said, partly distracted by Faylinn adjusting her bra as she stood next to him.

"What's your last name again?" Lily asked, her brow furrowed in concentration. "Demetrius? I don't recognize that."

Lada nodded and glanced at Remus before nodding again to the others. "Well, I must be rejoining some more guests. Congratulations to all of you. It was very nice to meet you." She smiled and turned on her heel, walking off into the crowd that was pouring out of the castle.

"She seems nice." Lily shrugged eventually.

"I like her hair." Faylinn added.

"I like your hair." Sirius piped up.

Remus rolled his eyes. "Come on you guys. Let's go find out what our parents are up to."

They all groaned loudly, but began walking around, searching for their parents amidst cries of "WHOOHOO, NO MORE SCHOOL!" and "I'm free! I'm free!" from Sirius and Faylinn.

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Faylinn blinked as the phone rang. She tiptoed towards it then paused in front of it, the loud RING, RING echoing around her. She picked it up in one swift move and brought it to her ear, breathing heavily.

"Faylinn? Faylinn, is that you?"

Faylinn let out an ear-splitting scream and dropped the phone on the floor, running out of the room.

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RING! RING! RING!

"He… Hehh… Hello?"

"Faylinn?! Why did you hang up on me?! What is your problem?!"

"LILY?! IS THAT YOU?! OHIMGOD, LILY! CAN YOU HEAR ME?!"

"Gah, Fay! Of course I can hear you! Stop shouting!"

"THIS IS A VERY NICE CONTRAPTION! WHAT DO YOU CALL IT AGAIN?! A PHELLTONE?!"

"Telephone, and stop shouting! Just speak like you normally would!"

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

"LILY?! LILY?! ARE YOU THERE?! THERE'S A STRANGE NOISE! LILY, A STRANGE NOISE! LILY?! ARE YOU OKAY?!"

"Um, I'm fine… Oh! That must be your call waiting! Press on the button that says 'flash.' And please stop shouting. I understand this is the first time you've used a telephone, but –"

Beep!

"LILY?! LIKE THAT?! HEY, LILS, CAN YOU HEAR ME?!"

"Hello?"

"HELLO?! LILY?!"

"Um, no… This is Sirius, your husband, Faylinn. Why are you screaming?"

"LILY?! WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO LILY?! ARE YOU OVER THERE?!"

"If by 'over there' you mean James and Lily's, then no. Hey, were you listening to me yesterday when I showed you how to use the telephone?"

"HUH?!"

"The telephone. I showed you how to use it yesterday. You weren't listening, were you?"

"SURE I WAS LISTENING! I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING! WHAT HAPPENED TO LILY?!"

"What do you mean what happened to Lily? How should I know? Anyway, I brought that gross bread you wanted me to give to Remus, so I'm here now."

"OH! REMUS?! REMMY! HELLO! DID YOU TRY THE BREAD YET?! IT'S VERY GOOD! I MADE IT MYSELF!"

"Faylinn, could you not yell? It kind of hurts. Hey Moony, she wants to know if you've tried the – What? Oh, he says he did."

"GOOD!"

"Oh hey, have you spoken to Lily? James is complaining about the –"

"MERLIN'S FLUFFY PINK BEARD! LILY?! LILY, CAN YOU HEAR ME?!"

"Faylinn, what are you doing?"

"IT'S LILY! SHE PHELLYTONED ME AND THEN TOLD ME TO PUSH FLASH BECAUSE SHE WAS MAKING CHIRPING NOISES AND –"

"Oh, she's on the other line-thing? That's what it's called, eh Prongs? Yeah, he says Lily calls it a 'line.'"

"WHAT IS SHE DOING ON A LINE?! IS SHE FISHING?!"

"No, Faylinn, she's not fishing. Just… Okay, just press the button that she told you to press again, and then you can talk to her, understand? Just don't do it yet, because I'm not done and I –"

Beep!

"LIKE THAT?!"

"Faylinn?"

"SIRIUS?!"

"No… It's me. Lily."

"OH THANK MERLIN! I THOUGHT YOU DIED!"

"Uh, what?"

"I THINK I'M FINALLY GETTING THIS PHELLYTONE THINGY!"

"Yeah, just keep telling yourself that. Are you alone, Fay?"

"ALONE AS TWO ALONE THINGS CAN BE!"

"…What?"

"APPARATE HERE AND I'LL TELL YOU! I HAVE GOOD NEWS!"

"Really? I was a little worried about you! James said that Sirius told him you weren't feeling very well. Did you go see someone?"

"YES, I DID! NOW, I DON'T SEE YOU YET SO THAT MEANS YOU HAVEN'T APPARATED! APPARATE!"

"Stop yelling, you're giving me a headache!"

"APPARATE!"

"OKAY!"

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Faylinn grinned as she watched Lily take in what she had just told her. "So…?"

Lily let out a small squeal-like noise and jumped up off of her chair. "YOU'RE PREGNANT!" She screeched gleefully, jumping up and down.

"I know!" Faylinn smiled.

"We're going to be pregnant together!" Lily squeaked.

"I know!"

"We're going to have babies together!"

"I kno – Oh, well, sort of."

"Yeah." Lily giggled. "Did you tell Sirius yet?"

"No."

"No?! No?! Oh, Faylinn, you have to tell him!"

"Um, duh."

"He'll be so happy! I know he will! James was so happy! He went around putting corks over all the sharp objects! It was so cute!"

"Um, I hope Sirius doesn't do that…"

Lily rolled her eyes. "Have you guys talked about kids, though?"

Faylinn nodded. "Sure. Or, well, he talks about kids. I just kind of… don't."

"Well, whatever. I – Did you hear that? I think Sirius is here! Okay, I'm going to go, so you can tell him and all that! Bye!" She apparated away with a loud POP!.

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"Ow."

Sirius glanced over at Faylinn. "What?"

She hugged her knees to her chest. "My stomach." She said.

"Mel said it'll hurt more later on." Sirius said. "You don't even look any different yet."

Faylinn rolled her eyes and stared blankly at the fireplace. "I want banana cream pie." She said suddenly. "With chocolate ice-cream. No, make that chocolate yogurt."

"Gross!" Sirius exclaimed. "How can you still eat, Faylinn? That's disgusting!"

Faylinn poked him in his side. "Shush up, you."

"Shushing up now." He smirked and pulled her into a hug. "Hey, do you think it'll be a girl or a boy?" He asked.

Faylinn made a snorting sound. "I think if you ask me that again, I'm going to strangle you." She said.

"Heh." He frowned. "Do you think it's safe?"

"Huh?"

"Having a child, I mean."

Faylinn rolled her eyes again. "People have been having children for years, Sirius. I'm sure it's perfectly safe."

"No, I mean now." Sirius explained. "With Voldemort around and everything.

Faylinn glared at him, but simply shrugged her shoulders. "I know it's dangerous, but… There will always be some sort of danger, right? You can't put everything on hold just because there's a threat of –"

"I get it." Sirius gave her a small peck on her forehead. "So, banana cream pie?"

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"Miss Tatum. I'd like a moment with you."

Faylinn turned around to see her old headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, behind her. She smiled curtly. "I've already explained that I don't want to join your Order, professor." She said.

He shook his head and ushered her into another room. "Call me Albus, please." He said. "And I do wish you'd reconsider my offer. However, Sirius has asked me not to pressure you, and so I won't." He took a deep breath. "What I need to speak to you about concerns your child."

Faylinn absentmindedly touched her stomach. "My… What are you talking about?"

Dumbledore gave her a sad look through his half-moon glasses. "I'm sorry, Miss Tatum. But it is very important that you not tell Sirius what I am to discuss with you. Now, allow me to explain…"

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THE DAILY PROPHET

Tatum Toasted?

Article by: Diamond Rocks

Last night the home of Faylinn Tatum was burnt to the ground in yet another Death Eater attack. Officials are unclear as to how the fire started, but are assuming that the house was hit by a powerful fire spell right at the back door. Witnesses have confirmed that Miss Tatum was still in the house at the time of the fire. Her body has yet to be found, and the Ministry has warranted for her obituary to be printed in this issue (see page 47). Miss Tatum was living with husband Sirius Black, who was arrested, on suspicion of arson, but has been cleared, as his alibi shows he was, in fact, away from the home at the time of the fire. Mr. Black was released from Auror custody two hours after time of arrest. He refused to speak with reporters, but a young girl who was visiting a parent in the Ministry at the time relayed to us that Mr. Black looked as pale as a "ghost." "He was sitting in a chair by an office," young Rita Skeeter says, "and he had his head in his hands most of the time. He might have been crying, but I didn't see his face. There was a pregnant woman and a black-haired man there, talking to him, but he never spoke loud enough for me to hear." The pregnant woman and "black-haired man" have been confirmed to be Mr. James Potter and wife, Lily Potter. Ministry officials refuse to make a statement on whether or not they believe last night's fire to be related to the fire in Liverpool two days ago – where the well-respected Lada Demetrius was killed. (To read more on the fire in Liverpool, see page 12)……

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::AN:: Gah, it's over! A lot of you will be confused, but… All the more reason to stick around, non? (teehee) Anyway, I won't be able to answer any question on the story anymore, but if you have a question regarding THIS CHAPTER (or any other chapter), just ask in an email or review and I will email you a response (any questions in reviews – I'll need you to ask me to email you, or I won't answer, and you'll have to make sure you post your email).

Many thanks to all of you! I love you! (lol) And the first chapter to my new fic should be posted within a week (probably not even that long), so stay tuned. Meanwhile, feel free to go back on my old chapters and check out some of the fics I recommended, along with my un-IADOHYFB-related fic, 'Well, What Do You Know?'

Much Love!!! - hunni07