Title: It's not losing a daughter; it's gaining a son!
Summary: AU
The town of Hogwarts is a quiet town. Four great mansions stand on the four cardinal points of town. Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff.
Background to the story:
I made Harry older in this story. He, Ron and Draco are 21 where as Hermione, Ginny and Luna are 18.
William is 19, Charles is 15 and Ana is 10.
James and Sirius are 45. Remus and Lilly are still 44 since their birthdays haven't passed yet.
Sirius is married to Julie Zonko. He has one son Sirius Jr.
Remus is married to Tonks.
Prologue
It was a clear night and the half moon could be seen clearly rising on the horizon. The small bit of moonlight shone on a great mansion isolated and dilapidated on a small hill. Four figures could be seen approaching the mansion. The figures stopped just in front of the main entrance to the Manor. They waited for a while before a rat scurried out of a small hole at the side of the house. The rat approached them and miraculously transformed into a short bald man.
"Wormtail! Where is the amulet?" The one with silver blond hair asked.
"I can't get to it. Many wards protect it. There is some sort of force preventing me from transforming back into my normal self once I am inside the house and I can't dismantle the wards without my wand." The former rat answered.
"Master won't be too pleased with this news. He requires the amulet for his plans." The blond replied.
"Perhaps there is a way," Wormtail replied. He knew his master does not take failure lightly. Many a servant had suffered death for trivial little failures.The other figures among the group listened anxiously as they didn't want to fail their master either.
"There are paintings inside the mansion." Wormtail started.
"So there are paintings in every house in Hogwarts!" A tall blonde woman replied.
"Yes but these are of the family. Each picture shows a Gryffindor and what year they were born and died."
"Get to the point!" Another figure called
"Well after a gap of a few centuries there are two portraits on the wall of people who are presently alive."
"That's not possible!" The blonde woman said
"The birth dates clearly indicated that they boy is 21 and the girl is 18. There are no dates listed for death." Wormtail replied
"But how can this be?" Another figure asked
"Master will know what it means." The blonde woman replied
"Did you recognize the portraits?" The silver blonde haired man asked.
"Yes" Wormtail replied as they headed back to their master to deliver this latest bit of information to him.