Lily Black sprinted quickly down the 6th floor corridor. She tried to hurry
and get to the common room unnoticed. Lily looked from left to right,
before jumping up the staircase and to the common room.
Lily was trying to get to the Gryffindor tower without being noticed, because it was way past midnight and she had been dueling. Finally Lily had gotten to the portrait on the seventh floor. The Fat Lady was snoozing away softly. Lily stomped one foot in order to wake her up. The portrait's eyes shot open.
"Oh deary! Hello Lily, you're out very late. You father always was late too." Said the Fat Lady, while stifling a yawn. Lily rolled her eyes and waved her arm in the air in order to show that she was in a hurry.
"Tebo-Tango!" Lily whispered, the portrait swung open to reveal the common room.
Lily stumbled into the common room, expecting to be the only on in it. Alas, there were two redhead boys shooting sparks at the fire. Lily walked even closer, hoping they wouldn't notice her arrival. The portrait door banged shut. Lily winced.
"Lil!" said George as he swung around to see what made such noise. Fred also swung around. Their faces split into wide grins. Wide Mischievous grins.
"Lily, what happened?" said Fred, who's jaw dropped to the floor.
Again, Lily had been in a duel. She had dueled with a Slytherin, Kodah Morrington. Kodah left the battle with a broken arm and a bruise above his left eye. Lily left with a limp and her once mid-back length brown hair, dyed purple and cut to her chin.
"I was in a duel with Kodah Morrington. He went to the hospital wing. I came with this." She said, indicating her bright purple locks.
Fred and George laughed. Kodah was one of their very biggest enemies. They tortured him everyday.
"That's the best her could do? Turn your hair purple? That's just sad. It shows who is the better wand waver here!" George remarked, putting his wand away.
"Are you taking the mickey?" she asked sarcastically.
Once she had gotten over the shock of her hair being cut and dyed, she practically broke Kodah's arm in half. Lily couldn't wait until Dylan saw.
"Well, guys, I'm going to bed." Lily then said goodnight to the twins. She bounded up the staircase into the girl's dormitory.
Once inside Lily threw her trunk open. She pulled out a pair of maroon silk pajamas and pulled them on. Lily then jumped into bed.
The next morning, Lily awoke to find the dorm completely empty. It was Saturday morning and apparently Lily had slept in. She gathered her wand and cloak and proceeded down to breakfast.
When she arrived down in the Great Hall, lily plopped down next to Fred and George. George was piling stacks of pancakes onto his plate; Fred was dripping pumpkin juice down his front. Once Lily sat down, most of the heads in the Great Hall were turned, staring at Lily's hair. It was an odd feeling for Lily, seeing as she was the only one looked at. She tried to ignore it, but eventually, it got so annoying that she just smiled and waved at anyone who pointed, or stared at her.
Then, Professor McGonagall whispered something in Professor Dumbledore's ear. She then slowly made her way down to the Gryffindor Table. Lily noticed this, and began eating much faster. She knew she was in deep trouble.
"Ms. Black, will you come with me?" said McGonagall. Lily gave Fred and George a hurried scared look, grabbed her wan and slipped her cloak on. Lily then nodded to McGonagall.
Once they were outside of the Great Hall, McGonagall pulled Lily by the shoulder and into an empty classroom.
"Ms. Black, I cannot say I agree with your new hairstyle. I am quite disappointed with you. You see, there is no rule about having your hairstyle changed, but if it continues to be a classroom distraction, I shall have to as you to dye it back. Do you understand?" said Professor McGonagall. Lily nodded silently.
Professor McGonagall then left the room, leaving Lily sitting on a desktop. Lily looked around the room. It was fairly clean, except for an upset trash can and a knocked over desk. Peeves had obviously visited the room, seeing as there were rude sayings on the board. A forgotten book lay on a desktop. Lily walked over to the book and picked it up.
The book was bound in a green scaly leather. The title was embossed in gold peeling letters. The title of the book was 'Animagi Study: How to Become and Animagus.' Lily's hands shook as she remembered her father. He had been an Animagus. An unregistered one. Sirius Black had turned into a shaggy black dog. Lily opened the book to the first page. On the inside cover a hand printed name read: Sirius Black- grade 4.
Lily's heart beat faster. This book had been her father's. Lily was in 5th year, and she had just decided to become an Animagus. Lily flipped through the book; it looked like very complex magic. She continued to look through the book until a title page caught her eye. How to Know What Animal You'll Become.
Lily stared at the book page. It said to know what animal you'll become think of what animal you're most like. If you need help, ask people around you that know you well.
Then, the door of the empty classroom swung open. The Weasly Twins were staring at Lily. Lily shut the green book with a snap, and shoved it into one of her numerous pockets. "What happened Lil?" asked Fred, coming into the classroom. George followed Fred's lead.
"Didya get into trouble?" George said, putting on a baby voice. George wagged his finger at her. "Naughty, Naughty!"
The twins rolled with laughter while Lily rolled her eyes. Then, Lily remembered the book.
"Guys, what animal am I most like?" she asked, hoping they wouldn't ask why she wanted to know. George thoughtfully looked into the air.
"A slug!" said George sarcastically. Fred howled with laughter. Lily, however, did not find this funny.
"No, I'm serious." Lily said crossing her arms across her chest.
"I thought your dad was Sirius!" said Fred. Lily turned on her quick. She hated when they made fun of her dad's name.
"STOP IT NOW! I asked you a serious question and all you do is joke!" Lily bellowed. The twins's eyes went wide. They turned serious real fast.
"Well, Lil, I think you're probably most like a dog. A really friendly one." Said George, who had never made fun of her dad before. Lily smiled, that was much better answer. A slug, really...
"What kind of dog?" she then asked, hoping they wouldn't say anything mean.
"I don't know! There's so many species out there, how am I supposed to know?"
Then Fred got the courage to ask an interesting question.
"Why all the animal questions?" Lily turned around really quick to face Fred. She couldn't keep it from them for forever. She pulled out the book and showed them.
"Animagi?" George said. "That's really advanced magic."
Lily nodded her head. She knew, but she was going to try anyway. Fred and George wouldn't tell anyone, or would they?
"I'm going to try and become one." Lily said, her voice quavering with nervousness. Fred's jaw dropped.
"Lily, that's supposed to be very difficult!"
Lily opened the book to the title page. The handwriting (Sirius Black-Grade 4) shone in the dim light.
"My dad did it, Why can't I?" she asked. She then left the classroom without letting them answer.
Lily shoved the book back into her pocket. She started to walk back to the common room, but Megan Monihan walked by, bawling. Lily hurried by, to try to catch up with Megan. Meg was a good friend of Lily's and usually didn't cry a while lot.
"Megan! Wait up!" she yelled, hoping Meg could hear her. Lily chased Megan all the way to the common room.
"Lily?" Meg muttered, her red face sweaty and warm. Lily nodded and went to comfort Megan. Meg was wearing a black t-shirt that said 'Paper Wands' on it. Lily knew that the Paper Wands were a band, but she never heard they're music.
"What happened? Why are you crying?" Lily asked, hoping not to send Meg into a fit of tears. Megan looked up at Lily.
"My brother's dead. He died yesterday. I just got the news, just now."
This news hit Lily like a train. Megan's brother Tim had only been 18. Lily had met him before. The boy with such a smiley face, dead. Lily could understand what Megan was going through. After all, her dad died.
"Oh my gosh." Lily said quietly. Megan looked even sadder.
"He was murdered. I can't tell you anymore than that. I'm sorry." Megan whispered.
Later, Fred and George walked in on Lily staring at her father's signature. She wanted to be so much like him. He died before she could ever say goodbye. Harry Potter, a good friend of Lily's was Sirius's godchild. Sirius had rushed to save Harry from Voldemort. Lily understood. She loved Harry like a brother.
"Lil, I know you miss your Dad, but this is a bit extreme." Fred said, placing his books down on the table. Lily took that as an extremely bad insult.
"I never got to say goodbye to him. I never said 'I love you,' or 'Bye Dad,' or any of that. You'll never understand. I was expecting him to come home for dinner, and he never came. You don't know what that feels like. I got an owl from Dumbledore saying my dad was gone." Lily stared to cry.
Fred and George stopped what they were doing and listened. Lily had never told them about the time after Sirius died.
The only thing bothered Lily's mom after his death was that Lily never cried. She never said anything. After Lily heard the news, she blinked twice and nodded.
"It's okay, Lil. Everything will be okay." George said, putting his arm around Lily's shoulders. Lily immediately put her head on his shoulder and continued crying.
"That's why I'm becoming an Animagus. In honor of Dad." She said after her unannounced crying fit. Lily looked out of the window. Lily wanted to talk to an adult that understood how she felt, an adult that knew and cared about her dad.
"Remus!" she said out loud. Fred gave her up and pulled his arm away.
"What about Lupin?" asked George who was twirling his wand. Fred looked at George quickly. They hadn't seen Lupin since last year, and were wondering how he was. Lily waved the thought away.
"I just need to talk to him. He knew my dad, and well, I need someone who knew how it felt to lose him. And well, Lupin's the only real marauder left." Lily said, still looking at Sirius's signature.
Fred immediately looked sorry for Lily. He had made fun of her, and made her feel worse. George slapped Fred on the arm.
"See what you did? Made her feel the all time low!"
This made Lily laugh. She still wanted to talk to Lupin. She didn't know where he was, so it wasn't like she could send her owl off with a letter, hoping it would find him.
"Do you know where Lupin is?" she asked George, whose parents were in the Order. George shrugged. He turned to Fred.
"I dunno. There are members of the Order here at Hogwarts, you could ask McGonagall." Fred explained. Lily nodded, that was true.
"Okay, I will. But if she doesn't know, I'll ask Dumbledore." She said, hoping they'd agree. The twins nodded and went to their dorm.
Lily gathered a notebook, a quill and a bottle of ink. She pushed her purple hair out of her eyes and ran out the portrait. Lily was going to find out where Remus was.
She ran past staff room twice before she realized that's where McGonagall would be. Lily walked up to the door and knocked twice. The door opened, but lily saw no one. She looked down. Professor Flitwick was smiling up at her.
"Hello, Lily! What's the matter?" he squeaked. Lily smiled back.
"I just need to talk to Professor McGonagall. Is She in there?" she asked pointing inside the classroom. Flitwick turned around, looked inside and disappeared for a moment. Instead of Flitwick returning it was McGonagall.
"Hello, Professor." Said Lily, hoping McGonagall could not tell that she was nervous.
"Hello. What did you need?" asked the professor, as if she was in a hurry. Lily looked down the hall, no one in sight.
"Do you know where Remus Lupin is? I would like to talk to him about my dad." Lily finally said. Professor McGonagall looked relieved.
"Is that all? Good, I thought it was something else. And yes, I do know where Remus is. I know what you've gone through this summer. I can't blame you to want to talk to Remus. I'll give you his address." Said Professor McGonagall.
Lily smiled. She was finally going to talk about her dad. She was bursting with joy. Lily grinned.
"Thank you so much Professor." She said. Professor McGonagall looked sad for a moment and then responded to Lily.
"Not at all, Ms. Black. You are very much like your dad."
After hearing that she would soon talk to Remus, Lily skipped down the hall to go to the Gryffindor common room. She entered the common room, finding Harry, Ron, and Hermione gathered in a corner, laughing over something.
"Harry? Whatcha laughing at?" Lily said, walking closer to the group. Ron grinned at Lily's odd fuchsia colored hair.
Harry's head popped up from under the table; he had bent down to retrieve a dropped quill. Harry's glasses were knocked askew.
"Oh, hi, Lil!" said Harry excitedly, "We were just looking at old pictures." Hermione smiled generously, as she laughed at a picture of Ron in his Qudditch robes.
"Okay, do you guys know when the next Hogsmeade trip is? I'm writing to Remus Lupin, to see if he will meet me there. I wanted to talk about my...dad." Lily said, looking at the pocket, which held the kelly green book. Harry got up and went to stand next to Lily. Harry had lost his godfather, and Lily had lost her father. Harry was the only person who really knew how Lily felt.
"Remus? He's coming?" asked Hermione. Lily shrugged. Ron grinned.
"I haven't even written him yet. But I hope he'll come." Said Lily. Ron laughed, pointing at a random picture of Hermione and Viktor Krum. Lily suddenly got an idea.
"Do you all want to come with me when I go to meet him, if he comes?" she asked, hoping they would say yes. Harry looked at Ron and Hermione. Hermione nodded.
"Lily, of course we'll come!" she said, shutting the scrapbook with a snap, Ron nodded, grinning. Harry smiled.
"I haven't seen Lupin in a while. I wonder how he's doing." Harry said, sitting down on a brown leather couch.
It was lunchtime, and Lily was walking down the Transfiguration hallway with Dylan. Fred and George had told him what she was planning to do.
"You can't do this! Do you know how dangerous becoming an Animagus can be?" Dylan said, worried. He really cared about Lily, and didn't want her to get hurt.
"Did you know that my dad became an Animagus in the 4th year?" she pulled out the Animagi book. "This was my dad's. I'm becoming one in honor of him." Lily was being extremely stubborn. Dylan still was trying to convince her that being an Animagi was dangerous.
"Lil, I didn't know that. But your dad was..." Lily cut him off.
"What was my dad? If you finish your sentence with 'a trouble maker.' Then your not going to see me for a long while." She spat. Lily hated it when people said her dad was a troublemaker. She knew he was, but that didn't mean he didn't use his brain.
"Never mind. Still, I don't think you should try alone. I'm becoming one with you." Dylan said. Lily never expecting this.
"Oh!" Lily said, very surprised at Dylan's change of mind. She hugged Dylan. Lily was happier than she'd been in a year. Dylan hugged her back.
"So, what animal do you think I'll become?" he asked, grinning.
Lily thought. Dylan was real kind, and didn't mind mean people as much as Lily. Dylan was a very sweet boy. He was a very good Qudditch player too.
"Some kind of bird, maybe?" Lily said, smiling. Dylan slipped his hand into hers.
"Like a hawk?" he said, picking Lily up and running in a circle.
"Ah! Put me down!" she yelled.
When they finally made it to the Great Hall most of lunch was gone. Lily picked a seat near Meg and Dylan. She piled her plate high with stew and poured herself pumpkin juice.
"Dylan, have you done your Transfiguration essay yet? I can't find ANY information on the Avifors spell. It's supposed to be handed in tomorrow."
One of Dylan's friends, Toby, complained about the essay. Dylan shrugged.
"That's funny, because I found plenty of info on Avifors. Did you try the library?" Dylan remarked, kidding around with Toby.
Lily flinched. She had forgotten all about the Avifors essay. Lily pulled Dylan towards her. She whispered in his ear.
"I forgot all about the essay. Help!" Dylan smiled. He knew Lily would forget. He nodded, ate the rest of his stew and stood up.
"Well, lets go." He said, leading the way to the library.
On the way to the library, they ran into Fred and George stacking fruitcake in a nook besides the boy's loo. They waved nonchalantly at Lily and Dylan. She rolled her eyes, those two were always into something.
"Hi Lily!" said Fred, waving a fruitcake. Dylan gave him a curious look. George started to explain.
"We are trying out a new product. Spontaneously Combusting Fruitcake!" He waited for laughs. "It's not really spontaneous though. They'll explode at around 5-ish." He said. Lily shook her head. She made a mental not to be safe in the common room around 5.
After they passed Fred and George, they reached the vast library of Hogwarts. Lily sat down at a table while Dylan asked the librarian, Madam Pince to help find books on Avifors. She pulled down many books, slammed them on the table, and left to return to her desk.
For the next 2 hours, Dylan and Lily looked through what felt like the whole library. Lily found some valuable information on Avifors. Lily wrote her essay, and then some.
Lily was trying to get to the Gryffindor tower without being noticed, because it was way past midnight and she had been dueling. Finally Lily had gotten to the portrait on the seventh floor. The Fat Lady was snoozing away softly. Lily stomped one foot in order to wake her up. The portrait's eyes shot open.
"Oh deary! Hello Lily, you're out very late. You father always was late too." Said the Fat Lady, while stifling a yawn. Lily rolled her eyes and waved her arm in the air in order to show that she was in a hurry.
"Tebo-Tango!" Lily whispered, the portrait swung open to reveal the common room.
Lily stumbled into the common room, expecting to be the only on in it. Alas, there were two redhead boys shooting sparks at the fire. Lily walked even closer, hoping they wouldn't notice her arrival. The portrait door banged shut. Lily winced.
"Lil!" said George as he swung around to see what made such noise. Fred also swung around. Their faces split into wide grins. Wide Mischievous grins.
"Lily, what happened?" said Fred, who's jaw dropped to the floor.
Again, Lily had been in a duel. She had dueled with a Slytherin, Kodah Morrington. Kodah left the battle with a broken arm and a bruise above his left eye. Lily left with a limp and her once mid-back length brown hair, dyed purple and cut to her chin.
"I was in a duel with Kodah Morrington. He went to the hospital wing. I came with this." She said, indicating her bright purple locks.
Fred and George laughed. Kodah was one of their very biggest enemies. They tortured him everyday.
"That's the best her could do? Turn your hair purple? That's just sad. It shows who is the better wand waver here!" George remarked, putting his wand away.
"Are you taking the mickey?" she asked sarcastically.
Once she had gotten over the shock of her hair being cut and dyed, she practically broke Kodah's arm in half. Lily couldn't wait until Dylan saw.
"Well, guys, I'm going to bed." Lily then said goodnight to the twins. She bounded up the staircase into the girl's dormitory.
Once inside Lily threw her trunk open. She pulled out a pair of maroon silk pajamas and pulled them on. Lily then jumped into bed.
The next morning, Lily awoke to find the dorm completely empty. It was Saturday morning and apparently Lily had slept in. She gathered her wand and cloak and proceeded down to breakfast.
When she arrived down in the Great Hall, lily plopped down next to Fred and George. George was piling stacks of pancakes onto his plate; Fred was dripping pumpkin juice down his front. Once Lily sat down, most of the heads in the Great Hall were turned, staring at Lily's hair. It was an odd feeling for Lily, seeing as she was the only one looked at. She tried to ignore it, but eventually, it got so annoying that she just smiled and waved at anyone who pointed, or stared at her.
Then, Professor McGonagall whispered something in Professor Dumbledore's ear. She then slowly made her way down to the Gryffindor Table. Lily noticed this, and began eating much faster. She knew she was in deep trouble.
"Ms. Black, will you come with me?" said McGonagall. Lily gave Fred and George a hurried scared look, grabbed her wan and slipped her cloak on. Lily then nodded to McGonagall.
Once they were outside of the Great Hall, McGonagall pulled Lily by the shoulder and into an empty classroom.
"Ms. Black, I cannot say I agree with your new hairstyle. I am quite disappointed with you. You see, there is no rule about having your hairstyle changed, but if it continues to be a classroom distraction, I shall have to as you to dye it back. Do you understand?" said Professor McGonagall. Lily nodded silently.
Professor McGonagall then left the room, leaving Lily sitting on a desktop. Lily looked around the room. It was fairly clean, except for an upset trash can and a knocked over desk. Peeves had obviously visited the room, seeing as there were rude sayings on the board. A forgotten book lay on a desktop. Lily walked over to the book and picked it up.
The book was bound in a green scaly leather. The title was embossed in gold peeling letters. The title of the book was 'Animagi Study: How to Become and Animagus.' Lily's hands shook as she remembered her father. He had been an Animagus. An unregistered one. Sirius Black had turned into a shaggy black dog. Lily opened the book to the first page. On the inside cover a hand printed name read: Sirius Black- grade 4.
Lily's heart beat faster. This book had been her father's. Lily was in 5th year, and she had just decided to become an Animagus. Lily flipped through the book; it looked like very complex magic. She continued to look through the book until a title page caught her eye. How to Know What Animal You'll Become.
Lily stared at the book page. It said to know what animal you'll become think of what animal you're most like. If you need help, ask people around you that know you well.
Then, the door of the empty classroom swung open. The Weasly Twins were staring at Lily. Lily shut the green book with a snap, and shoved it into one of her numerous pockets. "What happened Lil?" asked Fred, coming into the classroom. George followed Fred's lead.
"Didya get into trouble?" George said, putting on a baby voice. George wagged his finger at her. "Naughty, Naughty!"
The twins rolled with laughter while Lily rolled her eyes. Then, Lily remembered the book.
"Guys, what animal am I most like?" she asked, hoping they wouldn't ask why she wanted to know. George thoughtfully looked into the air.
"A slug!" said George sarcastically. Fred howled with laughter. Lily, however, did not find this funny.
"No, I'm serious." Lily said crossing her arms across her chest.
"I thought your dad was Sirius!" said Fred. Lily turned on her quick. She hated when they made fun of her dad's name.
"STOP IT NOW! I asked you a serious question and all you do is joke!" Lily bellowed. The twins's eyes went wide. They turned serious real fast.
"Well, Lil, I think you're probably most like a dog. A really friendly one." Said George, who had never made fun of her dad before. Lily smiled, that was much better answer. A slug, really...
"What kind of dog?" she then asked, hoping they wouldn't say anything mean.
"I don't know! There's so many species out there, how am I supposed to know?"
Then Fred got the courage to ask an interesting question.
"Why all the animal questions?" Lily turned around really quick to face Fred. She couldn't keep it from them for forever. She pulled out the book and showed them.
"Animagi?" George said. "That's really advanced magic."
Lily nodded her head. She knew, but she was going to try anyway. Fred and George wouldn't tell anyone, or would they?
"I'm going to try and become one." Lily said, her voice quavering with nervousness. Fred's jaw dropped.
"Lily, that's supposed to be very difficult!"
Lily opened the book to the title page. The handwriting (Sirius Black-Grade 4) shone in the dim light.
"My dad did it, Why can't I?" she asked. She then left the classroom without letting them answer.
Lily shoved the book back into her pocket. She started to walk back to the common room, but Megan Monihan walked by, bawling. Lily hurried by, to try to catch up with Megan. Meg was a good friend of Lily's and usually didn't cry a while lot.
"Megan! Wait up!" she yelled, hoping Meg could hear her. Lily chased Megan all the way to the common room.
"Lily?" Meg muttered, her red face sweaty and warm. Lily nodded and went to comfort Megan. Meg was wearing a black t-shirt that said 'Paper Wands' on it. Lily knew that the Paper Wands were a band, but she never heard they're music.
"What happened? Why are you crying?" Lily asked, hoping not to send Meg into a fit of tears. Megan looked up at Lily.
"My brother's dead. He died yesterday. I just got the news, just now."
This news hit Lily like a train. Megan's brother Tim had only been 18. Lily had met him before. The boy with such a smiley face, dead. Lily could understand what Megan was going through. After all, her dad died.
"Oh my gosh." Lily said quietly. Megan looked even sadder.
"He was murdered. I can't tell you anymore than that. I'm sorry." Megan whispered.
Later, Fred and George walked in on Lily staring at her father's signature. She wanted to be so much like him. He died before she could ever say goodbye. Harry Potter, a good friend of Lily's was Sirius's godchild. Sirius had rushed to save Harry from Voldemort. Lily understood. She loved Harry like a brother.
"Lil, I know you miss your Dad, but this is a bit extreme." Fred said, placing his books down on the table. Lily took that as an extremely bad insult.
"I never got to say goodbye to him. I never said 'I love you,' or 'Bye Dad,' or any of that. You'll never understand. I was expecting him to come home for dinner, and he never came. You don't know what that feels like. I got an owl from Dumbledore saying my dad was gone." Lily stared to cry.
Fred and George stopped what they were doing and listened. Lily had never told them about the time after Sirius died.
The only thing bothered Lily's mom after his death was that Lily never cried. She never said anything. After Lily heard the news, she blinked twice and nodded.
"It's okay, Lil. Everything will be okay." George said, putting his arm around Lily's shoulders. Lily immediately put her head on his shoulder and continued crying.
"That's why I'm becoming an Animagus. In honor of Dad." She said after her unannounced crying fit. Lily looked out of the window. Lily wanted to talk to an adult that understood how she felt, an adult that knew and cared about her dad.
"Remus!" she said out loud. Fred gave her up and pulled his arm away.
"What about Lupin?" asked George who was twirling his wand. Fred looked at George quickly. They hadn't seen Lupin since last year, and were wondering how he was. Lily waved the thought away.
"I just need to talk to him. He knew my dad, and well, I need someone who knew how it felt to lose him. And well, Lupin's the only real marauder left." Lily said, still looking at Sirius's signature.
Fred immediately looked sorry for Lily. He had made fun of her, and made her feel worse. George slapped Fred on the arm.
"See what you did? Made her feel the all time low!"
This made Lily laugh. She still wanted to talk to Lupin. She didn't know where he was, so it wasn't like she could send her owl off with a letter, hoping it would find him.
"Do you know where Lupin is?" she asked George, whose parents were in the Order. George shrugged. He turned to Fred.
"I dunno. There are members of the Order here at Hogwarts, you could ask McGonagall." Fred explained. Lily nodded, that was true.
"Okay, I will. But if she doesn't know, I'll ask Dumbledore." She said, hoping they'd agree. The twins nodded and went to their dorm.
Lily gathered a notebook, a quill and a bottle of ink. She pushed her purple hair out of her eyes and ran out the portrait. Lily was going to find out where Remus was.
She ran past staff room twice before she realized that's where McGonagall would be. Lily walked up to the door and knocked twice. The door opened, but lily saw no one. She looked down. Professor Flitwick was smiling up at her.
"Hello, Lily! What's the matter?" he squeaked. Lily smiled back.
"I just need to talk to Professor McGonagall. Is She in there?" she asked pointing inside the classroom. Flitwick turned around, looked inside and disappeared for a moment. Instead of Flitwick returning it was McGonagall.
"Hello, Professor." Said Lily, hoping McGonagall could not tell that she was nervous.
"Hello. What did you need?" asked the professor, as if she was in a hurry. Lily looked down the hall, no one in sight.
"Do you know where Remus Lupin is? I would like to talk to him about my dad." Lily finally said. Professor McGonagall looked relieved.
"Is that all? Good, I thought it was something else. And yes, I do know where Remus is. I know what you've gone through this summer. I can't blame you to want to talk to Remus. I'll give you his address." Said Professor McGonagall.
Lily smiled. She was finally going to talk about her dad. She was bursting with joy. Lily grinned.
"Thank you so much Professor." She said. Professor McGonagall looked sad for a moment and then responded to Lily.
"Not at all, Ms. Black. You are very much like your dad."
After hearing that she would soon talk to Remus, Lily skipped down the hall to go to the Gryffindor common room. She entered the common room, finding Harry, Ron, and Hermione gathered in a corner, laughing over something.
"Harry? Whatcha laughing at?" Lily said, walking closer to the group. Ron grinned at Lily's odd fuchsia colored hair.
Harry's head popped up from under the table; he had bent down to retrieve a dropped quill. Harry's glasses were knocked askew.
"Oh, hi, Lil!" said Harry excitedly, "We were just looking at old pictures." Hermione smiled generously, as she laughed at a picture of Ron in his Qudditch robes.
"Okay, do you guys know when the next Hogsmeade trip is? I'm writing to Remus Lupin, to see if he will meet me there. I wanted to talk about my...dad." Lily said, looking at the pocket, which held the kelly green book. Harry got up and went to stand next to Lily. Harry had lost his godfather, and Lily had lost her father. Harry was the only person who really knew how Lily felt.
"Remus? He's coming?" asked Hermione. Lily shrugged. Ron grinned.
"I haven't even written him yet. But I hope he'll come." Said Lily. Ron laughed, pointing at a random picture of Hermione and Viktor Krum. Lily suddenly got an idea.
"Do you all want to come with me when I go to meet him, if he comes?" she asked, hoping they would say yes. Harry looked at Ron and Hermione. Hermione nodded.
"Lily, of course we'll come!" she said, shutting the scrapbook with a snap, Ron nodded, grinning. Harry smiled.
"I haven't seen Lupin in a while. I wonder how he's doing." Harry said, sitting down on a brown leather couch.
It was lunchtime, and Lily was walking down the Transfiguration hallway with Dylan. Fred and George had told him what she was planning to do.
"You can't do this! Do you know how dangerous becoming an Animagus can be?" Dylan said, worried. He really cared about Lily, and didn't want her to get hurt.
"Did you know that my dad became an Animagus in the 4th year?" she pulled out the Animagi book. "This was my dad's. I'm becoming one in honor of him." Lily was being extremely stubborn. Dylan still was trying to convince her that being an Animagi was dangerous.
"Lil, I didn't know that. But your dad was..." Lily cut him off.
"What was my dad? If you finish your sentence with 'a trouble maker.' Then your not going to see me for a long while." She spat. Lily hated it when people said her dad was a troublemaker. She knew he was, but that didn't mean he didn't use his brain.
"Never mind. Still, I don't think you should try alone. I'm becoming one with you." Dylan said. Lily never expecting this.
"Oh!" Lily said, very surprised at Dylan's change of mind. She hugged Dylan. Lily was happier than she'd been in a year. Dylan hugged her back.
"So, what animal do you think I'll become?" he asked, grinning.
Lily thought. Dylan was real kind, and didn't mind mean people as much as Lily. Dylan was a very sweet boy. He was a very good Qudditch player too.
"Some kind of bird, maybe?" Lily said, smiling. Dylan slipped his hand into hers.
"Like a hawk?" he said, picking Lily up and running in a circle.
"Ah! Put me down!" she yelled.
When they finally made it to the Great Hall most of lunch was gone. Lily picked a seat near Meg and Dylan. She piled her plate high with stew and poured herself pumpkin juice.
"Dylan, have you done your Transfiguration essay yet? I can't find ANY information on the Avifors spell. It's supposed to be handed in tomorrow."
One of Dylan's friends, Toby, complained about the essay. Dylan shrugged.
"That's funny, because I found plenty of info on Avifors. Did you try the library?" Dylan remarked, kidding around with Toby.
Lily flinched. She had forgotten all about the Avifors essay. Lily pulled Dylan towards her. She whispered in his ear.
"I forgot all about the essay. Help!" Dylan smiled. He knew Lily would forget. He nodded, ate the rest of his stew and stood up.
"Well, lets go." He said, leading the way to the library.
On the way to the library, they ran into Fred and George stacking fruitcake in a nook besides the boy's loo. They waved nonchalantly at Lily and Dylan. She rolled her eyes, those two were always into something.
"Hi Lily!" said Fred, waving a fruitcake. Dylan gave him a curious look. George started to explain.
"We are trying out a new product. Spontaneously Combusting Fruitcake!" He waited for laughs. "It's not really spontaneous though. They'll explode at around 5-ish." He said. Lily shook her head. She made a mental not to be safe in the common room around 5.
After they passed Fred and George, they reached the vast library of Hogwarts. Lily sat down at a table while Dylan asked the librarian, Madam Pince to help find books on Avifors. She pulled down many books, slammed them on the table, and left to return to her desk.
For the next 2 hours, Dylan and Lily looked through what felt like the whole library. Lily found some valuable information on Avifors. Lily wrote her essay, and then some.