Authors note:
Hey guys… I hope you like this… I have uploaded a fixed chapter 1 since the first was full of errors. Please review… love yas…
Disclaimer:
All recognizable characters, plotlines belong to JK Rowling. Drew, Myall, the Elia group, and the plotline belongs to me. Although, I have adapted many of the concepts from the WB show, Charmed, into this fanfic.
Summary:
Lily is no ordinary girl. Blessed with special and unique powers, she is left alone after her uncle, who has been teaching her at home, was killed by death eaters. Now exposed to normality and a target of the emerging powers of Voldermort, she seeks solace in Hogwarts where she learns that her greatest power is not her inheritance, but the love that she gains from those around her.
A WHOLE NEW WORLD
Lily glanced up and down the platform. She watched with amazement as children young and old were frantically trying to find their friends, put their trunks into the carriages and say goodbye to family members that they were leaving behind in London for their trip to school.
She sighed. The only thing she can do is to heave her own trunk into the carriages since she had neither friends to greet or parents to say goodbye to. She tried as best she could to lift her trunk but it was no use. It was too heavy. It could have been worse, she thought, at least Professor Dumbledore agreed for her to send some of her personal items to Hogwarts before term began.
She looked her trunk, and looked around. She was too embarrassed to ask someone for help. What if they laughed at her? She looked back at her trunk, and suddenly an idea popped into her head. No one will know, she thought, Bessie definitely wouldn't. She's not here.
After a last minute check to make sure that no one was looking, she lifted her hand and placed it over her trunk. She watched at as it slowly lifted off the ground and float towards the carriage. It was about to reach the carriage floor when…
"Oh no you don't!" cried a voice from her bag. In shock, Lily dropped the trunk and it crashed with a thud onto the platform.
"Bessie!" she cried, hoping no one had witnessed that. "You're not meant to scream like that. Do you want to attract attention?"
A loud chuckle could be heard from Lily's bag. She darted her head around and covered her bag.
"My dear girl! Although I am trapped in this book, I have eyes everywhere. You should know me better than that by now." Another chuckle filled the air and Lily threw her arms up in exasperation. She can never win, Lily thought to herself. Quickly, she clasped the book shut.
"Umm" came a voice behind her. She turned around. There, stood a young boy, around her age, and his two friends, all of whom were accompanied by a female companion. They looked at her impatiently.
Lily blushed. "Sorry…" she mumbled, and tried to lift her trunk, rather unsuccessfully, to one side.
"Here, let me help you." The boy who spoke before said, detaching his arm from his girlfriend and attempted to lift the trunk.
"Crap, this is really heavy… Sirius, Remus, come give me a hand." He said, gesturing to his friends.
With that, all three boys heaved the trunk into the carriage.
"Th...th…thanks" stammered Lily, blushing red at the same time.
"No problem," one of the boy's friends said, grinning ear to ear at the same time. Then he looked at Lily closely.
"You new here?" he asked curiously.
Lily thought for a moment. (What was I supposed to say?)
"Yeah. First time, though I will be in 6th year here."
The boy grinned again. "So are we." He said, pointing to all of his friends there.
"This is Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Natalie Faraday, Drew Wendonally and Myall Cressidier" he then paused. "My name is James Potter." He extended his arm, with the intentions of shaking Lily's hand. Lily obliged.
"I'm Lily Evans." She smiled sheepishly. She was definitely overwhelmed by the open friendliness of these people.
"Nice to meet you, Lily," The girl whom James introduced as Natalie said. She too smiled.
"So which school did you transfer from?" Drew asked Lily. Lily thought for a moment. She didn't know any of the other neighboring schools.
"My uncle tutored me from home." Lily replied, looking down. The thought of her uncle brought back a wave of sadness in her.
Drew looked surprised.
"Really? That's rare… you must have been a special niece." Drew commented.
"Well," Lily said, climbing aboard the Hogwarts Express with the six students, "He has his reasons."
"So what made you suddenly come to Hogwarts?" Natalie chirped into the conversation.
"Umm… that's because… my… um… uncle… is…"
Whatever Lily's uncle was, she was interrupted by a loud yelp of surprise by the boy who she remembered was called Sirius.
"Found a compartment, girls!" he exclaimed gleefully, dragging Remus and James into the compartment. He then looked out the corridor at the four girls.
"Well, you boys are welcome to join us anytime you want." He said generously, with a smug look on his face. The other three girls laughed, and Lily smiled.
"So glad you got your genders right, finally!!" Myall said, smiling.
Drew grabbed Lily's hand.
"You can come sit with us." She whispered kindly, "There is plenty of room."
After the seven of them were settled in (Natalie on James' lap by the window; Sirius and Remus on the floor playing exploding snap; Myall cheering Sirius on; Drew and Lily near the door), the train made its faithful journey towards Hogwarts.
It was a new-found experience for Lily. She had never really met people her age before, and found their activities fascinating. Remus and Sirius was screaming at each other. It was apparent to Lily that Sirius was cheating and he wasn't making any attempts on hiding it. Remus was shaking his head and rolling his eyes at his friend. The occasional yelp meant that Sirius had won, followed by Myall's encouraging cheer and Remus' loud sigh. Over in the corner, James and Natalie would whisper into each other's ear and giggle as if they were in their own world.
"So yeah, you never told me about your uncle." Drew said suddenly. Lily stopped thinking and looked at her. Then she looked down. Drew sensed that she had asked an uncomfortable question.
"Sorry." She said, and put her hand on Lily's arm.
"You don't have to say anything." Drew said, about the same time that Lily plucked up the courage to blurt out. "He was killed by death eaters."
The whole room, with the exception of James and Natalie, stopped what they were doing and starred at Lily.
Lily was taken aback by the attention that she was receiving. Indeed, she would have thought that death eater killings were common since the uprising of their leader, one who calls himself Voldermort. That's why she didn't think there was anything wrong with telling the truth.
Myall's eyes welled small tears, Sirius and Remus looked down and Drew put her hand on Lily's shoulder.
"We are very sorry to hear that." Drew said gently to Lily.
You… you… weren't there, were you?" Myall said suddenly. Lily looked at Myall.
"Umm… no… I wasn't." Lily mumbled. She knew that was a lie. But she just couldn't relive it if they had asked her what had happened that day. It wasn't because she didn't remember, it was because she remembered every painful detail, everything he said to her. At that moment, she was reliving it, when Drew sensed this and grabbed her hand.
"No matter now," Drew said, trying to force a smile onto her face. "This is the best school ever, and you will have fun at Hogwarts. Especially if what Sirius, James, and Remus have anything to do with the first feast." She smiled sneakily at Sirius.
With the mention of his friends' name and the first feast, James' attention reverted back to the room.
"That's right, boys, we need to start planning." He said evilly and rubbed his hand together. Sirius had the same wicked look on his face, and Remus smiled.
Drew leaned over to Lily.
"The boys always pull a prank in the first feast, usually at our rival house, the Slytherins. Everyone knows and expects it coming. Even the teachers."
"Really?" Lily asked, "Don't they get in trouble?"
"Umm… yeah, detention and points taken off. But the boys love it. They relish the moment."
Lily smiled. She was looking forward to this feast already.
"Does that mean we are included in this year's one?" Myall asked enthusiastically to Sirius.
"No way!" Sirius cried.
"You called us boys just now, and James said that the 'boys' need to start planning." Myall said with a look of satisfaction.
"That was a matter of speech!"
"Speech or no speech, we should be included, we always find out with the rest of the school. Its not fair. We need a heads up for once. That should be a Marauder's girlfriend's privilege."
"Its for your own good, you know. So that you girls don't get in trouble too." James said, with his head down, writing out lines of words on his parchment.
"We…just…want…to…know…" Myall said defiantly, stamping her leg on the ground.
"We?" Remus said, "I don't see Natalie and Drew making an issue of this."
Myall looked pleadingly at her girlfriends. Natalie laughed.
"Sorry Myall… I take pleasure in surprises…" she said. Drew nodded her head in agreement. Myall stamped her feet on the ground.
"Alright, we will make you an honorary member of Marauder's" James said sympathetically at Myall. With that, she crossed over to the other side of the compartment with the boys, squashing Lily, Natalie and Drew towards the corridor.
The girls spoke of many things, with Natalie and Drew filling Lily in on Hogwarts, while the Marauder's and Myall were crouched in the corner laughing periodically. Lily was very excited about the prospect of learning Charms, of which her uncle had instilled a strong interest in her. She was also very interest in Care of Magical Creatures and History of Magic.
The train drew to a halt and the seven students got out and made their way to the horseless carriages. Soon it took them to the giant front doors of Hogwarts castle.
"Its beautiful!" Lily said, in awe.
"Haven't you seen a castle like that before?" Lily turned around. James Potter was standing beside her.
"Not really." She said, looking away embarrassingly.
"Come on Prongs, lets go. No time to lose. Got to examine the location. Scout around. Look for the best way to att…"
"Sirius!" James said, narrowing his eyes. "You have done this BEFORE!"
"Done WHAT before?" A frowning lady with spectacles came up to James and Sirius with a stern look. James and Sirius smiled.
"I don't like that look boys…" the lady said, eyeing at them.
"Nothing YOU should worry about Professor McGonagall." Sirius said, with a smirk on his face.
"Its 20 minutes to the first feast, you, Black, have a look of pure satisfaction on your face… I believe I should be very worried."
James nudged Sirius. "Anyway, must run now, Professor, see you there." Sirius pounded up the stairs.
James turned to Lily.
"See you there Lily." James said, and winked at her.
Professor McGonagall looked at Lily.
"Lily Evans?" she asked her. Lily nodded weakly. The old lady's face softened.
"I am extremely pleased to see you. My name is Professor McGonagall and I am the deputy headmaster here at Hogwarts. I came here to find you, to tell you that you are in Gryffindor. Normally, you would be sorted officially, but Professor Dumbledore and myself thought it was best to spare you the attention of the entire school."
Lily let out a sigh of relief. She had heard how the sorting process was done through Natalie and Drew, and wasn't looking forward to it. She happily trudged with the rest of her new friends up the stairs and followed them into the great hall.
It was beautiful, she thought to herself. The enchanted ceiling illuminated the starry night outside, as other students filled the four long tables that stood abreast of each other.
Lily found a seat next to Drew and Myall. Drew was rolling her eyes at the smug look plastered on Myall's face, while the boys sitting next to Myall were grinning mischievously. Lily smiled.
"Where's Natalie?" she asked Drew.
"She is in Ravenclaw, so she sits with her house. She usually joins us for other meals."
Suddenly, the doors to the entrance of the great hall opened, and Professor McGonagall ushered the first years in. Lily felt sorry for them, and thanked her lucky stars that she wouldn't have to be put into their position. Her relief was further increased after witnessing first hand, the sorting process.
Soon all the first years were sorted, and Dumbledore was trying to attract the school's attention.
"Good evening, and welcome back to Hogwarts for those who have been here before, and a warm welcome to those who are joining us for the first time." He paused, as the Marauders let out wolf cries. Lily saw Professor McGonagall give them a hard look.
"I see some of us couldn't wait for the summer holidays to end." He continued, chuckling at the same time. "The usual announcements still stand. The Forbidden Forest is out of bounds, and the list of prohibited items in school corridors have been modified again by Mr. Filch." Lily saw Dumbledore cast a glance at an old man by the side of the hall, who seem extremely pleased with the last announcement. She assumed that was Mr. Filch.
"So without any further ado, DIG IN!"
"This is it! This is it!" Myall exclaimed loudly, nudging Drew at the same time.
Drew smiled and motioned for Lily to watch the Slytherin table.
The Slytherin table began to eat their dinner animatedly. Suddenly, there was a whimper from the back of the hall.
"I want to go home!"
"Where's my mother? Why isn't she here to feed me!"
"Jenna, stop taking Bubbles away from me, you know how much I love sleeping with that teddy bear at night!"
""Mama… I wet me bed…its orrible…!!"
Soon, all the Slytherin students were crying and whining about various things. It was hard to tell, since they were doing so pretty much at the top of their voices. Some, including the senior boys, were crying and howling like babies.
The entire hall burst with laughter that echoed into the ceiling. Even Dumbledore was chuckling.
"It was the Octodesirium spell." Myall whispered to Drew and Lily. "Its reveals the inner desires of one when they were eight years old. Neat huh?" The girls laughed.
Professor McGonagall stood up and stared at the Gryffindor table.
"Potter! Black! Lupin! Detention and 20 points from Gryffindor…EACH!"
The laughter began to die down as the students made their way to their dormitories. Sirius was beside himself because of how successful the prank was and Myall was upset that she didn't get the same punishment as the boys.
"Its just not fair!" Myall whined endlessly.
"How can it be not fair!" Drew exclaimed, shooting dirty looks at her friend. Then she turned to Sirius. "I think you have had a bad influence on her."
Sirius, Remus and Lily laughed. James shook his head, and turned to Lily.
"So, how's that for your first day huh?" he asked her
"Thrilling." Lily said, smiling at the same time.
They turned the corner and bumped into Professor McGonagall. The professor threw the boys a stern look and turned to Lily.
"Miss Evans, Professor Dumbledore would like to see you now, follow me." She turned around and walked down the hallway.
"Why would Dumbledore want to see you?" James asked Lily curiously.
Lily looked around Professor Dumbledore's room. She was about to approach the phoenix perched in the corner when the professor himself appeared by the doorway
"Lilia Evans, I am so glad to finally meet you." He said, walking over to her and shaking her hand. Lily smiled sheepishly.
"Please do sit down." He levitated two chairs from the corner and placed it in the middle. Lily took one, while the professor sat on another.
"First of all," he began, "I express my condolences for the loss of your uncle. He was a great friend of mine, and a great loss to the magical world. We went to Hogwarts together."
"Thank you, sir."
"How are you finding it here?"
"Its very pleasant. The people are nice." she paused. Dumbledore seem to read her mind.
"home is better?"
"…yeah" Lily mumbled softly and looked down. Dumbledore sighed.
"Lily, I have expressed concerns with your uncle about teaching you at home, although I can understand his reasons. It is just unfortunate that you had to lose him so early. I do believe your powers have not yet matured?"
Lily shook her head sadly. Dumbledore placed a comforting hand on her shoulder as he got up and paced the room.
"You have come from a very unique and special group of people, a group of people the wizarding world, until today, struggles to comprehend. Even your uncle couldn't have taught you everything you needed to completely utilize your gift."
"Do you know anyone else who has the same …uh…thing?" Lily asked timidly.
"Not that I know of, Lily," the professor replied. "However, I wouldn't advise putting out an advertisement for such person. Though your kind possess this unique gift, you still possess the gift of a human mind that can always be corrupted by dark magic. Trusting such a person would be disastrous for your natural progress. Also, the attack at your house was not aimed at your uncle, it was aimed at…"
"at me. I surmised that much" Lily said. The professor nodded his head solemnly. Then he looked at Lily in the eye.
"You are safe at Hogwarts, Lily. But you can not hinder the evolvement of your powers. You have to keep training, unfortunately by yourself."
Suddenly, Lily remembered.
"Not really." She reached into her bag and grabbed an old velvet book. Its ends were torn and ragged. Lily ran her fingers over the title("Achieve greatness with thy heart") and said:
love to love the lions heart
set the life within apart
upon saying that, the book rattled, then glowed and flicked on to the middle page. The picture of an old frail lady lay on the centerfold, and it began to rise off the pages and formed a ghost like figure as it rised above the book.
"Hello Bessie" Lily said quietly, smiling at the same time. The figure smiled back.
"HI Lily, how was your trip to Hogwarts, I see…" she said as surveying her surroundings. "…you have arrived safe and well."
Then she spotted Dumbledore.
"Albus, is that you?" she said, surprised.
"In the flesh, Bessida, excuse the pun." Dumbledore said with a twinkle in his eye and chuckling at the same time.
"Ah yes," Bessie said, "Always the funny one. Lily, Albus and I went to Hogwarts with your uncle. There was that occasion when Albus and I found ourselves in that…"
"Stop, Bessie, don't ruin a well kept secret." Dumbledore chuckled.
Bessie laughed mischeviously.
"True true… don't want Lily to think horrid images of her aunt an her headmaster right?"
Lily rolled her eyes. She really didn't want to be here.
"Sir, I will leave you to talk to Bessie, I think I will call it a night."
Dumbledore smiled. "Very well, I shall return the book to you tomorrow at breakfast."
Lily waved goodbye to her aunt ("Don't sneak into the boys dorm, Lilia!") and exited Dumbledore's room as she heard the conversation turn to dung bombs and the astronomy tower with loud chackling by the two.
She shook her head and made her way back to Gryffindor tower