A/N: THIS IS IMPORTANT! So this is my first Harry Potter story. It is all about Harry and Ginny's daughter, Lily Luna and her friends. It takes place two years after the epilogue in DH so 21 years after Harry defeats Voldemort.
I have made some changes like the fact that there are four Malfoy children. This is mainly because I don't like the name Scorpius so I needed to add a new character or two. I know that technically McGonagall would no longer be headmistress but I didn't feel like finding someone else to do the job. There are a few other things that I will address at the end of the chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. That's J.K. Rowling. I own only the plot and a few of the characters but nothing else. Now I'm really depressed so please review to make me happy!
A/N 2 on 9/9/10: I made some changes to the names so yeah...that's the only thing! Thanks!
Lily Potter and the Beginning of the Third War Chapter 1: Prologue
Lily was thrilled! She was finally leaving for Hogwarts in the morning. She shut her trunk and looked around the room one last time, everything was packed. She crawled into bed knowing she wouldn't sleep a wink. Right as her mind was drifting into unconsciousness her cell phone went off.
Lily lunged out of bed for the phone; she flipped it open to read the text message sent by her best friend, Cassi. The text said, "Come to the forest bring marshmallows," Lily grinned, s'mores!
She got up as quietly as possible and looked at the clock, 12:13. She changed into a pair of jeans, a tank top, and a sweatshirt. Lily opened her closet to reveal a stash her parents didn't know about. There was a single bag of jumbo marshmallows left amidst the pile of junk food. She seized it and went to the window.
The bed had pillows under the covers, arranged in the shape of a body, on the off chance that her parents peeked to check on her. Lily's room was in the highest tower of Potter Manor. They also owned approximately two miles of the surrounding land. In the west was a small forest, which happened to be the border between the Malfoy and Potter properties and it was off limits to all the kids of both families. (Not that the rebellious younger children actually obeyed).
She climbed out the window with her bag on her back. She cautiously climbed down the trellis and vines that ran up the side of the house. After a few minutes of work she was able to jump lightly to the ground and take off for the stables. Each of the Potter kids had a horse but they were in charge of feeding and grooming them as well as making sure they received enough exercise whenever they were at home.
Lily squeaked the door open and removed a saddle from the wall. She took an apple from a bin and went to the second stall. "Here Moon," she said as she held out the apple. Her horse, Moonlight, whickered and stepped up to the door. Lily fed her the apple and entered the stall to saddle her.
One day when she was nine years old Lily had been riding in the forest when she had met her best friend Cassiopeia Malfoy. They had introduced themselves and upon discovering they would both attend Hogwarts they decided to be best friends.
Over the next summer Lily had met Orion, the second Malfoy child. He was two years older than the girls and the twin to Scorpius. He thought he was the coolest person but Lily though he was an idiot.
She and Moon slowed down as they reached the trees. The night was cloudless and pristinely cool. The sky was studded with diamond stars and the full moon lit the shadowy ground. Lily dismounted and continued on foot to the clearing. She heard her friends before she saw them, a large fire was crackling in the crisp night and people were laughing. She walked into the clearing to find Cassi and her elder brother, Orion, sitting together. Cassi jumped up and helped to tether Moonlight to a tree.
"Did you bring them?" Cassi asked excitedly.
Lily looked worried, "Bring what?" She loved to mess with people, especially her brothers and Cassi; her mother said it came from her uncles.
"I swear I said to bring the marshmallows! We have everything else!"
Lily did her best to look mortified, "No you didn't! I don't have any…."
Orion spoke up then, "Relax Cass, she's just messing with you." He smirked as Lily glared at him.
Lily turned back to Cassi, "No, I'm not! And how would he know if I was? I would never be so mean to you!" She even managed to keep a straight face.
Cassi started to look confused, "Huh? Did you bring them or not?"
Lily sighed, "Yes, I did. Orion spoiled my fun though!" She pulled out the marshmallows and tossed them to Cassi.
The three friends sat around the blazing fire and ate s'mores. They talked about Hogwarts. Orion should have been going into his third year, but after sustaining a heavy bludger/Whomping Willow/Doxie incident along with an unyielding bout of flu, had been forced to miss the second half of second year. Ironically, his best friend had gotten so badly burned from a potion accident that he had to miss part of the year too. Both were forced to repeat second year.
Lily and Cassi were starting first year and had been practicing together since receiving their wands and books. Cassi understood the written theory of each spell. Her problem was actually performing the spells. Lily could do the spells but the actual theory was harder. Together they had mastered almost half of every book. Over the summer Orion had even started asking them for help on his homework.
Orion finished telling the story of Matt (his friend) making the pumpkin juice explode at breakfast while trying to Levitate the bacon. All three were rolling on the ground laughing when Cassi's phone went off. She had set an alarm for when they needed to go home. The three friends parted company slightly wary, who knew what the next year would do to their friendship.
The next morning came too early for Lily who hadn't gotten home until 3:00 in the morning. To get to King's Cross by eleven o'clock they needed to leave between 7:00 and 7:30. Lily had gotten up around five to be ready on time…
James and Albus stared when Lily walked into the kitchen with her trunk and bag. She had taken special care with her appearance since it was her first day at Hogwarts; she wanted to make a good impression. James was the first to speak, "Absolutely not! My baby sister is not going to go for her first day of school looking like that."
Lily glared at him, "You have no say in what I can and can't do so shut up!"
James rounded on her, "Excuse me! I'm 15 and I know for a fact that if you weren't my sister I would be trying to jump you the first chance I got. There is no way in hell I am letting you dress like that!"
"James Sirius Potter! I never want to hear you using language like that again!" Ginny yelled as she entered the room. "In my opinion your sister looks nice and very grown up."
"No she doesn't! She looks like a skank!" James retorted.
Harry walked in and looked at his son then his daughter, "James do not ever call your sister a skank again. Apologize to her this instant. And Lily, you do look a bit grown up, maybe you should change…"
"I will not change! I look fine and I will thank you for not telling me what to do," Lily called as she walked out the door. The outfit in question was a short skirt that hit Lily mid thigh. She was wearing a tight, black tank top that hugged her small curves and drew attention to her red hair. The small amount of makeup she had on was enough for her parents and brothers to go ballistic and because her hair was pulled back she had nothing to hide her face behind.
The Potter family piled into their car and headed for London. The kids had all been crammed into the back seat together and Lily had ruined James' plan of messing with her because she had put her iPod on. Nobody could engage her in a conversation so James and Albus began talking about their plans for the year at Hogwarts. Both would be allowed to visit Hogsmeade this year and Albus couldn't wait!
The car ride took a little over three hours but they finally reached King's Cross Station. Everyone piled out while Harry went to find some carts for the luggage. The kids pushed the carts up to the barrier between platforms nine and ten before walking through it. On the platform they began to scan the surrounding area for their cousins. A squeal caused them all to turn and they saw a small, brown blob ran up to them.
Rose Weasley looked almost identical to how her mother looked when she was 13. They both had bushy brown hair but Rose had inherited her father's blue eyes. She tackled Albus in a hug (he was her favorite of her cousins). "Hey Rose!" Albus said. He was the quiet, bookish one of the family, James being the prankster, and Lily having both sides in her.
Ron and Hermione made their way over and the kids began to talk. Lily and Hugo were starting first year but they weren't very close so they listened as the older ones talked. Rose and Albus were excited because they finally got to visit Hogsmeade. James was being his normal self and trying to convince Rose and Albus that if they got too close to the Shrieking Shack they would be pulled inside and would never escape. By now they knew better than to believe him but they were still a bit nervous.
The adults walked up all wearing identical glares aimed at Draco Malfoy and his wife, Astoria. They were standing with their children: Scorpius, Orion, Cassiopeia, and Aquarius. Ron spoke first, "Rose, you did beat the Malfoy boys in everything right?"
"Yes Dad," Rose sighed. "But I'm still not sure it's fair that you compare me to Orion. He's in Gryffindor and ended up missing half of last year 'cause he got hurt so bad from Quidditch."
Harry grunted, "Maybe he's a good guy after all. Then again he is a Malfoy…. Where does he play for Quidditch?"
"Beater," Lily answered. Everyone turned to look at her. "Ummmm…. I heard somebody talking about it?" she offered up.
Ginny and Hermione exchanged a look, "Harry, Ron, don't hate the kids for what Malfoy did. They are completely different people," Hermione said.
Harry smirked, "I won't so long as our kids keep beating them in everything." All of the kids rolled their eyes at their parents antics.
"You know Dad, I like Orion, he's really nice and funny," Albus spoke up with James and Rose nodding behind him. "It sucked when he got hurt last year."
A whistle from the Hogwarts Express caused everyone to look up. After hugging their parents goodbye and promising to write, Lily and Hugo grabbed their trunks and headed for the train followed by the rest of the kids. Hugo looked at Lily and said, "Well I'll see you later. I'm gonna go find some friends."
Lily nodded, "Okay, see ya!" The two parted ways and Lily started looking for the Malfoys. She found Cassi and Orion standing with a guy she had never seen before two cars over.
Cassi grinned when she saw Lily and called, "Come on Lily, let's find a compartment!" The two friends walked off followed by the guys. They found an empty compartment and walked in. The four sat down and began introductions. "Lily, this is Matt Thomas, Orion's friend, the one who got hurt by the potion. Matt, this is Lily Potter, we've known each other for two years now." The two smiled at each other and said hello.
The four spent the train ride talking and laughing. When the trolley came by they bought a mixture of Drooble's Best Blowing Gum, Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans, and Chocolate Frogs. Several classmates who each stayed to talk for a while visited Orion and Matt. Later James and Albus stopped by to check on Lily. They claimed they were just "doing their job as older brothers" but Lily knew they were trying to embarrass her. In fact, she succeeded in embarrassing them.
As the surrounding countryside was swallowed into darkness and the lamps came on, Orion and Matt found themselves evicted from the compartment so the girls could change. The two stood outside laughing at the first years as they ran up and down the halls looking terrified.
When they saw a gang of Slytherins approaching they attempted to return to the compartment but found the door barred. Scorpius, Orion's twin brother, led the Slytherins. Orion swore they weren't related but their fair hair and similar faces proved it.
Scorpius was identical to his father at that age—complete with greasy, white blonde hair, gray eyes, and pale complexion. He had even mastered the trademark sneer and drawl, and had the ingrained hatred of Gryffindors.
Orion had slightly darker blond hair and his eyes were pale blue, he enjoyed pointing out that he was taller than his twin too. So far he was the first person of Malfoy blood to be in a house other than Slytherin in generations. It was Orion's hope that his younger siblings followed him out of Slytherin and preferably in Gryffindor but any other house was good.
As the Slytherins drew level the two bothers glared at each other, "I see you still lower yourself to the level of half-bloods," Scorpius remarked disdainfully.
The compartment door slid open and Lily and Cassi stepped out into the conflict. Scorpius looked at his sister, "Cassiopeia, you really shouldn't be sitting with the rabble. Come join us in our compartment…"
Cassi looked at him, "No." Lily and Matt snorted.
Scorpius turned to Lily, "Hmmm… Red hair you must be related to the Weasleys." Half of the train car was listening and/or watching the standoff by now. They always loved a good Gryffindor vs. Slytherin showdown.
James was only a few compartments away when he heard about the conflict and arrived to make sure Lily survived intact. When he arrived he found a standoff between Lily's compartment and a group of Slytherins. He sidled up and stood next to Lily, "You okay Lil?"
Lily gave him her best glare, "I'm fine James."
Scorpius sneered, "I was half right. Worse than a Weasley, the red haired bitch is a Potter!"
James, Matt, and Orion all reached for their wands to hex Scorpius but Lily beat them to it. She whipped out her eleven and three quarter inch elder with unicorn hair from a foal and said one of the most basic spells, "Stupefy!"
The train came to a jolting stop as the jet of red light slammed into Scorpius. The corridor erupted into chaos as students returned to their compartments. The Slytherins quickly woke Scorpius and took off with murderous glares at Lily.
Orion and Matt turned to Lily, "You shouldn't have been able to stun him! You're only a first year!"
Lily shrugged. James turned to her, "Lil, you shouldn't have done that. People are going to talk and then the whole school will know you're really powerful. And odds are that Scorpius is going to run screaming and crying to the teachers. You don't need detention right away."
"I don't care!" Lily said defiantly.
Orion smiled, "Don't worry James, Scorpius won't tell, he will simply try to get her back."
James sighed and the four heaved their trunks out of the train. Lily and Cassi pulled their trunks towards Hagrid. They joined a group of timid first years who stared up at Hagrid in awe and fear as he gave his customary call of: "Firs' years, this way!"
Lily smiled when she saw the half-giant, "Hey Hagrid!"
Hagrid looked down, "Hello Lily! How're you?"
"Wonderful! And you?"
"I'm swell. Me an' Olympe spen' the holidays down at one o' them beaches in Italy. Was just magnificen'"
When the platform had almost totally cleared, Hagrid ushered the first years towards the boats. "Four to a boat," he called.
Lily and Cassi clambered into a boat with two other first years. One jumped when the boat began moving, showing his surprise at magic. The girl beside him scoffed, "What are you? A mudblood?"
The boy looked down and mumbled, "What does that mean?"
Lily glared at the girl, "What are you? A pureblood?"
Cassi giggled. "Do you even know who I am/" the girl asked.
Cassi and Lily shrugged. "Nope!" they said together.
"And we don't really care," Cassi finished.
The boy giggled at the girl's face "I am Anastasia Zabini. Who are you?"
"Cassi Malfoy."
"Lily Potter."
Anastasia looked at them shocked, "A Malfoy getting along with a Potter? It's a disgrace to all purebloods!"
Lily continued to glare at Anastasia and turned to the boy. She smiled at him, "What's your name?"
The boy looked at bit scared, "I'm Taylor Fan. Why did she call me a mudblood?"
Lily turned away from Anastasia and said, "Mudblood means dirty blood, it's a foul name for someone who is muggle born, someone with non-magic parents. It's not something one usually hears in civilized conversation."
"Ummm… okay."
The conversation ended when Hagrid's voice echoed across the water, "Just aroun' here yer gonna get yer firs' look at the castle." He finished speaking and the boats came around the bend. Gasps escaped from the first years when they saw the medieval castle with a light in nearly every window, the doors flung open with a cheery glow, and the dark outline of the castle silhouetted on the starry night sky with a full moon behind. The boats bumped against the shore and Hagrid led the group into the castle to a room.
The first years stood in the room looking around nervously. They could hear the chatter from the rest of the school through the walls. A few students began whispering to their friends. The door in front of them opened and the noise of a thousand students rushed in. A small man came into the room and stood in front of the group. "I am Professor Flitwick. I teach Charms here at Hogwarts. Now…" he paused for dramatic effect. "In a few moments you will pass through these doors and join your classmates. But before you take your seats you must be sorted into your house. There are four houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin."
He nodded once and left. Everyone began whispering. Cassi and Lily looked at each other sadly. Taylor looked at them, "What house is good?"
"Gryffindor!" Lily said.
Cassi disagreed, "Ravenclaw!"
Lily clarified, "Essentially all the houses are good except for Slytherin. All the dark wizards came from Slytherin. Each house looks for different traits though so…"
"Do you know what house you'll be in?" Taylor asked.
"Yeah, I'll probably be in Slytherin 'cause that's where my family has always gone. Well, not my brother so maybe I'll be lucky and end up in Ravenclaw or Gryffindor…" Cassi said glumly.
Lily sighed, "My whole family had been in Gryffindor so I'll probably be there."
Flitwick came back in carrying a scroll, "Follow me please."
The first years left the safety of the room and entered the Great Hall. Silence descended upon the hall as the first years entered. Looking up at the ceiling the group was shocked to see the night sky. One girl towards the back of the group whispered to her neighbor, "It's just bewitched to look like the night sky."
In front of the staff table an old patched and frayed hat sat on a stool. The first years fidgeted and looked at the hat warily. Suddenly a tear along the brim of the hat opened and it began to sing:
"When I was new and barely sewn,
The Hogwarts Founders four
Decided to form a school
To educate young wizards.
'I'll teach the clever and the wise'
said fair Ravenclaw.
'I'll teach the bravest and the boldest'
said brave Gryffindor.
'I'll teach those of pure ancestry'
said great Slytherin.
'I'll teach the loyal and the lot'
said sweet Hufflepuff.
And so the founders taught the students
Until strife wormed its way in…
Gryffindor and Slytherin,
Once the best of friends
Turned to bitter rivals.
The disagreement turned so dark
That Slytherin left the group.
And thus the founders four were,
Whittled down to three.
When it came time for the founders to
Leave the school,
They left a way to sort each student.
Gryffindor whipped me off his head,
And stuffed me with some brains.
My job each year, to divide
The students into four.
I've yet to fail,
So do not fret, you're in good hands,
Though I have none-
For I'm a thinking cap!"
The Sorting Hat finished its song and the Hall burst into applause. Flitwick stepped up beside the stool and silence descended upon the hall, "When I call your name please step forward and sit on the stool. I will place the Sorting Hat on your head. After you are sorted, take a seat at your house table."
"Adams, McKenzie!" he called. A scared girl stepped forward.
"Hufflepuff!" shouted the hat.
Everyone cheered and the sorting continued. Clarke, Connor went to Ravenclaw: Fan, Taylor was in Ravenclaw as well: Finnigan, Aiden was in Hufflepuff: Finnigan, Bryce; Gryffindor: Finnigan, Colby; Ravenclaw: Finnigan, Derek landed in Ravenclaw: Finnigan, Emily headed to Gryffindor with her sister: Finnigan, Felix went to Hufflepuff: Finnigan, Gavin joined his brothers in Hufflepuff.
Then a girl wearing so much makeup she looked plastic with perfectly straight hair was called up, "Jenson, Jamie." She sat on the stool looking completely calm and collected, the hat barely touched her head when it roared, "SLYTHERIN!"
Eventually it was Cassi's turn. She walked up shaking and sat down. There was a long pause before the hat spoke, "Gryffindor!" The hall erupted. Another Malfoy, a pureblood Slytherin, had been placed in Gryffindor…
"Melonas, Alfred" became another Slytherin as did Milan, Tylee.
"Potter, Lily," Flitwick called. Lily walked up as calmly so she could and sat down…
"GRYFFINDOR!" the hat bellowed. Again, the room cheered as Lily took her seat next to Cassi.
Smith, Daniel went to Slytherin. Stripes, Laurel headed to Ravenclaw where she sat next to Taylor Fan.
Hugo Weasley was sorted into Gryffindor and finally Anastasia Zabini went to Slytherin.
Professor McGonagall stood and the hall fell silent. "Before we begin the feast I have a few start of term notices. First, the Forbidden Forest is off limits to all students. Magic is prohibited in the corridors at all times. Also, Mr. Filch has asked me to remind you that Fanged Frisbees are on the list of banned items; the full list is posted on his door. This year we would like to welcome a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher to the school, Ted Lupin has agreed to teach this year. Thank you."
She took her seat and the golden plates on the table filled with food. Halfway through the first course the ghosts made their appearance. The first years were their usual shocked selves. Lily and Cassi felt that the meal was over too soon. The prefects, one of them was Peter Weasley (Percy's son), called the first years over and led them to the Common Rood.
When they reached the portrait of the Fat Lady they were greeted by the usual expression, "Password?" she asked.
"Phoenix Feather," Peter said.
The painting swung open and the group clambered through the Portrait Hole. The Common Room was lit cheerily by the blazing fire. Chairs and couches around the area beckoned welcomingly. Two staircases led out of the room.
Peter allowed the first years a moment to gaze around at the red and gold bedecked room before he spoke, "These stairs lead to the dormitories. Boys, up the left stairs and first on the left, girls the same on your right."
The group dispersed as the genders headed to their dormitories. There were eight beds in the girl's dorm with trunks at the foot of each bed. Cassi and Lily were next to each other.
The introduced themselves as they prepared for bed. "I'm Bryce Finnigan," said the first girl. I have twenty-two siblings and I am the second of septuplets."
"I'm Emily Finnigan, I have twenty-two siblings and am the fifth of septuplets," the second girl announced.
Lily stood up, "I'm Lily Potter. I have two and a half brothers and am the only girl."
"A half?" Bryce asked.
Lily grinned, "Yeah, my dad's godson Teddy Lupin. He's like my brother but we aren't actually related."
Everyone giggled. "Isn't there a Professor here named Lupin?" a different girl asked.
"Yeah, that's Teddy," Lily said.
The girl who had asked about Teddy introduced herself, "I'm Miranda Thomas, I have one brother who is also in Gryffindor."
Cassi stood up, "I'm Cassi Malfoy. I have three siblings, of the two at Hogwarts only one is respectable and in Gryffindor."
A small girl sat up on her bed, "I'm Cynthia Krum, I'm an only child, and yes, my dad is the famous Quidditch player."
"I'm Ariana Longbottom," a shy girl murmured. "I have three siblings and my dad is the Herbology teacher here."
Finally, the last girl began to speak, "I'm Alyssa Mann and I have four siblings who are younger than me but I no one else is magic in my family…"
The eight girls chatted for a few more minutes and then clambered into bed. They fell asleep eager for their first day at Hogwarts to begin…
Meanwhile…
Deep in the forests of Albania a strange pair stood together. One was tall and slender the long black cloak hanging off in billowing folds. The other was shorter and more… defined… his cloak hugged him closely. The clearing they stood in was lit only by the light of the full moon; casting eerie shadows, it was the perfect setting for Dark magic. Tree branches drooped down like claws.
The larger of the two removed his hood to reveal a balding man in his late fifties. He rolled up his left sleeve and turned to the younger man. "Tom," he rasped. "It is time. All you must do is touch the Mark and call to the survivors. Those who can and wish to will Apparate to this spot immediately."
The younger man turned to face the other, "Rodolphus, I have told you not to call me Tom. My name is Voldemort. You would do well to remember that…" His voice was high pitched and cold. He looked almost identical to his father when his father was younger but he had inherited heavy lidded eyes from his mother. He reached out with his index finger and touched Rodolphus' arm. Rodolphus flinched as Voldemort tossed back his head and laughed.
A second passed and then the clearing was filled with popping noises as masked wizards Apparated to their new Lord...
A/N: So I hope you liked it. The Voldemort/Tom at the end is the son of Voldemort and Bellatrix (yes random but in one of the books Bellatrix is described as leaning lovingly towards Voldemort). He was raised by his mother's husband Rodolphus and was two when the Battle of Hogwarts took place. He is another version of his father.
This is a really long chapter so please don't expect chapters like this a lot. It took me three months to write this and school is about to start again. I will try to update at least once a week but I make no promises.
Thanks for reading! Please review, even if you hate it! I need the criticism to get better and I feel all warm and fuzzy when I get a review. Thanks again!
~bookworm