Disclaimer: I don't any of the amazing world of the Harry Potter series.
A/N: This is Pain is Hardly Forgotten, same author, same plot, thought I had to change the name because my mother told me it wasn't that appealing -.- Also, she re-wrote the summary... Which I know it IS better than whatever junk I could have imagined ^ .^ ... Well I really hope new readers arrive, alos that they review their likes and dislikes :) Preferably likes.
BTW: I seriously need a beta! I was re-reading the story and now my forehead is tomato red thanks to the horrible case of facepalms I got from myself last evening. Anyone interested please PM. You can save a life today.
Do You Rememeber Lily?
Prologue
Molly Weasley looked down at her only daughter and only son-in-law being consumed by the pain and mourning of a loss. And it wasn't any loss, but their youngest. Little Lily Luna had visited this world the 10 of august of the 2007 for only an hour before God claimed her as the angel he needed to watch over their family. According to the healer, it was due to the complications of being premature and being so weak, she didn't had the time to fight. Also, Ginny was given the sad news that she wasn't able to have any more children. That was even more destroying, knowing they couldn't bring one more life to replace the one they've lost. Molly vowed to find a way so her baby wouldn't suffer, and so her mind was set to work.
Hours later, Ginny was lying asleep in bed thanks only to the magic of more than a few calming draughts, and also to a Dreamless Sleep potion that Severus Snape himself brew. Harry was sitting on the floor, almost lifeless. The Potter's eyes were red and puffed, and his sadness was swallowing him slowly, a thing he wasn't suppose to afford. He dismissed his friends and family after Ginny finally accepted the draughts, promising that they would be fine, but thinking in loneliness wasn't what he planned. His thoughts turned depressing, and darker, and what if Ginny never recover? In a few more hours her own birthday will remind her that her only daughter died the day before, and that would be as bone crushing as the past day. He himself had yearned for his little girl, and it was hard enough to be the strong one in the relation. More when she, his Ginny, had always been his strength.
He felt some movement stir beside him, and merely remembered James had been with him all the time, holding onto his daddy's strong arm for mutual comfort. Looking down he not only found James, but Albus being hugged by his eldest. His sons didn't exactly know what happened, one being two and a half, and the other one, but they sure knew the baby wasn't coming. He felt more tears prickling his eyes as the memories of the eight previous moths flowed into his mind like he was entering in a Pensive.
"Gin, are you here?" he had called. He had been surprised at the silence and lack of light in his house, with two kids, it was anything but. He heard some noises in the kitchen, and a frown was set in his features. Being an Auror willed him to be in 'CONSTATNT VIGILEANCE' like Mad Eye Moody himself would have said, but hearing a small giggle and a quiet "shh" he knew it was nothing to be concerned.
He walked quietly down the hallway, and smile graced his face as he saw that there in the kitchen were gleams of candlelight's. He could hear another "shh" as he stood by they open doorway, out of sight, a James little baby voice whispering to his mother a "Whew's daddy?", as he entered the room, finally, he heard a "Surprise!" and as the room lighted up, he saw a 'You'll be father, again' glowing hovering above their heads. And Albus little cackle joined them when his own bummed in the walls.
And so his thought wandered some more.
"Are you sure want to know the gender now, Harry?" she grasped his hand lovingly without tearing her amazement filled eyes of the image of their baby in the screen of the muggle gynecologist ultrasound.
Ginny had experience the care for pregnancy in St. Mungo's for her first and second pregnancy, and she shared the interest in muggles and their artifacts that her father did, so she wanted their third to be delivered in a muggle hospital. And also, all their treatments.
"Why not? I bet it's our girl" and he kissed the top of her head.
After a few minutes, the muggle gynecologist, smiled warmly, and announced, "Congratulations, is a girl"
Harry overwhelmed by joy laughed out loud, and kissed Ginny fully in the lips.
"I told you it was the girl" he looked at her with teary eyes. "It's our princess"
She merely nod, still looking at screen with tears streaming down her cheeks. "Our princess".
Once again he jumped to another memory, one of less than two weeks ago.
"Harry? Love, c'mon, wake up! Harry!" his wife's beautiful voice changed from a lovely whisper and a soft shake to a high squeal muffled by the pillow she was hitting him with. Rather hard forher own state.
Managing to roll him off bed she huffed. Before he had registered how he got there, she throw him the pillow. "Wha-"
"I want pizza, and not any pizza, Domino's pizza, and also Nutella so I can dip it" she was pouting and was so flushed, and it was the cutest thing he'd ever seen, aside from his two children of course. And a chuckle escaped his pressed lips.
"It's not bloody funny, you wanker!" she scowled at him. She was ready to throw him another pillow and some more scowling when he silenced her with quick kiss.
"I'm sorry, Gin, but do you want some peanut butter too?" He felt the pillow collide with his temple and scrambled away from her, putting his coat over his nude torso. As he closed the door behind him, still laughing, another pillow hit the door; he could hear her mutter something about peanut and pizza sounding gross.
As if the pillow had exited his head, he felt something caressed his cheek and looking down with misty eyes, he saw James looking at him with those big brown eyes that he inherited from Ginny, and also filled with tears.
"Don't cwy, daddy" his bottom lip trembled. A nonsense babbling reached his ear, and Al was glancing up at him too. Harry couldn't hold it anymore. He broke. Hugging his two sons for dear life was more comforting that whatever he could have asked for. James cried with him while Albus just played with his hair. He couldn't bear any more nights like this one, and he knew more would come. As long as they had the memories, Ginny would never be the same; he would never be himself again. And like an electricity shock, light bulbs ignite his head. He didn't knew for how long he had cried, but after a few minutes of silence, his mind was set, and James sniffs brought him back to reality.
He carried his little ones over to his bed. Al was already asleep, so he put him closer to Ginny. "Don't wake them, come here" he whispered to Jamie.
He picked his wand from the night stand and summoned James sweater and a jacket. He walked down to the sitting room, and pinching some floo powder, he said clearly "The Burrow", stepping into the green flames.
By the light entering the living room of his in-laws, he knew it must be late in the morning. As he guessed, The Burrow was filled with all his family, preparing Ginny's birthday party, thought, there was no joy in it. Once everyone took a sight of him, everyone started crowding at him and James.
"C'mon family, let him breathe" said a solemn but warm looking Arthur. So everyone arranged in the kitchen.
"Well, er, hello" his voice sounded hoarse from crying and Harry took his time. With a deep breath, he looked up, at one point in particular, and that point was Percy. "Percy, I want to talk to you for a moment" Percy looked startled but nod without hesitating. As the exited the room, leaving James with his godfather, he saw Ron look almost hurt. But he dismissed since he won't even remember.
They walk toward the big tree that served as hiding spot for the children three house, and finally stopped.
"Is everything okay, Harry? Is Ginny alright?" Percy looked even more concern with every fraction of second that passed.
"That's the point Perce, nothings okay" he finally looked at his brother in law in the eyes. "But it will be if you help me" and Percy looked more surprised.
"How can I help you?" he shook his head. "If Ron who's yo-"
Harry cut him, "His fine, but he can't help, only you can." And Percy bit his lip, but nod his head yes. "I know that you've always like inventing, and like everything looking the best at their maximum. And also that you've managed for some of the hardest spells to be at their most powerful form." Once again, Percy nod, smiling that someone finally acknowledge his work. "I want you to help me, but it must be a secret."
Percy knew this was the hard part to eat. "What do you need, Harry?"
"How about the evolution you created for the Memory charm?" Harry looked to the ground almost ashamed.
"That's too much, I can't let you-" he sounded scandalized.
The Potter cut him. "Can you blame me? Call me selfish, but I want my wife back, I also had enough pity to last my life time and others!" He let out a breath he didn't knew he was holding.
His brother-in-law nod. "Okay, and you will want the full spell casted on our family, too, right?" Harry nod, even knowing Percival's tone was really dripping with sarcasm.
"If that'll make her feel complete again, so, it'll be. I'll bind you to a Silence spell, and I'll be the Secret keeper. Its just for precaution. I'll tell her she had a miscarriage-" he was cut.
"You can't do this Harry!" He wiped around and saw both Mr. Weasley and Bill staring at him with, oh-joy, more pity.
"She needs to forget!" his eye misted.
"I know you'll desperate, but time will-"
"She'll never be herself, better convince her it never happened!" he stumbled, and almost fell. Bill caught him and he shook Bill away.
The older men didn't look convinced, but before he spoke, another voice entered the conversation. "Let him Arthur, it's what he thinks it's best for his family"
"But, mum-" Molly raised a hand to silence Bill.
"Percy, dear, are you willing to help Harry?" and her son look troubled, and with a glance toward her husband, he looked defeated.
He knew what would be better, and he shook his head no. "I can change some of her memories, but I will not erase them. I also have this spell that will make her pain bearable." Harry started crying, and Mrs. Weasley hugged him.
"Please, just make her forget, she won't know"
Percy looked over to Bill, who barely nod, in order to end everything. "Just do it. Ginny had a miscarriage." And so the third of the Weasley brothers did.
He went to the one who had been his room, and looked on some maps. In the room, only Bill and Harry accompanied him, the ones who will keep the secret. And with a heavy heart, he erased everything about the baby from everyone's mind in Europe. Aside from the ones who were in that exact room. And Harry raised his wand, adding the new memories to Ginny's and everyone who ever heard about his little Lily, the Potter princess. He made Bill and Percy vow to secrecy, and he was the only one who could speak of the happenings of the past day.
Oh, but they didn't knew about Percy's change. If by something that belonged to his niece ever reached her hand, she'll know everything that happened to her daughter and the secrecy will be broke, he didn't know how much help he did. Later on, this would be the last piece of the puzzle. A puzzle non of them knew half of.
Wanna know the truth Ginny will discover?
Hope you've enjoy!
-Lilo xo xo
