Omg!! It's the Sequel!!!!!! AAAAHHH!! I decided to put this up before anyone (including me) forgot about it!! Hehe okay so anyway, thanks to everyone who gave Love Lies Lightly a try and enjoyed it! This is for you guys!
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Ceso looked at Lily from across the table.
"Come on Lily, Lighten up a little. He's fine. James and Sirius will look after him. You know that," Ceso told her.
Lily nodded, then suddenly turned and looked at Ceso. Her face was worried, yet determined. At the moment James and Lily were in hiding from Voldemort. Ceso knew Lily was afraid.
"Is something wrong Lily?" Ceso asked slowly.
"Will you to do me a favour?" she said in a commanding tone.
"Do I have a choice?" Ceso joked.
"Good point." Lily muttered. Lily reached down and pulled out something that looked like a miniature crystal ball. She held it out to Ceso. Ceso reached out and took the small ball and gave Lily a questioning look.
"I-if anything happens to me, I want you to find Harry no matter what and give this to him," Lily said sternly.
Ceso winced, "I don't want to bring this up, but if something happens to you, don't you thing something might happen to Harry too?" she questioned.
There was a look in Lily's eyes that Ceso had never seen before. Determination, pain and fear. Something was going to happen. Lily knew something was going to happen.
"Lily why don't you come stay with Sirus and I? Its safer"
Lily shook her head, "No its okay. I don't want you to get involved. And to answer your first question. Nothing will touch my son. No matter what happens, no one will touch Harry,"
Ceso simply nodded.
"MOM! WAKE UP ALREADY!!"
Ceso woke with a start.
"Gawd, you've been out for at least an hour, you looked like you were having a horrible dream too,"
Ceso looked over at her daughter, who was staring back at her worriedly. So much had changed since then. There was no point in remembering; it only brought back painful memories.
Years had passed since the day she had left. She had gone to Canada were she had some good friends who had been more than happy to take her in. It hadn't taken her long to get back on her feet and buy a house for her and her daughter Ithreal. She had found a great job at the Canadian Ministry of Magic, which paid lots. So the question was, with such a wonderful job back home, why in the name of hell was she on her way back to the place were all the painful memories were?
Promises. Gawd damn promises. Whether he knew it or not, Harry Potter was world famous, and when news reached her of his whereabouts, she was faced with a heart wrenching decision.
It had taken her weeks to finally decide. She had tried to put it off, but some things were inevitable.
"I'm fine, just a bit of a nightmare," Ceso said smiling.
Her daughter, Ithreal was very much like her mother in looks, and as much as she hated to admit it, very much like her father in personality. Ithreal was her world now. Nothing else mattered. Well her and getting this damn ball to Harry. In other circumstances, she probably would have loved to visit Harry. Its just that whenever she thought of him, she thought of Lily, which made her think of James, Which made her think of Sirius, so all in all, everything was much better if she got this done and over with and never thought of it again.
"Mom! You keep spacing out! Get a grip, we're almost there," Ithreal said in a cautious tone.
"Sorry, Hogwarts brings back memories," Ceso said with a slight toss of her head.
"Right, so are we staying or not?" Ithreal asked in a worried tone.
Ceso smiled and reached out to stroke her Daughters blonde hair. So much like hers, just without the bushiness.
"Honey, you know I've been offered a position as a teacher. We'll stay for a few days and if you like it, then, well, I suppose we'll stay, if not we'll go home," Ceso said with a reassuring smile.
At the moment they were aboard the Hogwarts express and on their way to Hogwarts. Ceso picked idly at the seats. So many damn memories! Why wouldn't they just leave her alone!
"Mom, what's Hogwarts like?" Ithreal asked as she stared out the window.
Ceso stopped for a second, how was she supposed to explain Hogwarts? Hogwarts was her life for seven years. It was her escape. Her family was at Hogwarts.
"It's an amazing school, Ithreal, something I could never describe in words," Ceso said smiling at some of her fond memories.
Ithreal stared at her mom for a second before turning back to the window.
"So why don't you take the job?"
"Hmm, do you want me too?"
Ithreal stared at her Mom. Her Mom was staring at nothing with a smile on her face. It was obvious the place meant a lot to her. But then, her mom had been reluctant to come here. Maybe she just needs a push in the right direction.
"Yes, I think it would be wonderful."
Ceso looked up at her daughter. Oh no. That was it. "Are you sure?" Ceso asked weakly.
Ithreal nodded her head stubbornly, "Yes, it would be a perfect opportunity for me to meet some new people right?"
"I suppose," Ceso sighed.
"Great!"
The rest of the ride to Hogwarts was in silence. Ceso silently thinking about how miserable the whole ordeal was going to be, and Ithreal silently congratulating herself on helping her mother.
Suddenly the train began to slow to a halt. Ceso felt dread wash over her. Grand, she thought, just what I wanted.
"Oh Mom, this is going to be tons of fun!" Ithreal said enthusiastically.
"Oh yes, a real pleasure," Ceso muttered more to herself.
Ceso and Ithreal stepped off the Train and onto the hard cement.
"So what now?" Ithreal asked looking around.
"We'll take the carriages up to the school," Ceso said, pointing to a carriage sitting off to the side.
"Are they enchanted to move on their own?" Ithreal asked as she jumped into the horseless carriage.
"I suppose so," Ceso said offhandedly.
Ceso's thoughts drifted as she stared out the window. This is going to be one hell of a year.
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Okay, I haven't yet decided what year Ithreal's in, which is why I didn't get into the age thing.
If you didn't quite catch that, Ithreal is Sirius and Ceso's daughter. In LLL lily asked Ceso to give Harry a small ball thing, which is what she's doing. Dumbledore also, being the smart guy he figured out Ceso was returning and asked her to help teach at Hogwarts. Okay?
OKAY THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT
Sorry but, I wrote LLL before the OoTP and in this that certain 'someone' is still alive. I had my heart set on doing a sequel, and I almost stopped after, er, that part, but then I decided whatever, I wont let that affect what I had originally planned, so I'm really sorry to those people who are offended by the fact that I'm not totally following OOTP but I'm sure you understand!
Thank you!
~Ceso
