Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, just the ones I made up.
A/N: Ok all, this is my first fanfic, tell me what you think!
And now I'll tell you some useful information about the story:
1. In order for me to fit this story the way I want it to, I have changed the years Harry and the others were born.
2. At the end of this document there is a sentence that James says to a question of Sirius' PEOPLE IT'S NOT TO BE TAKEN OFFENSIVELY! Ok? Don't worry, I do know how offensive it really sounds. I can tell you this, I am really like the mysterious character in this chapter, you will see more of her personality in later chapters.
3. And now that I have bored you to death by reading this really long author's note, here's the first chapter!
Chapter 1: The Mysterious Person
As a young girl aparated to the scene of the crime, from this distance, she could see many of the vigorous duelers. The girl looked of about 13, but the misconception of her looks didn't stop her from what was going on around her. As she raced down the familiar path to Hogsmeade, the figure noticed who dueled who. Voldemort and Dumbledore, Narcissa and Tonks, Lucius and Molly Weasley, Bellatrix and Arthur, Amycus and McGonagall, Alecto and Bill, Dolohov and Lily, Travers and James, Macnair and Sirius, Avery and Remus, Crabbe and Kingsley, Goyle and Mad-Eye Moody, Nott and Flitwick, Yaxley and Elphias Doge, Snape and Emmeline Vance, Rodolphus and Alice, Rookwood and Frank, Jugson and Joanna Lupin, Rabastan and Rochelle Black, and Mulciber and Dawlish.
On the outskirts of the battles, the figure noticed that James had stopped fighting to clutch his chest. Blood was pouring from the wound on to the road in Hogsmeade. Lily noticed this at once and stopped her duel with Travers to take care of James. Bending over her wounded husband, Travers and Dolohov sent a bone crushing curse strait at her head.
"Protego." the mysterious figure shouted. Lily whipped her head around, and her red hair slapped her in the face, and she found the masked figure's wand raised toward the death eaters. Lily was confused, she wondered why a Death Eater would attack another Death Eater? The masked figure came near, and Lily raised her wand and sent the killing curse in her face. The girl blocked it with ease and as the duelers of Voldemort and Dumbledore came closer, the masked figure said,
"Lily, leave him to me!" the figure bent over and drew a flask of potion out of her cloak. Lily swatted it away, and started waving her wand furiously over the bleeding injury. The ground shook, and the masked figure looked up to find a crater inches away from the wounded body. Lily pulled James close to her, and sobbed,
"No! Not my husband, I can't lose him,"
Now Macnair and Sirius were close by, and a jet of green light shot out of Macnair's wand strait at Sirius. The figures attention turned and sent a powerful shield charm in between the two duelers. The killing curse bounced off the shield and hurtled into the nearest shop window. Looking back at Lily the figure said,
"You won't, I can assure you of that." the masked figure put a hand on Lily's shoulder. Lily looked at the young girl like she was a beheaded werewolf, and Lily was making the slow progress of healing her husband, her hair shielded her face. The girl chuckled, and handed the flask over to her, but again Lily swatted it away.
"Lily, he'll bleed to death! Put this Dittany over that wound!" Lily sobbed hard not listening.
Joanna and Jugson were coming near to the crater, and without looking where she was going, Joanna tumbled backwards into it.
"Joanna!" Lily cried. Jugson noticed the wounded James, and taking advantage of the situation he sent a jet of green light strait at his chest.
"No!" the figure shouted, and seconds before the curse hit James, the figure blasted the curse and sent it ricocheting off across the battle field a few times before it extinguished in a second store window
By this time Lily had helped Joanna out of the crater with difficulty because Joanna had broken her leg. Lily now had her full attention back on James. The figure could faintly hear Lily whispering,
"James, don't leave--don't die--you can't--I still need you--our family still needs you!" Lily raised her head and noticed that the masked figure was still there. The figure whispered in her ear,
"Take the potion." Cautiously, Lily took the potion and uncorked it pouring the contents over the dripping wound. Instantly, his chest started stretching and covered up the large gash. Remus and Avery came into view battling viciously. In an instant,, Avery had used the Cruciatas curse, and Remus was on the ground twitching. As a diversion to help Remus, the masked figure threw a acid green potion that hit Avery square in the face. The effect was immediate and the flesh from his face started to peal away from his frame. The masked figure turned her attention back to the couple, and leaned over Lily to check for a pulse.
"He's still alive, give him this blood-replenishing potion." and again, the masked figure pulled out another potion from her cloak. Lily cautiously took this potion too, and poured it down his throat. A second later Rochelle and Rabastan came whirling into view, entranced in their own battle. Lily bent over James as the masked figure saw a bright blue hex flying toward the middle-aged woman. A split second later the figure raised her wand and again sent a powerful shield charm stopping the curse in mid flight.
"Are you ok?" The masked figure heard Lily ask James. James groaned and said,
"Very weak, but alive." Lily sighed feeling relieved, but the moment was short lived, because Voldemort and Dumbledore made there second appearance.
"Avada Kedavra!" Voldemort shouted, pointing his wand at Lily. At once, Lily, Dumbledore, Joanna, the masked figure, and James, sent several shields and curses in his direction that he was blasted off his feet and sent backwards into the other duelers.
The battle had stopped, for a millisecond, panic struck everyone. They all stood, watching Voldemort. Moments later, he raised his wand arm, and started to twirl it around in a circle sending curses flying in all directions. The death eaters followed his lead and soon, the entire place was lit with flames. The order members raced around extinguishing the flames, and one by one the death eaters aparated away from the wrecked Hogsmeade.
The smoldering remains of Hogsmeade lye around the injured and barely injured order members. The masked figure came back into Lily's view and she asked,
"How is he?"
Lily responded,
"He'll still need medical attention."
The masked figure leaned over and felt James' forehead.
"He's got a slight fever," She traced the bruises on his face, then quickly pulled away because Lily was sending her a evil glare.
"Hollianne?" James asked with a hint of surprise. Lily looked from the masked figure back to James a couple of times before asking,
"Who's Hollianne?"
The masked figure grabbed James' hand and squeezed it reassuringly. Shakily, James sat up and embraced the masked figure.
"You shouldn't have come," he said.
"I needed too, or there would have been more than one death today." She said embracing the older wizard.
"I know, but your mum would have killed me if you had died."
"Yeah, but she'd kill anyone that murdered any of us."
James sighed heavily and then said,
"You still shouldn't have come, I still can't figure out how you manage to fight in your condition."
"Don't ask, just know it will remain a mystery until the day I die." James gently smacked the figure then said,
"Go back home, and inform your mum and older sister of today's events." The masked figure nodded, then turned to Lily.
"Take good care of him, K?" Lily nodded, then asked,
"Who are you?"
The figure stood up, and said,
"Ask James."
Lily watched as the figure got to her feet, then with a wave goodbye the figure walked down the familiar path that led to Hogwarts. Lily turned to James and asked,
"Who was that?"
By now, James resumed his place on the road, and said,
"Someone."
Lily didn't have time to question him farther, because he was lifted on to a stretcher and floated back to the Castle. Lily helped Joanna on to another stretcher, then wound her way through the crowd to find Rochelle and Sirius.
"You ok Lily?" Rochelle questioned as she put her arm around Lily's shoulders.
"Concerned," she responded.
"About?" Sirius asked.
"That masked figure, I wonder who she is?" Lily sighed, and then added, "Somehow, she knows James."
The three of them followed the other order members back down the path to Hogwarts. Rochelle commented,
"Is it that much of a shock she knows him."
Lily looked sideways at Rochelle and said,
"No, I s'pose not, but I know everyone who knows him personally, and it sounded like they knew each other well."
"You're sure you have never seen her before." Sirius questioned.
"Positive," Lily looked from one to the other in thought then asked, "Do you know who she is."
The middle-aged witch and wizard shook there head.
"I don't think I've ever seen her anywhere." Lily said softly, more to herself than to the other two.
"You know," Sirius started, "if she hadn't been here today, James would have slowly died, I would have died, Joanna could have had much worse injuries than a broken leg, and if the Death Eaters had a chance, they would have tortured Remus into insanity."
Lily thought for a moment and said,
"Ok, maybe you're right, but I'm still curious to know who it is."
"We are too," Rochelle said.
When they entered the castle, Rochelle, Sirius, and Lily walked in silence pondering over the same thing. "Who is this mysterious person." At last Lily spoke when they were outside the hospital wing doors.
"We know her name is Hollianne."
"How?" Sirius asked.
"James questioned the girl earlier and somehow he knew who she was."
The three friends opened the door to the Hospital Wing, and walked over to the bed that James was laying in. Lily sat in the chair beside him, nervously fidgeting with her hands. When she looked over at him, he was in a hospital gown, lying on his back, sleeping peacefully. Grabbing his hand, she squeezed it gently, then laid her head down on the side of the bed; her red hair flowed gracefully down behind it.
A few hours later, James woke up still in pain. He turned his head to the left, and saw Lily's head resting against the bed. James went to move his hand, but stopped, because it wouldn't move. Turning his head so he could look at his hand better, he realized that Lily was holding it, and he gave it a reassuring squeeze.
"You're awake," Sirius said.
"Yeah, I'm still in pain though," James mumbled.
"Do you need anything?" Lily sleepily murmured.
"Food." He said shifting his body so he was facing Lily.
"James? Who is Hollianne?"
"Later Lils, Later." He said as he stroked her hair.
"Why, not now?" Lily asked with a little agitation in her voice.
"Because it's a long story, and I'm still tired. Ok, it's not very long, but long enough I don't have the strength to explain."
Lily looked up into his face and asked.
"How do you know her."
James sighed then responded,
"That's apart of the explanation, but I can tell you that we will be seeing more of her in the future."
"How come?. Lily asked.
"You'll find out soon enough." James murmured, then closed his eyes and fell asleep again.
Lily looked to Sirius and Rochelle,
"Are you still as clueless as I am?"
"Yes," They said in unison.
Lily bolted up from the chair nocking it to the ground. She whipped her head around to look at her two friends.
"Dumbledore! He should know who that mysterious person is."
Rochelle and Sirius looked at Lily warily, then Sirius said,
"I'm pretty sure he does know who she is, but I think we should just let this play itself out, don't you?"
Lily looked from Rochelle to Sirius to James and back again red faced, and starting to get her famous temper into high gear.
"First, at the auror office, we get called to the destruction of Hogsmeade. Second, this masked figure (whom I thought was a Death Eater) shows up and helps James stay alive, (not that I didn't appreciate it of course.) Third, not only is this person helping James, but the rest of the order, and you guys are telling me that it's not a good idea to ask Dumbledore about her, and fourth, either I turned stupid over night, or the both of you know something I don't." She paced back and forth breathing heavily, deep in thought.
James sat up in bed, and with a bewildered look, he studied all three of their faces in turn. Sirius was the first to speak.
"Lily, I know nothing more than you do about this Hollianne girl."
"And I've never heard of a girl named Hollianne going to Hogwarts either." Rochelle reassured her.
"She did go to Hogwarts," James said from his spot on the bed. Sirius and Rochelle looked at him oddly, and Lily spun on the spot, and asked,
"She did? When?"
"She graduated in June." He said looking down at the plain white covers of the Hospital Wing bed.
"So that would mean," Rochelle paused a second, "that she was a year ahead of Clayton."
"And if that theory is true, then she is a year ahead of Jane." Lily wondered out loud.
"Yes, it certainly means just that." James said, "but they may not remember her, she barely attended the school unless it were for Quidditch games or to turn in work."
"When we get back home, I think we should ask the both of them, don't you Rochelle?" Lily asked. James looked up to see the reactions of his wife and two friends. Rochelle nodded her head,
"I'm just as curious about this Hollianne person as you are, so I believe questioning is in order." Rochelle said glaring at James.
"What did I do!" James said tiredly. Lily turned to face James, and sat beside him on the bed.
"I'm just interested to know why you know a young girl of that age? I mean, she could very well be one of Janes friends, but then again, maybe not." Lily thought about it for a few seconds, then James said,
"Like I said earlier, I really don't think they will know her, she was sorted into Gryffindor, but she's rarely at the school, because of her condition."
"Condition?" Lily asked.
"Yes, condition, but I can't tell you any more than, (it surprises me that she came earlier during the battle, because she could get hurt, I mean more than the rest of us.) don't give me that look Lily, I know we all could get hurt, (but to me she's one brave girl. This is because of her condition; actually, I think she has to be braver than all of us in the wizarding world to take on a task like this.) Sirius, stop laughing, because I'm not telling you her condition." As a joke sirius asked,
"Is her condition like Moony's furry little problem?"
James burst out laughing hysterically, still laughing he said,
"Yes, she would probably say something like, If only I stayed away from the people I call my friends, they wouldn't have infected me, and as an afterthought, maybe I would have a decent sized brain, not this useless piece of air bobbing on my shoulders. I promise you, the crazy things she will say to joke about her condition. There are more she could possibly think of, but I haven't been around her that much." Still chuckling, he wrapped his arms around Lily, then lay back down holding her.
"James, that was very mean, you know that?" Lily said gently slapping him on the arm.
"I know, but the things she comes up with, she's a bit insane I believe, or has a rather interesting imagination. And no Sirius, she's not mentally handicapped, so don't put it past her, cause I'm sure she could hex you into the next millennium if she chose too."
"James?"
"Yes Lils."
"I think I should get home, Merlin knows what the house looks like by now."
"I'm sure Dobby has everything under control, but if you must leave." His voice faded away as he closed his eyes.
"I don't have to, but I don't want the house destroyed either."
"I'm pretty sure Carianna and Harry haven't blown up the house, but I can assure you that when you go home, Jack just might be hanging on the fence post by his underpants," James winked at Sirius, then kissed Lily on the top of her head. Sirius growled at him menacingly, then said,
"Then I s'pose we can say he'll be all jacked up?" The entire Hospital Wing erupted in hysteric laughter, and because of all the noise, Madam Pomphrey was kicking everyone out of the wing, Lily kissed James back and left to go home.
A/N: O! I forgot one thing to ask of you! First, tell me what you think, duh! and I am wondering if any of you can tell me what you think Hollianne's condition is. Review as I have stated before please?