Guardian Angel

Authors Note: This is my first fic and I would just like to say…I don't own anything, and the title is something I stole from Alias, my other obsession. I also need to thank Aly for her help in editing this. This is not a cliché fic in IMHO. Review I would like to hear your opinions, ideas, and constructive criticism is appreciated. Flame if you want, just be warned that I will probably laugh. And this doesn't exactly follow the OOTP but it's pretty close to what we know so far, just with my own twist. They speak Italian a little and I just got it from a translator, so if it is wrong I am sorry. Also the vampires in this are more like the vampires in Angel/Buffy. Also the Demons are not from Hell they are from a different plane if you are confused review so I can know. I think that is all. For now.

Lily Evens gingerly stepped into the terminal. It had been eight years since she had last been on English soil. She grimaced, if she had the choice she wouldn't be here right now.

Few who knew her during her years at Hogwarts would recognize her as she appeared right now. The once pretty, vivacious young girl had grown into a tired, sober woman.

"Mama che cosa sono noi che aspettiamo?" Lily looked down at her daughter, with her fly away hair and hazel eyes. Although she loved her deeply, she was ready to strangle her if she asked this question again.

"We are waiting for an old acquaintance of mine, Sweety. He said he would come and pick us up. He is the headmaster of your school that you will be going to next month" Elizabeth's mouth opened in dissent, but Lily quickly headed off the argument. "You are going to school end of discussion."

"Lily Evens?" Lily turned

"Professor Dumbledore?" Lily had to smile. Something's would never change. Professor Dumbledore was wearing a red and gold plaid suit with a purple shirt underneath. His beard was plaited into two braids that hung down to his waist. "Thank you for coming all this way to pick us up; I know that it probably interfered with some of your business. I apologize."

"Ms. Evans, a student of mine need never apologize. It wasn't a problem at all, I am always ready to help out my students when they need aid." Dumbledore replied with the usual twinkle to his eye. "I have made arrangements for you. If you would come with me I can get you settled for a while. You, I believe, will be coming to Hogwarts?" he directed at Elizabeth.

"I want to go with Mama. I don't like stupid schools, or the stupid people that attend them" was her rather insolent reply.

"Elizabeth!" came Lily's warning.

"It's quite all right. Not all students are ready for Hogwarts, and Hogwarts is not always ready for some of its students." Turning his attention back to Lily, he said, "Now I have reserved a room for you in the Leaky Cauldron until things are sorted out. I even called one of those ingenious muggle taxis to meet us outside."

Lily sighed "I really must thank you again for all that you have done, but the things that I need to discuss with you, things that you need to know right now. Do you have someplace we can go where no one will be able to eavesdrop on us?"

Dumbledore gave Lily a searching look "I may have a place that we can discuss what you have come here for. Follow me, we will still need that taxi.

After hauling all of their bags into the limited space of the taxi they seemed to drive all over London, Lily was sure that they had been on every street. It was a relief when they finally pulled up into a run down gas station that had seen better days. "Here we are, safe and sound" said Dumbledore merrily.

Elizabeth looked up at Dumbledore with disdain apparent on her face. "Are you mad? Mama, I think that we should go back to Egypt"

Dumbledore merely smiled as he unloaded the trunks "Well, several people have told me that I am mad. I prefer to think of it as genius. It's funny how often they tend to coincide." He went up to one of the various neon beer signs, and unplugged it. He then placed the tip of his wand up to the socket, muttering something indistinct. Then he went over to a manhole nearby and lifted up the cover. "Come and follow me" was all he said as he lowered himself through the ground.

Lily lowered herself down the hole, not sure what to expect. "Elizabeth you can come on down" she said as she looked around in amazement. If she didn't know that she was underground she would have thought that she was back at Hogwarts. The walls were stone and there were lots of paintings and suits of armor that ran along the long corridor.

Dumbledore lead them down the hall and opened a door on the right, "Elizabeth, if you could wait in here I would appreciate it." The room was a lot like the Gryffindor common room, with a roaring fireplace and puffy armchairs.

"Mama, do I have to," Elizabeth complained.

"Yes dear, I have things I need to get done, you will be safe here. I don't want you wandering about though. Alright?" Lily's tone was very serious and Elizabeth knew when it was best to be obedient.

"Alright Ms. Evens, if you could come with me my office is across the hall." Lily followed him into his office and sat down in one of the chairs.

"Are you sure that no one can listen in here?" Lily asked nervously.

"Ms. Evans, I have taken every precaution. Anyone who could possibly overhear us would be on our side, and would eventually hear of it anyways." Professor Dumbledore said with a smile.

"Alright. You know from the information I have been sending you that Voldemort has been amassing forces from the vampires and giants in Europe, India, and the Middle East. For the last two years I have monitored the movement, and done my best to stop the spread of his influence. But over the last three months something has changed. All of the sudden all of his followers were gone. Every one of his followers and all of the creatures had just disappeared. After an exhaustive search I finally tracked them down. What I found was not a good situation for our side. Voldemort has built a stronghold in the Alps and he is, well the things that he is doing are forbidden. Although that in itself is not surprising, what he is doing is horrible. He is taking men and…changing them."

Lily paused for breath. "How do you mean changed," asked Professor Dumbledore intensely.

"He has gathered some of the werewolves to his side. Not ones like Remus Lupin, but those that when they are in there human form are still no better then animals. These men are cruel and ruthless; they are some of the Death Eaters. They then go out and recruit others, making more men that go out and bite even more. Even those men that are initially good are brought under Voldemorts standard. These men are told that the Wizarding community will shun them, which alas is true, and they lose all hope. The vampires have a similar system set up. This is not the worst however." Lily shuddered.

"Do you know what my family has been doing for the past two millennia?" Lily asked.

"I believe that I may have an inkling," Professor Dumbledore replied.

"Then you may understand how awful this next thing is. This is something that even most dark arts have forbidden. He is taking normal muggles and is, for lack of a better term, infusing them with Demons. He must have a contract with one of the lower planes. They are coming into this plane in large numbers, and they are in Voldemorts debt. I can't do anything against these numbers, I am only one person. That's why I came to you. We have to do something before the balance between planes gets thrown off and the world as we know it gets sucked into another dimension." She paused again, before continuing with the worst part of her news. "Oh, there is one last thing. He is going to bring this army over within a month to combine with the Dementors."

Professor Dumbledore rubbed his head in fatigue; his eyes no longer had their twinkle. "What do you suggest Lily? You are the expert on these kinds of things."

"I don't even know where to start with something of this caliber. I was hoping that you could help me determine what to do" Lily replied dejectedly. "I brought you this news myself so that there would be no chance of the news being intercepted. I fear that the element of surprise is all that we have left now.

"I suppose that we should start by teaching everyone how to defend themselves against these creatures. The Ministry is so caught up with catching Voldemort that they aren't getting anything done. Because of this we have started the Order that I told you about. If you could teach all of the members what to do in defense against this threat, maybe we could all come up with a good strategy together." Dumbledore remarked.

"I guess that would be a good plan of action to begin with. When should we start?" Lily asked.

"Well we have a meeting here tomorrow. If you would swear yourself into the Order tomorrow we could start after the meeting. I think that you need to get Elizabeth settled in and tomorrow she could go and stay with the Weasley's. Bill is going to be a first year along with her." Dumbledore suggested.

"Alright then, that is what I will plan for." Lily said as she got up and headed for the door.

"I can make a port key that will take you to Diagon Alley. So why don't you go join Elizabeth and I will be with you shortly." said Professor Dumbledore.

As Lily neared the door she could hear Elizabeth's laughter. Lily smiled sadly; there had not been enough of that lately. She wished that Elizabeth could have cause to laugh all the time. "Elizabeth dear, its time to go, let's get our things together" she said as she walked into the room.

"Mama, this man has been telling me all sorts of cool things about Hogwarts, can I go soon?" Elizabeth said enthusiastically as she jumped on the chair. Sitting in a chair with his back towards her was a man, a man she recognized just by his hair, a man she could never forget.

Flashback

Lily ran through the foggy, humid streets of London, her body thrumming with adrenaline. She was dressed in black leather pants and vest that were worn from use, and perfectly molded to her body. Her waist length hair was in a tight braid that had been wound around her head. She was remarkably silent as she sped along the streets.

Her senses were heightened and there was a distinct feeling of evil ahead of her, and could feel the urge to vanquish it. The moon was barely visible through the fog, but strength from it poured through her veins and she felt powerful. The symbol on her cheekbone pulsed with the silver glow of the moonlight. She was gaining on the Demon and the creature knew it.

As she rounded the corner she could feel the hate and evil roll over her, even now she almost gagged from the feeling of it. Although it was a familiar feeling, it would never be something that she would get used to.

She removed the sword from the sheath on her back; her feral smirk should have been a warning for anyone. The Demon had hidden and was right behind her, trying to ambush her, they never learned. As it advanced on her she threw herself into a backwards kick that would bring her into contact with the creature. She landed on her toes ready for anything; the demons eyes flashed a sickly yellow green. It was always disconcerting to see those eyes come from the slack-jawed face of a human. "Not human anymore" she corrected mentally.

He rushed her and Lily was thrown into combat. Her swords pommel stone smoldered as the blade danced through the air. The Demon conjured up its own weapon and returned her attack with a speedy offence. Lily saw an opening and lunged for it, but she miscalculated and the Demon sent her blade flying. Lily fell against a trashcan, a shallow cut from the Demon's sword in her side.

"Did the little Guardian get hurt," the Demon sneered as Lily grimaced from the pain. "Well I am sure that master will be glad to see the last of you. After all he just got rid of your sister the other month didn't we?" Lily threw the trashcan lid in his face and rolled for her sword.

She was able to bring it up in time to block the Demons thrust. "We all know the risk this job entails, but we do this gladly to get rid of the little boys like you."

The Demon grinned well, rather… demonically, "Yes but soon we will overpower you and the powers of this plane will be ours, like they were meant to be."

"Not if I can help it" Lily dodged around a light post and sent her sword through the demons chest. The light went out of its eyes and the body slumped to the ground.

Pulling out a cloth from around her sheath Lily cleaned the acid that had accumulated on her sword. Noticing a pain in her thigh she became aware that she had somehow acquired a cut on her thigh as well. "Shoot, these are the hardest pants to patch" she grumbled under her breath. Holding the moonstone that made up her pommel stone she pressed it against her wounds, drawing a breath in painfully as she could feel the poison being leached out of her system.

She was lucky that there had only been one, newly freed Demons tended to stay in groups and get out of control in their newly attained bodies. "They are getting cocky" she thought morosely. With good reason as well, despite their efforts the plain fact was that there weren't very many Guardians left. Violet had died a short time ago when she had been attacked by three Demons and a Kobold. Petunia, her other sister, had forsaken the life as a Guardian at the pivotal coming of age at seventeen and had lost the powers that came with being associated with the Moon Goddess. She had never really been happy with this type of life anyways.

Lily yawned as she could see the sun peek out from behind the buildings. It had been a long patrol, and she had sent two demons back to where they belonged. She could feel the moon as it slipped over the horizon, the power inside her abating and the symbol on her cheek fading.

There was a sense of urgency as she performed the sealing magic that would keep this body from being possessed for evil ends again. After all her hard work it would be aggravating if a necromancer came and raised it for some obscure, dark purpose. It was important that she finish up before people were up and about, she didn't want to answer any awkward questions that the police would have. She was lucky, nobody would wonder about another random body on the streets of London, especially in this unsavory part of town.

"Lily Evans? Did you just do what I thought I saw you do? Bloody Hell! What is going on?"

Lily groaned, this could not happening, what did she do to deserve this? Her life was now over; her parents were going to kill her.

"What do you want Sirius?" Lily asked in exasperation, "Please just go away and forget everything." She thought, somewhat desperately.

"Answer my questions Lily. Now." Sirius said is expression unreadable.

"Sirius, this really isn't something that I want to get into right now ok? Anyways, what are you doing in this neighborhood, it is hardly reputable." Lily said hoping to steer the focus away from her.

"Lily, I have every reason to be here, you on the other hand, don't. Lily I saw you kill that man. I may not be in Ravenclaw, but I am not stupid. I am not letting you go off until I get answers. I want to know why our new head girl just killed a man with a sword" Sirius said with a stubbornness in his voice that Lily knew was going to cause her trouble.

"Lily, there are no words to describe what I am feeling. But if you don't give me an explanation, I will tell the whole world that you just killed this man."

"Oh my goodness, can't you just let things lie? Couldn't you pretend that I obliviated you? I would obliviate you, but I am still underage until tomorrow." Sirius, looked at her, his expression unchanging.

Okay, I will explain if you take a Wizard oath not to tell anyone." Lily said in exasperation, "That includes the rest of the marauders."

Sirius beamed and stretched out his wand. Lily pulled hers out from the front of her shirt.

"What else do you have in there?" Sirius asked a naughty smile played on his lips.

"Do you want me to tell you or not?" Lily said curtly.

"Okay, okay, I will be good I promise." As their wand's touched a white glow bound them together. "What is this all about Lily? I don't think I have ever seen anyone do anything like that with a sword before. You act so different at school, I had no idea you were an assassin."

"Sirius don't be stupid," Lily said in irritation. "I kill demons and other evil things. That's it. It's not assassination because I haven't been hired to do it. There is no money involved."

"Well I guess you aren't. That's kind of a disappointment Lily; I was hoping I could hire you to do off with Snivellus. Although I would like to argue the point that he is evil." Sirius said with a somewhat chagrined expression on his face. He the continued calmly, "You have something on you cheek, what is that?"

"It is the symbol of the moon. It claims us to the goddess Arduina, we fight for her, in the cause of good." Lily said in a rush.

"We? Who is we?" Sirius inquired

"My family and a few other families throughout the world. We have been doing this for over two millennia. Now that I have answered you questions, answer mine." Lily said with more boldness then she was feeling. Honestly, she had just killed a Demon, why couldn't she handle a simple confrontation?

"I was just keeping an eye on my younger brother, he has been caught up with some of the Dark Arts lately, and I was just following him." Sirius said quietly.

"Is he been changed to a vampire? Sometimes personality changes can be explained by that. They usually come after their family members first though, and it's kind of obvious when they won't go into sunlight. Although it could also be explained by-"

Sirius hurriedly broke off Lily's tirade. "Not that kind of Dark Arts, I mean he has joined up with Lord Voldemort's followers."

Lily looked down, "I am sorry Sirius." Since the disappearances that had come to be associated with Lord Voldemort had started last year, there were many people that were starting to join him.

"It's ok, it's not like I didn't expect it, after all that's why I left isn't it? To get away from the thinking that went on in that house." Sirius replied bitterly.

"You left your family?" Lily said in disbelief. Sirius wasn't the most talkative person, but he always seemed so upbeat, it was strange to hear that he had problems.

"Yeah I live with the Potter's now. It is loads better anyways". Sirius said, his voice fierce. Lily had to say that it made her look at Sirius in a whole different light.

There was an awkward silence. "You know this was really weird," Sirius said, "I find out that you are this little Amazon fighter, instead of the little bookworm that we all thought that you were."

Lily grinned "Little? Sirius I am 5'9", that's hardly what I would call little, it's gigantic in fact, and I am still growing. Plus I am defiantly not an Amazon."

"That's true, how could I have been so mistaken? You are a little tiger," Sirius said mischievously, "Little Tiger Lily"

Lily sighed, 'why her?'

"You know what Sirius? I am going home, the train is going to leave in six hours for Hogwarts, and I still haven't packed or planned the prefects meeting yet."

"Alright Little Tiger Lily. I'll catch you later."

"You promised. And don't you even try to slide past it somehow. I know you, Black." She spoke to the retreating figure.

He only turned his head, smiled, and winked. "Sure you do."

End Flash Back

"Well, look what the cat brought in. If it isn't Sirius Black." Lily said her heart speeding up, her face betraying none of the pain that she felt. She wasn't ready for this. To meet anyone from her past, people she had hurt. The Marauders, as it happened, were the first on her list of people to avoid.

Sirius turned slowly, a look of shock on his face, "Lily Evans? What are you doing here? Are you a ghost? Am I hallucinating? I knew I should have stayed in bed this morning."

"Mama, do you know him? He is really nice and funny." Elizabeth piped in. "You could marry him and I would be fine with it."

Lily pretended not to hear that last comment as she examined Sirius. He had filled into his face since she had seen him last, this made him even more attractive. He actually looked like he was happy, well except for the current expression on his face that was rather like a fish out of water.

"Lily?" he repeated, now looking like a lost puppy.

"Hey Sirius, long time no see, right?" Lily said hesitantly. When he didn't say anything, she pushed forward. "Sirius I know I don't deserve this, but could you not tell James that I'm here? I really would like to keep it secret for a while. Not that it is a secret that will stay a secret for long, but I would like to keep it from him for as long as possible. I just am not ready to face something's yet."

Sirius looked at her in disbelief. "Lily, we thought that you had died, or that something even worse had happened to you, we thought you were beyond our reach. In eight years, you couldn't find the time to talk to your best friends?" He scoffed at her. "No, I won't tell him anything. Why stir up old wounds? You are dead to us, Evans." Sirius stood up and walked out of the room without saying another word.

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