The Loss of Lily Luna Potter
Ages at the time Lily went missing:
Teddy Remus Lupin- 13 years old
Victoire Fleur Weasley- 11 years old
Molly Audrey Weasley-11 years old
James Sirius Potter-9 years old
Dominique Isabelle Weasley-9 years old
Fred Gideon Weasley-9 years old
Louis William Weasley-8 years old
Roxanne Alicia Weasley-8 years old
Lucy Penelope Weasley-8 years old
Albus Severus Potter-6 years old
Rose Hermione Weasley-6 years old
Lily Luna Potter-4 years old
Lysander and Lorcan Scamander- 4 years old (twins)
Hugo Billius Weasley-4 years old
Minor characters (OCs):
Mara Angelina Jordan (daughter of Lee Jordan and Alicia Spinnet) -9 years old
Alexander Frank Longbottom (son of Neville Longbottom and Hannah Abbott- 6 years old
Selena Astoria Malfoy- 3 years old
Lily's Disappearance
"Lily love I will be back in two minutes. Jamie, Al make sure you play nicely with Lily. Mummy's just going upstairs to get something" Ginny Potter was reluctant to leave them alone but she just realised that she left Rose's birthday present upstairs. Jamie loved Lily and idolised Teddy but his relations with Al were well indifferent and so leaving them alone for any period of time resulted in a fight. Teddy could usually break them up but they had a particularly bad fight in the morning and Ginny did not want a repeat. Especially as later they would be going to Ron and Hermione's for Rose's 6th birthday.
"What do you want to play then Jamie, Al and Lily? How about hide and seek?" Teddy thought this would be the safest bet to avoid arguments as James would want to play wizards and be Godric Gryffindor. Al would want to build something with Lego, these blocks of plastic that you can build things with. They were Muggle and Aunt Hermione had bought them for Al for his birthday. Lily would want to play hide and seek which is why he chose it. Jamie and Al would both do anything for Lily. "I'll count and you go and hide"
Teddy began counting. James immediately ran to the broom shed and hid himself there. Albus chose to hide under the dining room table as he was small and fit just right. Lily, on the other hand, toddled into Harry's office. It was a place that no one was allowed to go if Harry wasn't there which he wasn't. He was dealing with some Auror issues and would meet them later at Ron and Hermione's house. Teddy finished counting and began to search for the Potters.
Lily had managed to not only get to Harry's office but she even managed to pull herself onto his chair which shrunk when pulled downwards. She surveyed her surroundings inquisitively. Daddy never let her in here but he let Jamie in once he turned eight but only with Daddy. There was a pretty necklace on Harry's bookshelf. It was gold and silver with lots of emeralds and rubies encrusted on it. It even had a diamond in the centre which glowed blue. Lily liked it a lot. She wanted it. It came zooming towards her as she thought about how much she wanted it. She did accidental magic.
"Lily where are you? I'm coming to get you. I found Jamie and Al" Teddy called out as he looked for her. She had been hiding for a long time which was unusual as she normally chose the worst hiding places. But, he would find her. He was sure that she hadn't gone too far. "Lilyflower where are you?"
Lily touched the glowing diamond of the necklace. It's pretty I want it. Maybe Daddy will give it to me. The mere caress of the luminescent, sparkling white diamond transported her away. Where am I? Is this another part of Daddy's office? It looks interesting. It was a dark and dingy dungeon with cauldrons all around the room each one emitting a subtle, iridescent silver rising up in clouds. She toddled out of the dungeon and bumped into a tall lady with red hair like hers and the same green eyes.
"Aunt Ginny I can't find Lily! She's been missing for ages" Teddy exclaimed as he came back from the attic. It was the last place he decided to look but she wasn't there either. "I don't know where she is!"
"Have you searched everywhere Teddy?" Ginny asked calmly. It wouldn't be the first time that one of her children went 'missing'. She remembered taking James to the Harpies with her and him 'disappearing'. He did accidental magic that made him go invisible but Ginny had been so worried. Albus had once got stuck up a tree for hours after James called him a coward and walked off. "I'm sure she must be here somewhere. Lily love, the game's over"
"Lily where are you? I promise to be nice to Al if you come out" James bargained. He thought she might have been sulking after overhearing his argument with Al about hiding in the broom shed.
"You're never nice to me." Al pointed out. "Lily come out"
"Hello who are you sweetheart? What are you doing here?" Lily Evans asked Lily Luna who was staring at her with confusion. "My name is Lily"
"Where's Daddy? You're not Daddy and this isn't his office" Lily Luna was frantically looking around trying to find her Daddy. "Where am I?"
"This is Hogwarts sweetie. What's your daddy's name?" Lily Evans asked as she examined the child in front of her. She looked like a mini-her but she knew that was impossible. She didn't have any cousins younger than her and it definitely wasn't Tuney.
"Hogwarts? But it's summer. No one goes to Hogwarts in the summer. That's why Teddy is at home." Lily Luna began to cry. She couldn't see her Daddy, Mummy or anyone she knew. The nice lady looked familiar but she didn't know her. "I want daddy!"
"Don't cry sweetheart. Tell me who your daddy is and I can help you" Lily Evans worried for the little girl. She wanted to scoop her up and hug her through some odd instinct but she also didn't want to frighten her. "Tell you what; I'll take you to Professor Dumbledore. He'll know what to do"
"What do you mean you can't find Lily? Where is she?" Harry had just arrived home after receiving an urgent message from Ginny.
"I don't know! I tried every spell to find her! I rang everyone we know but no one has seen her. She's not in the house, not at the Burrow, nowhere" Ginny was panicking. Lily had been missing for five hours now.
Harry was staying calm. He knew she would turn up eventually. "Have you checked my office?"
"No. Isn't it always locked Harry?" Ginny hoped that Lily was safe. Maybe she had fallen asleep in Harry's office.
They went into Harry's home office together. He instantly saw the necklace lying on his desk. It had lost its glow and instead of a diamond there was a piece of black, dusty coal. She had gone somewhere. "She's gone Ginny! She must have touched that necklace. We need to find her now!" Harry was furious. Lily wasn't allowed in his office and Ginny didn't even notice. He himself was stupid to bring it home.
"What is wrong with that necklace Harry James Potter and why is it in our home?!" Ginny was enraged. She always told Harry never to bring anything dangerous home and he did anyway. "Talk now!"
"It transports people to the past. Like a time turner except further back. I confiscated it when we did an Auror raid and Kingsley told me to keep it at home. He said it was too dangerous in the hands of the wrong people" Harry said dully. He should have been more careful. It was his fault and his alone. People always suffered for him. His mum, dad, Sirius, Remus, the list of people goes on and now his own daughter. She's suffered for his mistake.
"Don't you dare wallow in your own self pity Harry James! We are going to fix this! We are going to tell Kingsley and we are going to get her back!" Ginny shouted. She was glad she sent Teddy, Jamie and Al to Ron's early so that she and Harry could find Lily. They didn't need to see their parents like this. "Grab your stuff. Let's go"
"Hello Professor Dumbledore. There's this little girl I found outside the Potions dungeons" Lily Evans ushered Lily Luna forward. "She is scared and won't tell me her name"
"Hello child. Do you want a lemon drop? Then we can talk about what happened" Dumbledore was bemused. The child looked like Lily Evans and could have been her younger sister. She also looked like someone else but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. "Would you like to tell me your name?"
"I'm Lily Luna Potter and I want my Daddy. Where is he?" Lily Luna choked out as she took in this old man with his long grey beard and blue eyes. He looked friendly but Daddy always said not to trust strangers.
"Perhaps Miss Evans you should fetch James Potter. And, yes, bring his friends too." Dumbledore decided. "And Professor McGonagall."
A/N Thank you for reading! Please tell me if you like it and I welcome all constructive criticism. x Kaira