NOTE: I'm not sure what year Teddy Lupin is in but for this story he's a third year and best friends with James (also a third year). Albus, Rosie and Hugo are second years, and Lily is a first year.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own anything! All characters, ideas and all else belong to JKR! Including text regarding the Marauder's Map!
DISCLAIMER NOTICE: Lily's arrival, and the sorting are almost completely copied from the book (because it's the same every year) and it ALL BELONGS TO JKR! NOT ME!
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"Al!" called James.
Albus, Rose, Hugo, and Lily were all sitting in a compartment on the Hogwarts Express when James slid open the door and barged in followed by Teddy Lupin. Albus looked up from his conversation with Rosie, startled.
"Yes, James?" he asked hoping his brother wouldn't try to frighten him in front of Rosie.
Hugo and Lily also looked up from their conversation and Lily blushed as Teddy sat next to her. James didn't respond, but squished himself between Rosie and Albus.
"What James?" Rosie asked impatiently. "I was just explaining to Albus about my mum's favorite subject; Transfiguration!" she said smugly. "She showed me how to turn Crookshanks, our really old cat, into a pillow!" Rosie smiled and Albus stared in awe at how smart she was.
"Whatever you say Rosie." James rolled his eyes and Rosie smacked him softly.
Lily wasn't paying attention to her brothers or cousins. She was watching Teddy. It was her first year at Hogwarts and was relying on her brothers to help her. She knew that if James (who was a third year) didn't, Albus, Rosie and Hugo would. They were all second years. Even Teddy had offered to help and as a third year he would know better than the rest including James.
Once, Teddy had shown her a strange map that Harry had given him in his first year. At first Lily was upset that her father hadn't given it to her but Teddy explained the whole story to her. His own father, Remus Lupin, with Harry's father, James Potter, and Sirius Black (her great god father) and Peter Pettigrew, (whom she knew nothing about) had created the map long ago when they had attended Hogwarts. The map was called The Marauder's Map. Lily stared at it puzzled; the parchment was quite blank. Teddy had laughed quietly and taped the map with his wand muttering "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." Threads of green ink began to spin into words:
Messrs. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs
Purveyors of Aids to Magical Mischief-Makers
are proud to present
THE MARAUDER'S MAP
Lily and Teddy had spent countless hours pouring over the map together and watching the on goings at Hogwarts over the summer. Lily especially liked to track Professor Neville Longbottom and watch him scurry around preparing for the new school year.
As James and Rosie began to argue, Teddy turned to Lily.
"So, are you excited for your first year at Hogwarts?" he asked. She nodded vigorously and Teddy patted her on the shoulder. Then he leaned over and whispered something into her ear making Lily's eyes sparkle.
"When we get to school, after the sorting and the feast, come find me and we can check the map together."
Lily smiled and nodded again. Just then James noticed them and hopped over to Teddy's other side.
"Wha'cha whisperin' 'bout?" he asked.
"All about you!" Teddy said making a face nodding once. Lily giggled and her brother stuck his tongue out at Teddy. Teddy ignored him and rolled his eyes at Lily who giggled again.
"Well you could have been talkin' about Victoire, since I found you two snogging last year! Which, by the way, was kind of gross seeing as she's our cousin!" James exclaimed.
"Well we weren't. We were talking about Rosie's cat, now weren't we Lily?" Teddy replied.
"Oh yes James. We where saying how chubby the big ginger fur ball had gotten." Lily said.
"Then why were you whispering?" James asked still doubtful.
"Because it would be rude for Rosie to have heard." Teddy said dismissively. Suddenly James' eyes lit up.
"Oh, I'm sure to were talking about Crookshanks and how much he reminds you of Lily with his 'cute little face' and 'big beautiful eyes'." James said making a lovey face.
Teddy growled and chased James out of the compartment down the hall. Lily giggled and sat thinking about Teddy. He was pretty normal despite having dead famous parents( an auror and a werewolf), a world known godfather, (Harry Potter) and being a Metamorphagus.
Seconds later Teddy re-entered, his hair a bright blue, and smiling victoriously. He came back over and sat at her side again. Lily smiled and yawned. She was extremely tired after having stayed up all night looking in her new spell books. She had hidden under the covers from her mom and once, Harry caught her. Instead of telling her to sleep he smiled and flipped through some of them with her. Now Lily was exhausted. She stifled another yawn and laid her head against Teddy's shoulder watching Rosie and Albus talk animatedly about something.
Teddy looked down to see Lily's red head resting gently on his shoulder and he smiled. He knew perfectly well that she had stayed up all night with her father, as Harry had warned him.
"Please Teddy; I'm counting on you and James to care for Lily this year. Rosie, Hugo and Albus are still systematizing themselves and won't be of much help and James is fairly disorganized." Harry chuckled and Teddy smiled.
"Of course Mr. Potter. I'll look after her." He replied and hurried to board the Hogwarts express.
Teddy patted Lily's head gently and listened as Rosie continued to talk about her mother's superb Transfiguration ability.
Suddenly the compartment door slid open again. Teddy, expecting it to be James, didn't bother to look up and bushed a few strand of hair out of Lily's face. At that movement he heard a snort and looked up. Scorpius Malfoy had entered the compartment followed by two burly looking boys and a thin snobby girl. Teddy recognized them but made no movement of welcome.
"So this is the new Potter girl?" Scorpius scoffed. "She fits in right with the rest of you! Two Weasels, the son of a werewolf, and her scrawny brother." He smirked and Teddy couldn't help but notice the look he gave Lily. It was filled with almost abnormal interest after having said what he did. "At least she hasn't befriended any Mudbloods yet. Where is her other brother? The dim-witted one? " Scorpius asked. The compartment door rattled on its hinges as James shoved it fully open and drew his wand. He pointed it threatening at Scorpio.
"Get away from my sister Malfoy!" James scowled. Then Hugo and Albus also stood and drew out their wands.
"Guys!" Rosie exclaimed standing. "We aren't supposed to do magic outside of school!"
"Well, well! Isn't your mother a Mudblood, Weasley?" Scorpius asked turning to her for the first time. Rosie grit her teeth. "The Granger brainiac and a Weasley! Horrible pair really! My father hated them both!" Scorpius said loftily.
"Well your father and grandfather were both Death Eaters!" Rosie snapped. Everyone in the compartment, besides Rosie, Scorpius and Teddy, gasped. James then smirked.
"Funny how my father took out Voldemort!" he smiled. Scorpius growled.
"Only you Potters are stupid enough to say the name of our Great Lord." He spat.
"Great lord?" James laughed. "He's dead Malfoy! It seems that only you Death Eaters don't realize that! The rest of the world obviously does!"
"It doesn't matter! The Dark Lord will return more powerful that before. Maybe not in his living body but his spirit has not died!" Scorpius said. James rolled his eyes.
Then Teddy stood, his own wand drawn. "Either way, it doesn't matter now Malfoy, so I suggest you leave." He said calmly. Scorpius scowled at Teddy and with one last, seemingly wistful, glance at Lily he stalked out of the compartment with his group.
Teddy sat back down and repositioned Lily on his shoulder as James plopped down on his other side.
"Malfoy is so full of himself! 'The great lord will rise again!'" he mocked. "Phh! It's all the Death Eaters have left to believe in! Ugh! He should go find a banshee!"
"James!" Rosie exclaimed. He shrugged.
But Teddy couldn't help wondering if any of what Scorpius had said could possibly be true…
Then Rosie looked outside the window.
"We are almost there, I think we should change into our robes." She announced.
Teddy turned and shook Lily gently.
"Lily, Lily." Teddy pushed James' big head away as James tried to shake Lily roughly. "Don't do that!" James hung back muttering about Lily being his sister and it not mattering how she woke up. Everyone began putting on their robes as Teddy shook Lily gently. "Lil, Lil wake up. Lily." Then Lily began to stir. She sat up drowsily and rubbed her eyes.
"Gosh Lil, why'd you have to fall asleep on Ted?" James asked still grouchy. Lily blushed bright red as Teddy's hair turned a slight peachy color. He turned and punched James playfully in the arm.
"Leave her alone!" he said. "Come on Lil, put your robes on. We're almost there." Lily's eyes sparkled excitedly as she bounced to pull her robes on. Then the train began to slow and stop as they reached Hogsmeade station. Suddenly Lily's eyes flickered fearfully.
"Wait, Albus! What about the boats that ferry you to the castle? Are they scary? What about Hagrid? What if he doesn't like me?" Lily began to bombard her brother with questions and Albus stuttered trying to answer.
"Er- ehem…the ferry…er-Hagrid's not…Lil, I'm not sure…er…the…"
"Lil, calm down!" Teddy said placing his hands on her shoulders. James laughed and Rosie cast him a reproachful look.
"Don't worry Lily, it's not scary at all right Hugo?" Rosie said. Hugo nodded.
"Don't worry Lil, it's not bad and Hagrid is really nice." James finally said. Lily wasn't so sure…
As everyone pilled off the train Lily followed Teddy closely and Rosie held her hand reassuringly.
"Firs' years! Firs' years over here!" Hagrid called towering over the crowd.
Teddy turned in the middle of all the students to face Lily and Rosie, James, Albus and Hugo smiled at her.
"Go on Lil. It'll be fine." Teddy said encouragingly. He gave her hand a tight squeeze and Lily smiled before slipping through the crowd towards Hagrid.
Lily squeezed towards Hagrid through the crowd. Suddenly she was pushed roughly aside by a group of Slytherins'.
"Hey!" Lily exclaimed. She turned to see who had pushed her and stared right into the face of Scorpius Malfoy.
"Watch it-" he caught himself when he saw who he had bumped. The same two boys stood behind him and the girl laughed menacingly.
"It's the Potter girl!" she said with her shrieking laugh. "Lets show her the way and-" but Scorpius held up his hand in her face.
"Leave it Angela." He said. Scorpius cast Lily a strange look and turned back disappearing into the crowd. Lily wondered what the look could have ment but before she had time to clearly ponder it someone put a huge hand on her shoulder.
"Are you the new Potter? Ay, ye look jus' like you' mum! I 'member Ginny well!" Lily turned and stared up at Hagrid shyly. "Come. Join yer fella' firs' years."
Lily did as she was told and followed a group of first years along a small, slippery path. There were many trees along the banks thick with branches covering everything. Lily wondered when she would finally see Hogwarts… They walked around a bend and there, looming ahead, was the vast castle obscured with many towers. It was atop a mountain across a black lake that was in front of them. There at the foot of the lake were little boats.
"No more'n four to a boat!" called Hagrid climbing into his own boat. After checking that everyone was set he called "FOREWARD!" the fleet of little boats began gliding across the lake's glassy surface towards the castle.
After crossing the lake they entered a tunnel taking them under the castle and then stopped at a tiny underground harbor. Up a few steps three were two large wooden doors that Hagrid promptly knocked on. A few seconds later a tall witch opened the door.
