Hey All. Sorry about the wait this past few weeks have been hectic. All work and Concerts. Also, by the way if you get a chance to see David Byrne live do it. I didn't even know who he was really but that concert changed my life. So I will be uploading a couple of chapters in the next week. As a Sorry to you all sort of thing.
Waking up the next morning Lilah smelled food. Appetizing food which could only mean someone had come over to cook breakfast. It wasn't surprising. Someone showed up three or four days a week to cook. Lilah still found herself looking forward to those mornings. She had grown up with a solid breakfast of cereal and leftovers. In just a couple of months though, she had found herself getting very used to a nice breakfast.
Walking in to see Mrs. Weasley cooking eggs, bacon, and pancakes she thought about asking the woman to teach her to cook. After she had finished her magical catch-up she would she decided. It was about time she learns that. Sitting down still in her oversized t-shirt and shorts she smiled at the tut she received,
"How are you darling?" Mrs. Weasley asked setting the food down in front of her and taking a seat as well. She was wearing a long floral dress and a formerly white, now food stained apron. Lilah recognized her face as the "we need to talk" face. They had had several chats before over meals. Mostly just about Lilah, or more aptly her past. What she did for fun, where she had lived, her old friends, even debates on her different beliefs. Lilah suspected she was gathering the information to use against the order members who still didn't like her. But the woman could just be interested.
"I'm good. Sev has me going over basics so that's boring but he's right I had forgotten some things. I nearly died when I couldn't float a stupid book to me. It would have been embarrassing if anyone had seen." Lilah said mostly through a full mouth as she began to demolish her breakfast.
"I'm glad that he is helping you so much. It really is amazing how fast you have managed to pick this up. Five years of education in 5 months is extraordinary. "Molly replied pouring some juice for both of them and setting a full plate at the seat next to her just as Sirius stumbled into the room. He was likely still asleep and just following the smell.
"Well, my mom had prepared me a bit. She taught me Latin which really helps get the spells and she taught me all about homeopathy. Which was apparently code for potions? Even the bedtime stories she told me are in the history books," Lilah said finishing her plate and deciding on another, "I guess she wanted to give me a chance if I ever did learn."
"Well, I suppose. Here have some more." Molly said refilling her plate. Breakfast lasted another half hour and was followed by a lazy morning of homework set out for her by Snape. She found herself just lying outside as the afternoon began. She knew that Sirius hated when she did that. She wasn't sure why but she assumed it was because he was worried. About what she wasn't sure though. But in just a few moments she was sure a big black dog would be out to roust her and make her play.
Sure enough the dog came trotting towards her. They played in the yard for a good forty-five minutes before a cough interrupted them. Turning around Lilah saw Lupin trying not to laugh. This was an improvement. The first few times he had caught them he had fallen over laughing so hard and once declared Sirius was more dog than man; which while funny was also upsettingly true considering what he had been through.
"Laugh it up wolf boy. See what happens," Lilah taunted as she made her way over to him. She smiled so he knew she didn't mean any harm with her words. "I think I'll leave you two alone to be boring and adult like and make myself some popcorn."
Lilah made her way into the house to the sound of laughter and heard the boys heading upstairs as she made her way into the kitchen. A few minutes and a bowl of popcorn later she began heading towards the sitting room to finish her history reading. As she began to get closer she heard Kreacher speaking with someone. Turning the corner she saw it was a head in the fire.
"Kreacher, who is that?" She asked walking in the room.
"Thank Merlin, Lilah where's Sirius?" The face asked. Leaning down to get a closer look she though it looked just like Harry. "Lilah, kind of important! Where is he?"
"Harry?" Lilah asked confused but getting used to the feeling.
"Yes, now where is my godfather?" Harry all but yelled.
"Him and Wolfy are upstairs. Do you want me to get him for you?" Lilah asked sitting back on her heels and trying to figure out how this bit of magic worked.
"Yeah, you probably should." Harry said seeming much calmer. Running upstairs Lilah grabbed both men and returned to the living room.
"Here you go. To immature thirty something's at your disposal." Lilah stated as she reentered the room. Walking right behind her she saw the boys both sharing a confused look. She then listened to Harry describe a strange dream and his fears before his head disappeared.
"What do you think? The vision he saw?" Lupin asked turning to Sirius.
"I'm confused. It was a dream what's so special about that?" Lilah asked gaining the attention of the others in the room.
"Harry's mind is attached to your fathers. It happened when You-Know-Who attacked the potters; a side-effect of the attack. So, sometimes Harry's dreams are actually him seeing through your dad's eyes. When he saw Sirius he got worried. "Lupin explained with a grim smile. He always got that look when he had to tell Lilah something bad about one of her parents.
"It could have just been a dream though right? He was worried about Sirius and so he had a nightmare." Lilah tried to rationalize. "Sirius is right here so it can't be true."
"Sirius, what was James Animagus?" Lupin asked suddenly and quite forcefully.
"A stag. I'm still me Moony. Calm down," Sirius said. "It isn't real but Harry seemed pretty convinced by it. I would bet money it's a trap. That's what Dumbledore was worried about, why he was teaching Harry to block the dreams. I think we need to call an emergency meeting."
"We can't just assume this is true. We are taking the word of a student," Moody yelled across the table.
"A student who has seen his fair share of battles I would say," Kingsley added. "We should at least check it out."
"We are," Minerva said. "Severus is looking into this right now. He is going in to see what he can find out. We should wait for him to return and then we can react appropriately."
The discussion trailed on in this fashion until Snape did find his way in. Making his way to the chair on Lilah right side he sat looking slightly worse for the ware. He squeezed her hand before turning to the room that had gone silent when he walked in.
"It is a trap for Potter." He said without preamble, and then all hell broke loose.
