*I know its not perfect, and took all long time for me too post it, but ive been majorly busy with school ending, then woorrk! its beeen awful, ive had this done for about three weeks.. soorry it ttok so long :( The third chapter will be on soon, maybe a week or two! Anyways, once again id like to say that none of the characters except Lily, and her parents, are of my creation there all J.K Rowlings C:
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Out of know where there came a pop, and two people appeared. There was a beautiful young woman in a bright yellow dress and an older man in a purple robe and cloak. The two were standing outside a fence that enclosed a very tall house that was leaning towards one side, the only thing that seemed do be holding it up was magic.
Lily and Dumbledore entered the gate then walked towards the house.
Sure, Lily smiled as she thought too herself, it's not the most beautiful house but it looked like a house that people like living in. Unlike the many orphanages she had lived, they were more like prison then a home to Lily.
As they got closer to the house they heard a women shouting:
"Ginny change that outfit its dirty, Harry dear… oh my…here take this. Oh, there here. EVERYONE DOWN STAIRS NOW!"
Dumbledore gave a little tap on the door, and then he entered, Lily following close behind him. They were in that appeared to be a very small kitchen with a table that could fit nearly ten people at it. Then all around the house were a bunch of people, most of them had bright red hair and a lot of freckles, but two of them didn't have red hair. The two other people both appeared to be around Lily's age of fourteen. One was a girl with very large bushy brown hair, the other was a boy, he had very messy black hair, and what looked to be a lightning shaped scar on his forehead, then as Lily looked more closely she noticed his eyes, they were green, just as hers are.
"Hello everyone," Dumbledore said, smiling too everyone. "This is Lily Evans, the Majesty."
"Hello," everyone said at the same time, except for two tall boys who were identical, most likely twins, who said about 2 seconds too late, they smiled to each other.
"Hello dear, I'm Molly Weasley," said an older looking women with red hair, most likely the one whom had been yelling at everyone, "This is my husband Arthur," he also had red hair, Lily assumed all the red haired kids were theirs, "This is my third eldest son Percy, these are the twins Fred on the left and George on the right and then our youngest Ginny, she is a year younger then you," She pointed too Ginny, she had red hair a little past her shoulders, she smiled nervously at Lily as her mother said her name, "Then our youngest son Ron." She put her hand on the shoulder of a boy with red hair, he was taller then Molly, as most of the kids were, his cheeks went scarlet as his mother said his name, but he still smiled at Lily, staring at her in a way that made her blush a little as well. "Him, Hermione," Molly continued as she pointed to the bushy haired girl, "and Harry." She nodded towards the boy with black hair and odd scar, "Are all in the same age as you." She finished then smiled at Lily.
Everyone smiled at Lily, then looked away, staring out windows or at their feet.
Molly, noticing the tension and said "Well, lets get back to work, could you kids set up the tables outside, we can have some tea before supper." She walked over to the counter and turned on three kettles. "We have lots to get ready, with Diagon Ally tomorrow then the Quidditch World Cup after that, we musn't get to bed too late, so come, come get to work."
Then without anyone speaking, Ron, Harry, Hermione, Ginny, Fred, and George went outside, then once they were outside Lily could tell they had started talking about her.
She heard some one say, "She doesn't seem very shocked about everything that's happened. You figure Dumbledore told her everything?" It was a girl who said it. Puzzled by what the girl said, Lily wondered who had said it so she could ask, but when she looked out the window to see who was talking, all their backs were too her.
It's like moving into a whole new orphanage all over again. Lily thought, but of course she was used to this, having moved to so many.
"Well, I'm sorry to rush out in a hurry but I really must be going, thank you for taking in Lily, especially on such short notice." Dumbledore said, "But I really must get going, Fudge wants to talk to me about the tournament."
He walked towards the door, and then nodded to Molly, Arthur and Percy then turned to Lily, "You'll enjoy it here; if you have any concerns just ask Molly or Arthur. I'll see you in a couple of days at school." He padded her on the shoulder, then left. Lily heard the quiet sound of a pop meaning that Dumbledore had just dissaperated.
"Well, Lily it was lovely to meet you," said Percy, as he pushed his glasses back unto his nose, "But I should be getting back to work, I have an essay to write on the thickness of cauldron bottoms. Excuse me." He walked past Lily, then up the stairs.
"Lily, it is so nice for you to come and stay with us, and of course Dumbledore only asked us because of Harry, since he's your cousin. Did Dumbledore tell you that?" Arthur said as he sat down at the table.
"Yes, he mentioned that my cousin Harry, whose parents were killed by some dark lord, would be here." Lily said, feeling uncomfortable, but smiled politely at Author and Molly.
"Yes such a terrible thing to happen, especially right after what happened to your parents. But that's the past, why don't you go outside with the kids, I'll bring your trunk upstairs to Ginny's room, you'll be staying in there with her and Hermione. If that's all right with you?"
"Yes, that's good, and thank you very much for allowing me to come stay with you." Lily said, giving them a little curtsey. The orphanage had made all the students talk and act to the teachers and caretakers with proper manners.
"Oh, it's nothing darling, just go outside and have fun, I think Bill and Charlie are home. And don't forget," Lily had started to walk outside, then turned back to face Molly, "Have fun, that's the most important thing you can do to repay us."
Lily went outside, everyone was sitting at the picnic tables talking, but they stopped as soon as one of them caught sight of Lily. She walked up to the table, the only available seat was beside Ginny, and so she sat down beside her.
"Well you must be Lily, I'm Bill, and this is Charlie." Said another red haired guy, and he pointed to another red haired guy. He was very built, like the twins were, unlike Ron and Percy who weren't as build, they were just tall. But the twins were both, built and tall. Then there was Bill, he seemed like a smart person, like Percy, but unlike Percy he seemed like a very funny person to have around, he had long red hair tied back in a ponytail, and he was wearing an earring that appeared to be a fang. He would have fit in perfectly, not at diner with his family, but at a rock concert. Lily smiled to herself imagining him at a wizard rock concert, flying around and rocking out to music.
"Yeah, I'm Lily, it's nice to meet you both." She smiled at them as three tea pots came flying from the house.
Everyone went around passing the milk and spoons to each other, nobody said much though.
"Excuse me Ginny could you pass the milk?" Lily asked Ginny, the milk jug has right beside her right arm, and Lily was on her left.
Ginny who was shaking to begin with, now jumped of her seat when Lily talked too her.
"Never mind," Lily said, she opened her hand over the table and the milk flew into it, she took the milk and poured some into her tea, then looked up to see everyone staring at her. "What?" She said, sounding shy, and scared that she may have scared them. And the last thing she wanted was for them all to be scared of her.
"How without a wand underage trouble." said a shocked looking Ron. He was looking from Lily then to the milk then back again.
"Sorry didn't get that?" Lily said. What is wrong with them, I thought they were wizards, seriously, did they all just miss the tea come flying out of the house, Lily thought to herself.
"Ignore Ron, he's just shocked how you got the milk to you without using a wand, and that underage wizards aren't allowed to do magic outside of school. It's illegal." Said Hermione, sounding all smart, but confused on how Lily had got the milk to her without a wand.
"Oh, I didn't know. Dumbledore never mentioned anything about underage magic not being allowed. He just told me about my powers, apparently when my parents were killed, the person who killed them messed up the spell and everyone in a 10 meter radius died, and all their powers went to me. So I have some extra magical ability." It didn't seem that weird to Lily, but of course she was used to being different then everyone else, it was the story of her life. But apparently everyone else was shocked about the news.
Even Arthur and Molly, who had just walked outside and had taken a seat and the end of the other picnic tables seemed surprised by Lily's ability, but not as freaked like everyone else was, almost as if they expected it.
"It's very common for someone in the Royal family to have an extra ability, that's why that family became the Royal family. You see, for generations, the McCullens have had an extra power, something they could do without a wand. It's quite interesting why they have it, and that not many other wizards do. Anyways, about the underage magic fact, Lily here, is allowed to perform magic, it's all a perk of being a Majesty." Arthur said, looking at all his children, Harry, Hermione and Lily.
"I think I've read about the McCullens," Hermione said, "I was doing some extra reading for a History of Magic, and if I'm correct, they are the second oldest wizarding family known, but the most powerful. They even have a say in laws that are made." She said very intelligently.
"Well, that's enough about that, we have better get eating, you all have to get up early in the morning if you want to go to the Quidditch World Cup tomorrow." Molly said, just as the food came flying out of the house, and landed on the tables.
Everyone was grabbing food off the table, and were eating. Lily took a little of everything, and when she had tried some she found it very good. So she took more, it was all very good. Sure the food was edible at the orphanage, but never really good, and if it was there was never enough to have seconds.
After everyone was done eating, Molly was cleaning the table and Percy and Arthur had gone upstairs so Percy could show Arthur his essay, everyone who stayed outside were telling Lily all about the wizarding world.
"Do you guys play any sports? You did say something about Quittige? What is it?" asked Lily.
"It's a game we play on brooms; Harry, Fred and George are on the school team." Ron said, looking at Lily, "It's not that hard to understand, there are seven players on each team, there are three chasers, they throw around the quaffle, which is a scarlet ball, they try to score on the other team's goal posts. Then there's two beaters, they have bats and hit around bludgers at the other teams players and keep them away from their players, there's also a keeper that keeps the quaffle away from the goal posts on there side. Then there's one seeker."
"That's me, I'm seeker on the school team I fly around and try to catch the golden snitch, it's a really small and fast ball that's near impossible too see, and if I catch it we get 150 points, and the game is over." Harry said, it had been the first time he'd talked to her, Lily just stared at him. She looked over his face, and then to his eyes, his green eyes, her eyes.
"So at school there are four different houses, what does that mean?" Lily asked Harry, but he didn't answer.
"Well, when you start your first year when your 11, you get sorted into your house, there's Gryffindor which we're all in, and there's Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. You can find more stuff about Hogwarts in Hogwarts: A History." said Hermione, she must be a know it all, thought Lily, this girl knows about everything. "I can lend it to you if you like, I have it memorized." She smiled.
"Do you have to get sorted?" asked Harry.
"Dumbledore didn't really say anything about that. But I'm not sure." Lily said, puzzled, she didn't want to be sorted, what if she was put into a different house then everyone else.
"Well, I don't think you should be sorted, you should just come into Gryffindor." replied Ron, looking down at the table, playing with a piece of the wood that was hanging out. It looked as if his face was turning bright red.
Molly yelled from the house, "Bed time everyone, Ginny if you could show Lily where your room is, she's going to be in there with you and Hermione."
"Yes mom, come on guys we should get up there before she has one of her fits, there never pleasant to see." Ginny said, as she got up.
Everyone else followed her, away from the tables and into the house.
They went up a couple flights of stairs until they got to Ginny's room it wasn't as big as Lily imagined it but all the same it was very nice. It was covered in posters of people flying around on them, and the people on them were actually moving.
Lily walked over to the cot that had her tiny little trunk on it, she opened it and rummaged through it looking for something to wear, but of course she didn't have any pajamas in there. Lily hadn't bought a pair of pajamas since she was six.
"Lily if you want you can borrow a night dress since it looks like you didn't bring any." said Hermione.
"Thank you Hermione, but it's alright I don't need a suit case to bring clothes. One of my special powers is that I don't have to bring any clothes with me, I just think of them and then they appear on me." Lily said, smiling at the two other girls, as they gawked at her.
"Oh, can you show us how you do it?" Ginny said as her eyes grew to fascinate over Lily.
Lily nodded, then within a second changed from her dress into small pair of pink shorts with black polka dots and black tank top.
"Wow that is so cool!" said Ginny, her eyes still popping.
"Thanks." Lily smiled at the other girls, starting to feel like she belonged, almost. But of course, ever time she thought she fit in, something always happened to prove that she will never be the same as everyone else.
"Lights out!" called Arthur from down the stairs.
The three girls crawled into bed, as the lights went out. Then Lily, who wasn't feeling very tired, decided to go visit someone who she knew would enjoy her company. And with a silent pop, that nobody heard, Lily had dissaperated.
In the highest room of the house, Ron and Harry were there talking since nobody could hear them they didn't feel the need to follow the rules.
"She's really hot don't you think Harry. Ron was saying, " Oh come on Harry you have to think she's hot."
"I might of if she wasn't my cousin!" Harry replied, sounding annoyed and bored of the conversation.
"Well I still think she's hot."
"Well thanks Ron." said Lily who had just appeared on his bed, but he couldn't see her because it was so dark.
"What are you doing here?" said Ron, he reached out and touched her arm, "How on earth did you get in here without anyone hearing you?"
"I dissaperated, duh. And I'm up here cause I know there's no way Ginny and Hermione were going to do anymore talking, and I assumed you two would be, so I came too see, and I was right. But if you want I can leave."
"You got nerve Lily." Harry said. "If anyone catches you we'll all be dead." He sounded cautious but amused that she had the guts to brake the rules of someone who was allowing her to live with them for a couple of days.
"Thanks, so what's it like at Hogwarts?" Lily asked, excited to learn more about the school she will be attending.
They talked for that they was about two hours until they fell asleep, Harry on his bed and Lily and Ron on Ron's bed, his arm was still on hers.