Chapter 3:
That same night Lily found herself clutching Emily and her favourite book to her chest following Miss Minchin up the stairs to the attic on reaching the room Miss Minchin turned and said.
"Report to Maple at promptly five AM" Then she turned to go but stopped as she saw a glint on Lily's neck.
"What's this I could get you arrested for this" Miss Minchin said pulling the locket from Lily's neck before she could protest.
Lily stood in the dingy room which had only one floor to ceiling window looking down onto Diagon Alley. Sitting on the bed Lily dropped Emily and her book on the floor then curled up and cried stuttering out now and again.
"Daddy, Daddy don't leave me"
So Lily went about her days all her friends except Becky were not allowed to speak to her anymore and the agonising chores she endured from morning to night made her ache and tired especially as she couldn't sleep because she was crying so much Becky tried to comfort her but not much could help her.
Meanwhile in St Mungos Harry Potter lay unconscious in a bed but no one knew it was him because the polyjuice potion had went wrong and he was still stuck in the form of Josh Kinkley and Mr Kinkley was outside talking to a healer.
"Mr Kinkley we do not know if that is your son or not because the polyjuice potion didn't work properly so we don't know who it is and he person even if they wake up will not be able to tell you because we suspect he has experienced memory lose"
"Then what I'm I supposed to do then" he shouted angrily.
"Well my old friend" Garret Degrazia said limping up behind him with his owl that he took everywhere perched on his shoulder.
"Do the right thing take the boy home even if he turns out not to be your son help him"
"Fine but he has your room in the attic and you can take another one of the guest rooms"
So Mr Kinkley and his friend Degrazia took Harry home with them unknown to who they had they made him as comfortable as they could in the attic and left him. The next few days were eventful to say the least the person woke up and was suspicious of where he was but after Degrazia reassured him the man still though was troubled he couldn't bare not being able to remember and slowly day by day the potion wore off and soon the man grew taller and his eyes turned into a bright green. All these changes happened all of a sudden as well so the amount of shocks Degrazia and Kinkley were getting but no matter what they treated him graciously and worked with him tirelessly to try get the man's memories back but to no avail.
Lily was sitting on her bed in her room staring into space not able to sleep because of the storm that was raging outside when a small knock was heard on the door.
"Oh so this is where you live" Ermengarde said walking in tentatively and looking around.
"Ermengarde what are you doing here" Lily said standing up wrapping the thin blanket that was on her bed around her at the same time.
"Lily what happened are you not my friend anymore"
"No I just thought you may not want to be my friend because of well because I'm your maid" Lily finished off weakly looking at the floor.
"Oh no never" Ermengarde said hugging Lily.
"Thank you" Lily said before starting to cry.
When Ermengarde left Lily watched out the window as the rain stopped falling the house on the other side of the street had an identical room just like hers but a lot more decorated and with nice furniture.
Then out of nowhere an owl splattered on to the window carried by the wind. Lily screamed and jumped back before hurrying to open the window so the owl fell into the room. It wasn't carrying a letter so Lily didn't worry too much especially when it jumped up all of a sudden and walked around the room a bit.
"Where are you from then?" Lily asked it not expecting an answer but she heard a whistle and the owl took flight out of the window and to the house opposite.
An old man was now standing in the opposite house the owl perched on his arm he bowed to Lily which made her giggle before she curtsied then using his wand he made a bright blue ribbon appear and go towards Lily and land in her hand she looked down at it for a moment before saying.
"Thank You" but he was gone.
The next day Lily wore the ribbon in her hair and had for the first time in a long time a smile on her face as she went about the chores with Becky they laughed together as Miss Amelia flirted with the milkman and Miss Minchin had the bucket of floo powder in the kitchen tipped on her as a cat ran past.
It was later that night when Lily was lying on her bed trying t get to sleep when Ermengarde and Lottie walked in.
"What are you guys doing here?" Lily said as Becky walked in by using the loss plank on the wall that divided their rooms.
"Well to honour your father and all the adventures he had..." Ermengarde said.
"...We had an adventure of our own risking both our lives..." Lottie said interrupting.
"...So we present to you our treasure" and Ermengarde held out Lily's locket which had the picture of her mother and father in it.
"Guy's I don't know what to say" Lily said taking it in her hands as tears started to flow down her cheeks.
"WHAT IS GOING ON IN HERE?" Miss Minchin said creeping up behind them all jumped and spun round quickly.
"It's not their fault I asked them to come" Lily said stepping forward hiding the locket in her hand.
"Get to bed you three" and Becky, Lottie and Ermengarde scurried out.
"And you because of you Becky will stay locked in her room all day while you perform all of her chores including your own without meals" Miss Minchin said.
"DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?" Lily nodded and looked at the floor to hide her tears but Miss Minchin saw the ribbon.
"Where did you get this?" she said tearing it out of Lily's hair making the small girl scream in pain.
"Someone gave it to me" Lily said massaging the back of her head.
"Lier you stole it didn't you"
"NO!" Lily screamed.
"Well I'll let you off this time but next time am getting you put away for a very long time" and with that Miss Minchin stormed out slamming the door behind her.
"What are we going to do" Becky said coming through the plank that was lose in the wall.
"A whole day without anything to eat"
"Well my Uncle Ron once told me that if you don't have anything to eat imagine something" Lily said putting the locket on Becky looked at her confused.
"What do you mean?"
"Think Becky look on the table there a plate of sausages what else"
"Muffins?"
"Good what else?"
"Bacon and eggs" So for the rest of the night the girls imagined a gigantic feast laughing before falling asleep on Lily's bed.
Lily awoke to the owl from the opposite house pecking her lightly on the arm groggily she rolled over and faced the window which had the table next to it and gasping she sat up so quickly that the owl fluttered off out the window.
"Becky, Becky wake up" Lily said shaking her friend awake.
"What oh my god Lily how?"
"I didn't it was here when I woke up" and Lily stood up and made her way over to the table which was covered with a extravagant tablecloth and weighed down with 2 big plates of food of sausages, bacon and eggs .
"I'm scared" Becky said coming to stand next to Lily.
"Me too you think we shouldn't eat it"
"I'm not that scared" Becky said before pulling out one of the chairs and starting to eat the food and it wasn't long before Lily joined her.
The breakfast meant that Lily was happy for the whole day even though she worked later than usual and was still happy when she arrived back at her room but that didn't last long as a scream of.
"WHERE IS IT?" as Miss Minchin burst into the room Lily hastily took of the locket and placed it in her outstretched hand.
"What is all this?" Miss Minchin said looking at the tablecloth and the empty plates and cups on it.
"It was here when I woke up I don't know where it came from"
"You stole it didn't you"
"NO!" Lily said
"You stole it your nothing but a dirty little thief and it's my job to protect the students of this school from people like you" and with that she walked out and slammed the door locking it as well.
"NO MISS MINCHIN I DIDN'T DO IT MISS MINCHIN I DIDN'T DO IT!" Lily said banging her fists against the door.
"You have to get out Miss Minchin's getting her friends to come and get you" Becky said coming into the room.
"What friends" Lily said sitting on her bed and putting her face in her hands.
"I heard Miss Maple talking about them once there like slave traders and they send you to another part of the world Miss Minchin funds a lot of their work because they take well they take people like me" Lily looked dejectedly at the ground and then shouting from below.
"Help me" Lily said grabbing the longest lose floor board and with Becky help prised it off the floor and heaving it too the window opened it wide and made a bridge across to the alley to the opposite house.
"I'll come back for you I promise" Lily said hugging Becky tightly before turning and starting to make her way across.
"SHE'S GETTING AWAY" Miss Minchin shouted seeing Lily on the plank darting forward she grabbed the hem of Lily's dress which made her lose her footing.
Lily hung by her finger tips above diagon alley she could hear Becky's screams of terror above the shouts of the men and Miss Minchin.
Scrambling Lily managed to get her leg back over the plank and started crawling along until she reached the house gripping the window sill she heaved herself up and opened the window.
"Well go next door and find her" Miss Minchin said to the men gathered around her.
"And take this one while you're at it" Miss Minchin said gesturing to Becky as one of the men picked Becky up by the waist and hoisted her screaming down the stairs.
Lily sneaked down the stairs grateful that she didn't meet anyone but just before the front door she heard knocking and darting quietly into a room as someone went an answered the door.
"Who's there?" Harry said as someone interrupted his quite sulking unknown to him the polyjuice potion had all worn off so he was sitting in the dark as himself Lily couldn't see the person so she backed up into a corner.
"What's wrong" the person said hearing her soft sobs but she didn't answer.
"What's your name" Harry said getting up and going to turn the light on.
"Lily" she said quietly
"That's a pretty name" The light turned on and Lily looked up to see someone she thought she'd never see again.
"Daddy" she whispered.
"What was that?"
"DADDY!"
"I'm sorry I don't know you Harry said trying to prise the small girl off him.
"Daddy it's me it's Lily, Lily don't you remember me, remember daddy remember mummy and James and Albus and Uncle Ron and Aunt Hermione remember the Burrow please daddy"
"What's in here" a voice said from outside and Miss Minchin walked in to a tear soaked Lily and a confused Harry Potter.
"This child has no father" Miss Minchin said and the men walked in and grabbed Lily by the waist.
"NO! NO!" the little girl screamed as she was hoisted past Kinkley and Degrazia.
Confused the two men walked in to see that there guest had, had the polyjuice potion worn off on him the man had his back to them and from here Degrazia and Kinkley could just see a head of unruly black hair.
"LILY!" Harry said running out of the house the men holding Lily and Becky dropped them immediately on seeing an angry Harry Potter bearing down on them.
Lily immediately ran to her father where he lifted her into his arms and hugged her tightly.
"Daddy don't ever leave me" she sobbed into his chest Harry just stood there crying with Happiness until he put Lily down and hugged Becky as well.
I may have another chapter explaining what happened next but i am not sure so don't get your hopes up hope you liked it and as always review, review, review.