Chapter 3
The three children sat up straight. "Lily Potter was never Lily Evans. Lily Evans didn't exist. Lily was, and remains to be, my sister. Our sister." Severus said, burying his face in his hands. "Mum and Severus haven't spoken since fifth year, but they have seen each other. Dad thinks that mum is having an affair, but mum has actually been seeing a doctor behind dads back. She thinks she might be pregnant. Oh, and the other thing is, mum was supposed to be a Ravenclaw, not a Gryffindor. Grandad was apparently very unhappy about her being a Gryffindor. By grandad, I mean Tom Riddle." Luke said. "Which makes you our aunts and uncles. But we can't tell anyone. Of course, tell Draco and Mia by all means." The trio of Slytherins agreed to keep the secret, much to everyone's relief. "Would you excuse me? I have to go to the library and study." Hermione got up and ran off. "I need to find Ginny and Luna, I promise that nobody will find out." She grabbed the cloak and ran out of the room. "I'll walk you back to your common rooms." Harry told them, leading them away towards the Hufflepuff common room. Unbeknownst to the group, Minerva McGonagall had disillusioned herself and had listened to the entire conversation. Walking back to Gryffindor, she realised that she wasn't actually that surprised. She decided that the rest of the school deserved to know though. 'Lily will forgive me', she thought to herself as she walked away.
As soon as Harry and Skye had finished what they were doing, they met up with Hermione in the back of the library. "Right, so I searched up Lily Snape's address, she's staying with Bella. Obviously, our entire family knows the secret. Draco and Mia need to know." Harry shook his head. "Already done." Hermione sighed. "Getting there will be hard. We know that Arthur is in the know, perhaps he'll be willing to take us in the flying car?" Skye nodded. "I'll send him an owl. Everyone meet back in the common room in half an hour. I'll grab Luna." The trio split up; Harry went to the common room to find Draco and Mia, Skye went to the owlery, and Hermione went to Ravenclaw tower to find Luna. She knew that entering Ravenclaw tower was not an option, but it was the only way to find her. Suddenly, she saw Lexi. "Lex! Can you get Luna please? I need to ask her something." Five minutes later, Luna appeared and the two girls walked to the Slytherin common room under the cloak. They approached the boys' dorm, where Harry and Draco were waiting with Skye and Mia. Everyone climbed on Harry's bed and sat down. Ginny and Luna curled up together, whilst Hermione lay back on the pillow, claiming to have a headache. Mia and Draco rested their heads on each other, and Skye sat up straight. "As you know, Lily Snape is living with Bellatrix. I have sent an owl to Arthur Weasley asking him if he could accompany us to the house to talk to Lily. We need to get her to talk to Sev. She's family." Everyone nodded and they discussed plans for the next half an hour.
Later that afternoon, Luna and Ginny went to the first year girls' room to see Hestia, Flora and Astoria. Mia and Skye went to their room to do homework, whilst Draco went to find Theo and Blaise. Harry looked down at Hermione, who was lay on his arm, sleeping peacefully. He sighed happily and lay down next to her, pulling the covers over them. That was how the others found them three hours later, just before dinner. The group left them to sleep, deciding to ask the elves to prepare something for the two children later. At dinner, Ron was causing a scene. That was until Minerva stood up and dropped the bombshell. "I have evidence of Lexi and Luke Potter's true heritage!" Everyone fell silent, and the headmaster looked shocked. Severus looked outraged, but Skye looked worse. Mia stood up and crept away with the cloak to fetch her cousins. "Get up, Harry, Hermione! McGonagall heard the secret and she's telling the whole school!" The two siblings jumped up and ran to the hall. The three of them entered and sat down. "I overheard today a conversation that I think everyone should hear." Hermione giggled. "I'm sorry, but this is going to be hilarious. I've just seen Lily appear on the grounds of the school. She obviously put a charm on the secret. Nobody can spill the secret without her knowing." McGonagall carried on. "Lily Potter, sorry, Evans, is not who you think she is." Suddenly, the door to the hall burst open, and there stood a very pissed off Lily, Bella and Narcissa.
"I do believe, Minerva, that it is my secret you are about to spill." Narcissa chuckled at the fiery woman's words. She cast a spell across the room and James, Sirius, Remus and Peter appeared, just in time for the revelation. "I guess it was going to come out sooner or later. I am Lily Snape, Severus Snape's sister, the trio's half-sister, Voldemort's daughter, Alassia's step-daughter. I was supposed to be a Ravenclaw, but this old man here, your headmaster, manipulated the hat every year and put people in the houses he wanted. Until last year. The sheer number of Slytherins last year is due to the hat rebelling against Dumbledore and winding him up. My other secret/surprise is that I am 2 months pregnant." Everyone looked shocked, but the three woman weren't finished. Bellatrix stood tall, placing her arm around Lily, as Narcissa did the same on her other side. "We have come to Hogwarts because there was an unbreakable vow around that secret. But because it was Lexi and Luke telling people, it was not activated. Minerva McGonagall, you could be arrested if Lily wanted you to be. As for Albus, tampering with a magical artefact is a criminal offense." Bella smirked at the looks on the two staff members faces. "Of course, it is Lily's decision, so she needs no input from us." Before anyone could react, James stepped up to Lily and slapped her around the face. The whole hall gasped and time seemed to stop.
After a minute, Lily went bright red and a hand print could be seen on her face. Suddenly, Colin Creevey stood up. "Please, Miss Snape? May I take a picture? For evidence of course." Lily smiled at the young Gryffindor. "Of course. You're a muggleborn Gryffindor, right?" Everyone in the hall nodded. "He is not to be touched. By anyone." Bella growled at the students, and everyone nodded again. "Good. Now I do believe that Lily has a decision to make." Narcissa nudged the woman, who smirked. "Yes. I think I would like Albus sacked. His treatment of the students here is appalling. As for the issue concerning Minerva, I am letting it go, just this once. She always treated me with care and love, even if I sometimes didn't deserve it. A part of me feels like she knew about me, even if it was just a small bit of information." Minerva looked relieved. "I did have a small inkling that not everything was as it seemed at times." Lily grinned. "I do believe that the position of Headmaster/mistress is open. Minerva, if you would like to do the honours?" Minerva McGonagall smiled. "I would love to. I have to say, I am not surprised by this revelation. I always knew it would be one of the Marauder's that caused me a heart attack." Everyone laughed. "That does leave us with a problem though. Who will be deputy? Who will be head of Gryffindor?" Lily thought for a second. "That is a puzzle."
A few hours later that evening, Lily finally realised something. Sirius and Remus hadn't said a single word. Peter had gone off with James, who was fuming when he realised that Lily was going to press charges. She had been sat by the lake all afternoon, thinking about the position of deputy and head of Gryffindor, but she had actually been there to avoid her brother. She jumped up, fleeing towards Minerva's office. Opening the door, she saw Sirius and Remus drinking tea. "Sirius, Remus, you're still here, thank Merlin." Sirius smiled. "Lils, I knew about you. My parents constantly told me about the Dark Lord's precious daughter and their plans to have me marry you. When we got to Hogwarts, being sorted into Gryffindor prevented that. James is an idiot for leaving you like that. Does he not realise how much power you hold?" He grinned. "As for me, I've always been dark, and secretly friends with Severus, and so has Remus." Severus stepped out of the shadows. "It's true. Sirius also keeps in contact with Bella, being cousins and all that pureblood nonsense." Lily gasped as her twin brother appeared beside her. "Lily, Merlin I missed you so much." They hugged and a tear travelled down Minerva's face. "I think we should rest up and regroup again tomorrow. Lily, Sirius and Remus, the guest quarters have been prepared for you."