Lily Angel
Chapter 2
Lily flew quickly back to James, where he was playing chess with Holly. Holly groaned.
'Something's made you better at this over the years,' she scolded him. 'You used to be awful.'
'Thanks a lot.' He was about to insult her (he wasn't exactly angelic) when he saw Lily, grinning like she hadn't in ages.
'What's up with you?'
'I'm going to be a guardian angel!' Lily hopped about, then looked at the chessboard. 'You're still playing this game?' She raised her eyebrows. 'This isn't the same game, is it?'
'Yeah.' Holly sighed. 'He's taking hours with his moves…literally.'
'And what's this about you being an angel? Not that you aren't one already…Hmm.' He nodded, and squinted at Lily, sizing her up. 'Yeah, I can see you as a guardian angel.'
'Good.' She was about to tell him about Harry, but he looked so happy. Maybe she should tell him after…or just not at all. After all, even Harry wouldn't know who she was…
'I've got to go, Lissy said she'd meet me when the stars came up.' Lily looked around. 'It's just getting darker now. I'll see you later, kay?'
James grinned, kissed her on the cheek, and then looked at the chessboard. 'Hey!' He exclaimed, looking wounded. 'You cheated!'
'Moi?' Holly said innocently. 'Cheat?'
Lily left, feeling happier than she had in ages. Which was saying something.
Lissy was waiting for her by a tall tree with silver pears dangling from it. They tasted like- Lily tried to remember. Lissy had brought some down for them once, but that had been years ago. Like something sweet, but not sugary sweet…just heavenly sweet.
She grinned as Lily approached, and Lily winced when she saw the saxophone in her hands.
Lissy either didn't see her face, or pretended not to, and started talking enthusiastically.
'Now, you're name's going to be Lillian Skye -you can't have your real name- you're a new student, even if you are a bit old…just make up some answers, kay?'
Lily nodded, starting to feel nervous.
'You won't see Harry all the time, and you can't let him know who you are. Try not to make too many attachments, because -depending on how troubled the person is- you'll have to leave them. Oh, and Lily?' Lissy looked at her anxiously.
'Yeah?'
'Do try to be good, won't you? I can't come, I have to help someone in Russia…but I'd really like someone to train…Michelangelo thinks I'm a hopeless teacher…so please?'
Lily bit her lip, wondering if all guardian angels that were just starting felt like they were going to be sick. 'I'll try,' she squeaked. Lissy patted her shoulder.
'It's okay to be nervous. But you won't do anything wrong. And Lily?'
'Mmm?' She didn't trust herself to open her mouth.
'You're going to be human again. You can't walk through walls or anything. That would be a bit of a give-away. Dumbledore knows you're coming, but only as a student. He doesn't know who you are. Got it?' Lissy seemed to be getting a bit impatient. 'I'm supposed to be in Russia,' she explained.
'Now, all you have to do is jump. The stars catch you.'
Lily looked down uncertainly. 'You're sure?'
'Course I'm sure,' Lissy said with a laugh. 'Besides, you can't die twice, can you?'
'I suppose not.'
Then she closed her eyes and jumped.
Lily looked around. She was some where familiar…Hogwarts! That was it. So where should she go?
Help! Lissy, someone, God, anyone? Please?
'Okay, take deep breaths, deep breaths-'
'Who're you?' A boy's voice said, and she spun around, feeling…heavy? Well, maybe not heavy, but when you've been able to fly for fifteen years, you're bound to feel a bit different when you can't any more.
'I'm Lily-an.' She added on hastily, remembering the change. 'Lillian Skye.'
She looked at the boy and his friend properly for the first time, and gasped. She was looking at an exact replica of James. But his eyes...They were her eyes.
Harry chose to ignore her reaction, he was, after all, used to it. His friend spoke up. 'How come you're here? I mean, you look a bit old to be a first year…' He trailed off.
Lily tried to think of an explanation. 'Ummm… I'm-' She was rescued by Professor Dumbledore.
'Ah, I see you've found our exchange student!' He smiled pleasantly at Lily, who grinned weakly.
'Miss Skye. Please follow me, we have to choose a house for you.' She nodded numbly, and followed him, her ears just catching what Harry and his friend were saying.
'Pretty thing, eh?'
Oh, my God.
Lily sat in Professor Dumbledores office, looking at the things surrounding her. It wasn't the first time she'd been here. Fawkes was still there, though in a different cage. The last one had been involved in an unfortunate incident with a shrinking solution (which was actually meant for Snape) and Dumbledore had obviously never been able to fix it. None of them ever had been very good at potions, she thought with a tiny smile on her face.
'Well, Miss Skye, please put this on your head.' He handed her the sorting hat.
She nervously put it on her head, wondering what it would do. Would it know she was actually dead?
'Ah, Miss Cooper- no, you're Potter now, aren't you? Nice couple you two make…anyhow, I see you're on a mission…well, it's not Gryffindor we want then…How about Ravenclaw? Yes, yes, I think that will be perfect, yes RAVENCLAW it is.'
She took the hat off and handed it back to Dumbledore, who looked exactly the same as the last time she had seen him. Although his beard was a bit longer now.
'I'll show you to your rooms then, shall I?
Lily nodded.
As they walked along the familiar halls of her old school, Dumbledore explained recent events. 'School's just started for the year, so you won't be too far behind, I'm hoping. You'll be staying with the Ravenclaw sixth years.' He stopped by a suit of armour, which Lily recognised as the Ravenclaw entrance. (You knew a lot of things when you knew James and Sirius)
'Humbug,' the Professor said, and the armour walked politely away from the wall, revealing a large opening.
The Ravenclaw common room was quite like the Gryffindor one, although it had a lot more blue in it. Dumbledore led her up a flight of stairs, to a door marked 'sixth year girls.'
Lily bit her lip.
The girls in the room looked up as Dumbledore entered, and they stared at the newcomer with interest.
'This is Lillian Skye,' Dumbledore said, 'she's our new exchange student. Please make her feel welcome.'
He left, and Lily suddenly felt very alone.
'Hi,' a girl with long black hair said, smiling. She was quite pretty.
So there she is.
Ah, the end of another part. Well, there've only been two parts, but still…There's a better story- at least, I think it's better, by me called The Flower and the Stag. (It's about Lily and James) So if, by any chance, you happen to like this, then I think you'll like that.
Again, everything except Lissy belongs to J.K. Rowling. And Heaven doesn't really belong to anyone. This is just my interpretation. Holly's mine too.
Review? Please? It would be soooo nice of you. Really, I wouldn't mind. J
