Chapter 14
Lily sat in the Gryffindor common room studying, as she had often been found for the weeks following her abduction. Her hands were still bandaged and covered with blisters from some sort of burn. She had been in the Hospital Wing for several days following their return, had had the interview with Dumbledore, but she had yet to come to a conclusion about what had happened to save her and her friends from the Death Eaters. James, Sirius and Remus hadn't been quite lucid about all that had happened, all that they had remembered was that they woke up, and Sirius was levitating three feet above the ground with Lily standing over him, and they were both glowing bright white. She felt better about Christina, and no longer mourned her passing, but she had no answers as to the glowing white light that had apparently saved all of their lives.
James walked in and studied her for a minute. *She has been like that for weeks! Just sitting there, not doing anything but reading. I know that she wants to pass this year, but there's no way that she has to study this much! She hasn't been hanging out with her friends, or even me! She'll barely even talk to us!* He shook his head, and continued on his way to the boys' dormitory. *She'll talk when she's ready, I suppose.* James's arrival and departure went unnoticed by the girl with the flaming red hair.
Ana rushed in through the Gryffindor portrait hole, looked about the room, and spotted who she was looking for. "Lily!! Look what I've got!" In Ana's hand was the tiniest gray and white kitten she had ever seen. It's eyes were big green saucers, as most kitten's eyes are, and full of mischief. It leapt out of Ana's hands, and sank its claws into Lily's robes where it climbed up to her shoulders. "I thought that you would like him. He's so cute! Hagrid found him in his pumpkin patch, trying unsuccessfully trying to catch a mouse. He said that I could have him, and I've brought him to you!"
Lily smiled at the little kitten. He batted at a particle of dust in the air, flipped over, and promptly fell off of the sofa they had been sitting on. She laughed for the first time in a long time. "Oh, Ana, thank you. I think that he might be just what I needed." Lily scooped up the kitten, and walked off towards the portrait hole. "I'm going to sneak down to the kitchen and find him something to eat. I'll see you later, thank you again, Ana!"
James trotted down from his dorm room and glanced over to where Lily previously had been. He was surprised to find Ana there instead with a big smile spread across her face. "Where's Lily?"
"I just gave her a present," Ana said proudly. "I think that it may just bring her out of her slump.
"What could you have possibly given her that would bring her out of her slump?" James asked. "I've been giving her little gifts ever since we got home, trying to do that, and nothing has worked!"
"I gave her something that is completely dependent upon her," Ana smiled. "She's got something that needs her to get over whatever she's upset about."
Lily crept back into the Gryffindor hall with the kitten and a small saucer of milk, looked at Ana and James, grinned sheepishly, and headed upstairs to her dorm. Once there, she flopped on her bed, and scratched her kitten behind the ears. "What should I name you?" she wondered aloud. She watched as the kitten ran up and down her bed and chased his own tail. He then saw a fly a little bit away from the edge of the bed, and walked over the edge chasing it. "Well, you certainly have a glitch in your system, little one. That's it, Glitch! That's a great name for you!" Lily picked Glitch up, and nuzzled his nose with her own. "Do you like your name, Glitch?" He responded with a loud meow. "I'll take that as a yes! I have to get downstairs, now, I have to talk to Dumbledore."
Twenty minutes later, she found herself awaiting Professor Dumbledore outside of his office by the giant stone gargoyle. Her mind kept wandering to her new friend walking around in her dorm room. She smiled at the thought of it. "How lucky am I to have such a pretty girl smiling outside of my office?" Dumbledore waved Lily inside. "What can I do for you today?"
Lily sat down in a chair in front of Professor's Dumbledore's desk. "Well, Professor, I was worried about my studies. Do you think that with the time that I've missed that I'll be able to pass this year?"
"Miss Evans, as far as I can tell, you have nothing to worry about. Your professors have told me that you're back at the top of the class. You, and your friends have nothing to worry about." Dumbledore sighed. "You could've asked any of your teachers about this, what is the real reason that you're here?"
Lily's eyes opened wide. Then she smiled. "Is it that obvious? I'm just curious, I suppose. How did James, Remus, Sirius, and I escape the Death Eaters? I don't remember any of it. When I try to think about it, all I can think of is being blinded by a bright, white, light."
"Well, Miss Evans, the white light comes from you. It has to do with a power that you have inside of you. You have within you a very rare power that allows you create magic without a wand. It is so rare, that, only one known person every generation has it. You have the power to bring life from death. And to incinerate evil." Dumbledore looked at her, waiting for her reaction.
"Ah. So, that explains the burns, I suppose. I thought that Voldemort had done something that I couldn't remember. So, I brought Sirius back to life? He really was dead? I thought that he had just been very injured. I've always been good at healing charms." Lily sat and pondered this for a while.
"Well, Miss Evans, if that is all, I do have a letter that I have to write to the Daily Prophet. It seems that they have a new journalist on a gossip column that has misquoted me about a question she asked me about dragon's blood that I have to correct her on. A Miss Skeeter, I believe." Dumbledore rose and escorted Lily out the door of his office.
As she turned to leave, she asked over her shoulder, "Do you think that you could help me to harness this power, sir? I have a feeling that Voldemort isn't finished with me yet."
"I'll try and find something to help you, Miss Evans." He closed the door behind her, and shook his head as he walked back to his desk. "How right you are, Lily. Voldemort is not yet finished with you."
Lily left Dumbledore's office feeling much better. She went in search of James.
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On the Hogwart's Express back to Platform 9 ¾, Lily, James, Sirius, Peter, Remus, and Ana were sitting in a cabin by themselves playing a game of exploding snap. Once again, James and Lily had received top marks for their year, and Gryffindor had won the house and quidditch cups once again. Lily had come out of her shell considerably, and was chatting amiably with her friends when the door burst open. Lucious Malfoy, and Severus Snape marched in speckled in red and gold paint. "Where is she???" Lucious snarled. "Our trunks have just exploded, and there is red and gold paint all over our clothes, books, and cabins. This stinks of that dirty little mudblood."
James, Sirius, and Remus jumped up, wands drawn, and cursed the two intruders all at once. "Hmmm, I don't suppose that we should all have done that. They don't look so good, do they? Oh, well, let's get them out of here." Remus opened the door, and James and Sirius kicked Severus and Lucious out the door. When James turned around, he had a large grin on his face. "You know, they're right."
"About what, Jay?" Lily said.
"These are the best times of our lives." James grinned, sat down, and picked up his hand of cards, as the Hogwart's Express barreled down the track towards London.
A/N This is the end of my silly little story. Thank you again for all who reviewed! Don't worry, I'll be writing a sequel to this shortly! At least as soon as I get a plotline figured out. You guys (and gals) are wonderful! @---`-`----- A dozen of these to all of you who stuck through all of this with me!
Lily sat in the Gryffindor common room studying, as she had often been found for the weeks following her abduction. Her hands were still bandaged and covered with blisters from some sort of burn. She had been in the Hospital Wing for several days following their return, had had the interview with Dumbledore, but she had yet to come to a conclusion about what had happened to save her and her friends from the Death Eaters. James, Sirius and Remus hadn't been quite lucid about all that had happened, all that they had remembered was that they woke up, and Sirius was levitating three feet above the ground with Lily standing over him, and they were both glowing bright white. She felt better about Christina, and no longer mourned her passing, but she had no answers as to the glowing white light that had apparently saved all of their lives.
James walked in and studied her for a minute. *She has been like that for weeks! Just sitting there, not doing anything but reading. I know that she wants to pass this year, but there's no way that she has to study this much! She hasn't been hanging out with her friends, or even me! She'll barely even talk to us!* He shook his head, and continued on his way to the boys' dormitory. *She'll talk when she's ready, I suppose.* James's arrival and departure went unnoticed by the girl with the flaming red hair.
Ana rushed in through the Gryffindor portrait hole, looked about the room, and spotted who she was looking for. "Lily!! Look what I've got!" In Ana's hand was the tiniest gray and white kitten she had ever seen. It's eyes were big green saucers, as most kitten's eyes are, and full of mischief. It leapt out of Ana's hands, and sank its claws into Lily's robes where it climbed up to her shoulders. "I thought that you would like him. He's so cute! Hagrid found him in his pumpkin patch, trying unsuccessfully trying to catch a mouse. He said that I could have him, and I've brought him to you!"
Lily smiled at the little kitten. He batted at a particle of dust in the air, flipped over, and promptly fell off of the sofa they had been sitting on. She laughed for the first time in a long time. "Oh, Ana, thank you. I think that he might be just what I needed." Lily scooped up the kitten, and walked off towards the portrait hole. "I'm going to sneak down to the kitchen and find him something to eat. I'll see you later, thank you again, Ana!"
James trotted down from his dorm room and glanced over to where Lily previously had been. He was surprised to find Ana there instead with a big smile spread across her face. "Where's Lily?"
"I just gave her a present," Ana said proudly. "I think that it may just bring her out of her slump.
"What could you have possibly given her that would bring her out of her slump?" James asked. "I've been giving her little gifts ever since we got home, trying to do that, and nothing has worked!"
"I gave her something that is completely dependent upon her," Ana smiled. "She's got something that needs her to get over whatever she's upset about."
Lily crept back into the Gryffindor hall with the kitten and a small saucer of milk, looked at Ana and James, grinned sheepishly, and headed upstairs to her dorm. Once there, she flopped on her bed, and scratched her kitten behind the ears. "What should I name you?" she wondered aloud. She watched as the kitten ran up and down her bed and chased his own tail. He then saw a fly a little bit away from the edge of the bed, and walked over the edge chasing it. "Well, you certainly have a glitch in your system, little one. That's it, Glitch! That's a great name for you!" Lily picked Glitch up, and nuzzled his nose with her own. "Do you like your name, Glitch?" He responded with a loud meow. "I'll take that as a yes! I have to get downstairs, now, I have to talk to Dumbledore."
Twenty minutes later, she found herself awaiting Professor Dumbledore outside of his office by the giant stone gargoyle. Her mind kept wandering to her new friend walking around in her dorm room. She smiled at the thought of it. "How lucky am I to have such a pretty girl smiling outside of my office?" Dumbledore waved Lily inside. "What can I do for you today?"
Lily sat down in a chair in front of Professor's Dumbledore's desk. "Well, Professor, I was worried about my studies. Do you think that with the time that I've missed that I'll be able to pass this year?"
"Miss Evans, as far as I can tell, you have nothing to worry about. Your professors have told me that you're back at the top of the class. You, and your friends have nothing to worry about." Dumbledore sighed. "You could've asked any of your teachers about this, what is the real reason that you're here?"
Lily's eyes opened wide. Then she smiled. "Is it that obvious? I'm just curious, I suppose. How did James, Remus, Sirius, and I escape the Death Eaters? I don't remember any of it. When I try to think about it, all I can think of is being blinded by a bright, white, light."
"Well, Miss Evans, the white light comes from you. It has to do with a power that you have inside of you. You have within you a very rare power that allows you create magic without a wand. It is so rare, that, only one known person every generation has it. You have the power to bring life from death. And to incinerate evil." Dumbledore looked at her, waiting for her reaction.
"Ah. So, that explains the burns, I suppose. I thought that Voldemort had done something that I couldn't remember. So, I brought Sirius back to life? He really was dead? I thought that he had just been very injured. I've always been good at healing charms." Lily sat and pondered this for a while.
"Well, Miss Evans, if that is all, I do have a letter that I have to write to the Daily Prophet. It seems that they have a new journalist on a gossip column that has misquoted me about a question she asked me about dragon's blood that I have to correct her on. A Miss Skeeter, I believe." Dumbledore rose and escorted Lily out the door of his office.
As she turned to leave, she asked over her shoulder, "Do you think that you could help me to harness this power, sir? I have a feeling that Voldemort isn't finished with me yet."
"I'll try and find something to help you, Miss Evans." He closed the door behind her, and shook his head as he walked back to his desk. "How right you are, Lily. Voldemort is not yet finished with you."
Lily left Dumbledore's office feeling much better. She went in search of James.
* * * * * * * * * * *
On the Hogwart's Express back to Platform 9 ¾, Lily, James, Sirius, Peter, Remus, and Ana were sitting in a cabin by themselves playing a game of exploding snap. Once again, James and Lily had received top marks for their year, and Gryffindor had won the house and quidditch cups once again. Lily had come out of her shell considerably, and was chatting amiably with her friends when the door burst open. Lucious Malfoy, and Severus Snape marched in speckled in red and gold paint. "Where is she???" Lucious snarled. "Our trunks have just exploded, and there is red and gold paint all over our clothes, books, and cabins. This stinks of that dirty little mudblood."
James, Sirius, and Remus jumped up, wands drawn, and cursed the two intruders all at once. "Hmmm, I don't suppose that we should all have done that. They don't look so good, do they? Oh, well, let's get them out of here." Remus opened the door, and James and Sirius kicked Severus and Lucious out the door. When James turned around, he had a large grin on his face. "You know, they're right."
"About what, Jay?" Lily said.
"These are the best times of our lives." James grinned, sat down, and picked up his hand of cards, as the Hogwart's Express barreled down the track towards London.
A/N This is the end of my silly little story. Thank you again for all who reviewed! Don't worry, I'll be writing a sequel to this shortly! At least as soon as I get a plotline figured out. You guys (and gals) are wonderful! @---`-`----- A dozen of these to all of you who stuck through all of this with me!