Let Me Be- Part Three
by Lorelai
a/n: I finished part two faster than i thought i would...anyway, here's part three. I decided that there would be six parts to this story...ending with the time when they get their new house in Godric's Hollow. Hope you like it! And review if you can...all you silent readers, thanks 4 reading my work...i know all too much about you people...i was one of you, a long time ago. On with the fic...
Sunlight streamed through the window, settling on a serene scene: Lily was sleeping quietly, her long red hair flung over the pillow and her arms wrapped around James. He too, was sleeping and a crib in the corner of the room indicated where little Harry was.
A knock on the door alerted Lily. She stirred and blinked once or twice, blinded by the sunshine. With a hand, she brushed aside a lock of hair on her face and slipping out of James' embrace, sat up and got out of bed slowly.
She wrapped a terry cloth bathrobe around her and yawned. Then she slipped into fluffy slippers and walked to the door. When she opened it, she was greeted by Fiona.
" Auntie Lily?" the little girl whispered. Lily blinked in surprise and her mouth dropped open. Fiona McKinnon? What was she doing here? Then the events of the past night rushed back and Lily remembered that she was at the McKinnons' house.
Fiona giggled and leaned forward to hug her aunt. Lily recovered quickly and bent forward to scoop the tiny girl into a big hug. She smiled with glee when she saw that her Aunt Lily was ok.
" Can you tell me that story about Cousin Harry's birth?" whispered Fiona, clutching her teddybear. Lily grinned. Her delivery of Harry had been an exciting event and everyone loved hearing the story of how James had fainted and Sirius had to take Lily on his motorcycle down to St. Mungo's.
The two settled on the small rug beside the bed and started whispering and giggling occasionally.
James Potter stirred, awakened by a loud giggle. He opened his eyes and looked around him. He was lying in an unfamiliar bed without his wife. He rubbed his eyes but stopped short when he heard voices.
" So then, Uncle James said, ' Honey, what's the matter? Are you ok? Did you choke?' And i said, ' No, James, I didn't choke on the roll. Honey, don't you realize that it's time?'" said a voice. James smiled, recognizing the voice as Lily's.
" And then he fainted, right, Auntie Lily? Just like BAM and Uncle Jamie fell onto the floor, right?" said an eager voice. James grinned. It was Fiona and Lily, retelling the story when Harry was born.
" Right," said Lily. " And then I said, '-"
" You said, ' Sirius! Get a cup of water for James!'" James cut in.
Lily looked up and saw her husband's grinning face. She laughed.
" That's exactly what I said," she said fondly. They kissed.
Fiona giggled, watching her aunt and uncle kiss. Lily broke apart after hearing Fiona's giggle, surprised. They'd forgotten that Fiona was there.
" Why, Fiona!" said a sharp voice. Alicia McKinnon had appeared in the doorway, arms akimbo. She wore a blue dress and white apron. Her blonde hair was tied back in a bun.
" You should know better than disrupting your aunt and uncle in the morning like that, Fiona McKinnon," said Alicia reprovingly.
" It's ok, Alicia. We should've been awake anyway," laughed Lily.
Alicia's expression softened.
" You poor things...you should've gotten more sleep after last night," she shook her head.
" Fiona, honey. Get dressed and wash up, ok?" her mother bent down to hug Fiona, who nodded and walked out of the room. Then she looked back at James and Lily.
" You two wait right here. I'll get some robes from Brent, James. And Lily, I know mine will fit you," Alicia told the couple.
" But Alicia! You know we don't..." Lily trailed off, watching her friend walk off to their room. She turned around to see James shaking his head.
" You know how Alicia is, Lily. Just let her be," said James. Lily sighed.
" Here," Alicia returned, holding an armful of clothing. She gave James some green robes and a black cloak.
" It's getting cold earlier these years, James. You'd better bundle up a little." He was told.
" And you, dearie," Lily received a green cloak and blue robes. She smiled to Alicia.
" Whatever would we do without you?" she said softly, smiling at her friend. Alicia smiled back.
" Don't worry, Lily. I know how much you need this," Alicia said. " Now get dressed. Breakfast is in fifteen minutes," With those words, she left the room.
James and Lily changed into their new attire swiftly, after taking a shower. Lily dried her hair and curled it. The two were downstairs soon.
Breakfast was scrumptuous. Lily had a heap of pancakes, smeared with molasses and maple syrup, two strips of bacon, and an egg. James had two buttermilk muffins, two eggs, and some French toast. They both had coffee.
Lily swallowed the last bite of her egg. Wiping her mouth with a napkin, she also downed the last gulp of coffee in her cup. Alicia surveyed Lily with a smile. Then, with a wave of her wand, the plates cleared themselves and began washing themselves, making gentle clinking noises. Lily watched them with a smile. Then she turned back to Alicia.
" Where's Fiona?" she asked. Alicia motioned toward the back yard. Lily saw Fiona riding on a toy broom with her twin brother, Sean chasing her on a similar broom.
" And James?" Lily inquired again. Alicia pointed to the living room. Following Alicia's hand, Lily walked into the living room. She saw James and Brent, standing in front of the fireplace. They were talking to Dumbledore's head. From the look on their faces, it was something very serious. James kept shaking his head about something and Brent was biting his lip.
" James?" said Lily uncertainly. James turned around to see his wife in the doorway.
" Lily! Here, Professor Dumbledore has something to say," James steered Lily in clear view of the fireplace.
" Lily," Dumbledore smiled. " I was glad to learn that you and Harry are fine," Lily smiled.
" We got away," she said. Dumbledore nodded.
" Yes, but that was too close. We must take precautions. More precautions," Dumbledore stated. Lily blinked.
" You mean the Funitus Charm wasn't enough?" she asked, astonished. Gravely, Dumbledore's head nodded.
" We'll have to perform another charm. Another powerful one. Professor Flitwick found something in the books two days ago. It's called the Fidelius Charm," Dumbledore said.
Lily intook a breath sharply. The Fidelius Charm. She had studied it last year as an extracurricular course. It was very reliable. But was it strong enough?
" I know you studied it last year, Lily," stated Dumbledore. " Are you willing to do it?" He gazed at Lily in a very steady way.
She took a deep breath. Inside her, she knew that she must do everything to save Harry.
"Yes,"
by Lorelai
a/n: I finished part two faster than i thought i would...anyway, here's part three. I decided that there would be six parts to this story...ending with the time when they get their new house in Godric's Hollow. Hope you like it! And review if you can...all you silent readers, thanks 4 reading my work...i know all too much about you people...i was one of you, a long time ago. On with the fic...
Sunlight streamed through the window, settling on a serene scene: Lily was sleeping quietly, her long red hair flung over the pillow and her arms wrapped around James. He too, was sleeping and a crib in the corner of the room indicated where little Harry was.
A knock on the door alerted Lily. She stirred and blinked once or twice, blinded by the sunshine. With a hand, she brushed aside a lock of hair on her face and slipping out of James' embrace, sat up and got out of bed slowly.
She wrapped a terry cloth bathrobe around her and yawned. Then she slipped into fluffy slippers and walked to the door. When she opened it, she was greeted by Fiona.
" Auntie Lily?" the little girl whispered. Lily blinked in surprise and her mouth dropped open. Fiona McKinnon? What was she doing here? Then the events of the past night rushed back and Lily remembered that she was at the McKinnons' house.
Fiona giggled and leaned forward to hug her aunt. Lily recovered quickly and bent forward to scoop the tiny girl into a big hug. She smiled with glee when she saw that her Aunt Lily was ok.
" Can you tell me that story about Cousin Harry's birth?" whispered Fiona, clutching her teddybear. Lily grinned. Her delivery of Harry had been an exciting event and everyone loved hearing the story of how James had fainted and Sirius had to take Lily on his motorcycle down to St. Mungo's.
The two settled on the small rug beside the bed and started whispering and giggling occasionally.
James Potter stirred, awakened by a loud giggle. He opened his eyes and looked around him. He was lying in an unfamiliar bed without his wife. He rubbed his eyes but stopped short when he heard voices.
" So then, Uncle James said, ' Honey, what's the matter? Are you ok? Did you choke?' And i said, ' No, James, I didn't choke on the roll. Honey, don't you realize that it's time?'" said a voice. James smiled, recognizing the voice as Lily's.
" And then he fainted, right, Auntie Lily? Just like BAM and Uncle Jamie fell onto the floor, right?" said an eager voice. James grinned. It was Fiona and Lily, retelling the story when Harry was born.
" Right," said Lily. " And then I said, '-"
" You said, ' Sirius! Get a cup of water for James!'" James cut in.
Lily looked up and saw her husband's grinning face. She laughed.
" That's exactly what I said," she said fondly. They kissed.
Fiona giggled, watching her aunt and uncle kiss. Lily broke apart after hearing Fiona's giggle, surprised. They'd forgotten that Fiona was there.
" Why, Fiona!" said a sharp voice. Alicia McKinnon had appeared in the doorway, arms akimbo. She wore a blue dress and white apron. Her blonde hair was tied back in a bun.
" You should know better than disrupting your aunt and uncle in the morning like that, Fiona McKinnon," said Alicia reprovingly.
" It's ok, Alicia. We should've been awake anyway," laughed Lily.
Alicia's expression softened.
" You poor things...you should've gotten more sleep after last night," she shook her head.
" Fiona, honey. Get dressed and wash up, ok?" her mother bent down to hug Fiona, who nodded and walked out of the room. Then she looked back at James and Lily.
" You two wait right here. I'll get some robes from Brent, James. And Lily, I know mine will fit you," Alicia told the couple.
" But Alicia! You know we don't..." Lily trailed off, watching her friend walk off to their room. She turned around to see James shaking his head.
" You know how Alicia is, Lily. Just let her be," said James. Lily sighed.
" Here," Alicia returned, holding an armful of clothing. She gave James some green robes and a black cloak.
" It's getting cold earlier these years, James. You'd better bundle up a little." He was told.
" And you, dearie," Lily received a green cloak and blue robes. She smiled to Alicia.
" Whatever would we do without you?" she said softly, smiling at her friend. Alicia smiled back.
" Don't worry, Lily. I know how much you need this," Alicia said. " Now get dressed. Breakfast is in fifteen minutes," With those words, she left the room.
James and Lily changed into their new attire swiftly, after taking a shower. Lily dried her hair and curled it. The two were downstairs soon.
Breakfast was scrumptuous. Lily had a heap of pancakes, smeared with molasses and maple syrup, two strips of bacon, and an egg. James had two buttermilk muffins, two eggs, and some French toast. They both had coffee.
Lily swallowed the last bite of her egg. Wiping her mouth with a napkin, she also downed the last gulp of coffee in her cup. Alicia surveyed Lily with a smile. Then, with a wave of her wand, the plates cleared themselves and began washing themselves, making gentle clinking noises. Lily watched them with a smile. Then she turned back to Alicia.
" Where's Fiona?" she asked. Alicia motioned toward the back yard. Lily saw Fiona riding on a toy broom with her twin brother, Sean chasing her on a similar broom.
" And James?" Lily inquired again. Alicia pointed to the living room. Following Alicia's hand, Lily walked into the living room. She saw James and Brent, standing in front of the fireplace. They were talking to Dumbledore's head. From the look on their faces, it was something very serious. James kept shaking his head about something and Brent was biting his lip.
" James?" said Lily uncertainly. James turned around to see his wife in the doorway.
" Lily! Here, Professor Dumbledore has something to say," James steered Lily in clear view of the fireplace.
" Lily," Dumbledore smiled. " I was glad to learn that you and Harry are fine," Lily smiled.
" We got away," she said. Dumbledore nodded.
" Yes, but that was too close. We must take precautions. More precautions," Dumbledore stated. Lily blinked.
" You mean the Funitus Charm wasn't enough?" she asked, astonished. Gravely, Dumbledore's head nodded.
" We'll have to perform another charm. Another powerful one. Professor Flitwick found something in the books two days ago. It's called the Fidelius Charm," Dumbledore said.
Lily intook a breath sharply. The Fidelius Charm. She had studied it last year as an extracurricular course. It was very reliable. But was it strong enough?
" I know you studied it last year, Lily," stated Dumbledore. " Are you willing to do it?" He gazed at Lily in a very steady way.
She took a deep breath. Inside her, she knew that she must do everything to save Harry.
"Yes,"