Hiya Krys

A/N fifth part! WOOHOO! Anyway in this part and for the next couple, it's going to be a little bit confusing. And I added color (hope it works) anyway, when Shala talks as Lily it's in DARK RED and when Shala talks as Shala it's in RED. When Lily talks as Shala it's in BLUE and when she talks as herself it's in PINK. When I talk it's in GREEN (haha) I own Shala, Lily and Crystal Valentine (dun dun duh!). R/R!!!!!

The Plot and The Problem

~ L (S) ~

"I missed you so much dad!" Lily exclaimed, hugging him again.

"You look different to me Shay…are you taller?"

"Same old me!"

"Come on." He grabbed her hand and pulled her to the luggage carousel. He noticed that

she was staring at him.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Did I cut myself shaving?"

"No dad, it's just seeing you for the first time…in so long. You look taller to me too dad!" She pointed to his old red Quidditch bag and he pulled it off, put his arm around her

shoulders and led her to the car. (When with Muggles…) They drove along the road, as it

got darker. It was getting late and they wouldn't be home for another hour, as the ranch

was outside of the city. Lily smiled to herself as she thought of Shala, who wouldn't get

home for a few hours. The first thing she had to do was call her. Laying her head against

the back of the seat, Lily sighed.

"How was camp Shay? You've been so quiet."

"It was fantastic!"

"It's a good thing we bought you all that personalized stationary because of all the letters

you sent!!"

"Sorry Dad, we meant to write."

"We?"

"Oh this girl I met at camp. We got so close we were almost like sisters! She was a lovely

girl."

"Ok Shay. Are you still chewing all that gum!"

"You noticed!?"

"Of course I noticed. After I gave you the first piece of gum, it's never been out of your

mouth!"

"I decided to stop. It's good sometimes but it really is a horrid habit!"

"Lovely girl, horrid habit. Where did I send you to camp or finishing school?"

"Hilarious dad. You're a scream." Harry smiled to himself. She was back. After about an

hour more of driving, they turned into a pair of gates with Potter Knoll above them.

"Oh my god! Oh my god!" Lily exclaimed, sitting up straighter.

"That sounds like my Shala." As he turned into the driveway, a figure could be seen

hurtling herself out the door. When the car stopped she ran out to greet them. Before Lily

could even get out of the car he was pulled into a hug by Ginny.

"Shala!" she exclaimed after letting her go.

"Great to see you Gin!"

"Come on, there's cornbread and chili inside." Harry walked up behind Shala with her duffle

over his shoulder.

"Did I hear something about cornbread and chili?" he asked licking his lips.

"Yea it's on the stove!" Ginny replied. "How was camp Shay?"

"Great! I had a fantastic time!"

"That's good!"

~S (L) ~

Stepping off the plane Shala looked around the crowded airport for any sign of anybody she

was supposed to meet. The first person she saw, that she recognized, was Nigel, the

butler.

"Lily!" his voice carried over the crowd.

"Nigel!" He ran over to where she was sitting, a bunch of roses in his hands. He picked her

up and lifted her up onto one of the orange airport chairs.

"You've got short hair!"

"Do you like it?"

"I love it! And you've had your ears pierced!"

"A girl at camp did it."

"I've missed you." She shrugged her shoulders,

"Missed you!" He grabbed her hand.

"You're mother's at the office, come on." She smiled nervously and followed him. Once

outside he led her to a large car and pushed her inside. He followed and soon they were

zooming along the muggle London streets.

They finally pulled up in front of a tall office building that said 'Granger Attorney'. Shala

started to get excited. Nigel motioned for her to go and she leapt out of her seat and flew

to the door.

"This is it!" she told herself reassuringly. "It's really it." She pushed open the heavy door to

find herself in the entrance of a grand office building. On the left side she saw Lavender

Finnigan, typing at her computer. She waved and gestured for Shala, whom she thought

was Lily, to go upstairs. Shala nodded and walked up the steep staircase, to her mother's

office. She knocked twice then heard a faint

"Come in!" from the room. Shala slowly opened the door, to see her mother, Miss Hermione

Granger typing at her Magic Computer. (Referred to as the new MC) Hermione looked up

and a large smile formed on her face.

"Lily! You're back!" she rushed over and gave her daughter a hug. "It's really you! And with

short hair and pierced ears!"

"I missed you mum!" Shala's eyes started to water.

"Oh darling, what's wrong?"

"It's been so long!"

"I know it feels like forever."

"You have no idea!"

~ L (S) ~

Lily hung up the phone for the fifth time that night and groaned to herself as Ginny walked

in the room.

"Who are you trying to call anyway?"

"A friend from camp, she lives in…Scotland."

"I see…well keep trying Shay, you'll get through at one point or another."

Ginny picked up what she had come for, her book, and left the room. Lily tried the number

again and FINALLY got through!

"Hello?" Nigel's voice came through the phone.

"Hi, my I please speak with Lily?"

"Lily's not home right now may I ask who's calling."

"It's…Sarah Richardson from camp, could you please get her to call me?"

"Yes I will relay the message Miss Richardson, what is your number?"

"She has it, tell her I'm at my dad's, Thanks!" Lily's hung up the phone before Nigel could reply and sighed with relief, she just had to wait…

~ S (L) ~

Shala opened the door to the London townhouse she had seen so many pictures of. She walked through the living room and to the study, where her Grandfather was.

"Grandfather?" Sirius' head turned up and he smiled. "I'm home"

"Is that my little girl? That tall gangly thing?"

"Yes it's me." He walked over and gave her a big hug, picking her up off the floor. Once he had put her down she turned around to see Nigel, standing there.

"Lily?"

"Yes Nigel?"

"A Sarah Richardson from camp called about seven hours ago! She asked for you to call her

at her fathers house."

"Thank you Nigel. I've got to go call her!" Shala ran to her bedroom and picked up the

phone. She dialed the number.

"Hi can I please speak to Shala?"

"Oh my god Shay! Dad's GREAT!"

"So is mom!"

"I've been thinking."

"About what?"

"Well, when they switch us back they'll have to meet again!"

"Face to face!"

"After all these years…"

"Lily, lets get them back together."

"Shala! This plan is already bonkers lets not make it more! No, stupid idea."

"Come on, we'd live together for the rest of our lives!"

"Ok fine. But I think you're acting a little loopy."

"I've got to go to bed now."

"I'll call you back later."

"Love you."

"Love you."

Shala hung up the phone and got into bed, she had to make the plan work a little better.

~ L (S) ~

When Lily woke up, Ginny was in her room, unpacking her camp stuff.

"Good morning!"

"Hi Gin."

"Come on, help me with this." Lily walked over to the side of the room where Ginny was

working and started to help unpack. She glanced out the window and saw a woman there.

"Who's that?"

"Oh her…Her name is Crystal Valentine, she's your dad's publicist."

"Publicist! Why the heck does he need a publicist?"

"He hired her at the beginning of the summer to do some publicity for the vineyard." Lily

looked back outside and saw her dad walk over to Crystal Valentine. Crystal stood up and

welcomed him with a passionate kiss.

"What's going on?"

"She and your dad…well let me put it this way, she's doing a better job selling herself then the grapes."

"Oh."

"Shala, you and me both know that your dad isn't some kind of devinair and sweet guy, so

it makes me wonder what a hot thing like that wants with a guy who" she looked out the

window "walks around with a soup bowl full of cocoa puffs! But then I realize there are

about three million reasons that girl's giggling and all of them are sitting in Gringotts

bank"

"You don't think she even really likes him?"

"What do I know…meet her and figure it out for yourself."

Lily walked down stairs and met her dad along the way.

"Shay, just the girl I was looking for. I want you to meet someone, come on." She followed

him outside and to the pool, which happened to be where she was going. "Shala I'd like

you to meet a friend of mine. This is Crystal Valentine."

"Hi Shala."

"Hi there."

"Wow! I finally get to meet the infamous Shala. Your dad talks as if you were a little girl,

but you are so grown up."

"I'll be twelve in six months, how old are you?"

"I'm twenty four."

"Only twelve years older then me! How old are you again dad?"

"Suddenly so interested in math, I'm going to get some wine. You girls find something to

talk about." Harry walked away leaving the two girls alone.

"How was camp Shay? Was it fabulous?"

"It was great."

"That's wonderful, meet lots of people?"

"Yea, I met a girl from London and we became great friends."

"What was her name?"

"Ummm…Sarah Richardson." Just at that moment Harry came back, with a wine bottle and two glasses.

"I've got to go. I'm working on a new label design Harry, featuring Y.O.U. Toodles!"

Later that day, after Crystal had left, Harry and Shala went for a fly on their broomsticks.

"Hold up Shay!" He yelled, as he was far behind.

"Come on dad!"

"Stop, give that broom a rest." They were miles above the vineyard and the view was wonderful. "Shay, what do you think about Crystal?"

"As what dad? As your publicist, your friend, your…"

"No, just what do you think of her, as a person."

"Well, she's cute, has nice hair, she can spell the word you, to tell the truth dad, the woman's a total stranger to me."

"Well believe it or not…"

"Race ya back to the house dad!" Lily bolted off on her broomstick and flew strait to the house. She ran inside the living room and started pacing.

"I can't handle this! I'm only one kid, I'm in way over my head…oh I wish…"

"Got something you want to share with the class there Shay?" Ginny's head appeared from

behind an armchair.

"Oh Ginny! You gave me a fright!"

"I gave you a fright?!"

"It just that I didn't know you were like, like in here that's all."

"Ok…you seem so different Shay…it's almost as if you were…never mind, it's impossible."

"Almost as if I were who, Ginny?"

"Nobody, forget I said anything." She turned to walk out of the room.

"Almost as if I were…Lily?" Ginny stopped dead in her tracks and turned back around.

"You know about Lily?"

"I…am…Lily." Ginny mouth dropped open and she ran over and hugged her.

"You're…you're…" Just then, Harry walked in and as discreetly as possible Ginny left as not

to interfere with the possible father/daughter fight.

"Why'd you run off like that Shay?"

"I just wanted to race that's all."

"Well, I was about to tell you something."

"Ok…shoot."

"What do you think about adding Crystal to the family?"

"I think it's inspired! Great!"

"You do?"

"I mean, I've always wanted a big sister!"

"A big sister?"

"Yea, you're going to adopt Crystal, that's so sweet dad!"

"I'm not going to adopt her, I'm going to marry her."

"You're going to what? You're going to marry somebody who's old enough to be my big

sister? Are you crazy?"

"Shala! Calm down."

"Ok let's talk about this calmly and rationally."

"Ok."

"Eurggg…you're going to ruin absolutely everything!" and Lily stood up and ran to her room

and picked up the phone.

"Collect call to London please!"

~ S (L) ~

The phone in the Granger household rung and rung, it was six at night and 'Lily' and

Hermione were eating dinner. Nigel picked up the phone.

"Hello?"

"Hello…"

"Lily?" Shala heard him say this from the dinning room and called

"Yes Nigel?"

"It sounds just like you. I'm sorry who would you like to speak to? Lily?!"

Shala ran excused herself and ran from the dinning room to the study.

"Thank you Nigel." He walked out as she picked up the phone. "Hello?"

"Oh my god Shala."

"What's wrong?"

"Dad's getting married."

"WHAT?"

"You know, white dress, black tie, the whole enchilada!"

"Oh my god!"

"You need to bring mother out here right away!"

"Ok, ok, I'll tell her after we're done dinner."

"Thanks. And Shala?"

"Yes?"

"Hurry!!!"

Hope you liked it! R/R!

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