Chapter Two
This isn't a Game Anymore Princess
Sirius and James turned out to be pretty nice, even if James wasn't talking all that much considering Sirius was just yakking away about how great Hogwarts is going to be, and what he's going to do there, and yadda, yadda, yadda.
"Want to go get some candy?" Sirius asked.
"Sure, what time is it. I have to meet my mom about 3:00," James said.
"It's only 2," Sirius said.
Two o'clock, `uh oh' Lily thought. She had been gone for almost 2 hours now. Francois, Mum, Dad, Mum! Their going to kill me. "Um, guys I have to go, now!" she said suddenly.
Lily ran into Nutts and Blots. "I need some Floo Powder!" she said mater-of-factly between great gasps of air.
"O, li'l girl, that's going to cost a pretty penny-" the man at the counter started saying.
With that, Lily reached into her pocket and took out three galleons. She knew it was more that she needed but this was an emergency. The man stared wide eyed at that much for just a little floo powder. "I'm sure this is going to be enough! May I also use your fireplace? I'm sure this covers it as well."
The man at the counter nodded, handed Lily a small packet of floo powder, and led her to a room. Lily nor the man noticed that James and Sirius were watching her. "Where did she get that much money for floo powder?" James asked quietly.
"Think she robbed a bank?" Sirius asked.
"You idiot, be reasonable." James said, uh oh, he thought before he could catch that.
"I can't be reasonable, I'm Sirius," Sirius said pointedly. "Thought my best friend would know," he said and put on a fake pout.
Meanwhile, Lily had just gone through the fireplace and was at her mansion again. People were running around wildly. Finally one of the house elves stopped, "Miss, where have you been miss, we've all been looking for you, miss." The little elf looked like she was about to cry.
Lily patted her on the back, "It's ok Minder," lily said comfortingly, "I'm fine."
"No, no, no," Minder, the house elf, said suddenly, "You gots to leave soon."
"Leave where," Lily asked.
"Anywheres, Masters is trying to run away, theys won't leave without your, Princess." Minder said, a few fat tears rolling down her cheek.
At that Lily went off running, looking for her mum, "Mum, Mother, where are you? I'm back, I'm ok, don't worry." Lily shouted up and down each hall.
"Lily?" she heard her name.
Lily whirled around and saw her mother. "Mum, I'm ok, why are we leaving."
"Lily, I'm not going, your leaving." Her mother said.
"Leaving where," Lily asked, she was getting worried. Servants, teachers, and house elves were running around the house frantically looking for other people or just trying to leave.
Her mum tried to stay calm, "Just precautions."
"No, I won't leave mum, I won't leave you and Petunia and Daddy," Lily tried to say.
"Lily, this isn't a joke, there was a threat, it wasn't even a threat to me which I could handle, it was a threat against you!" her mum tried to explain.
Lily wasn't paying attention; she was still talking and started sobbing and talking. "But I'll stay here and make sure everything's alright, I have to learn sometime!" Lily exclaimed.
"Lily as much as I love you I hate to say this-" her mum was cut off.
"No, I'm staying here and it's final." Lily said determined to stay.
"Lily," the Queen practically shouted. Lily became quiet with a few sniffles, "Lily, this isn't a game dear, you aren't just playing princess or dress up, this is your life, this isn't game Lily, this is real, and there was a threat and you are leaving," her mum said.
"But mum, I can't go, I can't no mum, I won't go," Lily said, all of a sudden men in black robes came storming through the building shouting words and green flashes of light sparkled everywhere.
"Lily RUN, dammit RUN" her mum screamed as the got closer.
"But where will I go, what will I do," Lily asked screaming so her mother could actually hear her over other peoples cries and screams, tears streaming down her own face.
"Just leave, Lily, RUN," she said, as the men in black came closer with there wands, starting to surround the Queen. The last words that the Queen ever said where those that Lily would remember forever, "Lily, I love you, RUN," and then her voice was broken off as a man in black whispered a few harsh words.
It was then that Lily ran. She ran down the corridors and was running up stairs. `Stupid, stupid me, I'll get trapped,' Lily thought. Then she had an idea. She kept running; up, and up she went. All the way to the highest tower. She whistled, a long loud whistle. There was a flash of black wings, and her beloved Pegasus was there at the top tower, flying in midair, steadying her pace to let the crying 10 year old girl climb on. Lily grabbed onto Cauchmar's mane and said, "Fly, girl, fly," and that's what she did. Lily sobbing loudly as the wind hit her face, drying the tears.
The beautiful black horse didn't know where to go, Lily had always told her in the past. She went to one of the places Lily went when she was said. It was a beautiful little forest with a quiet stream. Flapping her wings harder than she ever had, yet trying not to knock over her rider, she flew gracefully through the air, silently landing at the designated point.
It took Lily a few minutes to realize where she was, and she smiled, a slight smile yet none the less, a smile. Cauchmar whinnied to her. "Good girl," Lily said patting her nose, then throwing her small, skinny arms around her horses neck. It was there that Lily knew she was alone. Her mum was certainly dead, and Lily cried for hours over just that thought. Her father was dead, beloved Roy, Robbie, Bobbie, Daddy would never smile again, and Petunia, her obnoxious, sure, annoying, completely, but still her sister was gone. (That's what she thinks...). Francois, dead, Minder, dead. Everyone, gone. Lily looked over at where her house would have been and saw it to be just a mass pile of rubble with the dark mark soaring above it.
Lily cried again, was all of this her fault just for forgetting about Francois and going with those two boys she had met. Lily didn't know, but form the looks of it, it sure seemed that way.
Lily must have spent at least 4 hours just crying and another 2 just thinking about what was going to happen in her life. She then remembered the ball that was coming up in three days. She still had the bag with the dress, shoes, and tiara. She had never put it down when she was running or even with Sirius and James.
There was a slight sound of movement and Lily looked up, Cauchmar bared her teeth at the unseen intruder. She then saw him; an old man with a long beard was just standing there. He looked sadly down at Lily who was sitting on a rock near the stream.
Suddenly Lily began talking, she didn't know why, she just did. He seemed like the kind of person that would listen. "You know, if I could get them back I would go through each ballet lesson without complaining, and I would stop sneaking out of the house, and being forgetful, and start acting like my mother said I should." Silent tears streamed down her face, "I'd change everything, I really would. No trying, I would just do it." She looked up at the man whose eyes glistened with tears for the death of the Queen of Magid. The man just nodded.
"I'd wear those frilly little dresses and wouldn't step on people toes on purpose anymore," Lily said, "I'd be the perfect lady, I'd do everything I could, I just want them back." She started sobbing and shaking back and forth, holding her knees close to her chest.
The old man started walking over to her and Lily didn't mind, but Cauchmar did. She bared her teeth and nipped at the man, "No!" Lily said quietly but sternly to the sweet little Pegasus. Cauchmar stopped.
He came over and wrapped his arm around her. "Will you come with me?" he asked. She didn't even know his name.
"To where?" Lily asked.
"Someplace safe," was all that he said. She nodded. Then glanced at her Pegasus, "She can come too," he said noticing the look on her face. Lily looked a little relieved to find out Cauchmar could come with her.
"Who are you," Lily asked, realizing the old man had never said his name.
"Albus Dumbledore, and I know your Princess Lily," he said and Lily just nodded. "You know your going to have to be crowned soon. Magid will want that after about a week of morning."
Lily nodded silently, her eyes once again filled with tears at that thought, "I wish mama could be here to see it, I'll never do as good a job as she." Lily said and burst out crying again so hard that she had to stop to control herself.
To Lily's surprise, Dumbledore just picked her up and went on walking, "Stop crying, first, let's get someplace safe, then you can cry," Lily nodded, she understood. Those people were still after her.
---------- * * * Back in Diagon Alley * * * ----------
News had gotten around that there was an attack on the castle. "Big deal," Sirius said. Doesn't effect me."
For that comment, James punched him hard on the arm, "It will if Queen May dies because then Magid has a new ruler and can keep you out of the country!" James said, "And if those people attacked the castle, they might attack the rest of Magid," James was right and Sirius knew it, he looked at the ground.
"If the Queen died and those people don't take over, who will be the ruler," Sirius asked again, he always asked a lot of questions.
"The princess, obviously." James stated.
"Whose the Princess," Sirius asked again.
James didn't answer so Sirius asked again, and again, and again. Finally James got annoyed and said, "I DON'T KNOW." People in the street stared at him. He looked down and blushed. In a quieter, more regular tone of voice he said, "I just know she's younger than us and that means she'll probably do a horrible job." James was very stereotypical.
---------- * * * Somewhere in an Unknown Forest * * * ---------
Lily looked over at her winged horse as she was being carried by a very strong yet very old, Dumbledore. A very large man, a giant, was leading Cauchmar even, with large hands the size of a turkey. He was quiet as he led the Pegasus, and Lily wondered if he had ever seen on before.
Lily looked straight into Dumbledore's eyes and asked, "Where are we going?"
"We're here," and answered and put her down gently and led her into a broken down little shack. "Your safe now, I'll be back in a few hours, try to sleep," he commanded. With that he just sort of left, popped into thin air, and the giant led the Pegasus into the shack too, it was larger inside than it looked outside, probably magicked, Lily thought.
She sat on a little bed that she just knew was for her and was just about ready to cry when she realized she had no tears left. Her eyes were all cried out. Outside she could still hear the panic of castle and her mothers last words "lily, I love you, run."
---------- * * * Author's Note * * * ----------
Me again, so how did you like it. Sad, isn't it? Well I just want to thank you people for reviewing. I'll try to get a chapter out at least every other day because I actually want to finish a story I start. Lol, the faster the reviews, the faster this gets put up so keep clicking. I feel I need to apologize for my atrocious spelling of the word Quidditch yesterday! SORRY. O, and I suppose I need a disclaimer as well. I don't own anything you recognize and the plot is completely and totally mine! Thanx for reading!
This isn't a Game Anymore Princess
Sirius and James turned out to be pretty nice, even if James wasn't talking all that much considering Sirius was just yakking away about how great Hogwarts is going to be, and what he's going to do there, and yadda, yadda, yadda.
"Want to go get some candy?" Sirius asked.
"Sure, what time is it. I have to meet my mom about 3:00," James said.
"It's only 2," Sirius said.
Two o'clock, `uh oh' Lily thought. She had been gone for almost 2 hours now. Francois, Mum, Dad, Mum! Their going to kill me. "Um, guys I have to go, now!" she said suddenly.
Lily ran into Nutts and Blots. "I need some Floo Powder!" she said mater-of-factly between great gasps of air.
"O, li'l girl, that's going to cost a pretty penny-" the man at the counter started saying.
With that, Lily reached into her pocket and took out three galleons. She knew it was more that she needed but this was an emergency. The man stared wide eyed at that much for just a little floo powder. "I'm sure this is going to be enough! May I also use your fireplace? I'm sure this covers it as well."
The man at the counter nodded, handed Lily a small packet of floo powder, and led her to a room. Lily nor the man noticed that James and Sirius were watching her. "Where did she get that much money for floo powder?" James asked quietly.
"Think she robbed a bank?" Sirius asked.
"You idiot, be reasonable." James said, uh oh, he thought before he could catch that.
"I can't be reasonable, I'm Sirius," Sirius said pointedly. "Thought my best friend would know," he said and put on a fake pout.
Meanwhile, Lily had just gone through the fireplace and was at her mansion again. People were running around wildly. Finally one of the house elves stopped, "Miss, where have you been miss, we've all been looking for you, miss." The little elf looked like she was about to cry.
Lily patted her on the back, "It's ok Minder," lily said comfortingly, "I'm fine."
"No, no, no," Minder, the house elf, said suddenly, "You gots to leave soon."
"Leave where," Lily asked.
"Anywheres, Masters is trying to run away, theys won't leave without your, Princess." Minder said, a few fat tears rolling down her cheek.
At that Lily went off running, looking for her mum, "Mum, Mother, where are you? I'm back, I'm ok, don't worry." Lily shouted up and down each hall.
"Lily?" she heard her name.
Lily whirled around and saw her mother. "Mum, I'm ok, why are we leaving."
"Lily, I'm not going, your leaving." Her mother said.
"Leaving where," Lily asked, she was getting worried. Servants, teachers, and house elves were running around the house frantically looking for other people or just trying to leave.
Her mum tried to stay calm, "Just precautions."
"No, I won't leave mum, I won't leave you and Petunia and Daddy," Lily tried to say.
"Lily, this isn't a joke, there was a threat, it wasn't even a threat to me which I could handle, it was a threat against you!" her mum tried to explain.
Lily wasn't paying attention; she was still talking and started sobbing and talking. "But I'll stay here and make sure everything's alright, I have to learn sometime!" Lily exclaimed.
"Lily as much as I love you I hate to say this-" her mum was cut off.
"No, I'm staying here and it's final." Lily said determined to stay.
"Lily," the Queen practically shouted. Lily became quiet with a few sniffles, "Lily, this isn't a game dear, you aren't just playing princess or dress up, this is your life, this isn't game Lily, this is real, and there was a threat and you are leaving," her mum said.
"But mum, I can't go, I can't no mum, I won't go," Lily said, all of a sudden men in black robes came storming through the building shouting words and green flashes of light sparkled everywhere.
"Lily RUN, dammit RUN" her mum screamed as the got closer.
"But where will I go, what will I do," Lily asked screaming so her mother could actually hear her over other peoples cries and screams, tears streaming down her own face.
"Just leave, Lily, RUN," she said, as the men in black came closer with there wands, starting to surround the Queen. The last words that the Queen ever said where those that Lily would remember forever, "Lily, I love you, RUN," and then her voice was broken off as a man in black whispered a few harsh words.
It was then that Lily ran. She ran down the corridors and was running up stairs. `Stupid, stupid me, I'll get trapped,' Lily thought. Then she had an idea. She kept running; up, and up she went. All the way to the highest tower. She whistled, a long loud whistle. There was a flash of black wings, and her beloved Pegasus was there at the top tower, flying in midair, steadying her pace to let the crying 10 year old girl climb on. Lily grabbed onto Cauchmar's mane and said, "Fly, girl, fly," and that's what she did. Lily sobbing loudly as the wind hit her face, drying the tears.
The beautiful black horse didn't know where to go, Lily had always told her in the past. She went to one of the places Lily went when she was said. It was a beautiful little forest with a quiet stream. Flapping her wings harder than she ever had, yet trying not to knock over her rider, she flew gracefully through the air, silently landing at the designated point.
It took Lily a few minutes to realize where she was, and she smiled, a slight smile yet none the less, a smile. Cauchmar whinnied to her. "Good girl," Lily said patting her nose, then throwing her small, skinny arms around her horses neck. It was there that Lily knew she was alone. Her mum was certainly dead, and Lily cried for hours over just that thought. Her father was dead, beloved Roy, Robbie, Bobbie, Daddy would never smile again, and Petunia, her obnoxious, sure, annoying, completely, but still her sister was gone. (That's what she thinks...). Francois, dead, Minder, dead. Everyone, gone. Lily looked over at where her house would have been and saw it to be just a mass pile of rubble with the dark mark soaring above it.
Lily cried again, was all of this her fault just for forgetting about Francois and going with those two boys she had met. Lily didn't know, but form the looks of it, it sure seemed that way.
Lily must have spent at least 4 hours just crying and another 2 just thinking about what was going to happen in her life. She then remembered the ball that was coming up in three days. She still had the bag with the dress, shoes, and tiara. She had never put it down when she was running or even with Sirius and James.
There was a slight sound of movement and Lily looked up, Cauchmar bared her teeth at the unseen intruder. She then saw him; an old man with a long beard was just standing there. He looked sadly down at Lily who was sitting on a rock near the stream.
Suddenly Lily began talking, she didn't know why, she just did. He seemed like the kind of person that would listen. "You know, if I could get them back I would go through each ballet lesson without complaining, and I would stop sneaking out of the house, and being forgetful, and start acting like my mother said I should." Silent tears streamed down her face, "I'd change everything, I really would. No trying, I would just do it." She looked up at the man whose eyes glistened with tears for the death of the Queen of Magid. The man just nodded.
"I'd wear those frilly little dresses and wouldn't step on people toes on purpose anymore," Lily said, "I'd be the perfect lady, I'd do everything I could, I just want them back." She started sobbing and shaking back and forth, holding her knees close to her chest.
The old man started walking over to her and Lily didn't mind, but Cauchmar did. She bared her teeth and nipped at the man, "No!" Lily said quietly but sternly to the sweet little Pegasus. Cauchmar stopped.
He came over and wrapped his arm around her. "Will you come with me?" he asked. She didn't even know his name.
"To where?" Lily asked.
"Someplace safe," was all that he said. She nodded. Then glanced at her Pegasus, "She can come too," he said noticing the look on her face. Lily looked a little relieved to find out Cauchmar could come with her.
"Who are you," Lily asked, realizing the old man had never said his name.
"Albus Dumbledore, and I know your Princess Lily," he said and Lily just nodded. "You know your going to have to be crowned soon. Magid will want that after about a week of morning."
Lily nodded silently, her eyes once again filled with tears at that thought, "I wish mama could be here to see it, I'll never do as good a job as she." Lily said and burst out crying again so hard that she had to stop to control herself.
To Lily's surprise, Dumbledore just picked her up and went on walking, "Stop crying, first, let's get someplace safe, then you can cry," Lily nodded, she understood. Those people were still after her.
---------- * * * Back in Diagon Alley * * * ----------
News had gotten around that there was an attack on the castle. "Big deal," Sirius said. Doesn't effect me."
For that comment, James punched him hard on the arm, "It will if Queen May dies because then Magid has a new ruler and can keep you out of the country!" James said, "And if those people attacked the castle, they might attack the rest of Magid," James was right and Sirius knew it, he looked at the ground.
"If the Queen died and those people don't take over, who will be the ruler," Sirius asked again, he always asked a lot of questions.
"The princess, obviously." James stated.
"Whose the Princess," Sirius asked again.
James didn't answer so Sirius asked again, and again, and again. Finally James got annoyed and said, "I DON'T KNOW." People in the street stared at him. He looked down and blushed. In a quieter, more regular tone of voice he said, "I just know she's younger than us and that means she'll probably do a horrible job." James was very stereotypical.
---------- * * * Somewhere in an Unknown Forest * * * ---------
Lily looked over at her winged horse as she was being carried by a very strong yet very old, Dumbledore. A very large man, a giant, was leading Cauchmar even, with large hands the size of a turkey. He was quiet as he led the Pegasus, and Lily wondered if he had ever seen on before.
Lily looked straight into Dumbledore's eyes and asked, "Where are we going?"
"We're here," and answered and put her down gently and led her into a broken down little shack. "Your safe now, I'll be back in a few hours, try to sleep," he commanded. With that he just sort of left, popped into thin air, and the giant led the Pegasus into the shack too, it was larger inside than it looked outside, probably magicked, Lily thought.
She sat on a little bed that she just knew was for her and was just about ready to cry when she realized she had no tears left. Her eyes were all cried out. Outside she could still hear the panic of castle and her mothers last words "lily, I love you, run."
---------- * * * Author's Note * * * ----------
Me again, so how did you like it. Sad, isn't it? Well I just want to thank you people for reviewing. I'll try to get a chapter out at least every other day because I actually want to finish a story I start. Lol, the faster the reviews, the faster this gets put up so keep clicking. I feel I need to apologize for my atrocious spelling of the word Quidditch yesterday! SORRY. O, and I suppose I need a disclaimer as well. I don't own anything you recognize and the plot is completely and totally mine! Thanx for reading!