1 Lily's Problem
1.1 Chapter 3
Disclaimer: Not mine!
After a week........
James and lily were getting to know each other in a way no one suspected. No one knew they had become so closed because they talked to each other when the common room was empty, at night. It had became an habit. They would just wait for everyone to go to sleep and there they would talked. Lily's friends thought she was studying and james' friends thought he was thinking on new pranks.
But somehow even around their friends, they, without realising, changed. James would no longer play his usual pranks on lily and she was more relaxed around him than she had been other years.
Days flew by and James still hadn't asked her out. Kristin and Dana were getting impatient.
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One afternoon (full moon) lily noticed Remus was making one of his usual excuses. Lily really wanted to know what was happening to him. She noticed that some days before he made his monthly excuses he looked paler than usual. he seemed weaker. She wanted to help him.
So as i said before, Remus made one of his excuses and exited the common room. Lily followed him, making sure he didn't notice her.
Remus met Dumbledor. Lily was really getting worried.
" Mr. Lupin, just in time. Well i have got some bad news to give you. The shrinking Shak (sp?) is still under repair." Dumbledor said. Remus went pale.
" not to worry, i think that for this time, you could just stay around the grounds, free. I have taken some measures to keep the students safe. Hagrid is in Diagon Ally on a special errand. I will magically lock the castles doors and windows so you won't hurt anybody. Is that fine with you?"
" yes, thank you." Said Remus, calming down
this meant lily wouldn't be able to go back to the castle. She thought she would just go to Hagrid's hut and stay there till morning. She wanted to know why her friend would hurt someone and why all this measures.
Remus thanked Dumbledor again and started walking toward the oak doors. Lily, on his heels. He stepped outside, lily, hidden in shadows, followed him.
A voice was heard from the castle. Dumbledor had made a spell to lock the doors.
It was dark outside. Cloud all over the sky. Suddenly the clouds were brushed away by the wind and a full moon was revelled. Lily immediately regret she had followed. Remus' body started changing into an animal, a wolf!!!!! So that meant Remus was a werewolf and Lily was alone with him!! She cried in fright and the werewolf looked at her. She started panicking. What would she do? The only way to survive was to run to Hagrid's hut. She started running but he was faster and blocked her way. She turned and run faster than she ever had.. Too late she realised. She was in the middle of the forest, lost. Apparently she had lost the werewolf. She looked around. Nothing was familiar. Tears filled her eyes. She sat were she was and started crying. Out of nowhere a hand (human hand, or at least it seemed) touched her shoulder.
She turned round and stopped crying abruptly. It was a centaur!
He looked young. He had white-blond hair, astonishingly blue eyes, and palomino body (n/a: rowling's description).
" so, you finally came. I have been waiting for you, Lily Evans. My name is Firenze, by the way." He said all this in a very friendly way and he held his hand out. Lily took it and he pulled her up (she was sitting, remember?).
" thanks. But, why have you been waiting for me and how do you know my name?" lily inquired
"i can't tell you, not here. Please follow me." He said smiling.
If she didn't she would probable die of hunger trying to find her way to the castle and he seemed very friendly, she decided to follow.
She walked behind him for what felt like an eternity.
"here we are" he finally announced. He was looking at a rock in the ground. He looked around searching possible spies. Nobody. He removed the rock and a deep passage was revealed.
"just do what i do" he said. He jumped inside.
Without hesitating lily jumped in. She landed on something soft. Cushions. A fire was light and lily could see were she was. A beautiful room with silver walls and purple floor. All over he floor where cushions every colour and size. The walls were covered with paintings of centaurs. There was a round table in the middle of the room with piles and piles of astronomy charts. There were many door around the room. It was like heaven.
"please have a seat. Would you like a butterbear or something?" Freizen said.
Lily sat on an enormous blue cushion. "no thank you" she said.
"well, now that we are out of earshot of anyone, i will answer your question. I know your name and i was expecting you because the stars have let me in on their secret, i mean, your destiny and mine." " have you ever heard of Lord Voldemort?" he said
"yes, but what has he to do with my destiny?" lily asked afraid of whatever she had to do with the dark lord.
"everything. You see, there is more to our world than the magic you know or you can possibly learn. There is The Magic. We called that the force that rules our life with the sense of balance. Balance of day and night, bright and dark, good and bad. An unexpected dark force is gaining power and The Magic has to balance it with bright power to stop the dark one. You are, in a way, destined to help the bright side. I will not tell you now in what way you will help, when you are older you will know."
Lily was trying hard to understand everything. What would she have to do to stop Voldemort and how?
"you know what this means, don't you? Voldemort is the dark force and sooner or later he will know you are going to stop him. He will certainly be after you and he will try to make you one of his followers because, like him, you are a very powerful witch, if you refuse his offer, he will try to kill you." He stopped to see her reaction.
Her? As powerful as voldemort? Impossible. Firenze must have made a mistake.
"i haven't made a mistake" he said, reading the look on her face. "as i said before, he is going to try and kill if you remain in the bright side.".
lily was terrified. The only thought of voldemort gave her Goosebumps but he wanting to kill her? That thought only was enough to make her die of fright.
"i won't turn to his side, but how am i going to survive?" Lily asked felling she would through up.
"you will. All the creatures of our side have been warned and they are all willing to stop him, even if that means giving their life to protect you. No wizard have been notified of your situation except Dumbledor. You mustn't tell anyone, even your friends. You can never be sure with wizards and witches."
" you are saying that all the creatures non wizards, from gobblins to dragons, from veelas to owls are going to protect me 24/7?"
"not all the creatures, only the ones that are in our side. Trolls, giants, spiders, snakes and rats are not. And the other ones, yes we will protect you the best way we can, even your werewolf friend, that is one of the only wizards you can share our secret with. Although he doesn't knows, he has already agreed to protect you, but i am afraid that is not enough. I doubt if all our forces together would be able to stop him" he said solemnly.
"wait a minute. If all the bright forces joined together can't stop him, how am i, an under graduated witch, doing to do so?" she asked.
" The Magic will be with you wherever you go or do and, here is were my destiny joins yours. I will be your guide and your guardian and that means i will teach you to control all the power you have inside you. In the days ahead you will find it, but i am afraid that without my help you won't be able to control it and that is very dangerous." Freizen explained Lily.
"but how will you be able to teach me when i have classes and homework? Will i get any sleep?" she asked him.
"Good question. The Magic has also seen to that. There will be a special place and a special hour built for your training."
"what do you mean?" she asked totally clueless.
"it is a kind of other dimension. There is a time between 20:59 and 21:00. In that minute there are two whole hours. The place is also, like i said before, specially built and the only ones that are allowed and know how to go are the chosen one, you, and their guardian-guide, me. So at 20:55 every day, i will meet you on dumbledor's office. You won't be more tired than any normal wizard your age because you don't need much rest. You may occasionally bring Remus Lupin with you, if you want. Your life will go on as normally as possible so that voldemort don't suspect." Freizen explained
"and were is this place anyway?" lily asked him
"that, i can't answer, because not even i know were it is, but the stars will tell me when the time comes."
"and i understand why you are my guide but why are you my guardian?" she said
"another good question. Well, i am your guardian because i have also been give your protection. If anything happens to your family or friends or even to Hogwarts, or if you are lost, you are to come and live under my and my uncles protection. That is why i am your guardian. We have a deep connection, later on you will understand, but there is something we can do to improve this. There is a ritual in which i promise you protection and support, if the ritual is done, voldemort won't be able to turn me against you, not even with his most powerful spells."
"all i want you to know is that i will not oblige you to do nothing. Now i understand which my destiny is and that i will most probably die fulfilling it, that is my duty. I don't want you to give your life for me because you fill you owe me something. If you really want to do it, i won't stop you." She said finally accepting her destiny.
"with those simple words you have just showed me that you are a noble person and that you are worth it." He said, smiling." Hold out your wand and point at my heart while i say the spell. She did as she was told and the centaur said some word in a language she couldn't understand, Latin probably. When he was finished lily felt like if he had been her friend all her life.
"well, it has been a long night for you. Come and i will show you your bedroom."
She had a bedroom of her own in the centaur's house?
"i am your guardian remember? You certainly have a room of your own here and you will always do" said Freizen answering her silent question.
He led her through one of the doors. When she came in she couldn't believe her eyes. She saw a more beautiful room (if possible) than the one she had been before.
It was like going under the sea. Enormous, really big. There were mermaids swimming magically around the walls. There were drawings of underwater castles were some mermaid where waiving at her. When she walked through the floor she had the feeling she was walking on soft sand, although she could see it was solid. In the ceiling there was a dim reflection of the moon, like looked from inside the water. There was a salty smell, the one you smell in the beach, which she loved so much. It was furnished with light blue sofas a white arm chair, and a strange looking sofa which Lily assumed was specially made for centaurs.
There was also a square, short, table made of what looked like coral. Against the wall opposite to the door was an extremely big, silver, four poster bed.
Lily was so tired she just got into bed and fell asleep the instant her head touched the soft pillow.
"sweet dreams dear lily, said the centaur and left the room.
1.1 Chapter 3
Disclaimer: Not mine!
After a week........
James and lily were getting to know each other in a way no one suspected. No one knew they had become so closed because they talked to each other when the common room was empty, at night. It had became an habit. They would just wait for everyone to go to sleep and there they would talked. Lily's friends thought she was studying and james' friends thought he was thinking on new pranks.
But somehow even around their friends, they, without realising, changed. James would no longer play his usual pranks on lily and she was more relaxed around him than she had been other years.
Days flew by and James still hadn't asked her out. Kristin and Dana were getting impatient.
******************
One afternoon (full moon) lily noticed Remus was making one of his usual excuses. Lily really wanted to know what was happening to him. She noticed that some days before he made his monthly excuses he looked paler than usual. he seemed weaker. She wanted to help him.
So as i said before, Remus made one of his excuses and exited the common room. Lily followed him, making sure he didn't notice her.
Remus met Dumbledor. Lily was really getting worried.
" Mr. Lupin, just in time. Well i have got some bad news to give you. The shrinking Shak (sp?) is still under repair." Dumbledor said. Remus went pale.
" not to worry, i think that for this time, you could just stay around the grounds, free. I have taken some measures to keep the students safe. Hagrid is in Diagon Ally on a special errand. I will magically lock the castles doors and windows so you won't hurt anybody. Is that fine with you?"
" yes, thank you." Said Remus, calming down
this meant lily wouldn't be able to go back to the castle. She thought she would just go to Hagrid's hut and stay there till morning. She wanted to know why her friend would hurt someone and why all this measures.
Remus thanked Dumbledor again and started walking toward the oak doors. Lily, on his heels. He stepped outside, lily, hidden in shadows, followed him.
A voice was heard from the castle. Dumbledor had made a spell to lock the doors.
It was dark outside. Cloud all over the sky. Suddenly the clouds were brushed away by the wind and a full moon was revelled. Lily immediately regret she had followed. Remus' body started changing into an animal, a wolf!!!!! So that meant Remus was a werewolf and Lily was alone with him!! She cried in fright and the werewolf looked at her. She started panicking. What would she do? The only way to survive was to run to Hagrid's hut. She started running but he was faster and blocked her way. She turned and run faster than she ever had.. Too late she realised. She was in the middle of the forest, lost. Apparently she had lost the werewolf. She looked around. Nothing was familiar. Tears filled her eyes. She sat were she was and started crying. Out of nowhere a hand (human hand, or at least it seemed) touched her shoulder.
She turned round and stopped crying abruptly. It was a centaur!
He looked young. He had white-blond hair, astonishingly blue eyes, and palomino body (n/a: rowling's description).
" so, you finally came. I have been waiting for you, Lily Evans. My name is Firenze, by the way." He said all this in a very friendly way and he held his hand out. Lily took it and he pulled her up (she was sitting, remember?).
" thanks. But, why have you been waiting for me and how do you know my name?" lily inquired
"i can't tell you, not here. Please follow me." He said smiling.
If she didn't she would probable die of hunger trying to find her way to the castle and he seemed very friendly, she decided to follow.
She walked behind him for what felt like an eternity.
"here we are" he finally announced. He was looking at a rock in the ground. He looked around searching possible spies. Nobody. He removed the rock and a deep passage was revealed.
"just do what i do" he said. He jumped inside.
Without hesitating lily jumped in. She landed on something soft. Cushions. A fire was light and lily could see were she was. A beautiful room with silver walls and purple floor. All over he floor where cushions every colour and size. The walls were covered with paintings of centaurs. There was a round table in the middle of the room with piles and piles of astronomy charts. There were many door around the room. It was like heaven.
"please have a seat. Would you like a butterbear or something?" Freizen said.
Lily sat on an enormous blue cushion. "no thank you" she said.
"well, now that we are out of earshot of anyone, i will answer your question. I know your name and i was expecting you because the stars have let me in on their secret, i mean, your destiny and mine." " have you ever heard of Lord Voldemort?" he said
"yes, but what has he to do with my destiny?" lily asked afraid of whatever she had to do with the dark lord.
"everything. You see, there is more to our world than the magic you know or you can possibly learn. There is The Magic. We called that the force that rules our life with the sense of balance. Balance of day and night, bright and dark, good and bad. An unexpected dark force is gaining power and The Magic has to balance it with bright power to stop the dark one. You are, in a way, destined to help the bright side. I will not tell you now in what way you will help, when you are older you will know."
Lily was trying hard to understand everything. What would she have to do to stop Voldemort and how?
"you know what this means, don't you? Voldemort is the dark force and sooner or later he will know you are going to stop him. He will certainly be after you and he will try to make you one of his followers because, like him, you are a very powerful witch, if you refuse his offer, he will try to kill you." He stopped to see her reaction.
Her? As powerful as voldemort? Impossible. Firenze must have made a mistake.
"i haven't made a mistake" he said, reading the look on her face. "as i said before, he is going to try and kill if you remain in the bright side.".
lily was terrified. The only thought of voldemort gave her Goosebumps but he wanting to kill her? That thought only was enough to make her die of fright.
"i won't turn to his side, but how am i going to survive?" Lily asked felling she would through up.
"you will. All the creatures of our side have been warned and they are all willing to stop him, even if that means giving their life to protect you. No wizard have been notified of your situation except Dumbledor. You mustn't tell anyone, even your friends. You can never be sure with wizards and witches."
" you are saying that all the creatures non wizards, from gobblins to dragons, from veelas to owls are going to protect me 24/7?"
"not all the creatures, only the ones that are in our side. Trolls, giants, spiders, snakes and rats are not. And the other ones, yes we will protect you the best way we can, even your werewolf friend, that is one of the only wizards you can share our secret with. Although he doesn't knows, he has already agreed to protect you, but i am afraid that is not enough. I doubt if all our forces together would be able to stop him" he said solemnly.
"wait a minute. If all the bright forces joined together can't stop him, how am i, an under graduated witch, doing to do so?" she asked.
" The Magic will be with you wherever you go or do and, here is were my destiny joins yours. I will be your guide and your guardian and that means i will teach you to control all the power you have inside you. In the days ahead you will find it, but i am afraid that without my help you won't be able to control it and that is very dangerous." Freizen explained Lily.
"but how will you be able to teach me when i have classes and homework? Will i get any sleep?" she asked him.
"Good question. The Magic has also seen to that. There will be a special place and a special hour built for your training."
"what do you mean?" she asked totally clueless.
"it is a kind of other dimension. There is a time between 20:59 and 21:00. In that minute there are two whole hours. The place is also, like i said before, specially built and the only ones that are allowed and know how to go are the chosen one, you, and their guardian-guide, me. So at 20:55 every day, i will meet you on dumbledor's office. You won't be more tired than any normal wizard your age because you don't need much rest. You may occasionally bring Remus Lupin with you, if you want. Your life will go on as normally as possible so that voldemort don't suspect." Freizen explained
"and were is this place anyway?" lily asked him
"that, i can't answer, because not even i know were it is, but the stars will tell me when the time comes."
"and i understand why you are my guide but why are you my guardian?" she said
"another good question. Well, i am your guardian because i have also been give your protection. If anything happens to your family or friends or even to Hogwarts, or if you are lost, you are to come and live under my and my uncles protection. That is why i am your guardian. We have a deep connection, later on you will understand, but there is something we can do to improve this. There is a ritual in which i promise you protection and support, if the ritual is done, voldemort won't be able to turn me against you, not even with his most powerful spells."
"all i want you to know is that i will not oblige you to do nothing. Now i understand which my destiny is and that i will most probably die fulfilling it, that is my duty. I don't want you to give your life for me because you fill you owe me something. If you really want to do it, i won't stop you." She said finally accepting her destiny.
"with those simple words you have just showed me that you are a noble person and that you are worth it." He said, smiling." Hold out your wand and point at my heart while i say the spell. She did as she was told and the centaur said some word in a language she couldn't understand, Latin probably. When he was finished lily felt like if he had been her friend all her life.
"well, it has been a long night for you. Come and i will show you your bedroom."
She had a bedroom of her own in the centaur's house?
"i am your guardian remember? You certainly have a room of your own here and you will always do" said Freizen answering her silent question.
He led her through one of the doors. When she came in she couldn't believe her eyes. She saw a more beautiful room (if possible) than the one she had been before.
It was like going under the sea. Enormous, really big. There were mermaids swimming magically around the walls. There were drawings of underwater castles were some mermaid where waiving at her. When she walked through the floor she had the feeling she was walking on soft sand, although she could see it was solid. In the ceiling there was a dim reflection of the moon, like looked from inside the water. There was a salty smell, the one you smell in the beach, which she loved so much. It was furnished with light blue sofas a white arm chair, and a strange looking sofa which Lily assumed was specially made for centaurs.
There was also a square, short, table made of what looked like coral. Against the wall opposite to the door was an extremely big, silver, four poster bed.
Lily was so tired she just got into bed and fell asleep the instant her head touched the soft pillow.
"sweet dreams dear lily, said the centaur and left the room.