Double Bubble Toil and Trouble-14
by Caitlyn
I really hope this works.....(tense anticipation or dreading follows.......and....)
Oh it is! The random peasants rejoice! And we're finally back to the present!
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"God Ginny would you stop...she's safe..." Ginny Weasley was pacing the living room of the Weasley's house, stress evident on her features.
"Just tell me who she's with Ron..this is serious....these are dangerous times....I don't want her out with someone..."
"She'll be back any minute..I swear..why are you going on a bloody tirade..she's alright..."
Thats when Lily walked in the door, and Ron glanced up.
"Where the bloody hell were you? I was worried sick!"Ginny exclaimed, and Lily glanced up.
"With friends..Uncle Ron said it was alright if I went, I hope it didn't..."
"No..it's alright..."Ginny said,"Why don't you go upstairs and finish packing for school...."
"I did it already..."Lily said, and levitated her bag, floating it upstairs.
"Are you using a wand?" Ginny asked, and Lily glanced up, her eyes wide.
"I'm just going to go upstairs...and finish....cleaning..that..."
"You're room?"
"Um..yeah...that.."Lily said, making a move towards the stairs.
"Do you want me to talk to her about that?" Ron asked, and Lily stayed near the bottom of the stairs, listening.
"Harry could do that..."Ginny said quietly,"He used to float things around the room...without his wand...send me notes and things at school..."
"You knew it would happen Ginny...she's his daughter...."
"That's something that she doesn't need to know about..."Ginny anwsered.
"She's not stupid Ginny....his eyes...quidditch..she's bound to figure it out...even if noone tells her..."
"Why should she know...he was never there...."Ginny said,"His contribution was small..."
"You have no idea what you're talking about...."Ron said quietly, and Ginny glanced up, confused.
"What? Is this because you refuse to tell me what happened? You wouldn't even tell the bloody ministry..all they saw was the burnt down house and Voldemort's body..."she said angrily, a tears rolling down her cheeks.
"You don't want to know what happened.."he said quietly,"I've got to go to London...I'll see you later.."he disappared, and Ginny sat down on a chair in the kitchen, sobbing.
"Mum?" Lily asked, coming down the stairs a few minutes later, and handed her a tissue.
"Lil..I need to be alone for a minute..."
"Look...I know...mum...."Lily said quietly, and Ginny's head shot up.
"W-What?" she asked, in shock.
"I know about Harry..I'm not an idiot.."she paused,"I just thought you'd like to know...."she added,"Um...I've got to meet Ron in London tonight..something about the Order meeting on Friday...."she added,"I'll be back after dinner.."she said quietly, and turned, walking from the room.
"Lily..."Ginny started, but she was already out the door.
"I'm sorry I'm late..."she said a few minutes later, walking into Dumbledore's office.
"Did she buy the lie?" Harry asked, and she nodded.
"Partially because I told her that I knew you were my father..."Harry practically spit out his tea.
"What?" he coughed, and she glanced up.
"Ron and her had a trenmendous arguement about it....."Lily responded, and I just came downstairs and told her.
"Lily.."
"It's easier that she doesn't have to hide it..now its my turn..."Lily shot back, sitting down in an armchair facing the fire.
"He's going to try and attack one of you...he doesn't know I'm back...but..It's the first thing he wants to do..try and get one of your family alone...so make sure that you're always with somebody else...."
"Mom..."Lily interrupted, her eyes widening.
"What about Ginny..."Harry asked, confused, and Lily got up.
"She's home alone dad...."Lily said quietly, and he practically leaped out of his chair, both of them running down the spiral staircase.
And they ran into Dumbledore halfway down.
"Ms. Potter, I'm quite aged..and I would appreciate.."When Dumbledore saw her face he stopped.
"What's the matter..."he said, and Lily explained in a flurry of words.
When they got there the house was in ruins.
"Oh...god..."Harry said quietly, a hand over his mouth,"Lily was she wearing the necklace?"he added.
"What kind of question is that?"Lily said shakily, moving towards where the front door used to be.
"Damnit Lily was she wearing it?" he repeated, and they both froze, staring at her.
"Mum..."
"Check her pulse..."Lily said quietly, and when Harry didn't respond she glanced up.
"Bloody hell just check it!"she yelled, and he glanced up, tears rolling down his cheeks.
"Come on Gin.."he pulled her collar out of the way and saw the necklace, which was glowing an emerald green color, and he kissed her forehead, lifting her up.
"Dad?"
"We have to get her to Hogwarts..I'm the only one that can fix this..'And she knows it..' he thought to himself,"Lily...grab my hand..I'm going to pull you with me.."
"How..." they ended up in the hospital wing, and Dumbledore glanced up from the bed he was sitting on.
"Was she wearing.."
"Yes..."Harry responded, and layed her down on the bed.
"She's got to fight this..."he said softly, seeing the sweat beaded on her forehead, smoothing a cold towel over it.
"Dad..is she.."
"She's alive...but only just.."he responded, handing the towell to her.
"I've got to make that potion...."he said,"Do you have the ingredients ready?"
"In my office..hurry.."Dumbledore responded.
"I've got to get your family here.." Dumbledore told Lily, and left Lily alone with her mother.
About four hours later the bulk of the Weasley family was gathered around the beds in the hospital wing..most laying down trying to sleep, Lily the only one fully awake.
Thats when Harry came in the room briskly, carring the vial.
"Lil...sit her up will you?" Harry said, and George cracked an eyelid open.
"Dad..what..."he cut her off, and George's eyes widened.
"The necklace had a charm on it..I cast it before I left...."he responded.
"What's wrong.."Lily started.
"Wrong..oh..bloody nothing..it's all rainbows and sunshine...the love of my life is dying and I'm the only one that can stop it....and once she wakes up she'll know..I'm the only person ever written in history ever to survive the killing curse...it wasn't supposed to be like this...." he opened Ginny's mouth, and poured some potion into her throaght.
"Come on Gin..drink it.."she thrashed in her sleep and he kissed her forehead, holding her still, slowly making her drink the rest of the vial.
"She'll be alright..don't mention this.."
"You're leaving again.."George said quietly, and Harry's head shot up, glancing at him in shock.
"George..."he started, and he cut him off, sitting up.
"I don't think you deserve to say my name....any of our names...how could you do that to her? To us?"
"Lily I'm going..."
"Dad...maybe you can work things out..."
"You don't get it...you only understand because you never knew about it..."
"I hate it when you're so cryptic!Try! What would she say if she was awake right now?"
"She'd say that she wanted an explanation...but I'm in the same position...aren't I? Do you have an explanation?" Hermione said icily, and Harry glanced over at her, his eyes wide.
"Hermione.."he started.
"Oh god will you stop! I don't want to listen to you..."she said quietly,"You..you...I cried at your funeral..I mourned for you...I bloody missed you! Please try to give me an explanation!"
"It's long..."he said quietly,"Do you have a while?"
"What?" she asked bitterly.
"You asked...I'm telling..now sit..you at least owe me that much...."she cut him off, and he turned towards the fireplace, leaning against the mantle.
"I don't think that I owe you anything!"she burst out, and at his look sat down in an armchair facing the fire, pulling a blanket around her shoulders.
"Just listen..."he pleaded, and she nodded silently, turning her face towards him, and waiting.
"You have to understand...I've thought about this....I really think that you wouldn't understand unless you heard it this way....you have to understand the past to truly know the future..."he trailed off.
"Do you think she'll forgive you?" she asked suddenly, and his head shot up.
"I think she'll attempt murder.."he said wryly, and she smiled soflty, and got comfortable.
"I'm ready....tell me...."she responded.
"Okay...here it goes.."he paused.".It must have started......after the third task....the night after....it all happened....thats when they started..."
"What...."he cut her off.
"Just. Listen.."he said softly, and she nodded,"After the train ride...when I was in the car....."
AUTHORS NOTE: do you think
it's evil to end the entire story like this? It goes this way...it's a
continuous cycle...one completes the other...which means you should anticipate
the re-writing of HP and the Order of the Pheonix, due..you guessed it,
November 16th.