Welcome Home, Lily and James
Author: Sugar Quill
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter & Co. J.K. The Great Rowling does. Nothing but the plot and some original characters belong to me. So you can't sue me.
Summary: Lily and James are alive. Somehow they survived that horrible night, and with a few minutes to spare before losing their memory, they conjured up fake bodies and left Godric's Hollow very reluctantly. 14 years later, after moving around frequently, they settle down at 06 Privet Drive, not knowing their 15 year old son lives in the house in front of theirs.
A/N: Wow! I've never had that many reviews on a chapter! Thanks! You're too nice! Oh, and something I didn't clarify in the first chapter; Saturday is when Ron and Hermione are going to go to Harry's, so it's Friday right now.
Harry
Harry watched as Lily and James looked at them with curious expressions. "Please come in, we have to sort a few things out." Lily beckoned them in, and sat in a loveseat with James while the others piled onto the couch.
"Er, there's tissues right there," she pointed to a box and Petunia took one gratefully and blew her nose loudly. "Now, James and I have no idea what you're talking about. I'm no mother and would one of you kindly explain what's going on?" Vernon looked positively angry.
"You.. Freak! Petunia was happy and then you had to go and ruin it all! If you make her lose the baby, I'll squash you like bugs!" He roared, spittle flying everywhere, his face rapidly turning scarlet.
Lily and James were taken aback, and Petunia sniffled angrily. "Vernon! I will not have you talk to my sister that way!" She grabbed his chunky arm, and heaved him of the sofa. "We're leaving now. I suggest that you and Harry had better leave as well, Dudley."
Harry and Dudley jumped up, though it was quite hard for Dudley, and headed for the door. Harry was almost there when he turned back to face Lily and James. "I'm terribly sorry for that, Mr. and Mrs. Potter." Harry turned and shut the door.
When in he was in his room, he threw himself on the bed and squeezed his eyes tightly, hoping that it was all a dream. A dream that consisted of his parents, Aunt Petunia standing up for his mum, and Aunt Petunia being pregnant. A soft hoot made him jump and open his eyes in alarm.
"Isabelle," he sighed. "Isabelle! Go home, Isabelle," Harry said tiredly to the owl. As if understanding, Isabelle gave a hoot to Hedwig, who hooted back, and flew out of the open window. Harry shut his eyes once again and tried to get some rest.
About fifteen minutes later, barking and a man shouting (A/N: Guess who!) "Padfoot, that's your tail you're chasing not a foreign squirrel!". The name 'Padfoot' registered in his brain and he shot out of bed and out of the house into the lawn, where, as he expected, stood Remus Lupin and his 'dog Padfoot'.
"Professor Lupin, Snuffles! What're you doing here?" Harry asked them grinning.
"Harry, it's Remus, I'm not your professor anymore. Padfoot had to take a walk and come and see his favorite person." Lupin said.
Harry and Remus chatted for a few minutes when their conversation was broke by Sirius' loud barks. ("Actually, we're here to tell you that Siri..")
"Sirius!" Harry shouted. "No!"
Harry and Remus watched as Sirius's large dog form bolted do the doorstep of 06 Privet Drive. He barked until Lily answered it. Harry heard Remus suck in breath, and Sirius's whines. Harry turned away in shame, when a scream cut through the air.
"Lily!" He heard Sirius yell. "Lily! James? James! Prongs! Moony, it's Lily and Prongs! MOONY!" Remus ran over to Sirius.
"What are you doing? James-help!"
"I can't.. This man has me in a.. HEY! Only Lily can touch me THERE!" James said the last word on a higher note as to where Sirius gripped his butt on accident. The second time was just to taunt him. Remus and Sirius put Lily and James down in front of Harry who looked anywhere but their faces.
"James," Remus started, "why didn't you contact us? Everyone thought you were dead! Prongs.. Why are you looking at us like that?" James looked like he had never seen Remus or Sirius before.
Lily put a hand on James's arm, and said to Remus "He's just.. Never seen you before." Sirius looked stricken. (A/N: They look a lot, don't they?) He transformed back into his dog form and ran off whimpering.
"SIRIUS!" Remus yelled, he sighed. "You don't remember, do you?"
Harry stepped up. "Er, Remus? They don't even remember me." Remus put a comforting hand on his shoulder.
A rumbling noise with shrieks and Vernon and Petunia stepped outside, both angry as bulls.
"I knew it! I KNEW IT! You slept with-with that FREAK!"
Petunia advanced on him, hissing "Severus is no freak, you're the freak. You never accepted Lily as a witch, and you'll never accept me as one either! I could've have gone to HOGWARTS, but I did not have enough magic in me, now I do, and I'm a full-fledged WITCH!" She took a deep breath, pulled off her wedding ring, and slapped it into the palm of Vernon's hand. "I'm filing for a divorce and moving in with Severus. I'm leaving Dudley with you, and Harry will never come back here." She turned to Lily and James and her face softened. "Please take care of Harry for me while I get things under control." They nodded.
"Look," Remus said, "Sirius is probably waiting for me. If you need me, Harry, just owl me." He then left for his home.
Petunia looked at Harry. "You know who Severus is, and I'll be with him at the beginning of the year helping him teach." She kissed Harry on top of the head, and started walking away.
Vernon growled at Harry. "Go get your things, now!" He stormed into the house.
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Lily and James
With Harry and Hedwig upstairs, Lily and James had to be quiet when talking. "James, did that dog really become a man?"
James shook his head. "I don't know Lily. If he did then it won't be the first weird thing we've seen; remember when that man showed up? Greasy haired, long nose. Got all angry at us for no reason. Weird, these people are." James said, rubbing Lily's shoulders in their bedroom.
"James," Lily said suddenly, "why does Harry look like you and the baby in my dreams?"
He sighed. "Lils, I have no idea. Maybe your head was just messing with you."
Lily shrugged his hands off. "No, James, Harry even has the baby's last name. Eyes and scar. What if they were right? What if we're his parents? He looks like you, James."
James sighed. "Lily, can we not think about that right now? We need to go to sleep."
"Fine," Lily said reluctantly. James and Lily got under the covers and fell asleep.
~*~*~*Saturday*~*~*~
"Mmm, smells good! Morning, Lils, Harry." James walked over to his wife who was cooking and kissed her on the cheek. He sat in a chair beside Harry in the kitchen. "Did you sleep well last night?"
Harry looked at him with his green eyes. "Yeah."
James sighed. "You can talk, can't you?"
Harry blushed. "Sorry," he muttered. James chuckled.
"You've nothing to apologize for," Lily said, bringing plates full of food and sat them in front of James and Harry. "Eat up."
The doorbell rang and Lily went to answer it. A girl and boy stood there, the boy had red hair, freckles and was tall. The girl had long bushy brown hair and was relatively short in comparison with the boy.
"Hello, is Harry here? We got sent here by Mr. Dursley," said the girl.
Lily nodded. "Come in, Harry's here. He's eating, but when he's done, I'll send him in here." Lily led both of them into the living room. "If you need anything let me know." She then went back into the kitchen.
"Harry," she said as she sat down, "there are two kids in the living room.." She stopped when Harry bolted from the room. "Okay then. James, last night, I had a-a dream. Another one." James's head snapped up hand frozen in mid air as he went to shovel food in his mouth.
"What kind of dream, Lily?" He asked slowly.
She looked down. "The same one; bright green light, a baby with a scar on his forehead, a big black dog, a wolf, a rat, and a deer. Or stag. And that laughter, the high cold laughter. James," Lily whined, "the baby looked like Harry!"
James shook his head. "Lily, you're mind was probably messing with you. The dream means nothing."
Lily sighed. "Alright, the dream means nothing."
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Harry
"Ron, Hermione!" Harry said happily when he saw them.
"Harry!" Hermione said shrilly and hugged him tightly and kissed his cheek. Ron's ears turned red and he turned away.
"Herm," Harry said, "need.. Air." Hermione blushed and pulled away shyly.
"So, Harry," Ron started, "who was that woman? She's er, good looking." Harry blanched but said nothing.
"Harry, what are you doing here?" Hermione asked.
"Oh, my Aunt left Uncle Vernon."
Hermione gasped. "Are you okay? I mean, he didn't hurt, did he?" He shook his head.
"Herm," Harry said, wanting to change the subject, "you wanted to tell me something?"
Hermione blushed. "Oh! Well, er, the advice Ron gave me helped a lot." She said glaring at Ron. "I wanted to tell you that.. Okay, wellyouseeIsortalikesomeoneinthisroombut, IdunnohowtheywillatwhenIsaythis, Harryitisyou." She said in one breath. Harry and Ron stared at her with blank faces. Hermione looked down shyly. "I, er, sort of like," here she blushed, "Harry." Ron turned red.
"Really?" Harry said brightly, seeing Ron's face rigid with anger, he said it more shocked. "Really?"
Hermione nodded. "It's okay if you don't return the feelings.." Hermione sat down, her head bowed.
"It's just a crush, right?" Ron asked her.
"Er, no Ron. I had a crush on Harry in first year. It's no longer a crush. I mean, I think-I think I'm in love with him. I know I'm young, but I really do think I'm in love with him."
Ron clenched his jaw and walks to the door. "I'll owl you Harry." He opened the door and slammed it shut. Harry and Hermione winced.
"Harry," Hermione said timidly, "I'll see you on the Train. Bye." Hermione ran after Ron, and Harry collapsed on the sofa.
"Great," he muttered. "Ron's angry, and Hermione's in love with me. What a perfect way to have a summer."
Well, I didn't exactly say who the 'he' Petunia was talking about, but I did give hints. This is only about 400 more words than the last chapter, but I tried! Please don't say "Petunia's no witch!" or "She wouldn't leave Vernon!" and "She wouldn't get pregnant by Snape!", it's just fiction. Please R/R!
James and Lily have a conversation with Harry, will he tell them about their past? Harry gets an important letter from Remus, what does it have to do with their visit? Harry thinks about his feelings toward Hermione, does he like her too? Find out on when "Welcome Home, Lily and James" continues!
Author: Sugar Quill
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter & Co. J.K. The Great Rowling does. Nothing but the plot and some original characters belong to me. So you can't sue me.
Summary: Lily and James are alive. Somehow they survived that horrible night, and with a few minutes to spare before losing their memory, they conjured up fake bodies and left Godric's Hollow very reluctantly. 14 years later, after moving around frequently, they settle down at 06 Privet Drive, not knowing their 15 year old son lives in the house in front of theirs.
A/N: Wow! I've never had that many reviews on a chapter! Thanks! You're too nice! Oh, and something I didn't clarify in the first chapter; Saturday is when Ron and Hermione are going to go to Harry's, so it's Friday right now.
Harry
Harry watched as Lily and James looked at them with curious expressions. "Please come in, we have to sort a few things out." Lily beckoned them in, and sat in a loveseat with James while the others piled onto the couch.
"Er, there's tissues right there," she pointed to a box and Petunia took one gratefully and blew her nose loudly. "Now, James and I have no idea what you're talking about. I'm no mother and would one of you kindly explain what's going on?" Vernon looked positively angry.
"You.. Freak! Petunia was happy and then you had to go and ruin it all! If you make her lose the baby, I'll squash you like bugs!" He roared, spittle flying everywhere, his face rapidly turning scarlet.
Lily and James were taken aback, and Petunia sniffled angrily. "Vernon! I will not have you talk to my sister that way!" She grabbed his chunky arm, and heaved him of the sofa. "We're leaving now. I suggest that you and Harry had better leave as well, Dudley."
Harry and Dudley jumped up, though it was quite hard for Dudley, and headed for the door. Harry was almost there when he turned back to face Lily and James. "I'm terribly sorry for that, Mr. and Mrs. Potter." Harry turned and shut the door.
When in he was in his room, he threw himself on the bed and squeezed his eyes tightly, hoping that it was all a dream. A dream that consisted of his parents, Aunt Petunia standing up for his mum, and Aunt Petunia being pregnant. A soft hoot made him jump and open his eyes in alarm.
"Isabelle," he sighed. "Isabelle! Go home, Isabelle," Harry said tiredly to the owl. As if understanding, Isabelle gave a hoot to Hedwig, who hooted back, and flew out of the open window. Harry shut his eyes once again and tried to get some rest.
About fifteen minutes later, barking and a man shouting (A/N: Guess who!) "Padfoot, that's your tail you're chasing not a foreign squirrel!". The name 'Padfoot' registered in his brain and he shot out of bed and out of the house into the lawn, where, as he expected, stood Remus Lupin and his 'dog Padfoot'.
"Professor Lupin, Snuffles! What're you doing here?" Harry asked them grinning.
"Harry, it's Remus, I'm not your professor anymore. Padfoot had to take a walk and come and see his favorite person." Lupin said.
Harry and Remus chatted for a few minutes when their conversation was broke by Sirius' loud barks. ("Actually, we're here to tell you that Siri..")
"Sirius!" Harry shouted. "No!"
Harry and Remus watched as Sirius's large dog form bolted do the doorstep of 06 Privet Drive. He barked until Lily answered it. Harry heard Remus suck in breath, and Sirius's whines. Harry turned away in shame, when a scream cut through the air.
"Lily!" He heard Sirius yell. "Lily! James? James! Prongs! Moony, it's Lily and Prongs! MOONY!" Remus ran over to Sirius.
"What are you doing? James-help!"
"I can't.. This man has me in a.. HEY! Only Lily can touch me THERE!" James said the last word on a higher note as to where Sirius gripped his butt on accident. The second time was just to taunt him. Remus and Sirius put Lily and James down in front of Harry who looked anywhere but their faces.
"James," Remus started, "why didn't you contact us? Everyone thought you were dead! Prongs.. Why are you looking at us like that?" James looked like he had never seen Remus or Sirius before.
Lily put a hand on James's arm, and said to Remus "He's just.. Never seen you before." Sirius looked stricken. (A/N: They look a lot, don't they?) He transformed back into his dog form and ran off whimpering.
"SIRIUS!" Remus yelled, he sighed. "You don't remember, do you?"
Harry stepped up. "Er, Remus? They don't even remember me." Remus put a comforting hand on his shoulder.
A rumbling noise with shrieks and Vernon and Petunia stepped outside, both angry as bulls.
"I knew it! I KNEW IT! You slept with-with that FREAK!"
Petunia advanced on him, hissing "Severus is no freak, you're the freak. You never accepted Lily as a witch, and you'll never accept me as one either! I could've have gone to HOGWARTS, but I did not have enough magic in me, now I do, and I'm a full-fledged WITCH!" She took a deep breath, pulled off her wedding ring, and slapped it into the palm of Vernon's hand. "I'm filing for a divorce and moving in with Severus. I'm leaving Dudley with you, and Harry will never come back here." She turned to Lily and James and her face softened. "Please take care of Harry for me while I get things under control." They nodded.
"Look," Remus said, "Sirius is probably waiting for me. If you need me, Harry, just owl me." He then left for his home.
Petunia looked at Harry. "You know who Severus is, and I'll be with him at the beginning of the year helping him teach." She kissed Harry on top of the head, and started walking away.
Vernon growled at Harry. "Go get your things, now!" He stormed into the house.
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Lily and James
With Harry and Hedwig upstairs, Lily and James had to be quiet when talking. "James, did that dog really become a man?"
James shook his head. "I don't know Lily. If he did then it won't be the first weird thing we've seen; remember when that man showed up? Greasy haired, long nose. Got all angry at us for no reason. Weird, these people are." James said, rubbing Lily's shoulders in their bedroom.
"James," Lily said suddenly, "why does Harry look like you and the baby in my dreams?"
He sighed. "Lils, I have no idea. Maybe your head was just messing with you."
Lily shrugged his hands off. "No, James, Harry even has the baby's last name. Eyes and scar. What if they were right? What if we're his parents? He looks like you, James."
James sighed. "Lily, can we not think about that right now? We need to go to sleep."
"Fine," Lily said reluctantly. James and Lily got under the covers and fell asleep.
~*~*~*Saturday*~*~*~
"Mmm, smells good! Morning, Lils, Harry." James walked over to his wife who was cooking and kissed her on the cheek. He sat in a chair beside Harry in the kitchen. "Did you sleep well last night?"
Harry looked at him with his green eyes. "Yeah."
James sighed. "You can talk, can't you?"
Harry blushed. "Sorry," he muttered. James chuckled.
"You've nothing to apologize for," Lily said, bringing plates full of food and sat them in front of James and Harry. "Eat up."
The doorbell rang and Lily went to answer it. A girl and boy stood there, the boy had red hair, freckles and was tall. The girl had long bushy brown hair and was relatively short in comparison with the boy.
"Hello, is Harry here? We got sent here by Mr. Dursley," said the girl.
Lily nodded. "Come in, Harry's here. He's eating, but when he's done, I'll send him in here." Lily led both of them into the living room. "If you need anything let me know." She then went back into the kitchen.
"Harry," she said as she sat down, "there are two kids in the living room.." She stopped when Harry bolted from the room. "Okay then. James, last night, I had a-a dream. Another one." James's head snapped up hand frozen in mid air as he went to shovel food in his mouth.
"What kind of dream, Lily?" He asked slowly.
She looked down. "The same one; bright green light, a baby with a scar on his forehead, a big black dog, a wolf, a rat, and a deer. Or stag. And that laughter, the high cold laughter. James," Lily whined, "the baby looked like Harry!"
James shook his head. "Lily, you're mind was probably messing with you. The dream means nothing."
Lily sighed. "Alright, the dream means nothing."
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Harry
"Ron, Hermione!" Harry said happily when he saw them.
"Harry!" Hermione said shrilly and hugged him tightly and kissed his cheek. Ron's ears turned red and he turned away.
"Herm," Harry said, "need.. Air." Hermione blushed and pulled away shyly.
"So, Harry," Ron started, "who was that woman? She's er, good looking." Harry blanched but said nothing.
"Harry, what are you doing here?" Hermione asked.
"Oh, my Aunt left Uncle Vernon."
Hermione gasped. "Are you okay? I mean, he didn't hurt, did he?" He shook his head.
"Herm," Harry said, wanting to change the subject, "you wanted to tell me something?"
Hermione blushed. "Oh! Well, er, the advice Ron gave me helped a lot." She said glaring at Ron. "I wanted to tell you that.. Okay, wellyouseeIsortalikesomeoneinthisroombut, IdunnohowtheywillatwhenIsaythis, Harryitisyou." She said in one breath. Harry and Ron stared at her with blank faces. Hermione looked down shyly. "I, er, sort of like," here she blushed, "Harry." Ron turned red.
"Really?" Harry said brightly, seeing Ron's face rigid with anger, he said it more shocked. "Really?"
Hermione nodded. "It's okay if you don't return the feelings.." Hermione sat down, her head bowed.
"It's just a crush, right?" Ron asked her.
"Er, no Ron. I had a crush on Harry in first year. It's no longer a crush. I mean, I think-I think I'm in love with him. I know I'm young, but I really do think I'm in love with him."
Ron clenched his jaw and walks to the door. "I'll owl you Harry." He opened the door and slammed it shut. Harry and Hermione winced.
"Harry," Hermione said timidly, "I'll see you on the Train. Bye." Hermione ran after Ron, and Harry collapsed on the sofa.
"Great," he muttered. "Ron's angry, and Hermione's in love with me. What a perfect way to have a summer."
Well, I didn't exactly say who the 'he' Petunia was talking about, but I did give hints. This is only about 400 more words than the last chapter, but I tried! Please don't say "Petunia's no witch!" or "She wouldn't leave Vernon!" and "She wouldn't get pregnant by Snape!", it's just fiction. Please R/R!
James and Lily have a conversation with Harry, will he tell them about their past? Harry gets an important letter from Remus, what does it have to do with their visit? Harry thinks about his feelings toward Hermione, does he like her too? Find out on when "Welcome Home, Lily and James" continues!