Title: Lily Potter and the New Generation.

Category: General

Rating: PG

Disclaimer: HP belongs to J.K. Rowling etc., all other characters including Jim Howlett, Philippe Roche and Lily Potter (II), belong to me.



Chapter 1: The Letter from a Friend.


Lily Jane Potter woke up on the 28th of April 2011 knowing she was an unusual girl. She lived in an orphanage, though she wasn't an orphan, and her long black hair stubbornly refused all efforts to tame it. But more than that she was a witch. In fact, she came from a long line of witches and wizards dating back over a thousand years.

Lily. Come downstairs, breakfast is ready. her mother told her, telepathically inside Lily's head. She often talked to Lily like that when they weren't in the same room. As it's your birthday, we'll be having a private breakfast, just the four of us.

Goody, Mum. Did you make French toast?

Of course. I know you like it.

I'll be down in five minutes.

Grinning happily, she quickly dressed in a green t-shirt and black jeans and bounded down the stairs. Any children that met her on the way down quickly got out of the way, and wisely so, Lily wasn't in the habit of stopping. She opened one of the thick oak doors off the main hall and rushed into the small dinning room. "Hi everyone!"

Her parents and little brother Virgil greeted her cheerfully. "Happy eleventh Birthday Lily!" She hugged them and slid into her own place at the table. It was piled high with presents. She opened up the largest package, which turned out to be some new lightweight summer robes. Just as she was about to open the second parcel, a long thin one, when an owl flew through the window and dropped a letter in her lap before flying back out again. Lily picked up the envelope, it read:

Miss L Potter

Bedroom Number 4

The Rubeus Hagrid Sanctuary for Orphans

London

England

The writing was vaguely familiar and written in green ink. Out of the corner of her eye she could see her parents grinning slightly. She slit open the envelope and pulled out the first sheet of parchment, it was small.


Lily,

You will get another present from me of course, but I think you'll like this even better.

Your loving uncle,

Padfoot

She grinned to herself and pulled out another sheet of parchment.


HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY

Headmistress: Minerva McGonagall
(Order of Merlin 2nd Class, Order of the Phoenix 1st Class)

Dear Miss Potter,

We are pleased to inform you that you have a place at Hogwarts

School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.

Term begins on 1 September.

We await your owl by no later than 31 July.

Yours sincerely,
Sirius Black

Deputy Headmaster.

She looked up and grinned at her parents. "I'm in."

Her parents hugged her and then sat back grinning. "We knew you would be Lily." Harry told her. "They could never keep out a Potter. Do you know if your friends got in?"

Lily nodded, "I got an owl from Sparky yesterday, she's in and James is a Weasley, so he'll get in."

"Without a doubt." confirmed Harry, "Now why don't you open your other presents? Open the one from Sirius next. I think you'll like it."

Lily nodded, she put her letter down carefully on the table and then reached for the long thin parcel, it was from Sirius. She began to tear off the wrapping and gradually exposed a sleek racing broomstick.

"Wow! A Phoenix!" squeaked Virgil, "That's the best broomstick around."

"Make sure you thank Sirius when you see him next." Ginny told her.

Lily nodded and continued to unwrap her presents. Both of her friends had bought her boxes of sweets, James had bought her Chocolate Frogs and Lena Howlett (nicked Sparky); Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans. The twins and their girlfriends sent her a huge box of Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. Ron and Hermione had bought her A Revised Hogwarts, a History.

"Always read ahead. That's our Hermione." commented Harry, laughing quietly. "It should be a good book though. Have you got your booklist?"

Lily nodded.

"We'll have to go into Diagon Alley before term starts and get you your books and stuff. In the mean time you can use the books in the library. But stick to the basic level books okay? No reading any of Sirius' books or any of the books on Dark Magic, or the Codex. Got it?"

"I know the rules Dad." confirmed Lily. "I'll stick to the books on my list and others on the same shelves." She picked up her fork and began to eat her breakfast. After she had finished eating she excused herself and headed to the Library. She went to the bank of shelves closest to the door and scanned the titles, some of the ones she wanted were missing, probably borrowed by one or other of the kids still at the orphanage, but she was able to find A Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1 and Magical Theory. She began to look for A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration then stopped when she remembered that one of her aunts had given her a copy for Christmas four months before. She gathered her books in her arms and headed up to her room.

As she passed the second floor where the girls' dorms were, a tall, sallow-faced girl with long, greasy black hair bumped into her. "Watch where you're going!" she snapped, then paused. "You."

"Yes. Me. You bumped into me, not the other way round, now get out of my way. Or else."

"Yeah, like you'd do anything." sneered the other girl.

"Maybe not." agreed Lily evenly, and then she added pleasantly. "But Sparky would and she's coming down next weekend."

The taller girl blanched, paling even more but quickly recovering. "See you at lunch, Lily."

"See you then," confirmed Lily, she picked up her books and pushed past the other girl and headed up the stairs again, stopping only when she reached her room. She flopped down on her bed.

Her cat, a bow-legged ginger tom leaped onto her bed and butted her affectionately, she reached up and stroked him under the chin. "That Rose, she burns me up, Donny. If we end up in the same house, I'm coming home."

She lay there for a couple of hours, holding her cat close. Then she sat up and moved to her desk. "James and Sparky'll want to know my good news. Don't you think?" Donatello purred loudly. "Glad you agree."


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The next three months flew by for Lily. One day in July, Ginny took her and the other new first years from the Sanctuary to Diagon Alley to buy their school things. Their first stop was Gringotts. "Keys please?" asked the goblin. Ginny handed over two keys. "I see. Do you have a countersigned authorisation for the Foundation Vault?" Ginny nodded and handed him a small parchment. "That is in order. Vipnook! Take them to vault's 687 and 719."

"Follow me." The second goblin told them. The group crammed into the small cart and sped off downwards.

Half-an-hour later, they emerged from Gringotts, one or two of the kids looked a little green, though neither of the Potters were at all affected. "Next stop, Madame Malkin's." announced Ginny and headed for the robe shop, the children following behind.

The rest of the morning was quiet enough, until they reached the wand shop. "Greetings Miss Potter. I have been expecting you. I remember the day your father came in for his first wand. Holly, eleven inches, nice and supple. A powerful wand, pity it was destroyed. And Mrs Potter. Ebony, seven and a half inches, slightly bendy. Correct?"

Ginny nodded. "I've still got it."

"A good general purpose one. Let's get you sorted then Miss Potter." He moved into the back of the shop, and took down a wand. "Wand arm?" Lily held up her right arm and took the wand. "Oak and unicorn hair, springy." Lily whirled the wand. Boxes flew off the shelves. "Nope. Let's try this one." He handed her another one. "Horse chestnut and dragon heartstring, pliable." This time the whole shop rattled. "Not that one either." he decided and picked out a third wand. "Try this one. Ironwood and Petleon hair, quite rigid."

The result of this attempt was somewhat, explosive. With a burst of energy, Lily flew backwards and crashed through the shop window. She got up and staggered back into the shop. "Definitely not!" confirmed Ollivander and snatched the wand back. He wandered to the back of the shop, muttering to himself.

"Always causing trouble aren't you?" sneered Rose.

"Shut up, nobody asked for your opinion." retorted Lily.

"I wonder," muttered Ollivander. "Tricky, very tricky. Yes, I think that one might do it." He walked back to the front of the shop, carrying a fourth wand. "Try this one." He said handing it to Lily, she took it apprehensively and waved it. This time the shop filled with golden light. "Interesting, very interesting."

"How so?" asked Ginny.

"As I told Mr Potter the first time we met, I remember every wand I've ever sold. That wand is holly and phoenix feather, eleven inches, nice and supple. That is exactly the same type of wand that Mr Potter bought the first time he was in here."

"Exactly the same?"

"The same type. I used a feather from a different phoenix of course, but still, it is very interesting. I think we can expect great things from you Miss Potter. Your father did great things, dangerous but great."

There was a moment of stunned silence as they took in that information. The silence was broken when a tall, dark-haired woman in her forties walked into the shop. "Any problems Ollivander?"

The old man started and looked up. "No milady. Just a tricky customer." He took out his own wand and waved it at the shop window. "Reparo."

Ginny recognised the woman's voice and smiled, turning around to face the older woman. "Hi Evelyn."

The other woman looked at her searchingly for a moment, and then grinned. "Ginny? Ginny Weasley?"

"Ginny Potter now." Ginny told her. "I'm married to Harry. This is our daughter, Lily. Lily, this an old friend of ours, Crown Princess Evelyn Bey of the Magi." Lily curtsied deeply.

"Queen now." amended Evelyn, "My father died four years ago."

"I sorry."

"He was old, it was his time. Hello, Lily. I'd know you for a Potter anywhere. You have your father's hair." Lily grinned ruefully. "And your mother's eyes."

She scanned the rest of the group, one or two stepped back a couple of steps. "And who are these?" she asked Ginny. "War orphans." said Ginny. "Their parents died during the Second Voldemort War. They live with us at the Sanctuary."

"The Rubeus Hagrid Sanctuary for Orphans?" Ginny nodded. "Yes. Albus mentioned it last time we talked. Admirable, I may consider doing something similar. May we be introduced?" Ginny turned to her charges. "William McKinnon, Danielle MacMillian and Rose Snape."

"Snape. Snape. Ah yes. Severus Snape was… your father?

"Uncle, your highness."

"Indeed. Well, I hope you do better than he did, girl. He died honourably but the stain of prejudice tainted his life. Remember that."

"I will, your highness." replied Rose and bowed.

"I may see you around Ginny."

"I'd like that, Evelyn." confirmed Ginny as Evelyn ducked out of the store.

The other three were supplied with wands fairly quickly and they left the shop. Lily suggested that they get some ice creams, William and Danielle approved her suggestion immediately, Rose sneered then shrugged. "As you like."

Ginny didn't have any problem with the idea so Lily led the way to Florean Fortescue's Ice-cream parlour. As soon as they came within sight of the shop there was a shout. "Lily! Good to see you!"

Lily followed the direction of the voice and grinned. Two other would-be first years were seated at one of the outdoor tables. One of them, a lanky, ginger-haired boy was wearing Muggle jeans and a maroon t-shirt; the other, a petite Asian girl, was dressed rather more garishly in a bright-blue skirt, a red t-shirt and canary yellow robes. A pair of pink-rimmed sunglasses was perched on the top of her head. Lily bought an ice cream sundae and joined them.

"Are you here on your own?" asked Ginny, sitting down at another table just inside earshot.

Sparky nodded her head, "Orion brought us down this morning, but he had some business with the Ministry, I think Mad-Eye wanted to speak to him. He's picking us up in about an hour."

Ginny shivered slightly at the mention of the paranoid head of the Department of Mysteries. At Ginny's insistence, they waited until Howlett arrived. He leaned on the railing outside the seating area but didn't come in. "Hello, Mrs Potter. A pleasure t' see yah. I had a feelin' I'd run inta yah t'day. Yer brothers and Professor Granger are well and send their regards."

"Thank you, I'm glad to hear that. Any problems?"

"Nothin' definite. Ask your father if you want details. I'm not tellin'." he replied. "Lena, Weasley. Let's go."

The two children rose and nodding goodbye to their friends, followed him towards the Three Broomsticks. After a few minutes, Ginny and the children also went through the wall and clutching their various packages, took the fireplace back to the Sanctuary.

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That night, Lily placed her new wand on her bedside table and stared at it as she lay in bed. My first wand, I'm a real witch at last, she thought as she drifted off to sleep.