…The measure done, I'll watch her place of stand.
And touching hers, make blessed my rude hand.
Did my heart love till now? Forswear it sight!
For Ine'er saw true beauty till this night.
Romeo and Juliet Act I Scene iv.
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CHAPTER 01- The Silhouette in the Dark
February 14, 1981
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"James? James, you can't stay at work. That's not fair! It's Valentines Day! Alright, alright. I understand."
From outside the kitchen window of the Potter house, Lucius sees and overhears Lily whine into one of those Muggle contraptions that Lucius never really understood the workings of. From a few feet away, he admires Lily's non-changing beauty, even in her normal Muggle sweater and casual sundress.
'A sundress?' asks Lucius mind. 'A sundress in the middle of February? Must be warm inside her house compared being here outside by her bloody window.'
Lucius notices Lily's little boy, Harry , on his high chair, sitting not far from her, gurgling as he munches on a breadstick. 'Such an ugly boy!' screams the voice inside his head. 'How could she make that boy with that loser? How could she choose that ugly git over me? He's hideous, plain… and for goodness sakes, he's a brunette!' (Author Note: I have nothing against brunettes for I am a brunette myself. I just imagined Lucius saying these exact words in his demented head!)
He sees Lily hang up the apparatus, her lips curling. She then goes over by the garbage can and lets out a huge sigh as she ties ends of the bag. She stops, takes a glance at Harry- who seems to have just muttered something incomprehensible- and smiles at him as she heads out the kitchen door. She walks towards the larger garbage bin when Lucius emerges from behind her. His footsteps slow and quiet, he stops as she turns to his direction.
"Lillian?"
Lily's eyes widen at the feature she sees in front of him. "Lucius!" she greeted with a smile. "Why, it's been long. What are you…" she stops talking after Lucius gives her a friendly hug. "Lucius, what are you doing here?"
Lucius lets go of the hug and keeps his hands on Lily's shoulders. "I couldn't visit an old friend?"
"Well, you can, it's just… It's just so sudden."
"Yeah, well, it's one of those spur of the moment things for me."
"Spur of the moment?" she laughs as she lovingly pushes his shoulders. "It's Valentine's Day. Why aren't you with your loved one?" asks Lily teasingly.
"Well, that's one of the reasons I am here now."
Lily's eyes shifted to the ground as she hides her reddening cheeks from him. "Lucius, shush. I am happily married, and so are you."
"I don't care," he says with a smirk on his face. "But I am most certainly not happily married."
"But I am, Lucius. I am happy and I love James. That's why I married him."
"Don't you love me?"
"I do, Lucius. Don't get me wrong. I do love you, but only… only as a friend."
Lucius takes a step back from her. "Lily, I can't accept just friendship from you. I love you. And I know you love me back. And if you are going to lie to me…"
Lily takes a step back towards the kitchen door. "I am sorry, Lucius. I have to say goodbye now."
As she turns completely away from him, Lucius grabs her hand. "Lily, I love you."
Lily pulls her hand aw ay from him to no success. "Lucius let go of me!"
"I will never let go of you, Lily. You should be mine, not James!"
"No, Lucius. I'm not a piece of property. My heart belongs to him as his belongs to me." she stops struggling but her eyes are still fixed on his. "Now let me go or I will scream."
"You scream and I will use your force..."
Lily opens her mouth, ready to scream, as Lucius points his wand at her.
"Imperio."
Lily readily stops what she is about to do and just gasps. Her eyes become fixed on him, as if she had just been turned to a mindless zombie. Lucius starts to kiss Lily's lips as she grows weak under the Imperius Curse. Without breaking their kiss, he pulls her into the house. Inside, he glares at Harry disgustingly.
"Take your boy and lead me to your bedroom, Lily."
Lily takes Harry from his high chair and leads Lucius up to the master bedroom. Once there, Lucius closes the door behind him and takes Harry away from her and carries him to his bedroom.
He points his wand at Harry, his eyes narrowing as he says, "Silencia!"
without closing the boy's or the bedroom door, Lucius heads back to the master bedroom then pushes Lily down on the bed. "Make love to me, my Lily. Show me you love me."
"Yes, my love."
"And you will enjoy it as much as I enjoy you."
"Yes, my only love."
Without separating from each other's lips, they both start to take off their clothes and toss it on the floor.
Once they are both naked, Lucius kneels on top of her, admiring her dazed eyes. "Lily you are beautiful."
"You are also, My Lucius. I am all yours, Lucius."
"Too bad you're not really mine," says Lucius angrily.
*****
Seven-month-old Harry sits helplessly as he watches the strange man hurt his mother. He wonders in curiosity at the sudden change in the noises around him. Only a few minutes ago they were low moans and now they are moaning faster and screaming each other's names in utter ecstasy, the bed squeaking louder and louder by the minute.
The little boy, like a mime inside a box, leans his palms to the invisible barrier and starts to cry for help, both for his freedom and for his mother's from the hands of such evil stranger, but no one hears him not even himself.
*****
"Lily, I am home! Hello?"
James had been knocking on the door for a few seconds now and no one has answered the door for him yet. He rolls his eyes and looks for the house keys inside one of the outer pockets of his briefcase. He opens the door and when he hears silence he starts to call for his wife again.
"Lily? Lily!"
"James. I am here!" he hears her scream from the bedroom.
James goes up the stairs and heads to Harry's bedroom. Harry was in his crib, wide awake, playing with one of his toys. James kisses him on the forehead and then heads to the master bedroom. There, he sees Lily in her white bathrobe.
"Why didn't you open the door for me?" he asks lovingly as he gives her a kiss on the lips.
Lily smiles at him and puts her hands on his cheeks as she nears her forehead to his. "I was just planning to take a nice shower before you got home."
"You couldn't just wait until I actually get here to do that?"
(Flashback:)
Lucius' smile reveals happiness as he gets off Lily. Kneeling beside the bed as he sorted his clothes from hers, he gives her another kiss. "Lily, you are beautiful."
"So are you," answers the still dazed girl. "I love you my Lucius." Lily stands up, wrapping a blanket around her body, and helps him put his clothes on.
As Lucius zips his pants up, he grabs a bathrobe from the back of a chair and helps Lily put it on.
"I love you Lucius," says Lily again as she starts to kiss his cheeks. Lucius pulls away almost readily.
"You don't have to anymore," says Lucius, touching her stomach through her bathrobe. "Somebody else will love me more than you do now." Lucius takes out his wand from his coat pocket and points it at Lily. "Too bad I no longer have any use for you. Finite Incantatem."
Lily is pulled back that it takes her a few seconds to regain her consciousness. Her eyes blink, realizing what Lucius had done, as she recounts what had just happened in her head.
She wraps her bathrobe tighter, inching farther away from the adulterer. "How could you do this to me, Lucius?"
Lucius scoffs at her, his face crooked, his eyes narrowing. "If I can't have you, my little Lily, neither can he. You gave him a son and you will give me a part of you in due time. You will give me something that is both yours and mine."
Lily touches her stomach and starts to cry. "I'll get rid of it, Lucius. I will! I will have nothing to do with you."
"We'll see about that. Obliviate Presentia!"
(Flash back ends.)
Lily pulls away from James' arms. "I just felt dirty for some strange reason, that's all."
"I can deal with that," says James as he makes Lily lie on the bed "It's still Valentine's Day, Lil. How about we get dirtier first and then take a shower?"
"I surely wouldn't mind," answers Lily as she kisses her husband's cheek.
A dark silhouette emerges from the bushes below the Potter's bedroom window, walking creepily like a beast, into the shadows of the night.
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*****FIN******
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Okay, everyone. Reviews please!!!
Advise me!!!
And touching hers, make blessed my rude hand.
Did my heart love till now? Forswear it sight!
For Ine'er saw true beauty till this night.
Romeo and Juliet Act I Scene iv.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
CHAPTER 01- The Silhouette in the Dark
February 14, 1981
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"James? James, you can't stay at work. That's not fair! It's Valentines Day! Alright, alright. I understand."
From outside the kitchen window of the Potter house, Lucius sees and overhears Lily whine into one of those Muggle contraptions that Lucius never really understood the workings of. From a few feet away, he admires Lily's non-changing beauty, even in her normal Muggle sweater and casual sundress.
'A sundress?' asks Lucius mind. 'A sundress in the middle of February? Must be warm inside her house compared being here outside by her bloody window.'
Lucius notices Lily's little boy, Harry , on his high chair, sitting not far from her, gurgling as he munches on a breadstick. 'Such an ugly boy!' screams the voice inside his head. 'How could she make that boy with that loser? How could she choose that ugly git over me? He's hideous, plain… and for goodness sakes, he's a brunette!' (Author Note: I have nothing against brunettes for I am a brunette myself. I just imagined Lucius saying these exact words in his demented head!)
He sees Lily hang up the apparatus, her lips curling. She then goes over by the garbage can and lets out a huge sigh as she ties ends of the bag. She stops, takes a glance at Harry- who seems to have just muttered something incomprehensible- and smiles at him as she heads out the kitchen door. She walks towards the larger garbage bin when Lucius emerges from behind her. His footsteps slow and quiet, he stops as she turns to his direction.
"Lillian?"
Lily's eyes widen at the feature she sees in front of him. "Lucius!" she greeted with a smile. "Why, it's been long. What are you…" she stops talking after Lucius gives her a friendly hug. "Lucius, what are you doing here?"
Lucius lets go of the hug and keeps his hands on Lily's shoulders. "I couldn't visit an old friend?"
"Well, you can, it's just… It's just so sudden."
"Yeah, well, it's one of those spur of the moment things for me."
"Spur of the moment?" she laughs as she lovingly pushes his shoulders. "It's Valentine's Day. Why aren't you with your loved one?" asks Lily teasingly.
"Well, that's one of the reasons I am here now."
Lily's eyes shifted to the ground as she hides her reddening cheeks from him. "Lucius, shush. I am happily married, and so are you."
"I don't care," he says with a smirk on his face. "But I am most certainly not happily married."
"But I am, Lucius. I am happy and I love James. That's why I married him."
"Don't you love me?"
"I do, Lucius. Don't get me wrong. I do love you, but only… only as a friend."
Lucius takes a step back from her. "Lily, I can't accept just friendship from you. I love you. And I know you love me back. And if you are going to lie to me…"
Lily takes a step back towards the kitchen door. "I am sorry, Lucius. I have to say goodbye now."
As she turns completely away from him, Lucius grabs her hand. "Lily, I love you."
Lily pulls her hand aw ay from him to no success. "Lucius let go of me!"
"I will never let go of you, Lily. You should be mine, not James!"
"No, Lucius. I'm not a piece of property. My heart belongs to him as his belongs to me." she stops struggling but her eyes are still fixed on his. "Now let me go or I will scream."
"You scream and I will use your force..."
Lily opens her mouth, ready to scream, as Lucius points his wand at her.
"Imperio."
Lily readily stops what she is about to do and just gasps. Her eyes become fixed on him, as if she had just been turned to a mindless zombie. Lucius starts to kiss Lily's lips as she grows weak under the Imperius Curse. Without breaking their kiss, he pulls her into the house. Inside, he glares at Harry disgustingly.
"Take your boy and lead me to your bedroom, Lily."
Lily takes Harry from his high chair and leads Lucius up to the master bedroom. Once there, Lucius closes the door behind him and takes Harry away from her and carries him to his bedroom.
He points his wand at Harry, his eyes narrowing as he says, "Silencia!"
without closing the boy's or the bedroom door, Lucius heads back to the master bedroom then pushes Lily down on the bed. "Make love to me, my Lily. Show me you love me."
"Yes, my love."
"And you will enjoy it as much as I enjoy you."
"Yes, my only love."
Without separating from each other's lips, they both start to take off their clothes and toss it on the floor.
Once they are both naked, Lucius kneels on top of her, admiring her dazed eyes. "Lily you are beautiful."
"You are also, My Lucius. I am all yours, Lucius."
"Too bad you're not really mine," says Lucius angrily.
*****
Seven-month-old Harry sits helplessly as he watches the strange man hurt his mother. He wonders in curiosity at the sudden change in the noises around him. Only a few minutes ago they were low moans and now they are moaning faster and screaming each other's names in utter ecstasy, the bed squeaking louder and louder by the minute.
The little boy, like a mime inside a box, leans his palms to the invisible barrier and starts to cry for help, both for his freedom and for his mother's from the hands of such evil stranger, but no one hears him not even himself.
*****
"Lily, I am home! Hello?"
James had been knocking on the door for a few seconds now and no one has answered the door for him yet. He rolls his eyes and looks for the house keys inside one of the outer pockets of his briefcase. He opens the door and when he hears silence he starts to call for his wife again.
"Lily? Lily!"
"James. I am here!" he hears her scream from the bedroom.
James goes up the stairs and heads to Harry's bedroom. Harry was in his crib, wide awake, playing with one of his toys. James kisses him on the forehead and then heads to the master bedroom. There, he sees Lily in her white bathrobe.
"Why didn't you open the door for me?" he asks lovingly as he gives her a kiss on the lips.
Lily smiles at him and puts her hands on his cheeks as she nears her forehead to his. "I was just planning to take a nice shower before you got home."
"You couldn't just wait until I actually get here to do that?"
(Flashback:)
Lucius' smile reveals happiness as he gets off Lily. Kneeling beside the bed as he sorted his clothes from hers, he gives her another kiss. "Lily, you are beautiful."
"So are you," answers the still dazed girl. "I love you my Lucius." Lily stands up, wrapping a blanket around her body, and helps him put his clothes on.
As Lucius zips his pants up, he grabs a bathrobe from the back of a chair and helps Lily put it on.
"I love you Lucius," says Lily again as she starts to kiss his cheeks. Lucius pulls away almost readily.
"You don't have to anymore," says Lucius, touching her stomach through her bathrobe. "Somebody else will love me more than you do now." Lucius takes out his wand from his coat pocket and points it at Lily. "Too bad I no longer have any use for you. Finite Incantatem."
Lily is pulled back that it takes her a few seconds to regain her consciousness. Her eyes blink, realizing what Lucius had done, as she recounts what had just happened in her head.
She wraps her bathrobe tighter, inching farther away from the adulterer. "How could you do this to me, Lucius?"
Lucius scoffs at her, his face crooked, his eyes narrowing. "If I can't have you, my little Lily, neither can he. You gave him a son and you will give me a part of you in due time. You will give me something that is both yours and mine."
Lily touches her stomach and starts to cry. "I'll get rid of it, Lucius. I will! I will have nothing to do with you."
"We'll see about that. Obliviate Presentia!"
(Flash back ends.)
Lily pulls away from James' arms. "I just felt dirty for some strange reason, that's all."
"I can deal with that," says James as he makes Lily lie on the bed "It's still Valentine's Day, Lil. How about we get dirtier first and then take a shower?"
"I surely wouldn't mind," answers Lily as she kisses her husband's cheek.
A dark silhouette emerges from the bushes below the Potter's bedroom window, walking creepily like a beast, into the shadows of the night.
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*****FIN******
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Okay, everyone. Reviews please!!!
Advise me!!!