Molly had settled on the name Ginnavive weeks ago if it was a girl.
Ginnavive was Arthur's mother's name, but for some reason when she saw the
little girl, Molly knew her name had to be Lily. So this is the name that
appeared on the Magical Birth certificate that Molly and Arthur signed as
parents. There was still one paper that had yet to be signed, the one
Molly was dreading most of all. Molly at only 13 years old had probably
written her name thousands of times, but this was different. This time she
was signing away her maternal rights to her own child. She knew that's
what had to be done. She knew that Lily would have a better life this way.
She knew she and Arthur were not ready to be parents. So, she would do
it. Molly would sign the paper so Lily could have the life she deserved.
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It had been a week since Molly had been released from the hospital wing. She'd been told to try to get back to her normal school schedule. The problem with that was, Molly wasn't sure what normal was anymore. She should have been studying for her final exams but more often then not on her brake times she found herself back in the private room of the hospital wing holding, singing to, or just staring at little Lily.
She was on her way there one afternoon, when Prof. Dumbledore came along side her, "Going my way?"
She turned a bit pink, "I wanted to see her again."
"I was actually hoping to find you there. Today is the day Lily will go to her new home."
Molly's heart dropped into her stomach, "Professor, will I ever see her again?"
"Well," Dumbledore smiled, "She is a full blood witch. I imagine she'll be receiving her Hogwarts letter in oh about 11 years."
"You mean she'll be able to come here even though she's going to a muggle family?"
"Of course," he laughed and opened the door for her. They had reached the hospital wing.
Arabella Figg was aready there waiting for them, "This is the mother?" she jerked her head in Molly's direction.
Molly looked a Dumbledore and back at the blond witch she had never seen before. "I am," she said quietly.
Arabella eyed her a bit accusingly, "You'll need to sign here."
Molly was given an ordinary piece of muggle paper and a ball point pen. She signed above where her name had been typed.
"And where is the father," Arabella continued.
"Here, I'm here," Arthur rushed in, "I was just finishing up my last O.W.L."
"Right, then," Arabella gave him the same look she had given Molly. "Sign here above your name."
Arthur glanced at Molly apologetically before he put pen to paper.
"Every thing seems to be in order," Arabella folded the paper and put it in the pocket of her robe. She then went to pick up the tiny baby.
"Please," Molly stopped her, "Can I say goodbye?"
"Very well, be quick about it." She stepped back.
Molly's eyes were full of tears and her hands shaking as she stepped up to the cradle and lifted out her baby.
"Lily, you're going away now. Your new mummy and daddy will take care of you," Molly broke down in a sob, "but I will always love you."
Arthur stepped up behind her and put a hand on her shoulder, "We'll have more babies some day," he looked up at Dumbledore, "when we're married and the time is right of I mean."
Dumbledore smiled and nodded.
"But none of them will be, Lily." Molly was still staring at the baby through her tears.
"Albus, I really have to get going," said Arabella impatiently.
"Yes, yes," he coughed and reached out for Lily.
"I can't do it, Sir, I can't." Molly looked horrified.
"Molly, you knew this time would come."
"But she's so small. She doesn't know those people. She'll be all alone in the muggle world and. . .and. . ." Molly knew she had to let go. She mustered up every ounce of courage in her body and handed Lily to Dumbledore. Then she turned and buried her face in Arthur's chest weeping.
Dumbledore in turn handed the child to Arabella, who had a tear running down her own cheek.
"She's going to a good home," said Arabella taking pity on the young girl.
"Goodbye, Lily," Arthur said with a sob.
"Yes, goodbye my sweet," Molly turned but the witch and the baby had already gone, "my sweet, Lily."
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@Katzztar - concerning the spell look it up in the dictionary they're actual words. Concerning Harry and the Dursleys, as it turns out Vernon is James 3rd cousin on his mothers side (they don't discuss that side of the family) it's one of those things only Dumbledore seems to know. Patunia isn't old enough to remember that Lily was adopted so they still believe that that's where the blood relation comes from. Funny you should mention the Malfoys, they come up in the story sometime soon. And yes I will be continuing the story after Lily goes to live with the Evans'. Molly's got a lot more living to do.
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It had been a week since Molly had been released from the hospital wing. She'd been told to try to get back to her normal school schedule. The problem with that was, Molly wasn't sure what normal was anymore. She should have been studying for her final exams but more often then not on her brake times she found herself back in the private room of the hospital wing holding, singing to, or just staring at little Lily.
She was on her way there one afternoon, when Prof. Dumbledore came along side her, "Going my way?"
She turned a bit pink, "I wanted to see her again."
"I was actually hoping to find you there. Today is the day Lily will go to her new home."
Molly's heart dropped into her stomach, "Professor, will I ever see her again?"
"Well," Dumbledore smiled, "She is a full blood witch. I imagine she'll be receiving her Hogwarts letter in oh about 11 years."
"You mean she'll be able to come here even though she's going to a muggle family?"
"Of course," he laughed and opened the door for her. They had reached the hospital wing.
Arabella Figg was aready there waiting for them, "This is the mother?" she jerked her head in Molly's direction.
Molly looked a Dumbledore and back at the blond witch she had never seen before. "I am," she said quietly.
Arabella eyed her a bit accusingly, "You'll need to sign here."
Molly was given an ordinary piece of muggle paper and a ball point pen. She signed above where her name had been typed.
"And where is the father," Arabella continued.
"Here, I'm here," Arthur rushed in, "I was just finishing up my last O.W.L."
"Right, then," Arabella gave him the same look she had given Molly. "Sign here above your name."
Arthur glanced at Molly apologetically before he put pen to paper.
"Every thing seems to be in order," Arabella folded the paper and put it in the pocket of her robe. She then went to pick up the tiny baby.
"Please," Molly stopped her, "Can I say goodbye?"
"Very well, be quick about it." She stepped back.
Molly's eyes were full of tears and her hands shaking as she stepped up to the cradle and lifted out her baby.
"Lily, you're going away now. Your new mummy and daddy will take care of you," Molly broke down in a sob, "but I will always love you."
Arthur stepped up behind her and put a hand on her shoulder, "We'll have more babies some day," he looked up at Dumbledore, "when we're married and the time is right of I mean."
Dumbledore smiled and nodded.
"But none of them will be, Lily." Molly was still staring at the baby through her tears.
"Albus, I really have to get going," said Arabella impatiently.
"Yes, yes," he coughed and reached out for Lily.
"I can't do it, Sir, I can't." Molly looked horrified.
"Molly, you knew this time would come."
"But she's so small. She doesn't know those people. She'll be all alone in the muggle world and. . .and. . ." Molly knew she had to let go. She mustered up every ounce of courage in her body and handed Lily to Dumbledore. Then she turned and buried her face in Arthur's chest weeping.
Dumbledore in turn handed the child to Arabella, who had a tear running down her own cheek.
"She's going to a good home," said Arabella taking pity on the young girl.
"Goodbye, Lily," Arthur said with a sob.
"Yes, goodbye my sweet," Molly turned but the witch and the baby had already gone, "my sweet, Lily."
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@Katzztar - concerning the spell look it up in the dictionary they're actual words. Concerning Harry and the Dursleys, as it turns out Vernon is James 3rd cousin on his mothers side (they don't discuss that side of the family) it's one of those things only Dumbledore seems to know. Patunia isn't old enough to remember that Lily was adopted so they still believe that that's where the blood relation comes from. Funny you should mention the Malfoys, they come up in the story sometime soon. And yes I will be continuing the story after Lily goes to live with the Evans'. Molly's got a lot more living to do.