Chapter Three: Revelations
Lily followed the professor. They stopped in front of a gargoyle
"Chocolate frog", shouted McGonagall
Lily saw amazed the gargoyle move.
"Come Miss Evans"
They entered in a quite big room. The first thing lily notice was the bird, a beautiful phoenix. He flew toward her and landed on her shoulder and started to sing.
"I see that you have met Fawkes", Dumbledore said suddenly
She jumped, startled.
"Don't be worry, my dear, you haven't done something wrong. I just wanted to ask you some questions. But first, I would like to see something. Look at this."
And he immediately transformed his desk into a sheep.
"Can you try to do this yourself?"
Lily starred at him for a moment and took her wand. She seemed to concentrate hard and she quickly said few words.
McGonagall gasped. The desk had been transformed in the same sheep.
"How…", she turned to Dumbledore, unable to speak.
"Good, good… Lily, you have a gift."
"A gift?"
"Yes, you are a Natural."
"A what?!!!
"A Natural. Naturals are extremely rare. They have several powers: If they see a new spell, they can managed to do it on the first try. They can transform in an animal. If they train their skills, they can communicate with all kinds of animals, suppress physical pain and heal injuries. But if a Natural turn to the Dark Side, he is extremely dangerous because they can control mind in a certain way, they can also see the dreams of others and act in them."
Lily was speechless.
"Now, I ask you, do you want to train yourself as a Natural or not, it's very hard and you'll have to train every day.
Lily thought for a moment
"I think I will. I have a gift and I have to use it so I can help other people who need help."
"I think that Mrs Pomfrey will love to have your help to stop pain and heal injuries. But I must warn you, nobody will be allowed to know that. A Dark Lord is rising and you will be a good target for him. He will do anything to have a Natural on his side…"
"What's his name?"
"Voldemort."
McGonagall shivered.
"Don't say his name Albus…"
"Have you some questions?" He smiled
"No sir, not for now."
"So you'll have training every evening from 9pm to 11pm with me, Mrs Pomfrey, Pr Flitwick, Pr McGonagall or Pr Sprout. Tonight, you will sleep with the other Gryffondor girl, but you will have a private bedroom to prevent your dorm's mates from noticing your strange behaviour. But you will have the same lessons as the others, during your training you will improve what you have done in your classes or learn some more details. Is it alright?"
"Yeah."
"I have finished for tonight. Tomorrow, Pr McGonagall will show you your new bedroom and the place where you will train yourself."
"Yes sir."
"So good night Miss Evans"
"You too sir"
When Lily entered her dorm she was relieved to see that all the girls were asleep. They wouldn't ask her why she had to go to see the headmaster. She soon fell asleep after having decided to write her mother about all that stuff.
Next morning, she woke up early and go down, followed by her cat, in the Great Hall. After having eaten her breakfast, she saw Pr McGonagall and headed for her.
"Ah! Lily, come, I will show you your places"
During half an hour, they visited the whole castle.
"Will you remember everything?"
"Yes, thank you"
"You're welcome. Don't be worry, the professors have been warned of your situation, they'll be careful, but you'll have too, you mustn't show your skills to the others."
"It'll be alright"
"If you say so…"
The day passed, uneventful. Everybody seemed to have forgotten her. She have now realised that her situation will make a wall between her and the others.