LILY POTTER AND THE CHANGE OF TIME
Warning – This is the sequel to Harry Potter, Time Traveler. If you have not read, Harry Potter, Time Traveler, I would highly recommend it as this story will get very confusing. You may not recognize many of the characters and may have no idea what is going on if you do not read it.
Summary – Harry Potter is supposed to be dead. But thanks to the Book of Time and a little time traveling back in his fifth year, he is now alive. Now Lily must overcome the obstacles of being a typical teenage witch and finding out where time got changed because you never want to mess with fate. Sometimes it does not always come out for the best…but yet…sometimes it does.
Disclaimer – I do not own Harry Potter, the characters, or the Harry Potter world. They all belong to the fabulous J.K. Rowling. However, while I do not own their names, the characters and the personality traits of Lily Potter, Eddie Weasley, Daris Malfoy, Christof Nott, as well as Asher Lazard and Robyn Andrews all belong to me.
Chapter 7 – Broken Friendships Repaired:
Lily pushed her trolley through the wall between Platforms 9 and 10 and on to Platform 9 and ¾. When she caught the familiar sight of the Hogwarts Express gleaming scarlet in the lights, she smiled happily and began looking around for any sign of her friends. When she did not catch sight of any of them, she just shrugged as she picked up her trunk and gave it a soft toss on to the train.
"The Mudblood loving hero returns," the voice snarled. Lily groaned, glared, and clenched her fists as she turned around to face Daris Malfoy and Christof Nott.
"Yeah, I tend to do that every year," said Lily sarcastically. "Now, do you mind telling me what you want and why you're gracing me with your presence?" Malfoy and Nott cackled evilly and were about to open their mouths to say something insulting when Lily felt someone stand protectively behind her. Malfoy and Nott immediately ceased laughing and just stared open mouthed at the person.
"Mr. Malfoy," the voice said calmly, though it definitely had an icy tone to it. Lily recognized it immediately and grinning inwardly and smirking coolly at Malfoy as though saying, 'Ha, mess with me now!' It was Harry and he now had his hands on her shoulders. "Is there a problem here?" Harry was clearly referring to the way that Daris Malfoy was talking to Lily. But, before Malfoy could respond, another voice bellowed furiously throughout the platform.
"Potter!" the voice echoed and several people turned to look at the scene. Lily groaned and shot them all looks that said to mind their own business; but several people continued to stare. Lily looked up and saw Draco Malfoy coming over to stand behind Daris and out a hand on his son's shoulder, very similar to how Harry was holding Lily. "Who do you think you are, speaking to my son like that?"
"Only speaking to him because he is speaking to my daughter," said Harry said coolly. Lily smiled slightly at the comment, knowing she was so much safer and less people were going to bother her now that Harry was alive and roaming the grounds as Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. But, at the same time, she could not help but feel slightly annoyed with Harry's actions and protectiveness. She hated when people always felt the need to protect and defend her; especially when she has proven to be more than capable to protect herself. Lily was thankful for Harry, especially after what had happened with Eddie, because she still had a male that she can turn to. But, at the same time, she scowled and she frowned.
"Harry, you don't need to do this," mumbled Lily, pulling herself out of Harry's grasp. "C'mon, I've got to find Asher and Robby. The train is going to leave soon." Harry nodded in agreement and practically dragged her away from the Malfoys, while narrowing his eyes at the two of them. Draco was smirking at him and it made Harry's stomach churn and his sent fearful chills down his spine.
"Harry!" Lily snapped, clearly annoyed when they were out of earshot of the Malfoys. Harry looked down at her as she pulling her arm away roughly from Harry's grip. "Quit acting like I'm some kind or porcelain doll. I can take care of myself, you know!"
"I'm fully aware of this fact, Tiger," said Harry, in a tone that told her to be more respectful towards him. Lily cringed under his stare and kept her mouth shut. The next time Harry spoke to her, his voice was much softer. "I trust you to take care of yourself Tiger and I know you have a good head on your shoulders. I just don't trust the Malfoys; I think they're up to something."
"Aren't they always?" asked Lily bitterly.
"I don't expect you to understand, Lily," said Harry, sounding slightly impatient with his daughter's attitude. "But I want you to know that no matter how independent you think you are, I will be keeping a close eye on you while you're at Hogwarts."
"You do that." Lily spoke in a tone that told Harry that she had survived all of those years without him when he became a Death Eater and then died. She figured that she did not need him now. She knew that Harry sensed her tone and his face immediately fell, but he kept his guard up for her sake.
"That's settled then," he said, sounding completely defeated. Together, they walked towards the train in complete, awkward silence.
Lily knew she was being a selfish, spoiled little brat and probably hurting Harry in more ways than she could possibly know. Feeling ashamed and guilty, she looked at her feet and shuffled them, sighing. Why was she feeling this way; being so selfish? After all, she loved Harry more than words could say. So, why could she not bring herself around to show him that? Cursing her own stubbornness and stupidity under her breath, she looked back at Harry, who was still not meeting Lily's eyes and looking disheartened. She hated seeing him like that and hating even more that she was causing these negative emotions in him.
Out of nowhere, Lily sighed and reached over to hug Harry tightly around the middle. Harry was startled at first, but grinned to himself, before wrapping his arms around her, returning the hug happily. For the first time in a long time, he was embracing his daughter, his baby girl. It was the first time all summer that Lily had demonstrated affection towards her father and Harry embraced this change, quite literally, with open arms.
"I'm so sorry Harry," Lily whispered into his chest. It was muffled so Harry was unable to hear what she had said. Lily was pleased to see that he just kept hugging her tightly and did not pull away until she did.
"Oh, and even though I'll be teaching at Hogwarts, Sirius and I will still continue to work on that time change problem," explained Harry, trying to sound positive, but he just sounded grim. Lily breathed in a shaky breath and looked at the floor. "I hope you don't mind me teaching at your school. I just wanted to be a part of the castle that I fell in love with. Also, it'll give me the opportunity to spend the little time that I have left with you…before…you know…"
"Harry…"
The train whistled.
"You better go Tiger!" said Harry, suddenly beaming down at her, ushering Lily on to the train. She hopped on and looked out of the window and saw Harry, Sirius, and Remus waving to her with bright smiles; though Harry's did not meet his eyes. Still feeling guilty, Lily smiled, and waved back. When they and the platform were out of sight, Lily turned and looked for the compartment which she and her friends always sat in. She genuinely grinned when saw Asher and Robby already sitting there and having a pretty heated discussion. Lily smiled to herself and opened the door.
"Hey there!" she cried out, closing the compartment door behind her. The two smiled back up at their friend.
"Hey Lily Billy! Where have you been?"
"Saying good-bye to Sirius," she said casually with a shrug. "I'll be seeing Harry and Remus once we get to the castle." Lily took the seat next to Asher and he beamed at her; his eyes twinkling. She smiled back at him but could not hide the disappointment she felt when she did not see her best friend anywhere inside the compartment.
"Did Eddie miss the train?" asked Lily dryly. Robyn shook her head as Asher sighed.
"Metaphorically, yes," he commented bitterly. "We walked past him and the wench sitting in compartment number twenty-one."
Lily had a sudden urge to throw something and storm to compartment number twenty-one and drag Eddie to their normal compartment by his ear. Instead she nodded silently and kept her cool and engaged in a game of Wizard Chess with Asher as Robyn pulled out her Muggle fashion magazine.
After losing horribly in two games of chess in a row, Lily realized an hour had passed it would be possible to escape the compartment without Asher or Robyn becoming suspicious of where she was going. Lily casually rummaged through her trunk and pulled out her Invisibility Cloak, stuffing it in the pocket of her robes. She glanced at Asher and Robyn; neither noticed at what she was doing.
"Hey, I could use a few more snacks from the trolley," said Lily, trying to keep her voice steady. No matter how great she was at lying to adults, she always seemed to have a difficulty of lying to her friends. "Do you want anything?"
"I'm good, thanks."
"I could use a couple more pumpkin pasties," said Asher, flipping Lily a few Sickles from his pocket. Lily smiled and dashed out of the compartment; except she did not go to the front of the train where the lady with the trolley full of sweets and cakes. She went to compartment number twenty-one. When she was safe outside of the compartment, where she could hear Eddie's voice and Raven's giggles, she wrapped the Invisibility Cloak around herself and thanked the heavens above that they had left the door partially opened. She slipped in without being noticed the sight before her made her blood boil. Eddie was sitting down with Raven leaning against his chest and his casually wrapped around her. Raven was holding his hands and twirling her fingers with his own. Lily quietly sat down in the seat across from the apparent happy couple. She was determined to find out what Eddie found so interesting about this girl.
Eddie leaned in and whispered something into Raven's ear and she busted out into a fit of giggles. "Oh, Eds, you're so funny and cute!" Lily rolled her eyes and could not possibly understand what Eddie saw in this girl.
"Thanks Raven," said Eddie grinning down at her. "I've never had anyone appreciate me like you do." Lily's felt her stomach twist. Since when did she not appreciate Eddie? Sure, she and Eddie would fight and Lily would lose her temper sometimes but surely he could see how much she valued, loved, and needed his friendship.
"And no one will ever appreciate you like I do, Eds," she said with a sigh, "though it seems as the blonde Potter girl is going to put up one hell of a fight over you. What was her name again? Lilac?" Lily snarled and clenched her fists. 'Lilac is a color you stupid, daft bimbo,' Lily thought angrily.
"Oh, you mean Lily?" asked Eddie, raising an eyebrow. Something bothered him with the way that Raven talked about Lily. Raven nodded did not notice his change of tone in his voice and just nodded.
"Did something ever happen between the two of you?" asked Raven, her voice rather high. "She seemed awfully jealous of me at the party."
'Why would I be jealous of you and your lack of brains?' Lily thought to herself. Even though she was wearing her Invisibility Cloak, she was pretty sure that Eddie and Raven would notice the steam coming out of her ears.
"Oh, don't let her get under your skin," said Eddie, looking uncomfortable. "She just has a bit of a short temper. Plus, Lily and I are just friends."
"You don't sound so sure of yourself, Eds," said Raven, her voice suddenly becoming cold and nasty.
"Oh…well…we're best friends. We've known each other all of our lives; since the day I was born actually…"
"And in all of that time, nothing special ever happened between you two?" Lily could not understand how a person could sound so innocent and so cold in one sentence. She did not think it was possible until she heard Raven do it.
"I…I suppose that would depend on your definition of special," said Eddie uncertainly, his mind beginning to wander back to all of the times that he and Lily shared together. Eddie shifted uncomfortably in his chair and he touched his lips, the place where Raven had kissed mere moments ago; the same place where Lily's lips had been less than a year ago. He began thinking about what had happened in the hospital wing when Lily had been placed under the Sueno Curse and had almost died. She was unconscious and Eddie remembered how he had brushed his lips against hers, thinking that he would never have the chance to do so again. It had been his first kiss, and even though Lily was unable to kiss him back, he could still remember the intensity of the kiss and the array of emotions that he had felt.
The thoughts of the kiss then led to the memories of all the good times they had shared, the oath that they had made as children, and all of the times that they had defended and protected each other against their enemies; including school rivals and enemies like Lord Voldemort. It was true and he did not have it in him to lie to Raven nor to deny everything that he and Lily had shared during their friendship. He looked down at the girl and his arms and she looked back up at him with narrowed eyes, waiting for his answer. Little did he know that there was another girl in the compartment, holding her breath, also waiting for his answer.
"Yes," said Eddie, finally answering her. Lily let out a silent breath of relief. "Yes, Lily and I have shared many special moments together. I care about her a great deal, no matter how much she infuriates me. We've always been there for each other."
"Really?" asked Raven, her voice so cold that it gave Lily goose bumps. "It didn't seem that way at the party. You couldn't wait to get away from her." Lily felt a lump grow in her throat and she knew that she would cry if she could. The memories of the party came flooding back to her and she felt helpless and alone again.
"She insulted you and I didn't feel it was necessary," said Eddie, almost defensively. "Lily sometimes needs to learn to control her temper. But you need to understand something, Raven and I'm not going to sugarcoat it." Eddie shifted positions so that he was looking directly at Raven. Lily's heart was pounding hard and she found herself unable to breathe as Eddie continued his speech.
"Lily is a part of my life and she always will be. She's my best friend and she's extremely important to me," explained Eddie, still looking determinedly into Raven's eyes. Lily still could not breathe and her hands were beginning to shake violently. "I do like you Raven and I would like to date you but, it will not work out if you cannot accept the fact that Lily is a big and important part of my life. Quite frankly, I've been awfully neglectful of her lately…" Eddie looked away from her, a weird look in his eyes. Lily almost gasped when she saw it. His chestnut eyes were filled with guilt.
"You really care about her a lot, don't you?" whispered Raven, as though accusing him. It was at this point that Lily was sure he was going to back down and give into Raven's brainwashing seductiveness. But, he surprised her yet again.
"Yes, I really do," said Eddie, honestly, a light smile coming from his face. Lily wanted to scream with joy and heart began to flutter. Raven, on the other hand, was frowning and she grabbed Eddie by the chin, forcing his face closer to her own. Lily reached into the pocket of her robes for her wand, ready to hex Raven if she decided she wanted to harm Eddie.
"Eds, do you want to be with me?"
"Wha…what?"
"Do you want to be my boyfriend?"
"Well, yes, of course!"
"Well, if you want me, then there's only one thing you have to do," whispered Raven, rubbing her hand up and down Eddie's thigh.
"And what's that?"
"You must never talk to Lilac Potter again," she whispered, blowing into his ear. Lily literally saw red and was shaking with rage. There was a green fire blazing in her emerald eyes, but she kept quiet and she kept still; not just for Eddie's sake but because she wanted to see what he would do.
To her immense surprise, Eddie's eyes flashed angrily too. That was the final straw for him. He was patient with Raven at first; he did not say anything when she insulted Lily even though he completely lost it on Lily when she insulted Raven. He was just infuriated that Raven would make him choose Lily or her; Lily would never have done that, no matter how much she despised Raven. That was because Lily had an enormous amount of respect for him, while it was clear that Raven did not; in fact, this proved that she had zero amount of respect for him. This infuriated Eddie; he was infuriated with himself. How could he have started to like a girl who neither cared for him nor respected him?
"First of all," snapped Eddie said angrily, standing to his feet, making Raven nearly topple out of her seat, "her name is Lily! Not Lilac! She's named after a flower, not a bloody color! Second of all, how dare you try and make me choose between my best friend and you? If you truly cared about me the way that you say you do, then you'd want me to be happy. Well, I hate to break it to you, but Lily makes me happy!"
Lily's heart felt like it was flying and she knew that the grin on her face could rival that of a mile. The angry, blazing fire that had been brewing in her eyes had left and was replaced with a kind of proudness that words could not describe, as she watched Eddie stand up for their friendship.
"If she makes you so bloody happy, then why did you treat her like a piece of dung on your shoe at the party?" snapped Raven, also standing up. Eddie raised an eyebrow.
"Because I'm an idiot," whispered Eddie through gritted teeth. "I was so blinded by defending you that I didn't see you for the cold-hearted selfish person that you are! I can't believe I treated her like and all I can do is apologize on a bended knee, hoping that'll she forgive me." Eddie moved to walk out of the compartment when Raven stomped her foot on the ground angrily, resembling a toddler in a toy store not getting the toy they wanted.
"You're pathetic!"
Eddie whipped around with a raised eyebrow. "Excuse me?" Lily was still watching the scene breathlessly.
"You're pathetic!" repeated Raven loudly. "You're head over heels in love with the git, aren't you? Any bloody fool could see that!"
Lily gasped but over Raven's heavy breathing, no one noticed. She quickly looked over at Eddie with widened eyes and her eyes widened even more when she saw that Eddie was blushing scarlet. Lily could feel her own face beginning to heat up and she knew that she was blushing as well.
"Listen," Eddie mumbled angrily, still blushing. "I liked you and I would have been good to you. But, all you've done since we've met is take advantage of me and being rude to my friends and I won't tolerate it! I can't believe I've acted this way…I'm such an idiot! You know what, Raven? Just stay away from me and stay away from Lily and all of my friends!"
Lily's head was swiftly turning from Eddie to Raven, then back Eddie, and then Raven again, wide-eyed. She knew that if she held her breath any longer, she would pass out. Raven just stared at Eddie for a second and narrowed her eyes dangerously.
"This is your loss, Edward Weasley," hissed Raven. "You'll regret choosing Potter over me. That girl has a serious attitude problem and she's nowhere near my league. I don't know what you see in her." Lily narrowed her eyes and clenched her fists again; her teeth were grinding in pure anger. Eddie also frowned.
"Lily is my best friend," snarled Eddie, "and she's more important to me than you'll ever be! If you have a problem with her, you have got a problem with me! You got that Raven? So anytime you're ready to stop acting like a total troll, let me know!"
With that, Eddie stormed out of the compartment and you could hear his footsteps stomping away down the corridor of the train. Lily sat there in complete shock. She never knew that Eddie would stick up for her like that; especially with a girl that he fancied.
At this thought, Lily could not help but smile and she was unable to wipe off of her face. The reason for this wide smile was knowing that she still had Eddie's friendship and that he was still on her side; he was not going anywhere. Lily gave a small "Yes!" to herself as she reached out her arm and pulled it back towards her with her hand balled into a fist. Still beaming, Lily looked at the door of the compartment and was relieved to see that it was still open, so she was able to slide out without Raven noticing. When she was safely down the hallway, she pulled off her Invisibility Cloak, stuffed it in her pocket, and walked into Asher and Robby's compartment, they were they had started a fresh game of Wizard Chess.
"Hey what took you so long?" asked Robby, moving her knight. "We were getting worried. Knight to H3."
"Where are my pumpkin pasties? Castle to E4."
"Oh…I couldn't find the trolley," Lily lied easily as she took a seat next to Asher to watch their chess game. There was still a smile, longer than a mile, smearing across her face. It was such an obvious beam that it did not go unnoticed.
"What are you so happy about?" asked Robyn, raising a suspicious eyebrow. But before Lily could answer, their compartment door slide open and Eddie timidly walked into the room, looking nervous.
"Erm…hey guys," he said softly, unable to look any of them in the eye. No one said anything, they just stared at him. "Uh, Lily, can I talk to you in private?" Asher and Robyn's gaze swiftly shifted to Lily, who did not notice. She was still trying to wipe the smile off of her face.
"Sure."
Eddie moved to walk out of the compartment and down the corridor of the train until he found an empty one. He ushered her inside. Lily shrugged casually and followed his lead. She stepped inside and took a seat while Eddie closed the door behind them and sat down across form her. He leaned over and rested his knees on his elbows, staying silent for several moments, clearly trying to find the words.
"Lily I…" started Eddie, taking a deep breath and running a hand through his hair nervously, "I know I've been acting like a real foul git to you lately…"
"You've got that right," Lily interrupted bitterly. Eddie sighed and looked up at her, silently pleading for her to allow him to continue. Lily looked at his eyes and saw the guilt and the regret.
"I'm sorry. I know there is no excuse for how I've been acting," started Eddie, sounding deeply sincere. "But I am sorry. I shouldn't have thrown away sixteen years of friendship for some girl; a girl who may I add, isn't half the girl that you are."
"You mean that?"
"Yeah, I really do," said Eddie. Lily gapped at him. Eddie sighed and took her hand in his own, rubbing his thumb over her knuckles. "Look Lily, I promise that I'll make it up to you. I'll do anything; you have my word. I…I've missed you so much…" Lily interrupted his words by squeezing the hand that he had grasped in his own.
"It is okay, Ed," whispered Lily, looking him square in the eye. "I forgive you." Eddie had to do a double take in order to process Lily's words.
"Really? You forgive me? Just like that?" Eddie stuttered over his words, clearly astonished. Lily rolled her eyes and smiled before pulling her hand out of his grasp.
"Of course I forgive you," she said smiling, gesturing for him to stand up, which they both did. Lily threw her arm playfully around his neck, though it was difficult with her being so short and him being so tall. "You know I can't stay mad at you for too long." Suddenly, a serious look crossed Lily's face; "Plus, I missed you too."
"Thanks Lils," he said giving his famous lop-sided grin. Lily stood on her tip-toes so that she could plant a kiss on Eddie's cheek. Eddie's eyes nearly popped out of his head and he blushed scarlet.
"Anytime, Ed," she said smiling and chuckling. The two walked back to their original compartment; the compartment where Asher and Robyn were anxiously waiting for them and they entered while laughing, with Lily's arm still playfully wrapped around Eddie's neck all the while.
But, what they did not know was that someone was watching them closely; their eyes dancing with jealousy and anger.
"I'll get you Potter," that someone snarled, "I'll get you if it's the last thing I do…"
A note from the Jitterbelle. Well, yay for Eddie for finally for coming to his senses. Raven seems a bit peeved. I wonder what she will do…
Another revised chapter! I hope you all enjoy the story. Please don't forget to review! I greatly appreciate them!
Coming in Chapter 8 - Raven and another new girl get sorted into their Houses...
