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 8 – Britta Dirdel:

Lily, Eddie, Asher, and Robyn all walked off of the train and on to the platform in Hogsmeade, freshly dressed in their Hogwarts uniforms and robes. They headed off to the horse-less carriages (though they all knew deep down that they were pulled by the Thestrals), and headed towards the Hogwarts castle.

"I'm happy that you two finally made up," said Robby grinning, as they all took their seats in the carriage. "And I'm happy you finally decided to stop being an idiot, Ed." Eddie blushed slightly while Lily just narrowed her eyes playfully. Asher shook his head and chuckled.

"Yeah, me too," said Eddie as he stared at Lily, though she did not notice. Asher and Robyn shared knowing grins.

"I wonder what House Raven will be in?" Robby thought out loud, trying to bring up more fun topics to discuss. Lily narrowed her eyes and literally growled under her breath, causing Eddie to chuckle.

"She's definitely Slytherin material," she snarled. Eddie, who was sitting next to her, gave her a weak smile and a light chuckle.

"Oh, c'mon, Lily," said Eddie, giving her a small, playful nudge on the shoulder. "Raven may have been a little…"

"Possessive?"

"Arrogant?"

"Bitchy?"

"Alright, alright," said Eddie, defeated, feeling Lily nudge him back, causing him to grin sheepishly. "But, she wasn't all bad. She had some…good qualities."

"You're just saying that because you thought she was pretty!" Robby said coolly. Eddie's ears went slightly red. Lily felt another twinge in her stomach.

"Yes, she was pretty," admitted Eddie hesitantly. "But I'll give Raven this; she helped me learn an important lesson."

"What's that?" asked Robyn curiously, everyone else in the carriage staring at him wondrously.

"I learned that looks don't count for everything," explained Eddie. "And I learned that there is someone so much better out there for me. Personally, I think she's twice as beautiful as Raven, both inside and out." When Eddie what he had said, it was too late; the words had already come out of his mouth and he went brighter and redder than a scarlet beetroot. Lily was looking at Eddie curiously, wondering why he suddenly started blushing. She was too staring at Eddie to notice how Robyn and Asher were looking at her, still smiling knowingly.

"Yeah? Who would that be, Eddie?" asked Asher knowingly, almost teasingly. Eddie ignored him and moved to stare out the window.


"I'll never understand why the Sorting takes so long," mumbled Asher when 'Zeke, Geraldine,' the last first year to be sorted, joined the Gryffindor table. Lily and Robyn caught each other's eye and grinned, rolling their eyes. Once the first years were sorted, Hermione got to her feet and clapped her hands to get everyone's attention.

"I am pleased to announce that more than just first years will be joining us this year at Hogwarts. First, we have two new incoming sixth years and two new professors. These two new students will be sorted into their houses immediately. I'd like to introduce Miss Raven Dawsetta and Miss Britta Dirdel."

Lily gave an only slight and unenthusiastic applause. She knew it was rude but there was no way to explain it. To put it simply, she just despised Raven Dawsetta with an ultimate passion. She honestly really did not know why she hated the girl, but she did. Lily could not help but think it because Raven had tried to literally steal her best friend away, or was it because…Lily immediately shook off the thought and turned towards Hemione who was holding the Sorting Hat out for Raven.

Raven walked forward, proud and tall, towards the Sorting Hat, swaying her hips seductively. A few of the boys from all of the Houses were whistling and growling, causing Hermione to give them stern, disapproving looks and clearing her throat. Lily rolled her eyes at Raven's antics and muttered many incoherent profanities under her breath, causing Asher to overhear her and chuckle.

Hermione got the attention of the school again and when it was silent, she slowly placed the hat on Raven's head. There was a moment's pause when it shouted;

"SLYTHERIN!"

The Slytherin table, especially the boys and most especially Daris Malfoy, jumped to their feet cheering. Eddie and Lily were actually quite shocked over the Sorting Hat's decision to put Raven in Slytherin. Lily truly did despise Raven and, in height of her anger, had said Raven seemed like Slytherin material, but she did not think that it would actually be true. Eddie just gapped and mouthed wordlessly. He had practically dated a Slytherin all summer long and had enjoyed it? What confused him the most was that she had said she wanted to be put into Gryffindor House.

'It was probably only because I was in Gryffindor,' Eddie thought miserably, 'before I told her off anyways.' He looked over at Lily and smiled; deep down, knowing he made the right choice by choosing Lily's friendship over Raven as a girlfriend.

Raven beamed and took the hat off before graciously walking over to the Slytherin table, once again, swaying her hips. Many of the girls throughout the Great Hall were rolling their eyes; very similar to how Lily and Robyn rolled their own all summer. Raven took a seat right next to Daris Malfoy, whom looked extremely pleased about this. Lily rolled her eyes again and pretended to gag into her hand.

"They're a match made in heaven; the pug and the bimbo," said Lily bitterly. Eddie gave a weak chuckle and nudged Lily.

"Hey, don't worry about them, Lils," he whispered. Lily nodded and looked up as Britta Dirdel walked up to Hermione so that she could be sorted.

Britta Dirdel looked like a shy, quiet girl. She was a little taller than Lily and very pretty. She had short blonde hair that framed her face and stopped at her shoulders and her eyes were a piercing blue, bluer than a cloudless sky; and she had a patch of freckles going across her cheekbones.

Britta timidly walked up to the Sorting Hat. Hermione must have noticed her shyness and hesitation, so she gave her a warm, reassuring smile. Britta gave a weak smile back and sat down on the stool; her hands and knees trembling. The hat was placed gingerly on her head and the minutes passed by as the hat tried to make its decision. There was a chatter throughout the Great Hall; the hat had never taken this long to make a decision before during their years at Hogwarts and it intrigued them. After about seven minutes, the hat shouted;

"GRYFFINDOR!"

The Gryffindors all cheered loudly and encouragingly as Britta slowly walked towards the table. Lily and Asher budged up, trying to make room so that she could sit down between the two of them. Hermione walked to her seat and clapped her hands again to get everyone's attention.

"Welcome to Hogwarts to all of new students. For those who are returning, welcome back to another year. I'd also like to welcome Professor Harry Potter, who will be your new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher this year. Since he will be taking that position, Professor Lupin will now be teaching Transfiguration since Professor McGonagall retired last year."

"Well it was about time she retired," Lily whispered to Eddie. "She was a great teacher and all but how old was that woman? Two hundred and fifty?" Eddie chuckled. Hermione, Harry, and Snape must have heard them sniggering because the three of them shot Lily and Eddie disapproving looks. The two immediately stopped laughing, but still continued smiling mischievously.

"Now, for regular announcements," started Hermione. "The Forbidden Forest is…well…forbidden to ALL students; hence the name. Also, Quidditch try-outs are in two weeks. Please see your House captain for further details. Mr. Filch would also like me to remind you that magic in the corridors is forbidden and any product from Weasley's Wizard Wheezes is also forbidden. A list of other banned objects is listed on the school bulletin. Well, I think that covers it. Let the feast begin!"

The plates on tables magically filled with delicious foods and everyone began to tuck in. Eddie and Asher glanced at each other and grinned, rubbing their hands together in satisfaction as they dug into the food; almost animal-like. Lily and Robyn rolled their eyes yet again.

"I swear these two…disgusting…" muttered Robyn as she started filling her plate with small helpings of food. Lily shrugged and loaded her plate as well.

"You do realize how fat they're going to be when they hit an older age and their metabolisms slow down," said Lily, shaking her head. Robyn giggled at Lily's comment, trying to keep the pumpkin juice from coming out of her nose. Lily chuckled and took a bite of her roasted potatoes. Looking beside her, she noticed that Britta was staring at her plate; her food untouched. Lily realized that her interpretation on her been right; she was shy. She turned around to face the new girl immediately.

"Hi!"

"Hi" said Britta quietly. Lily smiled warmly at her, holding her hand out to the girl.

"Welcome to Hogwarts and to Gryffindor House!" said Lily cheerfully, trying to make the shy, new girl feel welcome. The girl smiled at Lily. "I'm Lily Potter."

"I'm Britta Dirdel," she barely said above a whisper, blushing over the fact that someone was talking to her.

"I'm Eddie Weasley," said Eddie, realizing what Lily was doing and joining in. He reached over and shook Britta's hand. Britta's eyes widened slightly at the sight of him and she blushed furiously as she shook Eddie's hand.

"Oh! I'm…p-p-please to m-meet you," said Britta embarrassedly. Asher and Robyn also realized what Lily and Eddie were doing and immediately joined in.

"I'm Asher Lazard and this is Robyn Andrews. Welcome to Gryffindor; the best house in Hogwarts!" said Asher brightly, giving Britta his most charming smile, which in Lily's opinion, made him resemble a hyena.

"Thank you very much," said Britta smiling sweetly. "It's so great to be here. I've always wanted to come to Hogwarts."

"Why didn't you, then?" asked Eddie curiously through a mouthful of mashed potatoes, accidently spitting some across the table. Robyn looked at him with disgust and frowned. Britta blushed at the fact that Eddie was even speaking to her and smiled.

"Well, my dad was a bit unconventional and thought it would be best if I were tutored; home-schooled if you will. But, he and my mum died last year and now I'm being raised by my Muggle cousins. Since they can't teach me, they decided that I should come here," explained Britta quietly.

"I'm sorry about your parents," said Lily sympathetically, patting Britta's hand. "I know what it's like to lose your parents…"

"But, isn't that your father up there?" asked Britta confusedly, gesturing towards Harry sitting at the staff table. "The new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher? You both have the last name. Or maybe he's a relative? Or…it's not an uncommon name…I'm sorry, I'm rambling."

"No, you're right," muttered Lily, looking disheartened. "He's my father." Everyone, even Britta, could not help but hear the hurt in her voice when she confirmed that Harry was her father; though none of them really understood why. Eddie gently put a hand on her shoulder and shook it lightly, to comfort her. It was better than saying anything. Lily looked up at him and smiled with gratitude.

"Oh!" was all Britta said, and the subject was not brought up again, which Lily could not help but appreciate.

Other than Asher and Eddie grotesquely eating an enormous amount of food, nothing interesting or abnormal happened during the rest of the feast. Lily, Eddie, Asher, Robyn, and Britta had a good and fun time just talking as friends. It seemed as though Britta had fit right into their group and she had a good time getting to know the four, especially Eddie. Lily, Asher, and Robyn could not help but notice how much Britta fancied Eddie and it seemed as though her feelings may be somewhat returned, seeing as she and Eddie flirted with each other all night long. Asher and Robyn knew that if Lily was not in the picture, Eddie would have gone for Britta right then and there. For some reason, the idea of Eddie and Britta getting together made Lily feel like acid was boiling up in her stomach, but it was not the same feeling that she had had when Eddie was seeing Raven; for she did not hate Britta.

After the feast, Robyn had to leave and lead the Gryffindor first years with the other Prefects to their dormitories. Eddie, Lily, and Asher showed Britta the shortcut through a secret passage way that she Eddie, and Asher had found in first year while trying desperately to find the Transfiguration classroom. As a result of this shortcut, the three of them reached the Gryffindor Common Room before the Prefects and first years did. Asher imagined that Robyn was giving the first years a tour of the whole school instead of just showing them the direct path to the dormitories. Lily chuckled at the thought.

"Well, I'm off to bed," said Asher as he stretched his arms over his head when they reached the Gryffindor Common Room. "I'll see you all in the morning."

"G'night Asher," Lily and Eddie said in unison.

"G'night," said Britta quietly. Asher winked at her before turning up the staircase and heading off to bed in the sixth year boys' dormitories. Britta just stared at him as Lily rolled her eyes with impatience and annoyance.

"Don't mind him, Britta," said Lily as she slopped down comfortably in one of the armchairs. "He can be such a flirt."

"Oh, I won't," said Britta quietly, with a small smile. "I think I might head off to bed as well. It was a stressful day; starting a new school and all. G'night Lily."

"Good night, Britta. I'll see you up there in a little bite," said Lily casually as she smiled at the shy quiet girl. Britta smiled and looked at Eddie and walked over to him.

"Good night Ed," she whispered before leaning down and kissing him on the cheek. Eddie and Britta both went redder than Eddie's fiery red hair. Lily felt her fists clench and her teeth grind. To her amazement, she somehow managed to maintain a smile, though it was painful to do so. Britta smiled sheepishly and quickly scurried off to her dormitory. Eddie and Lily just stared at her back.

"I think she likes you," said Lily, trying to sound normal, but her voice was obviously thick with emotion.

"Oh…yeah…I guess so," muttered Eddie sheepishly, blushing.

"Damn, what's with you lately, Ed?" asked Lily. She was trying to sound playful, but there was definitely some truth behind her words. ""First Raven, and now Britta fancy you. You became some kind of ladies' man or something. What'd you work out or something over the summer? Or maybe you used the love spell or potion on yourself so that every pretty girl that you see likes you?"

Eddie chuckled but it too was not a real laugh. 'No,' Eddie thought in his head, 'not every pretty girl…not you Lily…'

But, all Eddie said was: "Shut-up. I can't help that I'm a handsome devil." Lily laughed heartedly.

"Oh you're a devil alright," said Lily, grinning. "I mean look at your hair."

"Clever, Lily," said Eddie sarcastically, though he was grinning as well.

"I thought it was," said Lily shrugging. The two just stared at each other, smiling and chuckling lightly.

"Alright, well, I'm going to bed," Lily announced, getting out of the armchair and stretching. "It's the first day of classes and I'd like be all nice and refreshed. I'll see you in the morning."

"Good night Lils."

"G'night Ed."

Eddie watched her go up the stairs and disappear into her dormitory. When the door closed, he took a deep breath and flopped on to the couch, confused with his thoughts about how he felt about Lily…and Britta.


A note from the Jitterbelle. So ends Chapter 8 and a revised chapter that it is! Thanks so much to my reviewers and please do not forget to continue to do so. I hope you're enjoying the story! I promise, the next chapter gets very, VERY interesting!

Coming in Chapter 9 – Eddie is not done causing drama…