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 15 – First Steps:
Lily was in a dreamless sleep, laying comfortably in her bed when she felt someone's lips press gently against her forehead.
"Lily Billy?"
Lily groaned and turned in her sleep, trying to slap away the hand that was now stroking her hair gently, trying to soothingly wake her. "Wha?" Lily whined in her sleep, trying to enter her peaceful slumber again.
"C'mon, wake up, Lily," Asher whispered, gently trying to shake Lily awake. Lily groaned and looked into her boyfriend's smiling face.
"You're too much of a morning person," mumbled Lily as she grabbed her glasses from her bedside table, put them on her face, and then looked at her watch. Her eyes widened in horror as she looked at it. "Asher, are you bloody kidding me? It's 4:30 o'clock in the morning and it's a Saturday!" Without even thinking, Lily head flopped back into her pillows and closed her eyes, ready to fall asleep. Asher, on the other hand, rolled his eyes.
"Sometimes you're as dense as most blokes, Lily," said Asher dryly. Lily flipped him a finger that Hermione would have chopped off if she had seen it. "Yes, you're right, today is Saturday. And Saturday…today…is the day that you're scheduled to meet Harry…"
"Oh yeah!" Lily gasped, jumping out of bed.
"Oh yeah," said Asher playfully, mimicking Lily. Lily glared at him and jokingly punched him in the shoulder. "Yeah, Harry told me to wake you myself because he knew you'd never wake up on your own at 4:30 in the morning."
"Good to know you both have so much confidence in me," said Lily dryly, gathering some clothes and her robes out of her trunk. "I'll be right back."
Lily ran into the bathroom, took her shower, and quickly got changed. When she looked into the mirror and realizing how cold the weather was getting outside, Lily took her wand and dried her hair before throwing it up into a ponytail before anxiously making her way into the Common, where she knew Asher would be waiting for her..
Together, the couple walked straight to Harry's office, their hands clasped and their fingers entwined, walking shoulder to shoulder. Wanting more contact, Asher let go over her hand and wrapped his arm around her shoulders. Lily smiled and responded by wrapping her arm around his waist. They reached Harry's office and knocked on the door. A very disgruntled and tired looking Harry answered it; he, like Lily, was not much of a morning person either. It was definitely one of the traits that she inherited from him.
"You two look cozy," he commented in a wary voice, gesturing to how the two of them were holding each other. Lily and Asher both blushed and instantly let go of each other, though they still stood very close together. Harry turned around and grinned; he could not help it. It was just so funny and amusing on how they were so embarrassed and blushing all the time. His own thoughts drifted back to when Ron and Hermione started dating and how he used to tease them in a similar fashion. Shaking his head amusedly, Harry led them into his office and he sat down at his desk. Lily and Asher automatically took the seats in front of his desk and looked at him anxiously.
"Alright," he started, looking seriously at the two teenagers sitting in front of him. "So I got the Book of Time from the library. I've been leaving it here to keep it out of the hands of the students and to do some time-traveling of my own. I think Hermione is planning on getting rid of it once this whole ordeal is over." Lily bit her lip and looked at her feet, unable to meet Harry's" eye. He did not notice, or he pretended not to, because he went on explaining everything sounding as casual as possible. "But, Tiger Lily how is time-traveling going to help us prove that Raven Dawsetta is working for Voldemort?"
"If Dawsetta is working for Voldemort," started Lily, sounding and resembling Harry very strongly, "she would have been working for him for a long time. She would have had to earn his trust. I think that if we time-travel back, maybe to last Christmas, we can see if she is in her inner circle."
"Why not just use a Pensieve?"
"Pensieve holding memories based on how we remember them," said Lily smartly. "If neither of us remember being Dawsetta being there, then it would be moot to search our memories. We need to time-travel around to see if she ever started working for Voldemort."
"Also, you could time-travel and try to find when Dawsetta put that curse on Eddie," suggested Asher with a shrug. Lily nodded in agreement.
"That's not a bad idea," said Lily brightly, turning to look back at her father. "Well, what do you say, Harry? Are you in?"
Harry heaved a sigh and bent down into one of his drawers and pulled out a large, black, leather bound book and placed it a top of his desk. Lily recognized it immediately as she saw the golden letters that formed the words; the title: What You Do Not Know, You Will See. All three people in the office stared at the book intently for a long while, before Harry finally shifted his gaze from the book and unto his daughter's face.
"So, you think this is a good idea, Tiger Lily?" he asked in a sincere tone.
"Well, of course I do! I mean, I came up with it after all," said Lily, smirking slightly. Harry stared at her for another moment and looked back down at the book. Lily furrowed her eyebrows and looked at her father with concern. It looked as though he was having an internal struggle with himself.
"Well I'm glad you're so sure; me on the other hand, Tiger, I'm not so sure," said Harry in a soft voice. Lily was startled but frowned.
"What?" she asked, clearly startled by Harry's admittance. "Why?" Harry gave a heavy sigh.
"Lily, you know that messing around with time-travel is not the best or the cleverest thing in the world," said Harry seriously, looking at Lily straight in the eye.
"That's hardly fair, Harry," said Lily coldly with narrowed eyes. "How could you be so hypocritical? Rumor has it that you've been time-traveling quite a bit lately." Lily sounded completely defensive, leaning back in her seat, crossing her arms over her chest and pouting. Asher chuckled at the sight of her. She resembled a little two-year-old girl who did not get the toy that she had wanted for Christmas. A grin also tugged at the corner of Harry's lips, but he did not smile, knowing this was a serious matter. Instead, he raised an eyebrow and gave his daughter a stern look.
"I've been time-traveling because I need to change time so things were back to the way they used to be," Harry said in a firm tone of voice, almost coldly. Lily looked at Harry with narrowed eyes for a moment before turning away and looking at the door.
"Whatever you say, Harry," Lily muttered darkly. Harry ran a hand through his unruly, jet-black hair and rubbed the bridge of his nose, feeling tired.
"I'm not in the mood to argue about this," said Harry impatiently. "Listen, Tiger, how do you even know Eddie is under Voldemort's influence anyway? Is this all based on cold, hard fact or is this all based on your hunch? How do you know he's not doing this under his own free will?" Lily looked at him again, her eyes shooting daggers.
"Stop being an Auror for a second, Harry," said Lily in a deathly whisper. "You know that he's not doing this under his own free will. You know that Eddie is under Voldemort's influence just as much as I do. I don't know how you could try and get me to swallow that bullock, Harry!"
"First of all, you watch your tone with me, Lily Potter," said Harry, getting to his feet. Lily noticed his anger and muttered, 'Sorry,' under her breath. "Second of all, time-traveling is dangerous and you of all people should know that. Look what happened when I time-traveled; everything changed! Now, I have to do even more time-traveling to change things back to the way they used to be. You know, Lily, sometimes changes don't always work out for the best and sometimes they do. You have to accept that Eddie's change is not for the best. I know it will be difficult, but sometimes you have to let things go."
There was a long pause as Harry and Lily stared at each other; not afraid to look one another in their identical eyes. Asher just looked back and forth between the two of them, wide-eyed, worried and wondering which Potter was going to react first. Finally, Lily sucked in a shaking breath and closed her eyes for a moment, as though in pain before looking back into her father's eyes.
"Harry," Lily started; her voice was strange. It sounded as though she had not spoken in years and it was shaking with emotion. Harry and Asher could not tell whether that emotion was rage, sadness, or confusion. Either way, it did not suit Lily and it frightened both men in the office. Lily ignored their discomfort and continued: "Eddie Weasley was…is my best friend; the best friend that I've ever had. He was always there for me when I needed him, no matter what it was. For Merlin's sake, Harry, he saved me from the Sueno Curse last year! He put himself in front of the Cruciatus Curse for me!
"And now when Edie needs me the most, you expect me to just bail on him?" asked Lily, her voice still shaking and her face had gone extremely pale. "Well you're wrong. I would never do that! I'm not going to bail on him! The only way to stop Raven Dawsetta is to catch her in the act of the crime and the only way to do that is to time-travel. I need to do this Harry and I'll do it, with or without you!"
There was a deadly silence in the room as Harry stared at the determined girl sitting before of him. He knew that Lily would stick to her words and her promise and she would do this with or without him. Like he would as a teenager, Harry knew she would do basically anything for Eddie; just like he would have for Ron, Hermione, and Ginny. Harry knew she would not give up until Eddie was back to his normal self because she loved and cherished him as her friend; then there was the fact that Lily the most determined and most stubborn person that Harry had ever known. But, in the end Harry knew that he had no one to blame for himself for this; he knew that Lily's determination was just a reflection of his own determination.
"Asher?" asked Harry, finally breaking the silence. The small boy looked at him and nodded, to show he was listening. "Would you please go back to the Gryffindor Common Room? I wish to speak to Lily alone. And, if anyone, especially Eddie Weasley, Daris Malfoy, or Raven Dawsetta asks where she is, you are to say that she's serving an all-day detention with Professor Lupin. Is that understood?"
"Yes sir!"
"Thank you," said Harry, smiling down at his daughter's boyfriend. Asher nodded, stood up, and gave Lily a small kiss on the cheek before leaving the office. Harry watched Asher leave the room before turning back to his daughter.
"You're right, Tiger Lily," whispered Harry, "You're absolutely right." Harry pulled out the Book of Time and placed it in front of Lily. "I understand where you are coming from; I would have done the same if I were in your shoes. And if you want to do this, then I'm going to help you."
"You mean it, Harry?" Lily gasped, hardly believing what she was hearing as she looked wide-eyed at the book, then back to her father. "We're really going to time-travel? You're going to come with me?"
"Yes, but only if you want me to," said Harry. Lily stared at the book for a split second before jumping out of her seat.
"Of course I want to!" she cried out, suddenly looking anxious. "And I need you to come with me. You're an Auror; I could use your advice. Plus, it's the only way to find out what's going on with Eddie."
"Then, let's go," said Harry smiling, lifting the book off of his desk. He took the book in his arms and stood beside Lily, kneeling beside her so that he was eye level with her. He opened the first page.
"First, let me show you how this works, Tiger," said Harry. Lily rolled her eyes impatiently.
"I know how to time-travel, Harry," she said dryly and slowly. "Do you remember last year? Eddie and I time-traveled back to your second year, remember?"
"I'm doing this because I want to make sure you do it properly this time; which you didn't do last year. You were caught and seen by several people in my second year including me, Ron, Hermione, Professor Dumbledore, and Professor Snape to name a few, remember?" said Harry, raising an antagonizing eyebrow. Lily chuckled good-naturedly and nodded, thoroughly admitting she and Eddie had gotten caught time-traveling back in Harry's second year. "I've been doing this for quite a while lately. I'm going to show you the proper way time travel, Tiger."
"Alright, alright," Lily muttered throwing her hands up in defeat. Harry took the book into his hands and opened to the first page.
"Think of a number. Alright, negative point ninety," he said out loud, more to himself than to Lily. Lily raised an eyebrow.
"Negative point ninety?" Harry turned the next page and ignored her.
"Think of a place; the Windum," he said in the same tone as before. Lily felt Harry grab on to her arm and hold on to her tightly as she felt her feet being pulled from the ground and swirling in a mix of bright colors, making Lily feel extremely dizzy and nauseous. She closed her eyes, trying to ignore the dizziness, and soon she landed next to Harry with a thud, on a heap on the floor.
"Where are we?" Lily groaned, rubbing her head and using her other hand to clutch on to her upset stomach.
"We're at the Windum," said Harry tonelessly as he helped to lift his daughter off the ground and to her feet.
"Why are we here?" asked Lily curiously as she brushed dirt off of her robes.
"Well didn't you say that Ed met Raven over the summer?"
"Yeah…"
"Well then let's see if she did anything to change him over the summer," said Harry shrugging. "It also might help to see if his attitude changed over the summer too." Lily shrugged also and looked around. She knew that they were in Ron and Hermione's bedroom, which thankfully was empty. Lily saw Harry shrink the Book of Time with his wand and then handed it to Lily.
"Hold on to that," he commanded as he moved to the window.
Lily stared at the book in the palm front of her and, Lily being Lily, curiosity got the better of her. She slowly turned her back on Harry and took out her own wand, enlarging the book once again.
The Book of Time had always fascinated her. Thinking about it, with this book, she could change time and travel anywhere. With this book, she was given the ability and the opportunity to see her past and her future. The very thought gave her shivers down her spine. She could not help but wonder how she would end up in the future? Would she be married? Would she have kids? What kind of job would she have? Was she even alive or did she fall into the hands of Lord Voldemort? More importantly, did she defeat him? There were so many questions about the future and as though she were in a trance, Lily took a deep breath and slowly opened the Book of Time to the first page.
"Think of a number," she said softly to herself. "Alright…erm…negative fifteen…" She was so absorbed in her ideas that she did not notice Harry overhear her voice; nor did she notice that his ears perk up. Lily turned another page and Harry whipped around to see her holding the Book of Time and using it.
"Lily?" he asked, trying to remain calm. "What are you doing?"
"Think of the place?" Lily asked herself, apparently not having heard Harry. She did not seem to even realize that he had noticed what she was doing.
"Lily?"
Lily thought for a moment before calling out, "Godric's Hollow!"
"Lily?"
But, before Lily could say anything else, she felt her feet being lifted from the ground and someone's arms wrap around her frantically and tightly. As though waking from a trance, Lily had just realized what she had done and gasped before closing her eyes. She felt Harry hold her tightly and pull her to him. The two of them were spinning madly and widely in a pool of many bright colors again; like a swirling rainbow. The colors made her dizzy again and her head slumped against Harry's shoulder before she passed out completely.
Lily moaned as someone gently patted her face. The sunlight shone brightly on to her eyes, making her squint in annoyance and discomfort.
"Wha?" she groaned.
"Lily? Lily?" a voice asked urgently. Lily felt a hand gently support her neck and another supporting her back as she sat up. "Lily, are you okay? Oh, bloody hell! I knew that this time-traveling idea was going to be too much for you."
"What happened?" Lily asked in a tired whisper, her eyes starting to squint open in the blazing sunshine.
"You passed out, Tiger Lily," said Harry as he helped Lily to her feet.
"I realized that," she snapped sarcastically, zigzagging back and forth, not being able to keep her balance. Her eyes were not completely opened yet, as she felt the sun was completely blinding. She felt Harry's two strong hands keep her on her feet. "How come I passed out?"
"Taking two trips in a row can wear you out," explained Harry. "I'm a little dizzy but I'm used to it. It didn't surprise me that this second trip was so difficult for you." There was a long pause. Harry allowed Lily to get her bearings together before starting in on her
"Lily Julia Potter, what in Merlin's pants were you thinking?" asked Harry incredulously. "I don't want you touching that book! Do you understand me? That thing is dangerous! We're supposed to investigating Raven Dawsetta, not to go anywhere in time as we damn well please! Do you understand me, Lily?"
"Yeah, yeah, I got it," said Lily, not meeting her father's eye and trying to take in her surroundings. "Where are we anyway?"
"I don't know; you tell me," said Harry, looking thoroughly annoyed. "You're the one that ordered the book to take us here."
Lily noticed she had been lying in a flower bed filled with little yellow flowers and some weeds in it. Lily and Harry were standing in the backyard of a little white house; it was a rather large backyard. She looked around and noticed a small swing set in the middle of the yard and a shed in the corner, with two broomsticks leaning against the door. The grass was fairly green and baby soft to her touch. Lily immediately recognized her surroundings and gasped; disbelieving of where she had taken the two of them.
"Harry!" she hissed in a deathly whisper. "This-this is-"
"Yes," whispered Harry, placing a gentle hand on Lily shoulder. "You took us to Godric's Hollow. This is where we used to live when you were little, before we moved into Grimmauld Place." Lily looked around again, a smile beaming on her face.
"It's exactly as how I remember it," said Lily in an excited whisper. "I wish we hadn't had to move."
"I know, Tiger, me too," said Harry in a nostalgic voice. "But we had to. Voldemort found out where we were and it wasn't safe to stay here anymore. Grimmauld Place offers much more protection because of the spells Albus Dumbledore used when he was head of the Order of the Phoenix and they used that as headquarters. But, yes, it was a nice home. I miss it too."
The two Potters just stared at house before Harry stepped forward and started walking towards it. Lily raised an eyebrow.
"Where are you going?"
"I want to see something," Harry called over his shoulder as he continued to walk towards the house. Lily stared at Harry's back with a confused expression on her face. She shrugged before following her father through the garden. They reached a small window, which Lily remembered, led to the garage. Harry slowly took out his wand and muttered a few selected words and the window slowly opened.
"What are you doing?"
"Now that we're here, we might as well check it out," said Harry casually. "Besides, like I said, I would like to see something." Lily rolled her eyes.
"What is it that you want to see?" Lily asked impatiently, as he climbed through the window and into the garage. Harry gave a weak chuckle and did not answer her question. Instead of answering, he simply climbed through the window and landed in the garage like a cat. He stuck his hand out the window for Lily to take. She stared at it and rolled her eyes in an annoyed tone.
"I'm more than capable of climbing through a window by myself, Harry," she said dryly. Despite her disrespectful tone, Harry chuckled at her spunk and took a step back. Lily, true to her word, climbed through the window, even more quietly than Harry and before he could blink she was standing by his side. Harry raised his wand and muttered "Accio Invisibility Cloak!" Lily looked towards the door to see the familiar cloak soring towards them. Harry caught it and threw it over them.
"Are you ready, Tiger?"
"I suppose," muttered Lily and the two of them left the garage and headed in towards the house. Lily noticed that the garage door led into a small hallway and to the left of the hallway was the kitchen, which led to another room. To the right of the hallway was a small staircase, which obviously led upstairs to the bedrooms. Harry turned left, which automatically forced Lily to turn left. It was obvious that Harry was going to be in charge of where they went and what they saw, which annoyed Lily to no end. She liked being the one in charge and did not want to have it any other way. But, in the end, she knew there was no point in arguing with Harry; she was in enough trouble already.
Lily could hear voices coming from the room which was beside the kitchen and which Lily recognized as a small family room. When the two invisible people entered the doorway, you could not help but smile at the sight before them.
The family room was very cozy and homey like. It had a fire place on one wall and a navy blue carpet with wooden furniture and dark blue, fluffy cushions on them. Sitting on the loveseat couch, on these dark, blue cushions was Sirius. In Lily's opinion, he looked about the same, though a lot younger, a little healthier, and a lot less stressed. He was wearing a large grin on his haunted, but handsome face and was leaning forwards, resting his elbows on his knees.
Lily looked around the room and saw a much younger Harry sitting on the floor. Lily almost gasped out loud. He looked almost exactly the same, but so young; he could not have been older than nineteen or twenty.
The thing that really caught her eye was the tiny baby girl, giggling happily in Harry's lap. She had startling emerald green eyes filled with alert and joy and a cute stubby nose and little blonde curls that surrounded her head and ears. There was one strand of blonde that was tied up in a tiny green bow at the top of the baby's head. Lily smiled at the baby and immediately recognized it as herself.
Young Harry was bouncing baby Lily on one knee and she was giggling with delight, stuffing her fingers in her mouth.
"Hey, Padfoot?" young Harry called as he bounced the baby in his arms. "Do you think she's about ready to walk?" Sirius grinned.
"Yeah, I reckon so," he said smiling down at the little girl. "She's a year old and has been crawling for quite a while now, hasn't she?"
"Well then let's give it a try then," said young Harry as he got to his feet, carefully placing Lily on his hip and walking over to Sirius. Sirius immediately reached out his arms and took the little girl into his arms. The elder man carried her to one side of the room as the young Harry moved to the other side of the room and stood on his knees. Sirius bent down on his own knees and rested baby Lily gently on the ground. Baby Lily rested on her hands and knees, in a crawling position, looking around the room curiously. Sirius took her wrists into his hands and hoisted her on to her feet. Baby Lily took some steps as Sirius gently held on to her wrists and guided her.
"I'm going to let go of her," said Sirius warningly. Young Harry looked nervous at the thought, but nodded reluctantly. And slowly, very slow, Sirius let go of baby Lily's wrists and backed away cautiously, holding his arms out in case he had to catch her. Surprisingly, baby Lily did not stumble or fall. She just let her hands fall to her side and she stood on her chubby little legs, looking at Harry with a confused look in her emerald depths.
"C'mon, Lily, c'mon…come to daddy," said young Harry, holding out his arms for baby Lily to walk into. Baby Lily giggled and took a step towards the younger Harry. Sirius grinned widely and cautiously walked behind baby Lily, giving her the physical and emotional support that she might possibly need. Young Harry was still sitting in his spot, his arms wide open; his eyes lighting up with excitement and pride.
"Sirius, did you see? She took her first step!" young Harry shouted excitedly. Sirius grinned and nodded anxiously, concentrating on walking behind baby Lily. Harry's fingers were now twitching with excitement as he continued to hold out his arms for his daughter. "C'mon Lily Flower, c'mon, you can do it. Come to daddy."
Baby Lily giggled again and reached out her arms toward young Harry, taking little steps toward him; her first steps. Both of the Potters had their arms wide open, trying to reach each other. Sirius continued watching the baby girl's back the entire time, grinning proudly at the little girl.
"C'mon Lily," said Sirius encouragingly, "c'mon you can do it; reach daddy."
"C'mon sweetheart," said young Harry, still reaching out his arms. Baby Lily was only a few feet in front of him. "C'mon…you can do it…just a few more steps…"
Baby Lily took three more steps before stumbling into her father's arms. Young Harry wrapped his arms around his baby daughter and lifted her off her feet, spinning her around and giving out a leap of joy.
"You did it Lily, you did it!" cried young Harry continuing to spin his baby girl in his arms lovingly. "You walked all by yourself! I'm so proud of you!" Lily giggled and reached out to tug on a piece of Harry's untimely messy, jet-black hair.
"Da-da!"
Young Harry and Sirius both stopped dead in their tracks as they stared wide-eyed and open-mouthed at the amazing little girl smiling and giggling in Harry's arms. They looked at one another as though they could not believe what just happened.
"Did she-?"
"She did!"
"She said 'Da-da,'" the two shouted in unison. Baby Lily continued to giggle and tried to reach for more of Harry's hair.
"Da-da," she repeated, resting her head against young Harry's chest and yawning. Young Harry looked at Sirius wide-eyed and held the baby closer to him as baby Lily started to suck on her thumb.
"She's growing up so fast," Sirius commented, stroking the tired little girl's hair. Her emerald green eyes were now drooping sleepily as she sucked on her thumb and rested her head on Harry's shoulder. "Look at her! She took her first steps and said her first word in the same hour. That's one tremendous little girl you have there, Harry Potter."
"Trust me Padfoot," said young Harry, "I know."
"Before you know it, she'll be heading off to Hogwarts," said Sirius as young Harry stroked baby Lily's back as she started to fall asleep. "Then she'll start playing Quidditch, dating boys-"
"Alright Padfoot, that's quite enough," young Harry said in a warning tone.
There was a few moments silence as young Harry continued to cradle baby Lily in his arms, soothing her head and whistling gently. Sirius smiled and left the room mentioning something about sending one thousand Muggle pizzas to Moony's house. Young Harry laughed as he continued to hold his daughter as Baby Lily just had her head rested against Harry's shoulder sleeping soundly in his arms.
"I love you, Lily," young Harry whispered, looking down at his daughter's sleeping head, resting against him. "I love you more than words can say. I'm so proud of you and I'd do anything for you…"
"Lily?" Lily jumped as she heard her father's voice in her ear. She looked around and saw that she and Harry were underneath her, or rather, their Invisibility Cloak. Lily had temporarily forgotten were she was and what she was doing there; she had gotten so hooked on watching the scene in front of her that she had completely forgotten her real father standing beside her and why they had come here in the first place.
Lily smiled at him and then turned back to the scene before her. She had gotten the strangest feeling as she watched her young father cradle her baby self. Her stomach was twisted in knots and her throat had this strange, lumpy feeling inside. It felt as though it were a volcano ready to erupt. What was that feeling, with the whole throat nonsense? Lily decided to forget about it and ask Robyn about it later.
"Harry?" Lily called out, turning back to her father. Harry turned to look at her and she reached out and hugged Harry as tightly as she could, as though clinging on for dear life. Why she was clinging to him to tightly, so desperately, she never found out. She just loved him so much and what he had done for that she had to find a way to show it and this was the only way that she could think of at the moment. Harry wrapped his arms around his daughter and rocked her gently, much like the way young Harry was rocking baby Lily.
It was extremely ironic to have two Harrys; one thirty-six and the other twenty-one, craddling two Lilys; one a year old and the other sixteen. To any onlooker, it would have been considered a strange scene, without a doubt. But, at the same time, one would not be able to resist smiling.
"Harry?" Lily asked curiously when Harry pulled from the embrace and began to take the Book of Time from Lily's grasp with a mischievous grin on his face. "What-?"
"I feel like I'm watching Muggle home movies," said Harry with a smile. "And I think I'd like to see more."
"Harry, what-?"
"C'mon, let's get out of here," said Harry, hurriedly grabbing Lily's arm and opening the Book of Time.
"Where exactly are we going?" asked Lily hesitantly. Harry grinned; his green eyes twinkling with mischief.
"You'll see," was all he said. He opened the book and smiled. He thought of a number, which was three and the place that he thought of was the same; Godric's Hollow. Before Lily knew what was happening, she felt her feet being lifted off the ground and she clung on to Harry's arm, keeping her eyes clenched tightly shut. She and Harry hit the floor with a thud and Lily slowly opened her eyes. Once again, she took in her surroundings, and recognized the scene before her. It brought a small smile to her lips.
It was her sixth birthday.
A note from the Jitterbelle. Another revised chapter! I hope you all enjoy the story and keep on reading and reviewing. Mucho love from the Jitterbelle!
Coming in Chapter 16 – Lily's 6th birthday party and we find out how Lily earned the nickname, 'Tiger Lily.'
