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 18 – A Change of Heart:

Lily left Harry's office with a hurried good-bye before slowly dragging herself back up to the Gyrffindor Tower, deep in thought. Her bright eyes were glazed over and were clearly focused on nothing else; except the floor in front of her. She did not even know where she was walking, but was surprised to find herself in front of the Fat Lady.

"Mars Bars," mumbled Lily. The Fat Lady smiled at her and sprung open without a word. Lily let out a long sigh before stepping through the Portrait Hole, her eyes still focused in an intense stare. Once again, Lily was oblivious to her surrounding; she did not even notice Asher jump out of his seat at one of the tables and dash over towards his girlfriend with a huge smile on his face.

"Hey pretty girl!" he said cheerfully, hugging her and kissing her sweetly on the cheek. Lily's eyes stayed focus with her jaw set; not acknowledging Asher's endearing greeting. It was as if she were in some kind of dangerous trance.

"Lily?" Asher asked nervously when he noticed the state that she was in. His stormy gray eyes were full of concern and worry. "Lily, are you alright?"

"Fine," said Lily, shaking her head, breaking the intense look on her face. Asher took his hand and started caressing her cheek gently.

""Are you sure? You seem out of it," he said soothingly, still lovingly touching her face. Lily turned and gave him a reassuring smile.

"Yeah, I am out of it," she admitted truthfully, but added quickly seeing Asher's concerned, panicked face; "but, I'll be fine, don't worry. It's nothing life-threatening, I promise."

"If you're sure," he said kissing her on the cheek again. "You missed dinner. Do you want to grab something from the kitchens?"

"Maybe later? I'm really not hungry right now," said Lily truthfully as she rubbed her stomach for affect. If the truth be told, after her experiences with the Book of Time, Lily was feeling sick to her stomach from anxiety, stress, and nerves.

"But I am hungry," Asher whined, putting on a pouty, puppy-dog face. Lily gave a laugh and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"But, that doesn't count, my dear, because you're always hungry," she said smiling sweetly and playfully. Asher grinned and kissed her on the cheek again as he wrapped his arms around her waist. "Plus, I've got to talk to Robby anyway; it's rather urgent."

"No problem, Lils. But, what time do you want to meet later? I'm not sure how much longer my stomach can handle the hunger pains," said Asher, smacking his lips and rubbing his stomach playfully. Lily chuckled as they still held on to one another.

"How about we head down there after everyone else goes to sleep?" whispered Lily so that only the two of them could hear. "I'll bring the Invisibility Cloak and the Marauder's Map so we can avoid trouble."

"Hmmm that sounds good. I could always use a midnight snack," he whispered, pressing his forehead against Lily's. "And I'm just not talking about food, you know." Lily gasped and playfully smacked him on the shoulder as he waggled his eyebrows suggestively. "Don't get fresh me, Lazard.

"Wouldn't dream of it, Potter," said Asher flirtatiously, kissing her nose. "I'll see you later?"

"You can count on it!" said Lily smiling. Asher grinned and pressed his lips to hers before grinning and of the Portrait Hole with Danny and Jairus. Lily smiled sheepishly to herself, going a little red in the face as a few second years giggled over the display between the new formed couple. She sighed and uncharacteristically ignored them before looking around the Common Room to find Robyn and immediately saw her helping a fourth year with his Potions homework.

"Hey Robby!" Lily shouted across the Common Room as she dashed over to the two of them sitting at the table in front of the fireplace. Robyn looked up and smiled at her friend.

"Hey Lily," she said. "I haven't seen you all day. What's up?"

"Have you seen Eddie?"

Out of all of the questions that she could have asked, that was the last thing Robyn expected Lily Potter to ask. Startled, Robyn nearly jumped out of her skin at the question and looked up at Lily with an astonished expression on her face. Her brown eyes were about the size of Bludgers and her jaw would have hit the floor is she had not closed it quickly, knowing how unattractive it made her look and trying to maintain her lady-like image. The student that Robyn was tutoring also looked a bit shocked over Lily's question. Since Lily had used Eyeluta against Eddie, it had been common knowledge that their friendship had gone downhill.

"What did you ask?" asked Robyn, in a shocked, deathly whisper.

"I asked if you've seen Eddie. Have you?" Lily repeated firmly, her voice louder and clearer. Robyn bit her lip and turned to the fourth year, who was still watching the scene curiously.

"Dominic, why don't we take a break for a bit?" suggested Robyn sweetly. "Trust me; too much Potions studying can really boggle your mind. Why don't you go hang out with your friends for now?"

"Alright," he said, looking disappointed he would not get to hear what was going on with this whole Lily and Eddie situation. "I'll come back in about an hour."

"That's fine," said Robyn carelessly, watching him pack up his books and leave the Common Room to meet his friends. When Robyn saw him leave and made sure that everyone was out of earshot, she turned to Lily with an outraged and astonished look on her face.

"Now that was not something I was expecting you to ask!" she said in sour tone, glaring up at Lily. Lily raised a confused eyebrow.

"I know he's not your favorite person right now, Robyn. He's not mine either but I really need to talk to him," she said in defense, trying to keep her temper in check. "So, have you seen him around?" Lily's retort caused Robyn to roll her eyes.

"Lily, you haven't talked to him in weeks and as a result, things have been rather pleasant around here. Why start trouble now?" Robyn snapped bitterly. It was very obvious that she was still resentful towards Eddie for calling her 'Mudblood' all the time, especially knowing how sensitive she was about it.

"I don't expect you to understand. But please, Robby, please, I really need to speak with him," said Lily, getting both frustrated and desperate. "It's urgent."

"What's so urgent about it?" Robyn snarled, almost hissing the words at Lily. "Personally, Lils, I don't know if you should be talking to him considering the way he's been treating us the past few months; no matter how 'urgent' it is." Lily had reached her boundaries and her completely lost her patience.

"I don't care what you think!" yelled Lily, throwing her hands up in the air in frustration. "I didn't ask for your opinion, Robyn Andrews! I just need to talk to him! So, why don't you mind your own bloody business, stop lecturing me, and answer my question!"

"I'll lecture you if I want to!" Robyn nearly shouted, getting to her feet. Lily's eyes flashed dangerously.

"Are you bloody kidding me?" asked Lily incredulously. "I don't let Harry, my father lecture me! Who the hell do you think you are?"

"I'm a friend who cares about and who knows what's best for you!" growled Robyn, clenching her fists, "unlike your other so-called friend, Eddie; the one you're so bloody anxious to talk to!"

"You know what? Forget I asked you!" Lily snapped angrily, resisting the urge to stomp her foot on the ground. "I'll find him myself!"

With that, Lily stormed out of the Portrait Hole, but not before Robyn could get a word in, causing Lily to stop dead in her tracks. "You still care about him, don't you?" Lily turned sharply to face her.

"What?"

Robyn ignored her and continued: "You actually miss him, don't you?"

"Well, of course I care about him!" Lily nearly shouted, half laughing as though it were the most obvious thing in the world. Robyn was shocked at how openly she admitted this. "He's been practically my family; my best friend for sixteen years. Of course I miss him. What did you expect, Robby? My best friend changes all of the sudden and claims that he hates me now? Despite the fact that he turned into a Slytherin wanna-be, why shouldn't care about him or miss him?"

"You're admitting this?" asked Robyn breathlessly. "What about Asher?"

"Asher has nothing to do with this," said Lily, running a hand through her hair impatiently. "Asher is my boyfriend. Eddie is my best friend. And I'm not trying to get Eddie back so I can make him my boyfriend if that's what you're thinking. I care about Asher deeply and I'm not one to ditch people like that."

"I know," whispered Robyn. "But, you should know, Lily; before all this happened, Eddie used to really like you. I think he might have even had fallen in love with you…"

There was a long pregnant pause as both girls stood there in silence, looking at one another curiously. Finally, Lily let out a long breathy sigh; as though she had been holding her breath the entire time the two girls looked at one another.

"I know," said Lily, finally breaking the silence. With that, Lily turned around and left through the Portrait Hole in her search for Eddie; her ex-best friend.

Robyn could do nothing but stand there flabbergasted.


A note from the Jitterbelle. Yay a finally chapter that was easy to revise! Even though it's such a short chapter, I love this one for some reason. Lily begins to realize the consequences of her actions and takes charge. I just love that about the character. In the end, I hope you enjoy it! Please do not forget to review. Thanks to those who do! :)

Coming in Chapter 18 - Lily finds Eddie and some unpleasant 'surprises' occur…