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 23 – A Broken Heart Still Beats:

Lily could feel the light burning into her eyes. It stung. To cease the pain, she slammed her eyes shut in annoyance and let out a frustrated, agonizing groan before turning over and burying her face into a white pillow.

Unable to truly remember what was going on, what had happened or how she came to Hogwarts' hospital wing, Lily slowly lifted her face from the pillow and looked around, her eyes still squinting against the harsh light. She must have been asleep for days; her eyes never reacted to light like this before.

Mindlessly, Lily reached for the bedside table to find her glasses and slipped them on her face. She was desperately trying to remember what had happened before she had fainted and lost consciousness.

Then it all came flowing back to her.

Eddie: under a spell and in a trance.

Voldemort: with a Muggle knife.

Harry: dead.

Yes, Lily remembered now; she now knew what had happened the previous night. Harry Potter was dead and he had died giving his life for her; his daughter. Lily's eyes immediately brimmed with tears as she remembered what it felt like having her father die in her arms, bleeding to death with a sharp blade of knife piercing into his chest.

Letting out a quiet wail, Lily turned over and lay down before her body became racked with sobs again. The idea of Harry being dead was still a fantasy to her. Yes, that may not have made sense to anyone else because he had been dead to her most of her life before he changed the course of time, but for the past two years, he had been alive and a major factor in her life. Lily had grown used to having him there alive, with her; guiding her and loving her like a true father. The father she never had before now.

And now he was gone, gone forever.

Lily continued to cry into her pillow as she hugged the edge of the thick, fluffy blankets tightly to her chest. She felt as though the harder she hugged, the better chance she had of Harry coming back from the dead.

"Lily?" a voice called from the next bed over. Startled since she did not notice his presence, Lily sniffed and turned over to see Eddie sitting up in his bed, looking over at her in concern. He saw the state she was in and the tears in her eyes and his eyes widened with worry and something else Lily was unable to decipher.

"Oh, Lily," he whispered tenderly before he climbed out of his bed and walked over to hers. Without even asking for her permission, knowing she would object, he laid down next to her, wrapping his arms around her and bringing her closer to him. Once again, Eddie was determined to try and comfort his best friend and whispered sweet nothings gently into her ear as she sobbed into his chest.

"I miss him so much, Eddie," whispered Lily. Eddie patted her hair gently and ran his fingers through her hair.

He did not have any comforting or inspiring to her comment; her silent desire to bring her father back from the dead. So, the only words that he could find to whisper were, "I know," as he kissed her on the top of her head lightly. Whether Lily heard him or noticed his action, she ignored them and just continued to sob. Looking at her state, Eddie wanted to kill Voldemort for killing his godfather and causing Lily so much pain. And deep down, Eddie wished that he could take the pain away from her, place it on himself instead of her.

At that moment, the doors to the hospital wing burst open, and standing in the doorway, looking frantic, was Asher. Right behind him stood Robyn, looking concerned and worried for her friends.

"Lily Billy?" Asher called, his voice etched in fear and desire. He stepped inside the hospital wing and saw Eddie and Lily laying on a bed, arms wrapped around each other, Lily sobbing into his chest. His stormy eyes immediately narrowed and he gave Eddie a suspicious look. Eddie, who was as fiercely protective of Lily as Asher was, just glared determinedly right back at him. Unknowingly keeping the peace, Lily heard Asher's call and looked up from Eddie's chest, searching the wing as though desperate to find him.

"Asher?" she asked through her sobs when her eyes finally settled on him. "Asher, he…he killed him! My…my…he's dead!" It was apparent that Lily was unable to say the words, 'My father is dead.' And no one was going to push her to do it.

"I know, sweetheart," whispered Asher softly. "Hermione told us what happened." Asher took a step forward and opened up his arms, just as Eddie had done the previous night. Lily pulled herself from Eddie's protective grip, which had somehow tightened when Asher walked into the room, and launched herself into her boyfriend's arms, sobbing into his shoulder. Asher wrapped his arms around his girlfriend and let her cry as he buried his face into the crook of her neck.

"There, there," he whispered, rubbing his hand up and down her back soothingly. "It'll be alright, Lily. Just cry it all out."

"Voldemort killed him," muttered Lily, her voice muffled against Asher's robes. "Why my father? Why me? Why?"

"Shhhh," soothed Asher, tears forming in his own eyes, though he continued to bury his face into Lily's neck so that she would not see. "I'm here, just cry. Let it all out."

As Lily continued to cry in Asher's arms, Eddie looked at the pair of them and turned away, not wanting to look anymore. A kind of fire was roaring in the pit of his stomach and he was enveloping him in a heat that he had never felt before. It was not a warm, pleasant heat either, but it was intense. He could not describe it.

When he chanced a glance at the couple, he could see Asher cradling and kissing Lily's face and head in comfort and the fire just roared even louder; the heat creating an exquisite pain in his stomach. After all, he should be the one cradling and kissing Lily and trying to comfort her, not Asher! And since when was Asher in the picture? He knew that they were dating but were they really that serious?

Eddie clenched his jaw and turned away again, absolutely refusing to look at the obvious, blossoming couple. His curled his hands into large fists and his hands were shaking with an emotion he could not describe. He had felt it before, but it had never been this fierce or intense. The last time he felt this way was when he had snapped at the fifteen year old Harry Potter for spending time with Lily; therefore decreasing Eddie's time with her. He had been jealous and when this realization dawned on him that is when he understood.

Yes, Eddie would have to admit that he was extremely jealous over the fact that Asher was the one taking care of Lily and he was not.

The look must have been evident on his face because out of nowhere, someone placed their hand on Eddie's shoulder. Eddie furiously whipped around and saw Robyn looking down at him, pity in his eyes. His gaze immediately softened as she grasped his hand.

"C'mon, we need to talk," was all she said before dragging him by his hand out of bed and pulling him out of the hospital wing. They both left, and went unnoticed by Asher and Lily, who were still in a comforting embrace.

Once Eddie and Robyn were out of the hospital wing and out of earshot of Lily and Asher, roaming the empty corridors in a comfortable silence, she let go of his hand and turned to face him, her eyes still full of pity.

"Your mum explained everything to us," she said simply, getting straight to the point. "She explained what happened to you with all of your outbursts and attitude change. You were being possessed, right?"

"Something like that. It was more like a trance," explained Eddie, looking defeated. "I was under Britta's spell and it was under her influence that I called you a Mudblood and treated my friends in such a horrible way. I would never say such a thing to you or to anyone. You have to know that, Robby."

"I do know that Ed and you needn't apologize. I completely understand. It wasn't your fault and I don't blame you or hold it against you. No hard feelings," replied Robyn, smiling up at him. Eddie managed to grin back but felt uncomfortable because she was still looking at him with pity.

"But that's not what I wanted to talk to you about…" started Robyn, her voice trailing off.

"Oh?"

Robyn nodded and did not need another word from Eddie to continue. "Ed, listen, while you were in this…trance…" She sighed and ran a hand through her hair, as though nervous to say what she was about to say to him. "Asher and Lily…well…they started having feelings for one another. I mean, there was just so much happening to Lily with her father changing time and everything and she was so confused and you were acting so strange. She really had no one to turn to except for Asher and he was there for her. He was there for her the whole way through it, no matter what."

"You know that I would've been there for her the whole way through!" said Eddie defensively, suddenly feeling ashamed of himself because he had been too weak to fight off Britta's control. "I was in a trance! I couldn't have done anything-"

"I know that, Ed, and Lily knows that too," interrupted Robyn, patiently. "And no one blames you for it. But, still that didn't stop Lily and Asher from leaning on each other and developing feelings. Lily started turning to Asher a lot and he was there to comfort her. After a while Asher started to fancy Lily and his feelings were eventually reciprocated."

"Are you trying to make a point here?" asked Eddie impatiently. "Because all you're doing right now is rubbing salt into an open wound." Robyn looked at him and bit her lip nervously.

"Asher and Lily are together," she said, as though daring him to fight or debate with her on the matter. "They are a couple."

"I know that," said Eddie, ripping his gaze away from Robyn as he felt his eyes beginning to sting. "Even though I was in the trance, I still had an idea of what was going on. I suppose I just didn't realize how serious they were…" Robyn immediately saw the distress and heartache he was going through, so she reached out and gently placed her hand upon his own, continuing with what she knew Eddie needed to hear.

"Ed, I know that before you went into the trance that you felt very strongly for Lily," said Robby knowingly and was pleased to see that Eddie was not going to deny or fight her on this. He merely nodded.

"Yeah," Eddie whispered truthfully, now blushing. But, surprisingly, he was not trying to hide it. "Yeah, I did. I still do."

"Yeah, I suspected that," said Robyn, trying to force a smile at him. Eddie immediately went on the defense, shook his head, and rolled his eyes.

"I don't see the point of this conversation, Robby," he said harshly, pulling his handa way and glaring at her. But, Robyn did not back down because she knew that he was only angry and jealous at the thought of Lily and Asher seriously dating each other.

"I'm getting to that," started Robyn, her voice no longer gentle, but firm. "Look, Lily and Asher truly care for one another and despite your feelings for her, you have to respect that."

"Respect what exactly?" asked Eddie, letting his temper get the better of him. Was Robyn actually suggesting what he thought she was suggesting? There was no way he was going to let that happened and he voiced it. "If you think that I'm going to sit back and watch as Lily drifts further and further from me, you've got another thing coming! I'm not giving up on her that easily; I'm not giving up on her at all!"

"Edward!" Robyn shouted sternly, startling Eddie. Robyn was never one for shouting or yelling; that was usually left to Lily. He stared at her wide-eyed. "They are together, Eddie, and you need to accept that. They fancy each other and you have no right to interfere with what they have!"

"But, I have really deep feelings for Lily and she has a right to know how I feel about her!" Eddie snapped back forcefully. "And I have a right to know how she feels about me!"

"Bloody Merlin, don't you get it Ed?" Robyn was now throwing her hands up in frustration as her voice echoed throughout the corridors. "How thick can you possibly be? Lily feels nothing for you except friendship! She fancies Asher and she is dating! She doesn't feel the same towards you. That's what I'm trying to tell you!"

"I don't care!" whispered Eddie harshly, though it was not difficult to note the desperation in his stone. "I won't believe it until Lily tells me herself!"

"Eddie…"

"And she has every single right to know how I feel about her," continued Eddie, disregarding Robyn's tone of warning. "Robyn, you need to understand something. I…I almost lost her last night. If Lily hadn't been there for me last night; to shake me out of my trance, I would become a Death Eater. And if Harry hadn't been there to take that stab for her, Lily would be dead right now! Don't you see? I almost lost her twice in one night and I never got the chance to tell her how I feel…"

Robyn did not comment and her face was completely impassive. She just stared at him and Eddie took advantage of this. "Robby, we don't know where life is going to take usl where we'll be tomorrow or the next day.

"That's you need to appreciate and take advantage of every second of everyday; this is what the last two years have taught me. You have to appreciate every free living day and live it to the fullest because there may be no tomorrow. In one night, Robby, one night, Lily almost taken away from me…twice! I…I have to tell her how I feel. I may never get a chance if I don't tell her soon…" Robyn's face was no longer impassive. She was now staring at Eddie in utter astonishment.

In truth, Robyn had never seen Eddie talk or act this way before. Right then she knew that he was different; he had changed, but in a good way. He seemed more in tuned with his feelings and seemed more thoughtful and mature. This experience, being controlled and manipulated made Eddie appreciate everything in his life much more, and because of this, he was lucky. Robyn knew that he would take the time to appreciate his friends and family so much more because their friendships and loved ones could be gone tomorrow.

"I understand what you're trying to say," whispered Robby, trying to sound sympathetic. "But, I really don't think you should tell Lily how you feel; at least not now. You should wait awhile…maybe a few months-"

"I appreciate your concern, Robby, but in the end, it really doesn't matter what you think," said Eddie, clearly trying not to offend her. "All that matters is what I think about the situation; how I feel. And I feel I should tell Lily as soon as I can and that's what I am going to do."

With that, Eddie gave a thankful nod and turned around and walked back down the corridor towards the hospital wing. Robyn stared after him and shook her head, helplessly. She had known that Eddie was going to act this way, but she figured she should have tried to talk some sense into him; and she had.

But, there were other intentions behind Robyn's reasoning. The main reason that she asked Eddie to not tell Lily how he felt was not because of respecting Asher, but more of the fact that Eddie's feelings just might be returned and Lily and Asher's friendship; their group could be ruined.


Many weeks had passed since the night of the death of Harry Potter.

Lily, who had sunken into a deep depression, was slowly, yet surely pulling herself out of it and becoming more like herself; outspoken and cheerful. Despite this, and much to Eddie's dismay, her eyes still did not have that sparkle they always had. But, thanks to constant support from her family and friends, Lily was now smiling and laughing and had regained her appetite and was no longer waking up in the middle of the night screaming. To the delight of her professors, she was also participating in class again, and to the dismay of the Slytherins and Snape, she was cursing Daris Malfoy and Raven Dawsetta every time they made a snide comment about Harry.

Yes, Lily was on the road to recovery.

One day, during dinner, Lily found herself sitting in the Gryffindor Common Room by herself continuing to read the Muggle novel called Dracula. It was a book about a vampire called Dracula and Lily found that she did not like it very much. The author did not exactly have the right idea on what vampires were really like. Unlike in the novel, vampires were not blood-thirsty monsters looking to suck the neck of a woman to make them their queen. Vampires were actually regular wizards and witches that just needed extra requirements in order to survive but were treated like second class citizens, just like werewolves; just like Remus. For vampires, instead of drinking pumpkin juice at mealtimes, they would drink blood and were not given any kind of garlic.

Lily was so absorbed in the novel, despite her dislike of it, it was very well written, and did not hear the Portrait Hole open and close. She did not even notice that anyone else was in the Common Room until she felt two large and pale hands cover her eyes.

"Guess who?" a voice asked from behind, whispering in her ear and giving her chills. Lily laughed; she could never mistake that voice and a small grin crept on to her lips.

"Why it's Mr. Edward Ronald Weasley!" declared Lily, mimicking her voice as though she were a Quidditch announcer. The hands removed themselves from her eyes and Lily turned around to see Eddie staring down at her, a smile playing on his lips as well.

"How come you're not at dinner?" asked Eddie, sitting himself down next to her on the sofa. Lily closed her book and gave a shrug.

"I had a late lunch, not to mention a big one," she replied casually, holding the book up for him to see. "Plus, I felt like reading."

"What are you reading?" asked Eddie curiously, taking the book out of her hands and reading and observing the cover. "'Dracula eh? Any good?"

"No, not really. It portrays vampires to be blood-thirsty monsters. But, the writing is very well done so it is interesting," she said shrugging. Eddie gave a light chuckle and a big grin, just happy to be talking to Lily without Asher around. The two boys were still very good friends and had settled their differences from when Eddie was in the trance, but things definitely seemed a bit more awkward between them. No one really took notice of this change in their behavior, except for Robyn of course.

Eddie nodded and began flipping through the book aimlessly, not really sure why because closing it and tossing it on to the nearest table.

"Now that my interrogation is over, why aren't you at dinner?" asked Lily leaning back against the sofa and watching him carefully.

"I snuck something from the kitchens earlier," said Eddie stretching and getting relaxed. In truth, he had been avoiding mealtimes as often as he could because of the strange stares that he had been getting since he returned from the trance.

"And you didn't invite me?" asked Lily in mock offense. "I'm wounded!"

"Oh…well…you were spending time with Asher," mumbled Eddie in a toneless voice, not picking up on Lily's joking attitude. Lily was too busy getting herself comfortable on the sofa that she did not notice the small, sad frown that flickered on his face for a brief moment.

"You still could have asked us to come along you know…we're still your friends no matter what happened in the past. We don't blame you for what happened this year," said Lily as she leaned over and patted his hand comfortingly. Eddie just shrugged it off.

"I know," he mumbled. The two teenagers just sat there in a comfortable silence before Eddie broke it.

"Do you want to go for a walk, Lils?" he asked nonchalantly, though he was extremely nervous, fidgeting with his hands. Lily shrugged and got to her feet.

"Sure. I need some fresh air anyway," she said as she got to her feet. They each grabbed their cloaks and Eddie followed her out of the Portrait Hole and out into the corridors.

Once they were outside in the fresh air, they circled the lake a few times, walking side-by-side in comfortable silence. Eddie had the strangest urge to reach out and hold her hand or put his arm around her waist, but he had to resist, as she was Asher's girlfriend and not his. The thought irked him, annoyed him, and frustrated him more than anything ever had in his entire life. The thoughts were put to the side and he was now concentrating on how he would tell Lily how he felt about her, struggling to find the right words. He figured this was a good of a time as any to tell her.

Lily looked over at Eddie and saw that his eyebrows were furrowed and he was in deep. Careful thought, though his warm chestnut eyes held a certain look of anxiety in them. Her own eyebrows furrowed in concern for her best friend.

"Are you okay Eddie?" she asked, breaking Eddie out of his reverie. He looked at her rather startled.

"I'm fine," he sputtered nervously. "Why do you ask?"

"You seem a bit pre-occupied," said Lily uncertainly, biting her lip.

"Yeah, I guess I've have had some things on my mind lately," he replied with a defeated shrug. Lily turned and looked ahead, not sure whether she should ask him what he has been so occupied with lately. Was it about being in the trance or being controlled by Britta?

"Do you want to talk about it?" asked Lily. Eddie took a deep breath.

"Actually, it was why I asked you to come for a walk," said Eddie as he stopped walking and turned to face her. Lily also stopped and looked up at her best friend. "We do need to talk, Lily."

"Listen, if you're worried about what happened, about you being in a trance and acting strange, I've told you not to worry about it. It won't ruin our friendship, not at all-" Eddie held his hand up and shook his head, interrupting her.

"I know, Lils. I know you're not angry with me and I'm so grateful for that. But, that's not what I wanted to talk about," said Eddie, now looking at his feet, which were shuffling nervously. Lily raised another confused eyebrow and waited patiently for him to continue. "I wanted to talk about you and me." Lily blinked repeatedly, not knowing where this conversation could possibly go.

"What about you and me?" asked Lily, her knees unexpectedly and surprisingly starting to shake. Eddie took another deep breath and reached out his hand to grab hers and held it in his tightly.

"Listen, Lily, I don't know exactly how I'm going to say this," started Eddie, taking deep breaths. "I've never done this before…and I've never said this to anyone…Lily, you have no idea how thankful I am towards Harry. I am so grateful that he had the courage to sacrifice himself for you that night because if you had died that night…I think I would've died with you…"

"What are you talking about?" asked Lily barely above a whisper, her voice shaking with emotion.

"Lily, if something happened to you, the same thing would happen to me," said Eddie. Lily just stared at him. "If you had died that night, I don't know what I would've done. I almost lost you and the thought of not having you in my life in absolutely unbearable. You mean everything to me Lils, you are my whole world."

"I love you, Lily," whispered Eddie, looking directly into her emerald eyes, "and I don't mean like in a friendship or brother and sister way. I mean that I have truly fallen in love with you."

Lily stared at him, blinking repeatedly, completely lost for words. Her spectacular green eyes were wide and full of astonishment. She opened her mouth, then closed it, resembling a fish and swallowed several time. She just stared at Eddie, completely speechless. Eddie stared at her desperately, nervously awaiting her response.

"Uh…Lily…?" asked Eddie awkwardly, waiting anxiously for her response and rolling back and forth on the balls of his feet. Lily looked at him for another moment before saying;

"I'm going out with Asher," was all she said. His stomach completely dropped and the fire within it went out. These words were like someone pelting hard rocks at Eddie's face. The warm, chestnut eyes suddenly became dull and lifeless and his heart crashed and shattered into a million tiny pieces that he felt nothing would be able to fix it.

"Yeah, I know you're going out with Asher," whispered Eddie, looking down at his feet as though ashamed. "But, I thought…" His voice trailed off for a moment. "What about when you woke me up from the trance? You told me you loved me. That's what woke me up and snapped me out of it; your love for me."

"Yes Eddie, my love for you as a friend," explained Lily in a strange quiet voice. Eddie felt like sinking through the floor and just dying, disappearing into the deepest depths of hell. Instead, Eddie let go of her hands and took a cautious step back. "I do love you, Ed, but only as a friend; my very best friend."

"Oh," was all Eddie could allow his throat to muster, as the lump in it had grown to a very large size. "I thought…"

"Eddie, I'm so sorry if I mislead you or anything…I didn't mean to, honestly. But, you need to know that I truly care about Asher; he is my boyfriend after all, and he cares about me too." Lily stepped forward and grasped his hands tightly in her own. "You and me, Ed, we're best friends and I love you more than words can say and you know I'd give my life for you, but only out of love of friendship."

"Okay," said Eddie, his voice strangely hoarse. He could no longer look Lily in the eye. "I understand." Lily felt horrible inside; like a cold hearted Death Eater. She knew that she just broke her best friend's heart and honestly, she did not know how to handle the situation or the feelings of either party.

"Eddie, please, I don't want to hurt you," said Lily urgently. Desperate to comfort her in the same way he had over the past few months, she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him into a tight hug. To her surprise Eddie did not recoil. Instead he wrapped his arms around her and buried his face into her shoulder, trying desperately to hold back the tears that were threatening to fall from his eyes. "You…you're not mad at me, are you?"

"Oh, Lily, I could never be mad at you," Eddie whispered, choking the words out into her shoulder. "You're right. We're better just as friends." Eddie felt that he had never said something so untrue in all of his life.

"Don't lie to me, Ed, please don't…I'm so sorry…"

"No, Lils," whispered Eddie reassuringly as the two of them still hugged each other tightly. "There's nothing for you to apologize for. I did this to myself." Finally, Eddie pulled away and held her at arm's length.

"Lils, just know I will always be there for you; that if you ever need a shoulder to cry on, you come straight to me, okay?" reassured Eddie. Lily was not sure whether he was trying to comfort him or her more. It absolutely killed her inside when she saw a tear brimming at the corner of his eye.

"Of course, Eddie," whispered Lily, reaching out and patting his bright, fiery red hair in a soothing way. "You know I always come to you when I need you."

"Good!"

Lily pulled out of the embrace and stepped away from him, looking deeply into Eddie's eyes. Eddie felt empty when she left his arms and backed away from him. He wanted nothing else but to reach out and hold again because without her in his arms, he felt cold and empty. Eddie Weasley knew that he felt like nothing without Lily Potter. But, there was nothing he could do except stare back at her with such a longing look of adoration that it almost scared Lily to look into his face.

"Erm…we should probably go back inside," said Lily awkwardly.

"You go on in without me," said Eddie tonelessly, turning towards the lake. "I'll see you in the Common Room later, okay?" Lily nodded and turned around and started towards the castle. Eddie stared at her retreating back before his voice developed a mind of its own.

"Lily?" he called after her, his voice strained and pained with rejection. Lily stopped and turned to face him.

"Yes?"

"Can we not let this ruin our friendship?" asked Eddie pleadingly. If he could not have her love, he more than anything wanted her friendship; after all, he felt nothing without her. He felt so relieved when Lily gave him that dazzling smile he loved so much.

"I didn't plan on letting this ruin our friendship," said Lily smiling. "Let's just pretend this never happened."

"Oh…yeah…definitely," said Eddie his voice shaking. Lily gave him another bright smile before turning and continuing her path to the castle. Eddie watched her until she was out of sight, until she disappeared through the castle doors.

'Let's just pretend this never happened,' Eddie thought to himself miserably and he felt the little fire left in his stomach completely diminish. Robyn had been right; Lily only loved him as friend and nothing more. 'Damn why hadn't I just listened for a change?'

Eddie sat himself at the Great Lake's edge and stared into the clear waters, tears beginning to brim his eyes as he thought about his unrequited love for Lily. He knew he would go on, but he knew he would never stop loving Lily either. His love for her was infinite and it would never stop.

Deep down, despite the lacking of fire in his spirit and stomach, Eddie knew that this unconditional love for Lily would let his heart to continue beating because for a broken heart still beats.


A note from the Jitterbelle. I'm sorry for continuous sad chapters. I know many of you will be and are upset over Lily choosing Asher over Eddie but you need to understand that Lily is sixteen years old and is going to have boyfriends, break-ups, and crushes. I want her to be as typical as possible and we shall see later on if Eddie is truly the right man for Lily. And Lily needs to see it too. Please be understanding about that. Thanks to those who have and do review!

Coming in Chapter 24 - A change in the prophecy…the final chapter of this story.