Chapter Three
Lilly & James
Albus felt as if his heart was lodged errantly in his throat as he hurried up the stairs. Flinging open every door he passed until he reached the one where his son and daughter in law lay sleeping. "Please do not let me be too late." Albus whispered to him self, as he hurried across the room and began shaking Lilly in an effort to wake her, despite the fact it seemed as if her body was slowly becoming somewhat transparent. "Lilly, James please wake up." Albus pleaded as he attempted to wake them. "Lilly you must wake up." Albus he pleaded as his son shifted, giving him a ray of hope. "James wake up this instant!" He ordered firmly as he doubled his efforts to wake them both. "If you wish to see your son, you must wake up!" Albus sighed knowing he could no longer keep Harry from them. "Dad?" James whispered softly as he felt himself being pulled back toward the light that had began to dim within the deep recesses of his mind. "James if you wish to see Harry you must help me wake Lilly." Albus said as he placed his sons glasses on his face so that he could see more clearly after helping him to sit up on the side of the bed. "You mean it? We can see Harry?" James asked with his eyes full of hope. "Yes. As soon as you are both strong enough, I will take you both back to Hogwart's and bring Harry there as well." Albus promised. "Thank you." James said as he threw his arms around his father. "We have to wake Lilly." Albus said as he hugged his son for several long moments. James nodded sleepily as he turned to his wife and began trying to wake her, after nearly an hour he was becoming desperate, and with no alternative left he reached for his wand and wincing as he did so, whispered beneath his breath.
Lilly was floating among the clouds, drifting toward what could only be described as heaven. Her only thoughts were it was almost like flying. She loved flying almost more than life its self, despite the fact that her husband was the one known for his abilities on a broomstick. For a moment, the memory of her husband, gave her second thoughts about leaving him behind. It made her heart ach to know that she was leaving James, but he would understand. The last 15 years had been hard on them both, but it had been she that had allowed Albus to hold Harry, while the charm was preformed. It had been her fault that they were sent into exile without their son, and that was something that she could not live with any longer. As she drifted closer to her destination, Lilly could almost make out another that was standing among the clouds. The closer she came to the person, the more she felt a familiarity to them. At first her heart soared, thinking that James had followed her, however as she drew ever closer, she found it was man she had not seen in 15 years. "Sirius!" Lilly exclaimed as she drew close enough to throw her arms around the man that had been like a brother to her for as long as she had known her husband. "Oh my god!" Sirius whispered as he flung his arms around his best friends wife as tears streamed unnoticed down his cheeks. "How did you get here?" Lilly finally asked as they stepped apart, and she listened quietly as Sirius told her about the ministry and falling through the veil in his effort to rescue Harry and his friends. "Harry and Remus are coming to help me get out of here." Sirius said as he glanced over his shoulder where another veil covering a gateway was standing. "But why?" Lilly asked as she glanced toward the entrance to some unknown palace in the distance. "Why what Lills?" Sirius asked as he turned back to face her. "Why would you want to leave here?" Lilly asked truly confused as to why anyone would want to leave a place that was so peaceful and filled with joy. "Because Harry needs me. I need him. Since you and James were killed, he doesn't have anyone but me and Remus and I will do everything within my power not to disappoint him and to be there for him. Harry is such a wonderful kid Lills. He's polite, caring, and I love him like he was my son." Sirius said not bothering to hide the tears that were falling once more. "Tell me about him." Lilly whispered. Wanting desperately to know everything that she could about her son. Sirius spent the next few hours telling her every little detail about her son, after briefly explaining about being betrayed and sent to prison. "You and James would be so proud of him Lills. He really is the most amazing kid, and I think he has the power to become a magus once he fully comes into all of his powers." Sirius finished proudly. "Sirius, did you just tell me that Albus sent Harry to live with that awful sister of mine?" Lilly asked sure that she had not heard him right. "Yes." Sirius admitted, ashamed that he had acted so recklessly by going after Peter, rather than take on the responsibility that he should have the moment he had found out Lilly and James were dead. "He promised me that he would never do that." Lilly said with a frown as she looked down at her hands and saw that they were transparent. "I would never admit this to anyone else Lills, but Albus has done a lot of things that I feel has put Harry into unnecessary danger. I have this feeling, that it's because of me that Harry has not had to face Voldemort completely on his own. Don't get me wrong, Harry will defeat him, but I know deep somewhere inside of me, that until Harry comes into his powers fully, that Voldemort will kill him. I can't let that happen." Sirius admitted. "Sirius, do me a favor, if you can." Lilly said as she made up her mind that one-way or another she was going to see her son. "Anything Lills." Sirius said knowing he would do anything that she asked. "When Remus and Harry come to get you, take me with you." Lilly pleaded softly. "I don't know if that's possible Lills, but if it is, I will." Sirius said as he hugged Lilly tightly in his arms and they sat in silence waiting.
"Are you sure they are coming?" Lilly asked after what seemed like hours must have passed, and she began to realize that she was beginning to slow fade, more than what she had when entering this realm, where ever it was she thought to herself, not wanting to alarm Sirius. "Yes I am sure." Sirius said, not daring to let him self think otherwise. Yet at the same he could not help but hope that Harry and Remus found the veil of the light and soon, because if not, the way Lilly seemed to be fading, it would be too late to try and take her through the veil. How he knew this, he had no idea, nor did it really matter to him. All that truly mattered was that he was going to return to Harry and if at all possible, bring Lilly as well.
Tightening his hold around Lilly as if she would disappear if he let go, Sirius began to let his mind drift, yet time and again, he could not help but focus on the fact that it seemed strange, that he would, of all the people he knew, meet Lilly in this realm that seemed to link the living world and the dead. "Lilly, I have been wondering something." Sirius said struggling to find the right words to ask the question most on his mind. "What's that?" "I was just wondering why, if you have been dead for the last 15 years, that you are still in this place." Sirius said not sure where or what kind of place they were currently in. "And where is James? I thought you two were inseparable." "James is not here because he has not lost his will to live. I have." Lilly said as she finally realized what she had done and how she came to be in this particular place. "I don't understand. If your dead, how can you loose your will to live?" Sirius asked, confused at the direction the conversation had taken. "James and I are not dead. Albus sent us to a place called Godrick's Heaven. We thought he was sending Harry along with us, otherwise James and I would never have agreed to go. But for some reason Albus . Sirius! Something is wrong." Lilly cried as she felt herself being pulled away from him and helpless to stop what ever it was. "No!" Sirius cried as he tightened his arms around her. "Promise me to take care of Harry!" Lilly said as the pulling became stronger and she felt her self-slipping from his arms. "I will find you Lills! I promise!" Sirius called as he lost his hold on her and she was pulled back in the direction that she had come. Watching through eyes that were blurred by tears, Sirius hit his knees, feeling as if his heart was being wrenched painfully from his chest. "Please hurry." Sirius whispered to him self, not sure how much longer he could continue to ignore the soft voice calling out to him in the distance.
Albus felt as if his heart was lodged errantly in his throat as he hurried up the stairs. Flinging open every door he passed until he reached the one where his son and daughter in law lay sleeping. "Please do not let me be too late." Albus whispered to him self, as he hurried across the room and began shaking Lilly in an effort to wake her, despite the fact it seemed as if her body was slowly becoming somewhat transparent. "Lilly, James please wake up." Albus pleaded as he attempted to wake them. "Lilly you must wake up." Albus he pleaded as his son shifted, giving him a ray of hope. "James wake up this instant!" He ordered firmly as he doubled his efforts to wake them both. "If you wish to see your son, you must wake up!" Albus sighed knowing he could no longer keep Harry from them. "Dad?" James whispered softly as he felt himself being pulled back toward the light that had began to dim within the deep recesses of his mind. "James if you wish to see Harry you must help me wake Lilly." Albus said as he placed his sons glasses on his face so that he could see more clearly after helping him to sit up on the side of the bed. "You mean it? We can see Harry?" James asked with his eyes full of hope. "Yes. As soon as you are both strong enough, I will take you both back to Hogwart's and bring Harry there as well." Albus promised. "Thank you." James said as he threw his arms around his father. "We have to wake Lilly." Albus said as he hugged his son for several long moments. James nodded sleepily as he turned to his wife and began trying to wake her, after nearly an hour he was becoming desperate, and with no alternative left he reached for his wand and wincing as he did so, whispered beneath his breath.
Lilly was floating among the clouds, drifting toward what could only be described as heaven. Her only thoughts were it was almost like flying. She loved flying almost more than life its self, despite the fact that her husband was the one known for his abilities on a broomstick. For a moment, the memory of her husband, gave her second thoughts about leaving him behind. It made her heart ach to know that she was leaving James, but he would understand. The last 15 years had been hard on them both, but it had been she that had allowed Albus to hold Harry, while the charm was preformed. It had been her fault that they were sent into exile without their son, and that was something that she could not live with any longer. As she drifted closer to her destination, Lilly could almost make out another that was standing among the clouds. The closer she came to the person, the more she felt a familiarity to them. At first her heart soared, thinking that James had followed her, however as she drew ever closer, she found it was man she had not seen in 15 years. "Sirius!" Lilly exclaimed as she drew close enough to throw her arms around the man that had been like a brother to her for as long as she had known her husband. "Oh my god!" Sirius whispered as he flung his arms around his best friends wife as tears streamed unnoticed down his cheeks. "How did you get here?" Lilly finally asked as they stepped apart, and she listened quietly as Sirius told her about the ministry and falling through the veil in his effort to rescue Harry and his friends. "Harry and Remus are coming to help me get out of here." Sirius said as he glanced over his shoulder where another veil covering a gateway was standing. "But why?" Lilly asked as she glanced toward the entrance to some unknown palace in the distance. "Why what Lills?" Sirius asked as he turned back to face her. "Why would you want to leave here?" Lilly asked truly confused as to why anyone would want to leave a place that was so peaceful and filled with joy. "Because Harry needs me. I need him. Since you and James were killed, he doesn't have anyone but me and Remus and I will do everything within my power not to disappoint him and to be there for him. Harry is such a wonderful kid Lills. He's polite, caring, and I love him like he was my son." Sirius said not bothering to hide the tears that were falling once more. "Tell me about him." Lilly whispered. Wanting desperately to know everything that she could about her son. Sirius spent the next few hours telling her every little detail about her son, after briefly explaining about being betrayed and sent to prison. "You and James would be so proud of him Lills. He really is the most amazing kid, and I think he has the power to become a magus once he fully comes into all of his powers." Sirius finished proudly. "Sirius, did you just tell me that Albus sent Harry to live with that awful sister of mine?" Lilly asked sure that she had not heard him right. "Yes." Sirius admitted, ashamed that he had acted so recklessly by going after Peter, rather than take on the responsibility that he should have the moment he had found out Lilly and James were dead. "He promised me that he would never do that." Lilly said with a frown as she looked down at her hands and saw that they were transparent. "I would never admit this to anyone else Lills, but Albus has done a lot of things that I feel has put Harry into unnecessary danger. I have this feeling, that it's because of me that Harry has not had to face Voldemort completely on his own. Don't get me wrong, Harry will defeat him, but I know deep somewhere inside of me, that until Harry comes into his powers fully, that Voldemort will kill him. I can't let that happen." Sirius admitted. "Sirius, do me a favor, if you can." Lilly said as she made up her mind that one-way or another she was going to see her son. "Anything Lills." Sirius said knowing he would do anything that she asked. "When Remus and Harry come to get you, take me with you." Lilly pleaded softly. "I don't know if that's possible Lills, but if it is, I will." Sirius said as he hugged Lilly tightly in his arms and they sat in silence waiting.
"Are you sure they are coming?" Lilly asked after what seemed like hours must have passed, and she began to realize that she was beginning to slow fade, more than what she had when entering this realm, where ever it was she thought to herself, not wanting to alarm Sirius. "Yes I am sure." Sirius said, not daring to let him self think otherwise. Yet at the same he could not help but hope that Harry and Remus found the veil of the light and soon, because if not, the way Lilly seemed to be fading, it would be too late to try and take her through the veil. How he knew this, he had no idea, nor did it really matter to him. All that truly mattered was that he was going to return to Harry and if at all possible, bring Lilly as well.
Tightening his hold around Lilly as if she would disappear if he let go, Sirius began to let his mind drift, yet time and again, he could not help but focus on the fact that it seemed strange, that he would, of all the people he knew, meet Lilly in this realm that seemed to link the living world and the dead. "Lilly, I have been wondering something." Sirius said struggling to find the right words to ask the question most on his mind. "What's that?" "I was just wondering why, if you have been dead for the last 15 years, that you are still in this place." Sirius said not sure where or what kind of place they were currently in. "And where is James? I thought you two were inseparable." "James is not here because he has not lost his will to live. I have." Lilly said as she finally realized what she had done and how she came to be in this particular place. "I don't understand. If your dead, how can you loose your will to live?" Sirius asked, confused at the direction the conversation had taken. "James and I are not dead. Albus sent us to a place called Godrick's Heaven. We thought he was sending Harry along with us, otherwise James and I would never have agreed to go. But for some reason Albus . Sirius! Something is wrong." Lilly cried as she felt herself being pulled away from him and helpless to stop what ever it was. "No!" Sirius cried as he tightened his arms around her. "Promise me to take care of Harry!" Lilly said as the pulling became stronger and she felt her self-slipping from his arms. "I will find you Lills! I promise!" Sirius called as he lost his hold on her and she was pulled back in the direction that she had come. Watching through eyes that were blurred by tears, Sirius hit his knees, feeling as if his heart was being wrenched painfully from his chest. "Please hurry." Sirius whispered to him self, not sure how much longer he could continue to ignore the soft voice calling out to him in the distance.