Chapter Four

A/N: Oh my gosh!  This is so much fun to write.  Thank you all so much for the reviews!  Big things to happen in this chapter. 

Lilykins: just about your review, I know I know.  But it adds to the plot in later chapters.  And about the lion, notice how the other animals are Animagus forms? Well, Lilac's Animagus form is a lion. 

Enjoy! J

            Lily woke up to find the sun's light pouring into her eyes.  She slowly got up, and looked into the crib that was set up for Harry. 

            "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" she screamed, for Harry wasn't there. 

            Sirius bounded up the stairs.  "What is it, Lils?  What's wrong?"

            "Harry!  Where's Harry?!  I woke up, and he wasn't here!  Voldemort must have got him!  Sirius we have to go save him!"  She was getting her wand and other supplies when she looked over at him, and saw him laughing.  "Let's go!  Stop Laughing!  That's my son, your godson-"

            "Lily calm down!  He's downstairs eating breakfast.  I heard him talking to himself, and decided to bring him down before he woke you."

            Lily went and tackled Sirius.  "I would have liked him to have awoken me!  I'd have preferred that to waking up and thinking the Dark Lord has him!"  She slapped him hard across the head.

            She walked down to the kitchen, walked up behind Li, and slapped the back of her head.

            "Oww!  What was that for?" asked Lilac, rubbing her head.

            "That was for allowing that dog of a husband to take Harry!  I thought the Dark Lord had him!"

            "No offense, but what would Voldie want with him?" asked Lilac.

            "There was a prophecy made concerning him and Voldemort's downfall, just please if you are going to take him please at the very least leave a note."

            "Okay, okay and I thought this goon here-" (she gestures towards Sirius)-"was overprotective of the boys."

            "Don't forget about you." Added Lily.

            "What is it?  Pick on Sirius Day?  I haven't done anything to deserve this cruel and unusual punishment!"

            "Siri," Lily started. "First off, if it was 'Pick on Sirius Day' I would be saying a lot more.  Next, you moved Harry out of the room during my slumber, which is reason enough for this punishment.  And last, it isn't unusual.  You got this all the time, back at school."

            That was when the post owls flew in.  There was a large tawny owl carrying the Morning Prophet.  It flew over to Lily.   Lily rummaged in her pocket and gave the owl the three Knuts.

            As that owl was leaving, nine more showed up.  Each dropped a letter, and left.  Lily sat in the chair next to Harry, and started to open the newspaper. 

            There on the first page, under the headline 'Double Attack: One Dead, the Other Missing' were two pictures one of Maria Jekyll Lupin, and the other of Gabriella Walters. 

            Utter shock and dismay were what filled Lily.  Two more good souls gone.  Lily handed the paper to Sirius.  She started to pick up her letters. 

            The first letter was a boring form letter, alerting her of the death of her good friend.  The second letter, however, was a letter from Lord Voldemort. 

            Look Potter, I want that boy of yours.  And I don't care who I have to kill to get him.  If I have to slowly pick your friends off one by one I will.  Give me the boy.  Your friend that is missing, you'll find her remains at the bottom of that lake across the street.  When you see what we've done to her, you'll warm up to the idea of handing that boy over.  Cause if you don't what we'll do to you'll be 10 times worse…  

            Lily stopped there, and gasped.  She couldn't continue.  Sirius took the letter from Lily's hands.  His eyes slowly got bigger the farther he read down the page. 

            "Lily," he said after a minute "How long have Voldemort been sending letters like this?"

            "Three months."

            "We should alert the authorities."

            "You can.  I need to go talk to Remus"

            "Lily, Sirius what's going on?" asked a confused Lilac.

            "Here." Sirius gave her the letter.

            "Lils, are you sure it a good thing to go over to Remus?"
            "I think I should tell him.  I am the one who got the letter."

            "But Lily, he might turn on you.  I wouldn't mention this anytime in the near future.  Go lie down for a few minutes, or better yet take a warm relaxing bath, and Sirius, alert the authorities.  Come on Lily you cant go to Remus, not yet.  Take a rest.  Okay?"

            "But Li-"

            "No buts Lils."

            "Fine"