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love that you guys love my story! It makes me feel so special! So here are
some more thank yous:
The Elfin Child: Sorry, I don't realize it's short until it's typed and then it's close to my sleepyby time. so I'm sorry.
SleepieCareBear- Heh, Here's the next chapter. I hope you enjoy it! I'm glad you like where it's going and think it's interesting!
SAKURAnTOKYO- Silly one you are. Yes, green! I'm glad you like it.
Mystic Queen- Soon. In fact just wait till tomorrow and there is the possibility that she will find out. eh? I'm glad you like it!
Bell- You think I'd let her run away? Ha, nope. soon, soon. it's coming.
ElfFlame- I'm glad you like it and I put in the references so that it seems more real, which is part of my insanity, but I am glad you're noticing!
MegHarts- Soon.
Well, I hope you all like this chapter as it wouldn't be good if you didn't. It's kind of a filler chapter because of the shortness but even in my filler chapters I have details that are important. I hope you all like it and I hope that anti-ci-pation is building! *Sorry A Rocky thing* So here's the next chapter! Don't forget to review! Oh, and I don't own Anything Potter related. so just don't sue me! ~Frankie~
Chapter Ten: Sharing Information
James apparated to Arabella's and knocked hurriedly. "Arabella! It's James, open up?" he called and Arabella appeared at the door looking flustered.
"James? What are you doing here? What's wrong?" Arabella asked letting him inside quickly.
"What's the deal with the necklace that Lily Evans is wearing? Matter of fact, what's the deal with Lily Evans?" James asked hastily.
"Lily? How do you know Lily? More importantly do you know where she is?" Arabella asked her eyes wide with shock and a vague trace of panic.
"I hired her to work for me. I had no idea she was a muggle until she asked what Hogwarts was," James said and began pacing back and forth across the living room floor.
"But she's not a muggle! At least not really. She's an untrained witch she should have gone to Hogwarts the year after we did. I gave her the necklace because I felt connected to her; like she's a long lost friend of mine or something." Arabella explained before asking in confusion, "How did you hire her?"
"Malfoy, I think, spelled a Daily Prophet to look like a normal paper, or at least without the moving pictures and threw it at her expecting her to get confused or something," James said. "She found the ad I put in and got interviewed by Leslie," he finished and ran his hand through his hair absentmindedly.
"This is all so strange," Arabella said and shook out her hair behind her back, trying to find a reasonable explanation of all of this.
"Yeah and another thing, who is the 'grandfather' that Lily was referring to?" James asked eyeing Arabella suspiciously.
"Dumbledore James. I mentioned taking her in to my home in a letter to him and he was confused because she's supposed to be dead and she supposedly declined wanting to attend Hogwarts. So he asked her some questions and he thinks the Voldemort has something to do with it," Arabella explained.
"So he was the one who put the extra charm on the necklace?" James asked putting things together and when Arabella nodded he asked, "What is it for?"
"To keep her powers in check so if she experiences any intense emotions she won't blow up and kill herself or someone else," Arabella explained.
"So I'm sharing my home with a volatile witch, wonderful," James said sarcastically.
"Yes, Dumbledore was going to tell her and have private tutors come and trainer but she disappeared from here before we could tell her, or decide on a way to tell her," Arabella said and sighed rubbing her temple as if a headache was coming on.
"It might be smart if we owl Dumbledore and tell him we found her," James said thoughtfully.
There was a quiet popping noise that neither of them had acknowledged before James spoke and so Dumbledore's voice startled them from their thoughts, "No need to owl me I am already here," he said and chuckled at James' surprised expression.
"Professor!" James exclaimed as his attention was brought to the sudden appearance of the wizened wizard in magenta colored robes standing near the door.
"Yes James, call me Albus, you're not a student anymore," Dumbledore said with a kind smile.
"Okay," James said rather quietly.
"What are you doing here?" Arabella asked in a confused manner.
"I felt the need to come. Now can either of you update me on the situation?" Dumbledore asked importantly.
"Of course," James said and told Dumbledore all he knew. Dumbledore sat down in a chair and laughed out loud.
"P-Albus. what's so funny?" Arabella asked while James looked extremely confused.
"It seems that whatever Voldemort was trying to stop, the Fates have corrected," he replied and smiled his eyes twinkling with humor.
"What do you mean?" James asked his eyebrows raised in question.
"Well I remember that about the time I was receiving Ms. Evans decline to Hogwarts a well known clairvoyant was discovered murdered with the Avada Kedavra in Diagon Alley. It seems that she predicted something to interest Voldemort in Lily Evans and he took actions to make sure that Lily never went to Hogwarts, but the Fates have intervened and brought her into our world anyway," Dumbledore explained with a slightly dimmer smile on his face.
"What do you think the clairvoyant predicted?" Arabella asked as she sat down too.
"It could have been anything from his downfall to Lily being one of his strongest enemies, I really have no idea," Dumbledore said as if he wished he did know what had caused Voldemort's influence.
"So what are we going to do about Lily and how dangerous is she untrained?" James asked with concern in his voice that if you'd asked him about it he wouldn't have been able to adequately explain it.
Dumbledore thought for a moment before he smiled at them as if struck with a brilliant idea. "You will teach her everything she needs to know as I'm sure you both still have your school books and enough knowledge to train her," he said grinning at them humorously.
"You can't be serious!" James exclaimed thinking that it was okay to tutor a fellow student at Hogwarts where there were teachers to correct any mistakes but trying to teach someone who didn't even know the premise of magic was going to be difficult.
"No, I'm Sirius," said a voice from the door and a handsome black haired, black eyes young man grinned at the three wizards in the room.
James looked up and smacked himself for forgetting that Sirius Black was supposed to be at his house that afternoon and tended to arrive in a very exaggerated manner. "What did Lily say when you got to my place Si?" James asked hitting himself again for not remembering to tell Lily about Sirius' arrival.
"She really didn't say much, just looked annoyed that I'd interrupted her reading time. She told me you were at Bella's so I decided to stop by," Sirius said still grinning, and turned to Dumbledore, "But I didn't expect you to be here Professor. I hope I didn't interrupt something important," he said holing out his hand for the older man to shake.
"Call me Albus, you're not a student anymore Sirius," Dumbledore said quietly.
"Okay, Albus, what's going on?" Sirius asked and Dumbledore sighed and quickly explained. "Really? Do you need any help?" Sirius asked and James and Arabella looked at Dumbledore for an answer as they would probably need help but wanted Dumbledore to okay it.
"Yes, we need to get Lily trained quickly before she becomes more of a danger. James, you'll teach her Transfiguration. Bella, you'll help with Charms. Sirius you can teach her on Care of Magical Creatures, mind you that will be mostly book work," Dumbledore said remembering the 3 former students best subjects.
"What about Herbology, Defense and Potions?" James asked looking confused.
"Well, I was thinking of contacting Remus Lupin to help with Defense Against the Dark Arts, if he's not busy," Dumbledore said wondering if the mans special, er, condition would be a problem.
"And the others?" Arabella asked shortly.
"If you want to split Herbology and Potions or have any suggestions I'm all ears," Dumbledore said and thought quietly about someone who could help with Potions.
They looked at each other and Sirius said, "Peter maybe? For Herbology?" with a questioning tone.
"Pettigrew?" Dumbledore asked quietly.
"Yes," Sirius said knowing their slightly clumsy friend was currently jobless and searching.
"Pete's been acting really strange lately though," James said quietly.
"He told me it's from adjusting to living with his Grandmother and having to care for her," Sirius said gently, if not defensively.
"Why doesn't he put her in St. Mungo's?" Arabella asked not thinking to highly of Peter since 7th year at Hogwarts.
"Bella, don't be too critical of Peter," Sirius said defensively.
"I'm sorry. 7th year he just started acting like a moron," Arabella said stubbornly.
Sirius just shook his head and said, "So it's going to be like the good ole days," to change the subject to something more friendly and grinned mischievously.
"First we have to tell Lily, Sirius, and that might take some doing," Dumbledore said and they began to talk about what to say and soon there after apparated to Godric's Hollow to break the news to Lily.
Author's Note: Again I'm sorry for the shortness but I put a great deal of hints in here for possibilities of what's to come. So I hope you find and enjoy them! Review!! ~Frankie~
The Elfin Child: Sorry, I don't realize it's short until it's typed and then it's close to my sleepyby time. so I'm sorry.
SleepieCareBear- Heh, Here's the next chapter. I hope you enjoy it! I'm glad you like where it's going and think it's interesting!
SAKURAnTOKYO- Silly one you are. Yes, green! I'm glad you like it.
Mystic Queen- Soon. In fact just wait till tomorrow and there is the possibility that she will find out. eh? I'm glad you like it!
Bell- You think I'd let her run away? Ha, nope. soon, soon. it's coming.
ElfFlame- I'm glad you like it and I put in the references so that it seems more real, which is part of my insanity, but I am glad you're noticing!
MegHarts- Soon.
Well, I hope you all like this chapter as it wouldn't be good if you didn't. It's kind of a filler chapter because of the shortness but even in my filler chapters I have details that are important. I hope you all like it and I hope that anti-ci-pation is building! *Sorry A Rocky thing* So here's the next chapter! Don't forget to review! Oh, and I don't own Anything Potter related. so just don't sue me! ~Frankie~
Chapter Ten: Sharing Information
James apparated to Arabella's and knocked hurriedly. "Arabella! It's James, open up?" he called and Arabella appeared at the door looking flustered.
"James? What are you doing here? What's wrong?" Arabella asked letting him inside quickly.
"What's the deal with the necklace that Lily Evans is wearing? Matter of fact, what's the deal with Lily Evans?" James asked hastily.
"Lily? How do you know Lily? More importantly do you know where she is?" Arabella asked her eyes wide with shock and a vague trace of panic.
"I hired her to work for me. I had no idea she was a muggle until she asked what Hogwarts was," James said and began pacing back and forth across the living room floor.
"But she's not a muggle! At least not really. She's an untrained witch she should have gone to Hogwarts the year after we did. I gave her the necklace because I felt connected to her; like she's a long lost friend of mine or something." Arabella explained before asking in confusion, "How did you hire her?"
"Malfoy, I think, spelled a Daily Prophet to look like a normal paper, or at least without the moving pictures and threw it at her expecting her to get confused or something," James said. "She found the ad I put in and got interviewed by Leslie," he finished and ran his hand through his hair absentmindedly.
"This is all so strange," Arabella said and shook out her hair behind her back, trying to find a reasonable explanation of all of this.
"Yeah and another thing, who is the 'grandfather' that Lily was referring to?" James asked eyeing Arabella suspiciously.
"Dumbledore James. I mentioned taking her in to my home in a letter to him and he was confused because she's supposed to be dead and she supposedly declined wanting to attend Hogwarts. So he asked her some questions and he thinks the Voldemort has something to do with it," Arabella explained.
"So he was the one who put the extra charm on the necklace?" James asked putting things together and when Arabella nodded he asked, "What is it for?"
"To keep her powers in check so if she experiences any intense emotions she won't blow up and kill herself or someone else," Arabella explained.
"So I'm sharing my home with a volatile witch, wonderful," James said sarcastically.
"Yes, Dumbledore was going to tell her and have private tutors come and trainer but she disappeared from here before we could tell her, or decide on a way to tell her," Arabella said and sighed rubbing her temple as if a headache was coming on.
"It might be smart if we owl Dumbledore and tell him we found her," James said thoughtfully.
There was a quiet popping noise that neither of them had acknowledged before James spoke and so Dumbledore's voice startled them from their thoughts, "No need to owl me I am already here," he said and chuckled at James' surprised expression.
"Professor!" James exclaimed as his attention was brought to the sudden appearance of the wizened wizard in magenta colored robes standing near the door.
"Yes James, call me Albus, you're not a student anymore," Dumbledore said with a kind smile.
"Okay," James said rather quietly.
"What are you doing here?" Arabella asked in a confused manner.
"I felt the need to come. Now can either of you update me on the situation?" Dumbledore asked importantly.
"Of course," James said and told Dumbledore all he knew. Dumbledore sat down in a chair and laughed out loud.
"P-Albus. what's so funny?" Arabella asked while James looked extremely confused.
"It seems that whatever Voldemort was trying to stop, the Fates have corrected," he replied and smiled his eyes twinkling with humor.
"What do you mean?" James asked his eyebrows raised in question.
"Well I remember that about the time I was receiving Ms. Evans decline to Hogwarts a well known clairvoyant was discovered murdered with the Avada Kedavra in Diagon Alley. It seems that she predicted something to interest Voldemort in Lily Evans and he took actions to make sure that Lily never went to Hogwarts, but the Fates have intervened and brought her into our world anyway," Dumbledore explained with a slightly dimmer smile on his face.
"What do you think the clairvoyant predicted?" Arabella asked as she sat down too.
"It could have been anything from his downfall to Lily being one of his strongest enemies, I really have no idea," Dumbledore said as if he wished he did know what had caused Voldemort's influence.
"So what are we going to do about Lily and how dangerous is she untrained?" James asked with concern in his voice that if you'd asked him about it he wouldn't have been able to adequately explain it.
Dumbledore thought for a moment before he smiled at them as if struck with a brilliant idea. "You will teach her everything she needs to know as I'm sure you both still have your school books and enough knowledge to train her," he said grinning at them humorously.
"You can't be serious!" James exclaimed thinking that it was okay to tutor a fellow student at Hogwarts where there were teachers to correct any mistakes but trying to teach someone who didn't even know the premise of magic was going to be difficult.
"No, I'm Sirius," said a voice from the door and a handsome black haired, black eyes young man grinned at the three wizards in the room.
James looked up and smacked himself for forgetting that Sirius Black was supposed to be at his house that afternoon and tended to arrive in a very exaggerated manner. "What did Lily say when you got to my place Si?" James asked hitting himself again for not remembering to tell Lily about Sirius' arrival.
"She really didn't say much, just looked annoyed that I'd interrupted her reading time. She told me you were at Bella's so I decided to stop by," Sirius said still grinning, and turned to Dumbledore, "But I didn't expect you to be here Professor. I hope I didn't interrupt something important," he said holing out his hand for the older man to shake.
"Call me Albus, you're not a student anymore Sirius," Dumbledore said quietly.
"Okay, Albus, what's going on?" Sirius asked and Dumbledore sighed and quickly explained. "Really? Do you need any help?" Sirius asked and James and Arabella looked at Dumbledore for an answer as they would probably need help but wanted Dumbledore to okay it.
"Yes, we need to get Lily trained quickly before she becomes more of a danger. James, you'll teach her Transfiguration. Bella, you'll help with Charms. Sirius you can teach her on Care of Magical Creatures, mind you that will be mostly book work," Dumbledore said remembering the 3 former students best subjects.
"What about Herbology, Defense and Potions?" James asked looking confused.
"Well, I was thinking of contacting Remus Lupin to help with Defense Against the Dark Arts, if he's not busy," Dumbledore said wondering if the mans special, er, condition would be a problem.
"And the others?" Arabella asked shortly.
"If you want to split Herbology and Potions or have any suggestions I'm all ears," Dumbledore said and thought quietly about someone who could help with Potions.
They looked at each other and Sirius said, "Peter maybe? For Herbology?" with a questioning tone.
"Pettigrew?" Dumbledore asked quietly.
"Yes," Sirius said knowing their slightly clumsy friend was currently jobless and searching.
"Pete's been acting really strange lately though," James said quietly.
"He told me it's from adjusting to living with his Grandmother and having to care for her," Sirius said gently, if not defensively.
"Why doesn't he put her in St. Mungo's?" Arabella asked not thinking to highly of Peter since 7th year at Hogwarts.
"Bella, don't be too critical of Peter," Sirius said defensively.
"I'm sorry. 7th year he just started acting like a moron," Arabella said stubbornly.
Sirius just shook his head and said, "So it's going to be like the good ole days," to change the subject to something more friendly and grinned mischievously.
"First we have to tell Lily, Sirius, and that might take some doing," Dumbledore said and they began to talk about what to say and soon there after apparated to Godric's Hollow to break the news to Lily.
Author's Note: Again I'm sorry for the shortness but I put a great deal of hints in here for possibilities of what's to come. So I hope you find and enjoy them! Review!! ~Frankie~