Author's Note: Hey, here's chapter 7. I have very bad news. I am moving,
and I will not be able to update regularly, if I get a chance at all. Yeah,
you must be saying so what, you're just moving. Right? Well, it's a little
more complicated than that. See, this wonderful computer that I use belongs
to my brother. And we're moving to separate places. And since he's taking
the computer with him, typing is a complete impossibility. So don't expect
updates as frequently.
Now that that's over, I would just like to say that people who do not like the H/Hr ship, then don't read! Thank you. And I will refer to Fred as a teen because he is nine*teen*. That is all.
Oh, and for those of you who wanted to know Lily and Lilith's past. Here it is. In this chapter. Read on to find out.
Disclaimer: I do not own any thing, except the plot, Lilith, the Circle and all its members. That's all.
Chapter 7- An Unexpected Visitor and Their Past
Three days after Ron and Fred had changed, Harry, Ron, Hermione and Fred were all relaxing in the bookshop's lounging area. They had already discussed the 'walking in the sun situation' and Fred used a potion that Sev had made for him. But for Ron it was odd. He didn't need it, which was unusual because only the Circle and their birth children could pass on that power. All the while Lilith attended to a customer. She wasn't that nice to him, but got to sell him a book anyways. After he left, Lilith came to sit with them.
"Hey, how about I close up and we hang out downstairs?" She said to the others.
"Alright," They said as they all agreed.
Lilith got up and locked the doors with a swift move of her hand. The five of them made their way down the stairs, and then walked towards the living room of the underground mansion. As they settled in, Lilith stood up and left. She came back with her chess set in hand. Ron gave her a look, and moved down to the floor next to where she was sitting. They had quickly become chess partners, finding a challenge within each other. Once the two were settled, Harry had a thought that crossed his mind.
"Lilith, how come this place spreads out all under Hogsmeade? Doesn't anyone notice that there's a huge mansion under them?" Harry asked.
"Well, the whole reason that there is a Hogsmeade is because of me. No one really notices anything." She said.
"What do you mean that there's a Hogsmeade because of you?" Hermione asked amazed.
"Well, a thousand years ago, Hogsmeade was a large whole in the ground. I made a mansion in there, and then covered it up. To everyone else, it was just a large area next to Hogwarts, where students could relax on designated on weekends. A few stores opened, so I decided to open up my own. A bookshop with a small area where the students could hangout, that was right above the entrance to my home." Lilith said.
"Wow, a thousand years ago. That means that you must have met the house founders. Right?" Fred asked.
"Yeah, I did. A few times. Nice people they were. And Godric was really cute." Lilith said staring dreamily into the wall.
"Okay, that was unneeded. How about we continue?" Ron said.
"Sorry," Lilith said smiling and moved one of her pieces.
They continued to play, while the other three just talked about things. Their peace was soon interrupted when loud sound came from the room next door.
"I'll check it out." Lilith said. She got up and opened the door, to find Severus's young head in her fire.
"Lilith, I wanted to talk to you." He said.
"Shoot."
"Have you worked on your lesson plan?" He asked.
"Sshhh!!!" Lilith said approaching the fire. "Keep your voice down! I haven't told them yet." Lilith said. "Actually, do you think you could help me on it?" She asked.
"Well, I just came to check up on you, but okay. I'll be over in a bit." He said.
"Do you think you could stay the night?" She asked. "Your room's missed you." She said pouting.
"That rarely works on me." He said, almost giving in.
"C'mon, it'll be like old times." She said.
That got him. "Fine, but what about those brats?" He asked.
"They're not brats. You know you like them." She said. And she knew he did. Sev had been there for Ron and Fred when they changed, and he seemed to grow fond of them and the other two, since then. "I'll just ask Dumbledore if they could stay the night. I am responsible for them all. Except for Fred, he does things on his own. " She said.
"Alright, I'll be over in a bit. Let me just get my stuff. I need to finish mine too." He said and disappeared.
Lilith returned to the room to find the teenagers in an interesting conversation. They seemed to ignore her. She tried to get their attention a couple of times but failed. She let out a shrill whistle and the room grew quiet.
"Thank you. Now, I wanted to ask you guys a question. Do you all want to spend the night?" She asked.
"Really?" they all chorused.
"Yeah, I just need to ask Dumbledore. Your rooms have already been arranged, and everything you need is in here." She said. "So you want to?"
"Of course!" They all said together again.
She smiled and headed off to find one of her owls. She called one of them to her. It landed on her shoulder. She then walked to her room with the owl on her shoulder. She quickly wrote the note to Albus and walked off towards the bookshop. She passed the teens that seemed to be on that argument again. She walked up the stairs and into the empty store. She unlocked the doors and once she tied the letter to the owl's leg, sent it off towards Dumbledore. The sun was just begging to set when her response came. He approved of his students staying at her underground house. She walked back and found herself with all of the teens playing Truth or Dare. She interrupted the game for brief moment.
"He said yes, so I'll show you your rooms when it's time. Oh, and I'll be having company too." She said before she went to her room.
She got the materials needed and waited for Sev in the next room. She looked around and realized that she never used the room except for the fireplace. It was a beautiful dinning room, but she never had a need for it. Her thoughts were interrupted when Sev jumped out of her fireplace.
"Hey," He said.
"C'mon. I don't want to leave them alone for too long." She said laughing.
Together, they made their way to the living room. When they opened the door, they came upon silence and stares. Lilith just rolled her eyes, and sat down at the couch. And she motioned for Sev to sit down next to her. He made his way over, and sat down. They continued their game, while Sev and Lilith huddled in the corner of the sofa, helping each other with their tasks. The teens kept asking each other stupid questions and doing miniscule dares, until Hermione noticed something.
"Hey guys, do you notice something?" She asked.
"Like what?" Ron said.
"Well, look at those two." She said pointing at the adults. The two were really close, and anyone who looked at them could see the love radiating from them both.
"That's nice Hermione, but what am I supposed to be seeing?" Ron asked, clueless as always.
"You idiot!" She said, punching his shoulder. "Just look,"
Then, as if on cue, all four of them turned their eyes towards the pair sitting on the couch. And Hermione proved her point. But the two sitting on the couch could feel their gaze on them, and they looked up to find four pairs of eyes staring at them. The teens quickly looked down and resumed to their talking while they left the adults confused.
"Don't you see?" Hermione asked in a whisper.
"Yeah, it's so obvious," Harry said.
"True," Fred said agreeing.
"WHAT are we supposed to be seeing here?" He asked in hushed tone.
"Ron, are you blind?" Hermione asked in an irritated tone.
"No, but what are we supposed to be seeing?" Ron asked.
Harry the whole time had been looking at the pair on the couch. They seemed to be laughing about something. He quickly poked Ron and got his attention towards the two.
"Hey, they look nice together." He said, causing everyone else to roll their eyes in annoyance.
"That's what we've been trying to get through to you." Fred said.
"Oh, well, what about it?" Ron asked.
"I've got a little ... plan that we can use to get them to see the light." Hermione said, getting that gleam that she always got when she had a plan in progress in her mind.
"Hermione, why do you care about Snape's love life?" Fred asked.
But instead of answering, Harry answered for her. "Because it's Lilith's love life too. She should be happy."
"Exactly," Hermione said.
For the next few hours, the 'children' and the adults, stayed out of each other's hair. But soon enough, their stomach's growled in hunger. Lilith got the hint and headed to the kitchen to work on dinner. Hermione followed her to help. Together they made a great meal. Lilith and Severus were on the side, avoiding the younger ones, while talking about their lesson plans. And the teens also tried to avoid the adults, they kept planning on their little escapade. When they finished dinner, Sev and Lilith grabbed their work from the living room, and headed towards the lounge. The teens had volunteered to wash the dishes and put them away. After the teens came back, the four of them sat down on the floor, bored as ever. Until Harry had an idea.
"Hey Lilith, you got any muggle bored games?" He asked.
"Yes actually. In that closet." She said.
Hermione got up and went to the closet and opened it. She let out a small 'Wow' at all then contents in there. There were probably all bored games in there. She skimmed through names, until she finally picked one. Monopoly. She carefully pulled it out and walked back to the others.
"Monopoly, my favorite game." Hermione said as she set down the box and began to open it.
"Hermione, you're gonna have to teach us how to play." Fred said.
"Yeah, me too. I've never played this before." Harry said.
"Really?" Hermione said.
"Yeah," Harry said.
"Well, I'll teach you all." Hermione said.
"Uh, Hermione." Lilith said trying to get her attention.
"Yeah?" She said.
"The game pieces are different. They're magical items instead of muggle ones." She said.
"That's a good idea." Hermione said.
"It wasn't mine, it was his." She said pointing to Sev, who was too engrossed in his work to care that the person right next to him was talking about him, or so she thought.
"Well, it was a good idea." Hermione said smiling
Hermione explained the game to the guys, and after a while, they finally understood it. "Once they started, Hermione was a tiny version of 'Hogwarts, A History', Harry was a tiny Snitch, Ron was a little brooms stick, and Fred was a small wand. After a long while, Lilith and Sev put down their work down and began to talk. All of a sudden, there was a crash above their heads. Lilith stood up and was about to check it out, when Severus stopped her.
"I'll check it out," He said and left the room
He was gone a while before he came back. Except he didn't come back alone. He was carrying a woman that was unconscious. Lilith quickly stood up and walked over to her.
"Catherine!" She said as she reached her.
"You know her?" He asked surprised.
"Yeah. Where did you find her?" She asked.
"Outside the shop. I brought her here and on my way she passed out." He said.
"Did she say anything to you?" she asked.
"As a matter of fact, she something that sounded like 'Code Red'. I think." He said.
"She was attacked. What an idiot. C'mon, lets take her to the guest room." Lilith said as she followed him towards the guest room.
She didn't notice that Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Fred were behind them. They followed them into the room that Ron and Fred previously occupied. The teens entered the room, and found the woman named Catherine, lying on the bed. Lilith took off her large jacket, and let her hair loose from the tight bun. She kneeled beside the other girl, and had her raised hands above her, and then a light emitted from her hands. Hermione wondered what she was doing, so she walked over to her professor to ask.
"Professor, what is she doing?" Hermione asked.
"An old form of vampiric healing. She shares her energy with the other." He said.
Hermione registered this new information as she watched her close friend heal the other woman. Lilith looked over at Severus.
"I need your help Sev." She said. "She's wounded more than I thought."
"Alright," He said.
He walked over to her, and knelt. He got closer to her, and her back was lying on his chest. His hands went to her shoulders, and then he placed two fingers on her neck. The little light grew stronger and brighter. After a long time, the teens got bored and headed back towards their game. Hours later, when they got finally finished the game, they went back towards the room. Lilith and Sev were still in the same position. But the light from Lilith's hands was dieing out. All of a sudden, Sev fell to the floor unconscious. Then Lilith fell on top of him. Hermione quickly went to the closet and grabbed a pillow and a blanket. She lifted her professors' head, and placed the pillow under it. She then placed the blanket on top of them. She ushered the guys out of the room.
"Hey, where are we sleeping?" Ron asked.
"Uh oh," Harry said.
"Great, we're gonna have to sleep on the couch." Fred said.
"Not really, let's go to Lilith's room. Maybe there are other rooms near hers." She said.
"Good idea." Harry said.
They walked to her room, and just as Hermione had predicted, there were other rooms where hers was. In fact, all the doors had their names on them. They walked to their designated rooms, and found that on the beds, there were pajamas already laid out. After changing, they tried to have a good night's sleep, or at least as much as they could, considering that it was 2 AM in the morning.
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At around four in the morning, Lilith woke up. She was too exhausted to move. She felt something move under her. And with a huge strain, she opened her eyes. She looked down and saw Sev staring right at her. With some kind of unknown strength, she got off him and rolled next to him on the floor, taking the blanket with her.
"Sorry," She said, again she wondered where her voice came from.
"It's alright, you feel on top of me." He said as he got up.
"Looks like the others thought of us," Lilith said when she saw the pillow and realized their was a blanket on top of her.
"Aww, isn't that sweet." He said sarcastically.
"Yeah, it is." She said. "I'm too tired to get up. Help?" She asked him.
"Sure," He said as he held out his arm. She didn't seem to think that was much help. He smiled and lifted her up in his arms. "Want me to take you to your room?" He asked.
"No, wanna be here when she wakes up." She said sleepily.
"Alright," He said. Then carried her over to the sofa that was near the bed. He put her down, and brought her the blanket and pillow.
"Night Sev," Lilith said sleepily as he was leaving.
"Goodnight Lilith," He said and closed the door.
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The next morning, early when the sun was just rising, Lilith woke up refreshed. She walked over to the bed and found her dear friend sleeping like a baby. She smiled evilly as an idea popped into her head. She inched her way to the side of her friends face, she put her plan of revenge into action.
"CATHERINE PARKER! WHAT DO THINK YOU'RE DOING INTRUDING IN ON ME AT THAT TIME OF NIGHT? AND THEN MAKING ME WASTE ALL MY ENERGY ON HEALING YOU?" She yelled right in her ear.
Catherine snapped her eyes and shot right up. She looked at her friend and saw a smirk upon her face.
"Why you! I otta kill you right now!!!!" Catherine said as she dove for Lilith.
"You know you never win!!! So give it up!!!" Lilith said as she took the other woman's arm and twisted it behind her back. She yelled and jumped from Lilith's grasp.
The fight continued on, and Lilith was wining like she always was. But it seemed that their yelling took more than it's purpose of throwing off anger, it also woke up the other residents of the house. Their fistfight was interrupted when the door banged open. Harry stood there, and was soon joined by Hermione, Ron and Fred.
"Hey Harry," Lilith said with a smile on her face. But her position seemed to throw them off a bit. After all, she did have someone else pinned to the ground, with their arm behind their back, and that arm had a handful of hair in their grasp.
"Is everything okay?" Ron asked.
"Hey, who's that?" Catherine asked from her position on the ground.
"It's someone you're about to meet." Lilith said as she released her friend. "Come in you guys."
The teens came in, and behind them was Sev. He followed them in too.
"Hey," Catherine said as she saw him. "What's your name?"
"Severus Snape." He said in a toneless voice.
"Hey, Lilith. Isn't this the guy that you've--" She was cut off when a hand clamped over her mouth. And her arm twisted behind her back for the third time that day.
"Cath, you remember that I told you to keep it secret?" She said, and when she got a nod for a response she continued. "And a secret wouldn't be a secret if you blabbed it to everyone in this room, would it?" when she shook her head 'no' she let Cath go. "Good."
"So, are you going to introduce me to the rest of these guys?" Catherine asked.
"Yeah. This is Ron Weasley, one of the two chess masters in this house. Fred Weasley, prankster extraordinaire. Hermione Granger, a bookworm I'm proud to say is my friend." Right here she was interrupted.
"Not another one. You read enough for the entire world!" Cath whined.
"Yes, a another one." Lilith said as she rolled her eyes. "And, this is Harry Potter. My son." Lilith said proudly, causing Harry to blush.
"Catherine Parker." Cath said. "And isn't that the last name of James, the guy you said Lily dated?" She added.
"Yeah, I thought the same thing, but I let it go." Lilith said.
"HOLD IT!!" Harry yelled. "You knew my parents?" He said disbelievingly.
"Harry, you've never told me who your parents are." Lilith said worried.
"Okay, this our time to leave. We do not want to be in the middle of this." Sev said and then left, dragging the two Weasleys with him. Hermione followed. He came back and dragged Catherine off when she didn't leave the room too.
"Harry, who are your parents?" She asked.
"James and Lily Potter." Harry stated.
"Lily married that jerk?" Lilith exclaimed.
"You knew my mother?" He said, ignoring the insult, knowing that it was true.
"Well of course. She was my best friend." Lilith said. "And she was your mother. Wow, small world."
"You can say that again." Harry said.
"So, how is she?" She asked.
Harry lowered his head, "You don't know, do you?"
"Know what?"
"They're dead. They died when I was only a year old."
Lilith gasped and her eyes quickly became moist. A tear slid down her pale face.
"She . . . she's dead?"
"Yes." Harry said, tears threatening to fall.
"Now I understand it." Lilith said.
"Understand what?"
"Why Ron can walk into the sun."
"How?"
"Years ago, just after Lily came back from her Christmas break in seventh year, she had asked me to turn her. I had refused at first, but with her persuasion, I finally gave in. She took my blood. But, she never changed. It was the oddest thing. We shared blood, yet we weren't the same. I'm guessing that because of that, you can turn people, yet they can walk in the sun without any potions. Like Ron." Lilith said.
"That's amazing." Harry was amazed at that. "How did you know her? After all, my mum was muggle-born." He asked.
"It's a long story, sure you wanna hear it?"
"Yeah," Harry said.
"Lets sit down." She said walking over to the bed, and sat down. "It all started one day when I was walking around a small muggle park. I always loved to. I walked by a bush, and heard someone sobbing. I looked behind it and saw a little red headed girl crying. The reason was that her big sister and her friends had been teasing her. Ever since then, we met at the park. She was so adorable, we played a lot of games. And at the age of eight, I brought her into the wizarding world. I still hadn't told her what I was. That same year, she saw me practicing with a sword, and she asked me to teach her. At first I just taught her to satisfy her curiosity. But I saw amazing talent within her. She was a great swordswoman. I knew I had to tell her. So when she turned nine, I told her. At first she was afraid. But then she became her old self again. And I was glad. For the next year, Lily and I trained. When her Hogwarts letter came, we were in the bookshop. I guess Dumbledore knew about our friendship. As you said, she was muggle- born, but I taught her so much, you could say she was raised a witch. Every Hogsmeade weekend, she would stay here. But those first two years were really lonely. I trained people here, and I got bored with it. I left when she turned twenty-three." Lilith told her story, but now she had tears in her eyes.
"But, why did you leave?" Harry asked. He too had tears in his eyes.
"I was shunned by my family. Everyone that was close to me threw me out. I was hated because of the person I chose to love." Lilith said sadly.
"Who?" Harry asked.
"A Werewolf. You see Harry, Vampires and Werewolves are enemies. Each species despise each other. But, when I found out he was a werewolf, I didn't pay much attention to it. I never really was one to judge people. And I had already fallen in love with him."
"But why is it so bad?" Harry asked.
"It just *is* Harry. There's nothing that I can do to change it. But, you know what? I still love him." She said.
"Oh, so you don't like Professor Snape?" He asked then quickly covered his mouth. Hermione was defiantly going to kill him.
"How do you know that!?!" She asked in a hushed tone.
"So you do like him?" He asked happily.
"You keep that to yourself. Never tell anyone." Lilith said.
"That's going to be a problem." Harry told her.
"Why!?!"
"Hermione, Ron and Fred already guessed correctly. Just like me." Harry said. "He so likes you too."
"You know, I really don't this a topic that I want to discuss with my son. Ok?"
"There is something I want to ask you." Harry said.
"Ask away."
"Well, you know when you said that I was your son. I don't understand how." Harry said.
"Well, when I gave you my blood, you could call that signing adoption papers. I am your Blood mother. I will of course never take the place of Lily. But, I am your mother. Whether you like it or not." Lilith said.
"Don't worry, I like it." Harry smiled happily as he hugged his mother.
The two made their way outside to a smell of something being cooked. Lilith went to the kitchen and found everyone there. She saw Sev standing in the corner. She walked up to him and he could Hell bursting form her eyes.
"SEVERUS SNAPE! WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THAT LILY DIED!?!" She said then slapped him, leaving a red mark across his face.
"OW! Lilith, I didn't tell you because it wasn't my place to tell you." He said rubbing his cheek.
"Oh, I'm sorry Sevvie." She said and hugged him.
"Don't call me that." He said, breathlessly. The hug crushed him.
"Who's cooking?" She asked once she let go of Sev.
"Me." Cath said happily.
Lilith walked over to her and took the pan off the stove. She threw the still cooking food in the trash.
"Hey, I worked hard on that." Cath protested.
"You know you can't cook." Lilith said.
"I know, but it was worth a try."
Lilith rolled her eyes, and shooed everyone out of the kitchen. Within half an hour, breakfast was served. They all ate happily. When they were done, they headed towards the living room.
"You guys wanna watch T.V.?" Lilith asked.
"You have a T.V.?" Harry asked.
"Yeah, c'mon." She led them towards a room that had every muggle electronic device you could think of.
"Wow." Hermione said.
Lilith turned the big screen T.V. to a boxing channel. Slowly, the guys walked to the couch and sat down to watch the fight. Within five minuets, they had summoned popcorns, chips, and soda. Lilith led the girls to the living room again.
"Glad that's over." Lilith said.
For the next hour, the three of them got to know each other. Once they got to the topic of why Lilith left, she told Hermione the same thing she told Harry. But Hermione's question was different than Harry's.
"What was his name?" She asked.
"Remus, Remus Lupin." She said.
Hermione had defiantly not been expecting that. Her eyes widened, and she ran to the room Harry was in. She grabbed his shirt and pulled him towards the door. No one else noticed.
"Harry, did you know that the werewolf that Lilith feel in love with is Remus!?!" She hissed.
"WHAT?" He asked. She dragged him back to the girls.
"Yes," She whispered so that the other two couldn't hear them. "I think we should invite him over. It would be sweet."
"What about Snape?" Harry said.
"Well, I really hadn't thought of that. I guess it wouldn't be a good idea."
"No, it wouldn't." Harry said. "Well, I'm going back." Harry said and headed towards the other guys.
Hermione sat back down with the other two as they chatted away. Hours later, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Lilith and Sev made their way towards the castle that was their school. They had one week left for school to begin, and in a few days, they were going to Diagon Alley to get their supplies. They spent those few days relaxing, and having a good time.
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Author's note: Hey all! I hope you like this chapter. I was thinking of splitting it, but then decided not to. Have you all noticed that this chapter is really long? That's because I won't update in a long time. So consider it a gift to all of you wonderful readers. It took me a really long time to write, so you better like it! J/K. ~_^ Please review, I really love reviews. After you're done Reviewing, you should check out my friends' story, Final Spirit. It's called 'The Rage Within'. It's a Harry Potter/Hulk crossover. Or you can read my other stories. That's all. And don't forget . . . REVIEW! ^_^
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Oh, and for those of you who wanted to know Lily and Lilith's past. Here it is. In this chapter. Read on to find out.
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Chapter 7- An Unexpected Visitor and Their Past
Three days after Ron and Fred had changed, Harry, Ron, Hermione and Fred were all relaxing in the bookshop's lounging area. They had already discussed the 'walking in the sun situation' and Fred used a potion that Sev had made for him. But for Ron it was odd. He didn't need it, which was unusual because only the Circle and their birth children could pass on that power. All the while Lilith attended to a customer. She wasn't that nice to him, but got to sell him a book anyways. After he left, Lilith came to sit with them.
"Hey, how about I close up and we hang out downstairs?" She said to the others.
"Alright," They said as they all agreed.
Lilith got up and locked the doors with a swift move of her hand. The five of them made their way down the stairs, and then walked towards the living room of the underground mansion. As they settled in, Lilith stood up and left. She came back with her chess set in hand. Ron gave her a look, and moved down to the floor next to where she was sitting. They had quickly become chess partners, finding a challenge within each other. Once the two were settled, Harry had a thought that crossed his mind.
"Lilith, how come this place spreads out all under Hogsmeade? Doesn't anyone notice that there's a huge mansion under them?" Harry asked.
"Well, the whole reason that there is a Hogsmeade is because of me. No one really notices anything." She said.
"What do you mean that there's a Hogsmeade because of you?" Hermione asked amazed.
"Well, a thousand years ago, Hogsmeade was a large whole in the ground. I made a mansion in there, and then covered it up. To everyone else, it was just a large area next to Hogwarts, where students could relax on designated on weekends. A few stores opened, so I decided to open up my own. A bookshop with a small area where the students could hangout, that was right above the entrance to my home." Lilith said.
"Wow, a thousand years ago. That means that you must have met the house founders. Right?" Fred asked.
"Yeah, I did. A few times. Nice people they were. And Godric was really cute." Lilith said staring dreamily into the wall.
"Okay, that was unneeded. How about we continue?" Ron said.
"Sorry," Lilith said smiling and moved one of her pieces.
They continued to play, while the other three just talked about things. Their peace was soon interrupted when loud sound came from the room next door.
"I'll check it out." Lilith said. She got up and opened the door, to find Severus's young head in her fire.
"Lilith, I wanted to talk to you." He said.
"Shoot."
"Have you worked on your lesson plan?" He asked.
"Sshhh!!!" Lilith said approaching the fire. "Keep your voice down! I haven't told them yet." Lilith said. "Actually, do you think you could help me on it?" She asked.
"Well, I just came to check up on you, but okay. I'll be over in a bit." He said.
"Do you think you could stay the night?" She asked. "Your room's missed you." She said pouting.
"That rarely works on me." He said, almost giving in.
"C'mon, it'll be like old times." She said.
That got him. "Fine, but what about those brats?" He asked.
"They're not brats. You know you like them." She said. And she knew he did. Sev had been there for Ron and Fred when they changed, and he seemed to grow fond of them and the other two, since then. "I'll just ask Dumbledore if they could stay the night. I am responsible for them all. Except for Fred, he does things on his own. " She said.
"Alright, I'll be over in a bit. Let me just get my stuff. I need to finish mine too." He said and disappeared.
Lilith returned to the room to find the teenagers in an interesting conversation. They seemed to ignore her. She tried to get their attention a couple of times but failed. She let out a shrill whistle and the room grew quiet.
"Thank you. Now, I wanted to ask you guys a question. Do you all want to spend the night?" She asked.
"Really?" they all chorused.
"Yeah, I just need to ask Dumbledore. Your rooms have already been arranged, and everything you need is in here." She said. "So you want to?"
"Of course!" They all said together again.
She smiled and headed off to find one of her owls. She called one of them to her. It landed on her shoulder. She then walked to her room with the owl on her shoulder. She quickly wrote the note to Albus and walked off towards the bookshop. She passed the teens that seemed to be on that argument again. She walked up the stairs and into the empty store. She unlocked the doors and once she tied the letter to the owl's leg, sent it off towards Dumbledore. The sun was just begging to set when her response came. He approved of his students staying at her underground house. She walked back and found herself with all of the teens playing Truth or Dare. She interrupted the game for brief moment.
"He said yes, so I'll show you your rooms when it's time. Oh, and I'll be having company too." She said before she went to her room.
She got the materials needed and waited for Sev in the next room. She looked around and realized that she never used the room except for the fireplace. It was a beautiful dinning room, but she never had a need for it. Her thoughts were interrupted when Sev jumped out of her fireplace.
"Hey," He said.
"C'mon. I don't want to leave them alone for too long." She said laughing.
Together, they made their way to the living room. When they opened the door, they came upon silence and stares. Lilith just rolled her eyes, and sat down at the couch. And she motioned for Sev to sit down next to her. He made his way over, and sat down. They continued their game, while Sev and Lilith huddled in the corner of the sofa, helping each other with their tasks. The teens kept asking each other stupid questions and doing miniscule dares, until Hermione noticed something.
"Hey guys, do you notice something?" She asked.
"Like what?" Ron said.
"Well, look at those two." She said pointing at the adults. The two were really close, and anyone who looked at them could see the love radiating from them both.
"That's nice Hermione, but what am I supposed to be seeing?" Ron asked, clueless as always.
"You idiot!" She said, punching his shoulder. "Just look,"
Then, as if on cue, all four of them turned their eyes towards the pair sitting on the couch. And Hermione proved her point. But the two sitting on the couch could feel their gaze on them, and they looked up to find four pairs of eyes staring at them. The teens quickly looked down and resumed to their talking while they left the adults confused.
"Don't you see?" Hermione asked in a whisper.
"Yeah, it's so obvious," Harry said.
"True," Fred said agreeing.
"WHAT are we supposed to be seeing here?" He asked in hushed tone.
"Ron, are you blind?" Hermione asked in an irritated tone.
"No, but what are we supposed to be seeing?" Ron asked.
Harry the whole time had been looking at the pair on the couch. They seemed to be laughing about something. He quickly poked Ron and got his attention towards the two.
"Hey, they look nice together." He said, causing everyone else to roll their eyes in annoyance.
"That's what we've been trying to get through to you." Fred said.
"Oh, well, what about it?" Ron asked.
"I've got a little ... plan that we can use to get them to see the light." Hermione said, getting that gleam that she always got when she had a plan in progress in her mind.
"Hermione, why do you care about Snape's love life?" Fred asked.
But instead of answering, Harry answered for her. "Because it's Lilith's love life too. She should be happy."
"Exactly," Hermione said.
For the next few hours, the 'children' and the adults, stayed out of each other's hair. But soon enough, their stomach's growled in hunger. Lilith got the hint and headed to the kitchen to work on dinner. Hermione followed her to help. Together they made a great meal. Lilith and Severus were on the side, avoiding the younger ones, while talking about their lesson plans. And the teens also tried to avoid the adults, they kept planning on their little escapade. When they finished dinner, Sev and Lilith grabbed their work from the living room, and headed towards the lounge. The teens had volunteered to wash the dishes and put them away. After the teens came back, the four of them sat down on the floor, bored as ever. Until Harry had an idea.
"Hey Lilith, you got any muggle bored games?" He asked.
"Yes actually. In that closet." She said.
Hermione got up and went to the closet and opened it. She let out a small 'Wow' at all then contents in there. There were probably all bored games in there. She skimmed through names, until she finally picked one. Monopoly. She carefully pulled it out and walked back to the others.
"Monopoly, my favorite game." Hermione said as she set down the box and began to open it.
"Hermione, you're gonna have to teach us how to play." Fred said.
"Yeah, me too. I've never played this before." Harry said.
"Really?" Hermione said.
"Yeah," Harry said.
"Well, I'll teach you all." Hermione said.
"Uh, Hermione." Lilith said trying to get her attention.
"Yeah?" She said.
"The game pieces are different. They're magical items instead of muggle ones." She said.
"That's a good idea." Hermione said.
"It wasn't mine, it was his." She said pointing to Sev, who was too engrossed in his work to care that the person right next to him was talking about him, or so she thought.
"Well, it was a good idea." Hermione said smiling
Hermione explained the game to the guys, and after a while, they finally understood it. "Once they started, Hermione was a tiny version of 'Hogwarts, A History', Harry was a tiny Snitch, Ron was a little brooms stick, and Fred was a small wand. After a long while, Lilith and Sev put down their work down and began to talk. All of a sudden, there was a crash above their heads. Lilith stood up and was about to check it out, when Severus stopped her.
"I'll check it out," He said and left the room
He was gone a while before he came back. Except he didn't come back alone. He was carrying a woman that was unconscious. Lilith quickly stood up and walked over to her.
"Catherine!" She said as she reached her.
"You know her?" He asked surprised.
"Yeah. Where did you find her?" She asked.
"Outside the shop. I brought her here and on my way she passed out." He said.
"Did she say anything to you?" she asked.
"As a matter of fact, she something that sounded like 'Code Red'. I think." He said.
"She was attacked. What an idiot. C'mon, lets take her to the guest room." Lilith said as she followed him towards the guest room.
She didn't notice that Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Fred were behind them. They followed them into the room that Ron and Fred previously occupied. The teens entered the room, and found the woman named Catherine, lying on the bed. Lilith took off her large jacket, and let her hair loose from the tight bun. She kneeled beside the other girl, and had her raised hands above her, and then a light emitted from her hands. Hermione wondered what she was doing, so she walked over to her professor to ask.
"Professor, what is she doing?" Hermione asked.
"An old form of vampiric healing. She shares her energy with the other." He said.
Hermione registered this new information as she watched her close friend heal the other woman. Lilith looked over at Severus.
"I need your help Sev." She said. "She's wounded more than I thought."
"Alright," He said.
He walked over to her, and knelt. He got closer to her, and her back was lying on his chest. His hands went to her shoulders, and then he placed two fingers on her neck. The little light grew stronger and brighter. After a long time, the teens got bored and headed back towards their game. Hours later, when they got finally finished the game, they went back towards the room. Lilith and Sev were still in the same position. But the light from Lilith's hands was dieing out. All of a sudden, Sev fell to the floor unconscious. Then Lilith fell on top of him. Hermione quickly went to the closet and grabbed a pillow and a blanket. She lifted her professors' head, and placed the pillow under it. She then placed the blanket on top of them. She ushered the guys out of the room.
"Hey, where are we sleeping?" Ron asked.
"Uh oh," Harry said.
"Great, we're gonna have to sleep on the couch." Fred said.
"Not really, let's go to Lilith's room. Maybe there are other rooms near hers." She said.
"Good idea." Harry said.
They walked to her room, and just as Hermione had predicted, there were other rooms where hers was. In fact, all the doors had their names on them. They walked to their designated rooms, and found that on the beds, there were pajamas already laid out. After changing, they tried to have a good night's sleep, or at least as much as they could, considering that it was 2 AM in the morning.
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At around four in the morning, Lilith woke up. She was too exhausted to move. She felt something move under her. And with a huge strain, she opened her eyes. She looked down and saw Sev staring right at her. With some kind of unknown strength, she got off him and rolled next to him on the floor, taking the blanket with her.
"Sorry," She said, again she wondered where her voice came from.
"It's alright, you feel on top of me." He said as he got up.
"Looks like the others thought of us," Lilith said when she saw the pillow and realized their was a blanket on top of her.
"Aww, isn't that sweet." He said sarcastically.
"Yeah, it is." She said. "I'm too tired to get up. Help?" She asked him.
"Sure," He said as he held out his arm. She didn't seem to think that was much help. He smiled and lifted her up in his arms. "Want me to take you to your room?" He asked.
"No, wanna be here when she wakes up." She said sleepily.
"Alright," He said. Then carried her over to the sofa that was near the bed. He put her down, and brought her the blanket and pillow.
"Night Sev," Lilith said sleepily as he was leaving.
"Goodnight Lilith," He said and closed the door.
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The next morning, early when the sun was just rising, Lilith woke up refreshed. She walked over to the bed and found her dear friend sleeping like a baby. She smiled evilly as an idea popped into her head. She inched her way to the side of her friends face, she put her plan of revenge into action.
"CATHERINE PARKER! WHAT DO THINK YOU'RE DOING INTRUDING IN ON ME AT THAT TIME OF NIGHT? AND THEN MAKING ME WASTE ALL MY ENERGY ON HEALING YOU?" She yelled right in her ear.
Catherine snapped her eyes and shot right up. She looked at her friend and saw a smirk upon her face.
"Why you! I otta kill you right now!!!!" Catherine said as she dove for Lilith.
"You know you never win!!! So give it up!!!" Lilith said as she took the other woman's arm and twisted it behind her back. She yelled and jumped from Lilith's grasp.
The fight continued on, and Lilith was wining like she always was. But it seemed that their yelling took more than it's purpose of throwing off anger, it also woke up the other residents of the house. Their fistfight was interrupted when the door banged open. Harry stood there, and was soon joined by Hermione, Ron and Fred.
"Hey Harry," Lilith said with a smile on her face. But her position seemed to throw them off a bit. After all, she did have someone else pinned to the ground, with their arm behind their back, and that arm had a handful of hair in their grasp.
"Is everything okay?" Ron asked.
"Hey, who's that?" Catherine asked from her position on the ground.
"It's someone you're about to meet." Lilith said as she released her friend. "Come in you guys."
The teens came in, and behind them was Sev. He followed them in too.
"Hey," Catherine said as she saw him. "What's your name?"
"Severus Snape." He said in a toneless voice.
"Hey, Lilith. Isn't this the guy that you've--" She was cut off when a hand clamped over her mouth. And her arm twisted behind her back for the third time that day.
"Cath, you remember that I told you to keep it secret?" She said, and when she got a nod for a response she continued. "And a secret wouldn't be a secret if you blabbed it to everyone in this room, would it?" when she shook her head 'no' she let Cath go. "Good."
"So, are you going to introduce me to the rest of these guys?" Catherine asked.
"Yeah. This is Ron Weasley, one of the two chess masters in this house. Fred Weasley, prankster extraordinaire. Hermione Granger, a bookworm I'm proud to say is my friend." Right here she was interrupted.
"Not another one. You read enough for the entire world!" Cath whined.
"Yes, a another one." Lilith said as she rolled her eyes. "And, this is Harry Potter. My son." Lilith said proudly, causing Harry to blush.
"Catherine Parker." Cath said. "And isn't that the last name of James, the guy you said Lily dated?" She added.
"Yeah, I thought the same thing, but I let it go." Lilith said.
"HOLD IT!!" Harry yelled. "You knew my parents?" He said disbelievingly.
"Harry, you've never told me who your parents are." Lilith said worried.
"Okay, this our time to leave. We do not want to be in the middle of this." Sev said and then left, dragging the two Weasleys with him. Hermione followed. He came back and dragged Catherine off when she didn't leave the room too.
"Harry, who are your parents?" She asked.
"James and Lily Potter." Harry stated.
"Lily married that jerk?" Lilith exclaimed.
"You knew my mother?" He said, ignoring the insult, knowing that it was true.
"Well of course. She was my best friend." Lilith said. "And she was your mother. Wow, small world."
"You can say that again." Harry said.
"So, how is she?" She asked.
Harry lowered his head, "You don't know, do you?"
"Know what?"
"They're dead. They died when I was only a year old."
Lilith gasped and her eyes quickly became moist. A tear slid down her pale face.
"She . . . she's dead?"
"Yes." Harry said, tears threatening to fall.
"Now I understand it." Lilith said.
"Understand what?"
"Why Ron can walk into the sun."
"How?"
"Years ago, just after Lily came back from her Christmas break in seventh year, she had asked me to turn her. I had refused at first, but with her persuasion, I finally gave in. She took my blood. But, she never changed. It was the oddest thing. We shared blood, yet we weren't the same. I'm guessing that because of that, you can turn people, yet they can walk in the sun without any potions. Like Ron." Lilith said.
"That's amazing." Harry was amazed at that. "How did you know her? After all, my mum was muggle-born." He asked.
"It's a long story, sure you wanna hear it?"
"Yeah," Harry said.
"Lets sit down." She said walking over to the bed, and sat down. "It all started one day when I was walking around a small muggle park. I always loved to. I walked by a bush, and heard someone sobbing. I looked behind it and saw a little red headed girl crying. The reason was that her big sister and her friends had been teasing her. Ever since then, we met at the park. She was so adorable, we played a lot of games. And at the age of eight, I brought her into the wizarding world. I still hadn't told her what I was. That same year, she saw me practicing with a sword, and she asked me to teach her. At first I just taught her to satisfy her curiosity. But I saw amazing talent within her. She was a great swordswoman. I knew I had to tell her. So when she turned nine, I told her. At first she was afraid. But then she became her old self again. And I was glad. For the next year, Lily and I trained. When her Hogwarts letter came, we were in the bookshop. I guess Dumbledore knew about our friendship. As you said, she was muggle- born, but I taught her so much, you could say she was raised a witch. Every Hogsmeade weekend, she would stay here. But those first two years were really lonely. I trained people here, and I got bored with it. I left when she turned twenty-three." Lilith told her story, but now she had tears in her eyes.
"But, why did you leave?" Harry asked. He too had tears in his eyes.
"I was shunned by my family. Everyone that was close to me threw me out. I was hated because of the person I chose to love." Lilith said sadly.
"Who?" Harry asked.
"A Werewolf. You see Harry, Vampires and Werewolves are enemies. Each species despise each other. But, when I found out he was a werewolf, I didn't pay much attention to it. I never really was one to judge people. And I had already fallen in love with him."
"But why is it so bad?" Harry asked.
"It just *is* Harry. There's nothing that I can do to change it. But, you know what? I still love him." She said.
"Oh, so you don't like Professor Snape?" He asked then quickly covered his mouth. Hermione was defiantly going to kill him.
"How do you know that!?!" She asked in a hushed tone.
"So you do like him?" He asked happily.
"You keep that to yourself. Never tell anyone." Lilith said.
"That's going to be a problem." Harry told her.
"Why!?!"
"Hermione, Ron and Fred already guessed correctly. Just like me." Harry said. "He so likes you too."
"You know, I really don't this a topic that I want to discuss with my son. Ok?"
"There is something I want to ask you." Harry said.
"Ask away."
"Well, you know when you said that I was your son. I don't understand how." Harry said.
"Well, when I gave you my blood, you could call that signing adoption papers. I am your Blood mother. I will of course never take the place of Lily. But, I am your mother. Whether you like it or not." Lilith said.
"Don't worry, I like it." Harry smiled happily as he hugged his mother.
The two made their way outside to a smell of something being cooked. Lilith went to the kitchen and found everyone there. She saw Sev standing in the corner. She walked up to him and he could Hell bursting form her eyes.
"SEVERUS SNAPE! WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THAT LILY DIED!?!" She said then slapped him, leaving a red mark across his face.
"OW! Lilith, I didn't tell you because it wasn't my place to tell you." He said rubbing his cheek.
"Oh, I'm sorry Sevvie." She said and hugged him.
"Don't call me that." He said, breathlessly. The hug crushed him.
"Who's cooking?" She asked once she let go of Sev.
"Me." Cath said happily.
Lilith walked over to her and took the pan off the stove. She threw the still cooking food in the trash.
"Hey, I worked hard on that." Cath protested.
"You know you can't cook." Lilith said.
"I know, but it was worth a try."
Lilith rolled her eyes, and shooed everyone out of the kitchen. Within half an hour, breakfast was served. They all ate happily. When they were done, they headed towards the living room.
"You guys wanna watch T.V.?" Lilith asked.
"You have a T.V.?" Harry asked.
"Yeah, c'mon." She led them towards a room that had every muggle electronic device you could think of.
"Wow." Hermione said.
Lilith turned the big screen T.V. to a boxing channel. Slowly, the guys walked to the couch and sat down to watch the fight. Within five minuets, they had summoned popcorns, chips, and soda. Lilith led the girls to the living room again.
"Glad that's over." Lilith said.
For the next hour, the three of them got to know each other. Once they got to the topic of why Lilith left, she told Hermione the same thing she told Harry. But Hermione's question was different than Harry's.
"What was his name?" She asked.
"Remus, Remus Lupin." She said.
Hermione had defiantly not been expecting that. Her eyes widened, and she ran to the room Harry was in. She grabbed his shirt and pulled him towards the door. No one else noticed.
"Harry, did you know that the werewolf that Lilith feel in love with is Remus!?!" She hissed.
"WHAT?" He asked. She dragged him back to the girls.
"Yes," She whispered so that the other two couldn't hear them. "I think we should invite him over. It would be sweet."
"What about Snape?" Harry said.
"Well, I really hadn't thought of that. I guess it wouldn't be a good idea."
"No, it wouldn't." Harry said. "Well, I'm going back." Harry said and headed towards the other guys.
Hermione sat back down with the other two as they chatted away. Hours later, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Lilith and Sev made their way towards the castle that was their school. They had one week left for school to begin, and in a few days, they were going to Diagon Alley to get their supplies. They spent those few days relaxing, and having a good time.
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Author's note: Hey all! I hope you like this chapter. I was thinking of splitting it, but then decided not to. Have you all noticed that this chapter is really long? That's because I won't update in a long time. So consider it a gift to all of you wonderful readers. It took me a really long time to write, so you better like it! J/K. ~_^ Please review, I really love reviews. After you're done Reviewing, you should check out my friends' story, Final Spirit. It's called 'The Rage Within'. It's a Harry Potter/Hulk crossover. Or you can read my other stories. That's all. And don't forget . . . REVIEW! ^_^
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