Chapter 5 – Making it my own way

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I hope you all like this chapter, I went severely off course with the plot, I didn't mean for Lily to end up at the place she is (you'll see at the end of the chapter!)

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Previously on Wish Upon a Star…

We need to know exactly what has happened. Professor Dumbledore is on his way.'

Lily began to explain what had happened, which left another particular silence that she'd become much too used to.

The old Professor broke the silence with a grave voice. 'Lily, James, there is a lot to explain to you, with many answers. I am going to start from the very beginning.'


There was a slight pause as Dumbledore looked at the two teenagers before starting with his explanation.

'You both have very special powers, powers that no one but you have. There have been wizards and witches who have had powers for the same purpose, but the power itself is still unique. It changes according to the person and to the destiny. You together, have the power to vanquish the Dark Lord,' Dumbledore said quietly and slowly so the important words could sink in.

'Sir, is Lord Voldemort, the next Dark Lord?' Lily asked fearfully.

'Yes, he is, but many few know. We do not yet know who Lord Voldemort really is, for Lord Voldemort is not his real name.'

Both teenagers nodded their head simultaneously, with their faces completely blank and unreadable.

'However, this Dark Lord is very strong, and will be growing more powerful second by second. This is a world which is becoming no longer safe.'

'How do you know all this about us?' James spoke up.

'There is a prophecy about each of you, which is how I know about your power, James. In Lily's case, she has a sign. There is something very unique about her, and it is her eyes. You, Lily, have inherited this power, and the sign for this is emerald eyes. That is where the power lies. Once found, it can be used to vanquish the Dark Lord in anyway.'

'What do you mean used in anyway?' Lily asked

'I mean, the power can be emitted from any way out – eyes, hands, head movement. The power only lies in the eyes, it is then used for good…. or evil. That is a choice only you can make,' the weary professor finished gravely.

'You said that I inherited this power… but both my parents are muggleborn. It doesn't make sense.'

'That, Lily, is where you have been mislead all these years, but not by accident. Your mother is a pure blood witch. She also had the power you have, but she married a muggle, your father, and things changed. Dark supporters where chasing her for her power, for she was very powerful. Not many knew, no one was supposed to. It was like this her whole life through Hogwarts. When she met your father, the summer before her 5th year of Hogwarts, they fell instantly in love. She married him at 18, immediately after Hogwarts.

'The chase from the Dark supporters never died down, if anything, quite the opposite. She was going to go into hiding, but insisted against it. She claimed it wasn't fair for her husband. She hadn't told your father yet. Rose just never quite knew how to tell him. Each day that past became even harder. When she was 20, Petunia was born. Then, she decided to give up her magical life. She felt it to be too much danger to her family, Petunia was a squib, she knew as much, and so it was easier to make it into the muggle world because she didn't have to cover up forPetunia when she showed signs of magic. She had anormal muggle life, exactly what she needed to protect her family.She put the entire wizarding world behind her, cast memory spells, protecting spells, so many spells she lost track. She only kept in contact with her family, and her meeting with them was hidden, but that was what she wanted, just to protect her family.

'Rose gave up her magical past, which means she gave up on her true calling, or so she thought. She still kept in touch on the news in the wizarding world, to see if a Dark Lord rising. Then, she was pregnant with you. I had never seen her so happy. When you were born, you already had bright green eyes. Rose knew straight away that her destiny wasn't for her to defeat the Dark Lord, but for her to pass the power along to you, as it was yours. After a few hours, she began to have a high fever. Within twenty-four hours, Rose past away, but not without leaving you a letter, explaining everything you need to know.' Sadness and loss passed through the old man's eyes. It was evident on his face. He spoke so quietly and softly, he was barely heard, but his words were still spoken with passion.

'Where is the letter sir?' Lily asked, voice shaky with tears in her eyes.

'Your mother has always had a magical box. It has been passed down generation by generation to every one with the power. I believe you may have found it already.' Dumbledore stated with a twinkle in his eyes, yet no grin.

Lily thought back, and suddenly pictured the box she found just before she received her Hogwarts letter. 'Does it have a swan and emerald on the front?'

'Yes, I believe it does.'

'Then, yes, I've found it, but there isn't a letter inside it,' Lily, who was again perplexed, said.

'Immediately after she wrote the letter, she used a spell which enables the box to only give you the letter when you were ready for it. She always had her wand with her, even though she lived as a muggle. Like I said – your mother was a very talented witch.'

Lily now had full tears running down her cheeks.

'I'm sorry, I have to go,' Lily said and rushed out the room.

She didn't know where she was going, but just kept on walking quickly down the long corridors in her nightdress, wondering when they were going to stop.

She found a living room with no one inside it. Slowly she walked in, taking in the air of wealth around her. In the centre was a fireplace with armchairs situated around it with a coffee table in the middle of them. Sitting on top of the fireplace were pictures and a small pewter pot. Lily reached for the pot and looked inside. It was Floo powder, just what Lily needed. She took a pinch and threw it into the fire, watching the red flames go green. Carefully, as she hadn't done this before but had read about it, she climbed in and felt the strange sensation, saying the first place that came to her head.

"Hogwarts, Gryffindor Common Room," Lily stated clear and bold.

The effects she had read about did not take place. There was no dizziness, but instead the flames flickered violently and began to move in a strange spinning motion, until suddenly it stopped. Lily didn't understand what was happening, but the only place she had to go was Hogwarts. Stepping out of the fireplace, she got some more floo powder and watched the flames go green.

Once again but with a new address, she said bold and clear, "The Three Broomsticks, Hogsmeade."

Lily felt the ash flying around her as she arrived at her destination. Rubbing the dust out of her eyes and looking around the dark pub, she slowly stepped out of the grate. She noticed that people were giving her very odd and curious looks. Looking down on herself, she noticed that she was still wearing her nightdress. Completely humiliated, she rushed out of the pub, feeling the heat quickly rising to her cheeks. She looked around the little village of Hogsmeade and saw a fair amount of people bustling around – many of whom went to Hogwarts.

Keeping her head down in case by a miracle someone recognised her, she hurried to the sweet shop, Honeydukes. She had never shopped in Hogsmeade, but had walked around many times. After third year though, she went very rarely. She hated the thought that every one of her classmates had a friend to go with and money to buy things with. It made her fell like an outcast.

She quietly rushed to the back of the shop, and slid into the backroom. The redhead carefully slid down the trap door and rushed quietly through the cellar, crouching behind wooden crates whenever she heard a voice or noise indicating she might be found. Walking down the twisty and turning passageway, Lily caught her breath and felt a smile tug at her lips. She was home! There was no other place she'd rather be!

Lily reached the entrance to the statue of the one-eyed witch. Slowly she made her way through and crept behind the statue, making sure no one saw her in case anyone was around the castle.

Realising no one was around she made a run for the Gryffindor Common Room. She didn't know what happened in the holidays regarding the passwords, but she had to take a chance and risk it. Reaching the portrait she was met with the well-known face of the fat lady.

"What do you think you are doing here Miss Evans? It's the summer holidays! Shouldn't you be having fun somewhere OUT of school? It's not only your holiday, but mine too!!!' The fat lady exclaimed.

'I'm so sorry! It's just that I left something in my dorm and I REALLY need it now! Can I PLEASE go and get it?' Lily whined, thinking fast on her feet for an excuse once again.

'Why are you in your nightgown dear?' the Fat Lady quickly changed the subject without even realising it.

'I was just going to go get dressed when I… uh… realised I left the top I was going to wear in my dorm somewhere!' Lily quickly said, smoothly changing the subject back to the fact she needed to get in.

'I shouldn't allow this, but as I have a soft spot for you, I'll let you in. You must be more careful with remembering your things! I've never had this before you know!' As the portrait opened, the fat lady added sternly, 'You have 10 minutes, I'll make sure you come back out or I'm getting someone to go fetch you – students are not allowed to be here in the summer.'

Lily froze on the spot, Bugger, I didn't think about that! 'Don't worry; I'll be flooing home! I'll use the fire in the common room! It's much easier!'

'Ok then. See you in September!'

'Bye, and thank you!'

Lily walked into the common room and suddenly felt no longer home sick. She walked over and sat on the sofa. Thank God I found that secret passageway into Hogwarts that one time. She only then seemed to realise what she had just done. She had managed to escape from Potter Manor; sneak into Hogwarts as well as sneaking into Gryffindor Tower convincing the Fat lady she would be gone in five minutes. It would be impossible for her to get food, clothes and anything else she needed. She was effectively locked up. She couldn't use magic out of school because she was too young, and even though she was IN school, it wasn't school time and wasn't worth the risk of expulsion.

Lily fingered the wand in her pocket, feeling a slight urge to use it. Looking around the room, looking for inspiration, she saw a calendar. Today was the 21st of July. It was her birthday yesterday! Which meant that she was 17 and was able to do magic! Lily jumped up and immediately ran to her dorm. She lay on her bed and smiled up at the room. She was ecstatic! She had a home for the summer and never had to see her dad and stepmother again! The only glitch was to get around the school without anyone knowing.

After half an hour of thinking as to how she could carry on hiding here, she had finally though of an idea. Lily had cast a spell to make herself blend into the scenery around her. She was effectively invisible, but to make sure she was safe, she'd have to hide in the shadows whenever someone was around. She needed to get out the portrait without the fat lady knowing, which would almost be virtually impossible, so she transfigured a few tied bed sheets into a ladder, and then cast the same spell on it that she had on herself. Struggling, she eventually put the ladder against the wall outside the tower wall. Looking out over the beautiful grounds of Hogwarts, Lily cautiously stood on the window frame.

Slowly and carefully she climbed down the ladder and made her way, attentively, into the castle. She tiptoed around and soon realised that no one was there apart from the ghosts. Her first stop was the library. Picking out a mixture of books, she snuck back out and into the hallway, transfiguring a dictionary into a bag, and then casting an inner-expansion spell and a spell for weightlessness on it.

Thinking short-term wise, she headed straight for the kitchens and bribed the house-elves to give her some food. Lily was shocked as to how much they brought her, but learning over the years that denying it would effectively leave them heart-broken, she took it all as well as convincing them to keep her secret.

Silently creeping back up to her dormitory using the well-transfigured ladder, she took all her spells off, and set out her books, bag and food on another girl's bed. There were numerous books, many of which were spell books – especially transfiguration. Lily thought that by having this she could learn new spells to prevent her from leaving the tower too often. Not only that but she needed to practise her transfiguration – Charms class was more her strong point.

Taking some food from the pile, she sat down and ate lots of it very fast – the eleven days of no food was taking quite an effect on her. Lily quickly wrote a short note to herself to read Magical Stitch – The way to magic your own clothes in 1, 2, 3 simple steps! She grabbed a novel from the pile and began to read it. After a while, Lily soon fell into a light doze, lying on her bed with the evening sun shining on her, looking just like an angel – reading always seemed to make her drowsy! : P


Jay, Jenny's beta reader, grins at Jenny's enthusiasm. She says this is very good, and she hopes you all like this. She also says that Jenny's maths is slightly over-hopeful, but she still beat last time. 2,324 words, actually. This is what she's saying right now:

Jay: I was wondering what Lily's eyes had to do with the sixth and seventh HP books: maybe this'll be it!! XD And do any of you have any ideas about the HBP? Please tell me or Jenny, we soo want to know…XD


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