Disclaimer: I didn't put one in at all last chapter, not even a mention of it, if I recall correctly. Well, I don't see why I'm doing this, but not all of these characters in my story belong to me, they belong to J.K. Rowling, and some belong to other people, I just forget who, though. I'm going to have nightmares for weeks, I'm putting up a... disclaimer... shudders... the one thing I said I wouldn't, anyway, back to the story. Not yet, I have an Author's Note, sorry people.
Author's Note: I should have told you that this wouldn't all be a happy, sunshiny story. Although, I thought you would get the picture when it said that this would be a Romance, and TRAGEDY, story, my bad, my mistake. Well, just so you know, life isn't all that happy, and all of you should know that, and well, I need something other then Tuna moving out as a not so tragic tragedy. I'm sorry if you don't like it, because I could care less. I haven't updated for a while, because our power went out 1-2-05 when I was going to write this. Again, sorry for the errors in the last chapter, I tried to keep it to a minimum, but my computer is weird, and hates me, so it doesn't work for me. If you read my story please review, because I need someone to tell me how they like my story besides my friends. Besides, I've been kind of sad lately, so I'm going to go on a insane random bout of depression probably so don't expect a chapter too soon after this. Just to give you a heads up, and well, if you thought what happened before you have no idea what's going to happen in later chapters. Joking! Seriously though, no one can have a sunshiny perfect, fairy tale life, this may be based on a book, but come on, you have to admit, it'd be an awful story if everything was out of a fairy tale.
Chapter 5
Settling In, Violent Outbursts, and the Breaking of Hearts
I hate him, I mean it, I absolutely do. He's an arrogant, egoistical, prick, and a big bully. Someone said that there's a little good in everyone, but at the moment I'm sincerely convinced that James Harold Potter has no good in him. I'm so mad at myself, I'm crying, no, weeping, no sobbing, because of -insert a ton of little blotches obscuring the words- because of what he said to me. He had no right to say those things to me. They were so hurtful, my heart which had slowly started to heal after Mum's death suddenly felt as if it had been broken ruthlessly, then thrown into a raging fire. My heart hurt so much, and those words repeated over and over...over and over...over and over...
"Lily Marie Evans, how can you turn traitor on us? After all my family has done for you, after your Mum died, because of you, and how your precious Daddy, and sister left you. How could you dare to associate with those... Those people, like the Malfoy family and the Snape one? I mean, seriously, you could do so much better than them. They asked you to live with them, and you're actually considering it? How dare you invite them to your Mum's funeral, that's a total dis to her memory, why would she want those snotty, aristocratic, bastard families at her funeral? Use that brain under that carrot-top head, now will you? I thought there was something special about you, that you weren't like other girls, but you're just as stupid, shallow, and as superficial as them." He stormed at me, his eyes dark with anger, and his face a tomato red.
Luckily, Remy supported me and started yelling back at James, but I couldn't make out the words. Sirius and Peter followed James, they both thought I was shallow, and superficial, and they shot me dirty looks as they left the room, following their, "leader, James". Well, that's it, I'm moving in with Daddy, my real one I mean, Tobias Snape. All I want at the moment is someone to hold me and comfort me, thankfully Remy helped me sneak out with my stuff.
"Lily, be careful, I'll support you no matter what you do, but I want you to tread carefully, these are dangerous waters you are heading into, and from where I'm standing I can't see the bottom, and when I look across, it seems that no matter where you go, you'll drown. You're in a difficult situation, but I think you'll do great. You've always been able to shine, when most flowers would wilt, sis. I love you, and I'll try and visit you before school starts. Don't forget to write." Remy said softly whispering so he wouldn't wake anyone up. He hugged me tightly, as if I would disappear at any given moment.
"I won't Remy, I'll write, I promise, I love you too. Sometimes though, you have to take risks, the waters I'm heading into are dangerous, and can topple me over at any time, but you know me, I may not be that strong right now, but I have enough strength to make it through this. Bye Remy!" I whispered back, returning his hug as my eyes grew glassy, and started to tear again. I pulled back deciding that I needed to go, and Remy should leave so he doesn't get into any trouble.
"Take care Remy, if things start getting bad here, then you're more than welcome to come to my house. Love you!" With that, I ran to the fireplace, and grabbed some Floo Powder, and threw it into the flames. Taking a deep breath I stepped into the glowing green flames, and whispered as loudly as I dared, "Snape Cottage!"
The dizzying feeling of going through the fire, swept me away far from Godric's Hollow, and farther away from Remy.
Finally, I arrived at Daddy's house, I mean cottage, it was kinda small and a little dusty. I guess it wasn't that bad, but I was content, because this was where Daddy lived. All of a sudden I hear shouting, now, I don't believe in eavesdropping, but this was a special case. Sev was cowering in the corner as Eileen and Daddy were yelling at each other and at him. Sev noticed me, and opened his mouth to say something, but I shook my head and made a shushing motion. He quickly clamped his mouth shut. He nodded to the door beside him, and he swiftly exited through it, luckily for him Eileen and Daddy were too busy yelling at each other to notice him leave the room. Getting the idea that Sev probably wanted me to follow him, I used some wandless magic I had been practicing on Dumbledore's orders, I charmed it smaller and stuffed into my locket, which contained a picture of Mum and Daddy. I quickly followed Sev through the door. Charming it locked, while putting up a silencing charm after I had entered the room.
"Hey Lily," Sev said softly.
"Hey Sev," I replied just as softly. "What's up with Eileen and Daddy, why were they yelling, and don't they clean, I mean no offense, but I mean, shouldn't they try and keep the house clean? Its nice, but not really a home, its as if no one lives here."
Sev smiled bitterly, "Don't mind them, they're always like that. No one does anything around here but yell and get drunk, and squander the money I manage to make. This isn't a real home, he loves you so that's why he's nice to you. He loves you because your Mum was the only women he loved, the only reason he married my Mum was because she got pregnant. So, get used to it if you want to live here."
My eyes widened, if what happens here made Sev so hard-hearted, then I don't want to live here I thought, and he won't either. "Sev, pack your things, gather all of your money, don't leave any of your belongings." Then I spotted something, it was a paper, it was a paper that would make a parent disown their child, the same kind Mr. Evans used on me. "Sev, get me that paper if you'd please." I said to him. Sev, not having any reason to question me, packed his belongings, before doing anything he handed up the paper. "I'm going to see if Daddy will sign it, then you'll be free, and THEY'LL have no custody over you, but I'm going to add my name to it." With that I used magic to put my name with Sev's name. (Magic can come in handy, but there is a muggle thing that I love even more.) "On second thought... I think I'll just forge the signatures, of Daddy and Eileen. Can you get me a sheet paper with their signatures on it?" I asked Sev.
"Sure, be careful when forging, luckily this is a muggle disownment, so I get to keep everything that's mine or that I take for what is mine." He said the last part with a grin as he darted behind his closet door, and pulled out a grocery list.
I raised my eyebrow at him, "A grocery list? They sign their grocery lists?"
Sev shrugs, "Hey, I can't help it if our parents are weird." At that we both laughed. I started to perfectly copy their signatures to the legal document, thinking about the place we'd be staying at. Lucius's house was out of the question, they would let Daddy, and Eileen, I mean Tobias and Eileen know where we are, that's the problem with adults, they always think they know what's best for kids. They say we have problems, at least we aren't control freaks! I told Sev this and we both started laughing again, even harder, carefully I re-applied the silencing charm to the door, and the locking charm.
"Done!" I shouted as quietly as I could. "Do you have a broom Sev? We can escape on that, or I could probably shadow walk us there... It'll be kind of slow, because I've never taken anyone else with me before." I told him, thinking that this was probably a power that Dumbledore didn't expect me do have, I didn't need to inform him that I had another power, now did I? I mean, he's so stressed anyway... Who am I kidding? I don't want to share this power with him, because he'll rant about how it would be a valuable asset to the Light Side during the war. Whoever said that I'd be fighting in a war? Who said I'd be on the Light Side? I mean I wouldn't be on Voldemort's side, but I mean, he can't make that choice for me.
"Well," Sev started saying, "I don't have a broom, but I have a magic carpet. We'll have to fly really high, so you're going to have to put on a coat, because it'll be chilly and wet up there." Sev finished, while putting on his own coat.
Slightly embarrassed I asked him if he had an extra one, since I didn't have one, nodding, he pulled out one for me. He went into his closet and pulled out his magic carpet, it had a sticking charm, and just in case a bubble charm, which would create a little area over and under our magic carpet, so in case the sticking charm wore off and we fell, we wouldn't fall completely down. The magic carpet sparkled in the light, it was in shades of blues and greens. It radiated magic, it made a pleasant tingle run down your spine once you felt it.
"That's awesome, Sev! It's just what we need to escape! Do you know how to the steer it properly, because I sure don't!" I exclaimed, laughing towards the end, Sev laughed beside me too.
"Of course I know how to steer it, if I didn't would I be showing this to you? No I wouldn't, so, let me open this window, could you shrink my suitcase as well, and keep it? If we have too much weight on the carpet, then it'll sink, and won't fly smoothly." He explained to me, while I did a shrinking charm, and stuffed it into my locket as well. He opened the window while I sat at the front of the carpet. He sat behind me, and held onto me with one arm, and the carpet with the other. "Don't try and talk to me much, because this carpet relies on your commands, and if I say something and it mistakes it for a command, then we'll be in trouble. Tell me the directions when needed, okay?" He said, ending with a question, and looked at me expectantly. I gave him a nod affirmative, so he knew that I understood.
With that, we were off, we flew straight out into the air, sky rocketing towards the clouds. Once we reached our position, high in the air, with the clouds protecting us from sight, we flew more smoothly. I kept giving him directions, we needed to reach there as soon as possible. Finally we got there... It looked even more beautiful than ever... Wait, who was that person right there, and... (I let out a piercing scream)
A/N: Did you like this chapter? I hope you did, because it might be the last for a some more days, because I can't get the words I want to put, down on here. So, I'll be kind of grouchy, lol, just a warning for my friends!