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CHAPTER 41
Andrew knew that he had to do. It was something he hated to do, but nonetheless, it had to be done.
"Lilly, we need to tell the Headmistress, and your family."
"No, they will find out about you!"
"Lilly, the only reason I am "undercover" is because the Dark Lord thought I was dead, he obviously knows I am alive now. We have no other choice."
"I still do not like this idea, I hate it as a matter of fact, what if they ban you from here, you have become one of my best friends, I can't stand to be away from you."
"Lilly, we will worry about that when the times comes, now we need to get to the Headmistress, I will retrieve her, you are not to leave until I come back, and as soon as I walk out of the door I want you to put the locking charm back on it. She will then notify your parents."
Lilly could not say a word, she watched Andrew leave and as soon as the door closed she put a locking charm on the door. She waited for what seems like hours, in all actuality it was really no more then 10 minutes.
Lilly, heard a knock on the door, she was afraid to open it.
"Lilly, open up it is me" Andrew pleaded.
"How do I know it is sure?"
"Note to self: Find the properties of Wolfsbane."
Satisfied, Lilly unlocked the door to find Andrew (Professor Browning) and Headmistress McGonagall.
"What is the meaning of this Jeffrey (Professors Browning's first name), and Miss Potter, you should not be out of bed!" McGonagall shouted
"Minerva, please hear us out, Lilly has something important she wants to tell you," Andrew pleaded
Me, why me, why can't you tell her!" Lilly yelped.
"Because, right now I think it is best you tell her, please."
"Well, some one had better tell me, and quickly!"
"Alright, Headmistress you might want to sit, this may take a while."
Lilly proceeded to tell the Headmistress everything, from the first time she met Andrew, to all her dreams, to her constant interaction with Andrew. When Lilly was finally finished McGonagall spoke.
"Miss Potter, I am very disappointed, you should have came to me in the first place. I would have been able to protect you."
"Minerva, do not be too harsh on here, it was my idea to keep it from everyone."
McGonagall just stared at Professor Browning, who jet black hair was beginning to turn Sandy Blonde.
"Andrew, I can not believe it is you, I thought you were dead." McGonagall could not help but stare, as Professor Browning melted away to reveal Andrew Dumbledore. For the first time since Lilly's start at Hogwarts, she watched her Headmistress tear up.
"I knew you and everyone else will be terribly angry, but I had to blow my cover, Lilly is in trouble, and I plan to protect her. "
"I will deal with you later, presently the only thing I care about is Miss. Potter's safety. Now Lilly, I must know in your dream, do you know this place that you were with the Dark Lord?" McGonagall asked.
"The only thing I can remember that it was dark, it smelled of dried blood, and the windows were boarded up, I do not remember how I got there, my dream just began there."
"I can not say that I know where you are talking about. There is only one way to find out more information, you need to sleep. You need to dream again, and hopefully this time you will be able to see more." McGonagall said
"Headmistress, I am sorry I do not want to, I am scared." Lilly said frighten.
"Lilly," Andrew said. "So not be scared, we are not going to leave your side, we will be right here, I promise."
"That's right Miss. Potter, we will put a sleeping charm on you, so that you will fall instantly asleep, except if you get too frightened all you have to do is say "Excito" and you will be instantly awoken."
Lilly just nodded, she lay down on the couch.McGonagall stood over her and told Lilly to close her eyes, she held her wand over Lilly, "Quiesco" McGonagall said and suddenly Lilly fell asleep.
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CHAPTER 42
Lilly opened her eyes; she was in the middle of the Quidditch pitch. She looked around, Jessica Flanagan was on the floor, Lilly ran over to Jessica, she was still breathing, very shallowly, it seems like she fell off her broom and was knocked unconscious. Lilly pulled her wand out of her robes. Before she even had a chance to prepare her self, she heard a voice yell "Expelleramus!" Lilly's wand flew out of her hand and landed at the feet of a hooded man. She recognized him from her previous dream.
He levitated Lilly; she could not get out of his control. He walked her over to a large tree, his assistant pointed his want at the Tree and state "Immoboilus" and the tree stopped moving. There was a slight hole and the base of the tree, they went down into this hole and in turned into a long corridor.
After what seemed like an eternity finally they came to a halt; it looked as if they were under a floor of some kind, the assistant pushed up on some floor boards. The all climbed up into this room. Lilly was thrown across the room, she landed in the corner, and she was slightly dazed. After a few minutes she managed to look up.
"Who are you?" Lilly screamed.
"Don't worry, your dirty little blood about it!" the Dark Lord Snapped.
"Fortunately for you, I am not here to hurt you tonight; I am waiting for that looser protector of yours, Dumbledore." The Dark Lord sneered.
Before Lilly, had a chance to respond Andrew burst through the door, and the Dark Lord was waiting for him.
"Lilly, are you alright? Did he hurt you, Lilly, speak to me."
Lilly could not watch Andrew die again. She yelled at the top of her lungs "Excito" she was instantly awaken, Looking over her with intense looked in their eyes were Headmistress McGonagall, Andrew, her Parents and her Aunt and Uncle.
"When did you get here?" Lilly asked weakly.
Here mother spoke first, "Lilly, we have been here for nearly an hour, Andrew explained everything to us. You have been asleep for nearly 2 hours."
"No, it's not possible, I just closed my eyes, It could not have been that long, could it?"
"Lilly," Andrew spoke. "We need you to tell us what you saw."
"It was horrible, I was on the Quidditch Pitch with Jessica Flanagan, It looked as if she fell off her broom, she was unconscious, I suspected something bad was going to happen. I took out my wand, before I had a chance to turn around some one yelled Expelleramus. My wand flew out of my hand and they I was levitated, I was brought to the tree, you know that Whomping Willow. They assistant to the Dark Lord immobilized the tree, we went under the tree, we walked for what seemed like forever. They we came to a house of some sort, only we were underneath it, we climbed up, I was thrown across the room, I was dazed, then the dream went exactly as I had it the last time. I made my self wake up before Andrew was killed. Please I do not want to have to watch Andrew die again, I can't!"
"Lilly," Harry spoke. "You won't honey, you have seen the future, and we can change what is destined to happen. You said you were with Jessica Flanagan? You must have been practicing Quidditch, when is your next practice with Jessica supposed to be?
"In two weeks," Lilly answered.
"Perfect" McGonagall chimed in. "We can and will be ready for this."
"Minerva," Andrew said. "How are we going to pull this off?"
"Andrew, I told you I would deal with you later, but I have decided, Professor Browning will not be coming back, the student body will be told that he has had a family emergency and will not be coming back for the remainder of the year. How ever if Hermione here would like the position, we would greatly appreciate her filling in for the Potions Professor. You would not mind would you Hermione."
"Of course not Headmistress." Hermione said instantaneously.
"Well, I am not leaving Lilly." Andrew said confidently
"I would never dream of it Mr. Dumbledore, until the time the Dark Lord is defeated, you will be staying out of sight, here in the castle, in this office, I am sure Hermione would not mind sharing."
Hermione nodded in agreement.
"Until then Lilly, I want you going no where without an escort. A teacher will be taking you from class to class, and after dinner at the great hall, you will be walked to the common room, is that understood?" McGonagall said.
Lilly was wondering what would happen if she asked about seeing Andrew. She thought better of it so she nodded and said "Yes Ma'am."
