Chapter One

"I feel cold Lilly. Really cold," the small sound came from a red-headed woman lying on her back, arms spread out like a shot-down hawk. There was a dagger stabbed through her stomach. A younger version of the woman ran up to the wounded Lorelei-like creature.

"Mom! Mom you're bleeding! Mom there's a knife in your stomach!"

"Promise me you'll be brave," a weak voice sounded in realization.

"No! Don't leave me! Not now, not now!" A girl said through sobs.

"Just promise me, please, it's my final request," the voice uttered.

"I'm not letting you go, no! I love you! No! No! NOOO!" The small girl threw her arms around the owner of the weak voice.

"promise me that you'll always be brave, that you'll always have hope, that you'll always be the wisest girl in the world. Promise me that when all seems lost you won't give up. Promise me you'll take care of your sisters. You're the eldest Lilly. Promise me, Lilly, just promise me," The woman who owned the voice said between raspy breaths.

"I promise, to never let you go! I promise to be brave, to have hope, to be wise, to never give up, to do good, to look after Lila and Lorelei ….as long as you're with me," The little girl declared through her tears, not truly understanding what she was saying, what she was binding herself to.

"I'll always be with you," The woman whispered then closed her chocolate colored eyes. She showed no sign of life. Her once rosy lips were now blue, her once glowing skin was now pale and sickly. All color left the once sprightly nymph. The younger red-head was shocked. Her emerald-colored eyes were filled with agony and sorrow. She cried out in pain.

"Mom? Mom! MOM! No, you're not gone, no! No! NO! NOOOOOO!"

Lilly looked up into the eyes of her mother's killer as he approached. They were identical to her own, emerald green, with long dark lashes. His hair disheveled, and platinum blonde. His name was Stephan, and his clothing was splattered with blood; her mother's blood. Stephan had a malicious grin as he stepped forward to finish the job, and kill Lilly too. After all, he thought, it shouldn't be that hard, the girl is but a mere nymphette. He was about to plunge his second dagger into the young girls stomach, the only place in which you could possibly kill a nymph , when the young girl raised her mother's sword and stabbed him. He abruptly felt immense pain all over and literally combusted into flames screaming in terror and agony, for that wasn't any ordinary sword, and definitely no ordinary girl.

Lilly was shocked. She wasn't even seven years old yet and she had already killed someone. She felt like she lost something, when she would become older she'd realize it was her innocence. She stared down at her blood stained clothes, further proof of her evil deed. Never again, she vowed to herself, never again will I hurt someone this much. Her vow was in vain, for in the future she would have to kill, and keep on killing to keep her promise to her mother.

Lilly stared down at her mother's body and remembered her promise. She looked around until she found the agreed hiding spot for her sisters. She walked up to the little ditch behind the trees and bushes, stomped her feet three times then shouted, 'Layla!' their mother's first name. Two identical curly-haired brunettes raised their heads at the same time crying. They had heard the screams of their mother as she was brutally murdered, and the shrieks of the evil one as their sister killed him.

Lilly began to sob and Lila and Lorelei soon joined her. The three sisters hugged and cried in their sorrow. The realization that they were now orphans dawned on them, for their father had left them long ago, and that horrible monster had killed their mother, and Lilly avenged their mother by stabbing him, with the sword of the nymphs. It now glowed ominously, the symbols on it declaring what was to come. 12 zodiac signs engraved on the handle glowed prophesizing what was to come. The girls were oblivious though still grieving over their mother, and their sister's lost innocence. Being only eight years old, and having to kill in order to avenge her mother and save her sisters, was heartbreaking. There they sat Lilly the Leo, Lila and Lorelei the Gemini. They knew nothing of the journey to come.

(9 Years later on the streets of Didsbury, Manchester. England is experiencing it's wonderful summer…..with pouring rain)

The streets are filled with pedestrians not minding the rain as it's an expected part in their town. Umbrella or no umbrella, everyone knew it was going to rain, that was the way it was. Among the pedestrians was a 5 foot 5" red-head with emerald eyes. Dressed in jeans, a dark green hoody, and black converse high tops, carrying a green mini-back pack, she was nothing out of the ordinary. No one knew what she was, who she really was, or what she was up to. She made a few turns until she reached an old park. It was pretty empty except for two identical twin girls, obviously a bit younger than the red-head and shorter by an inch.

"So how much longer until we go back?" Lila asked.

"Yeah, we don't have to stay here for another day right? This weather is so gloomy," Lorelei lightly complained, missing the warm summers of the United States.

"You guys, you know we can't go back until we know that there isn't anyone chasing us anymore, remember last year?" Lilly said, and all three sisters shuddered at the memory.

"Please Lils, don't remind me!" Lorelei was being followed by her 'stalker', Max, who the sisters simply thought was another of her many admirers. After all, Lorelei was quite the outgoing flirt, but it turned out 'Max', was actually Maximus, one of Stephan's old followers. Stephan's old friends still held a grudge against Lilly for killing their master, and because Lila and Lorelei were her sisters, they were pulled into the hunt as well, and were often used as bait in little schemes such as the one with Max.

"Well, it's in the past now, and I don't think we'll be going back for a while," Lilly proclaimed.

"How come?" Lila asked, she was always seeking answers to questions. Unlike her twin, Lila was quite shy, and more entertained by books than parties. She was very smart, but wasn't very well-aware of it. She could only be comfortable around people she trusted, and that was basically only her sisters. She did have friends, but not incredibly close ones she could truly be herself around. They moved around way too much to have time to settle and make close friends.

"Well, I want to find our father," Lilly announced, which left the twins in a shocked state.

"But, but he left us. He doesn't want to see us!" Lorelei stated, "Plus he could be anywhere! I mean like, anywhere in the WORLD! How're we going to find him?"

"I hate to break it to you Lils, but Lory is right. We have no idea what so ever where he may be. For all we know he could be dead," Lila proclaimed.

"I know he's not dead you guys, I can just feel it. Besides, we know dad was British, mom told us, and I still remember the way he talked. And anyway, I had a vision," Lilly explained. That seemed to grasp her sister's full attention. Lilly's visions always came true, unless the sisters found a way to stop them if they were bad.

"What did you see?" They said at the same time, which made Lilly crack a smile, which was very rare, considering what she had been through.

"Well I saw him talking to someone with a British accent, an old man. I figured out that the old man's name was Dumbledor. They were saying something about a Lord something or other, maybe it was Voldesnort, Voldebort, no, oh yeah! It was Lord Voldemort. Yes, anyway they were talking about him, and what he was planning, then the old man disappeared with a 'pop' and Dad sank into his chair and looked really tired and muttered something under his breath that sounded like, 'It's all happening at Hogwarts.'" Lilly explained. "I have a feeling that dad might be in danger, same thing with that Dumbledor guy."

"Oh Lils, and you want us to go save him, huh?" Lila figured out; Lorelei still looked confused.

"You guys, I know that my visions tend to pull us into trouble, but we have to help," Lilly pleaded.

"I'm with you Lils, no matter what," Lorelei began, "but give me one reason why we should help Severus Snape," she said. Lorelei was always loyal, and was kind to nearly everyone, but not very bright or truly exceptionally brave. This would probably be the only matter she'd question her sister about.

"Because, he's our father, not someone we'll ever be able to call 'dad,' but he is definitely our father," Lilly explained. Although she wasn't a very fun person, she was responsible and brave. She, like Lila, didn't have many friends, but for a different reason. Lilly would be afraid to get close to anyone, for fear of putting their lives in danger. She was polite, but put a distance between herself and everyone else, excluding her sisters. Lilly wasn't exceptionally bright, but she was very brave, and would always put saving somebody else before saving herself. She was a little bossy, but her sisters secretly agreed that she had the right to be, after all, she had saved them far more times than they could count. Her only real problem was her fiery temper, which got her into trouble, a lot.

"I guess it's settled then, we're off to find Snape, and the best place to start would be Hogwarts," Lila concluded.

"But how will we get there?" Lorelei inquired.

A/N: Well that was chapter one, I hope you liked it, I enjoyed writing it. Don't worry, you'll see more of Hogwarts next chapter. Please review, constructive criticism is welcome.