Chapter 25: A Dark Captivity
Lily opened her eyes to find herself in a dark dank room that smelled of death and decay. She looked around and saw that James was nowhere to be found. A knot in her stomach and a sinking feeling bubbled forth and she bit her lip in fear. She looked around again, nervously, she could see light streaming in through a doorway. She heard something slither and felt a snail coil and uncoil about her feet. The door opened and Lily could hear hissing, then speaking. "Are you sure she is the one?" A high-pitched hissing voice asked.
"Yes Master, The Potter boy will come for her—and according to Snape she's a natural Potions Whiz—and is apparently muggleborn." The girl nearly hissed in distaste.
"Good work then my dear Emily," He laughed a rasping hiss of a laugh. Lily gulped.
"Who are you?" Lily screamed and tried to free herself, she could see him whoever he was look in at her—he with his snake like eyes.
"I my dear am Lord Voldemort." He hissed and walked forward to her. "I heard you were a powerful witch—and quite beauteous." He laughed darkly and walked to her, walking around her in a circle.
"You're the wizard who is having his own crusade and killing muggles and muggleborns." Lily spoke coldly and accusingly.
"You are her daughter indeed." He spoke ignoring her inquiry. "Don't worry my pet, we won't hurt you." He hissed and looked over to her, "You must have heard of me from that dear old Harold Potter, or his son. Harold was a good wizard in his prime—we were mortal enemies in school. And now I hold his son's love captive." He laughed darkly and lurched forward, that was when Lily saw the color of his eyes, red like blood, red like a Snake's eye. Lily felt a tear slide down her cheek.
"So is what my newest Death Eater Severus Snape tells me true? Are you quite powerful in Potions?" He asked and was now inches from her once more, he lifted his wand and lit the end, he moved his wand down her face and across her cheekbone leering as he did so.
"I-I don't know, I did mix the Felix Felicis Potion faster than—er another classmate Severus Snape." Lily felt another tear slip down her cheek as he moved his wand away. Severus was a death eater.
"Don't cry you'll never see your love again. Emily, watch her, I must go to the Malfoys for our gatherin. You will be alone, but I trust that you will be safe, what with your ability."
He spoke coldly and left with a pop.
"Don't worry, James will marry me." Emily laughed darkly as she changed form and made herself look like a bloodied up Lily.
"He'll know that you aren't me!" Lily yelled and tried to free herself, as she finished her senetence a door flew off of its hinges above them flooding them with light.
"We need to find her!" James's voice came through the dark room, the light hit the top of her head.
"James! I'm in here! Theres a snake in here, a-and Emily!" She yelled, "But she looks like me!" Lily struggled to free herself again.
"Lily!" Laura could be heard in the darkness, Lily saw Emily make herself look as if she were tied up. Emily didn't have the bracelet or necklace on, the bracelet or necklace that Lily never took off even now it was still on her.
"In here!" James' voice came again accompanied with far more light. "Lily!" He said as he came into the room.
"James!" Lily cried out to him and looked over to him tears now streaming down her face freely, Emily was doing the same.
"You know what, I'll be able to tell who is who." Laura said firmly and took a deliberate step forward. Lily heard her whisper something to James and Sirius, she turned and then held up the book, the memory book. "Only Lily will know what this is."
"Laura! What are you doing, its pointless!" Both James and Emily said in unison.
"I'm trying to figure out who is the real Lily. I'm her best mate! I'll be able to tell."
"Laura it's me, the necklace, the bracelet. I'm Lily. And that's the memory book you helped me organized I was planning on giving it to you James." She said the final bit and looked over to James.
"That's Lily then. If she's got the bracelet." Laura said and winked. Lily noticed and felt herself sigh. "Lily why do you have black roots?" Laura asked and walked forward, "And no bracelet or necklace. How are you Emily?" She asked and walked away from her Emily let out a defeated scream.
"Laura! James, its me…J-James Voldemort was here, Emily is a death eater and s-so is Snape!" Lily cried out and felt the tears pour down with more force than before. "And Voldemort let slip that he killed your father. He went to school with him and they were mortal enemies." Lily cried out, "He's planning to kill me, or make me join him!" Lily cried out once more. "I love you, I'm sorry we got like this! I'm sorry about your dad." Lily said as James ran over and began to untie her.
"She's not Lily!" Emily yelled her robes breaking.
"I don't think so!" Laura yelled and as she cast a spell to bind her so did Sirius.
"Laura lets me careful," Sirius said quickly and stood next to her. "Lets go! Now! Before they return!" Sirius yelled and he helped untie Lily soon they were on the Potter's doorway.
James knocked on the door and waited for a response. A very nervous and tired looking Elizabeth Potter opened the door. "James why are you here? What happened? Whats wrong? H-have you heard from Harry he's been gone all week."
As Lizzie said this Lily broke into tears, "I'm so sorry!" She cried out feeling the utter despair fill her in that moment.
"Sorry about—oh god no he's not?" She looked from Lily to James and back to Lily questioningly.
"He said they used to be mortal enemies. He basically said he enjoyed holding the girl his son loves captive…he laughed maniacally." Lily cried out, "V-Voldemort k-killed him!" Lily said finally tears pouring down her cheek.
"Oh god. He's back! James I'm so sorry we had to bring you into this, and Lily—oh god. Tom Marvolo Riddle used to basically run Hogwarts back in the day. He always used to fancy Marin and Myself, he used to tell us 'One Day you'll all bow to me, and the Wizard called Lord Voldemort.' He was heir of Slytherin and always wanted myself or Marin to go out with him." Lizzie said quickly. "He was a jealous type really and when your father and I started dating he swore that he would kill of all of the remaining Potters. Which was bad seeing your father was n only child." She sighed and then looked to Lily. "He told us before that if we followed him we would be like gods among wizards. He also liked Bellatrix Black, and her sisters he ended up siring Emily with one of the black girls." She led them to the living room and gave Lily a blanket to wrap herself in.
"When Harry and I married he said there was no turning back that he would Murder him and me as well as our kids for my treason against his whishes." Lizzie said and sobbed. "I didn't believe it at first but now he did kill Harry! When Marin married your father he said all the Evans would be on his 'list' because of her move." Lizzie said and sighed.
"I guess I escaped with my life" Lily gasped, "And Emily was his daughter?" Lily gasped.
"Well, she was heir to Slytherin now…but seeing she is dead Slytherin only has one remaining heir. But Lily, he wanted your mother to sire him an heir one that would be the most powerful of witches and wizards ever. One who was heir to both Gryffindor and Slytherin," Lizzie said quickly. "We chose the path that fights him off. Your mother and me, that is."
James looked over to Lily and wrapped his arms around her, "I'm glad you are who you are. Y-you wanted to talk to me earlier? How 'bout we talk in private?" He suggested and helped her to her feet holding her in his arms delicately.
Lily remembered the reason they were there in the first place and smiled at James. "Fine then," she nearly whispered as they took a seat on the edge of his bed. "James, before all of this I wanted to come and give you the book, the memory book." Lily sighed "I'm glad you saved my life though, very glad." Lily sighed and felt herself begin to cry. "But how could you fall for the same trap twice? The whole shape-shifting Emily thing?" James sighed and took a seat next to her.
"Well she acted like you. I'm sorry I just wasn't thinking." James gave her a kiss on the forehead.
"Yeah but that's not the point—I wanted to give you this." Lily handed him the book and looked up at his face for a reaction, it said 'Love Always, Lily' on the front inside cover and he was reading her message to him.
"Lily," He smiled looking up at her and meeting her gaze. "I love you. More than you know! I love you so much I could just marry you!" He paused and Lily's jaw dropped.
"Was that you Proposing?" Lily asked and still smiled at him.
"Well—yes its just this past month, when we all took off from school to find you, I realized that I could never love anyone else. That you were the only one for me." James said and looked over at her, "Oh and Lily, Happy Valentines day."
In a daze the two of them walked into the other room, Lily with a dazzling ring on her finger and James with a book in hand. Lily heard a few gasps of surprise around the room.
"Oh my goodness! Are you Serious? Sirius look at her hand! Lily I have to say finally" Laura squealed and Sirius laughed.
"Good loch mate." Sirius smiled. "So this summer it is then, eh?" Sirius asked and Lily and James nodded standing there their fingers entwined, nothing but sheer bliss at the fact that they had finally settled their differences and agreed to marry.