A/N: Another one of my favorites for the 2nd chapter, Lily Luna. My headcanon of her is pretty different than everyone else's, so I hope I do not offend anyone. Please tell me which character you would like to see next in your review!
1) Everyone knew there was going to be at least one Slytherin in the family. The odds just weren't in favor of upholding the Weasley family tradition of being Gryffindors. Lily knows for a fact that Uncle George had been taking bets amongst the adults on who it would be, with ambitious little Molly being the most popular choice by far.
However nobody had expected that it would be her, sweet little Lily Luna Potter, the youngest of the family. Uncle George had spit out his morning coffee when he'd heard, refusing to believe she wasn't a Hufflepuff. Lily knew she truly belonged with the snakes though. She knew exactly what she wanted and went after it no matter what, she had a mean streak under her sweetness and since she was a naturally charming person, she found it extremely easy to manipulate people when she wanted. Her brothers also agreed wholeheartedly with her sorting. James and Albus both swore up and down that they always knew she'd end up in the "snake pit" as they called it. James had been especially thrilled because surely their parents would see Lily for the manipulative little girl she was and they would not be so wrapped around her little finger anymore.
When he'd voiced these thoughts, Lily had merely laughed and ruffled his hair because she knew it pissed him off when she did that.
The look on his face was priceless when he got blamed for yet another one of his little sister's pranks and all he got for his "But you have to believe me – she's a Slytherin!" defense was an eye roll from their mum and a speech on the importance of interhouse unity from their dad.
2) Being the only Snake in her family, she has fierce House pride. As soon as she came home for the holidays in her first year, she decorated her room in emerald and silver, draped over the bed, the curtains, plastering several large Slytherin banners on the wall… Her brothers did their best to remove them, but she'd used the Permanent Sticking Charm – with the help of a certain Metamorphmagus of course – so they had to resort to complaining to their parents.
Ginny had merely rolled her eyes again, both to her sons' vehement protests that it wasn't the same as their Gryffindor decorations and that Slytherin stuff shouldn't be allowed, and to the lengths her daughter went to show she was proud, not ashamed, of being a Slytherin. Harry, on the other hand, had smiled fondly, and a little tearfully, when he saw the decorations: Her room mirrored her father's late godfather, Sirius's teenage bedroom, who had strived to emphasis his difference from his all Slytherin family by decorating it in red and gold.
3) Despite being in Slytherin, Lily takes after her mum in both personality and looks. However, she gets on better with her dad by far. She thinks the reason she and her mum argue so much is how similar they are. Ginny Potter is every bit as stubborn as her daughter and unlike her husband, she is far too savvy to fall for Lily's innocent act. While Harry is intent on spoiling his little baby girl, Ginny is all about tough love, which makes for a lot of screaming and banging of doors between the two feisty redheads. When there is something seriously wrong though, Lily always cries on her mum's shoulder because she knows that deep down, Ginny is the one that truly gets her.
4) Despite fighting with them constantly, she adores both of her brothers. She doesn't have a favorite, although she is much more similar to James in nature. They are both hotheaded, bold, and get in major pranking wars that can last for months all through their childhood. Poor Albus had to develop major observation skills to avoid getting in the middle of their pranks. So people usually assume Albus is her favorite, since she and James rarely play "nice" with each other. However, James is always uncharacteristically protective of her, and though no one would guess it, she is his confidant. She knows things about James that no one else - not even Al - does, and surprisingly, it has never occurred to her to use them as blackmail material.
She'd never play that kind of games with the people she truly cares about.
5) She also has her oldest brother to thank for "discovering" her Quidditch talent. She hasn't forgotten what he did for her back when they were little kids, playing Quidditch on their toy broomsticks.
Albus, already tired of the "You look just like your father!" exclamations from all the adults that spotted him when they all went out to Diagon Alley to do grocery shopping with their mum - and quite frankly, also lacking the necessary Quidditch skills according to Lily – was content with playing Keeper. James and Lily though, both wanted to play Seeker, "just like Daddy". They had a major row, and Lily, at the age of six, already old enough to know little girls and tears usually equals getting people to do her bidding, pretended to be on the verge of tears, making her lower lip tremble convincingly. James had let her play Seeker then, and every single time after that.
Lily grew up to be an excellent Seeker, always said to be better than both her dad and her Uncle Charlie, certainly the best seeker the Slytherin team ever had. Gryffindor always loses to Slytherin when she is playing, because no matter how much more they score, Lily always catches the Snitch within minutes of the game. James often jokes that he never should've let her play Seeker back then, since even though James is a great Chaser and almost never misses, the Gryffindor Seeker is nothing compared to Lily and he always loses to his little sister.
6) Just like her namesake, Lily is brilliant at Potions. She has a natural talent, an understanding of the nature of the ingredients she uses and how they come together to create a potion. She understands what would improve that creation and which alterations would bring about which results. She is especially famous for her hangover potion, her brothers, cousins and friends are always asking her to make them some, so she keeps a stock of it just in case. She also brews wonderfully effective beauty potions, which are especially appreciated by Dominique. When she needs extra cash, she sells them at the Slytherin common room. Even though everyone insists she should open up a store to sell potions after Hogwarts, she doesn't really fancy brewing potions for a living. She strives for something more exciting than that, though she hasn't yet decided what that might be.
7) Lily Luna's favorite person in the whole world used to be Teddy Lupin. She used to adore him when she was a little kid, always trailing after him. And he was always so great with her. He was so patient, always put up with her childish little games that involved dolls and tea parties and crayons, even though he was a teenager when she was a toddler and his friends always sniggered at him for "his baby best friend".
When she grew up and puberty hit her like a truck, she developed a major crush on him. To her, he was the epitome of cool. He was handsome, funny, charming and geniunely nice. He was also dating her beautiful, part Veela cousin, they had been together since Hogwarts. Seeing them together, being adorable with each other; hearing all of the family talking about how they were the perfect couple, Uncle George taking bets on when they would get married… It all made Lily feel horribly inadequate. And that was a scary feeling, because Lily Potter had never felt inadequate in her life before. She was a fiery, confident girl; the baby of the Potter-Weasley clan, the Chosen One's little princess who got everything she wanted. So she threw herself at other boys, boys who wanted her, who complimented her, who made her feel special, even if just for one night. She seeked the validation Teddy couldn't, wouldn't, give her, from everyone else.
This was perhaps the worst part: She knew that Teddy knew how she felt. He had to. He'd always been the one person she couldn't trick, couldn't manipulate, the only one who saw right through her lies. And that meant he simply didn't care, because he never treated her like he saw her as anything other than his pseudo-little sister.
8) Except when he did.
He was drunk and feeling reckless, looking for trouble. She was young and stupid, thought she was in love. Victoire had hurt him somehow, though she hadn't asked and he hadn't bothered to explain, and… Things happened that Lily wishes she could just Obliviate off her memory.
She'd always thought she would be over the moon if Teddy Lupin liked her. But she found that his brief liking, fuelled by lust and alcohol and rage at his girlfriend, followed by his guilt ridden conscience, his stone cold avoidance and his fleeting, embarrassed glances was not something she enjoyed at all. She felt dirty. Used.
And worst of all, she had lost her favorite person in the world. Their relationship was so strained now that they even avoided family events, so they wouldn't run into each other. They had become strangers and it broke Lily's heart.
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