Chapter 2 – Who is Lily Potter?
Lily and her peerage had a turbulent day after Voldemort's defeat to say the least. The group were now on a train heading to the Phenex estate in the underworld excited and nervous about how there lives would be in their new home.
"I'm glad all that's over with I swear if I had stayed in Britain I have a full head of Gray hair within a week" Sirius exclaimed, reclining on one of the settees (sofa for you Americans).
"Yeah it was pretty hectic but it's over and done with we have no reason anymore to return to Britain" James replied
Lily and Remus grunted in agreement as they all reflected back on there last day in Britain.
FLASHBACK
The morning after Voldemort's defeat James and Lily awoke with a young baby Harry curled up between them. Both just looked at Harry and the each other with smiles that managed to tell the other exactly what they were thinking.
"We should get moving" James said as he got up
"James your wings" Lily simply stated
James turned around to see that he had bat-like wings protruding out of his back
"Damn that's gonna take some getting used to" James responded and willed his wings back into him making Lily chuckle at his scrunched up face as he put his wings away. They both got dressed quickly and went down stairs to see Remus looking rather comfortable on the couch and Sirius curled up on the floor as Padfoot. James noticed a letter on the side table and began to read it
"Guys" James yelled stirring the two out of their slumber "We gotta get moving it's Pettigrew's trial in a couple of hours but they want us there sooner to give statements"
"Hang on" Lily said "I want to contact the Phenex clan to let them know I'm coming to the underworld"
"How are you going to do that" Sirius asked
"Simple" Lily exclaimed and pulled out a piece of paper with a seal on it. She then placed the paper down on the floor and waved her hand over it causeing the paper to glow orange and the seal expanded. A woman appeared out of the seal wearing a maid outfit.
"Good day I am a maid to the house of Phenex. May I ask what you need of me" the maid politely said
"Could you please tell Lord Phenex that I, Lily Potter of house Phenex, and my peerage will be arriving to the underworld shortly, I just need to settle my affairs here first so could you ask him to send a Phenex train to pick us up as soon as possible," Lily responded while the marauders watched on curiously.
"Of course my lady and may I say that it will be good to have you and your peerage join us"
"Thank you I will see you soon I hope"
The maid blushed before disappearing back through the seal.
"OK now that that's sorted we should get a move on," Lily stated looking at dumb expressions on the guys faces she sighed "I'm going to be doing a lot of explaining in the coming days aren't I? Well I cant do that now we have to hurry up".
They all quickly got ready and headed to the ministry of magic to wait for the trial and to give their statements the marauders still wrapping there heads around what they saw.
They quickly apparated to the ministry of magic and briskly headed towards the auror office. They arrived and said they where ready to give there statements about last night and where told to wait outside so they all sat down with Harry resting on Lily's lap.
"Good thing Amy's the arresting auror she's always been fair" James commentated
"Yeah in more ways than one" Sirius said with a wink making lily roll her eyes
"You've been saying that about her since we where in 2nd year and she was in 7th year" Lily said
"Cause it's true" Sirius exclaimed
"You're hopeless you know that" Lily sighed out with a smile on her face that told Sirius to never change
"I think you're underestimating my luck with women" Sirius replied enjoying the banter going on.
Every ones mood had seemed lighter than yesterday then again the defeat of Voldemort would do that.
The door opened and An auror stepped out and beckoned them in to interview them. As they walked in they saw Amelia Bones sitting down with a dictaquill and notepad floating next to her as she silently offered them to sit down in front of her at the other side of the desk. After a long interview with each of them retelling the story of last night they were all beckoned out and headed to the courtroom to await the trial which would take place in an hour at which time they were accosted many people thanking them and asking to see the Boy-Who-Lived.
"What?" Lily asked
"Didn't you know that's what Dumbledore's been saying, that you child was able to rebound the killing curse" One of the people gathered had explained to them. This put all the pieces together for Lily. Dumbledore was going to sacrifice her and her family for his stupid greater good. He had just taken Voldemort's spot at the top of Lily's shit list. She was snapped out of her thoughts by the sound of her baby crying. Looking at him she noticed a bunch of strange faces crowding around Harry
"BACK OFF YOU'RE SCARING MY CHILD" Lily yelled forcing the crowd to back away however they were so bunched together that they all tripped over one another and fell to the ground a big pile which made Harry giggle and Lily looked into his eyes "It's okay Harry there's no reason to be scared of morons like that."
Lily then turned to the group who were trying to get up "As for you morons are you really so mindless that you believe everything you're told without thinking first" some in the crowd looked slightly abashed "That's what I thought."
With that the pile of people got up and walked away grumbling at there embarrassment
"Nicely done Honey," James remarked "You just made a horde of idiots look even stupider than they already did"
"Thanks but the Daily Prophets gonna probably make me look like an overbearing mother" Lily stated "What worry's me is that Dumbledore said anything at all about this, He's already proclaiming our son as some saviour like he witnessed what happened himself"
"Don't worry in a few hours it's not our problem remember" James whispered trying to comfort his worrying wife.
Lily just smiled back "You're right James lets just get this over with so we can continue with our lives."
Lily just holds Harry and rests on her husbands shoulder waiting for the day to end and the future to begin.
Half an hour later everyone was sat down and the trial begun with Peter Pettigrew being dragged out in chains looking terrible and terrified. Lily noticed Dumbledore sat at the other side of the viewing area next to Mad-eye
"The Trial of Peter Pettigrew can now begin," Crouch stated monotonously "Petter Pettigrew you are accused of being a death eater and conspiring with You-Know-Who to kill the Potter Family
"N...N...Not Guilty please this is a mistake" Pettigrew stumbled looking more pathetic than usual
"Very well then Madam Bones as the arresting auror you may the floor" Crouch said
"Thank you," Amelia said and turned to face Pettigrew "now then let's look at the evidence against you."
What followed was 20 minutes of what would be very strong evidence against Pettigrew but sadly some Pureblood arseholes had to keep question it for different stupid reasons whether it being because Remus is a Werewolf or other stupid elitist crap.
"You know" Lily said out loud "You could just roll his sleeve up and see his dark mark"
The Marauders started snickering under there breaths and the questioning Pureblood arses looked shocked until one of them spoke
"I'm surprised they let filth like you in" He said with a smug look on his face
"It's cause I'm a witness" Lily responded hotly making the Pureblood angry
"Then you should be grateful you..." he was about to finish but Amelia stopped him
"That's a good idea aurors roll up his sleeve" which they did showing the dark mark for all to see
"I …. I … I was imperioused" Pettigrew yelled
"Possibly" James said shocking Lily "or it could be you're a spineless coward who ran to Voldy out of fear and for the record all of you Purebloods insulting my friend. It seems to me that you want to save Pettigrew, almost as if you are on the same side and if you are then you may be sitting were that rat is soon."
This made the Purebloods pale a bit and they all sat down and shut up for the remainder of the trial.
"The evidence is pretty clear," Crouch said "Peter Pettigrew you are hear by found guilty of murder, conspiracy to murder and treason against the ministry I hear by sentence you to life in Azkaban with no chance of parole"
Peter fainted and was dragged out by an auror and on his way to Azkaban. The group headed out when they were approached by Dumbledore to the Ministry atrium
"Ah, how good it is to run into you" Dumbledore said
"Save it, I know you were waiting for us what do you want" Lily said sternly
"You always were a genius Lily" Dumbledore said failing to lighten the mood "I wanted to talk to you about young Harry here"
"No" Lily interrupted
"What"
"I said no" Lily said "No to you, no to whatever it is you have to say and no to whatever you have planned"
Dumbledore was taken aback. It had been quite a few years since he was told no.
"My dear please see reason" Dumbledore exclaimed as the group walked away towards the floo
"I am seeing reason" Lily said as she turned around noticing a crowd "I now see that you don't care about peoples lives only that they serve your 'Greater Good'"
With that the group flooed away leaving Dumbledore shocked and surrounded by a crowd.
The group arrived at the leaky cauldron and after quickly saying hi to Tom the bartender headed towards Gringotts to finish off all that they need to do with there estates which took a long time due to the sheer size of the Potter estate. They locked there accounts to make sure no one can access them except them and told the goblins to handle the Sleekeasy hair potion business James' farther Fleamont had set up for them in case they had to repair. They also told the goblins to handle the reconstruction of Potter Manor which would take a few weeks and to put a Fidelus charm on it making James the secret keeper just in case they had to come back to Britain. After and hour of Business sorting the group walked out of Gringotts Happy and relieved as they headed back to Godric's Hollow to await the train to the underworld. While waiting Lily noticed that Voldemort's wand was lying there on the floor. She picked it up and snapped it violently and with as much malice as she could.
"Nice" Sirius commentated.
"Thanks" Lily replies as she went back to waiting.
An hour of pleasant chat and good natured ribbing later the train arrived.
"This is it Lily" James said as he walked to the train with his wife in his hand "the start of our new lives"
"I know, no more hiding who I am, no more holding back" Lily said realising for the first time she was going home
END FLASHBACK
The group where relaxing when they heard a voice.
"We will shortly be arriving at the Phenex estate please prepare to disembark."
"Sweet, I can't wait to see what you're real family is like Lily" Sirius said
"Me neither, maybe I can get some answers as to who I really am" Lily replied looking curiously at the wall. This was the first time since she had learnt that she was a devil that she began to truly question who she was. She knew her devil family were rich and powerful but not much else, her awakening (as she calls it) only told her the basics. The train slowly stopped and they all got off with all of their stuff, which was just family heirlooms for James, to see a smiling couple with two little boys stood waiting for them.
"Lilith" the man said smiling "I am Lord Phenex, welcome home"
"It's a pleasure to finally be here," Lily replied blushing "I have so many questions"
"I'm sure you do but I would prefer to do this once you and your group are settled in" Lord Phenex replied
"Thank you by the way this James Potter my husband and Queen, Sirius Black my Knight and Remus Lupin my other Knight" Lily said
"A pleasure to meet you all no then lets all go home and get settled in." Lord Phenex said as an Orange rune appeared beneath them "careful the first time can be a little rough."
With that they were all transported into Phenex manor with Sirius and James falling onto each other in an awkward position making Lily laugh "You're not trying to steal my man now are you Sirius?" Lily asked sarcastically.
"I see you have your father's sense of humour" Lord Phenex said making Lily blush again "I suppose we should start with your farther when I'm telling you everything"
"I would appreciate that very much my Lord" Lily responded
"Please call me uncle after all that is what I am" Lord Phenex said shocking Lily "Where are my manners allow me to introduce you to my wife Lady Phenex and my sons Ruvel, and Rayner, kids this is you're aunt Lilith so be nice to her"
Lily looked the two happy looking boys with a smile "It's nice to finally meet you two"
"Hi auntie Lilith" they both said
"Please call me Lily"
"OK Lily"
"Alright you two it's time for you to get back to your study's" Lord Phenex said and after the two boys whined about they both left the room with their mother in tow"
"So you're my uncle then?" Lily asked
"Yes your farther was my brother and I loved him very much and was devastated when he died"
"How … how did he die" she asked wary to bring up such a sensitive subject
"He died due to his injury's against the old Satan faction"
"Old Satan faction?"
"Yes I should explain that you see there was a great war between the Devils, Angels and Fallen angels in which we lost the heads of our four great Satan's as well as many other great families," Lord Phenex explained "the families of these 4 great Satan's believed that they should take over from their parents spots where as others believed that status should be earned through talent and skill, not bloodline so a civil war broke out between the Old Satan Families and the Anti-Satan Families."
"Your farther fought against the Old Satan families and he was a great warrior and he was well feared by the Old Satan faction for good reason, in fact if he were still alive he would definitely be sitting as one of the 4 Satan's yet sadly he passed away as did your mother due to injury's sustained in battle"
"Well that explains why you're such a monster to go up against Lily" James remarked
"Who is my mother?" Lily asked fascinated
"She was the Queen under your fathers peerage, her name was Dabria Thanatos. She was also a highly skilled Warrior and she fought many battles alongside your farther and they fell in love" Lord Phenex responded. Lily took a moment to absorb this new knowledge. She was proud of her parents and what they stood for.
"Why was my devil heritage sealed?" Lily asked
"Your mother sealed away your devil nature because she made a lot of enemies during the war and when you were born she didn't want her enemies looking for you too so you were hidden away until you reached your maturity and could defend yourself you see your mother's family was wiped out and the Thanatos line is now extinct," Lord Phenex responded "I myself knew of this plan and reluctantly agreed to it so that I could be hear for you when the time came."
There were tears forming now in Lily's eyes at this knowledge. She was so proud of her parents, who they were, what they stood for. She was also angry at the Old Satan faction who were beginning to sound like the British Purebloods.
"What happened to her" Lily again asked unsure if she wanted to know
"Killed in her sleep the day after you were taken to the mortal world" Lord Phenex said "Before you ask who it was I don't know, no one does all we know is that her throat was slit"
"Thank you … Uncle" Lily answered tears flowing now "I'm sad there dead but I'm proud and inspired of who they were and what they stood for."
She then noticed that James was sat next to her holding her hand and stoking her back comfortingly.
"Thanks honey" She said and kissed James. After a brief silence in mourning Lord Phenex broke the tension
"Well then I would like to know more about you my niece how has your life been."
The group then started explaining their lives together and the war that just ended to Lord Phenex who was very interested in there wizarding lives.
"Wait a second you said your last name is Potter?" Lord Phenex asked
"Yes it is Lord Phenex" James answered curious as to where this was going
"Are you related to Ignotus Peverell by any chance" Lord Phenex asked with a glint in his eyes
"Yes he is my ancestor" James answered honestly seeing where this was going "and yes I have the cloak"
"Hold how come you didn't mention this before Prongs?" Sirius asked
"Why is it important" Remus asked
"Cause that cloak of invisibility is apparently from death itself" Sirius answered "You never heard of the tale of the three brothers"
"No what's it about" Remus answered confused
after a quick summary of the story Remus was stunned
"It can't be real right"
"Mooney it's real" James said calmly "And it's a big hush hush family secret"
"It's a lot more than that James" Lord Phenex said "You see even us Devils know of the Deathly Hallows only we know more to the story than you" "You see death is actually Hela from the Norse Pantheon" This shocked the group
"Yep they exist and the story goes that Hela was pissed that the three mortals escaped her clutches so offered them a reward for there cunning in the hopes that there greed would lead to there deaths only she got two out of the three brothers but the third outsmarted her again and she was so impressed in the man's ability to cheat death many times that on his deathbed she came and told him that she would look over his family and adopt them herself thus the Peverell line became the human family of death"
The group was shocked by this. James was related to the Goddess of death
"I will look into this matter for you," Lord Phenex said "Another question I have is about Harry's sacred gear?"
"I had questions about that too" Lily said
"It is incredible that he was born with 1 of the 13 Longinus and I can see a bright future ahead of him, make no mistake Lilith I promise you that I will help you raise Harry to be a great man I swore I would look after my brothers family and I mean it"
"Thank you Uncle" Lily said "It means a lot to me"
Realising that they had been talking for a long time Lord Phenex said"Dinner will be soon as well so you can get to know your new family better then"
With that they all stood up and left
"err Uncle" Lily said causing the Lord Phenex to face her "Why do you call me Lilith?"
"Because you were named Lilith Phenex by your mother" Lord Phenex answered plainly
"I thought so it's not a big deal just curious" Lily replied
"Of course"
With that they all were escorted up a few flights of stairs to there rooms
"Okay Lily your family makes every Pureblood in Britain look like a peasant" Sirius said admiring the red walls with gold trimmings
"I know right if they saw this they would be so pissed off" Lily said jokingly
"That's an understatement" Remus said
"Reminds me of Griffindor, big and homely" James said
"That's because the colour scheme is the same" Sirius said heavily implying that it was a bit stupid to say
"Yeah, yeah Paddy I know that but it has the same feeling of comfort"
"It seems like Harry likes it" Lily commentated holding Harry who was happily resting in his mothers arms looking around. They arrived at there rooms and said goodbye to each other to check there rooms out. Their bedrooms were huge and the size of an apartment with a gigantic bed and a huge walk in wardrobe with a en-suite bathroom that included a hot tub. There was even a crib for Harry at the foot of the bed
"OK I can live like this" James said with a huge smile on his face
"Yeah me too" Lily said putting Harry in the crib "I'm glad we decided to do this James"
"So am I Lily so am I," James said "Come on let's enjoy are lives together."
Authors Notes
Well here is the second chapter of this and I hope you like it. I realize that it's mostly a lot of talking and exposition but I wanted to get it out there so I can focus on the actual story rather than having to stop and explain in the middle of something later on. As for Hela adopting the Peverell line I did this because I wanted Harry to have a link to the Norse gods and I loved Hela in Thor Ragnarök so it had to be done. No Hela isn't gonna be perfect and is gonna be very Slytherin. Before you ask no his familiar isn't gonna be a bewilderbeast it's gonna be something very obvious. Thanks for reading