The Lioness and the Wolf

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or anything in the Potter-verse.

Chapter 5: Daddy's Day

Over the next week I spent a lot of time going in between my house and the hospital. When Lorcan was free to go home I practically never left the Scamander residences.

"I'm not crippled" Lorcan said one day.

"Oh, trust me I know. I just like to feel useful" I said as I dropped off the tray of food I bought up to his room. I sat in a chair in the corner and picked up a book I left on his dresser. I opened it to page 56 and started reading.

"Lily"

"Yes Lorcan"

"Let's do something today"

I sat the book down. "Something like what?"

"Quidditch?"

"You can fly?"

He threw his pillow at me. I laughed.

"Are we playing a game or just flying?"

"Just flying. I haven't done anything besides get up and use the restroom since I got home. I need to be out doing something."

"Let me floo home and get my broomstick. Should I bring you back one too or are you going to use Lysander's."

"You can bring me back one."

"Okay."

Trip home was a quick one. I grabbed a broom and one of my mother's extra ones. She got so many from being a quidditch player. Every time a new international model came out her team bought her one.

The Scamanders don't live in a town like I do so they can fly whenever they want.

I flooed back to the Scamanders.

Lorcan and I flew around in the back yard for hours. Without direction or agenda we were just having fun. We fake dive bombed each other. We played for hours until Rolf came home.

"No extraneous activities" Rolf said.

It's not like Lorcan is on his death bed. The healers said he'd be fine. I guess we'll have to find something fun to do that doesn't require a lot of movement.

We started off with playing exploding snap.

"What's with that book you're always reading?"

"It's a potions book. I'm memorizing the wolfsbane potion."

The cards exploded.

"Lily!"

"What you're the last one to stack a card" I said. I knew that wasn't what he was getting at.

"You don't have to make me the potion."

"I don't have to but I want to."

"Lily"

"Do you still have your gobstone set? I don't feel like having singed eyebrows again."

"Yeah because no eyebrows is better than stinky liquid being squirted into your face."

"True."

I had dinner at their house.

I was surprised when Headmistress McGonagall made an appearance. Lysander was spending the day with Dane Thomas a fellow Gryffindor in our year.

"I wished to speak with your family alone" the headmistress said.

"It's okay, Lily can stay" Lorcan said grabbing my hand. I squeezed I didn't want to miss out.

"Very well then."

We all went and sat in the drawing room.

I knew what this was about. I decided to take a little risk and be bold by speaking first. "Lorcan should still be able to go to Hogwarts right? Lupin did and there wasn't even a such thing as wolfsbane potion back then."

"Teddy?"

"No, his father Remus was a werewolf. He was turned at the age of ten. Not only did he go to Hogwarts but he also came back as a teacher years later."

"He was one of the best" Luna added.

"Mr. Scamander isn't being kicked out of Hogwarts," well that's nice to know. McGonagall cut her eyes at me. I probably interrupted the speech she was going to make but I had to make my thoughts known. "We will still take him of course but there are many precautions that must take place and I thought you should know."

"I'm learning how to make wolfsbane and he can use the shrieking shack" I blurted.

I should probably keep my mouth shut.

"Our potions master can make the potion and has already agreed to making it monthly"

"That's nice" Luna said.

"The other things to worry about would be where he would go during the full moons. Like Miss Potter has pointed out there is the shrieking shack, Lupin used when he was in school. It can be fixed up and you can stay there or we could have a private dorm assigned for you to go to on a full moon."

"That does sound so bad" Lorcan said.

"I'll stay with you the whole time if you want."

"That's inadvisable."

"He won't attack me if he is on the potion."

McGonagall's lip got thin. I guess I was really annoying her.

I said what I needed to say. So I sat quietly as the adults made all the decisions.

"Wakey, wakey time Lorcan" I said as I jumped up and down on his bed.

"Huh?"

"It's nearly noon, it's past time for you to be up. It's my dad's birthday today. He's having a party. You're invited. Get dresses and floo over to my place. If you're not there in half an hour I am coming and getting you.

I jumped one last time before I landed on the ground.

"See you in a bit."

I flooed back home. Al and his friends were over. They were planning something. I can tell by the way Al's eyes are glinting. James gets the same look right before he pulls off a prank. I need to stay clear of all three of them.

The whole family is coming over for my dad's birthday. When I say our whole family I mean the whole family. Nana and Gramps Weasley, all nine of my aunts and uncles plus their kids, Al's friends, James and some of his quidditch buddies, Rose is bringing friends, Teddy and Victorie are bringing friends, and then some of dad's work friends are coming and bringing their children.

Did I mention not only is it my father's birthday it's also a national holiday. Harry Potter Day, it's called. All shops are closed, everybody gets together and parties.

My dad thinks it is ridiculous and unnecessary.

Well we're celebrating anyway.

When we got back to the house I ran into Al and his friends. It was his two weeks to have his friends over. Rose and her best friend Allie weren't far behind. Nana Molly was in the kitchen making a fuss at anyone who dare interrupt her. Mom and Aunt Fluer were setting up outside. Teddy and Victorie were making out on our couch. Or at least they were, I told them to get a room and they disappeared. My uncle Percy walked through the door followed closely by his wife Audrey and their twin daughters Molly and Lucy. Even though they're twins they aren't identical. I invited my best girly friend Sienna but she was overseas somewhere.

"I forgot how big your family is" Lorcan muttered.

"I haven't. They aren't even all here yet."

"Where is your dad?" Lorcan asked. I had been dragging him around everywhere saying hi to everyone.

"Probably shut away in his room, let's go say happy birthday."

I took his arm and dragged him upstairs.

Sure enough my dad was in his room looking over some papers.

"Hey Lils"

"Hi daddy happy birthday" I gave him a hug.

"Thanks." Dad gave Lorcan a nod "Hi Lorcan how are you doing?"

"I'm fine, happy birthday sir." What's with the sir stuff? There is no need to be formal with a man can remember when you walked around in diapers.

"Thanks."

"Why are you up here and not down there helping with your party?"

"Your grandmother kicked me out of the kitchen and your mother told me to stay out of the way. She also said I wasn't allowed to shut myself away in my office at all today."

I guess that explains why he's going over files in his room and not his office.

"I guess we could stay up here and keep you company."

My dad bought out his old chess set and I watched him and Lorcan play. I'm not a big fan of chess myself, it looked dead boring to me but they seemed to be having fun.

I slipped out and went out to our backyard where my mom was having a drink with some of my aunts.

"Hey Lily it's been a while. How was Africa?" Aunt Angelina asked.

"Africa was amazing. I'm still developing the film but I can show you the book when I'm finished." It's not like I can tell her about the attack.

"That would be great."

"Have you seen your father? The decorations are done we're just waiting on my mom with the food" mom said.

"He is in his room playing chess with Lorcan."

"I guess that's where I'm heading" Uncle Ron said walking up with my Aunt Hermione. I heard him mutter "Too much estrogen out here" as he walked away.

I gave Aunt Hermione a hug.

"How was Africa?"

"Amazing."

"Has anyone seen Rose or Hugo? They were both gone when I woke this morning" Hermione asked.

"Rose is with Al and the rest of the people from their year" I commented.

"And I think Hugo is somewhere with my son and James. I know they're up to something" Angelina said.

"Can you believe today is the first day since the first day of summer that I've seen all three of my kids in one day?" mom asked.

"We're busy."

Mom rolled her eyes.

"Dominique ees gone all dayz. I only seez her one zee weekendz" Fleur said.
"It seems like Roxy is inviting new people to our house every day." Angelina said.

"It can be a blessing sometimes. Lucy and Molly have been fighting all summer long" Audrey said.

I bet. Lucy's boyfriend, now ex-boyfriend, broke up with her a week before term ended but was sighted kissing Molly the next day. The break up came as a shock to Lucy, but she nearly lost it when she saw the two of them making out in a deserted corridor. Molly feels no remorse, Lucy feels betrayed. I would not want to be in that household for the whole summer.

"I have no idea why they're fighting either" Audrey continued.

Well I surely wasn't going to be the one to tell her. I might like my fair share of gossip but I don't snitch.

"Lily"

I turned to the sound of the voice.

"Hey Lysander, I didn't know if you were going to show" I went over and gave him a hug. Even though I've been at the Scamanders practically every day since Lorcan came home I've only seen Lysander twice and both times were brief.

"Of course I was going to show. Where else would I be on Harry Potter Day?"

"I had planned on getting drunk in a pub today but they've all closed down for the day" Uncle Charlie said as he walked past.

Poor Uncle Charlie, he is the family bachelor. Not that he minds but Nana always brings single women for him to meet every time he is in the country.

"Trust me there will be enough drinks here tonight" I muttered.

I talked to Lysander for a bit then my cousins Roxanne and Rose came up to me asking to use my bedroom.

I obliged of course. It seemed like Molly invited Liam to the party and Lucy wanted to hide and cry in my room.

Together Rose, Roxie, Allie, Lissa, and I tried to cheer Lucy up but it wasn't working. I hadn't seen Lissa arrive. I wonder when that happened.

It took about an hour to console Lucy. She decided to stop crying and be the bigger person. She also made us promise not to do anything to the couple. I made no promises.

The party started soon. Music played party favors were sat out the place got even more crowded.

Aunt Angelina was right about the boys planning something. As soon as everyone gathered to sing happy birthday to my father a bunch of fireworks went off. My father was flushed of course. Even now he still doesn't take well to the spotlight.

Our muggle neighbors were a bit freaked out by the explosions so they called the police. When we said it was just fireworks they left though. Thank goodness. Imagine the head of the auror department arrested by muggle police.