Chapter Three: Pasts

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Disclaimer: Harry Potter is so stunning you have to wear sunglasses to look at it! I love HP and I don't own it unfortunately otherwise Harry and Ginny would have been together a lot earlier and Ron and Hermione would be snogging way earlier in the books! All rights to the amazing J.K Rowling!

***HP***

Lily Potter looked out the window, her nails digging into her palm. That was the thirty-second person to walk into the carriage and make fun of her in either a sarcastic comment or in humour. Tears threatened to spill and she hopped up and left the carriage, her cousins, brothers and friends protests. People stared openly at her and she glared at them angrily but felt extremely guilty afterwards.

She kept walking until she surprisingly found an empty carriage. She sat down and took her wand out. It was nine and a half inches, Thestral hair and it was good for creative wand work. She loved her wand. It made her feel normal. Her wand didn't care who she was or what people thought about her.

'You're Lily Luna Potter right?' A girl asked. Lily sighed and looked at the girl. She was in her sixth year by the looks of it and Lily felt annoyed.

'However did you guess?' Lily asked sarcastically. 'The red hair? The eyes? The fact that I look like my dad with mum's lips and nose?'

'The hair,' the girl smirked.

'Please, can I just have some peace and quiet?' Lily asked.

'Could you answer a few questions then I'll leave?' She asked. 'My name is Zara- Smith.'

'No it isn't but fine, three questions and choose wisely,' Lily said annoyed.

'Good,' Zara smirked, 'first question, and how is living with the chosen one like?'

'To me he's just my father, not the chosen one.' Lily said simply, trying to recognise the girl in front of her. It was annoying her greatly.

'Interesting,' Zara muttered, writing the answer down. Lily swore she saw the word cry but Zara lifted her notepad so she wouldn't see it. 'Second question, does your mother love your father?'

'What is that question?' Lily asked angrily. 'Of course my mother loves my father! No it's not because she's a "fan girl" it's because it's real love.'

'Last question, are you adopted?' Zara asked. Lily stood up angrily and opened the carriage door.

'LEAVE!' Lily yelled, tears rolling down her face. Zara's smirk widen and she left the carriage.

'That's a yes?' Zara asked.

'That's a no you cow!' Lily asked. 'And my father will hear about this Zara Skeeter!' Zara looked surprised but she just shrugged and walked off, writing something on her notepad. Lily slammed the door shut and sat inside the carriage again. She laid down on the seat and looked out the window. It was an empty threat but Zara didn't care.

What she would give to not be the famous Harry Potter's daughter. She just wanted to be Harry Potter's daughter. The father who did stupid things to try and cheer his kids up, the father who let them have ice cream for breakfast because he couldn't be bothered to cook, the father who loved them more than anything and did anything to keep them away from the spotlight.

'Lils?' A quiet voice asked. Half an hour later, her brothers came into the carriage she was in. She was still looking out of the window, thinking of travelling the world, and she didn't notice them until they came into her eyesight.

'Yes?' Lily asked, still looking out the window.

'We were worried,' Albus said, 'you've been gone for half an hour. We wanted to talk to you.'

'The total is now thirty-three.' Lily said.

'What was their name?' James asked angrily.

'They said it was Zara Smith but it was Zara Skeeter. Her daughter.' Lily said.

'That god damn-' Albus muttered darkly.

'I could tell she was lying but I moved past it and she wasn't going to leave so I told her to ask three questions. She asked how was it living with the chosen one and I said that I didn't see dad as the famous Harry Potter but as just dad. She asked if mum- if mum loved dad and I said she did because they had real love not because everyone thinks it's because she's a fan girl and then-' Lily looked at the window again.

'Then she asked if you were adopted didn't she?' Albus asked quietly, sighing.

Lily merely nodded, knowing if she spoke, her voice would betray her emotions.

'We should tell dad,' James said, 'send him an owl.'

'No!' Lily said. 'He has enough to worry about with my problems! He's getting closer to finding the Death Eaters who almost killed Uncle Ron!'

'What about McGonagall?' Albus suggested.

'No,' James said, shaking his head, 'she can't do anything.'

'What about Uncle Neville?' Albus suggested.

'No!' Lily said immediately. 'No it's fine guys, seriously.

'No it's not Lils,' James said, raising his eyebrow, 'these people are making you upset. No one has that right.'

'Look, I'm okay now?' Lily said, standing up. 'I'll get used to it.'

'No,' Albus said, 'you won't because we're going to tell McGonagall because there will be something she can do. Now come. We bought half the trolley full of food for us.'

Albus and James left and Lily wiped her eyes. Despite her brothers being annoying most of the time, they did care a lot about her. It was a sibling bond and Lily loved it. She pulled her hair into a messy bun on her head and she smoothed her robes that she had already changed into.

'Coming?' Albus asked. Lily nodded and exited the carriage and went to the family carriage.

'Chocolate frog?' Cassie offered. Lily smiled and took it. She ripped the wrapper off and quickly ate the frog.

'Check the card!' Hugo said. 'I need some more cards!'

'Patience Hugo,' Roxanne said lazily, eating her own chocolate frog.

Lily looked at her card and smiled.

Lily Potter (Evans)

Born: January 31st 1960

Died: Halloween 1981, age 21

How: To protect her only son. She defied Voldemort for a fourth time but didn't come off lucky, like her husband.

Family: Husband, James Charlus Potter, A muggle sister, Petunia, brother- in- law, nephew, one great niece and nephew. Son, Harry James Potter, daughter-in-law Ginny Potter (Weasley), grandsons, James Sirius and Albus Rubeus and granddaughter, Lily Luna (named after her).

Other facts: Fantastic in Charms and Potions, both highest qualifications on N.E. , member of Order of the Phoenix, healer qualification.

Limited edition.

Lily turned the card around and saw the moving picture of her grandmother smiling at her.

'Who did you get?' Hugo asked.

'Lily Potter.' Lily smiled.

'Oh I have her,' Hugo lied. Lily just smiled and gave him the card.

'You don't but have it.' Lily said.

'He can have mine,' Rose said, holding her Lily Potter card to him. Lily just shrugged and put her card into her pocket.

'Excited yet?' Molly asked.

'Who's the DADA teacher?' Cassie asked curiously.

'Professor Janet Shacklebolt.' Roxanne replied. 'Head of Hufflepuff. She's Kingsley's wife.'

'Who is the head of the other houses?' Frank asked. 'I don't really pay attention to dad.'

'Francis Robin Longbottom!' Ally scolded.

'Allison Augusta Longbottom!' Frank mocked.

'Well their father, Neville Longbottom, known as the coolest teacher ever, is head of Gryffindor,' Fred said and the older kids nodded but Allison and Frank groaned.

'That's our dad!' They said together.

'Well Terry Boot,' Louis said, 'is head of Ravenclaw. He teaches Charms. He's strict but cool.'

'And Slughorn is head of Slytherin,' Scorpius groaned, 'worse teacher ever. He collects students for the Slug Club. Worse club ever.'

'Agreed,' Ally, Louis, Fred, Molly, Roxanne, James, Rose, Lorcan, Lysander and Albus agreed.

'That dude is still teaching?' Frank asked. 'He taught my dad's dad!'

'He's ancient and he loves us because of our parents.' Molly said. 'And our names.'

'Oh he loves Scorp,' Fred said.

'Really?' Cassie asked, raising an eyebrow.

'Apparently, I'm like father,' Scorpius said, 'he had a special talent for Potions.'

'God I suck at Potions,' Cassie muttered.

'How can you already know?' Molly asked.

'Mum use to ask me to help her with her potions when I was younger but the four of us discovered that I have no talent for Potions. I blew up the room. I'm better off with the theory side of Potions.' Cassie explained and the carriage roared with laughter.

'If it makes you feel better I can't tell two plants apart and my dad's the Herbology teacher,' Alice laughed. 'He always picks me in class and he's always trying to hide his laughter when I get the answer wrong.'

The carriage laughed again and Lily started to feel better. Her family and friends accepted anyone. They didn't care about her quirky personality like other the others did. They didn't care who her father or mother were because they all had the same problem. Famous parents, famous name.

***HP***

Cassie Malfoy smirked at Rose and winked at Lily before she grabbed the bowl of water Fred had conjured for her. She tipped it on his head and he woke up, dripping in water. The carriage roared with laughter and Scorpius glared at his sister.

'Twenty-two to twenty-one,' Cassie smirked.

'You're dead meat,' Scorpius said, 'I hope you like spiders,'

'That's cruel!' Cassie said, horrified, 'you know I'm scared of spiders,'

'Should have thought of that earlier,' Scorpius winked. Rose and Albus laughed.

'I'll let you have three points,' Cassie said, 'just don't bring in spiders.'

'Yes Uncle Ron,' Lily laughed. They all laughed and Cassie looked at her curiously.

'Ron Weasley is afraid of spiders?' Cassie asked surprised.

'Yeah,' Hugo laughed, 'Rose and I always play jokes on dad with spiders,'

'How did it start?' Cassie asked curiously.

'Well when Uncle Ron was five he broke our Uncle Fred's broomstick and Uncle Fred got really angry and he transfigured Uncle Ron's favourite teddy bear to a spider and since then, Uncle Ron jumps at any spider.' Fred explained.

'How do you not know?' Ally asked.

'What do you mean?' Cassie asked.

'She doesn't read the Daily Prophet.' Scorpius explained.

'How do you know your news?' Lorcan asked.

'The Quibbler,' Cassie answered, 'or mum and dad tells me. Grandpa tries to tell me-' she stopped at Scorpius's glare and she changed her sentence. 'But I don't see them much so it doesn't bother me.'

'Our mother owns the Quibbler,' Lysander said smiling, 'and our grandfather is editor.'

'Oh you're Luna Lovegood-Scamander's kids!' Cassie said. 'I knew it! Thought you two looked similar to me!'

'I thought we told her to stop putting our picture in the Quibbler,' Lorcan groaned.

'Oh it was a few years ago,' Cassie said, 'maybe two or three. I can't remember exactly.'

'Is that why you didn't recognise me?' Lily asked.

'Oh I recognised you all,' Cassie said, 'just thought it would be nice to start on a clean slate with no stereotypes. It's only because mum shown me a picture of you guys in the prophet and I see you guys when you drop people off at the platform.'

'Thanks,' Lily smiled.

Cassie smiled back at her new friend and the conversation in the carriage turned to people in the year groups. Cassie zoned out and looked at the scenery outside. It was stunning. Country scenery with little houses with mountains and valleys. That was so peaceful. It reminded her of her parents' home where it was in the country side of England. No one visited them expect her Aunty Daphne, her wife Gabby Smith and their twins Joshua and Danica and her mother's parents. Her father's father refused to visit them and they only saw him if they went to Malfoy Manor.

Cassie hated it at her grandparents place. It was cold and dark. It was unwelcoming. Her grandmother was nice and she accepted Scorpius and Cassie but her grandfather always looked at her in disgust and always told her parents how they could have raised them better to which her father and mother left with them. Her Aunt Andromeda visited them with Teddy and that was always nice. They didn't care about her grandfather Malfoy. Her grandmother always tried to come over when her Aunt Andromeda came over since they were both sisters that were once estranged.

Her mother was a healer at St Mungo's and her father worked at Gringotts. Her mother helped children who came in contact with magic that weren't meant to and her father worked with the goblins to eradicate dark potions at Gringotts, twenty years after the war. Her brother Scorpius wanted to be an Auror to which her parents fully supported but Cassie had no idea.

She liked history but couldn't see herself teaching kids about it or doing anything in the area as it was more of a hobby. She couldn't stand the sight of mangled bodies as it made her sick to her stomach, she was terrible with potions and she didn't like the idea of chasing bad guys all the time.

'Leia!' Scorpius yelled at her. She looked at him and he rolled his eyes.

'We're playing truth or dare,' James said, 'want to play?'

'Sure if I go first,' Cassie smirked.

'Why not, Cassiopeia,' Fred said, winking at her.

'Okay,' Cassie said, 'Roxanne truth or dare?'

'Truth,' Roxanne said.

'How do you like?' Cassie asked easily.

'Everyone knows this,' Fred muttered.

'Lysander,' Roxanne said easily, 'okay Scorpius truth or dare?'

'Dare,' Scorpius said.

'Go and flirt with someone in a carriage you don't know.' Roxanne smirked. Scorpius shrugged and Fred and James followed him. The three came back five minutes later with Fred and James laughing their heads off and Scorpius looking deeply embarrassed. Cassie laughed at her brother's embarrassment.

'Who'd you flirt with?' Rose asked.

'Danica's friend, Georgia.' Scorpius said. 'So embarrassing in front of your cousin. Both of them I add.'

'Idiot,' Cassie laughed, 'oh I hope Danica and Georgia spread the word around.'

'Cassie, truth or dare,' Scorpius asked, smirking.

'Easy dare,' Cassie smirked.

'Sing,' Scorpius said.

'What song?' Cassie asked.

'Cassiopeia by that muggle singer,' Scorpius smirked.

'Fine,' Cassie said, 'Let me guess, the whole song?'

'Of course,' Scorpius smiled.

'Come in close, now it's time to tell a story. Long ago and so many years before we ever were, ever dreamed we even could be. There was her and her very first heartbeat. All alone in a corner of the night sky, spiral bones of a supernova starlight. Fell in love with another burning bright, she dreamed of a way to ignite she said. Tonight! Come on come on collide! Break me to pieces I- I think you're just like heaven! Why? Come on come on collide! Let's see what a fire feels like! I bet it's just like heaven! Just like heaven! Just like heaven! Such a shame nowhere near even a near miss, light years away from the hope of being sun-kissed.

'Anchored home in her interstellar sea but poor lonely Cassiopeia! So she sighs and she burns with desperation learns to cry over love of constellations. Then a spark from a star shooting too close, they both smiled, "what a day to explode." She said, tonight! Come on come on collide! Break me to pieces I- I think you're just like heaven! Why? Come on come on collide! Let's see what a fire feels like! I bet it's just like heaven! Just like heaven! Just like heaven! Long ago in a sky built before us, a supernova grew up to be stardust!'

Cassie stopped singing and smirked at her brother.

'That's good singing,' Roxanne said, 'that's- really good.'

'It's bloody fantastic!' Rose said. 'Scorpius, why didn't you tell me she could sing? I know you can sing!'

'You can sing?' Hugo asked, looking at Scorpius and he groaned.

'Yeah he can,' Cassiopeia smirked at her brother.

'Let's hear it then!' James said.

'Not my turn,' Scorpius muttered.

'Let's keep playing,' Molly said.

'Okay… um,' Cassie said, 'Molly, truth or dare?'

'Truth,' Molly said.

'Who is the worse person to be stuck in an elevator with here?' Cassie asked.

'James or Fred,' Molly said. James and Fred put their hands over their hearts in mock horror.

'My dear Molly,' Fred said.

'What have we ever done?' James asked.

'You just answered that question.' Molly said. 'James truth or dare?'

'Dare,' James laughed.

'Kiss either Cassie or Alice.' Molly said. Cassie felt horrified and was glad James did as well.

'Alice?' James asked her. 'No offence Cassie.'

'Trust me none taken.' Cassie said.

'Hurry up,' Ally muttered, 'I don't have all day.'

'Wait this is your first kiss?' Frank asked Ally. Ally winked at Frank and James kissed Ally on the lips. It lasted five seconds before they pulled away and James was blushing.

'Lily truth or dare.' James asked.

'I don't have to kiss anyone do I?' Lily asked horrified. 'If I go dare?'

'NO!' Albus said.

'What that dork said,' James said, 'so dare?'

'Why not,' Lily shrugged.

'Lily, flirt with Lorcan,' James said.

'Oh god I chose truth!' Lily said quickly.

'No changing Potter,' Lysander smirked.

'How the hell do people flirt?' Lily asked.

'Say something nice about me,' Lorcan said.

'Um- okay, Lorcan I think you are better looking than your twin?' Lily said. 'I don't know!'

Lorcan laughed and Lysander rolled his eyes.

'I'll accept it.' James laughed.

'You need to improve on your flirting Lily,' Roxanne smiled.

'No, I don't think she does,' Albus and James said. Lily laughed and they continued playing truth and dare until Lily fell asleep. They slowly fell asleep as well and Cassie was the only one left who was awake.

She started to sing one of her favourite muggles under her voice and grabbed the empty bowl she had used on Scorpius. She started to do the cup song and stared to sing softly.

'I got my ticket for the long way round. Two bottles of whiskey for the way. And I sure would like some sweet company. And I'm leaving tomorrow, what do you say. When I'm gone. When I'm gone
you're gonna miss me when I'm gone! You're gonna miss me by my hair. You're gonna miss me everywhere, oh. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. When I'm gone. When I'm gone. You'regonna miss me when I'm gone! You're gonna miss me by my walk. You're gonna miss me talk, oh. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone! I got my ticket for the long way round. The one with the prettiest of views. It's got mountains. It's got rivers. It's got sights to give you shivers. But it sure would be prettier with you!

'When I'm gone. When I'm gone. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone! You're gonna miss me by my walk. You're gonna miss me by my talk, oh. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone. When I'm gone.
When I'm gone. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone! You're gonna miss me by my hair. You're gonna miss me by my everywhere, oh. Oh you're sure gonna miss me when I'm gone. When I'm gone. When I'm gone. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone! You're gonna miss me by my walk
you're gonna miss me by my talk, oh. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone!'

'You're a really good singer,' a quiet voice said. Cassie quickly looked around and saw that it was Albus who spoke. The colour in her cheeks rose and she smiled at him.

'Thanks Al- Albus,' Cassie amended.

'I like when you say Al,' Albus said simply before he stood up and exited the carriage. He stopped at the door and looked back at her.

'I thought you couldn't flirt with your best friend's sister.' Cassie smiled.

'Date, I can't date the best friends' sister,' Albus amended.

'You do flirt well don't you?' Cassie asked. Albus just smirked and left to go to the toilet, leaving Cassie with her thoughts.

She would never know when she was older when she accepted her feelings for Albus, but she always knew that that moment on the train would be when she wanted to be with Albus.

Author's Note: I hope this chapter was good! I was going to speed this chapter up to the sorting but I wanted them to all bond so the sorting is next chapter? Was this chapter good? I like Cassie Malfoy and her singing voice is something that will pop up later. Also Lily does like to have fun but not at other's expense but that person laughs at themselves at first, Lily will laugh with them NOT at them.

Also the first song Cassie sung was Cassiopeia by Sara Bareilles and the second song she sings is the Cup Song by Anna Kendrick to which I own neither of them.

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