Lilly Black
Chapter 9
Charlie's revelation shocked Lilly to the core and caused a reaction that none would have anticipated. She ran. She ran out of her office, out of the castle and the school grounds, and apparated to the only place she felt truly safe. Silverwing Manor was, to put it plainly, enormous. It's beauty constantly amazed it's visitors. But Lilly took no notice. She simply ran directly into the arms of her heart-brother Leo, who without questioning her, simply held her tight, whispering words of comfort in her ear. It was some time before Lilly calmed down, well into the night.
Soon she slept and Leo, a dashing man of twenty-three, gently stroked his honorary sister's hair. Something had clearly upset her, and he could guess precisely what. Leo had failed to see why Lilly cared about the gold-digger, of course she probably hadn't heard of his reputation in Romania, not that he would be the one to share it.
He stayed with her for the entire night, gently soothing her into a gentle sleep with a simple wiccan chant, giving her peace. She fell asleep at almost midnight. In between his gentle words and careful caresses he composed a letter to the only other people he knew immersed in the Wizarding World.
Dearest Blaise,
I am fully aware that I shouldn't be writing to you, so don't start, but, as I am sure your spies will tell you by morning, Lilly is no longer in residence at the castle. I am going to arrange for a friend to take her position whilst Lilly recovers, and I ask that you spread word that Lilly has other matters to attend to, and inform her brother that she will contact him soon. I m unsure as to what has occurred, but I daresay you will know once I do.
Fondest Regards
Leo Silverwing.
P.s. I miss you.
Ianto
Do you remember how I helped you in Vegas? Time to repay the favour buddy. Come to the Manor to discuss. It is urgent, so tell your lover you'll be away for an unknown period of time. It's about Lilly.
Leo.
Leo smiled, knowing that one (or possibly both) recipients might actually attempt murder. He summoned his owls, with instructions to be swift, one to go to Scotland, and the other to Cardiff.
The Torchwood Hub, Cardiff. 1.00am
"I wish Gapplies had a sense of time." Moaned Gwen Cooper, the former police constable, as she flumped onto the battered old sofa. A chuckle could be heard from one Captain Jack Harkness, the leader of the current Torchwood team.
"You should know by now Gwen that aliens don't have a sense of time." Laughed Doctor Martha Jones. Nods from Mickey Smith and Jack were obvious. All the team were exhausted. Then again, being part of a secret organisation that dealt with aliens generally did that to a person.
"Coffee anyone?" Simultaneous cheers could be heard from every person in the room, and Ianto Jones, the most perfect coffee maker in the world smirked. It was times like this he felt totally at ease, if not happy. He quickly made a pot of his famous brew and gave one to each member. He glanced at the clock. It was almost one in the morning. Far too late to tuck his young daughter to bed. He frowned, but placed a sort of smile on his face. Jack gently placed a hand on his shoulder and whispered, so that the others wouldn't hear.
"I think you and Belle need to take a holiday, without the nanny. You don't see nearly enough of each other." Ianto smiled lovingly at his partner. A holiday was what he had been contemplating for some time, but the death of two very loved team members forced Ianto to place his idea on hold. Just as he was about to reply, the two men heard a very shrill scream, belonging to Gwen.
"An owl! An owl is in the hub!" Ianto rolled his eyes and looked at the barn owl. It was holding a message. He gently whistled, as the other team members teased Gwen for not being scared of various aliens, but practically pissing herself about an owl.
The owl landed on Ianto's arm, and held its leg outstretched. Ianto took the letter and the owl flew off, out of an open ceiling window.
"An owl carrying a message?" remarked Martha. Ianto saw is name on the envelope and broke the Silverwing seal, he rolled his eyes. Leo always had a penchant for the dramatic. He scanned the letter with annoyance and Jack snatched the letter.
"Hey-" Jack laughed as he read the note, interrupting Ianto's indignant lecture.
"What happened in Vegas?" Ianto scowled, but answered regardless.
"I drunk too many cocktails and nearly got married to a gold-digging widow. Leo dragged me back to my room, sobered me up and stayed with me so I wouldn't go back." Jack laughed, and the team joined in.
Ianto waited for five minutes.
They still hadn't stopped.
Ianto cleared his throat, and the laughter died down. "Anyway, apparently Jack, it looks like I am taking a leave of absence, and going to the seaside. See you when I see you." Ianto turned on his heal.
"Hang on! Who's Leo and Lilly?" Jack called. Ianto smiled fondly.
"A couple of very old, good friends. We've known each other for years."
As Ianto drove home to pack his things and Belle's, he wondered why Leo was summoning him.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, 7.00 am
Blaise Zambini was not normally awake by 7.00 am on a Saturday, but today she was awoken by a barn owl tapping on her window, one she realised belonged to her fiancé. She groaned and let the owl in, scanning the letter and frowning. Her eyes blazed as she allowed the letter to float into the roaring fire. Lilly the course of the last few years had become as much her friend as Leo's. She would find out what had occurred to make Lilly suffer and they would pay. Blaise wasn't a Slytherin, after all, just because she liked the colour green.
But first she had to track down one Harry Potter. With a toss of her raven black curls she threw on her silk green dressing gown and went to get ready.
She found Harry in the library with Draco Malfoy and Blaise allowed a small smile before crossing over to them and tugging on Harry's sleave silently. She gestured for him to follow. The two 17 year old exchanged glances and followed the Slytherin Ice Queen. She stopped in front of an old, unused classroom and they followed her in.
"What the hell is going on Blaise?!" Dray exclaimed. Blaise rolled her eyes.
"I have a message for Potter." She waited until Harry nodded. "Your sister turned up at Silverwing Manor last night in tears, I got a letter this morning from Leo Silverwing this morning stating that she will probably contact you soon, and not to worry. Also he is organising a replacement, but that is neither here nor there."
"Who made her cry?" The famous green eyes flared as the boy demanded coldly. Blaise turned her ice blue eyes to match his own.
"I don't know." She finally admitted. "But when I find out, I daresay they'll wish they'd never been born."
Silverwing Manor 6.00am
"Daddy! Look! It's Uncle Leo's house!" screamed 6-year-old Annabelle Jones as Ianto drove up to the wrought iron gates. He chuckled.
"That's right, Sweetheart." He smiled at his daughter, and she gave him a happy toothy grin back, all too happy to be with the dad she rarely saw. Ianto vowed that he would be there more for his little daughter, but she looked so much like her mother, that it was difficult. His smile faded into longing, for the wife he lost too young. Belle obviously knew that look too well, though.
"Don't worry Daddy, Mummy is safe with the angels now." The smile brightened on her face as she chatted on about how she was going to marry Liam H in her class, and just what Naughty Nigel did last week all the way to the front door. The door swung open, without any knock or bell ring.
"And who dares to enter my house!" boomed the joking strong voice. Belle, totally unafraid of Leo's booming voice giggled with delight, which increased as Leo swept her up and around. Ianto smiled at the scene of his daughter and her godfather.
Once both of the 'children' calmed down they went into the lounge and watched Annabelle play with her Barbie dolls.
"So what's going on Leo? Where's Lilly?" Ianto said quietly.
"She's upstairs, asleep thank the Goddess. I don't know what has happened, but whatever it was has shaken her. I think it has something to do with Charlie." Ianto hissed through his teeth. He had never quite liked Charlie Weasley, regardless of his nice guy persona.
"So apart from kicking his ass, what would you like me to do?" Leo smiled slightly.
"Take a ticket and get in line. No, anyway, you know more about potions then most do, I need you to take up Lilly's position, until she's ready to return." Ianto nodded his agreement, and after some breakfast, he took Belle through the fireplace, to the Headmaster's office.
Words cannot express just how sorry I am to have taken this long! The truth is though I had to wait until inspiration struck for this story, as I left myself at a bit of a deadend. Then I realised, I have characters we haven't yet abused!! And to bring a little more excitement on my part I made it a crossover; if you want more information on TORCHWOOD (which is a Doctor Who spinoff), then look below, as I will give a very brief description on each character. Also, I will be altering the first several chapters at some point, so keep and eye on my bio!
Insanity
Captain Jack Harkness: Played by John Barrowman (if you don't know who he is, you deserve to be shot), he is a sexy, omnisexual (I'll sleep with anything that has a postcode) guy. Originally from the 51st century, he met the Doctor in 1941 (where he worked as a conman) he saw the error of his ways. But due to an accident in the year 100100 he became immortal and ended up in 20th century Wales, where he joined Torchwood as a freelancer, but took over in the year 2000, on the dot.
Ianto Jones: Played by Gareth David-Lloyd, he plays the tea-boy who originally worked for a different branch of Torchwood in London, he left because his girlfriend had been half-way converted into a cyberwoman. His attempt to find a cure failed when Lisa (his girlfriend) tried to kill everyone in the vicinity. He doesn't actually have a daughter, I made Annabelle up, but he is having a fling/relationship (not sure which) with Captain John Harkness.
Gwen Cooper/Williams: Played by Eve Myles, a ex-constable policewoman, Gwen joined Torchwood when she saw them bring a man back to life using a Resurrection Gauntlet (now destroyed). She married Rhys Williams in the second season.
Martha Jones: Played by Freema Agyeman. Originally from Doctor Who (like Captain Harkness) she is now a Doctor and was only in three episodes of Torchwood, but there were hints she would rejoin Torchwood in the last episode of Series 4 of Doctor Who. No relation to Ianto Jones.
Micky Smith: Played by Noel Clarke. Never starred in Torchwood, he was Rose Tyler's (The companion of the Ninth Doctor) 'sometimes boyfriend.' Although, like Martha, there was a hint that he would join Torchwood at the end of the Season 4 finale.
Owen Harper: Played by Burn Gorman, now deceased (Owen, not Burn). The former doctor of the Torchwood team, I may or may not use him, but I referred to him in this chapter, as well as Toshiko Sato as 'death of two very loved team members'.
Toshiko Sato: Played by Naoko Mori, also deceased. The former technological genius. Fancied Owen for a long time, but died in the same episode.
To learn more about Torchwood, or any of it's characters, use wikipedia