Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter because I am not the lovely JKR.
Another chapter, 14 is on it's way. I'm getting there, the story is slowly starting to pick back up again. :P Anyway, I've made lots of progress on this story since I started this new system. =) ~May
Chapter 13
"What do you want to do today Lily?" James asked her as they began to eat breakfast, it consisted of toast, eggs, and bacon.
"I really want to find out what happened to my mum and sister." Lily breathed out in a rush and James smiled a bit at her.
"I can talk to my dad about that, he works for the Auror office, I bet he can contact Alastor and Kingsley." James told her and Lily grinned up at him.
"That'd be great."
The doorbell rang suddenly and both James and Lily's head whipped toward the sound. Evanescence sighed and headed towards the door.
"Good morning Mrs. Potter, is your husband home?" The voice of Alastor drifted through the halls.
"Yes, hold on." There was a paused then a loud shout echoed through the house. "DAVID!"
"Thank you." Alastor gruffed out and Lily let out a small giggle that James grinned at.
"What dangerous mission are you leading him on today?" Evanescence questioned.
"We're searching for a missing person; maybe your son could help us." Another slow calm voice answered.
"May I ask who it is?" James' mother pressed further.
"Lily Evans." Alastor replied, Lily gasped and James looked at her a bit shocked.
"You don't have to look very far then, she's in the kitchen eating breakfast." Evanescence chuckled lightly before leading the men towards the kitchen.
"Ah, Evans." Alastor leaned on his walking staff. "I would've asked where you were going last night but that would've given the Death Eaters too much information."
"Is my mother and sister alright?" Lily blurted out before she could stop herself.
"Your sister is now permanently living with her boyfriend and your mother is in the care of a few trusted Auror's. They are currently trying to help your mother consult her grief, once we are sure everything is alright we'll need to find a place for you and your mother, possibly your sister, to live." He explained and Lily nodded.
"They can stay here, we have more than enough room and I've always wanted a friend to talk to when David is gone to work while the kids are in school." Evanescence said quickly and Lily looked up at her surprised, even James seemed a bit shocked.
"Evvy, what's for breakfast?" Sirius Black's voice echoed around as he walked into the kitchen, he stopped making Remus bump into him when he saw the Auror's.
"Good morning Mr. Black, Mr. Lupin, Mr. Pettigrew." Alastor nodded at the three boys who then shuffled into the kitchen staying uncharacteristically quiet. "As I was saying, Mrs. Potter if you're sure that would be alright then we will inform Mrs. Evans of the choice. She does have the liberty to choose somewhere else, but I will advise her live with you, it would be much safer. Any questions Miss Evans?"
"I was wondering, if the move is possibly permanent, do you think it possible to go back to my house and collect items of importance?" Lily didn't look at anyone in the room except for the two Auror's.
"If Mr. David Potter, will accompany you then I see no reason why not." Alastor told her, specifying that it was not James. Lily almost grinned, but decided against it.
"Yes sir." Lily sounded like she had joined the army, but she didn't care.
"I will send you an owl with any updates we have about your mother, good day." Then Alastor and Kingsley were gone.
David entered the kitchen, missing all the fun.
"You called?" He asked with a small grin at his wife.
"You just missed everything." Evanescence pressed her fingers on the bridge of her nose. "Are you up for a trip to Lily's house today?"
"Why not?" David shrugged and Lily was staring at him completely shocked, it was like staring at a much older James. He had the same messy black hair but it was streaked with silver hairs, he wore glasses and had James' hazel eyes. He was tall and lanky; he even had a build similar to James, not nearly as toned though. He turned towards her. "You must be Lily; I'm David Potter, James' father."
"Oh, uh, hi." Lily stuttered and shook his outstretched hand, James shook his head.
"So why exactly are we making the excursion to Lily's house?" David asked as he sat down at the table next to his son, the boys filed in around James and Lily, leaving the seat next to David open for Evanescence.
"Lily and her mother are going to be living here for a while with us; we are simply going to collect valuable things of theirs." Evanescence told him passing out the plates of food, Sirius' stack precariously high.
"Ah, that will be interesting then." David commented, trying to not say anything that would make Lily break down.
"I think everyone should go." Lily said suddenly making everyone look at her. "To my house, to move everything; I don't really want to go in my parent's room either, do you think you could Mrs. Potter?"
"Of course dear, we'll all come, when we get back though-" Evanescence started, then glared at the boys, minus her husband and James, "Remus, Peter, and Sirius will be weeding the garden by hand."
"Oh nuts!" Remus sighed and Sirius burst out laughing.
"I haven't heard that one in years Moony!"
"Why doesn't James have to weed the garden?" Peter asked making the other two boys look at Evanescence too.
"Unlike you three, he did not make Lily burst into tears this morning." She reprimanded them and Lily cracked a grin at her half eaten egg.
"Lily snitched did she?" Sirius turned towards her.
"No she didn't, James carried her crying into the kitchen and I offered to punish you three. It cheered her up actually; she suggested I give you a muggle punishment."
"Brilliant Flower." Sirius mumbled and Lily giggled which made everyone look at her.
"It was wasn't it?" Lily teased and Sirius looked at her then at James who merely shrugged in response.
Enjoy it? I thought it was pretty good, I explained things up a bit. Now, for the cleaning out of the Evans' home, maybe even a run in with a certain slime-ball Slytherin. *wink wink*
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