Sorry I haven't written in a while but, the last few weeks have been crazy. I've found out what I got in my January modules for my A2, turned 18 and been sick with tonsillitis. I hope you enjoy this chapter. Letters and quotes will be in italics.
Chapter 5: The Boggart and the meetings
Lily's Pov
I was confused when I found myself in a four poster bed. I looked around the room I had found last night. I had searched in the seventh years' chambers but, there was no spare beds. I looked in all the rooms. Only the third years had a spare bed. This was where I had dragged myself to last night. I found a set of Hogwarts robes next to the bed. A note was attached to it. The script was familiar and comforting. The house elves must have found me here last night. Dumbledore wanted to see me this morning. I suddenly heard a rustling from the bed next to mine. A bushy haired girl was climbing out of the bed. She grabbed her pink nightgown and headed towards the bathroom. I climbed out of the warm bed. I was changing quietly when a girl suddenly spoke.
"Who are you?" she asked while rubbing sleep out of her eyes.
"I'm Lily, Lily Lupin." I offered my hand for her to shake.
"I'm Parvati, by the way are you related to Professor Lupin?" She eyed me curiously as she shook her dark tresses out of her face.
"Yeah, we're distant cousins." I was still surprised at how easy it was to lie to everyone. I bid goodbye and decided to walk to Professor Dumbledore's office.
James' Pov
I was shocked when I found myself soaked in my bed. No, I did not have a nightmare, nor did I wet myself. Remus thought it would be amusing to throw water on me to wake me up. Apparently he tried shaking me, shouting in my ears and even pulling the covers off my bed. But still I slept on. He looked exhausted. The shadows under his eyes were getting darker and he was still yawning as I got changed. He had got up at 6 o'clock to finish planning for today's lessons. He was wearing dark navy robes today and they were very shabby.
"Come on Prongs we don't have all morning to get breakfast." He smiled as he said this.
"Do we have to sit near Snape today?"
"Dumbledore thinks it would be best to sit near Flitwick or McGonagall. Snape is already in a bad mood with you over your entrance and Dumbledore doesn't want to run the risk that Snape will refuse to make the wolvesbane potion for me." He seemed a little excited as we walked towards the great hall.
As we entered Snape glared at both me and Remus. Remus was trying hard to ignore it and turned towards Professor McGonagall.
"Morning Professor, have Fred and George been losing house points for Gryffindor again?" He asked a smile plastered on his face.
"Now Remus, you know that I am no longer your Professor so will you please call me Minerva. As for Fred and George, yes they have lost some points. Filch caught them in the dungeons last night. They were planning to plant some slime and stink bombs down there. They're almost as bad as you guys were when you were students. Remus, I hope you have not been giving them prank ideas."
"No Minerva. That part of me belongs in the past. I now have to discipline students if they misbehave at least more effectively then when I was a prefect. Besides if I did tell anyone, I wouldn't tell the Weasley twins, they are already giving us a run for our money. By the way, where is Professor Dumbledore?" Flitwick turned towards us. His eyes were sparkling as he explained.
"Apparently, a girl was found in the Gryffindor dormitory last night. She had not been seen in the castle before. The house elves informed Professor Dumbledore and he know wants to talk to her. The house elves thought that Sirius Black had sneaked into the castle disguised as a girl. She seemed to have found a way past the dementors." Remus had shuddered when Sirius' name had been mentioned. He looked a little sick to his stomach. We both sat down as the plates filled with food.
Lily's Pov
Dumbledore stared at me as I entered his office. He nodded towards the chair in front of his desk. I took a seat.
"Who are you?" He asked, his bright blue eyes were sparkling.
"I'm Lily Potter. I am meant to be dead but I am back to fulfil a mission. Do you know where my husband is?" I started crying. I had no idea where my husband was or if he was hurt.
"It's a good thing I know where your husband is. Don't worry, he is safe and should be eating his breakfast at this moment in time. However, I still have a few questions. How did you get into the Gryffindor common room?"
"The head boy told me the password. He thought I was a student and had forgotten the password. Also, I came up with an alias so that I wouldn't seem so unusual."
"And what is this alias you have come up with?" he asked.
"My name is Lily Lupin. I'm a distant cousin of Professor Lupin and have just moved to Britain from France. I have been home schooled but, have convinced my parents to allow me to attend Hogwarts for my final year. Well no one has been told all of this but, it means I won't have as many awkward questions to answer."
"That is an excellent story and I will inform the Professors of your true identity. It will be wise for you to remain as a student until you complete your mission. Is there any chance you could tell me what the mission is?"
"Sorry sir but, I can't. In fact I don't really know what it is myself."
"Right, come with me. We have got to explain to the whole school about your appearance and get you a seventh year timetable. Your son attends here as well. He is in his third year." We were almost running as we entered the great hall.
James' Pov
Oh my god! Lily is with Professor Dumbledore. She looks a little scared. I wave frantically at her. She sees me waving and waves back. Dumbledore steers her towards the Gryffindor table. She sits next to a red haired man with horn rimmed glasses. She is dressed in Hogwarts robes. Remus nudges me as Dumbledore starts talking. Remus is staring at Dumbledore intently. His eyes never left the back of Dumbledore's head. His eyes suddenly widen and he sighs. He suddenly relaxes in the back of his chair.
"Professors, students, we have a new student from France. Her name is Lily Lupin. If you really want to know, she is a distant cousin of Professor Lupin. She will be studying here for her final year. I hope you all make her feel welcome." I could hear everyone gossiping. Remus seemed uninterested in the gossip. He had turned his attention to the mug of hot chocolate that was in front of him.
"You freaked me out a little Remus when you wouldn't stop staring at Dumbledore's head."
"Sorry but, I was busy reading his mind. He seemed to think it was important that I knew some of the story before he told the whole school that I have a distant cousin called Lily. It would have looked strange if I was unaware of the existence of her." He stood up, dusted his robes down and exited the hall. I followed him.
Lily's Pov
Everyone had stared at me as I entered the hall. I felt reassured when I saw James at the staff table. He seemed happy to see me. Sadly, he soon left and was accompanied by a man in shabby robes. I still felt the whole hall stare at me as I sat at the Gryffindor table. Percy was busy talking to me but, I was too distracted in my own thoughts. The breakfast was delicious and I dug in rapidly. Soon everyone started leaving to get to lessons. Percy passed me my timetable. There was a little note attached. I grabbed the note and quickly read it.
Dear Lily,
I hope you find this letter useful. Today you will be off timetable. You may spend your lessons this morning in the library find out about what has happened since you died. This afternoon however, you will join a third year Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson. This will give you an opportunity to see your husband. I will inform Professor Lupin of your attendance. Please attend as I am sure you struggled with boggarts when you were at Hogwarts before.
From Professor Dumbledore.
P.S. You will find a trunk near the bed you slept in. Inside are new clothes, schoolbooks and your old wand. I hope you find it useful.
I soon found myself at the foot of the bed. I examined the new clothes and spellbooks. I finally grabbed my wand and headed towards the library. I spent the whole morning reading the history books. My stomach twisted as I read that Sirius Black murdered 13 people with one curse. I also saw my son's name in many of the books. Voldemort couldn't kill Harry. I wished I could see him. I smiled when I read about a recent invention. I felt happy that there was finally a way for a werewolf to keep their mind on the full moon. This thought reminded me of Remus, how we had hurt him so badly yet he had been so trustworthy. I missed his reassuring presence and his advice. He was wise beyond his years when he was a student at Hogwarts. Where was he now? Was he safe and Happy? My thoughts vanished as I saw the shabby Professor enter. He quickly talked to Madame Pince. He soon thanked her and went towards the restricted section. He soon returned, his arms laden with books. He sat across from me. He had tawny hair, several scars on his face and amber eyes. His smile was kind. I couldn't help but look at the books that were in front of him. Many of them were about werewolves. He however, was looking at a book about boggarts. I shuddered as I remembered the last time I tried to fight a boggart. He saw me shudder.
"You remembering the last time you tried to fight a boggart. If I remember correctly you had to get me and James to be with you before you would attempt to fight it. It's alright, everyone gets scared even James." He smiled.
"What's James scared of then?" I asked, a dangerous grin lighting up my face.
"Being rejected by you again," he replied, "If Dumbledore has told me correctly then I will see you in my lesson this afternoon. I hope to see you then." He collected the books and bid me goodbye. I was strangely looking forward to the boggart lesson, normally I would dread them but, with this kind professor I didn't feel as nervous. I put my books away and prepared for the next lesson.
James' Pov
Remus had been gone for 30 minutes when he suddenly returned. His arms were filled with books on werewolves. Remus had always been curious since he was a student at Hogwarts. Since my death that curiosity remained. He wanted to learn as much as he could about his species. He suddenly explained that Lily would be in our lesson this afternoon. Harry would also be in that class. He gave me the important job of being his assistant. We went to the staff room to make sure that no one had got rid of the boggart. We suddenly returned to our office and ate our lunch. Remus was picking at his food, a green tinge lighting up his face. I could tell he was more nervous than normal. It wasn't the full moon till Saturday.
"What's wrong Moony?" I asked. I was concerned about him.
"James, this will be the first time I have talked to your son properly since he was a baby. He doesn't even though that I know you and Lily and I am about to teach him about boggarts. It should be you doing this not me." I hugged him tightly trying to reassure him. He relaxed at the touch. He got up, grabbed his brief case and left the room.
The room was strangely quiet without Moony. I knew he had a lot on his mind. He often went on solitary walks when he was angry or upset. The lesson would start in 10 minutes. I decided to check if the desks were clean. I could hear people talking. Some were still talking about the new girl. Others were talking about what Professor Lupin had planned for their next lesson. The bell rang to signal that it was 5 minutes till lessons started. A bushy haired girl walked in. Her hair was brown and she had large front teeth. She sat at a desk and grabbed her textbook out of her bag. I could see that it was crammed with many books. Other students started walking into the classroom. The last to enter were two boys and Lily. One of the boys had ginger hair, was very tall and freckled. The second boy was smaller than the ginger. He had messy jet black hair and emerald green eyes. Oh my god! It was Harry. I wished I could run up and hug my wife and son. Remus suddenly walked in. He seemed a lot more relaxed.
"Good afternoon, would you please put all your books back in your bags. Today's will be a practical lesson. You will only need your wands."
Everyone followed his instructions. He suddenly led us out of the classroom.
Lily's Pov
I was so happy that Ron and Harry wanted to help me to my lesson. I explained the situation and they were glad they could help. I saw them at lunch. We suddenly saw the professor deal with Peeves. He kept on singing "Loony, loopy Lupin", the song that was reserved for Remus. A spell later and Peeves had gone. We headed towards the staff room. Lupin opened the door, when suddenly a hooked nosed, greasy haired man went to exit the room. Oh my god! It was Severus. Since my death, it seemed as if Snape had gotten ruder. He was insulting a boy called Neville. He soon left. Lupin seemed to realise that Neville lacked confidence and insisted on Neville being the first to deal with the boggart. Neville's boggart turned into Snape. He soon had it dressed in women's clothing and everyone burst into laughter. Lupin then beckoned me over. The boggart suddenly changed into a acid green dragon. I was terrified. I suddenly had the image of baby Harry in my head. Of course why don't I dress the dragon like a baby. I would give it a dummy, a nappy and a head dress.
"Riddikulus". Everyone started laughing at the sight of a dragon dressed like a baby boy. Many people had a go dealing with the boggart. Lupin, however, jumped in Harry's way when he was about to fight the boggart . The boggart turned into a silvery orb. It was the full moon. Why did Lupin stop Harry taking down the boggart? He dismissed the class apart from me. He looked like he wanted to explain something. I know I wanted some explanations and I wasn't about to leave until I got them.
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