Chapter 11:

Normal Pov

The next morning brought a cool, February air. In the common rooms, fires were cold and dead. The wood were burnt crispy and spookily gray. Basically to sum it up, it was a cold and dreadful morning. But Lily came bustling into the library with a brightening smile on her face, ready to fix anyone's bad mood.

"Lily stop smiling, your giving me a headache!" Rhianna snapped, and laid her face back down on the thick book she had been currently trying to read.

"Oh Rhianna I just can't help it, its so pretty outside!" Lily said, smiling wildly, and Rhianna looked outside the window. The rain poured down in buckets, making the beautiful plants that used to thrive flood with water. It was all you can see. Water, water, and water. Not a really exciting sight.

"Yeah, its just gorgeous Lilith, now if you don't mind, I'm trying to take a nap here." Rhianna said, and let her face slap back down onto the book and yawned.

"When did Potions get so difficult?" She yawned again as Lily sat next to her.

"I don't know. It's a pretty difficult subject for me too. Sev… I mean Mr. Snape, is very talented in that area." Lily said, and Rhianna rolled her eyes against the page. "You don't need to use formalities Lillian. Just saying." She groaned, and lifted her head to stare blankly at the page.

"Okay, Okay." Lily said and then turned to watch Rhianna read. A little humph escaped her lips, so Rhianna rolled her eyes, sat up with a huff, and turned to Lily.

"Lionel, what is it?"

"So, are you and Mr. Snape, I mean Severus, dating?" Lily asked, and Rhianna frowned.

"Kind of." Rhianna shrugged, and Lily saw a sparkly glint on Rhianna's right hand. "What is this?" Lily started, and grabbed the hand. Rhianna hissed and tried to pull it back, but Lily yanked the ring off with a slip, and read the engravings on the silver diamond wedding band.

"Oh my goodness!" Lily squealed, jumping up and down excitedly. "Lily, Lily take a seat!" Rhianna snapped, looking around anxiously.

"To my love, Juliunna, from Severus. Ahhhhhhhhhh!" Lily screamed. But then felt confused.

"Hey, who's Juliunna?"

"Its what I always wanted to be named, and so its my nickname. Almost all of my friends called me Juliunna."

"Oh." Lily said, and then she smiled widely again. "Ahhhhhhhh! He loved you so much he engraved your nickname!" She screamed, and the library keeper came running over.

"This is a library! Not a gossip factory!" She huffed angrily, and walked away to polish new books.

"Sorry." Lily whispered, but jumped back onto her seat and held up the ring. "He proposed and you didn't tell me! Hey, look, you've got a engagement ring too! Your getting married! Oh you two could have a Slytherin Style Marriage!" Lily squealed, and Rhianna snatched the ring back.

"Marriage?!" There was a shout from behind the book case, and Draco came pelting out from behind it. Rhianna laughed.

"Marriage. You have to be bloody kidding me! You can't get married here-!"

"Dragon shut up!" Rhianna shouted, and the Library Keeper came bustling around the corner.

"That is it! I have been very nice, but it is time for the three of you to leave. Shouting around my clean, quiet library like hoodlums and baboons!" She snapped, and the three of them thought it best to walk away quietly.

"Dragon, you need to stop shouting. What if Severus was here?"

"What about if Severus was here?" There came a serene, silky voice, and Severus walked out from behind the column with a smirk on his face.

"You, you-!" Draco started forward, but Lily grabbed Draco's arm and pulled him back.

"Okay Rhianna, it was nice seeing you again. I'll just take Dragon here and leave-!"

"That's my sister!" Draco shouted, and Lily dragged him around the corner and out of sight, with Draco complaining all the way.

"So," Rhianna smiled at Severus, who returned it instantly. "Would you like breakfast?" She asked.

"Hmm," Severus started, and maneuvered forward until they were toe to toe, and he placed a soft, sweet kiss on the tip of her nose.

"How about dessert? I'm feeling a bit peckish today." He said, and she laughed.

"Alright, lets go, I'm getting hungry." She said, and he wrapped his hand in hers as they strolled down the hallway. A spare finger rolled over her weeding band, making him pulled up her fist to eye level.

"What is this?" He asked, and she ripped her hand back, putting it firmly at her side. "Its nothing. Just jewelry."

"Well if its just jewelry, then why are you hiding it?" He asked, a smirk on his face. They stopped walking, and he leaned against the column on the wall, his smoldering eyes watching her blush.

"Who said I'm hiding it?" She asked.

"Just me. I saw some writing on it, can I see it?" He asked, and grabbed her wrist. Slowly, he pulled it closer, but frowned. "Is it okay if I take it off. The writings on the inside you know." He said, and started to slip the ring off her finger.

"No." She snapped, trying to pull her hand back, but his grip on hers tightened. He found it very humorous, the way she acted all defensive.

"Hey!" They both turned down the hall, where they saw Draco, dragging Lily with him as he limped roughly across the floor. She was cross legged, her legs and hands wrapped around Draco's left leg as he put all his weight on the other. The way Lily held on made her seem as if she was doing the stranger danger defense.

"Sorry Rhianna, he's like a robot or something!" Lily called, and reared back, but Draco kept dragging forward.

"Rhianna Marie Black, we are going to the Slytherin Common Room right now!" Draco snapped, and Severus wrapped an arm around Rhianna's waist, pulling her close to him.

"Cool, we can all go together." He said, toying with Draco, but Draco snarled.

"On second thought, how about we go to the Owlery."

"I can still go there too you know." Severus said absently, and Rhianna chuckled. She pulled her hand out of Severus's, and turned to Draco.

"Dragon we have Charms in five minutes, can't you wait there for me?" She asked, grinning thankfully at the thought. Draco scowled angrily.

"No, we're leaving, now!" Draco snapped, and Lily huffed, digging her peep toed shoes into the ground.

"Well, you heard him Severus, looks like I have to go. I'll see you later." Rhianna said, and planted a juicy kiss on Severus's lips. When she turned to walk towards her brother, Severus wrapped both of his arms around her, and kissed her again.

"That is disgusting! Rhianna, I will tell on you if you don't get moving!" Draco snapped, as Severus slipped his tongue into Rhianna's mouth, making her moan.

"Dragon, maybe we should leave-!" Lily suggested, and pulled his leg in the opposite direction.

"Rhianna! Now!" Draco shouted, and Rhianna groaned. Pulling away from Severus, the both of their eyes flashing darkly, they grinned at each other.

"I have to go, my baby brother needs help getting his bottle." Rhianna explained, making Severus chuckle.

"Alright, bye." He said, waving her goodbye. When he turned to leave, she grabbed his wrist, making him stay in place. He looked back at her, and she threw him a dirty smirk.

"Well, can I maybe have one more kiss to get me through the next ten minutes-!?"

"RHIANNA!"

…

Harry Potter, Year 1998

Harry settled down on the Dursley's couch in the living room, and breathed in deeply. He put down the stone in the middle of the room, but didn't dare grasp it tightly. He was nervous, and felt a little foolish. He didn't want to just go out and say it. He wondered vaguely if they would of thought him crazy, that he's gone off the deep end. After all, normal and sane people don't conjure up ghosts to search for their missing best friend twenty years before their time.

Taking a deep breath, and digging inside his chest for a large burst of courage, he reached out and grabbed the stone, and gripped the stone tight. His heart beat picked it, and as he looked up from his shaking fist, he saw his parents. Just them. He wondered where the others were.

"Mom, Dad." He started, and Lily and James smiled at him.

"Hello son." She said wistfully, and walked over and wrapped her arms around his shoulder in a hug.

"Mom, Dad, I suppose you've heard about You Know Who, and how I defeated him." Harry said, and Lily pressed a cold kiss on his cheek.

"You Harry James Potter, are the bravest young man I've ever met." She said, and Harry felt his chest heave considerably.

"Thank you." Harry said, and James nodded at him, his face filled with pride.

"So, I suppose you wanted to ask us something Harry?" James said, and Harry nodded.

"Yes, I have a few questions. Here goes one out them." Harry started, breathing in deeply. He pulled into his jean pocket, and pulled out a crumpled and wrinkly old mess of a picture. He pulled it up to eye level and let himself glance at it. Juliunna Malfoy's eyes were decorated in a silvery shadow cover, making her silver eyes looked like a burning, smoldering fire.

"This girl, you know her right?" He asked, and showed the picture to them. Lily squinted in thought at the memory, and then nodded, a giggly smile on her face.

"Yes, that's my best friend Rhianna." Lily said, and Harry nodded in thought.

"Yes, I thought you'd say that. Now do you remember how she got there, wait, who?!" Harry sputtered, and Lily nodded. She pointed to Juliunna's face and nodded, smiling.

"Her name is Rhianna Marie Black. She appeared out of nowhere in the middle of the school year. She seemed like she was beaten or something. She mentioned something about the war." James said, and Harry's eyes widened. When Lily raised an eyebrow Harry gestured for them to continue.

"Where did she say she was from?" Harry asked, and leaned back into the couch. Lily smiled as she remembered.

"Oh, she said she was from America, but she moved to Russia, where she stays at her Grandparents during the school year. She said she went to Durmstrange, but moved to London so that she could go to Hogwarts." Harry nodded, in thought.

"That's a pretty long back story." He murmured, and Lily nodded, but then snapped out of her dreaming state abruptly.

"Oh! I just remembered. She had a brother." Lily said, and Harry leaned forward, intrigued.

"A brother, what was his name though?" Harry asked, recalling that their was no news whatsoever that Draco had skipped the country. No one had seen hide of him or his family, but that doesn't exactly mean he was sent to the past.

"Dragon Articulas Black. He's not in this picture though." Lily hummed, but Harry nodded.

"Okay, but is it okay if you describe him to me?" Harry asked, and Lily and James thought.

"Snowy white blonde hair."

"Grey eyes, the same color and shape as Rhianna's.

"Thin little boy."

"The strength of ten men when he's angry I'll tell you. Dragged me half across the hall on his right leg as he tried to stop Rhianna and Severus from kissing.

"He's got a bony sort of face."

"Really, really pale. You know, he looks like the Head Boy Slytherin when we were still in school, Lucius Malfoy."

"And don't forget Narcissa Black, Bellatrix Black's sister." James hummed, and Harry nodded, in thought.

"Okay, you can stop. I know who exactly your talking about now."

"Oh, that's good. Sweetie, do you know her?" Lily asked, and Harry nodded.

"She's one of my best friends you know. I, I was going to ask her out at Bill's wedding but, things got crazy and after the Death Eater attack, I had to leave without saying goodbye." Harry whispered, his face reddening as the smirk on James face grew.

"Ah, I don't blame you son. She was a heck of a woman if I say so myself. Sniviless was just lucky she only had eyes for him." James said, rolling his eyes, but Harry frowned.

"Snape? Are you saying that Snape and Rhianna were dating when you went to school with them?" Harry asked.

"Well yeah Harry, it was such a romantic story. The loner Slytherin outcast and the popular Slytherin hottie, it was better then my other stories." Lily scoffed, and Harry felt the blood rush to his face.

"Snape and Rhianna, were in love?" Harry asked, his face getting hot. He felt so jealous.

"Well yeah. You know, I remember when we had our first class together, and we were gossiping students she told me… Well maybe I shouldn't say-!"

"Mom please, just tell me." Harry begged slightly, and leaned back down into his chair.

"Okay then, fine. When we were in our first class together, she told me that at her old school, she used to date her old potions master." Lily shrugged, but Harry's mouth dropped open.

"Her, her old potions master?" He asked, and Lily nodded.

"Yes, in fact, I believe he was also her Godfather-!"

"No!" Harry shouted, jumping up.

"Yes, I remember because I flipped out on her that day. I believe she hinted that their was more than lip locking involved."

"That is bloody disgusting!" Harry roared, and threw himself back on the couch.

"Son, really, she seems quite happy with Sniviless."

"Is she okay?" Harry interrupted James, and grimaced awkwardly on the couch.

"Well of course she's okay Harry. In fact, she should be having the time of her life at the moment in the library. I can just see her and Severus reading books to pass the time-!"

"Please, don't say his name." Harry sniffed, and leaned back on his legs. Lily sighed.

"Sweetheart, she's twice your age honey. You should find someone your own age-!"

"Mom she's my age! She's practically older, but only by a few months and her maturity." Harry explained, and then sniffed.

"Honey, she was your age twenty years ago, but now its about time you've found another. How about the red headed Weasley girl? I hear she's single?" Lily said, wringing her hands together, and Harry sighed.

"Ginny, I don't think I really like her anymore. She's nice and all but… She's more like Plan B. I love you guys, I just wanted to check on Juliunna." Harry hummed, and buried his face in his hands. He looked at the stone in his hand, and with a sigh, dropped it. His parents disappeared with a small pop, and he was left alone again, buried in his old faults.