THE GAMEKEEPER
(BOOM.- cannon?" he said stupidly.)
"Where does he think he is in? A medieval castle or a Pirate ship?", Severus said laughing.
"He is really a genius isn't he.", Lily said giggling.
"He get's all kind of strange dreams, i think.", Severus said.
(There was a crash behind-had brought with them.)
"Is he thinking that he can use it on Hagrid?", Lily asked.
"He is so huge , that a bullet will not do much damage on him.", Severus said.
"Well the Vernon idiot doesn't know the guy who is coming is a wizard.", Lily said.
("Who's there?-beetles under all the hair.)
"That is a really good description of Hagrid.",Severus remarked.
"Sometimes i hate his beard. It is so shabby. He does not know to maintain it.",Lily said.
"Most of the Slytherins, hate him. They think he is an oaf.",Severus said.
"That is cruel, Sev. He is a nice guy!", Lily cried.
"I know.", Severus said.
(The giant squeezed -It's not been an easy journey...")
"Is that the thing he said.", Lily said laughing.
"Well, the book says it is.", Severus said.
"I wonder what he will do when he sees the gun.", Lily wondered.'
"He has the power to break it.", Severus said laughing.
"Yeah he sure seems to have.", Lily agreed.
(He strode over to -behind Uncle Vernon.)
"New word for the fat boy, great lump.", Severus laughed.
"We are finding new words for him every chapter.", Lily agreed.
"The whole family are scaredy cats, aren't they.",Severus asked.
"Yeah, they certainly are.", Lily said.
("An' here's Harry- yet mom's eyes.")
"I seriously cannot imagine a person like that! It is strange thing to imagine.", Severus said.
"Well , i agree with you, Sev. It certainly is a strange thing to imagine.", Lily said.
"Glad he got your eyes, Lily. I always liked them.", Severus told.
"Really?.", Lily asked blushing slightly.
(Uncle Vernon made a funny ...said the giant.)
"I love you Hagrid," Lily squeaked.
"Hagrid knows when he sees an idiot.", Severus said.
"Yeah, he is really an intelligent person. I wonder what house he was in.", Lily said.
"I have never seen him doing magic. I wonder if he is a squib. Not that i have any problem with that.", Severus said.
(he reached over the back-of the room.)
"Awesome!", they both said.
"He really is powerful.", Severus said.
"It is not easy to bend a rifle.", Lily remarked.
"I wish i was powerful like that, then i would not have to worry about those Marauders.", Severus said.
"You are certainly a powerful wizard, Sev.",Lily said.
(Uncle Vernon made another-written on it in green icing.)
"I want to go and kiss hagrid, the next time I see him!", Lily said.
"That is really sweet of him.", Severus said happily.
"I think that they both will be friends in no time.", Lily said.
"It certainly seems so. I wish to see the reactions of Petunia and her husband, when the truth is told.", Severus said.
"Me too!", Lily said.
(Harry looked up- into a hot bath.)
"So Hagrid can do magic.",Severus said.
"He must be having a hidden wand. I bet it is the umbrella he carries around.", Lily said.
"Well, why hide your wand from others , if you are a wizard?", Severus asked.
"I have no idea, Sev. It certainly is puzzling.", Lily said.
(The giant sat back down -of sizzling sausage.)
"Hagrid seems to be a nice cook too.", Severus said.
"He is one. But i hate the rock cakes he make. It is really hard to chew.", Lily remarked.
"One dish being bad does not make you a bad cook,if others are amazing.",Severus remarked.
"True, his other things are really great, especially his tea.", Lily said.
(Nobody said a thing while-Dursley, don' worry.)
The duo laughed at this. "Hagrid is really funny.", Lily said.
"He certainly knows that fat pigs should not eat much.", Severus laughed.
"I cannot believe he said that to their faces,", Lily laughed, grinning happily.
"Well he is not afraid of some big fat muggles."Severus said.
(He passed the sausages to-Er - no," said Harry.)
"Here it goes, Harry is finally going to know the truth.",Severus said.
"I am so excited. I wonder what Hagrid's reaction will be.", Lily said
"He is certainly going to be furious,", Severus said.
"I have never seen him angry, though i certainly would like to avoid that.", Lily said.
"Your sister unfortunately will not be so lucky.", Severus said.
(Hagrid looked-Harry said quickly.)
"Ah Lily," Severus grinned, "He's definitely like you. Only you would apologize like that."
"There is no reason for him to apologize, it is them who should do it!", Lily said angrily.
("Sorry." barked Hagrid-yet parents learned it all?")
"Wow lily it is as if Hagrid heard your exact words from inside the book.", Severus said amazed.
"Well i am sure that will be the reaction of anyone who has brains.", Lily said.
"Come on Hagrid! Punch them for me.", Severus said excitedly.
"For me too!", Lily said.
("All what?" asked-and his marks weren't bad.)
"That sounds like James.", Lily said.
"After all Harry is his son also. But he is mostly like you.", Severus said.
"It is a fair reaction from his side,but", Lily said.
"I agree with you Lily. It is a fair reaction. He does not really know what Hagrid meant.",Severus agreed.
("I know some things,... You're famous.")
"Is that the first thing he tells? That is something not so nice! He is famous for something he does not even remember!", Li;y said angrily.
"Well he will be really famous because of the thing he did.", Severus said sadly."I still wonder what actually happened on that night."
"But that is not the first thing you tell to a child sev!",Lily said.
"I do agree with that point.", Severus said.
("What? My - my mom - look Hagrid now gave him)
"Anyone would be frightened if a giant man stares at you like that.", Severus said.
"You are braver than that Hippo, Sev!", Lily said.
"I am so sad about the fact that, your son grew up knowing nothing about you. I am sure you would have made a wonderful mother.", Severus said.
"Thank you for the complement ,Sev. ", Lily said smiling.
"I only told the obvious truth.",Severus told.
(when Hagrid spoke- from me?" said Harry eagerly.)
"Everything!", Lily shouted to the book. Severus covered his ears just in time.
"Lily please stop shouting.", Severus said as his ears were ringing.
"Sorry Sev, sometimes i cannot control myself.", Lily said.
("STOP! I FORBID YOU!-yer a wizard.")
"That was a really short one.", Severus said.
"It did convey the message.", Lily said. "I wonder what will Harry think. I was furious at you when you told me that."
"I still remember that day. You and Petunia ran away from me after that.", Severus said remembering the day.
"Yeah, i know. I know i will never forget that day. The day i got myself a best friend.", Lily said with a glint in her eyes.
Even Severus knew that he also will never forget the day.
(There was silence-would yeh be.)
"Well, I don't know about the dad part, but with mum like Lily you certainly will be powerful.", Severus said.
"You think I am that powerful?", Lily asked curiously.
"Of course you are, Lily. You are the top student of our year!", Severus said.
Lily was a bit curious. "Was Severus complementing her more than usual. He had never told me , he liked my eyes before.", she thought. But Lily set aside those thoughts and listened to Severus.
(An' I reckon it's -Yours sincerely, Minerva McGonagall, Deputy Headmistress)
"The letter has changed very little since i received it.", Lily said.
"Well,i can see that Professor McGonagall is still the Deputy Headmistress. She still is the head of the Gryffindors i suppose.", Severus said.
"Maybe Slughorn is still the head of your house and the potions Professor.", Lily said.
"I can't wait Harry to meet him, if he is still there.", Severus said.
(Questions exploded-await my owl?")
"Really?" Severus asked, "That's the first question you ask?"
"Really?" Lily asked, "That's the first question you ask?".
"I don't really know, i am sure that it won't be asking that question.", Severus said.
"He doesn't know anything about our world,does he? So i think he may be confused about what exactly to ask him", Lily said.
"Well, that may be the case.", Severus said.
(Gallopin' Gorgons- horrible. Hope you're Well.)
"That is a really short reply.", Lily said.
"Well did you expect him to give a full explanation about what is going on?", Severus asked.
"Well i know it is better to give all that in person, but i still feel that it is short.", Lily said.
"What would you give?", Severus asked.
"I will send a howler to him telling him that he is a mad person, to place Harry under my sister.", Lily said.
"Sending a howler to Dumbledore? That is a bit extreme is it not?", Severus asked.
"I am sure that he might be getting howlers from many parents everyday, complaining about the school. So he will not mind.", Lily said.
(Hagrid rolled up ...not going," he said.)
"Who are you to decide that?",Lily asked angrily.
"He is not your son! You are not the one's who will make the decision!", Severus said.
"As if he can stop him. If Harry want to go, he will go.", Lily said.
"Yeah, he will.", Severus said.
(Hagrid grunted.-Muggles I ever laid eyes on.")
"Biggest? Family of three is biggest?", Severus asked.
"I think he is telling about the, size of their bodies.", Lily said laughing.
"That makes sense.", Severus said laughing.
("We swore when we-Aunt Petunia suddenly.)
"Of course, she knew.", Lily shouted.
"That's like the first time she's talked!" ,Severus gasped.
"She's finally letting it all out," Lily sighed, "i hope she will not be very harsh. She is going to keep complaining about me."
(Knew! Of course we -she was - a freak!)
"Lily is not a freak!", this time Severus was the one who shouted. Lily started laughing,"You just shouted more louder, than me.".
"How can you be so normal, she just called you a freak!", Severus said.
"I am used to hearing her call me that everyday.", Lily said sadly.
"I am sorry Lily.", Severus said.
"Its OK, Sev. Thanks for defending me. You truly are my best friend.", Lily said hugging him.
Severus smiles inwardly.
(But for my mother and -all this for years.)
"Well, after I die I doubt there's anyone she can rant about this to," Lily said bitterly, "I'm surprised she didn't tell Harry every day what a freak I am," she said, and Severus saw angry tears in her green eyes.
"She's just jealous, Lily. Jealous people are hard to change. There is no potion for baldness and jealousy.", Severus tried to calm her down.
Lily looked at Severus and gave a small smile. Severus always had a calming effect on her.
("Then she met that- landed with you!"")
"Lily is not abnormal!", Severus shouted again. "Though i am not so sure about Potter."
"I find it strange that, Tuney never mentioned your name.",Severus said.
"Yeah , that is strange.", Severus said. "Why did she not mention him? Where was he? What had happened to him?", he thought.
(Harry had gone very ...knows his name!")
"Thank you," Lily murmured, happy that Hagrid was defending them fiercely.
"I will make sure to gift Hagrid something in the beginning of next year.", Severus said. He was making money from brewing potions for the school.
"Yeah we really have to gift him. He is just so good!", Lily said smiling.
("But why? What happened-look at the Dursleys.)
"I think you are the perfect person to tell my son.", Lily said.
"He really is," Severus said, "The Dursleys wont dare cutting him off," he said, and Lily chuckled.
"That's not what I meant, but that works too," she said, and Severus laughed.
("Well, it's best yeh- parts of it...")
"So it's ten years later and they still don't really know what happened?", Severus asked.
"That is definitely strange, and mysterious.", Lily remarked.
"Of course, figuring out how to survive will take times. if that happens the wizarding world will change dramatically", Severus said thoughtfully.
"Yeah that is correct, everyone will go crazy", Lily said.
(He sat down, stared into the-no words came out.)
"Fear of the name increased fear of the thing itself," Lily said, quoting Dumbledore.
"We should practice telling his name, we should not be afraid of that.", Severus said.
"Yeah, we should.", Lily said.
(Nah -can't spell it -he killed 'em. Horribly.)
Lily burst into tears when she heard that. Severus was struggling to calm her down.
"S-Sev you h-have to p-promise me t-that you w-will not join h-him.", Lily said.
"I promise you Lily.",Severus promised her. He knew why she told him that. Many of the slytherins of his year were hell bent on joining him.
"Thank you ,Sev. You are the best.", Lily said with a smile.
(One o' the only safe - I ever knew.)
Lily smiled at this, but was again wondering where Severus said.
("Head boy an' girl at Hogwarts in their day!")
"What?", Severus cried,"James Potter was the head boy!? Is Dumbledore really mad!?".
"Unbelievable!", Lily exclaimed.
(Suppose the myst'ry -liked killin' by then.)
"Voldemort tried to kill my son ,because he wanted to make a clean job of it? That is cruel!", Lily cried.
"I am sure that is not the reason.", Severus said. "Noone is that cruel!".
"You are talking about V-voldemort ,Severus. I am sure that he is cruel beyond imagination.", Lily said.
(But he couldn't-baby, an' you lived.")
Lily and Severus turned white at this. Many of those were people who they knew.
"Mckinnons? Mary Mckinnons is my friend!", Lily cried with tears in her eyes.
Severus did not know what to do , to console her. He knew Lily and Mary were close.
"At least i t-think y-you are alive, Sev.", Lily said.
(Something very painful-old, cruel laugh)
Lily gasped, horrified, as Severus narrowed their eyes angrily.
"He laughed?" Severus asked angrily.
"He is a really sadistic man!", Lily cried.
(Hagrid was watching-them in my opinion)
"Shut up!", Lily shouted. "In my opinion the world is better without people like you!".
Severus was shaking with anger, how dare the man tell like that.
(- asked for all they got,-wall and fell silent.)
"I knew it! The wand is inside the umbrella!". Lily said grinning.
"Trust Hagrid to put his wand in his umbrella," ,Severus laughed.
"That is a really a scary sight, a giant man pointing wand at you", Lily laughed.
"I always wondered why he is so big? May be he swallowed a potion gone wrong.", Severus said.
"I also think that is the case.", Lily said.
(That's better,-stumped him, all right.)
"What! how can he not die! Dumbledore said that he is really gone.", Lily said.
"Maybe, Hagrid is a bit paranoid.", Severus said.
"No one is that paranoid , Sev.", Lily said.
"Why not? I have heard all kinds of nonsense rumors at Hogwarts. One of them was like Dumbledore was a secret vampire. All of them came from that Ravenclaw idiot, Xenophilius Lovegood.", Severus said.
"He is always saying impossible things.", Lily nodded.
(Hagrid looked at Harry-around like a football?)
"That sounds dangerously like Potter Sr.",Severus said shaking his head.
"Harry,stop thinking like your father!", Lily shouted.
"I really hope he will not turn out like his father, he gave me much hopes.", Severus said.
"I also hope so, Sev. But everyone has a nasty side.", Severus said.
"Yeah , that is right.", Severus agreed.
(Hagrid," he said- beaming at him.)
"Oh thank god , he realised the truth at last.", Lily said happily.
"Yeah. Now no one can stop him from going.", Severus said.
"But i am sure those idiots will try their best not to make that happen.", Lily said.
"Then i am sure that Dumbledore himself will come and hex them to the next century.", Severus said laughing.
("See?" said Hagrid- growled Hagrid.)
"Yeah you cannot stop him! He is the son of Lily! If you do not send him, I will make sure that i will come and take him from you!", Severus shouted.
"Thank you,Sev.", Lily said.
"You are welcome, Lily. I will not let those dunderheads ruin your son's life!", Severus said.
"Where are you during all this, Sev. Your absense is seriously getting me worried.",Lily said.
"Me too.", Severus muttered.
("Stop Lily an' James- yelled Uncle Vernon.)
"He just made a big mistake didn't he?", Lily asked.
"Yep, a really big one. I feel sorry for Vernon. He is certainly going to get his ass kicked.", Severus said laughing.
"He deserves that anyways.", Lily said.
"Let's see what is going to happen.", Severus said.
(But he had finally-a hole in his trousers.)
Severus and Lily roared with laughter. "That really was amazing!", Severus said.
"He looks like a pig anyway, the tail completes the picture.", Lily laughed.
"I think Hagrid must also be thinking the same thing.", Severus said.
"I am sure anyone will think the same.", Lily said.
(Uncle Vernon roared-much left ter do.)
They both laughed again.
"He definitely thinks like us.", Severus said.
"He is hilarious, i really should go to his hut more often.", Lily said.
"Yeah, I should be going too. I won't care what my housemates say.", Severus said.
"We both will go together then.", Lily said.
(He cast a sideways-take on the job)
"He was expelled! That is a really shocking news!", Lily said.
"I wonder what happened.", Severus asked thoughtfully.
"I wish it would be answered here.", Lily said.
"I think it would be.", Severus said.
(Why aren't you supposed- one o' the pockets)
"Mice inside pockets! Yew! That is disgusting!", Lily said.
"We must talk to Hagrid about hygiene, when we go to his hut.", Severus said.
"Now the chapter is done.", Severus said.
"Let us read it, I am excited.", Lily said.