1. New Beginngs

PLOT: Lily, the smart one who would never fall for someone like James Potter. But what happens when they spend a summer together does it lead to paradise or does it lead to complete and utter chaos.

In One Moment

Chapter One: New Beginnings

In One Moment how everything can change.

In One Moment!

~By Cheryl Kemmeny~

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It was finally summer and Lily was going home, not that she wanted to leave Hogwarts. It was just she needed a break, especially from the marauders. They never tired of picking on others or her and her friends. They were the sixteen year old pranksters. They were supposed to act maturely even though the only one who ever did was Remus. He was the brain of the group the only one Lily could stand. Lily was going to miss Hogwarts this summer and she had to admit she was even going to miss the marauders. She gave one last glance at the castle before leaving the carriage and proceeding into the train station.

“I’ll be back, I promise.” she muttered still looking at the old but wondrous castle.

“Evans.” came a drawl from somewhere above her. “Are you going to stare at Hogwarts until next year or are you going to board the train?” she whirled around and came face to face with none other than James Potter.

“I happened to be thinking Potter something that you haven’t experienced.”

“I’m so offended.” James cried in a high pitched tone while putting on a hurt expression.

“Come off it James you can’t blame her for thinking about me.” commented Sirius all the while wrapping his arms around Lily’s waist. Lily decided to tease him and she leaned into his embrace and cooed softly,

“Sirius, I thought what we did during our free time was supposed to be a secret”

“Sorry, but I have a big mouth.” Lily then undid his arms from her waist while pulling away from him and said

“All the better to match your big ego.”

“That one hurt.”

“Well I can’t help it if the truth is harsh, but I am getting bored with your annoying antics, so if you excuse me, I have a train to catch.” at that she turned on her heels and boarded the train.

“Smooth boys, Smooth.” added Remus.

“Oh, really Remus and I bet you could have done better?”

“Well, did I or did I not date her for six months last year?”

“Point taken. Come on boys we have people to prank.” at that the three boys boarded the train and disappeared just like Lily had a few minutes ago. The train abruptly took off and they headed for home.

It was about two hours before the train pulled into Platform 9 ¾ but Lily had enjoyed every minute of the ride with her friends, though they did have a run in with the marauders which was the cause for Lily’s change of clothes.

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“Lily?” questioned Aoife (EE-fa)

“Mmmmm.”

“Are you okay because you have been staring outside like that for about ten minute’s now.” she said as she waved her watch in front of Lily’s face.

“Really, are you sure because it felt like two minutes?”

“Positive, Nula (NOO-la), Róisín (Roo-sheen), Siobhán (Sho-VAwn), and I have been watching you for a long time and we even took turns hitting you and calling you names and you haven’t snapped out of your trance.”

“Okay, okay, I’m sorry so what do you guys want to do?” at that moment the compartment was opened by none other than the marauders.

“I know what I want to do, but will you ladies cooperate is the question.” commented Sirius.

“Depends on what you want.” retorted Aoife (EE-fa) as she stepped in front of him

“Just a little game, its not going to hurt anyone, I promise.”

“Ladies did ya hear that Sirius Black made a promise! I didn’t think he was capable of even saying the words.”

“Shut-it Nula (NOO-la) we just want to have fun and I’m sure you fine ladies want to have fun as well right?”

“Well, I’m bored.” interjected Lily

“Settled, move over ladies here we come.” at that the four marauders trooped into the compartment. “Okay, let’s play . . . . I don’t want to play truth or dare that’s old, so how about Dare and if you decline the dare you have to confess your deepest secret.”

“What kind of trick are you pulling?” inquired Róisín (Roo-sheen),

“Nothing, sweetheart, just simple fun right James? Remus? Peter?”

“Yepp.” they answered in unison

“Oh, and Sirius just because we date doesn’t mean I’m your sweetheart.”

“Sorry Róisín.”

“Enough small talk let the games begin.”

“Calm down Evans we have over two hours.”

“Potter, I was in a fantastic mood until you all trooped in so you could kindly get on with the game or leave.”

“Whatever you say.” at that they played dare and well most of the dares were performed though when they got to Siobhán (Sho-VAwn) the dare was declined.

“Siobhán.”

“Yes, Lils?”

“I dare you to find Lucius Malfoy and get a little frisky with him, and none of that peck on the cheek stuff, go down under.”

“Sorry, Lily that would be a no.”

“Well then you have to confess your deepest secret.”

“Do I have to?” she pined

“Rules are rules that can only be bended by the creator of the game which would be Sirius, so talk to him.” at that she turned to Sirius and tried to coax him into not letting her confess her secret.

“Please?”

“Rules are rules, sorry but you have a choice, Malfoy or your secret.”

“Yea, it isn’t fair if she gets off the hook.” piped Peter and a murmur of agreement went up around the group.

“You know you guys are some friends, you don’t know how damaged I’d be if I told you my secret so I guess I have to go find Mr. Malfoy.” at that she got up and left the compartment.

“Guys, that was mean!”

“Wow, Lily you dared her.”

“Come off it Potter we have to pick form Sirius’ stupid hat of dares I didn’t come up with it by myself.”

“Well it isn’t my fault, so don’t get your panties in a twist.” Lily chose to ignore him and turned her head to her friends

“Are any of you going to stop her?” no one replied so Lily got up and stormed out of the room and about twelve seconds after she left Siobhán slipped back into the compartment.

“Well did she go?”

“Yes, and she is going to kill us when she returns.” at Sirius’ remark Nula, Aoife, and Róisín looked at Siobhán and the marauders questioningly until Aoife (EE-fa) reached boiling point and exploded.

“What the FUCK did you do!?”

“Nothing really just a little pay back for what she did to us in front of the great hall.”

“You mean when she turned you and James into slugs.”

“Pretty much, but she is in for a surprise.”

“What did you do!” demanded the girls and at that exact moment they heard a shriek coming from the end of the hall. And the boys burst out laughing along with Siobhán. Lily then came back into the compartment her face red and her temper beyond boiling point.

“SIRIUS JOHN BLACK! And JAMES MICHEAL POTTER! I AM GOING TO KILL YOU, YOU BOTH KNOW HOW MUCH I HATE RATS AND YET YOU SET ONE AT THE END OF THE HALL IN THE RAFTERS! AND MAKE IT PEE ON ME! RUN AND HIDE BECAUSE IF YOU ARE STILL HERE WHEN I COUNT TO THREE YOU WILL BE PERMENTLY TRANSFORMED INTO SLUGS.” at that the boys roaring with laughter were silenced and they scurried out of the room. For the rest of the train ride Lily stared out the window in silence, until they arrived at the station.

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The girls said there good-bye but little did Lily know that she would be seeing them sooner than September 1^st. “LILY, LILY!” called Rose Evans as she hurried over to her and engulfed her in a hug. “Come along dear, we don’t want to keep your father waiting. We are late as it is.”

“Late for what?”

“Oh, your father will tell you when we get there, come along now.” Lily followed her mother making sure not to ask what they were going to be late for.

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“Bye Remus, Bye Peter.” called James and Sirius.

“Hey Si man, you know how you are staying with us this summer?”

“Yep.”

“Well my parents and I got invited to Spain for the summer . . .” Sirius cut him off at that part.

“Well, I’ll go and stay with Remus then.”

“Let me finish, you were invited too and we didn’t know if you wanted to come so I am asking you now are you coming to Spain?”

“Will there be girls?”

“Plenty.”

“Say no more I am on my way.”

“Wait don’t you have a girlfriend?”

“No such word on summer vacation man. So where are we going exactly?”

“Gracie Manor, my aunt’s house”

“GRACIE MANOR! The babe hideout?”

“Hell-yea!”

“When do we leave”

“Soon Sirius Soon.”

“It’s not soon enough.” the boys shared a laugh and then trudged of to James’ parents

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“SPAIN!” squealed Lily as they entered the airport.

“Lily, dear keep it down. Yes, your godmother Gracie invited you for the summer and we were hoping you’d accept the invitation.”

“Mom, of course but that means I have to leave you for the summer!”

“We are going to come towards the end of August.”

“Okay then.” at that they exchanged hugs and kisses and Lily boarded the plane teary eyed but excited about the summer at Gracie Manor.

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Okay this is my first Lily/James Fic I hope you guys like it and all, if there is a need for improvement tell me. I’ll post chapter two soon! PLEASE REVIEW I HOPE TO HAVE 5 REVIEWS BEFORE I POST AGAIN

Updated: 3/1/04

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE HARRY POTTER CHARACTERS. I OWN ONLY AOIFE, NULA, ROISIN, SIOBHAN.

*Silver Kisses*

2. Gracie Manor

In One Moment

Chapter Two: Gracie Manor

In One Moment how everything can change.

In One Moment! How Fate can rearrange your life

~By Cheryl Kemmeny~

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As Lily stepped off the plane she saw a sign with her name on it. So naturally she made her way over to the person holding the sign. “Sir, why is my name on your sign?”

“So you are Miss Evans?”

“Yes I am.” ‘Wrong answer why am I telling a stranger who I am?’

“Well I am your ride to Gracie Manor I am your shoffer Mr. HardBroom.”

“Nice to meet you Mr. HardBroom.”

“Come along now we need to get your luggage and accessories, we can’t keep Ms Gracie waiting.” They made there way through the airport and collected Lily’s stuff. The shoffer informed her it would take them a solid hour from the airport to reach Gracie Manor, so Lily occupied herself by writing her friend’s letters about where she was. The car had stopped and Lily looked up to see that they had arrived at the manor. Two big black gates opened as they made there way up the three mile long drive way, there was over three acres of land in front of the manor alone, and forty acres of forestry. She hadn’t been here since she was seven years old. They pulled up to the front of the manor; it was a gleaming white that glossed over with the suns reflection. It was situated on over 30 acres of beach and more on the property. Lily made her way up the steps and into the house. “Wow!’ sighed Lily as she let out an admiring whistle “This place is amazing.”

“Well I wouldn’t settle for anything less now would I?”

“Gracie!” exclaimed Lily as she enveloped the woman standing before her in a hug.

“My, my, my, you have grown look at you. You certainly are a young woman.”

“I’m not that good looking.”

“You are and I won’t have any objections at all. Harold! Come take Lily’s bags upstairs while I show her around.”

“Yes, ma’am”

“Come along into the foyer my child, these are the stairs to the west and south wings and the stairs in the entrance hall lead to the north and east wings. In through the mahogany doors is the dinning hall and to your left is the kitchen. If you follow me down the hall we have our buffet room for when we have our parties on your right and we have our pool room to your left.” At this Gracie stopped and continued babbling about the bar, the pool, the beach, the game room, the twenty-five downstairs bathrooms, and then the children’s area. “Now, on to your room my dear.” They returned to the foyer and headed up the stairs and down the south hall to the end of the hall where they stopped.

“Where are we?” questioned Lily while looking around and when she looked back a door was there. “Gracie, where did that . . .”

“Where did what? Come along now, come see your room.” said as they entered an extravagant room that had a cathedral ceiling and a huge bed pinned up against the wall, the bed had a ten foot high canopy that held white drapes, and the bed was covered in scarlet red silk. The floor was laced with gems in every marble stone, and the walls were covered with pictures and paintings. There were four doors in this room, one that led out onto the adjoining balcony, one that led into her bathroom, one that led into a game room and another that led into a room that had more doors along every wall.

“Gracie, what is this room?”

“This is your closet, my dear.”

“Where are the clothes?”

“Through the doors my dear you have one for jeans, one for sweats, one for shirts, one for sweaters, one for jackets, one for dresses, one for shoes, and one for anything else you want to put in it.”

“So that’s like, seven closets?”

“Yes, and through the middle door on the back wall is your changing area, and the door to your left is your powder room, equipped with vanity and sofas.”

“Where does all this room come from?”

“Pure magic my dear.” little did Lily know that this statement was real for she never suspected that Gracie would be a witch. “Okay, time for your surprise my dear.”

“Surprise you mean me staying at Gracie Manor isn’t my surprise?”

“No its more like my pleasure, your surprise is a ball.”

“A ball?”

“Yes to celebrate you being seventeen, it is your seventeenth birthday ball.”

“Like the ones you used to give when I was small?”

“Yes but more extravagant, you will have your own entrance, escort and dance.”

“All of that for me?”

“Yes, so come along we need to find you a dress and then we must do your hair and make-up.”

“You don’t have to do this for me.”

“Come off it Lillian, you are like a daughter to me can’t I do something special for you?”

“Can you call me Lily? And yes you can do something for me but this is beyond what I dreamed.”

“I will call you Lillian and that’s that plus you deserve only the best.” without another word they entered the dress closet and chose a dress and started to get ready for the ball.

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“Mum, what is Sirius going to wear?”

“Jamie, stop complaining I have enough to worry about and for all I care he could go naked, it would add some amusement to the night.”

“Mum! I’m serious!”

“Jamie! I’m serious!” mimicked his mother

“You too are quite funny, Mrs. P.”

“Sirius its Louise not Mrs. P.”

“Yes mummy dearest!”

“Sirius if you want to wear something appropriate be nice and try this on.”

“Yes, Louise.” as soon as the boys were ready and Mr. & Mrs. Potter came downstairs it was already 6:15.

“My, my boys look at the time we should have been there at six. Come along know don’t waist anymore time it will take us about ten minutes by Floo to get to Spain and the party starts at seven. When you arrive in the foyer wait there for Gracie and your father and I. No wandering around!” James and Sirius were the first to Floo and Mr. & Mrs. Potter followed. They arrived at Gracie manor only to be greeted by Gracie herself

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“Oh, Lillian! You are absolutely gorgeous!”

“Thank you.” Lily turned and looked at her reflection in the mirror

She was wearing a burgundy dress that was strapless; it tied once in the back to hold the dress up.

It had an open back that closed as it reached her waist covering her lower body.

It clung to her body perfectly; it was like the dress was made to fit her.

After her waist line the dress flowed straight and flared out at the bottom, it also had a slit in the back that went up to her knees.

Her hair was half-up half-down, the part that was up was in a tight bun that had strands looped in and out with four miniature silver roses in the middle, the hair that was down was curled ever so slightly and bounced against her shoulders as she walked. Her bun was kept in place by a tiara. Her shoes where a light wine.

She was beautiful.

“Now, my dear I need to find you an escort so if you excuse me I’ll be back in five okay?”

“Hmm - mmm.”

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“Ah, James, Sirius, Louise and Derek how wonderful to see you. Now boys,” she turned her attention to Sirius and James after giving everyone a hug. “My debutant needs an escort for tonight and I was wondering if one of you would be as kind as to . . . .”

“Sure, James here will be glad to do it that was all he could talk about today hoping to get picked and all.” exclaimed Sirius ignoring the glare sent his way by James.

“It’s settled then, James please follow Bernard out into the courtyard and he will tell you what is needed. The rest of you can proceed into the lounge until I start the ceremony but right now I have to attend to the birthday girl.” with that said she swept out of the square room that you would hardly notice if you didn’t know it was there. She left behind Mr. and Mrs. Potter and Sirius.

“Well you heard the lady.” commented Sirius as he draped his arms over his parents shoulders “To the lounge!” and with that they swept out of the room unnoticed and headed to join the others.

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“My dear you must be getting ready. I am going to head into the courtyard and give an opening speech and then when I announce your name you are to open the balcony doors walk out and down the stairs where you will find your escort waiting for you. You will then take his hand after he bows and you will curtsy and head to the dance floor for the first dance of the night. Okay?”

“Yes, Gracie I will.”

“I must be off then.”

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“Attention, Attention everyone! Thank you, I would all thank you for coming to Gracie Manor and hope you enjoy your stay if it would be for the night or for the summer. We will begin this summer with a ball of course, celebrating the honor of my goddaughter. . . . .”

James and Sirius zoned out and they began focusing on the women around the room so they didn’t hear Lily’s name when it was called. When Lily’s name was called she exited her room and made her way over to the stairs. As she reached the top of the stairs she stopped her escort wasn’t there. Then she saw a figure run towards the stairs and stop. ‘That must be my escort.’ So she made her way down the stairs and after her escort bowed she took his hand and curtsied. As they made there way to the dance floor Lily realized she new her escort but she couldn’t put a name with his face. As they started dancing she realized who she was dancing with he was James Potter.

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A/N: Hey I hope you liked this chapter and the third one should be out soon, I hope you all REVIEW!! Please REVIEW!!

Updated : 3/2/04

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE ORIGINAL HARRY POTTER CHARACTERS I ONLY OWN GRACIE MAONR AND EVERYONE THAT WORKS THERE.

3. Old Faces, Good Times and Bets

In One Moment

Chapter Three: Old Faces, Good Times and Bets

In One Moment how everything can change.

In One Moment! How Fate can rearrange your life

~By Cheryl Kemmeny~

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“James Potter?” asked a bewildered Lily. As soon as she said his name memories came flooding back to him and he was no longer captivated just by her beauty.

‘I know that voice, and the hair it all seems so familiar, but who? EVANS!?’

“Evans!?” he retorted and dropped her hand and stopped dancing “What are you . . .”

“Potter! We need to keep dancing, talk while we dance I don’t want to upset Gracie okay.” ‘He is a great dancer!’

“Sorry. So what are you doing here?”

“Potter that is the dumbest question you have ever asked, this party is for me why wouldn’t I be here. I should be asking you why are you here.”

“Um . . . well Gracie is my aunt.”

“She’s your aunt?”

“Keep it down. Wait . . . Lily how do you know Gracie? I thought you didn’t know anyone that knew magic outside of those in Hogwarts.” ‘Lily? Why did I call her Lily? Well okay I could use her first name since it is her ball and all.’

“I don’t, but if you must know James she is like a second mother to me and always has been. . . . Wait Gracie is a witch!”

“Yea, you didn’t know?”

“Not a clue.”

“Really? Know-it-all Evans didn’t know her dearest Gracie was a witch.”

“James, can you please be nice for just one night I was having the time of my life until I saw you.”

“That was harsh.”

“You take what you receive you get what you give.”

“Sure. So are you staying here the whole summer?”

“Yea, and you.”

“Of course, me and Sirius are staying I don’t know about the parents though.”

“Great an extra three months of hell.”

“Come on Lils it won’t be that bad I promise.”

“You promise. Ha that’s a thought, you might say it but will you keep it?”

“On my um . . . . Qudditch career I swear that I will not break this promise.”

“Deal.” And they shook hands just as the song was over and it was at that moment the two of them had enjoyed each others company.

“Lily!” a voice called over the music and as Lily turned still holding James hand she saw three of her four best friends. They were gorgeous.

Aoife (EE-fa) was wearing a pink spaghetti strapped dress that stopped just above her knees and was backless. Her black hair with its hot pink tips matched the dress perfectly and was curled in certain areas.

Nula (NOO-la) was wearing a strapless blue gown that flared out and had a black shawl the draped over her bare shoulders and her long blonde hair draped down over her shoulders and down her back.

Though Aoife and Nula were twins they were nothing alike and this occasion proved it true. Very true.

Róisín (Roo-sheen) was wearing a dress identical to Aoife’s except it was black and had a white slip over it, and her brown hair was twisted into a bun with a tiara holding it in place..

“Hey guys.” greeted Lily still not letting go of James’ hand for some reason. “Where is Siobhán? (Sho-VAwn)”

“Oh, she isn’t going to be here.” said Nula while giving Lily a hug, stepping back to admire her she saw he and James hands interlinked and nudged her friends.

“Lily, you look adorable and so do you James.”

“Thanks.” they both muttered and it was at that moment they realized they were still holding hands; they quickly dropped their hands to their sides after seeing their friend’s glares.

“Interesting.”

“What is interesting?”

“Oh, nothing. Nothing at all.”

“Róisín, tell me right now.”

“It is just interesting how Sirius Black happens to be my boyfriend and the girl in his arms isn’t me.”

“Good cover up.” whispered Nula so only Róisín could hear.

“Okay . . . well what are you guys doing here?”

“Gracie invited our parents to this ball thing and we all got dragged along we have been going to these things since as far as we can remember, and when Nula and I arrived we met Róisín.”

“Oh, so you’re only staying for tonight.” Lily’s smile turned into a frown.

“Well, yea but we can ask Gracie and our parents if we can stay. If it’s okay with you.”

“Of course it’s okay Róisín, and if you do, I owe you because you will have saved me from three months alone in a huge manor with James and Sirius.”

“I resent that.”

“Potter, you have no say. You are just here to be my dance partner nothing more.”

“Sure well if you excuse me ladies I need to get a drink.” with that he swept away, and it took all the effort he had to keep himself from getting too upset.

‘Evans is never going to like me, I have to get it through my head’.

~But she is so beautiful~

‘Where did that come from? I have to stop thinking Evans is beautiful because it only causes trouble.’

~But you love it as long as you are near her. ~

‘No, that’s not true . . .’ his thoughts were interrupted when Sirius hit him on the back.

“Jamsey whatcha thinking about?”

“Nothing.”

“You were thinking about something and I think it was Evans.”

“No . . .” Sirius was glaring at him and that glare meant he wouldn’t stop until he knew the truth. “Yes I was.”

“Man you got it bad.”

“What do you mean I got it bad?”

“You want her but the affection is only one sided, which means incase your slow that you like her she doesn’t like you.”

“I’m not stupid.”

“Could have fooled me.”

“Shut-up, at least I’m not in deep shit with Lily; we are still on a non-fighting plane . . .”

“For now.” James hurriedly tried to change the subject and then it came to him Róisín.

“If you must know your girlfriend is ready to blow your head off.”

“Who Róisín? What did I do?” James just nodded and a smirk came to his face not just because of his friends horrified expression but because Róisín was standing right behind him.

“So . . . Mr. Black you have more than one girlfriend?” Sirius quickly turned around and saw the petite ‘pixie’ as he called her fuming at the seams. “Considering you had to ask James if it was me you must have more than one.”

“No, never . . . I just thought I’d keep Janelle company since she wasn’t dancing and neither was I . . .”

“Save it, I’m not stupid I can see you would rather spend time with another . . .” she stopped realization coming to her face. “Y-you danced with Janelle! How could you she is my sister! You like my sister, how could you Sirius you’ve stooped low before but this is just way too low.”

“S-she’s you sister! I-I-I didn’t know I swear.” his smile turned into a frown and his face was one of utter shock, and then there was laughter. It seemed to come from the shadows.

“Guys! You ruined it you were supposed to keep quiet!” pouted Róisín as Nula, Lily, and Aoife came out from behind the pillar clutching there sides from laughing so hard.

“Y-you should have seen your face Sirius.” Giggled Lily

“No Lils look at his face now it’s better than the one before, it like he just saw the worst thing imaginable.”

“Nula it’s not that bad.”

“Yes, it is Aoife.” the girls continued to laugh even James joined in and his best friend was well, horrified.

“Wait, is Janelle really your sister?”

“No Sirius I have a brother not a sister. I told you that before how could you forget. Honestly you scare me sometimes.”

“Excuse me, Excuse me.” a calm motherly voice interrupted. “Lillian I see you have made friends quickly.”

“Oh, these people, they are my friends from school, we all go to school together.” Gracie knowing where the children went to school she was beyond surprised.

“Lillian, you are a witch?”

“Yes, I am and I take it you are too.”

“Well, how did you know?”

“James told me.” James threw her a glare once she said that, though she ignored it.

“Here was I thinking you were a normal muggle but you aren’t so that means I can use magic tonight, do you know how hard it has been to restrain from using magic. Considering you are the only muggle that I invited I can use magic out in the open again.”

“Okay Gracie.” Gracie turned to walk away but stopped as Lily spoke again. “Gracie do you think my friends Róisín, Aoife and Nula could stay the summer with me?”

“Of course dear, but ask there parents first.”

“Thank you.”

“No problem Lillian.” she then turned and left, and as Lily turned back to the group she saw them stifling their laughter.

“What the hell is so funny?”

“Well, we didn’t know your name was Lillian.”

“It is and do you have problem with it Mr. Black?”

“No, I just think it is funny.”

“Oh do you now, well you want to now what I think would be funny?” she asked as she moved towards Sirius who was now standing up straight towering over her petite self. “I think it would be funny if I hexed you so all you could do for the next few weeks is dance.” She threatened causing a look of terror to come over his face.

‘Why is it that I can make him cower in fear when I even step to close to him and I am about a foot smaller? I find it extremely funny.’

“Lily, don’t you dare hex my boyfriend.”

“I won’t I just find it funny that he can be scared of a little 5’5” ‘sprite’ as he calls me.”

“So do I.”

“Shut-up Prongs, she scares the shit out of you too.”

“Well I think that it is a sign that she cares.” commented Róisín and Lily couldn’t say a thing because it was true and because she didn’t comment a satisfying smirk came to James’ face. It was true deep; deep down inside she did care for him.

“Well then I think they should dance considering they have only danced once and well it is Lily’s party so she is supposed to dance. Go on know you too, have fun.” ushered Sirius.

“Padfoot don’t. . .” but it was to late he had them on the dance floor holding hands, so they danced. “I’m sorry about Sirius’ behavior.”

“Don’t be we do have to dance and if I didn’t dance with my escort I would be in trouble with Gracie.”

“Well you have to say that having me as in escort is great.”

“Don’t flatter yourself, but I am kind of glad because I could have gotten stuck with some old fat guy who will just stare at me.”

“Well you can’t help it if you are pretty.”

“James can we just dance and not have you hit on me please.”

“I’m not, it’s true, and I do think you are beautiful along with many other people.” Lily blushed a crimson red and smiled. They danced a few more dances that night and Lily was having fun, even if it was with Potter she was able to let go of her guard and be normal. How she loved it.

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“Hey, look Sirius, James and Lily are actually getting along.”

“Alright my man is finally going to score with her.”

“Sirius, you think that would happen?”

“Yes.”

“Are you forgetting that we are talking about Lily and James, not James and some ditsy girl who wants to get laid.”

“Oh, erm, yea well I bet he will try.”

“I won’t bet on that with you but I will bet that they will be together by the end of the summer.”

“I say give it three weeks, so how much do you want to bet?”

“Say . . . . A week of being each other’s slaves. Loser is the slave.” At that Sirius eyes light up with desire.

“Róisín, you have a deal.” They sealed it with a kiss and returned to their friends. The party went smoothly and the six teenagers were no where to be found the rest of the night. It was going to be one wild summer.

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A/N: Hey I hope you liked this chapter, I’ll try to update soon I need time to think but if the next chapter is short I am sorry, so Please REVIEW!! I will update soon!

Updated: 3/2/04

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE ORIGINAL HARRY POTTER CHARACTERS I ONLY OWN GRACIE MAONR AND EVERYONE THAT WORKS THERE.

4. Re-United

In One Moment

Chapter Four: Reunited

In One Moment how everything can change.

In One Moment! How Fate can rearrange your life

Nothing ever stays the same it seems.

~By Cheryl Kemmeny~

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“Sirius!” cooed Róisín as she walked into the game room.

“Yes, I’m over here.” he called while waving one of his hands in the air not breaking away from his game of chess with Remus who had arrived a few days ago. She walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his waist and whispered in his ear.

“Why don’t you give up you are never going to win.”

“Don’t tell me if I am going to win or not because I can kick Lupin’s ass any day.”

“Not at chess silly.” she then lowered her voice so Remus couldn’t hear. “At the bet.” with that comment he turned around and held her waist.

“How so?”

“You have a week and a half left and I have the rest of the summer.”

“Yes, well what happens if they aren’t together at the end of the summer who wins then?”

“I do.”

“No you don’t.”

“Yes, I do.”

“Yes you do.”

“No I don . . . You tricked me! That’s not fair!”

“I think it is plenty fair considering you had me agree to an open ended bet and you know I hate open ends, so maybe after this chess game we can erm, tie them up.”

“I’ll see you in fifteen?”

“Don’t be late.” he called as she walked away.

“She has you whipped man.”

“No she doesn’t Moony. Does she?”

“Totally, before her you were sleeping with a different girl every other night sometimes every night. Well, you have been with her for three months, it is a record and you would do anything she asked you to.”

“I would wouldn’t I?”

“Yes.”

“Wait I just admitted that she has me whipped.”

“Yes, but that’s cause you love her, that’s why you would do anything for her right.”

“Yea, man I think I do love her.” the boys then returned to there intense game of chess completely oblivious to what was going on around them.

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“Hey Róisín, what took you so long? Get stuck in a closet?” asked Nula as Róisín walked into Lily’s gigantic bedroom.

“Holy crap this room is HUGE!” she exclaimed

“Yea, it’s a bit too big if you ask me.”

“Lily, you are insane you can never have a big enough room. I wish my room at home was this big.”

“Well it isn’t so get over it.” a pillow then flew at Aoife’s head and the girls started a pillow fight. After an hour of exhausting pillow fighting, the girls lay on the floor surrounded by feathers.

“This is a very unusual sight, I mean if someone waked in here right know they would think we just de-feathered a chicken.”

“You mean a hundred chickens!”

“Aoife, you just gave me a brilliant idea.” exclaimed Nula who had the most sinister grin on her face they had ever seen.

“The evil twin has awakened.” screamed the girls before they went into a fit of giggles and listened to Nulas wonderful idea.

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“You know living in a house with hot girls for a whole summer is not as wonderful as I thought it would be.”

“Well, Sirius that is because you have a girlfriend and she happens to be here.”

“Well, ya but, erm I want food.”

“Where did that come from?”

“I don’t know but I want fooood because I’m hungry. Come on boys.” he swung James and Remus around and marched out of the room with them close behind. As they reached the landing they saw the girls in the entrance hall with Gracie. The boys set off down the stairs pretending to ignore them until Gracie called them over.

“Boys! Boys!” she called in a singsong voice. “Come here, I need to discuss something with you.”

“This better be good, you are taking time out of my eating time.” muttered Sirius so only the two boys could hear him.

“Now, boys I have a guest coming for the next month, he is my son. . . .” she was cut off when Nula and Róisín interjected.

“We are really sorry Ms. Gracie but we need to use the bathroom, I am sure that Lily, and Aoife can fill us in on what is going to happen.” they took off so fast no one could say a word to them.

“Anyway, my son is coming for the month of July and the beginning of August. He lives in America and doesn’t know much about our culture so I was hoping you would help him. All of you.” the boys cringed at this thought, helping someone out on there vacation time wasn’t part of there plan.

“Sure Gracie all of us will help.” announced Aoife receiving nothing but pissed looks from the boys.

“Excellent, he should be arriving soon; I hope you will all make him feel at home.” With that said she let them be and as soon as she was out of hearing range Sirius went off on the girls.

“BLOODY HELL, why did you do that? We have to go off and make nicey nice to some kid who’s probably ten years old and become his best friend. Thanks for letting us chose whether we wanted to or not!”

“Shove-it Black, for one thing her son is eighteen, and for another he is as bad as you three are when it comes to pranks so I am sure you will get along.”

“How do you know all this Lily?”

“Well…I well, erm, you see…”

“Well, I told her.” drawled a male voice from the foyer, the two girls turned around to face the boy that was walking into the room and were lost for words. Before them stood a very-handsome young man, he was tall and very well built, he had mousey brown hair and deep blue eyes, and his smile would make any girl melt.

“Kevin!” cried Lily as she walked over to him. “You look absolutely adorable.”

“Yes, but you look fucking fabulous.” this comment caused the guys to roll their eyes and snicker and Aoife sent them a evil glare.

“Oh come on. Stop you know that I am . . .” she never finished her sentence because a hand covered her mouth.

“You know I am telling the truth, stop trying to be modest Lily.”

Lily mumbled words but no one could make them out because Kevin’s hand was covering her mouth.

“What was that I couldn’t hear you?” he asked removing his hand from over her mouth.

“I said you are as bad as you mother.”

“Well everyone has there flaws but it seems I have found someone who doesn’t” he smirked at his own comment

“Who might that be?” Lily asked coyly

“You my dear.” He replied bending ever so close to her face and was about to kiss her when.

“Hello, we do exist over here.” called James and extremely pissed off James.

Who the hell does he think he is coming in here and stealing my girl, I mean come on I was about to win her over. Except he has to come in and steal her away. Let the war begin, I have I feeling I can win

“Sorry, guys.” apologized a very embarrassed Lily. “This is Kevin. Kevin I would like you to meet James, Aoife, Sirius, and Remus.”

“Nice to meet you all. So…” he turned his attention to the boys. “Lily tells me you three are quite the pranksters?”

“Yea, but we work alone.” snapped Sirius

“No need to get territorial.” he shot back all the while resting a protective arm over Lily’s shoulder, and then he bent down to Lily’s ear and whispered something only she could hear. “I’m going to find mother, but find me later today so we can chill and stuff you know?” he kissed her cheek and left the hall.

“That was rude.” Aoife’s spat in a shocked voice

“What do you mean that was rude?” came Lily’s equally shocked voice.

“Well, Sirius had no reason to snap at him and he had no reason to give Sirius the ‘Lily’s my territory stay away’ look.”

“He did not.”

“Oh, yes he did.” drawled Remus’ voice that shut-her up for all of about a nano-second.

“Are you serious? You guys aren’t jealous are you!? How can you lot be jealous of a guy that I haven’t seen for ten years.”

“Seems like you are closer than ever though.” remarked James

“Well, erm, I guess that’s true, but he writes to me so what am I supposed to do ignore him?”

“You could.”

“But, I am not you so therefore I wouldn’t ignore him. Besides I don’t like him that way so you don’t have to worry about losing your best friend.” she pointed to Aoife “Or the main object of your pranks. I’m not going anywhere I promise. Now come on its lunch time and I know I don’t want to miss it.”

“Here, here this girl speaks my language. Come on Lily-kins to the kitchen.” demanded Sirius while draping his arm over a laughing Lily and dragging her to the kitchens with the other three in tow. All the while not noticing that everything they said was over-heard by Kevin.

“Well, Miss. Evans I will have you and you will be forced to break your promise because I will marry you like mother promised and you will come live in the states with me. This I promise. Until dinner my sweet.” At that he swept down the corridor an evil plan forming in his head. Dinner was going to be lots of fun.

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A/N: Hey I hope you liked this chapter, I’ll try to update soon, the next chapter shall be fun and the guys will become very jealous. (I’m evil aren’t I?) Lily makes a choice but who shall it be and what will happen? Review and I promise to update soon and when I do you will be able to find out who she chooses.

thank you for reviewing!

Updated: 3/4/04

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE ORIGINAL HARRY POTTER CHARACTERS I ONLY OWN GRACIE MAONR AND EVERYONE THAT WORKS THERE.

5. Abuse

In One Moment

Chapter Five: Abuse

In One Moment how everything can change.

In One Moment! How Fate can rearrange your life

Nothing ever stays the same it seems.

~By Cheryl Kemmeny~

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Their lunch was quite interesting, everything started out normal and then.

“Oh, my god! What is that!?” screamed Aoife as she looked down at her food that was now covered in some gooey substance.

“Oh, that is our latest creation; we thought you would like to try it.”

“Sirius, you have got to be joking there is no way I am going to eat that.”

“Well you don’t have to eat it but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a little fun with it.” he grabbed a handful of the goo from Aoife’s plate and threw it at Lily.

“Eek! Oh you are so going to get it.” Lily threw her food back at Sirius face, who ducked and it hit James square on the head.

“Oh, Evans you are going to pay for that.” and that begin the massive food fight. It went on for about twenty minutes, food flying everywhere, people tackling each other, it was a complete mess.

“Hello? Guys are you in there?” called Nula who was standing in the doorway watching the food fly across the room. “Guys! Gracie is coming!”

“SHIT!” cried Sirius. “We need to get this place clean and fast, wands out.” he and Aoife quickly cast a charm that cleaned the room. It was spotless.

“Hello, hello my dears, how was lunch?”

“Fine aunty, it was perfect.” answered James who was trying his hardest to stifle his laughter while the others couldn’t hold it in.

“May I inquire to what is so funny?”

“Sorry, Gracie its just James was after telling us a funny joke and well we can’t help but laugh.”

“Really? Is that so, well then as long as you don’t start a food fight and get my room dirty, I don’t want it looking like a pig sty when my son returns home.”

“Yes, ma’am.” replied Lily

“Okay then run along dinner is in three hours and it is a semi-formal event tonight. Until then.” Gracie then left the teenagers to themselves.

“You lot have got a lot of nerve ya know.”

“Whatcha mean?” asked James while taking his shirt off to clean it.

“Well first off you start a fight without inviting me, secondly look at yourselves your lucky Gracie is half blind otherwise she would have seen the mess on your clothes.”

“Calm down Róisín, we were only having fun.” as soon as the words were out of her mouth six shocked faces turned and looked at Lily. She looked back at them with the same expressionless face before speaking again. “What is a person not aloud to have fun once in a while?”

“Yes, its just you of all people would never say it was okay to make a mess. Are you breaking RULES!” retorted Remus

“So what if I am! It’s about time for a change boys, and I can do what I like how I like and when I like.” Everyone in the room was speechless, Lily Evans said she could break rules and she would. It was a miracle. “Well don’t stare its not polite!” she snapped and left them alone.

“WOW! What have you guys done to my best friend!?”

“Nothing I swear we didn’t do anything.” yelped Sirius

“Guilty Conscience?” questioned Róisín

“N-nope.” He gulped

“What have you done Sirius!” demanded Aoife

“Hey, hey he didn’t do anything. Look I think Lily was just tired of being Ms. Predictable/Perfect everyone needs a change sometimes.”

“Really Remus well then why don’t you go find her and ask her what the hell is the matter with her!? Meet us in her Game Room when you are done.” Aoife stormed off heading towards the game room, but when no one was following her she whirled around yelled. “Everyone in Lily’s game room NOW!” they then left Remus to go find Lily.

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“Hey Lily.” called Kevin from the doorway

“Oh, hi. What are you doing here?”

“I thought you would be excited to see me.” he answered as he walked towards her.

“Well, I am its just . . . .” she commented while getting up from where she sat in the living room.

“It’s just what?”

“My friends they well never mind.”

“Its okay, they don’t understand you like I do.” when she looked up he was less then two inches away from her face and he leaned in to kiss her when she pulled away. “Come on Lily it’s aright” and he leaned into kiss her again but she pulled away and walked towards the door but he grabbed her arm and pulled her to him.

“Kevin this isn’t right.”

“Why? I love you and I always have, but you don’t love me do you.” she didn’t answer him but avoided his gaze and he shook her really hard. “DO YOU!”

“Well Kevin I don’t know, I mean you broke my heart. You were the one that said we should stop seeing each other”

“Well I changed my mind I didn’t realize what I had ‘till you were gone and I realize that I was stupid for breaking up with you so please give me a second chance” he leaned into kiss her again but she pulled away.

“No I don’t want to” Lily screamed away as Remus walked into the room, and Kevin threw her to the floor.

“Bitch, no one leads me on and then turns me down, I get what I want and I want you.”

“Hey, hey what’s going on in here?”

“None of your fucking business!” retorted Kevin

“If it involves Lily it’s my business.”

“Remus, please. . .”

“Shut-up Lily, we are leaving.” Kevin grabbed Lily’s arm and pulled her out of the room.

“Owe, Kevin let go!”

“Lily, you said we would chill and that is exactly what I intend to do whether you cooperate or not.”

“Why are you acting so weird you never used to be like this?”

“What do you mean you are the one that is acting weird. You never used to ignore me all the time.” he retorted as he pushed her harshly onto his bed

“I’m not ignoring you”

“Yea you are you are always hanging out with all those other people instead of me. You have really changed you used to give me what I wanted when I wanted . . . .”

“I never did that for fuck sake I haven’t seen you for a couple years and we haven’t done anything, past kissing so don’t you dare make me out to be a slut!” little did the two of them know Remus was watching the whole scene and he moved silently into the room getting ready to protect Lily if he had to.

“Fuck it Lily you act like they mean everything to you and I mean nothing.”

“Those people are my FRIENDS and by the way you are acting you do mean nothing to me!” at that he lashed out at her and hit her full on, she fell to the floor with a loud SMACK!

“Lily” called Remus as he saw her fall, from the blow. He watched her get up and regain her balance; he quickly ran over to her and grabbed her arm. “Come on lets go back to your room and we will fix you up.”

“Ok.” he wrapped his arm around her shoulder and she leaned her weight on him as he helped her out of the room.

“Lily I am not done talking to you, get your ass back here.” he went to grab Lily but Remus blocked his hand and hit him square in the face making him fly back onto his bed, he was knocked out. Lily and Remus left his room without further nagging from Kevin.

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A/N: Okay I know some of you are wondering why James didn’t know his own cousin but you will find out why in chapter six so have fun reading it! I hope you like the story so far, if any of you have ideas they are welcome. So I hope to see read your reviews soon! Keep Reviewing

Pia – hey since you are from south America I was wondering if you could help me with something…My friend wrote something in Spanish and I want to use it for my story so I was hoping you could tell me if it was correct…give me a buzz at xoalainnxo@aol.com! Thank you

Updated: 3/4/04

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE ORIGINAL HARRY POTTER CHARACTERS I ONLY OWN GRACIE MAONR AND EVERYONE THAT WORKS THERE AND HER SONS.

6. Impersonations

In One Moment

Chapter Six: Impersonation

In One Moment how everything can change.

In One Moment! How Fate can rearrange your life

Nothing ever stays the same it seems.

One moment and that’s the end of all your dreams

~By Cheryl Kemmeny~

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“Oh, my lord Lily! What happened?” questioned Aoife as she saw Remus standing in the door carrying a weak Lily.

“Not now Aoife, she has been through enough!”

“Something has happened to my best friend and I demand to know what.”

“Your demanding is not helping her at all, Aoife, if you want to help her get me some ice and bandages.”

“Sirius, James opened the doors into her room and pull down her bed covers. Girls go and get the house elves.”

“Fuck man what happened to her?”

“That cousin of yours Kevin.”

“Kevin? He’s not my cousin he is more like a step cousin. Aunt Gracie can’t have any kids so she adopted two.”

“Well, he was trying to rape her but he didn’t get very far. He hit her pretty hard though.”

“I knew that guy wasn’t to be trusted.” growled Sirius

“Ya, we all got a bad vibe from him.” interjected Aoife as she returned with ice. “Is she okay?”

“She isn’t dead and nothing’s broken she just has a nice little bruise.” Replied Remus while applying ice to her face.

“Where is Ms. Lily?” came a squeaky voice from the end of the bed. “Where is she!” the little elf demanded

“Calm down, little one, she is right there.” growled Sirius.

“Oh, Ms.! How did this happen to her!?” the elf glared at the three guys. “WHICH ONE OF YOU HURT MY LILY?” Sirius was about to lung at him and strangle him but Lily spoke.

“None of them hurt me, Raff.”

“Oh, Ms. who is causing you great pain?”

“I- ah- hit my head against the bed post. I’ll be fine; can you just hide this lump on my face?”

“Of course anything for you Ms.” at that he snapped his fingers and the lump disappeared along with the pain.

“Thank you.” she then beckoned the house elf forward and kissed him on the head. “Now don’t you dare mention this to anyone you hear.”

“Yes Ms.” he departed from there presence, and as soon as he left the girls started to fuss over her and talk at the same time.

“STOP!” screamed James “You lot are giving me a headache and I bet, you are giving one to Lily too. Now I suggest we leave her to rest until dinner. Everyone back to the game room.” At that they all went to the game room.

“James.” called Lily before he disappeared into the room.

“Yes?”

“Thank you.”

“No problem.”

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“Why the fuck would he do that!?” rattled James

“Because she wouldn’t kiss him or as he put it chill with him.”

“So he beat her because she wouldn’t get into his pants!” declared Aoife

“Yes.” answered Remus

“I am so going to kill him.” declared Aoife and James at that same time.

“No, we need to let Lily handle this, but if she doesn’t we need a plan for revenge.”

“Remus I like that idea.” so they spent the next few hours thinking up off pranks and humiliating things to do to him. Little did they now was Lily was doing the same thing.

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“Hey guys.” Lily’s wavering voice came from the door leading into her room.

“Hey Lily, are you okay?”

“I’m fine Aoife, but we need to go to dinner. Can’t be late can we.”

“Lily, we don’t think that you should go to dinner.”

“You all don’t think I should go or you don’t think is should go James.”

“Both, we don’t want you to get hurt again.”

“I won’t because I will have you as my escort.” Looking at his shocked face she added. “If it’s okay with you.”

“It is perfectly fine with me. Come on guys lets go to dinner.”

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Dinner went smoothly at first, until Kevin showed up.

“Sorry, mum I was taking a shower.”

“Its okay sweetie, come I saved you a seat right next to Lily.” a malicious grin spread across Kevin’s face as he sat down next to Lily who was avoiding looking at him.

“Kevin, can you pass the rolls.” Aoife gritted through her teeth.

“Kevin? Oh, no dear this isn’t Kevin; this is his twin brother David. Silly girl how could you get them mixed up?”

“I wouldn’t know maybe you should ask him.” she shot a glare at him but before Gracie could reply there was a crash. Lily had stood up so fast that she had knocked her chair over.

“YOU BASTARD!” Lily screamed and hit David as hard as she could across his face. She didn’t care at this moment that Gracie was shocked to hear language like this coming from her angel’s mouth.

“Lillian. . . . .”

“Shut-up Gracie.” screamed Lily and everyone was utterly shocked. “David tried to make me think he was Kevin and I fucking believed him! He tried to rape me but no you wouldn’t know because he couldn’t hurt a fly. Well I have news for you, he’s not perfect and I am not perfect either. So he better stay the fuck away from me.” Lily quickly glanced around the table and took in the shocked looks from her friends and the glances of praise from Sirius.

“Lillian, I expected better from you of all people, but everyone loses their head once in a while, and hanging around with such people would drive you to insanity quickly.” Lily hurriedly walked over to where Gracie was now standing until she was in her face.

“Don’t you every talk about my friends like that! They haven’t done anything to you, so keep them out of this.” she walked back to David who was sitting on the floor and kicked him hard in the stomach. “Don’t ever touch me again.” Then she spoke to her friends “I’ll be outside.” without another word she was gone.

“Um, I’m going to go and get her back.” James got up and followed her outside. “LILY! LILY!”

“James? I’m over here.” Lily called as she ran over to James tall figure.

“Lily, you are going to get sick come on inside.”

“You are going to get sick too, and I am not going inside right now I need time to think.”

Fuck she is beautiful, especially with her hair stuck to her head like that and her clothes hung to every curve on her body.

“Lily, why did you do that inside?”

“I needed to do something and I had to get my point across that I wasn’t to be taking advantage of or messed with.”

“Geez, I could have told them that.”

“James, I have never done anything that bad to you.”

“Yea, it was worse.”

“James.” she cried as she punched his shoulder. “I wouldn’t hurt you purposely.”

“Really?” He asked raising an eyebrow suddenly realizing they were so close that there noses were almost touching.

“Don’t do that.”

“Don’t do what?”

“That eye thingy, it makes me feel like I am under scrutiny.”

“Oh, well what would make you feel better?”

“This.” Lily then stood on her toes and kissed James on the lips.

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A/N This chapter sets the stage for Lily and James little romance. I hope you lot liked it and I hope to be hearing from you soon. I hope to see read your reviews soon! Keep Reviewing

I want to thank everyone who reviewed so far.

Updated: 3/6/04

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE ORIGINAL HARRY POTTER CHARACTERS I ONLY OWN GRACIE MAONR AND EVERYONE THAT WORKS THERE AND HER SONS.

7. Romance Blossoms

In One Moment

Chapter Seven: Romance Blossoms

In One Moment how everything can change.

In One Moment! How Fate can rearrange your life

Nothing ever stays the same it seems.

One moment and that’s the end of all your dreams

~By Cheryl Kemmeny~

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“This.” Lily then stood on her toes and kissed James on the lips. It was soft and sweet, her soft lips were like heaven to James and he longed for more when she pulled away. “I-I-I’m sorry I didn’t mean . . . .” James lips on hers cut her words short and as soon as his lips touched hers she felt multiple sensations run throughout her body. Her nerves were on edge as Lily’s lips parted allowing him access. They explored each other with an ever increasing need. James didn’t want it to stop but it did. “Wow.” whispered Lily as she placed a finger on her very swollen lips.

“I should be saying the same thing. That was definitely the best kiss I have ever had.”

“Well, thanks I guess.” The too of them suddenly realized they were standing out in the rain. “Oh, well I didn’t plan on getting this wet, come on we can go up my balcony stairs.” she grabbed James’ hand and dragged him up to her room. She opened the door and ushered James inside. “That was amazing; I never thought I would do something like that.”

“Oh.” muttered James disappointment was clearly written across his face.

“Not kissing you silly, screaming at Gracie and beating David. Not that he didn’t deserve it.”

“Yea, that so you don’t regret kissing me?”

“Not yet anyway.”

“Not yet?”

Lily decided to avoid answering that question so she quickly changed the subject “Well, I need to take a shower and I suggest you do the same.” seeing the lustful look that came over his face she quickly added. “In your own room, but you can come back if you want.”

“Okay, I’ll see you in an hour?”

“An hour it is then.”

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“Hey, I didn’t realize guys took an hour to shower but considering you needed one badly, I’ll excuse you.” joked Lily as James came into her room exactly an hour later. That was a total lie, Lily thought he smelt wonderful but she wouldn’t let him know that.

“Do I repulse you?’

“No you do not repulse me; you make me wish that I was in another country.”

“Your evil.”

“And you love it.”

“I do.” answered James as he sat down on the bed next to her and kissed her lightly on the lips. “So . . . what do you want to do?”

“Sleep.”

“Really?” questioned James as he cocked his head to the side in a suggestive way.

“Yes, just sleep nothing else. I want you to stay with me though.”

“Gladly.” the two of them climbed into Lily’s bed and Lily turned into James and he held her.

“James?”

“Mmmmm.”

“Thank you.”

“For what?”

“For coming after me when I left the house, for helping me when I was injured. For begin there even though I have been a total ass to you.”

“Anytime, anytime.” he whispered into her hair and the two of them feel asleep in each others arms.

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“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!” cried Aoife as she ran into Lily’s room with a sleepy Sirius and Róisín. “Lily and James are missing.” that comment caused Sirius to snicker.

“Did you ever think that they would be together?”

“No, its just . . .”

“Or.” whispered Róisín “Asleep behind you in each others arms.”

“Really?” at that Aoife turned around to find Lily and James sleeping soundly against each other.

“How cute.” sniggered Sirius as he bent down to Róisín ear he whispered. “I win!”

“I hate you.”

“Aren’t I always right?”

“Guys stop that bickering, that isn’t Lily sleeping next to James, it’s a dummy.”

“I win.” mimicked Roisin

“Guys stop you can discuss your matters on your own time right now we need to wake James up.”

“I’ll do that.” volunteered Sirius, he marched up next to James and hit him across the back of the head.

“What, what did I do now?”

“Nothing lover boy, but Lily seems to be missing.”

“No she’s . . .” he looked down at the dummy in his arms and screamed “Where the hell is she!?”

“Chill man she is probably in the bathroom.”

“Sirius, you grow stupider by the minute, if Lily had gone to the bathroom do you think she would have put a dummy next to James, to make it look like she was still there?” scolded Aoife

“No.”

“Then that means someone took her.”

“I can give you one guess on who did it.” growled James

“I know! I know!” exclaimed Sirius while jumping up and down like a tow year old. “It was David!”

“No shit, Sherlock, the question is but how do we find them?”

“I don’t know.” chorused the group

“But I do.” came Remus’ angry voice from the doorway

“How, you don’t know where is room is.”

“Where do you think he took Lily yesterday?”

“Oh, say no more, just lead the way.” answered James as he hoped out of the bed not caring that all he had on were his boxers. The other three absentmindedly followed him out of the room.

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It was around three o’clock when David crept into Lily’s room, he was hoping to find her alone but he was wrong, very wrong. She was wrapped in the arms of that Potter kid. “Lily, you are mine.” he whispered as he crept to her bedside. He realized he would need something to replace Lily. So Potter thought she was still there. “Um, what to use what to use.” he looked around the room, and he found a paperclip on the floor he transfigured it into a dummy. He then pulled Lily out of the bed and replaced her with the dummy. He was half-way to the door when Lily woke up.

“Ahh! . . .” he clamped a strong hand over her mouth to muffle her screams. She was trashing about in his arms but he was stronger than her and held her in place. With Lily in his arms he returned to his room and placed a sleeping charm on her.

“There is no where to run and no where to hide my little flower.” Spoke David as he caressed her cheek and kissed her forehead. He then pulled her to him and held her tight as he fell asleep.

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“We need to be really quiet; if he is still asleep we might be able to get out of there without him noticing.”

“How do we get in?” questioned Aoife

“Magic.” and then a door was revealed and it opened

“How did you know that James?”

“I have spent many summers here and that is the answer to every puzzling question you can ask about this place.”

“Okay, we need to be quiet from here on in.” they then entered the room and in the back corner they saw a bed. They approached it and they saw Lily lying there wide awake and helpless. Her hands were tied above her head and she had marks all over her body. She was trying to say something to them but she couldn’t’ move her mouth.

“Lily, shush its okay we are going to get you out of here.” comforted James. “Remus can you?”

“I’d be happy too.” he reached for the chains and was about to snap them in two when they heard voices. Lily was thrashing frantically, motioning them to go behind the closet.

“Lily, I can’t leave you.”

“GO!” she croaked as if it hurt her to speak. They took off and ran behind the closet just as two figures walked into the room.

“Mother, you promised me that I could have her as a bride.”

“Yes, I did dear but she needs to pay for last night first.”

“How so mother?” David asked as they approached the bed.

“She . . .” her words stopped, she was distracted by a noise that came from behind the closet. “David.” She whispered and nodded in the direction of the closet. He mad his way over there and stop. He then careful peered behind the closet and saw -------

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A/N: Okay well, that is chapter seven. Use your imagination to decide what he saw. I hope you liked it and I hope to reading your reviews soon! Keep Reviewing

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Updated: 3/8/04

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8. Pay Back

In One Moment

Chapter Eight: Pay back

In One Moment how everything can change.

In One Moment! How Fate can rearrange your life

Nothing ever stays the same it seems.

One moment and that’s the end of all your dreams

~By Cheryl Kemmeny~

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“Lily, I can’t leave you.”

“GO!” she croaked as if it hurt her to speak. At that they took off and ran behind the closet just as two figures walked into the room.

“Mother, you promised me that I could have her as a bride.”

“Yes, I did dear but she needs to pay for last night first.”

“How so mother?” David asked as they approached the bed.

“Mom, its only Bruno.” But he was wrong, very wrong. That dog wasn’t Bruno it was Sirius. And that dog lost his temper and attacked David. “Geroff me, Get it off me ma.”

“What is the matter darling.” squeaked Gracie as if her voice was changing.

“AAAHHHH!!!” at that the dog let David go and he ran out of the room.

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“Come on guys run!” called James at the two girls who were lagging behind.

“Where is Sirius? Why did he disappear like that?”

“I’m right here.” called Sirius “and David seems pretty mad so we better go to somewhere he would never think of looking.”

“Uh, how about the shack down by the beach?”

“Its going to take us forever to get there James.”

“I know Moony but we have to get Lily far away from this place right now and when she gets her strength back we can come back okay.”

“Well then I guess we have no choice come on ladies hurry up.” yelled Remus as he held open the patio door. The group ran to the shack and settled inside.

“Shit, guys we left Nula behind.” stated Aoife.

“I’ll get her.” announced Remus and before anyone could object he was gone.

“Is she going to be okay?” Aoife asked James in a hushed whisper.

“I hope so; we just have to wait until she wakes up to find out what happened.”

After about fifteen minutes of silence the shack door was opened, and everyone tensed ready to see David in the door way, but in marched Nula and Remus to everyone’s relief.

“Oh gods what happened?” questioned Nula when she saw Lily lying on the old sofa.

“Well I don’t really now how that happened to her but I can tell you how we got her out of there.”

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“GO!” she croaked as if it hurt her to speak. At that they took off and ran behind the closet just as two figures walked into the room.

“Mother, you promised me that I could have her as a bride.” came David’s voice

“Yes, I did dear but she needs to pay for last night first.”

“A lesson?” whispered a puzzled James.

“Well I think she means a punishment for the way she acted.”

“Why . . . shit what the hell did you do Aoife.”

“Sorry I just got so angry I punched the closet and it happened to make a noise.”

“Nice going genius. . . .” James’ voice was cut off when he heard footsteps approaching there hiding spot. “Looks like they heard it too, um, okay girls go towards the patio and plaster yourselves against the wall and run for it when I tell you okay.” they nodded there heads and scurried towards the wall. “Padfoot, you need to change, he has a dog named Bruno that looks like your animagus form, distract him. Remus when I give you the signal run with me to the bed and break the bonds holding Lily there so we can run for it okay?”

“Okay.” they saw the feet turn towards the closet and they all ran for it, the girls towards the door the boys towards the bed, and they then followed the girls, with an angry Sirius close behind.

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“That was what happened with us there but we have no idea what happened to Lily.”

“Well, we have to wait until she wakes up then.” stated Nula as if it was the most obvious thing ever. So wait they did, they waited for over and hour until she finally awoke. After much fussing and healing and crying and questioning Lily finally decided she had enough strength to tell her story.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*FLASHBACK~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

It was around three o’clock when David crept into Lily’s room, he was hoping to find her alone but he was wrong, very wrong. She was wrapped in the arms of that Potter kid. “Lily, you are mine.” he whispered as he crept to her bedside. He realized her would need something to replace Lily. So Potter thought she was still there. “Um, what to use what to use.” he looked around the room, and he found a paperclip on the floor he transfigured it into a dummy. He then pulled Lily out of the bed and replaced her with the dummy. He was half-way to the door when Lily woke up.

“There is no where to run and no where to hide my little flower.” spoke David as he caressed her cheek and kissed her forehead. He then pulled her to him and held her tight as he fell asleep. David woke at around five and saw that Lily was asleep next to him, where she belonged. He got up and took a shower, but when he came back Lily was awake and thrashing.

“Stop it Lily.” she froze as she watched him come and stand over her; she looked at him and spit in his face. “Bitch.” he muttered as he hit her hard across the arm. Lily winced in pain but didn’t show it. “Oh, so Lily is going to act all tough now. What are you going to do none of your friends are here to protect you.”

“That doesn’t mean they won’t find me.”

“I doubt that very much Lily, you see none of them know where my room is.” Lily was about to blurt out Remus does but thought better of it. “Now, last night, the way you acted was very inappropriate, so you need to learn not to do that Lily.” he then hit her; he hit her again and again until tears were racking her fragile body. “Now be a good girl and rest I will be back after breakfast with mother.” he turned to leave but then thought better of it, and bent down and kissed her lips and to his surprise she didn’t pull away she kissed him back and as he parted her mouth with his tongue she bite it really hard. “OOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” with that he tied her hands above her head and headed out of the room.

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“That’s some bad shit.”

“Tell me about it and if it wasn’t for you guys playing my knights in shinning armor, I would probably be in worse shape than this.”

“Well, we do care about you so we had to do something.” Aoife told her as she dapped a cold towel to her forehead.

“Thanks, to all of you.”

“No problem.” whispered James against her cheek. His hot breath warmed her cheek, and it smelt like lemons. He bent down and kissed her cheek and she smiled at him. He held her in his arms when Aoife was done taking care of her. They were all silent for a while and then they heard ranting and raving coming from outside. This was a private beach so it could only be two people, David or Gracie. They all hid behind the counter and listened as the door opened.

“You foul little creature, you had to change back while we were going to threaten Lily and then she disappears and Bruno goes crazy.” this remark caused Sirius to snicker but he was silenced by Róisín. “Look elf your polyjuice potion better work next time.”

“Yes m-master.” Squeaked Farleigh

“In you go.” growled David as he pushed the elf into a secret passage way and he followed shutting the picture behind him.

“So that is where he goes.” whispered Remus

“Obvious, we better follow him and figure out what is happening down there.”

“Róisín, no we have to wait.” everyone looked at Lily with a puzzled look. “He is going to send Farleigh to find us and when Farleigh can’t he will leave and then we will go down.”

“How do you know this?”

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A/N: Okay well, that is chapter eight. I know chapter seven was a bit gloomy but things aren’t all that bad. You find everything out in chapters nine and ten. It’s going to be a long ride and I will try and update as sooooon as I can. Thank you so much for reading! I hope you liked it and I hope to read your reviews soon! Keep Reviewing

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Updated: 1/2/04

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9. Playing Detectives

In One Moment

Chapter Nine: Playing Detectives

In One Moment how everything can change.

One Moment! How Fate can rearrange

Your life.

Nothing ever stays the same, it seems.

One moment, and that’s the end of all your dreams.

One moment, and what was love can turn to hate!

~By Cheryl Kemmeny~

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“I used to come here with Kevin when we were small and he would send a house elf to get food and it would take the elf forever so then we would leave to find the elf. Trust me David should do it to. His mother’s elves are very stupid.” so they waited for what seemed like hours until the elf came out and then David followed after about fifteen minutes. It went just as Lily said it would. They all made there way into the portrait and down the stairs. They were all scared of what they might find. Though nothing would have prepared them for what they saw. It was a dark dank room that reminded them of the dungeons of Hogwarts but worse. There were cauldrons, ingredients, and vials all over the room. There was blood on the walls and it smelt terrible. The place looked like a torture chamber or worse.

“G-guys.” stammered Aoife “C-can we leave, this place is giving me the creeps.”

“Its giving all of us the creeps but we need to find out what this wacko is up too.”

“Excuse me Mr. I’m-not-scared-of-anything Black; we aren’t all as brave as you!”

“Would you too stop bickering, we need to concentrate.” scolded Lily

“Lily how the hell did you stomach staying down here?” inquired James

“Well, I didn’t this is the chamber, we used to run through this part, and get to the slide before we saw anything.”

“Slide?”

“Yes, James through the blood-stained portrait is a slide that leads to a house like level. Come on and I’ll show you.”

“I-I think I will wait here.” whispered Aoife

“Okay we’ll leave you here to be look out and when we hear you scream because he is torturing you we will all go hide and leave you there to die.” answered Lily’s voice and everyone looked at her in shock and Aoife seemed as if she was going to cry. “As if, there is no way I am leaving any of you here alone, we all go down and we all get out or I don’t leave at all. Got it?” everyone shook there heads and waited for there next instruction.

“Okay, it’s a slide and it is right in front of the portrait, it’s a sudden drop and a fast one, it is straight down, and long. Hold on we will go one by one. I am going last no objections. Ladies you go first then the boys and I will follow.” they all looked at her disbelieving her words.

“I promise now go, and when you land get up fast and run until you see a door, then scream safe. If you don’t scream safe, those who are already down there are to do nothing and those up here are to do nothing, I will go and help you. I know what is down there and it isn’t pretty, so take my advice. Everyone set?” the group nodded in agreement and Lily opened the portrait and sent Aoife down first. A soft thump echoed her landing and a few seconds later she screamed safe. This pattern continued until only James and Lily were left.

“Lily, I don’t think you should go last, I mean what if he comes?”

“Stop molly-coddling me James I am not a flippin two year old, so please don’t treat me like one. Do as I say and go.” Lily abruptly pushed and unexpected James down the slide.

“AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!” Thump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

“James!? Are you safe?” called Lily

“What is this sponge thing?”

“James, no get away from there fast and when I say fast I mean it!”

“It isn’t doing any harm.”

“Listen to me you stubborn bastard move!”

“Alright, alright I’m going. . . . . . . Safe!” Lily then jumped down and it felt like she was returning to her childhood. Soon, enough after she landed she was running towards the safe zone, when the sponge thing (as James so kindly put it) grabbed Lily’s leg.

“Shit!” cried Lily as she felt it take hold and pull her back to its center.

“Lily? Lily? Did you make it?” screamed Sirius.

“Oh, yea I am fine it just so happens that James woke our little friend up and he decided to pay me a visit.”

“W-what friend?” squeaked Aoife

“Oh, an old friend, you lot wait there and I’ll deal while I deal with him.”

“Do you need help?” stuttered Sirius.

“No, don’t worry about me I will be with you in a second.” they waited and waited and then finally they heard something, it wasn’t talking, or screaming or spell casting it was singing, it sounded like and angel and the words just floated over them so soft and smooth, it was heavenly..

(Okay this is written in Hungarian though I am not Hungarian, nothing against those who are, I wrote it phonetically so you could kind of understand)

Meend-nyi-yunk-nuhk el kell-men-nee

Ayl-yhen uh muh-jeeyahr suhbud-shahg!

Ayl-yhen uh huh-zuh

Then the singing stopped and Lily appeared in front of the group. “Come along now we don’t have all day.” spoke Lily as she approached the group and opened the door. They then entered the lower level. It was exactly like Lily said a home. Though this one had been altered much to Lily’s disappointment. There were operating tables, torture devices, and poisons. It was a death chamber. There was one other room, leading off of it and Lily was afraid to go in.

“Oh, my god what has he done to this place!” cried Lily

“You mean it wasn’t all this creepy?” questioned Sirius

“Obviously not if I used to spend time down here, now listen we need to find what he is up too, so spread out and look for anything out of the ordinary.”

“Like all of this isn’t out of the ordinary?” commented Róisín

“I think she means as in like something that would give us clues to what he is up too.”

“Thank you Remus, but we aren’t all as smart as you.”

“This isn’t a time to bicker, we need to look and get out of here fast. We have no idea when he could comeback.”

“Sorry, Lils.”

“Save the apology, Róisín just look.”

The search was on they took apart bookshelves took down the names of some of the books, destroyed the poisons, and the potions strong enough to kill someone, or harm them severely. They must have been there for over two hours when they finally discovered something, absolutely horrifying.

“Lily, maybe you should come see this.” called Nula. Lily carefully looked up from the book she was reading and looked to where Nula was standing. Her mouth opened in horror as she saw the board Nula was standing next to. It was a full of pictures, all of them where of her. Pictures from when she was a toddler, to the other night at the ball. All of her mothers Christmas cards, and pictures they had sent Gracie where on that board along with physical information.

“You have got to be kidding me.” Lily whispered as she touched the picture of her and Kevin when they were younger.

“Nope, this stuff is very much real.” answered Nula

“That was a rhetorical question.”

“Oh.”

“Why would he do this? It makes no sense that he would hurt me but still treasure me, like I was a prize.”

“Treasure you?”

“Yes, Aoife treasure me, he has all to the pictures my mother sent to Gracie and the ones they took of Kevin and I. He kept them . . . .”

“Stole them!” coughed James

“He seems to treasure me but hate me all the same. He wants what he can’t have that is why I am a treasure. Treasure is always something that you can’t have. You always have to take it by force. He can’t have me so he is taking me by force not caring if he is hurting me as long as he has me.”

“What’s your point?”

“Stop acting stupid, James. My point is he can’t have me because he knows I don’t want him, so he will try and take me away from everyone no caring who he hurts in the process.”

“Okay, I don’t know about the others be personally I have no idea what you meant, so you want to clarify it?” asked Sirius

“Okay, let’s put it in terms you will understand. Let’s use a girl for example, considering that is all you guys think about.” James, Remus and Sirius all started to object but Lily silenced them with a glare. “Say you are completely and utterly obsessed with a girl and you would do anything to get her, even if it meant hurting others you love, even that girl. You would do it because you want her you treasure her. She is your treasure and you need her. Get it?”

“Yes, but I have to say we don’t always think about girls, I mean . . . .”

“Shut-up will ya Sirius. You are giving me a headache.”

“Sorry Ro.”

“Keep looking around a bit more and then we will leave okay.”

“Sure.” answered the group. They looked around a bit more, finding nothing new, until Sirius shouted he found something.

“Oi, over here I found something. It’s a door or something like that.”

“A door?” questioned Lily though she already new it was there she just ignored it. “It would be best if we didn’t go in there.”

“Why is little Lily-kins scared?” taunted Sirius

“I am not scared . . . just scared of what I might find.”

“Well there must be something interesting in there.” commented James

“Well, lets not find out can we just go I have a bad feeling about this.”

“Lil, we need to find out what he is up to come one just a little peek, to see if it is anything serious.”

“Okay, Aoife, just a peek.” Lily then made her way towards the door “Mind if I open it?”

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WHAT DID SHE SEE!!!!! USE YOUR IMAGINATION!

A/N: Okay well, that is chapter nine. Hope this clarified a few things. It’s still going to be a long ride, but hang in there and I will try and update as sooooon as I can. Thank you so much for reading! I hope you liked it and I hope to read your reviews soon! Keep Reviewing

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Updated: 3/14/04

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10. Lo Siento

In One Moment

Chapter Ten: Lo Siento

In One Moment how everything can change.

One Moment! How Fate can rearrange

Your life.

Nothing ever stays the same, it seems.

One moment, and that’s the end of all your dreams.

One moment, and what was love can turn to hate!

One Moment, and suddenly its to late

~By Cheryl Kemmeny~

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“Okay, Aoife, just a peek.” Lily then made her way towards the door “Mind if I open it?”

“No problem.” answered Sirius. Lily then grasped the doorknob and turned, she let the door fly open and hit the wall. She looked around expecting to see nothing, but what she saw there made her drop too her knees and let out a blood curling scream. The others looked around the room, and were utterly disgusted. Aoife left to go throw up, James and Sirius walked over to comfort Lily and to stop her from screaming. Nula, Róisín and Remus all went to help Aoife.

“H-how c-could he d-do that?” sobbed Lily into James shoulder.

“I know maybe we should just leave.”

“No, James I have to make sure it’s real and not a mirage.”

“Lils, we all saw it how could it not be real.”

“I don’t want it to be real and I need to see if it is.” Lily then pushed herself away from James’ embrace and walked deeper into the room. She walked to the wall that Kevin was hanging from. He was covered in blood. His hands were tied into the wall with chains and he looked like he had been through so much pain. There were cuts, and sores and scabs all over his body. He had been tortured. “Oh, Kevin I am so sorry.” cried Lily as she walked towards his dangling body. When she was near enough she held her hand out and caressed his face. It was cold, cold like ice. He was dead. “I’m so sorry.” she then stood on her toes and kissed him goodbye.

“Is he?”

“Yes, Sirius he’s dead.” Lily then proceeded to look around the room, occasionally slipping in the puddles of water or worse blood. Nothing seemed to faze Lily at that moment so her friends let her be. She came to a door, and carefully opened it. Inside was an unconscious Gracie. “Gracie not you too.” bending down to touch her face she felt warmth, life. “Guys come here, come get Gracie.” Remus made his way over and picked Gracie up and held her silent form in his arms. “I think I have seen enough, of this room.” she ushered everyone out and went to say her final good-bye to Kevin. “I will never forget you.” She leaned up and kissed his cold lips one last time. “Remus, can you and the girls bring Gracie back to the house and get her treated, and be careful not to get caught.”

“Um Lily we don’t know how to leave, I mean the slide it doesn’t work backwards.”

“Sorry, I forgot, come on the exit is over here.” called Lily as she stepped out of the room, into the main room and went over to a little nook in the wall and pressed it forward. “Come along its through here.” pointed Lily. “When you go in walk straight and until you get to a set of stairs and follow them, up to the portrait. Keep in mind there is no way you can access the slide from there, you may see it but you can not use it, so don’t think of coming back down, any of you. Aoife you go first.” so Aoife went on through followed by Róisín, Nula, Remus and Gracie. Sirius and James stayed behind with Lily. “Help me gather some books . . .”

“Well, well look at we have found Farleigh. Looks like the prize has been delivered to us, saves me from looking.” Lily whirled around and came face to face with David. He was looking at her with a smirk of triumph on his face.

“You and your lazy ass couldn’t do anything right, whether it would be to find me or to make a stupid potion. That’s why you have Farleigh.”

“Shut-it, no tramp can speak to me like that.”

“She’s not a tramp . . . oof!” James was cut short when Lily hit him in the stomach

“James keep your mouth shut and back into the passage way now.” scolded Lily through gritted teeth.

“Lil, we have to get out of here now.”

“Obviously, just tell Sirius to back into the passage then you do the same and I will be right behind you. Now go.”

“I can’t . . .” Lily then turned her head to the side careful not to take one eye off of David; she sent James a glare that immediately silenced him. James gulped under her gaze, and he swore to himself if looks could kill he would be dead twice over. “Okay, I am going.” James retreated far enough into the darkness, so he could still see Lily but was far enough away from the room.

“Is my little Flower going to run?”

“I have no intention of running from you; I just wanted to get my friends to safety.” Lily abruptly turned and kicked the wall back into place. Shutting out her friends and trapping herself and David inside.

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“Lily!” screamed James as he saw her kick the door shut. “Fuck it, Lily open up!” he cried while banging his hands against the cold rock. When no one answered he started to punch the wall until he felt pain. He had caused his knuckles to bleed from the impact, of flesh against stone.

“James, man come on we have to get out of here.”

“Padfoot, she is in there alone with a guy who killed his own brother and defenseless. She has no wand on her.”

“Come on let’s get out of here and see if we can open the passage down again. Come on the faster the better.” The two of them turned and ran down the passage at a sprint.

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“So Miss. Lillian has decided to give in?”

“Never.”

“But you see, if I am correct you don’t have a wand and I do.”

“No, you see when we came down here your wand was left next to that caldron over there so I happen to have it here in my pocket.”

“Clever put that wand will answer to my call. ACCIO WAND!”

“Oh, I forgot to mention I kind of stepped on it, and it broke.” Lily pulled the wand out of her pocket. It was split in to, and right there and then she snapped the two half’s again. It was in pieces there was no way he could ever piece it back together.

“Why you . . . .”

“Save your breath you can call me anything you want and it won’t affect me. I have to ask you one question though, why me?”

“You were the belle of the ball, the gorgeous one, and I wanted you but you could never give me the time of day.”

“Cause you were a stuck up bastard like you are now.”

“Well, since neither of us can use magic what next?”

“I’ll let you make the first move.”

“Fine.”

He sauntered over and went to grab Lily’s arm, but she dodged him and rolled against the floor. “Your going to have to be faster than that.” he was seeing red, now he charged towards her and hit her to the ground but he rolled off of her to the side. The two of them got up and he went in again this time Lily was ready for him and she moved to the side just as he was running by and kicked his back. He went flying into the bookshelves. He bounced back ready to fight.

Think Lily think he is twice your size and you really don’t know how to fight. Think! I got it but I need to lure him over there.

He charged at her hard and she let him hit her.

Perfect.

She was pinned up against the wall by one of his hands the other one was moving along her body. “Who is winning now my sweet.” He cooed while trailing kisses down the crook of her neck.

“I’m sorry to say it but I am.” she then lifted her right hand up and jabbed her elbow, into his inner elbow. She slammed down hard causing him to lean forward. She then kicked up into his stomach, and when he was doubled over hit him with her elbow on the back, knocking the wind out of him. She then kicked him in the ass, and he flew into the room where Kevin was hung. She quickly shut the door, and locked it. There was no way he was getting out of there. “It seems so perfect that you should die there, at least you will have time to beg for your brother’s forgiveness. I hope his presence haunts you and tears you apart. Lo Siento [I’m sorry] David, I don’t want to put you through this, but I have no choice. I am sorry, I truly am.” Lily then dropped the key in her pocket and with tears in her eyes, made her way to the passage and ran.

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“Will these stairs ever end!?”

“I don’t know Prongs but we have to keep going.” the boys continued to sprint towards the exit. When they finally reached there they saw the slide. James ran to it but there was a barrier blocking it off.

“What the fuck? Let me through.”

“Prongs, do you remember what Lily said?”

“Yea, run and don’t look back.”

“No this Keep in mind there is no way you can access the slide from there, you may see it but you can not use it, so don’t think of coming back down, any of you. Remember?”

“Shit, are you serious?”

“I do believe I am Sirius John Black.”

“No I meant are you serious about what you just said, you doof.”

“Yes, as serious as I am Sirius John Black.”

“Whatever.”

“Look mate the only thing we can do now is wait.”

“I don’t want to wait I mean she could be dead for all I know!”

“I doubt that very much mate, I really do.”

“I hate waiting.”

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Lily’s breath was coming in short spurts now, she had been running for quite some time and she hadn’t even reached the stairs yet. Though as tired as she was she ran her hardest, and as fast as she could. She eventually made it to the stairs. When she did she slowed her pace down a bit but kept running and she never once looked back. When she neared the top of the stairs she heard arguing.

Those voices they seem so familiar.

That’s cause they are you twit.

I don’t appreciate the voices in my head calling me a twit!

Well we are part of you so you called yourself a twit. Ha-ha!

Shut up will ya!

Fine, fine have it your way.

“Do you think she is okay?”

“James mate, if there is anyone who could take care of herself its Lily. I mean she could kill someone by glaring at them the wrong way. She is one scary person when made angry.”

“Really? Well I don’t believe that she could kill someone by glaring at them.” Lily commented, making James look up with a smile of relief on his face.

“James, are you kidding me . . .” Sirius answered not realizing that it was Lily who had spoken, until he looked up and saw Lily standing in front of them. “Shit Lils, your back.”

“Yes I am and in one piece.”

“Let’s keep it that way.” James whispered as he engulfed her in a huge bear hug.

“Do I get a hug?” pouted Sirius.

“Of course.” Lily then made her way the give Sirius a hug, her back facing James. So she didn’t see the look of horror on his face when Sirius stuck his tongue out at him and daringly grabbed her ass. “Hey that wasn’t part of the deal.”

“I’m sorry it’s . . . just I haven’t been able to do that since school got out.”

“Well don’t do it in public.”

“Sorry I just can’t resist your beauty.”

“Okay well, contain yourself.” she then turned to James and saw the look of pure astonishment on his face. His best friend was hitting on his girl and she was flirting back. “Oh, poor Jamsie-wamsey feels left out.”

“Yea, I mean you would flip a shit if I grabbed your butt.”

“Well with all do respect Sirius and I have something that we don’t so he can touch my butt.”

“You’ve got to be . . .” he was silenced as Lily’s lips descended on his.

“You and I have more, Sirius just gets to look and sometimes touch.”

“How about looking but no touching?”

“Deal.” replied Lily and James sealed it with a kiss, that was about to get very intimate but Sirius interrupted.

“Hey, don’t I get a say in this!”

“No.” answered Lily and with that she swept past him and out the exit.

“Tough luck mate.” consoled James as he hit Sirius on the back

“Yea, yea if I had touched her in anyway you would have killed me.”

“Exactly, now come on we don’t want her to come looking for us.” with that they left the dank dungeon passage behind them, and followed Lily back to Gracie Manor.

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A/N: Okay well, that is chapter ten. Sorry for the cliffy for the past few chapters but I thought I should put them in. I personally hate when people do that so I have no idea why I do it. Though it does get you to come back and read because you like it. The road is most certainly not over, so hang in there and I will try and update soon. Thank you so much for reading! I hope you liked it and I hope to read your reviews soon! Keep Reviewing

I want to thank everyone who reviewed so far.

To those who reviewed thank you for reviewing!

Updated: 4/2/04

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE ORIGINAL HARRY POTTER CHARACTERS I ONLY OWN GRACIE MAONR AND EVERYONE THAT WORKS THERE AND HER SONS.

11. Facing Reality

In One Moment

Chapter Eleven: Facing Reality

In One Moment how everything can change.

One Moment! How Fate can rearrange

Your life.

Nothing ever stays the same, it seems.

One moment, and that’s the end of all your dreams.

One moment, and what was love can turn to hate!

One Moment, and suddenly its to late

~By Cheryl Kemmeny~

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“Gracie, you should be resting!”

“Nonsense, now get me my robes.”

“I will do no such thing no get back into bed.”

“You aren’t my mother, god bless her, so do not order me around.”

“I am your nurse and you must do as I say now get into bed.”

“I will not, I have been confined to that bed for three days. I will not under any circumstance spend another second there.”

“Jen . . . is Gracie giving you a hard time?”

“No she is just being a stubborn mule!”

“Why you . . .”

“Hush both of you, now Gracie do what the doctor says and get into bed, and Jane refrain from name calling. Are you not both adults?”

“Hey, I thought you were on my side!”

“Gracie just get into that bed, and if you excuse us Jen I want to talk with her before I leave.”

“Sure, just don’t put her under stress.”

“Yes, ma’am” Jen then left the two girls alone to converse.

“Do I have to get into the bed?”

“Stop acting like a two year old and get into that bed. Jeez, and I thought kids were bad, adults are impossible.”

“I heard that.”

“You were supposed too. I wanted to spend some time with you before I left and I wanted to clear some things up.”

“Go on then say what you came to say, I don’t have all day I have to sleep.” her voice was dripping with sarcasm

“I wanted to apologize for the scene at dinner and for the way I treated you.”

“How did you treat me?”

“What don’t you remember?”

“No, I just remember being confined to a bathroom for the last week.”

“For the last week?”

“Well yes after David came for a visit.”

“David . . .”

“Yes David but what has he got to do with this?”

“I think he did something to you, like well impersonated you.”

“Why ever would you think that?”

“Well I don’t think Gracie, he has been up to some bad stuff and well he made a polyjuice potion and I think he used it on Farleigh, he made Farleigh impersonate you.”

“No, no my David would never do something like that he couldn’t I mean . . . . could he?”

“Yes, and I hate to be the bearer of more bad news.” Lily spoke after a moments silence hating the tears that were falling down Gracie’s face. “David and Kevin are both dead.”

“No, not my boys they can’t be I mean, they aren’t Lillian please tell me you are lying.”

“I’m afraid not.” Lily replied with a sudden sadness in her voice.

“Well, then I don’t want to keep you here any longer come and give me a hug and be on your way.”

“Gracie I . . . .”

“No come on now give me my hug.” Lily gave her a hug that lasted for about five minutes and then Gracie let go. “I need to be alone; I hope to see you soon.”

“Likewise, good-bye.” Lily then kissed the top of Gracie’s head and left the room.

“My boys.” moaned Gracie as Lily left the room. “My boys are gone.” and without another word she fell into a deep sleep.

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“So I guess this is good-bye until September?”

“No way Ro, I mean like we have to spend one more day together, we can stay here an extra day.”

“I think we have over stayed our welcome Sirius.” she replied

“Well, you can come to dinner at my house and since it’s quite big you can stay the night and go home tomorrow morning.”

“Really James?”

“Really.”

“Yes, I mean thank you.” hearing him confirm his answer Róisín enveloped him in a big bear hug.

“Hey, hey I don’t think Lily would like you killing her boyfriend.” said Remus as he watched the girl cut off his circulation

“Oh, yea sorry.” she sent James an apologetic look, and then waited for a come back from Lily, but she noticed she wasn’t around “Where is she anyway?”

“Here!” she called from the stair well. “Did you miss me?”

“Like a headache!”

“Oh, I definitely feel loved.” She retorted and then stuck her lips out and started to sniffle like she was going to cry.

“Oh, honey I am so sorry. I didn’t think it would hurt you.”

“It’s okay.” she answered her facial expression becoming bright and cheery.

“Why you . . . .”

“Should take up acting.” interjected Aoife

“Sure, so erm, I guess its time to say good-bye.” the smile fading from her face as she said it.

“Um, no well you see James invited us over to his house for dinner and the night.”

“Aiofe, are you serious?”

“No . . . .” started Sirius

“I didn’t mean it like that I meant like are you not have got to be kidding me.”

“No I wasn’t then and I am not now. So come along then we don’t want to keep them waiting.”

“No correction we don’t want the food to be kept waiting.” he corrected while his eyes glazed over, obviously thinking about food.

“You’re a pig.” stated Róisín

“And you love it.” smirked Sirius as he kissed her on the lips and she let out an excited squeal.

“Ehem! We don’t want to witness your snogging session so please wait, for a while.”

“Is little Jamsey Poo jealous?”

“Of you Sirius, no. Now come on lets go to my house.” everyone hurriedly grabbed some floo powder and flooed to the Potters house. Boy was this going to be a weird night.

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A/N: Okay well, that is chapter eleven. I will try and update soon, Thank you so much for reading! I hope you liked it and I hope to read your reviews soon! Keep Reviewing

I want to thank everyone who reviewed so far. You guys are the greatest.

Updated: 4/29/04

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE ORIGINAL HARRY POTTER CHARACTERS I ONLY OWN GRACIE MAONR AND EVERYONE THAT WORKS THERE AND HER SONS.

12. Truht or Dare?

In One Moment

Chapter Twelve: Truth or Dare

In One Moment how everything can change.

One Moment! How Fate can rearrange

Your life.

Nothing ever stays the same, it seems.

One moment, and that’s the end of all your dreams.

One moment, and what was love can turn to hate!

One Moment, and suddenly it’s to late

~By Cheryl Kemmeny~

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“I’m stuffed.”

“I’ll take it that the food was good.”

“Almost as good as Hogwarts.”

“Thank you for the complement Oif (eef short for Aoife), but don’t thank me thank the house elves.”

“Okay THANK YOU HOUSE ELVES.” she screamed at the top of her lungs

“Okay, that was loud.”

“Loud, James I’m nearly deaf, I mean it was my ear she screamed in.”

“Sorry Remus, ole pal but that’s the way things are.”

“I’m bored, let’s do something.”

“You’re always bored Padfoot.”

“Let’s play a game.”

“Like . . . . .” everyone questioned dreading the answer

“Strip, truth or dare.”

“Strip?”

“Yes Nula do you need me to explain it to you?”

“No I’m just surprised.”

“Okay, well who wants to play?” the boys immediately agreed but the girls exchanged quick glances with each other before giving in and moving into the living room. “Since I thought up of the game I go first.”

“Wait, rules please.”

“Lils, it’s a regular game of truth or dare but if you back out then you remove a piece of clothing.”

“Um, okay.”

“Now no more talk lets begin . . . . . . who should I pick, who should I pick? How about Aoife.”

“What about me?”

“Truth or Dare?”

“Dare.”

“Hmmmm didn’t think you’d choose that, lets see here . . . . . . . I got it!”

“Are you going to say it?” she questioned after a moment of silence.

“Oh, yea. You now how James’s cousin is here.”

“Who the really fat one?”

“Yes, I want you to find him, bring him back here, snog him for ten minutes, and then dump him.”

“I can’t do that I mean its James’ cousin.” she shot James a pleading look but he ignored it.

“Its all fine by me, I don’t like the git anyway.”

“I can’t do it.”

“Care to say why not?”

“Sure because if I did I’d feel like I’d be betraying the one I like.”

“Which is . . . .?”

“None of your business Mister Black. Now it’s my turn.”

“Um, you’re forgetting something . . .”

“Oh, right my item of clothing.” Aoife bent down and took of her shoe.

“Okay, next person is . . . . Nula.”

“I chose truth.”

“Are you are virgin and if your not who took your virginity.”

“Um . . . I am not a virgin and I’d prefer not to say who took it.”

“Come on its part of the question.”

“You guys will hate me for it.”

“We swear, at least I swear, that I won’t hate you for It.” said Sirius

“Yea, I do too.” came Lily’s voice

“Same here.” answered James

“Aoife, Remus, Ro, you guys going to hate me?”

“Never.” they all replied

“Okay.” She mumbled something that they didn’t hear.

“What was that I didn’t hear you?”

“I said, Severus Snape.”

“SEVERUS SNAPE!” bellowed Sirius “HOW COULD YOU!”

“You . . . s-wore to m-me you wouldn’t hate me.” she cried through the sobs that were already shaking her body.

“Honey, he is an insolent prick and we don’t hate you so continue, it’s your turn.” so after that they kept the dares down to a minimum until it was Lily’s turn.

“Lily, truth or dare.”

“Sirius, I’m going to chose dare.”

“Goodie, come here and I will whisper what you have to say and do.”

“Why can’t you . . .”

“Come on.” so she went over to where he sat on the couch and he whispered something in her ear.

“Do I have to?”

“Yes, either that or you lose your pants, I mean you’re down to a bra, pants, and knickers.”

“Fine, fine I’ll do it.” She made her way over to James and straddled his lap. She bent down and kissed him on the lips and then spoke to him. Though it didn’t come out how Sirius wanted it. “Jamie es una bestia atractiva. Quiero lamerlo repetidamente otra vez toda la noche. Quiero su cuerpo caliente en primero mío como tiramos y giramos en mis hojas.”

“Translation?” muttered James

“Nope.” she answered as she swung her legs around and sat on his lap.

“Hey you didn’t say it right.”

“You told me to say it and I did you forgot to specify in what language.”

“I automatically assumed English.”

“That’s because you aren’t trilingual.”

“What?”

“You don’t know three languages.”

“Excuse me, do I get a translation?”

“No James you don’t . . . “

“Lily, you tell him or I do.”

“Sirius you wouldn’t . . .”

“James she said, you are one sexy beast. I want to lick him over and over again all night long. I want his hot body on top of mine as we toss and turn in my sheets.”

“Is he serious?”

“Yes I am.”

“No, I’m talking to Lily.” she cast her eyes down and nodded her head yes.

“Wow!”

“Yea, well I’m tired of this game.”

“I agree Lily; let’s go do something more productive, like what you said to me.” his eyes were full of lust so Lily decided to lead him on.

“Sure.” she quickly hopped off his lap and walked away shaking her hips twice as much, she stopped at the door and looked at him. “Are you coming?”

“Yes.” he bolted over to the door and they disappeared.

“This is going to be a long night.”

“I agree, Remmie ole buddy I do.”

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A/N: Okay well, that is chapter twelve. I’m sorry for the cliffy. I will try and update soon, Thank you so much for reading! I hope you liked it and I hope to read your reviews soon! Keep Reviewing

I want to thank everyone who reviewed so far.

Updated: 5/27/04

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE ORIGINAL HARRY POTTER CHARACTERS I ONLY OWN GRACIE MAONR AND EVERYONE THAT WORKS THERE AND HER SONS.