Fem! Harry's wish

Chapter 2.

"Well, what are we waiting for?" Lily said impatiently. "Let's go."

They set off for Hogsmeade, leaving behind a note for Dumbledore about where they had gone. Once in Hogsmeade, they Apparated a safe yet close distance away from Privet Drive and made their way through the neighborhood.

When they reached Privet Drive, Lily broke out in a run, James taking off after her. There were lights on in Number 4, people were awake and starting their day. When the group finally reached the doorstep, they had no idea what they would find inside.

When Remus and Sirius (who had transformed back from his dog form) got to the door, James started pounding on it. After about five minutes of knocking, a rather large man who looked extremely angry that his breakfast had been interrupted snatched the door open. When he saw who was beating on his door, his face blanched and a look of sheer terror spread over him.

"W-What do you want? There's nothing here of concern to you," he stammered.

"Well, that's a fine way to greet your sister-in-law after fourteen years, Vernon Dursley," Lily said coldly. "And I do believe that something here is of my concern – you have my daughter."

"But, but you're dead!" Vernon exclaimed, horrified. "And you -" pointing at James, "you're dead too!"

"Well, not anymore," said James angrily. "Give me back my girl, Dursley."

"Good!" Vernon spat. "Take her! She's nothing but trouble! I never wanted her in my house to begin with!"

At this, Sirius came forward, raising his wand.

"Hi, remember me?" Sirius said threateningly. "I'm Berry's godfather. You know, the mad mass murderer? Well, say one more thing about my goddaughter and I'll make that statement ring true. Now where is she?"

Vernon eyed Sirius' wand closely, weighing his options. "She's upstairs. The first door you come to."

Sirius, keeping his eyes on Vernon, said, "James, Lily, you go upstairs with Remus. I'll stay down here and keep an eye on things."

Lily, followed by James and Remus, pushed their way past Vernon, throwing nasty looks at him as they went. They reached the top of the stairs and headed to the first door they saw.

"Oh, James," Lily said as they reached the door. "James, look at the locks. Why? Our little girl is in there."

"I don't know, Lily. I just hope she's okay," James said.

Remus walked up to the door and raised his wand. "Alohomora." The locks on the door clicked open, and the door swung open.

Lily slowly crept into the room, James right on her heels. The sight that greeted them was nothing like what they were expecting. Lily expected to see her daughter maybe sitting on the bed, reading. James had thought she might still be asleep. But not this – this didn't even look like a teenage girls room.

For starters, it was extremely clean, except for one corner of the room. This particular corner looked as though someone had poured buckets of dark red paint all over the floor and splashed it on the wardrobe near the foot of the bed.

"Blood," said Remus, fully alert. "I smell blood. Berry."

Their eyes traveled to the bed, where they saw a small, very pale girl curled up in a ball. She appeared to be asleep.

"Holly!" Lily gasped as she ran to the bed. "Holly, sweetheart, wake up!"

Lily sat on the edge of the bed, lifting the small frame of her daughter, holding her close.