A Family Once More

THREE ~ Mistreatment and Scars

Lily looked like she was about the burst. Her face started turning tomato red, her hands clenching into fists.

"YOU DID WHAT!?!?" Lily screamed, her famous temper going out of control. "YOU KNOW THAT MY SISTER AND HER GOOD FOR NOTHING HUSBAND HATE ANYTHING RELATED TO US! TO MAGIC! WHY IN THE NAME OF MERLIN WOULD YOH EVEN THIHK OF SENDING HIM THERE? HE WOULD HAVE DEFINATELY BEEN MISTREATED BY THEM. ARE YOU CRAZY DUMBLEDORE?!?!" Lily looked ready to curse Dumbledore into the afterlife, her hand gripping her wand tightly in her pocket.

James wrapped Lily into a hug. "Breathe Lily, breathe. You have let it all out now breath. I am sure Dumbledore has a reasonable explanation for leaving Harry with the Dursleys."

However, while James said the last line, he looked at Albums with venom. His eyes burning into Dumbledore's.

After Lily finally calmed down, she said " Well, what is the explanation? It better be a really good one."

Dumbledore began explaining, "Well, Lily, when you sacrificed your-"

"Lily! Y-you sacrificed yourself for Harry?" stuttered James. He knew his Lilyflower was brave but he was scared that one day that would cause her to die.

Lily looked taken aback by his question. "He is our son James. Of course I would. His life matters the most, not mine."

James nodded, telling himself that he would ask Lily more about it later.

While James was doing this, Lily wondered why James would even ask such a question. "Did James not love Harry?" she thought. "No, he definitely loved him. All the times he spent playing with him, changing his nappy, that is definitely love."

"May I continue?" a voice asked. Both Lily and James jumped, they were both so lost in thought that they had forgotten the other two bodies here with them."

Lily and James nodded while holding onto each others hands.

"After Lily sacrificed herself your Harry, it created a protection over Harry so powerful that when Voldemort shot the killing curse at him, it rebounded onto himself in the process. The curse left a mark on Harry though," at this, Lily took a sharp intake of breath. James hugged her tightly, trying to comfort her while he himself was worried about Harry. "Harry has a lightning bold scar on his forehead."

Lily released the breath she did not realise she was holding. She had thought that Harry might have been severely hurt that night. A scar was nothing compared to the scenes that ran around in her head earlier. James's grip on Lily slacked slightly as well, but still holding onto her.

"Are you able to remove the scar Dumbledore?" Lily politely asked. She did not want Harry to constantly be reminded of his tragic past every time he looked into the mirror.

"I may be able to, but I rather not. Magical scars can help people in many ways. In Harry's case, he can feel what Voldemort is feeling when the feelings are strong."

"WHAT? WHAT? Are you telling me that MY SON IS ABLE TO FEEL WHAT VOLDEMORT IS FEELING??? I do NOT want that. ABSOLUTELY NOT DUMBLEDORE. Do you care for Harry's feelings at all?!? How do you think he feels being able to sense Voldemort's feelings? Why can't you just remove that scar?!?!" Lily screamed. Once again, her hand gripped tightly around her wand.

This time, James did not bother to stop her. Instead he held her other hand tightly and looked straight at Albus. If looks could kill then Dumbledore would have been dead- Killed by James Fleamont Potter, and Lily Marie Evans of course.

Dumbledore sighed. "Listen, James and Lily,"

Lily looked like she was going to burst again so James wrapped his arms around Lily, while his hands combed through her long red hair. James knew that the only way Lily could calm down slightly was by him hugging her.

So, as predicted, Lily calmed down, slightly.

After seeing this, Dumbledore continued explaining his choice. "If Harry can feel what Voldemort is feeling, he can sense when Voldemort is coming for him or not."

"Wait, didn't the curse rebound, hitting Voldemort instead?" Lily realised this and asked, confused.

"He did sort of die, but he was resurrected by one of his followers."

Lily looked worried. "So he is roaming around Britain now?"

"His location is not confirmed but he is roaming around." Dumbledore replied.

James and Lily looked at each other, worried. Worried for their lives and for Harry's.

"When will we ever be safe?" they thought.

"It is good to have you back Lily and James. I've missed you two." Professor McGonagal confessed, smiling.

"Awwww how sweet of you minnie!" James replied, teasing her.

"We have missed you too professor," Lily said kindly, her eyes twinkling as if they were smiling with her mouth.

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Hey!! So I'm done with another chapter. Sorry I took so long to update. I have been having school and dance activities so its been hard to find time to write. I know this chapter is really short but I hope the content makes up for it. Quality over quantity!
How was Lily's famous temper. Do you think I did her justice? Could you please comment what you feel about how Rowling's characters are developing and some tips to improving my portrayal of Rowling's characters.