1 - department of misteries
This was definitely not in her plans. Fighting Death Eaters in the Department of Mysteries to save her father was not in her plans. Getting caught in a explosion in the Time Room and waking up in fucking 1977 WAS NOT IN HER PLANS.
When Harry had the vision of Sirius being tortured her mind when completely blank, they had to save him, she had to save him. He was her only worthy family left, she could not and would not loose him again. So they broke into the Ministry in a brave yet extremely stupid mission to save his arse. Obviously, that went very well.
She should've listened to Hermione when she said it could be a trap, she knows that, but the panic spoke volumes louder then reason. That and well, Harry's plans never work, they never fucking work.
As they were running from room to room in the Department, she was caught in an explosion caused by the wrongly aimed spells in the Time Room, hence the trouble she is right now.
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She was extremely disoriented and sore when she woke up. Standing up and using the stone wall as support as she was worryingly dizzy, looking around she recognized the 7th floor hallways of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, her home for the last 6 years.
"Fuck" she said, "how the hell am I here?" she mumbled to herself. Well, better look for McGonagall or Dumbledore.
Walking the hallways everything was familiar, but there was still a nagging feeling at the back of her head keeping her alert, making her keep her wand ready just in case. Her suspicions were proved right as someone called her from her back.
"Hey! It's past curfew, you can be out of your common room!" said a female but unknown voice, wait, curfew? What time is it?
As she turned around, she was face to face with a beautiful red head girl, slightly shorter than her with vibrant and bright green eyes. There was only two people she knew of with eyes like that, and one of them was dead. Yeah, she thought, I'm in real fucking trouble now.
Coming up with an excuse as fast as she could, Venus said, "Oh- I am so sorry, I'm new, something went wrong with my portkey", she said in the most convincingly confused tone she could master. "I was supposed to meet with the Headmaster in his office. I'm Elora Mayfield", well, Elora is my middle name so that was a half lie.
"Oh- alright then, I'm Lily, Lily Evans, Head Girl for Gryffindor", Lily said with a polite and helpful smile.
Oh no, please god no, there's no way this is happening to me.
Lily extends her hand and as Venus shakes it Lily offers, "Do you need help finding his office then? I can take you there if you want."
"Please if it's not a bother", Venus says putting the best apologetically look on her face.
As they walk to Dumbledore's office, she is thinking who the hell did she kill in her past life to end up in bloody 1977. The more she thinks about it the more she silently gets filled with panic. If Lily is here, so is James, and so is her father. Oh, I am not ready for that meeting. They stop in front of the gargoyle in front of the office's entrance, Venus turns to Lily and says more surely of herself than before, "I can take it from here, please don't let me take more of your time, thank you so much for the help, you're an angel." She smiles as she says that. More than you know by now Lily.
"No problem! Just doing my job," Lily responds shrugging her shoulder, "we'll see each other around I hope, if you ever need help with anything, just come and find me, I'll be happy to."
Lily walks away and as she turns in the next hallway Venus's face drops in complete fear and shock. Turning to face the entrance again, she stars saying every single sweets name she can remember until finally-
"Oh, come on now, Sherbet Lemons!", she says exasperated. The gargoyle spins revealing the stairs up to his office. "Real creative Dumbledore, real creative".
She goes up the stairs looking a lot more confident than she felt, and as she was about to knock on the door, it opens by itself and she hears Professor Dumbledore from the inside.
"I was wondering what the intrusion I felt on the wards was", he says not rudely but clearly suspicious. "Do come in please."