Can cats see the future?
James always thought that Lily was the love of his life. They had gotten married and had a son named Hadrian. But when Hadrian, or Harry as they liked to call him, was born they didn’t feel that bond anymore. Sure he knew he had liked other people in the past but he always thought he would be with Lily. He knew that they didn’t like each other anymore. Whenever their friends came over, at first he could have sworn he saw Lily blush over something Narcissa Malfoy neé black had said.
When he suggested that should get a divorce he never thought that she would have felt the same.
Lily had a gut feeling that James never really loved her. Not as much as he loved him. She saw those glances James made at him. She thought the same though. She always had a thing for Narcissa anyways. She did love James at one point. Talking with Narcissa, she learned about arranged marriages. Narcissa was in an arranged marriage with Lucius Malfoy, who was a Slytherin in their year while at Hogwarts. Lucius was very nice but he kept a “mask” on while they were at school because of the house rivalry. He and Lily were friends. But Lucius and Narcissa never loved each other like that. Their parents wanted an heir so after their son Draco was born, they got a divorce.
Soon both couples were divorced and Lily got together with Narcissa. Neither James nor Lucius were surprised. They were happy for them. Not long after that, James got with Sirius’ younger brother. He took “best friend’s brother” literally. James confessed that he never stopped loving the one and only Regulus Black.
Harry grew up in a house of chaos, mischief, and love. Their house was large and each room was a different theme. Despite the entire house rigged with pranks from his dad and three uncles, the house had a homey feel to it. Though when he was two his life got all messed up.
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Lily was becoming suspicious of Dumbledore. He kept saying that Voldemort was such a bad person. But she could see the signs. The signs of the Imperius being used. The way his eyes glossed over. She knew something was happening. She knew that Tom wasn’t the bad guy.
When her family was lounging around one evening, she had gotten a letter from Dumbledore saying that he needed to have a meeting with her and James. She of course was suspicious of this so she told her family. Regulus grabs Harry and places him in his lap, telling them to be safe.
She and James flooed to Dumbledore's office, their guards up. He motioned for them to sit across from him.
“I’m afraid that I have some grave news,” Dumbledore clasped his hands together and leaned forward. “A prophecy was spoken. I feel that it is about your son, Harry.”
James’ eyes widened while Lily’s brought her hand to her mouth, her eyes brimming with tears.
“Are you sure?” James asked skeptically.
“Yes. I was interviewing Sybil Trelawney for the position of divination professed when she told of a prophecy.” Dumbledore took in a breath. “The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives... the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies…”
Both James and Lily start tearing up.
“I believe it is best if you go into hiding. The dark lord might try to come after your son.”
The two left his office quickly. As they left, they didn’t notice the gleam in Dumbledore's eye.
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Dumbledore had helped James cast the fidelius charm on the manor. On the other hand, Lily was thinking. “Why was he so persistent to hide us?” Was one of the thoughts running through her head.
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It was a random afternoon and the family was waiting for a party to start to which the family was invited. Regulus and James were lounging on the couch cuddling while Regulus read a book. Sirius and Remus were copying that position with Sirius' head on Remus’ lap. Narcissa was reading a book while drinking some tea. Draco had been at Lucius’ for the evening. Lily had opted to stay home and watch Harry.
Lily was sitting in the kitchen thinking as she had been for the past few days. She knew that Dumbledore was up to something. Something big. She sat in the kitchen for a while longer when she felt hands wrap around her waist.
“What’s on your mind?” Narcissa’s voice broke through her train of thought.
“The prophecy that Dumbledore spoke of. It seems almost scripted.” Lily said
It was Halloween. Lily could feel that something was going to happen. Tonight it was just her and James at home. They had put Harry to sleep already as it was almost midnight.
An explosion cut James off of the sentence he was previously saying. The two notice the sound and Lily makes a run for Harry’s room. All Lily could hear was a crash. A few seconds later, a monotonous voice yelled “stupefy!” He was coming up the stairs as she tried to shield her son with her body.
When the door broke apart, Lily was able to get a good look at his face. His eyes were what stood out to her the most. His once blue eyes were clouded over. They held a look of fear in them as he lifted his wand. He quickly knocked her out and stared at the boy in the crib. He wasn’t crying, only sitting and staring at Tom. The cloudiness in his eyes started clearing up as he and the boy stared.