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Chapter 7

"You killed him?" Kingsley asked again

"Yes, I did." Replied Lily

Lily, Harry and Ron were standing in Kingsley's office at the Ministry of Magic. Lily had to beg her father to let her come down to the Ministry and confess. Harry was all for taking the blame so she didn't get charged. Ginny and Hermione had decided to go back to the Potter residence and tell James what had happened and to wait for more news.

Now they were waiting to hear what Kingsley had to say, it was eating Lily up inside, she needed to know what was going to happen to her. As she watched Kingsley pace his office reality started to hit and the severity of the situation was becoming clearer to her. At first it was all adrenalin; Kill! Only now did she realise that she'd killed a human, werewolf or not he was still a human being.

"Okay." He rubbed his temples, trying to make sense of what Lily had just admitted to

"But dad and mum and everyone else had nothing to do with it. I made the decision to do it on my own. Please don't lock them up." Lily pleased

"No one is going to get locked up. Not if I can help it."

"But I murdered somebody."

"Do you want to go to Azkaban?" Kingsley asked quietly

"No, of course not but will I really just get away with it?"

"You should be able to; he's transformed so many people, killed more than we might actually know. What you did was like a service to wizarding society." Said Harry

"What do we tell people?" asked Ron

"That Greyback attacked Lily and she retaliated which resulted in his death." Answered Kingsley

"What about the knife?" Ron continued to question every detail

"We'll say he had one on him. The likely hood of him carrying one is very high." Replied Harry

It seemed as if Harry and Kingsley were starting a war on who could answer faster.

"That's not exactly how it happened." Stuttered Lily

"Tell people any other way and they'll take you down to the courts for a trial. The fact that he couldn't defend himself when you attacked him will be held against you and is enough to get you a sentence with a strong jury." Kingsley replied quickly before Harry could even open his mouth

"Oh."

"What did you do with the body?" it was Kingsley's turn to ask questions

"Hid him in the Shrieking Shack for now. We'll get a group of Healers to dispose of the body."

"I'll need to see it first. I've got to write up in my report that I've seen and believe him to be dead. We'll get statements from healers and so on once they've disposed of him. And you're sure there were no witnesses?"

"No, but we'll have to deal with that if anyone comes forward." Answered Ron

"Alright, that should be easy enough. What about his army?" Kingsley slumped in his chair and closed his eyes as if to go to sleep but Lily knew his mind was travelling at a hundred miles per hour

"We have absolutely no information on that; we'll have to track and attack."

"Yes, well we can't have a pack of rampant werewolves roaming our world." Replied Kingsley as he slowly opened his eyes

"No, we can't."

"Lily, why don't you go home and shower? Get yourself cleaned up and prepare for this evening. I'll contact you for statements and such once the full moon has past."

She nodded her head, "Thank you.", and then turned to her dad.

"I'll be home in a bit, okay?" he said gently

"Okay, I'll see you later." She replied before giving him a kiss on the cheek and leaving the minister's office.

"What happened?" Ginny asked Lily before she'd even got into through the front door.

"As long as I keep to the story that he attacked me and I retaliated and killed him then I shouldn't be charged."

"But that's not exactly what happened." Said Hermione sceptically

"I know, but I'm not too keen on going to Azkaban so I'm sticking to it."

"That's it?" asked James in disbelief

"Yeah, Kingsley said he'll contact me for statements and so on once the full moon is over."

"Ah." Replied James, confusion all over his face

"What happens now?" Asked Albus, he seemed to have popped out of nowhere because Lily hadn't seen him

"Hey Al!" Lily squealed excitedly, she rarely got to see him since he'd finished Hogwarts

"Hi, I must say, this isn't exactly the way I pictured us seeing each other of Easter Holidays." He said as he pulled her into a tight hug

"Me either." She replied, hugging him back

"Oh well, what's life without a little blood." He asked, trying to make a joke. He was unsuccessful.

Lily shivered at his words, it was now starting to weigh her down, she was still a bit numb from everything but was now feeling guilty and that she was no better than Greyback.

"Shut up Albus!" snapped James

"I'm sorry." He murmured

An awkward silence followed that which, thankfully, was broken with the arrival of Harry and Ron. It was then that Lily remembered she still had the knife in her pocket; she pulled it out just as the men entered the kitchen where everyone had congregated. This movement from Lily caught Harry's attention immediately and he went straight for it.

"Give that here!" he snapped and he jerked the knife out of her hand and threw it in the bin, "What the hell is wrong with you?"

Her eyes widened in shock, "What?"

"He could have killed you, do you know that?" Harry stared at Lily, angrier than he's ever been in recent years

"Yes." She replied, not meeting his eyes

"Harry!" Ginny said, she put a hand on his shoulder to pull him back and try to calm him down but he shrugged her off and stepped closer. Lily backed up, terrified and upset.

"If he hadn't been so pre-occupied with your mother you would be dead!"

"But you said..."

"I know what I said! I wasn't going to rebuke you in front of the Minister."

"Dad..." Lily said in a small pleading voice

"That is the stupidest thing I've ever seen anyone do!" He yelled

Now he'd done it, it was a house rule her father had enforced from when they were tiny, they were not allowed to use the word stupid when they were at home or anywhere with family and family friends, it was as bad as a swear word in her parents books.

"I beg your pardon?" she said in condescending tone

"You cannot just go around with knives, in search of death!"

Unable to control it anymore, her Weasley temper exploded out of her "That's rich coming from someone who purposely walked to his own death!"

"Lily." Harry said in a warning tone

"I wasn't in search of death! Merlin, I'm not an idiot!"

"Well obviously you are; no smart person would do that!"

"Fine, next time you go save your own stupid arse."

"Watch your language Lily!" Ginny jumped in

"Tell him to then!" said Lily

"Do not speak to your mother like that!"

Lily turned back to Harry ready to mouth off at him again.

"STOP IT! Lily apologise for calling your dad stupid." Ginny now pulled Lily back who had been inching closer to Harry, fists balled.

"Only when he apologises for calling me an idiot and stupid!"

"That's enough from you young lady, you're grounded for the rest of the Easter holidays." Said Harry

"Three days! That's really going to dent my holiday plans." She said in mock horror

There was a loud snort and James and Albus burst out laughing, everyone stared at them in shock.

"What's so funny?" snapped Harry

"Sorry, it's just Lily was trying to protect your guys and now you're crapping on her for doing it." Said James as he tried to stop smiling

"How is that funny?" asked Ginny

"You're going off at her for saving your lives, plus he's dead, there's nothing you can do about the situation." Replied Albus who, surprisingly enough, wasn't trying to cover up his smile or laughter

"She got off, isn't that what's important?" James said happily

Lily turned to her parents with a smug look on her face.

Harry and Ginny didn't reply, both too taken aback.

"Well, I'm going to shower!" said Lily and walked out of the kitchen. She was startled to feel relief and less regret about what she'd done after that argument with her father. When her brothers stepped in she knew that it had been wrong to kill Greyback but she was doing it to save her family and any other victims Greyback could have taken.

Harry and Ginny watched their son's for a few more moments before turning simultaneously to each other.

"Now what?" asked Ginny with a sigh

Harry took a few deep breathes before replying, "We wait for Kingsley."

"What you gonna do about Lily?" questioned Ron

"What do you mean?" Asked Ginny

"When she transforms, is she just going to go into the forest?" Hermione answered before Ron

"I was thinking we make her her own Shrieking Shack?" Harry appealed to Ginny

Ginny shrugged, "I don't have any ideas."

"Put an unbreakable charm on it. Safety first!" said James joyfully

Albus sniggered again.

"This isn't funny boys!" said Ginny through gritted teeth

They both put their heads down in shame.

Albus was waiting by the back door for Lily so he could take her into the forest, she and Ginny entered just as the last of the sun went down. Lily smiled at him and took a deep breath.

"So, you killed a werewolf." He said with a proud smile on his face

"Yep, I killed a werewolf." She said heavily

"High five!"

"Albus!" snapped Ginny

"Sorry Mum. Low five." Albus muttered

Lily giggled but when Albus dipped his hand she smacked it.

End.

THIS IS THE END OF THE STORY! I'VE ENJOYED IT, I HOPE YOU HAVE TOO!

A/N: I really hope that was satisfactory enough...I battled, as you know! But in the end I like it. It has come to my attention that I said mirth instead of wrath in the last chapter...I did not mean for Hermione to be excited!

I know I said James had come over to help with Lily but I decided in the end that I wanted Albus to say that. It was so out of character but I think it works and shows just how proud of his baby sister he is.