Harry Potter: A Different Tale

Adrian went upstairs, not seeing the disillusionment charm vanish from downstairs, revealing the crying form of Lily Potter. The mother who had heard everything, she slowly went upstairs and back into her room where James saw her come in.

"Love? You alright?" He asked when he noticed she was crying, he jumped to his feet and ran towards her, pulling her into a big hug. "Lil? Are you okay? What happened?"

"James" She sobbed "it's Harry and Adrian"

"What's wrong with them?" An alarmed James asked. Lily slowly began telling him about how she went down for a drink when Harry was already there, Adrian came downstairs shortly after and she heard the whole conversation under her whole invisibility spell. "Lily, why does that make you so upset?"

"Adrian was raised by Dumbledore and he's been turned into an arrogant brat! And Harry…Harry was with my sister and then he was….i don't actually know! But Harry…he worships me James! He loves me! I haven't even been in his life for years and he acts like I'm his god!"

"Well…they do say heaven is at your mothers feet"

"James be serious!" Lily snapped

"I can't because he's in the other room" James automatically replied "but I don't see how this is a bad thing"

"James, I don't what's happened to my boys! Adrian has been spoiled rotten and Harry has suffered! All because I wasn't there!"

"Lily, you were in a coma" James reminded her

"Yes, I was sleeping while who knows what was happening to my sons?! Does anyone even know what's happened to Harry?!"

"No" James sighed "I've talked with Sirius and Remus about it and they say that Harry doesn't like talking about his past."

"How bad must it have been?!" Lily wiped tears away from her face, making room for new tears.

"I don't know but the most important thing is that we're here now"

"I told him off today" Lily cried "I…I basically shouted at him for competing in those Japanese war duels!"

"Lily, you were just concerned. Harry understands, you're his mother and you wanted to keep him safe."

"James, the boy loves me that much and I shouted at him"

"Shush" James whispered as he pulled her into a hug "it's alright love, it's alright. It's alright, this is not your fault. This is Voldemort and Dumbledore's fault, all we can do now is do our best for the boys. Agreed?"

"Agreed" Lily sniffed "but Harry…"

"Will love you even if you tell him off" James cut her off "that boy loves you and shouting at him once in a while won't change that"

"Since when did you get so smart?" Lily let go of him and wiped her eyes

"When you stopped being so" James grinned and was rewarded with a slap on the arm.

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The next day Lily and James woke up and walked downstairs where they found Sirius and Adrian watching as Harry was casting spells on a painting.

"What's going on?" James asked

"Harry is trying to remove the painting of my mother" Sirius explained "she had placed a permanent sticking charm on it. Adrian had bet me ten galleons that Harry wouldn't be able to remove it"

"Done" Harry said as the painting dropped to the ground

"Dang!" Adrian cursed as he forked over ten galleons to a smug Sirius

"This is my smug face" Sirius pointed at his face "do you like it? I use it when I'm feeling particularly smug"

"This is my slapping hand" Lily held out right hand "I use it when I see idiots making bets with my underage son"

"Ow" Sirius blurted out when James slapped him on the back of the head

"And that was my slapping hand" James said "I use it when my wife's not close enough to use hers"

"Mistress!" Kreatcher popped in

"What do you want to do with the painting Sirius?" Harry asked

"Burn it" Sirius replied

"No!" Kreatcher screamed "Masters do not burn mistresses painting!"

"Kreatcher, she is dead" Harry pointed out

"Master please do not burn mistresses painting!" Kreatcher beg

"Harry, I don't see any harm in letting him keep the painting" Lily said

"I do, we'd still have to hear her" Sirius replied

"Fine" Harry said to Kreatcher "you may keep the painting, however I want it out of hearing distance. If I hear one word coming from the woman's mouth then I will personally burn her myself, is that understood?"

"Yes master!" Kreatcher nodded gratefully, he picked up the painting

"Elf" Harry said, stopping him from popping away "aren't you going to thank my mother for letting you keep that painting?" Kreatcher looked at Lily, and seemed to be fighting against his ingrained behaviour which would have had him call her a 'mudblood'

"Thank you…mistress Lily" Kreatcher said, before popping away.

"Crazy elf" Sirius shook his head and they all went into the kitchen

"Dobby, some breakfast please" Harry said as they all sat down and the food appeared before them "wow, that was quick" They all began eating.

"Harry" Lily spoke as they were eating, Harry stopped eating and looked at his mum, giving her his full attention.

"Yes mum?" He asked, Lily was struggling against the urge to get up and pull that boy into the mother of all motherly hugs

"I wanted to say I'm sorry for blowing up on you the other day" Lily apologised

"You never have to apologise to me mum" Harry replied

"No, Harry, I do. It isn't right for me to suddenly just pop back in your life and start treating you like your one again, and I'm sorry."

"Thank you" Harry replied "does…this mean I can go to the next Japanese war duel tournament?"

"I…I don't know Harry"

"Please mum" Harry's green eyes seemed to be getting bigger, making him look like a little puppy.

"I…will think about it" Lily answered, and that was the best she could do about it, she cursed those green eyes. She used them all the time on James and now they were turned on her!

"Green eyes" James whispered to Sirius "nobody can resist them" Sirius laughed in agreement

"Either that or your son is a manipulative little shit, he is in Slytherin after all" Sirius replied and James laughed

"What's so funny?" Lily looked to the two of them

"Dad said you've gained weight" Harry said "and Sirius said you were looking a bit wider"

"What?!" Lily looked at the two who looked surprised to say the least, they shared a quick look at Harry who grinned and tapped his ears to signal that he had heard their conversation. "Gained weight have I?!"

"Lily, you know I would never say that" James was sweating

"Yeah" Sirius agreed "Harry's lying"

"Me?" Harry feigned shock and looked at his mother "mum I love you, you know I would ever lie to you"

"Of course not baby" Lily kissed Harry on the forehead and then began shouting at a paling Sirius and James while Harry kept his fist over his mouth to stop laughing. Adrian was doing the same, now that he finally saw Harry work his magic on someone other than himself, he had to admit that Harry had style. Even if Sirius was right in saying he was a manipulative little shit.

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