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Chapter One
Lily shook her head as she bent over her Charms essay. She sighed to herself. She knew she was only putting off beginning her DADA homework. Charms was her best subject-- she should definitely not be working on it now. She groaned as she pulled out a fresh sheet of parchment and stared at it, then slowly set to work.
A few minutes later, she was no better off. She felt like stabbing the parchment with her quill-- hard. Everyone knew Lily was top of the class, but this. this was going a little bit far for homework, as far as she was concerned. Finally she threw down her quill, utterly exasperated. Her best friend, Jessi, looked up.
'Hey, Lil, you okay?'
'I swear, our professors have all gone absolutely nutty! Honestly, can you imagine. wanting us to draw a picture for Defense against the Dark Arts?'
Jessi giggled to herself, and Lily glared at her. 'Well, just because drawings not your strong point.' her voice trailed off as she caught sight of Lily's attempt and she dissolved into helpless giggles.
'Not her strong point?' James Potter snorted. 'That's putting it nicely.'
'Oh shut up, James,' Lily waded up her drawing and threw it at the black-haired boy sitting across from her. Despite her glare, she too was laughing at her attempts.
James got it neatly, and unfolded it. 'Aah! What is that? Oh, um, Lily, dear. you know the assignment was not to draw a self-portrait, right?'
Jessi snorted back another wave of laughter, and Lily grinned. 'Good one, James. Sorry though-- It's not a self-portrait. I actually thought it was rather good. It's supposed to be you.'
'What?' Sirius Black snatched the parchment from James, turning it around as though trying to make sense of it.
'Oh, isn't it hideous enough?' Lily asked sweetly.
James shook his head as Remus Lupin lifted his book up to hide his own smile. 'Honestly.' Jessi grabbed the paper from Sirius, who was holding it upside-down and was now twisting his own head as if that was where the problem lay. Lily and James grinned at each other. 'Do you two go five minutes without arguing?' she cried. Lily looked at James who shrugged, and she raised her eyebrows.
'Nope,' Lily told her. Jessi shook her head in obvious exasperation.
Both Lily and Jessi were Muggle-born. They had met in their first year on the train to Hogwarts. The Marauders- James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter- had become friends with the girls halfway through their first year when they had joined forces to pull a particular prank. Now the six were in their fifth year.
Jessi glanced down at her wrist, and groaned. 'Oh, joy, we're late for potions. We'd better hurry-- we know how much Professor Safit loves us.'
Lily snorted. Professor Safit was the Potions professor and head of Slytherin house. He despised Gryffindors, and seemed to have it in for the Marauders.
Lily stuffed her half-finished Charms paper into her bag, throwing her quill in after it. She stood up, sticking her leg out as she did so, and James, who was walking by, promptly fell over. Lily grinned at Sirius and then quickly grabbed James' arm before he could hit the ground and pulled him upright again.
Jessi turned around and shot the two of them a look that caused James to laugh. 'What was that for?' he asked her.
'Making fun of my picture of you,' she retorted, causing him to laugh again. He then offered her his arm, which she graciously accepted. He then proceeded to drag her down the hall in order to catch up with Jessi, Remus, and Sirius.
'See, fighting is how we get along. Me and James have a great relationship like that.' Lily explained to Jessi, who rolled her eyes. Lily had dropped James' arm, though she continued to walk next to him.
'First, its James and I, second, it's called flirting, not fighting.'
Lily and James looked at each other for a moment, disgusted, before Lily shrugged cheerfully. 'Well, whatever you want to call it then. Anyway, James knows I love him dearly.' Lily said and, flinging her arms around him she planted a kiss on his cheek. James smirked at Sirius before pretending to gag. Lily grinned, removing her arms once again.
'Oh, I do,' James assured them. 'And she's hot!'
'Yeah?' Lily asked him. 'Well, James is so s-e-x-x-y!' Lily received four blank stares. 'You know, They Might Be Giants.? TMBG.? No?' Lily threw her arms up in frustration and heaved a dramatic sigh. 'Well, then.'
Later that day, Lily found herself alone in the common room with James. Jessi had dragged Remus to the library to study, and who knows where Sirius and Peter were. Lily flung herself on the couch, tired for some reason, deciding to take a nap. Slowly she fell asleep, the firelight dancing off her hair.
A young woman with pretty, dark red hair was watching a cute, green- eyes toddler walk toward her. She smiled at him as he faltered and fell into her arms. A rather handsome young man was watching them fondly, though his brown eyes were clearly agitated.
'Relax,' the woman said softly. 'We can trust him. He won't betray us.' She smiled at him, though she too appeared worried. She pulled the little boy onto her lap. The man remained nervous, but he knelt by the woman, removing the boy from her lap and wrapping his arms around her. She grinned at him. 'Hey, careful of Harry.'
The man ignored her and lifted her gently to her feet, hugging her to him. 'I love you,' he whispered into her hair.
'I know,' she bragged. There was a tone of worry and finality to their words, though they seemed so young.
There was a click. The mans chocolate brown eyes were suddenly filled with horror. The woman pulled away from him, snatching up the boy-- Harry-- and pulling out her wand. The man shook his head. 'I love you,' he murmured. The woman looked close to tears, as did the man. She was watching him through wide eyes.
'I love you too,' she whispered, as though trying to be brave.
The man looked at Harry. 'I love you, Harry.' his voice trailed off and there was a crash, and the sound of a door opening. 'Lily, take Harry and go! It's him! Go! Run! I'll hold him off---'
The woman dashed from the room. There was a cruel voice behind her, saying something. There was a flash, and the woman stumbled, not daring to look behind her. She was sobbing now.
She was running up stairs, pulling open a door and slamming it shut. She held her wand out, trying to calm the baby, who was starting to fuss. The woman was still crying, and she looked lost, as though unsure of what to do. She hugged Harry to her closely.
The door burst open. The woman screamed. There was a mans voice, saying something. Then the woman screamed again. 'Not Harry, not Harry. Please, not Harry.'
'Stand aside, you silly girl.stand aside, now.' 'Not Harry, please no, take me, kill me instead-- not Harry. Please. have mercy. have mercy.'
High cold laugher. A flash of green light. A woman's scream.
'Lils! Wake up!' Lily's eyes opened as she stared into a pair of chocolate brown eyes. Like the man's eyes.
The woman was me! She realized suddenly. She stared at the eyes. They belonged to James Potter, who was now shaking her. James. the man in her dream. Lily snorted. Ridiculous.
'Lils, are you okay? You were screaming.'
'Yeah,' Lily said slowly, trying to register her dream. 'I'm fine. just a nightmare.' That's all it was, she told herself firmly. Don't think anything more of it.James nodded nervously.
Lily looked up. 'Hey, James. thanks.'
'For what?'
Lily smiled at him. 'Caring.' she told him.
James punched her arm lightly. 'Hey, it's what friends are for, isn't it?' She nodded.
'I'm gonna go upstairs. I gotta finish that Charms paper.'
James smirked. 'And drawing.?'
'Oh yeah. fun.' Lily grinned at him. She walked slowly up to her dorm, smiling to herself. For all she and James teased each other, she really was lucky to have such great friends.
The dream still weighed heavily on her mind. Was it some sort of prophecy? Why did it consist of James, as well as her? Only when they were older.
She shook her head. She would deal with the dream later, she decided.
Chapter One
Lily shook her head as she bent over her Charms essay. She sighed to herself. She knew she was only putting off beginning her DADA homework. Charms was her best subject-- she should definitely not be working on it now. She groaned as she pulled out a fresh sheet of parchment and stared at it, then slowly set to work.
A few minutes later, she was no better off. She felt like stabbing the parchment with her quill-- hard. Everyone knew Lily was top of the class, but this. this was going a little bit far for homework, as far as she was concerned. Finally she threw down her quill, utterly exasperated. Her best friend, Jessi, looked up.
'Hey, Lil, you okay?'
'I swear, our professors have all gone absolutely nutty! Honestly, can you imagine. wanting us to draw a picture for Defense against the Dark Arts?'
Jessi giggled to herself, and Lily glared at her. 'Well, just because drawings not your strong point.' her voice trailed off as she caught sight of Lily's attempt and she dissolved into helpless giggles.
'Not her strong point?' James Potter snorted. 'That's putting it nicely.'
'Oh shut up, James,' Lily waded up her drawing and threw it at the black-haired boy sitting across from her. Despite her glare, she too was laughing at her attempts.
James got it neatly, and unfolded it. 'Aah! What is that? Oh, um, Lily, dear. you know the assignment was not to draw a self-portrait, right?'
Jessi snorted back another wave of laughter, and Lily grinned. 'Good one, James. Sorry though-- It's not a self-portrait. I actually thought it was rather good. It's supposed to be you.'
'What?' Sirius Black snatched the parchment from James, turning it around as though trying to make sense of it.
'Oh, isn't it hideous enough?' Lily asked sweetly.
James shook his head as Remus Lupin lifted his book up to hide his own smile. 'Honestly.' Jessi grabbed the paper from Sirius, who was holding it upside-down and was now twisting his own head as if that was where the problem lay. Lily and James grinned at each other. 'Do you two go five minutes without arguing?' she cried. Lily looked at James who shrugged, and she raised her eyebrows.
'Nope,' Lily told her. Jessi shook her head in obvious exasperation.
Both Lily and Jessi were Muggle-born. They had met in their first year on the train to Hogwarts. The Marauders- James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter- had become friends with the girls halfway through their first year when they had joined forces to pull a particular prank. Now the six were in their fifth year.
Jessi glanced down at her wrist, and groaned. 'Oh, joy, we're late for potions. We'd better hurry-- we know how much Professor Safit loves us.'
Lily snorted. Professor Safit was the Potions professor and head of Slytherin house. He despised Gryffindors, and seemed to have it in for the Marauders.
Lily stuffed her half-finished Charms paper into her bag, throwing her quill in after it. She stood up, sticking her leg out as she did so, and James, who was walking by, promptly fell over. Lily grinned at Sirius and then quickly grabbed James' arm before he could hit the ground and pulled him upright again.
Jessi turned around and shot the two of them a look that caused James to laugh. 'What was that for?' he asked her.
'Making fun of my picture of you,' she retorted, causing him to laugh again. He then offered her his arm, which she graciously accepted. He then proceeded to drag her down the hall in order to catch up with Jessi, Remus, and Sirius.
'See, fighting is how we get along. Me and James have a great relationship like that.' Lily explained to Jessi, who rolled her eyes. Lily had dropped James' arm, though she continued to walk next to him.
'First, its James and I, second, it's called flirting, not fighting.'
Lily and James looked at each other for a moment, disgusted, before Lily shrugged cheerfully. 'Well, whatever you want to call it then. Anyway, James knows I love him dearly.' Lily said and, flinging her arms around him she planted a kiss on his cheek. James smirked at Sirius before pretending to gag. Lily grinned, removing her arms once again.
'Oh, I do,' James assured them. 'And she's hot!'
'Yeah?' Lily asked him. 'Well, James is so s-e-x-x-y!' Lily received four blank stares. 'You know, They Might Be Giants.? TMBG.? No?' Lily threw her arms up in frustration and heaved a dramatic sigh. 'Well, then.'
Later that day, Lily found herself alone in the common room with James. Jessi had dragged Remus to the library to study, and who knows where Sirius and Peter were. Lily flung herself on the couch, tired for some reason, deciding to take a nap. Slowly she fell asleep, the firelight dancing off her hair.
A young woman with pretty, dark red hair was watching a cute, green- eyes toddler walk toward her. She smiled at him as he faltered and fell into her arms. A rather handsome young man was watching them fondly, though his brown eyes were clearly agitated.
'Relax,' the woman said softly. 'We can trust him. He won't betray us.' She smiled at him, though she too appeared worried. She pulled the little boy onto her lap. The man remained nervous, but he knelt by the woman, removing the boy from her lap and wrapping his arms around her. She grinned at him. 'Hey, careful of Harry.'
The man ignored her and lifted her gently to her feet, hugging her to him. 'I love you,' he whispered into her hair.
'I know,' she bragged. There was a tone of worry and finality to their words, though they seemed so young.
There was a click. The mans chocolate brown eyes were suddenly filled with horror. The woman pulled away from him, snatching up the boy-- Harry-- and pulling out her wand. The man shook his head. 'I love you,' he murmured. The woman looked close to tears, as did the man. She was watching him through wide eyes.
'I love you too,' she whispered, as though trying to be brave.
The man looked at Harry. 'I love you, Harry.' his voice trailed off and there was a crash, and the sound of a door opening. 'Lily, take Harry and go! It's him! Go! Run! I'll hold him off---'
The woman dashed from the room. There was a cruel voice behind her, saying something. There was a flash, and the woman stumbled, not daring to look behind her. She was sobbing now.
She was running up stairs, pulling open a door and slamming it shut. She held her wand out, trying to calm the baby, who was starting to fuss. The woman was still crying, and she looked lost, as though unsure of what to do. She hugged Harry to her closely.
The door burst open. The woman screamed. There was a mans voice, saying something. Then the woman screamed again. 'Not Harry, not Harry. Please, not Harry.'
'Stand aside, you silly girl.stand aside, now.' 'Not Harry, please no, take me, kill me instead-- not Harry. Please. have mercy. have mercy.'
High cold laugher. A flash of green light. A woman's scream.
'Lils! Wake up!' Lily's eyes opened as she stared into a pair of chocolate brown eyes. Like the man's eyes.
The woman was me! She realized suddenly. She stared at the eyes. They belonged to James Potter, who was now shaking her. James. the man in her dream. Lily snorted. Ridiculous.
'Lils, are you okay? You were screaming.'
'Yeah,' Lily said slowly, trying to register her dream. 'I'm fine. just a nightmare.' That's all it was, she told herself firmly. Don't think anything more of it.James nodded nervously.
Lily looked up. 'Hey, James. thanks.'
'For what?'
Lily smiled at him. 'Caring.' she told him.
James punched her arm lightly. 'Hey, it's what friends are for, isn't it?' She nodded.
'I'm gonna go upstairs. I gotta finish that Charms paper.'
James smirked. 'And drawing.?'
'Oh yeah. fun.' Lily grinned at him. She walked slowly up to her dorm, smiling to herself. For all she and James teased each other, she really was lucky to have such great friends.
The dream still weighed heavily on her mind. Was it some sort of prophecy? Why did it consist of James, as well as her? Only when they were older.
She shook her head. She would deal with the dream later, she decided.