Title: A Doctor's Oath

Character(s): Lily E/P + James. P

Summary: Lily Evans is a nurse, working under the arrogant un-emotive Dr. Potter. However when one of his best-friends is rushed to the E.R, will Lily realize that maybe this Dr. isn't so heartless after all?

Notes: Okay, this is just an idea, seeing as I have a thing of starting to write stuff and then forgetting to upload it or giving up on it, so let's just hope that this goes well? This is a muggle AU, just for those of you who have no idea! Reviews are really appreciated at this moment in time, because I really need feedback!

"Miss Evans did you just throw a chip at me?"

Lily Evans was one of the hundred nurses who worked at Hogwarts Hospital. With curly auburn hair that reached just below her breasts, and emerald green eyes, she was what many would call, a perfect definition of a nurse. With a smile, Lily let out a small giggle, before going back to her lunch. Lily absolutely loved her lunch break - in fact she absolutely loved it, due to the fact that she was able to sit and eat with her best friend Remus Lupin.

At the age of twenty-seven, Remus Lupin was very successful for his age. With short sandy blonde hair, and amber eyes, he was probably one of the most peculiar people Lily had ever laid her eyes on. And they lived in London.

"I believe I did Mr. Lupin." She replied with a smile as she let out a small laugh. Though she was two years younger than Remus, and had not been in the same medical classes during university, they were both completely at ease with each other. The two had however, gone to the same secondary school - Kings cross - as each other.

Despite the background he had grown up with, Remus had gotten very high within the eleven years since the end of his school life and now. And though Lily did not know anything about Remus' home life – other than the fact that it had not been a good place for him to grow up in – she was extremely proud of him. She didn't know whether it was due to the fact that he had remained caring and polite or whether he had been able to become a fully trained consultant but she was extremely proud of him.

"How dare you!" Remus shook his fist with mock-anger as he let out a laugh, before tossing a chip back at Lily.

Lily immediately throw it back at him, and for a few seconds they were caught in a mini-food fight, acting as if they were adolescents rather than fully grown adults. Their fun however was not to last long however, when Remus' pager buzzed, bringing them back into their adult lives.

"What is it?" Lily asked when Remus' lips tugged up slightly. Looking back up at Lily, Remus continued to smile, as he replied with shining eyes,

"Ah, it's just Dora. She's asked me to get some bread and milk. She's also told me that Teddy's been playing with his teddy bear all day."

Lily smiled. Dora – Nymphadora – was Lily's best friend, and Remus' wife. When Lily had started university, she had been in the same dorm room as Dora and another girl called Marlene McKinnon.

Though Dora had a tendency to go wild with colours – hence her bright hair colours – and her quick temper, she and Lily had quickly got along, and had been best friends almost immediately.

Teddy was Dora and Remus' four month old son, and he was a carbon copy of his father, except with his mother's natural black hair colour. Lily had been named Teddy's godmother much to her pleasure, something that she held very close to her heart.

"And oh," Remus added as an afterthought, "Dora's told me to tell you – and I quote – to, 'get your ruddy backside over for dinner this Sunday because she hasn't seen you in bloody well ages'."

Lily nodded as she giggled slightly, that was so... Dora. Remus raised a brow, before quickly putting his pager back in his pocket slightly. He then quickly re-adjusted his stethoscope that lay around his neck before paying focusing his attention back onto Lily. Quickly she raked her mind for anything she could talk about before saying,

"What do you think about that Dr. James Potter guy? I mean I can't believe they've made me one of his nurses on call for the rest of the season! He's heartless!"

Remus shrugged nonchalantly, before taking a sip of his coke and ice. Looking Lily in the eye, he replied with a steady voice,

"He seems alright, I don't really know him,"

Lily looked at Remus blankly, and the doctor immediately picked up on his mistake,

"No – he's a prick, I totally hate him."

Lily let out a slight laugh, knowing full well that Remus was only joking with his mean comments, so that she could rant at him about how completely terrible Dr. Potter was. She was surprised. Usually Remus would roll his eyes and tell her to go discuss such a thing with Dora.

But then again that was just usually.

"Well I was doing a quick check up yesterday right, and he was meant to be comforting his patient, you know Mr. Harris?" Lily paused, and waited for Remus to nod.

Mr Harris was a sixty-seven year old patient who had been in the hospital for little over a year, diagnosed with severe pancreatitis. Lily continued,

"Well he's been going through a lot more pain recently, and we've had to up his dose of morphine and all – and this doctor, this idiot of a man just looks at Mr Harris at tells him that it sucks for him that his ill! The guy is absolutely heartless!"

Remus looked calm, though Lily knew that he was feeling disappointed in Dr. James Potter's actions. Lily knew how Remus felt about empathising with a patient. While he was sure to not grow attached to said patient, he also knew not to make them feel alone. After all he never wanted to take away any hope.

Remus sighed, as he shrugged.

"Lily I can't do anything about the guy," He started, as he quickly checked his pager again. "He's my equal, you know that."

Lily wanted to convince Remus otherwise, but she knew that he was right. She couldn't tell him to do anything at all – and even if she could, Lily knew that Remus wouldn't be able to get anywhere.

"I know – I know." Lily waved him off with her right hand, sighing. Looking down at her watch, she rose from her chair, giving Remus a weak smile, " I've got to get back to my shift."

Remus took a sip of his coke, before nodded,

"Sure – I've still got ten minutes, see you later?"

Lily nodded as she stuck her tongue out at Remus like a toddler would,

"Yeah – later, say hi to Alice down in radiology, I haven't seen her in ages! Oh and if you see Frank – those two are engaged by the way – ask him that if he can, can he bump my patient up on the list for an MRI? I'd appreciate it a lot!"

Lily waited for Remus to nod, before placing her rubbish in the bin and walking out of the hospital cafeteria, dreading her upcoming shift with Doctor James Potter...