Disclaimer: Not mine. How depressing. C'est la vie.
A/N: Yay, another chapter! I woke up and checked for reviews, and was sooo happy when I saw that I had gotten two whilst I was asleep. It seems small, but since they both told me to continue, it made me so excited. My family probably thinks I'm nuts now. So without further ado...
Chapter One: If I Die Young
"This can't be happening!" Lily murmured, tears streaming down her face. Daciana Potter looked into her best friend's watery emerald eyes, searching for the telltale signs of shock. It wasn't every day one loses their parents, after all.
James' expression was somber, he hugged Lily and rubbed soothing circles on her back. Shockingly, Lily didn't resist him or push him away. And oddly enough, observed Daciana, they seem so perfect for each other.. Actually, it's not THAT odd. After all, everyone knows they're so right together.
The three Gryffindors sat in their common room at two in the morning, the air full of sorrow. The only noise in the room was the crackling of the fire and Lily's delicate sobs. The time passed slower than syrup, but soon the first rays of sunlight shone onto the scarlet walls of the room.
Sirius bounded into the room, making the others look up in shock. "Goooood Morning-"
He spotted James and Lily still holding each other. "Prongs, Evans! You finally got it together?" Daciana scowled at him, then lept up and whispered in his ear, informing him of the situation. "Oh. OH." Sirius exclaimed. Daciana grabbed his arm, and dragged him out of the portrait hole.
"C'mon Sirius, let's go get breakfast- before you make Lily even more upset." Lily looked up at this, giving her best friend a grateful smile before burying her face back in James' now tear stained shirt.
Remus, Peter and Sirius were nearly finished eating when a teary-eyed Lily and a protective James entered the great hall. Seeing the state they were in, he raised his eyebrows as they sat down with them, but wisely made no comment.
"How are you feeling, Lils?" Daciana asked, weighing each word before it left her mouth. Lily looked up from the breakfast James was trying to get her to eat, and smiled a tired smile.
"Alright, I guess. It's just-" her voice broke "-really hard, y'know?" She sniffled. James wrapped his arm around Lily, as if trying to shield her from the world around her. On impulse, she put her face into his shoulder, her eyes burning. James whispered words of comfort into her ear as he rubbed her back, earing curious looks from Remus and Peter. In hushed tones just loud enough for the group to hear, Daciana explained the previous night's events...
*Flashback*
"In your face James! I win again!" Daciana yelled, proceeding to do a small victory dance, much to Lily's amusement. James just rolled his eyes.
"Play again, Daci?" He asked, his eyes twinkling in the firelight. Daciana nodded, and Lily turned her attention back to her book as James reshuffled the exploding snap cards. Partway through their game, the painting of the fat lady opened, and Dumbledore stepped into the common room.
"Miss Evans, I have just received some news that should very well concern you. Your parents were killed in a death eater attack this afternoon. I'm very sorry." Lily froze.
"T-thank you, professor." James looked up at her gouging her reaction. Her green eyes were filling with tears. He sat down next to her on the couch, leaving his sister paralyzed on the floor. He wrapped his arms around Lily, and she put her face into his chest as the tears overflowed.
The Evans'.. dead? But they were such good people. They had never done anything wrong. And they had been killed anyways. Daciana's hands curled into fists as her friend began to sob.
*Flashback End*
The group was silent as the news washed over them, nothing this bad had ever happened to them. Alice Moore walked up to them.
'Hey guys, I-" She noticed the unusual silence. "What happened?" Alice demanded. Only Peter, who was still slightly confused, replied, but not to her.
"You mean her parents were MURDERED?"
A/N: Isn't Peter a genius? No kidding... anywho, (lol what?) I finished this after ignoring my family for a little while, then decided to upload it. The beginning was.. hard to write, but I think it came out okay. I'm hoping I can get the next part up soon, but it will most definately be longer. Thanks for the reviews I got on the lastchapter, they made my day :) Reviews are much loved.
-The next Padfoot
Update: I tried to make this chapter less confusing, thx to skaterofthebooks for pointing out that it was hard to follow. Much appreciated. :)
