Chapter Two of Nameless Fanfic

Lily woke with a start, the first thing she noticed was that she wasn't in her dorm but the Hospital Wing the second thing she noticed was that James Potter was asleep in the chair next to her bed 'Potter wake up and tell me what's going on.' She hissed, with a jerk James woke up slightly disorientated till Lily poked him in the arm 'You fell in the Black Lake last night I got you out and we brought you here, Madam Pomfrey fixed you up and forced me to stay. It's about midnight before you ask.' James told her quietly 'What's wrong Lily you've been acting strange all day, well since you came back from Dumbledore's office?' Lily turned her face away 'I don't want to talk about it now maybe some other time.'

'It's okay if you don't want to talk, we better get some sleep.' James smiled before moving to the bed.

As Lily drifted of to sleep James propped himself on his elbow and whispered "I'll be there for you Lily, always." Lily smiled in the dark.

In the morning after been checked over by Madam Pomfrey they left to go to breakfast together, as soon as they entered the Great Hall Lily was mobbed by Alice, Marlene and Dorcas who dragged her over to the table for breakfast.

"She wouldn't tell me what it was." James shrugged when The Marauders questioned him as they sat down a little apart from the girls, they watched as Lily shook her head at her friends' questions.

It took Lily almost a full week before she was able to tell her friends the news. As Saturday morning came round the girls were getting ready to go to Hogsmeade "I need to tell you something." Lily said from where she was sat on the edge of her bed, the other girls instantly gathered around her.

"On Monday Dumbledore got a letter from the Ministry," she started quietly "My parents were attacked by Death Eathers and killed." She finished tears streaking down her cheeks.

"Oh Lily I'm so sorry!" Alice cried throwing her arms around Lily, Dorcas and Marlene joined the hug. As they got up and Lily dried her tears she told them the news she had received from Tuney Friday.

"The funeral is Wednesday so I'll be going home Tuesday afternoon and I'll be back Wednesday night, will you wait in the common room for me to get back?"

"Sure we will Love." Dorcas smiled.

"Do you still want to go to Hogsmeade?" Marlene asked looking at Lily.

"Yeah I think I do." Lily nodded.

"Right that's settled girls day in Hogsmeade." Alice sang, the girls looked at her.

"Aren't you going with Frank?" Dorcas questioned.

"Not anymore Lily needs me more." She retaliated pulling Lily out of the dorm followed by the others.

Frank was talking with the Marauders while he waited for Alice, they all turned as they heard them coming down the stairs "Sorry Frank but it's a girls day today, Lily needs me." Alice called as they gathered around Lily and went across the common room.

"Sure Alice see you later!" he called before turning to the Marauders "Zonkos'?" he shrugged

"Great!" Sirius replied pulling James' arm stopping him from staring after Lily.

Tuesday came to quickly Lily; the girls were a great support for her and helped her with her homework and notes when she lost concentration. They were in the Entrance Hall to say goodbye Lily didn't really remember much after she meet Petunia at the station, the only clear thing for her was the poem she read for her parent. She stayed at the wake for an hour before leaving to catch the train.

Alice, Dorcas and Marlene were waiting, well more like bouncing in anticipation, by the portrait hole watched by Frank and the Marauders as they wondered what had got into the girls. As soon as Lily arrived pale and tear stained they whisked her away up the dormitory stairs. "Wow do you think she's alright?" Peter asked looking round at his friends.

"No Pete she is defiantly not alright." Remus answered shaking his head "I better go I have rounds to do."

Over the next few weeks leading up to Christmas the girls relax slightly around Lily, Alice was seen with Frank more, and Lily started to act more like herself again. There was an unspoken agreement that no one would mention the 'Lake Incident' as Sirius called it or the two weeks after. Christmas seemed to creep up on Lily without her noticing, taking Alices' advice she stayed in bed Saturday morning after making Dorcas promise to bring her some toast.

Sitting down next to the Marauders they continued their argument "I'm going away with Frank and his family so I can't stay." Alice started.

"And I'm visiting family in Canada so that's me out." Dorcas worried,

"Yeah but my sisters due to give birth and I can't miss that" Marlene moaned.

"What's going on?" James asked through a mouthful of toast "And where is our most beautiful red head?"

"We all have plans over Christmas but we don't want Lils to be on her own. And Lily is taking our advice and having a lie-in" Alice huffed, Alices first answer cause Remus to frown the past five Christmases Lily had gone home why the sudden change, his thoughts were interrupted by Sirius however. "Well she won't be James, Remus and I are all staying so we can keep Lilykins company don't worry about it." Sirius grinned

"Well … okay then." Marlene shrugged while the others nodded. "We best tell Lily the plan you know what she's like." Dorcas said standing up with a napkin full of toast, waving at the Marauders as they left the Great Hall. That Monday Lily and three of the Marauders were the only Gryffindor's to sign up to stay over the Christmas holidays.