Lily POV- Next Day
The look on James Potter's face when he saw that I was in class that morning was at first relieved, and then questioning. He wanted to know how I had disappeared; he wanted to know where I'd disappeared to.
I sat down in the back of the room, resigning myself to a morning of questioning. However, he'd soon find that I know how to keep my lips closed.
Sure enough, halfway through the lesson: "Pst, Lily!" I ignored him. Potter's not exactly the most patient person; his impatience is my first line of defense. "Pst, Lily!" he repeated. This continued for a little bit, and then he fell strangely quiet.
I was enjoying the quiet, when Remus, who though is a Marauder, is decent enough, tapped my shoulder. I turned to him. "Lily," he said. "James has a question for you."
Gritting my teeth, I turned around. "Yes Potter?" I hissed.
Potter, not phased in the least by the biting note in my voice, continued. "How'd you do that?"
"Do what?" I blinked.
"You know, that thing you did yesterday. Disappear." His voice was earnest, his expression interested.
"I've no idea what you mean," I said flatly. His eyes examined me for a second, and then his expression faded. He sighed. Hiding a smile, I turned forward. Potter's impatience aids me once again.
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General POV
Later, during lunch, Sirius walked up to Lily, the expression on his face clearly saying 'I will get what I want'. Cocky, cocky, dear Sirius, she thought.
"Evans!" he barked. Deciding to humor him, she immediately turned towards him. However, she said nothing, and he sat there, waiting for a few seconds. It had its intended effect; it built up his impatience while simultaneously making him feel stupid for standing there for so long. Finally, he began again. "Evans, some extraor-"
"Lily!" June called. She ran up to Lily, panting, and started pulling on her sleeve. "Lily, you promised you'd help with my Charms homework. I've got it next, please, I'm desperate!"
Lily sighed, running a hand through her hair. She pretended to be annoyed at the interruption. She pretended not to notice that June's eyes held mischief. She also pretended not to notice the fact that she and Allison had been in the Great Hall not even five minutes earlier, chatting and eating and looking completely relaxed.
"If you'll excuse me, Sirius," Lily said, gathering her things and leaving with June.
Once they were out in the hall, June said, "I'm surprised no one picked up on the fact that there was no Charms homework last night, seeing as how Flitwick had to go to Madame Pomfrey halfway through the lesson."
Lily just laughed.
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Lily was with Allison and June in the library that evening, doing her Potions homework, an essay on unorthodox uses of Pepperup Potion, when Remus slid in next to her. He grinned sheepishly.
"Please?" Lily sighed, and began explaining.
Halfway through, Remus stopped. "Lily, I know you don't want to explain, but the rest of the world should know if-"
Lily angrily slammed her book shut and started packing. "Can't you people shove off for five seconds! I've got nothing to say on the matter!"
Finished packing, she ran from the room. When she reached Gryffindor tower, tears she couldn't hold in were streaming down her face. She crashed into the Common Room, running straight towards Potter. He turned around, looking alarmed at the sight of tears on her face. Sirius, his companion, started looking alarmed when Lily started beating Potter with her book bag.
"You can tell your cronies to stop bothering me!" she yelled through tears. Finally she stopped beating him long enough to calm her voice, though she couldn't stop the tears. "Listen, and listen good, you do not own me Potter, so you do not own my knowledge. Get over it, and leave me alone!"
Lily abandoned her book bag and started running. When she reached her dormitory, she locked the door. Then, she vanished.
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"I hope you're happy," Allison spat. June ran up the stairs, urging Lily to open the door.
"What did we do?" Sirius demanded whilst James sat with his head in his hands.
"You pried where you shouldn't have!" Allison shouted, furious.
"Well excuse us for exercising the right to question-!"
"You don't get it do you? THIS WAS THE WRONG PLACE TO PRY!"
"We didn't mean to take it too far," James said quietly. "I didn't mean for her to cry." Allison examined him; he truly did care; he didn't know. Of course, how could he? No one knew, except a select few close to Lily.
"Well, that's just too damn bad," she said calmly, temper cooling.
She retreated up the stairs. When she reached the top, she whispered to June, "she's probably been gone long enough for alohamora to work." June tapped the lock, whispering the spell. The door unlocked.
Sure enough, Lily was gone.
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Lily collapsed in the cloudy space, sobbing. Mitty appeared shortly after, and when he saw her appearance, sat next to her.
"You know it's not you're fault," he said.
"I know, but I still miss her." Her voice was thick with tears.
"Well, you know what they say, no use crying over spilt milk," he said, trying to cheer her up.
"She was more than spilt milk, Mitty."
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Lily appeared in her room near one in the morning, eyes puffy, tear tracks down her face. June and Allison were there, awake, but they said nothing.
"Well, I doubt you guys finished your work. I know I didn't," she said, managing a smile.
They shook their heads, and, after lighting a lantern, set to work.
