AN: THIS CHAPTER IS GOING TO SHOW THE WAR IN FULL SWING

TIRED NOT TO MAKE IT TOO DARK BUT I MAY CHANGE IT LATER

HOPE YOU LIKE IT


It's almost been two weeks since I realised I loved James and it's been difficult. I try not to look at him for too long or blush when he speaks to me but I can't help it and I think people are standing to notice.

With the looks Sirius has been sending me, I don't even have to guess that he know. And I'm scared.

I'm walking down the corridor when I stop to look out the window. It's late, me and James are about to finish our patrols for the night so we decided to split up to finish them quicker.

It's so peaceful as I look over the forbidden Forest. I wonder what adventures/trouble students have gotten up to in those woods.

I pull myself out of my daydream as I hear some students coming my way, "stop. You should all be in bed." I shout.

"Oh shut up you stupid Mudblood." Bellatrix? She left school 3 years ago. What is she doing here?

"Leave right now." I shout no point in making threats when there are 6 of them and only one of me.

"Really?" She laughs, "what if I say no?" She walks forward twisting her wand around in her hand and a mad look to her eye.

I try to back away but there's a wall in the way and all six of them surround me.

"Come on Mudblood. What are you doing to do? Tell your little headmaster. Go for it. See if you can get to him." They all laugh.

I raise my wand, "she wants to play." She laughs before firing a spell.

I block it but just a quickly she fires another, and another. Giving me no time to do anything but block the spells she's sending me.

I'm doing fine until I see a red light coming my way. I try to dive out of the way but I'm surrounded with nowhere to go.

Pain like nothing else in the world attacks my body from all side. Like hot knives yanking my skin away from my body and twisting it around my insides all that the same time.

I want it to end but all I can't do is scream.

Then suddenly it stops, my body is realised from the torture but is so sore I can hardly move. Luckily I can feel my wand in my hand.

"Remember that Mudblood, next time you try to stand against the dark lord." Laughing they all start to move away.

With all the energy left in my body I shoot a random curse at the group. I hear one cry out and see them start to fall but then Bellatrix turns around and my attention goes to her.

"You filthy Mudblood!" She screams and shoots a curse out of her wand.

I feel a slash across my collarbone, "I was going to let you live but now you'll bleed to death slowly."

She laughs before sending another curse at me. This time it hits my leg I cry out but don't have enough energy to move.

It's cold but I can feel the warmth seeping out of my body slowly onto the floor. I don't know how long I've been like this but I'm in too much pain to care.

The cruciatus curse makes my body feel like it's on fire, making it impossible for me to move.

"Lily?" Someone's shouting, I see a light and close my eyes against it. "Lily is that you?" It's James. I want to shout but I can't the screaming I did still hurts.

"Oh my Merlin. Lily" the light is coming closer and I try to move away but I can't.

"Lily." This time the voice is right above me, "we need to get you to the hospital wing."

Slowly I open my eyes and see his panic face, which normally gives me butterflies but it's like my body is too tired to even do that.

I have to tell him, "Bell - atri -x" I croak out, "in castle."

"I don't care Lily you need help." He then scoops me up into his arms and pulls me to his chest. I want to protest, I want to tell him to get her but I can't, I feel myself slipping.

"Oh my, what's happened?" The voice is female and sounds distressed.

"I found her on the floor on the 5th floor. She said something about Bellatrix being in the castle before passing out." He sounds worried.

"Put her on the bed and we'll see what's happened." I feel myself being lowered, being taken away from the warmth. I want to hold on but once again in too weak.

A slight tickle runs through my body before I hear a gasps, "the cruciatus curse."

Suddenly I hear running before I'm lifted up slightly and a sweet liquid is poured into my mouth.

The fire starts to cool down, not completely but it's a lot better than before.

"What about the cuts?" James asks and I feel a warm hand placed on my head.

"I don't know what type of curse they are. I can stop the bleeding but it's too dangerous to try and use magic to heal them. They have to heal the muggle way." The woman comments, who I'm guessing is Madam Pomfrey.

"I'm going to alert the head teacher. You should get to bed."

I feel the hand austere to leave and panic, "no." I cry and grab the hand. The body protest but I need him here.

There's a pause where I'm guessing he looks to Madam Pomfrey before the bed sinks down a bit.

I smile slightly and move closer to the warmth, "it's okay Lily. You're fine. You're safe." As he mumbles comforting words I fall to sleep.