Hey everyone! Sorry I've been gone for a while. I just started working as a cake decorator and I'm not quite use to having to actually do something almost every day. I'll try to update more often though. I promise!
Amoura Avalon
When Lily woke up, she saw that she was in the hospital wing once again. "They should just give me a permanent room in the infirmary," she said sarcastically. Looking on the bed to her left, Lily's eyes widened as she saw Lucius. She sat up and saw that Professor Dumbledore was once again sitting in that same chair.
"It's good to see you awake, Lily," he said with relief.
"Headmaster, why are Lucius and I here?"
"Mister Malfoy is here because James, Sirius, and Remus gave him three powerful hexes because they thought he did something to you and knocked him unconscious." Lily groaned. "Yes, yes, I know. They, unfortunately, have all received detentions."
"What about me, Professor? Why am I here?"
Dumbledore sighed a sad sigh and looked down. Looking back up at Lily he said, "You fell unconscious at the ball."
"The last thing I remember about the ball is I was dancing with Lucius and then I felt a great amount of pain."
"Yes," he murmured, "Synthia said you probably did."
"What happened, Professor?" Lily asked in a whisper, near tears. "What happened on Halloween that forced me to feel so much pain?"
"I'm afraid," Dumbledore began slowly, "I'm afraid he has killed someone you love most dearly. That is the only way you could feel the pain, if someone you love dearly is killed."
"Who?" Lily's voice was barely audible and tears blurred her vision.
"Your mother, Lillian. He killed your mother." Dumbledore had tried to give her the news as softly and gently as possible. He watched as tears rolled down her cheeks and as the shock wore away to grief, sadness, and anger. He also saw a need for comfort. The need to lean on someone's shoulder to cry on. Dumbledore also knew he would be that shoulders for now, as none of her friends were present.
He walked over and sat on her bed, placing his arms around her and stroking her hair like she was a small child. Lily clung to him. Even though she had not been able to voice her anguish, Lily knew Dumbledore understood how she felt. Lily clung to the man who she thought of as a father to all and cried.
When Lily had cried herself to sleep, Dumbledore lay her back on her bed. He looked at the child with deep sorrow. She was so young and yet facing problems even adults have trouble facing. He thought that the Sorting Hat did well in placing her and then left.
Lily woke up to Lucius sitting beside her. "Are you alright?" she exclaimed. "Dumbledore told me those three idiots hexed you."
"Yeah, they did," he said scornfully. "I'm all right now, though. How about you? Are you all right?"
"Yeah, I…" she looked down as what happened during the night came back to her fully. Looking back up with she in her eyes she exclaimed, "My mother's dead! That's what happened last night. He killed her! He killed her!" she cried as she fell onto Lucius's shoulder, where she was unable to see the nasty grin on his face.
"It's okay," he said soothingly, still with a smile. "Everything will be all right."
They were interrupted when they heard James's voice yell, "What did you do to her, Malfoy?"
Lily looked up. "James! He didn't do anything, I swear! It's my mother, James. She's dead, James, she's dead."
James' expression turned from anger to shock. He walked over to her and pulled her into a hug. "Oh, Lily, I'm so sorry! I know what it's like to lose a mother. Don't worry, though." He pulled away and looked at her. "We're here for you. Rini, Sirius, me, even Remus, we're all here for you."
"Can I just be left alone, please. I want to go back to sleep," Lily whispered.
"Alright," James said, understanding her plea. "If you need us just tell Pomfrey and I'm sure she'll send for us." James kissed her on her forehead and waited outside the door.
Lucius stayed behind a bit. "Are you sure you're okay, Lily?" When Lily nodded, he said, "Okay. If you need me, you know I'll be there, right?"
"I guess so," Lily said hesitantly.
"Sleep well, then, Lovely Lily." Lucius kissed her cheek and left her bedside.
When Lucius had shut the door, James almost pounced on him. "Now listen here, Malfoy. If you so much as hurt one hair on Lily's head, I swear on my mother's grave that I shall not live a day without making you regret it. She's vulnerable right now, and no matter how much she might trust you I will never trust you. Sirius said you were up to something last night; I agree with him. You have been warned." James seemed to growl the last sentence and then left for breakfast.
"Oh, dear Jamsie-boy, " Lucius said to himself with a smirk, "you think you are high and mighty. You shall soon learn that Lily is mine to do with as I wish. Plus the Dark Lord has taken a liking to her. That's why Father told me to be with her," he said with a chuckle as he headed down the same path James had just gone to breakfast.
Lily was let out of the hospital wing that night. During the day she had ignored the matron's insistence for her to eat. On her way back to the Common Room stragglers in the hall stopped to stare at her because she was using her wings to float to her dorm.
When she reached the portrait hole, the Fat Lady gasped. Not noticing, Lily gave the password and floated wordlessly into the Common Room. When James, Remus, Rini, and Sirius saw Lily enter, they all stared. In fact, everyone in the Common Room stared. Lily didn't notice as she tiredly floated up to her dorm.
Lily flew into her dorm and laid herself gently on her bed. She didn't hear the door open again as James, Remus, Rini, and Sirius entered to see if she was okay.
Lily was still very tired and was almost asleep when she heard someone calling her name. "Lily? Come on, Lily, we know you're not asleep yet."
"But I almost am," she said quietly.
"Lily, come on. We're worried about you." It was James.
Lily quickly opened the curtains to see not only James and Rini, but Remus and Sirius as well. "You three shouldn't be in here," she said, trying to scold them.
Rini and Sirius sat on her bed and gave her a hug. "I'm so sorry, Lily," Sirius said. "I really am."
Lily couldn't help but begin to weep once more. "It's not fair!" she sobbed. "She didn't do anything wrong! Why'd he have to kill her?"
"He doesn't need a reason, Lily," James said. "Voldemort kills Muggles for the fun of it. If they have wizard children the better."
"Will you two get down here and give me a hug? Please?" Lily pleaded. James sat on the bed and gave her a hug without hesitation. Remus hung back. "Remus, get your arse over here and give me a hug!" Lily said through her tears as forcefully as she could.
Remus finally sat down on the bed and gave her a hug. "I'm sorry," he whispered in her ear. "I'm sorry for everything that has happened to you including what I've done."
Lily cried harder and started to rock back and forth. Lily had a friend on all four sides giving her a hug. They all fell asleep on Lily's bed with Lily surrounded by them.
When the rest of Lily and Rini's dorm-mates entered the dorm that night they were surprised to see three boys and two girls sleeping on Lily's bed. The Gem sisters started making all sorts of wild assumptions while Teresa figured that something tragic had happened to Lily by the way she entered the Common Room and that her friends were comforting her and they had all fallen asleep.
Lily awoke on Monday extremely hungry. It was before six as it wasn't even sunrise yet. Lily tried to get out of bed without waking the others, but failed and woke James. "I'm sorry James," she whispered. "I didn't mean to wake you."
"I'm a fairly light sleeper," he said with a smile. He climbed out of the pile on Lily's bed and helped Lily over Sirius.
"I'm hungry," Lily said with a pout as she and James reached the Common Room.
"So what do you want me to do about it?" James asked, still smiling.
"I want you to take me to the kitchens. Don't even try saying you don't know where they are because I know you and Sirius do."
James gave her a look and tried to hear her thoughts but all he heard was static. "Hold on," he said as he rushed up to his dorm room. He came back down with a shimmering cloak in his hands. "I believe you know what this is."
"The invisibility cloak," Lily murmured. James nodded as he grabbed her hand and dragged her out of the Common Room.
Once outside, James threw the cloak over himself and Lily. "Be very quiet and don't step on my heels," he whispered. She nodded and they both crept quietly to the kitchens. They had to duck into an empty classroom twice; once to avoid Peeves the Poltergeist and once to avoid Mrs. Norris, the caretaker's cat.
"Can't we give her a good kick?" Lily's voice was barely audible to James. "Just this once." James laughed quietly but shook his head no.
When they finally reached the portrait leading to kitchens, James took the cloak off and tickled the pair in the portrait. A doorknob appeared and he opened it, allowing Lily to enter first. When James entered, one of the many house elves ran and gave him a hug.
"Oh, Mister James Potter has come back!" the little house elf squeaked. Lily assumed it was a female by how much it liked James. "James said he would return! Millie doubted it not!" Lily laughed and the house elf noticed her for the first time. She let go of James and said, "James Potter has…brought a date?"
Lily laughed even harder. "Me? James's date? No, I'm just a friend. What would make you think I was his date?"
Millie pointed to Lily's attire. Lily looked down and realized she still had her dress robes on. Lily remembered why she was still wearing them and her face contorted as she tried to hold back the tears.
"James," she said shakily, "get me an apple, orange, tangerine, mandarin, and some cherries. I'm sure the member of your little fan club would love to get those for you!" Lily ran out of the kitchens and back to the Common Room.
Millie looked at James with her big brown eyes. "What did Millie do wrong?"
James sighed. "Nothing, Millie. Just get the things Lily said and something you know I like." Millie did as James asked and then he went up to the Common Room to find Lily crying in an armchair.
James took off the cloak and set the food on a table. He sat on the arm of Lily's chair. "Why'd you go ballistic on Millie?"
"I'm sorry, James. It's just that these are the robes I was wearing when…" James sat in the chair and pulled Lily onto his lap as she began to cry again.
Once Lily had calmed down, James asked if she was still hungry and she nodded. She went to the table where the food was and sat down. James sat across from her. They silently ate their food for a few minutes before Lily spoke.
"James?"
"Hmmm?"
"I'm really lucky."
He looked up at her. "Why do you say that?"
"Because I have you, Remus, Rini, Sirius, Synthia and Dumbledore as friends."
"And we're lucky to have you, too, Lils." James leaned across the table and gave Lily a kiss on the forehead.
One thought went through Lily's head. Why did I say no to him when he asked me to the ball?
