Chapter Nine

Lily's Pov

I wake up. The hot naked guy is gone. Damn it. I wonder where he went. My memory of the past few hours returns and I blush. "What've I done?" I ask out loud "What's James going to say? I should probably tell him, but what he doesn't know can't harm him? Right?"

Just then the window busts open. "Wrong." James says. "Well sure, it might not. But seeing you sleep with another guy and then falling fifty feet from the shock can. And, as I'm falling, my two best friends are discussing the marvelous aspects of your ass."

Flattered I say "They like my ass?"

Sirius and Remus pop up from behind James. "Yep. Marvelous ass. Top notch in fact!" Sirius comments brightly before James shoves them out the window. Outside dark clouds have formed and I can hear thunder in the distance. I noticed James staring at my naked chest and try and find a blanket.

"Is there anything you'd like to say to alter my perspective of this?" James asks tightly. "Because right now, I'm pretty pissed off."

"I'm really sorry! I thought it was all a dream!"

"Uh huh. Sure." James says sarcastically.

Remus pops his head over the window. "No, really! She was under the influence of that potion. It's most commonly known as Sleeping Beauty. The effect is basically being sleepy and horny."

"You are obviously an expert with this potion, aren't you Remus?" James asks.

Remus blushes and then slides down the window sill disappearing from view.

"So, um… do you forgive me?" I ask awkwardly.

James nods and then says. "We brought brooms, you can share mine. To get home, I mean. I do assume, you actually want to come back?" he adds grouchily.

"Of course I do! Did you honestly think I didn't! Just give me five minutes to get dressed." James is staring at my chest again, and I realize that my blanket has fallen down. I hurriedly pull it back up.

"Oh, right, sure." James tears his gaze away from my chest to face the window. "But I'm staying here, in that son of a bitch comes back again! Did he ever tell you his name?"

"Yeah, Tom Limrick. No, Riddle! Ha!"

James whips around, and is treated to a very nice view of my naked body.

"Lily! Tom Riddle is Lord Voldemort! You have been shagging Lord Voldemort!" James yells.

Remus and Sirius peer over the window. "You mean that guy with the nice ass?" asks Sirius.

"Who would've guessed!" mused Remus. They quickly duck down again when they realize I'm naked.

"James, I swear I didn't know he was Lord Voldemort." I say horrified.

"And that makes it better!" James exclaims. "You thought you were shagging some random Death Eater!"

"Do I have to explain it again?" Remus holds up a potion bottle. "It wasn't her fault!" I notice Sirius staring a bit too… long, at me and I hurry to get dressed. ("Oh damn!" Sirius exclaims)

"Dumbledore should probably know about this." Remus comments, always the voice of reason.

Fully dressed, I say "Yeah. Let's go back."

Just then there was a knock on the door. "Are you decent?" Tom asks through the door.

"C'mon, let's go!" James whispers.

We all hurry to the window.

"Ouch, Sirius! That was my face you kicked!" exclaims Remus.

"Yeah well, that was my toe you just stepped on!" Sirius retorts.

Tom grows tired of waiting and busts through the door. "Bloody hell! What the heck is going on here?"

James makes a valiant attempt at self-sacrifice. Yelling "Go on Lily! I'll hold him off!" he pulls out his wand.

With a casual flick of his wand Tom sends James flying through the window. "Expeliarmus!"

"Ahhh!" James screams.

I take a deep breath and jump out the window onto the broom, before going into a steep dive trying to catch James.

Sirius comments "Another fifty foot fall for James." before diving after me.

"The things I do for those two!" Remus says following Sirius.

"James! James, are you okay?" I ask worriedly as I shake James, who's lying on the ground not moving.

"Lily. Everything's fuzzy."

"That's because your hair's in your face, James."

James brushes it out of his face. "Now it's even fuzzier!"

"That doesn't sound good." I brush his hair back over his face. "Is it any better?"

"No"

"James, do you think you can get on the broom?" I ask.

"You'll have to help me." I stand up, dragging James up with me and putting him on the broom. He wraps his hands around my waist. We kick off. Once we're in the air he asks me if I have any food.

"James, where would I have gotten food?" I ask.

He ponders this for a moment, and then sighs. "You don't carry a picnic basket wherever you go?"

"Does anyone?" I ask.

Sirius blushes and looks away. I roll my eyes.

"You could have just said no" James says despairingly.

We flew in silence the rest of the way back. We land with a muffled thump at the edge of the Forbidden Forest and start trudging back up to the school. We walk up to Dumbledor's office but James stops before going in making the rest of us bump into each other.

He turns to me. "Lily, I have to know. Why did you sleep with him?" Sirius snickers quietly. James glares at him before looking back to me, awaiting my answer.

"James, how many times do I have to tell you this? It wasn't me, it was the potion." I say. "I never would have done it willingly. I love you. Not him." to prove my point I go up to him and kiss him on the lips.

"Now that we have escaped Voldemort why don't we just go and die of lack of oxygen?" Remus says sarcastically, while Sirius sways in the background to imaginary music. "Dum de dum, dum de dum, dum de dum, dum!" Sirius hums to himself.

The door to Dumbledor's office opens and he gestures us inside.

Voldie Pov

I stare out the window, into the night. And think back upon how James Potter had flown away with Lily. My Lily.

"Damn you James Potter! Damn you to Hell!"


Rachel: You like? Review! And also, how did you like the newest Harry Potter movie! I enjoyed it! Reviews rock!

Catlyn: poll: how many of you saw it at midnight, like me? (and how many of you had school the next day?) umm, half of this chapter was written while I was half asleep (time differences suck) so who knows what they put into it… just kidding. Happy Holidays to you all!

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