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Chapter 11

James' Pov

Things began to look better for me and for Lily as well. Instead of just three people looking for Lily, all the teachers were involved in the search party.

Professor Dumbledore called me up to his study and wanted to discuss what I knew about Lily's kidnapping. "Where exactly was Lily kidnapped?" Dumbledore asked.

"We were on the trail towards Hogsmede, we weren't quite halfway there yet, when two people came and stopped us." I paused.

"Go on." Dumbledore said.

"I tried to help Lily, but they said that if I tried to fight they would kill me."

Dumbledore stroked his beard in thought. "I see. And you have no idea where they have taken her?"

I shook my head sadly. "None at all, sir." I replied.

"I asked you to come up here today, because I am instigating a search party for Lily and I thought perhaps you might want to come along."

My eyes widened at the thought of it. "Really sir, you'd let me go along?"

Dumbledore nodded his head. "Yes, that is if you think you're up to it."

"Yes, sir, I know I am!" I shouted.

"I have written a note to your teachers saying that you will be missing school for awhile, however, when we return you will go straight back to your studies. Is that understood?"

I nodded my head. "Yes, sir."

"Now, I want you to go pack a few things, some warm clothes and some food. We might be gone awhile."

"Yes, sir, I'll start packing right away." I told him as I stood up from my chair.

"James, just make sure you're reading by eleven tonight."

"Of course, I'll be ready." I said as I ran out of the room and straight to the boy's dormitory.

"Password" the portrait sang.

"Gum drop." I shouted and the portrait swung open.

I raced into the common room and up the stairs to start packing.

"What's going on, James?" Sirius asked as I pulled a satchel from under my bed.

"Dumbledore is throwing a search party for Lily tonight, and he wants me to go with them." I said.

Sirius' eyes widened. "Awe man, that's awesome!" he shouted. "When are you leaving?"

"At eleven." I told him.

"I want to come to." He said.

I shook my head. "Dumbledore didn't say anything about you coming with. You should stay here, and watch over the others."

Sirius looked angry. "Watch the others? You think I need to watch the others?"

I sighed. "Sirius, I didn't mean it like that. I just thought that with Professor Dumbledore gone that things might start to happen, and I thought that you would watch over them."

Sirius shook his head. "No, I'm going with you."

"Sirius, you can't. You'll be spotted."

"I'll use your invisibility cloak."

"No, Sirius, that's out of the question." I said as I found my cloak and stuffed it in my bag before he could even think about taking it. "Besides, I'm taking it with me."

"Please James, please let me go with you." He begged.

"For the last time Sirius, I don't have permission to let you come with. If you want to go you have to ask Dumbledore yourself." I told him.

Sirius didn't look to happy at that. He stood up and walked out the room. As soon as he was gone I went back to my packing. I wanted to make sure that I was ready in time. I did not want to be left behind.

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It was ten till eleven and I was waiting outside the school to leave with Professor Dumbledore. There were several people waiting with us, I didn't know any of them. Professor Dumbledore introduced me to them, there was a man who was the prime minister, I don't remember his name, there was a man whom he called "Mad-eye" moody, I personally thought that he was weird and scary, and there was also a man named Ted Tonks.

Dumbledore had told Sirius that he couldn't go with us, and he was watching sourly from the door. I felt bad for Sirius, but it wasn't my place to tell him that he could come with us to look for Lily. I told him that I would make it up to him somehow when I got back.

At exactly eleven o'clock we mounted our brooms and zoomed off into the cool night air.

Lily POV

I was still bound to the tree; blood was oozing from my nose. Snape was bound to the tree opposite of me and he kept bugging me. "Lily, are you alright?" he whispered so that Lucius and Voldemort wouldn't hear him. I didn't answer him, I was still mad at him for kidnapping me. "Please, Lily, please answer me." He begged.

I slowly lifted my bloody head. "What do you want, Snape?" I asked and winced in pain. Lucius and Voldemort had questioned me about James, and beat me when I didn't respond.

"I just wanted to make sure you're okay." He wondered

"And since when would you care if I was okay or not?" I asked curiously.

"I've always cared, Lily, more than you'll ever know."

I looked in Snape's eyes. "What are you saying?" I asked

"That I still love you Lily." He whispered so I could barely hear him.

I shook my head in shock. "You still love me?" I asked.

He nodded his head. "Yes, Lily, I do."

"If you loved me, then why would you kidnap me?" I asked, just slightly confused.

He shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know Lily. I guess I was jealous of Potter."

"Jealous?" I asked.

"Yes, Jealous. He had what I couldn't get."

"And what was that?"

"You." He whispered and turned his head.

I couldn't believe it. Snape still had feelings for me. I thought he hated me, but maybe he didn't hate me at all. However, he is a few months to late; I'm madly in love with James.

"I'm sorry Sev," I used the nickname I had given him. "but I love James."

Sev's face fell. "Can we be friends?" I suggested.

Again, Sev shrugged his shoulders. "I don't see how we can."

"Why not?" I wondered.

"I don't know, I just don't. Can we change the subject?" he asked.

"Change the subject? You're the one who brought it up." I reminded him.

"Please?" he asked sadly.

"Alright." I said and shut my mouth after that.

AN—Thanks for the reviews guys. And thanks to TinkerBella24Gerf and RaNdOmGeEK for letting me know about the errors. Another chapter coming up soon.