AN: I know it's been awhile but here's the next chapter with Lela's POV, as promised!

Chapter Twelve

Wake Me Up


Lela's POV:


I looked into the werewolf's eyes and gasped silently. I'd never seen one in person before, but I felt like I knew this one. "Remus?"

The werewolf backed up suddenly and I mirrored him. Instead of being two steps apart, we were ten steps away from each other. "Remus, it's me, Lela."

The werewolf whimpered at this and slowly drew closer. I tried to back up further but my back was against a large tree. I was trapped.

"Remus please! You're my friend. One of my best friends. You're kinder than James, humbler than Sirius, smarter than Severus and Lily only you keep to yourself so they're at the top of the class. You're the bravest person I know… A true Gryffindor. If you do this now, if you hurt me, I know you'll never forgive yourself. I don't want you to go through any more pain. Please, just… Look at me."

He looked up at me then, looked me in the eyes, and howled. I flinched at the sound and tried to scramble away but he swiped at my back with his claws.

I cried out in pain and tried to crawl away but he dragged me through the forest roughly. Whatever had been left of Remus was gone.


"Severus! Watch your bloody mouth!" I flicked my wand at Mulciber, making his tongue grow to about four feet long, and watched as the other two Slytherins fled. Regulus gave me a small pat on the back and quickly walked back to the dungeons.

I turned on Severus. "Why would you say something like that? Lily is your best friend!"

"Not anymore," the redhead growled, walking away quickly. If James found out he would have a fit.

"Oi! Snivellus!" Speak of the devil… James stormed over with the other Marauders trailing behind him. "Levicorpus!"

I watched as Sev flew up into the air, suspended by his ankle. I quickly turn on James. "Expelliarmus!"

His wand flew out of his hand and into mine. Before the other Marauders could get their wands out, I turned on them. "It wasn't right for Severus to say that, I'm completely aware of that fact. But if you guys go and bully every bully at this school, you're no worse than them! Severus is going to suffer enough today because he lost his best friend. You've finally got Lily to yourself James, so just leave."

Remus grabbed James by the shoulder and gently turned him away. I tossed James' wand to Remus and his eyes began to glow, just like the werewolf's.

"No!" I screamed, running as fast as I could towards the Black Lake. The scenery melted before my eyes, however, and I was in the middle of the Forbidden forest. I stopped in confusion.

Why am I in the Forbidden forest, I thought. I looked ahead of me and saw a figure leaning over a unicorn, drinking its blood. I felt the bile rise in my throat and instantly wanted to throw up. There were voices behind me and I quickly turned around. There were two first years and a dog walking towards her. The dog barked when he saw the unicorn and the blond boy screamed before the two ran away. The one with black hair and glasses stayed and walked closer, as if in a trance. I tried to scream at him to run away, but my voice was silent.

He can't see or hear me, I realized, startled. The cloaked figure stood and began to fly closer to the boy. It looked at me for a second, before it continued advancing. The boy backed away but tripped over a tree root. I screamed in frustration, knowing I couldn't help the boy that looked like James. Before anything happened, the werewolf jumped out of the shadows, ripping up the cloaked figure. The black haired boy scrambled away in fright and finally ran. The werewolf turned on me and I saw Remus' haunted eyes.

I tried to move, but couldn't.

I tried to speak, but couldn't.

I gave up and watched as the werewolf's claws swiped towards my face.


I gasped and shot up in bed, pain throbbing in my head. "What happened?" My voice was hoarse from disuse and I remembered casting the spell on myself. I opened my eyes finally and saw Sev standing in front of me. I smiled, "nevermind. I remember the spell."

Severus grinned at me and I couldn't help but smile back. "Did you do it?"

He nodded and I pulled him into a hug, finally noticing the people standing behind him: Remus, Sirius, James, Peter, Lily, Regulus, and a girl I didn't recognize. They were all dressed in casual clothes and I assumed it was the weekend.

"What day is today?" I asked.

"Saturday, December 16th." Remus supplied. I nodded and kept silent.

"Are you up for the potions now?" Severus asked. "Madam Pomfrey doesn't know we're doing this, only Dumbledore does actually."

I nodded again with a grin. "Let's do this. What do I have to take first?"

Severus handed me a small bottle and a spoon. "A spoonful of Pepperup Potion to make sure you don't pass out on us."

I poured a spoonful and grimaced as it went down my throat. "Disgusting," I said with a smirk.

"Next is Dr Ubbly's Oblivious Unction," Lily handed me a cup with a light purple liquid in it. "Drink up."

It tasted like soap.

After that was a memory potion to improve the chances of Severus' potion working. It didn't really taste like much, but had an oddly sour aftertaste.

"Now," Severus said with a little uncertainty. "We don't know which one to give you. I made two different versions, thinking we could give you both if the first one didn't work, but Lily helped me realize only the first one will work, whether it's the right one or wrong one."

"I recommend the indigo one. It has dried Empythine and most medicinal herbs are strongest when dried. The magenta one has fresh Empythine." Lily piped up, Remus nodding in agreement.

I looked to Severus and saw something in his eyes. I gestured for him to come closer and whispered in his ear, "which do you think, Sev?"

He looked down for a moment before whispering, "Empythine is more of a plant than an herb, really."

He backed away after setting the two potions on the table next to me. They all watched, anxiety written on their faces, and I picked up the magenta potion, downing its contents. Lily gasped in surprise, likely confused as to why I didn't pick the one she recommended. Remus looked mildly shocked, and Severus was smiling a little.

All a sudden there was an explosion of pain in my head and I tried to fight off the urge to pass out. I could faintly hear Severus packing up his potions kit and Madam Pomfrey screaming for everyone to get out. They all left and Madam Pomfrey was at my side in an instant. She forced a cool liquid down my throat and I sighed in relief as the the pain ebbed. I sighed, finally getting comfortable, before drifting off into a light sleep.


Severus' POV:


"What did you tell her?" James shouted from outside the Hospital Wing, the second the doors closed.

Severus stayed silent and Lily walked up to him, placing a hand on his shoulder. "What did she ask you, Sev."

He looked at his feet. "She asked what I thought."

"And you said the other one?" James was pissed, that much was obvious. "You thought Lily was wrong?"

"Lily was thinking of Empythine as an herb. Everything she said about herbs was correct, but when making the potion, the Empythine acted more like a plant and —"

"And when making potions," Lily continued, "plants need to be fresh. I assume that's what you told her?"

"He just said, 'Empythine is more of a plant than an herb, really.'" Remus supplied, having been silent till then. "He let her pick for herself."

They were all silent for a moment. James clapped Severus on the back and Severus tried not to flinch. "Thanks," James muttered. "Let us know when she wakes up?"

Severus nodded and Nyx and the Marauders left, Remus lingering for a moment before following.

Lily gave him a small smile and a hug before running to catch up with James.

Severus and Regulus were left. "I'll stay," Regulus said. "Keep her company till she wakes. I promise I'll come and get you as soon as she's speaking."

Severus could only nod. "You'd better, Black."

He was only half joking.


Lela's POV:


It'd been a day since I woke up with all my memories intact. My parents asked if I wanted to go home for break, but I refused. If I went, I'd have to attend the yearly Christmas Gala and I wanted to avoid it if at all possible.

I told them that the holidays outside of Hogwarts would be too hectic and that I just wanted to stay in my dorm.

But I didn't want to stay at school.

So James said I could sneak onto the Hogwarts Express and stay at his house along with Sirius over break.

I finally peeled off the invisibility cloak and sat down in the compartment. "Wotcher, Prongs!"

"Hello, Coon! Have you worked on becoming your Animagus?" James smiled, handing me a chocolate frog.

"Not yet. I was planning on working on it after break so your parents would have plausible deniability."

"Smart," Sirius commented, seeming a little distant.

"What's wrong, Siri?"

"Nyx is alone for the holidays." He frowned.

"She's got her brother, hasn't she?" I tried, putting a comforting hand on his shoulder. "She wanted to stay back with him."

"Yeah, but I was hoping she'd want to spend Christmas with me."

"When did he become a sap?" I asked James with a grin.

"Since Nyx came to Hogwarts," He smiled back. "Pads, you can still send her a Christmas gift. Lela and I can help you pick it out."

"Thanks, guys." Sirius let out a quiet sigh before turning to look at us. "Now, who's up for a game of Exploding Snap?"


James' POV:


"I thought you said you were going to bring another friend home too?" James' father asked.

James nodded. "She's under the invisibility cloak, Dad."

"She's what?" His mother gasped. "Why on Earth is she hiding under there?"

"Her family is like mine," Sirius responded. "In fact, our families are friends. My parents are over there with my brother and if they saw Lela, they'd tell her folks and she'd have to go home."

"She just got over her amnesia," James added, trying to convince his parents to let her come with them. "She's been in a coma for a month and her family has this arranged marriage set up, and —"

"Shut up, James!" a female voice hissed. A small hand appeared out of thin air and waved slightly to James' parents. "Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Potter. I'm Lela Vallor."

"Vallor?" His father questioned, shaking the girl's hand. James' mother did the same. "Your parents are neutral in this war, yes?"

"Yes, sir. But they are only neutral in the sense that they won't become Death Eaters. Sirius' family is worse than mine, there's no sense in comparing them." Lela whispered, tucking her hand back under the cloak.

"Any family intending to match up their daughter with a Death Eater is bad in my book."

"Oh, Regulus isn't —"

"We can talk about this later, right?" James cut her off. "At home?"

His dad nodded. "Alright then. Let's go."

James grabbed onto Sirius and Lela and his mother put a hand on his shoulder. His father grabbed his wife's arm and held onto Sirius just to be safe. "Everyone set?" His mother asked.

James nodded and they were off.