Chapter 11
Lily needed to have one more checking over by Madame Pomfrey.
As they were all walking she turned to their headmaster.
"Professor Dumbledore, sir, do- do you think it would be alright if Sev and Remus stayed with me, maybe just for the next few nights."
Silence for a few moments.
"Yes, Miss Evans, That's alright. But only for a few nights. And you must remember to sleep in your own bed or in this case on the couch. Madame Pomfrey informed me of your sleeping arrangements last night."
Severus blushed a bit. While Lily simply smiled out of felicitousness, But didn't say a word.
Remus was feeling rather alleviated that he wouldn't be forced to spend the night with Sirius and James.
They were all rather thunderstruck to see Sirius in the Hospital wing when they arrived, Dumbledore included.
"Headmaster, I have just informed Madame Pomfrey that it was James that hurt Lily. And I don't care if you expel him either. He's brought shame to the Gryffindor name." Sirius informed them.
This made the Headmaster pause thoughtfully. It made sense to him really as much as he didn't want to believe that would do such a thing, but he had noticed that Lily hadn't had anything to do with him since this whole thing started to come out.
"Was it who raped her and another student as well?"
Sirius dropped his mouth in shock.
"He rape you Lily?!"
Lily looked down at the floor clearly feeling ashamed.
"But why? I mean you guys are together or you were... I... I don't... I don't understand you guys seemed so happy... how could anyone do that to anyone... least of all you. You're one of the nicest people I know."
No one responded.
Just then Madame Pomfrey walked in.
"Albus, just inform-" Madame Pomfrey was cut off.
"I've just tole them, Madame." Sirius felt like everything he knew was wrong and his whole world was crashing down around him.
"Yes, well, good, Albus may I speak with you in private for a moment."
All four students watched as Dumbledore followed Madame Pomfrey into her office.
Sirius looked at the other three thoughtfully for a moment.
"What's Snape doing here?" Probably the first time he ever said that name without a sneering tone.
Again no one responded.
"Well... Is anyone going to tell me what is going on?" He tried again.
They all just kept looking at him.
"It's a long story, Sirius." Lily seemed to come out of the shock of him being here, turning in his best friend to a teacher no less.
"Well, do you atleast know who else he hurt? Madame Pomfrey mentioned that there was another student and asked if I knew who it was."
Another pause.
"Even if we did it's not our place to tell who it is."Lily didnt want to give too much away. She wanted Remus to be able to tell people in his own time if it all.
"It was me." Remus said regardless. He wanted Sirius to know the truth. They had all been friends a long time after all.
"I feel like I didn't even know him, I mean I come from a family of all Slytherins who are known for their evil ways and even I don't think this is all okay."
"Sorry, man.", was all Remus could think to say and comfort his friend.
"I mean what he abuses and rapes his girlfriend and rapes on of his best friends... does that mean he's gay?"
"I don't know man."
All the while Severus was just standing there, hovering protectively by Lily. Shocked that Sirius had seemingly abandoned James. But glad at the same time. Maybe Sirius wasn't as bad as he always thought.
Just then Dumbledore and Madame Pomfrey returned from discussing whatever it was they had been discussing in her office
Dumbledore looked intently at Sirius.
"Thank you, , for being brave and coming forward. I know It couldn't have been easy with being your best friend and all."
"He's no friend of mine, not anymore."
Dumbledore looked sadly at him. He knew this had to be hard on them all.
"Yes well, , if you would please escort Miss Evans to her room."
Sirius looked up sharply at that, "She's not staying in Gryffindor tower anymore?"
"No, , I thought it would be best to move her to a more secure untraceable room just to be safe, you understand."
Sirius nodded in agreement and watched as Severus, Lily, and Remus left. Severus had his arm around Lily protectively. He wondered what was up with that. As far as he knew they weren't quite that close.
"Now if you would follow me back to your common room. I must have a word with the young ."
They walked up in complete silence.
James was sitting in one of the comfy chairs across from Pettigrew joking around, acting as if nothing had happened today. Although Sirius did notice he had a fat lip. Way to go Snape, apparently he could throw a good punch. Then again he did knock James on his ass.
Dumbledore figured he should interfere before Sirius had a chance to say anything and start a fight. He seemed pretty upset.
" follow me." He spoke as calmly as he could manage, "You won't be staying with your peers anymore."
"Whatever Lily said she's a liar I never touched her." Of course the golden boy would try and lie his way out of this. No matter how much evidence they had to the contrary.
"Actually Potter, Lily never said it was you. I did." Sirius glared.
The look on James face seeped with betrayal. He simply got up shoulders slumped and followed Dumbledore out of the common room.
Everyone else in the common room watched in shock. James never got in trouble. And even less likely Sirius was fighting with him. No one ever thought they would see the day when those too weren't getting along.
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