Disclaimer: No officer, I swear! I don't own a thing! It's all Jo's, all hers!
Author Note: Only four reviews last chapter? I'm disapointed. Although i'm not entirely sure the alerts went out...i hope they go out for this one. But Thanks soooooooo much to the people who did review i heart all of you. Anyway, its done and i'm sad.
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Remus: He is the reason there were eleven years with "precious little to celebrate"?
Lily: According to the book…But who says the book is actually telling the future?
James: It could be just a coincidence.
Sirius: That is one big-assed coincidence.
James: Well it's a big book. Oh, and Moony, you still owe me ten galleons.
Remus: Er- let's keep reading. Professor McGonagall flinched but Dumbledore, who was unsticking two lemon drops, seemed not to notice. "It all gets so confusing if we keep saying 'You-Know-Who.'
Sirius: Especially because it drives us people who don't know insane. The nosy ones who need to know everything, eh Moony?
Remus: I'm ignoring you, Padfoot. Pointedly.
Sirius: Oh don't be such a prick Moony.
Lily: Hahahahahaha
James: What's so funny?'
Lily: Well prick, pointedly…
Boys: -blank stares-
Lily: Like a…needle…Oh never mind. Just keep reading.
Remus: I have never seen any reason to be frightened of saying Voldemorts name." "I know you haven't," said Professor McGonagall, sounding half exasperated, half admiring. "But you're-
Sirius: A mini marshmallow.
Remus: First he's Bumbledorio, now he's a mini marshmallow? I'm surprised he hasn't been a…
Sirius: Oh! Speaking of bananas, I'm hungry. –gets up to look for a not-completely-squished-beyond-repair banana-
Lily: Good lord, how can he eat those things?
Sirius: -puffs out chest- I have a stomach of iron and an esophagus of…jewels!
James: Do not!
Sirius: I do to! How would you know, anyway? Have you ever seen my esophagus?
James: No…But wouldn't you make irony noises if we banged on your stomach?
Sirius: No! Why would it do that?
James: Because it's made out of iron. I think you're lying.
Remus: Well of course he's lying, it's anatomically impossible to have an iron stomach.
Sirius: Says who? I bet Darth Vader had an iron stomach. He had mechanical everything else.
Lily: Well, sorry to burst your bubble-
James: POP!
Lily: But Darth Vader turned out to be fictional. So ha.
Sirius: You're fictional! –sticks out tongue-
James: I say we just bang on his stomach and see if it sounds like the tin man.
Sirius: Only if you can catch me! –throws banana at James and runs-
James: Graaaaaaaaaaaaar! –runs after Sirius-
Lily: What was that?
James: It was my war cry!
Lily: Oi. I think you better keep reading Remus
Remus: -hunched over book reading page 23-
Lily: Remus! Cheater! Give me the book! –grabs the book-
Remus: Hey! I was reading that!
Lily: I know.
Remus: -grabs book from Lily- And…I don't think we should read it anymore.
Lily: And why not?! –grabs book back- It's just a book Remus. Deal.
Remus: But! –dark look- fine.
Lily: different. Everyone knows you're the only one You-Know-Who- OH, all right, Voldemort, was afraid of.
James:-crashes into side of wardrobe-
Sirius: Hehe! You'll never catch –deep voice- Super Sirius! –takes off running again-
Lily: Are you still ignoring them?
Remus: -nods- Pointedly.
Lily: I'll join you…"You flatter me," said Dumbledore calmly. "Voldemort had powers I will never have." "Only because you're too-well-noble to use them." "It's lucky it's dark. I haven't blushed so much since Madam Pomfrey told me she liked my new earmuffs." Awwww! That's so cute! Isn't it cute Remus?
Remus: Er-
Lily: So cute! Professor McGonagall shot a sharp look at Dumbledore –sigh- Well it was cute. She totally just ruined the moment they were having.
Remus: -mutters- I'm glad you think so now.
Lily: Come on Remus, you need to get in touch with your feminine side. You have a severe lack of one.
Remus: -stricken look- What??
Lily: Hehe. Just kidding. and said "The owls are nothing next to the rumors that are flying around. You know what everyone's saying? About why he's finally disappeared? About what finally stopped him?
Remus: Lily! Give me the book! –grabs for it-
Lily: -whacks Remus on the head- Get over it, Remus!
Remus: YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET OVER!
Sirius: -jumps up on the couch and promptly crashes over the back-
James: -vaults off the coffee table after him-
Lily: James! Come here! I need a cuddle.
James: -abruptly stops chasing Sirius who smashes into a wall as he was looking behind him at James- Ok lily.
Lily: You come here too Sirius. I need someone to read the book while James and I are busy.
Sirius: Well what about Moony? He can read. He's quite good at it. Although you'd never be able to tell by looking at him.
Remus: Hey!
Lily: Remus is being…bad. So you get to read.
Sirius: Well this is a nice change of pace. Ish.
Lily: -hands book to Sirius and holds out arms to James- Read.
Sirius: Say please.
Lily: No.
Sirius: Fine. It seemed that professor McGonagall had reached the point she was most anxious to discuss, the real reason she had been waiting on a cold, -gets up and puts one foot on the coffee table and strikes a pose vaguely reminiscent of The Thinker. With a Sirius-y twist. Meaning it looks completely ridiculous- hard wall all day, for neither as a cat nor-
Lily: Sirius, what are you doing?
Sirius: I'm being dramatic! Shut up before you ruin the effect. as a woman had she fixed Dumbledore with such a piercing stare as she did now.
Remus: -mutters-
Sirius: Moony! Clam up! You are ruining my moment.
James: You're having a moment?
Sirius: Yes! Can no one respect that? –switches legs- It was plain that whatever "everyone" was saying, she was not going to believe it until Dumbledore told her it was true.
Remus: -mutters-
Sirius: Remus! I'm warning you! –louder- Dumbledore however, was-
Remus: -lunges at Sirius-
Sirius: -throws book and tried to pummel Remus-
Lily: -knocks on James's head- James? Are you still in there?
James: -odd look at Lily- Uh yeah…I'm here Lily.
Lily: Ok good. It seemed like Remus might have been channeling you or something.
Remus: -hits Sirius and tried to get him to let go-
James: Maybe he is and I haven't noticed yet.
Sirius: -lets go of Remus-
Remus: -goes sprawling-
Lily: How would you not-James! Get the book! –jumps up and down and points hysterically-
Remus: -lunges towards book- Ha!
James: -launches himself on top of Remus-
Remus: Oof. What have you been eating? –shoves book underneath him-
Sirius: Damn mini marshmallows! –starts pelting very squishy bananas at James and Remus-
Lily: James! Get the book away from him! Remus, what is your problem?! –banana hits her- SIRIUS!
Sirius: Heh…oops –dives onto James and knocks him off Remus who rolls off the book-
Remus: -grabs for book-
Lily: -grabs it before Remus-
Remus: -stands up- Lily, give it here.
Lily: No! Give me on good reason and I…still won't give it to you, but just give me one.
Remus: Believe me, you don't want to read the next part.
Lily: And why not?
Remus: Well I'm not going to tell you! Why would I be trying to get you to not read it if I was going to tell you what I didn't want you to read.
Lily: I'm a big girl Remus. I'm sure I can handle it.
Remus: -sad look- Fine. It's your funeral-stops abruptly. -Mutters- literally….-sits on the very edge of the couch and crosses arms-
Lily: Just so you don't get any more ideas, I'm going to…read from…the top of the wardrobe!
Sirius: If Mr. B. is up there, throw him down here for me, will you?
Lily: Uhm…sure. –climbs on top of wardrobe- Dumbledore however, was choosing another lemon drop and did not answer. "What they're saying," she pressed on," is that last night Voldemort turned up in Godrics Hollow. He went to f-
Remus: -looks at blank wall where the door should be, then back at Lily- Lily! Look! The door is back!
James, Lily and Sirius: WHERE?!
Sirius: We're free!
Remus: We are? –looks back at the not-so-blank-anymore wall.- We-we are…
Lily: -jumps down from wardrobe- Finally! Let's go.
Remus: -eyes book still on top of wardrobe- Thank God.
All: -run towards door-
Lily: Wait!
Remus: -panicked look- What?!
Lily: We forgot the book, silly.
Sirius: I'll get it!
Sirius runs back to the wardrobe to grab the book and sprints out the door. As soon as he crosses the threshold of the door, the book disappears from his hands and reappears instantly back on the desk.
"What the hell?" Lily says, not noticing that the book is back in the room. "Sirius! Where'd the book go?"
"Better that it's gone," Remus mutters.
A dazed look comes over Sirius's face and he peers owlishly back into the room.
"It's back on the desk," James says, turning around.
Lily turns around to look and says, "Oh good, go grab it will you?" She starts back towards the couch with Remus who sighs and says,
"I just can't win!"
"Were you expecting to?" Lily has a genuinely surprised look on her face. She takes a few more steps and notices that Sirius is still outside staring blankly at a corner of the room. First she checks to make sure Mr. B. or something equally Sirius-y isn't in that corner and noticing nothing, she says,
"Sirius! Come back in the room, we need to finish reading the book. I'm pretty sure the door isn't going anyway this time."
"Book?" Sirius whispers softly to himself, confused. He looks wide eyed at Lily and takes a tentative step back into the room.
(A/N I wrote that whole part and I kept thinking it sounded so weird, then I realized it was like in uber present tense! Which I have major problems with for some reason…so yes I felt the need to share that with you. get on with the story now. Gosh)
Lily: Hurry up Sirius! Good lord!
Sirius: -looks decidedly less confused- Only if you give me mini marshmallows!
Lily: We'll read without you then. We don't have any mini marshmallows.
Remus: No! We should wait for him.
Lily: He's like four feet away Remus, I'm sure his hearing isn't that bad.
James: went to find the Potters. Lily! That's us! Will you marry me? –goes down on one knee-
Lily: I-I don't know what to say…I-YES! James I love you! –throws arms around James-
Sirius: Disgusting aren't they?
Remus: -very sad look-
Lily: Now read!
James: -dreamy smile- Anything you say…The rumor is that Lily and James Potter are-are-that they're
Remus: -cringes-
James: -whispers- dead.
-silence-
Lily: -tear rolls down cheek-
Remus: See! That's why I didn't want you to read it!
Sirius and James: -stare at each other with open mouths-
Lily: -tries to put on a brave face- Well McGonagall said it –voice starts to quaver- it was only a rumor right?
Remus: That Dumbledore says is true…
James: -fake happy voice- Well hey, you owe me ten galleons Moony! 'Cause we're never…gonna meet…now.
Lily: Well it's just a book right…? Maybe we're making a big deal out of nothing.
Remus: Yeah, she's right…just a book.
Lily: A book I don't want to read anymore.
James: -takes Lily's hand- Let's get out of here guys.
All: -stand up and walk through the door-
All four of them shared the same dazed expression as they stepped out of the Room of Requirement.
Lily was the first to recover. She let out a piercing shriek and screamed:
"I have like six essays due tomorrow! And who knows how many tests!" She took off sprinting down the hallway toward the Gryffindor common room.
Her shriek startled James out of his stupor and he ran after her.
"Lily! Wait up!"
She slowed from an all out sprint to a very fast run to let James catch up. If he could.
Sirius was next to become undazed. He promptly started to wander towards the kitchens muttering about…mini marshmallows.
Remus was last. At first he had a distinct feeling of dread and that he was forgetting something very important. Though both feelings were fading quickly. All of a sudden the notion that he owed James money came to the forefront of his mind as he let go of the dread. For the life him he couldn't remember how much or even why. And even though he gave that thought a little extra encouragement, he just couldn't make it fade.
Author Note: Ohk, so like I said earlier, I'm sad that it's over. So, if anyone thinks i should keep going and make like an alternate non ending they should totally review and tell me. I'm warning you, it might be far and few between with updates bc i have other fics i'm going to put up, and i might get writers block on this one but i doubt it, but yes just a warning. Even if you've never reviewd before, if you dont ahve an account on or if you have any other lame excuse for reading but not reviewing, just review and tell me if you think i should keep going or not. Depending on whether the alerts are being nice or not, (and i was just informed that they are being nice, except i sort of needed them to not be nice for 2 seconds, but watever) I'll anounce whether or not i'm gonna keep going as soon as a week with either a new chapter a sort of sequel or something on my profile if i don't have it written. so yay! licorice for ppl who review! i have some. i bought it at target last night. and surprisingly we haven't eaten the whole bag yet. REVIEW!
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