Lovers' Lane by SunshineChick
The rest of the day was a blur to Lily. She didn't know why, but she had an urge to go and talk to Potter. Potter of all people, why? Maybe because she was feeling slightly guilty about the whole situation given it was her fault. In the end she broke her dumb promise to Snape (he was in the hospital wing) and sat by herself. She didn't feel like talking to anyone about it, but when Ja-Potter said 'Sorry' it looked like there was fear and sadness trapped inside. At that moment she felt like hugging him and telling him it was alright, but she couldn't she had an image to uphold. She was going to see Potter right this instant, she knew he was hiding something … maybe even from Sirius his best friend.
After Potions, Lily scurried over to the hospital wing and was stopped by Professor McGonagall. "I know your schedule young lady and shouldn't you be headed for History of Magic?"
Lily nodded, though without her usual buoyancy. "Yes Professor, but I wanted to stop by the hospital wing, to see … Alice and … erm … Winnie!"
"Sorry Evans no students are allowed in the hospital wing."
"B-But!" Lily stammered holding back tears. "I miss them so much and it hasn't even been a day yet!"
"Oh, I understand. I had quite forgeton those who value friendship so very dearly. I will inform Professor Binns about your absence immediately. Tell Madame Pomfrey I have given you permission."
Lily burst open the doors and headed for Potter's bed. Madame Pomfrey and her daughter Poppy were tending to him. Lily loved when she brought Poppy over. The little six year old was full of such energy that anybody in here could be up and healthy in just a few days.
"Mommy! Mommy! Lily's here!" she danced over to Lily. "Even if James is sick he's still as cute as my dolly."
Lily blushed. "Really? Well … um, how are Alice and Winnie?"
The girl raised her eyebrows. "You came all the way here to see them? They didn't even get hurt! They'll be out of here by tomorrow, right mommy?"
Madame Pomfrey replaced the cap on the medicine. "Yes that's right. Poppy come on and give James this broth of purified slug juice."
"Eek slug juice! Why does James have to get disgusting drinks? Can't he have tea with my dolly?"
Madame Pomfrey just smiled and gave her daughter the broth, then turned to Lily. "Do you have permission to be in here?"
"Yes from Professor McGonagall."
"Who are you here to see then?"
Lily didn't want to just blurt out Potter, so she decided to act as if she had nothing better to do. "Well since Alice and Winnie are going to be fine I guess I'll check up on Potter, you know the Gryffindors are starting to worry him being in Quidditich and all." Maybe she'd said too much and made Madame Pomfrey suspicious. She stared at her awaiting her response.
"Okay." she said winking. "C'mon Poppy into the office."
"Aw, mommy can't I stay with Lily?"
"I don't think she wants any company."
"Why? Cause she's talking to James?" Madame Pomfrey hushed her and walked into the office followed by a pouting Poppy.
Lily walked into Potter's section and drew the blinds. James was badly bruised still and the was dry blood on his face. Tattered bandages were wrapped around his face and arms, he looked a mess. Lily held back tears and sat down on a pull-out chair. For half an hour she sat looking at him, her mind racing so fast her head spun. Finally she cried a long un-wavering cry. She cried about Alice, and Winnie, and Sabrina, and Remus, and Sirius, and the Slytherins, but mostly Potter. She cried because she'd been the one to hurt him, she cried because it was to late to ease his pain.
She stopped only when she felt a hand on her shoulders. Potter was looking up at her his hazel eyes filled with exhaustion and confusion. "Evans?" Lily nodded. "I … I'm sorry you had to see that."
Lily grabbed his hand with hers. "There's something your not telling me. What is it? You can trust me, I won't tell anyone."
Potter fell back on his pillow and closed his tired eyes. "Come back at night time and bring Remus, Sirius, and Peter. I'll tell you all later." And he fell asleep. Lily nodded and left it was to late to go to History of Magic, so she headed for Charms.
Sabrina was standing next to Remus talking lightly. Lily approached a grin on her face. "I was just in the Hospital Wing!"
"Without me!" Sabrina turned around furiously.
"I'm sorry I didn't plan to go I just did!"
"That happens to me too. Why just yesterday I took an unexpected visit to the bathroom." remarked Sabrina snidely
Lily chose to ignore her sarcasm. "Well anyways Potter has a secret. He said go to the wing tonight and he'll tell us. Don't you want to know?"
"Know what?" asked Sirius blankly having just entered the conversation followed by Peter.
"Why Potter's been acting so strangely lately."
"Oh you know why?"
"No, but I know how to find out. We need to sneak into the hospital wing."
"How are we gonna do that with prefects about?" asked Sabrina quite pointedly.
"Oh we could just use the-"
"Ssh! Do you think James wants them to know, now!" growled Remus.
"Know what?" implored Sabrina.
"N-nothing!" She glared at him for a long time then finally drew her attention back to Lily.
Lily had a plan. "Well I'm prefect and since I'm supposed to bust people Sabrina and Remus can be in a room studying past hours. The room has to be near the hospital wing. Then I'll say Sirius was trying to break into the forbidden section of the library. Sirius you'll really be hiding in the room next door to Sabrina and Remus with Peter. Then while all the teachers are running into the library we'll head for the hospital wing."
Remus nodded. "That sounds like something I'd here from Potter if he'd misplaced his in- … nothing. Great plan though."
Sabrina glared again. "Maybe I could get busted for trying to strangle Lupin …" Lily, Peter, and Sirius laughed, while Remus turned pale white. They left Charms and headed for the Great Hall.
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Lily ran out of the common room ten minutes after Sabrina, Remus, Peter, and Sirius had. She'd given them a head start. Lily ran for the room she'd assigned Remus and Sabrina and there they sat near the fire, they were actually studying! She winked at them and closed the door. "Black you worm get back here and let me write you up!"
A few teachers appeared to find the source of the noise. "What's the matter?"
"Black said he was going to the forbidden section of the library, but I just caught some students outside of the common rooms writing crude things on the chalkboards. I don't know who to go to first!"
"We'll handle Black."
"Thank you." grinned Lily. She felt really tingly. She'd never lied to a teacher before, but now she knew she was pretty good at it. Lily sprinted off to their hideouts and whistled. They came bombarding out and she hurried into the hospital wing.
Madame Pomfrey was surprised to see them, but said she wouldn't tell that they'd come. Poppy was already in bed. Lily, Sabrina, Remus, Peter, and Sirius were at Potter's bedside in half a second. Sirius drew back the curtain. "We're all alone girls, watch out Remus is quite a beast with the ladies when nobodies around."
Remus threw a pillow at him. "Shut-up!"
Potter lifted up his head and opened his eyes. "You guys always argue, don't ya."
Sirius grinned astonished. "I thought Lily was lying when she said you were well enough to talk. You're one fast healer."
Potter tried to grin to, but it looked more like a grimace. "Especially with Poppy about." Everyone laughed at this until Peter spoke up.
"I brought you some butter crackers, buddy."
"Thanks Wormtail, but I can't have anything with salt in it." Peter shrugged and devoured the bag whole. Eek.
"You mean you can't eat food?" said Sabrina rhetorically. Lily laughed at this and so did Sirius.
"You're quite the comedy chick, Sabrina. You and Remus alone in a room together at night … now what did he do to you?" His stroked her hair and neck.
"Touch me again and you're dead, Black."
Lily frowned at him. "Pervert!"
"Aw c'mon Lily, pervert is such a harsh word, how about the beast or the animal?"
Lily giggled. "You remind of … hmm … yeah a beast so Sabrina's the beauty. Beauty and the Beast."
Sirius wiggled his eyebrows and hugged Sabrina. In response she slapped him so hard it left a red hand on his face. "Ow, you could of just said stop."
When everyone had settled down Potter began. "Ever since I was in eight I've had this temper. Every time it was un-leased many people would get severely hurt. My parents were very scared and didn't know what to do. I knew very well about this temper, but once I'm angry I lose my personality and turn evil. Evans when you stopped me from killing Bellatrix, my love for you helped me regain my personality." he stopped and looked at Lily, but she avoided his eyes.
"Wow Lily, did you hear that l-o-v-e." said Sabrina.
Lily blushed. "If … if I'm the only one, w-who can help you regain your memory, t-then maybe I can help train you so you can fight your temper." A little confusing, but she thinks he got the point.
"Evans … when we were on the train I said I'd help protect YOU, not vice versa."
Lily felt angry. Potter is the slowest boy ever! "If I help you fight the temper then you can protect ME from it."
Potter's brain seemed to be working top-speed. "Okay deal." he grinned. "You'd actually help me …"
Lily turned to find that the others had abandoned her. "The nerve!" she growled.
James laughed at her. "You really do look cute when your angry."
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The rest of the day was a blur to Lily. She didn't know why, but she had an urge to go and talk to Potter. Potter of all people, why? Maybe because she was feeling slightly guilty about the whole situation given it was her fault. In the end she broke her dumb promise to Snape (he was in the hospital wing) and sat by herself. She didn't feel like talking to anyone about it, but when Ja-Potter said 'Sorry' it looked like there was fear and sadness trapped inside. At that moment she felt like hugging him and telling him it was alright, but she couldn't she had an image to uphold. She was going to see Potter right this instant, she knew he was hiding something … maybe even from Sirius his best friend.
After Potions, Lily scurried over to the hospital wing and was stopped by Professor McGonagall. "I know your schedule young lady and shouldn't you be headed for History of Magic?"
Lily nodded, though without her usual buoyancy. "Yes Professor, but I wanted to stop by the hospital wing, to see … Alice and … erm … Winnie!"
"Sorry Evans no students are allowed in the hospital wing."
"B-But!" Lily stammered holding back tears. "I miss them so much and it hasn't even been a day yet!"
"Oh, I understand. I had quite forgeton those who value friendship so very dearly. I will inform Professor Binns about your absence immediately. Tell Madame Pomfrey I have given you permission."
Lily burst open the doors and headed for Potter's bed. Madame Pomfrey and her daughter Poppy were tending to him. Lily loved when she brought Poppy over. The little six year old was full of such energy that anybody in here could be up and healthy in just a few days.
"Mommy! Mommy! Lily's here!" she danced over to Lily. "Even if James is sick he's still as cute as my dolly."
Lily blushed. "Really? Well … um, how are Alice and Winnie?"
The girl raised her eyebrows. "You came all the way here to see them? They didn't even get hurt! They'll be out of here by tomorrow, right mommy?"
Madame Pomfrey replaced the cap on the medicine. "Yes that's right. Poppy come on and give James this broth of purified slug juice."
"Eek slug juice! Why does James have to get disgusting drinks? Can't he have tea with my dolly?"
Madame Pomfrey just smiled and gave her daughter the broth, then turned to Lily. "Do you have permission to be in here?"
"Yes from Professor McGonagall."
"Who are you here to see then?"
Lily didn't want to just blurt out Potter, so she decided to act as if she had nothing better to do. "Well since Alice and Winnie are going to be fine I guess I'll check up on Potter, you know the Gryffindors are starting to worry him being in Quidditich and all." Maybe she'd said too much and made Madame Pomfrey suspicious. She stared at her awaiting her response.
"Okay." she said winking. "C'mon Poppy into the office."
"Aw, mommy can't I stay with Lily?"
"I don't think she wants any company."
"Why? Cause she's talking to James?" Madame Pomfrey hushed her and walked into the office followed by a pouting Poppy.
Lily walked into Potter's section and drew the blinds. James was badly bruised still and the was dry blood on his face. Tattered bandages were wrapped around his face and arms, he looked a mess. Lily held back tears and sat down on a pull-out chair. For half an hour she sat looking at him, her mind racing so fast her head spun. Finally she cried a long un-wavering cry. She cried about Alice, and Winnie, and Sabrina, and Remus, and Sirius, and the Slytherins, but mostly Potter. She cried because she'd been the one to hurt him, she cried because it was to late to ease his pain.
She stopped only when she felt a hand on her shoulders. Potter was looking up at her his hazel eyes filled with exhaustion and confusion. "Evans?" Lily nodded. "I … I'm sorry you had to see that."
Lily grabbed his hand with hers. "There's something your not telling me. What is it? You can trust me, I won't tell anyone."
Potter fell back on his pillow and closed his tired eyes. "Come back at night time and bring Remus, Sirius, and Peter. I'll tell you all later." And he fell asleep. Lily nodded and left it was to late to go to History of Magic, so she headed for Charms.
Sabrina was standing next to Remus talking lightly. Lily approached a grin on her face. "I was just in the Hospital Wing!"
"Without me!" Sabrina turned around furiously.
"I'm sorry I didn't plan to go I just did!"
"That happens to me too. Why just yesterday I took an unexpected visit to the bathroom." remarked Sabrina snidely
Lily chose to ignore her sarcasm. "Well anyways Potter has a secret. He said go to the wing tonight and he'll tell us. Don't you want to know?"
"Know what?" asked Sirius blankly having just entered the conversation followed by Peter.
"Why Potter's been acting so strangely lately."
"Oh you know why?"
"No, but I know how to find out. We need to sneak into the hospital wing."
"How are we gonna do that with prefects about?" asked Sabrina quite pointedly.
"Oh we could just use the-"
"Ssh! Do you think James wants them to know, now!" growled Remus.
"Know what?" implored Sabrina.
"N-nothing!" She glared at him for a long time then finally drew her attention back to Lily.
Lily had a plan. "Well I'm prefect and since I'm supposed to bust people Sabrina and Remus can be in a room studying past hours. The room has to be near the hospital wing. Then I'll say Sirius was trying to break into the forbidden section of the library. Sirius you'll really be hiding in the room next door to Sabrina and Remus with Peter. Then while all the teachers are running into the library we'll head for the hospital wing."
Remus nodded. "That sounds like something I'd here from Potter if he'd misplaced his in- … nothing. Great plan though."
Sabrina glared again. "Maybe I could get busted for trying to strangle Lupin …" Lily, Peter, and Sirius laughed, while Remus turned pale white. They left Charms and headed for the Great Hall.
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Lily ran out of the common room ten minutes after Sabrina, Remus, Peter, and Sirius had. She'd given them a head start. Lily ran for the room she'd assigned Remus and Sabrina and there they sat near the fire, they were actually studying! She winked at them and closed the door. "Black you worm get back here and let me write you up!"
A few teachers appeared to find the source of the noise. "What's the matter?"
"Black said he was going to the forbidden section of the library, but I just caught some students outside of the common rooms writing crude things on the chalkboards. I don't know who to go to first!"
"We'll handle Black."
"Thank you." grinned Lily. She felt really tingly. She'd never lied to a teacher before, but now she knew she was pretty good at it. Lily sprinted off to their hideouts and whistled. They came bombarding out and she hurried into the hospital wing.
Madame Pomfrey was surprised to see them, but said she wouldn't tell that they'd come. Poppy was already in bed. Lily, Sabrina, Remus, Peter, and Sirius were at Potter's bedside in half a second. Sirius drew back the curtain. "We're all alone girls, watch out Remus is quite a beast with the ladies when nobodies around."
Remus threw a pillow at him. "Shut-up!"
Potter lifted up his head and opened his eyes. "You guys always argue, don't ya."
Sirius grinned astonished. "I thought Lily was lying when she said you were well enough to talk. You're one fast healer."
Potter tried to grin to, but it looked more like a grimace. "Especially with Poppy about." Everyone laughed at this until Peter spoke up.
"I brought you some butter crackers, buddy."
"Thanks Wormtail, but I can't have anything with salt in it." Peter shrugged and devoured the bag whole. Eek.
"You mean you can't eat food?" said Sabrina rhetorically. Lily laughed at this and so did Sirius.
"You're quite the comedy chick, Sabrina. You and Remus alone in a room together at night … now what did he do to you?" His stroked her hair and neck.
"Touch me again and you're dead, Black."
Lily frowned at him. "Pervert!"
"Aw c'mon Lily, pervert is such a harsh word, how about the beast or the animal?"
Lily giggled. "You remind of … hmm … yeah a beast so Sabrina's the beauty. Beauty and the Beast."
Sirius wiggled his eyebrows and hugged Sabrina. In response she slapped him so hard it left a red hand on his face. "Ow, you could of just said stop."
When everyone had settled down Potter began. "Ever since I was in eight I've had this temper. Every time it was un-leased many people would get severely hurt. My parents were very scared and didn't know what to do. I knew very well about this temper, but once I'm angry I lose my personality and turn evil. Evans when you stopped me from killing Bellatrix, my love for you helped me regain my personality." he stopped and looked at Lily, but she avoided his eyes.
"Wow Lily, did you hear that l-o-v-e." said Sabrina.
Lily blushed. "If … if I'm the only one, w-who can help you regain your memory, t-then maybe I can help train you so you can fight your temper." A little confusing, but she thinks he got the point.
"Evans … when we were on the train I said I'd help protect YOU, not vice versa."
Lily felt angry. Potter is the slowest boy ever! "If I help you fight the temper then you can protect ME from it."
Potter's brain seemed to be working top-speed. "Okay deal." he grinned. "You'd actually help me …"
Lily turned to find that the others had abandoned her. "The nerve!" she growled.
James laughed at her. "You really do look cute when your angry."
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Another chap done. How you like it, please review don't just read!