It was Lily Jessica Rineson's 11th birthday and she and her family were anxiously awaiting
(if it was going to come!) the owl that would be her acception letter to Hogwart's School Of
Witchcraft And Wizardry. See, both of her parents were squibs, (people born to magical
families that have no powers) and they were hoping beyond hoping that their daughter was a
witch. Lily was a beautiful girl with a fair complexion, thick, long, luxiourious auburn hair,
and green eyes that stood out from her face. She was not tall, not short, in fact she was
pronounced "the perfect height" by the family doctor at her last check-up. Lily was kind of
shy, but very popular at school. She may be a just turned 11-year-old...but she had never had
any trouble getting dates.
So, when a tawny owl swooped into the living room where they were all sitting, the whole
room broke out in cheers. Her mother and father were hugging her with tears in their eyes,
and Lily was just stunned.
Lily was very close to her parents, so she kind of didn't want to go to school so far away.
And she would have to leave all of her muggle friends. But, as Petunia was older, and a
muggle, Lily wanted to be the best scholar that Hogwarts had ever seen so that she could
make her parents proud.
"Oh Lily we are so proud of you!" her mother declared as she wiped her eyes. Petunia sat
in the corner glaring at her sister and plotting something against her. See, before Lily was
born, Petunia had been her parents pride and joy. When Petunia turned 5, Lily was born.
Petunia and Lily then shared all of their parents attention. But on Petunia's 11th birthday,
she didn't get an owl from Hogwart's and her parents couldn't help but be severely
disappointed. So, they put all of their hopes in Lily. For Lily was their last chance at having a
wizard in the family. The parents didn't mean to leave Petunia out, it just happened. So,
Petunia sat there forlornly glaring at everyone in the room.
At her family's urging, Lily opened all of her presents. Just in case, her parents had
bought her an owl and some of the school books that they remembered having from their
first year. They had done the same for Petunia, but had had to bring them back after her
birthday.
"Oh mum! I love my owl she's so beautiful!" Lily exclaimed. The owl's name was Ellie and
she was beautiful large barn owl with tawny feathers. Lily just glowed everytime she looked
at Ellie.
1 month later
Lily said a tearful goodbye to her parents (Petunia had refused to come) and then
headed towards the Hogwarts Express.
She went into the only compartment that wasn't full, and sat down. She was sitting next
to a boy with raven black hair and dark brown eyes. He was having an animated conversation
with two boys. One of the other boys could have been related to the one she was sitting
next to, because they looked so much alike. The other had Reddish brown hair and hazel
eyes that were much more subdued than Lily's.
The boys stopped talking as Lily entered the compartment. The one that she was sitting
next to, couldn't take his eyes off of her. She suddenly remembered her manners and said:
"Hello I am Lily Rineson, nice to meet you all." She held out her hand and the boys
introduced themselves.
"Hi, I'm James Potter," said the boy sitting next to her, as he shook her hand.
"Oi! I'm Sirius Black," said the one that looked like James.
"Hullo, I am Remus Lupin," said the last boy.
Lily smiled, and all three boys were captivated by her. Lily wasn't used to being the
center of attention, so she decided to say something so they could look at something other
than her.
"So, is this everyone's first year?" she asked, not knowing what else to say. They all
nodded.
"Did you three know each other before coming onto the train?" she asked, desperately
wishing they would talk instead of nod.
The boy, James, seemed to sense that he should say something.
"Err, no we just met on the train. Um, what house do you want to be in?" He asked as if
he did not know what to say.
"I'm not sure...I don't know what the houses are. Could you please tell me so that I know
what NOT to want to be in?" she asked with a grin.
James answered again, "Well, there's Gryffindor, which is the one that I want to be in.
Gryffindor is for the brave and honest people. And then there is Slytherin, which you
DON'T want to be in. That's the house that turns out the most dark wizards of them all.
And there is Ravenclaw, which is where the "brave and noble at heart" belong. And then
there is Hufflepuff...fluffy if you ask me, that's where they put all of the people that are
all sentimental and air headed."
"Well, putting it that way...I guess I would want to be in Gryffindor or Ravenclaw. Those
two sound the best." Lily said.
James nodded approvingly at her choices. Then the boy named Sirius spoke for the first
time since they said hello.
"I want to be in Gryffindor...my mum was in that house." he said.
"I want to be in Gryffindor too...both of my parents were in Gyrffindor." the boy named
Remus said.
"You all seem to know quite a bit about Hogwarts...I know nothing, I am going to be so
lost." Lily exclaimed.
"Stick with me and I will show you around," James said. He shot a dirty look at Remus
and Sirius as they made kissing noises in his ear.
Lily smiled shyly and thanked him. Just then, the train came to a halt and the conductor
announced: "We have reached Hogwarts, have a great year!" Then, all the students
scrambled to get off the bus.
When they got inside the building, a very thin lipped stern looking lady walked up to them
and introduced herself as Professor McGonagall, the Deputy Headmistress and
Transfiguration teacher.
"You are now going to be sorted into your houses before the feast." She said.
Then another professor walked in with a stool and a hat.
"This is the sorting hat...it decides which house you will be in. The Sorting Hat sees
everything...this is how it decides." Professor McGonagall said.
All of a sudden, the Sorting Hat broke out in song
"Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,
But don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat then me.
You can keep your bowlers black,
Your top hats sleek and tall,
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
And I can cap them all.
There's nothing hidden in your head
The Sorting Hat can't see,
So try me on and I will tell you
Where you ought to be.
You might belong in Gryffindor
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve, and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart:
You might belong in Hufflepuff
Where they are just and loyal
Those patient Hufflepuff are true
And unafraid of toil;
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw
If you've a ready mind,
Were those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folk use any mean
To achieve their ends.
So put me on! Don't be afraid!
And don't get in a flap!
You're in safe hands (though I have none)
For I'm a Thinking Cap!"
All of the students, stunned as they were that a hat could talk, clapped and cheered.
Then Professor McGonagall started calling names, and each first year stepped, shaking
up to the front and tried the hat on.
"Anderson, Lotus!"
Lotus walked slowly up to the stool and put the hat on. It had barely touched his head
when it yelled RAVENCLAW!!!! The boy stood up smiling and walked over to his table.
"Black, Sirius!"
Sirius stood up and shuffled over to the hat, looking odd...almost like he was gonna throw
up. he put the hat on and crossed his fingers. "Ah," the hat said to him "I see
cleverness...and bravery...my my what a future you have...you will be a treasure to the
GRYFFINDOR!!!! house." Sirius stood up grinning widely (still looking a bit sick) and walked
over to the Gryffindor table, which was cheering for him.
After about 10 minutes more of sorting, she called out,
"Pettigrew, Peter!"
A short, fat boy walked up to the Sorting Hat with wide scared eyes. He put it on and it
immediately said "GRYFFINDOR!!!" and he walked away with the hat still on his head.
Everyone laughed and he turned beet red and brought the hat back to the stool. Then he
squeaked and ran to his table.
"Potter, James!"
James walked eagerly towards the hat and shoved it on his head. "Well Well Well...I have
been expecting you Potter...you will become famous one day. You have smarts, I can see that.
You must be brave after all that you have stood up against already in your short life...where
was I? AH yes...it had better be GRYFFINDOR!!!!" the hat shouted. James stood up, set the
hat down, and walked confidently over to the table where he hi-fived Sirius.
"Lupin, Remus!"
Remus jumped, as if startled, and literally ran to the hat and smashed it on his head.
Hmm...Werewolf I see...quite smart though...serious, determined, destined to be great,
well I think you would be perfect for GYFFINDOR!!!!" Remus put the hat down and almost
skipped over to James and Sirius and they patted him on the back.
Lily sat nervously twisting her hands in her skirt, listening to the others being called up.
She looked over at the gryffindor table and James gave her an encouraging smile and a wink,
which for some unknown reason, made her feel 10 times better. She sighed and looked back
over to where the sorting was going on.
"Malfoy, Lucius!"
The tall, over confident Lucius walked or should I say STRUTTED over to the hat and
put it on his head with a smirk...the hat touched his head for about half a second before
yelling SLYTHERIN!!! he smirked again and walked over to his table.
"Madison, Ashleigh!"
A very pretty girl walked over to the hat, and Lily couldn't help wanting to make friends
with her. The girl reached over and popped the hat on her head. The hat took about 5
minutes for her, before saying RAVENCLAW!!! The girl caught Lily's eye and smiled at her.
Five minutes later, Lily was shaken out of her thoughts by the yell of:
"Rineson, Lily!"
Lily quickly stood, smoothed her skirts, and looked over at James who winked at her. She
smiled, and walked over to the hat. She cautiously put it on her head and sat on the stool. "A
smart one we have here! You are destined to be famous, I can see it. In your life you will go
far and save more than one person's life. Goodness, I am rambling...hmm brave, smart, loyal,
sweet, I think I will put you in GRYFFINDOR!!!" All three of the boys that she had met on
the train stood up and yelled and whooped...some of the other boys who had already been
sorted were giving cat calls. Lily blushed and walked over to her table where she was
ambushed by James and Sirius.
They then looked back to watch the rest of the sorting.
"Snape, Severus!"
A gaunt, pale boy with very greasy long black hair walked up to the Sorting Hat and
picked it up with his long, clawlike fingers. He put it on his head, and the hat said
immediately, "SLYTHERIN!!!"
Silently, Lily thought that Severus Snape LOOKED like a Slytherin...evil. She shuddered
and watched the last person get sorted.
"Weasley, Charlie!"
A boy with bright red hair walked up to the sorting hat and put it on. He was also picked
for gryffindor. And he walked over to their table. Lily welcomed him politely.
Then the feast started. Lily had never seen most of this food, but it was all delicious.
James kept looking over at her and she couldn't help but think, well, he is pretty cute!
After the feast ended, Lily walked up to the Gryffindor common room with James,
Sirius, and Remus. They were all exhausted, so Lily headed towards the girl's dormitory, and
the others went to the boy's dorm to get settled in and to go to sleep.
Lily decided that, before she went to bed, she wanted to meet Ashleigh Madison. So, she
left through the portait hole and walked silently up to the Ravenclaw entrance. She was just
getting ready to knock, when Ashleigh came walking out of the entrance.
"Hi, I'm Ashleigh Madison. You got put in Gryffindor right?"
"Yes, I am Lily Rineson."
"I wanted to meet you, I was just getting ready to come knock on the Gryffindor door."
she laughed.
Lily laughed too, "I was just about to knock on the Ravenclaw door when you walked out."
Both girls giggle and sat in the Great Hall and talked for 2 hours, until the house leaders
called Lights Out. They promised to compare schedules right when they got them, then they
parted ways.
Lily was very content. Four new friends in one day! And three of them boys! Ashleigh was
the coolest person! She seemed to be exactly like Lily! If only Ashleigh was in Gryffindor!
But oh well...maybe they would have a lot of classes together. She went to bed with a smile
on her face.
The next morning, she was awakened by...none other than Ashleigh Madison and James
Potter!
"Goodness, you almost have me a heart attack! And James? I thought guys were allowed
into the girls dormitory!" Lily exclaimed.
"Well, you could act happy to see us." James laughed.
Lily grinned and assured him that she was happy to see them. Ashleigh and James left so
Lily could get dressed and she met up with them right outside the Gryffindor common room.
They were soon intercepted by Sirius and Remus. They all walked together to breakfast.
The group had just sat down when there was loud whooshing noise over-head. All the
first years looked up with surprise as hundreds of owls came into the breakfast hall and
began dropping letters on people's heads.
Then Lily recognized her very own Ellie bringing her a letter! Her parents had already
written her back after she JUST wrote to them yesterday!
Ellie swooped down and dropped a letter in Lily's hands before settling in Lily's lap and
sighing contentedly. Lily patted her and thanked her for bringing the letter. Ellie softly
hooted in response.
Ashleigh leaned over and asked whom it was from.
"Oh, it's just from my parents. I told them about the train ride. Haha I know, isn't that
pathetic?!" Lily giggled along with Ashleigh.
Ashleigh was admiring Ellie.
"Wow, she's beautiful...I bet she cost at least 100 galleons! I wish I had an owl." She
said sadly, "My parents couldn't afford me one"
"Well, you can use Ellie whenever you need to." Lily said generously.
"Thanks!" Ashleigh said.
Professor Dumbledore walked into the room and strode over to the podium. "ahem, I have
an announcement to make." he said. "The Back to School Dance is to be next week on
Thursday at 7:30 in the evening...that is all." he said, then walked away.
The whole room started chattering excitedly. Even the 1st years were old enough (11 and
12) to be interested in the opposite sex.
"So, James, who are you going to ask?" Sirius asked with a gleam in his eye.
"Um, I dunno yet." James lied.
What Sirius was thinking at that moment was how beautiful Ashleigh was. She had long
chestnut brown hair and sparkling unusual violet eyes. He was just marveling at how odd it
was that Ashleigh and Lily (soon to be best friends) both had remarkable eyes, when James
punched him in the shoulder.
"WHAT?!" Sirius asked impatiently.
James looked a little hurt..."I was just asking who you wanna take. Jeeze, bite my head
off!" he said a little huffily.
Sirius looked sorry he had said that, "Sorry, um I dunno. Ashleigh, ya wanna go with me?"
James looked at him in amazement...Sirius sure wasn't shy.
"Sure, love to." Ashleigh replied with a grin that made Sirius want to lean over and kiss
her.
"Cool, James, I am gonna go with Ashleigh." Sirius said as if he had just made up his mind.
They all laughed.
Then the bell rang for the end of breakfast. Lily walked out, half hoping that James
would come over and ask her to the dance. She shook her head, I don't like him, he's just
my friend! Then she walked into Transfiguration, which they had with Ravenclaws, she soon
found out.
Ashleigh hurried over to her with a huge smile on her face.
"Boy am I glad Sirius asked me! I was hoping he would!" she squealed just as Sirius walked
in and heard her.
"Uh whoops!" she said with a blush. Sirius blushed too, but looked secretly pleased.
"S-so who do you want to go with? Has anyone asked you?" Ashleigh asked as soon as she
had recovered from her embarrassment
"Um, well David Nickelby, Lucius Malfoy," she shuddered when she said Lucius. "And get
this! Severus Snape!" she said with distaste.
"Serious?! SEVERUS? the kid with the greasy hair and claws?!" Ashleigh asked with
amazement.
"Yep! I said no to all three." Lily said with a laugh.
James had been listening to this whole conversation with dismay...Dumbledore had just
announced the dance 5 minutes ago and 3 guys had already asked her! He better get
cracking!
Lily sneaked a look at James, hoping he had heard what she had said to Ashleigh. James
caught her glance and blushed and looked away.
Lily walked over to where James was sitting.
"Hey!" she said with a smile.
"H-hi," he replied, still blushing.
"So, you got a date yet?" she asked innocently. She winked at Sirius who was watching
their conversation with amusement...he knew what Lily was hinting at. James, apparently, did
not.
"Nope, you?" James asked, though he already knew the answer.
"Nah, but I already got asked by 3 guys. Have you asked anyone yet?" She asked.
"No, but there is this one girl that I REALLY wanna ask, but I still have to gather up the
courage." James said, not looking her directly in the eye.
"Oh! Don't be nervous! Just go up to her and ask her. There are tons of girls in this
school that would love to go with you!" Lily said, silently saying like...me!
"So, you think they would say yes?" He asked.
"Definitely!" Lily said, then walked over to her desk just as the second bell rang.
Lily fell asleep during Transfiguration, and when it was over, she heard the bell and awoke
with a start. She looked up and saw...James tapping her on the shoulder.
"OH! Sorry...I guess class got a little to boring for me!" She said with a sheepish smile.
"Yeah, it was." James said with a grin, "but that's not what I was tapping your shoulder
about. I uh wanted to know...well, you know how you said that any girl would say yes?"
"Yeah..."
"Would you say yes if I asked?"
"Of course!"
"Really??? Will you go with me then?" He asked hopefully.
"Yes." She said with a smile before slipping her hand into his.
He looked down and their intertwined hands and gulped...not a bad gulp...one of those oh
my gosh she took my hand gulps.
Then he smiled at her and they walked, hand in hand, to Defense Against The Dark Arts.
In the hall, he noticed, all of the other first year boys were glaring at him because he got
Lily. He couldn't stop smiling. He saved her a seat next to him in the DADA classroom,
Sirius was going to sit on the other side of him.
She took the seat he had saved for her, and Sirius gave her a questioning look. She
nodded her head, and he grinned.
That night, after lights out, Lily heard a soft knock on her door. She got up and
cautiously opened the door. She peeked out...it was...JAMES.
"James! What are you doing here?" she asked with surprise.
"I uh, wondered if you wanted to go up to the Divination tower and talk in the empty
classroom." He said...the plan didn't sound as good when he said it out loud.
Lily understood his feelings, and nodded. She shoved her slippers on and took his hand.
Together they walked all the way to the empty classroom next to the Divination classroom.
"I'm glad you asked me to the dance." she said quietly.
Even in the dark, she could tell he was blushing. But he was trying to act tough.
"Well, I just figured, ya know, we both didn't have dates so I decided I should ask you
because we are friends." He said gruffly.
Lily grinned.."Yep, I'm sure thats why you asked me."
He grinned back, amazed that she understood him so well. They talked for the remainder
of the night and then ran back to their dorms to get back in their beds for the last 5
minutes before they had to get up and get ready.
When Ashleigh and the gang (James, Sirius, and Remus) met her at the door to the
Gryffindor tower, she grinned at James in a secretive way. He grinned back, and slung his
arm around her shoulders. Sirius looked at him, astonished, then looked thoughtful before
slinging his arm around Ashleigh's shoulders. Ashleigh looked at Lily and winked. Lily
laughed.
So from then on, Lily and James and Ashleigh and Sirius were "couples". They're 11 so it
can't be OFFICIAL couples!
The next day, James asked Lily if she liked to be adventuresome.
"Well, sometimes..." she replied warily, as if she knew he was up to something.
"Here, put it this way, do you trust me?" He asked (he had gotten more comfortable
around her now).
"Of course!" she exclaimed.
"Well, how would you like to sneak into Hogsmeade?" he asked with a twinkle in his eye.
"I would love to but, only 3rd years and higher can go there! And the guards at the front
gate would see us and that's the only way out!" Lily replied.
"No it's not...Sirius and Remus and I found SEVEN ways to get to Hogsmeade from
INSIDE the castle!" He said excitedly.
"What if we get caught?!" was Lily's reaction.
"We won't. Lil! Sirius, Remus, and I made this map...it shows where everyone in the castle
is...we will be able to tell if we are being followed." He said
"Well..."
"PLEASE Lil! I won't go if you don't...and I really want to go there...just you and me!" He
said, giving her his best puppy dog look.
"Oh...FINE, but if we get it trouble..." she said
"it's my fault...I know I know." James replied with a grin.
James was quiet for a moment, then he kissed her and ran away.
What a strange boy you've got a crush on Lily! Oh my, what have I gotten myself into?!
Thought Lily. That was the first time James had kissed her...and she had rather liked it.
About an hour later, James caught up with her in the halls.
"We are going to go to Hogsmeade on Thursday...we will cap our wonderful day off with
the dance." James told her.
"That sounds wonderful!" Lily said looking at him.
Then, he took her hand and they walked to Charms.
That day in Charms, all Lily and James did was whisper back and forth about Hogsmeade
and the dance. Lily could tell that James had something up his sleeve for after the
dance...and for some reason, she had the suspicion that Sirius was involved.
The Day of The Dance
Lily and James both faked sick, and then snuck out. They reached a tunnel, and they
crawled through it. When they got to the end, they scrambled up through the trapdoor...and
found themselves in the cellar of Honeydukes!
James had brought his invisibility cloak (which he showed to an astonished Lily). He
explained to Lily that it was JUST big enough for the two of them, so they would have to
squish in.
"Oh, thats ok, I don't mind." Lily said with a grin.
James grinned back and then disappeared.
"James?" no answer "JAMES?!" Lily yelled.
All of a sudden...it seemed...she was FLOATING!
"James?! What's going on?!" Lily asked
All of a sudden she hit the floor with a bang and James was standing there grinning like
and idiot.
"Are you coming or what?!" He asked, with seeming innocence.
"Oh you crazy boy." she laughed before joining him under the cloak.
They entered Honeyduke's and bought loads of candy. They filled their pockets (and their
mouths) with just about everything that Honeyduke's had.
"So, where do you want to go now?" James whispered.
"How about the Three Broomsticks? I really want to try a butter beer." Lily whispered.
"Alright." came a muffled whisper beside her.
They went into the Three Broomsticks and James ordered them both a butter beer. They
sat at a booth and talked there for the next 5 hours. When Lily looked at her watch, she
was amazed!
"James! We have been sitting here for 5 hours!!! We better go, or we won't get back in
time for the dance." Lily said urgently.
James nodded, and led her back to Honeydukes, through the passageway, and back to
Gryffindor Tower. He said goodbye to her at the door to the girls' dormitory. She smiled
and walked into her room.
Lily changed into a lovely jade green dress. It had a snug bodice and a flowing skirt. She
slipped on her matching half heeled shoes, did her hair into a lovely twist at the back of her
head, with one tendril escaping and coming down to frame her face. She put on the smallest
hint of silvery eye shadow and a little mascara and some lip-gloss. She was surprised...what
little make-up she had used had made her seem...older somehow. More elegant, and not like a
little girl anymore.
She put a spell on her hair so that it moved naturally (like when she shook her head) but
went exactly back in to place. She sighed with satisfaction, and met Ashleigh at the door.
Ashleigh had her hair in an elegant French braid, and she was wearing a violet dress that
perfectly matched her eyes. It was simple, yet elegant. She had on strappy half heeled
sandals and she too had put a spell on her hair.
"Oh Lily! You look older! Are you wearing make-up?!" Ashleigh asked with a look of awe on
her face.
"Yep! I can do your face with the same stuff that I used on mine. My mum taught me how
to put on just enough where you can't tell you are wearing make-up, but it makes you look
older and more pretty!" Lily replied with a smile.
"Oh yes please!!" Ashleigh exclaimed.
Just as Lily finished Ashleigh's make-up, there was a knock at the door. The girls looked at
the clock and looked at each other.
"It's the guys!" Ashleigh squealed.
"I'll get the door." Lily said in a hushed voice.
She opened the door, and when James saw her, his mouth dropped open and his eyes
sparkled. Lily, in return looked at James in amazement. Sirius too! They looked so much
more...mature when they were dressed up like this!
"You look wonderful!" James exclaimed with a grin.
"You look pretty handsome yourself!" Lily replied with a grin to match his.
After Ashleigh and Sirius had marveled over each other's clothes and hair, the guys
offered their arms (which the girls accepted) and they walked towards the Great Hall
where the dance was to be held.
When they got there, the music was just starting. It was a fast number, and James pulled
Lily out on the dance floor and they danced together, side by side with Sirius and Ashleigh.
"Where's Remus?" Lily asked James.
"I dunno...he said that he couldn't make it...his grandmother is sick or something." James
said with a worried frown.
Lily looked thoughtful for a moment, then shook her head and went back to James.
"You look a lot older when you dress up like that." Lily remarked.
"You do too...and taller." He said with a smile.
Lily lifted up her skirt a couple of inches and revealed her shoes.
"THATS why I look taller." She said.
They both laughed. When the song was over, they went over to a table and sat down.
Ashleigh and Sirius soon joined them soon afterwards.
"So Ashleigh, how many times did Sirius step on your feet?" Lily asked with a twinkle in her
green eyes.
"Oh...only 1,000 times...not too many!" Ashleigh replied with a grin.
The dance came to a close all to quickly, and they all headed back to their rooms.
Fast forward to: The Gang's Third Year
The gang was still as close as ever (closer) and they were getting ready for another
adventure using the invisibility cloak...they were going to go into the Forbidden Forest!
Ashleigh and Sirius...being the most careless...walked in first. The others soon followed.
"Ah, so you were stupid enough to enter the Forbidden Forest." said a bone chilling voice
from nearby, "you stupid fools, ah you!" the man in the cloak said with vicious glee pointing
at Lily.
"What do you want?" Lily asked desperately.
"I want...your life!" said the man.
He then took off his hood and the group was horrified to see a white face with slitted red
eyes with a look of utmost hatred in them.
"I will only say two words...and you shall be gone!" he said with a malicious type of glee.
"Avada Kadavra."
The rest happened in slow motion to Lily...Ashleigh screaming and jumping in front of her,
the flash of green light, and Ashleigh's lifeless body at her feet.
"NO!!!" Lily screamed hysterically.
"Ashleigh! Oh God, no she can't be...." she starting sobbing, "its all my fault. She's dead!!
Lily then threw herself on Ashleigh's lifeless body and her body shook with her sobs.
The next thing Lily knew, she was in the Hospital Wing and James and a red eyed Sirius
were sitting next to her.
Lily quickly sat up.
"Please tell me it was a dream!" she said desperately.
James shook his head.
Lily was silent, the tears streaming down her cheeks.
"I killed her!!! I killed my best friend!"
She then threw her arms around Sirius' neck and sobbed, "I am so sorry! Sirius you don't
have to forgive me...I can't even forgive myself!"
Sirius put his arms around her and cried with her.
"It's not your fault Lil, it's his," Sirius said with a voice filled with hate.
"I will get him back if it's the last thing I do!" He said between tears.
Sirius got up, and abruptly left.
"Lily, if you want to talk about it...I'm here." said James, his own eyes shining with tears.
"James, she's dead! She was the best friend I ever had and she is dead! To think that I am
never going to hear her laugh again, or never hear her tell another corny joke--" she broke
off, a fresh wave of tears overcoming her.
"I'll never be able to tell her that I admired her, that I looked up to her, that I thought
every single one of her jokes were funny...to tell her that I loved her as my sister. That
curse was meant for me...and she died for me! Oh, James, I wish I were dead too!" Lily cried
in between sobs.
"Lily, don't say that! This was accident. All I can say is I am glad you are still here. God, I
never realized how much Ash meant to me until she isn't here. I can't believe she's gone."
James said, his voice full of sorrow.
He put his arms around Lily and allowed her to cry into his shoulder as his own tears
threatened to come pouring out like rain.