Here's the next chapter to She comes around. This is the last chapter, I'll be doing a sequel some time in the future. But um, yeah. The first part of it is suposed to be like a memory, until I put a star(*) and that's where I think it ended. Hope it's not too confusing. Much thanks to Unshed Tears, my lovely beta reader.
Chapter 6
As soon as Lily drifted off she started to dream, which was more like a trip down memory lane.
"Very funny, Micky. James Potter, liking me? Right. Since third year? You're off your rocker, where do you hear this stuff?" Lily asked laughing from the cozy chair by the fire to her best friend Michele over a game of chess; she took a sip of pumpkin juice.
"Sirius told me! I wasn't supposed to know." Micky replied moving her pawn, as it screamed pleas of help.
"You believe Sirius?!"Lily asked, spitting her pumpkin juice over Michele.
"Well, yeah. He is James' best friend."Micky told her logically.
"I can't believe you, you're insane."Lily said standing up and pausing . "The day James Potter likes me, for a few years at that, is the day I fail a Charms test."
"Suit yourself!"Micky called after Lily as she walked to her dorm. "I'm not the one who will get an F... Oh, by the way, can I get that in writing?!".
The memory wavered like a pensieve, switching to another time.
"I can't believe it!" Lily stuttered, slowly walking out of the charms room, she had gotten straight A's, and was top of the class. Especially in Charms. She took the class with the other advanced 5th year Gryffindors. Which didn't include Micky, or her other friends who hated charms.
"Hey Lily, why so glum?"Micky asked, running up to her from History of Magic.
"I can't believe it."Lily repeated, staring down at the parchment.
"What happened?"Micky asked. While everyone was rejoicing that summer was almost there, Lily was grieving, sure she loved school, but this?
"I- Professor Shardlman- It's horrible."Lily spoke through her broken words.
"Well yeah, I know he's horrible, but we all knew that."Micky said trying to cheer her up as they sat to their seats, when she sensed it hadn't helped she got serious. "What's wrong?"
"I failed my Charms test."Lily sulked into her arms, which were folded against the table.
"Oh really, it just so happens I have a slip of paper you wrote on at the beginning of the year, stating that if you failed a charms test that it would mean Ja-"Micky started with a smile.
"Micky. He does not. Now drop it."Lily said, standing up to leave.
The memory once again shifted.
"Morning James."Lily said, with a sweet smile, as she crawled out of his bed, to get her books.
"Lily, how long have you been in my bed?"James gasped, fearing it.
"I don't know the approximate time. But since last night, when we were all studying."She told him standing up holding her books. "I'm glad you are better. Good luck on the Potions exam."
"You too."James said as she started walking out of the room.
"Wake up Sirius."Lily yelled as she walked out of the room. "Oh Hi Remus, Peter."
"Where are you going?"Sirius asked her sitting up.
"Well, I was planning on going to my dorm, then going to the prefect's bathroom to take a shower and get ready for the day."Replied Lily cautiously.
"Oh! Oh! Can I come!?!"Sirius asked her with a yawn.
"Sure Sirius."She laughed. "Go back to sleep."
"Where were you last night, and why-"Micky started as Lily walked down the boys stairway. "And you say you can't get a guy!"
"Funny Micky. I was in there studying last night and I just woke up in James bed."Lily yawned holding all her books.
"Wait, didn't James come back last night? I saw him go into his dorm while I was studying with Andrea." Micky said, a smile playing her lips.
"Yes, Micky. Don't get any Idea's. I was already asleep when he came in, and it was dark. You're the only one of us who thinks he is deified."Lily said grabbing her clothes in her dorm then stuffing them in her book bag.
"Not true!"Micky yelled after her, as she walked away laughing.
Once again it got blurry, before it went to another time.
"Lily, may I have this dance?"James asked standing up, reaching his hand down to Lily. It was the Halloween ball, and instead of going with anyone Lily decided to tag along with Micky and her date. It just so happened Micky was going with Remus Lupin, James Potter's best friend.
"Sure."Lily replied laughing, disbelieving of how formal he was.
The two waltzed around to the slow song, exchanging various chitchat.
"Lily, there's something I need to tell you."James said slowly, looking a light shade of green.
"You can tell me anything, James. Were pretty close friends. What is it?"Lily asked him, worried he was going to tell her something hideous.
"Lily, I erm, I think, no I think I know. Yeah. I'll start over."He said mumbling slightly; Lily looked at him oddly as if worried for him. "Lily, I love you."
Lily looked at him, blinked a few times. She then collapsed right into his arms, everyone looked to them. Madam Desander, the nurse, came right away. Lily was lifted off to the hospital wing.
The Memory went black, and everything was swirling around, she heard a low buzzing, of people talking all at once.
*
"Lily, are you all right? Can you hear me?" Micky's voice asked, sounding concerned.
"She obviously can't hear you, you nitwit."Was Sirius' reply.
"All right, you aren't helping, so if you are going to bicker then leave."Madam Desander's voice told them sternly.
"Lily, are you okay? Can you hear me?"Micky asked concerned. "We're all worried about you; you just collapsed on the dance floor. And after you got here, James seemed to have disappeared."
"No wonder."Sirius said sarcastically.
Lily could hear their voices, they were so close, it was like a memory, only she couldn't see them.
"Lily, Sirius and Remus are leaving now. I'll stay with you tonight. They are going to search for James."Micky said.
Some time passed noiselessly. Lily must have fallen asleep or something. The next thing she heard was Micky talking with two people.
"Okay, are you sure you are okay with her?"Micky asked.
"Yes, I am sure."An irritated James replied. Obviously having been asked that a lot.
"Okay. If I hear you killed her you will be sorry."Micky threatened.
"Why would I kill her?"James asked her, annoyed with all the questions arising.
"Well you obviously did something to make her collapse last night. So you never know what you'll do next."Micky said with a yawn. "Just be careful."
"I will."James said, footsteps were heard.
"Okay. Thanks for taking over."Micky said, then a door shut.
"Lily, I'm really sorry I made you faint. But you need to come out of it."James said, sounding more concerned. It was like she wasn't there, just a blind man watching over it.
A while passed, and Lily's mind went blank, until a while later.
Slowly something stirred in the dark infirmary room. The body on a bed in the far corner sat up yawning.
"Ow, my head hurts."Lily said rubbing the back of her head with a hand.
"Huh?"The person next to her said with a grunt as he turned to face the other way in his chair.
"James, what are you doing here?"Lily asked looking at James as he stirred on the chair.
"Huh?"He repeated as he yawned, before noticing Lily and embracing her in a hug. "Lily! You're all right!"
"Um..."Lily said to him not getting it, and not being able to get out of his death grip. "Why am I here?"
"You don't remember?"He asked as he sat back down in the chair.
"I remember you asked me to dance, then I said sure. We danced around the room, and then-"She said stopping and looked at him through the dimly lit room. "Then you said you loved me."
"Yeah. And then you fainted. You've been here for two days."He told her looking into his lap. "Micky stayed with you the first day. But then she got tired and didn't want to miss exams. The teachers agreed to let you take yours as soon as you get out, since you've been in here for two days."
"Thanks, James."Lily said looking at him.
"It's no problem. And with all the guilt Sirius and the guys are piling on me it's much nicer here."He said, Lily laughed. "But then again, Micky is always in my dorm, and every time I tried to go to get anything she pretends to be asleep in my bed, so I have no other choice but here, or the common room."
"I'm sorry."Lily said, genuinely sorry for causing his misfortune.
"It's okay. I shouldn't have just said it to you like that though. I had no right to, and-"James started naming reasons. "I didn't even go with you; I went with Kathryn, from Hufflepuff.
"James,"Lily paused; he seemed to keep going.
"...You weren't expecting it, I had just asked you to dance."James went on.
"I love you too."She said, her voice wasn't as confident as usual, yet it didn't lack her confidence completely.
"I should have just danced with Kathryn, now she's spread-"James said freezing, he looked at her. "Did you just say-"
"Yes, James. I did."Lily said regaining confidence with a laugh.
"I can't believe this!" He said, sounding like a little kid at Christmas. "Your so- I love you so much."
"Yeah, I know." Lily said with a laugh as he embraced her in a tight hug. She hugged back smiling. "I love you too."
Chapter 6
As soon as Lily drifted off she started to dream, which was more like a trip down memory lane.
"Very funny, Micky. James Potter, liking me? Right. Since third year? You're off your rocker, where do you hear this stuff?" Lily asked laughing from the cozy chair by the fire to her best friend Michele over a game of chess; she took a sip of pumpkin juice.
"Sirius told me! I wasn't supposed to know." Micky replied moving her pawn, as it screamed pleas of help.
"You believe Sirius?!"Lily asked, spitting her pumpkin juice over Michele.
"Well, yeah. He is James' best friend."Micky told her logically.
"I can't believe you, you're insane."Lily said standing up and pausing . "The day James Potter likes me, for a few years at that, is the day I fail a Charms test."
"Suit yourself!"Micky called after Lily as she walked to her dorm. "I'm not the one who will get an F... Oh, by the way, can I get that in writing?!".
The memory wavered like a pensieve, switching to another time.
"I can't believe it!" Lily stuttered, slowly walking out of the charms room, she had gotten straight A's, and was top of the class. Especially in Charms. She took the class with the other advanced 5th year Gryffindors. Which didn't include Micky, or her other friends who hated charms.
"Hey Lily, why so glum?"Micky asked, running up to her from History of Magic.
"I can't believe it."Lily repeated, staring down at the parchment.
"What happened?"Micky asked. While everyone was rejoicing that summer was almost there, Lily was grieving, sure she loved school, but this?
"I- Professor Shardlman- It's horrible."Lily spoke through her broken words.
"Well yeah, I know he's horrible, but we all knew that."Micky said trying to cheer her up as they sat to their seats, when she sensed it hadn't helped she got serious. "What's wrong?"
"I failed my Charms test."Lily sulked into her arms, which were folded against the table.
"Oh really, it just so happens I have a slip of paper you wrote on at the beginning of the year, stating that if you failed a charms test that it would mean Ja-"Micky started with a smile.
"Micky. He does not. Now drop it."Lily said, standing up to leave.
The memory once again shifted.
"Morning James."Lily said, with a sweet smile, as she crawled out of his bed, to get her books.
"Lily, how long have you been in my bed?"James gasped, fearing it.
"I don't know the approximate time. But since last night, when we were all studying."She told him standing up holding her books. "I'm glad you are better. Good luck on the Potions exam."
"You too."James said as she started walking out of the room.
"Wake up Sirius."Lily yelled as she walked out of the room. "Oh Hi Remus, Peter."
"Where are you going?"Sirius asked her sitting up.
"Well, I was planning on going to my dorm, then going to the prefect's bathroom to take a shower and get ready for the day."Replied Lily cautiously.
"Oh! Oh! Can I come!?!"Sirius asked her with a yawn.
"Sure Sirius."She laughed. "Go back to sleep."
"Where were you last night, and why-"Micky started as Lily walked down the boys stairway. "And you say you can't get a guy!"
"Funny Micky. I was in there studying last night and I just woke up in James bed."Lily yawned holding all her books.
"Wait, didn't James come back last night? I saw him go into his dorm while I was studying with Andrea." Micky said, a smile playing her lips.
"Yes, Micky. Don't get any Idea's. I was already asleep when he came in, and it was dark. You're the only one of us who thinks he is deified."Lily said grabbing her clothes in her dorm then stuffing them in her book bag.
"Not true!"Micky yelled after her, as she walked away laughing.
Once again it got blurry, before it went to another time.
"Lily, may I have this dance?"James asked standing up, reaching his hand down to Lily. It was the Halloween ball, and instead of going with anyone Lily decided to tag along with Micky and her date. It just so happened Micky was going with Remus Lupin, James Potter's best friend.
"Sure."Lily replied laughing, disbelieving of how formal he was.
The two waltzed around to the slow song, exchanging various chitchat.
"Lily, there's something I need to tell you."James said slowly, looking a light shade of green.
"You can tell me anything, James. Were pretty close friends. What is it?"Lily asked him, worried he was going to tell her something hideous.
"Lily, I erm, I think, no I think I know. Yeah. I'll start over."He said mumbling slightly; Lily looked at him oddly as if worried for him. "Lily, I love you."
Lily looked at him, blinked a few times. She then collapsed right into his arms, everyone looked to them. Madam Desander, the nurse, came right away. Lily was lifted off to the hospital wing.
The Memory went black, and everything was swirling around, she heard a low buzzing, of people talking all at once.
*
"Lily, are you all right? Can you hear me?" Micky's voice asked, sounding concerned.
"She obviously can't hear you, you nitwit."Was Sirius' reply.
"All right, you aren't helping, so if you are going to bicker then leave."Madam Desander's voice told them sternly.
"Lily, are you okay? Can you hear me?"Micky asked concerned. "We're all worried about you; you just collapsed on the dance floor. And after you got here, James seemed to have disappeared."
"No wonder."Sirius said sarcastically.
Lily could hear their voices, they were so close, it was like a memory, only she couldn't see them.
"Lily, Sirius and Remus are leaving now. I'll stay with you tonight. They are going to search for James."Micky said.
Some time passed noiselessly. Lily must have fallen asleep or something. The next thing she heard was Micky talking with two people.
"Okay, are you sure you are okay with her?"Micky asked.
"Yes, I am sure."An irritated James replied. Obviously having been asked that a lot.
"Okay. If I hear you killed her you will be sorry."Micky threatened.
"Why would I kill her?"James asked her, annoyed with all the questions arising.
"Well you obviously did something to make her collapse last night. So you never know what you'll do next."Micky said with a yawn. "Just be careful."
"I will."James said, footsteps were heard.
"Okay. Thanks for taking over."Micky said, then a door shut.
"Lily, I'm really sorry I made you faint. But you need to come out of it."James said, sounding more concerned. It was like she wasn't there, just a blind man watching over it.
A while passed, and Lily's mind went blank, until a while later.
Slowly something stirred in the dark infirmary room. The body on a bed in the far corner sat up yawning.
"Ow, my head hurts."Lily said rubbing the back of her head with a hand.
"Huh?"The person next to her said with a grunt as he turned to face the other way in his chair.
"James, what are you doing here?"Lily asked looking at James as he stirred on the chair.
"Huh?"He repeated as he yawned, before noticing Lily and embracing her in a hug. "Lily! You're all right!"
"Um..."Lily said to him not getting it, and not being able to get out of his death grip. "Why am I here?"
"You don't remember?"He asked as he sat back down in the chair.
"I remember you asked me to dance, then I said sure. We danced around the room, and then-"She said stopping and looked at him through the dimly lit room. "Then you said you loved me."
"Yeah. And then you fainted. You've been here for two days."He told her looking into his lap. "Micky stayed with you the first day. But then she got tired and didn't want to miss exams. The teachers agreed to let you take yours as soon as you get out, since you've been in here for two days."
"Thanks, James."Lily said looking at him.
"It's no problem. And with all the guilt Sirius and the guys are piling on me it's much nicer here."He said, Lily laughed. "But then again, Micky is always in my dorm, and every time I tried to go to get anything she pretends to be asleep in my bed, so I have no other choice but here, or the common room."
"I'm sorry."Lily said, genuinely sorry for causing his misfortune.
"It's okay. I shouldn't have just said it to you like that though. I had no right to, and-"James started naming reasons. "I didn't even go with you; I went with Kathryn, from Hufflepuff.
"James,"Lily paused; he seemed to keep going.
"...You weren't expecting it, I had just asked you to dance."James went on.
"I love you too."She said, her voice wasn't as confident as usual, yet it didn't lack her confidence completely.
"I should have just danced with Kathryn, now she's spread-"James said freezing, he looked at her. "Did you just say-"
"Yes, James. I did."Lily said regaining confidence with a laugh.
"I can't believe this!" He said, sounding like a little kid at Christmas. "Your so- I love you so much."
"Yeah, I know." Lily said with a laugh as he embraced her in a tight hug. She hugged back smiling. "I love you too."