The Moment Is Now
Hey all! Just want to say this is my first ever fanfiction story so please give me advice! I have most of the story planned out but if you have any idea please feel free to give it to me in a review, or email me at
Here are all the chapters yet to come, I have from chapter 2 part 2 to chapter 3 part two on this right now, so the next time I put a story it will be chapter 3 part 3 and most if not all of chapter 4..
THIS IS GOING TO BE A CROSSOVER FIC WITH 'LIFEHOUSE & SIRIUS LUVA' s FIC, "
Chapter one- Hogwarts – fun is optional unless your name is Sirius Black
Part one – Nightmares and colored kitties
Part two – Talking to the outsider
Part tree – Polka Dotted Norris and Sandy brown wolves
Chapter two- Gregory and Angelica Lukos – evil… or good?
Part one- the meeting
Part two- Remus' suspicion
Part three- get over it
Part four- John and Naomi Potter – James remembers
Chapter three- Truth – Do you swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth… hello?
Part one- Angry
Part two- Lukos and Lupin
Part three- Confrontation
Chapter four- Gifts and Greetings
Part one- Lily
Part two- the death
Part three- first mum… Gone…. Second mum…. goner
Chapter 3- Truth – do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Part 3 Confrontation
Lily remained silent while James laughed with Mali at one of Sirius' lame jokes. She had gotten very popular during the last few weeks but James and Sirius had taken her in as part of the group, so she stayed with them.
Jayson often teased Mali, and James would help him, then Mali and Sirius would fight back. The school got a kick out of these fights—The once 'great' Sirius Black was now the easily defeated by James 'the great' Potter and Jayson 'the great' Vespia. Sirius had lost his position and James liked to rub it in.
But nighttime was a different place in the Gryffindor area too. Sirius didn't tell James he had seen the scars… Personally it scared Sirius to death. He hadnt known James had been injured in the fire.
James no longer confided in Sirius to talk to at night… instead he just went to the common room and if lily was there—he'd talk. If not—he'd just keep it to himself.
This night was no different.
The small boy felt himself being pulled out of the wreckage as he regained consciousness. He struggled against the person he didn't know. He cried and cried for the pain to stop—for the men to let him go… the pain wouldn't stop… the men wouldn't stop…
He saw a man carrying his best friend away from the house. A large plank had fallen on him leaving a large gash on the back of his neck. James cried out. He was shaking horribly.
Suddenly James felt it—a stabbing pain in his back… He knew what it was but… it felt so real… like it wasn't part of the nightmare. The pain grew and grew… then he noticed the change of scenery… a funeral… his mom and dads funeral…
"…and may we never forget, John and Naomi Potter…"
James stared in horror at the caskets… the open caskets. He vowed to himself never to forget his parents…but do all he could to forget their funeral…
James slammed upward, tears running down his face. This time he didn't look to see if anyone was awake. He darted into the common room. Seeing no one there he sat in the far corner of the room and cried.
That had been the worst day of his life—he had forgotten it. Now it was fresh on his mind. A new horror to forget. The look of fear and pain on the parents he loved's faces.
He heard someone coming down the stairs and looked up. It was Sirius. He stood there staring at James for a second.
After the pause he raised a brow questioningly. "What is it?"
"D-do you remember y-your parents fu-funeral…?" Sirisu was stunned at that question for a minute. He and James had worked so hard to forget their parents funerals. Sirius now knew what the dream was though.
"No. I don't."
James buried his face in his hands and curled into a ball on the sofa.
"James—you really need some sleep. You've been waking up every night and barely getting two hours sleep!"
"I'm never g-going to sleep a-again."
Sirius sighed. He bit his lip slightly. What can I do? … hmm…I guess I'll tell him now…
"I saw the scars…"
"What?" James said looking up.
"The scars on your back. I saw them."
"…I was going to show you when you decided to show me the scar on your neck…"
Sirius nearly fell in surprise. Sirius had let his hair grow just enough to hide the scar on the back of his neck… how had he known?
"How did you know?"
"I saw you that night… when they were taking you away…"
Sirius hadnt known James had seen it. He hadnt known anything of how much worse James had it.
"What else did you see?"
"I-I saw them…" he stopped to regain his voice. "I saw them take out their bodies…" He said in a choked whisper. His eyes wide with pain.
He had seen them. He had seen the people removing their parents' bodies. Sirius had known that James had seen more than himself—but he hadnt known just how much. No wonder he is having such a hard time…
There was a small sniff from the corner of the room. Sirius looked over. James jumped up weakly, swaying slightly.
It was Lily. She was biting her lip and it looked like she had been crying. She ran over and hugged James.
She pulled away when James nearly fell over. He had a surprised and pained look on his face.
"I am so, so sorry." She said. He saw his own parents being pulled out of the house… dead…
He cleared his throat "I…" HE started. But just sat down again, burying his face in his hands. "Leave me alone… both of you… please."
Lily got the hint and started to walk away. Sirius was shocked. He had never ever told Sirius Black to leave him alone. Normally he wanted the company of others. Now he was shying away from them.
"No. I aint leaving. You need to get some sleep and if you don't sleep then I wont sleep." He said. He really thought that that would make James go to bed. He was wrong.
"Sirius you're an idiot… he wants to be alone so leave him alone!" Lily said after James just shrugged.
Then they heard a noise. Everything got quiet. James lifted his head and stood up. He looked upwards only to see a small creature with sharp teeth jumping down at his face…
Chapter 4-Gifts and Greetings
Part 1- Lily
Lily let out a scream as James reached up and caught the creature before it landed on his face. The small animal let out a scared cry and struggled. James held it still and patted its head, a small smile forming on his face.
"It's a Neylan!" He exclaimed, wiping the remains of the tears from his eyes with his free arm. The small thing calmed down at the tears on James' face.
"Boy cwy. Whoy?" the small creature said, sounding like a little girl just learning how to talk.
Lily and Sirius were watching curiously. James obviously knew what it was---and it made James forget the dream so Lily liked it.
"Excuse me but… WHAT is it?"
"A neylan!" James, seeing the confused look on Lily and Sirius' faces grabbed a book and opened it up.
"A neylan—a small squirrel like creature with claws that extract like a cat, teeth as sharp as knives, human hands and cat-like faces. Their eyes are large and able to see through lots of magically hidden things. They are able to speak english and numerous other languages, like troll, mermish, parseltongue, and others—from birth. They know the languages instinctively thought they don't always talk correctly when young. They have poison in their teeth but are relativly happy, friendly creatures. If a Neylan decides to become a pet it becomes one with its master and can feel and—if it wants—can see what its owner sees even when separated…"
James stopped as the small creature nuzzled James' chest.
"Looks like you have yourself a new pet."
Sirius said blandly.
James smiled at it. Lily came over and stroked it. It made a small giggling noise she suspected was like that of a cats purr.
The small creature looked back up at James.
"You sad… why you sad?"
James watched the creature as if not hearing it, then he spoke up, rather quietly.
"Nothing. Just some nightmares. Do you have a name?"
"No's… I do not have name…"
"Can I name you?"
"Yes, yes! p'ease name me's!"
Lily had to smile at the animals funny speech. Sirius walked over to it and stroked it.
James pondered names.
Lily peered at it. "Is it a girl?"
"Yeah…" James siad. A small smile spread over his face.
Lily raised a brow. "Got a name for her?"
"Yeah." It came out as a faint whisper. "Naomi."
Sirius nearly fell over. "Seriously?"
James nodded. HE smiled at the creature and stroked it. Lily didn't know about James' parents and had no idea what was going on.
"The little thing reminds me of her… My mom had a portrait of a Neylan on her wall… she loved them 'cause shed had one when she was little…"
"Your moms name was Naomi?" Lily asked
James nodded petting the creature. It grabbed playfully at James' nose like a small baby—which actually it was. A small baby neylan.
"Do you like that name?" James asked it. IT nodded vigirously but frowned.
"I tiwed…"
"Ok… lets go to bed then…" James told the small creature.
Sirius grinned. "That creature is going to be the start of moving on for James!" He said when James left the room. Lily nodded and smiled as she left.
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The next day, when Sirius woke up, James was sitting on his bed laughing at Naomi who was trying desparatly not to fall off of James' head.
"Issa fowest up hew!" She said in her squeaky voice. Jayson stirred.
"What the F word is that?"
"Watch your language in front of the little one!" James yelled pretending to be a parent.
"Oh no now James is going to be cradling that thing like a baby."
"Of course I am!"
"Good practise for when you and Mali decide to have a-,"
"WHAT?" Jayson said slamming upwards
"SIRIUS! ME AND MALI ARE JUST FRIENDS!"
"Ok… whatever… then how bout you and lily?"
"no! We are only friends!"
"Lily and Mali, two pretty girls that both want Jamsie… James it's going to be one of them I know it…"
"Siwius wite siw!" Naomi said "It wiw be one ov dem!" she said with a look that clearly said she would be laughing if she was able to. (Their kind cant laugh—almost like dogs…they don't laugh)
"Everyone's against me."
Jayson looked back at Naomi "Isnt that a Neylan?"
"Yeah"
"Where di you get it?" Jayson seemed vaguely impressed. He would have been totally impressed had he not been awoken so rudely by the creature's chatter.
"I found it last night!"
"Cool! Those things are hard to come by! Whats its name?"
"Naomi"
"Hey wasn't that your… nevermind."
James grinned and shook his head. Pathetic. He thought.
Naomi looked over at Sirius. "You s'ould weally tawk to somebone."
Sirius couldn't help but grin at how she put a B sound into someone.
"About what?" he siad. He and James both knew about what. Noami just nodded.
"Cmon lets go!" Jayson said after a few seconds silence.
In a few minutes they were down in the common room. Mali was up.
"Hey, Jayson, James, Sirius--- oh is that Naomi? Lily told me about her last night before she went to bed."
She walked over and patted the thing clutching to James' chest.
It clutched him harder.
"She's so pretty! She's got such a strange color…" Naomi was black but when it shone in the light the gleam was of rainbow colors. The things eyes were glittery with millions of different colors.
Naomi looked at Mali and jumped to her, playing with her hair.
"You's hair bettew to pway wif…" she said as she began to braid a few pieces of hair.
"Typical girl." James said. Sirius and him broke down in laughter.
After naomi had braided that hair she spotted lily coming down—her hair was a mess.
Naomi's eyes lit up at the chance to do more hair. James grabbed Naomi.
"Lily go brush your hair right now." He said as he clutched the struggling Naomi.
"Ummm ok…" She said as she went back upstairs.
"Why's you do dat?"
She asked with a sad expression on.
"Don't do that… I just didn't want you to play with more hair."
"Otay den… I wont…"
She said . She hopped onto his shoulder and nuzzled the side of his face.
"Ok, then. Breakfast anyone?"
Lily came down as Jayson, Sirius, and Mali said yes.
"Why did I just brush my hair?"
"Well—first off it should be done everyday anyway—second off I didn't want Naomi runnign over and playing with it."
Lily raised a brow. "ok… whatever…"
Then they headed down to breakfast.
Naomi sat on James' shoulder, occasionally grabbing some food from his plate and eating it.
"Deas good… wassis?" She asked pointing to the mashed potatoes.
"that's mashed potatoes."
"Wassis?" She said pointing to a piece of cheese someone was grabbing to eat.
"Cheese."
"ewww cheese icky."
James raised a brow.
Lily picked up naomi ignoring James' angry statement, and sat Naomi on her lap.
"Naomi, this is Jaali. He is new to this school and he had some questions about Neylan's…. will you be so kind as to talk to him?"
"Suwe!"
"Er…" The boy, Jaali, started "Can you see into the future? I read about Neylan's and heard that they can…"
"Yah." Naomi said. James jaw dropped. He hadnt known that. Sirius sniggered.
"I guess I'm right Jamsie!"
James shushed him and continued to listen.
"umm… how strong are your powers? Like what are you able to do?"
"Me's can fight bad guy and – well I might nots be able to win but I couwd huwt him."
"Bad guy?" Jaali asked.
"Vowdiemowt" she said simply.
James grabbed Naomi from Lily and held her close to him.
"Don't steal, Lily. It isnt nice."
Naomi broke into small screeches which were her substitute for laughter.
"What?" He asked Naomi
"You steaw! You and Siwius steaw candy fwom--," James covered her mouth and hissed into her ear 'Now, don't go saying that aloud alright?'
Lily broke into laughter and Mali soon joined in.
"Hey! I have an idea." Sirius said.
"What?" Peter asked.
"How about we go and try to get the slytherin password."
James shrugged. "Ok."
Remus raised a brow. "Why not something better?"
"We do sometin betta when we get da passwowd." Naomi said, sticking out her tongue at Remus. Remus stuck his back out at it. Naomi hid behind James' head. She was afraid of werewolves.
"Well, the thing was right!"
"Thing?" James said, annoyedly.
"uuuh errrr… she was right." He said—he had been avoiding saying the name. Noone – not even James—understood why.
"I have a idear!" James smiled. Naomi was fitting in as more than a pet—a key tool in mischeif making—a real marauder.
"Ok, spill it." Jayson said.
" Jamie an' Lily an' Mali go's in invisdabilidy cwoak and fowwow swytherin to 'ear passwowd… whiwe Awl you's pwepawe pwank!" Sirisu was about to object when he caught the plan.
"ooohhh, Ok! I like your style! Ok. Lets go. Right now. Lil, James, Mali you guys go get the-," he sniggered " 'invisdabilidy' cloak while we go stir up a plan!"
James got it. He sighed. "Fine. Come on…"
Lily and Mali got up and followed him out of the great hall, Naomi scampering after them, like a cat.
James went in silence into the dorm and bringing back out the silvery material of the cloak.
"Whats wrong?" Lily asked
"Nothing." He said gruffly. Naomi let out a squeak.
"He mad 'cos Siwius twy to find out who Jamie wike and he tink it one's of yous two! So we twy to get Jamie a giwlfwiend! And me hewp!" it tugged on the bottom of Lily's robes looking up at her with something unreadable in her eyes.
Lily grinned and picked up Naomi, cradling her in her arms.
James muttered 'Ohhhh Lordie.' Under his breath and sighed.
"I wont ask." Mali said. She looked at James then continued forward
They put on the invincability cloak in silence and headed out the door. James refused to speak.
"Jamie?" Naomi squeaked. She never called him James. Only silly nicknames she thinks up.
"Call me James or I'll start calling you Pudgy McSnortus Portus."
Lily and Mali broke into fits of giggles. Naomi wacked James on the side of the face, Lily on the head, and hit Mali on the forehead.
"Ow!" Lily let out a sharp cry. James quickly slamemd his hand over Lily's mouth and dragged her away quickly as Mrs. Norris stared at where the noise came from.
They turned the corner and James released Lily.
"I couldn't breath!"
"Lily, if James hadnt done that we would've gotten caught!" Mali said. "Don't make so much noise!"
"I wasn't breathing anyway—Naomi can that cat see through invincability cloaks?" James said
"No. I can. But awl she do's is sense somebone in the awea."
"Ok. Cmon." He said heading after a slytherin who decided to walk by right then.
They walked along behidn the boy for awhile. Soon the boy stopped.
He was meeting with two toher boys.
James looked to Mali then Lily—all deciding to stay and listen. They looked back at them.
"Yeah, I saw them… all of them go to their common room."
Lily looked at James but he was still focused intently on them, a look of shock on his face.
"We need to tell master about that Neylan—that thing is a major problem." Lily noticed James grip on the small creature tighten.
"Yeah. Did you get the common room password?"
"Yeah. C'mon lets go."
The boys walked away. James looked at Naomi in his arms. She had her ears back against her head and looked scared.
"Jamie in twouble… Jamie in big biiiiig twouble…"
Part 2- the death
"W-what? What do you mean Naomi?" Lily asked it. James just stared down at it.
"Dey tew Vowdiemowt what Jamie weaknesses awe—dey want to kiw Jamie."
Mali was about to say something but James threw his hand over her mouth like he did with Lily. She then noticed Mrs. Norris followed by filch making their way in.
When the danger had passed and Filch left with Mrs. Norris James looked into Naomi's big eyes.
"Nonsense Naomi… why would Voldemort want to kill me?"
Lily shuddered when he said the name.
"Yous wiw be—,"
"If it has somthign to do with the future your not supposed to tell me!"
"But it 'as alweady been stated by a pwophet in a book. You can find it out youwsewf…"
"Ok fine tell me."
"You wiw be da fadder of da boy who bwing Vowdiemowts downfawl."
James raised a brow. "Right. Load of bull. Stop it Naomi. I bet a lot if I go look in a book for something like that stated by a prophet--,"
He stopped. Naomi turned her head and put out her small hand
"Accio book." She said in a small voice.
A book came hurtling from the other side of James, smacking agaisnt his head,
"Ow!"
"Jamie open to page t'wee t'irty."
James—who was still rubbing his head—didn't move. So Mali reached down and turned to page three thirty.
What she saw didn't please her in the slightest.
"I sowwy Mawi… you wewent apposed to see dat."
Naomi raised her small hand about to erase her memory but decided not to. She just whispered in her ear something.
"Where'd this book come from?"
James shook his head and took the book. "I don't believe you. It's a stupid vision thingy. A prophecy! It probably wont come true."
"Wha'evew you say Jamie."
"C'mon lets go this place gives me the creeps…"
They went straight back to the Common room. Remus Peter Jayson Sirius Rigel Channel Dani and Beth, who had been in the hospital wing for three days because of a stupid Sirius stunt, were sitting.
They pulled of the cloak. James walked right through towards the dorm. Naomi jumped off onto Dani's head and watched James walk up to his dorm and slam the door.
"WHERE DID JAMES GET A NEYLAN?" Dani yelled totally obsorbed in how cute the little thing was. She hugged it and played with it.
"He found it." Sirius siad then looked to Lily "What happened?"
"Naomi said something about Voldemort wanting to kill James… and then James saying that its bull shit and getting mad at her."
Sirius froze and did nothing. He choked slightly and clambered over the couch, running into the dorm room with James.
"If its bull then why are they both acting so strange…?" Beth asked.
Channell looked to the small creature in Dani's lap. "Is that really true?"
The creature nodded sadly "But I no let Vowdie kiw him. He mean too much to me's and Siwius, and Lily, and Rigel and…"
She stopped. Dani listened closely. There was a lot of yelling going on in the dorm.
"Its not nice to eaves drop!" Lily said.
"Lil? Since when have we been perfect little angels?"
Lily shrugged and listened.
'JAMES YOU SAID IT YOURSELF! THAT IT WASN'T JUST A PLAIN FIRE!'
'SIRIUS I WAS WRONG! JUST DROP IT!'
'NO I WONT DROP IT!'
'WHY DO YOU CARE? YOU SEEM TO BE DOING FINE WITHOUT YOUR PARENTS'
silence. James came storming down the stares a few minutes later. He grabbed his cloak and walked out.
Sirius came down a few minutes later—not looking mad… looking relativly depressed.
"Siwius huwt Jamie." Naomi said simply. Sirius held up a single finger to show what he thought about that comment.
(A/N that is such a ME move… middle finger answers all!)
"Siwius weally huwt Jamie. He hate getting in fight wif yous."
"Then why'd he pick the fight."
"He mad at you. You huwt him mowe dan you tink."
"What did I do!?" Sirius exclaimed, frustrated. Lily understood what James was feeling—and what Sirius was feeling. She didn't know who to comfort.
"You do awot. You fowce him to tawk when he don't want to tawk, and wisten to him when he don't want to be wistened to. You fowced him to fight up dewe. HE twied to get away fwom it but you fowced him. Jamie sad. Jamie vewy sad."
The small creature's eyes had gone black. The color no longer shone.
"Jamie needs mes mowe dan you now. I sowwy. Bye bye." The small animal jumped to the window and clambered down. Lily peered out. James was sitting by the lake staring out into space.
Remus got up after whispering something to Peter.
"I have a question… For you Sirius…"
Sirius glanced up. "Whaddayou want?" He said quite bitterly.
"Erm… whats going on? What did James say about the fire?"
"It wasn't an ordinary fire. It was murder."
"Who did it then?"
"Probably Voldemort."
"But, Sirius, he wasn't even gaining power then!"
"I still think it was him. Him and his nasty followers."
"Alright lets just drop it." Dani said, fiddling with her blond hair.
Lily looked back out the window… James wasn't there anymore. Either was Naomi.
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"JAMIE! JAMIE! NOO JAMIE!" The small creature yelled. Small tears dropped down the side of her face.
James groaned. HE struggled to get back onto his feet. The cold red eyes were staring right at him, so coldly…
"Having fun, Potter?"
James glared at him. "What d'you want from me?" He said rubbing his back as he stood up.
"I want… you to die… just like your friend here…"
Voldemort raised his wand before James could see who was there 'CRUCIO!' he yelled. James felt as though millions of knives were cutting into him.
'Crucio! Crucio! Like that Potter?! Want some more? CRUCIO! I want you to suffer before I end your life! Crucio!"
James yelled in agony. The pain was so bad. He felt something trickling down his forhead. It trickled into his mouth. The bitter taste of blood filled his mouth.
Stop! James thought. He didn't know that Cruciatus could actually draw blood when used over nad over again… well its not like many had ever had this happen to them either.
James heard Naomi squeal loudly.
"let go of me! LET GO OF--," there was a large flash of white light. "—ME!"
James heard a small thud and a loud pop. He felt the soft hands of Naomi patting his cheek.
"Jamie? Jamie you's got to get's up! Get's up Jamie!"
James forced open his eyes. Cruciatus had, in fact, drawn blood… a lot of it… He looked across the room… Beth was lying there. She looked like she was in a deep sleep… she was dead.
"He got you's so many twimes wit' dat cuziatus dat it stawted to bweak open youw skin! Comm'on!"
James forced himself up after Naomi healed a few of the larger gashes.
"Where'd he go?" James asked, wondering where Voldemort had gone...
"I send him away's… I feew tiwed now."
James picked her up. "Do y-you know where we are?" He began to shiver from the cold of the place and the fact that one of his friends was dead—then he realized he had been shaking from the pain anyway.
A drop of blood fell from his face and stained Naomi's fur. She looked up at him.
"Yes… I wiw get us back.. Dust howd on…" she said. Wit ha loud pop James felt himself free-falling, then with a loud bang and a rather painful landing… he was back at hogwarts… in Dumbledore's office.
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"Oh my god! James!" James was on his back on the floor Lily ran over and pulled him up and hugged him.
James groaned and pushed her away.
"James? What happened? Where is Beth? She went went looking for you an hour ago!"
James felt a tear slide down his face as the fact settled in. She was dead. He opened his mouth to speak but no words came out. Dumbledore quickly walked over and helped him up.
"Come on James, we need to stop that bleeding…"
He led James away. Suddenly , after James and Dumbledore left the room, a man came flying out of the fireplace as though he had been in a large rush with floo powder. He jumped up and looked around frantically. Remus, who had been sitting by the window got up and walked to him.
"James is fine. He is on his way to the hospital wing now."
Greg released a breath. "I think I might have hurt Angelica…" He said thoughtfully as he glanced behind him at the fire.
Sirius stood up. All of James' and Beth's friends were sitting in there. He looked around. "So what happened to Beth…" He murmered to himself. Remus looked at the floor.
"Sirius—I think something bad happened…"
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PLEASE READ LIFEHOUSE AND SIRIUS LUVA's STORY OF THE MOON WHICH WILL SOON BE A CROSSOVER FIC WITH THIS! (it is about Sirius in the future and its connected to this story)
~~~LUV YALL! --- Hotpunk87