Friends Forever (7)


Here's chapter 7, at last, sorry about the wait, been busy. Here it is, enjoy!


"MUM!!!" screamed Mary, kneeling down beside her mother's limp body and
breaking into tears.
"Oh my God!" gasped Siobhan, clutching her heart before sinking to the floor in a
dead faint. Whilst the boys (except James) nursed Siobhan, Lily sat down by her dead
friend, trying to convince herself that everything was going to be all right. It didn't
work. James was staring; transfixed at two of the people who were very special to
him. The tension in the house was unbearable. I've got to get out of here! He thought
to himself, and before the others had realised what he was doing he had run out of the
house, feeling very sick and dizzy. He fainted before he had even got to the end of the
drive.

However, James didn't just pass out. He nearly died. His drink, which he had had at
breakfast had been poisoned, and it very nearly killed him. And when he did wake up
he got a very strange shock. James had expected to find himself still on his drive
when he regained consciousness, though when he opened his eyes he found himself in
the Hogwarts hospital wing. Lily, Peter and Remus were all sitting at his bedside.
"James! Oh, James! Thank God you've woken up!" cried Lily.
"How're you feeling, mate?" asked Remus, softly.
"Wh – where am I?" asked James, half blinded by the bright lights of the hospital
wing.
"Hogwarts, Mr Potter." It was Dumbledore; he had just walked in. "I'm very glad to
see that you are awake at last. Miss Chestnut, would you please go and inform your
friends that James is at last awake?" Lily nodded bravely, though James could still see
tears on her face.
"Yes sir." And she left to tell the others.
"How long have I been asleep?" asked James.
"Alas James, my dear boy, I have grave news. You have not been asleep, you have
been in a coma."
"A coma?!"
"Yes Mr Potter, a coma– "
"You nearly died, James!" Peter interrupted, almost in tears.
"Thank you, Mr Pettigrew,' said Dumbledore, his eyes twinkling. Peter blushed.
"I nearly died?" James asked, amazed. "How?"
"That is what I am going to tell you James," said Dumbledore "You see we think–"
"We?" interrupted James
"The teachers here, James," said Dumbledore, smiling.
"Oh."
"Anyway, as I was saying, we think that when you were at home, you must have been
poisoned. A killing poison was probably used, and it very nearly worked. However,
though there was sufficient poison to kill a grown man, you were merely rendered
unconscious. As for your mother and dear friend Nancy, they were killed by the
killing curse. It can kill any witch or wizard in an instant.
"Avada Kedavra,' James whispered, understanding in his voice. Dumbledore nodded
solemnly.
"Precisely. Lily informed me that she heard a bang, which was probably the spell,
though she also said that she heard no voice. This naturally means that the attacker,
whoever he or she was, must have used a simple quietening spell, which allows a
person to perform spells silently. Allow me to demonstrate." Dumbledore pulled out
his wand and pointed it at his throat. "Silentium facio!" He then pointed his wand at a
vase, said something, and suddenly; the vase flew through the air and into
Dumbledore's outstretched hand. He then pointed his wand at his throat again and
said something else; he could then speak normally again.
"What about the broomstick, sir?" asked Remus.
"Well Mr Lupin," said Dumbledore "The person who is after James must have sent
that broom."
"Sir?" said James weakly "Since I poured out my drink, how could this person
manage to poison it?"
"He must have been outside, James, and as you walked to the table he must have used
the silencing spell and then cast a poisoning spell on your drink," answered
Dumbledore.
"Who's after me?" asked James, weakly
"We don't know James, we don't know," said Dumbledore.
"Why is someone after me?"
"I'm afraid," replied Dumbledore "That I cannot tell you that information yet." James
nodded, not bothering to argue about it. Just then the others came in.
"James!" cried Siobhan "Oh James! Thank heavens you're awake!"
"We thought we'd lost you!" said Kelly.
"We lost Nancy," said James, sadly. The hospital went quiet.
"That wasn't your fault, James," said Sirius, quietly.
"Yes it was, I should have been there, this person should have killed me instead."
"James, don't say that!" cried Peter.
"James it wasn't your fault! How could you of know that someone was after you!"
said Lily
"Is after me, Lily, is," said James "The broomstick was a good clue."
"You didn't know they would come to your house though," said Siobhan. James
thought about this for a minute, and then he remembered something…
"Mary!" he suddenly said, sitting up (even though it was very painful) "Where's
Mary? And Dad! Where's Dad?" Dumbledore sighed.
"James, your sister, Mary, is at the moment in the Gryffindor common room – "
"Why?" James interrupted again "Why isn't she with Dad?"
"Your Father," replied Dumbledore. "Is not with us at the moment, he is away on
business, we have sent him the news, asking him to come as soon as possible."
"Can I see Mary?" James asked; Dumbledore nodded at Sirius. Sirius stood up and
walked out of the hospital wing straight away to fetch Mary.

"James!" cried Mary, when she came in. "I thought I'd lost you too!"
"Not quite," said James.
"Where's Dad?"
"Work, the news is heading his way."
"I hope he'll come."
"Me too." Suddenly an owl flew in and dropped a letter onto James' lap. He held it up
and looked at it suspiciously.
"What is it James?" Lily asked him.
"I dunno, I do recognise this handwriting though on the address, do you Mary?"
"Yeah, l vaguely recognise it."
"Read it, J," said Sirius. James opened it and read it.

James,
How are you? Sorry to hear about the accident with your mother and dear
friend. I have some good and bad news, the good news is your father know about your
mother and is safe, the bad news is that I am holding him hostage, and the wonderful
Lord Voldemort is here also, you know what we want, so give it up, and it will save a
lot of hassle, hope to see you soon.

C.M.P.


The entire colour from James' face literally disappeared.
"James, what is it?" asked Remus. James handed the letter to Mary, she read it, and
fainted.
"Mary!" said Lily, she and the others all helped her.
"C.M.P," said James "Christopher Matthew Potter."
"Who?" said Kelly.
"My uncle…"

Da end, Ha! I'd like to dedicate this chapter to, Lizzy (Lizzy/Tygrestick) Nadia
(Gumdrop) Hallie (Hallie_U), Topaz, Sabrina, Andy (Sirius) and Maria (Mina),
who I talk to on the net frequently (Except Andy, cuz he's my brother). Read all of
these people's fics! Andy just shouted, 'Especially BTTF!' LoL. Don't forget to
review! ?