chapter 8.
After Lily and James had finished seconds of their pot roast (the plates and goblets refilled themselves) Professor Dumbledore appeared in the infirmary.
Lily put her plate on the table and James followed suit. Dumbledore smiled.
"Hello Miss Evans, Mr. Potter. Fancy meeting you here."
"Mm-hmm," Lily nodded. James said nothing, unmoving, just sat where he was.
"I suppose you are wondering why I amd recieving you."
*That's for sure* James thought.
"Something--funny happened last night. Would you care to elaborate?" He looked at James over the top of his crescent moon glasses.
James realized what the headmaster was talking about. But he wasn't positive; it could be one of two things.
"Uh, I don't really remember what happened. I just remember falling asleep." He hoped that this was what Dumbledore was looking for.
"Hmmm, that changes everything. I was also wondering: do you remember what happened at the library that night?"
James went stiff. Could Dumbledore see anywhere and everywhere in the school?
"No, sir, I don't know."
"Then I will tell you. Last night, two students were seen in the Library."
*It couldn't be us* James thought *we were there long before the night.*
"Um, Professor, who were those two students?" Lily asked. James thought she could read his mind.
"Oh, quite sorry. The students were Katrina Bell and Sirius Black."
"What?!" James and Lily both exclaimed. The two mentioned were in their year.
"Yes. But they didn't go there willingly. It seems that they were acting under the Imperius Curse."
"No way! That's illegal, though," James said.
"That's true, James, but some people will do anything to get something done. Katrina and Sirius were found there this morning heavilly bruised and stuffed into the bottom row of a bookshelf."
"That is so cruel!" Lily cried. Her eyes had started to water.
"I agree, Miss Evans. In fact, Miss Bell and Mr. Black are in this very room. In those two beds."
"We didn't even see them come in," James said, unconvinced.
"We were sleeping," Lily exclaimed.
"True," Dumbledore nodded.
James believed him now. But why would anybody do that? He spoke his last thought.
"We do not know. I do not know who did it either."
They sat for a few minutes in silence.
"Well, I must leave. Will you accompany me, Miss Evans?" Dumbledore stood.
"Um, no, Professor. I think I'll stay with James a while longer."
"Very well. Good bye." Dumbledore disappeared through the doorway.
James looked at Lily. They stared at each other for a few seconds.
Finally, Lily said, "I'm gonna go see if Kat and Sirius are really there. That is so weird, though. Sirius was all normal last night before we went to bed..." She walked over to where Dumbledore had pointed.
"Lil?" James heard faintly.
"Sirius, you're alive!" James could see Lily bending down to hug Sirius. When had they gotten this close?
"Yeah, Lil. How's Kat?" Sirius asked quietly.
"I don't know. Let's see." She walked around Sirius's bed and sat on the other bed. "Kat? You awake?"
"Hi Lil."
Lily squealed. "Kat, you are awake! What happened last night?"
"It's a long story."
"I've got time."
"Okay."
"But I've got one request."
"What?" Sirius asked.
"Could you talk kinda loud? James is over there and he wants to hear, too."
"James? Jamsie-boy, how are ya!"
James insides was twisiting inside him. Sirius HAD changed!
"I'm good, Sirius. You?"
"Great, considering the circumstances." The three on the other side of the room laughed.
James grinned. He definitely liked this Sirius better than the old Sirius.
"Well? What're you waiting for? Get on with the story!"
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A/N another chapter up. first day of spring break. review review review! if you have questions, email me or review with your ???s in it. and every1 know that i own none of the characters except for kat. what? it's been 8 chapters and you STILL didnt realize that? jeez, you're slower than i thought. =)
After Lily and James had finished seconds of their pot roast (the plates and goblets refilled themselves) Professor Dumbledore appeared in the infirmary.
Lily put her plate on the table and James followed suit. Dumbledore smiled.
"Hello Miss Evans, Mr. Potter. Fancy meeting you here."
"Mm-hmm," Lily nodded. James said nothing, unmoving, just sat where he was.
"I suppose you are wondering why I amd recieving you."
*That's for sure* James thought.
"Something--funny happened last night. Would you care to elaborate?" He looked at James over the top of his crescent moon glasses.
James realized what the headmaster was talking about. But he wasn't positive; it could be one of two things.
"Uh, I don't really remember what happened. I just remember falling asleep." He hoped that this was what Dumbledore was looking for.
"Hmmm, that changes everything. I was also wondering: do you remember what happened at the library that night?"
James went stiff. Could Dumbledore see anywhere and everywhere in the school?
"No, sir, I don't know."
"Then I will tell you. Last night, two students were seen in the Library."
*It couldn't be us* James thought *we were there long before the night.*
"Um, Professor, who were those two students?" Lily asked. James thought she could read his mind.
"Oh, quite sorry. The students were Katrina Bell and Sirius Black."
"What?!" James and Lily both exclaimed. The two mentioned were in their year.
"Yes. But they didn't go there willingly. It seems that they were acting under the Imperius Curse."
"No way! That's illegal, though," James said.
"That's true, James, but some people will do anything to get something done. Katrina and Sirius were found there this morning heavilly bruised and stuffed into the bottom row of a bookshelf."
"That is so cruel!" Lily cried. Her eyes had started to water.
"I agree, Miss Evans. In fact, Miss Bell and Mr. Black are in this very room. In those two beds."
"We didn't even see them come in," James said, unconvinced.
"We were sleeping," Lily exclaimed.
"True," Dumbledore nodded.
James believed him now. But why would anybody do that? He spoke his last thought.
"We do not know. I do not know who did it either."
They sat for a few minutes in silence.
"Well, I must leave. Will you accompany me, Miss Evans?" Dumbledore stood.
"Um, no, Professor. I think I'll stay with James a while longer."
"Very well. Good bye." Dumbledore disappeared through the doorway.
James looked at Lily. They stared at each other for a few seconds.
Finally, Lily said, "I'm gonna go see if Kat and Sirius are really there. That is so weird, though. Sirius was all normal last night before we went to bed..." She walked over to where Dumbledore had pointed.
"Lil?" James heard faintly.
"Sirius, you're alive!" James could see Lily bending down to hug Sirius. When had they gotten this close?
"Yeah, Lil. How's Kat?" Sirius asked quietly.
"I don't know. Let's see." She walked around Sirius's bed and sat on the other bed. "Kat? You awake?"
"Hi Lil."
Lily squealed. "Kat, you are awake! What happened last night?"
"It's a long story."
"I've got time."
"Okay."
"But I've got one request."
"What?" Sirius asked.
"Could you talk kinda loud? James is over there and he wants to hear, too."
"James? Jamsie-boy, how are ya!"
James insides was twisiting inside him. Sirius HAD changed!
"I'm good, Sirius. You?"
"Great, considering the circumstances." The three on the other side of the room laughed.
James grinned. He definitely liked this Sirius better than the old Sirius.
"Well? What're you waiting for? Get on with the story!"
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A/N another chapter up. first day of spring break. review review review! if you have questions, email me or review with your ???s in it. and every1 know that i own none of the characters except for kat. what? it's been 8 chapters and you STILL didnt realize that? jeez, you're slower than i thought. =)