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Disclaimer: I don't own J.K. Rowling's characters and you know which ones are mine.
Lily stared shocked at the fire, fear written over her face. She saw that person in her mind again. If it could be called a person. The white face, the small, red eyes. It had to mean something. This time she heard something new in her nightmare. It was a strangled cry of a man, a man that was urging her and the baby to run. She was so involved in her thoughts that he didn't hear someone approach her from behind.
"Lily?" a hesitant voice asked.
Lily turned around. She saw James Potter standing behind her, wringing his hands nervously. Lily just stared at him, almost defiantly.
"Errr...are you alright and everything."
Lily looked at James closely. He looked sincere. Maybe if she talked about her nightmare, it would help get it out of her head and help her get it out of her dreams. Besides, he already knew she was having them.
"I'm having those same nightmares again..." Lily started.
James listened closely, but every word that she said, he becme more frightened. This isn't a coincidence he thought. He wondered f he should tell her about his dreams. But Lily looked so scared so James decided not to trouble her with it.
"....and then it all ended again with that green flash that I told you about before..." Lily's voice was shaking greatly now and she broke down, the nightmare obviously livid in her mind. She looked down at her hands, but Jmaes knew she was crying because her shoulders were shaking tremendously. He never saw a girl cry like this before. Panicked, he wondered what he could do. But almost by instinct, he walked to sit next to Lily and wrapped his hands around her shoulders. He could feel the heat coming from her and just by being this close to her, he felt a little lightheaded.
Lily cried into his shoulder, letting out everything, from Petunia to the nightmare to her parents, the ones she loved most in the world. When her tears started to subside, she looked up at James, who was looking right down at her. She saw the same confusion as that day when they kissed, but she recognized the other thing as being love. Not the love her parents had, but a different kind. Lily started to get up dizzily. No this couldn't be. It wasn't true. She was in love with Sirius. It must be her imagination.
A door slammed and Kate walked into the common room from the Gryffindor entrance. She looked flushed and her hair and make up were a little messed up. She sighed blissfully until she saw James and Lily. They both looked frightened and confused. Lily had tear stains on her face.
"What's going on?" Kate asked.
Lily looked up, her eyes scared. She walked past Kate and up the stairs to her room. She glared at James. It looked a little forced and then she pranced into her room. James shook his head slowly and made his way up to his room, shoulders slumped.
Kate thought, could something be going on? They would be perfect for each other. But then again, Lily has Sirius. But then Remus drifted in Kate's mind and all thoughts of James and Lily flew out of her head.
Lily laid in her bed. How could James do this? Comfort her, make her like him when she was going out with Sirius. He should of left her alone. Lily tried to think of Sirius, but she couldn't. She had to hate Potter and that was all there was to it. Somehow, however, she felt better after James had hugged her that night. She had a dreamless sleep.
James looked at Sirius, whose bed was next to his. Sirius looked so happy. Because he had Lily. It was alright to hug a friend, but James almost kissed Lily when he saw the sad look on her face. James had to toughen up. He couldn't take his best friend's girlfriend. He felt a pang of sadness. He knew right then at the fire that he liked Lily as much more than a friend. This was the way it would just hafta be. Especially after James saw with that glare that Lily still thought of him as the enemy. He was still planning on using the truth telling potion though. By no means could he waste it. He knew who he shouldn't try it out on, but he decided to all the same.
The next day at breakfast, Lily walked in, gave Sirius her brightest smile and sat down. It looked like James was already over her. He looked excited. Her smile dropped a watt and she stared at her oatmeal. She kept up some conversation with Sirius and glanced at James. His eyes looked sad, but he was glancing at her curiously. Lily shrugged and picked up her orange juice. She rose it to her lips drank.
The hall was filled with Lily's voice. James listened intently, even though he felt guilty.
"My parents are dead. My sister hates me because she says I killed them. It's my fault because if I weren't a witch, Voldemort wouldn't have killed them. I have a boyfriend named Sirius, but I like him more as a friend. He's really sweet and nice, but in a friend way. I think Maddie likes him. I like...
Dumbledore found the right spell and shot it at Lily just then. It was good thing because he knew what was coming. That was close, he thought. He still had the notebook of Lily versus James. Lily was ahead one point but with that potion, they were tied. It would of been a disaster if Lily uttered what she was about to say. Dumbledore looked at Sirius. Just as he thought. Sirius looked relieved. He glanced at James. James looked confused, happy, curious, and sympathetic all at once. Dumbledore looked at Lily. Maddie was talking to her and she was growing more and more furious.
"JAMES POTTER!!!!!!" Lily screeched, "It was you!"
Lily looked at James, her eyes slanted in rage. He embarrassed her in front of the entire school and all he looked was sheepish. Maddie filled her in of how Sirius told her about the potion James used. She yanked the collar of his robe and pulled him out of the hall and into an unused classroom.
"How could you?" she raged.
"I-I," said James stammering, "Now I can't believe I did. I don't even really remember deciding to do it."
"What were you, pocessed then?" Lily said sarcastically.
"Yea, that's about right," James muttered, "I'm really sorry."
"Yea, don't worry about it," Lily said. James looked up gratefully. "And don't worry about ever talking to me again."
Lily went straight up to the common room and Sirius had his back turned to her, facing the fire.
"Hey," said Lily, awkwardly.
Sirius turned. He saw her nervous face. "Hey."
"I'm really sorry about..."
Sirius cut her off, "It's okay. I think we would make better friends too."
Lily looked relieved. She hugged Sirius. Everything was going to be alright.
James shuffled his feet up to the common room. Sirius and Lily weren't going out anymore, but he ruined all chances of going out with Lily. He know realized what a mistake the potion was. It wasn't any harmless prank. James had hurt Lily.
That night Kate talked to Maddie and Lily about how things were going with Remus.
"I think I love him."
Kate eyes were shining and Lily and Maddie could tell she was serious. They giggled with her and pretended to have fun.
Maddie couldn't get her mind off Sirius. His cute, rugged looks, his floppy black hair, his twinkling eyes, his lopsided, michevious smile... But he didn't want her. He made that obvious when he went out with Lily. And then Lily had to announce that Maddie liked him to the whole hall....
And Lily couldn't get her mind off James no matter how hard she tried to. She had already forgiven James for that stupid potion, but she just couldn't tell him. Things would just have to stay the way they were...
A/N How'd you like it? Please, Please Review. Even if its short, I'd REALLY appreciate.
Disclaimer: I don't own J.K. Rowling's characters and you know which ones are mine.
Lily stared shocked at the fire, fear written over her face. She saw that person in her mind again. If it could be called a person. The white face, the small, red eyes. It had to mean something. This time she heard something new in her nightmare. It was a strangled cry of a man, a man that was urging her and the baby to run. She was so involved in her thoughts that he didn't hear someone approach her from behind.
"Lily?" a hesitant voice asked.
Lily turned around. She saw James Potter standing behind her, wringing his hands nervously. Lily just stared at him, almost defiantly.
"Errr...are you alright and everything."
Lily looked at James closely. He looked sincere. Maybe if she talked about her nightmare, it would help get it out of her head and help her get it out of her dreams. Besides, he already knew she was having them.
"I'm having those same nightmares again..." Lily started.
James listened closely, but every word that she said, he becme more frightened. This isn't a coincidence he thought. He wondered f he should tell her about his dreams. But Lily looked so scared so James decided not to trouble her with it.
"....and then it all ended again with that green flash that I told you about before..." Lily's voice was shaking greatly now and she broke down, the nightmare obviously livid in her mind. She looked down at her hands, but Jmaes knew she was crying because her shoulders were shaking tremendously. He never saw a girl cry like this before. Panicked, he wondered what he could do. But almost by instinct, he walked to sit next to Lily and wrapped his hands around her shoulders. He could feel the heat coming from her and just by being this close to her, he felt a little lightheaded.
Lily cried into his shoulder, letting out everything, from Petunia to the nightmare to her parents, the ones she loved most in the world. When her tears started to subside, she looked up at James, who was looking right down at her. She saw the same confusion as that day when they kissed, but she recognized the other thing as being love. Not the love her parents had, but a different kind. Lily started to get up dizzily. No this couldn't be. It wasn't true. She was in love with Sirius. It must be her imagination.
A door slammed and Kate walked into the common room from the Gryffindor entrance. She looked flushed and her hair and make up were a little messed up. She sighed blissfully until she saw James and Lily. They both looked frightened and confused. Lily had tear stains on her face.
"What's going on?" Kate asked.
Lily looked up, her eyes scared. She walked past Kate and up the stairs to her room. She glared at James. It looked a little forced and then she pranced into her room. James shook his head slowly and made his way up to his room, shoulders slumped.
Kate thought, could something be going on? They would be perfect for each other. But then again, Lily has Sirius. But then Remus drifted in Kate's mind and all thoughts of James and Lily flew out of her head.
Lily laid in her bed. How could James do this? Comfort her, make her like him when she was going out with Sirius. He should of left her alone. Lily tried to think of Sirius, but she couldn't. She had to hate Potter and that was all there was to it. Somehow, however, she felt better after James had hugged her that night. She had a dreamless sleep.
James looked at Sirius, whose bed was next to his. Sirius looked so happy. Because he had Lily. It was alright to hug a friend, but James almost kissed Lily when he saw the sad look on her face. James had to toughen up. He couldn't take his best friend's girlfriend. He felt a pang of sadness. He knew right then at the fire that he liked Lily as much more than a friend. This was the way it would just hafta be. Especially after James saw with that glare that Lily still thought of him as the enemy. He was still planning on using the truth telling potion though. By no means could he waste it. He knew who he shouldn't try it out on, but he decided to all the same.
The next day at breakfast, Lily walked in, gave Sirius her brightest smile and sat down. It looked like James was already over her. He looked excited. Her smile dropped a watt and she stared at her oatmeal. She kept up some conversation with Sirius and glanced at James. His eyes looked sad, but he was glancing at her curiously. Lily shrugged and picked up her orange juice. She rose it to her lips drank.
The hall was filled with Lily's voice. James listened intently, even though he felt guilty.
"My parents are dead. My sister hates me because she says I killed them. It's my fault because if I weren't a witch, Voldemort wouldn't have killed them. I have a boyfriend named Sirius, but I like him more as a friend. He's really sweet and nice, but in a friend way. I think Maddie likes him. I like...
Dumbledore found the right spell and shot it at Lily just then. It was good thing because he knew what was coming. That was close, he thought. He still had the notebook of Lily versus James. Lily was ahead one point but with that potion, they were tied. It would of been a disaster if Lily uttered what she was about to say. Dumbledore looked at Sirius. Just as he thought. Sirius looked relieved. He glanced at James. James looked confused, happy, curious, and sympathetic all at once. Dumbledore looked at Lily. Maddie was talking to her and she was growing more and more furious.
"JAMES POTTER!!!!!!" Lily screeched, "It was you!"
Lily looked at James, her eyes slanted in rage. He embarrassed her in front of the entire school and all he looked was sheepish. Maddie filled her in of how Sirius told her about the potion James used. She yanked the collar of his robe and pulled him out of the hall and into an unused classroom.
"How could you?" she raged.
"I-I," said James stammering, "Now I can't believe I did. I don't even really remember deciding to do it."
"What were you, pocessed then?" Lily said sarcastically.
"Yea, that's about right," James muttered, "I'm really sorry."
"Yea, don't worry about it," Lily said. James looked up gratefully. "And don't worry about ever talking to me again."
Lily went straight up to the common room and Sirius had his back turned to her, facing the fire.
"Hey," said Lily, awkwardly.
Sirius turned. He saw her nervous face. "Hey."
"I'm really sorry about..."
Sirius cut her off, "It's okay. I think we would make better friends too."
Lily looked relieved. She hugged Sirius. Everything was going to be alright.
James shuffled his feet up to the common room. Sirius and Lily weren't going out anymore, but he ruined all chances of going out with Lily. He know realized what a mistake the potion was. It wasn't any harmless prank. James had hurt Lily.
That night Kate talked to Maddie and Lily about how things were going with Remus.
"I think I love him."
Kate eyes were shining and Lily and Maddie could tell she was serious. They giggled with her and pretended to have fun.
Maddie couldn't get her mind off Sirius. His cute, rugged looks, his floppy black hair, his twinkling eyes, his lopsided, michevious smile... But he didn't want her. He made that obvious when he went out with Lily. And then Lily had to announce that Maddie liked him to the whole hall....
And Lily couldn't get her mind off James no matter how hard she tried to. She had already forgiven James for that stupid potion, but she just couldn't tell him. Things would just have to stay the way they were...
A/N How'd you like it? Please, Please Review. Even if its short, I'd REALLY appreciate.
