Chapter 6: Night Whispers
An hour later, James returned to the room he shared with the other Gryffindor 5th years. Peter was snoring loudly, but Remus and Sirius were obviously still awake.
"How did it go?" Sirius whispered. He had been waiting for the past hour to here what James had told Lily. Sirius had his doubts about how she would react to their extra-curricular activities. Lily was so…Lily.
"I told her everything." James said hesitantly.
"EVERYTHING???" Remus gasped.
"Well, she already knew about you Moony," James whispered defensively. "She's not stupid. She noticed a long time ago that you were always sick around the same time each month. She said she ruled out that you weren't secretly a girl, and so only one other option remained. I think she knew even before we did, and she hasn't blabbed in all these years, so I don't see why she'd start now."
"What about the…other part?" Sirius said, with a glance towards the sleeping form of Ben.
"She was naturally surprised about that bit. You know how it bothers her to not know something. However, she said she'd keep our secret, but only if…" James paused.
"If *WHAT*?" Sirius and Remus whispered in unison.
"If I teach her how we do it."
A stunned silence followed.
"You can't be serious!" Remus exhaled
"No, that's Padfoot," said James, trying to lighten the situation.
"Lily?? But she's such a goody-goody!" Sirius was clearly shocked.
They were starting to get loud, and Ben's breathing had changed.
"We'll talk about this tomorrow, OK?" said James, always the voice of reason.
The other two boys saw the wisdom in this idea and they said good night. However, in the fifth year boys' room, only Peter and Ben without worry.
I'm sorry this is so short. This started out as part of a longer chapter, but that chapter was so long that it needed to be cut. This seemed like the only logical place to end it. Please give me some suggestions of where you think this should go. I know there's nothing in the books about Lily being an Animagi, but there's nothing about her not being one either. Any votes on what animal she would be. And I haven't decided if she's a Death Eater or not. But if she will be, it will be for some other reason than just because she's evil (because she isn't, obviously).
An hour later, James returned to the room he shared with the other Gryffindor 5th years. Peter was snoring loudly, but Remus and Sirius were obviously still awake.
"How did it go?" Sirius whispered. He had been waiting for the past hour to here what James had told Lily. Sirius had his doubts about how she would react to their extra-curricular activities. Lily was so…Lily.
"I told her everything." James said hesitantly.
"EVERYTHING???" Remus gasped.
"Well, she already knew about you Moony," James whispered defensively. "She's not stupid. She noticed a long time ago that you were always sick around the same time each month. She said she ruled out that you weren't secretly a girl, and so only one other option remained. I think she knew even before we did, and she hasn't blabbed in all these years, so I don't see why she'd start now."
"What about the…other part?" Sirius said, with a glance towards the sleeping form of Ben.
"She was naturally surprised about that bit. You know how it bothers her to not know something. However, she said she'd keep our secret, but only if…" James paused.
"If *WHAT*?" Sirius and Remus whispered in unison.
"If I teach her how we do it."
A stunned silence followed.
"You can't be serious!" Remus exhaled
"No, that's Padfoot," said James, trying to lighten the situation.
"Lily?? But she's such a goody-goody!" Sirius was clearly shocked.
They were starting to get loud, and Ben's breathing had changed.
"We'll talk about this tomorrow, OK?" said James, always the voice of reason.
The other two boys saw the wisdom in this idea and they said good night. However, in the fifth year boys' room, only Peter and Ben without worry.
I'm sorry this is so short. This started out as part of a longer chapter, but that chapter was so long that it needed to be cut. This seemed like the only logical place to end it. Please give me some suggestions of where you think this should go. I know there's nothing in the books about Lily being an Animagi, but there's nothing about her not being one either. Any votes on what animal she would be. And I haven't decided if she's a Death Eater or not. But if she will be, it will be for some other reason than just because she's evil (because she isn't, obviously).
