Dumbledore offered Lilly and James chairs, which the accepted. Before
Dumbledore said anything James said. "What's this all about? What's wrong
and why are we here?" he asked and took hold of Lilly's hand. "Well here
why don't you read this and them we'll go from there." Dumbledore said as
he handed James the letter. James took the letter looking from Lilly to
Dumbledore but said nothing as he read the letter. Lilly watched him
closely as he did this, noticing his eyes get big and scared as he
finished. Dumbledore held out his hand and James handed him the letter.
Lilly looked at James when he said. "My parents have been on Voldemort list
for quiet sometime since my parents refused to join him. Now he's trying to
get us back by either making me and siblings join him or kill us off. He's
been threatening us all since then." James said and looked like it felt
good to get off his chest. He looked over at Lilly as though she might be
mad at him, Lilly saw this and gave his hand a reassuring squeeze. James
looked happier that she wasn't mad. Dumbledore looked at Lilly and asked.
"Where will you be staying at this summer?"
"I'll be staying at Remus Lupin's house." Lilly said looking at the professor. "Why aren't you staying with your sister?" James asked. "She refuses to let me stay there." Lilly said calmly. Lilly could feel James start to shake but no in fear but in outrage. "Why won't she let you stay there? Your her sister! That's horrible! You'd probably be safer there!" James said in outrage.
"Although I do agree with James that you would be safer at your sisters' but Lupin's house will be fine. And we'll be in closer contact then if you were in the muggle world. This arrangement will do just fine. Now I know Sirius Black's family has been through much of the same things your family, James, have been going through. So if you would have him and Remus Lupin come here. You two may go get them." Dumbledore said and he got out of his chair. Lilly and James did the same. He walked them to the door and said. "Tell their Professors I need to speak with them. Do not tell anyone else of this. They might be put in danger if you do. Go." He opened the door and Lilly and James left.
After they were out ear shot James said. "I'm glad you aren't mad at me." "Why would I be? Because you put me into danger? You read the letter I am also in danger even if we weren't dating." Lilly said. James smiled and wrapped her in a hug pulling her closer to him. "That's why I love you." He whispered in her ear. Lilly looked up at him and smiled, her eyes shown with love. "I love you too." She said. She tilted her head upwards and kissed him full on the lips. "Come on" he said and wrapped his arm around her waist. They walked down the hall and into the charms class. Everyone looked up and James said. "Professor Dipple, professor Dumbledore needs Remus and Sirius." The professor nodded and said "Boys you may go. Get the homework from one of your classmate later." Remus and Sirius nodded, gathered their things and followed Lilly and James out of the classroom. "What's up?" Remus asked. "Its kinda hard to explain but it has something to do with that letter I got." Lilly said as they turned a corner. "She got a letter from Lord Voldemort" Remus' eyes grew in shock. "You too?" he asked Lilly. "Yea, have you been getting letters too?" Lilly asked back. "Yea hang on." Remus pulled out his wand and said "Acco letters!" They waited a few minutes and suddenly a bunch of letters came whizzing passed Sirius' head and landed in Remus' hand. He handed one to Lilly. It was almost identical to hers, although it said to say away from both James and Sirius. "You should show these to Dumbledore." Lilly said as they came up on an ugly gargoyle.
"Lemon Drop." Lilly said. The gargoyle jumped aside and the wall behind him split open and the four walked up the winding stair case. The came out in a circular room with Dumbledore sitting at his desk. Dumbledore smiled and offered seats to the four students, there were now four of them. They all took a seat and Dumbledore said. "As you know each of you are being threatened by lord Voldemort, yes Remus I know that you have been receiving letters. Now I understand that Lilly will be staying over you house this summer, how do your parents feel about this?"
"They don't mind, I owled them after breakfast." Remus said.
"All right I will owl them today with information they'll need to keep you both safe. In fact all four of you will have to look out for each other. I know you grew up together. So I want you guys to stick close to each other and your families. I know this is a lot to ask of you but you must not speak to anyone you don't know or go anywhere with out someone else with you. I promise I will try to give you some freedom if you want but I do have your best interest at heart. If you don't want my help say so now." Dumbledore said looking at each of them. They all nodded and Dumbledore said "I must get back to work, don't worry I will be in touch." Dumbledore stood for a second time and ushered them out of the room. "See you at lunch. Its almost time." He said as he headed up the stairs again.
The headed down to lunch, and once there, they noticed no one else was. So they sat down at the Gryffindor table and Lilly asked. "So when are we doing the Slytherin common room thingy?"
Sirius snickered and said "Tonight's fine with me I think we all need a good laugh."
"No can't be tonight we've got finals tomorrow." Remus said.
James nodded. "Remus is right I've got to finish studying. How about after finals we could all use a break by then."
"Deal." Lilly said and Sirius nodded. James looked around, people were beginning to fill in. He watched Snape and Malfoy sneer at him as they passed. James glared at them. He turned his attention to Karisma, Jade and Satinka who were pushing passed the crowed to sit by them. Jade sat next to Sirius who gave her a kiss as she sat down. Satinka and Karisma sat in front of James and Lilly.
Satinka looked excited said "Do you know what everyone is saying? That the King and Queen of Hogwarts are finally going out!" Lilly and James looked confused
"And they are?" James asked. Karisma looked at him like he was doing the funky chicken on the table.
"You guys!" she said like it was the most obvious thing in the world. Lilly and James looked at each other and then burst out laughing.
"Excuse me your highness but will you pass me the rolls?" Sirius said. Lilly smiled and passed him the rolls but after he took it from her grasp she hit him over the head. "Ow, that hurt." he complained. "I know but you still love your queen" Lilly smiled sweetly James couldn't help laughing. Suddenly a thought occurred to her she turned to James.
"James how did he know we were going out?"
"What are you talking about? He's known since the beginning. Are you feeling all right?" James asked.
"No not Sirius, L.V. How did he know? We've only been dating for a two days." Lilly said suddenly scared. "Oh god what if someone has been spying on us?"
James looked at Lilly and could tell she was scared. "It's going to be fine" he said and pulled her closer to him. I'm glad we only have Transformation this after noon. We have it with Slytherin though, oh well I'll take Lilly out some where after it. He thought to himself as Lilly snuggled up against him. James looked up and saw Peter waddling up to the table. "Hey guys. I haven't seen you in forever! How was the herb search last night?" "Huh?" James said. "Oh it was so boring! We shouldn't have done it. But we all needed the help." Lilly said suddenly jumping out of James' grasp. The bell rang and the students filed out of the great hall. James and Lilly held hands as they walked to Transformation. They sat down as Snape and Malfoy came in. They sat down two rows behind them. "Its hard to believe everyone is saying a mudblood and a mudblood lover are the king and queen of Hogwarts." Malfoy said out loud. James turned around and was about to say something but Professor McGonagall came up and asked
"Something wrong boys?" she asked. "Professor, Malfoy just called Lilly mudblood and James a mudblood lover!" Satinka said. Professor McGonagall's face flushed red as she turned, facing Malfoy she said
"Ten points from Slytherin and you will be receiving detention. Report to Filch tonight at eight for your punishment." She turned, walked up to the board and started teaching. James turned around and started taking notes. Lilly was already started. The class went by quickly and the bell rang signaling that class was over. James checked his watch, four thirty, he gathered his books and held Lilly back.
"Hey you wanna do something to night to keep our minds off things?" he asked her when the room was empty. "Like what?" she asked." James put his am around her waist and led her out to of the room. "How about a picnic? In the forbidden forest?" he asked. Lilly nodded. "Ok. Just us?" she asked. "If you want." Lilly nodded again and they walked up to their tower. After putting their books away, Lilly and James walked down to a big portrait of a bowl of fruit. James tickled the pear and the portrait opened. They walked in and were greeted by numerous elves. They started shoving food in Lilly's basket without needing to be told. Lilly giggled as the elves insisted they took more but James said no thanks. They left the kitchens, basket and blanket in Lilly's hands and a cooler and two brooms in James' hands.
They made their way down to the forest and making sure no one was watching, they walked into the forest. Coming upon a clearing Lilly asked "So what are the broomsticks for?" "Well its a surprise." Lilly shook her head. They entered the clearing and James said "This is a good spot." Lilly looked around, the clearing didn't have high grass like most, it was surrounded by trees and had a stream running at the edge of it. It wasn't very big but it was beautiful. Lilly laid out the blanket and settled down on it. James did the same and opened the basket. He started spreading out the food and offered a plate to Lilly. She accepted it. "You know this is very peaceful. We should do this more often but bring the others." Lilly said eating the food she piled on her plate. "I think that would be scorching, but we better make sure Sirius doesn't follow if we go by ourselves." James said laughing. Lilly started laughing too because she knew that that would be something Sirius would do.
After Lilly controlled herself she asked "So when are you going to tell me what the brooms are for?" "Hmm later." James said as he ate his food. Lilly smiled and went back to her food. The ate in a peaceful silence and after they laid on the blanket and cloud watched.
"There's a hippopotamus" Lilly said pointing a cloud.
"Yea I see it there's a dog on a unicycle." He also pointed to a cloud.
Lilly giggled "I see Sirius doing a headstand."
James turned his head and laughed too. "Yea I can see that."
They laid there until the sun was sinking quickly behind the trees. James said "Lilly time for the brooms."
Lilly got up looking confused but James handed he a broom. He mounted his and took off. Lilly followed. They rose higher and higher until they were over the trees. James moved closer to Lilly and he whispered "I brought the brooms so we could watch the sun set." Lilly sighed a loving sigh and whispered back "I love you." James leaned as far as he could and kissed Lilly "I love you too." They watched in silence and when it was dark James said. "Acco basket. Acco Blanket." Lilly said "You forgot one Acco cooler." James grinned in the dark. God I love her! He thought to himself. James hooked the basket on his broom and helped Lilly do the same with the cooler. They soon were speeding through the darkness towards the castle.
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Finals week went by faster then anyone imagined. No one saw much of Peter but that didn't bother anyone. Finally it was the night of the prank. Lilly could not contain her excitement. Lilly, James, Sirius, Remus, and Jade had all gone to bed early but were up again at two thirty. They couldn't find Peter so he missed out on the prank not that Lilly minded, Peter had always creeped her out and she always got mad at him for the smallest reasons. That didn't matter tonight Lilly thought. They all met in the common room, all five of them dressed in black. Somehow Sirius had managed to find out the password to the Slytherin tower. They were heading out of their common room and into the hall the three boys were under James' invisibility cloak and Lilly and Jade had a invisibility spell on them. They silently headed towards the Slytherin tower with Sirius checking the map every few minutes. They stopped by a wall surprisingly not cover in portraits. Sirius looked at the map, stepped out of the cloak and said. "The purest" A door concealed in the wall slid open, and everyone stepped in.
The Slytherin common room was underground and very cold. The room had rough stone walls and green lamps hanging from the ceiling. The fire was almost out in the very elaborate fire place. The noticed several of the portraits of Sylvester Slytherin were moving about, watching them. The all pulled out their wands and started to get to work. Lilly and jade started bewitching the furniture turning it from black and green to red and gold. James and Sirius snuck up to the boys' dorms and started bewitching their rooms pink and purple. Remus took over for Lilly and Jade so they could sneak up to the girls' rooms. Up there they separated and they each took a room, turning it pink and purple. Lilly suddenly got an idea and changed all the girls' hair to match their room.
She slipped out and signaled Jade over. After she showed her friend how to do the spell Lilly quietly ran down to the common room and back up to the boys' tower. Lilly quietly told them how to do the spell and hurried away to help Jade. Jade was almost done so Lilly headed back down stairs to help Remus with the finishing touches. Jade came down the same time as James and Sirius did. They stood back to look at their work, the common room was red and gold and the lights were gold too instead of green. They stood there for a few minutes until the heard someone stirring up stairs in the boys' room. So they all quickly slipped out of the common room and waited.
It came a minute after they had left, someone screamed. Trying to cover up their laughter they headed up to their common room. The boys once again under the cloak and the girls under their spell. They said the password, went into their common room and all five fell onto the floor howling with laughter.
"Lilly.. great. idea!" Sirius gasped. Lilly laughed harder which caused the others to laugh harder.
"Guess.. What!!! I.. (giggle).. got.. (laughter). pic-. (peels of laughter). PICTURES!" Jade said trying to control her laughter which wasn't working very well. People started coming down stairs to see what all the noise was.
"What did you guys do?" Satinka asked.
Lilly said between laughter "Prank. (snicker). Slytherin!" Everyone one started laughing and Jade held out the pictures. Satinka passed around the pictures, laughing.
"This is awesome! I'm so glad you got pictures!" a fifth year said.
"Oh but that not all. Lilly had the greatest idea. You'll see it tomorrow morning. Just look at all the Slytherin." Sirius said loudly. Lilly and James snickered.
Jade yawned and said "Well this was fun but I think sleep is catching up to me. I'm heading to bed. Coming Lilly?"
"Uh you know what I'm kinda hungry. I want to go to the kitchens." Lilly said as Jade headed up the stairs.
"Ok" the reply came down.
James turned to Lilly and asked. "Want some company?"
"Ok" she said and they headed out the room.
"Bring back some for us! And no snogging!" Sirius called after them. Lilly laughed as they walked down the empty halls.
James asked "So where did you get the idea for the hair?" Lilly smiled mischievously "Well I kinda got it from you. In the first year I helped you guys do something similar to the Slytherins but it went wrong. So I brushed up on it. Thinking I'd might need it later. And when I saw their hair it just flooded back." James laughed, picked Lilly up and swung her around. Lilly laughed as he set her down gently. Lilly took this chance to run to the fruit portrait. She tickled the pear and the door swung open. Lilly turned and saw James running towards her she giggled and slipped into the kitchen. James came a moment later, laughing. Lilly started piling food in his arms, no elf was in sight so they helped themselves. Lilly started piling food and said. "We not going to be able to carry all this back. Oh crap I left my ward in the common room!"
"Me to! Try doing wandless magic." James joked. Lilly laughed and tried to enchant the food to follow her. Lilly walked around the room but the food didn't follow her. "Let me go get my wand you stay here." Lilly said as she started walking out of the room. When Lilly was half way out the door when James gasped. She turned around and her jaw hit the floor. the food she pretended to bewitch was following her out the door. James stuttered not able to form words. Lilly looked at James who looked at her. "Sirius." Lilly said. "Sirius come out. Yes funny joke. Ha ha." Lilly looked around frantic. No one came out.
"Come on." James said handing her some food. "He's probably headed to the tower. Lily nodded and followed James up to the common room. When they entered there were still many people waiting for the food. Lilly walked in first and said "Sirius come out! Now!" Sirius walked through the crowd looking confused. "Did you bewitch the food?" Sirius looked at Lilly and then at James. "What do you mean? Sirius has been here all this time." Satinka said stepping up. Lilly looked at James scared. "What if.." she trailed off, shaking her head. "Don't worry. We try a few test tomorrow." James whispered in her ear. Lilly nodded and turned to Sirius "ok I'm sorry Sirius. I guess I really need sleep. I'm sorry." "It's ok. Why don't you go to bed." Sirius offered sweetly. Lilly nodded and dumped her load on the table. Grabbing her wand she kissed James goodnight and walked up stairs. Lilly sat in her bed thinking, she wasn't the least bit tired. She wasn't going to wait for tomorrow, so she got up and picked up the first thing she saw, Leo's catnip toy. She put it on her bed and said the spell she said earlier. She walked backwards to the windows.
Her eyes grew to the size of saucers as the Cat toy floated her and landed at her feet. 'Stay" Lilly pointed at it and walked over to the bed and turned around. The toy was still at the window. "Come here" Lilly said. The toy floated over to Lilly's bed and settled on it. "Stay" Lilly said and she ran out of the room. "James!" Lilly yelled over the noise. Everyone looked up at Lilly who was rushing down the stairs. "James! It wasn't Sirius! I did it!" James jumped up and ran over to her. "Shh. Come up to our room and show me what you did." James said as he lead her up to his room. He opened the door and made sure Peter, the only one in there, was asleep.
Lilly sat down on his bed and James handed her a quill. Lilly took it and said under her breath. "Follo Leviosa Lilly." Lilly got off the bed and walked over to the windows. Lilly heard James suck in a breath and she turned around. The quill was following her. Lilly looked at the quill, pointed and said "Stay." She walked over to the bed and the quill didn't move. Lilly once again said "Come" and the quill came. She looked at James who was looking at the quill. Slowly he raised his eyes to Lilly's. "Oh god" someone said. Lilly looked over James' shoulder and saw Sirius and Remus. "How'd you do that?" Remus asked coming over to them, with Sirius behind him. "I don't know. We were fooling around in the kitchens, we didn't have our wands so James told me to do wandless magic but it worked!" Lilly explained. "And you thought it was me." Sirius finished for her. Lilly nodded and said "Sorry." Sirius shook his head and Remus said "You should go to bed and we'll figure it out in the morning." Remus said. Lilly nodded. "Ok your right. I am tired." Lilly got up and James did too. They walked out the door, and into the common room. "Goodnight" Lilly said to everyone down there. She received many 'good night Lilly', they walked up to Lilly's room. James tucked her into bed. "Goodnight" James whispered and started to walk out. "James. Could you try that spell? I don't want to be the only one with powers." Lilly said. James laughed and walked back to her bed. Lilly smiled and handed him the catnip toy. Lilly bit her lip and watched James. He said the same spell as Lilly did. James walked over to the windows and turned around, nothing. Lilly looked sad but still smiled "Oh well." James walked back over to her and kissed her good night. He tucked her in and headed out the door. He turned back around and Lilly was already asleep. God she's beautiful. I won't let anything happen to her. Ever. James thought to himself and closed the door behind him. He headed up to his room and went straight to sleep without changing.
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Lilly was in her front porch, looking down the road. Waiting. For what she didn't know. Suddenly there was a screech of tires and a white car came speeding around the corner. Lilly recognized it as her parents'. She took a step back when she saw the car swerve dangerously. It speed down the middle of the road until it swerved and hit the tree in her neighbor's front yard. Lilly ran to the car and found both her parents dead on impact. Their faces were bloody and she could see they were surprised. Their faces turned to Lilly sharply and smiled a cruel smile. Lilly screamed.
Lilly screamed and jerked upright. She tried to get out of bed but her legs were tangled in the sheet. Lilly untangled herself and got out of bed. She checked her alarm clock, it read 5:07. Lilly sighed and tried to calm her shaking. That wasn't the first time she had that dream, in fact she's had it since she went through that exact nightmare, a year ago. Lilly tugged on a shirt and a pair of shorts. She headed down stairs but not before checking if the other girls had awaken. They had not. Lilly walked down to the common room and found it empty. Much to her happiness. Lilly sat down on the couch. Lost in thought. "Hey what's up?" someone said from behind her. Lilly jumped a foot in the air and whirled around. Jade was standing in her pajamas, she came and sat down next to Lilly.
"You scared me to death. What are you doing up? I thought you were asleep." Lilly asked. Jade looked worried.
"Well I heard you scream, and I was wondering what was wrong. I though I'd follow you but you just came down here. I pretended to be asleep." Jade said tucking her black curls behind her ear. Lilly smiled and said "I'm fine. I just had a bad dream. That's all." "Ok" Jade replied slowly. "So what's up with you and Sirius?" Lilly asked wiggling her eyebrows. Jade giggled and said "We're going out and I'm glad. I like him a lot." "Aw. That's so cute!" Lilly sang, Jade laughed. Lilly looked up toward the girls' tower, when something caught her eye.
There hovering between the girls' dorm and the boys' dorm was the catnip toy. Why was it just hovering there? Lilly thought to her self. Then she realized something. James did the same spell, it must be confused about where to go. Lilly let out a small gasp when she realized that he could do wandless magic. Jade looked at her friend and could tell she was in deep thought. So instead of pulling her out of it Jade got up. Lilly snapped back to reality when jade got up. "Where are you going?" she asked. Jade said "To bed. Good night, again." With a smile Jade walked up to their dorm. Lilly thought to herself trying to decide if she should wake James. After a few minutes Lilly decided against it. She curled up on the couch with a blanket and fell asleep. This time with no dreams.
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"Lilly, hey sweetie. Time to wake up." Someone shook Lilly awake. Lilly groaned and tried rolled over, but she almost fell of the couch. "Whoa, don't fall off now." The voice went on. Lilly opened her eyes and a boy with messy hair and glasses started to come into focus. "James? What are you doing in the girls dorm?" she asked groggily. "I'm not. You fell asleep on the couch in the common room." James explained. Lilly jumped upright, she remembered what she needed to tell James. Lilly looked around the room there were a few people in it. Most were already at breakfast except for the few stragglers. "James, the toy, you can do it!" she whispered excitedly. "What do you mean.?" James asked bewildered. "Just say come here." Lilly said happily. "Ok. Come here." James said loud enough heard but quiet enough for the people around to notice. A moment later the toy came whizzing from its hiding place and landed in James' hand. He stared at the toy and then at Lilly. "I'm gonna get dressed. Then we can go to lunch and after try some more tests." Lilly said getting off the couch, James just sat on the couch. Lilly walked up to her room and changed.
I can't believe I could do that! Maybe that's why Voldemort is after me. No I can't be I just found out I could do it. So why does he want me? James thought to himself. He was still deep in thought when Lilly came back down the stairs. He happened o glance up and see her. She came down the stairs wearing a green tank top and blue jeans shorts. It was simple but stunning. Her dark red hair was hanging loosely down her back. Lilly giggled when she saw James looking at her. "Come on." She said. James followed her and they talked about what the were going to test things on. The walked into the great hall and saw that breakfast was already being served. Lilly and James sat down and started eating. Remus and Sirius looked at each other and raised an eyebrow. "So you guys seen the Slytherin yet? They haven't been to breakfast." Sirius said chuckling "And our fans don't like that." James glanced down the table to see a few people glance over at the only empty table. James chuckled too.
"So Lilly what were you doing sleeping in the common room?" Remus asked. Lilly looked up into Remus' eyes.
"I had a dream. About my parents." Remus looked into Lilly's eyes and saw tears beginning to form. Remus nodded and Lilly looked down.
Only after she managed to keep her tears from falling, and finished eating, did she talk again. "So do you guys want to go with us? We're going to try some tests." Sirius nodded and Remus said "Sure." She waited for the boys to finish eating. And they all headed outside James lead them behind the green houses. Lilly bent down and picked up a stick, that was when she saw something whiz passed, towards her and James, out of the corner her eye. Lilly looked up and saw the catnip toy. Lilly laughed as picked up the toy. "James I think we forgot something." Lilly showed him the toy, he looked at it and laughed too. "All right. You go first." James said chuckling, Lilly nodded.
"Lets try a different spell." Lilly placed the stick on the ground, pointed and said "Wingardium Leviosa" The stick rose off the ground and hovered a foot above the boys' head.
Remus said "Oh wow!" Sirius sucked in a breath. Lilly let the stick float back down to the ground. "That is.. oh wow." Sirius said. Lilly smiled and handed James a different stick. In stead of standing he sat down and mumbled "Wingardium Leviosa" The stick he was focusing on started to rise off the ground and hovered the same height as Lilly's did. Lilly clapped her hands as James let the stick fall to the ground. "That is just too cool! I didn't know you could do that," Sirius said in awe. "He didn't know he could either. You big dolt!" Lilly snapped. Remus laughed and Sirius shot him an evil look. James look up at Lilly and said "See if you can transform without your wand." Lilly's head snapped up and she looked at James. "Your supposed to use your wand?" she asked in a shaky voice. Sirius and Remus stopped pretending to box and looked at Lilly. "You mean you can do it without your wand?" Sirius asked her. Lilly looked from one boy to the others. Lilly breathed deep and changed from human to wolf. Lilly looked up at the boy who looked down at her in complete awe. That's when Lilly smelt something. She cocked her head, sniffed the air, and turned it to towards the greenhouse next to them. There was a human, someone she recognized but couldn't place. Lilly bared her teeth and growled. The boys jumped back and started looking around frantically. Lilly quickly changed back and whispered
"There is someone over there, under some invisibility spell." Lilly pointed over to where she smelt the person.
"Could you recognize it? The sent I mean any one we know?" Sirius asked.
"I recognized the sent but I don't know who's it was." Lilly said mildly angry that she couldn't place the smell.
Sirius nodded and looked around. He quickly changed into the big black dog and sniffed around. He changed back a minute later and said, shrugging.
"No one is there any more." James looked around again and said.
"Come on. We're going inside." The other three nodded and followed James inside.
"So Lilly what are you doing over the summer?" Sirius asked as they headed up to the castle. "I'm staying over at Remus' cuz of my sister." She said. Sirius nodded he knew how much she hated her sister. Hell everyone in school knew how much she hated her sister. "So we'll be seeing a lot of you. Cool" Sirius said, Lilly smiled. "Yippee for me." She said sarcastically. "Now that unfair. When have I done anything to you." He said in mock hurt. Lilly snorted and said "How about that time in our first year when you turned my hair purple or that same year when you covered me in yellow goo. Or when you covered me in sand and then there was the time-"
"Ok I get it." Sirius, cutting her off, said, Remus and James laughed. "Yes you keep laughing. Because on day it will be us laughing." An angry voice said behind them. All four turned around and their eyes grew huge. The doubled up with laughter when the saw Malfoy and Snape in pink robes and pink and purple hair. Malfoy stomped off when he saw he couldn't talk to them. Snape snarled at them and hurried after Malfoy. The walked to the common room still laughing and managed to tell the fat lady the pass word. Lilly gasped happily when Sirius said the password (Poogley pie). The boys looked at her, Lilly said
"I'll be right back." And she took off down the hall. The boys looked at each other and shrugged. "She's your girlfriend." Sirius said. They walked in and were immediately surrounded by people congratulating them. Most had seen the Slytherins and laughed till they cried. Everyone was telling them how good a job they had done and that this was one of the best pranks yet. A few people led them to a table covered in food. Someone had gone down to the kitchens and brought up food, so everyone sat around talking. James, Remus, and Sirius sat at one table and were discussing next years prank when Peter came down from the dorm room. He walked over to the other boys and sat down with them.
"Hey Peter! We haven't seen you in a while." James said. Sirius nodded with food in his mouth. Remus looked at his watch, Its been ten minutes since Lilly left. I wonder where she went. She did have that crazy look again. I bet she thought up another prank. Remus smiled and tried to figure out what kind of prank it was. That's when Lilly burst in with an excited smile. She looked around and spotted the boys at one table. Lilly rushes over to them and sits down on James' lap.
"So here have you been? What prank did you pull?" James asked looking up at Lilly. Lilly looked down at James with an evil glint in her eyes.
"What are you talking about? I haven't done any pranks. I'm just perfectly innocent." She said innocently.
"Yea James when has Lilly ever done a prank. She just a sweet and innocent little girl." Sirius scolded James.
Lilly stuck her tongue out at Sirius and said. "I am not little, and yes I have planed a prank but its a small little one. And we'd need someone we don't mind picking on to do it to."
Peter stood up and said. "I just remembered that I have to add something to a letter to my mum. I'll be back."
Lilly smiled and asked. "We'll probably be down at Hagrid's hut so why don't you meet us there?" Peter nodded and hurried up the stairs.
Lilly got off James' lap and said. "Follow me." Lilly rushed out of the common room with the boys right behind her. Lilly and the boys ran down to Hagrid's hut and stopped to catch their breath before knocking. Hagrid opened the door and welcomed them in. "How have you been Hagrid?" Remus asked breathing slightly heavily. "I've been good. I tried to get Dumbledore to let me have a pet besides Fang. He's finally let me, after much thought. Would yeh like to meet him?" Hagrid asked. The boys nodded but Lilly stepped off to the side. Hagrid smiled and walked over to a box, a few feet from Lilly. The boys gathered around Hagrid as he pulled off the blanket covering the box. James gasped, Remus stepped back and Sirius yelped and jumped back.
There in the box was a little dog, he was sleeping until Hagrid pulled off the blanket. The dog started growling at the strange boys and jumped out of the box. He only came up to their ankles but the thing that scared them was that the dog had three heads. Lilly sniffled a laugh and bent down to pet the dog. The dog growled and turned its three heads to face Lilly. Instantly the dog quieted and nuzzled her hand. "Hey Fluffy. How are you?" Lilly asked, cooing. Lilly nodded as if the animal was talking to her. Hagrid looked proudly at the little beast and said. "Boys this here is Fluffy." The boys looked at Hagrid as if he had three heads too.
"F-Fluffy?" Sirius squeaked. Hagrid nodded happily oblivious of Sirius' dismay. Fluffy walked over to Hagrid upon hearing his name. Remus bent down to pet the animal. Fluffy allowed him to pet him for a few minutes before turning away. Sirius leaned down to pet Fluffy but drew back when he snapped at his hand. Lilly giggled as James pet the small beast. Oddly enough he nuzzled his hand a little.
"He likes you no accounting for taste." Sirius said unhappily. Lilly looked out the window and saw Peter leaving the castle. Turning back to the boys she said hurriedly. "Guys here he come. Move out of the way." Lilly took out her wand and started putting spells on some balloons in a box in the corner. the balloons flew up to the top of the door frame. Lilly sat down on a chair and waited. The boys also sat at the table. Remus took out a camera, Sirius moved slightly to get a better view of the door. Peter knocked on the door. "Come on in." Hagrid called from the fire place. Peter opened the door and walked in a step. Suddenly all the balloons fell and splashed Peter with multi-colored water. Peter stood there a moment before he growled in rage and threw himself at Lilly who was on the floor laughing.
Lilly looked up and saw Peter lunging at her. She was to stunned to move, Peter had never acted like this he was always quite and laughed when they played a prank on them. James saw what was happening and stepped in front of Peter. He didn't stop and rammed into James. James grabbed him by the shoulders and asked angrily. "What are you doing?"
"Let go of me! She did this! Ever since you two hooked up you never talk to me and now its time to end this!" Peter growled, James looked slightly shocked and Peter took this distraction to his advantage. He pushed passed James and tried to smack Lilly but only managed to give her a deep scratch above her eye, crimson blood clouded her vision. Lilly grabbed her over shirt and wiped it away. James had once again grabbed Peter and swung him around. James smiled pleasantly when he heard the crack of his fist hitting Peter in the jaw. Peter cried out and ran out of the house. Remus and Sirius were too shocked to move. James bent down and helped Lilly up, who too was stunned.
"Are you all right?" James asked. Lilly nodded as James looked closer at her cut. "You need to go to Madam Pomfrey. It looks pretty bad." James said taking her hand. "Hagrid I'm sorry we have to leave but she need medicine. I shall see you later." James said and they departed. Hagrid began to mop up the puddles as soon as they left. Remus and Sirius went to help. They talked of the fight.
"I didn't know Peter had it in him. I'm surprised with James but I didn't know Peter had it in him." Remus said. Hagrid nodded in agreement.
"I would have done the same thing James did if it was my girlfriend he lunged at. Peter never acted like that at when ever we pulled a prank on him." Sirius argued.
"I guess yeh pulled on to many pranks on him. He was gettin' tired of it. I guess." Hagrid said. Sirius shrugged and Remus pulled out his wand to make the stain disappear.
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Lilly and James left Hagrid's in a hurry. Lilly looked over at James and could tell he was extremely angry. James held on to Lilly as if he let go she would disappear. "James?" Lilly asked. "Hmm?" He said looking at her. "James I'm not going to die so you can loosen your grip on my hand. Your going to cut off my circulation." James looked down and smiled. He loosened his hold on her and looked back into her emerald eyes.
"I'm sorry, I just never felt this way about anyone before. And when I saw him lunging after you I just got scared that you might get hurt." James said with sadness in his eyes. Lilly looked into his chocolate eyes and smiled she love him and he loved her. Lilly leaned up and kissed him. He kissed her back before taking her hand and leading her up to the castle, and to the infirmary.
Lilly sat down on one of the beds as Madam Pomfrey looked at the scratch. She smiled and went to fetch her wand. James sat next to her. The nurse came back and pointed at Lilly's cut and said a few word. Instantly the cut was healed and Madam Pomfrey handed Lilly a towel. James took the towel from Lilly and started wiping the blood off Lilly. Remus and Sirius burst in and walked over to Lilly and James. "Hey how are you?" Remus asked. "I'm fine. The nurse fixed the scratch in an instant." Lilly told him. Sirius nodded and handed James a wet towel to mop up the dried blood. As soon as Lilly got cleaned up, they said their good-byes to Madam Pomfrey and headed to the common room. Remus told the fat lady the pass word and they walked into the common room.
"Guys I have to go pack tomorrow we are leaving. Oh Remus by the way I need to pick up my car. I told my sister that if she touches it, it will hex her. I doubt she'll be touching it." Lilly smiled evilly. The boys laughed and headed up to their room and Lilly walked up to her's. she stopped dead in her tracts when she looked inside.
The entire room was a mess like a small tornado had been through it. There were clothes and belongings every where except Lilly's bed. She walked through care full not to step on anything. Lilly made it to her bed and lifted her trunk on it. She started to pile she was lucky to have a trunk like her's it could hold anything and still keep it's regular shape. It would be weighed down either, the trunk would still feel like it didn't have anything in it. It was on of the few things she got from her parents, they said it was made by fairies. But Lilly though that was just a joke, it was probably made by a wizard or witch. Lilly was finished packing in record time and walked over to the boys' room. She knocked on the door and entered. Their room was much like hers except there were boys' things instead of girl things. (Ya Think?)
Lilly sat in the window seat and watch the boys' work. Lilly was sitting there watching the boys when Karisma, Satinka and Leah walked in. Lilly looked up and saw that they were crying. She jumped up and rushed over to them. "What happened? What wrong?" Lilly asked. "I'm so sorry but we found this in the great hall." Leah then stepped forward since she was concealed by the other two girls. Leah's face was red from crying and she held something in her hands. A little black and white form was laying limply in her hands. Lilly gasped when she realized what it was, or rather who.
"Leo! Oh no." Lilly moaned. She took the dead kitten from her friends hold and held it close. No of the boys noticed the girls except Remus who walked over to them. He looked down at the kitten and instantly recognized it as Leo. Remus looked at Lilly and saw tears began to form, he took the kitten and handed back to Leah before sweeping Lilly into a hug. Sirius nudged James and he looked up to see Remus and Lilly hugging. James walked over to the small group with Sirius behind him. Leah showed them the kitten and the wrapped their arms around Remus and Lilly. Suddenly Lilly pulled away from them all and ran out of the room. James was about to follow her but Remus stopped him.
"Don't she need sometime to her self. She just proved she wasn't going to do anything drastic." Remus said, James was about to argue saying what did he know about her but he realized that he grew up with Lilly. They had been friends since they were born. Slowly James nodded and went back to his packing. The girls left to go pack. After James finished he went out to find Lilly. She needs me. James thought. He looked out side first but didn't find her near the lake, greenhouses or around the castle. James was about to head inside when he decided to try the forest. He headed into the forest and headed towards the clearing he had showed her. James was nearing the small clearing when he heard crying, no loud but his sharp eats were able to pick it up. James walked into the clearing and over to Lilly who was sitting by the stream.
He sat next to her without saying a word. She turned to him and asked in a sad voice. "Who would want to kill a poor defenseless kitten?" James shook his head, shrugging and pulled Lilly into a hug. She leaned against him and cried her heart out. James sat there comforting her until she fell asleep. James moved a little and was able to pull out his wand. He pointed to Lilly who was still leaning against, said a few word and Lilly started rising without waking her. James stood up and brushed himself and Lilly off before holding her. James walked carefully to the castle and up to their common room. Remus, Sirius, Jade, Karisma, Satinka, and Leah were at a table in the common room when James entered with Lilly. they all got up and started talking James silenced them and made his way up to the girls' room. After he laid Lilly down and tucked her in, he returned to the others.
"What happened?" Satinka asked.
"She was in the forest in a clearing I'd showed her and she cried herself to sleep." James said, sitting down.
"Do you know who it could have been?" Karisma asked next.
The boys looked at each other and Remus leaned forward and told them about Lilly and Peter, and the fight. After he finished the girls were sure it was him. The boys on the other hand didn't believe that.
"He may have tried to fight her but her would never kill something so helpless. He is actually pretty nice." Remus said.
"But how you guys tell the story it looks like he'll do anything to try to hurt her." Leah argued.
"Ah But Peter couldn't a fly. I think it was Malfoy, he did look pretty angry when we were laughing at him. It would be a cowardly thing to do, and that's just his style. " Sirius said. The girls had to nod at this, it made sense.
"Yea but he did hurt Lilly so he could hurt a fly." James said darkly.
"True but I don't think he meant it. He was just really upset. He told me once that his mum was really sick and wasn't going to make it to his graduation next year. He told me the doctors think she won't live that long." Remus told them in a hushed voice. The girls were simpathic toward Peter. James still need a little convincing. Their conversation was stopped when the portrait door swung open. Peter walked in being escorted by Madam Pomfrey's assistance, Miss Hodegs. Peter looked at the table where everyone was sitting at and went a little pale when Miss Hodegs told she was leaving. Miss Hodegs left and Peter just stood there starring at the small group. Until Remus invited him over with a wave of his hand. Slowly Peter walked over to their table and sat down. As far from James as he could. Thought Sirius. Remus asked Peter about his mother who answered meekly that she wasn't getting any better. The girls offered their sympathy and Peter nodded slowly, he was looking at James. James looked up from the table and into the eyes of Peter. He suppressed a growl and said.
"Any one hungry? I haven't had lunch yet."
Satinka looked at her watch and said "lunch should be ready now lets head down."
"What about Lilly?" Remus asked looking towards the girls' dorm room.
"Let her sleep." Was all James said. As he headed to the door.
"What's wrong with Lilly? why is she sleeping? I didn't think I hurt her that bad. I wanted to apologize to her." Peter said as they followed James.
Sirius looked at Peter while Remus told him about the kitten. Peter's face paled more as Remus went on with the story. Sirius noticed that he looked sad for her. Sirius decided that he couldn't have done it, he did come in with a nurse. Sirius shook his head sadly and ran to catch up with James. Who was already in the Great hall, surrounded but people saying good bye to the ones who probably won't see him tomorrow. Sirius arrived in time to see a boy trying to explain to James a phone, which James knew nothing about. Sirius laughed as James looked cluelessly at the boy.
"Uh Janko? Can't you just use floo powder?" James asked.
"Floo powder? Is it hard? Where can I get it?" the boy, Janko, asked. Sirius walked over to them laughing, grabbed James' arm and said. "James you are needed at our table. Janko I will show James how to use the telephone. Sorry but we must bounce. Bye." Sirius took the piece of paper from Janko and steered James towards the Gryffindor table.
"That boy would have had you there all day making you tell him everything about floo powder." Sirius said laughing. James laughed too as he sat down.
"So you'd say he's almost as bad as Arthur Weasley?" James asked still laughing.
Sirius shook his head. "No one could ever be as interested in muggles as Arthur. Remember that time in the first year he got Lilly to tell him all about the muggle cars. We literally had to drag her away from him." Remus cracked up laughing when he remembered.
"Poor Lilly." James said wiping tears from his eyes. Suddenly everyone went quiet starting from the Slytherin table, who was not there yet, and ending at the Gryffindor table. The Slytherin had just entered and everyone bust out laughing. Dumbledore stood up, clearing his throat, trying hard not to laugh. He said. "Now that the Slytherins have joined us we may eat." Dumbledore clapped his hands and food appeared on the tables.
Everyone started eating and chatting happily. James, Sirius, and Remus were talking about what the three of them and Lilly were going to do over the summer when they heard an angry voice behind them.
"So I bet you boys think your funny? Well just know that all Malfoys get even. Speaking of getting even? Where is your mudblood girlfriend, Potter? I heard about her kitten its a shame. The poor defenseless thing." Lucius Malfoy said with a grin behind them. The three boys turned around and James' eyes narrowed and he said.
"How would you know about the kitten?"
"I heard it from someone. Almost everyone in school knows about it." Malfoy said with an evil smile, he turned and left leaving the boys wondering.
"I wonder if he did it?" Remus said.
"Of course he did it. Who else would have done it." Sirius said angrily. They turned back to their lunch deep in their own thoughts, no one noticed Peter leave the Great hall.
Climbing the stairs Peter was too deep in his own thoughts to notice where he was going. He banged into someone and they both fell to the floor. "Watch where your going!" Peter snapped. He looked up and saw Lilly's green eyes staring at him. "Oh sorry Lilly. I thought it was someone else." Peter got up off the floor and helped Lilly up.
"What are you doing up here?" Lilly asked.
"I was going to tell you that I'm sorry for earlier today. I really didn't mean to hurt you, I was just really stressed." Peter said. Lilly nodded. Peter continued. "I am sorry about your kitten, I just heard about it on the way to lunch."
Lilly's eyes filled with tears and she said. "Thanks."
"So how are you doing?" Peter asked.
"How do you think I'm doing? My pet was just killed!" Lilly snapped. She looked startled for a moment and then said in a softer voice. "I'm sorry I shouldn't have snapped at you like that."
"Your right you shouldn't have! God everyone watch out for miss grumpy!" Peter said angrily, putting up his hand in mock surrender.
"Oh and your not? Mister lets try to kill someone because they pulled a harmless little prank on them!" Lilly hissed.
"God your suck a bitch! I don't know what James see in you. He probably just using you for a piece of ass." Peter shot back.
Lilly screamed and knocked Peter down to the ground, she started beating the crap out of Peter.
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James, Sirius and Remus were eating lunch quietly when the heard a scream. They looked at each other, jumped up, and started running towards the scream. They turned a corner and came to a stop. Peter was on the ground with Lilly on top of him beating the crap out of him.
Remus ran forward and tried to pull Lilly off Peter, he was extremely unsuccessful. James came and helped him. Together they managed to pull Lilly off Peter while Sirius helped Peter up. Peter mumbled a thanks and headed up to the nurse's office for the second time today.
Sirius watched him go, then turned back to Lilly and the boys. Lilly was still putting up a fight even after he was gone. Sirius walked over to them and tried to calm Lilly down.
"Whoa Lilly! Calm down. He's gone. Come on lets head to the common room and you can tell us." Sirius said and he lead them up to the common room.
They made it to the common room with out any problems, except Lilly was still trying to get away. They let her go when they were safely in the common room.
James sat her don't at the table and asked. "What did he do to you?" he looked into her eyes. Lilly looked in his eyes, debating in her head whether or not she should tell him. she took a deep breath and spilled the whole story. "I screamed and knocked him down. And started beating the crap out of him. you guys know the rest." Lilly said finishing her story. Sirius and Remus looked extremely angry, but that didn't compare to what James looked like. True he looked madder than Lilly had ever seen him but he kept silent and that scared Lilly worse.
"James? Please don't do anything drastic." Lilly said in a soft yet demanding voice.
James looked into Lilly's eyes and Lilly looked into James' eyes. They seemed to be having a stare down, which Remus and Sirius watched in interest. After a few moments James said.
"All right I wont do anything." Lilly smiled a little and gave him a kiss.
Lilly looked at the other two and said. "That goes for you too!" the order didn't go through as much since Lilly started yawning.
"We won't do anything but you have to go to bed." James said, Lilly shook her head.
"If I do than I won't get any sleep tonight." Lilly said, yawning. James sighed.
"All right, you can stay up." James said smiling. Lilly giggled and said.
"Ok I'm going to see if I can get anything from the kitchens. I'll be back later." She left the common room and the boys sat staring after her. Remus broke the silence.
"So anyone up of a game of wizard chess?" Sirius nodded as Remus left to get his things. James had a far off look in his eyes, Sirius noticed and asked. "James are you ok?"
James snapped out of it, looked at Sirius and nodded. Remus came back and placed the board on the table. Remus opened it up and placed the players on the board. "You get to be black. Ok?" Remus asked, Sirius nodded. Remus sat down and made his first move. Siruis' players started yelling at him but he just ignored them and made his move.
This went back and forth for an hour, James starting to get bored fell asleep. Finally Lilly, Satinka, Jade Karisma, and Leah came in. Remus shook James awake, who sat up yawning.
"Finally humans!" James said when he saw the girls. Jade walked over to Sirius, gave him a kiss, and sat on his lap.
"Looks like someone need a nap even more than me." Lilly said as she walked over to James and gave him a kiss. "what have you boys been up to while I was gone?"
James looked at Lilly and said. "They have been playing chess. I slept." Lilly looked at her watch
"This whole time?" she asked James, who nodded.
"Check mate!" Remus said calmly.
"What!" Sirius cried in disbelief. "That's unfair! You must have cheated!"
"No I didn't and if you had stopped snogging with Jade you'd have seen it coming. Oh by the way thanks Jade for distracting him." Remus said while smiling.
"Your welcome." Jade said giggling, she jumped off Sirius' lap, still laughing. Sirius jumped up and started chasing.
"No Sirius stop!" Jade yelled as she ran out the door.
"Girls we have to help her!" Lilly yelled and ran out the door. Lilly easily caught up with Sirius, who had Jade cornered. Lilly jumped on to Sirius' back and yelled while laughing. "Run Jade!"
Jade took off running and ended up running straight into the other girls. Lilly was suddenly lifted off Sirius and placed on the ground. Lilly looked up into the chocolate eyes of James, who had an evil grin on his face. "No James! Please don't!" Lilly said starting to laugh. James shook his head and started tickling her. Sirius jumped over the two and ran after Jade, who was surrounded by the other girls. He looked at them evilly.
"Help me!" Lilly screamed while laughing. The girls looked towards Lilly and Sirius saw his opportunity. He pushed the girls away and grabbed Jade. Jade gave up fighting, she knew it was useless. Sirius started tickling her who was extremely ticklish. Jade fell to the ground and Sirius pined her there. Karisma, Satinka, and Leah jumped on Sirius making a huge pile. Karisma reached up and grabbed Remus, pulling him into the pile. Lilly and James went silent first then the rest of the pile. Jade looked up and saw Professor McGonagall staring down at them.
"Would you please remove yourselves from each other. And no, because I know you are wondering, you won't be getting in trouble. Please go to your common room." She said, looking at them all before walking down the hall.
"Come on guys." Karisma said. They all untangled themselves and headed to their common room. Once inside Lilly asked "Hey you guys wanna play basketball?" "Ok!" everyone said at once.
Lilly turned towards her dorm and yelled "Acco Basketball." The ball flew down the stairs and into Lilly's hand. Remus set u a net and they started playing. A group of first years came down and watched, more and more people came down. It was Karisma, Satinka, Leah and Jade vs. James, Sirius, Remus and Lilly. James, Lilly, Sirius and Remus won. Everyone played games until they grew to tired for it.
"Boys it's been fun but we have to sleep." Karisma said and the girls headed up to their room.
The boys looked at each other and Remus said. "Well our plan worked." Sirius nodded.
"What plan?" James asked.
Sirius said. "Well when you were asleep we decided to make sure Lilly would forget about her kitten for today. I seems it worked." James nodded approvingly. Remus stood up and said. "I'm going to bed." Sirius and James followed him up to their room. The boys cleaned up and finished packing before changing and going to bed.
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Morning came and everyone was up saying their good-byes. Everyone headed down to breakfast at the same time. Breakfast went, nothing new happened. Everyone had to go up to their rooms and get their things before meeting back down n the Great hall.
Lilly grabbed her things and was the last one to leave. She turned around and looked at the room. Sighing she turned out the light and followed her friends down to the common room. She met up with James and his friends and they walked out of the common room and out to the Hogwarts train. They found an empty compartment and all five sat down. Karisma, Leah and Satinka left to go find their friends, and no one had seen Peter since yesterday. Lilly and Jade talked all the way back while the boys played a game of exploding snap.
The train stopped and the small group got off the train. Lilly sighed as she stepped off the train, Its the start of summer. And a hell of a good one at that. I'll make sure. Lilly thought as she and her friends walked out of the platform barrier.
"I'll be staying at Remus Lupin's house." Lilly said looking at the professor. "Why aren't you staying with your sister?" James asked. "She refuses to let me stay there." Lilly said calmly. Lilly could feel James start to shake but no in fear but in outrage. "Why won't she let you stay there? Your her sister! That's horrible! You'd probably be safer there!" James said in outrage.
"Although I do agree with James that you would be safer at your sisters' but Lupin's house will be fine. And we'll be in closer contact then if you were in the muggle world. This arrangement will do just fine. Now I know Sirius Black's family has been through much of the same things your family, James, have been going through. So if you would have him and Remus Lupin come here. You two may go get them." Dumbledore said and he got out of his chair. Lilly and James did the same. He walked them to the door and said. "Tell their Professors I need to speak with them. Do not tell anyone else of this. They might be put in danger if you do. Go." He opened the door and Lilly and James left.
After they were out ear shot James said. "I'm glad you aren't mad at me." "Why would I be? Because you put me into danger? You read the letter I am also in danger even if we weren't dating." Lilly said. James smiled and wrapped her in a hug pulling her closer to him. "That's why I love you." He whispered in her ear. Lilly looked up at him and smiled, her eyes shown with love. "I love you too." She said. She tilted her head upwards and kissed him full on the lips. "Come on" he said and wrapped his arm around her waist. They walked down the hall and into the charms class. Everyone looked up and James said. "Professor Dipple, professor Dumbledore needs Remus and Sirius." The professor nodded and said "Boys you may go. Get the homework from one of your classmate later." Remus and Sirius nodded, gathered their things and followed Lilly and James out of the classroom. "What's up?" Remus asked. "Its kinda hard to explain but it has something to do with that letter I got." Lilly said as they turned a corner. "She got a letter from Lord Voldemort" Remus' eyes grew in shock. "You too?" he asked Lilly. "Yea, have you been getting letters too?" Lilly asked back. "Yea hang on." Remus pulled out his wand and said "Acco letters!" They waited a few minutes and suddenly a bunch of letters came whizzing passed Sirius' head and landed in Remus' hand. He handed one to Lilly. It was almost identical to hers, although it said to say away from both James and Sirius. "You should show these to Dumbledore." Lilly said as they came up on an ugly gargoyle.
"Lemon Drop." Lilly said. The gargoyle jumped aside and the wall behind him split open and the four walked up the winding stair case. The came out in a circular room with Dumbledore sitting at his desk. Dumbledore smiled and offered seats to the four students, there were now four of them. They all took a seat and Dumbledore said. "As you know each of you are being threatened by lord Voldemort, yes Remus I know that you have been receiving letters. Now I understand that Lilly will be staying over you house this summer, how do your parents feel about this?"
"They don't mind, I owled them after breakfast." Remus said.
"All right I will owl them today with information they'll need to keep you both safe. In fact all four of you will have to look out for each other. I know you grew up together. So I want you guys to stick close to each other and your families. I know this is a lot to ask of you but you must not speak to anyone you don't know or go anywhere with out someone else with you. I promise I will try to give you some freedom if you want but I do have your best interest at heart. If you don't want my help say so now." Dumbledore said looking at each of them. They all nodded and Dumbledore said "I must get back to work, don't worry I will be in touch." Dumbledore stood for a second time and ushered them out of the room. "See you at lunch. Its almost time." He said as he headed up the stairs again.
The headed down to lunch, and once there, they noticed no one else was. So they sat down at the Gryffindor table and Lilly asked. "So when are we doing the Slytherin common room thingy?"
Sirius snickered and said "Tonight's fine with me I think we all need a good laugh."
"No can't be tonight we've got finals tomorrow." Remus said.
James nodded. "Remus is right I've got to finish studying. How about after finals we could all use a break by then."
"Deal." Lilly said and Sirius nodded. James looked around, people were beginning to fill in. He watched Snape and Malfoy sneer at him as they passed. James glared at them. He turned his attention to Karisma, Jade and Satinka who were pushing passed the crowed to sit by them. Jade sat next to Sirius who gave her a kiss as she sat down. Satinka and Karisma sat in front of James and Lilly.
Satinka looked excited said "Do you know what everyone is saying? That the King and Queen of Hogwarts are finally going out!" Lilly and James looked confused
"And they are?" James asked. Karisma looked at him like he was doing the funky chicken on the table.
"You guys!" she said like it was the most obvious thing in the world. Lilly and James looked at each other and then burst out laughing.
"Excuse me your highness but will you pass me the rolls?" Sirius said. Lilly smiled and passed him the rolls but after he took it from her grasp she hit him over the head. "Ow, that hurt." he complained. "I know but you still love your queen" Lilly smiled sweetly James couldn't help laughing. Suddenly a thought occurred to her she turned to James.
"James how did he know we were going out?"
"What are you talking about? He's known since the beginning. Are you feeling all right?" James asked.
"No not Sirius, L.V. How did he know? We've only been dating for a two days." Lilly said suddenly scared. "Oh god what if someone has been spying on us?"
James looked at Lilly and could tell she was scared. "It's going to be fine" he said and pulled her closer to him. I'm glad we only have Transformation this after noon. We have it with Slytherin though, oh well I'll take Lilly out some where after it. He thought to himself as Lilly snuggled up against him. James looked up and saw Peter waddling up to the table. "Hey guys. I haven't seen you in forever! How was the herb search last night?" "Huh?" James said. "Oh it was so boring! We shouldn't have done it. But we all needed the help." Lilly said suddenly jumping out of James' grasp. The bell rang and the students filed out of the great hall. James and Lilly held hands as they walked to Transformation. They sat down as Snape and Malfoy came in. They sat down two rows behind them. "Its hard to believe everyone is saying a mudblood and a mudblood lover are the king and queen of Hogwarts." Malfoy said out loud. James turned around and was about to say something but Professor McGonagall came up and asked
"Something wrong boys?" she asked. "Professor, Malfoy just called Lilly mudblood and James a mudblood lover!" Satinka said. Professor McGonagall's face flushed red as she turned, facing Malfoy she said
"Ten points from Slytherin and you will be receiving detention. Report to Filch tonight at eight for your punishment." She turned, walked up to the board and started teaching. James turned around and started taking notes. Lilly was already started. The class went by quickly and the bell rang signaling that class was over. James checked his watch, four thirty, he gathered his books and held Lilly back.
"Hey you wanna do something to night to keep our minds off things?" he asked her when the room was empty. "Like what?" she asked." James put his am around her waist and led her out to of the room. "How about a picnic? In the forbidden forest?" he asked. Lilly nodded. "Ok. Just us?" she asked. "If you want." Lilly nodded again and they walked up to their tower. After putting their books away, Lilly and James walked down to a big portrait of a bowl of fruit. James tickled the pear and the portrait opened. They walked in and were greeted by numerous elves. They started shoving food in Lilly's basket without needing to be told. Lilly giggled as the elves insisted they took more but James said no thanks. They left the kitchens, basket and blanket in Lilly's hands and a cooler and two brooms in James' hands.
They made their way down to the forest and making sure no one was watching, they walked into the forest. Coming upon a clearing Lilly asked "So what are the broomsticks for?" "Well its a surprise." Lilly shook her head. They entered the clearing and James said "This is a good spot." Lilly looked around, the clearing didn't have high grass like most, it was surrounded by trees and had a stream running at the edge of it. It wasn't very big but it was beautiful. Lilly laid out the blanket and settled down on it. James did the same and opened the basket. He started spreading out the food and offered a plate to Lilly. She accepted it. "You know this is very peaceful. We should do this more often but bring the others." Lilly said eating the food she piled on her plate. "I think that would be scorching, but we better make sure Sirius doesn't follow if we go by ourselves." James said laughing. Lilly started laughing too because she knew that that would be something Sirius would do.
After Lilly controlled herself she asked "So when are you going to tell me what the brooms are for?" "Hmm later." James said as he ate his food. Lilly smiled and went back to her food. The ate in a peaceful silence and after they laid on the blanket and cloud watched.
"There's a hippopotamus" Lilly said pointing a cloud.
"Yea I see it there's a dog on a unicycle." He also pointed to a cloud.
Lilly giggled "I see Sirius doing a headstand."
James turned his head and laughed too. "Yea I can see that."
They laid there until the sun was sinking quickly behind the trees. James said "Lilly time for the brooms."
Lilly got up looking confused but James handed he a broom. He mounted his and took off. Lilly followed. They rose higher and higher until they were over the trees. James moved closer to Lilly and he whispered "I brought the brooms so we could watch the sun set." Lilly sighed a loving sigh and whispered back "I love you." James leaned as far as he could and kissed Lilly "I love you too." They watched in silence and when it was dark James said. "Acco basket. Acco Blanket." Lilly said "You forgot one Acco cooler." James grinned in the dark. God I love her! He thought to himself. James hooked the basket on his broom and helped Lilly do the same with the cooler. They soon were speeding through the darkness towards the castle.
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Finals week went by faster then anyone imagined. No one saw much of Peter but that didn't bother anyone. Finally it was the night of the prank. Lilly could not contain her excitement. Lilly, James, Sirius, Remus, and Jade had all gone to bed early but were up again at two thirty. They couldn't find Peter so he missed out on the prank not that Lilly minded, Peter had always creeped her out and she always got mad at him for the smallest reasons. That didn't matter tonight Lilly thought. They all met in the common room, all five of them dressed in black. Somehow Sirius had managed to find out the password to the Slytherin tower. They were heading out of their common room and into the hall the three boys were under James' invisibility cloak and Lilly and Jade had a invisibility spell on them. They silently headed towards the Slytherin tower with Sirius checking the map every few minutes. They stopped by a wall surprisingly not cover in portraits. Sirius looked at the map, stepped out of the cloak and said. "The purest" A door concealed in the wall slid open, and everyone stepped in.
The Slytherin common room was underground and very cold. The room had rough stone walls and green lamps hanging from the ceiling. The fire was almost out in the very elaborate fire place. The noticed several of the portraits of Sylvester Slytherin were moving about, watching them. The all pulled out their wands and started to get to work. Lilly and jade started bewitching the furniture turning it from black and green to red and gold. James and Sirius snuck up to the boys' dorms and started bewitching their rooms pink and purple. Remus took over for Lilly and Jade so they could sneak up to the girls' rooms. Up there they separated and they each took a room, turning it pink and purple. Lilly suddenly got an idea and changed all the girls' hair to match their room.
She slipped out and signaled Jade over. After she showed her friend how to do the spell Lilly quietly ran down to the common room and back up to the boys' tower. Lilly quietly told them how to do the spell and hurried away to help Jade. Jade was almost done so Lilly headed back down stairs to help Remus with the finishing touches. Jade came down the same time as James and Sirius did. They stood back to look at their work, the common room was red and gold and the lights were gold too instead of green. They stood there for a few minutes until the heard someone stirring up stairs in the boys' room. So they all quickly slipped out of the common room and waited.
It came a minute after they had left, someone screamed. Trying to cover up their laughter they headed up to their common room. The boys once again under the cloak and the girls under their spell. They said the password, went into their common room and all five fell onto the floor howling with laughter.
"Lilly.. great. idea!" Sirius gasped. Lilly laughed harder which caused the others to laugh harder.
"Guess.. What!!! I.. (giggle).. got.. (laughter). pic-. (peels of laughter). PICTURES!" Jade said trying to control her laughter which wasn't working very well. People started coming down stairs to see what all the noise was.
"What did you guys do?" Satinka asked.
Lilly said between laughter "Prank. (snicker). Slytherin!" Everyone one started laughing and Jade held out the pictures. Satinka passed around the pictures, laughing.
"This is awesome! I'm so glad you got pictures!" a fifth year said.
"Oh but that not all. Lilly had the greatest idea. You'll see it tomorrow morning. Just look at all the Slytherin." Sirius said loudly. Lilly and James snickered.
Jade yawned and said "Well this was fun but I think sleep is catching up to me. I'm heading to bed. Coming Lilly?"
"Uh you know what I'm kinda hungry. I want to go to the kitchens." Lilly said as Jade headed up the stairs.
"Ok" the reply came down.
James turned to Lilly and asked. "Want some company?"
"Ok" she said and they headed out the room.
"Bring back some for us! And no snogging!" Sirius called after them. Lilly laughed as they walked down the empty halls.
James asked "So where did you get the idea for the hair?" Lilly smiled mischievously "Well I kinda got it from you. In the first year I helped you guys do something similar to the Slytherins but it went wrong. So I brushed up on it. Thinking I'd might need it later. And when I saw their hair it just flooded back." James laughed, picked Lilly up and swung her around. Lilly laughed as he set her down gently. Lilly took this chance to run to the fruit portrait. She tickled the pear and the door swung open. Lilly turned and saw James running towards her she giggled and slipped into the kitchen. James came a moment later, laughing. Lilly started piling food in his arms, no elf was in sight so they helped themselves. Lilly started piling food and said. "We not going to be able to carry all this back. Oh crap I left my ward in the common room!"
"Me to! Try doing wandless magic." James joked. Lilly laughed and tried to enchant the food to follow her. Lilly walked around the room but the food didn't follow her. "Let me go get my wand you stay here." Lilly said as she started walking out of the room. When Lilly was half way out the door when James gasped. She turned around and her jaw hit the floor. the food she pretended to bewitch was following her out the door. James stuttered not able to form words. Lilly looked at James who looked at her. "Sirius." Lilly said. "Sirius come out. Yes funny joke. Ha ha." Lilly looked around frantic. No one came out.
"Come on." James said handing her some food. "He's probably headed to the tower. Lily nodded and followed James up to the common room. When they entered there were still many people waiting for the food. Lilly walked in first and said "Sirius come out! Now!" Sirius walked through the crowd looking confused. "Did you bewitch the food?" Sirius looked at Lilly and then at James. "What do you mean? Sirius has been here all this time." Satinka said stepping up. Lilly looked at James scared. "What if.." she trailed off, shaking her head. "Don't worry. We try a few test tomorrow." James whispered in her ear. Lilly nodded and turned to Sirius "ok I'm sorry Sirius. I guess I really need sleep. I'm sorry." "It's ok. Why don't you go to bed." Sirius offered sweetly. Lilly nodded and dumped her load on the table. Grabbing her wand she kissed James goodnight and walked up stairs. Lilly sat in her bed thinking, she wasn't the least bit tired. She wasn't going to wait for tomorrow, so she got up and picked up the first thing she saw, Leo's catnip toy. She put it on her bed and said the spell she said earlier. She walked backwards to the windows.
Her eyes grew to the size of saucers as the Cat toy floated her and landed at her feet. 'Stay" Lilly pointed at it and walked over to the bed and turned around. The toy was still at the window. "Come here" Lilly said. The toy floated over to Lilly's bed and settled on it. "Stay" Lilly said and she ran out of the room. "James!" Lilly yelled over the noise. Everyone looked up at Lilly who was rushing down the stairs. "James! It wasn't Sirius! I did it!" James jumped up and ran over to her. "Shh. Come up to our room and show me what you did." James said as he lead her up to his room. He opened the door and made sure Peter, the only one in there, was asleep.
Lilly sat down on his bed and James handed her a quill. Lilly took it and said under her breath. "Follo Leviosa Lilly." Lilly got off the bed and walked over to the windows. Lilly heard James suck in a breath and she turned around. The quill was following her. Lilly looked at the quill, pointed and said "Stay." She walked over to the bed and the quill didn't move. Lilly once again said "Come" and the quill came. She looked at James who was looking at the quill. Slowly he raised his eyes to Lilly's. "Oh god" someone said. Lilly looked over James' shoulder and saw Sirius and Remus. "How'd you do that?" Remus asked coming over to them, with Sirius behind him. "I don't know. We were fooling around in the kitchens, we didn't have our wands so James told me to do wandless magic but it worked!" Lilly explained. "And you thought it was me." Sirius finished for her. Lilly nodded and said "Sorry." Sirius shook his head and Remus said "You should go to bed and we'll figure it out in the morning." Remus said. Lilly nodded. "Ok your right. I am tired." Lilly got up and James did too. They walked out the door, and into the common room. "Goodnight" Lilly said to everyone down there. She received many 'good night Lilly', they walked up to Lilly's room. James tucked her into bed. "Goodnight" James whispered and started to walk out. "James. Could you try that spell? I don't want to be the only one with powers." Lilly said. James laughed and walked back to her bed. Lilly smiled and handed him the catnip toy. Lilly bit her lip and watched James. He said the same spell as Lilly did. James walked over to the windows and turned around, nothing. Lilly looked sad but still smiled "Oh well." James walked back over to her and kissed her good night. He tucked her in and headed out the door. He turned back around and Lilly was already asleep. God she's beautiful. I won't let anything happen to her. Ever. James thought to himself and closed the door behind him. He headed up to his room and went straight to sleep without changing.
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Lilly was in her front porch, looking down the road. Waiting. For what she didn't know. Suddenly there was a screech of tires and a white car came speeding around the corner. Lilly recognized it as her parents'. She took a step back when she saw the car swerve dangerously. It speed down the middle of the road until it swerved and hit the tree in her neighbor's front yard. Lilly ran to the car and found both her parents dead on impact. Their faces were bloody and she could see they were surprised. Their faces turned to Lilly sharply and smiled a cruel smile. Lilly screamed.
Lilly screamed and jerked upright. She tried to get out of bed but her legs were tangled in the sheet. Lilly untangled herself and got out of bed. She checked her alarm clock, it read 5:07. Lilly sighed and tried to calm her shaking. That wasn't the first time she had that dream, in fact she's had it since she went through that exact nightmare, a year ago. Lilly tugged on a shirt and a pair of shorts. She headed down stairs but not before checking if the other girls had awaken. They had not. Lilly walked down to the common room and found it empty. Much to her happiness. Lilly sat down on the couch. Lost in thought. "Hey what's up?" someone said from behind her. Lilly jumped a foot in the air and whirled around. Jade was standing in her pajamas, she came and sat down next to Lilly.
"You scared me to death. What are you doing up? I thought you were asleep." Lilly asked. Jade looked worried.
"Well I heard you scream, and I was wondering what was wrong. I though I'd follow you but you just came down here. I pretended to be asleep." Jade said tucking her black curls behind her ear. Lilly smiled and said "I'm fine. I just had a bad dream. That's all." "Ok" Jade replied slowly. "So what's up with you and Sirius?" Lilly asked wiggling her eyebrows. Jade giggled and said "We're going out and I'm glad. I like him a lot." "Aw. That's so cute!" Lilly sang, Jade laughed. Lilly looked up toward the girls' tower, when something caught her eye.
There hovering between the girls' dorm and the boys' dorm was the catnip toy. Why was it just hovering there? Lilly thought to her self. Then she realized something. James did the same spell, it must be confused about where to go. Lilly let out a small gasp when she realized that he could do wandless magic. Jade looked at her friend and could tell she was in deep thought. So instead of pulling her out of it Jade got up. Lilly snapped back to reality when jade got up. "Where are you going?" she asked. Jade said "To bed. Good night, again." With a smile Jade walked up to their dorm. Lilly thought to herself trying to decide if she should wake James. After a few minutes Lilly decided against it. She curled up on the couch with a blanket and fell asleep. This time with no dreams.
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"Lilly, hey sweetie. Time to wake up." Someone shook Lilly awake. Lilly groaned and tried rolled over, but she almost fell of the couch. "Whoa, don't fall off now." The voice went on. Lilly opened her eyes and a boy with messy hair and glasses started to come into focus. "James? What are you doing in the girls dorm?" she asked groggily. "I'm not. You fell asleep on the couch in the common room." James explained. Lilly jumped upright, she remembered what she needed to tell James. Lilly looked around the room there were a few people in it. Most were already at breakfast except for the few stragglers. "James, the toy, you can do it!" she whispered excitedly. "What do you mean.?" James asked bewildered. "Just say come here." Lilly said happily. "Ok. Come here." James said loud enough heard but quiet enough for the people around to notice. A moment later the toy came whizzing from its hiding place and landed in James' hand. He stared at the toy and then at Lilly. "I'm gonna get dressed. Then we can go to lunch and after try some more tests." Lilly said getting off the couch, James just sat on the couch. Lilly walked up to her room and changed.
I can't believe I could do that! Maybe that's why Voldemort is after me. No I can't be I just found out I could do it. So why does he want me? James thought to himself. He was still deep in thought when Lilly came back down the stairs. He happened o glance up and see her. She came down the stairs wearing a green tank top and blue jeans shorts. It was simple but stunning. Her dark red hair was hanging loosely down her back. Lilly giggled when she saw James looking at her. "Come on." She said. James followed her and they talked about what the were going to test things on. The walked into the great hall and saw that breakfast was already being served. Lilly and James sat down and started eating. Remus and Sirius looked at each other and raised an eyebrow. "So you guys seen the Slytherin yet? They haven't been to breakfast." Sirius said chuckling "And our fans don't like that." James glanced down the table to see a few people glance over at the only empty table. James chuckled too.
"So Lilly what were you doing sleeping in the common room?" Remus asked. Lilly looked up into Remus' eyes.
"I had a dream. About my parents." Remus looked into Lilly's eyes and saw tears beginning to form. Remus nodded and Lilly looked down.
Only after she managed to keep her tears from falling, and finished eating, did she talk again. "So do you guys want to go with us? We're going to try some tests." Sirius nodded and Remus said "Sure." She waited for the boys to finish eating. And they all headed outside James lead them behind the green houses. Lilly bent down and picked up a stick, that was when she saw something whiz passed, towards her and James, out of the corner her eye. Lilly looked up and saw the catnip toy. Lilly laughed as picked up the toy. "James I think we forgot something." Lilly showed him the toy, he looked at it and laughed too. "All right. You go first." James said chuckling, Lilly nodded.
"Lets try a different spell." Lilly placed the stick on the ground, pointed and said "Wingardium Leviosa" The stick rose off the ground and hovered a foot above the boys' head.
Remus said "Oh wow!" Sirius sucked in a breath. Lilly let the stick float back down to the ground. "That is.. oh wow." Sirius said. Lilly smiled and handed James a different stick. In stead of standing he sat down and mumbled "Wingardium Leviosa" The stick he was focusing on started to rise off the ground and hovered the same height as Lilly's did. Lilly clapped her hands as James let the stick fall to the ground. "That is just too cool! I didn't know you could do that," Sirius said in awe. "He didn't know he could either. You big dolt!" Lilly snapped. Remus laughed and Sirius shot him an evil look. James look up at Lilly and said "See if you can transform without your wand." Lilly's head snapped up and she looked at James. "Your supposed to use your wand?" she asked in a shaky voice. Sirius and Remus stopped pretending to box and looked at Lilly. "You mean you can do it without your wand?" Sirius asked her. Lilly looked from one boy to the others. Lilly breathed deep and changed from human to wolf. Lilly looked up at the boy who looked down at her in complete awe. That's when Lilly smelt something. She cocked her head, sniffed the air, and turned it to towards the greenhouse next to them. There was a human, someone she recognized but couldn't place. Lilly bared her teeth and growled. The boys jumped back and started looking around frantically. Lilly quickly changed back and whispered
"There is someone over there, under some invisibility spell." Lilly pointed over to where she smelt the person.
"Could you recognize it? The sent I mean any one we know?" Sirius asked.
"I recognized the sent but I don't know who's it was." Lilly said mildly angry that she couldn't place the smell.
Sirius nodded and looked around. He quickly changed into the big black dog and sniffed around. He changed back a minute later and said, shrugging.
"No one is there any more." James looked around again and said.
"Come on. We're going inside." The other three nodded and followed James inside.
"So Lilly what are you doing over the summer?" Sirius asked as they headed up to the castle. "I'm staying over at Remus' cuz of my sister." She said. Sirius nodded he knew how much she hated her sister. Hell everyone in school knew how much she hated her sister. "So we'll be seeing a lot of you. Cool" Sirius said, Lilly smiled. "Yippee for me." She said sarcastically. "Now that unfair. When have I done anything to you." He said in mock hurt. Lilly snorted and said "How about that time in our first year when you turned my hair purple or that same year when you covered me in yellow goo. Or when you covered me in sand and then there was the time-"
"Ok I get it." Sirius, cutting her off, said, Remus and James laughed. "Yes you keep laughing. Because on day it will be us laughing." An angry voice said behind them. All four turned around and their eyes grew huge. The doubled up with laughter when the saw Malfoy and Snape in pink robes and pink and purple hair. Malfoy stomped off when he saw he couldn't talk to them. Snape snarled at them and hurried after Malfoy. The walked to the common room still laughing and managed to tell the fat lady the pass word. Lilly gasped happily when Sirius said the password (Poogley pie). The boys looked at her, Lilly said
"I'll be right back." And she took off down the hall. The boys looked at each other and shrugged. "She's your girlfriend." Sirius said. They walked in and were immediately surrounded by people congratulating them. Most had seen the Slytherins and laughed till they cried. Everyone was telling them how good a job they had done and that this was one of the best pranks yet. A few people led them to a table covered in food. Someone had gone down to the kitchens and brought up food, so everyone sat around talking. James, Remus, and Sirius sat at one table and were discussing next years prank when Peter came down from the dorm room. He walked over to the other boys and sat down with them.
"Hey Peter! We haven't seen you in a while." James said. Sirius nodded with food in his mouth. Remus looked at his watch, Its been ten minutes since Lilly left. I wonder where she went. She did have that crazy look again. I bet she thought up another prank. Remus smiled and tried to figure out what kind of prank it was. That's when Lilly burst in with an excited smile. She looked around and spotted the boys at one table. Lilly rushes over to them and sits down on James' lap.
"So here have you been? What prank did you pull?" James asked looking up at Lilly. Lilly looked down at James with an evil glint in her eyes.
"What are you talking about? I haven't done any pranks. I'm just perfectly innocent." She said innocently.
"Yea James when has Lilly ever done a prank. She just a sweet and innocent little girl." Sirius scolded James.
Lilly stuck her tongue out at Sirius and said. "I am not little, and yes I have planed a prank but its a small little one. And we'd need someone we don't mind picking on to do it to."
Peter stood up and said. "I just remembered that I have to add something to a letter to my mum. I'll be back."
Lilly smiled and asked. "We'll probably be down at Hagrid's hut so why don't you meet us there?" Peter nodded and hurried up the stairs.
Lilly got off James' lap and said. "Follow me." Lilly rushed out of the common room with the boys right behind her. Lilly and the boys ran down to Hagrid's hut and stopped to catch their breath before knocking. Hagrid opened the door and welcomed them in. "How have you been Hagrid?" Remus asked breathing slightly heavily. "I've been good. I tried to get Dumbledore to let me have a pet besides Fang. He's finally let me, after much thought. Would yeh like to meet him?" Hagrid asked. The boys nodded but Lilly stepped off to the side. Hagrid smiled and walked over to a box, a few feet from Lilly. The boys gathered around Hagrid as he pulled off the blanket covering the box. James gasped, Remus stepped back and Sirius yelped and jumped back.
There in the box was a little dog, he was sleeping until Hagrid pulled off the blanket. The dog started growling at the strange boys and jumped out of the box. He only came up to their ankles but the thing that scared them was that the dog had three heads. Lilly sniffled a laugh and bent down to pet the dog. The dog growled and turned its three heads to face Lilly. Instantly the dog quieted and nuzzled her hand. "Hey Fluffy. How are you?" Lilly asked, cooing. Lilly nodded as if the animal was talking to her. Hagrid looked proudly at the little beast and said. "Boys this here is Fluffy." The boys looked at Hagrid as if he had three heads too.
"F-Fluffy?" Sirius squeaked. Hagrid nodded happily oblivious of Sirius' dismay. Fluffy walked over to Hagrid upon hearing his name. Remus bent down to pet the animal. Fluffy allowed him to pet him for a few minutes before turning away. Sirius leaned down to pet Fluffy but drew back when he snapped at his hand. Lilly giggled as James pet the small beast. Oddly enough he nuzzled his hand a little.
"He likes you no accounting for taste." Sirius said unhappily. Lilly looked out the window and saw Peter leaving the castle. Turning back to the boys she said hurriedly. "Guys here he come. Move out of the way." Lilly took out her wand and started putting spells on some balloons in a box in the corner. the balloons flew up to the top of the door frame. Lilly sat down on a chair and waited. The boys also sat at the table. Remus took out a camera, Sirius moved slightly to get a better view of the door. Peter knocked on the door. "Come on in." Hagrid called from the fire place. Peter opened the door and walked in a step. Suddenly all the balloons fell and splashed Peter with multi-colored water. Peter stood there a moment before he growled in rage and threw himself at Lilly who was on the floor laughing.
Lilly looked up and saw Peter lunging at her. She was to stunned to move, Peter had never acted like this he was always quite and laughed when they played a prank on them. James saw what was happening and stepped in front of Peter. He didn't stop and rammed into James. James grabbed him by the shoulders and asked angrily. "What are you doing?"
"Let go of me! She did this! Ever since you two hooked up you never talk to me and now its time to end this!" Peter growled, James looked slightly shocked and Peter took this distraction to his advantage. He pushed passed James and tried to smack Lilly but only managed to give her a deep scratch above her eye, crimson blood clouded her vision. Lilly grabbed her over shirt and wiped it away. James had once again grabbed Peter and swung him around. James smiled pleasantly when he heard the crack of his fist hitting Peter in the jaw. Peter cried out and ran out of the house. Remus and Sirius were too shocked to move. James bent down and helped Lilly up, who too was stunned.
"Are you all right?" James asked. Lilly nodded as James looked closer at her cut. "You need to go to Madam Pomfrey. It looks pretty bad." James said taking her hand. "Hagrid I'm sorry we have to leave but she need medicine. I shall see you later." James said and they departed. Hagrid began to mop up the puddles as soon as they left. Remus and Sirius went to help. They talked of the fight.
"I didn't know Peter had it in him. I'm surprised with James but I didn't know Peter had it in him." Remus said. Hagrid nodded in agreement.
"I would have done the same thing James did if it was my girlfriend he lunged at. Peter never acted like that at when ever we pulled a prank on him." Sirius argued.
"I guess yeh pulled on to many pranks on him. He was gettin' tired of it. I guess." Hagrid said. Sirius shrugged and Remus pulled out his wand to make the stain disappear.
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Lilly and James left Hagrid's in a hurry. Lilly looked over at James and could tell he was extremely angry. James held on to Lilly as if he let go she would disappear. "James?" Lilly asked. "Hmm?" He said looking at her. "James I'm not going to die so you can loosen your grip on my hand. Your going to cut off my circulation." James looked down and smiled. He loosened his hold on her and looked back into her emerald eyes.
"I'm sorry, I just never felt this way about anyone before. And when I saw him lunging after you I just got scared that you might get hurt." James said with sadness in his eyes. Lilly looked into his chocolate eyes and smiled she love him and he loved her. Lilly leaned up and kissed him. He kissed her back before taking her hand and leading her up to the castle, and to the infirmary.
Lilly sat down on one of the beds as Madam Pomfrey looked at the scratch. She smiled and went to fetch her wand. James sat next to her. The nurse came back and pointed at Lilly's cut and said a few word. Instantly the cut was healed and Madam Pomfrey handed Lilly a towel. James took the towel from Lilly and started wiping the blood off Lilly. Remus and Sirius burst in and walked over to Lilly and James. "Hey how are you?" Remus asked. "I'm fine. The nurse fixed the scratch in an instant." Lilly told him. Sirius nodded and handed James a wet towel to mop up the dried blood. As soon as Lilly got cleaned up, they said their good-byes to Madam Pomfrey and headed to the common room. Remus told the fat lady the pass word and they walked into the common room.
"Guys I have to go pack tomorrow we are leaving. Oh Remus by the way I need to pick up my car. I told my sister that if she touches it, it will hex her. I doubt she'll be touching it." Lilly smiled evilly. The boys laughed and headed up to their room and Lilly walked up to her's. she stopped dead in her tracts when she looked inside.
The entire room was a mess like a small tornado had been through it. There were clothes and belongings every where except Lilly's bed. She walked through care full not to step on anything. Lilly made it to her bed and lifted her trunk on it. She started to pile she was lucky to have a trunk like her's it could hold anything and still keep it's regular shape. It would be weighed down either, the trunk would still feel like it didn't have anything in it. It was on of the few things she got from her parents, they said it was made by fairies. But Lilly though that was just a joke, it was probably made by a wizard or witch. Lilly was finished packing in record time and walked over to the boys' room. She knocked on the door and entered. Their room was much like hers except there were boys' things instead of girl things. (Ya Think?)
Lilly sat in the window seat and watch the boys' work. Lilly was sitting there watching the boys when Karisma, Satinka and Leah walked in. Lilly looked up and saw that they were crying. She jumped up and rushed over to them. "What happened? What wrong?" Lilly asked. "I'm so sorry but we found this in the great hall." Leah then stepped forward since she was concealed by the other two girls. Leah's face was red from crying and she held something in her hands. A little black and white form was laying limply in her hands. Lilly gasped when she realized what it was, or rather who.
"Leo! Oh no." Lilly moaned. She took the dead kitten from her friends hold and held it close. No of the boys noticed the girls except Remus who walked over to them. He looked down at the kitten and instantly recognized it as Leo. Remus looked at Lilly and saw tears began to form, he took the kitten and handed back to Leah before sweeping Lilly into a hug. Sirius nudged James and he looked up to see Remus and Lilly hugging. James walked over to the small group with Sirius behind him. Leah showed them the kitten and the wrapped their arms around Remus and Lilly. Suddenly Lilly pulled away from them all and ran out of the room. James was about to follow her but Remus stopped him.
"Don't she need sometime to her self. She just proved she wasn't going to do anything drastic." Remus said, James was about to argue saying what did he know about her but he realized that he grew up with Lilly. They had been friends since they were born. Slowly James nodded and went back to his packing. The girls left to go pack. After James finished he went out to find Lilly. She needs me. James thought. He looked out side first but didn't find her near the lake, greenhouses or around the castle. James was about to head inside when he decided to try the forest. He headed into the forest and headed towards the clearing he had showed her. James was nearing the small clearing when he heard crying, no loud but his sharp eats were able to pick it up. James walked into the clearing and over to Lilly who was sitting by the stream.
He sat next to her without saying a word. She turned to him and asked in a sad voice. "Who would want to kill a poor defenseless kitten?" James shook his head, shrugging and pulled Lilly into a hug. She leaned against him and cried her heart out. James sat there comforting her until she fell asleep. James moved a little and was able to pull out his wand. He pointed to Lilly who was still leaning against, said a few word and Lilly started rising without waking her. James stood up and brushed himself and Lilly off before holding her. James walked carefully to the castle and up to their common room. Remus, Sirius, Jade, Karisma, Satinka, and Leah were at a table in the common room when James entered with Lilly. they all got up and started talking James silenced them and made his way up to the girls' room. After he laid Lilly down and tucked her in, he returned to the others.
"What happened?" Satinka asked.
"She was in the forest in a clearing I'd showed her and she cried herself to sleep." James said, sitting down.
"Do you know who it could have been?" Karisma asked next.
The boys looked at each other and Remus leaned forward and told them about Lilly and Peter, and the fight. After he finished the girls were sure it was him. The boys on the other hand didn't believe that.
"He may have tried to fight her but her would never kill something so helpless. He is actually pretty nice." Remus said.
"But how you guys tell the story it looks like he'll do anything to try to hurt her." Leah argued.
"Ah But Peter couldn't a fly. I think it was Malfoy, he did look pretty angry when we were laughing at him. It would be a cowardly thing to do, and that's just his style. " Sirius said. The girls had to nod at this, it made sense.
"Yea but he did hurt Lilly so he could hurt a fly." James said darkly.
"True but I don't think he meant it. He was just really upset. He told me once that his mum was really sick and wasn't going to make it to his graduation next year. He told me the doctors think she won't live that long." Remus told them in a hushed voice. The girls were simpathic toward Peter. James still need a little convincing. Their conversation was stopped when the portrait door swung open. Peter walked in being escorted by Madam Pomfrey's assistance, Miss Hodegs. Peter looked at the table where everyone was sitting at and went a little pale when Miss Hodegs told she was leaving. Miss Hodegs left and Peter just stood there starring at the small group. Until Remus invited him over with a wave of his hand. Slowly Peter walked over to their table and sat down. As far from James as he could. Thought Sirius. Remus asked Peter about his mother who answered meekly that she wasn't getting any better. The girls offered their sympathy and Peter nodded slowly, he was looking at James. James looked up from the table and into the eyes of Peter. He suppressed a growl and said.
"Any one hungry? I haven't had lunch yet."
Satinka looked at her watch and said "lunch should be ready now lets head down."
"What about Lilly?" Remus asked looking towards the girls' dorm room.
"Let her sleep." Was all James said. As he headed to the door.
"What's wrong with Lilly? why is she sleeping? I didn't think I hurt her that bad. I wanted to apologize to her." Peter said as they followed James.
Sirius looked at Peter while Remus told him about the kitten. Peter's face paled more as Remus went on with the story. Sirius noticed that he looked sad for her. Sirius decided that he couldn't have done it, he did come in with a nurse. Sirius shook his head sadly and ran to catch up with James. Who was already in the Great hall, surrounded but people saying good bye to the ones who probably won't see him tomorrow. Sirius arrived in time to see a boy trying to explain to James a phone, which James knew nothing about. Sirius laughed as James looked cluelessly at the boy.
"Uh Janko? Can't you just use floo powder?" James asked.
"Floo powder? Is it hard? Where can I get it?" the boy, Janko, asked. Sirius walked over to them laughing, grabbed James' arm and said. "James you are needed at our table. Janko I will show James how to use the telephone. Sorry but we must bounce. Bye." Sirius took the piece of paper from Janko and steered James towards the Gryffindor table.
"That boy would have had you there all day making you tell him everything about floo powder." Sirius said laughing. James laughed too as he sat down.
"So you'd say he's almost as bad as Arthur Weasley?" James asked still laughing.
Sirius shook his head. "No one could ever be as interested in muggles as Arthur. Remember that time in the first year he got Lilly to tell him all about the muggle cars. We literally had to drag her away from him." Remus cracked up laughing when he remembered.
"Poor Lilly." James said wiping tears from his eyes. Suddenly everyone went quiet starting from the Slytherin table, who was not there yet, and ending at the Gryffindor table. The Slytherin had just entered and everyone bust out laughing. Dumbledore stood up, clearing his throat, trying hard not to laugh. He said. "Now that the Slytherins have joined us we may eat." Dumbledore clapped his hands and food appeared on the tables.
Everyone started eating and chatting happily. James, Sirius, and Remus were talking about what the three of them and Lilly were going to do over the summer when they heard an angry voice behind them.
"So I bet you boys think your funny? Well just know that all Malfoys get even. Speaking of getting even? Where is your mudblood girlfriend, Potter? I heard about her kitten its a shame. The poor defenseless thing." Lucius Malfoy said with a grin behind them. The three boys turned around and James' eyes narrowed and he said.
"How would you know about the kitten?"
"I heard it from someone. Almost everyone in school knows about it." Malfoy said with an evil smile, he turned and left leaving the boys wondering.
"I wonder if he did it?" Remus said.
"Of course he did it. Who else would have done it." Sirius said angrily. They turned back to their lunch deep in their own thoughts, no one noticed Peter leave the Great hall.
Climbing the stairs Peter was too deep in his own thoughts to notice where he was going. He banged into someone and they both fell to the floor. "Watch where your going!" Peter snapped. He looked up and saw Lilly's green eyes staring at him. "Oh sorry Lilly. I thought it was someone else." Peter got up off the floor and helped Lilly up.
"What are you doing up here?" Lilly asked.
"I was going to tell you that I'm sorry for earlier today. I really didn't mean to hurt you, I was just really stressed." Peter said. Lilly nodded. Peter continued. "I am sorry about your kitten, I just heard about it on the way to lunch."
Lilly's eyes filled with tears and she said. "Thanks."
"So how are you doing?" Peter asked.
"How do you think I'm doing? My pet was just killed!" Lilly snapped. She looked startled for a moment and then said in a softer voice. "I'm sorry I shouldn't have snapped at you like that."
"Your right you shouldn't have! God everyone watch out for miss grumpy!" Peter said angrily, putting up his hand in mock surrender.
"Oh and your not? Mister lets try to kill someone because they pulled a harmless little prank on them!" Lilly hissed.
"God your suck a bitch! I don't know what James see in you. He probably just using you for a piece of ass." Peter shot back.
Lilly screamed and knocked Peter down to the ground, she started beating the crap out of Peter.
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James, Sirius and Remus were eating lunch quietly when the heard a scream. They looked at each other, jumped up, and started running towards the scream. They turned a corner and came to a stop. Peter was on the ground with Lilly on top of him beating the crap out of him.
Remus ran forward and tried to pull Lilly off Peter, he was extremely unsuccessful. James came and helped him. Together they managed to pull Lilly off Peter while Sirius helped Peter up. Peter mumbled a thanks and headed up to the nurse's office for the second time today.
Sirius watched him go, then turned back to Lilly and the boys. Lilly was still putting up a fight even after he was gone. Sirius walked over to them and tried to calm Lilly down.
"Whoa Lilly! Calm down. He's gone. Come on lets head to the common room and you can tell us." Sirius said and he lead them up to the common room.
They made it to the common room with out any problems, except Lilly was still trying to get away. They let her go when they were safely in the common room.
James sat her don't at the table and asked. "What did he do to you?" he looked into her eyes. Lilly looked in his eyes, debating in her head whether or not she should tell him. she took a deep breath and spilled the whole story. "I screamed and knocked him down. And started beating the crap out of him. you guys know the rest." Lilly said finishing her story. Sirius and Remus looked extremely angry, but that didn't compare to what James looked like. True he looked madder than Lilly had ever seen him but he kept silent and that scared Lilly worse.
"James? Please don't do anything drastic." Lilly said in a soft yet demanding voice.
James looked into Lilly's eyes and Lilly looked into James' eyes. They seemed to be having a stare down, which Remus and Sirius watched in interest. After a few moments James said.
"All right I wont do anything." Lilly smiled a little and gave him a kiss.
Lilly looked at the other two and said. "That goes for you too!" the order didn't go through as much since Lilly started yawning.
"We won't do anything but you have to go to bed." James said, Lilly shook her head.
"If I do than I won't get any sleep tonight." Lilly said, yawning. James sighed.
"All right, you can stay up." James said smiling. Lilly giggled and said.
"Ok I'm going to see if I can get anything from the kitchens. I'll be back later." She left the common room and the boys sat staring after her. Remus broke the silence.
"So anyone up of a game of wizard chess?" Sirius nodded as Remus left to get his things. James had a far off look in his eyes, Sirius noticed and asked. "James are you ok?"
James snapped out of it, looked at Sirius and nodded. Remus came back and placed the board on the table. Remus opened it up and placed the players on the board. "You get to be black. Ok?" Remus asked, Sirius nodded. Remus sat down and made his first move. Siruis' players started yelling at him but he just ignored them and made his move.
This went back and forth for an hour, James starting to get bored fell asleep. Finally Lilly, Satinka, Jade Karisma, and Leah came in. Remus shook James awake, who sat up yawning.
"Finally humans!" James said when he saw the girls. Jade walked over to Sirius, gave him a kiss, and sat on his lap.
"Looks like someone need a nap even more than me." Lilly said as she walked over to James and gave him a kiss. "what have you boys been up to while I was gone?"
James looked at Lilly and said. "They have been playing chess. I slept." Lilly looked at her watch
"This whole time?" she asked James, who nodded.
"Check mate!" Remus said calmly.
"What!" Sirius cried in disbelief. "That's unfair! You must have cheated!"
"No I didn't and if you had stopped snogging with Jade you'd have seen it coming. Oh by the way thanks Jade for distracting him." Remus said while smiling.
"Your welcome." Jade said giggling, she jumped off Sirius' lap, still laughing. Sirius jumped up and started chasing.
"No Sirius stop!" Jade yelled as she ran out the door.
"Girls we have to help her!" Lilly yelled and ran out the door. Lilly easily caught up with Sirius, who had Jade cornered. Lilly jumped on to Sirius' back and yelled while laughing. "Run Jade!"
Jade took off running and ended up running straight into the other girls. Lilly was suddenly lifted off Sirius and placed on the ground. Lilly looked up into the chocolate eyes of James, who had an evil grin on his face. "No James! Please don't!" Lilly said starting to laugh. James shook his head and started tickling her. Sirius jumped over the two and ran after Jade, who was surrounded by the other girls. He looked at them evilly.
"Help me!" Lilly screamed while laughing. The girls looked towards Lilly and Sirius saw his opportunity. He pushed the girls away and grabbed Jade. Jade gave up fighting, she knew it was useless. Sirius started tickling her who was extremely ticklish. Jade fell to the ground and Sirius pined her there. Karisma, Satinka, and Leah jumped on Sirius making a huge pile. Karisma reached up and grabbed Remus, pulling him into the pile. Lilly and James went silent first then the rest of the pile. Jade looked up and saw Professor McGonagall staring down at them.
"Would you please remove yourselves from each other. And no, because I know you are wondering, you won't be getting in trouble. Please go to your common room." She said, looking at them all before walking down the hall.
"Come on guys." Karisma said. They all untangled themselves and headed to their common room. Once inside Lilly asked "Hey you guys wanna play basketball?" "Ok!" everyone said at once.
Lilly turned towards her dorm and yelled "Acco Basketball." The ball flew down the stairs and into Lilly's hand. Remus set u a net and they started playing. A group of first years came down and watched, more and more people came down. It was Karisma, Satinka, Leah and Jade vs. James, Sirius, Remus and Lilly. James, Lilly, Sirius and Remus won. Everyone played games until they grew to tired for it.
"Boys it's been fun but we have to sleep." Karisma said and the girls headed up to their room.
The boys looked at each other and Remus said. "Well our plan worked." Sirius nodded.
"What plan?" James asked.
Sirius said. "Well when you were asleep we decided to make sure Lilly would forget about her kitten for today. I seems it worked." James nodded approvingly. Remus stood up and said. "I'm going to bed." Sirius and James followed him up to their room. The boys cleaned up and finished packing before changing and going to bed.
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Morning came and everyone was up saying their good-byes. Everyone headed down to breakfast at the same time. Breakfast went, nothing new happened. Everyone had to go up to their rooms and get their things before meeting back down n the Great hall.
Lilly grabbed her things and was the last one to leave. She turned around and looked at the room. Sighing she turned out the light and followed her friends down to the common room. She met up with James and his friends and they walked out of the common room and out to the Hogwarts train. They found an empty compartment and all five sat down. Karisma, Leah and Satinka left to go find their friends, and no one had seen Peter since yesterday. Lilly and Jade talked all the way back while the boys played a game of exploding snap.
The train stopped and the small group got off the train. Lilly sighed as she stepped off the train, Its the start of summer. And a hell of a good one at that. I'll make sure. Lilly thought as she and her friends walked out of the platform barrier.