"Run, Lily! Run if you can!-" an evil, high-pitched voices screeched after
her as she ran, stumbled, and dragged herself along. Be hind her, she
could here that eerily high cackle grow closer, ever closer. Yes! She
was at the bridge! She could make it! Just get over the water- "Crucio!"
the evil voice yelled, and Lily collapsed in a world of pain. She didn't
scream, to weak to cry, she silently suffered at the hands of her hunter.
HE had found her again.
Lily woke, sweat pouring from every pore as she wiped her face, and tried to slow her breathing. Her heart was racing, and Lily was fighting the urge to scream. The dream again, the message, but at Hogwarts she was supposed to be safe! As her heart rate slowed, Lily began to get dressed. She walked out of the Gryffindor commons, and went to see Dumbledore.
James had been wandering down the stairs after he had woken from his dream about Lily. He thought he heard something, and made it down the stairs just in time to see Lily go out the portrait hole. He followed, wandering if he would be able to apologize soon. He still had no idea what she meant by him treating her differently, but he really would rather be friends with her.
Lily, trailed by James, slipped out into the early morning dark hallways of the castle. Lily had obviously been out before, because she moved with elegant, confident, sure movements. James was a little puzzled to see her stop in front of the gargoyle. She whispered the password, and Lily, followed by James, climbed up the stairs to see Dumbledore.
James was intrigued, and he wondered if this had anything to do with last summer.
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"I had the dream again, Professor. He will come."
"Miss Evans, I do believe that you are quite safe here. This is the school contains some of the most powerful witches and wizards of today," Dumbledore said in his quiet, unhurried, and reassuring voice.
"I'm not sure that he's coming after me this time." Dumbledore raised an eyebrow as Lily continued, "I know that he is still after me, but I think that he will do something here to hurt me in a different way besides physically."
"How so?"
"He may try to get my friends," Lily said quietly. James' eyes widened.
"Interesting. You know, he usually goes after the targets family first," Dumbledore said thoughtfully.
Lily looked at him. "You weren't told?"
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James was oddly quiet that day. So, You-Know-Who was after Lily again. Again! He'd already almost killed her last summer, when he tried to get her to join his side. James still wasn't sure why, though. Lily was powerful, true, but she was a Muggleborn, too. And the other thing, the words that had almost made James cry out in pain and feeling for Lily. Her sad, solemn voice echoed in his head:
"I have no parents."
Dumbledore had said, "But you live with Molly Evans-"
"I am an orphan. He killed my parents long ago. He showed me, like a Muggle film. Their struggle, their cries, their desperate attempts to save me," Lily paused, and then continued, "their deaths."
Over and over in his head, playing the same conversation. James thought that he might go mad.
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Things eventually returned to normal. Lily came up with two more ID tags: Save the Squirrels and Don't Get Your Rodents Confuzzled. Peter had made several attempts to get MPP to talk to him, but to no avail. Desperate to save himself from a beating from Malfoy, he tried another approach: Lily.
Lily was a more forgiving soul. For reasons that no one, either then or now could fathom, she gave Peter another chance. Maybe it was because she believed in what Dumbledore taught, and gave people second chances. Maybe she was just naturally kind. Maybe she pitied Peter for his lack of friends, and for his dependence on MPP. Whatever the reason, Lily was Peter's link to the Marauders, and she got him back into their blessings. Peter was a little upset at the power she had, but he knew he wouldn't mess up like that again. Still, he knew Malfoy would have his way. 'Stupid Lily,' he thought. 'Her kindness will be her undoing.'
a/n: sry for the wait guys. School again. *mutters* anyhoozles, i hope u like this story!!! I have lots of plans for it at the end, just u wait!!! im not gonna linger on 7th year to much, because im taking the story to Voldemort's attack.
my monkeys are waiting for u. they will bite. so review!!!
Lily woke, sweat pouring from every pore as she wiped her face, and tried to slow her breathing. Her heart was racing, and Lily was fighting the urge to scream. The dream again, the message, but at Hogwarts she was supposed to be safe! As her heart rate slowed, Lily began to get dressed. She walked out of the Gryffindor commons, and went to see Dumbledore.
James had been wandering down the stairs after he had woken from his dream about Lily. He thought he heard something, and made it down the stairs just in time to see Lily go out the portrait hole. He followed, wandering if he would be able to apologize soon. He still had no idea what she meant by him treating her differently, but he really would rather be friends with her.
Lily, trailed by James, slipped out into the early morning dark hallways of the castle. Lily had obviously been out before, because she moved with elegant, confident, sure movements. James was a little puzzled to see her stop in front of the gargoyle. She whispered the password, and Lily, followed by James, climbed up the stairs to see Dumbledore.
James was intrigued, and he wondered if this had anything to do with last summer.
***********************************
"I had the dream again, Professor. He will come."
"Miss Evans, I do believe that you are quite safe here. This is the school contains some of the most powerful witches and wizards of today," Dumbledore said in his quiet, unhurried, and reassuring voice.
"I'm not sure that he's coming after me this time." Dumbledore raised an eyebrow as Lily continued, "I know that he is still after me, but I think that he will do something here to hurt me in a different way besides physically."
"How so?"
"He may try to get my friends," Lily said quietly. James' eyes widened.
"Interesting. You know, he usually goes after the targets family first," Dumbledore said thoughtfully.
Lily looked at him. "You weren't told?"
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James was oddly quiet that day. So, You-Know-Who was after Lily again. Again! He'd already almost killed her last summer, when he tried to get her to join his side. James still wasn't sure why, though. Lily was powerful, true, but she was a Muggleborn, too. And the other thing, the words that had almost made James cry out in pain and feeling for Lily. Her sad, solemn voice echoed in his head:
"I have no parents."
Dumbledore had said, "But you live with Molly Evans-"
"I am an orphan. He killed my parents long ago. He showed me, like a Muggle film. Their struggle, their cries, their desperate attempts to save me," Lily paused, and then continued, "their deaths."
Over and over in his head, playing the same conversation. James thought that he might go mad.
*************************************
Things eventually returned to normal. Lily came up with two more ID tags: Save the Squirrels and Don't Get Your Rodents Confuzzled. Peter had made several attempts to get MPP to talk to him, but to no avail. Desperate to save himself from a beating from Malfoy, he tried another approach: Lily.
Lily was a more forgiving soul. For reasons that no one, either then or now could fathom, she gave Peter another chance. Maybe it was because she believed in what Dumbledore taught, and gave people second chances. Maybe she was just naturally kind. Maybe she pitied Peter for his lack of friends, and for his dependence on MPP. Whatever the reason, Lily was Peter's link to the Marauders, and she got him back into their blessings. Peter was a little upset at the power she had, but he knew he wouldn't mess up like that again. Still, he knew Malfoy would have his way. 'Stupid Lily,' he thought. 'Her kindness will be her undoing.'
a/n: sry for the wait guys. School again. *mutters* anyhoozles, i hope u like this story!!! I have lots of plans for it at the end, just u wait!!! im not gonna linger on 7th year to much, because im taking the story to Voldemort's attack.
my monkeys are waiting for u. they will bite. so review!!!