Over the next couple of days, Lily was very jumpy. She was terrified that Valerie's uncle would show up and....well, she didn't want to think about what would happen then.
Although she was afraid, she didn't let Valerie know it. She maintained her friendship with James, and refused to back down to Valerie.
Other than her run in with Valerie, things continued to go smoothly for Lily. She was really starting to like Sirius, and she could tell that he was really starting to like her. Sirius was always so silly, but around her he could be serious. Yes, life was great.
And much to Lily relief, Valerie never held true to her threats against Lily. Before she knew it, it was Christmas time and the school was packing up to go home.
Lily however, had decided to stay and keep Jodie company. James, Sirius Remus, and Peter were staying, and with the exception of a few older students, they had the run of the tower.
Christmas at Hogwarts was great. Every morning, they would get up around 11:00 and have a snow ball fight outside. Then they would come in, and drink hot chocolate, doing absolutely nothing until dinner.
Finally Christmas arrived.
"Wake up!" Sirius shouted excitedly as he hit Lily with a pillow.
"What are you doing here?" Lily asked as the boys (minus peter) filed into her dorm.
"You know you're not supposed to be up here" Lily said sleepily.
"Do you want to open presents or not?" James asked as he dug into the pile he had brought up the stairs with him.
"Present!" the girls exclaimed excitedly, now wide awake.
Lily tore into the package located on the top of her own pile of gifts. Soon she had opened them all.
Remus had given he a package of every flavor beans. *thanks Remus!*
James had given her a book of curses. *Cool! I can't wait to try it out*
Jodie gave her a book on Shakespeare. *Thanks Jodie! He's my favorite play write*
Sirius gave her a pair of emerald green ear rings. *Sirius these are beautiful! Hey look, they match my eyes.*
And finally her parents sent her an assortment of things from new clothes, to books, to snack food.
After opening their presents, they all filed down the stairs to the Great Hall for the Christmas feast.
The Great Hall looked fabulous. There was a table set with a giant turkey with all the trimmings, and twelve huge Christmas trees stood at various places around the hall.
That night, Lily couldn't sleep so she grabbed the book Jody had given her Shakespeare's life, and she went to sit by the fire.
And so, Shakespeare decided to move back to his home town, Stratford-apon-Avon.
Just then Lily heard a noise. She paused for a moment, and strained her ears. She heard nothing, so she continued reading.
After that, Shakespeare wrote only one more play, Henry VIII.
Lily heard the noise yet again, and this time she stood to look around the room. She saw nothing.
This is getting strange
She thought to herself, no longer feeling safe.
Lily was now absolutely terrified, as she kept hearing noises, but could see nothing at all.
In a moment of panic, Lily turned to run up the stairs, but half way up she ran into the scariest thing she had ever seen in her life.
"AHHHH" Lily screamed in terror, and fled down the stairs through the portrait hole, running as fast as she could to get away from the terrifying figure that was lurking behind her.
"HELP ME!" she cried out as she ran, doing everything she could to escape the fate that undoubtedly awaited her if she were caught.
The creature was indeed was to fast for her, and drove her to the ground.
"Please help me!" She cried completely helpless, tears streaming down her face."Please!"
Lily struggled with all her might to get free, still screaming at the top of her lungs. After struggling what seemed like years, Lily could struggle no more, and she fainted on the floor.
"Now what did you say it looked like Sirius?"
"I don't know professor, as I came running around the corner it just disappeared"
The memories suddenly came flooding back to Lily, and she sat straight up in the bed.
She looked around, and spotted Sirius, and Dumbledore standing in the corner talking.
"Professor! it was awful it......." Lily said very quickly.
"Just, slow down Lily." Dumbledore said soothingly.
"It was terrible. It was huge with a tangled mass of hair, and those eyes! What terrible eyes!" Lily exclaimed as she shuddered at the thought of those horrendous red eyes.
"Dridaviel!" Dumbledore exclaimed as he fled the hospital wing.
"Wh-what happened? Why didn't that thing hurt me?" Lily asked Sirius.
"Well, your screams woke about half of the common room, while James and I took off after you. We followed your screams, and I came around the corner first. The instant that thing saw me, it disappeared." Sirius said, looking just as confused as Lily.
"Why would it do that?" Lily questioned.
"I guess it figured it should get out while it could" Sirius replied.
"But it had to have know that you couldn't hurt it" Lily commented.
"Yes, but it would have been in big trouble if more powerful wizards had showed up" Sirius reasoned as the door of the hospital wing opened, and Jodie, James, and Remus ran in.
"Oh, Lily are you okay?" Jodie asked as she came over to sit by her friend.
"Yeah, I'll be fine." Lily said quietly.
"We were really worried about you." James said with a concerned look in his eyes.
"Yeah, we really were." Remus added.
In the same moment, Dumbledore walked back in the door.
"I need to tell you something Lily" Dumbledore said, looking very serious.
The other four stood to leave, but Dumbledore stopped them before they walked out the door.
"You might as well stay, because I know Lily will tell you everything the first chance she gets" He said with a small smile that quickly faded.
"The man who attacked was Lord Dridaviel. I know that it was him, but what I can't image is why and how he attacked you." Dumbledore said, looking enraged at the fact that someone so malevolent had managed to get inside his school.
"Wait a second!" Lily exclaimed in shock "That thing is a man?"
"Yes, he is" Dumbledore said calmly.
"Lily, do you know why he would what attack you? If you do, you must tell me. Your safety, and the safety of the other students depend on it." he said urgently.
At this point, Lily looked over, and saw Jodie turn very pale.
"N-no I don't know why." Lily said slowly."Jodie, are you okay?"
"Um, I'm not feeling so well.....I think I'll go back up stairs. Hope you feel better." Jodie said with a small smile as she came over to give Lily a hug.
"Lord Dridaviel is Valerie's uncle, isn't he?" Lily whispered in Jodie's ear.
Jodie gave her head a small nod, confirming Lily guess.
"I know what your parents told you in that book was a secret, but you can trust Dumbledore. You have to tell him. You heard what he said, the safety of the students depend on it." Lily continued in a whisper.
There was a pause, and then
"okay"
Jodie whispered back.
"Um, Professor? Can I talk to you for a second?" Jodie asked softly.
"Yes, would you care to step outside?" Dumbledore asked.
Jodie nodded and they stepped out the door, closing it behind them.
Although she was afraid, she didn't let Valerie know it. She maintained her friendship with James, and refused to back down to Valerie.
Other than her run in with Valerie, things continued to go smoothly for Lily. She was really starting to like Sirius, and she could tell that he was really starting to like her. Sirius was always so silly, but around her he could be serious. Yes, life was great.
And much to Lily relief, Valerie never held true to her threats against Lily. Before she knew it, it was Christmas time and the school was packing up to go home.
Lily however, had decided to stay and keep Jodie company. James, Sirius Remus, and Peter were staying, and with the exception of a few older students, they had the run of the tower.
Christmas at Hogwarts was great. Every morning, they would get up around 11:00 and have a snow ball fight outside. Then they would come in, and drink hot chocolate, doing absolutely nothing until dinner.
Finally Christmas arrived.
"Wake up!" Sirius shouted excitedly as he hit Lily with a pillow.
"What are you doing here?" Lily asked as the boys (minus peter) filed into her dorm.
"You know you're not supposed to be up here" Lily said sleepily.
"Do you want to open presents or not?" James asked as he dug into the pile he had brought up the stairs with him.
"Present!" the girls exclaimed excitedly, now wide awake.
Lily tore into the package located on the top of her own pile of gifts. Soon she had opened them all.
Remus had given he a package of every flavor beans. *thanks Remus!*
James had given her a book of curses. *Cool! I can't wait to try it out*
Jodie gave her a book on Shakespeare. *Thanks Jodie! He's my favorite play write*
Sirius gave her a pair of emerald green ear rings. *Sirius these are beautiful! Hey look, they match my eyes.*
And finally her parents sent her an assortment of things from new clothes, to books, to snack food.
After opening their presents, they all filed down the stairs to the Great Hall for the Christmas feast.
The Great Hall looked fabulous. There was a table set with a giant turkey with all the trimmings, and twelve huge Christmas trees stood at various places around the hall.
That night, Lily couldn't sleep so she grabbed the book Jody had given her Shakespeare's life, and she went to sit by the fire.
And so, Shakespeare decided to move back to his home town, Stratford-apon-Avon.
Just then Lily heard a noise. She paused for a moment, and strained her ears. She heard nothing, so she continued reading.
After that, Shakespeare wrote only one more play, Henry VIII.
Lily heard the noise yet again, and this time she stood to look around the room. She saw nothing.
This is getting strange
She thought to herself, no longer feeling safe.
Lily was now absolutely terrified, as she kept hearing noises, but could see nothing at all.
In a moment of panic, Lily turned to run up the stairs, but half way up she ran into the scariest thing she had ever seen in her life.
"AHHHH" Lily screamed in terror, and fled down the stairs through the portrait hole, running as fast as she could to get away from the terrifying figure that was lurking behind her.
"HELP ME!" she cried out as she ran, doing everything she could to escape the fate that undoubtedly awaited her if she were caught.
The creature was indeed was to fast for her, and drove her to the ground.
"Please help me!" She cried completely helpless, tears streaming down her face."Please!"
Lily struggled with all her might to get free, still screaming at the top of her lungs. After struggling what seemed like years, Lily could struggle no more, and she fainted on the floor.
"Now what did you say it looked like Sirius?"
"I don't know professor, as I came running around the corner it just disappeared"
The memories suddenly came flooding back to Lily, and she sat straight up in the bed.
She looked around, and spotted Sirius, and Dumbledore standing in the corner talking.
"Professor! it was awful it......." Lily said very quickly.
"Just, slow down Lily." Dumbledore said soothingly.
"It was terrible. It was huge with a tangled mass of hair, and those eyes! What terrible eyes!" Lily exclaimed as she shuddered at the thought of those horrendous red eyes.
"Dridaviel!" Dumbledore exclaimed as he fled the hospital wing.
"Wh-what happened? Why didn't that thing hurt me?" Lily asked Sirius.
"Well, your screams woke about half of the common room, while James and I took off after you. We followed your screams, and I came around the corner first. The instant that thing saw me, it disappeared." Sirius said, looking just as confused as Lily.
"Why would it do that?" Lily questioned.
"I guess it figured it should get out while it could" Sirius replied.
"But it had to have know that you couldn't hurt it" Lily commented.
"Yes, but it would have been in big trouble if more powerful wizards had showed up" Sirius reasoned as the door of the hospital wing opened, and Jodie, James, and Remus ran in.
"Oh, Lily are you okay?" Jodie asked as she came over to sit by her friend.
"Yeah, I'll be fine." Lily said quietly.
"We were really worried about you." James said with a concerned look in his eyes.
"Yeah, we really were." Remus added.
In the same moment, Dumbledore walked back in the door.
"I need to tell you something Lily" Dumbledore said, looking very serious.
The other four stood to leave, but Dumbledore stopped them before they walked out the door.
"You might as well stay, because I know Lily will tell you everything the first chance she gets" He said with a small smile that quickly faded.
"The man who attacked was Lord Dridaviel. I know that it was him, but what I can't image is why and how he attacked you." Dumbledore said, looking enraged at the fact that someone so malevolent had managed to get inside his school.
"Wait a second!" Lily exclaimed in shock "That thing is a man?"
"Yes, he is" Dumbledore said calmly.
"Lily, do you know why he would what attack you? If you do, you must tell me. Your safety, and the safety of the other students depend on it." he said urgently.
At this point, Lily looked over, and saw Jodie turn very pale.
"N-no I don't know why." Lily said slowly."Jodie, are you okay?"
"Um, I'm not feeling so well.....I think I'll go back up stairs. Hope you feel better." Jodie said with a small smile as she came over to give Lily a hug.
"Lord Dridaviel is Valerie's uncle, isn't he?" Lily whispered in Jodie's ear.
Jodie gave her head a small nod, confirming Lily guess.
"I know what your parents told you in that book was a secret, but you can trust Dumbledore. You have to tell him. You heard what he said, the safety of the students depend on it." Lily continued in a whisper.
There was a pause, and then
"okay"
Jodie whispered back.
"Um, Professor? Can I talk to you for a second?" Jodie asked softly.
"Yes, would you care to step outside?" Dumbledore asked.
Jodie nodded and they stepped out the door, closing it behind them.