A/N: I finally got some inspiration and wrote more to this story and just
so you know all the HP stuff you see belongs to J.K.R. and Little Red
Riding Hood belongs to Sam the Sham and the Pharos but Pendragon is mine
actually I had a grey cat named Gatsby but I don't anymore (what does that
have to do with anything) okay on with the show.
* * *
Lily said goodbye to her parents and Petunia and walked casually through the barrier onto platform 9 ¾ . She was glad to be going back to Hogwarts. She knew her first stop when she got there would be the hospital wing to get that potion for her cramps. Mum had given her a couple of Aspirin, but that really didn't help at all.
At once, Lily, found herself wondering how Remus was doing. She scanned the platform and saw not Remus but his mother looking quite worriedly at the train.
"Hello, Mrs. Lupin," Lily smiled politely.
"Hello, dear," she looked away from the train for a moment, "You must be Lily."
"Yes, Ma'am."
Mrs. Lupin again fixed her worried eyes on the Hogwarts Express.
"How's Remus doing?"
"Not well today, dear. He was up all night last night. . ." then as if catching herself she continued awkwardly, "e - excited about getting back to school I expect."
Lily looked up at the compartment window were the other lady was looking. She saw Remus peer out, raise his hand as if to tell his mother everything was okay, and then disappear from view as he sank down onto his seat.
"Well," Lily said quietly to Mrs. Lupin, "at least he doesn't have to worry about it again for another month."
The woman's head snapped around to face Lily and her eyes grew wide.
"I'm not going to tell anyone," Lily assured her.
"But how did you . . ."
"I guess I'm more observant than most," Lily shrugged.
"Well, maybe it's good he has someone he can talk to."
"He's a good friend. I'm glad to do anything I can to help."
"Thank you, Lily," Mrs. Lupin said appreciatively.
Then Lily was drawn away by someone calling her name.
"Hey, Liza, how was your holiday?"
She grinned, "Boring as 'ell, stuck in the house with me sisters and no boys to look at."
Lily rolled her eyes, "Come on, let's get on the train."
The girls got some help getting their things on the train and Lily went to find Remus. She had decided now was probably not the best time to give him his gift. She and Liza stopped at the door to Remus' compartment.
"Eh. . .look," said Liza seeing the state of him, "I'm gonna go up there where the view is better. You wanna come with?"
"Nah," Lily answered, "I'm not feeling too well myself. I think I'll stay here with Remus."
"Alright then."
Lily waited till her friend had gone before she opened the door and took the seat across from Remus.
"Lily," he looked up at her and smiled wearily, "How've you been?"
"Oh great," she said sarcastically, "and you?"
"Never better."
Pendragon arranged himself in Lily's lap for a nice nap. She was glad he was there. He felt like a living, purring hot water bottle. A comfortable silence had fallen and both humans and cat dozed peacefully. That is until James and Sirius burst into the compartment.
"Lily, there you are," said James plopping down into the seat beside her and causing Pendragon to hop off her lap in alarm.
"What?" Lily yawned and stretched, "Are we there already?"
"No, we've still got a couple of hours," said Sirius still standing in the doorway.
"Um-m," Lily mumbled tiredly. She glanced over at Remus who was still asleep and picked up her cat, preparing to go back to sleep herself.
"Lil, we need your help," James put a hand on her shoulder and shook her awake.
"Help with what?" she looked at him annoyed.
"With a potion," he said excitedly looking up at Sirius who sniggered.
"A potion? What for?"
"It's to get Snape," Sirius grinned dropping into the seat beside Remus, "Lil, you gotta' help us."
"And just why should I help you?" Lily regarded Sirius suspiciously, "What exactly is in it for me?"
"The joy of seeing the look on Snape's face or rather the way his face looks when the slimy git drinks this potion."
"Oh, go on, Lil," said Remus with his eyes still shut surprising them all, "Say you'll do it and maybe they'll shut up."
"He's heard our plan," Sirius grinned evilly at Remus then at James, "Now he must die." He pounced on Remus.
"Geroff me!"
James fell out of his seat laughing at his two friends.
Lily rolled her eyes, "Honestly, you boys behave like children." Then in an effort to get them to stop she gave in, "Alright, I'll help."
The squall immediately stopped.
"See, I told you she'd fall for it," Remus straitened his robe and sat back in his seat.
Lily glared at them, "You're evil, all of you."
"'Ello, dears," a voice came from the doorway, "do ya be wantin' anything off the trolley?"
"Chocolate frogs all around," announced Remus and then to Lily, "I told you I'd get you something."
"Oh that reminds me." Lily dug though her bag while the boys finished making their purchases. When the witch had gone and the door was closed, Lily pulled a vinyl disk about 18 cm. in diameter from a paper sleeve.
"What is it?" Remus asked.
"This is what muggles call a record."
"Wha-da-ya do with it?" Sirius looked puzzled.
"It plays music." Lily smiled.
"How?" asked James.
"Well, muggles would put it on a record player, er that's sort of a machine that makes it go around and a needle follows these grooves and plays the music."
"Well then what good does it do us if we don't have a record player?" Remus asked
Lily sighed, "A record player probably wouldn't work at Hogwarts since it runs on electricity. So I asked Prof. Flitwick to teach me a spell to enchant the record to play on it's own."
"Cool, so do it," said Sirius.
"Well I haven't exactly tried it yet." Lily frowned, "I didn't have any records at school and I couldn't use magic at home."
"It can't hurt to try, can it," James shrugged.
"Okay, here goes nothin'," Lily held her wand in her right hand and the record in her left. She tossed the record into the air like a pizza dough while saying the incantation, "Leviosa Revolvo." The record hovered in the air spinning a 45 revolutions per minute. "Well that's half of it," Lily looked pleased with herself, "now to make it play music. Auriphonum."
When she said it a sound did come from the record. It sounded like a wolf howling. All three boys jumped. Lily giggled.
"What's that I see walkin' in these woods? Why, it's Little Red Riding Hood. "The song is called 'Little Red Riding Hood'." She told them. They listened to the rest of the song in silence. Hey there, Little Red Riding Hood, You sure are lookin' good, You're everything a big, bad wolf could want... Little Red Riding Hood, I don't think little big girls should Go walkin' in these spooky ol' woods alone.
*howl*
What big eyes you have, The kind of eyes that drive wolves mad. So just to see that you don't get chased, I think I ought to walk with you for a ways. What full lips you have, They're sure to lure someone bad. So until you get to Grandma's place, I think you ought to walk with me and be safe.
I'm gonna keep my sheep suit on, Til I'm sure that you've been shown That I can be trusted, walking with you alone.
*howl*
Little Red Riding Hood, I'd like to hold you if I could, But you might think I'm a big, bad wolf, so I won't.
*howl*
What a big heart I have, The better to love you with. Little Red Riding Hood, Even bad wolves can be good.
I'll try to keep satisfied, Just to walk close by your side. Maybe you'll see things my way Before we get to Grandma's place.
Little Red Riding Hood, You sure are lookin' good, You're everything a big, bad wolf could want.
*howl*
"That's brilliant," James said when the song was over. "Do you have any other records?"
"I brought a bunch with me from home but this one's for Remus." She winked at him, sharing their secrete. He smiled. Good he wasn't mad. He appreciated the joke.
* * *
Lily said goodbye to her parents and Petunia and walked casually through the barrier onto platform 9 ¾ . She was glad to be going back to Hogwarts. She knew her first stop when she got there would be the hospital wing to get that potion for her cramps. Mum had given her a couple of Aspirin, but that really didn't help at all.
At once, Lily, found herself wondering how Remus was doing. She scanned the platform and saw not Remus but his mother looking quite worriedly at the train.
"Hello, Mrs. Lupin," Lily smiled politely.
"Hello, dear," she looked away from the train for a moment, "You must be Lily."
"Yes, Ma'am."
Mrs. Lupin again fixed her worried eyes on the Hogwarts Express.
"How's Remus doing?"
"Not well today, dear. He was up all night last night. . ." then as if catching herself she continued awkwardly, "e - excited about getting back to school I expect."
Lily looked up at the compartment window were the other lady was looking. She saw Remus peer out, raise his hand as if to tell his mother everything was okay, and then disappear from view as he sank down onto his seat.
"Well," Lily said quietly to Mrs. Lupin, "at least he doesn't have to worry about it again for another month."
The woman's head snapped around to face Lily and her eyes grew wide.
"I'm not going to tell anyone," Lily assured her.
"But how did you . . ."
"I guess I'm more observant than most," Lily shrugged.
"Well, maybe it's good he has someone he can talk to."
"He's a good friend. I'm glad to do anything I can to help."
"Thank you, Lily," Mrs. Lupin said appreciatively.
Then Lily was drawn away by someone calling her name.
"Hey, Liza, how was your holiday?"
She grinned, "Boring as 'ell, stuck in the house with me sisters and no boys to look at."
Lily rolled her eyes, "Come on, let's get on the train."
The girls got some help getting their things on the train and Lily went to find Remus. She had decided now was probably not the best time to give him his gift. She and Liza stopped at the door to Remus' compartment.
"Eh. . .look," said Liza seeing the state of him, "I'm gonna go up there where the view is better. You wanna come with?"
"Nah," Lily answered, "I'm not feeling too well myself. I think I'll stay here with Remus."
"Alright then."
Lily waited till her friend had gone before she opened the door and took the seat across from Remus.
"Lily," he looked up at her and smiled wearily, "How've you been?"
"Oh great," she said sarcastically, "and you?"
"Never better."
Pendragon arranged himself in Lily's lap for a nice nap. She was glad he was there. He felt like a living, purring hot water bottle. A comfortable silence had fallen and both humans and cat dozed peacefully. That is until James and Sirius burst into the compartment.
"Lily, there you are," said James plopping down into the seat beside her and causing Pendragon to hop off her lap in alarm.
"What?" Lily yawned and stretched, "Are we there already?"
"No, we've still got a couple of hours," said Sirius still standing in the doorway.
"Um-m," Lily mumbled tiredly. She glanced over at Remus who was still asleep and picked up her cat, preparing to go back to sleep herself.
"Lil, we need your help," James put a hand on her shoulder and shook her awake.
"Help with what?" she looked at him annoyed.
"With a potion," he said excitedly looking up at Sirius who sniggered.
"A potion? What for?"
"It's to get Snape," Sirius grinned dropping into the seat beside Remus, "Lil, you gotta' help us."
"And just why should I help you?" Lily regarded Sirius suspiciously, "What exactly is in it for me?"
"The joy of seeing the look on Snape's face or rather the way his face looks when the slimy git drinks this potion."
"Oh, go on, Lil," said Remus with his eyes still shut surprising them all, "Say you'll do it and maybe they'll shut up."
"He's heard our plan," Sirius grinned evilly at Remus then at James, "Now he must die." He pounced on Remus.
"Geroff me!"
James fell out of his seat laughing at his two friends.
Lily rolled her eyes, "Honestly, you boys behave like children." Then in an effort to get them to stop she gave in, "Alright, I'll help."
The squall immediately stopped.
"See, I told you she'd fall for it," Remus straitened his robe and sat back in his seat.
Lily glared at them, "You're evil, all of you."
"'Ello, dears," a voice came from the doorway, "do ya be wantin' anything off the trolley?"
"Chocolate frogs all around," announced Remus and then to Lily, "I told you I'd get you something."
"Oh that reminds me." Lily dug though her bag while the boys finished making their purchases. When the witch had gone and the door was closed, Lily pulled a vinyl disk about 18 cm. in diameter from a paper sleeve.
"What is it?" Remus asked.
"This is what muggles call a record."
"Wha-da-ya do with it?" Sirius looked puzzled.
"It plays music." Lily smiled.
"How?" asked James.
"Well, muggles would put it on a record player, er that's sort of a machine that makes it go around and a needle follows these grooves and plays the music."
"Well then what good does it do us if we don't have a record player?" Remus asked
Lily sighed, "A record player probably wouldn't work at Hogwarts since it runs on electricity. So I asked Prof. Flitwick to teach me a spell to enchant the record to play on it's own."
"Cool, so do it," said Sirius.
"Well I haven't exactly tried it yet." Lily frowned, "I didn't have any records at school and I couldn't use magic at home."
"It can't hurt to try, can it," James shrugged.
"Okay, here goes nothin'," Lily held her wand in her right hand and the record in her left. She tossed the record into the air like a pizza dough while saying the incantation, "Leviosa Revolvo." The record hovered in the air spinning a 45 revolutions per minute. "Well that's half of it," Lily looked pleased with herself, "now to make it play music. Auriphonum."
When she said it a sound did come from the record. It sounded like a wolf howling. All three boys jumped. Lily giggled.
"What's that I see walkin' in these woods? Why, it's Little Red Riding Hood. "The song is called 'Little Red Riding Hood'." She told them. They listened to the rest of the song in silence. Hey there, Little Red Riding Hood, You sure are lookin' good, You're everything a big, bad wolf could want... Little Red Riding Hood, I don't think little big girls should Go walkin' in these spooky ol' woods alone.
*howl*
What big eyes you have, The kind of eyes that drive wolves mad. So just to see that you don't get chased, I think I ought to walk with you for a ways. What full lips you have, They're sure to lure someone bad. So until you get to Grandma's place, I think you ought to walk with me and be safe.
I'm gonna keep my sheep suit on, Til I'm sure that you've been shown That I can be trusted, walking with you alone.
*howl*
Little Red Riding Hood, I'd like to hold you if I could, But you might think I'm a big, bad wolf, so I won't.
*howl*
What a big heart I have, The better to love you with. Little Red Riding Hood, Even bad wolves can be good.
I'll try to keep satisfied, Just to walk close by your side. Maybe you'll see things my way Before we get to Grandma's place.
Little Red Riding Hood, You sure are lookin' good, You're everything a big, bad wolf could want.
*howl*
"That's brilliant," James said when the song was over. "Do you have any other records?"
"I brought a bunch with me from home but this one's for Remus." She winked at him, sharing their secrete. He smiled. Good he wasn't mad. He appreciated the joke.