A/N: sorry this is so short I just finished writing it and I wanted to see
what you guys thought of it. It won't take me so long before I post next
time I promise. As always if you're just coming to this story. Go read my
other my other story Redheads.
http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=981799 This one is kind of the
sequel to that.
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After their last class of the day, the boys practically dragged Lily away from her friends and into an empty classroom.
"What's this all about?" She complained.
"You promised to help us with that potion for Snape," James reminded her.
"Alright, alright, what do you want me to do?"
"Just sit down there for a moment while we get everything set up." The boys talked and laughed while they set up the cauldron and set out the many ingredients they would need.
Lily sat on top of one of the desks and flipped through the advanced potions text that held the recipe for the concoction they had come here to brew. She thought about the essay she could be writing right now so she wouldn't have to worry about it over the weekend, "Is there some reason why we had to do this tonight?" she asked.
"Well," said Sirius, "you know the fluxweed has to be simmered under a full moon."
'Full moon', the words echoed in Lily's brain. Her head snapped up and she found herself looking into the wide eyes of Remus Lupin. They both looked up to the one window in the room and saw the swiftly darkening sky. Then they both began to speak at once.
"I just remembered a . . ."
"I think I forgot my book in. . ."
Neither of them finished their thought but instead they both jumped up and ran for the door. James, Sirius and Peter were too stunned to move.
"I need to get out to the Womping Willow," Remus stated the obvious when they were out of hearing range.
"Why aren't you already out there?" Lily asked while trying to keep up with him.
"Madam P usually takes me out. I forgot Dumbledore said she was going to some sort of conference this week. She didn't know if she'd be back in time for the full moon."
"And you just forgot?!"
"We were all so busy working on this prank thing. I completely lost track of the days. I didn't know anything about the fluxweed. You know I'm useless at Potions."
By this time they had reached the main entrance and were running full speed across the grounds toward the tree.
Remus suddenly stopped, "You better wait here."
Lily did as she was told and watched as Remus slowly moved closer to the Womping Willow. The branches began to flail wildly. Remus picked up a long stick and used it expertly to prod a knot at the base of the tree. The tree stopped moving.
He motioned for her to come forward, "I'll probably need someone to help me get up to the hospital wing in the morning."
"I'll be here at dawn," Lily promised without a second thought.
"Thank you, Lil," he whispered before he disappeared into a hole in the roots of the great tree. It started to creek again and Lily jumped out of it's reach. She looked up into the sky. The moon had just risen. She heard the howl of the wolf from the tunnel under the tree roots. They had just made it.
* * *
After their last class of the day, the boys practically dragged Lily away from her friends and into an empty classroom.
"What's this all about?" She complained.
"You promised to help us with that potion for Snape," James reminded her.
"Alright, alright, what do you want me to do?"
"Just sit down there for a moment while we get everything set up." The boys talked and laughed while they set up the cauldron and set out the many ingredients they would need.
Lily sat on top of one of the desks and flipped through the advanced potions text that held the recipe for the concoction they had come here to brew. She thought about the essay she could be writing right now so she wouldn't have to worry about it over the weekend, "Is there some reason why we had to do this tonight?" she asked.
"Well," said Sirius, "you know the fluxweed has to be simmered under a full moon."
'Full moon', the words echoed in Lily's brain. Her head snapped up and she found herself looking into the wide eyes of Remus Lupin. They both looked up to the one window in the room and saw the swiftly darkening sky. Then they both began to speak at once.
"I just remembered a . . ."
"I think I forgot my book in. . ."
Neither of them finished their thought but instead they both jumped up and ran for the door. James, Sirius and Peter were too stunned to move.
"I need to get out to the Womping Willow," Remus stated the obvious when they were out of hearing range.
"Why aren't you already out there?" Lily asked while trying to keep up with him.
"Madam P usually takes me out. I forgot Dumbledore said she was going to some sort of conference this week. She didn't know if she'd be back in time for the full moon."
"And you just forgot?!"
"We were all so busy working on this prank thing. I completely lost track of the days. I didn't know anything about the fluxweed. You know I'm useless at Potions."
By this time they had reached the main entrance and were running full speed across the grounds toward the tree.
Remus suddenly stopped, "You better wait here."
Lily did as she was told and watched as Remus slowly moved closer to the Womping Willow. The branches began to flail wildly. Remus picked up a long stick and used it expertly to prod a knot at the base of the tree. The tree stopped moving.
He motioned for her to come forward, "I'll probably need someone to help me get up to the hospital wing in the morning."
"I'll be here at dawn," Lily promised without a second thought.
"Thank you, Lil," he whispered before he disappeared into a hole in the roots of the great tree. It started to creek again and Lily jumped out of it's reach. She looked up into the sky. The moon had just risen. She heard the howl of the wolf from the tunnel under the tree roots. They had just made it.