A/N Sorry for taking so long but here's another chapter for you pleasure?!
Disclaimer: Most of the plot belongs to me but everything else belongs to the wonderful JK. Some of the plot is also inspired by the TV series Smallville. (Which is great! Tom Willing is such a hottie!!!)
Sometimes Bad Leads To Good
Chapter Ten: Any Time
James just sat there, exhausted, with Lily snuggling in his lap, asleep.
He just held her, and he knew that's what she needed now.
Someone to be with her, someone to help her, a friend.
He looked at her and sighed.
*What did she do to deserve all of this?*
Life just weren't fair.
He couldn't believe Diggory let her think she actually killed them.
He felt his hands clench into a fist.
Diggory didn't deserve her.
But Lily didn't seem to think so.
He sighed again and ran his fingers through her hair. He loved doing this. It calmed him down as well.
Not that he could do it often, usually Lily hated it when people would play with her hair, but when she was in states like this, she didn't mind, and James had the sneaking suspicion she actually liked it.
He leaned his head back on the cold wall, closing his eyes slowly, but not daring to actually fall asleep.
Time passed by, and James was quite surprised no one came and punished them. But he wouldn't have really cared anyway. If Lily wasn't so sad he would have wanted this moment to last forever.
The castle was quite, very quite.
"I killed them James." Lily suddenly said softly.
James perked up, she must have woken up without him noticing.
She looked up at him, her brilliant green eyes filled with sorrow.
James shook his head.
"Don't lie to me James please, not you." She was hoarse from screaming and crying.
"Lily, you didn't kill them, I swear!" She had to believe him!!!
She looked away, finding it very hard to believe.
"Lily!" he said firmly. "Look at me!" He lifted her chin so that her eyes were no directed at him. "You didn't kill them!"
For a second they were only looking at each other very hard, motionless and speechless.
"I believe Mr. Potter is right." A new voice came from in front of them.
They both jumped and turned to face the friendly, yet sorrowful, face of Dumbledore.
"It's most unfortunate you had to hear about it in this way but I can't turn back time. Now, would you please come with me to my office?"
Lily didn't say a thing and James gave her a little push.
"W-why?" She mumbled, he didn't want to turn her into the police or anything? Did he?
"I have a few matters I wish to discuss with you."
She looked at James, waiting for advice, he nodded at her for encourage.
She turned back to Dumbledore and nodded as well. He offered her his hand and she got up.
"As for you Mr. Potter," James smiled at him. "I suggest a good cup of tea from the house elves and then a good nap in your dorm." James nodded and Dumbledore handed him a permission. "I suppose you don't need directions towards the kitchen?" Dumbledore's eyes twinkled and James smile boarded.
"Bye." He whispered to Lily and disappeared.
She waved and then looked at the headmaster.
"Come on Lily, I only want to talk to you, nothing is going to happen to you, except, perhaps, understanding some things better."
And they both headed to the stone Gargoyle.
Lily sat down and took a quick glimpse around the magnificent office, completely forgetting the circumstances of her presence there. She's never been there before, and she regretted it instantly. Her eyes paused on a shallow stone basin with odd runes and symbols craved around the edge that contained the weirdest thing she ever saw - some sort of half liquid and half gas silvery material. It seemed very strange, and a sense of strong magic as coming from it.
"Ah yes, my pensieve." Dumbeldore smiled at Lily's puzzled look.
"What exactly *is* this- this thing sir?"
"A pensieve is a sort of a thoughts keeper Lily, I can preserve some of my thoughts and memories there."
Lily was still lost.
He smiled again and took his wand out and placed it near his temple. When he took it away a single strand of the same material was clinging to it. He put the strand in the basin and started swirling it. And, suddenly, a scene showed up in the material. Two people were formed there. One was holding the other tightly, and suddenly Lily realized it was her and James. She noticed herself crying and then, remembering again, she was hit by a wave of sadness. And she wanted to drown in it.
Dumbledore sighed. "I'm sorry you had to find out like this Lily."
Lily didn't reply.
"But you have to understand you weren't the reason for their murder. Voldemort's power and supporters have been increasing, and they were attacking, muggles and wizards alike."
"But he wanted information about me sir- if he would have wanted it, he wouldn't have killed them."
Dumbledore sighed again.
"I won't deny it may have been, partly, but it wasn't the whole of it. As horrible as it sounds Voldemort finds it amusing to kill muggle borns."
"Amusing?" He was sick. Lily couldn't understand how taking someone's life away can amuse one? He was sick, and his mind was twisted.
"Yes." Dumbledore looked at Lily with his piercing blue eyes and she felt she was being x-rayed. "Dark times are in store... Very dark times..." He suddenly looked very tired and old.
Lily took an inner long breath. Dumbledore would never lie to her, she knew that, and he and James both said that it wasn't her fault. Maybe... Maybe Amos was wrong, maybe, just maybe, she was innocent.
Feeling much better she addressed her headmaster.
"Thank you sir." He nodded, giving her a little smile.
"It is already past bed time Lily, I suggest you tuck in, but may I offer you a sherbet lemon as a night snack before?"
Lily laughed heartily. "Certainly."
Dumbledore unstuck two and gave her one. She took it and with a small goodnight left the office.
The headmaster looked at one of his most brilliant student biding him goodnight and leaving. Then he gave one last sigh.
Dark time indeed...
Munching happily on her sherbet lemon Lily started making her way to the Gryffindor tower. Still, deep down, it was bothering her, but she forced herself to be happy again. If Dumbledore said she wasn't then it was simply the truth.
Walking through the entrance hall, she recognized the figure of her boyfriend, up on the marble staircase.
"Amos!" She whispered. He turned around.
"Lily!" She ran up to him.
"Hey."
"Oh, hey" A bit of concern mixed puzzlement were evident in his voice and features. "Why did you run out like that before?"
"I'm sorry, I was just..." She waved her hand unimportantly. "and guess what? Dumbeldore said I wasn't blame for it!"
"He did?"
"Yes, see you were wrong." She smiled.
"Oh," Amos said. "well I'm just glad everything's alright." He grinned broadly and put his arm around her shoulders.
"Me too."
"Good." He pressed his lips against hers.
Lily's eyes went wide open from surprise. Her first kiss!!!
She kissed Amos back, although she felt a little weird doing so.
They broke apart and she gave him a little smile, which, again, felt extremely weird.
*Odd.* She thought.
"G'night." He started walking away, a bit crossed - he was never wrong! But at least he got to kiss her, he reminded himself happily.
"Night." She replied.
Feeling very weird for some odd, unexplainable, reason she made her way to her dorm again. Finally she was in front of the fat lady. "Password?"
"Mad Hippogriffs." And the portrait swung open.
She stepped in and made her way to her bed, suddenly she stopped, realizing the common room wasn't as deserted as she thought in the first place.
James Potter was sitting on one of the couches. He looked quite concerned as she approached him. He stood up and looked at her.
"Is- is everything alright?"
Without a warning she caught him in tight hug. "Thank you." She whispered softly.
James, quite caught by surprise, hugged her back, inhaling her scent.
"Any time."
A/N ooooh! Well I have such mixed emotions to this chapter! I loved the start, and the end but the middle was just blah!!! But please REVIEW anyway?!
A bit information taken from the HP lexicon:
http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/
My livejournal for updates and all:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/tta
Thanks to the ones who reviewed the last chapter:
lil lily - Die Diggory die *chases him and stabs him madly* but he's so fun to write!!!
Alohamora - Yes, James has her now... lucky Lily!!!
KmM - touching? Really? *touched* thanks! :)
Anime-girl mika - I would have slapped him as well but Lily is in a very delicate condition. I totally agree... If James would have been such an ass I wouldn't have gotton this far as well! Lol.
chickensoup3
sugaarmama - no, sadly enough Amos isn't out of the picture, yet! ;)
Mira
Disclaimer: Most of the plot belongs to me but everything else belongs to the wonderful JK. Some of the plot is also inspired by the TV series Smallville. (Which is great! Tom Willing is such a hottie!!!)
Sometimes Bad Leads To Good
Chapter Ten: Any Time
James just sat there, exhausted, with Lily snuggling in his lap, asleep.
He just held her, and he knew that's what she needed now.
Someone to be with her, someone to help her, a friend.
He looked at her and sighed.
*What did she do to deserve all of this?*
Life just weren't fair.
He couldn't believe Diggory let her think she actually killed them.
He felt his hands clench into a fist.
Diggory didn't deserve her.
But Lily didn't seem to think so.
He sighed again and ran his fingers through her hair. He loved doing this. It calmed him down as well.
Not that he could do it often, usually Lily hated it when people would play with her hair, but when she was in states like this, she didn't mind, and James had the sneaking suspicion she actually liked it.
He leaned his head back on the cold wall, closing his eyes slowly, but not daring to actually fall asleep.
Time passed by, and James was quite surprised no one came and punished them. But he wouldn't have really cared anyway. If Lily wasn't so sad he would have wanted this moment to last forever.
The castle was quite, very quite.
"I killed them James." Lily suddenly said softly.
James perked up, she must have woken up without him noticing.
She looked up at him, her brilliant green eyes filled with sorrow.
James shook his head.
"Don't lie to me James please, not you." She was hoarse from screaming and crying.
"Lily, you didn't kill them, I swear!" She had to believe him!!!
She looked away, finding it very hard to believe.
"Lily!" he said firmly. "Look at me!" He lifted her chin so that her eyes were no directed at him. "You didn't kill them!"
For a second they were only looking at each other very hard, motionless and speechless.
"I believe Mr. Potter is right." A new voice came from in front of them.
They both jumped and turned to face the friendly, yet sorrowful, face of Dumbledore.
"It's most unfortunate you had to hear about it in this way but I can't turn back time. Now, would you please come with me to my office?"
Lily didn't say a thing and James gave her a little push.
"W-why?" She mumbled, he didn't want to turn her into the police or anything? Did he?
"I have a few matters I wish to discuss with you."
She looked at James, waiting for advice, he nodded at her for encourage.
She turned back to Dumbledore and nodded as well. He offered her his hand and she got up.
"As for you Mr. Potter," James smiled at him. "I suggest a good cup of tea from the house elves and then a good nap in your dorm." James nodded and Dumbledore handed him a permission. "I suppose you don't need directions towards the kitchen?" Dumbledore's eyes twinkled and James smile boarded.
"Bye." He whispered to Lily and disappeared.
She waved and then looked at the headmaster.
"Come on Lily, I only want to talk to you, nothing is going to happen to you, except, perhaps, understanding some things better."
And they both headed to the stone Gargoyle.
Lily sat down and took a quick glimpse around the magnificent office, completely forgetting the circumstances of her presence there. She's never been there before, and she regretted it instantly. Her eyes paused on a shallow stone basin with odd runes and symbols craved around the edge that contained the weirdest thing she ever saw - some sort of half liquid and half gas silvery material. It seemed very strange, and a sense of strong magic as coming from it.
"Ah yes, my pensieve." Dumbeldore smiled at Lily's puzzled look.
"What exactly *is* this- this thing sir?"
"A pensieve is a sort of a thoughts keeper Lily, I can preserve some of my thoughts and memories there."
Lily was still lost.
He smiled again and took his wand out and placed it near his temple. When he took it away a single strand of the same material was clinging to it. He put the strand in the basin and started swirling it. And, suddenly, a scene showed up in the material. Two people were formed there. One was holding the other tightly, and suddenly Lily realized it was her and James. She noticed herself crying and then, remembering again, she was hit by a wave of sadness. And she wanted to drown in it.
Dumbledore sighed. "I'm sorry you had to find out like this Lily."
Lily didn't reply.
"But you have to understand you weren't the reason for their murder. Voldemort's power and supporters have been increasing, and they were attacking, muggles and wizards alike."
"But he wanted information about me sir- if he would have wanted it, he wouldn't have killed them."
Dumbledore sighed again.
"I won't deny it may have been, partly, but it wasn't the whole of it. As horrible as it sounds Voldemort finds it amusing to kill muggle borns."
"Amusing?" He was sick. Lily couldn't understand how taking someone's life away can amuse one? He was sick, and his mind was twisted.
"Yes." Dumbledore looked at Lily with his piercing blue eyes and she felt she was being x-rayed. "Dark times are in store... Very dark times..." He suddenly looked very tired and old.
Lily took an inner long breath. Dumbledore would never lie to her, she knew that, and he and James both said that it wasn't her fault. Maybe... Maybe Amos was wrong, maybe, just maybe, she was innocent.
Feeling much better she addressed her headmaster.
"Thank you sir." He nodded, giving her a little smile.
"It is already past bed time Lily, I suggest you tuck in, but may I offer you a sherbet lemon as a night snack before?"
Lily laughed heartily. "Certainly."
Dumbledore unstuck two and gave her one. She took it and with a small goodnight left the office.
The headmaster looked at one of his most brilliant student biding him goodnight and leaving. Then he gave one last sigh.
Dark time indeed...
Munching happily on her sherbet lemon Lily started making her way to the Gryffindor tower. Still, deep down, it was bothering her, but she forced herself to be happy again. If Dumbledore said she wasn't then it was simply the truth.
Walking through the entrance hall, she recognized the figure of her boyfriend, up on the marble staircase.
"Amos!" She whispered. He turned around.
"Lily!" She ran up to him.
"Hey."
"Oh, hey" A bit of concern mixed puzzlement were evident in his voice and features. "Why did you run out like that before?"
"I'm sorry, I was just..." She waved her hand unimportantly. "and guess what? Dumbeldore said I wasn't blame for it!"
"He did?"
"Yes, see you were wrong." She smiled.
"Oh," Amos said. "well I'm just glad everything's alright." He grinned broadly and put his arm around her shoulders.
"Me too."
"Good." He pressed his lips against hers.
Lily's eyes went wide open from surprise. Her first kiss!!!
She kissed Amos back, although she felt a little weird doing so.
They broke apart and she gave him a little smile, which, again, felt extremely weird.
*Odd.* She thought.
"G'night." He started walking away, a bit crossed - he was never wrong! But at least he got to kiss her, he reminded himself happily.
"Night." She replied.
Feeling very weird for some odd, unexplainable, reason she made her way to her dorm again. Finally she was in front of the fat lady. "Password?"
"Mad Hippogriffs." And the portrait swung open.
She stepped in and made her way to her bed, suddenly she stopped, realizing the common room wasn't as deserted as she thought in the first place.
James Potter was sitting on one of the couches. He looked quite concerned as she approached him. He stood up and looked at her.
"Is- is everything alright?"
Without a warning she caught him in tight hug. "Thank you." She whispered softly.
James, quite caught by surprise, hugged her back, inhaling her scent.
"Any time."
A/N ooooh! Well I have such mixed emotions to this chapter! I loved the start, and the end but the middle was just blah!!! But please REVIEW anyway?!
A bit information taken from the HP lexicon:
http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/
My livejournal for updates and all:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/tta
Thanks to the ones who reviewed the last chapter:
lil lily - Die Diggory die *chases him and stabs him madly* but he's so fun to write!!!
Alohamora - Yes, James has her now... lucky Lily!!!
KmM - touching? Really? *touched* thanks! :)
Anime-girl mika - I would have slapped him as well but Lily is in a very delicate condition. I totally agree... If James would have been such an ass I wouldn't have gotton this far as well! Lol.
chickensoup3
sugaarmama - no, sadly enough Amos isn't out of the picture, yet! ;)
Mira