Ch. 4
Elysa, Sirius, and James strolled into the girl's dormitory (why James and Sirius were coming along we may never know.), chatting and joking loudly, totally unaware that they weren't alone in the room; until Sirius looked over and noticed a small figure curled up on one of the four poster beds.
Sirius launched himself onto the bed, waking up Lily. "Why Miss Evans, if I didn't know better I'd say you still had another few days of vacation left." He smiled down at her.
Lily rolled over and burried her face in the pillow, determined not to get up. After all there was no "Jeez, Lil I know I am irresistible, but you couldn't last three more days without me?!" James joked with a grin. "Well aren't you going to get up and say hello?" He asked facetiously.
Lily shook her head no. "Go away, Potter."
She had to turn to say this and when she did James caught a glimpse of her face. It was tear-streaked. He sat down next to her, feeling guilty, and asked gently, "What's wrong Lily? Why aren't you at home?"
"I said go away, Potter." Lily said acidly. Elysa sat down as well.
"Lil, what's wrong." Elysa prodded gently.
"Yeah." Sirius added intelligently.
Lily kicked her foot (hitting James in a very painful spot indeed). "Can't you all just leave me alone?!" She wailed.
James(who was temporarily in quite a lot of pain) spat out "You don't have to be such a drama queen Lily. Just tell us already."
Lily sat up abruptly. "Your right Potter I am a drama queen, but I am far worse than that! I am also a murderer. I killed my parents." She looked at the expression on James face. "There, are you happy now?"
"Lily, I know you would never kill anyone. What really happened to you parents?" James was searing in guilt.
"You heard me! I killed them. Voldemort came for me and they got in the way. If I hadn't come to Hogwarts, then this would have never happened! It's all my fault."
Elysa looked startled. "God, I'm sorry, Lily, but never think it was your fault." She hugged her friend tightly. They sat for a while, the two boys sitting there looking sympathetic, and Elysa comforting Lily. Finally Lily's breathing changed from ragged to soft and rhythmic. She was asleep. They walked out the door silently.
"Poor Lily." Elysa muttered. Sirius and James nodded emphatically.
James lay in bed that night staring at the ceiling feeling dejected and self-loathing. Lily had been hurting and he had made it worse. What kind of friend was he? If she did something rash it would be partially his fault. ****
Although, Lily cheered up slightly when Agatha and Remus returned back to school (She threw a hair dryer at Peter), she was back to moping the next day.
After breakfast, Remus decided to go up and talk to her. He walked in, and sat down on the bed next to Lily. "Hey Lil. How are you?"
She mumbled "Fine."
Remus shook his head. "I brought you up a couple muffins."
"I'm not hungry."
"Lily, you haven't eaten in days. We're all really worried about you. Please, just one little muffin." He wheedled. He really did look worried, so she ate the muffin reluctantly. He sighed, relieved. "When you'r done eating, maybe you should come down to the common room for a while. I mean you haven't been down in days, and-"
"Maybe later, Remus." She sighed. He hugged her, and headed back down stairs.
Remus saw the others sitting waiting on him. "She's the same, but I did manage to get her to eat a little." Everyone frowned. "Well, I have got a lot of studying to do. Anyone else want to come to the library?" Agatha nodded. "Yeah, I have a report for Professor Vindictra."
James was sitting staring at nothing in particular, when his eyes suddenly lit up. "I have an idea. See you guys later!" He dashed out of the common room.
Sirius and Elysa watched in bewilderment. Then, Sirius put his arm around Elysa. "Well, now it's only the two of us." He raised his eyebrows suggestively.
She giggled and smacked him lightly. "Sirius, you are terrible. Poor Lily is up there feeling awful and your mind is in the gutter!"
Sirius sighed. "It's not that I don't feel bad for her. If I could I'd kill Voldemort for her myself, but.well there isn't much I can do right now. So, I just thought I'd lighten the mood a bit." He leaned in closer to Elysa, and kissed her lightly on the lips.
She looked at him shocked. "Umm, what are you thinking?"
"I wasn't." He smiled and then bit his lip. Then he said very quickly, "Elysa, will you .umm.go out with me?" ***
James rushed around Diagon Alley, searching for the perfect gift to cheer Lily up. It had been three days since she had returned. So far, she had barely left her room!
He dashed into Quality Quidditch Supplies (out of habit) before remembering that Lily hated flying. She was scared to death of heights, and seldom took both feet off the ground.
About five shops later, he spotted The Magical Menagerie and walked in. The first exhibit was of dancing gray rats. James chuckled. He could just imagine Lily's reaction if he were to give her one of them.
He looked at the cats in the back of the room. They were cute, but just not special enough. After covering most of the store, he was about to give up when he heard a loud caterwaul from the corner of the room. He walked over and saw a small cat like creature with speckled gray fur and big ears. It was cute in its on way, and he was sure it wasn't an ordinary cat. He picked it up its cage carefully and to his relief it purred. He carried it up to the front. The lady at the front had long gray hair and was absorbed into reading the paper..
"Excuse me, Ma'am." She looked up noticing him for the first time.
"Oh sorry. Didn't see you there. Reading the paper, you know." She said in a rough Cockney dialect. He nodded.
"Could you tell how much she is? And umm what she is?" He asked feeling foolish.
The lady seemed to finally notice what he was carrying. "Hmmm if that isn't surprising. She doesn't usually take to strangers. I wouldn't sell her to just anyone, but since she seems to like you. 2 galleons? Now, that's a deal." James shrugged and handed her the money. "Now, this cute little creature is called a kneazle. They are very intelligent and have an uncanny knack of judging character. The Department of Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures want owners to have a license. Load of hooey if you ask me! Plus kneazles find that particularly insulting, as they cannot be owned. They choose you, not the other way round. You know?" The door swung open and another customer walked in.
"Good afternoon, Sir!" She said in an airy tone. Then, she whispered to James. "You best go out the back door. Ministry worker. Always checking up on me." He hurried out the back door with the brass cage clanking as he went. **** Sirius was sitting on the couch staring into the fire when James finally returned. If James hadn't been so preoccupied, he probably would have noticed that Sirius was not acting lat all his usual self.
"Hey Sirius. Where is everybody?"
"Huh? Oh. Dinner." He replied while still staring into space.
James dashed up the stairs to the girl's dorm, hoping he'd still have time to make it to dinner. He knocked softly.
"Lil? Can I come in?"
"Sure, why not. Everyone else does." She said dismally.
James had heard about what had happened to poor Peter, and didn't fancy the thought of having to visit Pomfrey. He decided to risk it and walk in. He might come out alive.
"Oh it's you." She mumbled.
"Yeah, don't get too excited or anything. Even though I did bring you your Christmas present." He said, hiding the cage behind his back.
She perked up a little. "This better not be a joke James Potter or I will never forgive you."
He shook his head. "No joke."
She grinned. "Let's see it then!"
He rolled his eyes and handed her the brass cage.
She shrieked with delight, and set the cage on the ground, then squeezed James in a tight hug.
She looked like she was about to cry. James panicked. What had he done wrong this time?
"What's wrong?" He asked, frightened of the answer.
"Nothing, this is just so sweet."
He sighed in relief.
She pulled the creature out of its cage.
"It's a kneazle, a magical creature. It's very-"
"Yes, James, I know. This is my second year in care of magical creatures after all."
"Oh yeah. I forgot. I'm not in it, you know."
"I hope it likes me."
Lily opened the cage, letting the creature out. At first it waddled towards James, but he pushed it gently towards Lily. The creature walked cautiously towards her. Then, it curled up on her lap.
"Well, I'm glad you like it." His stomach growled loudly, "I'm going to head down to dinner. Want to come?"
"No thanks," Lily said, misty eyed over the kneazle.
*Finis Ch. 4*
AN: Hope you like. Though I am afraid I did rather get off plot. Yes I really do have a plot I swear!!! Well, I'm outta here!! Please, oh please, review!! -SlytherinQueen87
Elysa, Sirius, and James strolled into the girl's dormitory (why James and Sirius were coming along we may never know.), chatting and joking loudly, totally unaware that they weren't alone in the room; until Sirius looked over and noticed a small figure curled up on one of the four poster beds.
Sirius launched himself onto the bed, waking up Lily. "Why Miss Evans, if I didn't know better I'd say you still had another few days of vacation left." He smiled down at her.
Lily rolled over and burried her face in the pillow, determined not to get up. After all there was no "Jeez, Lil I know I am irresistible, but you couldn't last three more days without me?!" James joked with a grin. "Well aren't you going to get up and say hello?" He asked facetiously.
Lily shook her head no. "Go away, Potter."
She had to turn to say this and when she did James caught a glimpse of her face. It was tear-streaked. He sat down next to her, feeling guilty, and asked gently, "What's wrong Lily? Why aren't you at home?"
"I said go away, Potter." Lily said acidly. Elysa sat down as well.
"Lil, what's wrong." Elysa prodded gently.
"Yeah." Sirius added intelligently.
Lily kicked her foot (hitting James in a very painful spot indeed). "Can't you all just leave me alone?!" She wailed.
James(who was temporarily in quite a lot of pain) spat out "You don't have to be such a drama queen Lily. Just tell us already."
Lily sat up abruptly. "Your right Potter I am a drama queen, but I am far worse than that! I am also a murderer. I killed my parents." She looked at the expression on James face. "There, are you happy now?"
"Lily, I know you would never kill anyone. What really happened to you parents?" James was searing in guilt.
"You heard me! I killed them. Voldemort came for me and they got in the way. If I hadn't come to Hogwarts, then this would have never happened! It's all my fault."
Elysa looked startled. "God, I'm sorry, Lily, but never think it was your fault." She hugged her friend tightly. They sat for a while, the two boys sitting there looking sympathetic, and Elysa comforting Lily. Finally Lily's breathing changed from ragged to soft and rhythmic. She was asleep. They walked out the door silently.
"Poor Lily." Elysa muttered. Sirius and James nodded emphatically.
James lay in bed that night staring at the ceiling feeling dejected and self-loathing. Lily had been hurting and he had made it worse. What kind of friend was he? If she did something rash it would be partially his fault. ****
Although, Lily cheered up slightly when Agatha and Remus returned back to school (She threw a hair dryer at Peter), she was back to moping the next day.
After breakfast, Remus decided to go up and talk to her. He walked in, and sat down on the bed next to Lily. "Hey Lil. How are you?"
She mumbled "Fine."
Remus shook his head. "I brought you up a couple muffins."
"I'm not hungry."
"Lily, you haven't eaten in days. We're all really worried about you. Please, just one little muffin." He wheedled. He really did look worried, so she ate the muffin reluctantly. He sighed, relieved. "When you'r done eating, maybe you should come down to the common room for a while. I mean you haven't been down in days, and-"
"Maybe later, Remus." She sighed. He hugged her, and headed back down stairs.
Remus saw the others sitting waiting on him. "She's the same, but I did manage to get her to eat a little." Everyone frowned. "Well, I have got a lot of studying to do. Anyone else want to come to the library?" Agatha nodded. "Yeah, I have a report for Professor Vindictra."
James was sitting staring at nothing in particular, when his eyes suddenly lit up. "I have an idea. See you guys later!" He dashed out of the common room.
Sirius and Elysa watched in bewilderment. Then, Sirius put his arm around Elysa. "Well, now it's only the two of us." He raised his eyebrows suggestively.
She giggled and smacked him lightly. "Sirius, you are terrible. Poor Lily is up there feeling awful and your mind is in the gutter!"
Sirius sighed. "It's not that I don't feel bad for her. If I could I'd kill Voldemort for her myself, but.well there isn't much I can do right now. So, I just thought I'd lighten the mood a bit." He leaned in closer to Elysa, and kissed her lightly on the lips.
She looked at him shocked. "Umm, what are you thinking?"
"I wasn't." He smiled and then bit his lip. Then he said very quickly, "Elysa, will you .umm.go out with me?" ***
James rushed around Diagon Alley, searching for the perfect gift to cheer Lily up. It had been three days since she had returned. So far, she had barely left her room!
He dashed into Quality Quidditch Supplies (out of habit) before remembering that Lily hated flying. She was scared to death of heights, and seldom took both feet off the ground.
About five shops later, he spotted The Magical Menagerie and walked in. The first exhibit was of dancing gray rats. James chuckled. He could just imagine Lily's reaction if he were to give her one of them.
He looked at the cats in the back of the room. They were cute, but just not special enough. After covering most of the store, he was about to give up when he heard a loud caterwaul from the corner of the room. He walked over and saw a small cat like creature with speckled gray fur and big ears. It was cute in its on way, and he was sure it wasn't an ordinary cat. He picked it up its cage carefully and to his relief it purred. He carried it up to the front. The lady at the front had long gray hair and was absorbed into reading the paper..
"Excuse me, Ma'am." She looked up noticing him for the first time.
"Oh sorry. Didn't see you there. Reading the paper, you know." She said in a rough Cockney dialect. He nodded.
"Could you tell how much she is? And umm what she is?" He asked feeling foolish.
The lady seemed to finally notice what he was carrying. "Hmmm if that isn't surprising. She doesn't usually take to strangers. I wouldn't sell her to just anyone, but since she seems to like you. 2 galleons? Now, that's a deal." James shrugged and handed her the money. "Now, this cute little creature is called a kneazle. They are very intelligent and have an uncanny knack of judging character. The Department of Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures want owners to have a license. Load of hooey if you ask me! Plus kneazles find that particularly insulting, as they cannot be owned. They choose you, not the other way round. You know?" The door swung open and another customer walked in.
"Good afternoon, Sir!" She said in an airy tone. Then, she whispered to James. "You best go out the back door. Ministry worker. Always checking up on me." He hurried out the back door with the brass cage clanking as he went. **** Sirius was sitting on the couch staring into the fire when James finally returned. If James hadn't been so preoccupied, he probably would have noticed that Sirius was not acting lat all his usual self.
"Hey Sirius. Where is everybody?"
"Huh? Oh. Dinner." He replied while still staring into space.
James dashed up the stairs to the girl's dorm, hoping he'd still have time to make it to dinner. He knocked softly.
"Lil? Can I come in?"
"Sure, why not. Everyone else does." She said dismally.
James had heard about what had happened to poor Peter, and didn't fancy the thought of having to visit Pomfrey. He decided to risk it and walk in. He might come out alive.
"Oh it's you." She mumbled.
"Yeah, don't get too excited or anything. Even though I did bring you your Christmas present." He said, hiding the cage behind his back.
She perked up a little. "This better not be a joke James Potter or I will never forgive you."
He shook his head. "No joke."
She grinned. "Let's see it then!"
He rolled his eyes and handed her the brass cage.
She shrieked with delight, and set the cage on the ground, then squeezed James in a tight hug.
She looked like she was about to cry. James panicked. What had he done wrong this time?
"What's wrong?" He asked, frightened of the answer.
"Nothing, this is just so sweet."
He sighed in relief.
She pulled the creature out of its cage.
"It's a kneazle, a magical creature. It's very-"
"Yes, James, I know. This is my second year in care of magical creatures after all."
"Oh yeah. I forgot. I'm not in it, you know."
"I hope it likes me."
Lily opened the cage, letting the creature out. At first it waddled towards James, but he pushed it gently towards Lily. The creature walked cautiously towards her. Then, it curled up on her lap.
"Well, I'm glad you like it." His stomach growled loudly, "I'm going to head down to dinner. Want to come?"
"No thanks," Lily said, misty eyed over the kneazle.
*Finis Ch. 4*
AN: Hope you like. Though I am afraid I did rather get off plot. Yes I really do have a plot I swear!!! Well, I'm outta here!! Please, oh please, review!! -SlytherinQueen87