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Remembering James, Remembering Love: Chapter 2: Padfoot and Moony's Plan
Lily's dreams began getting more and more confusing, and she would remember less and less in the morning. One morning at breakfast she thought it was strange that Adam all of a sudden started talking about strange dreams and how they relate to your life.
Lily, thinking he somehow creepily knew about her dreams, was startled and asked, "Adam! Why in the world would you be talking about other people's dreams! It is none of your business what they dream! Worry about your own dreams!"
Adam, surprised by Lily's reaction replied, " Lily, sweetheart, I just read this very interesting article in the Daily Prophet today about it and I was just sharing it with you. There's nothing to get upset about." Adam still looked slightly frightened by Lily's reaction.
Talking to Lily very carefully, so he didn't upset her again, told her that they he had to meet at Sirius Blacks house because You-Know-Who (as he said it) had been gaining many more death eaters quicker than normal ever since the world cup. Lily asked if she could go just as Adam asked her to go. They both knew Lily had nothing to do that night and all of her friends were out of town.
Before they went to dinner at Sirius's, Adam sent him an owl telling him that Lily was coming. Of course, since Sirius was the one that wanted James to make Lily once again fall in love with him, sent an owl to James to look extra good that night. (James and Remus were coming that night too) Then Sirius wrote an owl to Remus to think of a plan. Even though Remus didn't think it was much of a good idea, Sirius convinced him into it anyway.
That night Remus came over earliest, to help with the plan, and James next (Sirius never told James that lily was coming just to dress nice). Then the doorbell rang. Last and final guests. Sirius told James to go get the door. When he opened the door he was surprised to see Lily. She looked even more stunning than she used to look every Christmas ball at Hogwarts, when she looked so beautiful that words could not describe it. Sirius and Remus looked at the door and were shocked. They hadn't expected Adam to come.
They all sat down to dinner. They all talked about Voldemort and his rapid gaining of death eaters. They all talked except James that is. He just stared at Lily until she noticed and asked, "James are you all right? You don't look so well." Remus and Sirius both kicked him at the same time. James shook his head and tried to convince Lily and Adam that he was just taking the conversation in. Lily knew better but kept this to herself. She didn't know enough though. She just figured he was staring because she was gorgeous and he was jealous of Adam. She was used to that. She was right about the jealousy part though.
Halfway through dinner and owl came swooping in dropping a letter in Adam's lap. Sirius and Remus immediately smiled. Their plan had been put into action. James gave them a look that asked what had they done now? The two just shrugged like they had no idea. James knew that they had done something though. Adam opened the letter and began to read. When finished reading he stood up right away. He explained that for some strange reason the ministry wanted him to fly, not floo, not apparate, but fly to Tokyo. The letter said it was the only safe way. James knew at once what they had done and showed anger but on the inside deep down was happy that they cared and tried to help.
Adam ran out the door, yelling to Lily to stay and enjoy her dinner and have a good time. Adam was too blind to see what was going on even though he too had gone to Hogwarts and knew about James and Lily. James inside hated Adam for taking advantage of Lily's memory loss. so he was happy to see him leave. Nonetheless he had to go along with the act and pretend to stay angry after Adam left. Not letting Lily see. Only Sirius and Remus. SO to show that he was mad he kicked Sirius so hard under the table that he fell out of chair. since Remus was on the other side of Sirius It was very easy to blame Remus. They all started yelling forgetting about Lily sitting right there who by the way just giggled.
"ahem," That was all Lily had to say. She thought it was starting to get boring after about ten minutes of the fighting. Soon enough they all finished their dinner and decided to go sit in the living room on the couch and talk. Secretly Sirius and Remus put James and Lily on the love seat together and both sat in separate chairs themselves. After a few minutes James noticed this (good thing lily didn't) and gave the 2 of them a glare and saw that they both looked extremely frightened. He couldn't hold back a laugh. They both saw this and laughed too. Lily stared at them like they were all idiots and told them she had to be going.
At those few words, all three men stopped laughing. Sirius and Remus yelled NOOOOO and then grabbed her pushing her back next to James. They came up with an excuse that they had to continue talking about the death eater problem and that they would talk to lily and she would tell Adam everything. They told her to take notes to make sure she didn't miss anything. Very secretly, so secret that even James didn't notice they snuck in little good words for James here and there. And they couldn't resist a few for themselves. After all she was showing this to Adam and he DID work at the ministry with them.
At about 12:30 they realized, and lily helped them do this, That she really needed to go home at some point. So for the fourth time she got up and this time Remus and Sirius didn't try to push her back down on the couch. She apparated home and went to bed. That night her dream came back. This was the first night that it had actually CONTINUED from the one where she was knocked off her broom. When the dream started she felt like it had never even ended since the last one...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~DREAM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"oh dear! You two don't look so well!" Madame Pomfrey exclaimed while she examined their cuts and bruises. She then realized that Lily was so much worse even though James was worse physically. Madame Pomfrey questioned Lily glad to find out she remembered everything except for all the people she knew. "Well that is still very serious," Madame Pomfrey began, "I will go get the Head---" She was interrupted when Dumbledore walked through the door. "Ah, I see that young Lillian has a memory problem...is there much we can do to fix it...oh I will answer that myself...no." Lily turned and saw James looking like he just had a death in the family. The memory troubled Lily didn't understand why he looked so devastated. She couldn't help that she didn't understand. That day two boys came to visit James and someone called lily. OF COURSE! She just then remembered that SHE was lily. She was told that she would soon be released to attend classes since the only thing she had forgotten were people she knew.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lily woke up thinking she heard a bell for class to start then she realized that it was her alarm clock
This time for some strange reason when Lily woke up that morning she didn't want to get up. Her life didn't feel right anymore. Life just didn't feel right. She didn't feel like this was how love was supposed to feel and how life was supposed to be. She realized something was wrong with her relationship. She didn't know what was right, but this wasn't it. It wasn't that she didn't love Adam she just wasn't IN love with Adam. She was going to have to do something soon. Her wedding date wasn't set but they were planning to have it soon, too soon for Lily. She sat in her room trying to think of something to do. SHE'S GOT IT! All Lily had to do was POSTPONE the wedding until she found what was right. She couldn't break up with Adam until she was sure that she was doing the right thing. I mean whoever she marries is going to be the person that she wakes up next to for the rest of her life, whom she was going to grow old with. Marriage was forever. Her marriage wasn't going to end in 2 years. There was no way.
Back with James-
James was miserable the night Sirius and Remus planned their little trick. The conflict inside him was worst than ever. When Lily was with that horrible guy that took advantage of her, James wanted to put him in the hospital. But that night he was sitting so close to Lily yet so alone at the same time. It was unbelievable torture to have to resist putting his arm around her or holding her when she was right there, RIGHT THERE! And at the same time, she was so far away; so far away that he wasn't sure she would ever come back. He knew that his best friends were trying to help but they were just making it worse. All it did was making him suffer to see Lily welcoming her life with open arms, so clueless that she used to have SO much more. So much more with James.
Remembering James, Remembering Love: Chapter 2: Padfoot and Moony's Plan
Lily's dreams began getting more and more confusing, and she would remember less and less in the morning. One morning at breakfast she thought it was strange that Adam all of a sudden started talking about strange dreams and how they relate to your life.
Lily, thinking he somehow creepily knew about her dreams, was startled and asked, "Adam! Why in the world would you be talking about other people's dreams! It is none of your business what they dream! Worry about your own dreams!"
Adam, surprised by Lily's reaction replied, " Lily, sweetheart, I just read this very interesting article in the Daily Prophet today about it and I was just sharing it with you. There's nothing to get upset about." Adam still looked slightly frightened by Lily's reaction.
Talking to Lily very carefully, so he didn't upset her again, told her that they he had to meet at Sirius Blacks house because You-Know-Who (as he said it) had been gaining many more death eaters quicker than normal ever since the world cup. Lily asked if she could go just as Adam asked her to go. They both knew Lily had nothing to do that night and all of her friends were out of town.
Before they went to dinner at Sirius's, Adam sent him an owl telling him that Lily was coming. Of course, since Sirius was the one that wanted James to make Lily once again fall in love with him, sent an owl to James to look extra good that night. (James and Remus were coming that night too) Then Sirius wrote an owl to Remus to think of a plan. Even though Remus didn't think it was much of a good idea, Sirius convinced him into it anyway.
That night Remus came over earliest, to help with the plan, and James next (Sirius never told James that lily was coming just to dress nice). Then the doorbell rang. Last and final guests. Sirius told James to go get the door. When he opened the door he was surprised to see Lily. She looked even more stunning than she used to look every Christmas ball at Hogwarts, when she looked so beautiful that words could not describe it. Sirius and Remus looked at the door and were shocked. They hadn't expected Adam to come.
They all sat down to dinner. They all talked about Voldemort and his rapid gaining of death eaters. They all talked except James that is. He just stared at Lily until she noticed and asked, "James are you all right? You don't look so well." Remus and Sirius both kicked him at the same time. James shook his head and tried to convince Lily and Adam that he was just taking the conversation in. Lily knew better but kept this to herself. She didn't know enough though. She just figured he was staring because she was gorgeous and he was jealous of Adam. She was used to that. She was right about the jealousy part though.
Halfway through dinner and owl came swooping in dropping a letter in Adam's lap. Sirius and Remus immediately smiled. Their plan had been put into action. James gave them a look that asked what had they done now? The two just shrugged like they had no idea. James knew that they had done something though. Adam opened the letter and began to read. When finished reading he stood up right away. He explained that for some strange reason the ministry wanted him to fly, not floo, not apparate, but fly to Tokyo. The letter said it was the only safe way. James knew at once what they had done and showed anger but on the inside deep down was happy that they cared and tried to help.
Adam ran out the door, yelling to Lily to stay and enjoy her dinner and have a good time. Adam was too blind to see what was going on even though he too had gone to Hogwarts and knew about James and Lily. James inside hated Adam for taking advantage of Lily's memory loss. so he was happy to see him leave. Nonetheless he had to go along with the act and pretend to stay angry after Adam left. Not letting Lily see. Only Sirius and Remus. SO to show that he was mad he kicked Sirius so hard under the table that he fell out of chair. since Remus was on the other side of Sirius It was very easy to blame Remus. They all started yelling forgetting about Lily sitting right there who by the way just giggled.
"ahem," That was all Lily had to say. She thought it was starting to get boring after about ten minutes of the fighting. Soon enough they all finished their dinner and decided to go sit in the living room on the couch and talk. Secretly Sirius and Remus put James and Lily on the love seat together and both sat in separate chairs themselves. After a few minutes James noticed this (good thing lily didn't) and gave the 2 of them a glare and saw that they both looked extremely frightened. He couldn't hold back a laugh. They both saw this and laughed too. Lily stared at them like they were all idiots and told them she had to be going.
At those few words, all three men stopped laughing. Sirius and Remus yelled NOOOOO and then grabbed her pushing her back next to James. They came up with an excuse that they had to continue talking about the death eater problem and that they would talk to lily and she would tell Adam everything. They told her to take notes to make sure she didn't miss anything. Very secretly, so secret that even James didn't notice they snuck in little good words for James here and there. And they couldn't resist a few for themselves. After all she was showing this to Adam and he DID work at the ministry with them.
At about 12:30 they realized, and lily helped them do this, That she really needed to go home at some point. So for the fourth time she got up and this time Remus and Sirius didn't try to push her back down on the couch. She apparated home and went to bed. That night her dream came back. This was the first night that it had actually CONTINUED from the one where she was knocked off her broom. When the dream started she felt like it had never even ended since the last one...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~DREAM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"oh dear! You two don't look so well!" Madame Pomfrey exclaimed while she examined their cuts and bruises. She then realized that Lily was so much worse even though James was worse physically. Madame Pomfrey questioned Lily glad to find out she remembered everything except for all the people she knew. "Well that is still very serious," Madame Pomfrey began, "I will go get the Head---" She was interrupted when Dumbledore walked through the door. "Ah, I see that young Lillian has a memory problem...is there much we can do to fix it...oh I will answer that myself...no." Lily turned and saw James looking like he just had a death in the family. The memory troubled Lily didn't understand why he looked so devastated. She couldn't help that she didn't understand. That day two boys came to visit James and someone called lily. OF COURSE! She just then remembered that SHE was lily. She was told that she would soon be released to attend classes since the only thing she had forgotten were people she knew.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lily woke up thinking she heard a bell for class to start then she realized that it was her alarm clock
This time for some strange reason when Lily woke up that morning she didn't want to get up. Her life didn't feel right anymore. Life just didn't feel right. She didn't feel like this was how love was supposed to feel and how life was supposed to be. She realized something was wrong with her relationship. She didn't know what was right, but this wasn't it. It wasn't that she didn't love Adam she just wasn't IN love with Adam. She was going to have to do something soon. Her wedding date wasn't set but they were planning to have it soon, too soon for Lily. She sat in her room trying to think of something to do. SHE'S GOT IT! All Lily had to do was POSTPONE the wedding until she found what was right. She couldn't break up with Adam until she was sure that she was doing the right thing. I mean whoever she marries is going to be the person that she wakes up next to for the rest of her life, whom she was going to grow old with. Marriage was forever. Her marriage wasn't going to end in 2 years. There was no way.
Back with James-
James was miserable the night Sirius and Remus planned their little trick. The conflict inside him was worst than ever. When Lily was with that horrible guy that took advantage of her, James wanted to put him in the hospital. But that night he was sitting so close to Lily yet so alone at the same time. It was unbelievable torture to have to resist putting his arm around her or holding her when she was right there, RIGHT THERE! And at the same time, she was so far away; so far away that he wasn't sure she would ever come back. He knew that his best friends were trying to help but they were just making it worse. All it did was making him suffer to see Lily welcoming her life with open arms, so clueless that she used to have SO much more. So much more with James.