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Remembering James, Remembering Love: Chapter 3: Fights Result In Both Good And Bad
That afternoon James was walking through Diagon Alley and ran into Lily. Literately running into her. Actually more like onto her. He wasn't paying attention to where he was going and just trampled over her. He felt horrible and took her to lunch to make up for it. She insisted he didn't, and he couldn't win so he settled by letting her split the bill with him. James was surprised at how little she ate, she just ate a salad. A couple of years ago she could of ate an elephant. He didn't understand this new diet because she was just as petite a few years ago. Lily looked up from her plate and stared into his sapphire eyes not even noticing his staring at her. They laughed and had a great time. She was just saying how fun it was and that they should do it again some time when Adam came barging through the little restaurant door causing complete and total silence. Then he broke that silence that was so quiet that it was louder than someone screaming in your ear.
"LILY!! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU! I AM GONE FOR WORK AND I COME BACK TO DIAGON ALLEY TO SEE MY FIANCE WI--WITH POTTER HERE! I INTRODUCE YOU TO HIM AND HIS LITTLE PRANKSTER FRIENDS AND YOU BETRAY ME!" James could see Lily's gorgeous emerald eyes trembling with fear and starting to break out in tears that she tried to keep from leaving her eyes. James was outraged that this jerk would come in here acting like James had stolen Lily from him when it was the opposite way. He didn't want to see Lily cry. Lily didn't know what was going on. Adam knew. Adam was more than mad. He was scared. Scared that Lily would remember James and how much she loved him. Everyone said that Adam was the luckiest man on earth even if they knew all Lily was ever told by him was lies. Adam was just scared. James was the mad one. Then something happened. As much as James hated Adam and knew that one day he would hurt Lily and Lily's heart, this was something he wasn't expecting. James just now noticed the whole time Adam had been holding his wand still inside of his robe pocket ready to draw it as he needed to. James figured he would hit him with some kind of hex but was he ever wrong. James grabbed his wand too ready to pull it out any time that called for it. He was ready to defend himself. But then when Adam finally drew his wand he pointed it at Lily. She was pretty quick, but Adam was quicker. Adam was even quicker than James who was prepared. Using his wand Adam levitated Lily than throwing her as hard as he could against the wall. James tried to stop her from flying into the wall but Adam disarmed Potter in a second. Sirius and Remus walked in laughing until they saw the destruction. They went to defend their friends (as Lily was their friend before and sort of was now) and they both put a spell on Adam. First Remus put jelly legs on him right before serious put him into a full body bind. They did this in an instant but not before James was also thrown into the wall. Afterwards the restaurant manager instantly called the hospital and Lily and James were both taken in. They were allowed to share a room because when they would be questioned they would need to be questioned together. Sirius and Remus visited often but the two lay lifeless for over a week.
Then around 1 o'clock in the morning on day James woke up with a start. He reached for his glasses on the side table and then put them on. He was lying in a hospital with Lily in the bed beside him. This looked all too familiar. He remembered the day at Hogwarts near graduation when the 2 of them were in the hospital together. He hoped that Lily didn't lose her memory again. Maybe she would remember that he tried to save her. Or maybe she would remember things from the beginning...before the accident. Or maybe it would be best if she lost her memory again then they could start over. James remembered when he tried to start over originally had shivered at the thought. Not a pretty picture. He wondered if Lily was still unconscious or just asleep. Well I wont help wondering, just like it wont help wishing that she would lose her memory, remember or neither. He just had to go back to asleep. After about an hour after he originally woke up he was asleep again.
James continued to wake up every morning for a week. Lily was still unconscious. Sirius and Remus always asked if she had ever woken up yet when they visited. After 3 weeks of James being awake and not Lily, he finally asked the nurse the dreaded question, "Is she d-d-dead?" The old lady looked at James with sorrow and pity.
But then the nurse smiled and spoke, "Oh dear not that I know of. She is currently just in a coma. You don't honestly think that we would keep a poor dead girl in a hospital bed for 3 weeks?" At this the nurse giggled, "You know other people need these beds too, we wouldn't waste it if she was dead." once again the old lady smiled. This time so did James, Sirius and Remus. Of course James was most radiant of all.
James left the hospital the next week, and visited Lily every other day. One day after two months of visiting every other day James walked in shocked to see Lily sitting up eating applesauce. James was nervous. This was when he would know what she remembered and what she would forget. "Hi James," Lily said just now noticing James standing over her bed. James was glad she at least remembered his name. "Thank you for saving me from Adam, I can't believe I actually thought he was my only love and my first." James heart sunk as she said this little word of first. So she remembered the him, just not the us.
Lily smiled and friendly, yet not loving smile. This whole thing with just friends was starting to kill him. He would tell himself that it was better than nothing but he didn't always feel like he pretended too. He still just wanted to hold her but knew if he EVER did again this wasn't the time. Maybe he couldn't hold her but she would let him hold her hand. He set down her right hand that had been so cold that he had to warm it so he could begin on the other hand. When rubbing her soft delicate fingers one by one. He got to the ring finger and felt something cold and hard. The ring. It was cold and hard just as the man who had given it to her's heart was. He hadn't looked down yet. As he looked down at the ring he was shocked.
He was shocked to see that she wasn't wearing the gold band with a huge offensive diamond that James didn't even believe to be real. She was wearing a softened silver ring that was like 3 strands of silver braided together. On every bump or loop thing there was a small stone. On one strand there was sapphires, the middle diamonds and the last emeralds. It may not sound beautiful but if you saw it, it wasn't, it was gorgeous. James asked her where she got the ring and what she did with the other one. She explained that she threw the old one out the window when she woke up that morning and that she had the ring in a hidden part of her purse that she had forgot about. She said she didn't remember where the ring came from originally but she loved it too much for it to matter. James knew where it came from though, it came from him.
James smiled charmingly which Lily saw. "James Potter!!! What do you know about this ring, that I don't!? If there is anything evil or wrong with this ring I want it off me!" She was still weak so the screaming made her very tired. James laughed at this "Lily there is nothing wrong with your ring. It is the 2nd most beautiful thing I have ever seen." "Oh? And what is the first may I ask Mr. Potter? Hmmm? Tell me." James thought that she was the 1st but he could not tell her this so he told her that someday she would know.
Remembering James, Remembering Love: Chapter 3: Fights Result In Both Good And Bad
That afternoon James was walking through Diagon Alley and ran into Lily. Literately running into her. Actually more like onto her. He wasn't paying attention to where he was going and just trampled over her. He felt horrible and took her to lunch to make up for it. She insisted he didn't, and he couldn't win so he settled by letting her split the bill with him. James was surprised at how little she ate, she just ate a salad. A couple of years ago she could of ate an elephant. He didn't understand this new diet because she was just as petite a few years ago. Lily looked up from her plate and stared into his sapphire eyes not even noticing his staring at her. They laughed and had a great time. She was just saying how fun it was and that they should do it again some time when Adam came barging through the little restaurant door causing complete and total silence. Then he broke that silence that was so quiet that it was louder than someone screaming in your ear.
"LILY!! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU! I AM GONE FOR WORK AND I COME BACK TO DIAGON ALLEY TO SEE MY FIANCE WI--WITH POTTER HERE! I INTRODUCE YOU TO HIM AND HIS LITTLE PRANKSTER FRIENDS AND YOU BETRAY ME!" James could see Lily's gorgeous emerald eyes trembling with fear and starting to break out in tears that she tried to keep from leaving her eyes. James was outraged that this jerk would come in here acting like James had stolen Lily from him when it was the opposite way. He didn't want to see Lily cry. Lily didn't know what was going on. Adam knew. Adam was more than mad. He was scared. Scared that Lily would remember James and how much she loved him. Everyone said that Adam was the luckiest man on earth even if they knew all Lily was ever told by him was lies. Adam was just scared. James was the mad one. Then something happened. As much as James hated Adam and knew that one day he would hurt Lily and Lily's heart, this was something he wasn't expecting. James just now noticed the whole time Adam had been holding his wand still inside of his robe pocket ready to draw it as he needed to. James figured he would hit him with some kind of hex but was he ever wrong. James grabbed his wand too ready to pull it out any time that called for it. He was ready to defend himself. But then when Adam finally drew his wand he pointed it at Lily. She was pretty quick, but Adam was quicker. Adam was even quicker than James who was prepared. Using his wand Adam levitated Lily than throwing her as hard as he could against the wall. James tried to stop her from flying into the wall but Adam disarmed Potter in a second. Sirius and Remus walked in laughing until they saw the destruction. They went to defend their friends (as Lily was their friend before and sort of was now) and they both put a spell on Adam. First Remus put jelly legs on him right before serious put him into a full body bind. They did this in an instant but not before James was also thrown into the wall. Afterwards the restaurant manager instantly called the hospital and Lily and James were both taken in. They were allowed to share a room because when they would be questioned they would need to be questioned together. Sirius and Remus visited often but the two lay lifeless for over a week.
Then around 1 o'clock in the morning on day James woke up with a start. He reached for his glasses on the side table and then put them on. He was lying in a hospital with Lily in the bed beside him. This looked all too familiar. He remembered the day at Hogwarts near graduation when the 2 of them were in the hospital together. He hoped that Lily didn't lose her memory again. Maybe she would remember that he tried to save her. Or maybe she would remember things from the beginning...before the accident. Or maybe it would be best if she lost her memory again then they could start over. James remembered when he tried to start over originally had shivered at the thought. Not a pretty picture. He wondered if Lily was still unconscious or just asleep. Well I wont help wondering, just like it wont help wishing that she would lose her memory, remember or neither. He just had to go back to asleep. After about an hour after he originally woke up he was asleep again.
James continued to wake up every morning for a week. Lily was still unconscious. Sirius and Remus always asked if she had ever woken up yet when they visited. After 3 weeks of James being awake and not Lily, he finally asked the nurse the dreaded question, "Is she d-d-dead?" The old lady looked at James with sorrow and pity.
But then the nurse smiled and spoke, "Oh dear not that I know of. She is currently just in a coma. You don't honestly think that we would keep a poor dead girl in a hospital bed for 3 weeks?" At this the nurse giggled, "You know other people need these beds too, we wouldn't waste it if she was dead." once again the old lady smiled. This time so did James, Sirius and Remus. Of course James was most radiant of all.
James left the hospital the next week, and visited Lily every other day. One day after two months of visiting every other day James walked in shocked to see Lily sitting up eating applesauce. James was nervous. This was when he would know what she remembered and what she would forget. "Hi James," Lily said just now noticing James standing over her bed. James was glad she at least remembered his name. "Thank you for saving me from Adam, I can't believe I actually thought he was my only love and my first." James heart sunk as she said this little word of first. So she remembered the him, just not the us.
Lily smiled and friendly, yet not loving smile. This whole thing with just friends was starting to kill him. He would tell himself that it was better than nothing but he didn't always feel like he pretended too. He still just wanted to hold her but knew if he EVER did again this wasn't the time. Maybe he couldn't hold her but she would let him hold her hand. He set down her right hand that had been so cold that he had to warm it so he could begin on the other hand. When rubbing her soft delicate fingers one by one. He got to the ring finger and felt something cold and hard. The ring. It was cold and hard just as the man who had given it to her's heart was. He hadn't looked down yet. As he looked down at the ring he was shocked.
He was shocked to see that she wasn't wearing the gold band with a huge offensive diamond that James didn't even believe to be real. She was wearing a softened silver ring that was like 3 strands of silver braided together. On every bump or loop thing there was a small stone. On one strand there was sapphires, the middle diamonds and the last emeralds. It may not sound beautiful but if you saw it, it wasn't, it was gorgeous. James asked her where she got the ring and what she did with the other one. She explained that she threw the old one out the window when she woke up that morning and that she had the ring in a hidden part of her purse that she had forgot about. She said she didn't remember where the ring came from originally but she loved it too much for it to matter. James knew where it came from though, it came from him.
James smiled charmingly which Lily saw. "James Potter!!! What do you know about this ring, that I don't!? If there is anything evil or wrong with this ring I want it off me!" She was still weak so the screaming made her very tired. James laughed at this "Lily there is nothing wrong with your ring. It is the 2nd most beautiful thing I have ever seen." "Oh? And what is the first may I ask Mr. Potter? Hmmm? Tell me." James thought that she was the 1st but he could not tell her this so he told her that someday she would know.