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Remembering James, Remembering Love: Chapter 4: Poor Sirius
Then James left her alone to let her get her rest. He was very pleased with himself for restraining his love for Lily. He was also pleased that he had managed to get her to become good friends with him. He also knew that since she was no longer with Adam (thank god) she would need somewhere to stay after the hospital and he was hoping that she would stay in his extra guest bedroom. He thought about all of this and more on his way to Diagon Alley to meet Remus and Sirius.
He then explained the whole situation to Remus and Sirius over 3 butterbeers. They supported his plans all the way. It wasn't like he wanted to surprise her in the middle of the night in her room. Just make sure she had somewhere to go and someone to turn to. Like a shoulder to cry on.
In the next few days James noticed that Lily wasn't looking too happy. When he asked her why she said it was nothing and that she couldn't expect anything of him. He tried to make Lily expect things of him but it didn't work. He consulted with Remus (Since Sirius was visiting his cousin in America) and they decided to cheer Lily up with a bunch of things from the joke shop. The next morning around 5 o'clock Remus and James tiptoed into Lily's room and set up the pranks. At about 6 o'clock they decided they were ready. They turned on the lights to let horns go streamers went flying. Imaginary shooting stars really made of sugar fell down on Lily's bed. She smiled and went to pick up her wand to clean everything up before the nurse walked in but it had been replaced with a fake wand. The nurse walked in screaming at the 3 of them. One of the main reasons she was upset was that they hadn't noticed that Lily now had a new roommate. She pulled back the curtain to reveal...
Behind the curtain she revealed.........Minister Clayton. He looked like he had gotten into a fight with an angry hippogriff.
"Potter, Lupin! Do you want me to put this on your permanent record? Because you know being the minister, I can do that!", the minister was both angry and embarrassed to see his own employees acting like this, and aurors of all! After the incident with Adam Tucker the ministry was starting to get a bad reputation, let alone aurors themselves.
"Uh no, no sir that won't be necessary." James stuttered and Remus just nodded his head.
"Well I hope not! And this better be the last time I see this from you two or you are fired!
The 2 nodded their heads and then discussed what had happened to Minister Clayton. It turns out that Voldemort himself had come and tortured the minister in his own home but hadn't killed him because he said he would be needed later.
Afterwards Lily asked James why he had surprised her like that.
James explained that he had noticed her looking kind of sad and he wanted to cheer her up.
Lily just laughed at this, "Oh James! It was just that I have so much too do, I have to find somewhere to stay after the hospital and I have been trying to figure out some weird dreams that I barely remember and just a bunch of other stuff too. But it was really thoughtful of you too to do this. I guess it did cheer me up because it took my mind off things."
Then James had to leave for work but Remus was going to have the night shift so he stayed and talked with Lily.
While sitting there talking to Lily, Remus noticed Lily twisting her ring on her left hand.
"That's a really pretty ring Lily," Remus said, hoping to get her started on a conversation about it.
His plan worked. "Oh yes Remus, I know it is. I just wish I knew where it came from."
Remus asked where she found it in her stuff and a bunch of other questions making it seem that he didn't know where it originally came from.
"I don't know, I've gone over all of the facts so many times but it just isn't helping. And what bothers me most is that I think James knows something about it that I don't." You could tell from Lily's facial expressions that her mind was troubled.
Remus held himself back from smiling at this because he too knew where it came from.
Then Lily started talking about her dreams and because she couldn't remember that much this was one thing that Remus didn't understand. He didn't even consider it being memories. It never crossed his mind.
The next week Sirius came back and it was time for Lily to leave the hospital. Sirius was visiting her when she packed up and left. Both Remus and James were at work and James hadn't asked her to stay at his guest bedroom because Lily wasn't expected to leave that day. Sirius didn't want her to have to stay in a hotel so he asked if temporarily she wanted to stay in his guest bedroom. That way if James wanted to ask her Sirius could go on another business trip and James could ask her to stay there. Anyway Lily accepted and they went to Sirius's.
The next morning she woke up around 10 o'clock. She went downstairs and started to eat breakfast. She realized that Sirius wasn't down there but figured he was sleeping in because of the graveyard shift he had the night before. After breakfast she went to sit in the backyard garden with a cup of tea. After sitting outside for only about 15 minutes a large barn owl swooped down and dropped a letter on her lap. The owl flew away as she started to open the letter addressed to
Lillian Evans
Sirius Black House
The Heaven Guest Bedroom
England
The letter read:
Dear Miss Lillian Evans,
We are sorry to announce that the owner of the home in which you are staying, Sirius Black, had been captured by a group of death eaters. We are having search for him but have found nothing to give us a clue of his whereabouts. I am informing you that it is not safe where you currently reside. If you would like we can help you find somewhere that you will be safer. I recommend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Not only would you be able to stay there but they are offering you a job as the charms teacher because Professor Flitwick was kidnapped while on vacation in Rome. If you have any questions about anything please contact me.
Thank you,
Minister of Magic, Nicholas Clayton
Lily was shocked. It felt so strange because Sirius had just been next to her the other day. She hadn't even thought of the possibility. What if he never came back? She felt bad for him, his family, his friends and herself. James and Remus had been working more and she had gotten to be really good friends. She couldn't believe that she never even got to thank him for letting her stay with him. Now she had to just leave. Just leave. Hogwarts seemed like a good idea and she needed to make some money too. She would be safe there. She went up to her room and packed up all her stuff. After packing her trunk, she shrunk it and put it in her purse. Next she went to the fireplace to floo into Dumbledore's office and talk to him about the position. When she arrived she expected Dumbledore to be surprised but he didn't even flinch. He just started the conversation as if she had been there the whole time. "Yes Lily it is true. Both the good and the bad. Sirius has been captured and we don't know where he is. On the bright side, we do have a place for you here at Hogwarts. The school year has not yet started so it will be much easier for you to get ready and set up."
"Thank you so much, Professor I don't know what I would be able to do without this. I better go start setting up my class now. Goodbye Professor."
"Go on, Lillian." Dumbledore said as she walked out the door to his office.
When Lily went into her classroom there was plenty to do. She decided to put some shelves along the back wall and fill with them parchment, quills, books and other supplies. Cleared off the teacher's desk added her own touch. The walls were a little plain so she decided to add a little color. After a few more touches she finished the classroom by ridding the ceiling of spitballs. Next she moved on to the living quarters and cleaned it and added a homey colorful touch.
Remembering James, Remembering Love: Chapter 4: Poor Sirius
Then James left her alone to let her get her rest. He was very pleased with himself for restraining his love for Lily. He was also pleased that he had managed to get her to become good friends with him. He also knew that since she was no longer with Adam (thank god) she would need somewhere to stay after the hospital and he was hoping that she would stay in his extra guest bedroom. He thought about all of this and more on his way to Diagon Alley to meet Remus and Sirius.
He then explained the whole situation to Remus and Sirius over 3 butterbeers. They supported his plans all the way. It wasn't like he wanted to surprise her in the middle of the night in her room. Just make sure she had somewhere to go and someone to turn to. Like a shoulder to cry on.
In the next few days James noticed that Lily wasn't looking too happy. When he asked her why she said it was nothing and that she couldn't expect anything of him. He tried to make Lily expect things of him but it didn't work. He consulted with Remus (Since Sirius was visiting his cousin in America) and they decided to cheer Lily up with a bunch of things from the joke shop. The next morning around 5 o'clock Remus and James tiptoed into Lily's room and set up the pranks. At about 6 o'clock they decided they were ready. They turned on the lights to let horns go streamers went flying. Imaginary shooting stars really made of sugar fell down on Lily's bed. She smiled and went to pick up her wand to clean everything up before the nurse walked in but it had been replaced with a fake wand. The nurse walked in screaming at the 3 of them. One of the main reasons she was upset was that they hadn't noticed that Lily now had a new roommate. She pulled back the curtain to reveal...
Behind the curtain she revealed.........Minister Clayton. He looked like he had gotten into a fight with an angry hippogriff.
"Potter, Lupin! Do you want me to put this on your permanent record? Because you know being the minister, I can do that!", the minister was both angry and embarrassed to see his own employees acting like this, and aurors of all! After the incident with Adam Tucker the ministry was starting to get a bad reputation, let alone aurors themselves.
"Uh no, no sir that won't be necessary." James stuttered and Remus just nodded his head.
"Well I hope not! And this better be the last time I see this from you two or you are fired!
The 2 nodded their heads and then discussed what had happened to Minister Clayton. It turns out that Voldemort himself had come and tortured the minister in his own home but hadn't killed him because he said he would be needed later.
Afterwards Lily asked James why he had surprised her like that.
James explained that he had noticed her looking kind of sad and he wanted to cheer her up.
Lily just laughed at this, "Oh James! It was just that I have so much too do, I have to find somewhere to stay after the hospital and I have been trying to figure out some weird dreams that I barely remember and just a bunch of other stuff too. But it was really thoughtful of you too to do this. I guess it did cheer me up because it took my mind off things."
Then James had to leave for work but Remus was going to have the night shift so he stayed and talked with Lily.
While sitting there talking to Lily, Remus noticed Lily twisting her ring on her left hand.
"That's a really pretty ring Lily," Remus said, hoping to get her started on a conversation about it.
His plan worked. "Oh yes Remus, I know it is. I just wish I knew where it came from."
Remus asked where she found it in her stuff and a bunch of other questions making it seem that he didn't know where it originally came from.
"I don't know, I've gone over all of the facts so many times but it just isn't helping. And what bothers me most is that I think James knows something about it that I don't." You could tell from Lily's facial expressions that her mind was troubled.
Remus held himself back from smiling at this because he too knew where it came from.
Then Lily started talking about her dreams and because she couldn't remember that much this was one thing that Remus didn't understand. He didn't even consider it being memories. It never crossed his mind.
The next week Sirius came back and it was time for Lily to leave the hospital. Sirius was visiting her when she packed up and left. Both Remus and James were at work and James hadn't asked her to stay at his guest bedroom because Lily wasn't expected to leave that day. Sirius didn't want her to have to stay in a hotel so he asked if temporarily she wanted to stay in his guest bedroom. That way if James wanted to ask her Sirius could go on another business trip and James could ask her to stay there. Anyway Lily accepted and they went to Sirius's.
The next morning she woke up around 10 o'clock. She went downstairs and started to eat breakfast. She realized that Sirius wasn't down there but figured he was sleeping in because of the graveyard shift he had the night before. After breakfast she went to sit in the backyard garden with a cup of tea. After sitting outside for only about 15 minutes a large barn owl swooped down and dropped a letter on her lap. The owl flew away as she started to open the letter addressed to
Lillian Evans
Sirius Black House
The Heaven Guest Bedroom
England
The letter read:
Dear Miss Lillian Evans,
We are sorry to announce that the owner of the home in which you are staying, Sirius Black, had been captured by a group of death eaters. We are having search for him but have found nothing to give us a clue of his whereabouts. I am informing you that it is not safe where you currently reside. If you would like we can help you find somewhere that you will be safer. I recommend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Not only would you be able to stay there but they are offering you a job as the charms teacher because Professor Flitwick was kidnapped while on vacation in Rome. If you have any questions about anything please contact me.
Thank you,
Minister of Magic, Nicholas Clayton
Lily was shocked. It felt so strange because Sirius had just been next to her the other day. She hadn't even thought of the possibility. What if he never came back? She felt bad for him, his family, his friends and herself. James and Remus had been working more and she had gotten to be really good friends. She couldn't believe that she never even got to thank him for letting her stay with him. Now she had to just leave. Just leave. Hogwarts seemed like a good idea and she needed to make some money too. She would be safe there. She went up to her room and packed up all her stuff. After packing her trunk, she shrunk it and put it in her purse. Next she went to the fireplace to floo into Dumbledore's office and talk to him about the position. When she arrived she expected Dumbledore to be surprised but he didn't even flinch. He just started the conversation as if she had been there the whole time. "Yes Lily it is true. Both the good and the bad. Sirius has been captured and we don't know where he is. On the bright side, we do have a place for you here at Hogwarts. The school year has not yet started so it will be much easier for you to get ready and set up."
"Thank you so much, Professor I don't know what I would be able to do without this. I better go start setting up my class now. Goodbye Professor."
"Go on, Lillian." Dumbledore said as she walked out the door to his office.
When Lily went into her classroom there was plenty to do. She decided to put some shelves along the back wall and fill with them parchment, quills, books and other supplies. Cleared off the teacher's desk added her own touch. The walls were a little plain so she decided to add a little color. After a few more touches she finished the classroom by ridding the ceiling of spitballs. Next she moved on to the living quarters and cleaned it and added a homey colorful touch.