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Remembering James, Remembering Love: Chapter 7: Welcome Back Sirius
The next day was a Saturday so Lily sent an owl to James saying that she needed to see him that day. She didn't even know why, there was just an overwhelming feeling inside of her that told her she just had to at least LOOK at him. She knew there was a reason, she just didn't know of it yet. They decided to meet for lunch at a small cafe in Diagon Alley. When she met him at the cafe her heart stopped. Something was different. And she was speechless. James looked at her funny, and asked her what was wrong. She shook her head to snap herself out of it, then smiled and told him that everything was wonderful. They were sitting at the table talking; Lily shyly looking down at her plate and James trying to catch a glimpse of the beautiful emeralds that god had placed in her eyes. He was staring longingly into the green whenever she looked up and then James saw a flash of green. But it wasn't coming from Lily's eyes. The flash of green came from outside the cafe window. At the same time he saw the flash of green he heard screams and footsteps and a march coming down the street. He saw Remus run past the cafe, wand in hand and knew that he had to go help the other aurors. There was a gruesome battle but only 3 aurors were killed but 18 death eaters died. Lily and the other customers and employees of the restaurant hid in and underground safe house. When it was over James came back in to see if she was all right and he looked terribly beat up. She ran to his arms and he was shocked but smiled. There was a strange, yet, familiar warmth about his hug. Everyone else went home as quickly as possible thinking that they would feel safer at their own house. Lily didn't want to move though. Not that James did, it felt like an unbelievable accomplishment just to hug her. She felt safer there then she ever had before with Adam or anyone else. She had never been so scared before in her life. She cried in his arms and he held her and soothed her. After she was calmed down enough to at least let go he walked her back to Hogwarts and made sure that she was safely in bed before leaving for home himself. James couldn't sleep and he know that time wasn't going to change that. It was one o'clock but he sent an owl to Remus to come over because he needed to talk to someone. Then Remus sent a letter back that said he could come but since when has James Potter been so in touch with his feminine side? Remus apparated to the back yard around 2 o'clock surprised to find James sitting on the bench in the garden with a book and a blanket. Remus sat down raised his eyebrows and asked what his problem was. James insisted that Lily reads books all the time and that it doesn't seem dangerous to try and read a little more often. Remus told James that if they didn't go outside he was going to go home and poor Jamesy wouldn't have anybody to talk to. James glared at him jokingly and then laughed and they went inside to the kitchen and had some coffee. James hadn't got to talk to Remus for a while because Remus had been on a 'business trip'. James told Remus everything. From the visits with Linky after he left to the hug earlier that day. Remus asked if it felt like before but James had to be honest. It WAS a nice hug its just like she was so confused and she was holding back, holding on to something he just didn't know what. Remus stayed and talked with James, seeing how frustrated he was, until it was time to leave for work and they both went to their offices at the ministry. Every morning they walked past Sirius's deserted office and just shook their heads and sighed. They weren't sure if they would ever find him or if he was even alive. It had been almost 3 months now and there was no sign of him at all.
That day Lily, or Professor Evans, was teaching a class of 2nd year Gryffindors and Ravenclaws. After the class one of the Ravenclaw girls stayed behind to talk to Lily.
"My sister Krystal is in Gryffindor and she said that you were in Gryffindor with her once. She is a seventh year."
"Oh yes I know Krystal, Krystal Lever, correct? Is that all, Madeline?"
"Oh no, she said that she is so glad that James Potter is free now. She just realized it, the dunce."
Lily didn't understand what this had to do with her except that she somewhat knew James and the strange things that Linky had been saying. "Well yes that is good for her isn't it? Now I don't want you to be late for potions. Go along."
After Madeline left Lily saw a girl Krystal run up to her.
"What did she say Maddie?"
"Oh just that it was good for you."
"What?! How weird and it was so long that her and James w---"
Lily couldn't hear anymore of the girls' conversation but she did wonder what it was about.
At the beginning of her class before lunch (First year Ravenclaws and Slytherins), Lily noticed a very short student in the back of the room with an odd choice of apparel. She began to talk and when the 'student' looked up and Lily saw the tiny houself, Linky. That day the first years learned about levitation and they all took notes. Linky just scribbled at her desk in the back of the room. Lily knew Linky couldn't write. At the end of class Linky stayed while everyone else ran down to lunch. Linky ripped the sock off her head the pants off her arms, the upside down shirt off her legs and the two hats off of her feet. Lily laughed but not before Linky could talk. "Well Miss Lily," Linky began looking very excited, "Master James is very glad the Miss Lily hugged Master James! Master James says Linky is doing good job of making Miss Lily lo-- of making Miss Lily happy and remember Master James. Master James is happy with Linky! Linky is a good elf!" Linky finished with out even taking a breath. Lily could have sworn that she was going to say 'love' but she must have been mistaken. Linky may not have said love but she made it clear that James liked Lily. Lily thought James was nice and even though she didn't know him well she felt like she did. Lily wouldn't let James know that she knew though...she would just go along with it and make Linky happy. Lily told Linky that she was too hungry to have this conversation now and that she was going to eat lunch.
James was sitting at his desk thinking, when a huge barn owl came swooping in. The owl dropped a letter on his desk and then perched itself on the back of his chair. He opened the letter and couldn't believe what he read. Dear James Potter,
Mr. Sirius Black has recently been discovered hung from a tree limb in Massacre Forest. He has currently been taken to a hospital in northern London. He is in critical condition and is believed to soon go mad if he doesn't see something to recognize as good. He needs someone to guard him as a note was pinned to his shirt written in blood that read, 'Go ahead, take him. We'll be back later.' The ministry has decided that it should be one of our top aurors who is also a good friend of Mr. Black's so he will recognize the good. If you could apparate immediately to his room (9472R) at Mother Teresa's in northern London. We will be waiting for you. James pocketed the letter and apparated to Mother Teresa's Ward for the Sick. When he arrived in the small room he was the minister and some associates but didn't recognize the man lying in the hospital bed. He looked closer and realized that the man in the bed was Sirius. He was paler than James had ever seen him and he had gouges and scars covering his body. For the first time in since James was 3 and 1/2, James cried. When Lily received the owl that Sirius was found she got a substitute for the rest of the day's classes and rushed to the hospital. I mean they had come to be her best friends lately. When she got there she saw Remus sitting in the chair thinking and James sitting on the floor leaning up against the bed head in his hands. When Lily walked in they both forced a weak smile. The ministry and the doctors thought it was strange that James was taking this so much worse than Remus. Lily understood though. She knew that Sirius and James had grown up next door to each other and were best friends since they were 1. James didn't have any siblings and Sirius had come to be his brother. Sirius just lay in the bed looking like he was dead. Lily tried to comfort to two but nothing was working. Around 1 that morning Lily and Remus both left to go home. James said that he was staying both Sirius's guard and as his best friend. James couldn't sleep all night. The first time in months that the reason he couldn't sleep wasn't Lily. He just sat there on the floor staring at the blank white walls thinking about the chances of Sirius even living. Sirius had always supported him never leaving him, never betraying him; he was always there for James. Now it was James's turn to be there for Sirius. The problem was that he didn't know how to be. James that he was acting like a girl or something but then he remembered that once his mom had told him that its more manly to admit your feelings than not, because whether you say it or not we all know that men have feelings too. James looked again at Sirius in the bed and felt like he had more chance of dying then Sirius. And he closed his eyes, still not falling asleep. A few months went on very uneventful until one Saturday morning Lily went to visit Sirius and James and when she walked in the door James was smiling like mad. She looked over at the bed and saw Sirius eating applesauce. He was looking a lot better but other than his huge smile James was looking worse. He had barely slept ever since Sirius had been in the hospital. It hurt her to see him so tired but she was glad that he was so happy. After about 3 weeks of being awake Sirius was free to go. Everyone tried not to say anything about what happened with Voldemort but Sirius always seemed to be bringing it up. He would compare every bad thing to his experience and say that nothing is worse than that or just talk about jokingly or seriously. One night they all went over to Sirius's house for dinner and Lily cooked because she thought that cooking wasn't going to do Sirius any good. They had a wonderful time at dinner except that while talking every time she looked over at James he had been staring at her, turning his head to something else every time she looked. She understood that he liked her because she was used to this but wasn't this starting to become a little too much?
Lily looked back at James and thought to herself, 'well he IS kind of cute and what's wrong with flattery. Its not like he's insulting me, its kind of sweet. Hey who cares? I could try this out...' Lily looked back at him and smiled a really, what James thought, magically gorgeous smile. He was just so happy that everything was going so well. They started talking about quidditch and decided to play in a field that they could rent, next Saturday. They all decided to go and promised to work their plans around that. James thought 'who cares if it's not a real date? It IS a start...' They all went home and the next week was just the average week as they all waited for that Saturday...
(A/N: wow, I didn't know people really like my story! 11 reviews total! That's a great number! 11 would become I new favorite number, but in truth I can't stand 11--- anyways thanks for reviewing everyone! It seems that I am getting just as many reviews on Linky almost as my story itself! So, due to that, in reward for your reviewing-ness, I give you-----THE LINKYBOT! ***Out comes a little imitation Linky --- "May I help you Miss Jessie?" "Oh yes of course, Linky. Go get your fellow, Linkybots." --- Linky smiles and leaves room --- Linkybot returns with 5 other Linkybots. I smile. "Thank you, Linky. Now to hand you over to your new masters and/or mistresses." I see the tears welling up in the Linkybots large, round, eyes. "Shhh, don't cry my Linkys you knew that you would have to leave me soon, I am not your real owner. Shhh, don't cry now." Linkybots dry their eyes and walk over to their desired owner***
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Remembering James, Remembering Love: Chapter 7: Welcome Back Sirius
The next day was a Saturday so Lily sent an owl to James saying that she needed to see him that day. She didn't even know why, there was just an overwhelming feeling inside of her that told her she just had to at least LOOK at him. She knew there was a reason, she just didn't know of it yet. They decided to meet for lunch at a small cafe in Diagon Alley. When she met him at the cafe her heart stopped. Something was different. And she was speechless. James looked at her funny, and asked her what was wrong. She shook her head to snap herself out of it, then smiled and told him that everything was wonderful. They were sitting at the table talking; Lily shyly looking down at her plate and James trying to catch a glimpse of the beautiful emeralds that god had placed in her eyes. He was staring longingly into the green whenever she looked up and then James saw a flash of green. But it wasn't coming from Lily's eyes. The flash of green came from outside the cafe window. At the same time he saw the flash of green he heard screams and footsteps and a march coming down the street. He saw Remus run past the cafe, wand in hand and knew that he had to go help the other aurors. There was a gruesome battle but only 3 aurors were killed but 18 death eaters died. Lily and the other customers and employees of the restaurant hid in and underground safe house. When it was over James came back in to see if she was all right and he looked terribly beat up. She ran to his arms and he was shocked but smiled. There was a strange, yet, familiar warmth about his hug. Everyone else went home as quickly as possible thinking that they would feel safer at their own house. Lily didn't want to move though. Not that James did, it felt like an unbelievable accomplishment just to hug her. She felt safer there then she ever had before with Adam or anyone else. She had never been so scared before in her life. She cried in his arms and he held her and soothed her. After she was calmed down enough to at least let go he walked her back to Hogwarts and made sure that she was safely in bed before leaving for home himself. James couldn't sleep and he know that time wasn't going to change that. It was one o'clock but he sent an owl to Remus to come over because he needed to talk to someone. Then Remus sent a letter back that said he could come but since when has James Potter been so in touch with his feminine side? Remus apparated to the back yard around 2 o'clock surprised to find James sitting on the bench in the garden with a book and a blanket. Remus sat down raised his eyebrows and asked what his problem was. James insisted that Lily reads books all the time and that it doesn't seem dangerous to try and read a little more often. Remus told James that if they didn't go outside he was going to go home and poor Jamesy wouldn't have anybody to talk to. James glared at him jokingly and then laughed and they went inside to the kitchen and had some coffee. James hadn't got to talk to Remus for a while because Remus had been on a 'business trip'. James told Remus everything. From the visits with Linky after he left to the hug earlier that day. Remus asked if it felt like before but James had to be honest. It WAS a nice hug its just like she was so confused and she was holding back, holding on to something he just didn't know what. Remus stayed and talked with James, seeing how frustrated he was, until it was time to leave for work and they both went to their offices at the ministry. Every morning they walked past Sirius's deserted office and just shook their heads and sighed. They weren't sure if they would ever find him or if he was even alive. It had been almost 3 months now and there was no sign of him at all.
That day Lily, or Professor Evans, was teaching a class of 2nd year Gryffindors and Ravenclaws. After the class one of the Ravenclaw girls stayed behind to talk to Lily.
"My sister Krystal is in Gryffindor and she said that you were in Gryffindor with her once. She is a seventh year."
"Oh yes I know Krystal, Krystal Lever, correct? Is that all, Madeline?"
"Oh no, she said that she is so glad that James Potter is free now. She just realized it, the dunce."
Lily didn't understand what this had to do with her except that she somewhat knew James and the strange things that Linky had been saying. "Well yes that is good for her isn't it? Now I don't want you to be late for potions. Go along."
After Madeline left Lily saw a girl Krystal run up to her.
"What did she say Maddie?"
"Oh just that it was good for you."
"What?! How weird and it was so long that her and James w---"
Lily couldn't hear anymore of the girls' conversation but she did wonder what it was about.
At the beginning of her class before lunch (First year Ravenclaws and Slytherins), Lily noticed a very short student in the back of the room with an odd choice of apparel. She began to talk and when the 'student' looked up and Lily saw the tiny houself, Linky. That day the first years learned about levitation and they all took notes. Linky just scribbled at her desk in the back of the room. Lily knew Linky couldn't write. At the end of class Linky stayed while everyone else ran down to lunch. Linky ripped the sock off her head the pants off her arms, the upside down shirt off her legs and the two hats off of her feet. Lily laughed but not before Linky could talk. "Well Miss Lily," Linky began looking very excited, "Master James is very glad the Miss Lily hugged Master James! Master James says Linky is doing good job of making Miss Lily lo-- of making Miss Lily happy and remember Master James. Master James is happy with Linky! Linky is a good elf!" Linky finished with out even taking a breath. Lily could have sworn that she was going to say 'love' but she must have been mistaken. Linky may not have said love but she made it clear that James liked Lily. Lily thought James was nice and even though she didn't know him well she felt like she did. Lily wouldn't let James know that she knew though...she would just go along with it and make Linky happy. Lily told Linky that she was too hungry to have this conversation now and that she was going to eat lunch.
James was sitting at his desk thinking, when a huge barn owl came swooping in. The owl dropped a letter on his desk and then perched itself on the back of his chair. He opened the letter and couldn't believe what he read. Dear James Potter,
Mr. Sirius Black has recently been discovered hung from a tree limb in Massacre Forest. He has currently been taken to a hospital in northern London. He is in critical condition and is believed to soon go mad if he doesn't see something to recognize as good. He needs someone to guard him as a note was pinned to his shirt written in blood that read, 'Go ahead, take him. We'll be back later.' The ministry has decided that it should be one of our top aurors who is also a good friend of Mr. Black's so he will recognize the good. If you could apparate immediately to his room (9472R) at Mother Teresa's in northern London. We will be waiting for you. James pocketed the letter and apparated to Mother Teresa's Ward for the Sick. When he arrived in the small room he was the minister and some associates but didn't recognize the man lying in the hospital bed. He looked closer and realized that the man in the bed was Sirius. He was paler than James had ever seen him and he had gouges and scars covering his body. For the first time in since James was 3 and 1/2, James cried. When Lily received the owl that Sirius was found she got a substitute for the rest of the day's classes and rushed to the hospital. I mean they had come to be her best friends lately. When she got there she saw Remus sitting in the chair thinking and James sitting on the floor leaning up against the bed head in his hands. When Lily walked in they both forced a weak smile. The ministry and the doctors thought it was strange that James was taking this so much worse than Remus. Lily understood though. She knew that Sirius and James had grown up next door to each other and were best friends since they were 1. James didn't have any siblings and Sirius had come to be his brother. Sirius just lay in the bed looking like he was dead. Lily tried to comfort to two but nothing was working. Around 1 that morning Lily and Remus both left to go home. James said that he was staying both Sirius's guard and as his best friend. James couldn't sleep all night. The first time in months that the reason he couldn't sleep wasn't Lily. He just sat there on the floor staring at the blank white walls thinking about the chances of Sirius even living. Sirius had always supported him never leaving him, never betraying him; he was always there for James. Now it was James's turn to be there for Sirius. The problem was that he didn't know how to be. James that he was acting like a girl or something but then he remembered that once his mom had told him that its more manly to admit your feelings than not, because whether you say it or not we all know that men have feelings too. James looked again at Sirius in the bed and felt like he had more chance of dying then Sirius. And he closed his eyes, still not falling asleep. A few months went on very uneventful until one Saturday morning Lily went to visit Sirius and James and when she walked in the door James was smiling like mad. She looked over at the bed and saw Sirius eating applesauce. He was looking a lot better but other than his huge smile James was looking worse. He had barely slept ever since Sirius had been in the hospital. It hurt her to see him so tired but she was glad that he was so happy. After about 3 weeks of being awake Sirius was free to go. Everyone tried not to say anything about what happened with Voldemort but Sirius always seemed to be bringing it up. He would compare every bad thing to his experience and say that nothing is worse than that or just talk about jokingly or seriously. One night they all went over to Sirius's house for dinner and Lily cooked because she thought that cooking wasn't going to do Sirius any good. They had a wonderful time at dinner except that while talking every time she looked over at James he had been staring at her, turning his head to something else every time she looked. She understood that he liked her because she was used to this but wasn't this starting to become a little too much?
Lily looked back at James and thought to herself, 'well he IS kind of cute and what's wrong with flattery. Its not like he's insulting me, its kind of sweet. Hey who cares? I could try this out...' Lily looked back at him and smiled a really, what James thought, magically gorgeous smile. He was just so happy that everything was going so well. They started talking about quidditch and decided to play in a field that they could rent, next Saturday. They all decided to go and promised to work their plans around that. James thought 'who cares if it's not a real date? It IS a start...' They all went home and the next week was just the average week as they all waited for that Saturday...
(A/N: wow, I didn't know people really like my story! 11 reviews total! That's a great number! 11 would become I new favorite number, but in truth I can't stand 11--- anyways thanks for reviewing everyone! It seems that I am getting just as many reviews on Linky almost as my story itself! So, due to that, in reward for your reviewing-ness, I give you-----THE LINKYBOT! ***Out comes a little imitation Linky --- "May I help you Miss Jessie?" "Oh yes of course, Linky. Go get your fellow, Linkybots." --- Linky smiles and leaves room --- Linkybot returns with 5 other Linkybots. I smile. "Thank you, Linky. Now to hand you over to your new masters and/or mistresses." I see the tears welling up in the Linkybots large, round, eyes. "Shhh, don't cry my Linkys you knew that you would have to leave me soon, I am not your real owner. Shhh, don't cry now." Linkybots dry their eyes and walk over to their desired owner***
Well that sure was emotional, now, wasn't it? Now to present everyone with their Linkybot (Linkybots all glare) Ahem.REAL Linkys, officially.
Happy Goth - I hope your times with Linky 13 are joyous.
lily_potter - I hope you have the best times with Linky 73
Louisa - I hope that Linky 38 brings tons of excitement into your life.
Lil-Brat888 - I hope that you and Linky 942 share many laughs.
lilyflower4u2nv - I hope you have fun with Linky 208.
Caz - I hope that you find Linky 3479 adorable and a good friend.
Well now that everyone is happy (including the Linkybots (once again gets a glare from the Linkybots --- Linkys I mean) Ahem. Linkys), you can review on this new chapter since you are in such a good mood! Well, anyways, I have to go, Review like always my devoted fans --- ok that's going a bit far --- my little heathens --- no, no --- anyways, my readers...)