A/N: JoeyG, You're right. I guess I goofed. I didn't like the fourth book all that much so I didn't pay attention.
A/N: To you strickly Lily/James fans who might be reading this, there will be events within the next chapters which will make you somewhat mad at me. Don't worry, though. It'll end alright.
THE QUEEN OF MY HEART
Chapter Fifteen: The Deception
Darkness surrounded Remus. It almost seemed like he was floating in blackness. A light appeared in the distance. Remus covered his eyes to protect them form the brightness.
"Remus," a beautiful voice sang.
Remus tried to get to the light since that was where the voice was coming from. Unfortunately, Remus couldn't move. No matter how hard he tried, the light seemed to just get father away.
"Remus," the voice beckoned him.
A figure appeared in the midst of the light. He couldn't see the person, but he knew it was...
"Lily?"
"Remus."
"Lily!"
Remus couldn't move at all. He tried desperately to flap his arms or to paddle his legs. He couldn't. The light got father and father away. The figure held up her hand as the light faded.
"Remus!"
Remus sat up quickly and looked into Lily's eyes. She was sitting on the end of his bed, staring at him.
"Remus, are you alright?" she asked. "You were thrashing around violently."
"I...had a dream," Remus told her.
"What were you dreaming?" Lily queried, smiling.
"Er...," Remus began, nervously, "what are you doing in the boys dorm?"
"There's no one here but you and me," Lily assured him.
Somehow, that wasn't much comfort.
"You didn't answer my question," Remus told her.
"I just thought you ought to get up," Lily said, flipping her dark red hair over her shoulder.
"Why?" Remus asked.
"Because I'm bored down there by myself," Lily said, standing up.
"You know, the point of holiday is to sleep-in," Remus explained.
"Don't be a baby," Lily advised.
"Fine!" he exclaimed. "I'm getting up..."
Remus didn't move.
"Well?" Lily said expectantly.
"I've got to get dressed," Remus told her.
Lily smiled, amused, and left the room.
After Remus had gotten up and dressed, he went down to the common room. Lily was laying on the couch with her calves hanging over the armrest. Her feet flapped back and forth as she hummed. Remus thought this was curious.
"Thinking of anything interesting?" Remus asked, smiling in an amused way.
Lily popped her head over the back of the couch and looked at him.
"I didn't hear you come in," she told him.
"I didn't mean to startle you," Remus assured her.
"It's alright," Lily said, her eyes sparkling. "It's a new day. Want to go down for breakfast or do something else for a while?"
"I'm not all that hungry," Remus informed her.
Lily got off the couch and went up to Remus.
"What do you suggest we do?" She asked.
Remus knew what he wanted to do, but he dare not do it. Looking down at her beautiful face made him yearn to touch her, hold her, kiss her. If he tried any such thing, he would likely get slapped in the face. Not to mention, the punch in the nose once James returned from Christmas holiday.
"We could," Remus began, "scout out Crauwel's room so that we know what we're doing the night Voldemort contacts him."
"Good plan," Lily complimented.
Remus didn't move an inch. He just kept looking into Lily's gorgeous green eyes.
"Are we going to go or not?" Lily asked.
"Yes, of course we are," Remus blurted, turning for the portrait hole.
Lily and Remus made their way through the halls of Hogwarts until they reached the Defense Against Dark Arts room. Remus peeked inside, making sure Crauwel wasn't in there. There was no sign of him.
"How d'you think Voldemort will contact Crauwel?" Lily questioned as they entered the room.
"I'm not sure," Remus admitted. "He can't aparate. The castle is protected against that."
"What if he owls?" Lily gasped. "We won't know anything."
"I don't think he would," Remus voiced, scanning the room. "For one, he can't risk the message being intercepted, and two, there are no windows in the entire room."
"I guess I'm just worried," Lily said, looking around uncertainly.
Remus walked up to her, putting his hand on her shoulder.
"It's OK," he whispered. "We'll find a way to stop this horrible occurrence."
Lily smiled slightly, looking into Remus' eyes. She looked so beautiful with the candle light reflecting on her red hair. Wait! Candle light? Where was it coming from? Remus looked toward the door. Standing tall and dark was Professor Crauwel.
"Sir!" Remus exclaimed.
Lily spun around immediately.
"What are you doing in here?" Crauwel asked, suspiciously.
Remus could normally think of some elaborate lie that would make them free and clear. Unfortunately, at that moment, Remus' head had gone blank. He had no response.
"We just wanted to be alone," Lily blurted.
Remus looked at her.
"Remus and I thought this would be a nice place to snoggle a bit," Lily explained, putting her arms around Remus' waist.
Remus was surprised, but too smart not to play along.
"I'm sorry, Sweety," he said toward Lily. "I thought we would have privacy here. Let's go to Gryffindor common."
"Oh, that's right," Lily giggled, laying her head against Remus' chest, "there's no other Gryffindors here. We can be alone there."
Crauwel looked form Remus to Lily, his lip twitching wildly. He locked his cold eyes on Lily and glared.
"Weren't you dating Mr. Potter?" he asked.
"That cad!" Lily scoffed. "The jerk dumped me. Luckily, Remus was there to help me mend my broken heart."
Then Crauwel glared at Remus.
"Would that not affect your friendship with Mr. Potter?"
"Since James broke up with her, he doesn't really mind us going out," Remus explained.
"I do wish you wouldn't be friends with such a rogue," Lily told Remus, looking pouty. "he hurt me."
Remus looked down at Lily. If James and Lily ever did break up, there would be resentment. How could Remus date Lily and still be friends with James? He couldn't balance his time. There would be jealousy and arguments. Remus would have to choose. How could he possibly, though? Remus tried to get back on track. Besides the fact that it may not happen, it wasn't the issue at the moment. They had to escape Crauwel.
"Sweety," Remus began, "I don't think we should be discussing this here."
"Why not here?" Lily snapped, backing away from him.
"Maybe we should go to the common room," Remus suggested. "Would you excuse us, Professor?"
Crauwel, looking quite convinced, allowed them to leave with urgency.
Remus took Lily's arm and pulled her from the classroom. As they got out of ear shot, Remus turned to Lily.
"I never thought of you as much of a lair," Remus voiced.
"Hey, at my muggle school, I majored in theater," Lily told him, smiling.
"How'd you come up with all that?" Remus asked. "I mean about James being a cad and us dating and the argument-"
"It just came to me," Lily interrupted, looking a little uncomfortable.
Despite his confusion of her discomfort, Remus changed the subject, saying, "Well, we didn't figure out how we'll know what's going to happen."
"We can wait 'till Crauwel goes in and then listen at the door," Lily said.
"No," Remus began. "There's a wardrobe in there. We could hide in it."
"How'll we know when Crauwel will be contacted?" Lily asked. "I mean, we might have to be in there all day."
"It's logical to assume that Voldemort will contact Crauwel at night," Remus told her. "So all we have to do is sneak to the wardrobe near sunset. We might have to wait a while, but it does narrow things down."
"I guess so," Lily sighed, still worried.
Remus didn't want lily to be unhappy. Maybe he could get her mind off of the whole Crauwel and Voldemort thing.
"Lily, what d'you say about getting some breakfast?" Remus suggested. "I think it's poached eggs day."
Lily smiled slightly, saying, "Alight, Remus, let's get some breakfast."
Lily did not stop worrying, not for two days. Christmas was getting near and Remus had not thought of a present for Lily. If only he had some way of knowing what she wanted so he absolutely knew she'd like it. there was no way to do that, though. If he asked her straight out, she'd be suspicious and then it wouldn't be much of a surprise.
"What's wrong?" Lily asked.
"Nothing," Remus said while thinking about this at dinner.
"There must be something," Lily persisted. "You're not eating and you haven't been very happy the last few days."
"Neither have you," Remus pointed out.
"Maybe the same thing is bothering us both," Lily suggested.
Remus knew what she was talking about. He didn't want her to know what he was really worried about, so he nodded.
"I think I'll go to Hogsmead tomorrow," Remus informed Lily.
"I'll go with you," she offered.
"No," Remus began, standing up. "There's something I've got to do."
"Surely I can help," Lily said, looking up at him.
"Lily, I don't think-" Remus started to say.
"Please," Lily begged, "I don't want to be alone here. With Crauwel and Voldemort, I'm so afraid."
Remus let out a breath and agreed. After all, if anything were to happen to Lily while he was away, he could never forgive himself.
A/N: To you strickly Lily/James fans who might be reading this, there will be events within the next chapters which will make you somewhat mad at me. Don't worry, though. It'll end alright.
THE QUEEN OF MY HEART
Chapter Fifteen: The Deception
Darkness surrounded Remus. It almost seemed like he was floating in blackness. A light appeared in the distance. Remus covered his eyes to protect them form the brightness.
"Remus," a beautiful voice sang.
Remus tried to get to the light since that was where the voice was coming from. Unfortunately, Remus couldn't move. No matter how hard he tried, the light seemed to just get father away.
"Remus," the voice beckoned him.
A figure appeared in the midst of the light. He couldn't see the person, but he knew it was...
"Lily?"
"Remus."
"Lily!"
Remus couldn't move at all. He tried desperately to flap his arms or to paddle his legs. He couldn't. The light got father and father away. The figure held up her hand as the light faded.
"Remus!"
Remus sat up quickly and looked into Lily's eyes. She was sitting on the end of his bed, staring at him.
"Remus, are you alright?" she asked. "You were thrashing around violently."
"I...had a dream," Remus told her.
"What were you dreaming?" Lily queried, smiling.
"Er...," Remus began, nervously, "what are you doing in the boys dorm?"
"There's no one here but you and me," Lily assured him.
Somehow, that wasn't much comfort.
"You didn't answer my question," Remus told her.
"I just thought you ought to get up," Lily said, flipping her dark red hair over her shoulder.
"Why?" Remus asked.
"Because I'm bored down there by myself," Lily said, standing up.
"You know, the point of holiday is to sleep-in," Remus explained.
"Don't be a baby," Lily advised.
"Fine!" he exclaimed. "I'm getting up..."
Remus didn't move.
"Well?" Lily said expectantly.
"I've got to get dressed," Remus told her.
Lily smiled, amused, and left the room.
After Remus had gotten up and dressed, he went down to the common room. Lily was laying on the couch with her calves hanging over the armrest. Her feet flapped back and forth as she hummed. Remus thought this was curious.
"Thinking of anything interesting?" Remus asked, smiling in an amused way.
Lily popped her head over the back of the couch and looked at him.
"I didn't hear you come in," she told him.
"I didn't mean to startle you," Remus assured her.
"It's alright," Lily said, her eyes sparkling. "It's a new day. Want to go down for breakfast or do something else for a while?"
"I'm not all that hungry," Remus informed her.
Lily got off the couch and went up to Remus.
"What do you suggest we do?" She asked.
Remus knew what he wanted to do, but he dare not do it. Looking down at her beautiful face made him yearn to touch her, hold her, kiss her. If he tried any such thing, he would likely get slapped in the face. Not to mention, the punch in the nose once James returned from Christmas holiday.
"We could," Remus began, "scout out Crauwel's room so that we know what we're doing the night Voldemort contacts him."
"Good plan," Lily complimented.
Remus didn't move an inch. He just kept looking into Lily's gorgeous green eyes.
"Are we going to go or not?" Lily asked.
"Yes, of course we are," Remus blurted, turning for the portrait hole.
Lily and Remus made their way through the halls of Hogwarts until they reached the Defense Against Dark Arts room. Remus peeked inside, making sure Crauwel wasn't in there. There was no sign of him.
"How d'you think Voldemort will contact Crauwel?" Lily questioned as they entered the room.
"I'm not sure," Remus admitted. "He can't aparate. The castle is protected against that."
"What if he owls?" Lily gasped. "We won't know anything."
"I don't think he would," Remus voiced, scanning the room. "For one, he can't risk the message being intercepted, and two, there are no windows in the entire room."
"I guess I'm just worried," Lily said, looking around uncertainly.
Remus walked up to her, putting his hand on her shoulder.
"It's OK," he whispered. "We'll find a way to stop this horrible occurrence."
Lily smiled slightly, looking into Remus' eyes. She looked so beautiful with the candle light reflecting on her red hair. Wait! Candle light? Where was it coming from? Remus looked toward the door. Standing tall and dark was Professor Crauwel.
"Sir!" Remus exclaimed.
Lily spun around immediately.
"What are you doing in here?" Crauwel asked, suspiciously.
Remus could normally think of some elaborate lie that would make them free and clear. Unfortunately, at that moment, Remus' head had gone blank. He had no response.
"We just wanted to be alone," Lily blurted.
Remus looked at her.
"Remus and I thought this would be a nice place to snoggle a bit," Lily explained, putting her arms around Remus' waist.
Remus was surprised, but too smart not to play along.
"I'm sorry, Sweety," he said toward Lily. "I thought we would have privacy here. Let's go to Gryffindor common."
"Oh, that's right," Lily giggled, laying her head against Remus' chest, "there's no other Gryffindors here. We can be alone there."
Crauwel looked form Remus to Lily, his lip twitching wildly. He locked his cold eyes on Lily and glared.
"Weren't you dating Mr. Potter?" he asked.
"That cad!" Lily scoffed. "The jerk dumped me. Luckily, Remus was there to help me mend my broken heart."
Then Crauwel glared at Remus.
"Would that not affect your friendship with Mr. Potter?"
"Since James broke up with her, he doesn't really mind us going out," Remus explained.
"I do wish you wouldn't be friends with such a rogue," Lily told Remus, looking pouty. "he hurt me."
Remus looked down at Lily. If James and Lily ever did break up, there would be resentment. How could Remus date Lily and still be friends with James? He couldn't balance his time. There would be jealousy and arguments. Remus would have to choose. How could he possibly, though? Remus tried to get back on track. Besides the fact that it may not happen, it wasn't the issue at the moment. They had to escape Crauwel.
"Sweety," Remus began, "I don't think we should be discussing this here."
"Why not here?" Lily snapped, backing away from him.
"Maybe we should go to the common room," Remus suggested. "Would you excuse us, Professor?"
Crauwel, looking quite convinced, allowed them to leave with urgency.
Remus took Lily's arm and pulled her from the classroom. As they got out of ear shot, Remus turned to Lily.
"I never thought of you as much of a lair," Remus voiced.
"Hey, at my muggle school, I majored in theater," Lily told him, smiling.
"How'd you come up with all that?" Remus asked. "I mean about James being a cad and us dating and the argument-"
"It just came to me," Lily interrupted, looking a little uncomfortable.
Despite his confusion of her discomfort, Remus changed the subject, saying, "Well, we didn't figure out how we'll know what's going to happen."
"We can wait 'till Crauwel goes in and then listen at the door," Lily said.
"No," Remus began. "There's a wardrobe in there. We could hide in it."
"How'll we know when Crauwel will be contacted?" Lily asked. "I mean, we might have to be in there all day."
"It's logical to assume that Voldemort will contact Crauwel at night," Remus told her. "So all we have to do is sneak to the wardrobe near sunset. We might have to wait a while, but it does narrow things down."
"I guess so," Lily sighed, still worried.
Remus didn't want lily to be unhappy. Maybe he could get her mind off of the whole Crauwel and Voldemort thing.
"Lily, what d'you say about getting some breakfast?" Remus suggested. "I think it's poached eggs day."
Lily smiled slightly, saying, "Alight, Remus, let's get some breakfast."
Lily did not stop worrying, not for two days. Christmas was getting near and Remus had not thought of a present for Lily. If only he had some way of knowing what she wanted so he absolutely knew she'd like it. there was no way to do that, though. If he asked her straight out, she'd be suspicious and then it wouldn't be much of a surprise.
"What's wrong?" Lily asked.
"Nothing," Remus said while thinking about this at dinner.
"There must be something," Lily persisted. "You're not eating and you haven't been very happy the last few days."
"Neither have you," Remus pointed out.
"Maybe the same thing is bothering us both," Lily suggested.
Remus knew what she was talking about. He didn't want her to know what he was really worried about, so he nodded.
"I think I'll go to Hogsmead tomorrow," Remus informed Lily.
"I'll go with you," she offered.
"No," Remus began, standing up. "There's something I've got to do."
"Surely I can help," Lily said, looking up at him.
"Lily, I don't think-" Remus started to say.
"Please," Lily begged, "I don't want to be alone here. With Crauwel and Voldemort, I'm so afraid."
Remus let out a breath and agreed. After all, if anything were to happen to Lily while he was away, he could never forgive himself.
