Water Lilies
A/N: Thank you:
i o u a name
Lily Rose Evans
Céline ~~Anonymous~~
WolfMoon
Shinning Crystal
CrAzIbUm316 ~~Anonymous~~
MegHarts
Kerry ~~Anonymous~~
LoonyLoopyLisa
chickensoup3
Zoe Lefebvre
Mysticpixie
Jasmine Black
kitty
Musicizdbest
For reviewing my fic. A special thanks to Céline, Zoe Lefebvre, and LoonyLoopyLisa for reviewing more than once to keep me up on what they think. Another thanks to Microsoft Word's translator for coming up with French words that I had little idea what they meant for the names.
As for why I stopped writing for a while, I'm terribly sorry. During Spring break, second week of April, I went to Disneyland. After that I seem to have lost it on this fic until recently. I had a problem when I finally looked at it. Should I make them have an early romance or should I keep it where they are blind? There was also the question of how. I decided on not making it an early romance. Yes, I would be nice if they got to spend nine or ten years together before death, it would be unrealistic. I also looked at my summary. How could I make it obvious L/J without them really going out? I hope that these last chapters really made it come into better focus. Now after my page long A/N, the story!
Chapter ten in which James groans and bears it, Remus and Sirius grin and bear it, and they meet a centaur. ***
Sirius decided they ought to make him and Remus's presence known. They walked back a couple meters. Just as they walked forward and Sirius began to talk, James let out a whimper.
"Hey-err, James, Lily? Is this a bad time to interrupt?" Sirius asked sickly-sweet. Remus had to hold his laughter in.
"What? Oh, Sirius, you sick bastard, get back here!" exclaimed James.
"What did he say?" asked truly innocent Lily.
This time Remus and Sirius couldn't hold their laughter. When Sirius had his voice back, he said, "It has something to do with broomsticks and cupboards. Just ask Jamsie-boy"
"Sirius! You get over here and apologize right now!"
"I don't know. Is it safe?"
"We were not! Of course it is!" fumed James.
Meanwhile, Lily was still trying to find out what he said. "Broomsticks? Cupboard? I don't keep broomsticks in a cupboard? Why ever would I do that?" she pondered. "James, I'm done with your back." This made them crack up even more. What was wrong with them?
Finally they all cooled down and Lily gave up. "Remus, what day is it?" asked James.
"It's Sunday," he replied calmly.
"Sunday!" cried James. "We have to get to school! Now! Imagine to Professors' face if we came back late Monday!"
"You're right, James. We better pack and go."
"Lily, I hate to leave you but..."
"Oh no you don't. I'll explain on the way." With that she went off to pack.
Fifteen minutes later she was back. "Alright, I will need help with this," Lily commanded. She gave Sirius and Remus each a small bag and left her trunk for her and James to carry. "That way James doesn't have to put much weight on his poor back," she said. "After all, I gathered that he was the first to reach the tree."
With this, they headed out past the tree ("Where did those axe marks come from?") and to the edge of the forest.
"Are you guys sure you know how to get through the forest?" asked Lily.
"Err," James began.
"Yeah, Lily," lied Sirius. Remus frowned.
"I'll lead the way," said Remus. Lily smiled at him.
Lily kept her word and told James everything. She and James brought up the rear so most things were plowed over when they got to them. The time flied.
For poor Remus, however, time did not. For the longest thirty minutes in his life (well...) passed and he was clueless. "Err, Sirius?"
But before Sirius could answer they hit a trail. Sirius and Remus let out a whoop of joy. "What?" asked Lily and James?
"We hit a trail," they told them.
"Brilliant!" Before they knew it, they were at another clearing. One large centaur stood before Remus.
"Ah, little hunter," said the centaur, "Venus was bright tonight, and one day it will be for you." Remus was startled. How did he know? And what about Venus? Remus was excellent at Astrology and Astronomy, but he wondered the message. Oh well, tonight at the school, he reasoned he'd see. "Hogwarts is the middle trail," said the centaur with hand extended to a path as all of them could now see it, "take it and do not stray. If you make good time, you will not get punished. And remember Firenze, little hunter, we will meet again." Remus shivered.
They thanked him and went down the path. The only they muttered afterward was, "What did he mean Remus?" Only later would Remus himself learn. And he had no idea it would be chasing an old friend as a werewolf for the murder of two of his friends and imprisonment of another. Even later still Venus would glow bright.
*** Spooky, eh? Well, yeah I was talking about third year of Harry's story and some time after that Remus has to find a soul mate. Doesn't he?
This also starts Firenze turning more helpful to humans in the future. I envision Firenze with Seer ability.
A/N: Thank you:
i o u a name
Lily Rose Evans
Céline ~~Anonymous~~
WolfMoon
Shinning Crystal
CrAzIbUm316 ~~Anonymous~~
MegHarts
Kerry ~~Anonymous~~
LoonyLoopyLisa
chickensoup3
Zoe Lefebvre
Mysticpixie
Jasmine Black
kitty
Musicizdbest
For reviewing my fic. A special thanks to Céline, Zoe Lefebvre, and LoonyLoopyLisa for reviewing more than once to keep me up on what they think. Another thanks to Microsoft Word's translator for coming up with French words that I had little idea what they meant for the names.
As for why I stopped writing for a while, I'm terribly sorry. During Spring break, second week of April, I went to Disneyland. After that I seem to have lost it on this fic until recently. I had a problem when I finally looked at it. Should I make them have an early romance or should I keep it where they are blind? There was also the question of how. I decided on not making it an early romance. Yes, I would be nice if they got to spend nine or ten years together before death, it would be unrealistic. I also looked at my summary. How could I make it obvious L/J without them really going out? I hope that these last chapters really made it come into better focus. Now after my page long A/N, the story!
Chapter ten in which James groans and bears it, Remus and Sirius grin and bear it, and they meet a centaur. ***
Sirius decided they ought to make him and Remus's presence known. They walked back a couple meters. Just as they walked forward and Sirius began to talk, James let out a whimper.
"Hey-err, James, Lily? Is this a bad time to interrupt?" Sirius asked sickly-sweet. Remus had to hold his laughter in.
"What? Oh, Sirius, you sick bastard, get back here!" exclaimed James.
"What did he say?" asked truly innocent Lily.
This time Remus and Sirius couldn't hold their laughter. When Sirius had his voice back, he said, "It has something to do with broomsticks and cupboards. Just ask Jamsie-boy"
"Sirius! You get over here and apologize right now!"
"I don't know. Is it safe?"
"We were not! Of course it is!" fumed James.
Meanwhile, Lily was still trying to find out what he said. "Broomsticks? Cupboard? I don't keep broomsticks in a cupboard? Why ever would I do that?" she pondered. "James, I'm done with your back." This made them crack up even more. What was wrong with them?
Finally they all cooled down and Lily gave up. "Remus, what day is it?" asked James.
"It's Sunday," he replied calmly.
"Sunday!" cried James. "We have to get to school! Now! Imagine to Professors' face if we came back late Monday!"
"You're right, James. We better pack and go."
"Lily, I hate to leave you but..."
"Oh no you don't. I'll explain on the way." With that she went off to pack.
Fifteen minutes later she was back. "Alright, I will need help with this," Lily commanded. She gave Sirius and Remus each a small bag and left her trunk for her and James to carry. "That way James doesn't have to put much weight on his poor back," she said. "After all, I gathered that he was the first to reach the tree."
With this, they headed out past the tree ("Where did those axe marks come from?") and to the edge of the forest.
"Are you guys sure you know how to get through the forest?" asked Lily.
"Err," James began.
"Yeah, Lily," lied Sirius. Remus frowned.
"I'll lead the way," said Remus. Lily smiled at him.
Lily kept her word and told James everything. She and James brought up the rear so most things were plowed over when they got to them. The time flied.
For poor Remus, however, time did not. For the longest thirty minutes in his life (well...) passed and he was clueless. "Err, Sirius?"
But before Sirius could answer they hit a trail. Sirius and Remus let out a whoop of joy. "What?" asked Lily and James?
"We hit a trail," they told them.
"Brilliant!" Before they knew it, they were at another clearing. One large centaur stood before Remus.
"Ah, little hunter," said the centaur, "Venus was bright tonight, and one day it will be for you." Remus was startled. How did he know? And what about Venus? Remus was excellent at Astrology and Astronomy, but he wondered the message. Oh well, tonight at the school, he reasoned he'd see. "Hogwarts is the middle trail," said the centaur with hand extended to a path as all of them could now see it, "take it and do not stray. If you make good time, you will not get punished. And remember Firenze, little hunter, we will meet again." Remus shivered.
They thanked him and went down the path. The only they muttered afterward was, "What did he mean Remus?" Only later would Remus himself learn. And he had no idea it would be chasing an old friend as a werewolf for the murder of two of his friends and imprisonment of another. Even later still Venus would glow bright.
*** Spooky, eh? Well, yeah I was talking about third year of Harry's story and some time after that Remus has to find a soul mate. Doesn't he?
This also starts Firenze turning more helpful to humans in the future. I envision Firenze with Seer ability.