I'm sorry that this has taken so long to get out. (A Year!!!) I had it written out a while ago and things never got to the point where I could get it on my paper, and then I lost the notebook I had it written down in. Hopefully this chap will be as good as I want it to be. Thank you to all of my fans who have stuck with the story!! Especially Annjanae who reminded me that I loved fanfiction. =D Thanks everybody and sorry!
Boy Against Girl-The Recoveries
By: Aly
Remus sat on his chair, still looking at Andrea. Life wasn't fair! Why did he have to have bitten her? Why did he have to be a werewolf? He raked his hand through his hair and sighed. And now Lily's problems too.
Hearing footsteps he turned to see Dumbledore walking toward him.
"Ah. You are still here, young Remus?" He said, eyes somewhat still twinkling.
Remus sighed. "I don't want to leave her."
Nodding Dumbledore continued. "Yes that I can tell. You do not have much to worry about."
"What?"
"It would seem that our young student is on the mend."
"Will she be alright?" He gasped.
"As well as she can be. It seems as if there is something in her fighting against it. Also I believe that the potions we have given her are helping as well."
"Is…Is she going to be a … a you know? Like me?"
Dumbledore smiled and patted his shoulder. "You never know Mr. Lupin. There is always the possibility. We just don't know yet."
"I'll pack my bags." Remus muttered and began to stand up.
Dumbledore raised his eyebrow. "For what? There isn't a break in the school year right now. Although you have missed a few classes, but I'm sure that your teachers will allow you to make up the work."
Remus stared at him in shock. "I'm not safe! No one is going to want me here."
"Plenty of people want you here, including Andrea's parents. No one else needs to know of the incident."
Remus smiled out of relief. He wasn't going to have to leave! "Thank you Professor!"
"Don't worry young man. Things will work out to the way they should."
He smiled again and nodded as Dumbledore walked out. He actually felt hope. Maybe if Andrea's parents had forgiven him, she could too. And then maybe he could forgive himself…but that didn't seem likely at the moment. Walking away from her, he looked out of the window at the stars. It was peaceful. It was also the first night since Halloween that he felt calm and at rest.
"Remus." He heard Andrea say in his day dreams of forgiveness. He didn't answer, not wanting to burst the image of her being awake.
"Remus Lupin, I swear if you don't talk to me right now I'll never speak to you again."
Turning in disbelief Remus looked over at Andrea sitting up in her bed. Her golden blonde hair was somewhat tangled, her skin was pale, and the bags under her eyes looked even darker with her eyes open.
"Yo—You're awake!"
She looked at him olddly and smiled. "Well you can't expect me to sleep for hundreds of years. I'm no Sleeping Beauty."
"You look beautiful to me." He whispered so she could barely hear him.
She groaned and rolled her eyes. "Very untrue, but thank you all the same."
He smiled and sat back in his chair. "I can't tell you how happy I am you're awake. I was—" He stopped talking and blushed.
"You were what?"
"I—I missed you. And I was so very worried."
"I'm sorry I went down there…I didn't want you to be alone…I know what could happen, but I didn't care because—" Now she was the one to stop talking.
"You made me say, so you have to spill this time."
"Well I guess there were a couple of good reasons. The main is that I knew you couldn't really hurt me."
"Couldn't really hurt you?! You've been in a coma for a few days. You may end up being a werewolf! How could I not—"
Andrea put a hand on his mouth. "I wasn't nearly finished yet." She took her hand off of his mouth and bit her lip. "I'm anamangi."
His eyes widened in surprise. "What? How? When?"
Laughing Andrea answered him. "I'm anamangi." She repeated. "And I took the same potion James, Siri, and Peter did." She waited as shock rested on his face and nodded. "Yes I knew what they were doing, so I started one of my own as well."
"Does—"
"No. No one knows. And I don't think I really want any of them to know."
"I suppose if that's the way you want it. Although you should tell some people. They have at least some right to know."
Andrea laughed. "Look who's talking. Mr. "I can't tell anyone that I'm a werewolf because they might shun me." You Didn't tell anyone. We all had to guess or fnd out ourselves."
"Yes, but that'd different." He pleaded.
"What do you mean that's different?" She practically yelled.
"Well, being an anamangi is cool. It's an accomplishment. Being a werewolf is a bad thing. I hurt people." He ran his hand in her blonde hair. "I'm Dangerous."
She smiled coyly up at him. "I don't think you're that dangerous."
He raised his eyebrows at the look and statement. "Well maybe you should."
She smiled and it brought more light to her eyes, and a little bit of color to her face. "Perhaps."
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Lily walked down the stairs, holding James' hand for support. She'd stayed in her room for most of the night, pondering how she was going to handle the new situations. There seemed to be so many problems and nothing to do to solve any of it. Luckily James had been there for her, and she knew her other friends would be just as supportive, only she didn't want to answer any of their questions. She wasn't sure that she could deal with that right now. All that she wanted to do was forget this whole week had happened.
When they made it into the common room it was almost completely empty, except for their friends who were sprawled across the floor still sleeping.
"Well, at least I don't have to answer any questions." She said softly.
"As soon as they moved into the room an alarm started to sound. Lights flashed and the floor began to vibrate. Sirius lept up from where he had been sleeping and held his teddy bear in from of him in a way that reminded Lilly of a gun.
"You'll never get me alive!" He screamed and started to laugh maniacally when he opened his eyes and allowed them to focus on the light. "Oh it's you two." He grinned. "Have fun cuddly all night?"
"Lily laughed softly and relief showed on her face. "Oh yeah." She said and kissed James on the cheek."
Everyone else started to wake up and it was obvious they weren't sure what to say.
Andromeda blinked a few times and managed to say, "Love you Lil." And then feel back onto the couch.
Peter looked around warily, his eyes scanning the area as if waiting for something to come out and attack him.
Sirius was the only one who seems to be acting somewhat normal. He walked up to her and gave her a hug. "Things'll turn out all right." He kept her close and whispered into her hair. "And if you ever get sick of ol' Jamsieboy here I'll be there for you."
Smiling, Lily hugged him back. "Thank you Siri."
They chatted for a few moments and then the common room door opened and Remus walked in with Andrea.
Lily gasped and jumped up. "Oh my heart! And!" She hugged her and tackled her to the floor. "You're ok!!"
Laughing Andrea hugged her back. "Or I was until you attacked me." Lily still held on tightly. "Lily," Andrea gasped. "I can't breathe."
"Oh." She stepped back and Andrea got a full view of Lily's now short hair and red eyes.
"What happened, Lil?"
Finger her hair, Lily bit her lip. "My parents were killed in some muggle killings."
Hugging her as tightly as she could Andrea started crying. "Oh Lily! I'm so sorry."
"I'm ok now."
Andrea gave her a disbelieving look. "That was a fib if I ever heard one."
"Alright, so I'm not totally ok, but I will be."
Andrea hugged her again. "You better."
Remus walked up and gave her a hug as well. "I'm sorry about your parents Lil. They were great people."
Tears glistened in her eyes and she nodded. "Yeah they really were."
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The months passed slowly and everything started to become more normal. Madame Pomfrey proclaimed Andrea to have been healed and her and Remus were closer than ever. Lily was smiling more than she had right after the attack, but it was close to the end of the school year and her new worry was where she was going to be staying until she turned eighteen.
"Maybe you can go to the continent with me and my family. I'm sure they won't mind."
"We're going to the states." Andrea put it. "So that could be an option too."
The boys sat, watching the girls discuss this. James leaned over to Sirius and whispered something.
"Have they answered yet?"
"Yup. All systems go."
"Honestly?"
"Yep." Sirius grinned.
James coughed to get the girls attention and then smiled almost shyly. "Sirius' mom says that you can stay at his house. That way you can just do whatever and you'll still be in England. That is…unless if you want to go to the continent or over to America."
Lily looked up at him suspiciously. "Isn't that where you're staying?"
"Yeah, but that shouldn't be a problem." He grinned and then winked. "Don't you want to stay at the same place as me though, honey?'
Lily just rolled her eyes.
"You don't even have to seems James there if you don't want to." Sirius put in.
Lily looked at Andrea and Dromeda who nodded. "Do it!" Dromeda whispered. "I'd stay at Siri's in a heartbeat."
She paused for a moment to decide and then giggled. "Ok. You two are stuck with me for the entire summer."
"Yahoo!!" James grabbed her and twirled her around and then finally kissed her. "We can wreck havoc in the Black household."
Sirius cackled, "And you can both help me with my," He paused for effect, "experiment."
Laughing, Lily hit her head and James' shoulder and groaned. "I better not regret this decision."
Sirius and James just grinned."
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As the Gryffindors loaded the train they were ecstatic. Not only had they won the House Cup, but the Quidditch Cup as well. Everyone was bustling with excitement and rushing to their compartments to talk about all the old school news and what they were all planning to do over the summer holidays. Some were saying goodbye to school pals they wouldn't be seeing over the summer and promising to owl each other. As Lily boarded she saw Severus Snape out of the corner of her eye. She hadn't talked to him since he had told her about what he knew would be happening to her parents. She had to admit that she had purposefully ignored him every chance she got. However, today she need to talk to him.
She put her hand on James' arm to stop him from continuing to the compartment. "I just realized I forgot something."
"Want me to go and get it for
you?" He asked.
'Oh he's so sweet!' "No, I know exactly where it is. I'd be too hard to explain it to you. I'll be right back." Then she hustled off to find where Snape had disappeared to.
Moving from compartment to compartment, she finally find him with Lucius Malfoy.
"Excuse me."
Five eyes turned and looked at her coldly. "What do you want Evans?" Malfoy asked coldly.
"I'd like to speak to Severus if that's not too much of a problem." 'Be polite…just be polite.'
Malfoy stood up and sneered. "And if it is?"
Lily rolled her eyes. "He can speak for himself you know."
Snape stood up. "I'll be right back Lucius. This shouldn't take long."
They left the room and moved toward the bathrooms where there weren't a lot of people, seeing as everyone was pushing to get to compartments and not restrooms.
"I wasn't expecting this, Lily Evans. You haven't spoken to me since—"
Lily cut him off. "I know. Maybe I just wasn't sure what to say to you. I have been sort of out of sorts lately."
He raised his eyebrows and shook his head. "So why now?"
"Look Severus—"
"Oh. So now it can be Severus, but—"
"Will you just shut up so I can apologize and explain—"
"No! I tried to help you, and you—"
Lily started laughing. "Tried to help me? How can you be helping me or any normal wizard or witch when your working with—"
"Shut up Evans." He said. He glared at her, his eyes going cold. "I told you that out of pure confidence." He made a sound from his throat. "Stupid of me to have thought I could trust you; a Gryffindor and little Potters girlfriend. So how many people have you told about me?"
"No one…I just…" She stopped talking and looked down the hall.
A huge group of people had gathered and some where sticking their heads out of their compartment doors. James was at the front of the crowd and giving her an odd look.
"Umm…Are you alright Lil?" Only now he wasn't look at Lily. He was glaring at Snape, the kind of look that says 'If you touched or even breathed on her your dead.'
Lily groaned. "I'm fine James. I had to talk to Snape, but I'm done now." She looked at Severus and shook her head, then walked away with James.
"What was that all about?" James asked.
"I'd really rather not talk about it right now. Maybe never."
James sighed but nodded. "Alright. If that's the way you feel."
She could tell she hard hurt him. "It's not you James," she said softly, hoping she could make him feel a little better. "But this really isn't something I'm ready to talk about right now."
"Do you like him?" He burst out.
Lily laughed. "What?'
"Snape." James spit out disdainfully. "Do you…you know….like him."
Lily was now laughing hysterically. "No. Not like that anyway."
"But you—"
"James, just shut up." And she ruffled his hair and brushed her lips over his. "I like you more anyway." And then grinned as they walked back into their compartment.
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Lily was somewhat waiting patiently for Sirius' mother to get to the platform. She had seen Siri's parents basically every year, or at least seen his parents car when they came to get him, but had never really been introduced and had definitely never been to their house. She had no idea what she was to expect.
"Lily if you pace anymore I'm going to go insane." Sirius almost shouted.
"Are you sure you don't like him?" James asked for the 1,025,293,007th time. (Yes they were keeping track)
Lily closed her eyes, stood still, and tried not to pull out her now magically long hair. "James." Was the only world she said, but he shut up for the time being.
"Alright. Alright I'm done." HE paused for a moment then opened his big mouth again. "But are you really sure?"
Luckily for James, that was then the Black's care pulled into the lot.
The car was long and distinguished looking. As it pulled in front of where they were standing Sirius grinned.
"You're going to adore my parents Lil." Sirius said.
A sleek leg came out of the opening door, only it was wearing…pink sparkly tennis shoes. The womans full body left the car and lily tried not to stare. This was Sirius' mom?!
Her short hair was bright red, and she was wearing a leather headband that matched her jacket. The shirt she was wearing was obviously charmed because it kept changing color, while her shorts were a jeanish muggle material.
If that wasn't bad, Sirius' father was even worse, but in a different way. His black suit was pin-stripped and his black hair was tamed back with either magic or some sort of gell. It was a shock to see him lean over and kiss his wife.
Mr. Black walked over and shook her hand. "Sorry I'm dressed so stuffily. Just got off from work."
Lily tried to look polite. "So what do you do Mr. Black?"
He waved off the title. "Call me Leo." Then he gave Sirius an odd look. "You haven't mentioned to her what I do?"
"Never came up." He shrugged while grinning.
Leo laughed. "Well you're in for a fair shock." He stood up straight. "I, my dear young friend, and the newest Minister of Magic."
Lily looked at him for a moment and then burst out laughing. "You have to be joking. Sirius' dad as the Minister?"
She was on the ground holding her stomach when James put a hand on her should.
"He's serious, Lil."
Her eyes still held unbelief. "You have to be joking."
Sirius was laughing as well. "Nope, my Dad's minister. Don't you ever read the Daily Prophet."
"Sirius, I'm muggle born. My parents wouldn't have appreciated receiving a paper like that. Owls were bad enough." She grinned anyway though and stuck out her hand to shake Sirius' fathers. "Well, nice to met you Leo."
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Sirius' house was also a shocker. It was huge! That was probably because it was close to a castle, if not a real one.
"We'll have to give you a tour Lil. You're going to fall in love with it." James announced.
They grabbed their trunks and took them to the foyer of the house. There a few house-elves came to take them away.
"This way Lily." Sirius said.
"Ok…" Lily muttered, and warily follwed the two boys up a set of stairs.
They walked along a corridor, Sirius spouting unimportant information, like who built this part and which ancestor that painting was of. After about an hour of that he started to grin. "That's all of the boring stuff. Now the fun can begin."
Lily groaned. 'This should be interesting.'
James and Sirius walked down the hall until they reached a dead end.
"Umm, Siri you're lost in your own house." Lily mocked.
He only grinned. "Just watch." He reached into his robed and pulled out his wand. He tapped the wall in a ridiculous pattern, the rhythm matching that of the Death March. The wall then moved and opened into a hall.
"Siri, your house is messed." She stated.
He only laughed and nudged her into the opening. "Follow me my dear."
They continued following him until they hit a tapestry hanging over a wall.
"Behind this wall is my biggest and greatest invention ever."
James rolled his eyes. "Yes of course Sirius." And then nudged Lily to show that he definitely didn't believe him.
The unveiling showed a gigantic black motorbike.
"Umm…" Lily started.
Sirius glowed. "Speechless! I knew you both would be."
Lily started to talk again. "Well, Siri motorbikes have already been invented."
Giving Lily a look like she was daft he commented. "Yes, but not like this one."
"Because it's huge?"
"Bigger is better love." James stated.
"Exactly Padfoot." Sirius nodded. "But that's not all." Grinning madly he whispered. "It flies."
Lily's eyes widened.
James started to grin almost as crazily as Sirius. "No way."
"Oh yes."
"Can I drive it?!" He asked in a rush.
Lily only rolled her eyes. "Of course not." Biting her lip as she ran her hands over the seat while the boys looked at her like she was mad. "Although it would be rather fun…but no. You can't risk being seen."
James walked up to her and pulled her against him. "Come on Lil." He put his forehead on hers. "Go on a ride with me."
"Well…" She could feel herself giving in to him.
He kissed her lightly. "You know you want to."
That was the problem. "Fine." She killed him back. "But you play dirty."
"It's the only way to play." He said grinning.
Sirius pretended to gag. "You both can stop snog fest. Go on your ride. See if I care."
They both smiled. "Okay." Got on the bike and took off.
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Sorry it took so long and wasn't quite as long as I was hoping. Chapter 16 will be up soon!
