When there was a little over a week left of James and Sirius's visit,
things got bad, then worse. The boys went into Emily's room to bring her to
breakfast, she was still asleep, but her breathing was labored. Remus
frowned, and looking at her flushed face, but his hand to her forehead. He
turned to James "Go get my parents-tell them Emily's sick." James ran off
and Remus woke her up. He talked to her quietly until their parents came
running in.
Remus' father called the doctor while his mother lifted her out of her bed. She laid Emily down on the couch and covered her with a light blanket. Remus kneeled next to her, wiping her face with a cool cloth.
~*~*~*~*~*~
The doctor arrived at Noon. He ushered everyone out of the room and later declared she had Pneumonia, one of the worst cases he'd ever seen, but then again, it IS Emily. The Marauders started sitting with her, taking turns with Mr. And Mrs. Lupin.
~*~*~*~*~*~
As the Marauders were going to sleep, Sirius growled "How can she be so fucking cheerful?" Both his friends looked at him in surprise. "Emily. How can she be so cheerful, I mean you'd think she'd be dismal all the time because she can't walk or do anything like other kids!"
Remus said "It's cause she doesn't believe in being sad. She knows we'll do our best to help her have as normal a life as possible.no matter if she doesn't get to Hogwarts, even if she doesn't make it through this."
James said sharply "Don't talk like that. She'll pull through-she always has before!"
Remus just looked at him and shrugged.
~*~*~*~*~*~
A few days later, Remus got the worst news of his life. He thought it was possibly worse than the news of being a werewolf. Emily wasn't going to live through the pneumonia.
He threw himself into caring for her, reading her favorite stories to her, talking with her, telling her funny stories about Hogwarts. Her favorite one being the time he fell off his broom and into the lake.
~*~*~*~*~*~
James and Sirius were shocked to find themselves deeply attached do the little girl, loving her to pieces. They didn't mind a bit sitting with her, or holding her while her sweaty sheets were changed. They would tell her stories that would make her laugh at Remus, causing Remus to scowl at his two best friends.
~*~*~*~*~*~
One day, she was weaker than ever. She woke up from sleeping and smiled at Remus.
"Hi Remmy."
"Hiya Em!" He tried to sound cheerful.
"Guess what I saw when I was asleep."
"Mmmmm..let me see.Padfoot hiding from clowns?"
She giggled "No silly! I saw the angels!"
His heart stopped "What Angels, Baby?"
"The ones that live in the clouds, that are all white and have a gold circle above their head. They said I'd see them soon."
"Maybe you will, Baby, maybe you will." He noticed her sweaty sheets "Here, let's change your sheets."
"Can I have the princess ones? Please Remmy?"
He smiled at her and said "Sure thing, Baby."
He picked her up and carried her over to the window seat, where James and Sirius were sitting on, talking. He handed her to them and they held her while he changed the sheets and got a different nightgown for her. He changed her and tucked her back in, surrounding her by her favorite sheets.
~*~*~*~*~*~
A/N: Regarding the angel scene, it seems a little religious to me, so I'm telling you, I'm not trying to give them a religion, or anything like that. It just seems to me, in some movies, a little girl trusts in god and the kid pulls through. But personally, I don't believe in god or angels.
Remus' father called the doctor while his mother lifted her out of her bed. She laid Emily down on the couch and covered her with a light blanket. Remus kneeled next to her, wiping her face with a cool cloth.
~*~*~*~*~*~
The doctor arrived at Noon. He ushered everyone out of the room and later declared she had Pneumonia, one of the worst cases he'd ever seen, but then again, it IS Emily. The Marauders started sitting with her, taking turns with Mr. And Mrs. Lupin.
~*~*~*~*~*~
As the Marauders were going to sleep, Sirius growled "How can she be so fucking cheerful?" Both his friends looked at him in surprise. "Emily. How can she be so cheerful, I mean you'd think she'd be dismal all the time because she can't walk or do anything like other kids!"
Remus said "It's cause she doesn't believe in being sad. She knows we'll do our best to help her have as normal a life as possible.no matter if she doesn't get to Hogwarts, even if she doesn't make it through this."
James said sharply "Don't talk like that. She'll pull through-she always has before!"
Remus just looked at him and shrugged.
~*~*~*~*~*~
A few days later, Remus got the worst news of his life. He thought it was possibly worse than the news of being a werewolf. Emily wasn't going to live through the pneumonia.
He threw himself into caring for her, reading her favorite stories to her, talking with her, telling her funny stories about Hogwarts. Her favorite one being the time he fell off his broom and into the lake.
~*~*~*~*~*~
James and Sirius were shocked to find themselves deeply attached do the little girl, loving her to pieces. They didn't mind a bit sitting with her, or holding her while her sweaty sheets were changed. They would tell her stories that would make her laugh at Remus, causing Remus to scowl at his two best friends.
~*~*~*~*~*~
One day, she was weaker than ever. She woke up from sleeping and smiled at Remus.
"Hi Remmy."
"Hiya Em!" He tried to sound cheerful.
"Guess what I saw when I was asleep."
"Mmmmm..let me see.Padfoot hiding from clowns?"
She giggled "No silly! I saw the angels!"
His heart stopped "What Angels, Baby?"
"The ones that live in the clouds, that are all white and have a gold circle above their head. They said I'd see them soon."
"Maybe you will, Baby, maybe you will." He noticed her sweaty sheets "Here, let's change your sheets."
"Can I have the princess ones? Please Remmy?"
He smiled at her and said "Sure thing, Baby."
He picked her up and carried her over to the window seat, where James and Sirius were sitting on, talking. He handed her to them and they held her while he changed the sheets and got a different nightgown for her. He changed her and tucked her back in, surrounding her by her favorite sheets.
~*~*~*~*~*~
A/N: Regarding the angel scene, it seems a little religious to me, so I'm telling you, I'm not trying to give them a religion, or anything like that. It just seems to me, in some movies, a little girl trusts in god and the kid pulls through. But personally, I don't believe in god or angels.
