A/n: Okay. Here's one more. Glad to see another review! Well I think you
all want to know who it was that was in the library, so here we go! Enjoy!
~Lilz
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Lily ran back to the common room, not knowing just what she was going to do. She searched the common room frantically, and found what she was looking for.
"Bea, you have to help me, this is all a big mess!" she said tugging on her best friends robes and looking quite hysterical.
"What? Did you decide who? What happened?" she asked grinning, but seeing how troubled Lily looked her smile instantly faded.
"Oh I can't do it! I really like them both, and I can't crush one or the other." She said small tears leaking out of her eyes. "I just CAN'T! But I told them I would be right back, and now I don't know what to do, I can't just leave them there, but I can't let them see me like this, and oh HELP!" she said stopping and pausing for breath.
"Well… just wash up, and you can go and study with them. As just three friends studying." She said placing one arm around Lily's shoulder, and walking her over to a bathroom. Lily washed her face, and ran her fingers through her hair.
"Okay. I'm going. Thanks so much, Bea." She said giving her best friend a hug. Bea smiled.
"Any time, Lils." She said and then nodded towards the door. "Well you'd better get back there." Lily smiled and waved.
"See you in a bit!" she called as she walked towards the library.
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Remus stalked through the halls, tears silently streaming down his cheeks. ^ How could James say that? God, I shouldn't have let Lily get between us. But James… how? If I was his friend, how could he treat me like that? ^
Remus wandered the halls thinking, for over an hour. He was so quiet no one ever found him out. He finally decided to go back to the common room, and then go to bed.
He crept over to the common room, which was empty. From there he went to the boys dorms, and he saw Peter and Sirius. But wait. James' bed was empty. Where had he gone? Remus didn't know what to do. Did he dare wake the others? Did they know where James was? ^ But, why should I care where he is or if he's safe? ^ Thought Remus, not knowing if he and James were still friends. ^ We most certainly aren't ^ thought Remus and he settled into bed, but did not sleep. He was worried. About James. About Lily. About himself. He sighed, and rolled over in his bed, and finally drifted off into what seemed to be a light, half sleep.
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James sat in the library until Lily returned.
"Where's Remus?" she questioned seeing James all alone at the table. He looked very under the weather, and was very pale.
"Um… he left. He left." He said quickly. Lily frowned.
"Why?" she asked. She looked like she was going to continue, but stopped. A greasy, black-haired boy came out from behind a bookshelf.
"Because he was off to howl at the moon." Said they boy, James now recognized as Snape, from Slytherin. His lips curled into a sneer. Lily looked quite confused.
"James, what is he talking about?" she said quietly. She didn't need to ask it, though, to know what it meant. * Remus? A werewolf? No, he would have told me * she thought swallowing hard.
"He's being a dumb, jack-ass that's all." Roared James. "He doesn't have a clue what he's talking about." Snape smiled viciously.
"Oh, but I do, Potter, I do." He said, continuing to grin, maliciously. "You see, my sweet Lily, you're friend Remus isn't what he appears to be."
Lily felt her stomach drop. "No… he isn't…" she said hoping, and praying that it wasn't true. "You don't mean?" she said, wanting to verify that he was what she thought he was.
"What don't I mean, my beloved? That he isn't a werewolf? I wouldn't have believed it myself. And if it weren't for Potters stupidity, no one would have known. If it weren't for his determination to win you over, no one would have found out." He said his black eyes glittering, spitefully.
Lily's jaw dropped, and James strode forward. He swung at Snape, but he ducked just in time.
"Stop it, STOP IT!" cried Lily, trying to hold James back, but he was too powerful and easily shook her off.
"You eaves-dropping shit-head!" James yelled.
He swung a second time, and this time he was too quick for Severus. The blow got him above the eye, and James stood back panting, once again sickened by his own actions.
"James…" said Lily utterly stunned by his measures. James was still panting, his eyes wide. Severus was also panting, and his eyes were as cold as stone.
"I'll get you Potter." He spat. "I'll get you yet." He said turning and leaving the library. James looked at Lily, whose eyes were filling up with tears.
"Oh Lily, I'm sorry don't cry." He said lifting up her chin, and forcing her to look into his eyes.
"James, is it true?" she said quietly, still gazing into his deep blue eyes.
"Is what true?" he asked looking very tense, indeed.
"Everything. Remus being… you know. A werewolf. And you, saying right here, so I would like you better." She said looking extremely hurt.
James heaved a sigh. "Lily, I wish it weren't true. But you have to understand something. I acted very stupidly tonight. Even I know it. And don't judge me by this. I am not like this, not at all. But I wanted you more than anything, and still do." He said, not believing his own words. ~ How could you tell her that? Sure it's all true, but you're going to scare her into thinking you're an obsessed maniac ~ he said, trying to pull himself together.
Lily slowly nodded and said, "But James, I want you to know something." ~ Yes, yes ~ thought James excitedly, but only nodded.
"I want you to know that I don't care what Remus is. And this could possible make me like him more. He would have to put up with so much. And would have to hide it from everyone else. I admire him for that." She said.
~ James, you idiot ~ he thought to himself wanting to pound himself. But he remained calm, and nodded. "I don't know if apologizing again is going to make any difference, but I'm really sorry." He said feeling genuinely sorry.
He really is sorry. * Lily thought to herself and said, "It's okay." She said and before she knew what she was doing she had her arms around his neck.
~ This is going rather well… ~ James though as he hugged her back. Then he let go and said, "I really need to apologize to Remus. And I think he should know that you know." He said, and with that he grabbed her hand and they were off.
They walked into the common room, where Bea jumped up to greet the two with a big grin on her face seeing the two holding hands.
"So… are you two…?" she said excitedly, bouncing on her feet, and nodding towards their hands. James and Lily both blushed and neither really knew what to say.
"Well… no, not really." Said Lily slowly looking at James with a sideways glance. "But we're looking for Remus. We need to talk with him. You haven't seen him have you?" she said, looking once again anxious.
Bea just shook her head and said, "Didn't know he left the library."
"D'you want to look for him then?" said James, worried about his friend, and what he might do if he was upset enough. Lily nodded looking exceedingly traumatized, and they headed out the door still hand in hand.
The two wandered the halls for what only seemed like minutes until they heard a clock somewhere chime midnight.
"Oh great, it's twelve and still no luck." She said sounding discouraged.
"Well, let's head back, he is probably safe and sound in his bed." He said, doing his best to comfort her. Lily nodded and smiled at James. He smiled back, and couldn't help but feel a whole lot better.
Lily and James started to head back, but soon they found themselves in an unfamiliar corridor. "Where are we?" asked Lily, timidly looking around. James shrugged, but put the hand that wasn't holding Lily's on his wand.
"Stay watchful, " he said as they came to a dead end with one room.
"What about that room? D'you want to check it out?" suggested Lily.
James looked iffy, but nodded, and they approached the door. Slowly James opened it, and what was inside was not anything like what James thought it would be.
There was a bed, and a few chairs, and a fireplace with a dying fire. The room was magnificently decorated and was painted a lovely light blue with a white trim.
"Wow…" said Lily, which, in James' opinion, pretty much summed up the place. "Well do you think we ought to say here the night? It is late, and who knows where we might end up if we kept wandering around." Suggested Lily.
James nodded and then said, "But there's only one bed." Lily seemed have not thought this a problem.
"Well we aren't going to do anything are we? I mean, we will be fully dressed and all we need is some sleep." She said shrugging and pulling back the covers on the bed. She hopped in and said, "Well come on then, hop in!"
~ Oh my God, I can't believe this, I'm spending the night with Lily Evans ~ he thought and he grinned and climbed into the bed next to her.
If he thinks he's getting some action he's wrong. Man, I'm tired * Lily thought as she instantly fell asleep.
James, also very tired, stifled a yawn, and drifted off to sleep shortly after.
A/n: Okay, that's all folks! Sorry to disappoint you pervs but nothing is going to happen :-D Well I'll write later! R&R as always, and hope you enjoyed ~Lilz
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Lily ran back to the common room, not knowing just what she was going to do. She searched the common room frantically, and found what she was looking for.
"Bea, you have to help me, this is all a big mess!" she said tugging on her best friends robes and looking quite hysterical.
"What? Did you decide who? What happened?" she asked grinning, but seeing how troubled Lily looked her smile instantly faded.
"Oh I can't do it! I really like them both, and I can't crush one or the other." She said small tears leaking out of her eyes. "I just CAN'T! But I told them I would be right back, and now I don't know what to do, I can't just leave them there, but I can't let them see me like this, and oh HELP!" she said stopping and pausing for breath.
"Well… just wash up, and you can go and study with them. As just three friends studying." She said placing one arm around Lily's shoulder, and walking her over to a bathroom. Lily washed her face, and ran her fingers through her hair.
"Okay. I'm going. Thanks so much, Bea." She said giving her best friend a hug. Bea smiled.
"Any time, Lils." She said and then nodded towards the door. "Well you'd better get back there." Lily smiled and waved.
"See you in a bit!" she called as she walked towards the library.
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Remus stalked through the halls, tears silently streaming down his cheeks. ^ How could James say that? God, I shouldn't have let Lily get between us. But James… how? If I was his friend, how could he treat me like that? ^
Remus wandered the halls thinking, for over an hour. He was so quiet no one ever found him out. He finally decided to go back to the common room, and then go to bed.
He crept over to the common room, which was empty. From there he went to the boys dorms, and he saw Peter and Sirius. But wait. James' bed was empty. Where had he gone? Remus didn't know what to do. Did he dare wake the others? Did they know where James was? ^ But, why should I care where he is or if he's safe? ^ Thought Remus, not knowing if he and James were still friends. ^ We most certainly aren't ^ thought Remus and he settled into bed, but did not sleep. He was worried. About James. About Lily. About himself. He sighed, and rolled over in his bed, and finally drifted off into what seemed to be a light, half sleep.
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James sat in the library until Lily returned.
"Where's Remus?" she questioned seeing James all alone at the table. He looked very under the weather, and was very pale.
"Um… he left. He left." He said quickly. Lily frowned.
"Why?" she asked. She looked like she was going to continue, but stopped. A greasy, black-haired boy came out from behind a bookshelf.
"Because he was off to howl at the moon." Said they boy, James now recognized as Snape, from Slytherin. His lips curled into a sneer. Lily looked quite confused.
"James, what is he talking about?" she said quietly. She didn't need to ask it, though, to know what it meant. * Remus? A werewolf? No, he would have told me * she thought swallowing hard.
"He's being a dumb, jack-ass that's all." Roared James. "He doesn't have a clue what he's talking about." Snape smiled viciously.
"Oh, but I do, Potter, I do." He said, continuing to grin, maliciously. "You see, my sweet Lily, you're friend Remus isn't what he appears to be."
Lily felt her stomach drop. "No… he isn't…" she said hoping, and praying that it wasn't true. "You don't mean?" she said, wanting to verify that he was what she thought he was.
"What don't I mean, my beloved? That he isn't a werewolf? I wouldn't have believed it myself. And if it weren't for Potters stupidity, no one would have known. If it weren't for his determination to win you over, no one would have found out." He said his black eyes glittering, spitefully.
Lily's jaw dropped, and James strode forward. He swung at Snape, but he ducked just in time.
"Stop it, STOP IT!" cried Lily, trying to hold James back, but he was too powerful and easily shook her off.
"You eaves-dropping shit-head!" James yelled.
He swung a second time, and this time he was too quick for Severus. The blow got him above the eye, and James stood back panting, once again sickened by his own actions.
"James…" said Lily utterly stunned by his measures. James was still panting, his eyes wide. Severus was also panting, and his eyes were as cold as stone.
"I'll get you Potter." He spat. "I'll get you yet." He said turning and leaving the library. James looked at Lily, whose eyes were filling up with tears.
"Oh Lily, I'm sorry don't cry." He said lifting up her chin, and forcing her to look into his eyes.
"James, is it true?" she said quietly, still gazing into his deep blue eyes.
"Is what true?" he asked looking very tense, indeed.
"Everything. Remus being… you know. A werewolf. And you, saying right here, so I would like you better." She said looking extremely hurt.
James heaved a sigh. "Lily, I wish it weren't true. But you have to understand something. I acted very stupidly tonight. Even I know it. And don't judge me by this. I am not like this, not at all. But I wanted you more than anything, and still do." He said, not believing his own words. ~ How could you tell her that? Sure it's all true, but you're going to scare her into thinking you're an obsessed maniac ~ he said, trying to pull himself together.
Lily slowly nodded and said, "But James, I want you to know something." ~ Yes, yes ~ thought James excitedly, but only nodded.
"I want you to know that I don't care what Remus is. And this could possible make me like him more. He would have to put up with so much. And would have to hide it from everyone else. I admire him for that." She said.
~ James, you idiot ~ he thought to himself wanting to pound himself. But he remained calm, and nodded. "I don't know if apologizing again is going to make any difference, but I'm really sorry." He said feeling genuinely sorry.
He really is sorry. * Lily thought to herself and said, "It's okay." She said and before she knew what she was doing she had her arms around his neck.
~ This is going rather well… ~ James though as he hugged her back. Then he let go and said, "I really need to apologize to Remus. And I think he should know that you know." He said, and with that he grabbed her hand and they were off.
They walked into the common room, where Bea jumped up to greet the two with a big grin on her face seeing the two holding hands.
"So… are you two…?" she said excitedly, bouncing on her feet, and nodding towards their hands. James and Lily both blushed and neither really knew what to say.
"Well… no, not really." Said Lily slowly looking at James with a sideways glance. "But we're looking for Remus. We need to talk with him. You haven't seen him have you?" she said, looking once again anxious.
Bea just shook her head and said, "Didn't know he left the library."
"D'you want to look for him then?" said James, worried about his friend, and what he might do if he was upset enough. Lily nodded looking exceedingly traumatized, and they headed out the door still hand in hand.
The two wandered the halls for what only seemed like minutes until they heard a clock somewhere chime midnight.
"Oh great, it's twelve and still no luck." She said sounding discouraged.
"Well, let's head back, he is probably safe and sound in his bed." He said, doing his best to comfort her. Lily nodded and smiled at James. He smiled back, and couldn't help but feel a whole lot better.
Lily and James started to head back, but soon they found themselves in an unfamiliar corridor. "Where are we?" asked Lily, timidly looking around. James shrugged, but put the hand that wasn't holding Lily's on his wand.
"Stay watchful, " he said as they came to a dead end with one room.
"What about that room? D'you want to check it out?" suggested Lily.
James looked iffy, but nodded, and they approached the door. Slowly James opened it, and what was inside was not anything like what James thought it would be.
There was a bed, and a few chairs, and a fireplace with a dying fire. The room was magnificently decorated and was painted a lovely light blue with a white trim.
"Wow…" said Lily, which, in James' opinion, pretty much summed up the place. "Well do you think we ought to say here the night? It is late, and who knows where we might end up if we kept wandering around." Suggested Lily.
James nodded and then said, "But there's only one bed." Lily seemed have not thought this a problem.
"Well we aren't going to do anything are we? I mean, we will be fully dressed and all we need is some sleep." She said shrugging and pulling back the covers on the bed. She hopped in and said, "Well come on then, hop in!"
~ Oh my God, I can't believe this, I'm spending the night with Lily Evans ~ he thought and he grinned and climbed into the bed next to her.
If he thinks he's getting some action he's wrong. Man, I'm tired * Lily thought as she instantly fell asleep.
James, also very tired, stifled a yawn, and drifted off to sleep shortly after.
A/n: Okay, that's all folks! Sorry to disappoint you pervs but nothing is going to happen :-D Well I'll write later! R&R as always, and hope you enjoyed ~Lilz