A/n: Okay then! Here I have another chapter! I have spring break now so I
have all bloody day to write! So of course I do! Hee hee! Well enjoy and
R&R as always! ~Lilz
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The next few days were a blur to everyone. No one had time to do much of anything except homework, and everyone was just getting back in the habit of working all hours of the day.
Both Lily and James were desperately waiting for Friday, as they hardly had time to see each other at all. Bea and Sirius were feeling the same way, as they had no time to spend together. James was training hard for the quidditch match against Hufflepuff on Sunday,
When Friday finally came, Lily came into the common room to find the guys already collapsed on chairs, just plain thankful it was the weekend. They looked up at the girls, and forced weak smiles. James, however, jumped up and pulled Lily into a tight hug.
"It seemed like forever until it was Friday; but we made it, right?" he said smiling down at her. She beamed back up at him, and nodded in agreement.
"So where do you want to go?" she asked him, not able to stop smiling. James' face, however, fell slightly, and he tried to avoid Lily's eyes.
"Well you see… that's the thing. I can't make it tonight. As the team captain I had to call a last quidditch practice before this Sunday's match." He said apologetically. "I'm really sorry, honey…"
"Hey! It's all right! I want a Gryffindor win, too." She said smiling, and hiding very well, her inner disappointment. He smiled back at her thankfully.
"Great! I'll make it up to you tomorrow, I promise. Hogsmeade weekend, right? Well how about we meet at The Three Broomsticks?" Lily nodded, and he kissed her on the cheek. "Just have to get my robes…" he said, as he dashed upstairs.
Lily went over to a chair near the others. Bea had already settled beside Sirius, so Lily sat down alongside Remus.
"You okay?" he asked her uncertainly. Lily looked at him a little surprised.
"I'm fine. Why shouldn't I be?" she asked, again with fake cheerfulness.
"Well I just thought James blowing you off…" but he trailed off. Lily shook her head, and to everyone's revelation she laughed.
"It's honestly fine with me! You heard him; he's going to make it up to me tomorrow anyhow. Don't worry!" she said, astonished at the worried faces of all her friends. Even Peter looked mildly concerned, but Lily knew better than to take him seriously.
"Hey Lils, you don't mind if me and Sirius go out for a while tonight do you? We were planning on going out, but now that you're here alone we really don't have to." She said looking from Lily to Sirius, who nodded in agreement.
"Ya, I mean, we can always do it another time if you want some company." Said Sirius, shrugging.
"No, no! You guys go and have fun! I have all the company I need here! Unless Peter and Remus both have dates, in which case I AM pretty alone." She said looking from Remus to Peter. The shook their heads laughing and then James came down the stairs.
"Alright. Set to go then, see you all when I get back. And Lily I am so sorry." He said once more, and he gave a cheerful wave as he headed out the portrait hole.
"Ya, w-we c-can keep L-Lily company." Said Peter smiling from Sirius to Bea. The two then exchanged glances, and then nodded.
"Alright then, if you're sure." Said Bea, looking quite excited, and Sirius was nodding, and looking around at everyone.
"We should be back soon, but don't wait up, darling!" said Bea, getting up, and Sirius did the same after her. They also both waved happily, and walked out of the common room.
"Well… what do you want to do with everyone else gone?" asked Remus heaving a sigh, and stretching in his chair. Peter simply shrugged.
Lily said, "I dunno…" and stared unenergetically into the fire. She really was disappointed, but she didn't want to stop James from practicing, or stop Bea and Sirius from having a good time either.
She looked over at Remus, who was looking quite pale, and lifeless. "Remus, are you okay?" she asked, concernedly.
"Ya… it's just… well… you know. That time of the month." Lily nodded, but then started to laugh. Remus looked hurt, but Lily shook her head.
"No… it's just that. Oh dear! That just sounded really wrong!" she said, now overcome with laughter. Remus thought over what he had said and then it hit him.
"Ooooh! That's another word for your girly thing, isn't it?" he asked, and he also began to laugh madly, when Lily nodded. Peter was also shaking with quiet laughter, and for then next few minutes they sat there, laughing so hard they were coming to tears.
When the thrill had finally passed Lily sighed, and wiped her eyes on her sleeve. We could always visit Hagrid. I'm sure he wouldn't mind." She suggested and Peter nodded and turned to Remus.
"Ya, alright…" he said, and he got up. He gave Lily his hand and pulled her to her feet, and all three of them left the common room.
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They had a nice visit with Hagrid, and when they finally decided it was time to leave, Lily suggested that maybe they could meet James on the pitch, and wait for him to finish his practice. Everyone agreed, so they headed from Hagrid's hut, over to the quidditch pitch. The team was still practicing, so Lily, Peter, and Remus all grabbed seats in the stands.
James spotted them, and he waved energetically at them. They waved back, and he decided that this would be a perfect opportunity to show off his quidditch skills for Lily.
He did dives, and loops, and caught the snitch at least 15 times. Only when it was dark, did James tell the team to hit the showers, and for the others to wait for him in the stands.
Remus and Peter were chatting about the chances Gryffindor had for winning the cup, as Lily stared off into the little sliver of sun that was still peeking over the hill until at last it completely disappeared.
"Hey guys, thanks for waiting." Said James, as he appeared with his robes folded over his arm, that was carrying a broomstick.
"Not a problem, mate." Said Remus grinning at him.
"Ya James, that was great! Those dives were just spectacular!" squealed Lily, as he gave her an awkward one-armed hug.
They headed back to the castle, chatting about quidditch, and Lily even occasionally piped up to say something. ~Aw… the girl IS trying…~ James thought. He smiled down at her, as she made a comment about how the Bludgers once put a guy in a coma for 5 weeks.
When they got back in the common room, and Lily searched for any signs of Sirius and Bea. She assumed that they weren't back yet, so she sat down in one of the cushy chair near the fire, like usual.
James sat down on the edge of her chair and put his arm around her. The smiled at each other, but Peter gave a loud and obvious cough, so James just went and got his own seat.
After about an hour of sitting in the common room, and relaxing, Remus decided that he would like to get to bed, and Peter thought that he would do the same. Lily and James said goodnight to them, and about 20 minutes later they had the common rooms to themselves.
"You know, we should probably get to bed, too. Hogsmeade tomorrow, and we don't want to be sleepy, right?" he asked, as Lily came over to sit on his lap.
"Ya, but I wanted to wait up for Bea." She said sounding concerned. "She said she wouldn't be too long, but she's been hours."
"Where did she go?" James asked, frowning.
"Her and Sirius went off," she said, but James just laughed.
"If she's with Sirius he won't let a thing happen to her. Come on, stop worrying." He said putting his cheek next to hers. She sighed and moved her head to look at James.
"Oh, I guess you're right," said Lily, at last.
"That's a girl. Now get on to bed." He said smiling warmly. He kissed her on the cheek, and she got up, and turned to go to her dorms.
"Goodnight James." She said sweetly.
"Goodnight, Lily."
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James sat in the common room, not believing his own words to Lily. He was a little worried about Sirius, but was also worried about Bea. He didn't know her very well, but he still was hoping she was alright. If Bea said that she would be not very long, she would mean it. He knew that much about her. She wouldn't want to put Lily through what she put Bea through. Like on that night when they were looking for Remus.
He looked around anxiously, and wondered where to two might have gone. Would they have used the Marauders Map to get into Hogsmeade? Who had the Map?
James got out of his chair and decided that he would go up to his dorms and see if he had the Map in his trunk, or if Remus or Peter had it.
Quietly, he sneaked up to his dorms and opened the door. Trying to be as noiseless as possible, he carefully opened his trunk and looked inside. There was the Map, lying just as he thought it was in his trunk. But this didn't make him feel any better, as they could now be anywhere and they wouldn't be warned of who was coming.
~Come on James, buddy, you should just go to bed. Sirius can take care of himself, and anyone else who needs it…~ he thought to himself, and he reluctantly climbed into bed.
He sat there staring at the ceiling, not able to sleep for what felt like forever. But finally, he couldn't keep his eyes open any longer and drifted off to sleep.
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The next morning Lily awoke to a bright light shining in her eyes. She thought that maybe it was Bea, standing over her with a flashlight, which she sometimes did. But to Lily's disappointment it was only the light shining through a gap in the hangings.
She sat up and put a hand to her head. She groaned and looked at her watch. It read 7:25, and Lily groaned once more. The sun that was shining through her hangings was sun that had just come up. It was very early, and she rarely woke up that early on days she had classes.
Quickly, Lily drew back the hangings of Bea's four-poster bed, but she wasn't there. * She's probably at breakfast already. She IS an early riser…* she though to herself.
Lily threw on some clothes, and headed down to the common room. It was empty, except for a couple of 7th Year girls, who were talking quietly to each other in the corner.
Swiftly, Lily passed them, and headed down for the Great Hall in search of Bea.
A/n: Sorry to leave ya hanging, but I thought this would be the best spot to leave it! Umm… so ya! R&R as always, and I hoped you enjoyed! ~Lilz
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The next few days were a blur to everyone. No one had time to do much of anything except homework, and everyone was just getting back in the habit of working all hours of the day.
Both Lily and James were desperately waiting for Friday, as they hardly had time to see each other at all. Bea and Sirius were feeling the same way, as they had no time to spend together. James was training hard for the quidditch match against Hufflepuff on Sunday,
When Friday finally came, Lily came into the common room to find the guys already collapsed on chairs, just plain thankful it was the weekend. They looked up at the girls, and forced weak smiles. James, however, jumped up and pulled Lily into a tight hug.
"It seemed like forever until it was Friday; but we made it, right?" he said smiling down at her. She beamed back up at him, and nodded in agreement.
"So where do you want to go?" she asked him, not able to stop smiling. James' face, however, fell slightly, and he tried to avoid Lily's eyes.
"Well you see… that's the thing. I can't make it tonight. As the team captain I had to call a last quidditch practice before this Sunday's match." He said apologetically. "I'm really sorry, honey…"
"Hey! It's all right! I want a Gryffindor win, too." She said smiling, and hiding very well, her inner disappointment. He smiled back at her thankfully.
"Great! I'll make it up to you tomorrow, I promise. Hogsmeade weekend, right? Well how about we meet at The Three Broomsticks?" Lily nodded, and he kissed her on the cheek. "Just have to get my robes…" he said, as he dashed upstairs.
Lily went over to a chair near the others. Bea had already settled beside Sirius, so Lily sat down alongside Remus.
"You okay?" he asked her uncertainly. Lily looked at him a little surprised.
"I'm fine. Why shouldn't I be?" she asked, again with fake cheerfulness.
"Well I just thought James blowing you off…" but he trailed off. Lily shook her head, and to everyone's revelation she laughed.
"It's honestly fine with me! You heard him; he's going to make it up to me tomorrow anyhow. Don't worry!" she said, astonished at the worried faces of all her friends. Even Peter looked mildly concerned, but Lily knew better than to take him seriously.
"Hey Lils, you don't mind if me and Sirius go out for a while tonight do you? We were planning on going out, but now that you're here alone we really don't have to." She said looking from Lily to Sirius, who nodded in agreement.
"Ya, I mean, we can always do it another time if you want some company." Said Sirius, shrugging.
"No, no! You guys go and have fun! I have all the company I need here! Unless Peter and Remus both have dates, in which case I AM pretty alone." She said looking from Remus to Peter. The shook their heads laughing and then James came down the stairs.
"Alright. Set to go then, see you all when I get back. And Lily I am so sorry." He said once more, and he gave a cheerful wave as he headed out the portrait hole.
"Ya, w-we c-can keep L-Lily company." Said Peter smiling from Sirius to Bea. The two then exchanged glances, and then nodded.
"Alright then, if you're sure." Said Bea, looking quite excited, and Sirius was nodding, and looking around at everyone.
"We should be back soon, but don't wait up, darling!" said Bea, getting up, and Sirius did the same after her. They also both waved happily, and walked out of the common room.
"Well… what do you want to do with everyone else gone?" asked Remus heaving a sigh, and stretching in his chair. Peter simply shrugged.
Lily said, "I dunno…" and stared unenergetically into the fire. She really was disappointed, but she didn't want to stop James from practicing, or stop Bea and Sirius from having a good time either.
She looked over at Remus, who was looking quite pale, and lifeless. "Remus, are you okay?" she asked, concernedly.
"Ya… it's just… well… you know. That time of the month." Lily nodded, but then started to laugh. Remus looked hurt, but Lily shook her head.
"No… it's just that. Oh dear! That just sounded really wrong!" she said, now overcome with laughter. Remus thought over what he had said and then it hit him.
"Ooooh! That's another word for your girly thing, isn't it?" he asked, and he also began to laugh madly, when Lily nodded. Peter was also shaking with quiet laughter, and for then next few minutes they sat there, laughing so hard they were coming to tears.
When the thrill had finally passed Lily sighed, and wiped her eyes on her sleeve. We could always visit Hagrid. I'm sure he wouldn't mind." She suggested and Peter nodded and turned to Remus.
"Ya, alright…" he said, and he got up. He gave Lily his hand and pulled her to her feet, and all three of them left the common room.
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They had a nice visit with Hagrid, and when they finally decided it was time to leave, Lily suggested that maybe they could meet James on the pitch, and wait for him to finish his practice. Everyone agreed, so they headed from Hagrid's hut, over to the quidditch pitch. The team was still practicing, so Lily, Peter, and Remus all grabbed seats in the stands.
James spotted them, and he waved energetically at them. They waved back, and he decided that this would be a perfect opportunity to show off his quidditch skills for Lily.
He did dives, and loops, and caught the snitch at least 15 times. Only when it was dark, did James tell the team to hit the showers, and for the others to wait for him in the stands.
Remus and Peter were chatting about the chances Gryffindor had for winning the cup, as Lily stared off into the little sliver of sun that was still peeking over the hill until at last it completely disappeared.
"Hey guys, thanks for waiting." Said James, as he appeared with his robes folded over his arm, that was carrying a broomstick.
"Not a problem, mate." Said Remus grinning at him.
"Ya James, that was great! Those dives were just spectacular!" squealed Lily, as he gave her an awkward one-armed hug.
They headed back to the castle, chatting about quidditch, and Lily even occasionally piped up to say something. ~Aw… the girl IS trying…~ James thought. He smiled down at her, as she made a comment about how the Bludgers once put a guy in a coma for 5 weeks.
When they got back in the common room, and Lily searched for any signs of Sirius and Bea. She assumed that they weren't back yet, so she sat down in one of the cushy chair near the fire, like usual.
James sat down on the edge of her chair and put his arm around her. The smiled at each other, but Peter gave a loud and obvious cough, so James just went and got his own seat.
After about an hour of sitting in the common room, and relaxing, Remus decided that he would like to get to bed, and Peter thought that he would do the same. Lily and James said goodnight to them, and about 20 minutes later they had the common rooms to themselves.
"You know, we should probably get to bed, too. Hogsmeade tomorrow, and we don't want to be sleepy, right?" he asked, as Lily came over to sit on his lap.
"Ya, but I wanted to wait up for Bea." She said sounding concerned. "She said she wouldn't be too long, but she's been hours."
"Where did she go?" James asked, frowning.
"Her and Sirius went off," she said, but James just laughed.
"If she's with Sirius he won't let a thing happen to her. Come on, stop worrying." He said putting his cheek next to hers. She sighed and moved her head to look at James.
"Oh, I guess you're right," said Lily, at last.
"That's a girl. Now get on to bed." He said smiling warmly. He kissed her on the cheek, and she got up, and turned to go to her dorms.
"Goodnight James." She said sweetly.
"Goodnight, Lily."
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James sat in the common room, not believing his own words to Lily. He was a little worried about Sirius, but was also worried about Bea. He didn't know her very well, but he still was hoping she was alright. If Bea said that she would be not very long, she would mean it. He knew that much about her. She wouldn't want to put Lily through what she put Bea through. Like on that night when they were looking for Remus.
He looked around anxiously, and wondered where to two might have gone. Would they have used the Marauders Map to get into Hogsmeade? Who had the Map?
James got out of his chair and decided that he would go up to his dorms and see if he had the Map in his trunk, or if Remus or Peter had it.
Quietly, he sneaked up to his dorms and opened the door. Trying to be as noiseless as possible, he carefully opened his trunk and looked inside. There was the Map, lying just as he thought it was in his trunk. But this didn't make him feel any better, as they could now be anywhere and they wouldn't be warned of who was coming.
~Come on James, buddy, you should just go to bed. Sirius can take care of himself, and anyone else who needs it…~ he thought to himself, and he reluctantly climbed into bed.
He sat there staring at the ceiling, not able to sleep for what felt like forever. But finally, he couldn't keep his eyes open any longer and drifted off to sleep.
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The next morning Lily awoke to a bright light shining in her eyes. She thought that maybe it was Bea, standing over her with a flashlight, which she sometimes did. But to Lily's disappointment it was only the light shining through a gap in the hangings.
She sat up and put a hand to her head. She groaned and looked at her watch. It read 7:25, and Lily groaned once more. The sun that was shining through her hangings was sun that had just come up. It was very early, and she rarely woke up that early on days she had classes.
Quickly, Lily drew back the hangings of Bea's four-poster bed, but she wasn't there. * She's probably at breakfast already. She IS an early riser…* she though to herself.
Lily threw on some clothes, and headed down to the common room. It was empty, except for a couple of 7th Year girls, who were talking quietly to each other in the corner.
Swiftly, Lily passed them, and headed down for the Great Hall in search of Bea.
A/n: Sorry to leave ya hanging, but I thought this would be the best spot to leave it! Umm… so ya! R&R as always, and I hoped you enjoyed! ~Lilz