Well, I'm back! Back from taking my older brother off to college. *tear* Now, we don't have a Katie-JAmes relationship by any stretch of the imagination, but it will be different without him here. Mostly because he's leaving me alone with my younger brother, who's favorite hobby is finding new ways to annoying the heck outta me!
When I got back, my mailbow was stuffed, not to my surprise, with angry and life-threatening e-mails from all my waaaay too involved reviewers. i mean, come on! you know i'm not going to kill Lily. For one thing i can't! NOw, if this fic was about Harry and his friends, and the character in question were Hermione or Ginny, then you might have reason to worry. But I can't kill Lily! She kinda has an important role, being mother of the Boy-Who-Lived and all that.
But seriously, not Siriusly, haha*ducks rotten tomatoes and cringes at the boo's and hisses coming from fans extremely tired of that dead and beaten joke*, I couldn't bear to kill Lily! Not with all these suppressed emotions flying through the air. So, here you go. Enjoy!
Oh, and BTW, I own nothing, but I think we all knew that already, right? Right.
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Those Wicked Eyes
Chapter Eleven~ Faith, Hope, and Love
Lily was standing in front of a huge golden gate. Behind it, she could see a beautiful garden full of running, laughing children, some of which looked vaguely familiar. She approached the gate, looking for a way in, but she could see none. Then, a little red-headed boy of about five came over.
"Lily?" His voice jarred in her mind and she gasped.
"Dylan?" she asked, not daring to breathe. He gave a wide smile and nodded. She grasped his hand through the gate.
"I must say, I had not hoped to see you so soon, and part of wished I wouldn't see you for many more years. But it is good to see you. I have missed you so much, happy as I am here."
"I've missed you, too, Dylan. So very much. How do I get in?"
"Hang on, I'll open the gate for you." He moved to a latch she hadn't noticed, but an anguished cry made them both turn.
"No!" A raven-haired girl of eleven or so was running over. Lily could not believe her eyes.
"Katie?" she asked in disbelief.
"Please, Lily. Don't come in," Katie said, pleading. "Please. You can't leave him. Please."
"What do you mean?" Lily asked, bewildered.
"Listen. Please, listen." Straining her ears, she heard a faint voice floating on the wind.
"Please, Lily. Please. You can't be dead. You can't leave me! Please don't leave me!"
"James," she whispered.
"Lily, listen to me. I love him so much, and he's already been hurt so badly. I didn't want to leave him, but I had to. But you? You have a choice."
"How do you know?"
"The gates didn't open for you. That means there is still enough life in your body for you to live. You don't have to remain here. Please, please go back." Lily hesitated, looking back the way she had come. "I *know* he loves you, Lily. I knew it a long time ago. You're the one who helped him when he didn't feel he could go on. And if you leave him, too, I don't think he'll be able to. He may not have admitted it, but he loves you. He *needs* you."
Lily closed her eyes and nodded. "Then I don't have a choice, do I? I'm sorry, Dylan, but Katie is right. I can't stay here, not when he needs me." Dylan nodded.
"Then go, Lily. Go, and don't return for a long, long time." He smiled at her.
"Tell my brother I love him," Katie said, smiling sadly. Lily nodded, then turned and walked back the way she had come.
~~~
James sobbed as if his heart were broken. Everyone he ever cared about left him. "Oh, Lily," he whispered hoarsely, "I don't think I can bounce back any more." Suddenly, he realized that there was another sound coming from somewhere nearby that was in no way connected with his own heartbreak. He raised his head, not daring to hope. He looked at Lily and heard a long, gasping breath.
Quickly, he felt again for her pulse. It was there. Slow, sluggish, and uneven, but there. He felt as if he could have leapt over the moon, his elation was so high. Carefully, fearful of doing more damage, he lifted her off the ground, cradling her head in his arms. He trotted as fast as he dared back to the castle, bursting into the infirmary, calling for the nurse.
"Madam Pomfrey! Madam Pomfrey!" She bustled out, alarmed at the intrusion at so late an hour. Hurriedly, she took Lily from his arms. He was suddenly exhausted. He tried to stay awake, to stay with Lily and make sure she was all right, but his legs collapsed beneath him and he slumped onto an empty bed.
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"Mister Potter sustained no injuries?"
"No, Headmaster. He was simply exhausted."
"And Miss Evans?"
"A head injury. Near fatal, from the looks of it. It's lucky he got her in here so quickly, or we might have lost her." James gave a groan as the voices echoed in his head. He sat up, rubbing his eyes.
"Mr. Potter. Glad to see you with us. I would very much like to hear to happened last night." For a moment James was confused. Then the events of the previous night came rushing back to him. He gasped.
"Voldemort. It was Voldemort. In the Forbidden Forest." Madam Pomfrey gasped, but Dumbledore merely looked grave.
"Voldemort? How did you discover this?"
"He enchanted Lily or something. I saw her walk into the forest, and I was concerned, so I followed her. I heard yelling a ways into the forest, and I came upon a clearing in time to see him throw her against a tree. He didn't have his wand, but he got it from some bushes. I think she stole it and threw it in them. When he saw me, he said his plan had worked perfectly; that he had kidnaped her to get to me. He asked me if I would join him. When I told him never, he started insulting me and Lily, saying she had died because of me and now I would die, too. But I told him that if she had died for me, that he couldn't touch me. He got upset, and . . . I don't know what he did. There was a blast of light and he was gone."
"That is a mystery to be solved another time. Then you brought her here?"
"No. That's the strange part. She was dead, Professor."
"Dead?"
"Yes. I felt for a pulse and there was none."
"And then?" Dumbledore did not sound disbelieving, just curious.
"Then . . I don't know. She came back."
"I see. We shall ask her what happened when she is well enough to answer and we shall hope no permanent damage has been done. You may go, James." James left, praying Lily would be all right.
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There you are. HAppy now? I should say so. I think we're one more chapter away from finished, maybe two. Depends on how nice I'm feeling:) No, just kidding. We'll see.
I would greeatly appreciate it if you would read my othr story, Thank PAthos. It's not as good as this one, I don't think, and certainly not as long, but I'd like reviews. It's another L/J fic, but it doesn't tie in with this one at all. Thanks!
Since my last chapter was posted with such haste, I will answer reviews from ch 9 and 10. Get it? Got it? Good.
Chapter 9:
erika-jayne: Yeah, poor lily. But things'll look up, I promise. Can't get any worse than ch. 10, right?
AshliRyTe: I liked the idea for the ball. It came outta no where, late one night, so I'm glad it was a hit.
slippersRfuzzy: That was no coincidence! I did that on purpose! I tried to use the names of my reviewers who sent me pranks in somewhere, if I could. So, there you are. Literally.
Templa Otmena: I wanted to invlove the teachers if I could, and I like Dumbledore throwing himself into pranking. Maybe he was a past Prank Master oh so long ago . . .
singinerin2007: Yeah, I had to include the Jello, since I had a few people suggest it. I'm glad you found and like my story!
kkroxyea: I was trying to write KAtie's memorial ina good visual way, so I'm glad I made it work.
musicizdbest: Yeah. I'm a little scared, what with, I think three or four people mentioning Jello. Can someone explani this strange fascination with Jello because I swear I don't get it!
vamperfly: yeah, poor lily . . .
Ruth3: as of then, she did. As of now, probably all she can feel is one gargantuin headache! I tried to add the names of my reviewers, so I put you in!
Now, chapter 10:
Skyler: You really should not call the author such names. After all, she has the power to update or not*cackles evilly* no, just kidding. Glad you're so caught up, though!
Katelyn: I'll try to read your stories. Can you give me names? Thanks!
Andufeniel: It has been explained, o She Who Writes In Fragments.
Little House Girl: Continuing!
vamperfly: Off COURSE she can't be dead!
jade eyes1: Don't die! If you die, you'll never know what happens, will you?
ArriettyBlack: I could not kill Lily if my life depended on it. That's what Voldie's for:(
Channy: Thank you! More is on the way!
slippersRfuzzy: *Lifts eyebrow* You COMMAND me? I don't do well with commands. Requests? begging? Pleading? Sure! That works for me. BUt commands? hmph. 'course, I already did, so that kinda ruins it, and I wouldn't punish everone else because of what you said, so here you are.
trashcan87: Evil? I'm evil? MWAHAHA!!!!! Nope. Not evil. not me. nope . .
singingerin2007: Not worse than Harry. MAybe just as bad, but not worse. And goodness. If you jump off a cliff, you'll never know how it turns out. Bad plan there. But I guess there's nothing we can do about it now. *sigh* Let's see, that two reviewers gone . . .
I'll try to update ASAP. In the meantime, read my other story! Thanks, much!
When I got back, my mailbow was stuffed, not to my surprise, with angry and life-threatening e-mails from all my waaaay too involved reviewers. i mean, come on! you know i'm not going to kill Lily. For one thing i can't! NOw, if this fic was about Harry and his friends, and the character in question were Hermione or Ginny, then you might have reason to worry. But I can't kill Lily! She kinda has an important role, being mother of the Boy-Who-Lived and all that.
But seriously, not Siriusly, haha*ducks rotten tomatoes and cringes at the boo's and hisses coming from fans extremely tired of that dead and beaten joke*, I couldn't bear to kill Lily! Not with all these suppressed emotions flying through the air. So, here you go. Enjoy!
Oh, and BTW, I own nothing, but I think we all knew that already, right? Right.
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Those Wicked Eyes
Chapter Eleven~ Faith, Hope, and Love
Lily was standing in front of a huge golden gate. Behind it, she could see a beautiful garden full of running, laughing children, some of which looked vaguely familiar. She approached the gate, looking for a way in, but she could see none. Then, a little red-headed boy of about five came over.
"Lily?" His voice jarred in her mind and she gasped.
"Dylan?" she asked, not daring to breathe. He gave a wide smile and nodded. She grasped his hand through the gate.
"I must say, I had not hoped to see you so soon, and part of wished I wouldn't see you for many more years. But it is good to see you. I have missed you so much, happy as I am here."
"I've missed you, too, Dylan. So very much. How do I get in?"
"Hang on, I'll open the gate for you." He moved to a latch she hadn't noticed, but an anguished cry made them both turn.
"No!" A raven-haired girl of eleven or so was running over. Lily could not believe her eyes.
"Katie?" she asked in disbelief.
"Please, Lily. Don't come in," Katie said, pleading. "Please. You can't leave him. Please."
"What do you mean?" Lily asked, bewildered.
"Listen. Please, listen." Straining her ears, she heard a faint voice floating on the wind.
"Please, Lily. Please. You can't be dead. You can't leave me! Please don't leave me!"
"James," she whispered.
"Lily, listen to me. I love him so much, and he's already been hurt so badly. I didn't want to leave him, but I had to. But you? You have a choice."
"How do you know?"
"The gates didn't open for you. That means there is still enough life in your body for you to live. You don't have to remain here. Please, please go back." Lily hesitated, looking back the way she had come. "I *know* he loves you, Lily. I knew it a long time ago. You're the one who helped him when he didn't feel he could go on. And if you leave him, too, I don't think he'll be able to. He may not have admitted it, but he loves you. He *needs* you."
Lily closed her eyes and nodded. "Then I don't have a choice, do I? I'm sorry, Dylan, but Katie is right. I can't stay here, not when he needs me." Dylan nodded.
"Then go, Lily. Go, and don't return for a long, long time." He smiled at her.
"Tell my brother I love him," Katie said, smiling sadly. Lily nodded, then turned and walked back the way she had come.
~~~
James sobbed as if his heart were broken. Everyone he ever cared about left him. "Oh, Lily," he whispered hoarsely, "I don't think I can bounce back any more." Suddenly, he realized that there was another sound coming from somewhere nearby that was in no way connected with his own heartbreak. He raised his head, not daring to hope. He looked at Lily and heard a long, gasping breath.
Quickly, he felt again for her pulse. It was there. Slow, sluggish, and uneven, but there. He felt as if he could have leapt over the moon, his elation was so high. Carefully, fearful of doing more damage, he lifted her off the ground, cradling her head in his arms. He trotted as fast as he dared back to the castle, bursting into the infirmary, calling for the nurse.
"Madam Pomfrey! Madam Pomfrey!" She bustled out, alarmed at the intrusion at so late an hour. Hurriedly, she took Lily from his arms. He was suddenly exhausted. He tried to stay awake, to stay with Lily and make sure she was all right, but his legs collapsed beneath him and he slumped onto an empty bed.
~~~
"Mister Potter sustained no injuries?"
"No, Headmaster. He was simply exhausted."
"And Miss Evans?"
"A head injury. Near fatal, from the looks of it. It's lucky he got her in here so quickly, or we might have lost her." James gave a groan as the voices echoed in his head. He sat up, rubbing his eyes.
"Mr. Potter. Glad to see you with us. I would very much like to hear to happened last night." For a moment James was confused. Then the events of the previous night came rushing back to him. He gasped.
"Voldemort. It was Voldemort. In the Forbidden Forest." Madam Pomfrey gasped, but Dumbledore merely looked grave.
"Voldemort? How did you discover this?"
"He enchanted Lily or something. I saw her walk into the forest, and I was concerned, so I followed her. I heard yelling a ways into the forest, and I came upon a clearing in time to see him throw her against a tree. He didn't have his wand, but he got it from some bushes. I think she stole it and threw it in them. When he saw me, he said his plan had worked perfectly; that he had kidnaped her to get to me. He asked me if I would join him. When I told him never, he started insulting me and Lily, saying she had died because of me and now I would die, too. But I told him that if she had died for me, that he couldn't touch me. He got upset, and . . . I don't know what he did. There was a blast of light and he was gone."
"That is a mystery to be solved another time. Then you brought her here?"
"No. That's the strange part. She was dead, Professor."
"Dead?"
"Yes. I felt for a pulse and there was none."
"And then?" Dumbledore did not sound disbelieving, just curious.
"Then . . I don't know. She came back."
"I see. We shall ask her what happened when she is well enough to answer and we shall hope no permanent damage has been done. You may go, James." James left, praying Lily would be all right.
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There you are. HAppy now? I should say so. I think we're one more chapter away from finished, maybe two. Depends on how nice I'm feeling:) No, just kidding. We'll see.
I would greeatly appreciate it if you would read my othr story, Thank PAthos. It's not as good as this one, I don't think, and certainly not as long, but I'd like reviews. It's another L/J fic, but it doesn't tie in with this one at all. Thanks!
Since my last chapter was posted with such haste, I will answer reviews from ch 9 and 10. Get it? Got it? Good.
Chapter 9:
erika-jayne: Yeah, poor lily. But things'll look up, I promise. Can't get any worse than ch. 10, right?
AshliRyTe: I liked the idea for the ball. It came outta no where, late one night, so I'm glad it was a hit.
slippersRfuzzy: That was no coincidence! I did that on purpose! I tried to use the names of my reviewers who sent me pranks in somewhere, if I could. So, there you are. Literally.
Templa Otmena: I wanted to invlove the teachers if I could, and I like Dumbledore throwing himself into pranking. Maybe he was a past Prank Master oh so long ago . . .
singinerin2007: Yeah, I had to include the Jello, since I had a few people suggest it. I'm glad you found and like my story!
kkroxyea: I was trying to write KAtie's memorial ina good visual way, so I'm glad I made it work.
musicizdbest: Yeah. I'm a little scared, what with, I think three or four people mentioning Jello. Can someone explani this strange fascination with Jello because I swear I don't get it!
vamperfly: yeah, poor lily . . .
Ruth3: as of then, she did. As of now, probably all she can feel is one gargantuin headache! I tried to add the names of my reviewers, so I put you in!
Now, chapter 10:
Skyler: You really should not call the author such names. After all, she has the power to update or not*cackles evilly* no, just kidding. Glad you're so caught up, though!
Katelyn: I'll try to read your stories. Can you give me names? Thanks!
Andufeniel: It has been explained, o She Who Writes In Fragments.
Little House Girl: Continuing!
vamperfly: Off COURSE she can't be dead!
jade eyes1: Don't die! If you die, you'll never know what happens, will you?
ArriettyBlack: I could not kill Lily if my life depended on it. That's what Voldie's for:(
Channy: Thank you! More is on the way!
slippersRfuzzy: *Lifts eyebrow* You COMMAND me? I don't do well with commands. Requests? begging? Pleading? Sure! That works for me. BUt commands? hmph. 'course, I already did, so that kinda ruins it, and I wouldn't punish everone else because of what you said, so here you are.
trashcan87: Evil? I'm evil? MWAHAHA!!!!! Nope. Not evil. not me. nope . .
singingerin2007: Not worse than Harry. MAybe just as bad, but not worse. And goodness. If you jump off a cliff, you'll never know how it turns out. Bad plan there. But I guess there's nothing we can do about it now. *sigh* Let's see, that two reviewers gone . . .
I'll try to update ASAP. In the meantime, read my other story! Thanks, much!