(A/N Heehee, see I told you that you guys would hate me! You may not be too fond of me after this one…maybe…heh)
"So Crucio doesn't hurt? Then let's just get rid of this little mudblood. Avada--" The girl whirled around at the noise that sounded like approaching footsteps. "Come on, let's get out of here, leave the mudblood!"
The three left Lily there, bound to the spot and praying for death because of the pain inflicted by the still-present Crucio.
Her wand was tossed at her, and Lily saw Minerva McGonagall rushing towards her just before she blacked out.
Lily awoke in the Hospital Wing to see Kaleb slumped in a chair next to her, tear trails staining her face. Lily attempted to sit up, and hissed, drawing the attention of Madam Pomfrey.
"Miss Evans! Oh, thank goodness, I thought you were going to sleep all week!" Pomfrey clucked at her, checking her pulse. "Back to normal I see. Good, good. That was quite a run-in, the Headmaster will be wanting a word with you, dear."
"I'm sure he will." Lily drawled, her voice cracked and her mouth bleeding. "Wait, how long have I been here?"
"About three days."
"So how come I'm still all bloodied up, isn't this sort of your thing?" Lily questioned, arching a bruised brow.
"Well, I couldn't heal those, the broken bones were a snap, but your…assailants…must have placed an anti-magic spell on your wounds, because I've tried hundreds of remedies, and none have done a thing. I believe you might have to wait for them to heal normally." Pomfrey said, flushing slightly. She was obviously frustrated at her inability to heal these abrasions.
"I see. Don't worry about it. They're interesting I suppose, battle scars in a way." Lily said dryly, and Kaleb stirred.
"Lily!" Kaleb said, as she opened her eyes.
"Hello there, sleepy head." Lily smirked.
Kaleb rolled her eyes, then moved as if to hug her. Thinking better of it, she sat back instead. "So I can't leave you alone for five minutes without you getting into trouble. What was it this time, a dragon? Had to have been, nothing else could've taken you." Kaleb teased.
"Yep, three big reptilian things." Lily smiled.
Just then the door to the Hospital Wing opened and the Marauders, minus Peter who was off trying to find out who could have done, walked in.
Lily merely ignored their presence and turned her attention to Kaleb. "So, how'd you get Pomfrey to let you stay here with me?"
"I told her that if she didn't, I'd hurt myself badly enough that I'd have to stay in here." Kaleb said, nonchalant.
Lily knew she was completely serious, Kaleb would do anything for her. And Lily would do the same for Kaleb.
Remus Lupin politely cleared his throat, to announce their presence. Lily simply smirked. "Well?" She questioned.
"We uh, we brought these for you, Lils." Sirius said, and placed a vase of lilies on the table next to her.
Lily smiled wryly, causing her lip to split further and fresh blood to flow. "You realize that lilies represent death, don't you?"
Sirius flushed slightly.
"So do you three have a point for being here?" Lily asked. She was having a difficult time coping with the idea of more friends that simply Kaleb.
"Lily, shut up." Remus said, and pulled up a chair next to her bed. "Why are all of these cuts and bruises still here, didn't Pomfrey attend to them?"
"She said that whoever it was that attacked me probably used some spell so that they have to heal naturally." Lily shrugged.
James, who hadn't said a word up until this point, looked Lily in the face, his eyes somber. "Lily, I don't really know what happened, nobody would tell us anything…but…god Lily, I'm sorry, I'm so so sorry. Jesus…" He whispered, voice hoarse.
Lily made a rather odd picture, blood red hair and pale skin, emerald eyes and gashes and bruises covering her form. "You haven't done anything wrong, James, so don't apologize. I'm actually rather glad these are still here, I want to see if I can get a reaction out of anyone, see if I can figure out who it was…"
"What happened, Lily?" Sirius asked eyes traveling up and down her arms, which were bloody and battered.
"I believe that's what Professor Dumbledore wants to know, isn't it?" Lily said, loudly enough for the Headmaster, who had just entered the Hospital Wing, to hear.
Albus smiled and approached the girl. "Miss Evans, you are correct. I do need an account of the incident. Minerva informs me that there was a binding spell on you, but that you had only lost consciousness after she arrived."
"I…professor, I do not think I can describe it…tell you what happened. Words seem to fail me…Remus, hand me that bedpan, will you?" Lily said, extending her hand.
Sirius looked uncomfortable as Remus complied. "Um, should we give you a minute?"
Lily laughed, a dry, coarse sound. "No you git, I'm going to use this as a…makeshift pensieve, I've read a great deal about them, so this should work." She lifted her wand to her head, and when she pulled it away, a strand of silvery…goo…came with it, and she placed it in the bedpan.
"That should do it. Just…look. All of you can, I don't care anymore." Lily said, and sat back.
The five people that weren't confined to the bed gathered around the bedpan. And as each one of them slumped forwards Lily knew that they were in her memory of…the Incident.
Lily waited patiently, watching the group before her. As the memory ended, they sat back, wakened to reality.
Kaleb was looking murderous, her hands were clenched, and Lily could almost hear her plotting how to get her hands on a book of curses from the Restricted Section of the library.
Sirius was simply…aghast, it was as if he were in shock, having difficulty processing what he had seen.
Albus had closed his eyes, and his expression was so guarded, that Lily couldn't read him.
Remus…Remus was looking at her oddly, and she knew that he could relate to her. What had happened to her had happened because she was considered beneath other wizards…he had been discriminated against as well, so he knew.
James looked as if he were about to have a coronary. He looked so torn between anger, guilt, and compassion that he hardly knew what to do.
Kaleb finally broke the silence. "I'll kill them. I will hunt them down, and I will kill them."
Lily shook her head. "Don't Kaleb. I wouldn't want you to get put in Azkaban for something so silly as this. Besides, I think the wheels are turning in the Headmaster's mind."
"You were very brave, Miss Evans. The Sorting Hat made no mistake when placing you in Gryffindor." Albus said, simply.
"So Crucio doesn't hurt? Then let's just get rid of this little mudblood. Avada--" The girl whirled around at the noise that sounded like approaching footsteps. "Come on, let's get out of here, leave the mudblood!"
The three left Lily there, bound to the spot and praying for death because of the pain inflicted by the still-present Crucio.
Her wand was tossed at her, and Lily saw Minerva McGonagall rushing towards her just before she blacked out.
Lily awoke in the Hospital Wing to see Kaleb slumped in a chair next to her, tear trails staining her face. Lily attempted to sit up, and hissed, drawing the attention of Madam Pomfrey.
"Miss Evans! Oh, thank goodness, I thought you were going to sleep all week!" Pomfrey clucked at her, checking her pulse. "Back to normal I see. Good, good. That was quite a run-in, the Headmaster will be wanting a word with you, dear."
"I'm sure he will." Lily drawled, her voice cracked and her mouth bleeding. "Wait, how long have I been here?"
"About three days."
"So how come I'm still all bloodied up, isn't this sort of your thing?" Lily questioned, arching a bruised brow.
"Well, I couldn't heal those, the broken bones were a snap, but your…assailants…must have placed an anti-magic spell on your wounds, because I've tried hundreds of remedies, and none have done a thing. I believe you might have to wait for them to heal normally." Pomfrey said, flushing slightly. She was obviously frustrated at her inability to heal these abrasions.
"I see. Don't worry about it. They're interesting I suppose, battle scars in a way." Lily said dryly, and Kaleb stirred.
"Lily!" Kaleb said, as she opened her eyes.
"Hello there, sleepy head." Lily smirked.
Kaleb rolled her eyes, then moved as if to hug her. Thinking better of it, she sat back instead. "So I can't leave you alone for five minutes without you getting into trouble. What was it this time, a dragon? Had to have been, nothing else could've taken you." Kaleb teased.
"Yep, three big reptilian things." Lily smiled.
Just then the door to the Hospital Wing opened and the Marauders, minus Peter who was off trying to find out who could have done, walked in.
Lily merely ignored their presence and turned her attention to Kaleb. "So, how'd you get Pomfrey to let you stay here with me?"
"I told her that if she didn't, I'd hurt myself badly enough that I'd have to stay in here." Kaleb said, nonchalant.
Lily knew she was completely serious, Kaleb would do anything for her. And Lily would do the same for Kaleb.
Remus Lupin politely cleared his throat, to announce their presence. Lily simply smirked. "Well?" She questioned.
"We uh, we brought these for you, Lils." Sirius said, and placed a vase of lilies on the table next to her.
Lily smiled wryly, causing her lip to split further and fresh blood to flow. "You realize that lilies represent death, don't you?"
Sirius flushed slightly.
"So do you three have a point for being here?" Lily asked. She was having a difficult time coping with the idea of more friends that simply Kaleb.
"Lily, shut up." Remus said, and pulled up a chair next to her bed. "Why are all of these cuts and bruises still here, didn't Pomfrey attend to them?"
"She said that whoever it was that attacked me probably used some spell so that they have to heal naturally." Lily shrugged.
James, who hadn't said a word up until this point, looked Lily in the face, his eyes somber. "Lily, I don't really know what happened, nobody would tell us anything…but…god Lily, I'm sorry, I'm so so sorry. Jesus…" He whispered, voice hoarse.
Lily made a rather odd picture, blood red hair and pale skin, emerald eyes and gashes and bruises covering her form. "You haven't done anything wrong, James, so don't apologize. I'm actually rather glad these are still here, I want to see if I can get a reaction out of anyone, see if I can figure out who it was…"
"What happened, Lily?" Sirius asked eyes traveling up and down her arms, which were bloody and battered.
"I believe that's what Professor Dumbledore wants to know, isn't it?" Lily said, loudly enough for the Headmaster, who had just entered the Hospital Wing, to hear.
Albus smiled and approached the girl. "Miss Evans, you are correct. I do need an account of the incident. Minerva informs me that there was a binding spell on you, but that you had only lost consciousness after she arrived."
"I…professor, I do not think I can describe it…tell you what happened. Words seem to fail me…Remus, hand me that bedpan, will you?" Lily said, extending her hand.
Sirius looked uncomfortable as Remus complied. "Um, should we give you a minute?"
Lily laughed, a dry, coarse sound. "No you git, I'm going to use this as a…makeshift pensieve, I've read a great deal about them, so this should work." She lifted her wand to her head, and when she pulled it away, a strand of silvery…goo…came with it, and she placed it in the bedpan.
"That should do it. Just…look. All of you can, I don't care anymore." Lily said, and sat back.
The five people that weren't confined to the bed gathered around the bedpan. And as each one of them slumped forwards Lily knew that they were in her memory of…the Incident.
Lily waited patiently, watching the group before her. As the memory ended, they sat back, wakened to reality.
Kaleb was looking murderous, her hands were clenched, and Lily could almost hear her plotting how to get her hands on a book of curses from the Restricted Section of the library.
Sirius was simply…aghast, it was as if he were in shock, having difficulty processing what he had seen.
Albus had closed his eyes, and his expression was so guarded, that Lily couldn't read him.
Remus…Remus was looking at her oddly, and she knew that he could relate to her. What had happened to her had happened because she was considered beneath other wizards…he had been discriminated against as well, so he knew.
James looked as if he were about to have a coronary. He looked so torn between anger, guilt, and compassion that he hardly knew what to do.
Kaleb finally broke the silence. "I'll kill them. I will hunt them down, and I will kill them."
Lily shook her head. "Don't Kaleb. I wouldn't want you to get put in Azkaban for something so silly as this. Besides, I think the wheels are turning in the Headmaster's mind."
"You were very brave, Miss Evans. The Sorting Hat made no mistake when placing you in Gryffindor." Albus said, simply.