I lied when I said it was almost done, it is done. J let's all sing!

Or not.

Anyway, since we don't know what Lily's strengths were in (charms according to the wand selection) I chose that she could see into the future with her dreams. After all Harry did the present…

Chapter Five

Disturbing Dreams

That night Lily woke up screaming.

She had been dreaming of walking through a forest, watching a white creature before her. Every now and then she would turn to the side and she would see a scene played out.

First an image of Sirius (how she knew it was Sirius was beyond her, since he looked older), crouching down in front of a group of hooded figures and someone- it looked like James, but Lily couldn't be sure- and a bushy hair girl trying to send something white at the hooded figures. There was no sound to that one.

The second of a person who looked like Karrie Petigrew, holding a bundle to her and crying into Franks shoulder. The door was slammed open and then a group of people entered. They're faces were covered by hoods, but the one in the lead took off his hood to reveal sandy hair. "Where is he?" the leader- Lily gasped, he looked barely nineteen- snarled. Frank pushed Karrie behind him and said he didn't know. "Crucio!" the boy cried. Frank fell on the ground screaming. Karrie rushed to him sobbing, leaving the bundle on the ground.

 "No Frank." She sobbed. "You can't leave me and Neville." But the wands all focused on her and she began to scream as well.

The third, a wolf running at the pale boy, Severus, Lily thought, and a stag running out to stop the wolf.

The fourth, someone, again it looked like James, falling out of the sky, and underneath the hooded figures.

The fifth was Arabella sitting in a room, looking old, with cats clambering all over her.

The sixth was what woke her. She saw herself standing over a bundle of blankets, her face white and scared. James walked up to her and was yelling something, "Lily, take Harry and go! It's him! Go! Run! I'll hold him off! Lily I love you." James bent down and kissed her, or the her of the future. Then the door was flung open and there was a man who Lily never wanted to see again. A flash of green light and then James was on the ground. Lily saw herself crying.

Then the man cried out "Stand aside girl."

"Not Harry!" she cried, the bundle behind her stirred and began to cry. "Not Harry! Please—I'll do anything-"

"Stand aside girl." And then the green flash and Lily screamed and woke.

Arabella stood over her, Karrie's white face on the other side. "Lily?" Arabella asked. Lily began to sob.

Mary entered. "What's the matter?" she asked coming over to Lily.

"Nothing." Lily turned over to sob into her pillow. "I had a nightmare is all." She muttered.

"Are you sure you're okay Lily?" Arabella asked.

"Yes. Sorry I woke you. I just-had to much to eat." Lily stammered.

The other girls looked at her suspiciously, but when she didn't elaborate, Mary patted her on the back and left. The girls climbed back into bed and the room was quiet again.

Who's Harry? Lily thought. It didn't make sense. Harry was her father. A thought, that made her blush, hit her. Why the hell was James kissing me? She wanted to sit up and say something to the affect when she remembered something else. It was a dream.

Lily waited for her alarm clock to go off. She was tired, and wanted to keep on sleeping, but knew if she didn't wake up at the right time her whole day would be off. She hadn't opened her eyes yet to see what time it was so she opened them slowly. She almost screamed, until she remembered where she was.

Why am I such a girl? She asked herself as she rose. Everyone else was still asleep. She glanced at the clock and smiled. The girls, (Arabella, Lily, Karrie, Heather Dulo and Jillian Bladdern) had all agreed to turn off their alarm clocks. Lily had protested at first, but it was because of her they insisted on this rule. She woke up at five.

Moving to her trunk she glanced out the windows. It was still slightly dark, but the sun was rising, making the gold and scarlet of the room glow warmly. Lily pulled out Hogwarts, A History, wondering if there was a map in there.

By six Lily knew pretty much all she had to to get around Hogwarts. It couldn't be done without practice. She sighed and lay back. Heather mumbled something in her sleep and Arabella rolled over.

Lily got up again and grabbed her uniform. She went into the bathroom and quickly got dressed. She glanced in the mirror and glared at her pale face. She pulled a brush through her hair before brushing her teeth.

Walking out of the bathroom she saw Karrie was awake. She was staring at the ceiling. "Karrie?" Karrie stirred and looked up. She smiled.

"Yeah?"

"Oh, nothing, you just looked—I don't know, kinda weird…"

"Oh, I just had a weird dream." Karrie sat up, she suddenly asked, "Lily you don't believe in divination do you?"

"The what the what and the hosle nayger?" Lily responded. Karrie giggled.

"Seeing the future. Stuff like crystal balls, and cards, and dreams?"

"Oh, I don't know. Maybe." Lily said. she felt a blush rise in her cheeks and hoped fervently that her dream didn't come true.

"Lily, what were you dreaming about that made you scream?" Karrie asked. Lily blushed and then looked at the clock. 6:03.

"Oh—" Lily said.

"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to." Karrie said.

an image of Karrie on the ground screaming made Lily shudder. "If you don't mind." Lily said with an apologetic smile. Karrie looked slightly hurt but she brightened again soon.

"You do look nice in the robes. I look fat in mine."

"You aren't fat!" Lily cried looking at the skinny girl.

"They make me look fat." Karrie said reassuring Lily. "I better go get changed." Karrie stood and hurried into the bathroom.

Arabella stirred and looked up. "Hullo." She muttered and then turned over. She mumbled something into the pillow. She looked up, "We have three hours 'till classes, go back to sleep."

"No." Lily replied grinning. Karrie reappeared, and Lily glared at her. "You don't look fat in those robes!" she cried.

"I do." Karrie moaned. Lily grabbed Karrie's wrist and pulled her towards the stairs.

"By Arabella, see you at breakfast." Lily called over her shoulder.

"You can call me Bella." Arabella groaned and went back to sleep.

"Where are we going?" Karrie asked.

"I'm hungry." Lily replied. "Let's go looking for the kitchens." She stopped just before they entered the common room. James Potter was standing at the entrance way. Lily groaned and continued to pull Karrie forward.

"What are you doing?" James asked as Lily plowed her way through the empty room.

"I'm going looking for the kitchens." Lily said.

"At six in the morning?" James asked.

"I have no part in this!" Karrie insisted. James flashed her a smile.

"I'm sure you don't." he said. Lily stepped back and crossed her arms.

"What are you insinuating?" she asked.

"Nothing." James said quickly.

"Do you know where the kitchens are?" Karrie asked hopefully.

"I do actually. Went on a night raid last night." James said grinning wickedly.

"You've been here one night and you already have gone out at night!" Lily cried.

"Setting yourself up to be a prefect Evans?" James asked.

"I am actually." Lily said.

"Glad someone will try for it in the first years." A mellow voice said. the three spun around. Mary Candor was looking at them. "Why aren't you in bed?" she asked yawning. She was still in her nightdress.

"It's six thirty in the morning, you expect me to be in bed?" Lily asked, astonished.

"What time do you go to bed Evans?" Mary asked.

"Ten usually, but nine if I don't have much work." Lily replied. Mary glared at her.

"Early to bed-"

"Early to rise, keeps a man healthy, wealthy and wise." Lily finished when Mary stopped for a second. "I don't know why we use that." She pondered before looking up and glaring at her prefect. "I don't see what's wrong with seven hours-"

"You get up at five?" James put in.

"For one who stayed up all night you can do math quickly." Lily snapped.

"Is that true James? Did you stay up all night?" Mary asked.

"If I say yes will you take points away?" James asked.

"No, it's to early in the morning. Go back to bed, or at least stay quiet. The portrait won't open for another half an hour." Mary said and shuffled back to her room.

Lily glared at James. "Thanks a lot." She muttered, "Now we can't go out and claim we didn't know we couldn't wander out before seven!" Lily moved over to one of the overstuff chairs and sat. Karrie took another seat and James continued to stand.

"What?" Lily snapped when he stayed there.

"It's my common room to." James replied amiably. He sat down on the side of Lily's chair. Lily glowered at him.

"I would yell at you to get off if I couldn't-" she pushed him off the chair onto the floor. "Do that."

Karrie giggled and Lily looked at her. "What?" she asked.

"Oh," Karrie said. "Nothing."

James was bright red as he stood. Sirius entered and took in the scene. James was red in the face, Lily looked pleased with herself and Karrie was giggling. "What's up?" he asked, settling into a chair.

"Lily just-" Karrie giggled. "Lily just pushed James off the chair." She giggled again.

James glared at her. "Doesn't sound that bad mate." Sirius offered. James glared at him. "God James, Lindsay does that to you all the time."

James turned even redder. "It hurt." James complained.

"Like falling fifty feet in the air off a broomstick?" Sirius asked.

"Worse."

"Poor James's ego has been hurt?" Lily asked, laughing slightly. She looked at her watch then at Karrie. "It's seven, we should head down."

"Shouldn't we wait for Bella?" Karrie asked.

"First name basis?" James snipped.

"I share a room with her, of course first name basis. I call you James don't I?" Lily replied coolly. "No, Bell said, okay I said we'll meet her down there."

"Alright." Karrie conseded and they headed out of the portrait hole. Lily heard Sirius say something. She listened very darefully and manged to get, "You like her don't you?"

expecting James was the same shade of red as she was, she heard him mutter a "no." before she and Karrie were walking down the corridor.

"I hate mornings." Arabella complained, picking at her toast.

"Even so, you should eat some breakfast." Lily said, pushing some eggs on to her friends plate. Professor McGonagall was handing out schedules, and Lily was watching nervously.

"Speak for yourself." Arabella said looking at Lily's plate, which was empty.

"I have tried many experiments with my appetite, I can mange 'till lunch at three with out breakfast, even if I tramp around school." Lily said.

"You were so hungry this morning."

"Agitated." Lily corrected. "I wanted to get moving. I can't believe classes start at nine, why not at seven?"

Arabella glared at her. "How can you be a morning person Lily? How?"

"I mange." Lily replied, taking a piece of toast and buttering it. Arabella stuck out her tongue.

James, Sirius, Remus, and another boy, who Lily recognized as Peter Petigrew had just entered, Arabella and Karrie waved them over. Lily watched helplessly as they walked over.

"Here you are Miss. Evans." Professor McGonagall said handing Lily a sheet of paper. Lily found that by staring at it, she could keep her mind off wanting to hit James for being so two faced.

She choked as she realized that the first years would be having their lessons together. That meant a day full of James. Her face went bright red as the boys sat down. "What could be on her schedule that makes her so red?" James asked.

"It's the same as yours." Karrie said. "Lily, this is Peter, my second cousin."

"Nice to meet you." Lily said, holding out her hand. Peter took her hand. He was a short plumb boy with blonde hair and an open smile.

"Nice to meet you." Peter said, smiling.

Karrie looked thoughtful then she smiled. "What do we have first?" she asked. Lily looked at her schedule.

"Transfiguration." She said at the same time as James. Lily refused to blush, but felt her cheeks grow red.  

"Everyone eat up then." Sirius said, wolfing down his eggs. "MgGonagall seems to hate us, we might not get of there alive." That drew a laugh from the girls and Peter.

Don't worry about it being to soon for James and Lily. It is, but they eventually work things out and they stop caring for each other that way, or do they? Well you'll have to wait until Lily Evans book six… wahahaha.

This has taken me away from my precious math homework so I should go.

Small note,

Any ideas for what the circle of light is? I don't, and it's not a really good way to start now is it?

Please review?