Lily gulped and blinked quite a few times before saying, "Umm. But I really
don't want to be."
Remus smiled ruefully and said, "That's not the way it works, love."
Lily rolled her eyes and said, "This sucks. Actually, there is one good thing!"
Remus raised an eyebrow and Lily grinned mischievously. "I can go and visit the Merpeople whenever I want!"
Remus had to laugh with her, and they spent the rest of the time before class chatting and really getting to know each other.
During class, McGonagall let them pick partners, and Lily went with Remus. Sarah nodded and went with Sirius, seeing as she had a crush on him anyway, and James had to help Peter that class.
Lily found that she thought a lot better and had the problems done in twenty minutes. She was again looking out the window, and Remus whispered, "Can you feel it?"
Lily nodded her head, a bewildered look on her face. She came down to earth when McGonagall came over and said, "Good job, Miss Evans."
Lily smiled and said her thanks, receiving a rare smile from the professor. "Umm, Remus?"
Remus looked over from his potato and said, "Yea?"
Lily whispered, "Can you help me find out things about vampires later?"
Remus looked up weird, so Lily grabbed a piece of parchment, crumbled it up into a ball, and walked to the garbage. On the way back, both she and Remus noticed the way all of the guys were staring at her as if she was the last woman on the face of the planet. When she sat down Remus whispered, "You bet."
~*~*~
The rest of her classes dragged by, and by dinnertime, Lily was starving. Thankfully Remus thought of that and met her in the common room with a cup of water. Lily raised an eyebrow at it, and Remus handed her a spell. Lily memorized it and the inflictions of the words. She pulled her wand and muttered the spell. The water swirled until it was thick and red, and Lily could smell it from where she was.
"What is it?"
Remus smiled and said, "I did a bit of research during my free period, and I found that you will not be a true vampire, such as having to avoid sunlight, until you drink the blood of a human. Since you haven't, you're safe. This is magically conjured blood, so it's not human, and you will be safe as long as you have it. Of course, you will get the urges and all that, but that is natural."
Lily sighed and nodded her head before raising her glass and saying, "Cheers."
Remus nodded his head and watched as Lily downed the glass and three more.
"I'm thinking you should drink at every meal."
Lily smiled sheepishly before saying, "Thank you so much for this."
Remus nodded, and was caught off guard when Lily hugged him. He laughed lightly before they both stood up and left for the library.
~*~*~
The two were in the library for hours, and it had been dark for a while when Lily threw her book on the table and said, "This is crap!"
Madame Pince came over, but Lily just smiled sweetly and she left. Lily shuddered and said, "I want to know more! And now I'm whining! Blah!"
Remus laughed as he pulled Lily into a seat. Said person groaned before jumping up again and saying, "I want to do something!"
Remus didn't even look up to ask, "What?"
Lily sighed and said, "I don't know! Anything! I'm bored! And hyper!"
Remus chuckled and said, "That much is obvious."
Lily stuck out her tongue before looking at the sky. "The sun's much prettier."
Remus snorted before saying, "If you say so."
Lily made funny faces behind Remus' back until he threw a book at her. Lily caught it in mid-air and threw it back into the air, blowing it as she did so. The book flew to the table where it opened to a certain page. Lily shrugged and said, "Interesting."
She moved to the book and shrieked when she saw Kyle staring back at her. He had been scowling, but he smiled, his teeth showing, when Lily came up. Remus started to read, and his jaw dropped when he said, "You're in deep shit, Evans."
Lily threw her hands up and said, "It's not like I asked for this! Fuck, the bastard got me without my consent!"
Remus looked up and said, "Language."
Lily growled and fell into a seat. She let her head hit the table with a thud, but didn't make any sound that it hurt. Lily looked up again, a red mark on her head from the table, and said, "I wanna try something."
Remus threw his book down and asked in an exasperated voice, "What?"
Lily shrugged before smiling wickedly. "Well, I need your friends to help me with it."
Remus' eyes narrowed as he asked, "What are you going to do?"
Lily put a hand up in defense and said, "I'm not going to kill them!"
A voice behind Lily made her turn, but not start. "Thank Merlin for that."
Lily cracked up while Remus got over his near heart attack.
"Oh, I'm sorry Remmie! I should have told you they were there!"
Remus glared at Lily before searching through the books and asking, "Have we checked all of these?"
Lily waved a hand over them, and when none opened, she said, "Yeppers!"
Remus snorted while Lily started to jump again.
"Come on! It's night! Fun funniness! Come on!" Lily was jumping up and down, and up and down, and the boys were starting to get dizzy. James grabbed Lily's wrist, but let go of it rather quickly.
"Jeez! You're freezing!"
Lily rolled her eyes and muttered, "That's what you get when you're dead."
Remus caught it and laughed, but the other boys just stood there, rather dumbfounded. Lily turned to them and asked, "Can you help me?"
She pouted and the boys looked ready to kill for her. Lily looked back at Remus, and her raised eyebrow was all he needed. "I think it's because I know what you are. Then again, it might be because of me."
Lily's brow creased before she realized that everyone was at the door to the library already. She waved her hand over all of the books and they all flew into their appropriate spots, and Lily ran forward to have some fun.
Remus smiled ruefully and said, "That's not the way it works, love."
Lily rolled her eyes and said, "This sucks. Actually, there is one good thing!"
Remus raised an eyebrow and Lily grinned mischievously. "I can go and visit the Merpeople whenever I want!"
Remus had to laugh with her, and they spent the rest of the time before class chatting and really getting to know each other.
During class, McGonagall let them pick partners, and Lily went with Remus. Sarah nodded and went with Sirius, seeing as she had a crush on him anyway, and James had to help Peter that class.
Lily found that she thought a lot better and had the problems done in twenty minutes. She was again looking out the window, and Remus whispered, "Can you feel it?"
Lily nodded her head, a bewildered look on her face. She came down to earth when McGonagall came over and said, "Good job, Miss Evans."
Lily smiled and said her thanks, receiving a rare smile from the professor. "Umm, Remus?"
Remus looked over from his potato and said, "Yea?"
Lily whispered, "Can you help me find out things about vampires later?"
Remus looked up weird, so Lily grabbed a piece of parchment, crumbled it up into a ball, and walked to the garbage. On the way back, both she and Remus noticed the way all of the guys were staring at her as if she was the last woman on the face of the planet. When she sat down Remus whispered, "You bet."
~*~*~
The rest of her classes dragged by, and by dinnertime, Lily was starving. Thankfully Remus thought of that and met her in the common room with a cup of water. Lily raised an eyebrow at it, and Remus handed her a spell. Lily memorized it and the inflictions of the words. She pulled her wand and muttered the spell. The water swirled until it was thick and red, and Lily could smell it from where she was.
"What is it?"
Remus smiled and said, "I did a bit of research during my free period, and I found that you will not be a true vampire, such as having to avoid sunlight, until you drink the blood of a human. Since you haven't, you're safe. This is magically conjured blood, so it's not human, and you will be safe as long as you have it. Of course, you will get the urges and all that, but that is natural."
Lily sighed and nodded her head before raising her glass and saying, "Cheers."
Remus nodded his head and watched as Lily downed the glass and three more.
"I'm thinking you should drink at every meal."
Lily smiled sheepishly before saying, "Thank you so much for this."
Remus nodded, and was caught off guard when Lily hugged him. He laughed lightly before they both stood up and left for the library.
~*~*~
The two were in the library for hours, and it had been dark for a while when Lily threw her book on the table and said, "This is crap!"
Madame Pince came over, but Lily just smiled sweetly and she left. Lily shuddered and said, "I want to know more! And now I'm whining! Blah!"
Remus laughed as he pulled Lily into a seat. Said person groaned before jumping up again and saying, "I want to do something!"
Remus didn't even look up to ask, "What?"
Lily sighed and said, "I don't know! Anything! I'm bored! And hyper!"
Remus chuckled and said, "That much is obvious."
Lily stuck out her tongue before looking at the sky. "The sun's much prettier."
Remus snorted before saying, "If you say so."
Lily made funny faces behind Remus' back until he threw a book at her. Lily caught it in mid-air and threw it back into the air, blowing it as she did so. The book flew to the table where it opened to a certain page. Lily shrugged and said, "Interesting."
She moved to the book and shrieked when she saw Kyle staring back at her. He had been scowling, but he smiled, his teeth showing, when Lily came up. Remus started to read, and his jaw dropped when he said, "You're in deep shit, Evans."
Lily threw her hands up and said, "It's not like I asked for this! Fuck, the bastard got me without my consent!"
Remus looked up and said, "Language."
Lily growled and fell into a seat. She let her head hit the table with a thud, but didn't make any sound that it hurt. Lily looked up again, a red mark on her head from the table, and said, "I wanna try something."
Remus threw his book down and asked in an exasperated voice, "What?"
Lily shrugged before smiling wickedly. "Well, I need your friends to help me with it."
Remus' eyes narrowed as he asked, "What are you going to do?"
Lily put a hand up in defense and said, "I'm not going to kill them!"
A voice behind Lily made her turn, but not start. "Thank Merlin for that."
Lily cracked up while Remus got over his near heart attack.
"Oh, I'm sorry Remmie! I should have told you they were there!"
Remus glared at Lily before searching through the books and asking, "Have we checked all of these?"
Lily waved a hand over them, and when none opened, she said, "Yeppers!"
Remus snorted while Lily started to jump again.
"Come on! It's night! Fun funniness! Come on!" Lily was jumping up and down, and up and down, and the boys were starting to get dizzy. James grabbed Lily's wrist, but let go of it rather quickly.
"Jeez! You're freezing!"
Lily rolled her eyes and muttered, "That's what you get when you're dead."
Remus caught it and laughed, but the other boys just stood there, rather dumbfounded. Lily turned to them and asked, "Can you help me?"
She pouted and the boys looked ready to kill for her. Lily looked back at Remus, and her raised eyebrow was all he needed. "I think it's because I know what you are. Then again, it might be because of me."
Lily's brow creased before she realized that everyone was at the door to the library already. She waved her hand over all of the books and they all flew into their appropriate spots, and Lily ran forward to have some fun.
