You guys have no idea what your reviews mean to me. This is the second
installment to my story...
Dark Memories: The Tragedy of Lily and James
I was going to divide it into two separate published works, but I decided to keep it as one. I hope you guys enjoy this story as much as you enjoyed my Seventh Year one. It took a lot out of me to write this one, because it is so dark. It will probably make you cry a bit, and if I accomplish my goal, you'll never look at the HP books the same way again.
Remember nothing is my own.
Read and Review...
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Chapter one: Forbidden Memories
December O'Riley laughed hard as Sirius Black spun her in the cool autumn air.
"Your such a flirt," she teased.
Lily and James walked close behind them, arm in arm. It had been three years since they had left the safety of Hogwarts, and due to the dangerous nature of the wizarding world, smiles and good times came rarely.
The four school hood friends walked happily down the streets of Hogmeade just like old time.
"So, what are you and James doing tonight?" December asked Lily.
"Just hanging out around the house," Lily said casually, "you guys are welcome to come over."
"We wouldn't want to be in the way of the newly weds," she said sarcastically.
"D, we've been married over a year," Lily said shaking her head and rolling her eyes.
December had that look in her eyes, she was about to vulgar, "sex already getting old."
"Is that all you think about?" Lily laughed.
"Yep," December said proudly.
Lily decided to take advantage of the opportunity, "so when are you and Sirius going to get married.?"
December stopped cold in her tracks, "Lils, that is not funny."
December and Sirius could have been the spokes couple for how not to have a successful relationship. At this moment they weren't together, technically. Yet, this technicality changed on a routine basis. Both of them were content on just having fun, and if it lead them to each other on occasion, they accepted it.
"So your not planning on spending the night with him tonight?" Lily pushed.
December rolled her eyes, "that's a low blow Lils."
"Or is that what you plan on doing tonight?" Lily laughed.
December cocked her nose towards the night sky, and caught up with the boys in front of them. It amazed Lily how sensitive December was on the subject of Sirius.
James was right, Lily was the girl he had married. It took him almost two years after Hogwarts to finally propose, but he did it. It was a short engagement, and now the happy couple was inseparable. December had been bitter about the marriage at first, since Lily was her roommate, but now she was living with Beth things were better. It seemed that the only time either Beth or December got to see Lily was if James was included. And where James was, Sirius was close to follow.
James and Sirius were working in positions for the department of muggle relations and Lily was doing accounting work for Griggotts. December had the most exciting career in the group, she was approaching her graduation from Auror academy. She had surprisingly been accepted, and taken the position on a gamble. Beth also had an exciting job, her X-boyfriend Ludo Bagman had got her a position with the International Quidditch Federation. She worked in the planning and development office.
"I love you," James whispered into Lily's ear.
She turned a light shade of scarlet, for some reason those words always made her blush. He kissed her forehead, and held her in a tight embrace as they walked.
A mischievous grin formed on Sirius face and he grabbed December in a violent embrace, "I love you sweetheart," he mocked.
He gave a few slobbery kisses on her face before she finally broke away from his embrace.
"Yuck!" December cooed.
"What?" Sirius asked innocently.
She grabbed Lily out of James arms in protest, and walked a few paces in front of the boys.
"Hey Prongs, 12 O'Clock," Sirius muttered straining his neck to see a young girl as she walked by.
"Padfoot, grow-up," James said shortly.
Sirius shrugged, "what, your not dead yet! Oh I forgot, you got married, your worse than dead." Sirius laughed as he slapped James on the back.
"Your so tactless Sirius," James said coolly.
James motioned to the girls in front of them, "so what's up with you and December?"
Sirius suddenly turned semi serious, " nothing really, we're just friends."
James looked skeptically at Sirius, but decided to drop the subject.
As they walked by the window of the post office, Lily gave a shutter. A list of potential death eaters glowed in the front window. Anthony Points was the newest name added to the list. Lily remember that coldness about him when he and his Slytherin friends had attacked her during her seventh year. She smiled at James remembering how he had saved her.
"So, how is Beth doing?" James asked December suddenly.
"Good, she's been busy," December said flatly.
James knew what was bugging December, Beth and Peter had been dating about a month, and she was feeling like she was about to lose another roommate.
"I hear her and Peter have been spending a lot of time together," James continued.
"I suppose, I don't really get to talk to her all that much," December said emotionless. Lily gave James a warning poke in the side, she knew that this wasn't a great subject to discuss with December. She thought Peter had become a sneaky prat, who was always meddling in everybody's business. Personally, Lily thought December was just lonely and misdirecting her emotions.
"So you guys coming over tonight or not?" Lily asked loudly to catch everybody's attention.
December gave Sirius a strange look, and he gave a yawn. "I think I'm going to go home a catch a nap," Sirius said as he stretched.
"Yea, I have a lot of studying to do," December added.
James cracked a grin, "if you guys want a night alone, just tell us."
December look shocked, and Sirius just winked at her.
"December I had no idea," he joked.
She punched him rather hard in the side, "don't get your hopes up Sirius, I really am going home."
He pouted his lips and batted his eyes, "okay but it's your loss." He turned his head in the direction of the young girl that had recently passed him, "I'm sure I can find someone, I mean something else to preoccupy my time."
He winked at James, "I'll see you guys." He dashed off in the direction of the girl he had been watching.
He wasn't going to be alone if he didn't have to be.
December sighed, and then turned and smile at her happily coupled friends, "well, I better get going to."
Before either of them could say a word she apparated.
"I wish those two would just get over themselves," Lily muttered.
James laughed at Lily's naïve perception of Sirius and December. What she saw as a doomed relationship, James saw as the closest either of them would ever come to settling down.
The two walked in a comfortable hug to a small coffee shop on the edge of town. "Cup of Joe?" James joked pointing at the sign.
Lily gave a distorted grin, "no, I'm not really feeling all that well."
Worry entered James expression, "what's wrong."
She smiled at him, "nothing dear, I think I might have caught I minor stomach bug."
A couple of hours later Lily sat in front of the burning fire reading a book. She was always reading. James was going over some paperwork that he meant to do earlier, but had procrastinated so long that he had forgotten about it until they got home.
"What does your day look like tomorrow?" James asked Lily.
She removed her nose from the book she was reading, " we have a meeting, again." She sighed and James noticed her shutter.
"We don't' have to go if you don't want to," James said sympathetically.
Lily looked deeply at him, "we have a responsibility."
"Damn the responsibility, if you want to quit the Order we will," James said a little to vocally.
"James, quite, someone might be listening," she looked nervously around the room and then stared deep into the fire.
"I love you James, and we both know that we're doing the right thing," Lily smiled.
James tried to force a smile and pulled Lily off the chair on onto the couch close to him, "I just couldn't bare to lose you." He felt tears building deep behind his eyes at that thought.
"Hey, we're in this together, your not going to lose me," Lily promised.
James felt his heart falter, "it was such a close shave last time," he closed his eyes at the memory.
Lily shook him gently, "we made it though, we defied him for the second time!"
He looked deep into those eyes, those familiar eyes, "I almost lost you."
She knew he was right, but they didn't have a choice. They couldn't quit now, they were in too deep.
Dark Memories: The Tragedy of Lily and James
I was going to divide it into two separate published works, but I decided to keep it as one. I hope you guys enjoy this story as much as you enjoyed my Seventh Year one. It took a lot out of me to write this one, because it is so dark. It will probably make you cry a bit, and if I accomplish my goal, you'll never look at the HP books the same way again.
Remember nothing is my own.
Read and Review...
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Chapter one: Forbidden Memories
December O'Riley laughed hard as Sirius Black spun her in the cool autumn air.
"Your such a flirt," she teased.
Lily and James walked close behind them, arm in arm. It had been three years since they had left the safety of Hogwarts, and due to the dangerous nature of the wizarding world, smiles and good times came rarely.
The four school hood friends walked happily down the streets of Hogmeade just like old time.
"So, what are you and James doing tonight?" December asked Lily.
"Just hanging out around the house," Lily said casually, "you guys are welcome to come over."
"We wouldn't want to be in the way of the newly weds," she said sarcastically.
"D, we've been married over a year," Lily said shaking her head and rolling her eyes.
December had that look in her eyes, she was about to vulgar, "sex already getting old."
"Is that all you think about?" Lily laughed.
"Yep," December said proudly.
Lily decided to take advantage of the opportunity, "so when are you and Sirius going to get married.?"
December stopped cold in her tracks, "Lils, that is not funny."
December and Sirius could have been the spokes couple for how not to have a successful relationship. At this moment they weren't together, technically. Yet, this technicality changed on a routine basis. Both of them were content on just having fun, and if it lead them to each other on occasion, they accepted it.
"So your not planning on spending the night with him tonight?" Lily pushed.
December rolled her eyes, "that's a low blow Lils."
"Or is that what you plan on doing tonight?" Lily laughed.
December cocked her nose towards the night sky, and caught up with the boys in front of them. It amazed Lily how sensitive December was on the subject of Sirius.
James was right, Lily was the girl he had married. It took him almost two years after Hogwarts to finally propose, but he did it. It was a short engagement, and now the happy couple was inseparable. December had been bitter about the marriage at first, since Lily was her roommate, but now she was living with Beth things were better. It seemed that the only time either Beth or December got to see Lily was if James was included. And where James was, Sirius was close to follow.
James and Sirius were working in positions for the department of muggle relations and Lily was doing accounting work for Griggotts. December had the most exciting career in the group, she was approaching her graduation from Auror academy. She had surprisingly been accepted, and taken the position on a gamble. Beth also had an exciting job, her X-boyfriend Ludo Bagman had got her a position with the International Quidditch Federation. She worked in the planning and development office.
"I love you," James whispered into Lily's ear.
She turned a light shade of scarlet, for some reason those words always made her blush. He kissed her forehead, and held her in a tight embrace as they walked.
A mischievous grin formed on Sirius face and he grabbed December in a violent embrace, "I love you sweetheart," he mocked.
He gave a few slobbery kisses on her face before she finally broke away from his embrace.
"Yuck!" December cooed.
"What?" Sirius asked innocently.
She grabbed Lily out of James arms in protest, and walked a few paces in front of the boys.
"Hey Prongs, 12 O'Clock," Sirius muttered straining his neck to see a young girl as she walked by.
"Padfoot, grow-up," James said shortly.
Sirius shrugged, "what, your not dead yet! Oh I forgot, you got married, your worse than dead." Sirius laughed as he slapped James on the back.
"Your so tactless Sirius," James said coolly.
James motioned to the girls in front of them, "so what's up with you and December?"
Sirius suddenly turned semi serious, " nothing really, we're just friends."
James looked skeptically at Sirius, but decided to drop the subject.
As they walked by the window of the post office, Lily gave a shutter. A list of potential death eaters glowed in the front window. Anthony Points was the newest name added to the list. Lily remember that coldness about him when he and his Slytherin friends had attacked her during her seventh year. She smiled at James remembering how he had saved her.
"So, how is Beth doing?" James asked December suddenly.
"Good, she's been busy," December said flatly.
James knew what was bugging December, Beth and Peter had been dating about a month, and she was feeling like she was about to lose another roommate.
"I hear her and Peter have been spending a lot of time together," James continued.
"I suppose, I don't really get to talk to her all that much," December said emotionless. Lily gave James a warning poke in the side, she knew that this wasn't a great subject to discuss with December. She thought Peter had become a sneaky prat, who was always meddling in everybody's business. Personally, Lily thought December was just lonely and misdirecting her emotions.
"So you guys coming over tonight or not?" Lily asked loudly to catch everybody's attention.
December gave Sirius a strange look, and he gave a yawn. "I think I'm going to go home a catch a nap," Sirius said as he stretched.
"Yea, I have a lot of studying to do," December added.
James cracked a grin, "if you guys want a night alone, just tell us."
December look shocked, and Sirius just winked at her.
"December I had no idea," he joked.
She punched him rather hard in the side, "don't get your hopes up Sirius, I really am going home."
He pouted his lips and batted his eyes, "okay but it's your loss." He turned his head in the direction of the young girl that had recently passed him, "I'm sure I can find someone, I mean something else to preoccupy my time."
He winked at James, "I'll see you guys." He dashed off in the direction of the girl he had been watching.
He wasn't going to be alone if he didn't have to be.
December sighed, and then turned and smile at her happily coupled friends, "well, I better get going to."
Before either of them could say a word she apparated.
"I wish those two would just get over themselves," Lily muttered.
James laughed at Lily's naïve perception of Sirius and December. What she saw as a doomed relationship, James saw as the closest either of them would ever come to settling down.
The two walked in a comfortable hug to a small coffee shop on the edge of town. "Cup of Joe?" James joked pointing at the sign.
Lily gave a distorted grin, "no, I'm not really feeling all that well."
Worry entered James expression, "what's wrong."
She smiled at him, "nothing dear, I think I might have caught I minor stomach bug."
A couple of hours later Lily sat in front of the burning fire reading a book. She was always reading. James was going over some paperwork that he meant to do earlier, but had procrastinated so long that he had forgotten about it until they got home.
"What does your day look like tomorrow?" James asked Lily.
She removed her nose from the book she was reading, " we have a meeting, again." She sighed and James noticed her shutter.
"We don't' have to go if you don't want to," James said sympathetically.
Lily looked deeply at him, "we have a responsibility."
"Damn the responsibility, if you want to quit the Order we will," James said a little to vocally.
"James, quite, someone might be listening," she looked nervously around the room and then stared deep into the fire.
"I love you James, and we both know that we're doing the right thing," Lily smiled.
James tried to force a smile and pulled Lily off the chair on onto the couch close to him, "I just couldn't bare to lose you." He felt tears building deep behind his eyes at that thought.
"Hey, we're in this together, your not going to lose me," Lily promised.
James felt his heart falter, "it was such a close shave last time," he closed his eyes at the memory.
Lily shook him gently, "we made it though, we defied him for the second time!"
He looked deep into those eyes, those familiar eyes, "I almost lost you."
She knew he was right, but they didn't have a choice. They couldn't quit now, they were in too deep.