The next morning, Sirius woke up to see sunlight flooding through his open window. Rubbing his eyes, he looked over to see James' empty bed. For a fleeting second, he thought that James had gone down to breakfast early, before remembering that James was lying in the Hospital Wing, unconcious. Feeling empty and lost, Sirius got out of bed and started to get dressed.
A few minutes later, Peter and Remus woke up too and began to get ready for the day. The boys dressed in silence, avoiding each others' eyes. When they reached the Great Hall, a few students, all female, looked their way. Some of them stared at Sirius longingly, others eyed each of the boys, obviously wondering why James wasn't with them. The Marauders walked to the Gryffindor table, taking seats across from Lily Evans. Lily looked up at them, noticing that James, for once, wasn't there. She smirked, taking up hte opportunity to insult James behind his back. "Where's little Jamsie?" she asked, "Let me guess. He was doing some spell and it backfired, landing him in the hospital wing." Sirius' hands were shaking violently, his knuckles white from gripping his fork so tightly. "Shut up..." he mumbled, not looking at Lily. She laughed and continued. "Or maybe the idiot wandered into the Forbidden Forest and got himself into a fight with a werewolf!" Sirius stood up so suddenly that his eggs went flying. He glared at Lily before turning on his heel and stalking out of the Great Hall. Lily stopped laughing and turned towards Remus. "What's his problem?" she asked. Remus shook his head, his voice cold. "Just drop it, Lily." Remus, too, stood up and left to find Sirius. Peter, grabbed a piece of toast and followed, leaving a shocked and confused Lily behind.
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Sirius sat in his dormitory with his back against his bed, his arms wrapped around his knees. His eyes were blurred by tears, so it took him a moment to realize who had just entered the room. Remus walked over to Sirius and sat down next to him, putting his arm around his shoulder. "Look, Sirius..." Remus started, but Sirius interupted him. "She doesn't get it! James is lying unconcious, and all she can do is insult him. She doesn't even care about him. If he were to die right now..." Sirius' voice trailed off, and a silence filled the room. Remus took a deep breath and tried again. "Don't tell yourself that Lily doesn't care, Sirius. Of course she cares, she just doesn't know. If she knew what had happened, she wouldn't have said all of those things." Sirius glared at him, anger rising in his chest. "Oh, so now your sticking up for Lily? I thought you were my friend, Moony, but I guess I was wrong. Why don't -" The door to the common room opened and Peter ran in, breathing heavily. "Do you think she knows, Remus? She mentioned getting attacked by -" Peter froze when he saw the scene in front of him. "Why don't you go back to your little girlfriend where you belong, since you obviously don't care about me and James." Sirius hissed, fresh tears pouring out of his eyes. For the second time that day, he got up and walked out of the room, feeling furious at Remus and desperate for comfort.
Peter watched Sirius leave, then turned to Remus. "What just happened?" Remus sighed and told Peter what had happened. "Well, I came up here to tell Sirius that Lily didn't know what she was talking about, but he got mad at me and said I was sticking up for Lily and that I was supposed to be on his side." Peter just stared at Remus, at a loss for words, so Remus started up a new conversation. "So, what were you saying about Lily?"
Peter continued to stare, as though he had no idea what was going through his mind only moments before. Then his eyes lit up in understanding and he started to explain. "Well, Lily seemed to know that James was in the hospital wing, and then she mention an attack by a werewolf, which is what happened..." Peter paused, waiting for Remus' reaction, but he said nothing, so Peter continued. "So I think that Lily knows more than she should, and it wasn't some strange coincidence." Remus was silent for a second, before smiling. "You, know, Peter, you are pretty smart to figure that out." Remus' smile quickly evaporated and was replaced by a frown. "But if that is true, then we need to do something about it." Peter nodded, hoping that Remus already had a plan. Remus remained silent, thinking of a good plan. Finally, he said, "I think we need to find out how much Lily knows."
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Ok, that was a bit longer than most of my chapters, but it's not like that's a bad thing, right? I'm going to start on the next chapter now, and then you can find out about Remus' plan and whats going on in Sirius' head.
A few minutes later, Peter and Remus woke up too and began to get ready for the day. The boys dressed in silence, avoiding each others' eyes. When they reached the Great Hall, a few students, all female, looked their way. Some of them stared at Sirius longingly, others eyed each of the boys, obviously wondering why James wasn't with them. The Marauders walked to the Gryffindor table, taking seats across from Lily Evans. Lily looked up at them, noticing that James, for once, wasn't there. She smirked, taking up hte opportunity to insult James behind his back. "Where's little Jamsie?" she asked, "Let me guess. He was doing some spell and it backfired, landing him in the hospital wing." Sirius' hands were shaking violently, his knuckles white from gripping his fork so tightly. "Shut up..." he mumbled, not looking at Lily. She laughed and continued. "Or maybe the idiot wandered into the Forbidden Forest and got himself into a fight with a werewolf!" Sirius stood up so suddenly that his eggs went flying. He glared at Lily before turning on his heel and stalking out of the Great Hall. Lily stopped laughing and turned towards Remus. "What's his problem?" she asked. Remus shook his head, his voice cold. "Just drop it, Lily." Remus, too, stood up and left to find Sirius. Peter, grabbed a piece of toast and followed, leaving a shocked and confused Lily behind.
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Sirius sat in his dormitory with his back against his bed, his arms wrapped around his knees. His eyes were blurred by tears, so it took him a moment to realize who had just entered the room. Remus walked over to Sirius and sat down next to him, putting his arm around his shoulder. "Look, Sirius..." Remus started, but Sirius interupted him. "She doesn't get it! James is lying unconcious, and all she can do is insult him. She doesn't even care about him. If he were to die right now..." Sirius' voice trailed off, and a silence filled the room. Remus took a deep breath and tried again. "Don't tell yourself that Lily doesn't care, Sirius. Of course she cares, she just doesn't know. If she knew what had happened, she wouldn't have said all of those things." Sirius glared at him, anger rising in his chest. "Oh, so now your sticking up for Lily? I thought you were my friend, Moony, but I guess I was wrong. Why don't -" The door to the common room opened and Peter ran in, breathing heavily. "Do you think she knows, Remus? She mentioned getting attacked by -" Peter froze when he saw the scene in front of him. "Why don't you go back to your little girlfriend where you belong, since you obviously don't care about me and James." Sirius hissed, fresh tears pouring out of his eyes. For the second time that day, he got up and walked out of the room, feeling furious at Remus and desperate for comfort.
Peter watched Sirius leave, then turned to Remus. "What just happened?" Remus sighed and told Peter what had happened. "Well, I came up here to tell Sirius that Lily didn't know what she was talking about, but he got mad at me and said I was sticking up for Lily and that I was supposed to be on his side." Peter just stared at Remus, at a loss for words, so Remus started up a new conversation. "So, what were you saying about Lily?"
Peter continued to stare, as though he had no idea what was going through his mind only moments before. Then his eyes lit up in understanding and he started to explain. "Well, Lily seemed to know that James was in the hospital wing, and then she mention an attack by a werewolf, which is what happened..." Peter paused, waiting for Remus' reaction, but he said nothing, so Peter continued. "So I think that Lily knows more than she should, and it wasn't some strange coincidence." Remus was silent for a second, before smiling. "You, know, Peter, you are pretty smart to figure that out." Remus' smile quickly evaporated and was replaced by a frown. "But if that is true, then we need to do something about it." Peter nodded, hoping that Remus already had a plan. Remus remained silent, thinking of a good plan. Finally, he said, "I think we need to find out how much Lily knows."
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Ok, that was a bit longer than most of my chapters, but it's not like that's a bad thing, right? I'm going to start on the next chapter now, and then you can find out about Remus' plan and whats going on in Sirius' head.