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Lily ran out of the great hall, looking for an exit. There was no telling who the werewolf boy was working for, who he might be. It wasn't safe for her, he might be dangerous. He certainly wasn't the first werewolf she had ever dealt with, and if worst came to worst, probably not the last. She started pacing the hall thinking of her options. She could-
"Hey, Lily, what's up?" Sirius had run after her. She stopped, and gazed on with suspicion as Potter and the werewolf backed him. She started backing up against the wall, bearing her position. He didn't look hostile (the werewolf), but if need be she could run. "Lily? Anyone there?" Sirius asked again, stepping towards her.
Lily panicked, turned and ran. Out the door, onto the lawn, towards the forest. The sun sat on the horizon, making her surroundings just visible. It was just visible enough to run through the overwhelming grey mist. Behind her she could hear the other boys shouts of amazement, and then their pounding footsteps.
She stumbled slightly, her cloak weighing her down. She couldn't run half as fast in it as she could normally. She started panting, drawing in the dew-ey air. She whimpered.
Behind her, James, Sirius, and Remus were running after her, James in the lead. The girl could run. At once James took a flying leap, tackling Lily.
Lily fell, James on top of her. He didn't moth, regaining his composure and his breath.
"Potter? Get the hell off me" Lily wheezed. James was heavy. He looked down on her, slightly annoyed that she had ruined his breakfast for this little morning jog.
"Actually, I don't think I will. What the hell is wrong with you?"
"James, cut it out." The werewolf boy looked at James with meaning. James sighed and slowly hoisted him and Lily to their feet, keeping a firm grasp on Lily's upper arm. It would probably be bruised tomorrow. Sirius looked at her with something that appeared sympathetic and amazed lingering in his eyes. She felt bad for putting him through this.
"Fine, but we're getting some answers." Lily rolled her eyes, feeling yet another argument coming on between her and James.
"And why should I even consider talking to you Potter? Like I even care what you and your pathetic friends think? I have better things to do." Lily said harshly, and turned to look towards the forest, expecting another smart-ass comment from Potter, but none came. The silence was eerie in the morning mist. She turned back around.
"Ouch Lily, that hurt." Sirius commented quietly, looking downcast. Lily looked at him, feeling a spot in her heart softening for him. She sighed, realizing that she had offended probably the first true friend she had known in a long time. Running for your life didn't give time for friendships. She didn't stay long enough in each place to make any. It all worked out, but now it was screwed.
She sighed again, watching Sirius's disappointed expression. A stray tear fell from her eye, staining a little path on her cheek. Every one of the guys watched it fall from her face, turning to deep blood red as it left her face and hit the ground. Sirius's expression hardened. She turned towards the werewolf boy.
"Do it. Kill me now, I don't care. I don't care at all, I'm sick of it. Kill me now." She murmured in a soft voice, raising her eyes to look in his beautiful golden ones.
He looked at her in surprise, his mouth opening slightly.
"Look, I know you're a werewolf, ok? Just make whoever it is you're working for happy, and do it! I can't take this!"
"H-how d-d-do you..." Remus stammered uncertainly, as Lily broke down in front of him, more tears streaming down her face. She tried to dash away but James kept a firm hold on her arm. She started struggling, causing him to grab her around the waist, turn her around, and face her towards Remus.
Sirius smiled slightly to himself, as Lily immediately stopped crying and regained a pissed expression on her face as she looked at James. She glared at him, her mouth drawn into a straight line, her eyes twinkling. "You know, in any other situation, this would be funny." Sirius remarked, causing Lily to glare at him too. Remus smiled at him.
"Ha...ha...ha." Lily laughed dryly. "I am just SO amused."
"Really? Well, I really hope you're having a good time. We do try our best after all. You wouldn't believe the TIME and EFFORT we spend trying to brighten other people's days." Sirius remarked cheerfully, a mischievous smile lingering on his lips.
"Effort Padfoot? You really shouldn't be the one talking. I'm the one holding her." James chimed in, causing all three boys to laugh. Lily smiled weakly, despite herself.
"Look, look!" Sirius suddenly pointed at Lily, imitating an excited 5- year-old. "Look, little Lily smiled! Mommy, mommy, I want a smiling Lily! Can I get one? Pleeeease?" at this everyone turned and looked at him. Lily stopped smiling and began to look slightly concerned.
"Um, is he okay?" Lily looked towards Remus. Who nodded and smiled in return.
"Just ignore him, he rarely has fits of sanity. This is perfectly normal."
"Oh." Lily paused, looking around at the three boys. They had bonded so quickly, forgetting their current situation. Everyone seemed to remember it now, as Lily shifted uncomfortably under James's hand. "I suppose we should get things straight." She murmured, mostly to herself.
Remus stepped forward. "Look, I don't know how you know, but I am a werewolf. I'm also not working for anyone, and have no desire at all to kill you. My name's Remus Lupin." He spoke bravely to her, compassion etched on his features. She hesitated.
"Ok, I'm sorry then. Especially to you Sirius, I didn't mean anything by what I said. I just haven't had anyone be this nice to me in a while, without wanting something in return. I didn't know how to deal." Silence ensued once again, while the new friends smiled at each other. Lily turned towards James, who raised his chin slightly, obviously expecting an apology. She smiled.
"You know, you can let go of my arm now." He did so quickly, blushing slightly, and she strode up, back towards the castle. His mouth popped open.
"What, that's it? No apology or anything?" James shouted after her, Sirius's and Remus's laughter echoing in the open space. Lily turned and waved, smiling triumphantly. As she opened the front doors, she thought to herself that perhaps Hogwarts wasn't such a bad place after all.
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Lily ran out of the great hall, looking for an exit. There was no telling who the werewolf boy was working for, who he might be. It wasn't safe for her, he might be dangerous. He certainly wasn't the first werewolf she had ever dealt with, and if worst came to worst, probably not the last. She started pacing the hall thinking of her options. She could-
"Hey, Lily, what's up?" Sirius had run after her. She stopped, and gazed on with suspicion as Potter and the werewolf backed him. She started backing up against the wall, bearing her position. He didn't look hostile (the werewolf), but if need be she could run. "Lily? Anyone there?" Sirius asked again, stepping towards her.
Lily panicked, turned and ran. Out the door, onto the lawn, towards the forest. The sun sat on the horizon, making her surroundings just visible. It was just visible enough to run through the overwhelming grey mist. Behind her she could hear the other boys shouts of amazement, and then their pounding footsteps.
She stumbled slightly, her cloak weighing her down. She couldn't run half as fast in it as she could normally. She started panting, drawing in the dew-ey air. She whimpered.
Behind her, James, Sirius, and Remus were running after her, James in the lead. The girl could run. At once James took a flying leap, tackling Lily.
Lily fell, James on top of her. He didn't moth, regaining his composure and his breath.
"Potter? Get the hell off me" Lily wheezed. James was heavy. He looked down on her, slightly annoyed that she had ruined his breakfast for this little morning jog.
"Actually, I don't think I will. What the hell is wrong with you?"
"James, cut it out." The werewolf boy looked at James with meaning. James sighed and slowly hoisted him and Lily to their feet, keeping a firm grasp on Lily's upper arm. It would probably be bruised tomorrow. Sirius looked at her with something that appeared sympathetic and amazed lingering in his eyes. She felt bad for putting him through this.
"Fine, but we're getting some answers." Lily rolled her eyes, feeling yet another argument coming on between her and James.
"And why should I even consider talking to you Potter? Like I even care what you and your pathetic friends think? I have better things to do." Lily said harshly, and turned to look towards the forest, expecting another smart-ass comment from Potter, but none came. The silence was eerie in the morning mist. She turned back around.
"Ouch Lily, that hurt." Sirius commented quietly, looking downcast. Lily looked at him, feeling a spot in her heart softening for him. She sighed, realizing that she had offended probably the first true friend she had known in a long time. Running for your life didn't give time for friendships. She didn't stay long enough in each place to make any. It all worked out, but now it was screwed.
She sighed again, watching Sirius's disappointed expression. A stray tear fell from her eye, staining a little path on her cheek. Every one of the guys watched it fall from her face, turning to deep blood red as it left her face and hit the ground. Sirius's expression hardened. She turned towards the werewolf boy.
"Do it. Kill me now, I don't care. I don't care at all, I'm sick of it. Kill me now." She murmured in a soft voice, raising her eyes to look in his beautiful golden ones.
He looked at her in surprise, his mouth opening slightly.
"Look, I know you're a werewolf, ok? Just make whoever it is you're working for happy, and do it! I can't take this!"
"H-how d-d-do you..." Remus stammered uncertainly, as Lily broke down in front of him, more tears streaming down her face. She tried to dash away but James kept a firm hold on her arm. She started struggling, causing him to grab her around the waist, turn her around, and face her towards Remus.
Sirius smiled slightly to himself, as Lily immediately stopped crying and regained a pissed expression on her face as she looked at James. She glared at him, her mouth drawn into a straight line, her eyes twinkling. "You know, in any other situation, this would be funny." Sirius remarked, causing Lily to glare at him too. Remus smiled at him.
"Ha...ha...ha." Lily laughed dryly. "I am just SO amused."
"Really? Well, I really hope you're having a good time. We do try our best after all. You wouldn't believe the TIME and EFFORT we spend trying to brighten other people's days." Sirius remarked cheerfully, a mischievous smile lingering on his lips.
"Effort Padfoot? You really shouldn't be the one talking. I'm the one holding her." James chimed in, causing all three boys to laugh. Lily smiled weakly, despite herself.
"Look, look!" Sirius suddenly pointed at Lily, imitating an excited 5- year-old. "Look, little Lily smiled! Mommy, mommy, I want a smiling Lily! Can I get one? Pleeeease?" at this everyone turned and looked at him. Lily stopped smiling and began to look slightly concerned.
"Um, is he okay?" Lily looked towards Remus. Who nodded and smiled in return.
"Just ignore him, he rarely has fits of sanity. This is perfectly normal."
"Oh." Lily paused, looking around at the three boys. They had bonded so quickly, forgetting their current situation. Everyone seemed to remember it now, as Lily shifted uncomfortably under James's hand. "I suppose we should get things straight." She murmured, mostly to herself.
Remus stepped forward. "Look, I don't know how you know, but I am a werewolf. I'm also not working for anyone, and have no desire at all to kill you. My name's Remus Lupin." He spoke bravely to her, compassion etched on his features. She hesitated.
"Ok, I'm sorry then. Especially to you Sirius, I didn't mean anything by what I said. I just haven't had anyone be this nice to me in a while, without wanting something in return. I didn't know how to deal." Silence ensued once again, while the new friends smiled at each other. Lily turned towards James, who raised his chin slightly, obviously expecting an apology. She smiled.
"You know, you can let go of my arm now." He did so quickly, blushing slightly, and she strode up, back towards the castle. His mouth popped open.
"What, that's it? No apology or anything?" James shouted after her, Sirius's and Remus's laughter echoing in the open space. Lily turned and waved, smiling triumphantly. As she opened the front doors, she thought to herself that perhaps Hogwarts wasn't such a bad place after all.
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