Pistol
by: MerlinsApprentince
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A/N: 2nd Chapter.... What a surprise I usually don't do this kinda chapter things...The plot is being made known now... Muwhahahaahahahahahahaha *shurgs* Oh well... enjoy!!!! *glomps new marshmallow fluff mummy bought*
Disclaimer: Nope not mine. Uh Uh. Neber Ever. *sniff sniff*
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Lily was in a rage as she hopped into the common room full of younger students. Even after an hour of trying to reconcile with the idiot which totally blew back into her face. Why did he have to start this all over again? At the thoughts Lily's temper rose quickly and she closed her eyes rubbing Malley's fur more roughly then she intended. Hissing her black fur gleaming she jumped off her lap and with a disdainful look sauntered off. "Great! Now even you won't listen to my complaints Malley!" Lily called back to the cat throwing her Transfiguration work on the ground and flopped onto her bed. This was the first time she was considering skipping her classes.
She could fake ill. She always worked at home, when she didn't want to eat Grandma's Beef Stew. It was sounding like a good idea especially since she didn't want to run into Potter. Both of them were stubborn and it would take a miracle for both of them -even one of them- to apologize. And running into Clem or Sirius could prove fatal. She could burst with what she found out any time now in this condition. Silently Lily headed down the steps and eyed the common room. Ah, yes no one would suspect that Lily Goody Two Shoes Evans was skipping class. Absurd.
"Annie? I'm going to the restroom... I don't feel that well. If anyone comes for me tell them I'm sick" she stated to a Gryffindor 4th year who sat at the chess table.
Annie looked up. "What?... Oh Ok Lil..." she said slowly her mind completely into the game.Lily could trust Annie not to remember a word she was saying right now, so if someone was looking for her no one would find her. But Lil would have someone to rely on if she was accused of skipping.
Quietly she took off, leaving the common room heading down the long winding corridors. So many of them. But Lil knew which one she wanted to take.
She wanted out of this school. Onto the grounds. Her robes swished with her hurried steps as she took another turn and found herself in the main hallway, the Hogwarts seal before her at the entrance of the Magic School. Lily sailed down the steps and was out of the school in a heartbeat. The fresh autumn air soothed her boiling nerves. It danced around her fiery flesh making her hair join along in the dance, tendrils flying here and there. The lawn was empty for most of the students were in their individual classes. On the left was the Greenhouses. She would go there to soothe herself to relax and there was no other way to relax other then being in a big pile of dirt that was at least knee deep. But Professor Sprout was conducting classes and she surely didn't want to get caught, by the teacher no less.
So the Greenhouse was out of the question.
She could go to her right where the lake and the squid layed. But Lily didn't really have a fondness for the school squid and she didn't like water, because she never learned how to swim. Finally Lily looked striaght forward. She could go visit the gamekeeper, Loki. He was awfully nice and certainly wouldn't turn her in. So it was decided. She would go relax with a talk from Loki. With the fresh air and the scent of the afternoon grass and the warm sunshine, Lily felt tons better already. It was probably being cooped up in classrooms and doing work that made her blow up like that. If she were her regular self she would have been much more curteous to Potter. It really wasn't his fault once you think about it. Might have been the case of having to be there at the wrong place at the wrong time. Still didn't cover that Potter was an obnixious, stubborn flirt who couldn't control his temper as much as she could. But they were going to have to get that project done and she wasn't going to do it all alone.
Looks like Lily was going to have to apologize. All over again.
Just without being stubborn mule that she was. While she headed down the grassy plain she saw something glitter in the corner of her eye. Lily turned her head and looked toward the Forbidden Forest. Thats where it had come from. She starred a moment longer and the flash of light - the glitter - came again.Something was being reflected in the light because it came at different points. Lily starred again becoming attracted to the tiny pinpoint of the brilliant glare. Maybe she could take a detour toward the Forbidden Forest. Lily was skipping class, why not do something else dangerous?
Besides she wasn't planning to go all the way in. Just toward the edge. Thats where the light looked like it was anyways. She would just get whatever it was and then get out. Not a problem. Lily shurgged , pulling her loose tendrils into a messy ponytail and adventure gleaming in her eyes, heading in.
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James sighed, every minute running his hands through his hair. That girl was impossible. A pistol, she was. He sighed as he paced inside the dormitory, infront of his bed. He didn't understand her one bit. They were so close and she had to ruin it!
He sighed sitting down on the bed. Maybe she hadn't ruined the compromise. He was stubborn and wouldn't admit to apologizing. But it wasn't his fault! He had no idea she was coming around that corner. Not that he could blame her for blaming him. He was a likely suspect, the marvelous trickster he was. But he rather didn't like being a suspect for something he didn't do. And this Lily--- she wasn't an easy charmer. So he couldn't flirt his way out of the situation. She was smart.
'Maybe you should just apologize---even though you didn't do it' a small voice in the back of his mind said. James frowned. Now why in the word would he want to do that? 'Because Mr.Potter one, you don't want to get an F in Transfiguration. Mcgonnagall would surely never let you forget it' the voice went on. 'And two...You like having someone who could fight back to your wonderful witty remarks' James frowned and even though one side of him was saying that it was bloody impossible but a small part of him said it was true. It was nice to have an challenge once and awhile. Sirius often challenged him to a witty game of sarcastic remarks but he was so predictable. Remus thought it stupid. Peter couldn't think of a halfway decent sentence in a challenge. And he knew no girls who would do that. So for a change it was nice.
James shurgged. Well it was a possibilty. 'Thats right, James. Be a man. Say Sorry' the voice exchanged merrily. "Yeah Maybe later" he grunted silently giving in. And he really didn't want to get on Mcgonnagall's bad side this year. Last year He, Sirius, and Peter and snuck out to see Remus as a were wolf, and they were almost caught changing into animals. Mcgonnagall was still mad, blasted taking a bunch of housepoints away from what he won in the qudditch game that year. James took a sigh and layed down in a flop. Instead of feeling his head hit the soft mattress he felt solid firmness. "Ah!" he exclaimed rubbing the back of his head in pain. Where his head was so convientantly layed a few of his textbooks. He saw that instead of having one he had 2 transfiguration books. He took the one on top and opened it. In neat headwriting where it said "This book belongs to: " was Lily Evans. 'Ha you have an excuse now!' the little voice in his head taunted in a sing songy voice. "Would you just shut up?" James hissed slamming the book and and stood up. No matter how much he hated that little voice, it had a point. He had a excuse to slip in and apologize... despite that he didn't do anything. "Well its worth a shot..." he muttured taking the dogeared book and headed out the boys dormitory.
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Lily looked through the branches and trees. It really wasn't all that bad once you went in. She heard about detentions where Flinch the caretaker would have people go out to the Forbidden Forest do clean up. They came back alive. And all she was planning to do was get that necklace or bracelet or whatever it was out there and come right back and go see Loki. It was going to be swift and easy.
The forest smelt damp and murky like an old attic that hadn't had any fresh air. The sun instantly blocked out once she furthered in and big trees stood around her. A million little twitches and noises made Lily's head turn. The forest was far from empty. The chittering of squrriels and other rodents, the buzzing of the insects, and sometimes the cracking of twigs and sticks of rather larger animals then expected. Softly she stepped around the large roots of the immense trees and turned around trying to not get her already worn robe torn to bits. Thinking she was probably going to have to go to Diagon Alley soon.
Suddenly another bright reflection caught her eye. "Aha" Lily whispered taking a giant step over a abnormally huge root. The whatever -it- was was just around the corner. Taking a few more giant strides she turned. She swear she saw the blinking here... Lily took another little step to the right searching all around and suddenly lost her foot hold.
"Ahhhhhh!"
Lily slid down a small crevice that was unseen in the dark of the woods, slipping and yelling piercing the silence that had haunted the forest for quite some time. As the ride ended she found herself on the bottom of the hill decorated with leafs in her hair and dirt digging into her cloak. "Great" Lily hissed standing up shaking the leaves from her red hair and dirt from her cloak. "Couldn't get any worse" she mumbled looking up at the long ride she took to get down here. It was like someone dug a huge hole and this was one of the sides to it. Turning furouisly hoping to find another way out Lily found that she had stepped on something. Lifting her foot she revealed what she was looking for.
"Ah here you are" she whispered scooping up necklace, amongst the dirt and leaves. It was a simple necklace, a simple silver string and hanging from it was a tiny gem incircled with silver. Lily frowned trying to dechipher the color of the elegant jewel. There was someone colors incircled into. If you hold it one way it was gleaming like a sapphire, another it was a brilliant emerald, and then in a different diagonal its was red ruby. It was simple but took Lily's breath away. It was beautiful. Suddenly she had a strong feeling and silently run a finger down her smooth gem. It was so smooth. Suddenly at Lily's touch the gem erupted into a million pieces of blind white light shattering through the darkness of the forest breaking through the leaves.
"Whoa"
Stepping back quickly she dropped the necklace onto the ground and light disappeared. Lily stared at the gem. The Gem stared back. "It certainly is a beautiful gem isn't it?" a melodic voice asked and Lily jumped back slipping on the leaves landing on her back. From the shadows, were one second ago the light revealed was a field of trees, was a white figure like a horse but a large spiraling horn erupted from her forehead. Lily had heard mircalous tales about these creatures. Pure and Beautiful they were described as, as if visited by a dream. Drinking their blood gives you life, but death at the same time. Their hair was used in wands.
Unicorns.
Lily gaped at the Unicorn before her, standing galliantly her eyes twinkling with mischief. When she heard it talk it really wasn't speaking, Lily heard the unicorn's thoughts on the necklace through her mind. The Unicorn looked humored chuckling in thought. Lily hurriedly stood up not losing eye on the Unicorn. She hadn't learned anything about them if they were dangerous or not. She heard that when the wand makers fetched for a unicorn hair they ended up with serouis injuries. Fumbling in her robes she pulled out her wand, ready to defend herself. The unicorn took a quick step back at the sight of the weapon but still held a friendly twinkle in its eyes. "Now child there is no need to be frightened. Put the weapon done" it instructed firmly but still with a friendly note in hand. Lily starred still frightened in shock silently decided it was better to obey it then deny it. Silently she put it in the edge of her sleeve just incase she really needed to have a quick grab at it. "W-Who are you...?" she whispered softly edging back. "My name is Uniacolumouis but you humans can call me... Unia" she stated and bowed deeply her horn dropping elegantly. Lily stepped back looking at the glinting sharpness of the horn. "Um ... ok... I'm Lily.. .Lily Evans" with that unsure Lily bowed copying the unicorns acts. Unia chuckled softly at Lily's nervousness.
"Do you go to Hogwarts my dear?" she asked softly eyeing the firghtened 6th year. Lily knodded softly forgotting the necklace that she had dropped and attracted the young unicorn. "Yes" she explained quietly eyeing any means of escape. Unia just chuckled softly. "My dear there is no need to be frightened. I was brought by the light." And with her majestic horn she knudged to the forgotten object on the floor.
Lily looked down and instantly remembered the necklace she found abadoned in the valley of leaves and dirt. She had bouts of memory and remembered that when she had touched it brilliant light spilled from its core. Lily frowned looking back up at the unicorn removing a strand of red hair. "The light??? I mean... Did I.... Did I....?" Unia gave a smile, or what a smile would look like on a unicorn. "The necklace has found a new mate Mylady" she explained looking down at the elegant necklace. "What excatly is it I mean? And why did the light break out?" Questions suddenly burst through Lily and she wanted answers for all of them.
"Maybe you should take it before it dirties my dear"
Lily stopped and without any word, picked up the elegant jewelry wiping the few leaves and dirt clogs that decided to hang. Looking at it Lily found herself unlatching the lock and putting it safely around her neck. "It is a beautiful suitor for you" the unicorn whispered with delicacy as she eyed the dormant gem. Lily looked up all resentment and unsureness forgotten. "What do you mean the necklace has found its mate?"
Unia shurgged. "The necklace can not just belong to anybody. It chooses who it wishes to reside to. The jewelry is more then a piece of jewelry. This necklace is a life. A power. Quite mysterious actually"
Lily frowned as she played around the smooth ness of the gem. "Why was it in the Forbidden Forest though? I mean its so beautiful---""
"But dangerous"
The young girl stopped talking as she let the gem fall from her grasp and land with a loud thud on her chest.
Suddenly in amazement Lily stepped back as the forest was broken with a million brilliant strands of light emitting from the bright gem and is flashed and suddenly to her horror sink into her flesh. It was glowing and pushing Lily's skin apart digging itself into her body , into her heart. Lily gasped but hadn't felt the slightest inch of pain anywhere on her body. Forcing itself tightly suddenly the light flashed off and breathing heavily Lily thurst forward as the necklace--or whatever it was-- made a rightful home in her body.
Unia watched it all with fascination but without a hint of surprise or horror like Lily's own face betrayed."What.... What just happened?" Lily stuttered after a moment of regaining her compusure her hand still resting lightly over her heart. "The necklace is now one with you. You have its powers and it has your ability of your human body whenever it feels the need"
"Control? Now wait a minute what do you mean control---" but once again Lily was broken off. That seemed to be happening alot today. It would be a miracle if she could ever finish a sentence. But Lily had a good reason to stop talking. Suddenly she felt something hot breath down her neck.
"Light..... the light!!!!"
Lily suddenly jumped back her hearts beat raising fast in pace. Standing not far from her and Unia was a ragged disformed creature something limp and horried beyond all reasoning. What strands of hair it had left was clinging to his bald head and its white pale eyes, pale milk white eyes starred quietly at Lily. A cloak was held around his body that was on all fours leaning forward his nose sniffing loudly. "The light... i smell it.... the beautiful light...." it hissed his voice sounding like a nail across the blackboard but it broke with sometimes a sandy raspy voice ((A/N: Think Gollum except larger with a cloak and blind eyes )) . Lily watched horror feeling all emotion inside of her as she fumbled for the wand in her sleeve. With her luck it had fallen out when the gem inclosed into her and it was hidden amongst the leaves and broken branches were she had stood before. "Oh no Oh no no no" she muttured swiftly searching frantically in her sleeve trying desperately to stay ahold of her sanity and control.
But so far it wasn't working.
"Oh no!" she cried in dispair her eyes never leaving the creature as she bent down in hope of finding the wand on the ground. "The light" whatever it was hissed loudly as it suddenly leapt with surpising speed and agility despite his deformed back the ragged bumps of his spine seen visible through the tattered cloak. "Ohh!!!" Lily cried as she jumped back and Unia stepped forward her horn glaring brightly in hopes of scaring it off. But it advanced despite the desperate hissing for the light. Lily hide dutifully behind the Unicorn's huge silken body. "What is that thing?!" she exclaimed loudly all her disgust poured into those few words. Unia leaped forward horn up as she took a lunge upon It who hung from the trees in the soft darkness of the forest.
"Light... must get light....master.... master needs light!!!!"
Lily was pulled away suddenly feeling something wrap tightly around her ankle. Something wet slimy and at the sametime scaly and dry. "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!"she scearmed as she landed painfully on the floor slamming herself down sharply as it yanked sharply on her ankle. "Unia!!!" she exclaimed frantically grabbing tightly to anything leaves dirt broken branches. "Unia!'
The unicorn turned around sharply unsure. The shadow was throwing from branch to branch before her taunting the confused Unia and something was still pulling Lily deeper and deeper into the forest.
The grasp around Lily's leg tighten and she scearmed loud and clear breaking all silence and sound in the forest and school.
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James silently held the two transfiguration books together and headed down the common room steps. All his classmates were still working on that packet that Lily was hiding somewhere. All the students in the common room were ethier younger then him or a few could have been older.
Searching around he tried to look for any friends she might have known and relied on to tell where she went. It wasn't very hard. Even though he felt guilty about admitting it the girl wasn't at all that friendly. Scanning the room with his brillliant green stare, he saw no Clementine or Lady but did see Annie a person he saw Lily talk to frequently. He pulled himself all the way down the steps and hurried through the crowd to Annie , a small mouse like girl with large glasses and ratty brown hair. "Hey girl" he called out softly and landed next to her on the gryffindor couch looking at the game she was hypnotized in. "Hmm?"
"Hi, I um I'm looking for Lily Evans. Do you have any idea where she might be?"
Annie looked up from her knowledgeable stare at the chess board. "Yes. Bathroom. Sick" James sighed. He knew somehow that it was a lie. Lily didn't look the least bit sick or tired but rather quite the opposite she was hot and agiatated. He sighed raising his eyebrows. "Well... thanks then" he stated slowly raising up and headed out of the common room. He was going to have to search for her himself holding the Transfiguartion books under his arms.
"Great this is going to be fun" James muttured blowing a raven lock away from his face and headed around the corner and stocked out the library. No red head. Silently he turned around and headed towards the girl's restroom. Maybe she did have to suddenly go to the bathroom?
" 'Scuse me do you mind?" he asked a small girl who looked like she was in her 2nd year with white blonde hair held into a ponytail and brown eyes. "Yes?" she mummured with a slight itialian accent looking up slightly confused. "Do you mind going into the bathroom and...?"
At that excat moment (everyone must have had problems finishing their sentences) when a scream broke out into the silent school ringing against all the students ears. Everyone pretty much ignored it, for a scream was hardly unusal especially when it came from the Forbidden Forest, but when James heard it echo throughout the long hallways he jumped with familiarity. "Lily?" he asked himself and checking for his wand he hurried out the front steps the 2nd year at his heels.
"Lily!!!" he called out into the empty courtyard, no students outside as the small girl hurried down the steps and headed toward the edge of the Forbidden Forest. "It's coming from here" she exclaimed hurrying over to the edge. James watched with a weary eye and a crazy mind. "Are you mad? Thats the Forbidden Forest!!?" he exclaimed shaking his head. The little girl sighed half his height but with more courage then James could muster. "Someone's in trouble and I'm going to help" she stated pulling out a thin wand from her sleeve and hurried into the barren as another scearm and a shake of the trees interuppted his thoughts.
James sighed shaking his head and without another thought followed the girl. He wasn't going to let Lily's life, and a innocent young girl's go down the drain by whatever was attacking Lily in the forest. He pulled out his own wand and grabbed the girl sharply from her tiny shoulder. "Wait" he muttured quietly taking on some responsibilities. "We don't know whats out there"
Another scream shook the silent forest. "We know a girls in trouble. Come on!!!" she exclaimed taking James's sleeve and pulled him through the woods searching. "I hear her... we sound close... but I dont see her anywhere" James concluded circling around making his eyesight go as far as it would. The girl sighed blowing a small tendril from her face. "HELLO?!" she called loudly out into the wilderness in hopes someone would echo back.
"Help me!!!!" Lily's voice called back from their left. "This way" James said sharply. "I know I'm not stupid" the girl teased with a stone face as she followed after him, right behind his heels. As they headed farther into the forest, James suddenly felt his footing loose and he tumbled down the small crevice Lily had just found a few minutes earlier.
In instinct he had pulled onto the girl's sleeve and following after him the two tumbled down the crevice wall in a bundle of robes,leaves, and human body parts. "Oh bother" the young woman exclaimed standing up wand posed in mid air. To her amazement, and James as well once he had pulled his compusure together, saw a unicorn standing bravely apart her horn glimmering in what sunnlight could be found in the forest.
"Bloody amazing" James mummured and turned around where he heard Lily's cries. She was on the floor grappling around for something to hold onto something in the shadows yanking her ankle pulling her deeper into the forest.
Whatever it was, it was strong with a raspy hard voice mutturing the same things over again. The Unicorn had noticed and kept starring back at the girl on the floor. But the horse with the horn had her own battle. Up in the trees was a small monkey looking thing up in the trees dancing from branch to branch and time from time threathing to jump onto the ground and come wrestle with the 2 new humans who had come to the rescue.
"Lily!" James exclaimed in shock hurrying over and tightly clasped down on her in hopes to stop the thing from pulling her farther from safety. "James what the hell are you doing here?!" she cried loudly trying forcefully to pull her ankle from the disgusting grasp of the whatever it was. "Oh well its nice to see you too!" James cried back pulling backwards playing tug of war.
"Hey!" he called to the 2nd year who was standing awkwardly in the corner and knodded his head over. She came in a heartbeat. "Listen if I let Lily go---"
"Which I wish you would do I hardly feel the lest bit comfortable with you holding me by my waist!"
" --this thing will drag her into the forest.... try and scare it off will ya?" James cried over the bustle ignoring Lily's sarcastic comment. The girl knodded and pulled her wand out and mumbling a word shot a bright patch of light at the creature.
"Argh!!!!" it cried in a raspy gasp and loosening his grip Lily gave another strong pull and her ankle was free. "Ha!" Lily cried pushing James and her back before he could regain himself quickly and hook her back. The thing danced around in pain, the light clearly something that it dreaded but needed at the same time. The 2nd year old yelped in surprise never really caused any pain to anything especially a human being---or whatever it was--- and pulled her wand back.
"Help her you idiot!" Lily exclaimed pushing James back releasing herself from his grasp as she searched the ground for her wand. James sighed. "Your welcome for saving you freaking life" he cried back raising both his eyebrows exasperated. Lily sighed pushing him away as she dug through the leaves in search for her twig.
"Exclamuruim!" the 2nd year cried as she tagged another spell at the wrinkled nasty creature bright light illuminating the darkness as the thing failed his bent gray pale arms out clutching his hollowed blind eyes.
"AAAAAAAHH! NOoooo! The light!... The light!!!" he whimpered clutching his head screaming in horried pain, ending in spinning circles looking for a way to retreat. "Not so fast buddy" James cried as he held his wand out and mummured a spell that had ropes flying from his wand. The creature noticed the ropes instantly and screamed loudly a loud ringing in the students ears and suddenly with that the creature was gone.
And the shadow on the trees and vines the one that Unia was keeping bay suddenly vanished along with the loud petrified scearm that was certainly going to haunt the younger students for the rest of their lifes. Breathing heavily Lily arised wand in hand. "Whered he go?" she mummured to James searching wearily around.
"I think he's gone" the 2nd year whispered her face dirtied and her smooth white blonde hair full of leaves. Unia looked at the 3 students. "You should get out of here" she whispered silently without moving her unicorn lips. Lily sighed looking at the Unicorn who had been her friend for only a few minutes. "Unia---" she muttured silently.
"I won't tell if you won't" the Unicorn finally stated looking directly at the top of her chest where minutes ago something had latched herself into her. Lily layed her hand over it and knodded. "Come back to me on the 4th moon... I will watch for you" Unia stated bowing lowly to all three had headed into the forest. James wrinkled his nose. "What does she mean the 4th moon? And won't tell what? And what the hell was that thing?"
Lily sighed pushing him away and headed steadily up the crevice wall. "It's nothing" she muttured her eyes cloudy her mind racking through her knowledge in hope to find something about anything that had happened in the last half an hour. The tiny 2nd year watched the two and looked around following Lily leaving James. "Fine don't answer me" he sighed following after the two in a hurry not happy to be alone in the Forbidden Forest.
Finally Lily felt the sunlight touch her skin feeling it slightly make her skin tingle with that wonderful feeling. She had almost had the dread of never seeing daylight again. If James and that little girl hadn't heard her she would have been taken by that thing and who knows what would have happened. She guessed James wasn't an idiot sometimes.
"Hey" she whispered pulling James and the girl back who were walking ahead of her. "Thanks... for helping me back there... Who really knows what would have happened if you guys didn't come and help me" she forced out looking down at the lush well fed Hogwart's grass. Lily was never really used to being helped by, she was the person who was helped somebody. So she wasn't very good at giving thank yous. Something the Great Lily really needed to work on.
James laughed finding the comical side of the situation. He knew he was never going to see Lily give another thank you again so he relished it, the forced face and the glaring emerald eyes. "Don't worry about it. Just a way to get back from tripping you" he shurgged and the small girl smilied quietly. James turned toward her. "Well we were never properly introduced. I'm James Potter and this is Lily Evans of Gryffindor and who might you be?" James said feeling a bit rude and stupid to not know the girls name.
"Cicily Vanbouren" she said with another grin. "I know already who you are" she said with a quiet shurg brushing a few leaves out of her hair. "Thanks for your help Cicily" Lily grumbled smoothing down her dirtied school skirt wrinkling her nose but still gave a smile. Cicily laughed. "Don't worry about it" she said saying excatly the same thing James had said earlier. The three starred at her awkwardly at one another for awhile and finally James cleared his throat. "Well we should be heading inside now---"
"Mr. Potter!!!"
The deep commanding voice stopped the trio in their tracks. "Oh dear god" Lily mumbled closing her eyes not willing to turn around and see the glaring seething Professor Mcgonnagall, Professor Hatch, the potions teacher, and Professor Sprout for Herbology at her heels. All three had the same angry yet relieved look on their faces. "Oh Shit" James mummured quietly plastering a grin on his face as Cicily turned pale. "Well Well Well" the Professor stated looking at the 2 guilty faces and one that looked all too cheerful.
"Why hello Professor Mcgonnagall! What a surprise to see you out and about out of the castle" James said with a cheerful liesurely tone bouncing on the foot of his heels. Lily sighed placing her head in her hand. "Mr.Potter I was certain but Ms.Evans and Ms.Vanbouren I am quite surprised..."
"Well see Professor Lily here..."
"We found her... and a noise"
"And please Professor don't"
Cicily and James rattled on false accuses until Lily rolled her eyes and stood up to their defense. "Professor they didn't do a thing" Cicily watched with a interesting glance and James face gaped. 2 shoes Lily was taking the blame on purpose? And James had a perfectly good alibi for all three of them. Shame. "I skipped class after me and James had another fight and deliberately went to the Forbidden Forest. Cicily and James followed me after I scearmed from falling down a crevice"
And that was only half the story...
Professor Mcgonnagall listened to this with amazement. Her top student was breaking the rules and just walking into forests that were forbidden. How the world was changing. "Well then... Ms.Evans you will have a week of detention. Mr.Potter, Ms.Vanbouren you shall do a days detention for just running out and not retrieveing a teacher at least. Mr.Potter and you shouldn't have at least some sense not to bring on Ms.Vanbouren into such trouble."
"But Professor I--" Cicily protested but Lily elbowed the small girl to silence. It was better that the teachers thought she didn't do anything for Cicily's sake. "All three of you will go to Flinch's office after classes today and whatever he has assigned who will be to do... Now please head back to class and due stay out of trouble" Professor Mcgonnagall sighed rubbing her temples as she stalked away the other two hardly leaving her two heels.
James sighed crossing his arms. "Great... Just great. I save a life and what to I get in return? Detention. How superbly beautiful" Lily shook her head a slight smile on her face at his tone. "Funny Potter. C'mon lets go back inside before the Headmaster finds out were on grounds during class, then think of the trouble we'll be in"
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A/N: Ahhh yes the plot thickens *in raspy chuckling voice stands over a cauldron and whatches it thicken with my words* Yes... Yes!!!! Review my preciouses review to your hearts contentttttttt..........................
Thank you and Have a nice day.
~MerlinsApprentince
by: MerlinsApprentince
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A/N: 2nd Chapter.... What a surprise I usually don't do this kinda chapter things...The plot is being made known now... Muwhahahaahahahahahahaha *shurgs* Oh well... enjoy!!!! *glomps new marshmallow fluff mummy bought*
Disclaimer: Nope not mine. Uh Uh. Neber Ever. *sniff sniff*
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Lily was in a rage as she hopped into the common room full of younger students. Even after an hour of trying to reconcile with the idiot which totally blew back into her face. Why did he have to start this all over again? At the thoughts Lily's temper rose quickly and she closed her eyes rubbing Malley's fur more roughly then she intended. Hissing her black fur gleaming she jumped off her lap and with a disdainful look sauntered off. "Great! Now even you won't listen to my complaints Malley!" Lily called back to the cat throwing her Transfiguration work on the ground and flopped onto her bed. This was the first time she was considering skipping her classes.
She could fake ill. She always worked at home, when she didn't want to eat Grandma's Beef Stew. It was sounding like a good idea especially since she didn't want to run into Potter. Both of them were stubborn and it would take a miracle for both of them -even one of them- to apologize. And running into Clem or Sirius could prove fatal. She could burst with what she found out any time now in this condition. Silently Lily headed down the steps and eyed the common room. Ah, yes no one would suspect that Lily Goody Two Shoes Evans was skipping class. Absurd.
"Annie? I'm going to the restroom... I don't feel that well. If anyone comes for me tell them I'm sick" she stated to a Gryffindor 4th year who sat at the chess table.
Annie looked up. "What?... Oh Ok Lil..." she said slowly her mind completely into the game.Lily could trust Annie not to remember a word she was saying right now, so if someone was looking for her no one would find her. But Lil would have someone to rely on if she was accused of skipping.
Quietly she took off, leaving the common room heading down the long winding corridors. So many of them. But Lil knew which one she wanted to take.
She wanted out of this school. Onto the grounds. Her robes swished with her hurried steps as she took another turn and found herself in the main hallway, the Hogwarts seal before her at the entrance of the Magic School. Lily sailed down the steps and was out of the school in a heartbeat. The fresh autumn air soothed her boiling nerves. It danced around her fiery flesh making her hair join along in the dance, tendrils flying here and there. The lawn was empty for most of the students were in their individual classes. On the left was the Greenhouses. She would go there to soothe herself to relax and there was no other way to relax other then being in a big pile of dirt that was at least knee deep. But Professor Sprout was conducting classes and she surely didn't want to get caught, by the teacher no less.
So the Greenhouse was out of the question.
She could go to her right where the lake and the squid layed. But Lily didn't really have a fondness for the school squid and she didn't like water, because she never learned how to swim. Finally Lily looked striaght forward. She could go visit the gamekeeper, Loki. He was awfully nice and certainly wouldn't turn her in. So it was decided. She would go relax with a talk from Loki. With the fresh air and the scent of the afternoon grass and the warm sunshine, Lily felt tons better already. It was probably being cooped up in classrooms and doing work that made her blow up like that. If she were her regular self she would have been much more curteous to Potter. It really wasn't his fault once you think about it. Might have been the case of having to be there at the wrong place at the wrong time. Still didn't cover that Potter was an obnixious, stubborn flirt who couldn't control his temper as much as she could. But they were going to have to get that project done and she wasn't going to do it all alone.
Looks like Lily was going to have to apologize. All over again.
Just without being stubborn mule that she was. While she headed down the grassy plain she saw something glitter in the corner of her eye. Lily turned her head and looked toward the Forbidden Forest. Thats where it had come from. She starred a moment longer and the flash of light - the glitter - came again.Something was being reflected in the light because it came at different points. Lily starred again becoming attracted to the tiny pinpoint of the brilliant glare. Maybe she could take a detour toward the Forbidden Forest. Lily was skipping class, why not do something else dangerous?
Besides she wasn't planning to go all the way in. Just toward the edge. Thats where the light looked like it was anyways. She would just get whatever it was and then get out. Not a problem. Lily shurgged , pulling her loose tendrils into a messy ponytail and adventure gleaming in her eyes, heading in.
***
James sighed, every minute running his hands through his hair. That girl was impossible. A pistol, she was. He sighed as he paced inside the dormitory, infront of his bed. He didn't understand her one bit. They were so close and she had to ruin it!
He sighed sitting down on the bed. Maybe she hadn't ruined the compromise. He was stubborn and wouldn't admit to apologizing. But it wasn't his fault! He had no idea she was coming around that corner. Not that he could blame her for blaming him. He was a likely suspect, the marvelous trickster he was. But he rather didn't like being a suspect for something he didn't do. And this Lily--- she wasn't an easy charmer. So he couldn't flirt his way out of the situation. She was smart.
'Maybe you should just apologize---even though you didn't do it' a small voice in the back of his mind said. James frowned. Now why in the word would he want to do that? 'Because Mr.Potter one, you don't want to get an F in Transfiguration. Mcgonnagall would surely never let you forget it' the voice went on. 'And two...You like having someone who could fight back to your wonderful witty remarks' James frowned and even though one side of him was saying that it was bloody impossible but a small part of him said it was true. It was nice to have an challenge once and awhile. Sirius often challenged him to a witty game of sarcastic remarks but he was so predictable. Remus thought it stupid. Peter couldn't think of a halfway decent sentence in a challenge. And he knew no girls who would do that. So for a change it was nice.
James shurgged. Well it was a possibilty. 'Thats right, James. Be a man. Say Sorry' the voice exchanged merrily. "Yeah Maybe later" he grunted silently giving in. And he really didn't want to get on Mcgonnagall's bad side this year. Last year He, Sirius, and Peter and snuck out to see Remus as a were wolf, and they were almost caught changing into animals. Mcgonnagall was still mad, blasted taking a bunch of housepoints away from what he won in the qudditch game that year. James took a sigh and layed down in a flop. Instead of feeling his head hit the soft mattress he felt solid firmness. "Ah!" he exclaimed rubbing the back of his head in pain. Where his head was so convientantly layed a few of his textbooks. He saw that instead of having one he had 2 transfiguration books. He took the one on top and opened it. In neat headwriting where it said "This book belongs to: " was Lily Evans. 'Ha you have an excuse now!' the little voice in his head taunted in a sing songy voice. "Would you just shut up?" James hissed slamming the book and and stood up. No matter how much he hated that little voice, it had a point. He had a excuse to slip in and apologize... despite that he didn't do anything. "Well its worth a shot..." he muttured taking the dogeared book and headed out the boys dormitory.
***
Lily looked through the branches and trees. It really wasn't all that bad once you went in. She heard about detentions where Flinch the caretaker would have people go out to the Forbidden Forest do clean up. They came back alive. And all she was planning to do was get that necklace or bracelet or whatever it was out there and come right back and go see Loki. It was going to be swift and easy.
The forest smelt damp and murky like an old attic that hadn't had any fresh air. The sun instantly blocked out once she furthered in and big trees stood around her. A million little twitches and noises made Lily's head turn. The forest was far from empty. The chittering of squrriels and other rodents, the buzzing of the insects, and sometimes the cracking of twigs and sticks of rather larger animals then expected. Softly she stepped around the large roots of the immense trees and turned around trying to not get her already worn robe torn to bits. Thinking she was probably going to have to go to Diagon Alley soon.
Suddenly another bright reflection caught her eye. "Aha" Lily whispered taking a giant step over a abnormally huge root. The whatever -it- was was just around the corner. Taking a few more giant strides she turned. She swear she saw the blinking here... Lily took another little step to the right searching all around and suddenly lost her foot hold.
"Ahhhhhh!"
Lily slid down a small crevice that was unseen in the dark of the woods, slipping and yelling piercing the silence that had haunted the forest for quite some time. As the ride ended she found herself on the bottom of the hill decorated with leafs in her hair and dirt digging into her cloak. "Great" Lily hissed standing up shaking the leaves from her red hair and dirt from her cloak. "Couldn't get any worse" she mumbled looking up at the long ride she took to get down here. It was like someone dug a huge hole and this was one of the sides to it. Turning furouisly hoping to find another way out Lily found that she had stepped on something. Lifting her foot she revealed what she was looking for.
"Ah here you are" she whispered scooping up necklace, amongst the dirt and leaves. It was a simple necklace, a simple silver string and hanging from it was a tiny gem incircled with silver. Lily frowned trying to dechipher the color of the elegant jewel. There was someone colors incircled into. If you hold it one way it was gleaming like a sapphire, another it was a brilliant emerald, and then in a different diagonal its was red ruby. It was simple but took Lily's breath away. It was beautiful. Suddenly she had a strong feeling and silently run a finger down her smooth gem. It was so smooth. Suddenly at Lily's touch the gem erupted into a million pieces of blind white light shattering through the darkness of the forest breaking through the leaves.
"Whoa"
Stepping back quickly she dropped the necklace onto the ground and light disappeared. Lily stared at the gem. The Gem stared back. "It certainly is a beautiful gem isn't it?" a melodic voice asked and Lily jumped back slipping on the leaves landing on her back. From the shadows, were one second ago the light revealed was a field of trees, was a white figure like a horse but a large spiraling horn erupted from her forehead. Lily had heard mircalous tales about these creatures. Pure and Beautiful they were described as, as if visited by a dream. Drinking their blood gives you life, but death at the same time. Their hair was used in wands.
Unicorns.
Lily gaped at the Unicorn before her, standing galliantly her eyes twinkling with mischief. When she heard it talk it really wasn't speaking, Lily heard the unicorn's thoughts on the necklace through her mind. The Unicorn looked humored chuckling in thought. Lily hurriedly stood up not losing eye on the Unicorn. She hadn't learned anything about them if they were dangerous or not. She heard that when the wand makers fetched for a unicorn hair they ended up with serouis injuries. Fumbling in her robes she pulled out her wand, ready to defend herself. The unicorn took a quick step back at the sight of the weapon but still held a friendly twinkle in its eyes. "Now child there is no need to be frightened. Put the weapon done" it instructed firmly but still with a friendly note in hand. Lily starred still frightened in shock silently decided it was better to obey it then deny it. Silently she put it in the edge of her sleeve just incase she really needed to have a quick grab at it. "W-Who are you...?" she whispered softly edging back. "My name is Uniacolumouis but you humans can call me... Unia" she stated and bowed deeply her horn dropping elegantly. Lily stepped back looking at the glinting sharpness of the horn. "Um ... ok... I'm Lily.. .Lily Evans" with that unsure Lily bowed copying the unicorns acts. Unia chuckled softly at Lily's nervousness.
"Do you go to Hogwarts my dear?" she asked softly eyeing the firghtened 6th year. Lily knodded softly forgotting the necklace that she had dropped and attracted the young unicorn. "Yes" she explained quietly eyeing any means of escape. Unia just chuckled softly. "My dear there is no need to be frightened. I was brought by the light." And with her majestic horn she knudged to the forgotten object on the floor.
Lily looked down and instantly remembered the necklace she found abadoned in the valley of leaves and dirt. She had bouts of memory and remembered that when she had touched it brilliant light spilled from its core. Lily frowned looking back up at the unicorn removing a strand of red hair. "The light??? I mean... Did I.... Did I....?" Unia gave a smile, or what a smile would look like on a unicorn. "The necklace has found a new mate Mylady" she explained looking down at the elegant necklace. "What excatly is it I mean? And why did the light break out?" Questions suddenly burst through Lily and she wanted answers for all of them.
"Maybe you should take it before it dirties my dear"
Lily stopped and without any word, picked up the elegant jewelry wiping the few leaves and dirt clogs that decided to hang. Looking at it Lily found herself unlatching the lock and putting it safely around her neck. "It is a beautiful suitor for you" the unicorn whispered with delicacy as she eyed the dormant gem. Lily looked up all resentment and unsureness forgotten. "What do you mean the necklace has found its mate?"
Unia shurgged. "The necklace can not just belong to anybody. It chooses who it wishes to reside to. The jewelry is more then a piece of jewelry. This necklace is a life. A power. Quite mysterious actually"
Lily frowned as she played around the smooth ness of the gem. "Why was it in the Forbidden Forest though? I mean its so beautiful---""
"But dangerous"
The young girl stopped talking as she let the gem fall from her grasp and land with a loud thud on her chest.
Suddenly in amazement Lily stepped back as the forest was broken with a million brilliant strands of light emitting from the bright gem and is flashed and suddenly to her horror sink into her flesh. It was glowing and pushing Lily's skin apart digging itself into her body , into her heart. Lily gasped but hadn't felt the slightest inch of pain anywhere on her body. Forcing itself tightly suddenly the light flashed off and breathing heavily Lily thurst forward as the necklace--or whatever it was-- made a rightful home in her body.
Unia watched it all with fascination but without a hint of surprise or horror like Lily's own face betrayed."What.... What just happened?" Lily stuttered after a moment of regaining her compusure her hand still resting lightly over her heart. "The necklace is now one with you. You have its powers and it has your ability of your human body whenever it feels the need"
"Control? Now wait a minute what do you mean control---" but once again Lily was broken off. That seemed to be happening alot today. It would be a miracle if she could ever finish a sentence. But Lily had a good reason to stop talking. Suddenly she felt something hot breath down her neck.
"Light..... the light!!!!"
Lily suddenly jumped back her hearts beat raising fast in pace. Standing not far from her and Unia was a ragged disformed creature something limp and horried beyond all reasoning. What strands of hair it had left was clinging to his bald head and its white pale eyes, pale milk white eyes starred quietly at Lily. A cloak was held around his body that was on all fours leaning forward his nose sniffing loudly. "The light... i smell it.... the beautiful light...." it hissed his voice sounding like a nail across the blackboard but it broke with sometimes a sandy raspy voice ((A/N: Think Gollum except larger with a cloak and blind eyes )) . Lily watched horror feeling all emotion inside of her as she fumbled for the wand in her sleeve. With her luck it had fallen out when the gem inclosed into her and it was hidden amongst the leaves and broken branches were she had stood before. "Oh no Oh no no no" she muttured swiftly searching frantically in her sleeve trying desperately to stay ahold of her sanity and control.
But so far it wasn't working.
"Oh no!" she cried in dispair her eyes never leaving the creature as she bent down in hope of finding the wand on the ground. "The light" whatever it was hissed loudly as it suddenly leapt with surpising speed and agility despite his deformed back the ragged bumps of his spine seen visible through the tattered cloak. "Ohh!!!" Lily cried as she jumped back and Unia stepped forward her horn glaring brightly in hopes of scaring it off. But it advanced despite the desperate hissing for the light. Lily hide dutifully behind the Unicorn's huge silken body. "What is that thing?!" she exclaimed loudly all her disgust poured into those few words. Unia leaped forward horn up as she took a lunge upon It who hung from the trees in the soft darkness of the forest.
"Light... must get light....master.... master needs light!!!!"
Lily was pulled away suddenly feeling something wrap tightly around her ankle. Something wet slimy and at the sametime scaly and dry. "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!"she scearmed as she landed painfully on the floor slamming herself down sharply as it yanked sharply on her ankle. "Unia!!!" she exclaimed frantically grabbing tightly to anything leaves dirt broken branches. "Unia!'
The unicorn turned around sharply unsure. The shadow was throwing from branch to branch before her taunting the confused Unia and something was still pulling Lily deeper and deeper into the forest.
The grasp around Lily's leg tighten and she scearmed loud and clear breaking all silence and sound in the forest and school.
***
James silently held the two transfiguration books together and headed down the common room steps. All his classmates were still working on that packet that Lily was hiding somewhere. All the students in the common room were ethier younger then him or a few could have been older.
Searching around he tried to look for any friends she might have known and relied on to tell where she went. It wasn't very hard. Even though he felt guilty about admitting it the girl wasn't at all that friendly. Scanning the room with his brillliant green stare, he saw no Clementine or Lady but did see Annie a person he saw Lily talk to frequently. He pulled himself all the way down the steps and hurried through the crowd to Annie , a small mouse like girl with large glasses and ratty brown hair. "Hey girl" he called out softly and landed next to her on the gryffindor couch looking at the game she was hypnotized in. "Hmm?"
"Hi, I um I'm looking for Lily Evans. Do you have any idea where she might be?"
Annie looked up from her knowledgeable stare at the chess board. "Yes. Bathroom. Sick" James sighed. He knew somehow that it was a lie. Lily didn't look the least bit sick or tired but rather quite the opposite she was hot and agiatated. He sighed raising his eyebrows. "Well... thanks then" he stated slowly raising up and headed out of the common room. He was going to have to search for her himself holding the Transfiguartion books under his arms.
"Great this is going to be fun" James muttured blowing a raven lock away from his face and headed around the corner and stocked out the library. No red head. Silently he turned around and headed towards the girl's restroom. Maybe she did have to suddenly go to the bathroom?
" 'Scuse me do you mind?" he asked a small girl who looked like she was in her 2nd year with white blonde hair held into a ponytail and brown eyes. "Yes?" she mummured with a slight itialian accent looking up slightly confused. "Do you mind going into the bathroom and...?"
At that excat moment (everyone must have had problems finishing their sentences) when a scream broke out into the silent school ringing against all the students ears. Everyone pretty much ignored it, for a scream was hardly unusal especially when it came from the Forbidden Forest, but when James heard it echo throughout the long hallways he jumped with familiarity. "Lily?" he asked himself and checking for his wand he hurried out the front steps the 2nd year at his heels.
"Lily!!!" he called out into the empty courtyard, no students outside as the small girl hurried down the steps and headed toward the edge of the Forbidden Forest. "It's coming from here" she exclaimed hurrying over to the edge. James watched with a weary eye and a crazy mind. "Are you mad? Thats the Forbidden Forest!!?" he exclaimed shaking his head. The little girl sighed half his height but with more courage then James could muster. "Someone's in trouble and I'm going to help" she stated pulling out a thin wand from her sleeve and hurried into the barren as another scearm and a shake of the trees interuppted his thoughts.
James sighed shaking his head and without another thought followed the girl. He wasn't going to let Lily's life, and a innocent young girl's go down the drain by whatever was attacking Lily in the forest. He pulled out his own wand and grabbed the girl sharply from her tiny shoulder. "Wait" he muttured quietly taking on some responsibilities. "We don't know whats out there"
Another scream shook the silent forest. "We know a girls in trouble. Come on!!!" she exclaimed taking James's sleeve and pulled him through the woods searching. "I hear her... we sound close... but I dont see her anywhere" James concluded circling around making his eyesight go as far as it would. The girl sighed blowing a small tendril from her face. "HELLO?!" she called loudly out into the wilderness in hopes someone would echo back.
"Help me!!!!" Lily's voice called back from their left. "This way" James said sharply. "I know I'm not stupid" the girl teased with a stone face as she followed after him, right behind his heels. As they headed farther into the forest, James suddenly felt his footing loose and he tumbled down the small crevice Lily had just found a few minutes earlier.
In instinct he had pulled onto the girl's sleeve and following after him the two tumbled down the crevice wall in a bundle of robes,leaves, and human body parts. "Oh bother" the young woman exclaimed standing up wand posed in mid air. To her amazement, and James as well once he had pulled his compusure together, saw a unicorn standing bravely apart her horn glimmering in what sunnlight could be found in the forest.
"Bloody amazing" James mummured and turned around where he heard Lily's cries. She was on the floor grappling around for something to hold onto something in the shadows yanking her ankle pulling her deeper into the forest.
Whatever it was, it was strong with a raspy hard voice mutturing the same things over again. The Unicorn had noticed and kept starring back at the girl on the floor. But the horse with the horn had her own battle. Up in the trees was a small monkey looking thing up in the trees dancing from branch to branch and time from time threathing to jump onto the ground and come wrestle with the 2 new humans who had come to the rescue.
"Lily!" James exclaimed in shock hurrying over and tightly clasped down on her in hopes to stop the thing from pulling her farther from safety. "James what the hell are you doing here?!" she cried loudly trying forcefully to pull her ankle from the disgusting grasp of the whatever it was. "Oh well its nice to see you too!" James cried back pulling backwards playing tug of war.
"Hey!" he called to the 2nd year who was standing awkwardly in the corner and knodded his head over. She came in a heartbeat. "Listen if I let Lily go---"
"Which I wish you would do I hardly feel the lest bit comfortable with you holding me by my waist!"
" --this thing will drag her into the forest.... try and scare it off will ya?" James cried over the bustle ignoring Lily's sarcastic comment. The girl knodded and pulled her wand out and mumbling a word shot a bright patch of light at the creature.
"Argh!!!!" it cried in a raspy gasp and loosening his grip Lily gave another strong pull and her ankle was free. "Ha!" Lily cried pushing James and her back before he could regain himself quickly and hook her back. The thing danced around in pain, the light clearly something that it dreaded but needed at the same time. The 2nd year old yelped in surprise never really caused any pain to anything especially a human being---or whatever it was--- and pulled her wand back.
"Help her you idiot!" Lily exclaimed pushing James back releasing herself from his grasp as she searched the ground for her wand. James sighed. "Your welcome for saving you freaking life" he cried back raising both his eyebrows exasperated. Lily sighed pushing him away as she dug through the leaves in search for her twig.
"Exclamuruim!" the 2nd year cried as she tagged another spell at the wrinkled nasty creature bright light illuminating the darkness as the thing failed his bent gray pale arms out clutching his hollowed blind eyes.
"AAAAAAAHH! NOoooo! The light!... The light!!!" he whimpered clutching his head screaming in horried pain, ending in spinning circles looking for a way to retreat. "Not so fast buddy" James cried as he held his wand out and mummured a spell that had ropes flying from his wand. The creature noticed the ropes instantly and screamed loudly a loud ringing in the students ears and suddenly with that the creature was gone.
And the shadow on the trees and vines the one that Unia was keeping bay suddenly vanished along with the loud petrified scearm that was certainly going to haunt the younger students for the rest of their lifes. Breathing heavily Lily arised wand in hand. "Whered he go?" she mummured to James searching wearily around.
"I think he's gone" the 2nd year whispered her face dirtied and her smooth white blonde hair full of leaves. Unia looked at the 3 students. "You should get out of here" she whispered silently without moving her unicorn lips. Lily sighed looking at the Unicorn who had been her friend for only a few minutes. "Unia---" she muttured silently.
"I won't tell if you won't" the Unicorn finally stated looking directly at the top of her chest where minutes ago something had latched herself into her. Lily layed her hand over it and knodded. "Come back to me on the 4th moon... I will watch for you" Unia stated bowing lowly to all three had headed into the forest. James wrinkled his nose. "What does she mean the 4th moon? And won't tell what? And what the hell was that thing?"
Lily sighed pushing him away and headed steadily up the crevice wall. "It's nothing" she muttured her eyes cloudy her mind racking through her knowledge in hope to find something about anything that had happened in the last half an hour. The tiny 2nd year watched the two and looked around following Lily leaving James. "Fine don't answer me" he sighed following after the two in a hurry not happy to be alone in the Forbidden Forest.
Finally Lily felt the sunlight touch her skin feeling it slightly make her skin tingle with that wonderful feeling. She had almost had the dread of never seeing daylight again. If James and that little girl hadn't heard her she would have been taken by that thing and who knows what would have happened. She guessed James wasn't an idiot sometimes.
"Hey" she whispered pulling James and the girl back who were walking ahead of her. "Thanks... for helping me back there... Who really knows what would have happened if you guys didn't come and help me" she forced out looking down at the lush well fed Hogwart's grass. Lily was never really used to being helped by, she was the person who was helped somebody. So she wasn't very good at giving thank yous. Something the Great Lily really needed to work on.
James laughed finding the comical side of the situation. He knew he was never going to see Lily give another thank you again so he relished it, the forced face and the glaring emerald eyes. "Don't worry about it. Just a way to get back from tripping you" he shurgged and the small girl smilied quietly. James turned toward her. "Well we were never properly introduced. I'm James Potter and this is Lily Evans of Gryffindor and who might you be?" James said feeling a bit rude and stupid to not know the girls name.
"Cicily Vanbouren" she said with another grin. "I know already who you are" she said with a quiet shurg brushing a few leaves out of her hair. "Thanks for your help Cicily" Lily grumbled smoothing down her dirtied school skirt wrinkling her nose but still gave a smile. Cicily laughed. "Don't worry about it" she said saying excatly the same thing James had said earlier. The three starred at her awkwardly at one another for awhile and finally James cleared his throat. "Well we should be heading inside now---"
"Mr. Potter!!!"
The deep commanding voice stopped the trio in their tracks. "Oh dear god" Lily mumbled closing her eyes not willing to turn around and see the glaring seething Professor Mcgonnagall, Professor Hatch, the potions teacher, and Professor Sprout for Herbology at her heels. All three had the same angry yet relieved look on their faces. "Oh Shit" James mummured quietly plastering a grin on his face as Cicily turned pale. "Well Well Well" the Professor stated looking at the 2 guilty faces and one that looked all too cheerful.
"Why hello Professor Mcgonnagall! What a surprise to see you out and about out of the castle" James said with a cheerful liesurely tone bouncing on the foot of his heels. Lily sighed placing her head in her hand. "Mr.Potter I was certain but Ms.Evans and Ms.Vanbouren I am quite surprised..."
"Well see Professor Lily here..."
"We found her... and a noise"
"And please Professor don't"
Cicily and James rattled on false accuses until Lily rolled her eyes and stood up to their defense. "Professor they didn't do a thing" Cicily watched with a interesting glance and James face gaped. 2 shoes Lily was taking the blame on purpose? And James had a perfectly good alibi for all three of them. Shame. "I skipped class after me and James had another fight and deliberately went to the Forbidden Forest. Cicily and James followed me after I scearmed from falling down a crevice"
And that was only half the story...
Professor Mcgonnagall listened to this with amazement. Her top student was breaking the rules and just walking into forests that were forbidden. How the world was changing. "Well then... Ms.Evans you will have a week of detention. Mr.Potter, Ms.Vanbouren you shall do a days detention for just running out and not retrieveing a teacher at least. Mr.Potter and you shouldn't have at least some sense not to bring on Ms.Vanbouren into such trouble."
"But Professor I--" Cicily protested but Lily elbowed the small girl to silence. It was better that the teachers thought she didn't do anything for Cicily's sake. "All three of you will go to Flinch's office after classes today and whatever he has assigned who will be to do... Now please head back to class and due stay out of trouble" Professor Mcgonnagall sighed rubbing her temples as she stalked away the other two hardly leaving her two heels.
James sighed crossing his arms. "Great... Just great. I save a life and what to I get in return? Detention. How superbly beautiful" Lily shook her head a slight smile on her face at his tone. "Funny Potter. C'mon lets go back inside before the Headmaster finds out were on grounds during class, then think of the trouble we'll be in"
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A/N: Ahhh yes the plot thickens *in raspy chuckling voice stands over a cauldron and whatches it thicken with my words* Yes... Yes!!!! Review my preciouses review to your hearts contentttttttt..........................
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~MerlinsApprentince