Lily stomped out of the common room and began walking very fast down the
hall. James was close on her tail. When they got outside Lily rounded on
him.
"Whoa!" he cried, "Don't stop so fast like that?"
"What do you think you are doing?" She said poking her finger into his chest.
"I thought I'd volunteer to coach you with your flying." James said innocently.
"Is this another one of your schemes to try to get me to date you, because trust me Potter, I will NEVER go out with you."
"No, actually," James sputtered, "Sirius told me about how much you like Transfiguration, and how good you are at it. He said that he heard you tell Alice one day that you were waiting to do Human Transformations, so I thought I would be a nice guy and help you out!"
"A nice guy?" Lily shouted. Suddenly she began laughing, James joined her. She stopped abruptly.
"I thought you were mad at me because I "gave" Sirius a detention?" She asked.
"Nah, he told me what happened after dinner." James said.
Lily glared at James, as he began instructing her on how to fly. After a few hours, and a few fights with James she had gotten the hang of it.
"That was great!" he told her as they headed back to the front entrance. He let his arm fall about her shoulders, and Lily closed her eyes. She knew that this was all he was after.
"I thought maybe we could sneak into the kitchen for some Hot Chocolate and then a private evening in the common room." James breathed in her ear.
"James!" she cried out angrily, "Why must you always ruin any chance of a relationship by trying to worm your way into my life?"
"Because baby," he replied huskily, "You are so hot!"
She had had enough of this game James had been playing since the third year.
"Leave me alone Potter," She shouted.
"But Lily," James protested.
"No James...I ..." Lily's breath caught. She closed her eyes.
"Lily?"
Her world faded out, it became misty. She could see a girl standing by herself. She was cloaked, and the cloak fell over her face, and all that you could see was her pale nose, and shadowy lips. A large black shaggy dog came running towards her and sat down protectively. She thought of Sirius, the hair of the dog matched his. The dog's mysterious eyes mirrored his. He barked as a shinny coated Werewolf came into view. Lily wanted to scream but the girl did not revolt, even when the werewolf sat next to her. The shabby wolf reminded her so much of Remus she almost called out his name. Suddenly a rat ran up its shoulder and sat there gleefully looking of into the distance. The way it held itself, the way it sat there proudly looking at its friends reminded Lily of Peter. In the distance there was a faint clop-clop that sounded something like hooves. Suddenly a gigantic stag pranced towards her. The girl was familiar with it. It nuzzled her neck as the girl stroked its nose affectionately. Suddenly there was a flash of light and James's face clashed with the stags. They were one. Lily gasped and stepped back.
Her world unfogged.
"Lily are you okay?" James asked.
"You are an animagus!" she shrieked.
"What are you talking about?" James screwed up his face in confusion, but Lily's sixth sense took over. She could see the resentment in his face, she could feel the remorse, see the lies floating around inside his head. She could feel his fear as it prickled the hairs at the back of his neck.
"You can turn into a stag," Lily whispered, her eyes bore into his, she was almost there, "Why?"
"Lily, are you feeling okay?"
"Its Lupin!" she cried.
"What about him?" He asked, his voice faltering.
She dug into his mind, she had to find it. Then suddenly, the names; Padfoot, Moony, Wormtail, Prongs. Her vision.
"Oh my God!" she put a hand over her mouth, "He's a werewolf!"
"Lil-" James began looking worried, but suddenly he felt angry, "Where did you find that out?" He shouted.
"You taught yourself how to become animagus, all of you, Sirius is a dog, he is Padfoot, Peter, a rat, and he is Wormtail. You, you are the biggest; you are a stag, Prongs. And Moony is Remus. You taught yourself because....because."
Find it, she commanded her brain. James's face was frightened.
"Lily how do you know all this? Did he tell you?" He asked, "Did Sirius tell you?"
"You taught yourself that Remus didn't have to be alone when he went through the hideous and painful transformation. James I knew you were clever..."
"DID HE TELL YOU?" James bellowed clenching his fists.
"What?" Lily asked dumbly, "Of course not, you just did."
"I didn't say anything, what are you talking about?" James looked even more confused.
"And.that girl...that was..." Lily began muttering.
"Lily!" James shouted grabbing her by her arms and shaking her, " I didn't say anything!"
"I saw you," she whispered.
"You've been spying on us? You have an Invisibility Cloak too?" He choked out.
"No, no," Lily whispered, her head was hurting so much, she might have overdone it.
"Well then, explain how you know! Nobody knows. Was it Peter?"
"No it was you," She whispered.
"YOU"RE NOT MAKING ANY SENSE LILY!" he shouted, "How do you know?!"
"I saw you!" Lily told him,"I read your mind"
Then she gasped.
"Whoa!" he cried, "Don't stop so fast like that?"
"What do you think you are doing?" She said poking her finger into his chest.
"I thought I'd volunteer to coach you with your flying." James said innocently.
"Is this another one of your schemes to try to get me to date you, because trust me Potter, I will NEVER go out with you."
"No, actually," James sputtered, "Sirius told me about how much you like Transfiguration, and how good you are at it. He said that he heard you tell Alice one day that you were waiting to do Human Transformations, so I thought I would be a nice guy and help you out!"
"A nice guy?" Lily shouted. Suddenly she began laughing, James joined her. She stopped abruptly.
"I thought you were mad at me because I "gave" Sirius a detention?" She asked.
"Nah, he told me what happened after dinner." James said.
Lily glared at James, as he began instructing her on how to fly. After a few hours, and a few fights with James she had gotten the hang of it.
"That was great!" he told her as they headed back to the front entrance. He let his arm fall about her shoulders, and Lily closed her eyes. She knew that this was all he was after.
"I thought maybe we could sneak into the kitchen for some Hot Chocolate and then a private evening in the common room." James breathed in her ear.
"James!" she cried out angrily, "Why must you always ruin any chance of a relationship by trying to worm your way into my life?"
"Because baby," he replied huskily, "You are so hot!"
She had had enough of this game James had been playing since the third year.
"Leave me alone Potter," She shouted.
"But Lily," James protested.
"No James...I ..." Lily's breath caught. She closed her eyes.
"Lily?"
Her world faded out, it became misty. She could see a girl standing by herself. She was cloaked, and the cloak fell over her face, and all that you could see was her pale nose, and shadowy lips. A large black shaggy dog came running towards her and sat down protectively. She thought of Sirius, the hair of the dog matched his. The dog's mysterious eyes mirrored his. He barked as a shinny coated Werewolf came into view. Lily wanted to scream but the girl did not revolt, even when the werewolf sat next to her. The shabby wolf reminded her so much of Remus she almost called out his name. Suddenly a rat ran up its shoulder and sat there gleefully looking of into the distance. The way it held itself, the way it sat there proudly looking at its friends reminded Lily of Peter. In the distance there was a faint clop-clop that sounded something like hooves. Suddenly a gigantic stag pranced towards her. The girl was familiar with it. It nuzzled her neck as the girl stroked its nose affectionately. Suddenly there was a flash of light and James's face clashed with the stags. They were one. Lily gasped and stepped back.
Her world unfogged.
"Lily are you okay?" James asked.
"You are an animagus!" she shrieked.
"What are you talking about?" James screwed up his face in confusion, but Lily's sixth sense took over. She could see the resentment in his face, she could feel the remorse, see the lies floating around inside his head. She could feel his fear as it prickled the hairs at the back of his neck.
"You can turn into a stag," Lily whispered, her eyes bore into his, she was almost there, "Why?"
"Lily, are you feeling okay?"
"Its Lupin!" she cried.
"What about him?" He asked, his voice faltering.
She dug into his mind, she had to find it. Then suddenly, the names; Padfoot, Moony, Wormtail, Prongs. Her vision.
"Oh my God!" she put a hand over her mouth, "He's a werewolf!"
"Lil-" James began looking worried, but suddenly he felt angry, "Where did you find that out?" He shouted.
"You taught yourself how to become animagus, all of you, Sirius is a dog, he is Padfoot, Peter, a rat, and he is Wormtail. You, you are the biggest; you are a stag, Prongs. And Moony is Remus. You taught yourself because....because."
Find it, she commanded her brain. James's face was frightened.
"Lily how do you know all this? Did he tell you?" He asked, "Did Sirius tell you?"
"You taught yourself that Remus didn't have to be alone when he went through the hideous and painful transformation. James I knew you were clever..."
"DID HE TELL YOU?" James bellowed clenching his fists.
"What?" Lily asked dumbly, "Of course not, you just did."
"I didn't say anything, what are you talking about?" James looked even more confused.
"And.that girl...that was..." Lily began muttering.
"Lily!" James shouted grabbing her by her arms and shaking her, " I didn't say anything!"
"I saw you," she whispered.
"You've been spying on us? You have an Invisibility Cloak too?" He choked out.
"No, no," Lily whispered, her head was hurting so much, she might have overdone it.
"Well then, explain how you know! Nobody knows. Was it Peter?"
"No it was you," She whispered.
"YOU"RE NOT MAKING ANY SENSE LILY!" he shouted, "How do you know?!"
"I saw you!" Lily told him,"I read your mind"
Then she gasped.