"Read my mind?" James stepped away looking confused, "You mean like that
Divination crap?"
"I didn't mean to say that...I..." Lily sputtered.
"You what Lily?" James demanded, "I don't understand how you could know any of this, unless sombody from the INSIDE told you." he growled, his hazel eyes were flaring.
"I swear to you, Sirius didn't say a word, I barely talk to him." Lily insisted. How could she explain to him what she possessed? He would treat her like a freak.
"A bargain," she smiled, that was how.
"What?" he cried, "Look Lily you just come out of nowhere and tell me my life's secrets and your speaking in half sentences. It's really starting to piss me off!"
James was getting angrier by the minute.
"I will promise not to say a word of what I know, not that I would anyway because I wouldn't want to endanger Remus, but I will promise anyhow, if you, James Potter, promise not to say how I found out."
"Fine!" James replied anxiously.
Lily held out her hand, James shook it binding their deal with an invisible contract. Lily took a deep breath.
"I can read minds, see visions." Lily burst out.
"That Divination crap!" James rolled his eyes.
"James I'm serious!" Lily protested. Suddenly every ounce of her body was wanting to pour everything that she had encountered out to him. She longed to tell him everything. She had never been able to discuss this with anyone and she was almost glad James was about to know.
"Since I was young I could see into the future. Sometimes events that would come to pass, and sometimes visions I could not unlock the secret to. Even now when I walk into a room I can feel peoples emotions running through me, as if they were mine. A lot of the time, if my emotions are running high they get mixed up and I will envision something, a memory, or the future of that person. Other times I dream."
"The other night, when you were taken to the hospital." It wasn't really a question; it was more like James was putting two and two together. He looked at her with curiosity. She nodded.
"Yes, I had awoke from a dream, where someone was screaming. I could smell death and it was very hot. But when I woke up the burning was still with me. My whole body felt like it was on fire, and I couldn't breathe. Later Dumbledore told me I posses a rare gift. I apparently can not only see the future, read and feel people's minds, but I can also feel the physical state of my predictions. That makes them much more complex and even more accurate than Dumbledore's predictions," Lily breathed. James was wide eyed, " So right now when you were pissing me off, I suddenly got sucked into your mind and I envisioned, "Lily stopped, as she thought of the girl standing there caressing Prongs, "I envisioned all you in your animagus form." She paused to see James reaction; he was staring at her with disbelief. She looked at the ground which glowed under the stars.
"So then I went into your mind so I could make sense of the vision, and it came to me." Lily whispered, "I'm sorry James,"
"I feel, kind of funny," James shook his head, "What else did you see in my thoughts Lily!" he said angrily, "How many more secrets of mine do you know about?"
"None, I swear," Lily cried with tears welling up in her eyes. She had thought that telling James would have been great, she would finally have somebody to talk to.
"What else do you see for m-"James paused, "Wait, in third year...when you told me you saw death in my future...was that....were you...did..."
Lily nodded, feeling ashamed of the ability she possessed.
"I don't believe you!" James shouted.
"James," she whispered reaching out to him.
"Stay away from me!" he cried. He ran away from her up the front stairs to the main entrance of the school. Lily stood silently as the wind picked up causing her hair to blow around her face. The door slammed shut, as tears dripped down her cheeks.
The next day (Saturday) Lily was sitting in the Library going over some notes for her History essay. She poured over a few books entitled "Goblins and the Fourth Century", "Nasty Creatures of the New Age." and "Goblins- Those Foul Creatures." but was finding it hard to find any information. She stared down at the yellow parchment; it had remained blank for the last 45 minutes. She groaned as somebody riffled through some books nearby nosily.
"You'd think," She said loudly, "That people would realize that this was a LIBRARY and that people are TRYING to work!"
"Lily?" A familiar voice questioned.
"Sirius?" Lily asked, blushing a little, "I'm sorry, come sit down!"
He came out of the near aisle juggling many books in his arms.
"So you think I've been noisy eh?" He grinned.
Lily felt herself melt into her seat.
"No, I'm sorry I thought, you were somebody else," Lily replied.
"So, you're saying if it was some other person you would have ripped their head off but not me? What am I special, should they start putting me on the front of Chocolate Frog cards?" he joked.
"Stop being so difficult!" Lily giggled.
"Was that a laugh?" Sirius put on a face of horror; "The serious, studious, unbreakable, Lily Evans has finally been broken." he cheered.
"Shhh!" she laughed, "We are in the library."
"So what are you working on?" he said in a mock loud whisper.
"My History essay!" she told him leaning further across the table.
"You're working on a history essay on a Hogsmede Weekend?!" He shouted, standing up. She reached up and grabbed his robes and pulled him back down.
"Shut up Sirius you're gonna get us kicked out!" She couldn't help but suppress another laugh. Her morning had been so dull, and he was so funny, "And you can't make fun, your in here too loser!" she reminded him.
He went a little pink, and lowered his voice, "I was actually looking for you,"
Lily leaned forward smiling, "Me? What for?"
"I was wondering if you wanted to head into Hogsmede with me? You know, not as a date, we could just talk about our project." he said quickly.
"Sure, I'd love to," she replied folding up her parchment and collecting her books, "I wasn't getting that far anyways."
"Great!" Sirius replied loudly.
Lily shook her head and laughed as he lead the way out of the Library.
"I didn't mean to say that...I..." Lily sputtered.
"You what Lily?" James demanded, "I don't understand how you could know any of this, unless sombody from the INSIDE told you." he growled, his hazel eyes were flaring.
"I swear to you, Sirius didn't say a word, I barely talk to him." Lily insisted. How could she explain to him what she possessed? He would treat her like a freak.
"A bargain," she smiled, that was how.
"What?" he cried, "Look Lily you just come out of nowhere and tell me my life's secrets and your speaking in half sentences. It's really starting to piss me off!"
James was getting angrier by the minute.
"I will promise not to say a word of what I know, not that I would anyway because I wouldn't want to endanger Remus, but I will promise anyhow, if you, James Potter, promise not to say how I found out."
"Fine!" James replied anxiously.
Lily held out her hand, James shook it binding their deal with an invisible contract. Lily took a deep breath.
"I can read minds, see visions." Lily burst out.
"That Divination crap!" James rolled his eyes.
"James I'm serious!" Lily protested. Suddenly every ounce of her body was wanting to pour everything that she had encountered out to him. She longed to tell him everything. She had never been able to discuss this with anyone and she was almost glad James was about to know.
"Since I was young I could see into the future. Sometimes events that would come to pass, and sometimes visions I could not unlock the secret to. Even now when I walk into a room I can feel peoples emotions running through me, as if they were mine. A lot of the time, if my emotions are running high they get mixed up and I will envision something, a memory, or the future of that person. Other times I dream."
"The other night, when you were taken to the hospital." It wasn't really a question; it was more like James was putting two and two together. He looked at her with curiosity. She nodded.
"Yes, I had awoke from a dream, where someone was screaming. I could smell death and it was very hot. But when I woke up the burning was still with me. My whole body felt like it was on fire, and I couldn't breathe. Later Dumbledore told me I posses a rare gift. I apparently can not only see the future, read and feel people's minds, but I can also feel the physical state of my predictions. That makes them much more complex and even more accurate than Dumbledore's predictions," Lily breathed. James was wide eyed, " So right now when you were pissing me off, I suddenly got sucked into your mind and I envisioned, "Lily stopped, as she thought of the girl standing there caressing Prongs, "I envisioned all you in your animagus form." She paused to see James reaction; he was staring at her with disbelief. She looked at the ground which glowed under the stars.
"So then I went into your mind so I could make sense of the vision, and it came to me." Lily whispered, "I'm sorry James,"
"I feel, kind of funny," James shook his head, "What else did you see in my thoughts Lily!" he said angrily, "How many more secrets of mine do you know about?"
"None, I swear," Lily cried with tears welling up in her eyes. She had thought that telling James would have been great, she would finally have somebody to talk to.
"What else do you see for m-"James paused, "Wait, in third year...when you told me you saw death in my future...was that....were you...did..."
Lily nodded, feeling ashamed of the ability she possessed.
"I don't believe you!" James shouted.
"James," she whispered reaching out to him.
"Stay away from me!" he cried. He ran away from her up the front stairs to the main entrance of the school. Lily stood silently as the wind picked up causing her hair to blow around her face. The door slammed shut, as tears dripped down her cheeks.
The next day (Saturday) Lily was sitting in the Library going over some notes for her History essay. She poured over a few books entitled "Goblins and the Fourth Century", "Nasty Creatures of the New Age." and "Goblins- Those Foul Creatures." but was finding it hard to find any information. She stared down at the yellow parchment; it had remained blank for the last 45 minutes. She groaned as somebody riffled through some books nearby nosily.
"You'd think," She said loudly, "That people would realize that this was a LIBRARY and that people are TRYING to work!"
"Lily?" A familiar voice questioned.
"Sirius?" Lily asked, blushing a little, "I'm sorry, come sit down!"
He came out of the near aisle juggling many books in his arms.
"So you think I've been noisy eh?" He grinned.
Lily felt herself melt into her seat.
"No, I'm sorry I thought, you were somebody else," Lily replied.
"So, you're saying if it was some other person you would have ripped their head off but not me? What am I special, should they start putting me on the front of Chocolate Frog cards?" he joked.
"Stop being so difficult!" Lily giggled.
"Was that a laugh?" Sirius put on a face of horror; "The serious, studious, unbreakable, Lily Evans has finally been broken." he cheered.
"Shhh!" she laughed, "We are in the library."
"So what are you working on?" he said in a mock loud whisper.
"My History essay!" she told him leaning further across the table.
"You're working on a history essay on a Hogsmede Weekend?!" He shouted, standing up. She reached up and grabbed his robes and pulled him back down.
"Shut up Sirius you're gonna get us kicked out!" She couldn't help but suppress another laugh. Her morning had been so dull, and he was so funny, "And you can't make fun, your in here too loser!" she reminded him.
He went a little pink, and lowered his voice, "I was actually looking for you,"
Lily leaned forward smiling, "Me? What for?"
"I was wondering if you wanted to head into Hogsmede with me? You know, not as a date, we could just talk about our project." he said quickly.
"Sure, I'd love to," she replied folding up her parchment and collecting her books, "I wasn't getting that far anyways."
"Great!" Sirius replied loudly.
Lily shook her head and laughed as he lead the way out of the Library.