A mist fell over the grounds at Hogwarts as Lily made her way towards the
Hogwarts Express. She glanced back at the distant castle, which stood tall
and proud. However the absence of students had sucked all the life out of
the old building. She was glad that exams were over and the pressures of
school had passed, but still she was not looking forward to the Summer
holidays. Ahead of her students boarded with broad smiles, many, including
James, Peter and Remus were discussing the Quidditch World Cup which was
taking place this summer. As much as Lily detested the Marauders, she
missed hearing their jokes, even being taunted by them. They barely
acknowledged her, and when they did it was a quick glare or a rude remark.
This led Lily to believe that James had in fact told her secret to the
other boys. Lily let out a quick sigh, and Sirius, who was walking beside
her, squeezed her hand in question.
"Only one more year," she muttered gloomily.
The familiar sound of wind rushed in her ears as her flaming hair flicked violently in the wind the approaching storm had issued.
"Don't worry," he replied smiling up at her as he lugged their trunks aboard, "You'll be back before you know it."
Lily stepped aboard, leaving Sirius to struggle with the trunks and began searching for Alice, needing to confide in someone. She wasn't sure what she wanted to say, but she just wanted Alice. When she finally found her she was red-faced and clutching Frank Longbottom's hand. Lily smiled politely, and moved on not risking the awkward silence and not wanting to interrupt anything. She heard familiar voices ahead and paused as she heard James groan.
"I bet HE is gonna sit with HER!"
"Give it up," Remus said testily, "He's been with her for what, how long now?" Four months?"
"She should be with me!," James replied darkly, "And we're his friends, he should sit with us,"
"Nobody in there right mind would give up a chance to be with Lily Evans, alone in a secluded compartment," squeaked Peter.
Lily threw a disgusted look at the door in front of her, which was slightly ajar.
"The girl absolutely hates you Prongs," Remus reminded him gently.
"That's true!" agreed Peter, "And from what you told us, you weren't exactly nice to her, when she told you about You-Know-What."
Lily frowned; he wasn't supposed to tell anyone. But can you really blame him not keeping something like that to himself? She asked herself.
"When has James EVER been nice to Lily?" Remus put in irritably.
"Hey!" James protested, "I get cocky when I'm nervous,"
"Oh come off it Prongs," Remus said sharply, "What did you say to me the first time you ever noticed her?"
"I said that she was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen," James told him, using a tone Lily had never heard before.
"And?" Remus pressed. There was the distinct sound of a page being turned, which suggested to Lily that he was reading.
"And that she was different from any other girl I'd noticed before."
"Right!" Remus said loudly, and the thud told Lily he'd closed the book, "Different, and what did I say to you?"
"You told me I'd have to treat her different."
"Correct," Remus snapped, "And WHAT did you do?"
"Marched up to her and asked her out," James muttered.
"Sirius treats her different James," Remus said wisely, "He treats her like a friend, as a person, not just some hot thing with legs that hed enjoy getting it on with,"
Lily made a mental note to advertise to her friends how sweet of a guy Remus was.
James let out a big sigh, "Look, I don't think Lily is some hot thing with legs," Lily listened harder, 'I mean sure she's hot, and she's got legs, but she's so... attractive, not just her looks its just something about her," James continued. Lily had never heard James say anything so... well meaningful before, and she felt her cheeks grown warm.
"Well," Peter said, " Unfortunately our friend Padfoot is the lucky bastard who snagged her,"
"Hey!" Sirius, who had come up behind Lily whispered. She blushed, and closed her eyes guiltily turning around slowly to face him. She welcomed his awaiting arms.
"What's wrong?" Sirius asked, probably picking up on her guilty look.
"Nothing," Lily muttered pulling him closer and inhaling him.
"I finally got the trunks in," Sirius laughed, She loved it when he laughed.
"Well," she said sorrowfully, "I suppose I should go and find a compartment and let you get to yours, the trains going to leave in two minutes."
"What happened to OUR compartment," Sirius asked pulling away from her to give her an inquisitive look.
"Well I just thought," she paused, "I thought you'd rather be with you're friends,"
"Oh please," he cried, "I've got all summer with them, I just want to be with you okay?"
Lily smiled sheepishly, but her smile soon hardened into the sirius line that always formed when she was thinking to hard.
"Are you sure?"
"Are you trying to get rid of me?"
"No!" Lily cried.
Let's go find our compartment then,"
It took five minutes to find an empty compartment. Upon entering Lily shut the door hastily and muttered a few locking charms. She fell into Sirius's arms and immediately brushed her lips with his. He deepened the kiss with his tongue, gripping her pale face with his rough tanned hands. The moved to the bench and sat down awkwardly. Lily was starving for the feeling Sirius transferred to her when they kissed. Sirius fed her hunger caressing her neck as he did so. How could she endure the entire summer without him? Over the last few months she had become so close with him, they were practically inseparable. He'd stop going out once a month with his friends, and everything just for her. Instead they spent long hour's star gazing, and traveling into Hogsmede. She learned everything there was to know about him, and he her. It pained her to be parted with him. They both had learned to hold onto each other for things they needed. Sirius had never possessed love and affection before in his life, and Lily had never possessed an understanding such as the one Sirius had. Sirius slid onto his back guiding her down with him. They kissed like this for a few more minutes before Lily broke away,
"The whole summer!" She said more to herself, than Sirius.
"It won't be that bad," he muttered but Lily could feel his falsehood, she closed her eyes and sensed that he was dreading it as well. He realized what it was she was doing, as she listened to his quickened heartbeat.
"Have any dreams last night?" he asked quickly
"A few," she nodded,
He stared at her, "The one from last week?"
"Yea,"
"Anything new?"
"Nope, the usual," she sighed, "Me standing there in that disheveled room, holding that sweaty baby, I scream, the baby cries, a man yells and it ends with the same flash of green,"
"Have you figured out what it means yet?"
She laid her head back on his chest, "No," she lied. She'd already figured she was foreseeing her death. She noted how young she'd been in the dream, and holding a baby. Was it hers? Who had been yelling at her? Who was murdering her?
"Did you have the Fire dream?" Sirius prompted.
"Of course," Lily replied propping her chin on her hand so she could see him, "And her name is Jody,"
"Jody?" Sirius questioned, "Did the medicine work?"
"Always does,"
Sirius was referring to the medicine Madam Pompfry had produced for her. Alice had grown accustomed to waking up to Lily's howls, and had learned fast to measure the nasty liquid out and force it down Lily's throat.
"Good," said Sirius wrapping his arms firmly around her.
"I hate the summer," Lily pouted growing weary. The rhythm rise and fall of Sirius's chest accompanied by the soft rumble of the Trains engine was lulling her to sleep.
"You get to see your mom and dad!" Sirius reminded her.
"Yea, and listen to my sister Petunia call her boyfriend and complain about how much of a freak I am."
"Look," Sirius said in a comforting tone, "I am lodging at the Potters,"
Lily groaned. The Potters' house was far away from Lily's own home in Surrey.
"But James, Peter and I will be making our way to Remus's for the World Cup in mid-summer, he lives quite near you,"
Lily's vivid green eyes sprang open with hope, "Maybe you could stop by," she grinned excitedly, "Meet my Mum and Dad!"
"Exactly," Sirius laughed at her excitement, "And I will talk to Remus and his parents and maybe you can come to with us to the World Cup!"
Lily smiled.
"It's in Britain this year you know,"
"Mmm," Lily hummed in reply.
As the two of the fell asleep Lily said, "Sirius, how am I going to get used to not seeing you everyday?"
He looked at Lily with fear growing in his deep brown eyes.
"That's what I'm afraid of," he gulped, "I'm afraid you're gonna become so adjusted to not seeing me, that you wont want to anymore."
Lily looked at him sorrowfully, he kissed her forehead, "I can't loose you Lily, I just can't."
"You won't," Lily promised aloud. She settled back down on his firm chest.
"I love you," Lily thought, not feeling ready to admit it,
"I love you too," Sirius whispered sleepily. What had just happened never occurred to Lily or Sirius but they would soon understand the full extent of Lily's Gift.
"Only one more year," she muttered gloomily.
The familiar sound of wind rushed in her ears as her flaming hair flicked violently in the wind the approaching storm had issued.
"Don't worry," he replied smiling up at her as he lugged their trunks aboard, "You'll be back before you know it."
Lily stepped aboard, leaving Sirius to struggle with the trunks and began searching for Alice, needing to confide in someone. She wasn't sure what she wanted to say, but she just wanted Alice. When she finally found her she was red-faced and clutching Frank Longbottom's hand. Lily smiled politely, and moved on not risking the awkward silence and not wanting to interrupt anything. She heard familiar voices ahead and paused as she heard James groan.
"I bet HE is gonna sit with HER!"
"Give it up," Remus said testily, "He's been with her for what, how long now?" Four months?"
"She should be with me!," James replied darkly, "And we're his friends, he should sit with us,"
"Nobody in there right mind would give up a chance to be with Lily Evans, alone in a secluded compartment," squeaked Peter.
Lily threw a disgusted look at the door in front of her, which was slightly ajar.
"The girl absolutely hates you Prongs," Remus reminded him gently.
"That's true!" agreed Peter, "And from what you told us, you weren't exactly nice to her, when she told you about You-Know-What."
Lily frowned; he wasn't supposed to tell anyone. But can you really blame him not keeping something like that to himself? She asked herself.
"When has James EVER been nice to Lily?" Remus put in irritably.
"Hey!" James protested, "I get cocky when I'm nervous,"
"Oh come off it Prongs," Remus said sharply, "What did you say to me the first time you ever noticed her?"
"I said that she was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen," James told him, using a tone Lily had never heard before.
"And?" Remus pressed. There was the distinct sound of a page being turned, which suggested to Lily that he was reading.
"And that she was different from any other girl I'd noticed before."
"Right!" Remus said loudly, and the thud told Lily he'd closed the book, "Different, and what did I say to you?"
"You told me I'd have to treat her different."
"Correct," Remus snapped, "And WHAT did you do?"
"Marched up to her and asked her out," James muttered.
"Sirius treats her different James," Remus said wisely, "He treats her like a friend, as a person, not just some hot thing with legs that hed enjoy getting it on with,"
Lily made a mental note to advertise to her friends how sweet of a guy Remus was.
James let out a big sigh, "Look, I don't think Lily is some hot thing with legs," Lily listened harder, 'I mean sure she's hot, and she's got legs, but she's so... attractive, not just her looks its just something about her," James continued. Lily had never heard James say anything so... well meaningful before, and she felt her cheeks grown warm.
"Well," Peter said, " Unfortunately our friend Padfoot is the lucky bastard who snagged her,"
"Hey!" Sirius, who had come up behind Lily whispered. She blushed, and closed her eyes guiltily turning around slowly to face him. She welcomed his awaiting arms.
"What's wrong?" Sirius asked, probably picking up on her guilty look.
"Nothing," Lily muttered pulling him closer and inhaling him.
"I finally got the trunks in," Sirius laughed, She loved it when he laughed.
"Well," she said sorrowfully, "I suppose I should go and find a compartment and let you get to yours, the trains going to leave in two minutes."
"What happened to OUR compartment," Sirius asked pulling away from her to give her an inquisitive look.
"Well I just thought," she paused, "I thought you'd rather be with you're friends,"
"Oh please," he cried, "I've got all summer with them, I just want to be with you okay?"
Lily smiled sheepishly, but her smile soon hardened into the sirius line that always formed when she was thinking to hard.
"Are you sure?"
"Are you trying to get rid of me?"
"No!" Lily cried.
Let's go find our compartment then,"
It took five minutes to find an empty compartment. Upon entering Lily shut the door hastily and muttered a few locking charms. She fell into Sirius's arms and immediately brushed her lips with his. He deepened the kiss with his tongue, gripping her pale face with his rough tanned hands. The moved to the bench and sat down awkwardly. Lily was starving for the feeling Sirius transferred to her when they kissed. Sirius fed her hunger caressing her neck as he did so. How could she endure the entire summer without him? Over the last few months she had become so close with him, they were practically inseparable. He'd stop going out once a month with his friends, and everything just for her. Instead they spent long hour's star gazing, and traveling into Hogsmede. She learned everything there was to know about him, and he her. It pained her to be parted with him. They both had learned to hold onto each other for things they needed. Sirius had never possessed love and affection before in his life, and Lily had never possessed an understanding such as the one Sirius had. Sirius slid onto his back guiding her down with him. They kissed like this for a few more minutes before Lily broke away,
"The whole summer!" She said more to herself, than Sirius.
"It won't be that bad," he muttered but Lily could feel his falsehood, she closed her eyes and sensed that he was dreading it as well. He realized what it was she was doing, as she listened to his quickened heartbeat.
"Have any dreams last night?" he asked quickly
"A few," she nodded,
He stared at her, "The one from last week?"
"Yea,"
"Anything new?"
"Nope, the usual," she sighed, "Me standing there in that disheveled room, holding that sweaty baby, I scream, the baby cries, a man yells and it ends with the same flash of green,"
"Have you figured out what it means yet?"
She laid her head back on his chest, "No," she lied. She'd already figured she was foreseeing her death. She noted how young she'd been in the dream, and holding a baby. Was it hers? Who had been yelling at her? Who was murdering her?
"Did you have the Fire dream?" Sirius prompted.
"Of course," Lily replied propping her chin on her hand so she could see him, "And her name is Jody,"
"Jody?" Sirius questioned, "Did the medicine work?"
"Always does,"
Sirius was referring to the medicine Madam Pompfry had produced for her. Alice had grown accustomed to waking up to Lily's howls, and had learned fast to measure the nasty liquid out and force it down Lily's throat.
"Good," said Sirius wrapping his arms firmly around her.
"I hate the summer," Lily pouted growing weary. The rhythm rise and fall of Sirius's chest accompanied by the soft rumble of the Trains engine was lulling her to sleep.
"You get to see your mom and dad!" Sirius reminded her.
"Yea, and listen to my sister Petunia call her boyfriend and complain about how much of a freak I am."
"Look," Sirius said in a comforting tone, "I am lodging at the Potters,"
Lily groaned. The Potters' house was far away from Lily's own home in Surrey.
"But James, Peter and I will be making our way to Remus's for the World Cup in mid-summer, he lives quite near you,"
Lily's vivid green eyes sprang open with hope, "Maybe you could stop by," she grinned excitedly, "Meet my Mum and Dad!"
"Exactly," Sirius laughed at her excitement, "And I will talk to Remus and his parents and maybe you can come to with us to the World Cup!"
Lily smiled.
"It's in Britain this year you know,"
"Mmm," Lily hummed in reply.
As the two of the fell asleep Lily said, "Sirius, how am I going to get used to not seeing you everyday?"
He looked at Lily with fear growing in his deep brown eyes.
"That's what I'm afraid of," he gulped, "I'm afraid you're gonna become so adjusted to not seeing me, that you wont want to anymore."
Lily looked at him sorrowfully, he kissed her forehead, "I can't loose you Lily, I just can't."
"You won't," Lily promised aloud. She settled back down on his firm chest.
"I love you," Lily thought, not feeling ready to admit it,
"I love you too," Sirius whispered sleepily. What had just happened never occurred to Lily or Sirius but they would soon understand the full extent of Lily's Gift.