Lily had just finished her homework and was putting her things away in her
dormitory, when she realised she'd forgotten her potions book.
So careful not to wake any of her roommates (It was quite early in the morning) she made her way down stairs.
As she reached the bottom, she heard some voices.
"That was a rough transformation tonight. James are you sure you're alright?"
"Sirius, I'm fine. Just got a bit battered is all." Lily was just about to go down and tell them off for fighting, when;
"My arse you're fine! You got bitten by a bloody werewolf!" Sirius said angrily. "Yeah." Peter giggled. "Just as well you were in animal form!"
"Leave me alone, Moony couldn't help it. It's not his fault. I'll take some of that potion, have some sleep and I'll be all fine and dandy for tomorrow's Quidditch match, you just wait and see." She heard him stomp over to the couch and plop down. "OW MAN!" He exclaimed in pain. "What's this. a book?" Lily covered her mouth to silence her heavy breathing. "Let's see. who does it belong to. I wonder?" James continued in a sing song voice. "Aha. Miss Lily Evans."
"Just leave it there and get up to bed." Sirius said moodily.
She heard two pairs of footsteps go up the boys staircase.
"I'll meet you up there." James called. Then to her horror she heard footsteps coming her way.
She got up and ran to her dorm, jumping into bed as quickly and as quietly as possible.
She was just in time, she heard James stagger into her room- Merlin knows how he managed to get into her dormitory without causing the staircase to turn into a slide.
She had her eyes closed tightly and was facing away from him.
A clank on her bedside table told her he'd placed her book down.
Then there was nothing.
She wondered what he was waiting for.
She was half tempted to turn around and ask him. But she knew she couldn't.
Finally James whispered a "Night sweetheart." And left.
Lily stayed awake that night thinking. She was a very smart girl and had no trouble contemplating what had been said.
First the words "Transformation", "Werewolf" and "Moony" came to mind.
That was easy. That meant someone she knew was a werewolf. Moony must have been a nickname or a code name. She had heard it once before. But the main clue was a case of four. Four friends whom always hand together, but only three were in the common room.
Therefore the logical explanation would be, the fourth was the werewolf- being Remus Lupin.
That was a scary thought, werewolves were said to be untrustworthy creatures. But Remus had always been quiet and had never given her doubt before.
She would say nothing and see how it went.
Secondly- James had been bitten, but was in animal form? Which either meant he was also a werewolf (Which she highly doubted) or that he was anigmagus.
She didn't doubt that he wasn't smart enough to manage the transformation but if he had, then he had done it illegally. She had looked through the register of known anigmagi and he wasn't on it.
But instead of being upset by James' rule breaking, she found herself admiring him for his courage to help his friend.
Maybe he was deeper than she thought?
Finally- James had staggered to Lily's room, just to return her book.
He was hurt and he still made the effort. A crush didn't last 3 years- was it deeper? Could she feel it back?
She didn't know.
All she did know was that her thoughts had kept her up until daybreak. By five am she decided she needed a nice long bath to de-stress herself. And she made her way to the head student's bathroom.
At 7 she met Orion in Gryffindor common room as she did every day. As they were leaving they heard a voice.
"Look James, Evans has already been and collected her precious book!" Lily turned round.
"Hey Black, I'd be careful of what you say."
"Yeah? Would ya?" He challenged. "Why would that be?"
"Cause you never know who might hear you." Sirius looked at her unfazed, until she added a "Woof"
It was the closest sound to a werewolf she could think of, but it seemed to do the trick.
Sirius and James both paled as they turned to look at each other.
She merely grinned at them, linking her arm into Orion's and skipping down to the great hall.
She saw James and Sirius enter. They seemed to be playing it cool. She saw that James was very pale and still staggering. He'd have to perk up if he were going to beat Slytherin today.
As fate would go, Slytherins Quidditch team this year seemed stronger than ever. They had won the cup last year, beating Gryffindor by one point. James had been ranting about it for weeks. He had vowed next year he would beat them.
As Lily watched James get hit by a fifth Bludger she actually felt sorry for him.
It was already 80- 10 and Slytherin were in possession again.
Lily heard whispers all around her. James Potter had never lost them a match. His chaser skills were phenomenal.
Lily closed her eyes as another Bludger went charging towards James. This one would surely knock him off.
Then an idea flashed into her head.
She stood up and among the whispers around her she began shouting;
"POTTER!" **CLAP** **CLAP** **CLAP**
"POTTER!" **CLAP** **CLAP** **CLAP**
Sirius looked at her with disbelief.
He wasn't mistaken, Lily Evans was cheering James Potter on.
Suddenly he too stood up and joined in, then Orion did and Beth, Remus and Peter. Soon enough the whole of Gryffindor were on their feet chanting.
"POTTER!" **CLAP** **CLAP** **CLAP** "POTTER!" **CLAP** **CLAP** **CLAP**
James looked around him, he saw his house egging him on and suddenly he gained a new sense of determination. He knew he had people supporting him and he wouldn't let them down.
With a sudden spurt of speed on his broom, he lost the Bludger about to hit him. He forgot the pain he was living in and he intercepted the Quaffle. Neither team expected this, so for a few seconds they just sat still mid- air, totally dumbfounded.
And then James scored.
Soon James' fans were not only Gryffindor, but Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff also joined in.
"POTTER!" **CLAP** **CLAP** **CLAP**
"POTTER!" **CLAP** **CLAP** **CLAP**
"POTTER!" **CLAP** **CLAP** **CLAP**
With every chant James grew stronger scoring more goals.
The more he scored the more cheers he got and the more Lily smiled.
She was glad she had done something.
The game ended with an almighty 300-90 in favour of the Lions. James was once again the hero.
He was carried to Gryffindor tower and when he got there the party began.
Half way through Sirius made his way to James, who was sitting on the couch (he couldn't physically get up)
"Got you another drink mate." Sirius said handing a glass over.
"Thanks Padfoot, I just wanted to thank you for starting the cheering today. That was the only thing which kept me on my broomstick." Sirius smiled twistedly.
"And how do you know I started the cheering?" he asked.
"Course it was you. You know me and you knew that would help. Anyway who else could it have been?"
"It was Evans."
"Yeah pull the other one!" James started laughing.
"It was, I swear on my life, it was Lily Evans who started the cheering." James looked at him sceptically. "Where is she, we'll ask her." Sirius continued.
"If it's true what you said, then she's probably trying to drown herself." James replied sarcastically.
Lily didn't turn up the rest of the night. And for once, James left before Mcgonagal came to tell them all to go to bed.
He felt as though he had been ran over by a rampaging Hippogriff. Sirius and Peter had to help him to his bed.
He took another dose of his potion, but it was weak and didn't seem to have any effect.
A few minutes after the lights had been turned off there was a knock at the door.
Peter opened it to find nothing but a small vial and a note.
He read the note aloud.
"James,
This is a very strong potion for curing difficult aliments. I would say it was perfect for things such as werewolf bites. Take two spoonfuls and you should start feeling better within the hour. I suggest Remus take a spoonful too if he's still feeling a little off peak."
The boys all looked at each other. Someone knew.
"Who does it say it's from?" Sirius asked hopefully.
"It's not signed." Peter replied.
"Wait!" Sirius said having a break through. "What did Evans say this morning? Be careful what you say, it might be heard by the wrong person. Last night, whilst we were talking, her book was gone this morning. AND SHE WOOFED!" James laid his head back disbelievingly.
If she had heard then she was pretending to be asleep when he went up there.
Peter and Remus both looked confused so Sirius explained it.
"you don't think She'll tell do you?" Remus asked shakily.
"She hasn't yet." Peter replied brightly.
"But we will have to talk to her." Sirius reminded. They all turned to James. He flung his hands up.
"What, don't look at me, she hates me!"
Remus stepped in. "I think it'd be best if I talked to her anyway.
That was the last they had of that conversation, as at that moment a very merry Orion stepped through the door.
And that was the day everything changed.
Thank you for all your reviews, Next chapter will be the finale. Lots of love Jessie xxx
So careful not to wake any of her roommates (It was quite early in the morning) she made her way down stairs.
As she reached the bottom, she heard some voices.
"That was a rough transformation tonight. James are you sure you're alright?"
"Sirius, I'm fine. Just got a bit battered is all." Lily was just about to go down and tell them off for fighting, when;
"My arse you're fine! You got bitten by a bloody werewolf!" Sirius said angrily. "Yeah." Peter giggled. "Just as well you were in animal form!"
"Leave me alone, Moony couldn't help it. It's not his fault. I'll take some of that potion, have some sleep and I'll be all fine and dandy for tomorrow's Quidditch match, you just wait and see." She heard him stomp over to the couch and plop down. "OW MAN!" He exclaimed in pain. "What's this. a book?" Lily covered her mouth to silence her heavy breathing. "Let's see. who does it belong to. I wonder?" James continued in a sing song voice. "Aha. Miss Lily Evans."
"Just leave it there and get up to bed." Sirius said moodily.
She heard two pairs of footsteps go up the boys staircase.
"I'll meet you up there." James called. Then to her horror she heard footsteps coming her way.
She got up and ran to her dorm, jumping into bed as quickly and as quietly as possible.
She was just in time, she heard James stagger into her room- Merlin knows how he managed to get into her dormitory without causing the staircase to turn into a slide.
She had her eyes closed tightly and was facing away from him.
A clank on her bedside table told her he'd placed her book down.
Then there was nothing.
She wondered what he was waiting for.
She was half tempted to turn around and ask him. But she knew she couldn't.
Finally James whispered a "Night sweetheart." And left.
Lily stayed awake that night thinking. She was a very smart girl and had no trouble contemplating what had been said.
First the words "Transformation", "Werewolf" and "Moony" came to mind.
That was easy. That meant someone she knew was a werewolf. Moony must have been a nickname or a code name. She had heard it once before. But the main clue was a case of four. Four friends whom always hand together, but only three were in the common room.
Therefore the logical explanation would be, the fourth was the werewolf- being Remus Lupin.
That was a scary thought, werewolves were said to be untrustworthy creatures. But Remus had always been quiet and had never given her doubt before.
She would say nothing and see how it went.
Secondly- James had been bitten, but was in animal form? Which either meant he was also a werewolf (Which she highly doubted) or that he was anigmagus.
She didn't doubt that he wasn't smart enough to manage the transformation but if he had, then he had done it illegally. She had looked through the register of known anigmagi and he wasn't on it.
But instead of being upset by James' rule breaking, she found herself admiring him for his courage to help his friend.
Maybe he was deeper than she thought?
Finally- James had staggered to Lily's room, just to return her book.
He was hurt and he still made the effort. A crush didn't last 3 years- was it deeper? Could she feel it back?
She didn't know.
All she did know was that her thoughts had kept her up until daybreak. By five am she decided she needed a nice long bath to de-stress herself. And she made her way to the head student's bathroom.
At 7 she met Orion in Gryffindor common room as she did every day. As they were leaving they heard a voice.
"Look James, Evans has already been and collected her precious book!" Lily turned round.
"Hey Black, I'd be careful of what you say."
"Yeah? Would ya?" He challenged. "Why would that be?"
"Cause you never know who might hear you." Sirius looked at her unfazed, until she added a "Woof"
It was the closest sound to a werewolf she could think of, but it seemed to do the trick.
Sirius and James both paled as they turned to look at each other.
She merely grinned at them, linking her arm into Orion's and skipping down to the great hall.
She saw James and Sirius enter. They seemed to be playing it cool. She saw that James was very pale and still staggering. He'd have to perk up if he were going to beat Slytherin today.
As fate would go, Slytherins Quidditch team this year seemed stronger than ever. They had won the cup last year, beating Gryffindor by one point. James had been ranting about it for weeks. He had vowed next year he would beat them.
As Lily watched James get hit by a fifth Bludger she actually felt sorry for him.
It was already 80- 10 and Slytherin were in possession again.
Lily heard whispers all around her. James Potter had never lost them a match. His chaser skills were phenomenal.
Lily closed her eyes as another Bludger went charging towards James. This one would surely knock him off.
Then an idea flashed into her head.
She stood up and among the whispers around her she began shouting;
"POTTER!" **CLAP** **CLAP** **CLAP**
"POTTER!" **CLAP** **CLAP** **CLAP**
Sirius looked at her with disbelief.
He wasn't mistaken, Lily Evans was cheering James Potter on.
Suddenly he too stood up and joined in, then Orion did and Beth, Remus and Peter. Soon enough the whole of Gryffindor were on their feet chanting.
"POTTER!" **CLAP** **CLAP** **CLAP** "POTTER!" **CLAP** **CLAP** **CLAP**
James looked around him, he saw his house egging him on and suddenly he gained a new sense of determination. He knew he had people supporting him and he wouldn't let them down.
With a sudden spurt of speed on his broom, he lost the Bludger about to hit him. He forgot the pain he was living in and he intercepted the Quaffle. Neither team expected this, so for a few seconds they just sat still mid- air, totally dumbfounded.
And then James scored.
Soon James' fans were not only Gryffindor, but Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff also joined in.
"POTTER!" **CLAP** **CLAP** **CLAP**
"POTTER!" **CLAP** **CLAP** **CLAP**
"POTTER!" **CLAP** **CLAP** **CLAP**
With every chant James grew stronger scoring more goals.
The more he scored the more cheers he got and the more Lily smiled.
She was glad she had done something.
The game ended with an almighty 300-90 in favour of the Lions. James was once again the hero.
He was carried to Gryffindor tower and when he got there the party began.
Half way through Sirius made his way to James, who was sitting on the couch (he couldn't physically get up)
"Got you another drink mate." Sirius said handing a glass over.
"Thanks Padfoot, I just wanted to thank you for starting the cheering today. That was the only thing which kept me on my broomstick." Sirius smiled twistedly.
"And how do you know I started the cheering?" he asked.
"Course it was you. You know me and you knew that would help. Anyway who else could it have been?"
"It was Evans."
"Yeah pull the other one!" James started laughing.
"It was, I swear on my life, it was Lily Evans who started the cheering." James looked at him sceptically. "Where is she, we'll ask her." Sirius continued.
"If it's true what you said, then she's probably trying to drown herself." James replied sarcastically.
Lily didn't turn up the rest of the night. And for once, James left before Mcgonagal came to tell them all to go to bed.
He felt as though he had been ran over by a rampaging Hippogriff. Sirius and Peter had to help him to his bed.
He took another dose of his potion, but it was weak and didn't seem to have any effect.
A few minutes after the lights had been turned off there was a knock at the door.
Peter opened it to find nothing but a small vial and a note.
He read the note aloud.
"James,
This is a very strong potion for curing difficult aliments. I would say it was perfect for things such as werewolf bites. Take two spoonfuls and you should start feeling better within the hour. I suggest Remus take a spoonful too if he's still feeling a little off peak."
The boys all looked at each other. Someone knew.
"Who does it say it's from?" Sirius asked hopefully.
"It's not signed." Peter replied.
"Wait!" Sirius said having a break through. "What did Evans say this morning? Be careful what you say, it might be heard by the wrong person. Last night, whilst we were talking, her book was gone this morning. AND SHE WOOFED!" James laid his head back disbelievingly.
If she had heard then she was pretending to be asleep when he went up there.
Peter and Remus both looked confused so Sirius explained it.
"you don't think She'll tell do you?" Remus asked shakily.
"She hasn't yet." Peter replied brightly.
"But we will have to talk to her." Sirius reminded. They all turned to James. He flung his hands up.
"What, don't look at me, she hates me!"
Remus stepped in. "I think it'd be best if I talked to her anyway.
That was the last they had of that conversation, as at that moment a very merry Orion stepped through the door.
And that was the day everything changed.
Thank you for all your reviews, Next chapter will be the finale. Lots of love Jessie xxx