A/N-hey again! Another chappie is here, and enjoy! It would have been up
sooner if FF.net had been up! It wasn't working, and I was DEVESTATED!
All my ThAnX go to:
~Cinnamon Sunrise-Thank you so much! Yeah, I noticed that it was occ, sorry!
~Alcapacien/Quiggles-yeah! Leslie's evil and stupid! I agree! Lol! Enjoy!
~Agloechen-I updated! Finally! Hope you like it! Thankz!
~crazyinluv-yeah, we do like the same stories! Cool! Im so happy you like my story! Hank ou ery uch!
~LiLy*eVaNs*PoTTeR-thankz! You rock!
~Jennifleur-hey! Im so happy you like it! I updated!
~Bombshell-I think im gonna start an "I hate school" club! Lol! Yes, school sux and so does homie homework! Thankz and enjoy!
~WolfMoon-Hey! Again, thank you for reviewing! No, James doesn't find who's flying! Plus, he's got other troubles! You'll see! Thank you! And ENJOY!
~Pencil Scrapings-hi! Thankz and ENJOY!!!
~Anna L. Black-I updated! Happy? Hope so! Hope ya like the chappie!
~SiruisBlacksgirl4eva-thanx! Im so happy that you like my story!
ENJOY!
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When Thursday rolled around again, and Lily's dread to tutor James was back again, the 5th years were informed that the O.W.L.s were coming this year. Everyone knew this of course, and some had already started to study like mad. Most of the normal people (A/N-no offence, I'm not normal either but I hate to study) though, were laying it off until the date came closer.
Lily Evans really didn't want to go to the Library to be tutored by James Potter. But she guessed it was quite important for her grades, and for his, which she couldn't care less about.
When the time came, Lily packed her bag, and headed out of the portrait hole, to the Library. As soon as she arrived, she saw James sitting at a table, head in his hands. It was a miracle that he was actually on time, or even a little bit early.
She sat down at the other end of the table and cleared her throat to gain his attention. He looked up, but didn't make eye contact with Lily as he said, "Hi. Do you want to get started?" in a sullen voice, unlike his normal tone.
"Sure. I need to learn the incantations for Transfiguring, um, animals?" She said lamely.
Lily noticed that James was weaker and more limp when he did and said the spells, than usual. James was generally perky and annoying, but today, he wasn't. Lily made an effort to be nicer to him than usual, because of his weird state.
"Yeah, for Transfiguring smaller animals, like rabbits and birds, into something, you have to picture what you're going to do to it in your mind. Okay, for instance, you want to turn a rat into a rocking chair. Picture the rocking chair in your head and say "Petianigous". "Petianigous" works for just the small animals." James was telling Lily, in a flat, tired voice. He looked up to see if Lily was listening, and made eye contact with her, accidentally.
Lily saw his hazel eyes flicker up to her green ones, and she had to stifle a gasp. His eyes were so dull and sad; when usually, they were animated and bright. This was hardly the real James Potter. James Potter loved himself and his life, but now, he looked so uncertain and sad. Something must have really hurt him bad, Lily thought. Insults bounced right off of him, so that couldn't have made him gloomy and depressed. It wasn't like one of his best friends died; the Marauders were all safe in the Gryffindor Common Room, probably playing chess or Exploding Snap.
"O-okay" Lily stammered, pretending not to notice how different James was.
James nodded and continued explaining the rules and incantations to Lily in a monotone. When it was Lily's turn to tutor, Charms of course, James just listened and mumbled "Yeah" to whatever she said.
After about 2 hours of learning and teaching, Lily and James were relatively tired and worn out. James looked like he was asleep on his feet when he got up from the table.
Lily decided to walk with James to the Gryffindor Tower, to his great surprise. She was only doing it to maybe see why he was so depressed. But she had other reasons too . . .
~~*~~
Lily Evans never did find the explanation to James' behavior. She wanted to know because it was so not like him. James was so, so happy and cheerful, but now he was so dark and, gone. It was like a part of him was missing.
Lily sighed as she sat down on her creaky, four-poster bed in the girls' dormitory. The day had worn her out. It was no easy task learning and teaching for 2 or so hours. Lily spread herself out on her bed, just wanting to go to sleep. Lily let her eyes droop and went into a deep slumber.
~~*~~
The next day was Friday, thank God. It was the end of all the piles and piles of homework the teachers gave them. Lily went to her classes as usual, and so did Audrey.
At the end of the day, in the Common Room, everyone was doing their homework or chatting. Lily and Audrey were talking quietly about the classes and other things that were interesting.
After a few hours, everyone had gone to bed, except Lily. The fire was flickering and fading, but Lily wasn't tired and decided to stay down there, in the comfortable red chair. All was dark and silent for a few minutes, until a soft shuffling noise came for the stairway. James Potter came into view, looking as exhausted and in a shamble. He didn't seem to notice Lily sitting there because he sat down a worn-out couch, near the fire and put his head in his hands.
Lily looked at him curiously and helped herself out of her chair, striding over to James. She sat down on the floor in front of him and poked at his leg. He looked up from his hands and looked at Lily with newfound interest.
"Yes?" He said, one of the first times that day. Lily smiled and said gently, "What's wrong?" being kind for once.
A look of sorrow crossed James' pale face as she said that. He opened his mouth then closed it, looking away toward the vanishing, red fire.
James felt he could trust her. She might only be his crush, but she was so caring and gentle, even though she could be fiery and hot-tempered.
"It just doesn't matter now." He said softly.
"What?" Asked Lily. James sighed.
"My life. It just doesn't matter now." He said, turning toward Lily to see her expression.
The look on Lily's face was surprised, to say the least. James was serious. Some would say it was impossible for the James Potter to be upset and serious about something, but they were wrong. Here was James, sad and depressed, like never before. Lily was sympathetic for him.
"But it does. What happened for you to think like this?" Lily said, leaning over to hear what he would say.
"My-my mother die-died." He gulped. Lily gazed at his gaunt, pale face with new emotions. No, it wasn't his best friend who had died; it was part of his family.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" Lily said apologetically, emotion showing clearly on her face.
"She was murdered by-" James' voice paused. Anger was written on his face. "-By Voldemort."
Lily didn't say anything. It wasn't necessary. James put his face in his hands, struggling not to cry. (A/N-hey, what would you do if your mother had died?!) Lily got up and wrapped her arms around him.
"Cry." The redhead said.
If someone were to walk in at that moment, they would have thought it odd, two enemies hugging, and the most popular guy crying on Lily's shoulder.
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A/N-aw! Okay, now REVIEW PLEASE!!! Make me happy! Thanx!
If you have a story you want me to read or review TELL ME! I love to read anything that's Harry Potter related!
Thankz,
Carm
All my ThAnX go to:
~Cinnamon Sunrise-Thank you so much! Yeah, I noticed that it was occ, sorry!
~Alcapacien/Quiggles-yeah! Leslie's evil and stupid! I agree! Lol! Enjoy!
~Agloechen-I updated! Finally! Hope you like it! Thankz!
~crazyinluv-yeah, we do like the same stories! Cool! Im so happy you like my story! Hank ou ery uch!
~LiLy*eVaNs*PoTTeR-thankz! You rock!
~Jennifleur-hey! Im so happy you like it! I updated!
~Bombshell-I think im gonna start an "I hate school" club! Lol! Yes, school sux and so does homie homework! Thankz and enjoy!
~WolfMoon-Hey! Again, thank you for reviewing! No, James doesn't find who's flying! Plus, he's got other troubles! You'll see! Thank you! And ENJOY!
~Pencil Scrapings-hi! Thankz and ENJOY!!!
~Anna L. Black-I updated! Happy? Hope so! Hope ya like the chappie!
~SiruisBlacksgirl4eva-thanx! Im so happy that you like my story!
ENJOY!
!@#$%^&*()
When Thursday rolled around again, and Lily's dread to tutor James was back again, the 5th years were informed that the O.W.L.s were coming this year. Everyone knew this of course, and some had already started to study like mad. Most of the normal people (A/N-no offence, I'm not normal either but I hate to study) though, were laying it off until the date came closer.
Lily Evans really didn't want to go to the Library to be tutored by James Potter. But she guessed it was quite important for her grades, and for his, which she couldn't care less about.
When the time came, Lily packed her bag, and headed out of the portrait hole, to the Library. As soon as she arrived, she saw James sitting at a table, head in his hands. It was a miracle that he was actually on time, or even a little bit early.
She sat down at the other end of the table and cleared her throat to gain his attention. He looked up, but didn't make eye contact with Lily as he said, "Hi. Do you want to get started?" in a sullen voice, unlike his normal tone.
"Sure. I need to learn the incantations for Transfiguring, um, animals?" She said lamely.
Lily noticed that James was weaker and more limp when he did and said the spells, than usual. James was generally perky and annoying, but today, he wasn't. Lily made an effort to be nicer to him than usual, because of his weird state.
"Yeah, for Transfiguring smaller animals, like rabbits and birds, into something, you have to picture what you're going to do to it in your mind. Okay, for instance, you want to turn a rat into a rocking chair. Picture the rocking chair in your head and say "Petianigous". "Petianigous" works for just the small animals." James was telling Lily, in a flat, tired voice. He looked up to see if Lily was listening, and made eye contact with her, accidentally.
Lily saw his hazel eyes flicker up to her green ones, and she had to stifle a gasp. His eyes were so dull and sad; when usually, they were animated and bright. This was hardly the real James Potter. James Potter loved himself and his life, but now, he looked so uncertain and sad. Something must have really hurt him bad, Lily thought. Insults bounced right off of him, so that couldn't have made him gloomy and depressed. It wasn't like one of his best friends died; the Marauders were all safe in the Gryffindor Common Room, probably playing chess or Exploding Snap.
"O-okay" Lily stammered, pretending not to notice how different James was.
James nodded and continued explaining the rules and incantations to Lily in a monotone. When it was Lily's turn to tutor, Charms of course, James just listened and mumbled "Yeah" to whatever she said.
After about 2 hours of learning and teaching, Lily and James were relatively tired and worn out. James looked like he was asleep on his feet when he got up from the table.
Lily decided to walk with James to the Gryffindor Tower, to his great surprise. She was only doing it to maybe see why he was so depressed. But she had other reasons too . . .
~~*~~
Lily Evans never did find the explanation to James' behavior. She wanted to know because it was so not like him. James was so, so happy and cheerful, but now he was so dark and, gone. It was like a part of him was missing.
Lily sighed as she sat down on her creaky, four-poster bed in the girls' dormitory. The day had worn her out. It was no easy task learning and teaching for 2 or so hours. Lily spread herself out on her bed, just wanting to go to sleep. Lily let her eyes droop and went into a deep slumber.
~~*~~
The next day was Friday, thank God. It was the end of all the piles and piles of homework the teachers gave them. Lily went to her classes as usual, and so did Audrey.
At the end of the day, in the Common Room, everyone was doing their homework or chatting. Lily and Audrey were talking quietly about the classes and other things that were interesting.
After a few hours, everyone had gone to bed, except Lily. The fire was flickering and fading, but Lily wasn't tired and decided to stay down there, in the comfortable red chair. All was dark and silent for a few minutes, until a soft shuffling noise came for the stairway. James Potter came into view, looking as exhausted and in a shamble. He didn't seem to notice Lily sitting there because he sat down a worn-out couch, near the fire and put his head in his hands.
Lily looked at him curiously and helped herself out of her chair, striding over to James. She sat down on the floor in front of him and poked at his leg. He looked up from his hands and looked at Lily with newfound interest.
"Yes?" He said, one of the first times that day. Lily smiled and said gently, "What's wrong?" being kind for once.
A look of sorrow crossed James' pale face as she said that. He opened his mouth then closed it, looking away toward the vanishing, red fire.
James felt he could trust her. She might only be his crush, but she was so caring and gentle, even though she could be fiery and hot-tempered.
"It just doesn't matter now." He said softly.
"What?" Asked Lily. James sighed.
"My life. It just doesn't matter now." He said, turning toward Lily to see her expression.
The look on Lily's face was surprised, to say the least. James was serious. Some would say it was impossible for the James Potter to be upset and serious about something, but they were wrong. Here was James, sad and depressed, like never before. Lily was sympathetic for him.
"But it does. What happened for you to think like this?" Lily said, leaning over to hear what he would say.
"My-my mother die-died." He gulped. Lily gazed at his gaunt, pale face with new emotions. No, it wasn't his best friend who had died; it was part of his family.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" Lily said apologetically, emotion showing clearly on her face.
"She was murdered by-" James' voice paused. Anger was written on his face. "-By Voldemort."
Lily didn't say anything. It wasn't necessary. James put his face in his hands, struggling not to cry. (A/N-hey, what would you do if your mother had died?!) Lily got up and wrapped her arms around him.
"Cry." The redhead said.
If someone were to walk in at that moment, they would have thought it odd, two enemies hugging, and the most popular guy crying on Lily's shoulder.
!@#$%^&*()
A/N-aw! Okay, now REVIEW PLEASE!!! Make me happy! Thanx!
If you have a story you want me to read or review TELL ME! I love to read anything that's Harry Potter related!
Thankz,
Carm
