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Chapter Fourteen: Quidditch.
James felt free, away from everyone and everything. He was flying through air, seeking for the snitch.
It was half an hour into the games and Gryfinndor were head by twenty points. No, thirty points, thanks to Arthur Weasley, a Gryfinndor chaser, scoring into the highest hoop.
"There goes my Arthur!" A sixth year girl, called Molly Grace, who had been dating him for some time.
James started to clap until he saw Snape diving down, towards a glimmer of gold. Oh no! He thought, chasing Snape, closing on his tail.
"Eat my dust, Slimy," James said.
He was getting closer to the snitch. He was gonna win! His hand reaching out for it. Finger tips brushing it.
But then, his heart stopped. His chest went numb as his eyes laid on his worst nightmare. It couldn't be.
"Lily.. NO!" He shouted, at the top of his lungs.
A certain redheaded girl jumped off the astronomy towers, wanting to meet her end..
~*~*~*~*~*
//Flashback//
Lily was happy; it was she first day of her new school. Hogwarts, and she still couldn't believe it. There was another world on Earth that Lily had no idea about, and she was apart of it. I wonder what else I am going to find.
And her answer was just around the corner. For this was the first time she laid eyes on James Potter. How wonderful it felt inside just to look at him. He was laughing with Sirius and Remus. Lily blushed scarlet. There's no way he'll even talk to me...
//End of flashback//
James dived, toward the bottom of the Astronomy Tower. Hoping against hope that he had a chance to catch Lily before she.. She... He didn't even want to think what might happen.
Faster you bloody broom! He thought, pointing the broom to the ground. He didn't care that loads of people had moaned and gasped when he went off track.
"Oy! Prongs, the snitch is that way!" Sirius had shouted, but noticed why he had heading from the tower. "Get her Prongs!"
No one was looking at the Quidditch match anymore.
Unfortunately, James's had collapsed onto the ground, sooner than he hoped, his broom smashing into little bits. James rolled on the ground and quickly got up and ran arms sketched out at full length.
Two feet. He caught her, clutching her to his chest. It is she, thank god! He thought. Oh Lils, you're safe! He started to kiss her head, crying with so many happy tears, that he had caught her. He would never forgive himself if he didn't.
James kneeled down, still having Lily in his arms. A cheer of uproar came from the Quidditch stadium. Snape had caught the snitch, James thought, but not caring one little bit. He moved all the hair out of her face, her beautiful face. She had her eyes closed and she was paler than usual. She wasn't breathing
"Lily," James gasped, shaking her, "Lily, Lils, wake up, please, baby. I love you."
"I'm sorry," Lily whispered, opening her eyes a fraction then shutting them, and fainted.
"What's going on here?" Professors' Dumbledore and McGonagall and Rubeus Hagrid, the Gamekeeper, came running over. James looked at them, crying still, stroking her lovely hair.
"She's gonna be OK," James kept whispering. "She's OK, don't worry."
"Hagrid, take Miss Evans to the Hospital Wing, Madame Promfrey will sort her out, Mr Potter, will you let go of her, please?"
James slowly handed the limp body of Lily to Hagrid, who held her like a baby and they walked off, out of sight.
All James could think about going to the Hospital Wing but as if Dumbledore could read his mind said, "Before you go and see Lily, leave her a day or two to come round."
"But professor I need to - I need - to-- " James stammered. He was uncomfortable about talking about his 'love-life' to his teachers, even thought he had known them for seven years.
Dumbledore, who seemed to understand, by didn't say anything, nodded silently. "I'll talk to Lily, about all this and see if we can come to an agreement," His eyes sparkled, with worry and anxious.
After that, Dumbledore ordered James to go the Dorm and rest. Professor McGonagall said, as soon as James was out of earshot, "Why do you think- that-Lily-" she was shocked. Lily was her favourite pupil. She was always happy in her studies and her scores were always at the top.
"I don't know, my dear, I just don't know," Dumbledore shook his head and added, "I'm going to talk to her now."
Dumbledore made his way to the Hospital Wing and said to Madame Promfrey, "May I speak to Lily please?"
"Sure Headmaster," They started their way to Lily's bed, which was at the far end. "Poor Girl, not having a good year."
Lily was sitting up, sipping some tea. When she saw Dumbledore, she flinched. "Hello, Lily, can we talk?"
"OK," Lily mumbled, looking at the floor.
Dumbledore sat next on her bed and took her hand, "Lily, what you did, was very serious. I am sure that you have a really good explanation about that."
Lily couldn't help it. She felt helpless. She told him everything that happened on Halloween. Dumbledore let her talk in silence and nodded every now and then. "Now, I'm a betrayer! To James, to the Order of Phoenix!" Lily sobbed.
"May I see it?" Dumbledore asked, linking his fingers together, looking at Lily, through his half moon glasses.
"See what?" Lily said, through tears, gulping, which made her throat sore.
"The Mark." Lily eyes widen, with shocked, and then she nodded and held her arm to Dumbledore, so he could see the snake tongued skull tattoo. "I see... Lily, you're not the first, or indeed the last, person Voldemort has tried to black mail you. Don't worry, I'll tell you what to do, listen very closely for what I am about to say can cause your life, but if you think you are strong enough, listen to my wise words.."
Chapter Fourteen: Quidditch.
James felt free, away from everyone and everything. He was flying through air, seeking for the snitch.
It was half an hour into the games and Gryfinndor were head by twenty points. No, thirty points, thanks to Arthur Weasley, a Gryfinndor chaser, scoring into the highest hoop.
"There goes my Arthur!" A sixth year girl, called Molly Grace, who had been dating him for some time.
James started to clap until he saw Snape diving down, towards a glimmer of gold. Oh no! He thought, chasing Snape, closing on his tail.
"Eat my dust, Slimy," James said.
He was getting closer to the snitch. He was gonna win! His hand reaching out for it. Finger tips brushing it.
But then, his heart stopped. His chest went numb as his eyes laid on his worst nightmare. It couldn't be.
"Lily.. NO!" He shouted, at the top of his lungs.
A certain redheaded girl jumped off the astronomy towers, wanting to meet her end..
~*~*~*~*~*
//Flashback//
Lily was happy; it was she first day of her new school. Hogwarts, and she still couldn't believe it. There was another world on Earth that Lily had no idea about, and she was apart of it. I wonder what else I am going to find.
And her answer was just around the corner. For this was the first time she laid eyes on James Potter. How wonderful it felt inside just to look at him. He was laughing with Sirius and Remus. Lily blushed scarlet. There's no way he'll even talk to me...
//End of flashback//
James dived, toward the bottom of the Astronomy Tower. Hoping against hope that he had a chance to catch Lily before she.. She... He didn't even want to think what might happen.
Faster you bloody broom! He thought, pointing the broom to the ground. He didn't care that loads of people had moaned and gasped when he went off track.
"Oy! Prongs, the snitch is that way!" Sirius had shouted, but noticed why he had heading from the tower. "Get her Prongs!"
No one was looking at the Quidditch match anymore.
Unfortunately, James's had collapsed onto the ground, sooner than he hoped, his broom smashing into little bits. James rolled on the ground and quickly got up and ran arms sketched out at full length.
Two feet. He caught her, clutching her to his chest. It is she, thank god! He thought. Oh Lils, you're safe! He started to kiss her head, crying with so many happy tears, that he had caught her. He would never forgive himself if he didn't.
James kneeled down, still having Lily in his arms. A cheer of uproar came from the Quidditch stadium. Snape had caught the snitch, James thought, but not caring one little bit. He moved all the hair out of her face, her beautiful face. She had her eyes closed and she was paler than usual. She wasn't breathing
"Lily," James gasped, shaking her, "Lily, Lils, wake up, please, baby. I love you."
"I'm sorry," Lily whispered, opening her eyes a fraction then shutting them, and fainted.
"What's going on here?" Professors' Dumbledore and McGonagall and Rubeus Hagrid, the Gamekeeper, came running over. James looked at them, crying still, stroking her lovely hair.
"She's gonna be OK," James kept whispering. "She's OK, don't worry."
"Hagrid, take Miss Evans to the Hospital Wing, Madame Promfrey will sort her out, Mr Potter, will you let go of her, please?"
James slowly handed the limp body of Lily to Hagrid, who held her like a baby and they walked off, out of sight.
All James could think about going to the Hospital Wing but as if Dumbledore could read his mind said, "Before you go and see Lily, leave her a day or two to come round."
"But professor I need to - I need - to-- " James stammered. He was uncomfortable about talking about his 'love-life' to his teachers, even thought he had known them for seven years.
Dumbledore, who seemed to understand, by didn't say anything, nodded silently. "I'll talk to Lily, about all this and see if we can come to an agreement," His eyes sparkled, with worry and anxious.
After that, Dumbledore ordered James to go the Dorm and rest. Professor McGonagall said, as soon as James was out of earshot, "Why do you think- that-Lily-" she was shocked. Lily was her favourite pupil. She was always happy in her studies and her scores were always at the top.
"I don't know, my dear, I just don't know," Dumbledore shook his head and added, "I'm going to talk to her now."
Dumbledore made his way to the Hospital Wing and said to Madame Promfrey, "May I speak to Lily please?"
"Sure Headmaster," They started their way to Lily's bed, which was at the far end. "Poor Girl, not having a good year."
Lily was sitting up, sipping some tea. When she saw Dumbledore, she flinched. "Hello, Lily, can we talk?"
"OK," Lily mumbled, looking at the floor.
Dumbledore sat next on her bed and took her hand, "Lily, what you did, was very serious. I am sure that you have a really good explanation about that."
Lily couldn't help it. She felt helpless. She told him everything that happened on Halloween. Dumbledore let her talk in silence and nodded every now and then. "Now, I'm a betrayer! To James, to the Order of Phoenix!" Lily sobbed.
"May I see it?" Dumbledore asked, linking his fingers together, looking at Lily, through his half moon glasses.
"See what?" Lily said, through tears, gulping, which made her throat sore.
"The Mark." Lily eyes widen, with shocked, and then she nodded and held her arm to Dumbledore, so he could see the snake tongued skull tattoo. "I see... Lily, you're not the first, or indeed the last, person Voldemort has tried to black mail you. Don't worry, I'll tell you what to do, listen very closely for what I am about to say can cause your life, but if you think you are strong enough, listen to my wise words.."
