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you recognise from the mind of JK.
N/A: I would like to say thanks to people that have reviewed and say please review to those that haven't, I need the reviews or I don't see the point of updating. Big thank you to my mate Steph who has helped me to do this and look out for two more stories from us.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!" the teenage boy screamed, "NOOOOOOOOO!! He's not dead!!"
Lily sat up with a big gasp, she was shaking and her head was spinning.
"Lily, Lily are you okay!!" it was Sabina talking to her while Phoebe tried to pull the hangings on the four-poster bed open.
"Did you have another premonition?" Phoebe enquired.
Lily had about one premonition every year, she had never told anyone, except Phoebe and Sabina, about these, as they never came true.
In her first year she had dreamt of a small boy with dark hair who had been surrounded by fire and he had managed to burn the face of the man who was trying to kill him. In her second year a boy had shoved a sword through the huge snake's mouth that had been chasing him. In her third year her premonition was not so clear, all she could remember was dozens and dozens of cloaks moving in the moonlight. Then at the end of her fourth year she saw a boy standing next to another boy while that boy was killed. These premonitions all had one thing in common and it was the same dark haired boy with glasses.
"Yeah, I'm fine" Lily said panting.
"What happened this time?" Sabina asked calmly.
"It wasn't very clear but I remember and big archway and lots of people jinxing each other, but the boy was in it except he was older and then someone fell through the archway and the boy started to run towards the archway shouting 'he's not dead, NOOOOO!!' and then it ended," Lily said finally. "Maybe you should tell someone," Phoebe suggested.
"No I just think it was a bad dream, we should go back to sleep."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
Hours later Lily was still awake, she was never able to get to sleep after a premonition and she would lay awake for ages thinking, it was always the same.
The next morning as Lily, Sabina and Phoebe were going down to breakfast, Phoebe pointed out there was a gathering around the Gryffindor notice board.
"What's do you reckon is going on?" Lily asked her two friends. Phoebe, who was the tallest, peered over the heads of other people. When she had finished reading she turned to the others smiling.
"What, what's happening?" Lily asked.
"There is going to be a dance for the fifth years, apparently we have done so well in the OWLs the teachers want to give us a treat. Good job we just found out, it's Hogsmeade on Saturday, we can get our dress robes there."
Lily put on a false smile, dances weren't normally her thing but she knew her two best friends would enjoy it. Sabina and Phoebe were both very popular and it would be easier for them to find dates than her. Little did she know this dance was going to be the major turning point in her life.
"Come on Lily, just try this one on," Phoebe pestered Lily
"No, look I told you nothings right, I'm ugly," Lily argued.
Sabina had already selected her baby blue robes and Phoebe had her flaming red robes.
"I'll ask the assistant again," Sabina told Lily.
Sabina disappeared for about five minutes and came back looking very pleased with herself, "Look, don't you just think its perfect!" Sabina said smiling.
Lily gasped, "Oh, its wonderful!"
It was the night of the dance and Sabina and Phoebe, with the rest of the Gryffindor fifth years, were waiting in the Common Room. Upstairs, in her dormitory Lily was putting the finishing touches to her dress robes.
As she walked down the stairs there were gasps, Lily looked amazing her robes were of emerald green and trimmed with gold that matched her eyes
Her hair had been curled and was flowing in ringlets down her back. Remus Lupin came towards her, "Lily, you look great."
"Thanks Remus, you look rather dashing herself!" Lily giggled.
Lily turned as she felt someone's eyes on her back and found she was looking at James Potter, who promptly turned to speak to Sirius.
"I think we better go now Lily," Sabina said.
Lily, Sabina and Phoebe walked down to the hall, Sabina and Phoebe both had dates, Sabina's was Steven Bones a very good looking boy who was in Hufflepuff and Phoebe's was Joey Davies the Ravenclaw Quidditch Captain.
Remus had asked Lily to the dance; Lily was very excited but also very nervous.
When, finally, they reached the great hall Lily was joined by Remus while Sabina and Phoebe waited for their dates. Then the doors of the Great Hall opened up and music started to play Remus took Lily's hand and lead her into the hall, where people had already started to dance.
In a few hours time Lily had changed her mind about dances. She told Remus she was going to look outside for Sabina and Phoebe. It was a lovely evening and the stars were beginning to shine, Lily managed to find both Sabina and Phoebe but decided not to disturb them as they both looked busy. Lily sat down on the bench by a magical fountain that was not issuing water but liquid gold.
She was aware of someone walking towards her and as she turned round she realised it was Remus, he looked quite nervous.
"Hey Lily," he said.
"Hi" Lily replied.
"Did you find Sabina and Phoebe?" Lily shook her head, "um... Lily I have something to tell you. Look um... this is really hard for me but I need to tell you because you are one of my best friends."
"Remus," Lily said, "I already know"
"How, why, did someone say something," Remus looked very shocked.
"I worked it out myself."
"Aren't you worried?"
"No, why should I be, and don't say I'm just being brave, because I'm not. The brave may not live for long, but the cautious don't live at all."
"What," asked Remus.
"It's something my dad said to me when I was about to board the Hogwarts Express in my first year."
"Hey Remus," Lily and Remus both turned around to see James standing there, "Sirius wants to speak to you now."
"Ok, bye Lily,"
"Bye Remus,"
James didn't follow Remus he sat down next to Lily. Lily wondered why he didn't go with Remus. They sat there in silence listening to the owls hooting and the trickling of the liquid gold in the fountain.
It was Lily that spoke first, "Why do you do it," she said.
"Do what," James asked.
"Humiliate people," Lily replied.
"I don't know? That's just who I am."
"Oh," Lily spoke quietly. What's wrong with James, Lily thought, he seems very quiet.
Suddenly James moved his hand on top of hers, Lily knew that she should just move it but something inside her willed her to keep her hand still. She moved closer to James until both their shoulders were right next to each other, what the hell am I doing Lily thought. Lily didn't know how long they spent sitting there, but Lily knew that deep down it was right.
"Are you afraid James, you know, about the wizard who is gaining power," Lily said anxiously.
"No, not really. The brave may not live for..."
"...long but the cautious don't live at all. How do you know that?" Lily enquired.
"My parents told me it."
"Oh," Lily looked at her watch, it was half past midnight, and if Filch caught them now they would be in detention, the dance finished at midnight,
"James we better make our way up to the Gryffindor Common Room, if Filch catches us we will be in deep trouble."
"Ok, lets go."
James walked ahead still holding her hand, Lily was happy about this even if she didn't know why. When they reached the Common Room James let go and smiled at her and Lily smiled back.
N/A: I would like to say thanks to people that have reviewed and say please review to those that haven't, I need the reviews or I don't see the point of updating. Big thank you to my mate Steph who has helped me to do this and look out for two more stories from us.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!" the teenage boy screamed, "NOOOOOOOOO!! He's not dead!!"
Lily sat up with a big gasp, she was shaking and her head was spinning.
"Lily, Lily are you okay!!" it was Sabina talking to her while Phoebe tried to pull the hangings on the four-poster bed open.
"Did you have another premonition?" Phoebe enquired.
Lily had about one premonition every year, she had never told anyone, except Phoebe and Sabina, about these, as they never came true.
In her first year she had dreamt of a small boy with dark hair who had been surrounded by fire and he had managed to burn the face of the man who was trying to kill him. In her second year a boy had shoved a sword through the huge snake's mouth that had been chasing him. In her third year her premonition was not so clear, all she could remember was dozens and dozens of cloaks moving in the moonlight. Then at the end of her fourth year she saw a boy standing next to another boy while that boy was killed. These premonitions all had one thing in common and it was the same dark haired boy with glasses.
"Yeah, I'm fine" Lily said panting.
"What happened this time?" Sabina asked calmly.
"It wasn't very clear but I remember and big archway and lots of people jinxing each other, but the boy was in it except he was older and then someone fell through the archway and the boy started to run towards the archway shouting 'he's not dead, NOOOOO!!' and then it ended," Lily said finally. "Maybe you should tell someone," Phoebe suggested.
"No I just think it was a bad dream, we should go back to sleep."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
Hours later Lily was still awake, she was never able to get to sleep after a premonition and she would lay awake for ages thinking, it was always the same.
The next morning as Lily, Sabina and Phoebe were going down to breakfast, Phoebe pointed out there was a gathering around the Gryffindor notice board.
"What's do you reckon is going on?" Lily asked her two friends. Phoebe, who was the tallest, peered over the heads of other people. When she had finished reading she turned to the others smiling.
"What, what's happening?" Lily asked.
"There is going to be a dance for the fifth years, apparently we have done so well in the OWLs the teachers want to give us a treat. Good job we just found out, it's Hogsmeade on Saturday, we can get our dress robes there."
Lily put on a false smile, dances weren't normally her thing but she knew her two best friends would enjoy it. Sabina and Phoebe were both very popular and it would be easier for them to find dates than her. Little did she know this dance was going to be the major turning point in her life.
"Come on Lily, just try this one on," Phoebe pestered Lily
"No, look I told you nothings right, I'm ugly," Lily argued.
Sabina had already selected her baby blue robes and Phoebe had her flaming red robes.
"I'll ask the assistant again," Sabina told Lily.
Sabina disappeared for about five minutes and came back looking very pleased with herself, "Look, don't you just think its perfect!" Sabina said smiling.
Lily gasped, "Oh, its wonderful!"
It was the night of the dance and Sabina and Phoebe, with the rest of the Gryffindor fifth years, were waiting in the Common Room. Upstairs, in her dormitory Lily was putting the finishing touches to her dress robes.
As she walked down the stairs there were gasps, Lily looked amazing her robes were of emerald green and trimmed with gold that matched her eyes
Her hair had been curled and was flowing in ringlets down her back. Remus Lupin came towards her, "Lily, you look great."
"Thanks Remus, you look rather dashing herself!" Lily giggled.
Lily turned as she felt someone's eyes on her back and found she was looking at James Potter, who promptly turned to speak to Sirius.
"I think we better go now Lily," Sabina said.
Lily, Sabina and Phoebe walked down to the hall, Sabina and Phoebe both had dates, Sabina's was Steven Bones a very good looking boy who was in Hufflepuff and Phoebe's was Joey Davies the Ravenclaw Quidditch Captain.
Remus had asked Lily to the dance; Lily was very excited but also very nervous.
When, finally, they reached the great hall Lily was joined by Remus while Sabina and Phoebe waited for their dates. Then the doors of the Great Hall opened up and music started to play Remus took Lily's hand and lead her into the hall, where people had already started to dance.
In a few hours time Lily had changed her mind about dances. She told Remus she was going to look outside for Sabina and Phoebe. It was a lovely evening and the stars were beginning to shine, Lily managed to find both Sabina and Phoebe but decided not to disturb them as they both looked busy. Lily sat down on the bench by a magical fountain that was not issuing water but liquid gold.
She was aware of someone walking towards her and as she turned round she realised it was Remus, he looked quite nervous.
"Hey Lily," he said.
"Hi" Lily replied.
"Did you find Sabina and Phoebe?" Lily shook her head, "um... Lily I have something to tell you. Look um... this is really hard for me but I need to tell you because you are one of my best friends."
"Remus," Lily said, "I already know"
"How, why, did someone say something," Remus looked very shocked.
"I worked it out myself."
"Aren't you worried?"
"No, why should I be, and don't say I'm just being brave, because I'm not. The brave may not live for long, but the cautious don't live at all."
"What," asked Remus.
"It's something my dad said to me when I was about to board the Hogwarts Express in my first year."
"Hey Remus," Lily and Remus both turned around to see James standing there, "Sirius wants to speak to you now."
"Ok, bye Lily,"
"Bye Remus,"
James didn't follow Remus he sat down next to Lily. Lily wondered why he didn't go with Remus. They sat there in silence listening to the owls hooting and the trickling of the liquid gold in the fountain.
It was Lily that spoke first, "Why do you do it," she said.
"Do what," James asked.
"Humiliate people," Lily replied.
"I don't know? That's just who I am."
"Oh," Lily spoke quietly. What's wrong with James, Lily thought, he seems very quiet.
Suddenly James moved his hand on top of hers, Lily knew that she should just move it but something inside her willed her to keep her hand still. She moved closer to James until both their shoulders were right next to each other, what the hell am I doing Lily thought. Lily didn't know how long they spent sitting there, but Lily knew that deep down it was right.
"Are you afraid James, you know, about the wizard who is gaining power," Lily said anxiously.
"No, not really. The brave may not live for..."
"...long but the cautious don't live at all. How do you know that?" Lily enquired.
"My parents told me it."
"Oh," Lily looked at her watch, it was half past midnight, and if Filch caught them now they would be in detention, the dance finished at midnight,
"James we better make our way up to the Gryffindor Common Room, if Filch catches us we will be in deep trouble."
"Ok, lets go."
James walked ahead still holding her hand, Lily was happy about this even if she didn't know why. When they reached the Common Room James let go and smiled at her and Lily smiled back.
