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Author's Note: Although I didn't get very many reviews, I am going to continue on with this story, because I think it's the best one I have written yet. If you don't agree fine, go suck and egg and review anyway. :D So yes sorry for leaving you at a cliffy yesterday, I wasn't feeling creative any more and didn't want to write any more.
Cast Into a Dream- Chapter 2
James ran through the corridors as fast as he could, apparently searching for something, but not being able to find it. He hurtled down the next corridor, and then the next until he stopped right in front of a large stone gargoyle. This was the entrance into Dumbledore's office, he thought to himself. He had remembered being there 6 months prior to this day. "Lemon Drop." He shouted breathlessly at the stone gargoyle, but it did not move. No, that wasn't the password last time. "Sugar quill." James said in a questioning voice. The gargoyle came to life and allowed him passage into the staircase of Dumbledore's office.
James ran inside not watching were he was going. Halfway up the stairs he collided with something, bushy and hard. He fell back down 5 stairs and looked up to see that the thing he had collided with had been in fact Dumbledore and the bushy thing had been his long graying beard.
"Professor Dumbledore, I just got a letter, and I was wondering if you could tell me if it was true." Said James with a note of exasperation in his voice. "Because I thought it might be one of the Slytherin's dirty jokes on me." He subconsciously ran his fingers through his untidy hair, making it even untidier then it was.
"I'm afraid to tell you that it is indeed true, Mr. Potter." Said Dumbledore. Dumbledore's eyes pierced James's with a sorrow filled look, and James's eyes immediately began to water. He looked frightened. Not wanting to believe Dumbledore, he immediately rose and headed back down the stairs, muttering things like, 'it's not true' and 'it can't be'.
He left the stone gargoyle open behind him and made across the school to the great hall, where he was to sit for the Care of Magical Creatures theory exam as his next OWL. He was in the hall after everybody else and barely made it before the bell rang. He sat down at the only empty one- person table in the room. This time his seat was only two seats in front of Sirius, and luckily across the room from Lily and even more lucky, across the room from Snape.
He turned over the parchment on his desk when he was told to and read the first question: Name the 3 ways you can tell a Knarl from an ordinary hedgehog. This test was going to be another easy one as well. Professor Kettleburn was a good teacher, but he sometimes didn't know how to handle things properly and was missing several fingers. James finished writing everything down. Finished the exam and leaned back in his chair thinking. He couldn't believe that note this morning; he couldn't believe any of it, not at all. The bell rang and disrupted his train of thought as he picked up his stuff and threw it into his bag. Sirius stumbled over to him.
"What's up mate? Ever since that letter at breakfast you've seemed, well, not yourself." Sirius asked concernedly. "You okay?" James looked into Sirius's eyes. They were filled with concern for him. At least he has one person in the world that cared for him. He had to tell Sirius. Sirius lived with him now, after he had run away from his house that previous summer. Sirius had to know.
"Sirius," James started, "Sirius, my mum and dad, they're gone." James said in hushed tones. Sirius's eyes looked startled.
"What do you mean they're gone?" said Sirius questionably. "On vacation or something?" But Sirius knew that was not the case.
"I mean gone Sirius. They are thought to be dead, but they just disappeared. Completely gone, without a trace." James explained his eyes watering now. No one besides Sirius had ever seen him cry, no one. But James couldn't stop the flow of tears as they trickled ominously down his face. Remus and Peter standing in the room waiting for them by the door. They had heard what he had said too. But what none of them knew was that someone else was in the room listening to what James had said, her eyes welling with tears.
Sirius led James to the door his arm around James's neck. The four of them walked out of the great hall and up to the Gryffindor common room. The common room was deserted as everyone else was outside after his or her exams. It was a beautiful day outside, but none of the marauders wanted to leave James by himself. When they sat down in their favorite armchairs, James took out the letter and gave it to Sirius to read.
Dear Mr. Potter,
We are Sorry to inform you that last night your parents were supposed to come to the ministry of magic at 7 o'clock pm. When they did not show up, we hastened to your house to find it ransacked and deserted, no trace of your parents at all. The only thing that was unusual about the house is the big green skull with a snake protruding from its mouth. This is the sign of the Dark Lord he-who-must-not-be-named. We think that your parents have been killed and we will be arranging other accommodations for you and Mr. Black this summer.
Sincerely-
Cornelius Fudge
Junior Minister of the Department of Magical Catastrophes
Sirius looked up at James with a sad expression. "I'm so sorry James." He said a sad not in his voice. "Listen you need to eat, lets go down to the great hall for lunch." Nudged Sirius.
"Look, I'm not hungry, you guys go down and eat." James said to the rest of the marauders. Catching the looks on their faces he added, "I'm not going to kill myself or anything, I promise." Sirius, Remus and Peter all looked at each other, and then slipped silently through the portrait hole and down to the great hall.
James sat there on the big squishy armchair, deep in thought. Where was he going to go? Was Sirius going to be sent back to his mum's house? He was so deep in thought that he didn't hear the common room hole open and close again.
"James?" said a soft voice he could tell was full of concern, but James didn't even look around. He just sat there in his armchair. He felt something settle down on the arm of his armchair and looked up. There was Lily, standing there as though she had been cast from reality into his dream world. She looked perfect, but he couldn't begin to fathom why she was here, she hated him. Still, it was good company to have.
"I brought you up some food." She said holding out a bag that contained some dinner rolls and chicken. "You need to eat something, you look terrible." James took the bag and absentmindedly began to chew on a dinner roll.
"James," Lily started again. "James, I just got a letter from my mother. She says she got a letter from the ministry asking if you could stay with us for the summer. She said yes. So you'll be staying with me this summer." James stared at her. He didn't understand. He thought she hated him, and here she was telling him that he was going to stay at her house for the summer. He finished the first roll he had been chewing and grabbed another out of the bag, and turned away from Lily. "James I'm really sorry," Lily said, "for everything." She got up off the arm of his chair and made her way towards the portrait hole.
"Wait Lily." James said. "Do you know where Sirius is going to be staying?" Lily shook her head.
"I don't know, but I'm sure he'd be welcomed at my house too." Then without taking another look at James, she left the common room. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The last week of the term went by without any big fiascos. James was packing his trunk sullenly in his dormitory. He wasn't going back to his house; he was going to Lily's. All in all, his summer could have been worse, but he had just wished he could have gone back to his own house. He threw the last of his stuff into his trunk and there was a knock on his door.
"Come in." James said in a cool voice. In reality he didn't want anyone to come into his dormitory. He wanted to be left by himself. He turned to the person and saw that it was Lily and Sirius.
"You almost ready to go mate?" Sirius asked. "We finally figured out where I'm staying for this summer. I am staying at my cousin Andromeda's house. Don't worry," he added seeing James's face. "She's a decent witch. She's not like the rest of my family."
Sirius's family was known to be dark arts supporters. That's why Sirius had run away. That's why he had lived with James. James was happy to hear that Sirius had some normal relatives. "Well that's a relief, isn't it? I thought you'd be going back to live with your mum." Replied James.
"My mom said that Sirius is welcomed to come visit our house during the summer holidays. As long as you don't eat the entire house." Lily said matter-of-factly.
James was glad the year was over. He needed to get away from Hogwarts and the magical world. So he was happy to be going to Lily's as she was muggle born, so there would be no trace of magic for his summer. He was trying to forget the fact that his parents were taken away, and every time he did or saw magic done he was reminded again. This would be a welcomed break. Not to mention he got to spend more time with Lily. When he had comforted her, she had said she had wanted to be friends. Although she didn't approve of him cursing Slytherins and Snape, she looked over it. He had become more relaxed this year. It seems the only people he cursed now were Slytherins.
They made their way to Hogsmeade on the horseless carriages to the Hogwarts express. They loaded their trunks onto the train and found a compartment for them all to sit in. Sirius and Lily were playing Wizards Chess and it was a really close game. The women with the trolley came through and Sirius and Peter nearly bought her out. James just sat there, listening and watching them all, laughing occasionally at Sirius's jokes or how stupid Peter was being. Waiting to get to Kingscross and meeting Lily's parents. He hoped they liked him, as he would be spending the entire summer with them for the next two summers.
The conductors voice came overhead saying "Five minutes till Kingscross." James got up and pulled off his robes, revealing muggle clothes beneath. Everyone else in the compartment did the same. When they reached Kingscross they unloaded off the train with their trunks and animals, each racing for their parents. James felt a twinge in his stomach. He didn't have anyone to go racing for. He simply waited for Lily to find someone and then come find him. He sat there on his trunk looking down at his sneakers, until Lily came up to him.
"Are you ready to leave James." She said. James looked up and saw that Lily and her parents were standing next to him. He stood up in his jeans and hooded sweatshirt, and miserably shook her parent's hands. Surprisingly though, Mrs. Evans pulled him into a hug, and James eyes started to water. He missed his mother.
Mrs. Evans looked down at him and said softly, welcome to the family." They made their way out of the station and to a little red car. A car that was going to take James away to where he was going to be spending summer holidays, without his parents. He looked as the trees swept past him while he sat in the car thinking a new life had begun for him.
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A/N: Sorry that was a little depressing. I don't know what came over me. Well that's the end of this chapter. Please review, please.
Author's Note: Although I didn't get very many reviews, I am going to continue on with this story, because I think it's the best one I have written yet. If you don't agree fine, go suck and egg and review anyway. :D So yes sorry for leaving you at a cliffy yesterday, I wasn't feeling creative any more and didn't want to write any more.
Cast Into a Dream- Chapter 2
James ran through the corridors as fast as he could, apparently searching for something, but not being able to find it. He hurtled down the next corridor, and then the next until he stopped right in front of a large stone gargoyle. This was the entrance into Dumbledore's office, he thought to himself. He had remembered being there 6 months prior to this day. "Lemon Drop." He shouted breathlessly at the stone gargoyle, but it did not move. No, that wasn't the password last time. "Sugar quill." James said in a questioning voice. The gargoyle came to life and allowed him passage into the staircase of Dumbledore's office.
James ran inside not watching were he was going. Halfway up the stairs he collided with something, bushy and hard. He fell back down 5 stairs and looked up to see that the thing he had collided with had been in fact Dumbledore and the bushy thing had been his long graying beard.
"Professor Dumbledore, I just got a letter, and I was wondering if you could tell me if it was true." Said James with a note of exasperation in his voice. "Because I thought it might be one of the Slytherin's dirty jokes on me." He subconsciously ran his fingers through his untidy hair, making it even untidier then it was.
"I'm afraid to tell you that it is indeed true, Mr. Potter." Said Dumbledore. Dumbledore's eyes pierced James's with a sorrow filled look, and James's eyes immediately began to water. He looked frightened. Not wanting to believe Dumbledore, he immediately rose and headed back down the stairs, muttering things like, 'it's not true' and 'it can't be'.
He left the stone gargoyle open behind him and made across the school to the great hall, where he was to sit for the Care of Magical Creatures theory exam as his next OWL. He was in the hall after everybody else and barely made it before the bell rang. He sat down at the only empty one- person table in the room. This time his seat was only two seats in front of Sirius, and luckily across the room from Lily and even more lucky, across the room from Snape.
He turned over the parchment on his desk when he was told to and read the first question: Name the 3 ways you can tell a Knarl from an ordinary hedgehog. This test was going to be another easy one as well. Professor Kettleburn was a good teacher, but he sometimes didn't know how to handle things properly and was missing several fingers. James finished writing everything down. Finished the exam and leaned back in his chair thinking. He couldn't believe that note this morning; he couldn't believe any of it, not at all. The bell rang and disrupted his train of thought as he picked up his stuff and threw it into his bag. Sirius stumbled over to him.
"What's up mate? Ever since that letter at breakfast you've seemed, well, not yourself." Sirius asked concernedly. "You okay?" James looked into Sirius's eyes. They were filled with concern for him. At least he has one person in the world that cared for him. He had to tell Sirius. Sirius lived with him now, after he had run away from his house that previous summer. Sirius had to know.
"Sirius," James started, "Sirius, my mum and dad, they're gone." James said in hushed tones. Sirius's eyes looked startled.
"What do you mean they're gone?" said Sirius questionably. "On vacation or something?" But Sirius knew that was not the case.
"I mean gone Sirius. They are thought to be dead, but they just disappeared. Completely gone, without a trace." James explained his eyes watering now. No one besides Sirius had ever seen him cry, no one. But James couldn't stop the flow of tears as they trickled ominously down his face. Remus and Peter standing in the room waiting for them by the door. They had heard what he had said too. But what none of them knew was that someone else was in the room listening to what James had said, her eyes welling with tears.
Sirius led James to the door his arm around James's neck. The four of them walked out of the great hall and up to the Gryffindor common room. The common room was deserted as everyone else was outside after his or her exams. It was a beautiful day outside, but none of the marauders wanted to leave James by himself. When they sat down in their favorite armchairs, James took out the letter and gave it to Sirius to read.
Dear Mr. Potter,
We are Sorry to inform you that last night your parents were supposed to come to the ministry of magic at 7 o'clock pm. When they did not show up, we hastened to your house to find it ransacked and deserted, no trace of your parents at all. The only thing that was unusual about the house is the big green skull with a snake protruding from its mouth. This is the sign of the Dark Lord he-who-must-not-be-named. We think that your parents have been killed and we will be arranging other accommodations for you and Mr. Black this summer.
Sincerely-
Cornelius Fudge
Junior Minister of the Department of Magical Catastrophes
Sirius looked up at James with a sad expression. "I'm so sorry James." He said a sad not in his voice. "Listen you need to eat, lets go down to the great hall for lunch." Nudged Sirius.
"Look, I'm not hungry, you guys go down and eat." James said to the rest of the marauders. Catching the looks on their faces he added, "I'm not going to kill myself or anything, I promise." Sirius, Remus and Peter all looked at each other, and then slipped silently through the portrait hole and down to the great hall.
James sat there on the big squishy armchair, deep in thought. Where was he going to go? Was Sirius going to be sent back to his mum's house? He was so deep in thought that he didn't hear the common room hole open and close again.
"James?" said a soft voice he could tell was full of concern, but James didn't even look around. He just sat there in his armchair. He felt something settle down on the arm of his armchair and looked up. There was Lily, standing there as though she had been cast from reality into his dream world. She looked perfect, but he couldn't begin to fathom why she was here, she hated him. Still, it was good company to have.
"I brought you up some food." She said holding out a bag that contained some dinner rolls and chicken. "You need to eat something, you look terrible." James took the bag and absentmindedly began to chew on a dinner roll.
"James," Lily started again. "James, I just got a letter from my mother. She says she got a letter from the ministry asking if you could stay with us for the summer. She said yes. So you'll be staying with me this summer." James stared at her. He didn't understand. He thought she hated him, and here she was telling him that he was going to stay at her house for the summer. He finished the first roll he had been chewing and grabbed another out of the bag, and turned away from Lily. "James I'm really sorry," Lily said, "for everything." She got up off the arm of his chair and made her way towards the portrait hole.
"Wait Lily." James said. "Do you know where Sirius is going to be staying?" Lily shook her head.
"I don't know, but I'm sure he'd be welcomed at my house too." Then without taking another look at James, she left the common room. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The last week of the term went by without any big fiascos. James was packing his trunk sullenly in his dormitory. He wasn't going back to his house; he was going to Lily's. All in all, his summer could have been worse, but he had just wished he could have gone back to his own house. He threw the last of his stuff into his trunk and there was a knock on his door.
"Come in." James said in a cool voice. In reality he didn't want anyone to come into his dormitory. He wanted to be left by himself. He turned to the person and saw that it was Lily and Sirius.
"You almost ready to go mate?" Sirius asked. "We finally figured out where I'm staying for this summer. I am staying at my cousin Andromeda's house. Don't worry," he added seeing James's face. "She's a decent witch. She's not like the rest of my family."
Sirius's family was known to be dark arts supporters. That's why Sirius had run away. That's why he had lived with James. James was happy to hear that Sirius had some normal relatives. "Well that's a relief, isn't it? I thought you'd be going back to live with your mum." Replied James.
"My mom said that Sirius is welcomed to come visit our house during the summer holidays. As long as you don't eat the entire house." Lily said matter-of-factly.
James was glad the year was over. He needed to get away from Hogwarts and the magical world. So he was happy to be going to Lily's as she was muggle born, so there would be no trace of magic for his summer. He was trying to forget the fact that his parents were taken away, and every time he did or saw magic done he was reminded again. This would be a welcomed break. Not to mention he got to spend more time with Lily. When he had comforted her, she had said she had wanted to be friends. Although she didn't approve of him cursing Slytherins and Snape, she looked over it. He had become more relaxed this year. It seems the only people he cursed now were Slytherins.
They made their way to Hogsmeade on the horseless carriages to the Hogwarts express. They loaded their trunks onto the train and found a compartment for them all to sit in. Sirius and Lily were playing Wizards Chess and it was a really close game. The women with the trolley came through and Sirius and Peter nearly bought her out. James just sat there, listening and watching them all, laughing occasionally at Sirius's jokes or how stupid Peter was being. Waiting to get to Kingscross and meeting Lily's parents. He hoped they liked him, as he would be spending the entire summer with them for the next two summers.
The conductors voice came overhead saying "Five minutes till Kingscross." James got up and pulled off his robes, revealing muggle clothes beneath. Everyone else in the compartment did the same. When they reached Kingscross they unloaded off the train with their trunks and animals, each racing for their parents. James felt a twinge in his stomach. He didn't have anyone to go racing for. He simply waited for Lily to find someone and then come find him. He sat there on his trunk looking down at his sneakers, until Lily came up to him.
"Are you ready to leave James." She said. James looked up and saw that Lily and her parents were standing next to him. He stood up in his jeans and hooded sweatshirt, and miserably shook her parent's hands. Surprisingly though, Mrs. Evans pulled him into a hug, and James eyes started to water. He missed his mother.
Mrs. Evans looked down at him and said softly, welcome to the family." They made their way out of the station and to a little red car. A car that was going to take James away to where he was going to be spending summer holidays, without his parents. He looked as the trees swept past him while he sat in the car thinking a new life had begun for him.
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A/N: Sorry that was a little depressing. I don't know what came over me. Well that's the end of this chapter. Please review, please.