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A/N: I'm still sick, but doing a bit better. I know I'm getting earlier and earlier, but that's basically because I realized that this was done. Yes, I know it's short, but I essentially can't control that. So deal. Thanks to:
Dracomalfoygirl7 (I know I'm cruel to Draco, sorry, but he's still a jerk from where I'm standing. Besides, it was fun!)
Mooniala Trials (Thanks! Caught up to me yet?)
The goddess of purple coats (Thanks! Caught up to me yet?)
Lady of the tower (well, thank you!)
Thanks guys (actually, I get the feeling you're all girls, but hey.)
Recap: Well, Mum, I promise to write more later, and to let you know when I get out of hospital, but at the moment, I'm really rather tired, so I'm off to get some rest. Write me back, and tell me how you and Dad are doing! All my love, Heather
PS. I almost forgot! With my first vision, my eyes changed color! They're just the loveliest shade of blue! I can't wait till you see, they look just like your eyes do, Mum!
Chapter 10: Fear for Her Safety
Heather smiled to herself. She loved Harry's company. And watching him watch his parents and their old friends- it was priceless. She had had another vision last night, and when Harry had come down to see her today, she suggested they watch it in the pensive together. He was eager to see it, and so they now stood in the Gryffindor common room of years ago, watching Sirius and James.
James was pacing. Sirius was sitting in an armchair, trying to get him to relax. It wasn't working.
"Sirius, shut up, okay? We prank them, they prank us. No problem. Somebody gets hurt, hey, occupational hazard. Lily had nothing to do with it. Lily was perfectly innocent. Lily was not involved. LILY SHOULD NOT GET HURT!"
"James! She's not dead, man! Breathe, won't you?" Sirius had finally stood up, grasped his friend's shoulders, and appeared to be attempting to shake some sense into him.
"No, you're right, she's not dead, Sirius, not yet, she's only in the hospital wing suffering from the Flegarius curse. NO BIGGIE, RIGHT?" James's voice had started dangerously quiet, but by the time he finished, Heather was certain the castle had shook.
"James! Chill!" James glowered at him. They stared at one another for a good minute before Sirius seated James in a chair and sighed resignedly.
"Listen, Sirius.."
"James, look. I know how you feel. She's connected to both of us; she's a target because of both of us. But the question is, what now? Go attack some Slytherin girls? No, James, we're not that low. We're going to get them. And we're going to get them good. But we're not going to do it their way."
James looked over at him. He sighed deeply. "We all love Lily. All of us. That's the problem. Peter loves her because she has the patience for him, and no one else does. Remus- well, they don't know why, but Lily was the one who really convinced him that everybody was okay with him, no matter what he did once a month. You, Sirius.. You two are so close; you know everything about her. She's your sister for goodness's sake! And me. me. well, I'm horrible to her. But she still loves me for some odd reason, and I'd do anything for her."
Sirius nodded. "I know, James. But she'll be okay. And once she is, we'll worry about the Slytherins, okay?"
James sighed. "Do you think I should break up with her?"
Sirius jumped about ten feet in the air. "WHAT?"
"Do you think I should break up with her?"
Sirius looked dumfounded. "Why on earth would you do that?"
"Maybe if I'm not so close to her she won't be such a target. Maybe if I distance myself from her, she won't get hurt. Maybe-"
"JAMES POTTER! SHUT YOUR MOUTH RIGHT NOW!" Sirius was bellowing at the top of his lungs. "IF YOU DARE DUMP LILY, ESPECIALLY FOR AS STUPID A REASON AS THAT, I WILL PERSONALLY MAKE SNAPE A HAPPY MAN AND KILL YOU!"
James looked up, startled. "I guess that's a 'no' then?" The question was meek, rare for James, unheard of when he was speaking to Sirius.
"Yeah. That'd be a 'no'. You love Lily. Lily loves you. And even if you dumped her, the rest of us will still love her. There's no way to change that. Let it be. And stop blaming this on yourself."
James smiled weakly. "That was harsh."
Sirius looked at him, confused. "What was?"
"Using those words. 'There's no way to change that. Let it be. And stop blaming yourself.'"
"Why- exactly- is that harsh?"
"Don't you remember?"
Sirius looked rather impatient. "Obviously not."
James managed a wry smile. "Those were the words I used after Remus finally.uh." he paused, looking around the common room, "conceded our point."
Sirius cocked his head, in what Heather thought was a very canine manner, and looked thoughtful. "So they were."
"Hey, Sirius?"
"What?"
"Thanks."
Sirius smiled. "Hey, I knew going into this friendship how stupid you were. It's all in the job description."
They smiled at each other, and then James stood and yawned. "Potions test in the morning. We should head up to the dormitories, mate."
Sirius checked his watch. "So we should, Prongs old friend."
They left the room together.
A/N: Yes? No? I'm unsure of this chapter, so let me know. The ideas are good in my opinion, but I'm not sure if I conveyed them well enough. I know the marauders have been really serious so far. Sorry, it's a serious period in their lives.
Next update next Tuesday. (Barring my getting sicker.)
R/R, PLEASE!! Flames are welcome, though constructive criticisms are preferred. Anonymous reviews are accepted.
A/N: I'm still sick, but doing a bit better. I know I'm getting earlier and earlier, but that's basically because I realized that this was done. Yes, I know it's short, but I essentially can't control that. So deal. Thanks to:
Dracomalfoygirl7 (I know I'm cruel to Draco, sorry, but he's still a jerk from where I'm standing. Besides, it was fun!)
Mooniala Trials (Thanks! Caught up to me yet?)
The goddess of purple coats (Thanks! Caught up to me yet?)
Lady of the tower (well, thank you!)
Thanks guys (actually, I get the feeling you're all girls, but hey.)
Recap: Well, Mum, I promise to write more later, and to let you know when I get out of hospital, but at the moment, I'm really rather tired, so I'm off to get some rest. Write me back, and tell me how you and Dad are doing! All my love, Heather
PS. I almost forgot! With my first vision, my eyes changed color! They're just the loveliest shade of blue! I can't wait till you see, they look just like your eyes do, Mum!
Chapter 10: Fear for Her Safety
Heather smiled to herself. She loved Harry's company. And watching him watch his parents and their old friends- it was priceless. She had had another vision last night, and when Harry had come down to see her today, she suggested they watch it in the pensive together. He was eager to see it, and so they now stood in the Gryffindor common room of years ago, watching Sirius and James.
James was pacing. Sirius was sitting in an armchair, trying to get him to relax. It wasn't working.
"Sirius, shut up, okay? We prank them, they prank us. No problem. Somebody gets hurt, hey, occupational hazard. Lily had nothing to do with it. Lily was perfectly innocent. Lily was not involved. LILY SHOULD NOT GET HURT!"
"James! She's not dead, man! Breathe, won't you?" Sirius had finally stood up, grasped his friend's shoulders, and appeared to be attempting to shake some sense into him.
"No, you're right, she's not dead, Sirius, not yet, she's only in the hospital wing suffering from the Flegarius curse. NO BIGGIE, RIGHT?" James's voice had started dangerously quiet, but by the time he finished, Heather was certain the castle had shook.
"James! Chill!" James glowered at him. They stared at one another for a good minute before Sirius seated James in a chair and sighed resignedly.
"Listen, Sirius.."
"James, look. I know how you feel. She's connected to both of us; she's a target because of both of us. But the question is, what now? Go attack some Slytherin girls? No, James, we're not that low. We're going to get them. And we're going to get them good. But we're not going to do it their way."
James looked over at him. He sighed deeply. "We all love Lily. All of us. That's the problem. Peter loves her because she has the patience for him, and no one else does. Remus- well, they don't know why, but Lily was the one who really convinced him that everybody was okay with him, no matter what he did once a month. You, Sirius.. You two are so close; you know everything about her. She's your sister for goodness's sake! And me. me. well, I'm horrible to her. But she still loves me for some odd reason, and I'd do anything for her."
Sirius nodded. "I know, James. But she'll be okay. And once she is, we'll worry about the Slytherins, okay?"
James sighed. "Do you think I should break up with her?"
Sirius jumped about ten feet in the air. "WHAT?"
"Do you think I should break up with her?"
Sirius looked dumfounded. "Why on earth would you do that?"
"Maybe if I'm not so close to her she won't be such a target. Maybe if I distance myself from her, she won't get hurt. Maybe-"
"JAMES POTTER! SHUT YOUR MOUTH RIGHT NOW!" Sirius was bellowing at the top of his lungs. "IF YOU DARE DUMP LILY, ESPECIALLY FOR AS STUPID A REASON AS THAT, I WILL PERSONALLY MAKE SNAPE A HAPPY MAN AND KILL YOU!"
James looked up, startled. "I guess that's a 'no' then?" The question was meek, rare for James, unheard of when he was speaking to Sirius.
"Yeah. That'd be a 'no'. You love Lily. Lily loves you. And even if you dumped her, the rest of us will still love her. There's no way to change that. Let it be. And stop blaming this on yourself."
James smiled weakly. "That was harsh."
Sirius looked at him, confused. "What was?"
"Using those words. 'There's no way to change that. Let it be. And stop blaming yourself.'"
"Why- exactly- is that harsh?"
"Don't you remember?"
Sirius looked rather impatient. "Obviously not."
James managed a wry smile. "Those were the words I used after Remus finally.uh." he paused, looking around the common room, "conceded our point."
Sirius cocked his head, in what Heather thought was a very canine manner, and looked thoughtful. "So they were."
"Hey, Sirius?"
"What?"
"Thanks."
Sirius smiled. "Hey, I knew going into this friendship how stupid you were. It's all in the job description."
They smiled at each other, and then James stood and yawned. "Potions test in the morning. We should head up to the dormitories, mate."
Sirius checked his watch. "So we should, Prongs old friend."
They left the room together.
A/N: Yes? No? I'm unsure of this chapter, so let me know. The ideas are good in my opinion, but I'm not sure if I conveyed them well enough. I know the marauders have been really serious so far. Sorry, it's a serious period in their lives.
Next update next Tuesday. (Barring my getting sicker.)
R/R, PLEASE!! Flames are welcome, though constructive criticisms are preferred. Anonymous reviews are accepted.