Chapter Two: Not-So-Quiet Evening
( JAMES' POV )
The carriage stopped briskly as Lily and Jill got out quickly. I jumped out and walked over to Sirius and Remus.
We all watched as Lily walked away fast, Jill closely behind.
"Do you think she's avoiding me?", I said aloud, hoping Lily would over hear.
"No, mate, she's begging for you, we all know it", said Sirius, even more loudly, and sarcastically. But Lily hadn't even flinched or looked back.
Remus, Sirius, and myself continued up the grounds to the castle, which looked more magnificent each year. We all filed into the Great Hall and sat to watch
the Sorting Ceremony of the first years. After the ceremony and the feast, we all headed up to the common room, with Sirius and I chatting about how good the food was,
and Lily rolling her eyes at us and her and Jill snorting.
"I'm going to bed, I'm so...tired", Lily said, yawning as she finished her sentence.
"Mind if I escort you, Miss Evans?", I asked.
"It's six stairs James, I can handle it by myself, really", Lily said, snickering as she walked up to bed.
"I was being serious", I said, shrugging. Sirius threw a pillow at my head then and we started a pillow fight, how mature.
( LILY'S POV )
I dressed in my night clothing and yawned once more. My head felt light and airy, and I heard a voice, something singing...
I turned around to face where it was coming from, out the window. I walked over closer to the window and looked out. I could see a shimmering purple light rise up from
the Forbidden Forest. It was almost as if it were calling me, saying my name, beckoning me to come. I gazed at it more and decided to go to it. I rushed downstairs past everyone,
everyone in the common room was asking me where I was going, so late at night, but I didn't care, I needed to go, I needed to see what the light was. I ran fast,
everyone stopped and asked me what I was doing, even a couple Professors followed me as I ran, they kept shouting at me to go back to my common room, but I didn't care, still,
I had to see the light, up close. I finally got out to the grounds, I ran more quick through the grass, barefoot, running towards the light, I finally came to the surface of the Forbidden Forest.
I halted quick. I was afraid to go further, but I had to. I approached the Forest with caution, as I gently walked through the woods and trees, I became closer to the light, closer, and closer I crept,
I walked a little faster and finally found the light. My jaw dropped, I wnated to scream, but nothing came out of my mouth, Professors came running up behind me, but I had blocked out all sound.
I stood still gawking, I couldn't move, I wanted to run, far, but my legs didn't move, I just stood, still. Professor McGonagall came up behind and gasped, she shook me and told me to move,
but I still couldn't. She moved in front of me, blocking me from harm, as I stood there still, not moving.
"Go get Professor Dumbledore, IMMEDIATELY!", shouted McGonagall, as she shook in fear, still blocking me.
I was losing breath, and I was feeling light headed again, I then fell backwards as I felt someone catch me, then I blacked out.
( JAMES' POV )
The carriage stopped briskly as Lily and Jill got out quickly. I jumped out and walked over to Sirius and Remus.
We all watched as Lily walked away fast, Jill closely behind.
"Do you think she's avoiding me?", I said aloud, hoping Lily would over hear.
"No, mate, she's begging for you, we all know it", said Sirius, even more loudly, and sarcastically. But Lily hadn't even flinched or looked back.
Remus, Sirius, and myself continued up the grounds to the castle, which looked more magnificent each year. We all filed into the Great Hall and sat to watch
the Sorting Ceremony of the first years. After the ceremony and the feast, we all headed up to the common room, with Sirius and I chatting about how good the food was,
and Lily rolling her eyes at us and her and Jill snorting.
"I'm going to bed, I'm so...tired", Lily said, yawning as she finished her sentence.
"Mind if I escort you, Miss Evans?", I asked.
"It's six stairs James, I can handle it by myself, really", Lily said, snickering as she walked up to bed.
"I was being serious", I said, shrugging. Sirius threw a pillow at my head then and we started a pillow fight, how mature.
( LILY'S POV )
I dressed in my night clothing and yawned once more. My head felt light and airy, and I heard a voice, something singing...
I turned around to face where it was coming from, out the window. I walked over closer to the window and looked out. I could see a shimmering purple light rise up from
the Forbidden Forest. It was almost as if it were calling me, saying my name, beckoning me to come. I gazed at it more and decided to go to it. I rushed downstairs past everyone,
everyone in the common room was asking me where I was going, so late at night, but I didn't care, I needed to go, I needed to see what the light was. I ran fast,
everyone stopped and asked me what I was doing, even a couple Professors followed me as I ran, they kept shouting at me to go back to my common room, but I didn't care, still,
I had to see the light, up close. I finally got out to the grounds, I ran more quick through the grass, barefoot, running towards the light, I finally came to the surface of the Forbidden Forest.
I halted quick. I was afraid to go further, but I had to. I approached the Forest with caution, as I gently walked through the woods and trees, I became closer to the light, closer, and closer I crept,
I walked a little faster and finally found the light. My jaw dropped, I wnated to scream, but nothing came out of my mouth, Professors came running up behind me, but I had blocked out all sound.
I stood still gawking, I couldn't move, I wanted to run, far, but my legs didn't move, I just stood, still. Professor McGonagall came up behind and gasped, she shook me and told me to move,
but I still couldn't. She moved in front of me, blocking me from harm, as I stood there still, not moving.
"Go get Professor Dumbledore, IMMEDIATELY!", shouted McGonagall, as she shook in fear, still blocking me.
I was losing breath, and I was feeling light headed again, I then fell backwards as I felt someone catch me, then I blacked out.