Chapter Three: The Morning After
( LILY'S POV )
Then next time I saw light, I was in the Hospital Wing, as the bright sunrise of morning came about, the next day.
James had been sitting in a chair by the bed I was staying in, reading a book. He noticed I was up as he suddenly shut the book hard.
"Lily, are you...okay?", he asked lightly.
"Yes, yes...I'm fine now. But...what happened?", I responded.
"I'm not entirely sure. You were up in the girl's dormitory, then you ran out in your night gown, you were running fast, we were concerned so we followed you out,
then you ran outside, and some other students and Professor McGonagall followed you too, you ran into the Forbidden Forest and suddenly stopped a little ways in.
You were gawking at something, and them Professor McGonagall ran in front of you as though there were something terribly threatening in front of you, and then you blacked out,
and Professor Dumbledore came and told us to go back to the common rooms, and I took you up here to rest. The strange thing was, neither me nor anybody else who followed you
outside saw anything that night. Only you, McGonagall, and Dumbledore saw it. It's odd, the whole thing...", he told me.
"Wow, all that happened? And I don't even remember...", I said, closing my eyes.
"That's probably a good thing. Though Dumbledore wanted to question you about the event, when you got up", he said.
And at that precise minute, Professor Dumbledore had came in and walked swiftly towards me. He sat in the chair that James had been sitting in.
He looked at me with a kind smile and began to talk.
"Now, Lily, I know this may be a lot to ask, but I need you to tell me anything you remember from the events of yesterday evening."
"O-ok, I'll try my best, sir", I replied.
"Alright, now, when did you start to notice the light outside?", he asked.
"About 7:30pm. I was getting up to bed for extra rest because I was tired, and I heard a voice. Something was singing, and I followed it, it was coming from the window, I looked out
and there was the big purple light. Something came over me, I don't know what, but, something made me follow it, made me see what it was."
"What happened when you started to follow it?", he said.
"Well I ran to the Forest where it was, people were shouting at me to get back, ask where I was going, but I didn't care, I flushed out all the noise from my mind. Then I...I got to the Forest,
and got closer to the light,and...and...oh it was too horrible!" I finished, starting to cry as I hid my face from Dumbledore.
"It's alright, Lily, you're safe now. There's nothing to be afraid of now. Do you remember anything else happening?"
"No sir, no I don't, just that I had blacked out and the next thing I know was that I was here, with James", I said, holding back my tears, trying to be strong about it.
"Thank you, Lily, you've told me what you could, and I highly appreciate it. Now, get some rest", said Dumbledore, smiling as he got up, but then I stopped him.
"Wait!", I said "what w-was that thing...o-out in the woods?"
"You need not worry what it was Lily, like I said before, you're safe now, don't think on it. But Lily, you must promise me, don't go back in those woods again. If at any time you ever hear it again, try to resist it with all you have,
because I know you can, you're a very strong student, Lily Evans", he answered as he walked swiftly back out to the door.
I heaved a great sigh and fell back asleep. I sank into a whirlwind of dreams, dreams about my encounter the last night. I thrashed and twitched in bed, and woke up with a cold sweat.
I had calmed down again and decided to focus on the optimistic things, as I fell asleep once more.
( LILY'S POV )
Then next time I saw light, I was in the Hospital Wing, as the bright sunrise of morning came about, the next day.
James had been sitting in a chair by the bed I was staying in, reading a book. He noticed I was up as he suddenly shut the book hard.
"Lily, are you...okay?", he asked lightly.
"Yes, yes...I'm fine now. But...what happened?", I responded.
"I'm not entirely sure. You were up in the girl's dormitory, then you ran out in your night gown, you were running fast, we were concerned so we followed you out,
then you ran outside, and some other students and Professor McGonagall followed you too, you ran into the Forbidden Forest and suddenly stopped a little ways in.
You were gawking at something, and them Professor McGonagall ran in front of you as though there were something terribly threatening in front of you, and then you blacked out,
and Professor Dumbledore came and told us to go back to the common rooms, and I took you up here to rest. The strange thing was, neither me nor anybody else who followed you
outside saw anything that night. Only you, McGonagall, and Dumbledore saw it. It's odd, the whole thing...", he told me.
"Wow, all that happened? And I don't even remember...", I said, closing my eyes.
"That's probably a good thing. Though Dumbledore wanted to question you about the event, when you got up", he said.
And at that precise minute, Professor Dumbledore had came in and walked swiftly towards me. He sat in the chair that James had been sitting in.
He looked at me with a kind smile and began to talk.
"Now, Lily, I know this may be a lot to ask, but I need you to tell me anything you remember from the events of yesterday evening."
"O-ok, I'll try my best, sir", I replied.
"Alright, now, when did you start to notice the light outside?", he asked.
"About 7:30pm. I was getting up to bed for extra rest because I was tired, and I heard a voice. Something was singing, and I followed it, it was coming from the window, I looked out
and there was the big purple light. Something came over me, I don't know what, but, something made me follow it, made me see what it was."
"What happened when you started to follow it?", he said.
"Well I ran to the Forest where it was, people were shouting at me to get back, ask where I was going, but I didn't care, I flushed out all the noise from my mind. Then I...I got to the Forest,
and got closer to the light,and...and...oh it was too horrible!" I finished, starting to cry as I hid my face from Dumbledore.
"It's alright, Lily, you're safe now. There's nothing to be afraid of now. Do you remember anything else happening?"
"No sir, no I don't, just that I had blacked out and the next thing I know was that I was here, with James", I said, holding back my tears, trying to be strong about it.
"Thank you, Lily, you've told me what you could, and I highly appreciate it. Now, get some rest", said Dumbledore, smiling as he got up, but then I stopped him.
"Wait!", I said "what w-was that thing...o-out in the woods?"
"You need not worry what it was Lily, like I said before, you're safe now, don't think on it. But Lily, you must promise me, don't go back in those woods again. If at any time you ever hear it again, try to resist it with all you have,
because I know you can, you're a very strong student, Lily Evans", he answered as he walked swiftly back out to the door.
I heaved a great sigh and fell back asleep. I sank into a whirlwind of dreams, dreams about my encounter the last night. I thrashed and twitched in bed, and woke up with a cold sweat.
I had calmed down again and decided to focus on the optimistic things, as I fell asleep once more.