Chapter Six: The Nightmare Begins
( JAMES' POV)
I sat up in the common room, talking with Sirius and Lupin, and waiting for Lily. We were talking about the next big prank to pull.
Lily had then walked in, looking as though she was about to cry. Lupin nudged Sirius and Sirius winked at me as they sneaked up to the dormitory.
Lily collapsed on the couch next to me and leane don my shoulder. I was in pure shock, she was actually wanting my comfort, and since she was so upset I figured I wouldn't complain.
I stroked through her curly red locks of hair as she sat and cried for atleast a good 25 minutes. I asked her slowly what was wrong, and she explained how all she wanted to do was to help everyone
and make peace between the houses, do something good for the Gryffindors for once, instead of being bitter to everyone, and how it was all blowing up in her face.
"Lily, that's not true, I think you're doing an excellent job. And if it had been me, I would have used magic against those two Slytherins too", I said calmly.
"Do you? Do you really? You sure don't seem to show any kindness towards me...", she said, doubtingly.
"Lily are you crazy? You know I'm in love with you, deep down. You've always known that...", I said, assuringly.
"I guess, and you're here for me now. Thanks James, I just needed to cry, you know", she said, hugging me tightly, as I did back to her.
"I need to go to bed now, and just let this all pass. Thanks for your shoulder, James", she said, getting up as she kissed my cheek and headed up to bed.
What happened to the Lily I know, I thought. I just smiled and shrugged as I headed up to the dormitory to tell Lupin and Sirius what happened.
After explaining the Lily incident and laughing a couple million times, we got into our beds. I got up and tore back a curtain from my four-poster bed and walked to the window.
I sat down and pondered about the night. Why was Lily so...nice to me? Could it be because she loves me more than I know, or is it because she was having one of her girly "I need to cry" moments?
I snickered and sighed, watching the endless night go by as I sat on the cold windowsill. I looked down to the lake and watched it shine and glimmer in the moonlight. But then...
I squinted down at the lake over by the forest. Something was moving around, something was out there. Then I heard a crash in the girl's dormitory next to us.
I knew right away what it must have meant. Lily.
I ran out of the room as Remus had awoken, turning on the light and asking what was going on. I ran down to the common room and saw Lily exiting.
"LILY!", I shouted, as I heard everyone waking up and running down following Lily and I. I caught up with Lily by the entrance hall, hurriedly running down corridors and moving stairways.
I was out of breath before I caught up to Lily by the entrance hall. She had tripped by the end of the steps and looked back at us following her. She quickly got up again and ran out toward the forest.
"LILY. NO! REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME? LILY, STOP!", I yelled, trying to get her attention.
We kept running until we reached the edge of the forest and again she stopped abruptly. I got out my wand and ran in front of her.
"James, be careful, you can't even see what she's looking at, so it's even more so dangerous", Remus shouted loudly, catching up.
"Well what am I supposed to do, leave her here?!", I hissed at Lupin.
"Don't stand there you mindless idiots! Get Professor Dumbledore!", yelled Remus, to the other students that stood behind him. Instantly about 5 students ran back to the castle.
'Let's try pulling her away", said Remus.
"It won't work, it didn't last time. We have to wait for a Professor to--"
Lily screamed with pain and got enraged. "JAMES, MOVE YOU IDIOT!", she yelled so loudly I almost went deaf. She pushed me over to the side and yelled in a weird language at whatever it was.
"Lily...what are you saying?!", I said, astounded. But at that moment she had fallen to the ground. I got up and Remus and I picked up Lily, noticing the side of her neck had two huge red gashs in it.
( JAMES' POV)
I sat up in the common room, talking with Sirius and Lupin, and waiting for Lily. We were talking about the next big prank to pull.
Lily had then walked in, looking as though she was about to cry. Lupin nudged Sirius and Sirius winked at me as they sneaked up to the dormitory.
Lily collapsed on the couch next to me and leane don my shoulder. I was in pure shock, she was actually wanting my comfort, and since she was so upset I figured I wouldn't complain.
I stroked through her curly red locks of hair as she sat and cried for atleast a good 25 minutes. I asked her slowly what was wrong, and she explained how all she wanted to do was to help everyone
and make peace between the houses, do something good for the Gryffindors for once, instead of being bitter to everyone, and how it was all blowing up in her face.
"Lily, that's not true, I think you're doing an excellent job. And if it had been me, I would have used magic against those two Slytherins too", I said calmly.
"Do you? Do you really? You sure don't seem to show any kindness towards me...", she said, doubtingly.
"Lily are you crazy? You know I'm in love with you, deep down. You've always known that...", I said, assuringly.
"I guess, and you're here for me now. Thanks James, I just needed to cry, you know", she said, hugging me tightly, as I did back to her.
"I need to go to bed now, and just let this all pass. Thanks for your shoulder, James", she said, getting up as she kissed my cheek and headed up to bed.
What happened to the Lily I know, I thought. I just smiled and shrugged as I headed up to the dormitory to tell Lupin and Sirius what happened.
After explaining the Lily incident and laughing a couple million times, we got into our beds. I got up and tore back a curtain from my four-poster bed and walked to the window.
I sat down and pondered about the night. Why was Lily so...nice to me? Could it be because she loves me more than I know, or is it because she was having one of her girly "I need to cry" moments?
I snickered and sighed, watching the endless night go by as I sat on the cold windowsill. I looked down to the lake and watched it shine and glimmer in the moonlight. But then...
I squinted down at the lake over by the forest. Something was moving around, something was out there. Then I heard a crash in the girl's dormitory next to us.
I knew right away what it must have meant. Lily.
I ran out of the room as Remus had awoken, turning on the light and asking what was going on. I ran down to the common room and saw Lily exiting.
"LILY!", I shouted, as I heard everyone waking up and running down following Lily and I. I caught up with Lily by the entrance hall, hurriedly running down corridors and moving stairways.
I was out of breath before I caught up to Lily by the entrance hall. She had tripped by the end of the steps and looked back at us following her. She quickly got up again and ran out toward the forest.
"LILY. NO! REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME? LILY, STOP!", I yelled, trying to get her attention.
We kept running until we reached the edge of the forest and again she stopped abruptly. I got out my wand and ran in front of her.
"James, be careful, you can't even see what she's looking at, so it's even more so dangerous", Remus shouted loudly, catching up.
"Well what am I supposed to do, leave her here?!", I hissed at Lupin.
"Don't stand there you mindless idiots! Get Professor Dumbledore!", yelled Remus, to the other students that stood behind him. Instantly about 5 students ran back to the castle.
'Let's try pulling her away", said Remus.
"It won't work, it didn't last time. We have to wait for a Professor to--"
Lily screamed with pain and got enraged. "JAMES, MOVE YOU IDIOT!", she yelled so loudly I almost went deaf. She pushed me over to the side and yelled in a weird language at whatever it was.
"Lily...what are you saying?!", I said, astounded. But at that moment she had fallen to the ground. I got up and Remus and I picked up Lily, noticing the side of her neck had two huge red gashs in it.