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Disclaimer. The inspiration comes from the wonderful world of Harry Potter created by the beautiful JK Rowling, and the fascinating world of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer created by the charming Joss Wheaton. With out them, my life would be so boring!
Chapter THIRTEEN.
Lily Evans hadn't been the same for a long time after her sister was sent away from her. She had withdrawn into a silence that not many were able to get through. If you were to come down stairs into the common room of the Griffindor Tower late one night you would likely find Lily curled up with a book in the big chair in front of the fire that she had claimed as her own. If it happened to be a full moon she would be in bed late and up early so that she could greet the boys after a night of prowling around the forest.
Lily had figured later on in the year that Buffy had left that the boys had become Animagi to go out during the full moon with Remus. They were surprised that Lily had already known that Remus was a werewolf. When they asked her how she knew, she told them that Buffy had told her.
"Little Buffy?" James asked shocked.
"Yeah."
"How on earth did she figure that out?" Sirius demanded completely confused.
"I really don't know. Buffy has always been able to know some things. She was a born leader and she considered us all her responsibility I suppose. She knows everything about those that she feels in charge of." Lily explained.
"She knew the whole time and never told anyone! Wow, brave little Lady Bug, huh?"
"Sure was." Lily admitted, leaning against James.
Remus who had stayed quiet throughout the discussion now spoke. "I knew that she knew." He whispered.
"What? And you didn't tell us?"
"No. She asked me not to. She told me that she was going to tell Lily and that Lily would find the right time to let us know that she knew. That you would probably want and wait for us to tell you our selves."
"She knew me too well." Lily muttered.
"Anyway, Buffy told me that I wasn't to be afraid of what people thought of me. If they didn't like it then it was their problem and that they didn't deserve my friendship. She was really nice about it." Remus recalled the event that had taken place at the start of that summer. He smiled remembering how the little girl had thrown her arms around him and planted a kiss on his cheek. "She was very trusting."
"Yes she was."
***
It was six months later; during their fifth year that Lily had her first major argument with James. It was about a certain Slytherin by the name of Severus Snape. Lily had noticed that he was always on his own and she was sorry for him. One day in particular, Lily was spending some of her lunchtime with her friends from the girl's dorms. James and the others weren't far away and she noticed that Snape was sitting not too far away from them.
James said something to them and the others all egged him on. Snape took out his wand out, but before it could get any further James and Sirius had their wands out and were levitating the poor boy. Lily trusted that James would stop and that if he didn't Remus would step in, he had been made a prefect along with her.
"Who wants to see Snivels' panties?" James jeered and Lily looked at the boy she loved absolutely horrified. This wasn't the James that she knew.
"James Potter what do you think that you are DOING?" She demanded running up to him.
"Nothing sweetie." He said patronizingly and Lily gave him a look of disbelief.
"Put him down right now!" She ordered.
"Okay Lily." He said, and she gave him a slight smile and walked off with the other girls. She froze where she was not one minute later. She heard James's voice clearly.
"Now, Snivelius, where were we?"
Lily spun around to see Snape in the air again. Not stopping to think, Lily pulled out her wand and ran forward. She said the counter spell and Snape touched the ground. "Run away, quickly." She told him and he didn't waste any time doing as she had told him.
Glaring at Remus, Peter and Sirius she let her gaze drift to James and showed him the hurt filled eyes. She marched up to him and slapped him hard across the face. "I thought that I loved you James." She whispered at his face. His eyes widened and he studied her more carefully. "Yes that is right, I loved you. Past tense now though." Her voice began to escalate to a yell. "I leave you all alone for one lunch time. Just the one and you go and pick on someone that clearly isn't as big as you or as old as you. What was the point? How could you do that? I trusted you James! And the rest of you, what on earth is the problem? Could you not see that there was something clearly wrong with this? I expected that you Peter and Sirius wouldn't know the difference between right and wrong, but Remus. You are a prefect and the most sensible of the lot here. How could you let them do this?" Tears were falling down her face and the boys stood opposite her in absolute silence, realizing how betrayed she was feeling and they felt immensely guilty. Her final words hammered it home with them though.
"What would Buffy think of you now." She spat. "She trusted you all without question and now you go and do this. I am disappointed with you all and at the moment I don't think that I want to have anything to do with you all." With that Lily ran away up the hill and into the school.
Lily had spent the rest of that day in her room sobbing and it was the newest professor that found her. She was very young and had taken on the role of Transfiguration Professor.
"Lily? Your friends said that you were here and that they couldn't get you to calm down." She said gently moving to Lily's bed and sitting beside her student. "Do you want to talk about it?"
"I love him so much it hurts and he did something really wrong and I yelled at him and now I feel terrible about it!" Lily blurted before starting to sob again this time leaning on the Professor.
"If it makes you feel any better he has been moping around all day too." She said to the distressed girl.
Lily looked up at the Professor with hope shining in her eyes. "Really?"
"Yes dear."
"Thank you Professor McGonnagal." She blubbered and giving the startled professor a hug she ran from her dorm. She got to the bottom of the stairs and quickly looked around to where the boys were. She saw them all sitting around glumly, but James was in the center of the group. His eyes were blotchy as though he had been crying just as much as Lily had been. She knew that her face was red and blotchy also, but at that moment she didn't care what she looked like.
If Lily had looked closely she would see that Professor Dumbledore had been standing at the entrance to the boys dorms and he had been up to get James out of his room just as Minerva McGonnagal had been after Lily.
James looked up to see Lily standing staring at him. He gave her a once over and realized that she was in the same condition as she was. In minutes they were in each other's arms, and big grins were on all of the boys faces.
"I'm so sorry." James muttered taking her face between his hands.
"And so am I. I should never have been that angry."
"Lily, did you mean what you said?" He asked her seriously. Tears were spilling from both of their eyes.
"Yes, James I did. I love you."
"I love you too." He said to her and pulled her face up to his in a kiss that left them both trembling at the knees. Everyone in the common room was now smiling at the make-up that was in progress and as the two kissed, the room erupted in a chorus of loud catcalls and whistles. For dramatic effect that made Lily giggle, he bent her backwards until only his arm supported her. He gave her another kiss for good measure.
The two teachers standing by the door wore identical grins and looked at each other silently applauding each other on a job well done.
From that moment on, where ever you found James, Lily wasn't far away and the same went for Lily. James had promised to stay away from Snape if he was feeling particularly mean and Lily had seen that he kept that promise. She was proud of him in more ways than that. Quidditch Captain, sixth year prefect and still held the title of prankster King. Well, it was jointly held by all of the marauders. Lily loved the others like brothers, but James was her true love.
Disclaimer. The inspiration comes from the wonderful world of Harry Potter created by the beautiful JK Rowling, and the fascinating world of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer created by the charming Joss Wheaton. With out them, my life would be so boring!
Chapter THIRTEEN.
Lily Evans hadn't been the same for a long time after her sister was sent away from her. She had withdrawn into a silence that not many were able to get through. If you were to come down stairs into the common room of the Griffindor Tower late one night you would likely find Lily curled up with a book in the big chair in front of the fire that she had claimed as her own. If it happened to be a full moon she would be in bed late and up early so that she could greet the boys after a night of prowling around the forest.
Lily had figured later on in the year that Buffy had left that the boys had become Animagi to go out during the full moon with Remus. They were surprised that Lily had already known that Remus was a werewolf. When they asked her how she knew, she told them that Buffy had told her.
"Little Buffy?" James asked shocked.
"Yeah."
"How on earth did she figure that out?" Sirius demanded completely confused.
"I really don't know. Buffy has always been able to know some things. She was a born leader and she considered us all her responsibility I suppose. She knows everything about those that she feels in charge of." Lily explained.
"She knew the whole time and never told anyone! Wow, brave little Lady Bug, huh?"
"Sure was." Lily admitted, leaning against James.
Remus who had stayed quiet throughout the discussion now spoke. "I knew that she knew." He whispered.
"What? And you didn't tell us?"
"No. She asked me not to. She told me that she was going to tell Lily and that Lily would find the right time to let us know that she knew. That you would probably want and wait for us to tell you our selves."
"She knew me too well." Lily muttered.
"Anyway, Buffy told me that I wasn't to be afraid of what people thought of me. If they didn't like it then it was their problem and that they didn't deserve my friendship. She was really nice about it." Remus recalled the event that had taken place at the start of that summer. He smiled remembering how the little girl had thrown her arms around him and planted a kiss on his cheek. "She was very trusting."
"Yes she was."
***
It was six months later; during their fifth year that Lily had her first major argument with James. It was about a certain Slytherin by the name of Severus Snape. Lily had noticed that he was always on his own and she was sorry for him. One day in particular, Lily was spending some of her lunchtime with her friends from the girl's dorms. James and the others weren't far away and she noticed that Snape was sitting not too far away from them.
James said something to them and the others all egged him on. Snape took out his wand out, but before it could get any further James and Sirius had their wands out and were levitating the poor boy. Lily trusted that James would stop and that if he didn't Remus would step in, he had been made a prefect along with her.
"Who wants to see Snivels' panties?" James jeered and Lily looked at the boy she loved absolutely horrified. This wasn't the James that she knew.
"James Potter what do you think that you are DOING?" She demanded running up to him.
"Nothing sweetie." He said patronizingly and Lily gave him a look of disbelief.
"Put him down right now!" She ordered.
"Okay Lily." He said, and she gave him a slight smile and walked off with the other girls. She froze where she was not one minute later. She heard James's voice clearly.
"Now, Snivelius, where were we?"
Lily spun around to see Snape in the air again. Not stopping to think, Lily pulled out her wand and ran forward. She said the counter spell and Snape touched the ground. "Run away, quickly." She told him and he didn't waste any time doing as she had told him.
Glaring at Remus, Peter and Sirius she let her gaze drift to James and showed him the hurt filled eyes. She marched up to him and slapped him hard across the face. "I thought that I loved you James." She whispered at his face. His eyes widened and he studied her more carefully. "Yes that is right, I loved you. Past tense now though." Her voice began to escalate to a yell. "I leave you all alone for one lunch time. Just the one and you go and pick on someone that clearly isn't as big as you or as old as you. What was the point? How could you do that? I trusted you James! And the rest of you, what on earth is the problem? Could you not see that there was something clearly wrong with this? I expected that you Peter and Sirius wouldn't know the difference between right and wrong, but Remus. You are a prefect and the most sensible of the lot here. How could you let them do this?" Tears were falling down her face and the boys stood opposite her in absolute silence, realizing how betrayed she was feeling and they felt immensely guilty. Her final words hammered it home with them though.
"What would Buffy think of you now." She spat. "She trusted you all without question and now you go and do this. I am disappointed with you all and at the moment I don't think that I want to have anything to do with you all." With that Lily ran away up the hill and into the school.
Lily had spent the rest of that day in her room sobbing and it was the newest professor that found her. She was very young and had taken on the role of Transfiguration Professor.
"Lily? Your friends said that you were here and that they couldn't get you to calm down." She said gently moving to Lily's bed and sitting beside her student. "Do you want to talk about it?"
"I love him so much it hurts and he did something really wrong and I yelled at him and now I feel terrible about it!" Lily blurted before starting to sob again this time leaning on the Professor.
"If it makes you feel any better he has been moping around all day too." She said to the distressed girl.
Lily looked up at the Professor with hope shining in her eyes. "Really?"
"Yes dear."
"Thank you Professor McGonnagal." She blubbered and giving the startled professor a hug she ran from her dorm. She got to the bottom of the stairs and quickly looked around to where the boys were. She saw them all sitting around glumly, but James was in the center of the group. His eyes were blotchy as though he had been crying just as much as Lily had been. She knew that her face was red and blotchy also, but at that moment she didn't care what she looked like.
If Lily had looked closely she would see that Professor Dumbledore had been standing at the entrance to the boys dorms and he had been up to get James out of his room just as Minerva McGonnagal had been after Lily.
James looked up to see Lily standing staring at him. He gave her a once over and realized that she was in the same condition as she was. In minutes they were in each other's arms, and big grins were on all of the boys faces.
"I'm so sorry." James muttered taking her face between his hands.
"And so am I. I should never have been that angry."
"Lily, did you mean what you said?" He asked her seriously. Tears were spilling from both of their eyes.
"Yes, James I did. I love you."
"I love you too." He said to her and pulled her face up to his in a kiss that left them both trembling at the knees. Everyone in the common room was now smiling at the make-up that was in progress and as the two kissed, the room erupted in a chorus of loud catcalls and whistles. For dramatic effect that made Lily giggle, he bent her backwards until only his arm supported her. He gave her another kiss for good measure.
The two teachers standing by the door wore identical grins and looked at each other silently applauding each other on a job well done.
From that moment on, where ever you found James, Lily wasn't far away and the same went for Lily. James had promised to stay away from Snape if he was feeling particularly mean and Lily had seen that he kept that promise. She was proud of him in more ways than that. Quidditch Captain, sixth year prefect and still held the title of prankster King. Well, it was jointly held by all of the marauders. Lily loved the others like brothers, but James was her true love.