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Disclaimer: Everything that you recognize from the Harry Potter books belongs to J.K.. Everything that you don't recognize belongs to the evil cheese people who are trying to take over the world, starting with
And now, without any further ado, on with chapter 3!!!!!
"Lily...Lils, wake up. We're here," Lily heard Kattie say.
"Mmmmmm..." Lily groaned in response. She was still half asleep and didn't want to get up yet. She was curled up to something warm. Slowly, she regained consciousness and realized it was a person. She looked up and quickly recovered what was left of her wakefulness.
"POTTER!!!" She yelled while jumping away from him. In doing so, her foot caught on someone's trunk, making her trip and fall with a resounding thud. James, who had still been asleep until his name had been screamed, quickly awoke and, after seeing what happened, bent down to help her off the floor of the compartment.
"Lily! Are you alright?" he questioned, holding out his hand.
"Get away! I'm fine!" She said through her gritted teeth. She looked down at her throbbing ankle as it started to swell up like a balloon. She tried to push herself up, only to collapse again. James, whose years of being a chaser on the Gryfindor Quidditch team had given him reflexes as quick as his Comet 260, caught her before she hit the ground.
"No you're not. Let's get you to the hospital wing." With that, James scooped her up and carried her out of the compartment, Kattie following behind her with an expression somewhere between sympathetic of her friend's pain and snickering because of Lily's apparent dislike of her rescuer.
Outside, James and Kattie split up to find the rest of the Marauders, Lily protesting the whole way.
"Potter! Put me down. My ankle's fine! Let go! I can walk perfectly well." James, knowing that none of this was true, decided to tune her out as he searched for his friends.
"Oi! James! Over here!" James saw Sirius leaning out of a carriage pulled by a demonic-looking horse. "What happened to Lily? Wow, Prongsie. We leave you alone for five minutes and you've already managed to hurt someone. We ran out when the train got here so we could get a good carriage. We wouldn't want one like last time with a loose wheel. The squeaking nearly drove me nuts. I..." Just then, Kattie found the group. Sirius's seemingly endless chatter suddenly died down.
"There you guys are! Are we going to get in or what? Lily, your ankle looks like it's getting worse," she said as she got in the carriage and then turned around to help James with Lily.
"It's fine!" she said, wanting Potter to put her down already. In reality, the ankle in question was starting to turn a purplish tint. Finally James set her down in a seat in the carriage.
"What exactly happened to Lily's ankle?" Remus asked.
"Oh. Lily jumped up and fell on it when she'd realized she was sleeping on James," Kattie responded. "Don't worry. It was after I got a picture," she said, smiling at Sirius, who had said in the compartment that he wanted a copy of it. Lily just glared at her.
The carriages made their way to the castle. Lily would have started becoming nostalgic if her ankle hadn't been is so much pain. When they finally arrived, the six of them, James carrying Lily again, headed toward the castle with the rest of the throng, but all but one broke apart from the rest once they got through the oak front doors.
"Where's Peter?" Remus asked as they started up the marble staircase, skipping the trick step. That's what made him remember his missing friend in the first place, because Peter always forgot about the step.
"I dunno. You don't think he went to the Great Hall with the rest, do you?" James asked.
"Maybe. Oh well, we'll find him after the feast," Sirius responded nonchalantly.
They arrived at the hospital wing. While Sirius shouted for Madam Pomfrey, James went to set Lily down on one of the hospital beds. When the young nurse came out of her office, she took one look at Lily before embarking on one of her infamous fusses.
"What happened? Why didn't you come sooner? She'll probably have to stay the night." She turned and glared accusingly at James, "Mr. Potter, I know this has something to do with you. What did you do to her this time? This is why dueling isn't allowed in the corridors!"
"Madam Pomfrey, I tripped and fell on my ankle. James didn't do it and he wasn't dueling," Lily began to explain. As much as I hate to be getting Potter out of a detention he probably deserves for something he didn't get caught doing, she thought, I, as Head Girl, can't lie to a member of the staff.
James smiled his thanks to her. Maybe, he thought, Lily and I could become friends, since we'll have to work together so often this year.
Madam Pomfrey fixed Lily's ankle in a flick of a wand, but they were delayed an hour and a half longer so she could double and triple check for anything else that could possibly be wrong with her. Not to mention pouring another revolting potion down her throat whenever she though of it. Madam Pomfrey magicked them a plate of sandwiches after Sirius's stomach made a rather loud grumble. By the time could leave, the feast was over and students were heading for their dormitories. The group met up with Peter as they entered the Gryffindor common room.
"Hey! Why weren't you guys at the feast? It was delicious! Too bad the treacle tart disappeared before I could get thirds, though. By the way, congratulations on making Head, Lily! You too, James."
Lily was half way through her "Thank you" before Peter's last three words managed to sink in. "You made head boy? Oh, great!" And with that she rushed up the girls' staircase to her dormitory to contemplate how horrible the next ten months would be. Kattie hurriedly said good-bye to the boys and ran after her.
"Was it something I said?" Peter asked, confused.
"Yes, it was," Sirius answered before conjuring another swordfish and chasing him up the boys' staircase. James and Remus sighed and followed their friends up to the dormitories.
AN: Yay! An author's note from me!! I really have nothing to say...because I didn't write this chapter, just edited it. So all of you need to thank Kat profusely for getting our story rolling again. REVIEW OR DIE. Please? 3 Jo
Disclaimer: Everything that you recognize from the Harry Potter books belongs to J.K.. Everything that you don't recognize belongs to the evil cheese people who are trying to take over the world, starting with
And now, without any further ado, on with chapter 3!!!!!
"Lily...Lils, wake up. We're here," Lily heard Kattie say.
"Mmmmmm..." Lily groaned in response. She was still half asleep and didn't want to get up yet. She was curled up to something warm. Slowly, she regained consciousness and realized it was a person. She looked up and quickly recovered what was left of her wakefulness.
"POTTER!!!" She yelled while jumping away from him. In doing so, her foot caught on someone's trunk, making her trip and fall with a resounding thud. James, who had still been asleep until his name had been screamed, quickly awoke and, after seeing what happened, bent down to help her off the floor of the compartment.
"Lily! Are you alright?" he questioned, holding out his hand.
"Get away! I'm fine!" She said through her gritted teeth. She looked down at her throbbing ankle as it started to swell up like a balloon. She tried to push herself up, only to collapse again. James, whose years of being a chaser on the Gryfindor Quidditch team had given him reflexes as quick as his Comet 260, caught her before she hit the ground.
"No you're not. Let's get you to the hospital wing." With that, James scooped her up and carried her out of the compartment, Kattie following behind her with an expression somewhere between sympathetic of her friend's pain and snickering because of Lily's apparent dislike of her rescuer.
Outside, James and Kattie split up to find the rest of the Marauders, Lily protesting the whole way.
"Potter! Put me down. My ankle's fine! Let go! I can walk perfectly well." James, knowing that none of this was true, decided to tune her out as he searched for his friends.
"Oi! James! Over here!" James saw Sirius leaning out of a carriage pulled by a demonic-looking horse. "What happened to Lily? Wow, Prongsie. We leave you alone for five minutes and you've already managed to hurt someone. We ran out when the train got here so we could get a good carriage. We wouldn't want one like last time with a loose wheel. The squeaking nearly drove me nuts. I..." Just then, Kattie found the group. Sirius's seemingly endless chatter suddenly died down.
"There you guys are! Are we going to get in or what? Lily, your ankle looks like it's getting worse," she said as she got in the carriage and then turned around to help James with Lily.
"It's fine!" she said, wanting Potter to put her down already. In reality, the ankle in question was starting to turn a purplish tint. Finally James set her down in a seat in the carriage.
"What exactly happened to Lily's ankle?" Remus asked.
"Oh. Lily jumped up and fell on it when she'd realized she was sleeping on James," Kattie responded. "Don't worry. It was after I got a picture," she said, smiling at Sirius, who had said in the compartment that he wanted a copy of it. Lily just glared at her.
The carriages made their way to the castle. Lily would have started becoming nostalgic if her ankle hadn't been is so much pain. When they finally arrived, the six of them, James carrying Lily again, headed toward the castle with the rest of the throng, but all but one broke apart from the rest once they got through the oak front doors.
"Where's Peter?" Remus asked as they started up the marble staircase, skipping the trick step. That's what made him remember his missing friend in the first place, because Peter always forgot about the step.
"I dunno. You don't think he went to the Great Hall with the rest, do you?" James asked.
"Maybe. Oh well, we'll find him after the feast," Sirius responded nonchalantly.
They arrived at the hospital wing. While Sirius shouted for Madam Pomfrey, James went to set Lily down on one of the hospital beds. When the young nurse came out of her office, she took one look at Lily before embarking on one of her infamous fusses.
"What happened? Why didn't you come sooner? She'll probably have to stay the night." She turned and glared accusingly at James, "Mr. Potter, I know this has something to do with you. What did you do to her this time? This is why dueling isn't allowed in the corridors!"
"Madam Pomfrey, I tripped and fell on my ankle. James didn't do it and he wasn't dueling," Lily began to explain. As much as I hate to be getting Potter out of a detention he probably deserves for something he didn't get caught doing, she thought, I, as Head Girl, can't lie to a member of the staff.
James smiled his thanks to her. Maybe, he thought, Lily and I could become friends, since we'll have to work together so often this year.
Madam Pomfrey fixed Lily's ankle in a flick of a wand, but they were delayed an hour and a half longer so she could double and triple check for anything else that could possibly be wrong with her. Not to mention pouring another revolting potion down her throat whenever she though of it. Madam Pomfrey magicked them a plate of sandwiches after Sirius's stomach made a rather loud grumble. By the time could leave, the feast was over and students were heading for their dormitories. The group met up with Peter as they entered the Gryffindor common room.
"Hey! Why weren't you guys at the feast? It was delicious! Too bad the treacle tart disappeared before I could get thirds, though. By the way, congratulations on making Head, Lily! You too, James."
Lily was half way through her "Thank you" before Peter's last three words managed to sink in. "You made head boy? Oh, great!" And with that she rushed up the girls' staircase to her dormitory to contemplate how horrible the next ten months would be. Kattie hurriedly said good-bye to the boys and ran after her.
"Was it something I said?" Peter asked, confused.
"Yes, it was," Sirius answered before conjuring another swordfish and chasing him up the boys' staircase. James and Remus sighed and followed their friends up to the dormitories.
AN: Yay! An author's note from me!! I really have nothing to say...because I didn't write this chapter, just edited it. So all of you need to thank Kat profusely for getting our story rolling again. REVIEW OR DIE. Please? 3 Jo