Author's Note: No thank yous. I hope you enjoy this chapter. Its not one of
my better chapters, but its still a little interesting. Please Review!
~Frankie~
Chapter Twenty-Three: Paranoia, Paranoia
In the library after Sirius and Arabella left James smiled broadly at Remus when Remus defeated him in a rather spectacular move by his only remaining knight. James stuck out his tongue and said, in imitation of Sirius' Hogwarts days, "You suck." Which was conveniently followed by Lily's amused laugh.
Remus laughed himself and said somewhat seriously, "Prongs stop picking on Padfoot," as he put the chess pieces back on the board and they magically put themselves back together. Neither of them noticed the curious look Lily gave them at the use of these strange names nor that they had used them in front of someone that wasn't 'in on the secret.'
"Why? He's always picking on me," James protested lightly before he let out a yawn and took off his glasses briefly to wipe at his tired eyes.
Lily was curious but she didn't ask. "You should go to sleep James," Lily said as she flipped a page in her book and placed a bookmark on the start of the next chapter.
"Yes, I will soon. I have things to do in the morning. Oh, and Leslie will be here around 8," James said giving out another yawn. "I'll probably have to go into the office too," he sighed and tried to shake off another yawn without success that Lily copied tiredly herself.
"I'm going to head to bed myself, I'll see you both in the morning," Lily said walking over to Remus and ruffling his hair pleasantly. "Goodnight Remus, James," she said and walked out of the library and to the kitchen to say goodnight to Arabella and Sirius leaving James and Remus in the library.
"Hey you two, I'm heading to bed after I clean up these dishes quickly," Lily said when she entered the kitchen where Arabella and Sirius were laughing pleasantly at some joke. She put the dishes which Sirius had left on the table along with the others from the earlier meal into the sink and turned to Arabella asking, "What's that cleaning charm again?"
Arabella smiled at Lily's want to do things by herself and said, "Scourgify." Lily nodded politely and said the incantation pointing her wand into the sink and pink soap bubbles appeared and cleaned the dishes without another thought. "That's great Lily, especially on a first attempt," Arabella said and gave Lily a hug. "You go to sleep; you look almost dead on your feet. Don't worry about the charm; I'll stop it when the dishes are clean," Arabella said pretty much pushing Lily up the stairs to her room.
Lily laughed but managed to turn and say, "Goodnight Sirius, I hope your headache goes away," and she climbed the stairs to her room still carrying Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling and she read for about twenty minutes before she fell asleep.
In the library just after Lily left Remus paused halfway through something he was saying to James and said, "I called you and Sirius' your names from the map with Lily in the room." Remus looked almost horrified as he said it.
James paused, screwed up his face in concentration and then said, "Yeah, I know. Lily didn't ask about it, but she must have heard every word. I wonder why?" He seemed to be in thought for a moment, "You don't think that in her dreams she knew do you?" he asked quietly.
Now Remus definitely looked horrified and scared. "S-she would have said something wouldn't she?" he asked biting his lower lip nervously.
"I don't know, but don't freak out! In whatever alternate universe Lily went to Hogwarts, maybe you trusted her enough to tell her?" James said seriously, trying to calm his friend. "If she did know in her dreams and was afraid of you it probably would have carried over to her now and you both get along fine, so if she knew she was probably fine with it as Sirius, Peter and I were," James said successfully coming up with the right words to calm Remus down.
Remus took a deep breath and sighed. "And it's not like I can ask her without telling her if she doesn't know," Remus muttered and leaned forward hanging his head, his light brown hair falling into his eyes.
James sighed and pat Remus on the shoulder in a friendly way. "If she 'knew', she'll remember and probably tell you, so don't worry about it. And definitely don't act weird towards her, she's already fairly paranoid in the first place," he said and then ruffled Remus' hair just as Lily had.
There was a creaking noise from above them and James said, "Lily is going to sleep. I suggest you get to sleep soon yourself as I'm going to head that way now. I'll see you in the morning Moony," and Remus grinned at the use of the nickname before James overenthusiastically bowed himself from the room, his laughter carrying down the hall as Remus picked up 'Practical Defensive Magic and Its Use Against the Dark Arts' from a shelf in the room and started reading to ease his rattled nerves.
Coming Attractions: Lily faces some challenges and things resulting from Voldemort's action toward Lily when she was 11 become a little more interesting. New Characters and some OotP hints. So Beware! ~Frankie~
Chapter Twenty-Three: Paranoia, Paranoia
In the library after Sirius and Arabella left James smiled broadly at Remus when Remus defeated him in a rather spectacular move by his only remaining knight. James stuck out his tongue and said, in imitation of Sirius' Hogwarts days, "You suck." Which was conveniently followed by Lily's amused laugh.
Remus laughed himself and said somewhat seriously, "Prongs stop picking on Padfoot," as he put the chess pieces back on the board and they magically put themselves back together. Neither of them noticed the curious look Lily gave them at the use of these strange names nor that they had used them in front of someone that wasn't 'in on the secret.'
"Why? He's always picking on me," James protested lightly before he let out a yawn and took off his glasses briefly to wipe at his tired eyes.
Lily was curious but she didn't ask. "You should go to sleep James," Lily said as she flipped a page in her book and placed a bookmark on the start of the next chapter.
"Yes, I will soon. I have things to do in the morning. Oh, and Leslie will be here around 8," James said giving out another yawn. "I'll probably have to go into the office too," he sighed and tried to shake off another yawn without success that Lily copied tiredly herself.
"I'm going to head to bed myself, I'll see you both in the morning," Lily said walking over to Remus and ruffling his hair pleasantly. "Goodnight Remus, James," she said and walked out of the library and to the kitchen to say goodnight to Arabella and Sirius leaving James and Remus in the library.
"Hey you two, I'm heading to bed after I clean up these dishes quickly," Lily said when she entered the kitchen where Arabella and Sirius were laughing pleasantly at some joke. She put the dishes which Sirius had left on the table along with the others from the earlier meal into the sink and turned to Arabella asking, "What's that cleaning charm again?"
Arabella smiled at Lily's want to do things by herself and said, "Scourgify." Lily nodded politely and said the incantation pointing her wand into the sink and pink soap bubbles appeared and cleaned the dishes without another thought. "That's great Lily, especially on a first attempt," Arabella said and gave Lily a hug. "You go to sleep; you look almost dead on your feet. Don't worry about the charm; I'll stop it when the dishes are clean," Arabella said pretty much pushing Lily up the stairs to her room.
Lily laughed but managed to turn and say, "Goodnight Sirius, I hope your headache goes away," and she climbed the stairs to her room still carrying Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling and she read for about twenty minutes before she fell asleep.
In the library just after Lily left Remus paused halfway through something he was saying to James and said, "I called you and Sirius' your names from the map with Lily in the room." Remus looked almost horrified as he said it.
James paused, screwed up his face in concentration and then said, "Yeah, I know. Lily didn't ask about it, but she must have heard every word. I wonder why?" He seemed to be in thought for a moment, "You don't think that in her dreams she knew do you?" he asked quietly.
Now Remus definitely looked horrified and scared. "S-she would have said something wouldn't she?" he asked biting his lower lip nervously.
"I don't know, but don't freak out! In whatever alternate universe Lily went to Hogwarts, maybe you trusted her enough to tell her?" James said seriously, trying to calm his friend. "If she did know in her dreams and was afraid of you it probably would have carried over to her now and you both get along fine, so if she knew she was probably fine with it as Sirius, Peter and I were," James said successfully coming up with the right words to calm Remus down.
Remus took a deep breath and sighed. "And it's not like I can ask her without telling her if she doesn't know," Remus muttered and leaned forward hanging his head, his light brown hair falling into his eyes.
James sighed and pat Remus on the shoulder in a friendly way. "If she 'knew', she'll remember and probably tell you, so don't worry about it. And definitely don't act weird towards her, she's already fairly paranoid in the first place," he said and then ruffled Remus' hair just as Lily had.
There was a creaking noise from above them and James said, "Lily is going to sleep. I suggest you get to sleep soon yourself as I'm going to head that way now. I'll see you in the morning Moony," and Remus grinned at the use of the nickname before James overenthusiastically bowed himself from the room, his laughter carrying down the hall as Remus picked up 'Practical Defensive Magic and Its Use Against the Dark Arts' from a shelf in the room and started reading to ease his rattled nerves.
Coming Attractions: Lily faces some challenges and things resulting from Voldemort's action toward Lily when she was 11 become a little more interesting. New Characters and some OotP hints. So Beware! ~Frankie~