Author's Note: Hello all my wonderful readers! I am so sorry that it has
been more then just the few days that I promised. *Thwacks self on head* I
got obsessed with Yahoo! Chat and wasn't paying attention to obligations.
Anyways, here is the DISCLAIMER: I do not own a single one of the
characters except for those that you do not recognize, like Daniel Prewitt.
Everything else is J.K. Rowling's wonderful creation. And the long list of
thank yous is here:
The Elfin Child- *Looks into hole in the floor to speak to you* Well, the blonde dude is correct, but the random homeless guy, is just a random homeless guy at the moment and I doubt he will become anything more. Again, I apologize for the shortness.
Mockingbird- Hmm, I wonder if Lily should blow up the place. WAHAHA! No, she will not. Don't worry. Thank you ^_^.
Black-cat-on-the-wall- Sorry, that I haven't been updating. I'll try to be better. *sniffles and picks you up off the floor* Here ya go.
CapriceAnn Hedican-Kocur- Hmm, I'm just gonna call you CapriceAnn from now on. And yes, the dishelved man will be identified, though I had hoped that someone would guess who it was. I'm glad you liked it.
Anarane Anwamane- Yes, he does, doesn't he? I love him, he's great. Thank you, I'm glad you think its 'excellent'.
Sharmeen- Hey, thank you, and you're welcome. I'm glad Sirius and Bella is sweet instead of scary. heh. I hope you like this chapter as well.
Kira- Lol, nice use of song lyrics. I am glad you enjoyed it. I hope that you like this chapter as well.
Bell- FF.net has been acting so oddly! I was reading and reviewing and I went to my history to look something up and a story I'd reviewed wasn't there at all! I was so pissed. Anyways, yes, it is the blond man. *sighs* I'd though you'd for sure get it. no one has, but then I am assuming St. Mungo's is where they take the er. deceased. That should help you a little bit. Thank you as always for reviewing!
Ggal- Hmm, twist? Which one? Lol. I hope you enjoy this chapter, thank you for the review!
Zebragirl- Sorry about the mental picceh. There's more L/J action coming. And about Remus, *sighs* I have no idea. About the only way would be self insertion and I try to stay away from those and be strictly by the book. I will think on it and let you know. Though, there shall be a sort of party, maybe he will get some sort of relationship there.
John Surber- Thank you, I simply loved your review! I'm glad you like the idea, and the writing and all the other things you said. Thank you very much and I hope you like the next chapter and come up with more constructive things to say.
Midnight-shadow- I'm glad you liked it.
Everblue3- I'm glad you liked it, I'm trying to expand everything, and by the way, I never stated what time period that Lily was dreaming about this last time. In honor of you I shall try to expand the characters in feeling more, as I have been slightly rushed as of late. Let me know if I succeed.
Isis Stormwing- Cliffhanger? What Cliffhanger? Just kidding, I'm glad though that you didn't see it coming. I hope you enjoy this chapter as well.
Chapter Twenty-Six: St. Mungo's Part Two, aka, The Chapter With No Creative Name
Lily was lying in a bed by the window. Her expression was that of someone who was in pain. James rushed over to her side and grasped her hand gently in his as Daniel replaced the necklace and Arabella glanced at the one in her hand which became a misty and veined white once again.
Dumbledore sighed and bowed his head looking tired. "I was afraid this would happen," he said.
"What's wrong with her?" James asked with a quiver in his voice that he couldn't suppress.
"In a way she had a mental overload. Am I right when I say that something happened where she was asked a question that involved someone or something that she shouldn't have known but did?" Dumbledore asked quietly and Remus looked horror struck. "It's no ones fault," Dumbledore said firmly eyeing James and Remus in particular. "It would have happened eventually, I just had hoped it would happen later if at all," he explained and sighed removing his half-moon shaped glasses and rubbing his eyes.
"What can we do?" James asked still worried, wondering if Lily would ever wake up.
"Wait. It's kind of like a Muggle ailment called a coma. Since it was as if it was self initiated, she will come out of it when she's ready to deal with her knowledge of that which she shouldn't know, or when she feels as if she is greatly needed for something," Dumbledore said quietly.
James became very quiet, it was almost unearthly and he bowed his head and his shoulders slumped. Horrible thoughts came creeping into his mind as horrible thoughts always do when you're worried. Sirius found himself wanting to comfort his best friend but Arabella held him back. The look in her eyes told him to let James have a moment to himself.
Dumbledore spoke up, "I think it might be wise to give James some time alone while Remus explains exactly what happened." Remus nodded and they headed back up to the tearoom leaving James relatively alone with Lily. As soon as the door had closed behind the others James let go of his emotional restraint and cried for the first time since his parents and grandparents had died.
Upstairs in the tearoom Remus quietly explained what had happened during Lily's nightmare and just after it. Everyone knew that Remus blamed himself for Lily's current condition and only Dumbledore dared to protest as the other two had no idea what to say to help him. "Remus, don't blame yourself for what happened. We all have curiosities and if you hadn't of asked she might have gone into this coma but we wouldn't have had the reasoning behind it," he said and his words were punctuated by a loud sob from the blonde man in the corner. They all looked toward him, but Sirius was the first to recognize him.
"Peter?" Sirius called out in a dumbfounded voice and the man looked up. His face was red and his eyes were bloodshot, he didn't seem to recognize them and he wiped at his eyes and looked again.
"Sirius?" Peter Pettigrew whispered and Sirius jumped up and walked across the room to crouch in front of Peter. "Oh Merlin, it is you. I thought I was hallucinating," Peter muttered and wiped his eyes and sniffled again.
"Yes Peter it's me. What's wrong?" Sirius asked and the others moved closer to them.
"My Gran. S-she's d-d-dead. H-He killed her," Peter stuttered and collapsed into more hysterical sobbing.
"Who killed your Grandmother, Peter?" Dumbledore asked firmly, though he was certain he knew the answer.
"You-Know-Who!" Peter screeched and sobbed more so that even Arabella felt sorry for him.
"When?" Dumbledore asked quietly.
"She wanted some peanuts, the muggle ones; she always loved the muggle ones. She told me to get her some. I had to go into town to find a store that was open and when I got back. His Mark was in the sky. J-just f- floating there and they were gone and Ministry was there. S-she's d-dead!" Peter screeched the last words and fell forward onto Sirius's shoulder sobbing raucously.
None of them hear the door to the tearoom open above Peter's sobs until a healer was standing next to Remus with a large dose of a potion to calm Peter. "Here Mr. Pettigrew, take this it will calm you down," the healer said and Peter took hold of the vial and drank the potion. He gave them all a vague smile before he slumped over sideways in the chair. The healer gave a sigh and Transfigured the chair into a cot and drew up a curtain to hide him from view. "He'll wake in a few hours, don't worry," the healer said and left the room.
Dumbledore looked thoughtful for a moment before the look turned grim, and Remus voiced what he was thinking. "Why would Voldemort kill Peter's Gran?"
Sirius and Arabella shook their heads in unison and Sirius whispered as if there was someone in the room listening, "I don't know."
Dumbledore spoke quietly, "Wilhelmina Pettigrew was never in her life a supporter of the Dark Arts and this is a sad, sad day for the wizarding community." They nodded and tried to wait patiently for James to either come upstairs with good news or to let them know he was okay.
After James had stopped crying and wiped his eyes he looked at Lily and began to speak. "I don't know if you can hear me or if you even know I'm here but I am." He trailed off because he didn't know what to say. He started to think of negative things. 'What if she doesn't wake up? What if she doesn't feel needed enough to wake up? What if she doesn't wake up because she doesn't know if anyone cares about her?' James didn't notice the tears that were starting to fall from his eyes and slowly slip down his face to land on Lily's hand. "Lily, I don't know if you can hear me, but I hope that you can because I need you to know that I care about you. I didn't realize that I did until I wasn't there to help you. Lily, I need you, please wake up. I need you," he said and he lay his head down on the bed repeating 'I need you,' over and over again until he fell asleep.
Author's Note: Hmm, short chappie. Really short chappie! ARGH! I will be attempting to make them longer but I'm not sure how readily I will succeed. I hope you like it. There is more L/J action here, and there is more coming soon. *sighs* Again, I apologize for the shortness but if I you review and have any suggestions I might incorporate them into the plot! Please Review!! ~Frankie~
The Elfin Child- *Looks into hole in the floor to speak to you* Well, the blonde dude is correct, but the random homeless guy, is just a random homeless guy at the moment and I doubt he will become anything more. Again, I apologize for the shortness.
Mockingbird- Hmm, I wonder if Lily should blow up the place. WAHAHA! No, she will not. Don't worry. Thank you ^_^.
Black-cat-on-the-wall- Sorry, that I haven't been updating. I'll try to be better. *sniffles and picks you up off the floor* Here ya go.
CapriceAnn Hedican-Kocur- Hmm, I'm just gonna call you CapriceAnn from now on. And yes, the dishelved man will be identified, though I had hoped that someone would guess who it was. I'm glad you liked it.
Anarane Anwamane- Yes, he does, doesn't he? I love him, he's great. Thank you, I'm glad you think its 'excellent'.
Sharmeen- Hey, thank you, and you're welcome. I'm glad Sirius and Bella is sweet instead of scary. heh. I hope you like this chapter as well.
Kira- Lol, nice use of song lyrics. I am glad you enjoyed it. I hope that you like this chapter as well.
Bell- FF.net has been acting so oddly! I was reading and reviewing and I went to my history to look something up and a story I'd reviewed wasn't there at all! I was so pissed. Anyways, yes, it is the blond man. *sighs* I'd though you'd for sure get it. no one has, but then I am assuming St. Mungo's is where they take the er. deceased. That should help you a little bit. Thank you as always for reviewing!
Ggal- Hmm, twist? Which one? Lol. I hope you enjoy this chapter, thank you for the review!
Zebragirl- Sorry about the mental picceh. There's more L/J action coming. And about Remus, *sighs* I have no idea. About the only way would be self insertion and I try to stay away from those and be strictly by the book. I will think on it and let you know. Though, there shall be a sort of party, maybe he will get some sort of relationship there.
John Surber- Thank you, I simply loved your review! I'm glad you like the idea, and the writing and all the other things you said. Thank you very much and I hope you like the next chapter and come up with more constructive things to say.
Midnight-shadow- I'm glad you liked it.
Everblue3- I'm glad you liked it, I'm trying to expand everything, and by the way, I never stated what time period that Lily was dreaming about this last time. In honor of you I shall try to expand the characters in feeling more, as I have been slightly rushed as of late. Let me know if I succeed.
Isis Stormwing- Cliffhanger? What Cliffhanger? Just kidding, I'm glad though that you didn't see it coming. I hope you enjoy this chapter as well.
Chapter Twenty-Six: St. Mungo's Part Two, aka, The Chapter With No Creative Name
Lily was lying in a bed by the window. Her expression was that of someone who was in pain. James rushed over to her side and grasped her hand gently in his as Daniel replaced the necklace and Arabella glanced at the one in her hand which became a misty and veined white once again.
Dumbledore sighed and bowed his head looking tired. "I was afraid this would happen," he said.
"What's wrong with her?" James asked with a quiver in his voice that he couldn't suppress.
"In a way she had a mental overload. Am I right when I say that something happened where she was asked a question that involved someone or something that she shouldn't have known but did?" Dumbledore asked quietly and Remus looked horror struck. "It's no ones fault," Dumbledore said firmly eyeing James and Remus in particular. "It would have happened eventually, I just had hoped it would happen later if at all," he explained and sighed removing his half-moon shaped glasses and rubbing his eyes.
"What can we do?" James asked still worried, wondering if Lily would ever wake up.
"Wait. It's kind of like a Muggle ailment called a coma. Since it was as if it was self initiated, she will come out of it when she's ready to deal with her knowledge of that which she shouldn't know, or when she feels as if she is greatly needed for something," Dumbledore said quietly.
James became very quiet, it was almost unearthly and he bowed his head and his shoulders slumped. Horrible thoughts came creeping into his mind as horrible thoughts always do when you're worried. Sirius found himself wanting to comfort his best friend but Arabella held him back. The look in her eyes told him to let James have a moment to himself.
Dumbledore spoke up, "I think it might be wise to give James some time alone while Remus explains exactly what happened." Remus nodded and they headed back up to the tearoom leaving James relatively alone with Lily. As soon as the door had closed behind the others James let go of his emotional restraint and cried for the first time since his parents and grandparents had died.
Upstairs in the tearoom Remus quietly explained what had happened during Lily's nightmare and just after it. Everyone knew that Remus blamed himself for Lily's current condition and only Dumbledore dared to protest as the other two had no idea what to say to help him. "Remus, don't blame yourself for what happened. We all have curiosities and if you hadn't of asked she might have gone into this coma but we wouldn't have had the reasoning behind it," he said and his words were punctuated by a loud sob from the blonde man in the corner. They all looked toward him, but Sirius was the first to recognize him.
"Peter?" Sirius called out in a dumbfounded voice and the man looked up. His face was red and his eyes were bloodshot, he didn't seem to recognize them and he wiped at his eyes and looked again.
"Sirius?" Peter Pettigrew whispered and Sirius jumped up and walked across the room to crouch in front of Peter. "Oh Merlin, it is you. I thought I was hallucinating," Peter muttered and wiped his eyes and sniffled again.
"Yes Peter it's me. What's wrong?" Sirius asked and the others moved closer to them.
"My Gran. S-she's d-d-dead. H-He killed her," Peter stuttered and collapsed into more hysterical sobbing.
"Who killed your Grandmother, Peter?" Dumbledore asked firmly, though he was certain he knew the answer.
"You-Know-Who!" Peter screeched and sobbed more so that even Arabella felt sorry for him.
"When?" Dumbledore asked quietly.
"She wanted some peanuts, the muggle ones; she always loved the muggle ones. She told me to get her some. I had to go into town to find a store that was open and when I got back. His Mark was in the sky. J-just f- floating there and they were gone and Ministry was there. S-she's d-dead!" Peter screeched the last words and fell forward onto Sirius's shoulder sobbing raucously.
None of them hear the door to the tearoom open above Peter's sobs until a healer was standing next to Remus with a large dose of a potion to calm Peter. "Here Mr. Pettigrew, take this it will calm you down," the healer said and Peter took hold of the vial and drank the potion. He gave them all a vague smile before he slumped over sideways in the chair. The healer gave a sigh and Transfigured the chair into a cot and drew up a curtain to hide him from view. "He'll wake in a few hours, don't worry," the healer said and left the room.
Dumbledore looked thoughtful for a moment before the look turned grim, and Remus voiced what he was thinking. "Why would Voldemort kill Peter's Gran?"
Sirius and Arabella shook their heads in unison and Sirius whispered as if there was someone in the room listening, "I don't know."
Dumbledore spoke quietly, "Wilhelmina Pettigrew was never in her life a supporter of the Dark Arts and this is a sad, sad day for the wizarding community." They nodded and tried to wait patiently for James to either come upstairs with good news or to let them know he was okay.
After James had stopped crying and wiped his eyes he looked at Lily and began to speak. "I don't know if you can hear me or if you even know I'm here but I am." He trailed off because he didn't know what to say. He started to think of negative things. 'What if she doesn't wake up? What if she doesn't feel needed enough to wake up? What if she doesn't wake up because she doesn't know if anyone cares about her?' James didn't notice the tears that were starting to fall from his eyes and slowly slip down his face to land on Lily's hand. "Lily, I don't know if you can hear me, but I hope that you can because I need you to know that I care about you. I didn't realize that I did until I wasn't there to help you. Lily, I need you, please wake up. I need you," he said and he lay his head down on the bed repeating 'I need you,' over and over again until he fell asleep.
Author's Note: Hmm, short chappie. Really short chappie! ARGH! I will be attempting to make them longer but I'm not sure how readily I will succeed. I hope you like it. There is more L/J action here, and there is more coming soon. *sighs* Again, I apologize for the shortness but if I you review and have any suggestions I might incorporate them into the plot! Please Review!! ~Frankie~