Author's Note: Hello all my dear friends and readers. I am glad to inform
you that this is an update! Sorry, I am suffering from the condition known
as insomnia and I thought I would give you all an update while watching
Dead Poets Society. So, I give you the thank yous and then the next chapter
of the story.
Bell- Make James understand what? That just confuses me! But I'm glad you liked the chapter any who.
Anarane- I'm glad you liked the chapter.
Ggal- Pettigrew is a git isn't he? I wish I could kill him off but that would serve no purpose for staying as close to cannon as possible. Thank you for your wonderful compliments. I'm glad you think it is wonderful.
Elfin Child- *watches as the evil Marauders carry you away "Don't forget the pixy stix guys!"* I'm sorry that it was so short. My friend Teegs is anticipating the next time she gets the hiccups now, and I know she will use your cure. *smiles*
Black-cat-on-the-wall- Why do you think Moldy Voldie killed Peter's Gran? The hints are in the previous chapters and the absolute answers are in the coming chapters.
AznGurl2- I'm glad you think it is amazing, I hope you enjoy this chapter as well.
Zebragurl- *thanks you for Lily for the chocolate frogs* I'm doing some thinking about the whole Remus thing, but I'm not sure if I will get anything done. I might write a whole other fic about my theory. sheesh, so many fic ideas in the making. I'm sorry that you feel sorry for Peter. but that was the idea.
MegHarts- Long time no see! I'm glad to see your back! Thank you for the review!
I O U a name- I'm glad you like my story, and that you're looking forward to more. Thank you very much.
I hope you all like this chapter because I am not really that happy with it now that I have typed it up. *sighs* I feel like it could be much better, but I do not know how to make it better. If anyone has any suggestions, please, please let me know! I'm approaching writers block and I'm not sure how to get past it!! I need your help! Thank you so much for your input ahead of time! ~Frankie~
Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Inability to Lie
Upstairs Sirius had begun to pace. "I can't take it anymore. I'm going to go see if James is alright," he said and headed down the stairs with Remus and Arabella in tow. Dumbledore had told them to contact him at The Leaky Cauldron when Lily was awake. Sirius entered the room and began to speak, "Alright James, you--," he stopped in his tracks looking at the bed where Lily was lying with James sprawled halfway on the bed and halfway in the chair right next to it.
"Shh!" Lily said quietly, "He needs his sleep," she whispered her hand still clasped in James'.
"How long have you been awake?" Arabella asked voicing Sirius' thoughts and walking forward quietly so as not to disturb James.
"Not long. I heard James talking and then he fell asleep and he looked like he needed it with the circles under his eyes," Lily whispered and gently passed a hand over James' head.
Sirius and Remus walked over and Remus looked confused. "What circles?" he asked, voicing the thoughts of both Sirius and Arabella.
Lily rolled her eyes and said, "The circles that make him look like he got into a fight with a troll. The ones that signify a lack of sleep." Sirius and Remus exchanged dubious glances while Arabella pulled out her wand and whispered, "Finite Incantatum." Remus' eyes widened and Sirius gave a gasp. "He's been using glamours to cover up the circles. Merlin, He looks like hell," Arabella said and put her wand away.
Arabella was indeed correct when she stated that James looked like hell; his eyes were surrounded by deep blue circles and there seemed to be worry lines etched deeply on his face that weren't just from Lily's incident.
"Why would he cover that up?" Sirius asked and his face took on a look of worry for his best friend.
"He doesn't want us to worry about him. I bet he thinks if he appears to be strong to us that we won't worry about him as much as if he shows weakness," Remus said quietly and Sirius looked rather horrified.
"Codswallop! I worry about him every day with that job of his," Sirius said angrily and James began to stir.
"Don't say anything!" Lily whispered and looked at Sirius firmly and he gave an undignified, "Humph!" which combined with Lily's voice caused James to sit up and rub at his eyes.
"Ow," James muttered to himself not seeing Sirius, Remus and Arabella standing around Lily's bed.
"James," Lily said and watched as his head whipped toward her and his jaw dropped open.
"You're awake?" James asked and Lily nodded. "I'm not dreaming?" he asked incredulously.
"You're not," Lily said and pinched him to prove it.
"Ow," James said and rubbed his arm where she'd pinched him.
"I'll go get Daniel," Arabella said and walked quickly out of the room.
"Remus and I need to go let Dumbledore know that Lily's awakened," Sirius said and grabbed Remus' shoulder practically dragging him out of the room.
Now that they were alone James seemed as if he was even more tired then he'd looked while sleeping. "Are you okay?" James asked quietly and squeezed Lily's hand gently as if trying to make sure that she was really awake.
"I think so, but I'm more worried about you," Lily said firmly sounding remarkably like James' old Transfiguration teacher, Professor McGonagall.
"What? Why would you need to worry about me?" James asked trying to sound confused.
"You're not sleeping well, if at all, and you worry too much," Lily said in a no-nonsense tone of voice.
"What are you talking about? I sleep," James said confidently.
"The circles under your eyes tell a different tale," Lily said and pursed her lips reaching out with one hand to trace them gently.
"What circles?" James asked and tried to sound surprised but Lily's fingers on his face made keeping a poker-face difficult.
"Don't lie to me James, I can see right through them and that glamour," Lily said, lowering her hand and raising her eyebrows.
James was about to protest again but Daniel came scurrying over to Lily's bedside and began checking her out to see if she was really okay. "Alright, everything seems to be normal, but we would like to keep you here till morning to make sure that you don't have a relapse Miss Evans," Daniel said firmly to Lily even though he was staring at James.
"Alright," James agreed and made his conditions known, "But as soon as the sun is up I want her discharged and ready to go home," he said and was very stern in the tone of his voice and Daniel threw up his arms in exasperation and muttered "Fine" before leaving the room.
As soon as Daniel was gone James turned back to Lily and asked, "How did you know about the glamour?"
Lily sighed and closed her eyes for a moment and said, "I've seen the circles and the worry etches in your face since I met you James. I didn't know it was a glamour until you were sleeping and I said something about it to Arabella, Sirius and Remus." She paused for a moment and watched James go from shocked to angry. "Don't get angry! I thought they could see the signs too," Lily said quietly just as Sirius, Remus and Arabella returned.
"Daniel says that you can go in the morning and that you should get some rest," Arabella said kindly and noticed the tension between James and Lily that hadn't been there before they had left the room. "James, Sirius, Remus. out! I would like to talk to Lily alone," she said and pulled James out of his seat and pushed him toward the door. "Go and see if Peter has come to yet," she said quietly waving her hands at them to usher them out of the room.
James looked confused, "Peter? You mean Pettigrew? What's he doing here?" James asked as Arabella pushed him out the door and Sirius could be heard saying, "We'll explain up in the tearoom," before the door swung shut and Lily and Arabella were left alone.
"Want to explain what happened while we were gone?" Arabella asked as she sat down in the chair that James had just vacated and waited for Lily to speak.
"I told him I was worried about him and he asked why. I told him I knew he wasn't sleeping and he tried to pass it off and lie about the circles under his eyes," Lily said with a sigh and pulled her hair back out of her face with her hand before continuing. "I told him I could see through his lies like I could see through the glamour and he asked how I knew it was a glamour," she said with a sigh and rubbed at her temples lightly. "I find it almost impossible to lie to him and so I told him that I told you and the others," Lily said with a pained voice as she looked over at Arabella.
Arabella grunted in an annoyed tone and said, "Give him a few hours. James has always had this thing about being outsmarted or found out. It hurts his pride but he gets over it," she sighed and took Lily's hand in hers gently.
Lily sighed, "How long is it going to take for James to gain control of his pride?" she asked and rubbed her temples again.
"Lily are you okay?" Arabella asked quickly prepared to yell for Daniel.
"Just a headache," Lily said quietly still rubbing her temples.
"Should I get Daniel?" Arabella asked a touch of fear in her voice.
"I don't know," Lily said and looked toward the door slowly.
"I'm getting Daniel. Don't move and yell if it gets worse," Arabella said and made a dash for the door. "Daniel! Get in here!" Arabella shouted when she got to the hallway.
Daniel came running, "What is it?" he asked and jogged to Lily's bedside.
"She said she had a headache," Arabella said looking fearfully at Lily who looked to be unconscious again.
"Lily are you awake?" Daniel asked using her first name and squeezing her hand while checking her vitals.
Lily didn't answer and was limp when Daniel raised her arm to test its tension. "Bloody Hell," Daniel murmured and tested a few different things before he said, "Relapse. If what Dumbledore said is true she either felt extremely overwhelmed with information or unneeded, even if it was subconsciously." Daniel looked at Arabella meaningfully, Arabella sighed and wordlessly left the room and headed to the tearoom to notify the guys of this most frightening development.
A/N: Hey, I hope you all liked this chapter more then I liked it myself. Please let me know what you think of it. I need all the help that I can possibly muster! Please Review, you know you want to! ~Frankie~
Bell- Make James understand what? That just confuses me! But I'm glad you liked the chapter any who.
Anarane- I'm glad you liked the chapter.
Ggal- Pettigrew is a git isn't he? I wish I could kill him off but that would serve no purpose for staying as close to cannon as possible. Thank you for your wonderful compliments. I'm glad you think it is wonderful.
Elfin Child- *watches as the evil Marauders carry you away "Don't forget the pixy stix guys!"* I'm sorry that it was so short. My friend Teegs is anticipating the next time she gets the hiccups now, and I know she will use your cure. *smiles*
Black-cat-on-the-wall- Why do you think Moldy Voldie killed Peter's Gran? The hints are in the previous chapters and the absolute answers are in the coming chapters.
AznGurl2- I'm glad you think it is amazing, I hope you enjoy this chapter as well.
Zebragurl- *thanks you for Lily for the chocolate frogs* I'm doing some thinking about the whole Remus thing, but I'm not sure if I will get anything done. I might write a whole other fic about my theory. sheesh, so many fic ideas in the making. I'm sorry that you feel sorry for Peter. but that was the idea.
MegHarts- Long time no see! I'm glad to see your back! Thank you for the review!
I O U a name- I'm glad you like my story, and that you're looking forward to more. Thank you very much.
I hope you all like this chapter because I am not really that happy with it now that I have typed it up. *sighs* I feel like it could be much better, but I do not know how to make it better. If anyone has any suggestions, please, please let me know! I'm approaching writers block and I'm not sure how to get past it!! I need your help! Thank you so much for your input ahead of time! ~Frankie~
Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Inability to Lie
Upstairs Sirius had begun to pace. "I can't take it anymore. I'm going to go see if James is alright," he said and headed down the stairs with Remus and Arabella in tow. Dumbledore had told them to contact him at The Leaky Cauldron when Lily was awake. Sirius entered the room and began to speak, "Alright James, you--," he stopped in his tracks looking at the bed where Lily was lying with James sprawled halfway on the bed and halfway in the chair right next to it.
"Shh!" Lily said quietly, "He needs his sleep," she whispered her hand still clasped in James'.
"How long have you been awake?" Arabella asked voicing Sirius' thoughts and walking forward quietly so as not to disturb James.
"Not long. I heard James talking and then he fell asleep and he looked like he needed it with the circles under his eyes," Lily whispered and gently passed a hand over James' head.
Sirius and Remus walked over and Remus looked confused. "What circles?" he asked, voicing the thoughts of both Sirius and Arabella.
Lily rolled her eyes and said, "The circles that make him look like he got into a fight with a troll. The ones that signify a lack of sleep." Sirius and Remus exchanged dubious glances while Arabella pulled out her wand and whispered, "Finite Incantatum." Remus' eyes widened and Sirius gave a gasp. "He's been using glamours to cover up the circles. Merlin, He looks like hell," Arabella said and put her wand away.
Arabella was indeed correct when she stated that James looked like hell; his eyes were surrounded by deep blue circles and there seemed to be worry lines etched deeply on his face that weren't just from Lily's incident.
"Why would he cover that up?" Sirius asked and his face took on a look of worry for his best friend.
"He doesn't want us to worry about him. I bet he thinks if he appears to be strong to us that we won't worry about him as much as if he shows weakness," Remus said quietly and Sirius looked rather horrified.
"Codswallop! I worry about him every day with that job of his," Sirius said angrily and James began to stir.
"Don't say anything!" Lily whispered and looked at Sirius firmly and he gave an undignified, "Humph!" which combined with Lily's voice caused James to sit up and rub at his eyes.
"Ow," James muttered to himself not seeing Sirius, Remus and Arabella standing around Lily's bed.
"James," Lily said and watched as his head whipped toward her and his jaw dropped open.
"You're awake?" James asked and Lily nodded. "I'm not dreaming?" he asked incredulously.
"You're not," Lily said and pinched him to prove it.
"Ow," James said and rubbed his arm where she'd pinched him.
"I'll go get Daniel," Arabella said and walked quickly out of the room.
"Remus and I need to go let Dumbledore know that Lily's awakened," Sirius said and grabbed Remus' shoulder practically dragging him out of the room.
Now that they were alone James seemed as if he was even more tired then he'd looked while sleeping. "Are you okay?" James asked quietly and squeezed Lily's hand gently as if trying to make sure that she was really awake.
"I think so, but I'm more worried about you," Lily said firmly sounding remarkably like James' old Transfiguration teacher, Professor McGonagall.
"What? Why would you need to worry about me?" James asked trying to sound confused.
"You're not sleeping well, if at all, and you worry too much," Lily said in a no-nonsense tone of voice.
"What are you talking about? I sleep," James said confidently.
"The circles under your eyes tell a different tale," Lily said and pursed her lips reaching out with one hand to trace them gently.
"What circles?" James asked and tried to sound surprised but Lily's fingers on his face made keeping a poker-face difficult.
"Don't lie to me James, I can see right through them and that glamour," Lily said, lowering her hand and raising her eyebrows.
James was about to protest again but Daniel came scurrying over to Lily's bedside and began checking her out to see if she was really okay. "Alright, everything seems to be normal, but we would like to keep you here till morning to make sure that you don't have a relapse Miss Evans," Daniel said firmly to Lily even though he was staring at James.
"Alright," James agreed and made his conditions known, "But as soon as the sun is up I want her discharged and ready to go home," he said and was very stern in the tone of his voice and Daniel threw up his arms in exasperation and muttered "Fine" before leaving the room.
As soon as Daniel was gone James turned back to Lily and asked, "How did you know about the glamour?"
Lily sighed and closed her eyes for a moment and said, "I've seen the circles and the worry etches in your face since I met you James. I didn't know it was a glamour until you were sleeping and I said something about it to Arabella, Sirius and Remus." She paused for a moment and watched James go from shocked to angry. "Don't get angry! I thought they could see the signs too," Lily said quietly just as Sirius, Remus and Arabella returned.
"Daniel says that you can go in the morning and that you should get some rest," Arabella said kindly and noticed the tension between James and Lily that hadn't been there before they had left the room. "James, Sirius, Remus. out! I would like to talk to Lily alone," she said and pulled James out of his seat and pushed him toward the door. "Go and see if Peter has come to yet," she said quietly waving her hands at them to usher them out of the room.
James looked confused, "Peter? You mean Pettigrew? What's he doing here?" James asked as Arabella pushed him out the door and Sirius could be heard saying, "We'll explain up in the tearoom," before the door swung shut and Lily and Arabella were left alone.
"Want to explain what happened while we were gone?" Arabella asked as she sat down in the chair that James had just vacated and waited for Lily to speak.
"I told him I was worried about him and he asked why. I told him I knew he wasn't sleeping and he tried to pass it off and lie about the circles under his eyes," Lily said with a sigh and pulled her hair back out of her face with her hand before continuing. "I told him I could see through his lies like I could see through the glamour and he asked how I knew it was a glamour," she said with a sigh and rubbed at her temples lightly. "I find it almost impossible to lie to him and so I told him that I told you and the others," Lily said with a pained voice as she looked over at Arabella.
Arabella grunted in an annoyed tone and said, "Give him a few hours. James has always had this thing about being outsmarted or found out. It hurts his pride but he gets over it," she sighed and took Lily's hand in hers gently.
Lily sighed, "How long is it going to take for James to gain control of his pride?" she asked and rubbed her temples again.
"Lily are you okay?" Arabella asked quickly prepared to yell for Daniel.
"Just a headache," Lily said quietly still rubbing her temples.
"Should I get Daniel?" Arabella asked a touch of fear in her voice.
"I don't know," Lily said and looked toward the door slowly.
"I'm getting Daniel. Don't move and yell if it gets worse," Arabella said and made a dash for the door. "Daniel! Get in here!" Arabella shouted when she got to the hallway.
Daniel came running, "What is it?" he asked and jogged to Lily's bedside.
"She said she had a headache," Arabella said looking fearfully at Lily who looked to be unconscious again.
"Lily are you awake?" Daniel asked using her first name and squeezing her hand while checking her vitals.
Lily didn't answer and was limp when Daniel raised her arm to test its tension. "Bloody Hell," Daniel murmured and tested a few different things before he said, "Relapse. If what Dumbledore said is true she either felt extremely overwhelmed with information or unneeded, even if it was subconsciously." Daniel looked at Arabella meaningfully, Arabella sighed and wordlessly left the room and headed to the tearoom to notify the guys of this most frightening development.
A/N: Hey, I hope you all liked this chapter more then I liked it myself. Please let me know what you think of it. I need all the help that I can possibly muster! Please Review, you know you want to! ~Frankie~