Lily Chapter 9: An Escape, a harry potter fanfic

(A/N): I want to note that I was off on my information on the last story (Lily was too young to go to a ball, etc.) Thank you dragon, for informing me! If I am inaccurate again, please notify me so that I can announce it or fix it. This problem will be solved later on in the story. Thanks!

Lily

Chapter 9

"So what do you say?"

"Well, I don't know...what if we get caught? We could get expelled! Where would I go? I'd have to live with Petunia!"

"We won't get caught! Everyone will be sleeping in their dorms by the time we get back. Come on, nobody knows about the map except...well, hardly anybody knows about the map! And as for getting expelled? Sirius can talk his way out of anything, you know that. You really shouldn't be so uptight all the time."

Lily thought about this for a moment. Maybe she was being a little too 'uptight'. "Okay, I'll come with you. But let me see the map first."

James dug into his left pocket, pulling out a crumpled old piece of parchment. He tapped it with his wand and whispered, "I solemnly swear I am up to no good," As he handed it over to Lily, thin lines of ink trailed across it from nowhere in particular, revealing a bold heading emblazoned across the top.

Messrs. Remus, Peter, Sirius, and James
Purveyors of Aids to Magical Mischief-Makers
Are proud to present
The Marauder's Map

Lily watched in awe. The map pictured the school grounds and several corridors that she had never seen before.

She jumped slightly as something moved. Tiny inkdots swerved across the map. Above a small dot, the words 'Mrs. Norris' followed along as the annoying cat paced up and down the castle halls.

"The names still need to be changed – just incase anyone stumbles on it."

"Well, why not use nick-names? No one would know then."

"That's a good idea. I'll talk to Sirius about it."

Lily smiled and dropped her gaze back to the map. "Do these extra corridors go to Hogsmeade?"

"Yeah, look." James pointed to one that didn't have any ink dots near it. "This is the fourth floor. There's a mirror on this wall, but it swings to the side, and there's a passageway behind it."

"Let's take that one," Lily suggested. She gave a little shiver out of nerves. This wasn't anything like what she thought the night was going to be!

"That's the only passageway that nobody's blocking. Good idea." James said. He motioned for Lily to follow him, and they edged along the wall out of the Great Hall, making their way to the fourth floor.

Once they reached the mirror, James swung it aside, revealing a pitch-black entrance that looked something akin to the portrait hole.

"Er, James?" Lily croaked.

"What?"

"Is that a cave in there?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Oh...no reason." She couldn't back out now, even though she was terrified of a cave-in or something. "After you." James jumped into the passageway and slid down, leaving Lily to hold the mirror aside.

Why was she doing this? How did she let James talk her into doing this? She was WAY too gullible. What if the whole cave collapsed? What if there was some kind of creature living there? What if the passage had been closed up, or if someone in Hogsmeade had found a hole in their wall and boarded it up? She would be trapped! She and James would starve to death! Lily didn't tell Chrissy or Chantel where she was going! Nobody would know where they had gone if they went missing! Lily tried to calm herself down as her eyes followed the beam of light James's wand was emitting. The exit must be coming up close, she thought. In truth, however,it was nowhere in sight. She drew in her breath sharply as a rat crawled across her foot, sending a shiver through her body.

As they walked through the cave, Lily had been hearing rustling noises coming from the ceiling. Another rat ran across the beam of light, around James, and up Lily's leg. She shrieked loudly and brushed it off. Immediately, James whipped around and put his hand over her mouth. "Shhhh! Don't be so loud!" It was too late. The cave's ceiling was suddenly alive with shrieks and tiny bright eyes.

Bats spread their wings and dove for the source of the noise that had disturbed their sleep. For a terrified moment, James pointed his wand towards the mass of winged rodents, his hand still over Lily's mouth, then he bellowed, "RUN!" And bolted for the other end of the cave.

Lily ran in the same direction, tripping over the hem of her dress and falling, twisting her ankle on a rock. "Help!" She screamed as the bats rained down on her, and, further along, James, their razor-sharp claws outstretched so that they would sink deep into the target's flesh when they hit.

(A/N): I am soooo sorry! I left you a cliffhanger. Please review, though. Thanks!

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