Summary: Lily Evans has never understood the reason behind James Potters tactics, and James has never understood why Lily always hated him. Everyone has changed because of Voldemort. Are these tragedies bringing everyone closer? or not? Plz review... i'm open to constructive critisism.
Discalimer: In my dream world, I own Harry Potter. There is no world hunger, and George Bush isn't President.... but guess what. This isn't my dream world. So unfortunately J.K Rowling owns Harry Potter, people are starving, and sadly.... George Bush is Presdient tears. So please don't sue, I have nothing of great importance, well except my lovely dream world and my friends. But you don't want those... you want money. The only money I can give you is my lunch money and the 20 dollars worth of change in my piggy bank and underneath the couch. So without further ado.... my horrible(at least i think so... but my friend told me to put it up anyways) fanficiton.
Kelsey: Thanks, I'll try to make longer chapters, but I always have the problem, but I promise this one will be longer than the others. Oh, and just for you, I did another "next time on Running Out of Days"
Estelle: Thanks... and I will promise to continue as long as my computer promises to not crash on me.
Danz: Wow, I feel so embaressed blushes. No one has ever complemented me like that. I really, really, really would like it if you also updated your story..... please pretty please wtih monkeys on top...(okay weird I know).
A/N:Sorry I haven't updated in awhile, no kidding like not even 30 minutes after I posted my last chapter my computer died, completely. So, I had to get it fixed.... and I haven't been online or on a computer in almost a month... so just shoot me now. And then during that time I was up in Tennessee for a 10 day vacation..... you have no fricking idea how much a I hate driving in a car for 14 hours....there and back.....
Running Out of Days
Chapter 5
James Potter awoke to find Remus shaking him. "Prongs, get up!!! Your mum left... she said something about an attack, and Dumbledore put up an alert!" James bolted up. Dumbledore put up an alert.... shit. "Remus, get Sirius up now." Remus ran out of the room, to go into the one him and Sirius were sharing, while James frantically pulled on a pair of jeans and a white t-shirt. He put on his glasses, grabbed his wand, and ran out of the room.
"Padfoot, get up!!!" Remus was apparently having trouble getting Sirius up.James, who figured this walked over to Sirius' bed wand in hand. Remus started laughing, but quieted down as James' muttered an incantation and stuck the wand right over Sirius' head.
The next few seconds were pierced with a girlish scream as Sirius jumped out of bed. "BLOODY HELL!!! WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR GUYS' PROBLEM!!!" Remus and James started laughing, and couldn't stop. The whole reason why Sirius was up was because James had made as jet of icy cold spring water erupt from the tip of his wand."WHAT THE HELL I SO IMPORTANT THAT I HAVE TO BE WAKEN UP AT 9 FRICKIN AM???" James finally stopped laughing as he remembered the whole reason why they came to wake up Sirius. "Padfoot, Dumbledore put up an alert." Sirius' face went blank. "Where's you parents?" James shrugged, he didn't know where they were. "They'll be back soon. We need to go downstairs to watch they fire for any news." he forced a small smile on his face. 'What happened?' he couldn't help but wonder.
Sirius got up out of bed and walked over to where James was standing and put a hand on his shoulder. "It'll be okay Prongs, I'm sure they'll be back soon." James nodded. These were the times that James truly appreciated the fact that Sirius was his best friend. He didn't think he'd be able to sit here days on end wondering whether his parents are okay or not. It was unnerving to him that while his parents are out there fighting the war.... fighting Voldemort, he was here in the house.
"Let's go get some food.... I'm sure Wezy will be more than happy to comply." James and Remus laughed as they started to walk out into the hall... all Sirius ever thought about was food. Remus rolled his eyes, "I'm glad at least the Potters don't treat Wezy like a slave.....I wish I had a house-elf at home." Sirius looked highly offended. "Moony, how dare you accuse me of such treachery!? Besides, I'm sure you could just take a house-elf from Hogwarts." Remus went to hit Sirius, but he jumped out into the landing. "Wow Moony, I thought werewolves had heightened senses?" Sirius started to run, only to be chased after by Remus. "OY!!!Prongs HELP!!!!" James chuckled and ran down into the living room.
Remus had flicked his wand and moved the coffee table to the side, and had started circling each other. "This reminds me of that muggle sport my uncle showed me one time... wrackling or somehting." James said clearly amused. Remus looked up, "It's called wrestling." Sirius decided to make the first move since Remus was occupied, but it seemed as though Remus had either planned it or expected it, and just side-stepped him not a second too soon, and Sirius just ran into the couch and flipped it over, him still in it.
Remus stood there laughing, while James was laughing and rolling around on the floor. Finally, not being able to hold it anymore, Remus collapsed onto the floor too. " It's not that funny guys." They stopped laughing and Remus stood up and then at the site of Sirius trying to dust off his clothes and pull the couch back up, they started laughing again. "My neck hurts.... thanks alot Moony." added Sirius sarcastically . Remus bowed... " You're welcome.
"I wonder what's going on." James said..."Yeah me too..." Remus sighed and sat down next to James on the floor. "Prongs buddy, we can't do anyhting for Dumbledore yet." Sirius said sadly, " Yeah, we have to wait till he gives us something to do." James smiled at his friends, they were completely right. For the time being when Dumbledore needed an errand done or paperwork filed, the boys would help. "You're right, lets go get a few butterbeers. They got up....
"Where'd Sirius go?"
"Do you really have to ask?"
"Nope, not really." James smiled, At least I have my friends here...to bad Peter's in France with his mum.
"Minerva, I think that we've done all we can." Albus Dumbledore said addressing a tall stern looking witch. She nodded and looked around. The other people in the room were looking tired and worn, and ready to leave, yet they were all wathcing Dumbledore expectantly. There looked to be a little over a dozen people in the room. "Harold, will you be so kind as to report to the Ministry please. I would do it myself but I have to find Miss Staley." A man near the back stood up. His black untidy hair streaked with grey.He nodded and headed out the door, his dark robes swishing behind him.
"Well, I guess you may all go." Dumbledore turned around to face two witches, one with black hair, and one with a dark brown." Dilya, Evelyn. I thought you two might have something to say." "Albus, is it true that Heather's the only one left?asked the brown haired witch, her voice quivering with each word... afraid of the answer that would follow.
Dumbledore's usual twinkle wasn't in his eyes, his eyes just stayed focused on the two witches infront of him. He cleared his throat and nodded. "B-but what about Mar-rilyn?" asked the black haired witch this time, he shook his head. "Jack?" he shook his head again as the brown witched sobbed as he was questioned. "Avernus?" yet again he shook his head " M-m-mark?" The black haired witch asked finally he shook his head and put a hand on the black haired witch's shoulder. "Evelyn, I'm afraid they're gone, all of them...except Heather." his voice didn't shake or quiver, it was firm and gentle, yet sorrowful. The brown haired witch named Dilya was fianlly able to speak her concern. "Well, what's going to happen to Heather?" she asked. Dumbledore frowned, "I'm not exactly sure yet I-" "Where is she now???"Evelyn asked, interupting the silver haired wizard.
For once that day, a small smile slipped across Dumbledores face.
"I"m not entirely sure bu-"
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE IS???" Dilya cut in, obviously worried whether or not Dumbledore was off his rocker.
"Ahh, well, I believe she is either with your daughter,"he said inclining his head toward Dilya, "Or Miss Evans."
"But how would yo-"
"Ah, Evelyn, tell me where you would go if you just witnessed you family's death?"
The witches faces suddenly dawned with understandment. " The next closest thing I had." "Precisely." said Dumbledore, "Now, I must go. No, I think it would be best if you waited back at the manor." he added after seeing the witches faces, .ecause it seemed as though they wanted to go with him. "I have a feeling James will combust if you don't tell him what has happened. Do you mind sending to him to Miss Evans Evelyn? I think he'd like an excuse to go see her. Tell him to wait there and send ahead notice if Heather is there. Now, really I must go."and without another word Dumbledore strode out the door, his periwinkle robes swishing around his blue, silver buckled boots.
A/N: So, do you like??? Well if no.... tell me.... if yes.... tell me. Plain and simple. Please please please please please please please please please please please please (on and on and on) with evil monkeys on top. Anybody ever seen that family guy episode where Chris has an evil monkey in his closet "He wasn't always evil...." and then it goes inot the monkey finding his wife in bed with another monkey, lol. I love it. Anyways. like I promised for Kelsey, here it is....
Me: Next time, on Running Out of Days
Sirius: "How come I die? And where?"
Me: Grr, can't you see I'm busy??? God, it's been a month and you still haven't finished the book?
Sirius: Nope....I'm only on page 268. God this Umbridge lady is an evil little whore, what would I give to go kick the stuffing out of her.
Me: Pathetic, well, I'll just get James to do it. Oh, and don't worry, she gets what's coming to her.
Sirius: Fine. --pouts and picks up book--
James: --runs into the room-- Hide... me from Lily!!! --ducks behind my chair--
Lily: --runs into room-- JAMES HAROLD POTTER GET YOUR ARSE OUT HERE!!!!
Me: Gee James, what'd you do?
James: --whispers barely loud enough to hear-- Showed her the books, and, I added a few things to them....
Lily: --appears behind James-- ADDED A FEW THINGS??? ADDED A FEW THINGS???? I'LL GIVE YOU A FEW THINGS!!!! --throws book at James--
James: Gotta Go!!! --runs out of the room, Lily chasing after him--
Remus: --walks in and picks up book-- Hey, what's this... --snickers-- No wonder James is in trouble.
Me: You can't do that... tell me... tell me... tell me
Remus: --reads aloud from the book-- Ok, its from OoTP page 647 U.S edition.... uh oh, he wrote in it "Leave him ALONE! Take me away instead! I LOVE YOU POTTER" blah blah blah... "All right, Evans?"Said James, and the tone of his voice was suddenly pleasent, deeper, more mature. "And he become so handsome Lily Evans Couldn't resist...." It pretty much goes on like that....
Me:--laughs really loud along with Remus amd Sirius-- What a git....Remus WATCH OUT!!!
Lily: --appears and hits Remus over the head-- You little bastard.... how dare you!!!!
Remus: Next time one Running Out of Days OUCH!!! What's Potter up tp. OUCH!!!!! Lily, that hurt.
Lily: You-WHACK-deserve-THUMP-it!!!! --continues to hit Remus--
Me: Oww, that's gotta hurt...