Love and War
Chapter 4
That winter, Lily got the flu and was sentenced to the Hospital Wing, with the crazy new school nurse, Madame Pomfrey. James sighed at lunch one day, a week before Christmas.
"What?" said Sirius.
"It's too quiet in here," complained James.
"Well, that's because Lily's ill, and you have no one to torment in the immediate vicinity," said Remus.
Frank, Jenni and Gabby laughed, but Sirius, James and Peter stared at him blankly.
"What?" said Sirius.
"Lily's sick, so James doesn't have anyone to bother that's sitting right here."
"Ooooh, next time, say it in English."
"That WAS English."
"Really?" asked Peter, honestly convinced Remus was speaking French or something.
"Yes."
Lily came running into the Great Hall, the color had returned to her face.
"LILY WHATEVER-YOUR-MIDDLE-NAME-IS EVANS! GET BACK HERE NOW!"
"Is that Madam Pomfrey?" asked Frank.
"Obviously. Lily, run," said Sirius.
Lily did so. After about a half an hour Lily walked through the door and sat in-between Remus and Sirius.
"I congratulate you on your escape from the Hospital Wing. Congratulations!" said Sirius.
"I didn't. Snape caught me on my way back, took my wand, carried me to the Hospital Wing, gave me my wand back as I cursed him with zits, that can't be removed by magic," said Lily, beaming.
"Well then I congratulate you on your attempt and cursing the slimy prat!" said Sirius, smiling.
As Snape walked in the group of Gryffindors burst out laughing. He called them very inappropriate names. They only laughed more. At the end of the month Lily, James, Sirius, and Jenni were at the top of their classes, without even trying.
"I have an idea, why don't we charm a Dungbomb to follow Snape around, as it goes off, slowly, as he walks around, it'll have to be invisible, though," Sirius whispered to James and Remus during a very boring History of Magic lesson.
The other two nodded and smiled. So far they had booby trapped the 7th year boys' dorm, put Dungbombs in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, and cursed Snape and Malfoy to fart, every time they tried to talk. By the end of that day, everyone thought Snape had toxic fumes coming from his head, because of the Dungbomb. At dinner Professor Dumbledore stood up.
"As no one listened to my warning about the Whomping Willow, I will say this: Do not go anywhere near the tree, because it is very dangerous, get within 10 feet of it's trunk it will turn you into a little spot on the grass, so I warn you going near there could get you a lot of detentions," he looked over his half- moon glasses at James and Sirius, both of which grinned.
The long-bearded man sat down.
"What are you guys doing for Christmas?" asked Sirius.
"I don't know, I want to go home, but my sister is horrible," said Lily, looking worried.
"I'm going home, Lily, why don't you stay at your house 'til Christmas day, then come over to my place, "said Gabby.
"I'm going home, too," said Jenni.
"You can come too, and Cliona. My mum loves company. And on Christmas night we're having a big party, and you guys can come, too," said Gabby.
"I'm staying here. I'd rather kiss Snape than go home," said Sirius.
"Sirius, you can come home with me," said James.
"I'm going home, we're going to go stay with my grandmother in Switzerland," said Remus.
"Oh, that's too, bad. What about you Cliona?" asked Jenni.
"I'm going home to Ireland."
"Oh cool!" said Lily.
"Home." said Frank.
"Home, but my parents are weird," said Peter
"Then it's settled! Everyone who can, write their parents and ask," said Gabby.
"All right! I doubt we'll be doing anything anyway. Mum said her and Daddy have made friends with the people who live across the street from us, and they'll probably be going to social engagements all holiday," sighed Lily.
"Why wouldn't they spend the holidays with you?"
"Well, my mother and father are nobles, Baron and Baroness, we were lucky to be so unnoticed by the press, or it'd be a bit hard to explain where Petunia and I go all year."
The girls laughed a little.
"That WOULD be awkward, wouldn't it?" Cliona thought out loud.
"That would be dreadful if something happened and someone noticed."
"Oh! It'd be so dreadful!" James mocked in a high- pitched voice.
Lily glared at him, but kept on talking to her friends, ignoring the continuous outbursts from James.
"So that would make you the Honorable Lily Evans?" Jenni asked.
Lily laughed.
"Yes, that's me."
"Honorable?" demanded James.
Lily ignores him.
"Who's honorable?" asked Sirius.
"That's my title," Lily explained to him.
"Oh, okay."
She laughed at him.
"I didn't know you were upper class, Lily," said Remus.
She nodded.
"I try not to flaunt."
He smiled kindly.
"You're going a wonderful job."
She laughed.
"Why thank you, Remus."
"Remus, why must you encourage her?" James asked him
"James, why must you torture her?" he replied.
James rolled his eyes and continued eating.
That winter, Lily got the flu and was sentenced to the Hospital Wing, with the crazy new school nurse, Madame Pomfrey. James sighed at lunch one day, a week before Christmas.
"What?" said Sirius.
"It's too quiet in here," complained James.
"Well, that's because Lily's ill, and you have no one to torment in the immediate vicinity," said Remus.
Frank, Jenni and Gabby laughed, but Sirius, James and Peter stared at him blankly.
"What?" said Sirius.
"Lily's sick, so James doesn't have anyone to bother that's sitting right here."
"Ooooh, next time, say it in English."
"That WAS English."
"Really?" asked Peter, honestly convinced Remus was speaking French or something.
"Yes."
Lily came running into the Great Hall, the color had returned to her face.
"LILY WHATEVER-YOUR-MIDDLE-NAME-IS EVANS! GET BACK HERE NOW!"
"Is that Madam Pomfrey?" asked Frank.
"Obviously. Lily, run," said Sirius.
Lily did so. After about a half an hour Lily walked through the door and sat in-between Remus and Sirius.
"I congratulate you on your escape from the Hospital Wing. Congratulations!" said Sirius.
"I didn't. Snape caught me on my way back, took my wand, carried me to the Hospital Wing, gave me my wand back as I cursed him with zits, that can't be removed by magic," said Lily, beaming.
"Well then I congratulate you on your attempt and cursing the slimy prat!" said Sirius, smiling.
As Snape walked in the group of Gryffindors burst out laughing. He called them very inappropriate names. They only laughed more. At the end of the month Lily, James, Sirius, and Jenni were at the top of their classes, without even trying.
"I have an idea, why don't we charm a Dungbomb to follow Snape around, as it goes off, slowly, as he walks around, it'll have to be invisible, though," Sirius whispered to James and Remus during a very boring History of Magic lesson.
The other two nodded and smiled. So far they had booby trapped the 7th year boys' dorm, put Dungbombs in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, and cursed Snape and Malfoy to fart, every time they tried to talk. By the end of that day, everyone thought Snape had toxic fumes coming from his head, because of the Dungbomb. At dinner Professor Dumbledore stood up.
"As no one listened to my warning about the Whomping Willow, I will say this: Do not go anywhere near the tree, because it is very dangerous, get within 10 feet of it's trunk it will turn you into a little spot on the grass, so I warn you going near there could get you a lot of detentions," he looked over his half- moon glasses at James and Sirius, both of which grinned.
The long-bearded man sat down.
"What are you guys doing for Christmas?" asked Sirius.
"I don't know, I want to go home, but my sister is horrible," said Lily, looking worried.
"I'm going home, Lily, why don't you stay at your house 'til Christmas day, then come over to my place, "said Gabby.
"I'm going home, too," said Jenni.
"You can come too, and Cliona. My mum loves company. And on Christmas night we're having a big party, and you guys can come, too," said Gabby.
"I'm staying here. I'd rather kiss Snape than go home," said Sirius.
"Sirius, you can come home with me," said James.
"I'm going home, we're going to go stay with my grandmother in Switzerland," said Remus.
"Oh, that's too, bad. What about you Cliona?" asked Jenni.
"I'm going home to Ireland."
"Oh cool!" said Lily.
"Home." said Frank.
"Home, but my parents are weird," said Peter
"Then it's settled! Everyone who can, write their parents and ask," said Gabby.
"All right! I doubt we'll be doing anything anyway. Mum said her and Daddy have made friends with the people who live across the street from us, and they'll probably be going to social engagements all holiday," sighed Lily.
"Why wouldn't they spend the holidays with you?"
"Well, my mother and father are nobles, Baron and Baroness, we were lucky to be so unnoticed by the press, or it'd be a bit hard to explain where Petunia and I go all year."
The girls laughed a little.
"That WOULD be awkward, wouldn't it?" Cliona thought out loud.
"That would be dreadful if something happened and someone noticed."
"Oh! It'd be so dreadful!" James mocked in a high- pitched voice.
Lily glared at him, but kept on talking to her friends, ignoring the continuous outbursts from James.
"So that would make you the Honorable Lily Evans?" Jenni asked.
Lily laughed.
"Yes, that's me."
"Honorable?" demanded James.
Lily ignores him.
"Who's honorable?" asked Sirius.
"That's my title," Lily explained to him.
"Oh, okay."
She laughed at him.
"I didn't know you were upper class, Lily," said Remus.
She nodded.
"I try not to flaunt."
He smiled kindly.
"You're going a wonderful job."
She laughed.
"Why thank you, Remus."
"Remus, why must you encourage her?" James asked him
"James, why must you torture her?" he replied.
James rolled his eyes and continued eating.