Well, you guys convinced me. I originally had absolutely no intention of continuing it, but I will! (it's actually kind of fun now that I'm doing it) well, here's to my reviewers!
Oorjit- Thanks for reviewing! It means a lot when people log-in and review! I will continue (obviously), and I am very sorry if this does not give you enough information!
u no who- I am presuming that this is Becca... if it's not I am oh so sorry... well! Thanks for reviewing! Um, and I am very glad that you think that it's interesting... it's a huge compliment coming from you! I am sorry that this is so formal, but I'm in writing mode now so, yeah. Keep dribbling the ball, and I'll see you later!
liliminnie- Thanks for reviewing! I'm happy that you like it, and I will obviously keep going.
b r i t t a n y - Thank you for taking time to evaluate my story! I know the feeling of trying to find a good fic and I am elated to know that this is interesting for you!
MaD4u- Woohoo! You are my first reviewer ever! 5 minutes after I put it up your review was there! Thank you so much! I hope this satisfies you and you will keep reading! I'm very glad that I cheered you up!
KRISTEN!!!- hey! You finally reviewed! The new chapter in your story was really short. C ya!
I am so sorry if these are monotonous, but I usually just skip to my reviewer response so I don't have to read all the others! Here's chapter 2! Just to let you know, I'm not the best at this so if you have any suggestions or ideas, email me at erbearohio-state.com, or just review!
Chapter 2- Friends
The early morning sun streams into my room, dancing with the dust suspended in the air. I wonder what has awaken me when I hear a roaring snore. Jumping slightly, I glance around my room and am surprised that there, in the seat where Alice was sleeping before Dumbledore came in, with his head on his shoulder and his glasses askew, sits James Potter. I cough slightly, and he stirs, groans and cracks his big, ebony eyes. "Wha-? Oh! Lily- um- Evans! You're up!" I nod. Way to state the obvious. "Well, I was just checking on you." Yeah, that's why you were sleeping in the chair beside me. He looks at his watch, gasps, and opens his eyes wide as if he was late for something. "I should probably be going then." He gets up and turns to exit through the ajar door.
"James," I say stopping him and taking a slow deep breath. He cautiously spins back toward me. "Thanks," Where did that come from? "For saving me and all." He looks taken aback, and I don't blame him. I haven't been on first name terms with him since the incident in our fifth year where he asked me out in front of practically the whole school (A/N: Ya know 'Snape's worst memory?).
"Uh, sure, anytime"
The day drags on with short spurts of sleep relieving me from my pain. I had a couple of visitors around noon including Remus Lupin: a fellow Gryffindor, Professor McGonogall: my transfiguration teacher and head of house, a few aurors staying at Grimwald Place for a short time, and Madam Pomfrey who really just wanted to try and get me something to eat. Everyone has gonr from my room now and I am left to dwell on the terrors of the last month. I am eternally grateful when Alice comes inand braks the terrible silence.
"How are you doing Lily?" she asks in a kind, friendly voice.
"I'm holding up." Sensing that I don't feel like talking, she starts filling me in on what happened after my disappearance
"JamesJames had apparently been following you from a distance." Go figure. "He saw you be stunned and two wizards in dark cloaks rush out, grab you and apparate. He went straight back to the school and told Dumbledore what he had seen. Beth and I," Beth Elliott was my other best friend. Her family, over the summer, is in the United states visiting her sister who is doing an American-European relationship project. I was supposed to go with her. "We were still looking around Hogsmeade for you, and after a while decided thatyou must have gone back up to the castle, and we headed up ourselves." She pauses, bites her lip and looks up, testing her memory. "Then later, Dumbledore couldn't do much until after school had been let out. He and a bunch of other people went around searching for you. They found where the Death Eaters were keeping you, and formulated a rescue plan, and from what I have collected, James volunteered to go get you." I let this sink in and ask her something that has been bugging me.
"Alice?" She and I make eye contact. "Have you heard from my parents recently?"
Again, she bites her lip but this time looks down with a more worried expression. "lily, I am so sorry. Ten days after the summer holidays started and three days after your sister's wedding, you-know who, he... he killed them."
My breath stops for a minute. Dead? I must have heard her wrong. But what else could she have said? No. She can't be right. It's too ironic. A sparkling tear escapes my damp eyes. Despite how much I try to convince myself, I know it's true. Alice wouldn't lie or joke about these kinds of things. I let my grief that I have held since the beginning of my kidnapping pour out onto Alice's shoulder. The suffering, disappointment, and loss is washing away in my river of sadness. A few minutes go by with my head in my hands when the door flies open and standing in the doorway is an out-of-breath Beth.
"I came as soon as I heard you were back!" she wheezed, "I ran all the way up! Couldn't you have chosen a more convenient spot?" I manage a laugh in between sobs. It's always like her, cracking a line in the most needed places. Standing up straight, she notices me crying. She is perpetually a little slow. "Whoops! Did I barge in on a 'friend-to- friend' moment?" Alice stares at her in disbelief for a second and then lapses into a fit of giggles. It spreads epidemically to Beth and I as I wipe the remaining wetness from my face. A week or so passes without incident and I prepare to leave this dusty house. Alice has offered for me to stay with her for the duration of the summer and after seventh year until I can get a decent place to live. My bags are packed and Alice's mother is here to help me get everything and travel by the Floo Network to the Emery Estate. She is a stern-looking witch but wouldn't hurt a fly
"Have you forgotten anything dear?" she questions me sweetly.
"No, I don't think so," I surpress a laugh considering that this is the twelth time she has asked me in the last hour.
"Well you never know!" she chuckled. "That one friend of Alice's... oh what's his name." she scratches her head. "Frank Longbottom. Right. Quite smart, yes, but he couldn't remember some of the most important things! Even the best and most brilliant of us have our glitches." I smile to myself as she babbles on. Like mother like daughter. She and Alice could talk the day away if you'd let them. I grab my trunk and step into the fire saying, 'Emery Estate."
A/N: Hi! Sorry I haven't updated... I am a really slow typer... PLEASE REVIEW! thanks! Erin
Oorjit- Thanks for reviewing! It means a lot when people log-in and review! I will continue (obviously), and I am very sorry if this does not give you enough information!
u no who- I am presuming that this is Becca... if it's not I am oh so sorry... well! Thanks for reviewing! Um, and I am very glad that you think that it's interesting... it's a huge compliment coming from you! I am sorry that this is so formal, but I'm in writing mode now so, yeah. Keep dribbling the ball, and I'll see you later!
liliminnie- Thanks for reviewing! I'm happy that you like it, and I will obviously keep going.
b r i t t a n y - Thank you for taking time to evaluate my story! I know the feeling of trying to find a good fic and I am elated to know that this is interesting for you!
MaD4u- Woohoo! You are my first reviewer ever! 5 minutes after I put it up your review was there! Thank you so much! I hope this satisfies you and you will keep reading! I'm very glad that I cheered you up!
KRISTEN!!!- hey! You finally reviewed! The new chapter in your story was really short. C ya!
I am so sorry if these are monotonous, but I usually just skip to my reviewer response so I don't have to read all the others! Here's chapter 2! Just to let you know, I'm not the best at this so if you have any suggestions or ideas, email me at erbearohio-state.com, or just review!
Chapter 2- Friends
The early morning sun streams into my room, dancing with the dust suspended in the air. I wonder what has awaken me when I hear a roaring snore. Jumping slightly, I glance around my room and am surprised that there, in the seat where Alice was sleeping before Dumbledore came in, with his head on his shoulder and his glasses askew, sits James Potter. I cough slightly, and he stirs, groans and cracks his big, ebony eyes. "Wha-? Oh! Lily- um- Evans! You're up!" I nod. Way to state the obvious. "Well, I was just checking on you." Yeah, that's why you were sleeping in the chair beside me. He looks at his watch, gasps, and opens his eyes wide as if he was late for something. "I should probably be going then." He gets up and turns to exit through the ajar door.
"James," I say stopping him and taking a slow deep breath. He cautiously spins back toward me. "Thanks," Where did that come from? "For saving me and all." He looks taken aback, and I don't blame him. I haven't been on first name terms with him since the incident in our fifth year where he asked me out in front of practically the whole school (A/N: Ya know 'Snape's worst memory?).
"Uh, sure, anytime"
The day drags on with short spurts of sleep relieving me from my pain. I had a couple of visitors around noon including Remus Lupin: a fellow Gryffindor, Professor McGonogall: my transfiguration teacher and head of house, a few aurors staying at Grimwald Place for a short time, and Madam Pomfrey who really just wanted to try and get me something to eat. Everyone has gonr from my room now and I am left to dwell on the terrors of the last month. I am eternally grateful when Alice comes inand braks the terrible silence.
"How are you doing Lily?" she asks in a kind, friendly voice.
"I'm holding up." Sensing that I don't feel like talking, she starts filling me in on what happened after my disappearance
"JamesJames had apparently been following you from a distance." Go figure. "He saw you be stunned and two wizards in dark cloaks rush out, grab you and apparate. He went straight back to the school and told Dumbledore what he had seen. Beth and I," Beth Elliott was my other best friend. Her family, over the summer, is in the United states visiting her sister who is doing an American-European relationship project. I was supposed to go with her. "We were still looking around Hogsmeade for you, and after a while decided thatyou must have gone back up to the castle, and we headed up ourselves." She pauses, bites her lip and looks up, testing her memory. "Then later, Dumbledore couldn't do much until after school had been let out. He and a bunch of other people went around searching for you. They found where the Death Eaters were keeping you, and formulated a rescue plan, and from what I have collected, James volunteered to go get you." I let this sink in and ask her something that has been bugging me.
"Alice?" She and I make eye contact. "Have you heard from my parents recently?"
Again, she bites her lip but this time looks down with a more worried expression. "lily, I am so sorry. Ten days after the summer holidays started and three days after your sister's wedding, you-know who, he... he killed them."
My breath stops for a minute. Dead? I must have heard her wrong. But what else could she have said? No. She can't be right. It's too ironic. A sparkling tear escapes my damp eyes. Despite how much I try to convince myself, I know it's true. Alice wouldn't lie or joke about these kinds of things. I let my grief that I have held since the beginning of my kidnapping pour out onto Alice's shoulder. The suffering, disappointment, and loss is washing away in my river of sadness. A few minutes go by with my head in my hands when the door flies open and standing in the doorway is an out-of-breath Beth.
"I came as soon as I heard you were back!" she wheezed, "I ran all the way up! Couldn't you have chosen a more convenient spot?" I manage a laugh in between sobs. It's always like her, cracking a line in the most needed places. Standing up straight, she notices me crying. She is perpetually a little slow. "Whoops! Did I barge in on a 'friend-to- friend' moment?" Alice stares at her in disbelief for a second and then lapses into a fit of giggles. It spreads epidemically to Beth and I as I wipe the remaining wetness from my face. A week or so passes without incident and I prepare to leave this dusty house. Alice has offered for me to stay with her for the duration of the summer and after seventh year until I can get a decent place to live. My bags are packed and Alice's mother is here to help me get everything and travel by the Floo Network to the Emery Estate. She is a stern-looking witch but wouldn't hurt a fly
"Have you forgotten anything dear?" she questions me sweetly.
"No, I don't think so," I surpress a laugh considering that this is the twelth time she has asked me in the last hour.
"Well you never know!" she chuckled. "That one friend of Alice's... oh what's his name." she scratches her head. "Frank Longbottom. Right. Quite smart, yes, but he couldn't remember some of the most important things! Even the best and most brilliant of us have our glitches." I smile to myself as she babbles on. Like mother like daughter. She and Alice could talk the day away if you'd let them. I grab my trunk and step into the fire saying, 'Emery Estate."
A/N: Hi! Sorry I haven't updated... I am a really slow typer... PLEASE REVIEW! thanks! Erin