A/N: Ok. I am trying hard to make this chapter (and more in the future) longer. It is difficult and time consuming but I do need longer chapters. Sorry it has taken so long to post...school is pretty annoying...so is homework...

Ok, so you know how the past chapters I have been using the British quotations? Well, it's hard to remember to do that, considering I'm American, so I shall do American quotations from now on...I tried... lol!

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Chapter Five: Fussing Over the Dream

Lily woke abruptly, her heart beating rapidly in her chest.

"Lily!" Alice was over her, looking worried. "You were sobbing in your sleep... Did you...have another nightmare?"

Slowly, Lily touched her face. Sure enough, her cheeks were wet from tears.

She looked at Alice, her heart beat returning to normal again, and nodded.

Alice asked, nervously, "...Do you, err... want to talk about it?"

Lily shook her head and looked out the window expectantly; surely the stag would come. The whole dream had drained from her mind and now only the thoughts of the stag filled it.

Alice saw Lily's expression and said anxiously, "Lily..." When she did not turn away from the window Alice persisted, "Oh, Lily! Lily! Look at me!"

Unwillingly, Lily turned to face Alice. "Really, Alice, I'm fine... It was just another nightmare..."

Not convinced, but seeing Lily would not give in, Alice sighed and went back to the table, scribbling onto a letter (presumably to Frank), shooting nervous glances at Lily who had moved to the window and was starring out it.

After Alice had gone to sleep and put the light out on her wand, Lily finally gave up searching for him. He was not out tonight. Where was he? Did he even exist? Was she spending all this time waiting for a creature that wasn't even real...?

...And why was she waiting? Why was she suddenly so intent on seeing this everyday animal? Surely there were more of them. So why was she fretting over this particular one?

Her thoughts zoomed around her, making it impossible to sleep and Eleanor's snoring didn't help much either. Quietly, she got up and headed downstairs for the common-room. It was nearly three in the morning. No one would be down there at this hour...

James, Sirius and Peter made their way up to the common-room (with some help from the map), cupping their hands to their mouths to keep themselves from laughing. They were always in a good mood when coming back from their monthly journeys and this was no exception. They had spent the entire night roaming around Hogsmead enjoying the village, and keeping Remus from biting any passerby. They loved their monthly adventures...

In the past two years, Remus had become less and less ferocious each transformation. He was now used to his friends by his side and helping him through the difficult night. It made him calm...They could tell.

Noticing that the Fat Lady was snoring just ahead, James did a skilled Disillusionment Charm on the three of them, (A/N: I was going to make them under the invisibility cloak but they are in seventh year, and I highly doubt they could all fit under it now...) making them almost invisible.

They approached the Fat Lady and James said clearly, "Flubberworm."

The Fat Lady yawned and said, "In you go," without realizing that she was talking to an empty hallway.

The fire had gone out in the common-room, making it as dark as the corridors.

"Lumos," whispered Sirius as they walked further into the room.

The three were about to head up to the dormitory when they heard a stirring noise somewhere to their right. They froze.

James curiously turned and muttered, "Lumos," and he saw a girl sleeping peacefully on the couch.

Peter gasped, "What's Lily doing here?"

Sirius shrugged but was watching James.

James was walking slowly, almost gracefully, over to where Lily slept. He kneeled so he was at her level. Carefully he reached up and touched her hair. "Goodnight, my flower."

(A/N: I was gonna end the chapter right there, but I decided not to...I know it's corny, but it's sweet considering its James!)

"She had another night-mare...I'm beginning to be worried. She's had an awful lot of them lately, not to mention the fits in her sleep! It's not normal...and she won't tell anyone what they're about... I am seriously considering going to Madame Pomfry!"

Marlene looked at Lily who was peacefully reading the Daily Prophet and eating her crumpet. She hoped they were just nightmares and they would go away soon... Alice was right, this wasn't normal...

As Lily headed to Charms, Emmeline rushed up to meet her. "Hello, Lily."

Lily smiled and looked at Emmeline, "Good morning."

Emmeline sighed, "...Another nightmare...Alice told me."

Lily rolled her eyes, "It's really not that big of a deal...I don't know why she's fussing over it-"

"She's worried, we all are... She has a point Lily..."

"They're nightmares, only nightmares!"

"Well, if you talk to someone about them," Emmeline was looking Lily hard in the eyes, "Maybe we'd know whether or not to be worried about them..."

The piercing glare from Emmeline, told her simply that this wasn't normal, and she knew it.

James walked down the corridors with Lily, who seemed in deep thought. She kept looking out any window that they passed and seemed to be oblivious to James. Why was she acting so subdued?

"James?" She asked, her voice was calm, but curious. She was once again looking out the window, "Do you ever wonder if everything happens for a reason...? ...Maybe, something that is hurting me now will be for the greater good later on..."

James didn't know what to say, as he was too caught up in how odd she was acting. Not only had she not complained about him, she had called him 'James'... This was a first. She seemed so lost in her thoughts that James wondered if she had really noticed he was here.

She appeared to be in a trance as she remembered the dream. "I don't know... Lately I've been having this dream... I'm walking in my uncle's house...and then, at the end of the hall, I find him... dead... in his room...and each time, he's died differently." She paused, looking afraid at the thought, "I scream and run back down the hall...and there's my...my dad, blocking me from leaving..."

James was extremely confused... Why was Lily telling him about her dream...?

She stopped walking and looked out the window, her face against the pane. "Then, I see this...stag." She shook her head like it was silly. "I don't know why, but I keep looking for it while I'm awake. It's stupid, I know..."

James' heart stopped. A stag? Him. She was dreaming about him.

James shook his head, "It's not stupid... Have you ever seen the stag before?"

Lily looked confused at why James was taking an interest in the stag. "No... I think the reason I'm dreaming about it is because...well, my dorm-mates saw one. I thought it was weird, you know, seeing a stag so close to Hogwarts..." She shrugged, "Maybe, I'm looking for him because... I wonder if he even exists...

"Do you think he could?"

James smiled inwardly, "...Maybe... But, it is odd, isn't it?"

"Yeah..."

They walked back to the common-room silently and deep in thought.

It took all of James' will-power to keep him from grinning like a fool...

A/N: How was it? Couple questions... How's the pace? Is it moving at a good speed?

Also... Is this chapter confusing? I keep looking over it, trying to see if it is, but it's hard for me because I am the one who came up with the chapter and have all of it in my head...

I thought James saying goodnight to Lily was sweet... Was it too corny?

Plus...I am really slow at figuring out the 'lingo' and I wanted to know what a Beta is. Hopefully some peoples reading this will know and you can answer it in your wonderful review...lol.

enough questions...

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