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A/N: Here's the next chappie...hope you like it! Sheesh...I really have nothing to say...for once!
Chapter 21: Moving in
Lily hastily threw her robes and junk into her trunk, packing up all the things that she had been living with for seven years.
'Why did I agree with this again?' Lily thought to herself, 'Right....beautiful room...get away from Jeannie's snoring...has nothing to do with Potter. He's just a minor set back, that's all.'
Lily was packed up fast, but not at all eager to leave; she still hadn't broken the news to Morgan and Jeannie. This was the part she had been dreading, why did things have to be so hard? Lily walked to the door of her formal dormitory. Morgan and Jeannie were sitting on the couch, being very silent.
"Um..." Lily cleared her voice, "Can I talk to you two?"
"You don't have to say anything, we already know," Jeannie said, hoarsely.
"About me moving?" Lily asked cautiously.
"Yes," Morgan simply replied.
"How?" Lily asked. No reply, "How exactly did you hear?"
"Well, it's not like James as a big mouth or anything," Morgan said, sarcastically. Lily frowned.
"We overheard him talking...no bragging," Jeannie added, "Do you have to move?"
"Well, it's not like I'm going to be far from the Gryffindor tower or leaving Hogwarts. You can visit all the time and stay over night; it'll be like having our own little place!" Lily said, trying to look on the bright side.
"What about James?" Morgan asked.
"Fuck James," Lily laughed desperately.
"Did someone say my name?" James asked, poking his head out of the Boy's Dormitory. All three girls burst out laughing. James shrugged and returned to whatever he was doing.
"We'll miss you," Morgan said, after the laughing died down.
"I'm not going anywhere! We'll still spend loads of time together during classes and free time!" Lily smiled.
"It won't be the same with out you, Lils," Jeannie sniffled. In reply, the three girls hugged each other, with some tears involved.
"I know why you're doing this, mate," Sirius said smartly.
"Enlighten me, Padfoot," James said, getting annoyed at Sirius for the tenth time that night.
"Lily. You're only moving away from us, so you can be around Lily more, when you have no chance with her," Sirius said, obviously jealous.
"Come on, Padfoot, we've been living in this dorm for almost 7 full years, I want some change," James said, not totally lying, "Give me a break! It's not like I won't ever see you again! And what do you mean I won't have a chance with Lily?"
Sirius rolled his eyes and drew the curtains around his bed, being silent for the rest of the night.
"Don't worry about him," Remus said, flipping through Hogwarts: A History, "He's just mad."
James sighed and continued to pack is clothes...then he heard his name... 'Fuck James'
'What?' James thought, confused. He ran out to the Common Room, seeing three girl's on the couch, "Did someone say my name?"
The three girls took one look at him and burst out laughing. James returned back into the dorm.
"Is their something wrong with my hair?" James asked, running a hand through his hair.
"Not any different than it normally is," Remus laughed, "Why?"
"I think Lily likes me!" James smiled.
"And why, pray tell, do you think that?" Sirius' muffled voice came through.
"Well she just said she wanted to fu--"
"DON'T YOU DARE FINISH THAT SENTENCE, JAMES POTTER!" Lily screamed, standing in the doorway.
"I...ummm...I was just saying...I...hey, what are you doing up here?" James stammered, rubbing the back of his neck nervously. Lily glared at him.
"I was going to ask when you're moving in the Head's Dormitory?" Lily bared through her teeth.
"Very soon actually," James replied, waiting for Lily's reply, but it didn't come, she just walked out of the room. Sirius snickered behind the curtain. James drew back the curtains and hit Sirius with a pillow.
"I do say, James, Lily seems very smitten with you," Sirius laughed, James hit him with the pillow again, "I'll miss you, Prongs...we all will!"
"I know...but hey, now we can have are own parties there!" James smiled.
"What about Lily? I don't think she'll allow that..." Remus asked.
"We'll lock her up in a broom closet," James laughed.
James and Lily had their trunks all packed and ready to go in the Common Room. James sullen faced friends, Sirius and Remus were standing with them, same with Lily's tear faced friends, Morgan and Jeannie.
"Can't believe I'm leaving," Lily frowned.
"We're leaving, Evans....I can't believe we're leaving," James corrected. Lily's already sad face, dropped.
"I'm going to miss you, Lily," Jeannie cried, hugging Lily.
Lily patted Jeannie's back and whispered in her ear, "Don't worry about it, Jean, we'll have a sleepover together soon enough, once I'm settled in."
"Alright, It just won't be the same without you," Jeannie wiped her tears and went to stand beside Morgan.
"Well, bye," Sirius smiled sadly.
"Stop blubbering everyone!" James said, thoroughly annoyed and everyone's sad eyes, "We'll both see you at meals and during classes and Quiddich games and all the free time we have, so stop being so sad! We're only moving down the hall!"
There was an awkward pause.
"James is right, don't worry about it!" Lily agreed, "So goodbye and we'll see you at dinner."
"Yes...well, goodbye then," Remus said.
"Bye," Jeannie sniffled.
Morgan smiled, "I'll see you round, and we must make plans for our first party!"
"Yes...party...sounds good," Sirius added, "Goodbye mate, won't be as fun with out you..."
"Never is," James laughed, "Bye."
"Bye," Lily smiled, taking one last look around the common room, "Let's go."
"Yes, Ma'am!" James saluted; Lily rolled her eyes and walked out of the Gryffindor Tower, James marching behind her. Lily and James reached it to the Angel statue in silence.
"Jellical," Lily stated the password as the Angel spread its wings and revealed their new dormitory. James offered to help Lily with her things, but she refused, dragging her trunk up the seven stairs into the common room.
"It really is pretty," James said behind Lily, who was blocking the doorway.
"Pretty, Potter?" Lily laughed.
"Like I said; Pretty, now please...your blocking the doorway," He smirked. Lily scowled and briskly walked to the bigger bedroom.
"I get this room," she smiled, chucking her bags in and slammed the door behind her.
"This is going to be a long year," James muttered.
Lily started to unpack right away, knowing that she won't have time to unpack later with all the homework she has. Lily started to unfold her clothes and robes, and hang them in her tiny closet. After that, she started to unpack her school books and supplies and organize them on her desk as well as her bookshelf. She was halfway finished unpacking her personals when she heard a noise coming from outside her new room.
Bam! Bam! BAM!
Lily's stomach did a flop, 'what was that?' She rushed out of her room, wand at the ready.
"What are you doing?" Lily fumed, seeing where the noise was coming from.
"Exploding Snaps," James said, simply.
"How is that possible, if you're playing by yourself?" Lily asked, smartly. James shrugged.
"Care to play?"
"NO!" Lily screamed, running in to her room and slamming to door so hard that it started to splinter and crack, she used her wand to fix it. Lily counted to '10' under her breath to make sure she wouldn't do anything she might regret. She lied down on her bed, fingering the pages of Hogwarts: A History. It was starting to get dark, so she had to light a candle on her bedside to see the pages. Lily was halfway through the chapter: Why you can't apparate into Hogwarts , when she felt her eyes grow heavy and breathing more deep.
"James! Stop playing around; I hate it when you trick me! James, seriously!! Come out of wherever you're hiding!"
A shrill cold laughter echoed in the distance, ricocheting off the trees.
"James?"
Lily started to sprint, cold sweat dripping down her neck and her breath rattling. She spotted him...James...
"Wake up James, this isn't funny! James...wake up...James..." Lily cried, hot tears staining her pale face, shaking the motionless body with her hands. The insane laughter was back, stifling Lily's sobs. Lily let out a howl of pain and sadness...
"LILY! Lily, wake up!" James was leaning over Lily, shaking her awake.
"Wha--what's...going on?" Lily said, eyes cracking open, "Potter! What are you doing?"
Lily surveyed James who was gripping her shoulders. He looked taken aback.
"Well?" She stammered up the courage.
"I...You were screaming! You kept screaming my name, Lily. You scared the hell out of me!" James explained, still not letting go of Lily.
"Me? Scream your name? It must have been a nightmare if I mentioned you," Lily said, perfectly knowing what the dream was about, but then started to stare at James, cocking her head to the side.
"But Lily..." James began, but stopped when Lily started to laugh and point at his face.
"Now we know what happens when we go into each other's rooms!" Lily giggled.
James leaped up from Lily and ran into her bathroom, peering in the mirror. McGonagall was right, something does happen when you go into a bedroom that's not your own. James' face was spouting, what seemed to be a very bad case of acne, large red boils.
"MY FACE!!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY FACE?" James screamed, then ran out the door, Lily laughing hysterically and ran out behind him. James started to curse badly has he rubbed his face, attempting to clean his face, on a pillow. Just at that moment, the angel's wings opened and in walked Professor Hector and Professor McGonagall.
"Potter, what are you doing?" McGonagall asked, eyebrows raised, Lily stifled a laugh.
"Nothing," James said sheepishly, refusing to move the pillow from his face.
"Potter, remove that pillow at once so we can actually hear what your saying," Professor Hector rolled his eyes, like all Slytherin teacher, Professor Hector who taught DADA, was not fond of Gryffindors.
"No way!" James protested.
"Mr. Potter!" McGonagall warned. James shook his head.
"Accio Pillow!" Professor Hector raised his wand; the pillow flew from James' grasp (as did the several pillows on the couch, knocking Professor Hector down). Professor McGonagall gasped, as did Professor Hector did when he got up of the ground and Lily smirked.
"Mister Potter! I thought I told you not to go into Ms. Evan's room! I told you that something would happen," Professor McGonagall said, eying the boils on James' face.
"Honestly, Professor, nothing happened!" Lily said who was sitting down on the couch.
"I'm not so sure, Minerva. Potter never was a trustworthy person!" Professor Hector smirked.
"What's that supposed to mean?" James said.
"Nothing happened, Professor! How could you even consider that," Lily said, eyes wide.
"Then why were you in Ms. Evan's room, Mr. Potter?" Professor McGonagall asked sternly.
"I was...I was helping her with her bags," James lied, looking at Lily.
"He's lying! I know that face, he's lying!" Hector sneered, eyes narrowed.
"We'll see...Ms. Evans?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"Yes! Of course! He was carrying my bag in from outside, he was only helping me!" Lily said, outraged that her own teachers suspected that...she did something with her enemy, Potter. 'But is he my enemy?' Lily wondered, but turned back to McGonagall.
"They're lying, Minerva, I can feel it! Let me prove them wrong," Hector frowned, practically begging McGonagall.
"If you wish to, Hector. I'm sure they have nothing to hide," Professor McGonagall said, eyebrows crossed. Hector gave a triumphant smile.
"Don't you dare move, I will be back!" Processor Hector sneered, running out of the room with a swish of his robes. Professor McGonagall sat down on the couch in between James and Lily.
"Professor! This is an outrage, nothing happened...and nothing ever will!" Lily added angrily, Professor McGonagall rubbed her temples.
"Oh, I know, Ms. Evans. Professor Hector has been rambling on about Mr. Potter and how he beat the Slytherins in Quiddich. He won't stop until he proves the Gryffindors aren't as good as Slytherins. Just bare with him for the moment and I promise you he'll leave you alone for the rest of the year," McGonagall tried to explain.
"This is the dumbest thing I've ever had to do," James complained, "Can you at least remove these hideous things from my face?!"
McGonagall laughed, despite the situation. With a wave of her wand, the boils on James' face disappeared to reveal his perfect face. If the girls were there, you could have heard them sigh and their knees collapsing.
"Thank you," James smiled. A few moments later Professor Vector smashed through the door, carrying two vials of clear liquid. He hastily shoved one vial under McGonagall's nose.
"You talk to Evans while I take Potter," He smiled, grabbing James' arm and leading him into the next room.
"Well, Ms. Evans, let's give this a try," Professor McGonagall handing Lily the vial.
"Do I seriously have to do this?" Lily said, eyebrows raised.
"If I don't do it, Professor Hector will be on my case all year. It's not delightful when he's breathing down your neck," Professor McGonagall said, being surprisingly delightful...what has gotten into her?
"Very well," Lily said, shooting back the truth potion, veritaserum. Lily's head jerked back and her eyes grew big and round.
"Ms. Evans." Professor McGonagall acknowledged Lily "Did anything inappropriate happen with Mr. James Potter tonight?"
"No! Nothing happened," Lily said simply, staring into space.
"How exactly did Potter get into your room?"
"He must have walked through the door, Professor," Lily said, not talking her gaze of the wall.
"You misunderstood me, Ms. Evans," McGonagall corrected, though amused at what Lily said, "Why exactly did Potter enter your chambers?"
"Potter told me I was screaming, screaming his name and how I scared him," Lily said, cocking her head to one side, as if examining something.
"Why were you screaming? Did he hurt you?" McGonagall asked urgently.
"He didn't hurt me, he would never hurt me...I was having one of my dreams again, those silly nightmares," Lily drowned out.
"Nightmares?"
"Yes. My occurring nightmares."
"Care to explain, Ms. Evans?"
"My occurring nightmares are about Potter," Lily said, eyes squinted as though trying to remember the one dream she wanted to forget.
"And?" McGonagall pressed on.
"I'm running through the forest, I can feel the branches scratching me...James is in clearing, usually dead...there is a green flash and...and a laughter that gives me a shiver down my spine...there's another flash and a white glowing orb appears in front of me...just hovering before my eyes. But it feels so real...like I...I can touch it," Lily reached out her hands as though actually attempting to grab something, her face smiling.
But McGonagall's expression had turned stone cold.
"Miss Evans, was this orb you saw, did it ever change colors?" McGonagall said cautiously, trying to make contact with Lily's adverted and dazed eyes.
"No," Lily said, McGonagall sighed, face softening as if scolding herself about whatever worried thought entered her head.
"...but it did glow brighter as I tried to reach for it....an...an entrancing light that then begin blind me...and then I wake up," Lily said, pupils still transfixed in front of her.
McGonagall's head turned so fast toward Lily, her neck cracked and eyes wide.
"What did you just say?" She asked urgently.
"I said...the orb did glow brighter as I tried to reach for it...an entrancing light that then begin blind me...and then I wake up," Lily repeated. McGonagall's face showed no sign of emotion, but her cold grey eyes showed fear. McGonagall reached for her wand and waved it in front of Lily. Lily's eyes closed then opened to reveal her vivid green eyes.
"Professor?" She questioned, looking at her frightful teacher.
"I'm afraid I must take you to Professor Dumbledore, Ms. Evans," Professor McGonagall said, standing up from her seat.
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Chapter 21: Moving in
Lily hastily threw her robes and junk into her trunk, packing up all the things that she had been living with for seven years.
'Why did I agree with this again?' Lily thought to herself, 'Right....beautiful room...get away from Jeannie's snoring...has nothing to do with Potter. He's just a minor set back, that's all.'
Lily was packed up fast, but not at all eager to leave; she still hadn't broken the news to Morgan and Jeannie. This was the part she had been dreading, why did things have to be so hard? Lily walked to the door of her formal dormitory. Morgan and Jeannie were sitting on the couch, being very silent.
"Um..." Lily cleared her voice, "Can I talk to you two?"
"You don't have to say anything, we already know," Jeannie said, hoarsely.
"About me moving?" Lily asked cautiously.
"Yes," Morgan simply replied.
"How?" Lily asked. No reply, "How exactly did you hear?"
"Well, it's not like James as a big mouth or anything," Morgan said, sarcastically. Lily frowned.
"We overheard him talking...no bragging," Jeannie added, "Do you have to move?"
"Well, it's not like I'm going to be far from the Gryffindor tower or leaving Hogwarts. You can visit all the time and stay over night; it'll be like having our own little place!" Lily said, trying to look on the bright side.
"What about James?" Morgan asked.
"Fuck James," Lily laughed desperately.
"Did someone say my name?" James asked, poking his head out of the Boy's Dormitory. All three girls burst out laughing. James shrugged and returned to whatever he was doing.
"We'll miss you," Morgan said, after the laughing died down.
"I'm not going anywhere! We'll still spend loads of time together during classes and free time!" Lily smiled.
"It won't be the same with out you, Lils," Jeannie sniffled. In reply, the three girls hugged each other, with some tears involved.
"I know why you're doing this, mate," Sirius said smartly.
"Enlighten me, Padfoot," James said, getting annoyed at Sirius for the tenth time that night.
"Lily. You're only moving away from us, so you can be around Lily more, when you have no chance with her," Sirius said, obviously jealous.
"Come on, Padfoot, we've been living in this dorm for almost 7 full years, I want some change," James said, not totally lying, "Give me a break! It's not like I won't ever see you again! And what do you mean I won't have a chance with Lily?"
Sirius rolled his eyes and drew the curtains around his bed, being silent for the rest of the night.
"Don't worry about him," Remus said, flipping through Hogwarts: A History, "He's just mad."
James sighed and continued to pack is clothes...then he heard his name... 'Fuck James'
'What?' James thought, confused. He ran out to the Common Room, seeing three girl's on the couch, "Did someone say my name?"
The three girls took one look at him and burst out laughing. James returned back into the dorm.
"Is their something wrong with my hair?" James asked, running a hand through his hair.
"Not any different than it normally is," Remus laughed, "Why?"
"I think Lily likes me!" James smiled.
"And why, pray tell, do you think that?" Sirius' muffled voice came through.
"Well she just said she wanted to fu--"
"DON'T YOU DARE FINISH THAT SENTENCE, JAMES POTTER!" Lily screamed, standing in the doorway.
"I...ummm...I was just saying...I...hey, what are you doing up here?" James stammered, rubbing the back of his neck nervously. Lily glared at him.
"I was going to ask when you're moving in the Head's Dormitory?" Lily bared through her teeth.
"Very soon actually," James replied, waiting for Lily's reply, but it didn't come, she just walked out of the room. Sirius snickered behind the curtain. James drew back the curtains and hit Sirius with a pillow.
"I do say, James, Lily seems very smitten with you," Sirius laughed, James hit him with the pillow again, "I'll miss you, Prongs...we all will!"
"I know...but hey, now we can have are own parties there!" James smiled.
"What about Lily? I don't think she'll allow that..." Remus asked.
"We'll lock her up in a broom closet," James laughed.
James and Lily had their trunks all packed and ready to go in the Common Room. James sullen faced friends, Sirius and Remus were standing with them, same with Lily's tear faced friends, Morgan and Jeannie.
"Can't believe I'm leaving," Lily frowned.
"We're leaving, Evans....I can't believe we're leaving," James corrected. Lily's already sad face, dropped.
"I'm going to miss you, Lily," Jeannie cried, hugging Lily.
Lily patted Jeannie's back and whispered in her ear, "Don't worry about it, Jean, we'll have a sleepover together soon enough, once I'm settled in."
"Alright, It just won't be the same without you," Jeannie wiped her tears and went to stand beside Morgan.
"Well, bye," Sirius smiled sadly.
"Stop blubbering everyone!" James said, thoroughly annoyed and everyone's sad eyes, "We'll both see you at meals and during classes and Quiddich games and all the free time we have, so stop being so sad! We're only moving down the hall!"
There was an awkward pause.
"James is right, don't worry about it!" Lily agreed, "So goodbye and we'll see you at dinner."
"Yes...well, goodbye then," Remus said.
"Bye," Jeannie sniffled.
Morgan smiled, "I'll see you round, and we must make plans for our first party!"
"Yes...party...sounds good," Sirius added, "Goodbye mate, won't be as fun with out you..."
"Never is," James laughed, "Bye."
"Bye," Lily smiled, taking one last look around the common room, "Let's go."
"Yes, Ma'am!" James saluted; Lily rolled her eyes and walked out of the Gryffindor Tower, James marching behind her. Lily and James reached it to the Angel statue in silence.
"Jellical," Lily stated the password as the Angel spread its wings and revealed their new dormitory. James offered to help Lily with her things, but she refused, dragging her trunk up the seven stairs into the common room.
"It really is pretty," James said behind Lily, who was blocking the doorway.
"Pretty, Potter?" Lily laughed.
"Like I said; Pretty, now please...your blocking the doorway," He smirked. Lily scowled and briskly walked to the bigger bedroom.
"I get this room," she smiled, chucking her bags in and slammed the door behind her.
"This is going to be a long year," James muttered.
Lily started to unpack right away, knowing that she won't have time to unpack later with all the homework she has. Lily started to unfold her clothes and robes, and hang them in her tiny closet. After that, she started to unpack her school books and supplies and organize them on her desk as well as her bookshelf. She was halfway finished unpacking her personals when she heard a noise coming from outside her new room.
Bam! Bam! BAM!
Lily's stomach did a flop, 'what was that?' She rushed out of her room, wand at the ready.
"What are you doing?" Lily fumed, seeing where the noise was coming from.
"Exploding Snaps," James said, simply.
"How is that possible, if you're playing by yourself?" Lily asked, smartly. James shrugged.
"Care to play?"
"NO!" Lily screamed, running in to her room and slamming to door so hard that it started to splinter and crack, she used her wand to fix it. Lily counted to '10' under her breath to make sure she wouldn't do anything she might regret. She lied down on her bed, fingering the pages of Hogwarts: A History. It was starting to get dark, so she had to light a candle on her bedside to see the pages. Lily was halfway through the chapter: Why you can't apparate into Hogwarts , when she felt her eyes grow heavy and breathing more deep.
"James! Stop playing around; I hate it when you trick me! James, seriously!! Come out of wherever you're hiding!"
A shrill cold laughter echoed in the distance, ricocheting off the trees.
"James?"
Lily started to sprint, cold sweat dripping down her neck and her breath rattling. She spotted him...James...
"Wake up James, this isn't funny! James...wake up...James..." Lily cried, hot tears staining her pale face, shaking the motionless body with her hands. The insane laughter was back, stifling Lily's sobs. Lily let out a howl of pain and sadness...
"LILY! Lily, wake up!" James was leaning over Lily, shaking her awake.
"Wha--what's...going on?" Lily said, eyes cracking open, "Potter! What are you doing?"
Lily surveyed James who was gripping her shoulders. He looked taken aback.
"Well?" She stammered up the courage.
"I...You were screaming! You kept screaming my name, Lily. You scared the hell out of me!" James explained, still not letting go of Lily.
"Me? Scream your name? It must have been a nightmare if I mentioned you," Lily said, perfectly knowing what the dream was about, but then started to stare at James, cocking her head to the side.
"But Lily..." James began, but stopped when Lily started to laugh and point at his face.
"Now we know what happens when we go into each other's rooms!" Lily giggled.
James leaped up from Lily and ran into her bathroom, peering in the mirror. McGonagall was right, something does happen when you go into a bedroom that's not your own. James' face was spouting, what seemed to be a very bad case of acne, large red boils.
"MY FACE!!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY FACE?" James screamed, then ran out the door, Lily laughing hysterically and ran out behind him. James started to curse badly has he rubbed his face, attempting to clean his face, on a pillow. Just at that moment, the angel's wings opened and in walked Professor Hector and Professor McGonagall.
"Potter, what are you doing?" McGonagall asked, eyebrows raised, Lily stifled a laugh.
"Nothing," James said sheepishly, refusing to move the pillow from his face.
"Potter, remove that pillow at once so we can actually hear what your saying," Professor Hector rolled his eyes, like all Slytherin teacher, Professor Hector who taught DADA, was not fond of Gryffindors.
"No way!" James protested.
"Mr. Potter!" McGonagall warned. James shook his head.
"Accio Pillow!" Professor Hector raised his wand; the pillow flew from James' grasp (as did the several pillows on the couch, knocking Professor Hector down). Professor McGonagall gasped, as did Professor Hector did when he got up of the ground and Lily smirked.
"Mister Potter! I thought I told you not to go into Ms. Evan's room! I told you that something would happen," Professor McGonagall said, eying the boils on James' face.
"Honestly, Professor, nothing happened!" Lily said who was sitting down on the couch.
"I'm not so sure, Minerva. Potter never was a trustworthy person!" Professor Hector smirked.
"What's that supposed to mean?" James said.
"Nothing happened, Professor! How could you even consider that," Lily said, eyes wide.
"Then why were you in Ms. Evan's room, Mr. Potter?" Professor McGonagall asked sternly.
"I was...I was helping her with her bags," James lied, looking at Lily.
"He's lying! I know that face, he's lying!" Hector sneered, eyes narrowed.
"We'll see...Ms. Evans?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"Yes! Of course! He was carrying my bag in from outside, he was only helping me!" Lily said, outraged that her own teachers suspected that...she did something with her enemy, Potter. 'But is he my enemy?' Lily wondered, but turned back to McGonagall.
"They're lying, Minerva, I can feel it! Let me prove them wrong," Hector frowned, practically begging McGonagall.
"If you wish to, Hector. I'm sure they have nothing to hide," Professor McGonagall said, eyebrows crossed. Hector gave a triumphant smile.
"Don't you dare move, I will be back!" Processor Hector sneered, running out of the room with a swish of his robes. Professor McGonagall sat down on the couch in between James and Lily.
"Professor! This is an outrage, nothing happened...and nothing ever will!" Lily added angrily, Professor McGonagall rubbed her temples.
"Oh, I know, Ms. Evans. Professor Hector has been rambling on about Mr. Potter and how he beat the Slytherins in Quiddich. He won't stop until he proves the Gryffindors aren't as good as Slytherins. Just bare with him for the moment and I promise you he'll leave you alone for the rest of the year," McGonagall tried to explain.
"This is the dumbest thing I've ever had to do," James complained, "Can you at least remove these hideous things from my face?!"
McGonagall laughed, despite the situation. With a wave of her wand, the boils on James' face disappeared to reveal his perfect face. If the girls were there, you could have heard them sigh and their knees collapsing.
"Thank you," James smiled. A few moments later Professor Vector smashed through the door, carrying two vials of clear liquid. He hastily shoved one vial under McGonagall's nose.
"You talk to Evans while I take Potter," He smiled, grabbing James' arm and leading him into the next room.
"Well, Ms. Evans, let's give this a try," Professor McGonagall handing Lily the vial.
"Do I seriously have to do this?" Lily said, eyebrows raised.
"If I don't do it, Professor Hector will be on my case all year. It's not delightful when he's breathing down your neck," Professor McGonagall said, being surprisingly delightful...what has gotten into her?
"Very well," Lily said, shooting back the truth potion, veritaserum. Lily's head jerked back and her eyes grew big and round.
"Ms. Evans." Professor McGonagall acknowledged Lily "Did anything inappropriate happen with Mr. James Potter tonight?"
"No! Nothing happened," Lily said simply, staring into space.
"How exactly did Potter get into your room?"
"He must have walked through the door, Professor," Lily said, not talking her gaze of the wall.
"You misunderstood me, Ms. Evans," McGonagall corrected, though amused at what Lily said, "Why exactly did Potter enter your chambers?"
"Potter told me I was screaming, screaming his name and how I scared him," Lily said, cocking her head to one side, as if examining something.
"Why were you screaming? Did he hurt you?" McGonagall asked urgently.
"He didn't hurt me, he would never hurt me...I was having one of my dreams again, those silly nightmares," Lily drowned out.
"Nightmares?"
"Yes. My occurring nightmares."
"Care to explain, Ms. Evans?"
"My occurring nightmares are about Potter," Lily said, eyes squinted as though trying to remember the one dream she wanted to forget.
"And?" McGonagall pressed on.
"I'm running through the forest, I can feel the branches scratching me...James is in clearing, usually dead...there is a green flash and...and a laughter that gives me a shiver down my spine...there's another flash and a white glowing orb appears in front of me...just hovering before my eyes. But it feels so real...like I...I can touch it," Lily reached out her hands as though actually attempting to grab something, her face smiling.
But McGonagall's expression had turned stone cold.
"Miss Evans, was this orb you saw, did it ever change colors?" McGonagall said cautiously, trying to make contact with Lily's adverted and dazed eyes.
"No," Lily said, McGonagall sighed, face softening as if scolding herself about whatever worried thought entered her head.
"...but it did glow brighter as I tried to reach for it....an...an entrancing light that then begin blind me...and then I wake up," Lily said, pupils still transfixed in front of her.
McGonagall's head turned so fast toward Lily, her neck cracked and eyes wide.
"What did you just say?" She asked urgently.
"I said...the orb did glow brighter as I tried to reach for it...an entrancing light that then begin blind me...and then I wake up," Lily repeated. McGonagall's face showed no sign of emotion, but her cold grey eyes showed fear. McGonagall reached for her wand and waved it in front of Lily. Lily's eyes closed then opened to reveal her vivid green eyes.
"Professor?" She questioned, looking at her frightful teacher.
"I'm afraid I must take you to Professor Dumbledore, Ms. Evans," Professor McGonagall said, standing up from her seat.
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