'Look what you got yourself in now,' was James first thought, coming back to consciousness. Suddenly, James made to sit up but was forced back down by a firm hand.
"No Mr. Potter," said the cool calm, warming voice, "it's best if you lay down."
James looked up and saw half moon spectacles, which was a relieve to him. It was Hogwarts current Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. His clear blue eyes stared down at him.
"You have tasted a little of what Tom can utter," said Dumbledore, starring thoughtfully at the boy. "Anything that you found out, I would like you to keep it between yourself and me, understand? Good. Tomorrow I will question you after lunch, but for now, I think it best if you remain with Madame Promfrey."
James nodded and gazed over at freshly drawn cards, lying on the nightstand. One was from Sirius, Peter, and Remus. The other…..He starred at it. Beautifully drawn, on the front was a snitch, fluttering around, looking like the real thing. However, you could tell that it was penciled on there. In scarlet and gold colors, the card bore: GET WELL SOON. James grabbed at it as the door opened and in walked the gang.
"Who did it to you?" was Sirius' first question.
"Hello James," said Remus, taking a seat in the nearby chair.
"Are you ok?" asked Peter, looking frightened.
Grinning, James explained everything to them, except he left out the part of seeing Severus.
"I'm ok, really. Peter, calm down!" He noted , looking over at his over concerned friend.
"Well, who's that from?" asked Remus, pointing at the card in James' hand.
"Don't know, h-haven't read it yet," James mumbled, opening the card up. Inside was two bludgers, swerving around. Also, a quaffle, that when you touched it, it would follow your finger across the page. Written in familiar handwriting was a note:
James,
I heard about what happened and wanted to let you know that I hope you get better and return to classes soon.
Sincerely,
Lily Evans
James grinned and placed it back on the nightstand, as Sirius grabbed it. Taking a second to read, he tossed over to Remus who politely received it and starred at it thoughtfully, then handed it over to Peter.
"Prongs, I believe she fancies you," muttered Sirius, grinning.
"Yeah," agreed James, taking the card from Peter and putting it on the nightstand again.
"Anyway," said Sirius, lowering his voice, "we're going to get Snivelly (Snape) today. On his way to potions, we're going to hit him with the Con-con-"
"Confundus charm," said Remus.
"Yeah," said Sirius, casting Remus one of his sarcastic grins, " and then we're going to spill potion ingredients on his already greasy hair. Don't worry, we're not going to hurt him. Just your basic stuff. Well, what do you think?"
"Have fun without me," said James, giving it two thumbs up.
"Anyway, see ya mate!" said Sirius, noting that it was time for the trio to leave.
"Bye," said Peter and Remus on their way out.
Waving, James watched his friends leave. Then he turned to look at the other cards and small gifts. His other friends had given him plenty of cards, but one box of candy really surprised him. Especially who it was from…On it was written Severus Snape. Gazing at it, he thought he should thank Snape, but on it was written in sloppy green ink: DON'T MENTION IT.
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Lily came out of the portrait hole, gazing around. None of her friends in sight. Good. Quietly, she tipped-toed up to the Hospital Wing, and was surprised to find the Headmaster standing at the door.
"Good morning, Miss Evans," said Dumbledore, greeting her. "And what brings you here?"
"I-I've brought a card up for J-James," stuttered Lily, barely above a whisper.
"Here, I'll take it in for you if you like?" offered Dumbledore.
"Sure, thanks," Lily managed to say, handing him the card. Then, after telling him good-bye, she headed down to the Great Hall for breakfast. Already there were a couple of her friends. She greeted them and sat down, grabbing a biscuit and pouring some milk.
"Hey, Lily," said Remus, coming over and sitting down by her, which made her blush a deep shade of scarlet. "I'm heading up to see James after breakfast, you want to come?"
"No thanks," said Lily, starring at a scratch on the table.
"Ok. And by the way, you've got evening duty tonight. Second floor, eight o'clock," said Remus, grabbing himself some bacon.
"Thanks for telling me," said Lily, starting on her own breakfast. "What exactly happened to him, anyway?"
"Don't know," said Remus, with an tired look.
"Oh, I just remembered, tonight's a full moon, isn't it?" asked Lily, looking at her friend with a worried expression.
"Yeah."
The rest of breakfast they ate in silence. Remus left shortly, and Lily headed up to her dorm to get her things. In the common room she met up with her best friend, Emma Adams.
"Hey Emma," greeted Lily.
"Hi," said her friend. Emma had her black hair in a knot, some of her butterfly clips in her hair. Gold and red they were, with diamond studs. Emma was really rich, you could tell.
"So, you ready for another day of classes?"
"I guess," said Emma, shrugging.
And with that, they made their way to the Transfiguration classroom, passing by Remus, Sirius, and Peter. Catching Remus' eye, him giving her a wink. Lily new it meant he'd seen her card she'd given to James.
Lily sighed and sat down at her desk, Emma sitting down on her right, and her other friend, Amanda Kale sitting down on her left. Amanda was her other best friend, and she resided in the house of Ravenclaw. She had long blonde hair, up in pigtails, and bright brown eyes. Amanda looked over at Lily, grinning.
"Good morning," said Amanda, before glancing over at Sirius. Lily followed her gaze to the black haired boy. Sirius, she had to admit, was handsome. Amanda had a huge crush on him and Lily liked him a little during her second year, but never gave him much thought.
Sirius glanced over their way and Amanda forced herself to looked up at the board, which now had their assignment on it. Turning pens into caterpillars. Lily whipped out her wand and went to work. Remus, of course, was the first one done, followed by Kayla Grey, a Ravenclaw who had a major crush on James. For some reason, Lily hated her. Lily was third, her caterpillar crawling onto her books.
At the end, Professor McGonagol, their Transfiguration teacher, collected the caterpillars and dismissed the class. Lily and Emma said farewell to Amanda and headed for their next class.
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"No Mr. Potter," said the cool calm, warming voice, "it's best if you lay down."
James looked up and saw half moon spectacles, which was a relieve to him. It was Hogwarts current Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. His clear blue eyes stared down at him.
"You have tasted a little of what Tom can utter," said Dumbledore, starring thoughtfully at the boy. "Anything that you found out, I would like you to keep it between yourself and me, understand? Good. Tomorrow I will question you after lunch, but for now, I think it best if you remain with Madame Promfrey."
James nodded and gazed over at freshly drawn cards, lying on the nightstand. One was from Sirius, Peter, and Remus. The other…..He starred at it. Beautifully drawn, on the front was a snitch, fluttering around, looking like the real thing. However, you could tell that it was penciled on there. In scarlet and gold colors, the card bore: GET WELL SOON. James grabbed at it as the door opened and in walked the gang.
"Who did it to you?" was Sirius' first question.
"Hello James," said Remus, taking a seat in the nearby chair.
"Are you ok?" asked Peter, looking frightened.
Grinning, James explained everything to them, except he left out the part of seeing Severus.
"I'm ok, really. Peter, calm down!" He noted , looking over at his over concerned friend.
"Well, who's that from?" asked Remus, pointing at the card in James' hand.
"Don't know, h-haven't read it yet," James mumbled, opening the card up. Inside was two bludgers, swerving around. Also, a quaffle, that when you touched it, it would follow your finger across the page. Written in familiar handwriting was a note:
James,
I heard about what happened and wanted to let you know that I hope you get better and return to classes soon.
Sincerely,
Lily Evans
James grinned and placed it back on the nightstand, as Sirius grabbed it. Taking a second to read, he tossed over to Remus who politely received it and starred at it thoughtfully, then handed it over to Peter.
"Prongs, I believe she fancies you," muttered Sirius, grinning.
"Yeah," agreed James, taking the card from Peter and putting it on the nightstand again.
"Anyway," said Sirius, lowering his voice, "we're going to get Snivelly (Snape) today. On his way to potions, we're going to hit him with the Con-con-"
"Confundus charm," said Remus.
"Yeah," said Sirius, casting Remus one of his sarcastic grins, " and then we're going to spill potion ingredients on his already greasy hair. Don't worry, we're not going to hurt him. Just your basic stuff. Well, what do you think?"
"Have fun without me," said James, giving it two thumbs up.
"Anyway, see ya mate!" said Sirius, noting that it was time for the trio to leave.
"Bye," said Peter and Remus on their way out.
Waving, James watched his friends leave. Then he turned to look at the other cards and small gifts. His other friends had given him plenty of cards, but one box of candy really surprised him. Especially who it was from…On it was written Severus Snape. Gazing at it, he thought he should thank Snape, but on it was written in sloppy green ink: DON'T MENTION IT.
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Lily came out of the portrait hole, gazing around. None of her friends in sight. Good. Quietly, she tipped-toed up to the Hospital Wing, and was surprised to find the Headmaster standing at the door.
"Good morning, Miss Evans," said Dumbledore, greeting her. "And what brings you here?"
"I-I've brought a card up for J-James," stuttered Lily, barely above a whisper.
"Here, I'll take it in for you if you like?" offered Dumbledore.
"Sure, thanks," Lily managed to say, handing him the card. Then, after telling him good-bye, she headed down to the Great Hall for breakfast. Already there were a couple of her friends. She greeted them and sat down, grabbing a biscuit and pouring some milk.
"Hey, Lily," said Remus, coming over and sitting down by her, which made her blush a deep shade of scarlet. "I'm heading up to see James after breakfast, you want to come?"
"No thanks," said Lily, starring at a scratch on the table.
"Ok. And by the way, you've got evening duty tonight. Second floor, eight o'clock," said Remus, grabbing himself some bacon.
"Thanks for telling me," said Lily, starting on her own breakfast. "What exactly happened to him, anyway?"
"Don't know," said Remus, with an tired look.
"Oh, I just remembered, tonight's a full moon, isn't it?" asked Lily, looking at her friend with a worried expression.
"Yeah."
The rest of breakfast they ate in silence. Remus left shortly, and Lily headed up to her dorm to get her things. In the common room she met up with her best friend, Emma Adams.
"Hey Emma," greeted Lily.
"Hi," said her friend. Emma had her black hair in a knot, some of her butterfly clips in her hair. Gold and red they were, with diamond studs. Emma was really rich, you could tell.
"So, you ready for another day of classes?"
"I guess," said Emma, shrugging.
And with that, they made their way to the Transfiguration classroom, passing by Remus, Sirius, and Peter. Catching Remus' eye, him giving her a wink. Lily new it meant he'd seen her card she'd given to James.
Lily sighed and sat down at her desk, Emma sitting down on her right, and her other friend, Amanda Kale sitting down on her left. Amanda was her other best friend, and she resided in the house of Ravenclaw. She had long blonde hair, up in pigtails, and bright brown eyes. Amanda looked over at Lily, grinning.
"Good morning," said Amanda, before glancing over at Sirius. Lily followed her gaze to the black haired boy. Sirius, she had to admit, was handsome. Amanda had a huge crush on him and Lily liked him a little during her second year, but never gave him much thought.
Sirius glanced over their way and Amanda forced herself to looked up at the board, which now had their assignment on it. Turning pens into caterpillars. Lily whipped out her wand and went to work. Remus, of course, was the first one done, followed by Kayla Grey, a Ravenclaw who had a major crush on James. For some reason, Lily hated her. Lily was third, her caterpillar crawling onto her books.
At the end, Professor McGonagol, their Transfiguration teacher, collected the caterpillars and dismissed the class. Lily and Emma said farewell to Amanda and headed for their next class.
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