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Chapter Nineteen: The Meeting

It's down to this
I've got to make this life make sense
Can anyone tell what I've done
I miss the life
I miss the colours of the world
Can anyone tell where I am

'Cause now again I've found myself
So far down, away from the sun
That shines into the darkest place
I'm so far down, away from the sun again
Away from the sun again

I'm over this
I'm tired of living in the dark
Can anyone see me down here
The feeling's gone
There's nothing left to lift me up
Back into the world I've known

"Lily is that you?" A familiar voice sounded out to me as I opened my eyes. I was greeted with darkness and something wet underneath me. I had no clue where I was and I had a feeling I didn't really want to know anyways.

I groaned as I tried to move, I hurt in places I didn't know could hurt.

"Lily!" I strained to see who was calling my name, but all my eyes could see was darkness.

I tried to remember how I got here. Where was James and why was I in so much pain? The morning's events came back to me in a rush and I moaned all over again. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. I got myself effing captured. Bloody good job Lily, amazing really. Now everyone has to worry about you instead of Nese...

"Nese!" I gasped.

"It's me!" She whispered back and I almost screamed with happiness, she was alive! Maybe not alive in the best place, but still alive!

"Where are you?" I asked, squinting towards where her voice was coming from.

"I'm over here...to your left." She answered and I crawled to my left. I hit my head on something hard and heard her stifle a giggle.

"That would be me." And I ignored her amused tone.

"Are you okay? I missed you so much. I can't even begin to describe it!" I exclaimed, throwing myself on top of her. We both winced at the sudden movement but I hugged her all the same.

"Well I can't say I've been okay. I've been in pain ever since I was brought here. Do you know where we are by the way? I've been wondering but they never give any information." Anais said, with a sad smile. I frowned at the mention of her being in pain.

"They kept asking me what the Order was, whatever the hell that is, when I told them I didn't know they..." She trailed off, with tears shining in her eyes.

"Honey, it's okay we'll get out of here." I told her softly, wishing she wouldn't cry.

"But, but what if they do it to you as well? They'll hurt you and I don't want to see you in pain, Lily." She said as a tear trailed down her dirty skin, leaving a line of her normal skin color. I shook my head again.

"Don't worry about me, Nese. It's you I need to worry about." I told her, rubbing her back comfortingly as she cried.

All I could think of was how we needed to get out of there and soon. Little did I know that was the subject back at Headquarters.

Headquarters-

James was currently laying in the Hospital Wing at Hogwarts when Sirius burst in.

"Prongs!" He exclaimed, hurrying over to him with a concerned look on his face.

James looked up at his best friend with a heartbroken expression on his face.

"Are you okay, James? What happened?" Sirius asked quickly, sitting on the side of James' bed and examining him for any sign of an injury.

"Hey, hold on. Where's Lily?" Sirius asked, realizing if James were hurt Lily would be there with him.

"They took her." James said quietly and Sirius frowned, not understanding what James was trying to tell him.

"What?" He asked and James sighed sadly and then looked Sirius straight in the eye with a determination Sirius only saw when James decided something had to be done.

"They took Lily, Padfoot. I tried to stop them, I really did. But I have to get her back. I need her. I need Lily.." James said and Sirius' mouth dropped open.

"Lily's been...Lily's been k-kidnapped?" Sirius asked, hoping he hadn't heard right, but he know he had.

James nodded his head and Sirius immediately stood.

"I need to find Dumbledore, okay? I'll bring him here and you can tell him everything that happened and then we'll find out how to get Lily and Anais back, okay?" Sirius asked, already heading towards the door. James merely nodded, knowing Sirius would do his best to help him out.

Back to me-

It felt like months since I had woken up, when Anais and I heard footsteps coming up to the door, which I tried numerous times to open.

Anais immediately tensed and I swallowed my fear, ready to face what was going to happen to me.

The door opened and facing us was none other than Severus Snape.

"You!?" Anais and I both squealed in surprise and anger.

"I cannot believe this." I said as he stepped in and closed the door behind him.

"After all I've done for you. Telling people not to pick on you and sticking up for you on your behalf. I can't believe this!" I glared at him as he slanted an eyebrow in my direction. Snape and I had become almost friends in our seventh year. Well, we could at least talk to each other civilly and he could refrain from calling me mudblood.

"Shut up Evans and let me explain." He cut me off as I was about to continue yelling at him for joining Voldemort.

Anais was staring at Snape in disbelief and I knew she was having trouble believing Snape was a death eater. He was always the outcast at school, not looking like he fit in. That's partly why the Marauders picked on him, although I admit, I tried to stop them.

He looked around as though people would jump out of the wall at him. I watched him expectantly, wondering why in hell he would choose to be a death eater when he had so many other things going for him.

"I'm not a death eater." He said quietly and I frowned. Who was he trying to kid? He had just walked into the room where Anais and I had been taken to after being KIDNAPPED. Not to mention the fact he hasn't tried to get us out.

"I'm a...spy." He whispered the last word so quietly Anais and I had to strain our ears to hear him.

Anais' mouth went into the shape of an 'O' as I just gaped at him. So he was the inside man. I had heard about him of course, but never his identity.

"Well what are you waiting for, get us out of here!" I exclaimed, pointing to the door. He just shook his head, standing.

"I was only given five minutes to talk. But I'll be back and don't worry you'll be able to get home safely soon." He said with a small flicker of a smile on his face. I just nodded as Anais mouthed him a thank you. He merely nodded and left with a swish of his cloak.

I looked at Anais who was wearing a small smile on her delicate features. I smiled back and leaned against the cold, brick wall. There was hope left.

Back at Headquarters-

James and Sirius were seated comfortably in Dumbledore's head office. Dumbledore walked in a moment later and sat at his desk, facing his two former students.

"And why do I have the pleasure of meeting with my former students so soon?" Dumbledore asked with a small smile and Sirius looked to James, expecting an answer.

James took a deep breath before answering.

"Lily's been kidnapped, sir." Dumbledore's smile dropped off his face and was replaced by a look of concern.

"How do you know?" Dumbledore asked, looking at James intently.

"I was with her, sir." James answered quietly before beginning the story of what had happened.

"This morning I was at her apartment and we went into her kitchen where we saw Lucius Malfoy, Bellatrix Black and another man I didn't recognize." James told the headmaster.

"Lestrange. She got married. So it's Bellatrix Lestrange." Sirius cut in and James nodded before continuing.

"Lucius told Lily to fight or go with him and of course Lily decided to fight. I stunned one of them and was fighting Malfoy as Lily knocked Bellatrix unconscious. Malfoy had tried to hit me with an unforgivable but it merely scraped me-" James showed him a healing gash on his arm. "I fell over and called out to Lily but Malfoy had already gotten to her and taken her somewhere." James finished, angry with himself for letting Malfoy take Lily.

Dumbledore surveyed him and then immediately stood.

"We need to take action immediately. Sirius go alert the Order and James, I reccomend you get some sleep." Dumbledore told him gently but James just shook his head stubbornly.

"I need to find her." He told Dumbledore as Dumbledore nodded with the old twinkle it his eyes.

"Very well."

Sirius left, hurrying out the door to find the Order members.

James turned to follow him but turned when he heard Dumbledore talking to someone. Snape was standing there. James frowned, how had he gotten in when you can't apparate inside Hogwarts.

Then James spotted the fireplace that had newly burnt ashes in it.

"Snape." James greeted and Snape just nodded.

"So Severus what's your news?" Dumbledore asked as Snape sat down in Sirius' vacant chair. James sat down beside him, interested in what he was about to hear.

"James I think you-" Dumbledore began but Snape shook his head.

"This has to do with him." James became even more curious as to the fact whatever Snape was talking about involved him.

"I found out where they're keeping her. They let me into see her. I told them I needed to practice my unforgivables. You can imagine how surprised I was when I didn't only find one girl but two." Snape drawled as Dumbledore nodded.

"This is great news!" Dumbledore exclaimed, standing up and walking over to one of the portraits.

"Tell Professor McGonagall to form a rescue party immediately." Dumbledore announced and the man in the portrait scurried off through other pictures and finally dissapearing from view.

"Who have they found?" James spluttered, praying it was Lily. His prayers were answered.

"I believe you already know the answer, Mr. Potter." Dumbledore said with a small smile. James turned to Snape and held out his hand in a truce.

"Thanks Snape."

"Whatever Potter. Just doing my job." But was James imagining things or was that a hint of a smile?

With me once more-

Anais and I were bored out of our minds waiting for someone to come get us.

"So...how's Abbey?" Anais asked and I looked over at her hopeful face and couldn't bring myself to tell her Abbey had almost died the night that she had been kidnapped.

"In truth, I don't know." I answered, feeling slightly better that I hadn't completely lied.

"How bad was she hurt?" Anais asked. Crap. I had forgotten she had been there...

"Can you tell me what happened that night?" I asked, looking up at her, hoping for the truth.

"Abbey and I wanted to play scrabble...it's her favorite muggle game. So she went to go find it in her room and I went into the kitchen to make popcorn. We were just going to have a girl's night in after all that dancing and stuff. I remember hearing Abbey scream so I ran to see what was wrong, thinking she found a rat or something. There was a man strangling her and the other had a knife above her heart. Then he saw me and I ran to grab my wand from my room. I cut my foot on something, I can't remember what. When i had found my wand I ran back to Abbey's room and saw her laying on the ground. When I ran to get her the two men grabbed me and the next thing I remember was being here." Anais said quietly and I felt the urge to cry for my friend and all the pain she had been through.

"So touching." A voice drawled from the door and I whisked around, startled by the voice.

It was so cold...

"I thought it might be time for you to meet the wizard who brought you here." He sneered and I gasped.

Voldemort was standing right in front of us.

"Impressed?" He asked, noting our silence.

"Hardly." I managed to choke out, although I was so effing scared..

"So you're the fiery one? Malfoy's told me about you..." He said and I bit my lip so it would stop quivering. I really did not feel the need to die today.

"Care for giving me a taste?" He asked and my brow furrowed in confusion. Taste? What was he on about-

Voldemort grabbed me by the throat and forced me up against a wall, I shrieked at the pain on my back. He was pushing me so hard I wondered if my spine would break.

I could feel his breath on my lips and I turned my head to the side to get away from him. He forced my head forward and then shook his head, dropping me to the ground.

"I'm more for brunettes." He said with a smirk and I saw Anais' pupils widen in fear.

He did the same with her except instead of dropping me to the floor, he kissed her. I gasped as his hands roamed places they shouldn't. I couldn't watch my friend be raped right in front of me so I pulled off my shoe and hit him hard over the head. Not enough to knock him unconscious, just hard enough to leave Nese alone...and uhm...hurt me?

He growled at me and pointed his wand at me before muttering the one word that caused me the most pain in my life.

"Crucio." He drawled and immediately I was sent into waves of pain. It hurt so bad I thought if I gave up I would just die. But I couldn't. Not for anyone, Anais, Abbey, Sirius, Remus, Dumbledore, Mom, Dad, James. I had to be strong for James, I promised him.

-is sad-

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