James looked over at the bed next to his and laughed. Sirius was asleep, his head at the foot of the bed and his arms thrown across his face. He let out a loud snore. James heard something move behind him and snapped his head to look over his shoulder. Lilly was moaning softly and blinking her eyes open. James pushed the covers off his legs and climbed out of bed. He tiptoed across the cold stone floor to her bed and gently sat on the edge.

"Lilly?" He whispered, leaning over her.

"James? What's going on? Where am I?" She mumbled, rubbing her eyes and looking around.

"In the hospital wing. The train crashed and you were knocked out." He explained as he helped her sit up. He slipped his hand behind her back and pushed her forward slightly so he could adjust her pillows.

"Thanks." She said, blushing slightly and leaning back. "I think I remember. I remember it going dark, and I was pinned under something, and I tried to get free...somebody told me to stop moving, but I don't remember anything other than that. Is everyone okay? Are—Are you alright?" It was James' turn to blush.

"Yeah, ah—you were pinned under me-- I kind of fell on you. Sorry...everybody else is okay though. Sirius and Jessie were cut up a little, and Jessie twisted her ankle, but other than that, they're okay. I think you should probably get some sleep though. We all need to." Lilly nodded, but when James turned around she stopped him.

"James!" He turned around and sat on the edge of her bed again.

"Yeah Lilly?"

"Thanks. I don't know what I would've done if you hadn't..." She smiled at him and shrugged. "I don't really know what you did, but thanks for doing it anyway." James grinned. Lilly loved it when he did that.

"You're welcome." He pulled the blanket over her and leaned over her. "After all you've done for me; it was the least I could do. It was my pleasure." He kissed her cheek. Even though it was dark, Lilly could tell he was blushing. She watched him as he moved back towards his bed in the moonlight. She wiggled down under the blanket and put her hand to her cheek where he'd kissed her. Still smiling, she fell asleep.

Lilly winced as she tried to open her eyes. Sunlight spilled through the window opposite her bed. She yawned and rubbed her face, sat up, and looked around.

"Ah! Miss Evans! I'm glad to see you awake at last!" Madam Pomfrey said from where she was pouring pumpkin juice into a glass. She put the glass on a tray where a piece of toast and a bottle of medicine along with bandages and another brown bottle sat. She bustled over to Lilly's bed and laid the tray on her bedside table.

"What time is it?" Lilly mumbled.

"Nearly six o'clock in the evening Miss Evans... Merlin, I thought you'd never wake up! Mr. Lupin and Black have been in here every hour and your girlfriends Miss Moore and Walker have been in here all day! And I had to threaten Potter with a detention and loss of house points to make him leave so he wouldn't be late for class! And he's been coming here between classes and he spent his whole lunch bell here! I must say Miss Evans, he's quite a catch." Lilly blushed as Madam Pomfrey thrust the plate of toast at her and motioned for her to eat. Pulling out her wand, Madam Pomfrey flicked it and a spoon appeared on the tray. She filled the spoon with liquid from the brown bottle, and shoved it into Lilly's mouth. Lilly swallowed it and made a face.

"Merlin!! What the hell is that stuff?!" She said, grabbing the glass of pumpkin juice and knocking it back. It was gone in two gulps. She wiped her mouth with her napkin and closed her eyes. "That was horrible. I feel nauseous."

"What did you expect? Pumpkin juice?" Madam Pomfrey rolled her eyes and shook a pill out of the other bottle.

"Is that thing as bad as what you just gave me?" Lilly said, warily taking the pill.

"No, in fact it's better." Madam Pomfrey replied, packing everything back on the tray once more. Lilly took the pill from Madam Pomfrey and swallowed it. A sweet, buttery taste filled her mouth. As she sat there, it warmed her from the inside out.

"Wow, that feels nice." Lilly said, smiling. Madam Pomfrey took her pulse, checked her eyes, ran a few more tests, and declared her fit to leave. When Lilly stood up, she was still a little weak, so Madam Pomfrey helped her get dressed, then left her so she could fix her hair and do her makeup. Lilly looked at her reflection in the mirror and smiled. She looked very nice. She was wearing tight jeans and a green sweater that Jessie said made her look "devoon" (what ever that meant. She guessed it meant "devine" in Jessie-language). She tied her hair back with a green ribbon and put on a little eyeshadow and lip gloss. As she was leaving she thanked Madam Pomfrey and promised to come back later to take another pill. Then she set off to find her friends---and James.