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"Lily… Lily… wake up." James voice whispered from across valleys and mountains, like a distant usher in the wind. Memories came sweeping back, flooding my mind without the pleasant happenings as someone would have expected after being awakened from such a restful slumber. I sat up quickly as everything came into focus, James sat cross-legged on the red bed, closer to me then last time. I naturally jumped back up into the pillows realizing I was no longer stuck.
"Lily, listen to me. I let you go. Now at least listen to what I have to say!" He sorta whined, and for the first time I looked up into his eyes, I nearly fell back stunned. He never had such an expression working on his face. His face was mixed with worry… for what? The need of acceptance…why? And like a townsman needing to pled his case…when? When did James ever have to describe why he did something stupid? James was always so sure of himself, why all of a sudden did he long for peace? What could HE be worrying about? His reputation? This would put it in concrete! I soon forgot my nerves when I glanced into his warm chocolate brown eyes. Eyes that never had installed warmth or compassion in them before. It was startling, and I knew against my better judgement when I sat down softly to listen to his words.
"First off… I'm sorry." I nearly choked and died.
"Who are you and what did you do with James?" I questioned before thinking. To my surprise he looked into his hands and then back up at me. He had a foreign look in his eyes I never saw before, nor could describe.
"Yeah… about that… jackass act. I'll I can say is sorry… for this whole thing. Bringing you here, tying you up, doing everything against your will… but you have to admit it was a great plan…" he stated cockily as I glared. His grin broke. "Ummmm….yeah. But what gave you the right to sit with the Slytherins? You caused me to hit my head and embarrass myself in front of the whole damn school and…"
"And SHUT UP! I have every right to sit where I want! In case you missed it I was catching up with an old friend and…"
"And who gave you permission to do so?" He asked, and I could of slapped him.
"I DO NOT NEED A MALE'S PERRMISSION TO DO ANYTHING!" ahhhhhH!!!! He infuriated me horribly. But his eyes were laughing and I realized the trap that I fell into. "Ha ha ha h…Shut up." I replied turning my head. He could be so much like his bloody brother sometimes.
"No. Seriously now, why did you?" he asked curiously. I didn't want to answer. Answering would prove to him he could get under my skin. He could piss me off. "Lily… answer me." He demanded.
"You're a little impatient aren't you?" I said, trying to change the subject.
"You're not answering my questions." He replied annoyed, as if to try and control his anger. Poor guy, he was hopeless. He had nothing going for him upstairs…zip …nada!
"You also have an anger management problem." I fired like a battleship, fighting in the dark, hoping anything would hit.
"You also have bitch problem." He said condescendingly. SCORE!!! Enemy hit, prepare our crew for war!!!
"I'm not the one, look at yourself. You have a knack for picking bitches." Take the bait Potter, I prayed, c'mon, take it!
"Yeah, look where that's got me. The largest of her kind yet." He meant for the words to sting, and yet I had to surpass a laugh. Great grammar sonny, who taught you, eh? Wait…a did he just insult me!?!
"You're an Asshole."
"You didn't just call me an asshole, or did you?" His voice murderous.
"Yeah, you have a problem with it?" I felt like a Beverly Hills, valley girl, resting the urge to snap my fingers in front of him in a 'take that' gesture, made famous by muggle Hollywood. Noting on the sidelines I might be the one with the problem. My face felt like my hair, I could see he was enjoying himself.
"Only I'm allowed to call my self that." He said as I forgot to laugh, damn just a buee, matie, find another target to sink. His grin was contagious, I tried to control mine.
"You are so egotistical…"
"What was that?" he asked suddenly, serious, turning his head to the oak door.
"Your mama…" I said stopping as his hand was pushed in my face. That's when I heard it. A slow and quiet mumbling growing larger and louder till I was sure it was right out side. Thank Merlin! Finally someone here to save me! "WE'RE IN HERE!" I screamed as Potter whipped around facing me with a panicked face before pouncing, covering my mouth. I struggled to get free making as much noise as I could. He was lying on top of me tauntingly as I struggled to get out. He is too strong, but he does smell good… I slapped myself mentally. I was pinned to the bed by a Quidditch champion. Just like a bass, coming to that they were hooked on a fishing line, I thrashed wildly.
"Lily…Shut up!" he whispered panicked, "No one in Hogwarts knows about this place." He warned panicking as a new haunting voice drifted from the hallway.
"I thought you said this place was vacant, Vincent."
My eyes widened. Holy crap. James looked down on me, his face an inch away from mine… terrified. I didn't dare to move. His eyelashes seemed to flutter, butterflies' surrounding his melting orbs, swirling with worry. That's when I realized my stupidity graduated to a new level of moronic idioticy.
"Sir… I thought it was. Sir…"
The noise stopped.
Seconds ticked…
Silence.
James moved slowly, a finger to his lips. A universal gesture calling for silence that I even understood. He quietly moved off of me, slithering to the ground, the bed creaked evilly, blocking James from sight of the door. He grabbed my hand as I inched. Slowly. Seconds ticked loudly in my eardrums. I looked terrified to the door as I reached the edge of the bed… the circular doorknob twisted as I froze. James thankfully saw and panicked, yanking on my arm, as I tumbled off the bed like a doll… onto him. Not with out a victory for me, I couldn't hide the smile. My elbow into his gut… a beautiful thing.
"HMMPPHHFF" He rolled over in pain. I winced as my body thumped onto the cold ground.
"Where did the big, bad, tough Quidittich player go?" I groaned as he glared at me through his face exploding with wimpy pain. And glare was all he could do, the door was slammed open and we turned hastily on our stomachs to see what lay behind it.
My eyes opened in horror.
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Three tall, stalky men stood, black capes surrounding their bodies hauntingly. I gasped and felt James's body go rigid next to me. His breathing quickened as he endured the sight of three Death Eaters. Murderous and ready to kill their eyes passed over the room, I slapped a hand over my mouth to hide my panicking breath as their sight flickered over the bed. The tallest one in the center, with his face still covered seemed to keep his glare lingering at us.
"Spread out." His voice deadly. My body trembled in pure terror. The attacks…killings for pleasure… headlines of past articles raced through my head.
They followed his orders, and stepping into the room they moved tauntingly, their black cloaks flowing out after them, like their dark shadows. They looked in closets and behind chests. I turned my gaze to James. What are we going to do? I looked to him for guidance, startled to see his face with the same expression. Whatever happened to his sure attitude? Further more, what was I going to do? Oh Merlin… I don't want to die!!!! Lights seemed to shutter as my father's voice flashed through me.
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"When Heroes fall, in love or war, they live forever." His old tired face looking to my young one. "But Lily… first they have to go there."*
I nodded in understanding as I did when I five years old. Be fierce Lily. I was not going to die lying down.
"Let's bring these bastards to the Ministry." I said looking at them as they headed slowly towards the bed. I didn't have a wand. I ignored this blood chilling fact as I looked into what I had to do. Surprise has great benefits.
I watched as the tall one nodded to the bed where we hid.
Seconds ticked.
James was sliding under the bed to his shiny cloak. His source of surprise… mine was yet to be found. The distraction... I was the distraction. I gulped in anticipation and fear. Have faith, Lily… They live forever… But Lily, first they have to go there.
My heart raced, I knew what I had to do.
Their robes skimmed the floor evilly. The short one leaned…
"Hello!" I smiled as he flinched back in surprise. I lay on my back, staring up at him. And then I thrust my body forward I kicking as hard as I could at his manhood. Caught in the act of surprise he screamed as the other one scrambled over. He grabbed his privates as my foot sailed behind my head, rolling me onto my feet. Scrambling the other two turned their wands on me.
"Avada Kedavra!" sentenced the two as I jumped up on the bed, past their bright green, terribly infamous curses. Grabbing on to pole I swung myself at the injured Death eater, kicking him to the ground, barley missing a curse as the room erupted into flames. "ACCIO WAND!" I shouted imagining my wand with all my might… The only thing that could save me from this mess. Luckily at that moment James let his presence known.
"STUPEFY!!!!" He shouted, jumping out from under the bed taking out the tall, Dark Arts corpse of a man who was obsessed with killing curses. All of a sudden, a blast from the blue, I was flabbergasted to see a bombshell of explosions go off… the Death Eaters seemed to be laughing. A horrible sound was penetrating the whole building. In confusion I quickly looked to see their cause for pleasure. I was rendered speechless as I saw the image before me, causing me to forget about the lone Death Eater before me. Twenty or more of black capped demons were pressing to enter the room, swallowing the space with their dark laughing faces. In one glance I exchanged with Potter we realized together it was a lost cause. Their pressing looming sea of darkness was alarming; the room seemed to shake as doom filled the once peaceful atmosphere. Then there was hope. My wand, what I shrunk when not in use floated towards me. The most dazzling and uplifting sight I ever saw.
"LILY!" I flipped back in front of me to see him hurling a pink curse in my direction. "WATCH OUT!" Potter shouted covering me by throwing a curse at my attacker as I ducked missing another green one by less then an inch. These men are barbaric! Seriously! Didn't anyone teach them not to attack if your victim had their back turned! Mr. Loony would die of a heart attack if he ever saw such horrible manners! I faced the recovering hurt Death Eater as he glared at me. Thank Merlin for Kick boxing lessons! I swirled my leg around effortlessly in the air striking him in the waist as he made a move for left my foot. I almost laughed at his clumsy movements, I guess Voldermont never taught his men hands on fighting. Slamming my right foot down, I turned to my left one as I condemned him to a surging pain like he never felt before. I blasted my left foot above his hip and down to bruise his right kidney. And then hope was to be had as my wand sailed into my hand, invisible till now to the Death Eaters, they finally decided to join the show, all bringing out their wands. But years of nightmares and waiting for possibilities for revenge, I shook the room with a blast of purple light creating a protective circle around my only allie and myself. Not quickly enough I realized, the Death Eater I was fighting took my few seconds of distraction to hurl a hex at me that hit my back full center. My spine curled and twisted in pain as I screamed out and the crowd of Death Eaters cheered, enjoying the show. This couldn't go on forever. I winced as the surging pain blurred my eyes with tears I was unwilling to shed while grinding my teeth in agony.
"Give up, red head." The Death Eater smiled with newfound energy. Great. Another power obsessive Death Eater, wasn't there enough already?! I thought, as hacking cough jumped out of my body, nearly toppling me over. I grabbed the cold floor for support as my spine curled further.
"Espina dorsal!" I choked kneeling over with pain further, my vision swirling. The healing spell luckily worked, attacking the throbbing scorching pain and throwing it all away. I forced my self to my feet shakily. I was not going to die.
"NEVER!" I screamed attacking again. No more Misses nice girl, dude you REALLY piss me off! I thought, my breath catching as I started to cough. Looking down I saw the ground covered in my own blood. "STUPEFY!" I shouted as he fell down. "Cubierta!" I added thoughtfully as a red haze encircled his fallen body. Learning from my mistakes I knew the other Death Eaters wouldn't be able to touch him, it was only reversible if the one who sentenced it…if I would have the desire to remove it.
That's when it happened. That's when the explosion took place and my breath caught in my throat. That's when my protective purple haze disappeared. I turned to face the Death Eaters no less then completely stunned. Only I could undo the spell, for it was of my creation. "LILY!" Potter ran to my side protectively as the robed men closed in. "Protección!" I screamed as only a thin whisp of purple issued from my wand, I swallowed as fear finally settled into my skeleton.
"Say your prayers." A cold voice laughed.
*~*~*~*Author's note:
Okay I know that sucked, but I never wrote action/physical fighting scenes before. If anyone has any ideas for future writings or events that could take place or you would WANT to happen, feel free to email me. I'll happily give you credit for the ideas. I have no idea of a plot for this thing and might change the ending on a whim. Even more so, cause to tell you the truth, I'm not sure how I'm going to conclude anything right now.
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