8 Miles Running by Avadne
Disclaimer: I don't own the Harry Potter characters. I just like making them do what I want…
Part VI: 3 Mile
Sirius was James's best friend. James Potter's best friend. James Potter, Lily Evans… his parents. His parents, whom he had not even known.
James Potter; an obnoxious and arrogant prankster that deflated his head finally, at age 17. Head Boy and true Gryffindor ion Hogwarts. He ruled the school with his three great friends. Remus Lupin, Sirius Black… Peter Pettigrew. They were the Marauders; and James had been one of their little ringleaders.
And Lily; Lily Evans was her maiden name, before she became Lily Potter. The complete opposite of James Potter; mature, modest and resourceful. She became a Gryffindor in 1st year too, but also gained the Prefect status before getting Head Girl. And Harry didn't even know what her friends had been like… because of Wormtail, she was dead.
She was dead, and died in front of Harry himself, shielding him from the Avada Kedavra. She died to save him, save her only son. And in that, she left Harry a certain degree of protection.
Harry apparently looked just like James had at this age; of lanky build and with the world's messiest black hair. But he had his mother's emerald eyes, stunningly piercing and indescribable. Or so people always told him.
He never even got to know them. He never got to compare as to whether he was a better Quidditch player than his father. He never got to ask his mother for advice with girl problems or something. Instead, he lived in a hell hole with Petunia, the jealous and cruel sister of Lily.
Hell, Harry didn't even know if he inherited their traits. Sure, everyone told him he was like his dad… but what was his dad like? And was it really fair that Harry did not know? Definitely not. He wanted to see whether he was more like his mother, in personality, or like his father. He wanted to spend time with his parents, like normal kids did. But he couldn't.
He couldn't. But his parents had been brave; they had died for Harry. They faced Voldemort with courage in their eyes, and readiness for the unknown. So Harry would too, for them.
They died for him, Lily and James. They died for him; how would they feel if they knew that what they sacrificed their life for, ran away? They would be disgusted, and Harry was determined not to ever let them down. With even more certainly than before, he planted his feet firmly into the ground and stayed still. This one is for you mum and dad. For all you did, even though you were dead.
It didn't take long; Voldemort had gained one more mile on him.
Only 2 more to go.
Ah, of course; Lily and James. Sigh. Obviously, Harry would stop for them. But who, pray tell, is next? Ok, this one is a big surprise; who ever guesses it, gets the next chapter dedicated to them!
On a very important note, I apologies for keeping anyone waiting with either of my ongoing stories… but I have a good excuse. My computer blew up. Well, not my whole computer, but the internet part is GONE forever, or until we can get someone to fix it. This is the only thing stopping me from posting, I have chapters ready for you all and I'm really upset about the lack of internet access. I managed to post this chapter at my friend Annie's house (anniePADFOOT, if anyone wants to look her up). I reckon I'll get another post in before the 14th of January, but after that, Annie is going away for 2 weeks and I'll have literally no access to internet, at all. I'm really sorry about this but it's no longer in my control.
I solemnly swear though that this will be finished. After the 14th of Jan, look for me in the beginning of February.
ShadowMoony, lol Harry passed on a rather nice message to me. He thanks you for the strength and is sure it got him through the whole ordeal! Thanks very much for the review…
Kris-tina4, haha thanks for all your reviews! Totally flattering, totally feeding my ego (sigh). Let me give out a few responses to stuff that jumped out… no, I didn't spend Christmas in a tent like Annie, however, I would've traded places instantly. I do actually like camping. Ok, like is a strong word. But I do tolerate it. No, I spent my crappy X-mas with some obscure family in a hut near the beach. It was a total disaster of course, as the sun does not do wonders for my pale skin. Er, the bit about Ginny being beautiful because Harry loved her not the other way around was a little sweet spot thing for me. I love that quote! I completely agree with it. I also hope Sirius is cleared of all charges, and as for your Dumbledore guess… you're the closest so far. It is not Dumbledore (though I did consider him), but it's very close. Although it's close in a different way from like Sirius lead onto James type thing. Ah, I don't want to give it away… LoL anyway I better wrap up this review response, eh?
Nianko, lol I wasn't a smartass, I made it nice old predictable James, but with Lily added in too. It's only fair, I guess. Lol Dobby would be hilarious! Anyway yeah, go MSN I hope we can chat some time. Although my computer time is limited, as stated above… thanks for the review though!
Jessa L'Rynn, ah as you can see, Lily and James are together. I hope you have a fun time reading it all once it's done D Deep breathing. As usual, thanks for the review…
potterpunkchick, someone he hated at school? Hmm, I did consider Draco Malfoy for a while, but I've dropped him out. This chapter wasn't so unexpected, but the next one is a bombshell. Thanks for your review D
Avadne