What Blind Men See
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Summary: If you have read this far and still don't know what the story is about, I feel sorry for you.
Authors Notes: Ok, I only got about 5 reviews for the last chapter, but I will post this one anyway. I meant it though, 8 reviews or the next chapter does not come up!!! Well, on to the story.
Chapter 8A friend just realized, and questions still unanswered
The week had passed quickly, and it was now around 11 am on Saturday, with only about 10 people out of bed. Two of those people were Lily, and her dorm mate and best girl friend, Ganymede. Both girls loved to stay in shape, and the way they did it was by running around the castle grounds each morning, running anywhere from 2 miles to 15. To them, running was not exercise, it was a means of freedom, mediation in their own way. It helped them clear their minds, sort their thoughts, get away from everything, and just catch up on the others life. Running brought these two girls together, just because they loved to run. It was their release. Ganymede and Sirius also got along pretty well because of their names and astronomy. Sirius being a Dog Star, and Ganymede being one of Jupiter's moons.
"Hey Gan, are you going home for Christmas break next month?" Lily asked as the two stretched by the lake that morning during one of their little breaks.
"Probably not. I mean, I miss everybody like crazy, except for my parents and siblings. I can't be around them to long before I want to…." She cut off there, but Lily knew what she would say anyways. One thing Lily hoped she never had to face was a household like Gan's. It wasn't that her parents and siblings abused her in anyway, but the were perfectionists, and put way too much pressure on Gan. It was a little too much for her, but she still handled it very well, most of the time that is.
"Have you noticed anyone around our crazy little group lately? Remus said something about feeling like we were being watched. What do you think?" Lily had decided to ask her friend earlier this morning about this subject. Ganymede marched to the beat of a drum that no one ever heard. She sometimes hung around with the Maurders, they all got along great, but people just weren't her thing. She took pride in her loaner status, although she got along with everyone except Slytherins and the gossip girls. Gan was the school mystery, and mysteries were what Gan loved.
"Well, yes and no. Everyone in school had been watching you guys because of Remus being blind. You also know as well as I do that a lot of girls fancy Remus. Its kinda like they are offering their sympathy by watching him and being ready to help when ready. I know that I have been following you guys a lot more that I usually do. Especially when we have a class with the snakes. A lot of people like Remus and don't want to see him get hurt or cursed, by the Slytherins that is." Gan had helped her figure out where Remus was every month and also what he did, she was the only other one outside the group that knew, and Lily had told the others that she knew too. They did not seem to mind, for she was one of the most loyal people they ever knew, she was just by herself a lot.
"I know, but I mean, does it seem like anyone is stalking us or something like that?"
"Not really. I mean people are following you guys a lot lately, but not the way you mean. But I will keep an eye out. I wont let anything happen to my fab. Five." Her voice was joking at the last statement, but Lily knew she meant every word. Ganymede took almost 4 years for all of them to be her real friends, but when she made friends, she made them for life. She would rather die than let any of them get hurt.
"Its almost lunch. You wanna go in and see the people who are just waking up compared to us being up and running at 5 am? Or do you wanna run some more?" Gan could run for days if she wanted to. She never kept track of how long she ran, but the girl could run.
"Lets go around the lake one more time, it will only take about 20 minutes." Lily said, she felt like she needed to run.
"Ok, lets go." The two girls started off on a quick jog around the lake.
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"Where's Lily?" James asked as he, Sirius, and Remus sat down in the Great Hall.
"Where is she always in the morning? Out running with Gan. Those two get me tired with all that running. However, you must hand it to them, those girls look good because of it." Sirius thought about Lily and Ganymede's looks, while James looked at him sternly.
"Yes, Lily had a good body, but you better be picturing Gan in that mind of yours, or you will be in for a world of hurtin."
"Is somebody getting jealous?" Sirius questioned his friend.
"Will you two just shut up? If I have kept track correctly, which I am sure that I have, you two have had this same conversation for the same amount of time James and Lily have been together." Remus had heard this conversation way too many times. It was their morning ritual. Lily and Ganymede took this time to show up, sweaty, a little out of breath, and hungry.
"Hey Lils, how far did you guys run today?" James asked his girlfriend.
"Oh, what was it, 20 times around the lake? Something like that." Lily looked around and laughed at the boy's gapping mouths. "That's not far when you run as much as we do." Gan was quietly laughing to herself while the boys just shut their mouths.
"You know Lils, me and you could exercise other ways." James said with a mischief glint in his eye.
"Oh James, when you are old enough to know what those things are, I will think about it." Lily shot back with laughter in her eyes. The two soon joined in on the laughter that had erupted from their little group. When the laughter had died down a bit, Lily kissed James on his cheek and everyone got back to eating.
"You now Lil," Remus spoke up, "I could always tell James what you told me about yourself and a certain—"
"Remus shut up before I hurt you!" Lily's face had turned red from embarrassment, with Remus and Ganymede laughing their heads off and James, Sirius, and Peter just looking at them confused, but Sirus and Peter joined in the laughter when they saw how red Lily was, they both knew there was an interesting story behind it all. James just looked at Lily with a smile, put his arms around her, kissed her forehead, and they both laughed with the rest.
Remus was happier than he had been in a long while. Just being around his friends, laughing and joking around, it felt so good. 'Maybe some things wont change' he thought as Gan finished telling one of her trademark jokes. Remus smiled. 'This is something no on can change.' The group stayed together all day, usually laughing their heads off.