Chapter 27 – Pieces of You
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It was late. Everyone else was asleep; Lily wasn't. She stared at her boyfriend for a minute, then turned to her best friend. She wondered how everything had gotten so messed up so fast. But she didn't blame Sirius. It wasn't his fault. She just wished Maria would wake up!
None of their friends, not even Noel, knew how Lily and Maria first met. Everyone just assumed it was a given, like James and Sirius.....
Five Years Earlier.....Diagon Alley.....
Lily walked calmly down the street, looking around. Her parents had gotten lost, the silly things. No matter – she would sit on a bench and wait for them. As she sat, her quick emerald eyes gazed around at the other children with their parents.....one girl in particular caught her eye. She had long, straight black hair and tan skin, and wore a white Muggle sundress. She didn't look like a Muggle, although she did look rather lost. As Lily watched, she sat down on a ledge and began to cry. Lily, being a sensitive and empathetic person, immediately got up and wandered over. She sat down next to the girl.
"Are you alright?"
The girl looked up quickly. Her dark brown eyes were liquid-filled and rimmed with red. They narrowed in anger and dislike. Lily immediately sensed that the girl had a lot of pride. ".....what do you want?"
Lily blinked. "To know if you're alright."
"Who do you care? You don't even know me."
Lily shrugged. "That doesn't mean I don't care."
The girl stared at her incredulously. "You care about someone you don't even know. I – oh, whatever! Do what you want! It doesn't matter! Nothing matters! I just want my dog back!!!" She burst into a wave of fresh tears.
'Ah, so that's what's wrong,' Lily thought. She bit her lip, not sure what to do. Well, whenever she was sad, her mom always hugged her and stroked her hair and told her it would be alright, so.....that's what she did.
The girl cried for a long while. When she finally pulled away, she looked at Lily shyly. "Sorry about earlier. It's just that, we had my dog since he was a puppy.....when I was still a baby. I loved him so much. He used to sleep in my bed," she explained.
"Oh," Lily nodded. "I see....." she reached into a pocket. "Here, have one." She offered the girl a Chocolate Frog.
"Thanks.....what's your name?"
"Lily Evans."
"Hm. I'm Maria Ravenwood. Nice to meet you."
They smiled at each other, and, from then on, were never apart.
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Lily smiled at the memory. She had always been with Maria in her weakest moments, and always would be.....
Noel stirred as Lily burst into quiet sobs. "Hmm? Lily?" she murmured sleepily. "Is that you?" she stood slowly, stretching like a cat. "Lily, what's the matter?" She walked over to her friend.
"Nothing, just.....reliving memories."
Noel placed a hand on Lily's shoulder. "Lil, she's not dead, she's just.....asleep....."
"I couldn't stand to lose her, not like we lost Jen....."
"Lily, it....." Noel shook her head. "We can't change the past, we-"
But Lily spun around to face Noel. "But – yes, yes, we can! Don't you see, Noel!? A time-turner!!!"
"Lily, no." Noel said firmly. "You know what could happen. We are just going to sit here and wait it out. Everything will be okay. Maria and James will wake up, we'll drink butterbeer, we'll play Quidditch, then we'll prank the Slytherins. You'll see....." her voice faded. "You'll see....."
Lily waited until Noel was asleep to start crying again.
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'Is someone crying? Lily.....is that you?'
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a/n: So, Lily and Maria care a lot for each other. Poor Lily; she's so sad. And whose thoughts were those? Hmmm, I know; do you? Stay tuned to see who will pull Maria and James from the depths of their souls.....
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It was late. Everyone else was asleep; Lily wasn't. She stared at her boyfriend for a minute, then turned to her best friend. She wondered how everything had gotten so messed up so fast. But she didn't blame Sirius. It wasn't his fault. She just wished Maria would wake up!
None of their friends, not even Noel, knew how Lily and Maria first met. Everyone just assumed it was a given, like James and Sirius.....
Five Years Earlier.....Diagon Alley.....
Lily walked calmly down the street, looking around. Her parents had gotten lost, the silly things. No matter – she would sit on a bench and wait for them. As she sat, her quick emerald eyes gazed around at the other children with their parents.....one girl in particular caught her eye. She had long, straight black hair and tan skin, and wore a white Muggle sundress. She didn't look like a Muggle, although she did look rather lost. As Lily watched, she sat down on a ledge and began to cry. Lily, being a sensitive and empathetic person, immediately got up and wandered over. She sat down next to the girl.
"Are you alright?"
The girl looked up quickly. Her dark brown eyes were liquid-filled and rimmed with red. They narrowed in anger and dislike. Lily immediately sensed that the girl had a lot of pride. ".....what do you want?"
Lily blinked. "To know if you're alright."
"Who do you care? You don't even know me."
Lily shrugged. "That doesn't mean I don't care."
The girl stared at her incredulously. "You care about someone you don't even know. I – oh, whatever! Do what you want! It doesn't matter! Nothing matters! I just want my dog back!!!" She burst into a wave of fresh tears.
'Ah, so that's what's wrong,' Lily thought. She bit her lip, not sure what to do. Well, whenever she was sad, her mom always hugged her and stroked her hair and told her it would be alright, so.....that's what she did.
The girl cried for a long while. When she finally pulled away, she looked at Lily shyly. "Sorry about earlier. It's just that, we had my dog since he was a puppy.....when I was still a baby. I loved him so much. He used to sleep in my bed," she explained.
"Oh," Lily nodded. "I see....." she reached into a pocket. "Here, have one." She offered the girl a Chocolate Frog.
"Thanks.....what's your name?"
"Lily Evans."
"Hm. I'm Maria Ravenwood. Nice to meet you."
They smiled at each other, and, from then on, were never apart.
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Lily smiled at the memory. She had always been with Maria in her weakest moments, and always would be.....
Noel stirred as Lily burst into quiet sobs. "Hmm? Lily?" she murmured sleepily. "Is that you?" she stood slowly, stretching like a cat. "Lily, what's the matter?" She walked over to her friend.
"Nothing, just.....reliving memories."
Noel placed a hand on Lily's shoulder. "Lil, she's not dead, she's just.....asleep....."
"I couldn't stand to lose her, not like we lost Jen....."
"Lily, it....." Noel shook her head. "We can't change the past, we-"
But Lily spun around to face Noel. "But – yes, yes, we can! Don't you see, Noel!? A time-turner!!!"
"Lily, no." Noel said firmly. "You know what could happen. We are just going to sit here and wait it out. Everything will be okay. Maria and James will wake up, we'll drink butterbeer, we'll play Quidditch, then we'll prank the Slytherins. You'll see....." her voice faded. "You'll see....."
Lily waited until Noel was asleep to start crying again.
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'Is someone crying? Lily.....is that you?'
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a/n: So, Lily and Maria care a lot for each other. Poor Lily; she's so sad. And whose thoughts were those? Hmmm, I know; do you? Stay tuned to see who will pull Maria and James from the depths of their souls.....