Chapter 13
When Albus Dumbledore was in front of the fat lady she smiled at him, "Been a while since you've came up here, Headmaster."
"Yes, since I was yet a boy myself."
She nodded, "Password?"
"Stinky Slytherins."
She nodded and the portrait opened. After the attack on Lily by Amos, everyone had been instructed back to their Common Rooms. Except: Lily, James, and Amos. Lily was currently laying in a bed in St. Mungo's, unconscious. Amos was in McGonagall's office and would not be coming back to Gryffindor House, until they heard a story from him, Lily, and James. James was currently at St. Mungo's in the waiting room, to see Lily or in her room holding her hand and waiting for her to wake up.
The Gryffindor Common Room got quiet when they saw the Headmaster walk in. "I need to talk to: Miss Westbrook, Miss O'Brian, Miss Martinez, Mr. Black, and Mr. Pettigrew." Everyone in the Common Room started at these five students wondering what they had done to make the Headmaster come and get them personally in their Common Room. But, they all knew one thing, it had something to do with what happened tonight at the End-Of-Term dance.
They followed Professor Dumbledore out of the portrait hole and to his office. There wasn't a word said until they were finally inside. "Sit down," he said pointing his wand and three extra chairs popped up, as there were already two in front of his desk. He sat down behind his desk.
"I'm sure the five of you would like to know what happened with Mr. Diggory, Mr. Potter, and Miss Evans; as none of them have returned to your Common Room yet." Professor Dumbledore said looking at them all and they all nodded their heads.
"I haven't heard Mr. Diggory's side yet, he is still in McGonagall's office. But, before Mr. Potter left for St. Mungo's to go and stay with Miss Evans he told me what he knew."
"Lily's at St. Mungo's?" Cassidy shrieked. "What's wrong."
"We are not so sure, Miss O'Brian. That is why we sent her to St. Mungo's so she has the best way of recovering."
"So what did James say happened?" Sirius asked holding Cassidy's hand.
"He said that he was going to ask Miss Evans to the dance, but Mr. Diggory asked her instead?" They all nodded, they knew this. "Well, he said he asked Lily and she said she'd said yes to Mr. Diggory?" They all nodded again. "That she tried to get out of the date, but Mr. Diggory told her it would be common and slutty for her to do this. That he'd told James, that he would be Lily's first…even if she didn't want him to be?"
"Yes Professor," said Alice getting impatient she wanted to know what had happened to her friend. "We all know this, can you please tell us what happened tonight, that's the part we are clueless on."
"Of course Miss Westbrook." Dumbledore said smiling at her. "Mr. Potter said that Lily told him that after Miss O'Brian and Mr. Black left for the dance that Mr. Diggory and herself were just footsteps behind them."
"They were, and then they never showed up." Cassidy said.
"Well, Mr. Potter says that Lily told him that Mr. Diggory said that he'd forgotten something in his room, and that it would be okay for Miss Evans to come with him. Miss Evans thinking there was nothing wrong followed him. Mr. Diggory locked the door and put a Silencing Charm on it, it must not have been a good one, because Mr. Diggory tried to rape Lily and she was screaming for her to leave him alone, and Mr. Potter heard it. He ran to the room we've assigned for Mr. Diggory and he bust down the door, he stunned Mr. Diggory and helped Miss Evans to Professor McGonagall's office so she could tell Professor McGonagall what had happened. Mr. Potter then left, figuring that Miss Evans didn't want anyone to know what exactly happened yet."
"Oh my god," Cassidy was sobbing. Lily always got the wrong end of the stick. Her sister, her grandmother dying, Mitchell trying this last summer, and now Amos?!
"Poor Lily," Alice gasped.
"I feel so bad for her," Gabriella cried.
"Wow, Lily…I…thank god James was still in our room." Sirius said speechless.
"James saved Lily," Peter said.
"Yes, this is all true." Professor Dumbledore said bringing their attention back to him. "When Miss Evans got to the dance, Mr. Potter said she seemed like she wasn't going to let it bother her at the dance, but he knew she was dying inside. No one would ask her to dance, afraid of who the beautiful woman was, so James did. He said they danced many dances, correct?"
They all nodded.
"He said a white long stemmed rose fell at her foot, and Miss Evans bent down to pick it up. Lily pricked her finger and her forefinger began to bleed then the music died down and everyone was looking a her. A jet of light came and hit Lily in the stomach, Mr. Potter said that they were all actually looking at Mr. Diggory with his wand stuck out. He said Miss Evans got instant pain in her stomach and she felt blood on her dress, and began to hold it tighter until she fell into Mr. Potter's arms. He said that he was telling her not to leave him, and that help was on the way and that's when we were called and got to Miss Evans as soon as possible."
"Oh my," came from Cassidy's mouth. "Amos threw a curse at her to start bleeding from her stomach?"
"Yes, a deadly curse he threw at her…if she does not survive Amos will go to Azkaban."
"What was with the flower?" Peter asked.
"I knew it was Lily," Gabby said crying. "James had given to me to give to Lily, so I threw it and she picked it up…I'm guessing that's when Amos threw the curse at her…it just took time for her to feel it?" Albus nodded his head. "I had no clue James was the guy dancing with Lily," Gabby sighed.
"I remember James holding a girl tightly, but I didn't know it was Lily. I knew his sister was going with a fourth year to the dance, and I figured it was her." Sirius said talking quietly staring off in space. "I couldn't get to him to help him, or I would of…no one would move."
Cassidy tightened her grip on Sirius's hand she was holding and he turned to her, "No one blames anyone except Amos."
"Can we see her at St. Mungo's?" Alice asked.
"Yes you may, that's why I got all of you out of the Common Room. Floo Powder is on the mantel piece, tell Mr. Potter I will be by soon to check on Miss Evans."
"Yes sir," they all said in mutually.
When the five were all in St. Mungo's they went to the front desk, where a very old witch was sitting there half way asleep.
"Where is Lily Evans?" Sirius asked waking the old woman up.
"Huh?"
"Where is Lily Evans at?" He repeated.
"Middle name please?"
"Lily's or mine?" Sirius asked confused.
"Lily's."
"Uh…"
"Marie," all the girls said together.
"Ah, yes. She is down the hallway in ICU, there is a young man down there in the ICU waiting room."
They all nodded and went down to where James was sitting, he was a wreck and when he saw them walk into the waiting room with him he smiled. "Dumbledore let you guys come too?"
"And why wouldn't he?" Gabriella asked.
"I figured he would."
"Have you seen her yet?" Alice asked sitting next to James.
"Nope not yet," James sighed as Sirius sat on the other side of James with Cassidy on the other side of Sirius. Gabriella sat beside Alice with Peter on the other side of Gabriella.
"I hope they let us see her soon," Cassidy sighed and Sirius put his arm around her.
"You can go first and see her when they let us Cass." James said finishing his fifth cup of coffee.
"No, James you can. I can see how worried you are, she wanted to go to the dance with her. You were there for her when she was attacked by Amos at the dance, you rescued her from Amos when he tried to rape her this evening." The girls' now all had tears rolling down their faces, they felt so badly for Lily.
"W-was he inside of her yet?" Alice sobbed.
"No, not yet." James sighed, he didn't want to be the person to tell Lily's friends…he wanted her to tell them…but they wanted to know, and Lily would be too distraught for a while to tell anyone. "I don't know what all happened in there, but when I got there he was trying to enter her. I stunned him and he fell over and off the bed. I turned around so Lily could get dressed and when she was dressed I comforted her and told her she had to go to McGonagall."
"He got further then Mitchell did," Cassidy said and then regretted saying it as everyone turned to her.
"What?!" James said ready to kill.
"Well, as Mitch was leaning over her to insert her, she kicked him in the balls and put on her clothes and ran home. She told her mum that I invited her to come over and she ended up staying the whole summer."
"Mr. Potter?" Came a voice and they all turned to see a nurse, "Miss Evans is stable and she's asking for you."
"Sure you don't want to go in first, girls?"
"No, James go." Cassidy said as they all watched him walk out.
Lily felt horrible, tonight thoroughly sucked. What with happened with Amos, and then what happened with her at the dance. Thank god James had saved her from Amos in Amos's bedroom…but who was the wonderful guy that had been dancing with her.
The door opened and there was James in the costume of the guy that she'd been dancing with, she smiled and then her eyes bugged out and she began to cry, "Lily?! What did I do?"
"Y-you're the guy that I danced with?"
"Yeah," he smiled.
"You, t-told me that you loved me, you told me I couldn't die." She sobbed.
James sat beside her on her bed, he was feeling nervous he'd already said it to her earlier. "I love you Lily Evans. Yes, I was the guy that danced with you I was the one who held on to you until help arrived, and I do love you."
Lily was crying, but happy tears. James put his arms around her and held her close. Tonight was close, really close. He'd almost lost her and that couldn't happen. He could never lose the beautiful, wonderful Lily Evans.
She pulled back from the hug and looked at him, his eyes were full of worry. James saw fear and confusion in her eyes. "James, will you do me a favor?" She asked him.
"Anything for you, my Lily flower." He whispered, and it gave her goose bumps.
"You said you love me?" He nodded, "Then please stay with me tonight. Don't leave my side, I'm afraid of what will happen next." He nodded and held her in his arms.
She turned over so she was looking at him, he kissed her forehead. She leaned up to kiss him on the lips. The kiss went on for sometime, and they broke apart when they heard a door open. It was Sirius, followed by Cassidy, Alice, Gabriella, and Peter.
"Interrupted again by the one and only Padfoot." James chuckled.
"At least you kissed her this time, Prongs." Sirius beamed.
"How are you feeling?" Cassidy asked.
"I hurt." She turned to James and grabbed her forehead, "Why do I have this bandage up here?"
"I don't know, Lily." He kissed where the bandage was at.
"Is that the only one you have?" Alice asked.
"No," Lily shook her head and pointed to her stomach where the jet of light had shot her. "I'd show you, but I'm in a hospital gown and there are boys around."
"We're going to come back tomorrow, and we'll bring you some pajamas and books and some of your things."
The nurse came back in and looked at all the people that were now in Lily's room. "Miss Evans needs to get her rest now, so all of you need to go."
"We'll come and see you tomorrow." Cassidy said waving to her friend, James had his arms so tightly around her, as if he was afraid he'd lose her.
"Yeah, we'll be here bright and early." Alice said smiling.
"Take care," Gabby said.
"Bye, Lils." Sirius said
"Yeah…bye." Peter squeaked.
"Coming James?" Sirius asked.
"No, I'm going to stay with Lily. I don't want to leave her."
"Alright later man."
The four walked out and the nurse closed the door and approached Lily. "I'll be back in half an hour to give you your medicine."
"Is it okay, if I put on some pajama shorts or pants?" Lily asked.
"Yes, there's some in the closet. But, let your boyfriend get it for you, I only want you out of bed to use the bathroom."
"Okay." Lily sighed and the nurse walked out of the room. She was glad that James stayed with her. She loved her girlfriends, they were the best. But, she wanted James to be with her…for some reason she knew she could trust him with no questions asked.
James got up and went to the closet, "Which pants do you want?" He asked turning back to her.
"What colors are there?"
James chuckled, it would be Lily to ask something like that even in the state she was in. "Yellow with suns and clouds, blue with teddy bears, purple with moons and clouds, and pink with penguins."
"Pink with penguins," she giggled. James got them down for her and couldn't help but laugh…they were the most ridiculous pajama pants he'd ever seen.
"Pink with penguins?" He laughed, "Now what does pink with penguins intrigue you about?"
"Pink is my favorite color, and penguins are my favorite animal…so them together is the best!" She giggled.
"Here you go," he handed to her. "If you need any help, I'll go get a nurse for you.
"No," she grabbed his hand. "Enough people have seen me hardly dressed tonight. You've seen me in my bra, and then tonight in nothing but my bra and panties. I have my gown on, I just need you to put the pants over my feet and then get the waist to my arm length and I can pull the rest up."
"Are you sure that you can trust me?"
Lily chuckled, "You're the only guy I can trust."
"Never thought I'd hear that."
"Yeah, I never thought I'd be saying it."
James helped her into her pajama pants, until she could reach them and pull it up. He helped her back into bed, and she groaned she hurt really bad. James got back with her after she was in.
"Do you want to see it?"
James looked at her oddly, "See what?"
"Where the jet of light hit me."
"Only if you want me to." Lily nodded and raised the hospital gown up since she now had pajama pants. She undid some of the bandages, so James could see it. There was a big black mark right over her belly button, and there was a green ring around it. She put the bandages back on and looked up at James, he looked so sad.
"What's wrong?"
He put rested his forehead on hers, "I'm so sorry for all of the horrible things that have happened to you."
She pulled back, "What are you apologizing for? You had nothing to do with any of them? I'm just so lucky that you've been here for me."
He smiled and leaned down to kiss her again, and boy did it feel wonderful to kiss Lily Evans without Sirius interrupting them.
"Ehh hem." Came the nurse's voice, 'damn' James thought to himself, it must have been thirty minutes. "I just need to take Miss Evans temperature, check her wounds, and blood pressure and then I'll leave." She said smiling at the cute couple.
"Alright," James said getting up and sitting in a chair across the room. Lily began to pout, which caused James to smile. She was cute when she pouted.
Ten minutes passed by and the nurse smiled and said, "Alright, I'm done. Mr. Potter you can come and spend time with your girlfriend again."
Lily chuckled and James looked at her and couldn't help smiling, he loved it when she smiled, laughed…or did anything.
"What's so funny, silly?" James asked her, "They really have you doped up on the medication don't they?"
"She called me your girlfriend," she giggled.
"That's funny?" James asked feeling hurt, "Oh, I know we said we were only going to be friends…but it's funny to think of you as my girlfriend?"
"James no, that's not what I meant." Lily said, her eyes changing from gleaming to sadness, and James felt bad, he never wanted her eyes to look sad because of him. "James I meant, that I thought it was funny that we'd ever be together…because you don't see me like that…you see us just as friends."
"Lily," James picked up her hand and kissed it. "I love being your friend, and I've told you I love you, but I don't love you like a friend…I love you like a guy would love his girlfriend. I love being your friend, but it would be so much more if you were my girlfriend."
Lily had her head tilted down, and James went on. "I know that Stoyan hurt you, by cheating on you with Narcissa."
"Cassie told you, didn't she?" Lily asked looking down at the sheets still.
"Don't be mad at her, I wanted to know everything about you."
"I'm not mad at her."
"Like I said, I know that Stoyan hurt you by cheating on you with Narcissa, Mitchell with what he tried doing to you during the Christmas Holidays, and with what Amos has put you through tonight. Lily I'd love to be your boyfriend, but I understand that you can't trust guys at the moment. I understand those assholes have been killing you slowly inside. But, just promise me that anytime you feel upset or in danger you'll come to me. I swear I'll always be here for you. When you feel like you can trust a guy, I'd like to be your next boyfriend, and hopefully you'd accept me."
"J-James…I never said I didn't like you…I like you a lot."
"Lily?" James started getting excited, "What are you saying, or is this just the medication?"
Lily smiled at him and kissed his nose.
"When your ready, Lily Evans, will you be my girlfriend."
"Yes."
