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Chapter 42
Lily opened the curtain that was around James's bed to hear a woman screaming at him, "…bloody hell what were you…hello Lily dear." Grace Potter said smiling at the young lady, "I suppose James has been griped out by you already?"
Lily shook her head no, "I was much to in stock yesterday. You can go on."
"Lily!" James whined.
"Good," Grace said with a smirk that Lily knew too well. That just happened to be the smirk James had when he was being mischievous. "Close the curtains and I'll put a Silencing Charm around, like I had before you showed up here."
"Hello Grace," Professor Dumbledore said walking up to James's bed with Madam Pomfrey.
"You're cuts look much better, Mr. Potter." Dumbledore said inspecting James's arms. "Wonderful job, Poppy."
Madam Pomfrey blushed grossing out Lily and James, "Not me Albus. Thank the potions and that Mr. Potter is a fighter."
"What about the scabs?" Grace asked.
"Mr. Potter will wear his robes or a longed sleeve shirt until they are just scars. Then Albus or myself will perform a Concealing Charm, but we leave one scar."
"Why?!" James asked outraged.
"So the next time you want to be this drastic, you'll remember."
"That's a great idea," Grace said nodding.
"I don't think that's too hot," James grumbled.
"I agree with Grace," Lily said.
James looked at her disbelieving, "You do?!"
"Me too," Dumbledore said nodding.
There was a girl screaming again and everyone in the room except James went rigid.
"I swear that girl never bloody shuts up!" James said rolling his eyes and Grace went very pale, "Screams at all hours of the bloody night. Once, just once I'd like to get a full night of shut eye. As a matter of fact she's got some lungs on her…to come to think of it she sounds a lot like…" James got as pale as his mother and started look around. "No, it couldn't be…mum?"
Grace's head fell, "I'm sorry to say that it is her."
James became furious, "You all knew and didn't even bloody feel like telling me?! When you know how much I love that child!"
"We were…"
"James," Dumbledore spoke and silenced the angry Potter. "They didn't tell you because I ordered them not to."
"But why not?"
"I was afraid it would worsen your condition."
James nodded understanding silently, "When can I see her?"
"Tonight. Poppy will release you before dinner. Miss Evans will escort you to dinner, and after dinner the two of you can see her."
James turned to Lily, "You haven't seen her either?"
Lily shook her head no.
"Miss Evans?"
"Yes Professor?"
"Would you mind collecting Mr. Potter's homework assignments today?"
Dumbledore's eyes sparkled, "I believe you have Potions in five minutes, Lily? I suggest you hurry."
Lily nodded and said goodbye, she knew it wouldn't take five minutes but she could tell that she needed to go.
"Lily!"
She turned around to see her best friend, "Cassidy!"
They hugged and Sirius looked a little down, that's when the girls said at the same time. "GROUP HUG!" Sirius laughed, "I love you guys."
"Aww! Lily said batting her eyes like you of Sirius's groupies.
"We love you too!" Cassidy said patting Sirius on the back.
Cassidy and Sirius's relationship was a bit confusing. They'd broken things off two days after school had started and said they'd be better off friends. So Sirius Black's fan club was back again. And Cassidy loved to pick on him about it. Lily h ad a feeling that they would be back together soon.
"So Lilers," Sirius said throwing his arm each girl. "Where were you this morning?"
"Hospital Wing."
Sirius nodded, "Figured that, so you didn't hear the announcement this morning."
"What announcement?"
"There's going to be a Christmas Ball again this year," Cassidy said happily.
"Wow," Lily said wondering who she'd go with this year.
"It's going to be great!"
Lily smiled, "Yeah great."
"So how's Prongsie?" Sirius said still walking with his arms around the girls as they headed to Potions in the dungeons.
"Better, he'll be out at dinner tonight."
"Really?!" Sirius screamed and began to jump up and down to have girls in the hallway to begin to giggle at him.
"Watch out Black," Cassidy laughed. "You might double your fan club."
Potions with the Slytherins was horrible and Lily kept thinking how lucky James was to be in the Hospital Wing. Since James wasn't in class Sirius got paired off with Heather Cox, Lily and Cassidy were together, Alice and Gabriella, Remus and Peter, and Malfoy with the nasty Paris Waters.
After class all Sirius did was complain about Heather Cox, about how much of a dunderhead and a slut she was. Lily could have sworn she saw a smile creep across Cassidy's face.
By the end of the day, Sirius had to help Lily with James's homework. So Lily, Cassidy, and Sirius hung out in the Head's Common Room until it was time for dinner.
"You know James's fan club is going to fan all over him after he gets out." Cassidy said eating her favorite sweet, chocolate frogs.
"Okay? Why would I care?" Lily said fidgeting.
"Because you two are back together," Sirius said.
"No we're not."
"What?!" Sirius and Cassidy asked at the same time.
"We're just friends."
"You didn't look like just friends at the funerals."
"We were consoling one another. James lost his father and I lost…"
"You're boy toy."
"It was my fault, Tyler was my best friend."
"Whoa! Rewind!"
"Re…what?" Sirius asked confused.
"Muggle thing," Cassidy said before turning back to Lily. "I am your best friend and you're mine…period."
"You knew what I meant."
"No I don't."
"Well when James went through his 'Paris' phase you were with Sirius sand Tyler was the only one I could turn to."
"WRONG!" Cassie said rolling her eyes, "He was the only one you would turn to. It felt like, to Gabby and me, that just because we were dating James's friends that you hated us. You only turned to Tyler and Alice. No matter how many times Gabriella and I tried to get you to owl us back, you wouldn't. And you wouldn't have anything to do with us."
Lily's shoulders slumped, "I know and I'm sorry. It was the only way I knew for sure I could get James out of my life."
"Yeah who would have guessed the two of you would help each other during the tragedy that happened."
There was a knock at the portrait, "I wonder who that is?" Lily asked walking to the portrait. There was an odd ma at the door.
"Miss Evans?"
"Yes?"
"Good, Albus sent me to talk to you and Mr. Potter."
"James isn't here."
The man looked confused, "But Albus said the Potter boy would be released today."
"Good, I'll be back at eight o'clock sharp."
"Who are you?"
"Oh, right. Sorry, must have given you a fright. Alastor Moody, Head of the Aurors."
Lily froze.
"Albus and I are good friends, he said you two would most likely want to know what happened that night."
Lily was still frozen.
"I'll be back tonight." The man said walking away, but Lily stayed glued to her spot.
Cassidy and Sirius wondered what in Merlin's name had that man said to make her so rigid?
"Lily?"
"Lilers?"
She didn't answer and Cassidy looked really concerned. Sirius turned Lily around to them to see her silently crying.
Cassidy gasped, "Lily! What's the matter?"
In between sobs, she spoke. "That's the man…from the Head of…the Aurors." Cassidy and Sirius gasped, "Dumbledore asked him…to…to talk to James and me…about that night."
"Oh bother," Sirius sighed.
"I want you two here," Lily stated.
"I don't know…"
"Please Cassidy!" Lily begged.
"Sirius and I'll ask Dumbledore."
Lily was walking to the Hospital Wing to get James and she was angry. Dumbledore had said that Cassidy and Sirius couldn't join Lily and James. Some bull about hat Mr. Moody was very precautious and nervous around people he didn't know. That Mr. Moody would only talk to Lily and James."
She opened the door to see Madam Pomfrey and James having yet another argument."
"Mr. Potter! You have to!"
"Never!" He said as the school nurse chased him around his bed.
"Miss Evans!' Madam Pomfrey said looking relieved, she knew that James would listen to Lily.
"Please convince Mr. Potter that an old fashioned Muggle shot doesn't hurt."
Lily frowned, "Why does James need a shot?"
"Because he won't take the potion that was brewed for him, he said because it smells funny."
Lily chuckled, "She's right you know. It doesn't hurt at all."
"You're just saying that because she asked you to," he sulked like a two year old and Lily giggled at how immature James was being.
"No I'm being honest James," his heart fluttered. "I just feels like a pin prick."
"But that needle is so big!" He whined.
"I'll hold your hand."
James looked tempted but he shook his head no.
"I wouldn't lie to you James. Remember when you thought my Muggle blow-dryer was going to eat my hair?" He nodded and Madam Pomfrey chuckled silently. "I told you it wouldn't and look I still have all my hair."
"But she wants that thing to touch my bum!" Lily giggled, he was being too cute and this didn't make James happy. "You'll see my bum!"
"Most Muggle shots are given in the bum."
James made a face of disgust and then a thought struck him, "Well if you get to see my bum…then I get to see yours!"
Lily's mouth made an 'O' shape and then she slapped his arm. "James Harry Potter! Well, I guess."
Both Madam Pomfrey and James's eyes bugged out, "But only as much of yours I see equals how much of mine you'll see."
Madam Pomfrey just barely pulled James's underwear down and gave him the shot, "All done." She said wiping alcohol down on the spot and putting a Muggle band-aid on it.
"That's it?! I barely felt a thing!"
"Told you," Lily said.
"Lily's bum time!"
"After dinner, when we're back in our Common Room."
"You can go Mister Potter, the two of you can come back in an hour to see your sister."
Dinner had ended up being a smashing good time. The other three Marauders with the help of Gabriella and Cassidy made all the Slytherin's hair pink, turn to one another and, "I Got You Babe." but what had to be the funniest was Snape was dressed like Cher and Malfoy was Sonny Bono.
All of the Marauders looked happy to have James back. They'd all met Peter's new girlfriend, Katie. Katie Chen, Hufflepuff Seventh Year. With as little brains as Wormtail had.
Even though Lily wanted to see Sarah, she didn't want dinner to end. Lily couldn't remember the last time she'd been so happy.
James looked down at his watch, "We need to go Lily." She nodded and they walked in silence. To be truthful, Lily wasn't looking forward to tonight at all.
"James?" He made a kind of grunt to let her know that he was listening.
"We need to be back in our Common Room by eight."
He stopped, "Why?"
"There's a man coming by to see us."
"Who?"
"Alastor Moody."
James froze, "No."
"Dumbledore sent him."
"What?! What the bloody hell for?"
"Dumbledore figured he could tell us what happened that night."
"Who said I wanted to know?"
"I'm guessing our actions."
"What actions?"
"Well, I made a bloody fool of myself at Tyler's funeral and I blame myself for his death. You were terribly upset at your father's funeral, you've been cutting yourself since we heard about your father's death. And last night I almost found you…" Lily had to choke back a sob "…almost dead."
"James blinked twice, "I didn't know you cared."
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN 'I DIDN'T KNOW YOU CARE?!' YOU BLOODY IDIOT!"
James gave her a smirk and a light peck on the lips, and Lily looked at him in amazement. James was prepared for her to slap him in the face and give him a scolding. They walked in silence and Lily placed her fingers to her lips. They burned with fire…but a good kind of fire…a fire that she hadn't felt in a long time…a fire she wanted to feel again.
James looked at her from the corner of his eye and blushed at seeing her touch her lips. She must have liked the kiss, he'd been wanting to do that for a while now. Of course they'd kissed before, but the last time she'd been terribly upset and so had he.
It was amazing at how she could make him feel so alive. If only she could trust him again.
"Lily! James!" A voice called out to them and when they turned around they were both surprised to see who was calling them. James began to growl and Lily stared blankly.
"Amos?" She asked.
"Yeah! I came to thank you guys."
"For what?" James growled, "For getting off of attempted rape?!"
Amos blushed and Lily looked down at her feet. She wished James would keep his bloody trap shut and that Amos would fall off the end of the world.
"No…for letting me go."
"Go?"
"You don't remember? My girlfriend…well fiancée now, had our baby."
"Oh," Lily said. "What did you guys name it?"
"We had a boy," Amos said proudly. "We named him Cedric Kane Diggory. Almost lost Nicole."
"Who?" Lily questioned and James was just floored that she was being so nice to him.
"My fiancée, she almost died in childbirth…she won't be able to have another baby. But I guess that's what I deserve after what I tried to do to you."
"You're damn right!" James yelled stepping in front of Lily protectively.
"James, shh!" She said pushing him out of the way.
To James and Amos's surprise Lily gave Amos a hug, "I'm sorry you almost lost Nicole and I'm sorry you can not have another baby. My prayers are with you and you're family."
Lily pulled back and Amos blushed, "Thanks Lily, you're a real sweetheart." Amos dug in his pocket and gave Lily a picture of Amos, one of the most ugliest girls Lily had ever seen…must have been Nicole, and a tiny baby with lots of hair…Cedric.
"Why are you two down here?"
"We're going to visit my baby sister," James growled grabbing Lily's hand and walked off. In the background you cold hear Amos yell, "Bye Lily! Bye James!"
Outside of the Hospital Wing James turned to look at Lily, "How come you were so nice to that piece of…"
"James Harry Potter! You really need to watch your mouth!" Lily said rolling her eyes at him, "Besides my mum always told me to kill my enemies with kindness."
"Ah-ha," James nodded. "Abigail Evans, mastermind of kindness."
James then turned around and realized where they were at his whole attitude changed.
"James?" He turned around to her soft tone, "I promise everything will be alright." He nodded and Lily pulled him into a hug and James hid in her fire like hair.
When Lily pulled back from the hug, she realized how close their faces were and before she knew it…they were kissing again. Not snogging, but sweet kisses with lots of passion. Lily felt as if she were on fire and her hormones were in over drive.
James pulled away before Lily wanted him to, and he rested his forehead on hers. "We need to go see her," Lily nodded in agreement.
"Hello Mr. Potter, Miss Evans." Madam Pomfrey said from her desk, "Professor Dumbledore and Mrs. Potter are already in there. She's in room number five."
A room number? This had to be really bad. You usually only got a bed with a curtain around, but if you actually in a room…well you were pretty bad off."
James opened the door and let Lily go in first. They both gasped at what they saw. Sarah was tied to the bed, bound by Muggle things used in Muggle hospitals.
"What in bloody hell?!" James looked at Dumbledore furiously. "First you get Moody to come to have a little 'chat' with Lily and me. Then you bound my sister down?!"
"James it's for her own good," Grace spoke up.
"Codswallop."
"I never explained to you…"
"What mum?!"
"The women on the Potter blood line are all blessed to be Seers."
"What?!"
Grace nodded and went on as James and Lily took a seat. "They usually gain their powers at the age of sixteen, usually someone dear to them dies." She went on, "You're father's death was unexpected and Sarah's ability has already come in. You're grandmother Victoria Potter-Bones, was a world known Seer. Sarah is afraid of what she sees and is hiding as a five year old. Her most comfortable year."
"The year before father started working all the time, the year before Voldemort's name was known all over Britain."
"Exactly."
"Madam Pomfrey is about to give her a potion, James." Dumbledore spoke up, "One where she will not be able to see any of your futures until she is ready to handle them. This is why she is screaming…this is why she is trying to go back to when she was five years old."
James went up to hold Sarah's hand and she immediately began to whimper, "James get back!" Grace yelled. James moved back and Sarah began to cry.
"Run James…take Lily and the baby…run…don't let him…NO JAMES!"
James's eyes got wide and he turned to look at Lily. She was paler than ever.
"NO LILY! NO! TAKE THE BABY! DON'T LET HIM GET YOU!"
Sarah whimpered, "Poor Harry."
"What in Merlin's name?!"
"James we need to leave," Lily whispered.
"No not yet."
"We've got to meet Moody and your sister needs her medicine."
No one heard Sarah whimper, "Poor Harry."
James was already so upset and Lily was confused. James, a baby, and herself…hadn't she had a dream like this before? She couldn't quite remember.
"James?" He turned around and what she saw of him scared her. She'd never seen him this upset, not even over Harold's death.
He sat down on the loveseat in their Common Room and patted the seat beside him and she sat beside him. He put his arms around her protectively and she snuggled close to him. They were quite for a while."
"What do you think she was screaming about?" Lily asked and James sighed deeply. It was obvious he wasn't ready to talk about this yet.
"I have no clue Lily. Maybe we stay friends after Hogwarts…and I try and save you and your baby…maybe someone is after you and your baby…or maybe after me."
"Or both?"
"Yes, or both."
There was a rapping at the portrait and James looked at his watch, "Eight o'clock sharp."
