Hey everyone! Sorry it has taken so long to get some new stuff up, but I'm only uploading one chapter tonight. There's only 2 more chapters after this until we're caught up with the harrypotter.com message boards posting. I really want to get some new stuff there and then continue uploading here. I think that this post is a semi-cliff hanger. Not so much as the two to come. Hope to get some more reviews!
*MARCH*
Schoolwork seemed to increase once the month of March started. The teachers seemed to think that exams were right around the corner. Through, the Easter holidays were still a while away. Lily was started to slip in her classes, but didn't seem to worry much. She still has As in everything so she didn't care. She spent more of her time working on the animagus procedure. Her research was progressing well and she figured she would be ready by the end of the year, January at the latest. She found this hard to believe, as it was suppose to take several years.
It was a rather chilly night and Lily was working on a potions essay in the common room. The tower was half empty as the older students were in Hogsmeade. As Lily wrote down how many newts' eyes were needed in a headache potion, *Author's note: factual? Who knows!* she though about how easily she could be anywhere because of the ring Kerrie gave her. All she would have to do is think about was where she wanted to be. She could go across the world. Lily thought that was a bit of a stretch so she kept writing down ingredients and the dangers of overdosing.
Lily was excited when she woke up on March 17th, Saint Patrick's Day. She was half Irish, which she thought was a dead giveaway, having red hair and such fair skin. She got dressed in a green turtleneck that matched her eyes perfectly. She put her hair in a braid and tied a green ribbon at the end. After grabbing her books she headed to breakfast alone.
Her friends gradually joined her at the table, Jack being the last one to arrive. She said she has to talk to a teacher before class. The meal was filled with conversations of the upcoming Quidditch match. The bell rang and they all headed for Herbology.
Professor Dailey, in good spirits, let the class go outside to look for four leaf clovers. Lily and James were the most successful, each finding 3 clovers. They shared them with their friends and then headed off to Defense Against the Dark Arts.
The Professor *Author's note: I can't remember if I made up a name for the DADA teacher so…yeah* also had a surprise for them. The students had all entered the room and taken out their books. The Professor came in not long after, followed by a few little men dressed in green suits with top hats. Throughout the lesson, the leprechauns (as they were introduced) did little tricks, like dropping coins, and making a formation to insult the professor. Everyone left the class in a cheery mood, looking forward to the rest of their lessons.
They were terribly disappointed upon arriving to their Potions classroom after lunch….
Professor Dailey was waiting for the class to enter the classroom. Cauldrons were already set up with water in them.
"Pop test!" Professor Dailey yelled with enthusiasm.
The class went into hysteria. You couldn't understand a word anyone was saying. After a few minutes of screeching and yelling, Professor Dailey cast a silencing charm on them.
"Okay listen up! As you can see, there are numerous ingredients on my desk. You will be making the counter potion to the silencing charm that I have placed on you. Working in pairs, you will test your potion on each other. I'm allowing one question per group. You have one hour. If you have forgotten any of these instructions, they are on the board. Begin."
The class was in a panic. They had done this potion weeks ago. Sirius was Lily's partner.
Not being able to talk while working in pairs was no easy task. Lily got the ingredients she could remember they needed. Sirius lit the fire and got the water to a low boil. They used a rather odd type of sign language, making and gestures and using the ingredients. Sometimes they would write longer questions on a piece of parchment.
They had gotten to the last ingredient. Sirius asked Lily on the parchment if they should use their question now. Most people had already used theirs. Lily shook her head. She answered in reply
'I'd rather ask how long we wait to take it'
Sirius nodded in agreement. They chose an ingredient and put it in. they then waved Professor Dailey over to ask about how many minutes they needed to wait.
She wrote 'Simmer for 5 minutes. Cooling charm for 10. Taste.'
The pair mouthed 'thank you' and waited for the time to taste it.
The fifteen minutes they had to wait before testing it seemed to take forever to pass. Lily constantly checked her watch, which didn't help much either. Sirius was sitting calmly in his chair, drawing on a piece of parchment. Finally Lily's watch beeped. Sirius and Lily glanced at each other. They hadn't conversed who would be taking the potion yet.
"I'll take it," Lily mouthed.
"No I will," Sirius mouthed back.
"No, Its okay, I will," Lily pressed.
"We both will," Sirius mouthed to her.
Lily nodded. They each got a glass and filled it with a little bit of the potion. They clinked glasses and chugged the liquid.
Lily thought she was going to gag. She started feeling faint. She glanced at Sirius and he was deathly pale. Lily tried to speak but nothing came out. She tried to walk but as soon as she started to move, the floor began to spin. Lily closed her eyes and fell. A thud next to her signaled Sirius had done the same. As soon as their bodies hit the ground, they both blacked out.
Lily opened her eyes and was looking at a blue sky. Her head was aching. She leaned up slowly to look around. Her eyes enlarged as she realized where she was. She had returned to the garden. It was re-grown and looked even more beautiful than she remembered. She turned her head and saw Sirius sitting next to her.
