1Who was James yelling at? Lily pulled herself up from the couch and made her way towards their bedroom. But Sirius and her father-in-law were in her way.
"Hey, gorgeous," Sirius greeted.
Lily smiled. She knew she looked like crap.
"Why is James shouting?" she asked them.
"Something about sleep," Jonathan dismissed. "Is he alright?"
Lily looked at him funny for a moment. How was she supposed to know?
Lily pushed through them and opened the door to her bedroom. "James?"
James just grunted.
"Are you okay, baby?" she asked him, advancing towards the bed.
James lay on top of the covers with a pillow covering his head.
"I just want to sleep," he mumbled, obviously upset. She removed the pillow from his face.
"Can I get you something?" she asked him quietly, pushing the hair away from his eyes. His forehead was creased with tension.
Lily went to get him a wet cloth to help him sleep. She was slightly unnerved by Jonathan and Sirius standing in her doorway, but she chose to ignore them.
She put the cool cloth on his forehead.
"Where were you last night?" he managed.
"Don't worry about it," she soothed. "I just fell asleep on the couch."
He seemed to be relaxing, so she got up and left the room.
"Why is he so upset?" she asked the guys accusingly, after soundlessly closing the door.
Jonathan explained, "We've cancelled Quidditch."
Lily stared in quiet disbelief.
"We've been getting tips from some of our spies, and..." Jonathan was interrupted.
"Like Snape?" Lily accused.
"Like some of our spies," Jonathan evaded.
"Does James know that it was Snape?" Lily asked.
"No, thank goodness," Jonathan breathed.
She didn't know how to feel about the news. She sat quietly down at the table with Sirius and Dumbledore. Jonathan began to prepare breakfast. That was him, always taking charge.
There was thoughtful silence in the kitchen for a short moment. But that didn't last long, as Remus soon strode comfortably into the kitchen.
"Did y'all hear about this?" he asked, completely engrossed in the news article.
He sat, and looked up at the somber faces in the room, and felt incredibly stupid for asking such a ridiculous question.
Remus and Lily exchanged a significant glance, that was not lost on the others. But they were spared questions as Jonathan served the pancakes.
No one could think of anything to say, so they sat in uncomfortable silence; all except Sirius and Remus who seemed to be silently communicating across the table.
And all of a sudden Lily felt a little sick. She tried to quietly excuse herself, but Sirius noticed how weird she was looking.
"Are you okay, Lily?" he asked his greenish friend.
But Lily didn't answer. Se was sick. She abruptly stood and ran from the table, her long hair streaming out behind her.
"You get her, I'll get him," Sirius instructed lazily, and the two jumped from their chairs simultaneously.
James and Sirius emerged from the bedroom just in time to see Lily slam the door in Remus' face. James pushed past his concerned friends and knocked lightly on the bathroom door.
After a few seconds of no response, he entered.
Lily was on the floor, her head hanging over the toilet.
He knelt down beside her and deftly gathered her hair into a messy ponytail, protecting it. He rubbed her back soothingly, and after a while, she started to cry.
Lily hated to throw up, and she felt horrible.
Jonathan and Dumbledore quietly came to check on Lily, and as they approached, they saw James holding a crying Lily on the bathroom floor. Jonathan motioned for Remus and Sirius to stop gawking and leave them alone.
They went back to the kitchen and cleaned up before heading out. On the way to the door, Jonathan saw Remus whisper something to Sirius, whose eyes were getting bigger by the second.
"Really?" he asked excitedly.
"Don't mention it to Jamesm, or Lily will have my head," Remus warned.
Jonathan and Dumbledore exchanged amused glances. They could only guess what Remus knew.
