James woke up confused...he hated that feeling, hated not being in control of his surroundings, and things were...blurred, like waking up from a bad dream.
...He'd
been...duelling...well more fighting really...helping out when...
The eyes, he remembered the eyes.
"Bellatrix"
Shuddering he got to his feet and looked around, she'd left him his wand, but he had a few cuts and bruises to show for the battle...but there was somthing else...she'd done somthing to him...made him...
He cursed under his breath and appearated quickly back to Godric's Hollow. Lily jumped up, eyes tear stained from where she had sat cradelling her heavilly pregnant stomach...
"James!" she excalimed jumping to her feet and embracing her husband tightly "I was so worried when you didn't get back last night...I thought...god I thought he'd..."
"He didn't show...sent the lackeys..." James winced as he spoke and Lily looked up shocked.
"What happened, you look like you've gone rounds with a dragon"
"Not a Dragon...well sort of a one...You remember Bellatrix...Sirius' cousin"
Lily nodded "Course...she called me a mudblood my first day at Hogwarts...then cursed me..."
"Yeah well she's one of his now...Is Sirius around...or was he earlier"
Lily regarded her husband worry in her eyes "James, talk to me...
For the first time possibly in his life James didn't know what to say, he couldn't say it, couldn't tell Lily. "...She managed to hit me with the Imperius...then she...she just left and told me not to stop her...Got away...nearly had her in Askaban Lil..."
Lily embraced her husband, or as closely as she could with the bump.
"I'm sure you fought back James, but the Dark Arts that woman must know...thats why our side seem to be dropping like flies...we don't fight as dirty as they do...she used an Unforgivable for Merlin's sake"
"They're considering it you know" he added glad for a change of subject as he walked toward the couch. "Barty Crouch has this idea of making the Unforgivables legal...just to Aurors, to catch them I mean"
Lily was shocked to say the very least "They can't do that that's crazy, lowering us to their level...does he mean all of them..."
James nodded "All of them...Anyway have you seen Sirius...we've got some stuff to sort out..."
"He and Remus were reporting to the Order last I heard...and Lena's on her way over, she said she'd turn up eventually"
"Suppose I should report too...how do I say that...how do i tell em I let her..." he trailed off and Lily smiled encouragingly
"Just say what happend...maybe your gigantic ego needs pruning...again" she teased,
James laughed and sat back on the table, he'd forget the whole thing...forget what Bellatrix had done, It was better that way, better if Lily didn't know, especilly in her condition...besides, Bellatrix would end up in Askaban sooner or later, all those like her would...But Sirius, How could he keep it from his best mate as well as his wife...he'd have told Lily the whole story but for the pregnancy...Sirius though...he'd get it out of him somehow...he somehow always managed to.
