A/N: I'm finally back with the newest chapter! Sorry it took me so long to
update but I think my muse is on permanent vacation~ Anyways, thanks so
much to Danz! You are too sweet for words! Anyways, I have over 50
REVIEWS!!! So I am going to thank each and every one of my first 50
reviewers (crazy, I know, but it'll be fun ^_^) Thank you all so much!!!
Thanks to . . .
Templa Otmena, SilentMidnight, James, Alcapacien, Laina3, trashcan, slippersRfuzzy, SilentMidnight, Mequel, Tanya J Potter
AND
Templa Otmena, number1princess, Catherine24, Angel Street, Indiangurl, kimmerz, Slytherinangel922, Laina3, The Vampire Risika, girlwholived
AND
Lost Angel (take care Lyss), Templa Otmena, champtennis, Laina3, Angelic Moonlight22, Angel Street, number1princess, Alcapacien, no name
AND
Radiion-hobbitwarrior, child-of-scorpio, LiLy MaLfOy13, Megan Evans, kuliogirl, kuliogirl, yayori, sneha, Penguin'N'Tales, BlAH Blah bLAH
AND
Cris, imagine, child-of-scorpio, Penguin'N'Tales, KrisKG, yayori, yayori, KrisKG, Sara, Penguin'N'Tales
And thanks to Danz for reviews 51-62!!! You are just too sweet ^_^
ON WITH THE STORY!
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Emerald eyes gleaming with tired tears, Lily's pale eyelids flickered open, blinding her sensitive eyes with streaming sunlight. Rolling over, the bruised redhead let out an audible moan as her tense body seized up in searing pain. Taking in a sharp gasp of air, Lily frantically searched her mind, trying to remember, but the pain was so intense that she could not concentrate. She felt like the daring heroine in the romance novels she so loved, the ones who would gallantly throw themselves from the highest cliff rather than be forced into marriage with a man she could not love, except that rather than have made the smooth impact against the water, Lily felt as though her body had been continuously berated on the sharp and jagged stones below.
Eyes slowly adjusting to the blinding light, Lily recognized the dull blue curtains drawn around her uncomfortable cot. The Hospital Wing, she was in the Hospital Wing, but why? Try as she might, Lily could not recollect the events that had landed her here.
Glancing around the enclosed area, Lily noticed a spindly bedside table overflowing with richly decorated cards and piled high with what looked like half the Honeydukes storeroom. But despite the alarming amount of well-wished gifts, the object that caught Lily's eye was a single, flaming red tiger lily placed delicately in a sparkling green jar. The flower, even brighter than her fiery hair, stretched its petals towards her, moving like a sunset from a glowing orange near the center to the radiant pink at the tips. Each petal sprinkled with a handful of black freckles, the flower was an icon of perfection, the one true beauty that nature had to hold. Captivated by the flower's radiance, Lily fell into a mesmerized trance, only to be pulled back to reality by the sound of footsteps approaching her enclosure.
"Finally awake, I see!" Madam Pomfrey stated cheerfully as she pulled the curtains aside. "And how is the patient feeling?"
"Like I've been thrown into a wall," Lily mumbled, struggling to sit up as the nurse placed a steaming tray before her.
"Well, eat up, you'll need your strength," the young nurse spoke sweetly before proceeding to shove a thermometer in Lily's mouth.
"-an ooh ell me what a-end?" Lily asked thickly, the thermometer impairing her speech.
"What's that dear?" Madam Pomfrey extracted the thermometer and, apparently pleased with the temperature, urged Lily to eat.
Moving to pacify the nurse, Lily took a sip of hot chocolate, immediately feeling warmth spreading through her tired limbs. Swallowing deeply, Lily repeated her question, "Can you tell me what happened?"
Madam Pomfrey hesitated, smile fleeing from her lips. "Do you not remember?" she questioned timidly.
Lily shook her head, sending a cascade of rippling hair down her back.
"Nothing at all?"
"Well, I . . . I remember going to see Professor Dumbledore, and I remember someone laughing cruelly, but that's all." She frowned, disappointed in her lack of memory.
Madam Pomfrey pursed her lips, deep in thought, "Well, I'm afraid I can't give you any facts, you'll have to speak to the headmaster." And with that, she gestured at Lily to finish her meal and bustled out of the room.
Sinking back into the deep pillows, Lily closed her eyes, racking her brain for any inkling as to the past events, but, as before, nothing came. Shaking her head in self-disapproval, Lily limply lifted a piece of buttered toast to her lips, indulging in her meal as her mind chided her for wondering . . . where was James?
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Sorry it's so short! But, yeah, I haven't had much time lately, hopefully I'll be able to update later this weekend! Anyways, if you have any extra time, my friend just posted her first story. It's a James and Lily fic and she'd really like you to check it out if you have time! Her pseudonym is Ansa12 and the story is "James plus Lily equals Love??" so yeah, props to anyone who checks it out! Remember my loverly reviewers, the sooner you review, the sooner you get a new chapter! ^_^ Thanks for all your sweetness!
Thanks to . . .
Templa Otmena, SilentMidnight, James, Alcapacien, Laina3, trashcan, slippersRfuzzy, SilentMidnight, Mequel, Tanya J Potter
AND
Templa Otmena, number1princess, Catherine24, Angel Street, Indiangurl, kimmerz, Slytherinangel922, Laina3, The Vampire Risika, girlwholived
AND
Lost Angel (take care Lyss), Templa Otmena, champtennis, Laina3, Angelic Moonlight22, Angel Street, number1princess, Alcapacien, no name
AND
Radiion-hobbitwarrior, child-of-scorpio, LiLy MaLfOy13, Megan Evans, kuliogirl, kuliogirl, yayori, sneha, Penguin'N'Tales, BlAH Blah bLAH
AND
Cris, imagine, child-of-scorpio, Penguin'N'Tales, KrisKG, yayori, yayori, KrisKG, Sara, Penguin'N'Tales
And thanks to Danz for reviews 51-62!!! You are just too sweet ^_^
ON WITH THE STORY!
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Emerald eyes gleaming with tired tears, Lily's pale eyelids flickered open, blinding her sensitive eyes with streaming sunlight. Rolling over, the bruised redhead let out an audible moan as her tense body seized up in searing pain. Taking in a sharp gasp of air, Lily frantically searched her mind, trying to remember, but the pain was so intense that she could not concentrate. She felt like the daring heroine in the romance novels she so loved, the ones who would gallantly throw themselves from the highest cliff rather than be forced into marriage with a man she could not love, except that rather than have made the smooth impact against the water, Lily felt as though her body had been continuously berated on the sharp and jagged stones below.
Eyes slowly adjusting to the blinding light, Lily recognized the dull blue curtains drawn around her uncomfortable cot. The Hospital Wing, she was in the Hospital Wing, but why? Try as she might, Lily could not recollect the events that had landed her here.
Glancing around the enclosed area, Lily noticed a spindly bedside table overflowing with richly decorated cards and piled high with what looked like half the Honeydukes storeroom. But despite the alarming amount of well-wished gifts, the object that caught Lily's eye was a single, flaming red tiger lily placed delicately in a sparkling green jar. The flower, even brighter than her fiery hair, stretched its petals towards her, moving like a sunset from a glowing orange near the center to the radiant pink at the tips. Each petal sprinkled with a handful of black freckles, the flower was an icon of perfection, the one true beauty that nature had to hold. Captivated by the flower's radiance, Lily fell into a mesmerized trance, only to be pulled back to reality by the sound of footsteps approaching her enclosure.
"Finally awake, I see!" Madam Pomfrey stated cheerfully as she pulled the curtains aside. "And how is the patient feeling?"
"Like I've been thrown into a wall," Lily mumbled, struggling to sit up as the nurse placed a steaming tray before her.
"Well, eat up, you'll need your strength," the young nurse spoke sweetly before proceeding to shove a thermometer in Lily's mouth.
"-an ooh ell me what a-end?" Lily asked thickly, the thermometer impairing her speech.
"What's that dear?" Madam Pomfrey extracted the thermometer and, apparently pleased with the temperature, urged Lily to eat.
Moving to pacify the nurse, Lily took a sip of hot chocolate, immediately feeling warmth spreading through her tired limbs. Swallowing deeply, Lily repeated her question, "Can you tell me what happened?"
Madam Pomfrey hesitated, smile fleeing from her lips. "Do you not remember?" she questioned timidly.
Lily shook her head, sending a cascade of rippling hair down her back.
"Nothing at all?"
"Well, I . . . I remember going to see Professor Dumbledore, and I remember someone laughing cruelly, but that's all." She frowned, disappointed in her lack of memory.
Madam Pomfrey pursed her lips, deep in thought, "Well, I'm afraid I can't give you any facts, you'll have to speak to the headmaster." And with that, she gestured at Lily to finish her meal and bustled out of the room.
Sinking back into the deep pillows, Lily closed her eyes, racking her brain for any inkling as to the past events, but, as before, nothing came. Shaking her head in self-disapproval, Lily limply lifted a piece of buttered toast to her lips, indulging in her meal as her mind chided her for wondering . . . where was James?
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Sorry it's so short! But, yeah, I haven't had much time lately, hopefully I'll be able to update later this weekend! Anyways, if you have any extra time, my friend just posted her first story. It's a James and Lily fic and she'd really like you to check it out if you have time! Her pseudonym is Ansa12 and the story is "James plus Lily equals Love??" so yeah, props to anyone who checks it out! Remember my loverly reviewers, the sooner you review, the sooner you get a new chapter! ^_^ Thanks for all your sweetness!