Lily awoke with a weight in her stomach. It was beyond her how she was able
to get to sleep the previous night. Amy's trial was that afternoon.
Although Amy had told everyone not to come, Lily felt it was her duty to be
present for her friend. Any would do the same for her friends.
James rolled over, grabbing the covers from Lily, as he mumbled something about not being able to catch the snitch. Lily slowly sat up while rolling her eyes at him. The Chudley Cannons were holding tryouts for a new seeker later that week. James would give anything to be apart of the ream, even throw away his hard-earned captainship of England's prized Quidditch team.
Lily dragged herself out of bed and left James in what was obviously a nightmare for him as he now began to mutter things like 'One more chance...I can do better...', 'It wasn't fair...', 'or 'Damn snitch!' She pulled on her slippers and began to head downstairs to start breakfast.
She pulled the fridge open and stood in front of it, letting her mind wander and think about the trial. A car alarm from down the street went off and brought Lily back to her senses. She closed the fridge and walked back upstairs to get dressed finding that she didn't' have an appetite at the moment.
James heard the shower running and looked over at Lily's empty side of the bed. He hoped that she had made breakfast and began to drag his feet down the stairs. The usual breakfast aroma did not meet his nose. Then James remembered that it was the day of Amy's trial. He sighed, ruffled his hair, and trudged over to the fridge.
There was a clatter from the kitchen below that scared a sleeping Sirius from his sleep. He sat straight up in bed with all of his senses alert. Since his animagus form was a dog, Sirius figured that was the reason for his sharpened senses and quick movements.
He heard the shower stop in the room next door and Lily's faint humming. Well, that explained the crash at least. It was now obvious that James was doing the cooking this morning. A crash sounded again from the kitchen. Sirius sighed and pulled himself out of bed figuring James would need some help.
After some struggling, a few burnt pieces of toast, and many screams from Lily, breakfast was ready. The three of them ate in silence listening to the clinking of forks and knives. When Lily was done eating (a.k.a. rolling the food around on her plate) she pushed her plate away from herself and flicked her wand at the dirty dishes and pans that were gathered by the sink. They began to clean themselves. It was a wonder how she could have gotten along without magic.
James pulled his chair out and went upstairs to shower. He was half way up the stairs when he heard Sirius say something which was closely followed by Lily's laughter. James paused as a wave of guilt passed over him. He should have been more cheery and normal that morning. He should have been able to make Lily laugh. James sighed and continued up the stairs, not looking forward to the rest of the day.
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Amy drew her cloak tighter around her wishing that she had thought to wear a sweatshirt underneath. She had known that the trial was to be held in the dungeon, but she obviously wasn't thinking about that. Amy looked out into the stands and saw all of her friends, who were there against her will, smiling supportively at her except fro Remus who looked slightly nervous. In the end, Amy knew she would thank them for coming.
She also knew that there was no way that she could be charged as guilty. The Wizengamot was on her side, although Amy strongly suspected that it was because Dumbledore was their head counselor. Amy didn't care, as long as she won the case and got to go back to her normal life without the press sleeping on her doorstep.
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It was now May, two months after the trial, and Amy had found that she rarely went anywhere without two things: Remus and a smile. Her life had gone back to normal and the press was starting to get sick of having doors slammed in their faces and having to go to St. Mungo's to have their faces put back into proportion thanks to Amy's wonderful hexes. She couldn't complain, life was good again.
It was a rainy afternoon on May 17th, the day before Lily's 19th birthday, and Amy, Gloria, and Teresa were trying to think of what to do for Lily's birthday. It had to be special and it had to be unforgettable. Her 18th birthday party was going to be extremely hard to top. The whole school was talking about it for weeks after it happened. Amy had half a mind to put a copy right on the party elements so they wouldn't be used again.
They had made little progress with the party plans except they knew it was going to be at the Potter house, it had begin after 5 pm, everyone was invited, and there was going to be lots of food. It wasn't too much, but it was a start. James was to be Lily's escort to the party and agreed to keep her out of the house from the hours of 12-5. 5 hours to get everything set up and to get everyone over to the house. They would be able to manage.
"Ah! I have the perfect idea!" screamed Gloria and she motioned for the rest of the girls to move in closer to her.
"Gloria, I must say, that is the best idea you have had in your whole life!" screamed Teresa.
Amy immediately began a list of party supplies, Teresa started the guest list, and Gloria started the list of food. It was going to be the perfect party.
James rolled over, grabbing the covers from Lily, as he mumbled something about not being able to catch the snitch. Lily slowly sat up while rolling her eyes at him. The Chudley Cannons were holding tryouts for a new seeker later that week. James would give anything to be apart of the ream, even throw away his hard-earned captainship of England's prized Quidditch team.
Lily dragged herself out of bed and left James in what was obviously a nightmare for him as he now began to mutter things like 'One more chance...I can do better...', 'It wasn't fair...', 'or 'Damn snitch!' She pulled on her slippers and began to head downstairs to start breakfast.
She pulled the fridge open and stood in front of it, letting her mind wander and think about the trial. A car alarm from down the street went off and brought Lily back to her senses. She closed the fridge and walked back upstairs to get dressed finding that she didn't' have an appetite at the moment.
James heard the shower running and looked over at Lily's empty side of the bed. He hoped that she had made breakfast and began to drag his feet down the stairs. The usual breakfast aroma did not meet his nose. Then James remembered that it was the day of Amy's trial. He sighed, ruffled his hair, and trudged over to the fridge.
There was a clatter from the kitchen below that scared a sleeping Sirius from his sleep. He sat straight up in bed with all of his senses alert. Since his animagus form was a dog, Sirius figured that was the reason for his sharpened senses and quick movements.
He heard the shower stop in the room next door and Lily's faint humming. Well, that explained the crash at least. It was now obvious that James was doing the cooking this morning. A crash sounded again from the kitchen. Sirius sighed and pulled himself out of bed figuring James would need some help.
After some struggling, a few burnt pieces of toast, and many screams from Lily, breakfast was ready. The three of them ate in silence listening to the clinking of forks and knives. When Lily was done eating (a.k.a. rolling the food around on her plate) she pushed her plate away from herself and flicked her wand at the dirty dishes and pans that were gathered by the sink. They began to clean themselves. It was a wonder how she could have gotten along without magic.
James pulled his chair out and went upstairs to shower. He was half way up the stairs when he heard Sirius say something which was closely followed by Lily's laughter. James paused as a wave of guilt passed over him. He should have been more cheery and normal that morning. He should have been able to make Lily laugh. James sighed and continued up the stairs, not looking forward to the rest of the day.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!
Amy drew her cloak tighter around her wishing that she had thought to wear a sweatshirt underneath. She had known that the trial was to be held in the dungeon, but she obviously wasn't thinking about that. Amy looked out into the stands and saw all of her friends, who were there against her will, smiling supportively at her except fro Remus who looked slightly nervous. In the end, Amy knew she would thank them for coming.
She also knew that there was no way that she could be charged as guilty. The Wizengamot was on her side, although Amy strongly suspected that it was because Dumbledore was their head counselor. Amy didn't care, as long as she won the case and got to go back to her normal life without the press sleeping on her doorstep.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was now May, two months after the trial, and Amy had found that she rarely went anywhere without two things: Remus and a smile. Her life had gone back to normal and the press was starting to get sick of having doors slammed in their faces and having to go to St. Mungo's to have their faces put back into proportion thanks to Amy's wonderful hexes. She couldn't complain, life was good again.
It was a rainy afternoon on May 17th, the day before Lily's 19th birthday, and Amy, Gloria, and Teresa were trying to think of what to do for Lily's birthday. It had to be special and it had to be unforgettable. Her 18th birthday party was going to be extremely hard to top. The whole school was talking about it for weeks after it happened. Amy had half a mind to put a copy right on the party elements so they wouldn't be used again.
They had made little progress with the party plans except they knew it was going to be at the Potter house, it had begin after 5 pm, everyone was invited, and there was going to be lots of food. It wasn't too much, but it was a start. James was to be Lily's escort to the party and agreed to keep her out of the house from the hours of 12-5. 5 hours to get everything set up and to get everyone over to the house. They would be able to manage.
"Ah! I have the perfect idea!" screamed Gloria and she motioned for the rest of the girls to move in closer to her.
"Gloria, I must say, that is the best idea you have had in your whole life!" screamed Teresa.
Amy immediately began a list of party supplies, Teresa started the guest list, and Gloria started the list of food. It was going to be the perfect party.