Chapter 13: Post School: Bad news
A young man stood out side the door of a small quaint cottage in Godric's Hollow, holding his cloak tightly to his chest against the heavy wind and rain of a late summer storm . He took a steadying breath and rang the bell. A voice from inside laughed and the door opened.
"Remus!" lily shouted pulling him inside and enveloping him in a hug. "How've you been we haven't heard from you in a while!" she took his cloak and closed the door. James walked into the room carrying a bundle of blankets. A Black Shaggy Dog bounded between his legs nearly knocking him over and pouncing on Remus. "Big bloody dog." James muttered steadying himself and fixing the bundle.
"Remus! Mate! Should've told us you were stopping in!"
"James! Will you put him to bed! For goodness sake!" James exited the room, and lily and Sirius escorted him to the kitchen. James a moment later bundle-free. He began putting dishes on the table, Sirius and Remus helped.
"Dinner" lily said placing a finely cooked chicken on the table.
"You are a wonderful cook darling" James said kissing her on the cheek while pulling out her chair for her.
"Well, tuck in" lily said eyeing James in a teasing way. They commenced a fine dinner, bet Remus did not eat much. They chatted on and on and he could only watch with a lump in his throat that steadily rose. Finally they fell a bit silent and he decided he could hold this in no longer...
"There is something" Remus said looking purposefully at the lap across the room "Er-" his twisted his hands in his lap. "There- erm... there is some news," he continued quietly "that Dumbledore wishes you to know... " the room was silent as Remus told them of the prophecy, and the precautions to be taken in time. The silence was deafening in Remus' ears as he finished. He looked up at them all again, Sirius' mouth hang open and James' stared through the wall into the room he assumed was harry's, and lily had her hand over her mouth silent tears streaming down her face. He stood up.
"I have to be going." James nodded, lily closed her eyes and Sirius blinked. He walked down the hallway, taking his cloak and walking out the door, closing it carefully.
He was half way down the path when lily ran up to him from behind.
"Remus..." she called through the rain. He turned around slowly, to face a mangle of soft red hair hugging him tightly, and sobbing. She held him for a while before moving her lips to his ear to whisper to him; "I love you." he held her back and looked him in the eyes. "I'm sorry."
"It's not a bad thing you know that right?" he asked quietly rain dripping across both of their faces. She leaned into his ear whispering again. "You have no idea what I know..." she stepped back looking him in the eyes. "This will be the last time I ever see you." she said tears falling slowly down her face mixed with rain droplets.
"You don't know that." he said flatly. she shook her head "yes, Remus I do." she looked behind her at the house quickly, before kissing him, one last time.
He watched at she ran back into the house, her hair whipping behind her in the dark ...
A/N: this is not the end i repeat this is NOT THE END. there is one more chapter to go yes, just one, but well, i think I only got one reveiw for the last chappy, so i give up... no j/k that's not why, it just had to end eventually.. but I have a new story coming out soon! I'm not sure what I'll name it next but whatever...