Recap of Last chapter:
A snake-like man she didn't know was standing in front of her with what appeared to be a stick in his hand. She just looked at him confused. Then, he raised his wand and said two words she's never heard of before.
"Adava Kadavera!" She felt pain for about a split-second. Then all she saw was light.
~*~*~In Lily's Mind*~*~
Green light at first was all around her. Then, the next moment, she felt completely peaceful. She saw white light all around her. Immediately, her memories seemed to come back to her.
"Lily." A soft voice echoed. Lily looked around for the source of the word. She recognized it. Looking up, she saw something that almost made her collapse from relief.
"Mum?" She said breathlessly. "Mummy, is that you? Dad?"
Her mother and father were both floating there, looking happy and at peace.
"Yes, Lily. It is us." Her father said softly. Lily let out a sound that was a half sob/ half laugh. She jumped a little in happiness.
~*~*~*~*~
The little first year boy was running all around the halls of the castle. He had no clue where Dumbledore's office was! He still couldn't believe it. That beeping noise would be sure to haunt him for the rest of his life. He never saw anyone up close before that may be dying.
Just then, he could have passed out with relief. A few feet in front of him, Dumbledore walked at a leisurely pace. He picked up pace and in a few seconds he was at the Headmaster's side, pulling on his arm.
"Headmaster! Come quick! It's Lily! Lily Evans! Something's wrong with her" he explained quickly. Dumbledore's eyes widened in worry and he said, "Mr. McDermott, go back to your common room. Everything will be alright. Thank you for telling me." And with that, Dumbledore turned around and rushed down the hall as quick as he could without actually running.
The little boy just stared at where Dumbledore was a few moments ago. Without another word, he turned and headed to the Ravenclaw common room.
~*~*~*~*~
The Marauders were all still in, surprise surprise, the library along with a lot of other fifth years that decided to catch up on some undone homework before their next class started. They four all shared a table, oblivious to lustful glances thrown there way by a group of Hufflepuff fifth years at the table next to there's. James and Sirius were on one side with Remus and Peter on the other. James, Sirius and Peter were still working furiously on their Transfiguration essay while Remus had a rather large pile of books in front of him, trying, in vain, to read them all before Potions.
James just finished a paragraph on his parchment. He started on the next. In mid-word, he stopped. His brows furrowed and he lowered his quill. Something wasn't right. He had this weird feeling in his stomach. Maybe he forgot to do something. Maybe it was about the prank they were going to pull tonight on the Slytherians. He just couldn't get rid of the feeling.
Remus noticed his friend's abrupt stop. Looking up from his book, he glanced questioningly over at James. James just stared down at his essay, eyes not moving or blinking, quill still in his hand.
Remus lowered his head to try to meet James' eye. When that didn't work, with his head still lowered, he asked concernedly, "James? Something wrong?"
James snapped his head up so quick Remus was thinking he might have whiplash. "I'm sorry, Remus, what did you say?" he questioned.
"I just asked if anything was wrong. You looked worried about something." Remus replied. Sirius and Peter looked up from what they were doing, now.
"No, I just have this feeling." James said simply.
Sirius raised his eyebrows and asked, "A feeling? What do you mean?"
"I dunno. Something just doesn't feel right." James answered, sounding perplexed, "Did we forget to do something? Other than the Transfiguration homework, I mean."
Peter shook his head, "I don't think we did."
James made a 'hmm' noise. Then, his expression changed to a look of indifference and he said, "Oh well. It's probably nothing. Come on, we should finish up. Potions starts in about twenty minutes."
~*~*~*~*~*~
Dumbledore burst into the hospital wing. What he saw before him was Madame Pomfrey frantically working on Lily to get her to respond to anything. He also noticed the noise in the large room. Beeping sounds from Lily's monitor seemed to be getting faster and faster. Dumbledore rushed to Madame Pomfrey's aid.
"What happened?" Dumbledore demanded while he stirred a potion Pomfrey shoved in his hands.
The nurse shook her head and said, "I don't know. One minute I was getting a potion out of my office to fix Mr. McDermott's arm, and the next, he was shouting to me that something was wrong with Lily. When I got out here, her heart monitor seemed to be going haywire. Her heart is speeding up alarmingly fast. At this rate, she could..." she trailed off when she heard the machine beside her go into a steady 'beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep'.
The color drained from her face and she looked Dumbledore right in the eye. Dumbledore's eyes widened; all sparkle lost in them. He knew what she was about to say. It simply broke his heart.
"S-she's dead." The nurse said in a shaky voice. Tears started to form in her eyes. "Miss Evans...is dead."
Dumbledore declined his head and closed his eyes painfully.
~*~*~In Lily's Mind~*~*~
"I can't believe it. It's really you! Mummy, daddy!" Lily exclaimed, tears of happiness streaming down her face.
Her parents smiled at her.
Lily stopped jumping up and down and said suddenly, "Am I in heaven?"
"Sweetie, no you're not in heaven." Her mother said gently yet sadly.
"Lily, flower, listen to us. It's not your time yet, princess." Her father said.
She looked up, startled.
~*~*~*~*~
The silence in the hospital wing was horrible. Both the Headmaster and the nurse stared at the lifeless body before them. How could this have happened? She was stable, she was almost fine. There wasn't a chance of her to die anymore. So what went wrong? There wasn't any sign of something wrong with her. All that happened was her heart sped up and then...she was gone. It didn't make any sense. What...went...wrong?
Lily's lifeless body burned in Dumbledore's mind. Looking up from her, he glanced at the horrified nurse and said, "I'd better go find Mr. Potter and his friends"
Madame Pomfrey looked up at him, one lone tear making its way down her cheek and she nodded slightly.
Dumbledore turned and walked out the door in search of Lily's closest friends.
~*~*~*~*~
This couldn't be happening. More tears started to form in her eyes. She wasn't going to be with her mother and father? "What?" she asked in a shaky voice, "But, I wanna be with you. I really miss you two. Nobody back on earth misses me. It won't be such a terrible loss to them. Really it won't." She pleaded.
"Listen sweetheart, other's back on earth, they do miss you. Your friends, James, he very much misses you. Trust us, pumpkin. You are not alone in that world. I know Petunia and the rest of your family may not care all that much about you, but the others 'do'. They need you, Lily." Her mother said gently.
Tears were now streaming down her face. She just couldn't believe it. Making a last attempt to reason with them, she said, "But, Voldemort used the killing curse on me. I 'must' be dead."
Her father shook his head, "Lily, dead, you'll understand everything one day. For now, though, they need you back on earth. You have a prophesy to fulfill."
Lily's brows furrowed, "I-I don't understand Dad. What prophesy?"
"You'll know everything one day." Her father answered vaguely. "Now, it is time to say good-bye Lily, my precious flower."
Lily let out a sob and she raised her hand to her father's. She looked at him right in the eye and said, "I love you dad."
"I love you too, princess." He replied.
Lily looked at her mother, who was smiling gently, "I love you, mum."
"As do I, sweetie." She replied as she took two of her fingers, kissed them, and reached out to touch Lily's wet, tearstained cheek.
Then next moment, the light faded and Lily was lost in blackness.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Never had a student died in the presence of her before. There was never a time when anything 'really' life threatening happened at this school. This was the first and most terrible experience for Madame Pomfrey.
Letting all her emotions overwhelm her, she sank into the chair next to Lily's bed. She closed her eyes painfully and took in a deep, shaky breath. She'd have to fill out a death certificate. That horrifying thought entered the young nurse's head. She'd have to owl her family and tell them.
"Thank goodness Albus is telling her friends. I don't think I could do that' she thought to herself.
Sighing and standing up, Madame Pomfrey walked slowly back to her office to start writing the death certificate.
~*~*~*~*~*~
As Lily was surrounded in darkness, she started to feel a bit odd again. Just like a few minutes ago when Voldemort took her memory. Slowly, it started to happen again.
~*~*~*~*~*~
In her office, the nurse had just taken out a quill and ink. Setting the simple, blank certificate on her desk, she reached over with the quill and dabbed it into the ink. She started to write 'Lily' on the parchment. She stopped in mid-word as she heard something surprising outside her office.
'Beep beep beep beep beep beep...'
Rushing out of her office, she let out a shaky gasp. "Wait a minute. What is going on?" she mumbled incredulously as she hurried over to Lily's heart monitor that made the noise. Blood drained from her face once again. 'It's not possible' she thought to herself.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Dumbledore walked swiftly down one of the halls. The pain inside him was unbearable. Never before had a student died in his command over Hogwarts. Never. And this part he had to do now was the worst.
Walking up to the Potions door, he knocked twice and entered.
The Potions professor stopped in mid-word when he saw Dumbledore enter his office. Managing a forced smile that looked more like a scowl, the Professor asked, "What can I do for you, Dumbledore?"
Dumbledore smiled weakly in return and glanced around the room, spotting the marauders not to far away whispering to themselves and writing on a piece of parchment. They looked so happy and carefree. Turning his attention back to the waiting professor, Dumbledore said in a grave voice, "I'm afraid I'll need to take Mr. Potter, Mr. Black, Mr. Lupin, and Mr. Pettigrew away from you for the rest of class."
The professor had a sour look on his face as the surprised four walked out the room with the Headmaster. James looked curiously over at the Headmaster. He got another one of those feelings in his stomach. Something bad must have happened.
"Professor, is anything wrong?" Sirius asked confused. They hadn't pulled a prank in a few days. Surely they couldn't be getting punished.
Dumbledore stopped walking right in the middle of the hall and looked at them all full in the face. It was now of never. "Boys, I'm afraid I have some horrible news."
Color quickly drained from their faces. "W-what is it, Headmaster?" Remus asked shakily.
'It's about Lily.' James realized suddenly, 'It has to be about Lily. Dumbledore would not have taken us from class if it didn't concern Lily.'
"It's Miss Evans, boys." Dumbledore said, to the surprise of the other three minus James, shakily, "I'm sorry to tell you this, but...Lily has passed away. I'm sorry boys." He repeated.
James felt as though the world had suddenly ended. His knees buckled and he grabbed the wall for support. "No." he whispered, then he started to breathe raggedly. Sirius looked as though he were in shock. He just stared at the Headmaster with wide, unconvinced eyes. Remus had tears in his eyes and his face had gone even paler than before. Peter was slowly shaking his head, tears forming in his eyes as well.
"T-that can't be true, sir" Sirius said, his voice quivering. "S-she was fine when we left her this morning. IT'S NOT TRUE! SHE CAN'T BE DEAD!" he said the last part shouting. A tear made its way down his cheek as he started to breathe heavily.
James started to cry silently. Leaning further against the wall, he sand onto the ground. His legs wouldn't hold him anymore. He put his head in his hands. 'No, no, no. Not Lily. Not my best friend Lily. Not the Lily that used to help me read. The Lily that was always kind to anyone, enemy or friend. She can't be dead!'
Remus was pacing back and forth, tears freely falling down his face. He kept running a hand through his hair. He kept repeating, "Oh no. Oh please god, no. Not Lily." over and over again.
Peter was opening and closing his mouth over and over. He was wringing his hands uncomfortably.
Dumbledore just stared at the floor, a lone tear falling from his eye. "I'm so sorry." He whispered.
~*~*~*~*~
Madame Pomfrey had just checked over Lily. When she just finished, she was pale. "S-she's stable. But...that's impossible." 'But...but it's happening. Right here in front of me. It's a miracle.'
Madame Pomfrey, for the second time that day, sank into the chair beside Lily's bed. This time though, not out of grief and sorrow, but out of surprise and relief. She looked at Lily disbelievingly. She shook her head and whispered, "What is going on with you, child?"
~*~*~*~*~*~
It had been ten minutes before anyone had said anything. They were still out in the hall; James and Sirius were sitting side by side on the ground. Remus was still pacing and Peter was looking at them all, wide eyed. Dumbledore just stood there, not staring at anything in particular.
Finally, Dumbledore broke the silence and said to them, "Come with me." And he lead them to the hospital wing to say their last good-byes.
When they got there, Madame Pomfrey opened the door and looked as though she was just about to head out and look for someone. Her hair was frazzled and her eyes were wild with wonder. Dumbledore stared at her in concern.
"Poppy, are you alright?" he asked gently. The marauders were all behind him, not paying close attention. "Did something happen?"
"I believe she's back." Pomfrey said breathlessly.
Dumbledore's eyed widened and he said, "What did you say? What do you mean?"
"Lily." The boys' heads snapped up, "Lily is alive, Albus. I don't know how. But, she's alive."
"But, that's impossible. We saw her die. We were right there. Are you sure, Poppy?" he replied half skeptical, half hopeful.
"Come and see for yourself. She's still unconscious, but she's breathing and her heart monitor indicates she's fine." The nurse answered, beckoning them in. James and the others looked at each other disbelievingly. Then, without a word, they sped past the headmaster and nurse and raced to Lily's bedside, where they heard the beeping noises. James sank into the seat beside the bed in absolute surprise.
"She's really alive." He breathed out as Sirius sat in the chair next to his, his expression the same as James'. Peter sat on the bed next to hers, looking like he'd seen a ghost.
"How is this possible?" Remus asked the nurse weakly.
The nurse shook her head in confusion, "I don't know. All I know is that one minute, she was legally dead, the next her heart starts beating and she's stable. I believe it is a miracle."
~*~*~*~*~*~
Dumbledore and Madame Pomfrey were inside her office, talking. The marauders surrounded Lily's bed, weak with relief.
"Can't believe we almost lost her." James mumbled.
"I thought I was dying as well when Dumbledore told us. It was like my heart was ripped out of me." Sirius said.
At that moment, Dumbledore and Madame Pomfrey walked out of her office. The boys all looked up at them curiously.
Dumbledore walked straight up to them and said gently, "Boys, Madame Pomfrey and I just finished talking with Dr. Jonahs, the head healer at St. Mungos Hospital. We're going to transfer her over there. We think maybe they'll take better care of her there."
James looked as though he's birthday had just been cancelled. "She's going to be leaving? When?"
"As soon as you boys say goodbye to her. We're going to use a portkey to get her there. So whenever you're ready." Dumbledore answered.
"How long will she be gone?" Peter asked.
"I don't know. How ever long it takes to wake her up. It could be weeks, months, and boys not to startle you, but it may even take years." Dumbledore said gravely.
"So, we almost lost her once today, and your saying we're losing her again?!" Sirius asked incredulously.
"It is the only way to help Miss Evens get better." Madame Pomfrey insisted.
"They have better equipment there. Maybe this is just what she needs to get better. We'll give you a few minutes" Dumbledore said as he started to walk out with the nurse.
"So, who wants to go first?" Remus asked weakly.
When no one volunteered, Peter spoke up and said, "I will." The others nodded and they left the room.
Five minutes later, Peter walked out and Remus walked in. It took a little longer, so about 15 minutes later, a tearstained Remus emerged. Sirius was next. About twenty minutes later, he came out, sniffing back tears.
"Your turn James." He said quietly. James nodded and walked in.
"Hey, flower." He said softly, taking her small delicate hand in his. Already tears were forming in his eyes by just feeling her hand in his.
"I'm going to make this goodbye short. It might be less painful that way." He said, "I'm sorry all this happened, Lils. No one deserves this, especially you." He paused and then said, "But, you're going someplace where you might get better. You 'will' get better Lily. You're a fighter, and one day, you 'will' wake up.
"I can't believe that you won't be here anymore. I mean, before at least we could see you and talk to you even though you wouldn't answer back." He paused again, "Now, though, we can't even do that. Oh, Lils, if I could just take you away and escape this place, I would in a heartbeat. But something Dumbledore said was true. Maybe this 'is' just what you need to feel better.
"I wish we could go back in time to when we were three. Everything was so simple then. I could protect you better then. You're my best friend Lily. And, whether you can here me or not, wherever you go, always remember that. You will always stay in my heart...I love you Lily. I don't mean a friendship love. I love you more than life itself. I know I should have told you a long time ago, but I was afraid. Afraid you wouldn't like me the same way. And now-," he broke off as his voice cracked and a tear fell from his eyes. He continued on with a quivering voice, "now I may never get to tell you. Merlin Lily, I hope you can here me. Because, I'm not afraid anymore. I'm not afraid you won't love me back. All I want if for you to be okay and to know that I love you. To know that there will always be someone on this planet who loves you."
And with that said, James bent down and kissed her softly on the lips. Since his eyes were closed, he didn't notice a change in Lily. When he pulled back, he squeezed her hand gently and released it. He got up and as he was walking towards the door, he whispered, "Bye, Flower."
He didn't notice that the hand he was holding seconds before, twitch slightly.
~*~*~*~*~
A/N- *sighs* well that chapter was just sad. I'm sorry for dragging this Lily in a coma for so long. Well, anyway, as you probably guessed, the next chapter will be a pretty good one. (Hint: Lily wakes up). Oh, and one more thing. I'm wondering if anyone has noticed any clues throughout the last few chapters. If you've read another story of mine, you should kind of understand something. For now, all I have to say is thanks for reviewing.
*She heard a moan behind her.
*"Ok...who are you?"
*The sparkle in her eyes was gone.
*"Contact St. Mungos."
*"I'll do find Mr. Potter and the rest again."
*"Hey, Lils. You kept us pretty worried for a while."
*She smiled at them, looking confused, "Ok, so I have...four boyfriends?"
*"Ok, I think we're just confusing her more."
*"Get some rest."
A pretty vague preview. Sorry about that.
A snake-like man she didn't know was standing in front of her with what appeared to be a stick in his hand. She just looked at him confused. Then, he raised his wand and said two words she's never heard of before.
"Adava Kadavera!" She felt pain for about a split-second. Then all she saw was light.
~*~*~In Lily's Mind*~*~
Green light at first was all around her. Then, the next moment, she felt completely peaceful. She saw white light all around her. Immediately, her memories seemed to come back to her.
"Lily." A soft voice echoed. Lily looked around for the source of the word. She recognized it. Looking up, she saw something that almost made her collapse from relief.
"Mum?" She said breathlessly. "Mummy, is that you? Dad?"
Her mother and father were both floating there, looking happy and at peace.
"Yes, Lily. It is us." Her father said softly. Lily let out a sound that was a half sob/ half laugh. She jumped a little in happiness.
~*~*~*~*~
The little first year boy was running all around the halls of the castle. He had no clue where Dumbledore's office was! He still couldn't believe it. That beeping noise would be sure to haunt him for the rest of his life. He never saw anyone up close before that may be dying.
Just then, he could have passed out with relief. A few feet in front of him, Dumbledore walked at a leisurely pace. He picked up pace and in a few seconds he was at the Headmaster's side, pulling on his arm.
"Headmaster! Come quick! It's Lily! Lily Evans! Something's wrong with her" he explained quickly. Dumbledore's eyes widened in worry and he said, "Mr. McDermott, go back to your common room. Everything will be alright. Thank you for telling me." And with that, Dumbledore turned around and rushed down the hall as quick as he could without actually running.
The little boy just stared at where Dumbledore was a few moments ago. Without another word, he turned and headed to the Ravenclaw common room.
~*~*~*~*~
The Marauders were all still in, surprise surprise, the library along with a lot of other fifth years that decided to catch up on some undone homework before their next class started. They four all shared a table, oblivious to lustful glances thrown there way by a group of Hufflepuff fifth years at the table next to there's. James and Sirius were on one side with Remus and Peter on the other. James, Sirius and Peter were still working furiously on their Transfiguration essay while Remus had a rather large pile of books in front of him, trying, in vain, to read them all before Potions.
James just finished a paragraph on his parchment. He started on the next. In mid-word, he stopped. His brows furrowed and he lowered his quill. Something wasn't right. He had this weird feeling in his stomach. Maybe he forgot to do something. Maybe it was about the prank they were going to pull tonight on the Slytherians. He just couldn't get rid of the feeling.
Remus noticed his friend's abrupt stop. Looking up from his book, he glanced questioningly over at James. James just stared down at his essay, eyes not moving or blinking, quill still in his hand.
Remus lowered his head to try to meet James' eye. When that didn't work, with his head still lowered, he asked concernedly, "James? Something wrong?"
James snapped his head up so quick Remus was thinking he might have whiplash. "I'm sorry, Remus, what did you say?" he questioned.
"I just asked if anything was wrong. You looked worried about something." Remus replied. Sirius and Peter looked up from what they were doing, now.
"No, I just have this feeling." James said simply.
Sirius raised his eyebrows and asked, "A feeling? What do you mean?"
"I dunno. Something just doesn't feel right." James answered, sounding perplexed, "Did we forget to do something? Other than the Transfiguration homework, I mean."
Peter shook his head, "I don't think we did."
James made a 'hmm' noise. Then, his expression changed to a look of indifference and he said, "Oh well. It's probably nothing. Come on, we should finish up. Potions starts in about twenty minutes."
~*~*~*~*~*~
Dumbledore burst into the hospital wing. What he saw before him was Madame Pomfrey frantically working on Lily to get her to respond to anything. He also noticed the noise in the large room. Beeping sounds from Lily's monitor seemed to be getting faster and faster. Dumbledore rushed to Madame Pomfrey's aid.
"What happened?" Dumbledore demanded while he stirred a potion Pomfrey shoved in his hands.
The nurse shook her head and said, "I don't know. One minute I was getting a potion out of my office to fix Mr. McDermott's arm, and the next, he was shouting to me that something was wrong with Lily. When I got out here, her heart monitor seemed to be going haywire. Her heart is speeding up alarmingly fast. At this rate, she could..." she trailed off when she heard the machine beside her go into a steady 'beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep'.
The color drained from her face and she looked Dumbledore right in the eye. Dumbledore's eyes widened; all sparkle lost in them. He knew what she was about to say. It simply broke his heart.
"S-she's dead." The nurse said in a shaky voice. Tears started to form in her eyes. "Miss Evans...is dead."
Dumbledore declined his head and closed his eyes painfully.
~*~*~In Lily's Mind~*~*~
"I can't believe it. It's really you! Mummy, daddy!" Lily exclaimed, tears of happiness streaming down her face.
Her parents smiled at her.
Lily stopped jumping up and down and said suddenly, "Am I in heaven?"
"Sweetie, no you're not in heaven." Her mother said gently yet sadly.
"Lily, flower, listen to us. It's not your time yet, princess." Her father said.
She looked up, startled.
~*~*~*~*~
The silence in the hospital wing was horrible. Both the Headmaster and the nurse stared at the lifeless body before them. How could this have happened? She was stable, she was almost fine. There wasn't a chance of her to die anymore. So what went wrong? There wasn't any sign of something wrong with her. All that happened was her heart sped up and then...she was gone. It didn't make any sense. What...went...wrong?
Lily's lifeless body burned in Dumbledore's mind. Looking up from her, he glanced at the horrified nurse and said, "I'd better go find Mr. Potter and his friends"
Madame Pomfrey looked up at him, one lone tear making its way down her cheek and she nodded slightly.
Dumbledore turned and walked out the door in search of Lily's closest friends.
~*~*~*~*~
This couldn't be happening. More tears started to form in her eyes. She wasn't going to be with her mother and father? "What?" she asked in a shaky voice, "But, I wanna be with you. I really miss you two. Nobody back on earth misses me. It won't be such a terrible loss to them. Really it won't." She pleaded.
"Listen sweetheart, other's back on earth, they do miss you. Your friends, James, he very much misses you. Trust us, pumpkin. You are not alone in that world. I know Petunia and the rest of your family may not care all that much about you, but the others 'do'. They need you, Lily." Her mother said gently.
Tears were now streaming down her face. She just couldn't believe it. Making a last attempt to reason with them, she said, "But, Voldemort used the killing curse on me. I 'must' be dead."
Her father shook his head, "Lily, dead, you'll understand everything one day. For now, though, they need you back on earth. You have a prophesy to fulfill."
Lily's brows furrowed, "I-I don't understand Dad. What prophesy?"
"You'll know everything one day." Her father answered vaguely. "Now, it is time to say good-bye Lily, my precious flower."
Lily let out a sob and she raised her hand to her father's. She looked at him right in the eye and said, "I love you dad."
"I love you too, princess." He replied.
Lily looked at her mother, who was smiling gently, "I love you, mum."
"As do I, sweetie." She replied as she took two of her fingers, kissed them, and reached out to touch Lily's wet, tearstained cheek.
Then next moment, the light faded and Lily was lost in blackness.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Never had a student died in the presence of her before. There was never a time when anything 'really' life threatening happened at this school. This was the first and most terrible experience for Madame Pomfrey.
Letting all her emotions overwhelm her, she sank into the chair next to Lily's bed. She closed her eyes painfully and took in a deep, shaky breath. She'd have to fill out a death certificate. That horrifying thought entered the young nurse's head. She'd have to owl her family and tell them.
"Thank goodness Albus is telling her friends. I don't think I could do that' she thought to herself.
Sighing and standing up, Madame Pomfrey walked slowly back to her office to start writing the death certificate.
~*~*~*~*~*~
As Lily was surrounded in darkness, she started to feel a bit odd again. Just like a few minutes ago when Voldemort took her memory. Slowly, it started to happen again.
~*~*~*~*~*~
In her office, the nurse had just taken out a quill and ink. Setting the simple, blank certificate on her desk, she reached over with the quill and dabbed it into the ink. She started to write 'Lily' on the parchment. She stopped in mid-word as she heard something surprising outside her office.
'Beep beep beep beep beep beep...'
Rushing out of her office, she let out a shaky gasp. "Wait a minute. What is going on?" she mumbled incredulously as she hurried over to Lily's heart monitor that made the noise. Blood drained from her face once again. 'It's not possible' she thought to herself.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Dumbledore walked swiftly down one of the halls. The pain inside him was unbearable. Never before had a student died in his command over Hogwarts. Never. And this part he had to do now was the worst.
Walking up to the Potions door, he knocked twice and entered.
The Potions professor stopped in mid-word when he saw Dumbledore enter his office. Managing a forced smile that looked more like a scowl, the Professor asked, "What can I do for you, Dumbledore?"
Dumbledore smiled weakly in return and glanced around the room, spotting the marauders not to far away whispering to themselves and writing on a piece of parchment. They looked so happy and carefree. Turning his attention back to the waiting professor, Dumbledore said in a grave voice, "I'm afraid I'll need to take Mr. Potter, Mr. Black, Mr. Lupin, and Mr. Pettigrew away from you for the rest of class."
The professor had a sour look on his face as the surprised four walked out the room with the Headmaster. James looked curiously over at the Headmaster. He got another one of those feelings in his stomach. Something bad must have happened.
"Professor, is anything wrong?" Sirius asked confused. They hadn't pulled a prank in a few days. Surely they couldn't be getting punished.
Dumbledore stopped walking right in the middle of the hall and looked at them all full in the face. It was now of never. "Boys, I'm afraid I have some horrible news."
Color quickly drained from their faces. "W-what is it, Headmaster?" Remus asked shakily.
'It's about Lily.' James realized suddenly, 'It has to be about Lily. Dumbledore would not have taken us from class if it didn't concern Lily.'
"It's Miss Evans, boys." Dumbledore said, to the surprise of the other three minus James, shakily, "I'm sorry to tell you this, but...Lily has passed away. I'm sorry boys." He repeated.
James felt as though the world had suddenly ended. His knees buckled and he grabbed the wall for support. "No." he whispered, then he started to breathe raggedly. Sirius looked as though he were in shock. He just stared at the Headmaster with wide, unconvinced eyes. Remus had tears in his eyes and his face had gone even paler than before. Peter was slowly shaking his head, tears forming in his eyes as well.
"T-that can't be true, sir" Sirius said, his voice quivering. "S-she was fine when we left her this morning. IT'S NOT TRUE! SHE CAN'T BE DEAD!" he said the last part shouting. A tear made its way down his cheek as he started to breathe heavily.
James started to cry silently. Leaning further against the wall, he sand onto the ground. His legs wouldn't hold him anymore. He put his head in his hands. 'No, no, no. Not Lily. Not my best friend Lily. Not the Lily that used to help me read. The Lily that was always kind to anyone, enemy or friend. She can't be dead!'
Remus was pacing back and forth, tears freely falling down his face. He kept running a hand through his hair. He kept repeating, "Oh no. Oh please god, no. Not Lily." over and over again.
Peter was opening and closing his mouth over and over. He was wringing his hands uncomfortably.
Dumbledore just stared at the floor, a lone tear falling from his eye. "I'm so sorry." He whispered.
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Madame Pomfrey had just checked over Lily. When she just finished, she was pale. "S-she's stable. But...that's impossible." 'But...but it's happening. Right here in front of me. It's a miracle.'
Madame Pomfrey, for the second time that day, sank into the chair beside Lily's bed. This time though, not out of grief and sorrow, but out of surprise and relief. She looked at Lily disbelievingly. She shook her head and whispered, "What is going on with you, child?"
~*~*~*~*~*~
It had been ten minutes before anyone had said anything. They were still out in the hall; James and Sirius were sitting side by side on the ground. Remus was still pacing and Peter was looking at them all, wide eyed. Dumbledore just stood there, not staring at anything in particular.
Finally, Dumbledore broke the silence and said to them, "Come with me." And he lead them to the hospital wing to say their last good-byes.
When they got there, Madame Pomfrey opened the door and looked as though she was just about to head out and look for someone. Her hair was frazzled and her eyes were wild with wonder. Dumbledore stared at her in concern.
"Poppy, are you alright?" he asked gently. The marauders were all behind him, not paying close attention. "Did something happen?"
"I believe she's back." Pomfrey said breathlessly.
Dumbledore's eyed widened and he said, "What did you say? What do you mean?"
"Lily." The boys' heads snapped up, "Lily is alive, Albus. I don't know how. But, she's alive."
"But, that's impossible. We saw her die. We were right there. Are you sure, Poppy?" he replied half skeptical, half hopeful.
"Come and see for yourself. She's still unconscious, but she's breathing and her heart monitor indicates she's fine." The nurse answered, beckoning them in. James and the others looked at each other disbelievingly. Then, without a word, they sped past the headmaster and nurse and raced to Lily's bedside, where they heard the beeping noises. James sank into the seat beside the bed in absolute surprise.
"She's really alive." He breathed out as Sirius sat in the chair next to his, his expression the same as James'. Peter sat on the bed next to hers, looking like he'd seen a ghost.
"How is this possible?" Remus asked the nurse weakly.
The nurse shook her head in confusion, "I don't know. All I know is that one minute, she was legally dead, the next her heart starts beating and she's stable. I believe it is a miracle."
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Dumbledore and Madame Pomfrey were inside her office, talking. The marauders surrounded Lily's bed, weak with relief.
"Can't believe we almost lost her." James mumbled.
"I thought I was dying as well when Dumbledore told us. It was like my heart was ripped out of me." Sirius said.
At that moment, Dumbledore and Madame Pomfrey walked out of her office. The boys all looked up at them curiously.
Dumbledore walked straight up to them and said gently, "Boys, Madame Pomfrey and I just finished talking with Dr. Jonahs, the head healer at St. Mungos Hospital. We're going to transfer her over there. We think maybe they'll take better care of her there."
James looked as though he's birthday had just been cancelled. "She's going to be leaving? When?"
"As soon as you boys say goodbye to her. We're going to use a portkey to get her there. So whenever you're ready." Dumbledore answered.
"How long will she be gone?" Peter asked.
"I don't know. How ever long it takes to wake her up. It could be weeks, months, and boys not to startle you, but it may even take years." Dumbledore said gravely.
"So, we almost lost her once today, and your saying we're losing her again?!" Sirius asked incredulously.
"It is the only way to help Miss Evens get better." Madame Pomfrey insisted.
"They have better equipment there. Maybe this is just what she needs to get better. We'll give you a few minutes" Dumbledore said as he started to walk out with the nurse.
"So, who wants to go first?" Remus asked weakly.
When no one volunteered, Peter spoke up and said, "I will." The others nodded and they left the room.
Five minutes later, Peter walked out and Remus walked in. It took a little longer, so about 15 minutes later, a tearstained Remus emerged. Sirius was next. About twenty minutes later, he came out, sniffing back tears.
"Your turn James." He said quietly. James nodded and walked in.
"Hey, flower." He said softly, taking her small delicate hand in his. Already tears were forming in his eyes by just feeling her hand in his.
"I'm going to make this goodbye short. It might be less painful that way." He said, "I'm sorry all this happened, Lils. No one deserves this, especially you." He paused and then said, "But, you're going someplace where you might get better. You 'will' get better Lily. You're a fighter, and one day, you 'will' wake up.
"I can't believe that you won't be here anymore. I mean, before at least we could see you and talk to you even though you wouldn't answer back." He paused again, "Now, though, we can't even do that. Oh, Lils, if I could just take you away and escape this place, I would in a heartbeat. But something Dumbledore said was true. Maybe this 'is' just what you need to feel better.
"I wish we could go back in time to when we were three. Everything was so simple then. I could protect you better then. You're my best friend Lily. And, whether you can here me or not, wherever you go, always remember that. You will always stay in my heart...I love you Lily. I don't mean a friendship love. I love you more than life itself. I know I should have told you a long time ago, but I was afraid. Afraid you wouldn't like me the same way. And now-," he broke off as his voice cracked and a tear fell from his eyes. He continued on with a quivering voice, "now I may never get to tell you. Merlin Lily, I hope you can here me. Because, I'm not afraid anymore. I'm not afraid you won't love me back. All I want if for you to be okay and to know that I love you. To know that there will always be someone on this planet who loves you."
And with that said, James bent down and kissed her softly on the lips. Since his eyes were closed, he didn't notice a change in Lily. When he pulled back, he squeezed her hand gently and released it. He got up and as he was walking towards the door, he whispered, "Bye, Flower."
He didn't notice that the hand he was holding seconds before, twitch slightly.
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A/N- *sighs* well that chapter was just sad. I'm sorry for dragging this Lily in a coma for so long. Well, anyway, as you probably guessed, the next chapter will be a pretty good one. (Hint: Lily wakes up). Oh, and one more thing. I'm wondering if anyone has noticed any clues throughout the last few chapters. If you've read another story of mine, you should kind of understand something. For now, all I have to say is thanks for reviewing.
*She heard a moan behind her.
*"Ok...who are you?"
*The sparkle in her eyes was gone.
*"Contact St. Mungos."
*"I'll do find Mr. Potter and the rest again."
*"Hey, Lils. You kept us pretty worried for a while."
*She smiled at them, looking confused, "Ok, so I have...four boyfriends?"
*"Ok, I think we're just confusing her more."
*"Get some rest."
A pretty vague preview. Sorry about that.