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Lily closed her door behind, using all of her might not to slam it. She raced over to her bed and sat down hard. If only her knees would stop shaking.
That had been so scary… Lily took a deep breath and tried to relax. A glint of metal caught her eye and she stumbled over to get to her suitcase. She drew out the last thing she hadn't taken out; her flute.
She ran a hand over it, checking for any dent it may have gathered during the unsteady Apparation. Finding none, she pieced it together and turned the mouth piece so it was in tune. She blew her first note, the lowest note she knew.
Lily slowly played up the scales, warming up the flute. She took out a piece of parchment covered in blotchy music notes. In fourth year, Lily had tried her hands at writing songs and found she had quite a knack for it. She set the music against the white desk and tapped her foot slowly in a slow tempo.
She held out the first note for a while, and then began playing. The music floated through the air, warm and silvery. Lily could almost taste it when she hit a wrong note and corrected it automatically before the note even got out of the instrument.
The song itself was slow and enchanting. She had called it 'Hogwarts' after the school that had inspired her. (AN: The song is the tune from the HP movies. You know the one I mean.)
As she blew the final note, she kept it steady through it's three counts and released. Lily jumped as clapping sounded from her bedroom doorway.
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James had watched his girl walk to his mansion and wished he could have gotten that kiss. He gloomily tucked his wand away and trotted back to Moony and Padfoot.
Moony shot a disgruntled look at the duo. "Alright, fess up. Which of you hit the Bludger?"
Sirius guiltily raised his hand, not eager to see Remus get into his teacher mode. "Now Sirius, that was a wrong thing to do. You could have seriously hurt someone!"
"But she's okay," protested Sirius weakly. James noticed that sometimes Remus could pass McGonnagal in her own .
"Okay? What do you mean o-"Remus began before James cut him off.
"Look, I'll go to her and see if she's okay," he said before running up to his house. The other two Marauders gazed after him, one in approval and one with a look of what-have-I-done in place.
James hurried up to Lily's room, wanting to apologize for trying to kiss her, and maybe try again. When he got near her room, he heard something magical. A haunting melody floated down the hall from Lily's room.
He went to the door and opened it as quietly as he could. It was surprisingly unlocked. James saw Evans sitting at a desk and playing an instrument he recognized from his Muggle Studies classes. He was only in that class so he could skip out on the harder classes that normally occurred at that time. The instrument was a 'flute'.
He listened at the doorway, entranced by the unfamiliar song. As he listened, pictures formed in his mind. First came a memory or sight of a great castle next to a shimmering lake, then of a flock of owls swooping in through numerous windows. Lastly, he saw a windswept Quidditch Field full of cheering fans, all feeling like one.
When the last note was finally cut off, James clapped loudly. He saw Evans jump in shock and whirl around to face him. Once she was who it was, her beautiful emerald eyes narrowed in dislike and annoyance.
"Bravo," said James before he stopped clapping. The girl's continued silence was unnerving, so James shuffled from foot to foot beneath the piercing green gaze.
James cleared his throat. "I came to say I'm sorry for making you fly. I didn't realize you were afraid of heights."
The girl stiffened at the word 'afraid' but then spoke calmly. "There are many things you do not know about me."
"Well, I know how to fix that. We can play a little . Are you familiar with Wizard's Truth?" James asked impulsively. He had been doing that a lot lately.
Lily shrugged and looked away. "What, are you afraid of that too?" asked James without thinking.
Her head jerked up and she growled. "Fine, I'll play your stupid 'game'. When and where?"
James grinned. "Now, boy's living room."
"Lead the way," she said huffily. He led her out of the corridor and down the stairs a flight. They walked through a short hallway and entered a large room that was connected to two other rooms. In the large room was a random array of furniture and a stack of half-opened in almost every bare inch of the floor. Remus was sitting on one chair while Sirius was stretched out lazily on a white couch.
The boys looked over at him while he crossed the threshold, then behind him as Evans came in after. "Ah ha! I win!" smirked Sirius as they entered.
Remus tossed Padfoot a single gold Galleon and sighed. At James's inquiring eyebrow, Sirius explained, "You see Jamesie, Moony here was ranting on how you'd come down here with some disfigurement or at least one facial bruising. I said that my buddy could handle himself. And, obviously, I was right!"
He heard Lily groan behind them and laughed. "C'mon guys. We're playing a of Truth."
Sorry it was such a short chapter. This story won't be updated often because, as those of you who have read my other stories know, I have many, many stories I am working on. I have nine I am working on, including the many I have on fanfiction.