The end-of-year tests came and went. Lily, Remus, James, Sirius, Rini, and Damien would lay outside under a tree near the lake every free moment they had talking about this or that. Rini and Damien would lay a little off to the side, giggling over something. Lily would lie down and James, Remus, and Sirius would lay above and beside her, leaving only the area near her feet empty. Strangely, Lily was more tired then she should be. Whenever they lay down she would fall asleep in a matter of minutes.

On the third day of doing this, James looked at the guys and said, "You guys, what do you think is wrong with Lily? I mean, why does she always fall asleep whenever we come out here?"

Sirius looked at Lily and said, "Our little angel is probably tired. She was staying up late into the night always studying, you know. Her mind and body is probably catching up on their sleep."

Remus shook his head and said, "I don't think so. I agree with James. Something isn't right with her falling asleep every time she lay down."

James, who was laying above Lily, started stroking her hair. "This can't be normal. Maybe we should take her to Madam Pomfrey. Just to be sure."

James was still stroking Lily's hair when she suddenly jerked upright, gasping for breath and clutching her chest. All three boys sat up and started asking Lily if she was alright. She looked from Sirius to Remus, then from Remus to James. She had barely looked at James before she fainted.

Rini and Damien had gotten over to the group by now to see what was wrong. She got to the group and cried out, "Lily!" looked at James and said, "What happened to her?"

James was trying to pick Lily up to take her to the infirmary. "I'm not sure, Rini. She fell asleep again and she suddenly woke, gasping for breath and clutching her heart. Then she looked from Sirius to Remus, then from Remus to me and fainted."

James carried the unconscious Lily to the infirmary with the other four behind them. When they arrived, Madam Pomfrey took one look at James carrying Lily and asked, "What happened to the poor dear?"

James shook his head and said, "We're not quite sure. She was sleeping when she awoke grasping for breath and then fainted."

"Put her on the bed there," Madam Pomfrey instructed. James gently set Lily on the bed and backed away. Madam Pomfrey closed the curtain around Lily and started to examine her to see what had happened.

They waited outside the curtain to hear what was wrong with Lily. They even missed dinner. When Madam Pomfrey finally came out around 9 o'clock, they five stood up expectantly. "Has Miss Evans been falling asleep frequently at odd times?"

The question surprised them. James answered for them all. "Yes, she has."

"I see."

"What is it, Madam Pomfrey?"

"Well, Mr. Potter, during each and every one of these sleeps, Miss Evans has been dreaming. Dreaming a continuous dream. Every time, the dream progressed a little further. Miss Evans must have reached the most horrifying part of the dream. After she awoke, what did she do before she fainted?"

James looked uncomfortable as he said, "Well, she looked at Sirius, then at Remus, and finally at me. She barely looked at me before she fainted."

"I see." Madam Pomfrey would say no more. "Well, Miss Evans is sleeping peacefully now."

Rini finally spoke. "May I stay the night with her, please?" Madam Pomfrey looked skeptical but said the Rini could. Then she told the others that they would need to go back to their dorms. Remus and Sirius kissed Lily on the forehead, hugged Rini, and left. James went over to Lily, kissed her cheek, hugged Rini and then he, too, left. Damien hugged Rini before leaving. Then Rini went and sat beside Lily's bed.

Rini woke up in the middle of the night, hearing her name. She looked over and saw that Lily was awake. "Lily, are you okay? Want me to go get the nurse?"

Lily shook her head. "No, I'm okay. What am I doing here, though."

Rini looked at her hands in her lap and then back at Lily. "You fainted. Those dreams you've been having when you fall asleep, something happened in them. It must have terrified you."

Lily's expression was blank. "How'd you know I was having dreams?"

"Madam Pomfrey told us. Lily, what were you dreaming?"

"I'm not quite sure. I think James was there. Yes, he was there, except he was older. I couldn't hear anything, but I know he was shouting at someone to do something. Then this green light came and engulfed him. The last I saw him he was lying on the ground."

"Is that when you woke up?"

"Yeah. I saw Sirius's face, then Remus's, then James. That's all I can remember." Lily lay back in her bed.

"That's why you fainted. I'm guessing you just saw James die and then you see him alive. It makes sense that you fainted."

They were quiet for a short time afterwards. Lily broke the silence by saying, "Rini, I'm scared."

"Of what, Lily?"

"That my dream will come true."

Lily said quickly, "Lily, don't be ridic—"

"Don't tell me not to be ridiculous, Rini! Some of my dreams have come true before. You know that! Remember I dreamed of meeting a new girl that looked exactly like Tina and we met Tina! I dreamed you had a broken leg and you broke your leg! I'm not being ridiculous, Rini!"

"Lily, calm down! Relax and keep your voice down. Let's just get some sleep, okay?"

"Okay," Lily said quietly.

When they woke up the next morning James, Remus, Sirius, and Damien were all waiting for them to wake up.

"Morning, sleepy heads!" James said cheerfully. Lily just lay back down and turned on her side. James looked at Rini and whispered, "What's wrong with her?"

"Later," Rini mouthed to James. James nodded to show that he understood.

Remus sat in the chair on the other side of Lily's bed. "Lily, are you alright? We were so worried about you."

"I'm alright, Remus, or I will be. It was just fits of sleep filled with weird and scary dreams."

"What were they about?" Sirius asked.

Lily looked up at the ceiling, crossed her arms, and said, "I don't want to talk about them!" Her voice was a bit broken because her throat had gotten tight thinking of James dying.

"Did you two sleep well?" Damien asked.

"Well," Rini said, "I slept as comfortable as I could in a chair."

Damien looked at Lily. "And you? Any awful dreams again tonight?"

Lily shook her head. "No. I think they are over."

"That's good," Sirius said.

Lily nodded. Just then Madam Pomfrey entered the infirmary. "Hello Miss Evans. How are you feeling today?"

"A little confused but, other than that I'm fine, thank you."

"Well, just to be sure, I'll examine you and then you may go down to breakfast. The rest of you should go down now."

After the others left, Lily looked at Madam Pomfrey and asked, "Can you tell me why I've been having those dreams?"

"Well, Miss Evans, from what I can tell, you have a gift. You can see things in dreams that have or will happen."

"Do they always come true?"

"Most of the time, unfortunately."

Lily's eyes widened as she asked, "Does that mean James will die?"

Madam Pomfrey stopped what she was doing and looked at Lily. "There's a nine out of ten chance. He didn't look young, did he?"

"No, he looked about in his early twenties."

"Good. Hopefully, by then whatever is going to happen that will make James be killed will be altered."

Lily nodded and Madam Pomfrey finished her examination. "You may go now, Miss Evans."

"Thank you," Lily said as she left the room.

Later that day during one of their breaks, James and Rini were in the Common Room. James started talking first, "So Rini, just what exactly was Lily dreaming?"

Rini looked down at the floor. "Well, she dreamed about you."

"Me? Am I that frightening to her?"

"No, you misunderstood. In her dream, you were older and she witnessed you die."

James sank down into a chair. "Is she sure it's me she saw?" Rini nodded. "Oh my. That's why she fainted when she looked at me." Rini nodded again. "Has she had dreams like that before?" Rini nodded again. "And they came true?" Rini nodded once more. "Oh my."