Their classes were over for the day. Lily and Kaitlin walked back to
the Gryfindor common room after finishing lunch. "Oh my goodness!" Kaitlin
said, "Did I tell the dream I had last night?"
"I don't believe you did," Lily smiled softly, "What happened?"
"Well, you came up to me at lunch and told me the Remus had asked you out," she began.
Lily laughed, "That's not going to happen, don't worry."
"No listen," Kaitlin said, "You wanted to make sure it was ok with me first since I like him."
"Wasn't that nice of me," Lily said sarcastically, "You know, if he really did ask me I wouldn't go out with him, weather or not you like him."
"Are you sure?" Kaitlin said, "Wait, let me finish. I told you it was fine and so you and Remus went out."
"And then?" Lily interrupted again.
"And I really didn't want you to go out with him even though I said it was alright."
"Of course."
"So then I went out to find someone to kill me so that you didn't think I committed suicide, so you wouldn't feel bad."
Lily laughed again, "I wouldn't feel bad if you died."
"Oh shut up!" Kaitlin continued, "And then they started shooting me, and I died, and woke up."
"That's really very creepy," Lily admitted.
"Yeah, so you don't like Remus at all do you?"
Lily giggled, "Not at all, no offense or anything, he's all yours."
"Thanks," Kaitlin smiled.
They reached the portrait of the fat lady and after presenting the password, they entered. Lily and Kaitlin sat down alongside Brooke and began a round of cards. Lily didn't know why she bothered; Brooke almost always won. "Any plans for tonight?" Brooke asked.
"Quidditch practice."
"I have to do rounds tonight," Lily said.
"Bummer." Brooke said.
"Yeah," Lily answered "Oh well."
Lily strode through the halls of the 3rd floor on her rounds. She yawned; it had been a long day. Almost everyone had gone to their common rooms early to settle for the evening, she wished she could have too. She heard someone around the corner; she looked to see two first year boys. "Hey," she called, "You a have a few minutes 'til curfew, I suggested you start heading back," she smiled.
The first boy looked down at his watch. "She's right," he said, "Thanks."
They walked away down the hall and Lily watched smiling. Once they were out of sight she turned to see a sudden flash of light. It struck her and sent a chill through her body. A light tingling sensation had worked through her fingers throughout the rest of her. Her mind was completely empty of everything that had been bothering her. She forgot about James asking Laurin out, she forgot about Amanda, she forgot about all these things. She felt complete happiness. And then she heard the most beautiful voice speaking to her. Her only concern was to do as it said. She walked effortlessly obeying the command it had given. The only thing that mattered was to keep this feeling and to do that; she had to do as the beautiful voice said.
She entered a room and saw a fuzzy image of Remus sitting on the couch. Lily sat very closely beside him. He looked up from his book, "Hello Lily," he said quizzically. She moved closer and then realizing what she was doing tried to move away, suddenly everything flashed through her mind, she remembered all the things that were bothering her but it was too late. Her lips had reached his and for that moment she felt complete happiness once again. She had forgotten that she tried to fight it. She forgot everything once more. A white light flashed around them, awakening Lily from her trance. She pulled herself away Remus, and began to cry.
The room was silent except for the sound of Lily breathing deeply, Remus watched her as she began to tremble. "What," he paused for a moment, "Are you all right?"
She took another breath wiping her eyes. "I'm sorry," she trailed off, "I'm so sorry."
"It's ok," he tried to comfort her.
"No," she said stiffly, "No it's not."
Remus didn't say anything. Lily was thinking about Kaitlin, Kaitlin's dream; what would she say if she knew?
"Please," Lily begged, "Don't tell anyone."
"I won't," Remus assured her, "I promise."
"Swear?" Lily said with a severe seriousness.
"Yes, of course," Remus answered, "But can I ask what made you," he trailed off.
"Yes, well," Lily sighed, her face fell, "It was very strange. I was just doing rounds. There was this voice, a gorgeous voice, I loved it, it was so perfect, I had to do just as it said," she paused for a moment.
"Sounds suspicious, like the imperious curse," Remus said nodding, "Did you see anyone before you heard the voice?"
"Well I sent two first years to the common room. When I turned around I saw a flash of light flying toward me. That's it, I never saw the face, just a cloak, and I think at one point their where two of them."
The room was silent once again. Lily tried to smile to thank Remus for his understanding, but the silence brought back the thoughts of Kaitlin. A tear fell from her face, she felt miserable. "It'll be alright," Remus assured her, "We'll find out who did this to you."
"I hope you're right." She looked down with another deep breath.
"Well, is your shift up?" he asked.
She shook her head, "No."
"Well, why don't you go wash up," he suggested, "I'll walk you back to the common room, and then take the rest of your shift."
"That would be very kind of you," Lily smiled.
He escorted her to the closest bathroom to wash her face. She left him at the door. Her face was stiff with dried tears. Seeing her reflection in the mirror, she realized the need she had to wash her face; her make-up was smeared all around her eyes. She turned the faucet on and let the warm water fall into her hands. She splashed it on her cheeks, then rubbed a towel along the curves of her face. She left the bathroom and she and Remus walked back silently. "Thank you so much," Lily said once they reached the portrait, "Let me know when you're signed up to do rounds, and I'll take over for you."
"It's really no problem, don't worry about it," he told her, "Just go on. Good night."
"Good night."
Lily left Remus at the entrance and quickly made her way to the girl's dormitory before anyone could say anything to her. Unfortunately and very uncomfortably, Kaitlin was just getting ready for bed herself.
"Oh, hey you." Kaitlin said.
"Hi," Lily put on a fake smile.
"Finished early?" Kaitlin asked.
"Yep." Lily said. "I did."
She changed into her nightclothes and slide into bed. Exhausted, her head fell onto the pillow and at that moment she forgot of everything that had happened, only she and Remus knew and no one else, it would all be fine, she fell asleep quickly with these thoughts.
"I don't believe you did," Lily smiled softly, "What happened?"
"Well, you came up to me at lunch and told me the Remus had asked you out," she began.
Lily laughed, "That's not going to happen, don't worry."
"No listen," Kaitlin said, "You wanted to make sure it was ok with me first since I like him."
"Wasn't that nice of me," Lily said sarcastically, "You know, if he really did ask me I wouldn't go out with him, weather or not you like him."
"Are you sure?" Kaitlin said, "Wait, let me finish. I told you it was fine and so you and Remus went out."
"And then?" Lily interrupted again.
"And I really didn't want you to go out with him even though I said it was alright."
"Of course."
"So then I went out to find someone to kill me so that you didn't think I committed suicide, so you wouldn't feel bad."
Lily laughed again, "I wouldn't feel bad if you died."
"Oh shut up!" Kaitlin continued, "And then they started shooting me, and I died, and woke up."
"That's really very creepy," Lily admitted.
"Yeah, so you don't like Remus at all do you?"
Lily giggled, "Not at all, no offense or anything, he's all yours."
"Thanks," Kaitlin smiled.
They reached the portrait of the fat lady and after presenting the password, they entered. Lily and Kaitlin sat down alongside Brooke and began a round of cards. Lily didn't know why she bothered; Brooke almost always won. "Any plans for tonight?" Brooke asked.
"Quidditch practice."
"I have to do rounds tonight," Lily said.
"Bummer." Brooke said.
"Yeah," Lily answered "Oh well."
Lily strode through the halls of the 3rd floor on her rounds. She yawned; it had been a long day. Almost everyone had gone to their common rooms early to settle for the evening, she wished she could have too. She heard someone around the corner; she looked to see two first year boys. "Hey," she called, "You a have a few minutes 'til curfew, I suggested you start heading back," she smiled.
The first boy looked down at his watch. "She's right," he said, "Thanks."
They walked away down the hall and Lily watched smiling. Once they were out of sight she turned to see a sudden flash of light. It struck her and sent a chill through her body. A light tingling sensation had worked through her fingers throughout the rest of her. Her mind was completely empty of everything that had been bothering her. She forgot about James asking Laurin out, she forgot about Amanda, she forgot about all these things. She felt complete happiness. And then she heard the most beautiful voice speaking to her. Her only concern was to do as it said. She walked effortlessly obeying the command it had given. The only thing that mattered was to keep this feeling and to do that; she had to do as the beautiful voice said.
She entered a room and saw a fuzzy image of Remus sitting on the couch. Lily sat very closely beside him. He looked up from his book, "Hello Lily," he said quizzically. She moved closer and then realizing what she was doing tried to move away, suddenly everything flashed through her mind, she remembered all the things that were bothering her but it was too late. Her lips had reached his and for that moment she felt complete happiness once again. She had forgotten that she tried to fight it. She forgot everything once more. A white light flashed around them, awakening Lily from her trance. She pulled herself away Remus, and began to cry.
The room was silent except for the sound of Lily breathing deeply, Remus watched her as she began to tremble. "What," he paused for a moment, "Are you all right?"
She took another breath wiping her eyes. "I'm sorry," she trailed off, "I'm so sorry."
"It's ok," he tried to comfort her.
"No," she said stiffly, "No it's not."
Remus didn't say anything. Lily was thinking about Kaitlin, Kaitlin's dream; what would she say if she knew?
"Please," Lily begged, "Don't tell anyone."
"I won't," Remus assured her, "I promise."
"Swear?" Lily said with a severe seriousness.
"Yes, of course," Remus answered, "But can I ask what made you," he trailed off.
"Yes, well," Lily sighed, her face fell, "It was very strange. I was just doing rounds. There was this voice, a gorgeous voice, I loved it, it was so perfect, I had to do just as it said," she paused for a moment.
"Sounds suspicious, like the imperious curse," Remus said nodding, "Did you see anyone before you heard the voice?"
"Well I sent two first years to the common room. When I turned around I saw a flash of light flying toward me. That's it, I never saw the face, just a cloak, and I think at one point their where two of them."
The room was silent once again. Lily tried to smile to thank Remus for his understanding, but the silence brought back the thoughts of Kaitlin. A tear fell from her face, she felt miserable. "It'll be alright," Remus assured her, "We'll find out who did this to you."
"I hope you're right." She looked down with another deep breath.
"Well, is your shift up?" he asked.
She shook her head, "No."
"Well, why don't you go wash up," he suggested, "I'll walk you back to the common room, and then take the rest of your shift."
"That would be very kind of you," Lily smiled.
He escorted her to the closest bathroom to wash her face. She left him at the door. Her face was stiff with dried tears. Seeing her reflection in the mirror, she realized the need she had to wash her face; her make-up was smeared all around her eyes. She turned the faucet on and let the warm water fall into her hands. She splashed it on her cheeks, then rubbed a towel along the curves of her face. She left the bathroom and she and Remus walked back silently. "Thank you so much," Lily said once they reached the portrait, "Let me know when you're signed up to do rounds, and I'll take over for you."
"It's really no problem, don't worry about it," he told her, "Just go on. Good night."
"Good night."
Lily left Remus at the entrance and quickly made her way to the girl's dormitory before anyone could say anything to her. Unfortunately and very uncomfortably, Kaitlin was just getting ready for bed herself.
"Oh, hey you." Kaitlin said.
"Hi," Lily put on a fake smile.
"Finished early?" Kaitlin asked.
"Yep." Lily said. "I did."
She changed into her nightclothes and slide into bed. Exhausted, her head fell onto the pillow and at that moment she forgot of everything that had happened, only she and Remus knew and no one else, it would all be fine, she fell asleep quickly with these thoughts.