White Stag
Lily made it back to Gryffindor Tower unseen and fell asleep as soon as she got into bed, not even bothering to undress.
She woke up at noon the next day and panicked for a moment before realizing it was Saturday, therefore there were no classes. She got up, dressed, and started down the stairs to the common room.
She was halfway down when she saw James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter were waiting for her in their usual chairs by the fire. Seeing them, she remembered the events of the previous night. Uh-oh. She was in trouble now.
James looked half-worried, half-angry, as he had the night before when he first saw her. Sirius looked absolutely furious and wasn't bothering to hide it, either. Remus and Peter just looked worried. Very worried.
Lily couldn't say anything. She didn't much care about Sirius and Peter, but she definately didn't want James mad at her, and, at second glance, Remus looked absolutely miserable.
"What in Merlin's name were you thinking, Evans?" yelled Sirius suddenly, standing up and glaring at her.
James stood up too. "Stop it, Sirius!"
"What are you defending her for?" demanded Sirius, switching his glare from Lily to James.
Lily felt even worse than she had already when James couldn't answer.
"See? There's no reason to be defending her, Prongs! She's going to tell someone, and Moony's going to have to leave!"
"She's not going to tell!" shouted James. "Right?" he added hesitantly,glancingat Lily.
"I would never tell!" she said honestly. "Remus is my friend too."
Sirius turned on her again. "You don't act like it, following us out to the Forest like that!"
"She didn't know, Sirius!" James told him, grabbing Sirius's arm. He pulled away.
"You said she told you she wouldn't go out there without you! She lied, James!"
"Shut up, both of you!" said Remus loudly, standing up and speaking for the first time. "Stop arguing." He looked exhausted.
James and Sirius both stopped immediately, looking over to Remus to see if he was alright.
"Lily... we need to talk to you. All of us do," said Remus, looking up at her. "Lily? Are you okay?"
James, Sirius, and Peter looked up at her and saw the tears running down her face.
Well, I'm back. And I didn't get multiple chapters done like I thought I would... I actually had to work for a while on this one after I got back on to get it finished. :sighs: But on the bright side, HG's still reviewing and Jeevesandwooster's back. :celebrates: Any nicknames for you?
This is an angsty chapter... :sigh: Couldn't really help it, considering what happened last time. I'll try to get the angst over with and Lily and James back together as soon as possible, promise.