Beaubaxtons to Hogwarts
Disclaimer: The plot and Tia Vargas belongs to me. Anything else is J.K. all the way. Hey, that rhymes!
Author's Note: Hallo! I'm back again! Well, a lot happened in Chappie 11 and I'm pretty happie. It's even longer than my other chappies! Yay! Are you guys still curious with Tia's plan? This is the chappie that talks about it so enjoy and review! I also am going to change the title for this story but I need an idea of what. Please tell me some ideas, post it in your review or e-mail it to me! Thankie you!
Summary: Lily suffers at her old school so she decides to run away. She came to Hogwarts under an alias name hoping to make friends somewhere else. However, she was wrong. She met James and his gang and they decide to play pranks on her just for the fun of it. But will James's feelings change as well as Lily's?
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Chapter 12- More Secrets Revealed
She was breathing heavily but she didn't care. Her heart was pounding out of her chest as she crept upstairs towards the Owlery Room. 'I hope this works!' She thought anxiously as she clutched onto the parchment placed in her hand.
Thinking she heard a sound, she dashed around a dark corner and waited. She saw two prefects wandering around to make sure no one was out of bed. She smirked. 'Of course, it's 11 o'clock at night. I can't believe I'm doing something stupid like this. Ah well.' She waited for a while before she thought they gone around to a different corridor, and crept out of her hiding place.
She walked towards the darkest owl she could find. Here, she attached the parchment to the owl's leg and whispered to his ear who to go to. The owl hooted softly then swifted off to the night, its figure disappearing in the night sky. She sighed as she rubbed her arm absentmindly. 'You better watch out, I'm going to be watching you.'
She crept back towards her tower, careful not to run into anyone. She didn't notice it, but someone else was watching her. 'I wonder what you're up to and I intend to find out. I'm sure this has something involving Evans.'
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The Next Morning
Lily woke up with a yawn. Then she groaned. It was Saturday, the day when she agreed to be working with James Potter. She was debating whether to get out of bed or stay there until someone notices her missing and dashes into the girls' dormitories, yelling at her to get up, then drag her out of bed. After a few moments, she thought better and sat up frowning. 'Oh, I hate McGonagall!'
She forced herself to get up and drag herself to the bathroom. She looked like a mess. There were bags under her eyes from the lack of sleep, her eyes dull, and her hair messed up everywhere. She also noticed that she was paler than usual. Probably because everyday, she had to endure Delacour every single bloody day with an "Oh Lily!" Lily groaned and did her morning routine.
Knowing it was the weekend, she didn't have to wear the school uniform so she took a pair of overalls and a pale green long sleeved shirt and brushed her hair. Looking at herself, she thought best to have at least some blush on so she could bring some colour back to her cheeks. Satisfied with what she saw, she grabbed her book bag and walked towards the Great Hall.
She entered the Great Hall with a tired look on her face and saw that she was somewhat early. There were some people sitting and eating quietly amongst themselves and others who chatted loudly. She took a secluded spot by herself and grabbed herself an apple to chew on while reading a book. She planned to start the Transfiguration project around 10 o'clock and it was already 9:30.
The doors banged open loudly and she quickly looked up and saw Snape, his face white as a sheet. He stumbled across the Great Hall towards his Slytherin friends. They took one look at the parchment and then at Snape and quickly left the Great Hall.
Their faces and their actions seemed suspicious to Lily so she gathered her book bag and her book and took off towards the Slytherins' directions. She saw them in a classroom so she put herself near the door and listened quietly.
"But why would the Dark Lord contact you Snape? And why would he be so angry at you?"
"I don't know! It isn't like him to be so...so mad at me. I haven't done anything wrong!"
"Maybe you haven't followed his wishes like he asked you too."
"He didn't ask me to do anything. I think this is some sort of trick. A stupid prank from those stupid Marauders." Snape bitterly spat at their name and angrily thrusted the parchment to their faces.
"No, they wouldn't stoop that low, would they?"
"They would, to get revenge on me after what I did to that mudblood." Lily almost gasped out loud. She hated that name still even though she's been called that a couple of times by the Slytherins and Delacour. She winced a little before continuing to listen. The Slytherins laughed at that memory but continued to talk about the Dark Lord.
"The Dark Lord has asked for a meeting at the Forbidden Forest. Near the marked tree."
"I wonder what he's asking for this time."
"Probably to kill more muggles." Lily could've just fainted right there and then. All this talk of killing, including innocent people, made her feel woozy and sick. As she was trying to regain her composure, she failed to notice the steps that were coming towards the door. When she finally realized what was happening, it was too late. The Slytherins had crowded around her, Snape smirking at her.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't the slutty mudblood? I see that you've been listening to our conversation. Like what you heard? There's punishment for eavesdropping and our Dark Lord doesn't like it when people hear of our plans." Lily's eyes widened. "I seem to recall that he needed a certain redhead because of some prophecy concerning of you and James Potter."
"D-don't, don't you dare touch me or James or anyone else!" Her voice was weak and wobbly but she only had a bit of strength. The Slytherins only laughed.
"You're telling us what to do? I bet it was your little friend that sent us that parchment, a bit of a warning to leave you alone but I'm not affected at the least. You're coming with us now." They forcefully grabbed her, performing the silent charm on her so no one could hear her scream.
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Lily frantically looked around and noticed that they were going to the Forbidden Forest like the Slytherins explained before. 'I'm so stupid to listen. Otherwise, I wouldn't be in this situation! Oh Lily, you and your bloody curiousity!'
They led her deep into the dark forest with naught but a single light from Snape's wand. They didn't want to rise suspicion from the other students especially when they're taking captive on one of Gryffindor's with James probably hot on their trail.
"Wait! I hear something!" One of the Slytherins hissed and they quickly hid behind bushes or trees or whatever they could hide behind in the shadows.
"I'm telling you! I saw red hair around here!" Lily's eyes widened. Sirius! He was talking with someone and pretty loudly too. She rolled her eyes. 'Sirius with his loud mouth. When is he ever going to learn?' "She probably went around here somewhere."
"But why would she come to the Forbidden Forest? She's smart enough to know that it's dangerous out here, even in daylight. I'm not sure Lily is capable of handling herself in this sort of place." Remus' calm voice reassured Lily that she might make it out of here. She looked around and saw that the Slytherins were ready to attack. Her eyes widened as the grip on her arm became tighter. She narrowed her eyes. Snape. She tried to shake him off but Snape only held on tighter.
"Stop that!" He hissed and pulled her towards the ground. 'Ow!' Lily groaned inwardly. Oh, if only she could talk! Then she could warn Sirius and Remus who were still busily chatting amongst themselves while on a lookout for her. Finally, she had it. She kicked Snape in the groin which made him groan out loud and alert both Sirius and Remus. They ran towards where the sound came from and saw Snape on the ground, withering.
Sirius smirked as Remus held in laughter. This gave a chance for the Slytherins to try to attack but Lily, with her quick reflexes, quickly tapped them on the shoulder. They turned around to see the Slytherins surrounding them. Sirius growled while Remus held his temper together but defended himself. Lily, with no other choice, had to be left out because of her speaking voice.
She finally walked over to Snape, who was still laying on the ground, clutching onto his groin. Lily kicked him on the side and made a look as if told him if-you-don't-release-me-from-this-silence-charm-I-will-do-it-again. Snape took his wand and muttered a curse which made Lily speak again. She smiled and kicked him once more.
"What was that for?" Snape wheezed out. "I made you speak again!"
"That was for kidnapping me and for the bruise on my wrist." She swiftly walked away towards Sirius and Remus who were still glowering at the Slytherins. Lily rolled her eyes and muttered a charm which made all the Slytherins have jelly legs. This gave a chance to Sirius and Remus to do the body bind charm.
"It should wear off in an hour or so." Lily explained to them. Sirius and Remus nodded.
"Same here. So, mind telling us what happened?" Lily shivered and rubbed her arms.
"I will once we get inside. I'm freezing!" They walked slowly back, forgetting all about the Slytherins that were shouting out towards the trio. They walked off in silence knowing it was a rough time for Lily and that they should give her some space. After all, they didn't know her very well considering the fact that they've known each other for 3 years.
They entered the common room and Lily set right to warming her hands up.
"Ah, that feels better. Ok, I can tell that you're a bit impatient so I'll get right along to telling my story. I overheard the Slytherins talking in an empty classroom and they were talking about this Dark Lord." Sirius had a grave look to his face and Remus only listened intently. "Then they saw me and they took me to the Forbidden Forest to take me to the Dark Lord. They said that there was a prophecy about James and I." She had a worried look to her face and remained silent.
"I don't know what they're up to but I'm sure it's some kind of joke. They probably wanted to scare you."
"They sure as hell didn't sound like it was a joke. It sounded serious and I don't think I ever want to be near a Slytherin ever again, especially Snape." She rubbed her wrist gently where a bruise had formed.
"Sirius? Remus? Where are you guys?" James entered the common room and the first thing Lily had noticed were his tired eyes. He looked surprised however when he noticed Lily with his friends. "Oh hello Lily. I thought we were meeting at the library." Lily sighed and stared at the fireplace, unable to reply to James. Sirius and Remus filled him on what happened.
"Those gits are going to pay." James narrowed his eyes. "What on earth were they thinking when they decided to kidnap you like that?"
"I advise you not to do anything to them, James." Lily's calm voice echoed in the somewhat silent room. James angrily looked at Lily.
"What?!? Do you think I'm just going to let them get away like that?"
"Yes James." Her tired voice seemed to be unaffected to James.
"No. That's my final answer. I'm not going to sit around and wait until they decide to take it as an advantage. I'm going to fight back, with or without your support. I'll expect to see you at the library tomorrow." He walked out of the room, slamming the portrait door shut. Sirius and Remus quietly followed, going to try to simmer James' temper down.
"Arrogant, bullying toerang that he is. I'm surprised that Hogwarts can hold down his big fat head of his." She sighed and took out her book from her book bag that she had retrieved from Remus who had noticed it in the hallway where she had dropped it. With her book, and peace and quiet, Lily could finally settle down and relax.
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The Next Day
"James! For goodness sakes, concentrate!" James, who was about to doze off, quickly woke with a start.
"Wha-?" Lily only rolled her eyes and continued taking down notes. 'Of all the bloody people in the world, I had to get the laziest one.' She blew a piece of hair out of the way.
"You know you're cute when you do that." She jerked her head towards James who was talking to a brunette who was flipping her hair every two seconds. Lily sighed. 'Get a grip Lily! You didn't actually think he was talking to you, did you?' Lily became angry with herself that she actually stabbed her parchment, ruining it and breaking her quill in the process. She groaned inwardly and retrieved another, slapping James' head along the way.
"Ow! What was that for woman?" The brunette had left, leaving James with a date and a bruise on the back of his head.
"For being a prick and not concentrating again! Now help me take notes. I don't give a rat's ass if you know the whole book front and back or that you could change a hamster into a goblet and back, just do the bloody work!" Her voice had shrilled and echoed in the library making everyone in the room stare at her and have the librarian glare at her. Lily blushed and continued with her work.
"Wow Lily. I didn't know you were so uptight with this. Relax, we have until the end of the year to finish it." James said breezily and leaned back against his chair.
"That is why we're starting it now, James. Now start writing!" James, knowing he'll only get her to be more furious if he continued complaining, set to work on his part. They both continued to work in silence and continued all the way to lunch.
"I'm off to grab a bite to eat. Coming?" Lily shook her head.
"No, go ahead. I'm going to finish up on this." James shrugged his shoulders.
"Suit yourself." He quickly dashed out of the library but Lily was only paying attention to her text book and the piece of parchment before her. But...her mind seemed to be elsewhere. Everytime she would dip her quill in her ink bottle, it would hover over the piece of parchment but wouldn't touch it. Her mind was clouded over the face of James Potter and it sickened her immensely.
'Pay attention to the bloody work Lily! There's no time to be lingering! What if James saw you?' She seemed to be screaming at herself and at that, she rolled her eyes. Little did she know, someone was doing a little research concerning the red-head...
He stood in the shadows though there was no point to it. No one could see him but he could see everyone. He could especially see his petite red-head having difficulty working on a simple project. He smirked. 'So, she couldn't do it without me. Bet she misses me.' He continued watching however as he saw her daydreaming and scribbling something on a scrap piece of parchment.
He noticed her friend entering. Tia Vargas. She also has a worried look to his face and if he squinted a little, he could detect tears streaming down. He sees his red-head shocked and scared. She grabs her friend's wrist and notices that she's angry. She scribbles a note for him and quickly dashes off with her friend.
He comes out of hiding and making sure that he doesn't find her anywhere, he dashed towards the table, eagar to find out what she wrote on the parchment. He smiled.
L.E.
+
J.P.
James,
I'm in a bit of a distress so I had to rush off. Sorry to leave you like this. Same time, same place tomorrow? Owl me.
Lily
It seems that she not only daydreams about him, she seems to actually like him. 'I have enough proof that can last me a lifetime knowing that my ickle Lillikins has a wee bit of a crush on me!' Smirking, he grabs the parchment and he too dashes out of the library leaving some confused students and a perplexed librarian. 'Odd behaviour these days on those children.'
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The Gryffindor Common Room
"How could you, Tia? You not only endangered me, you also endangered yourself, Sirius and Remus! You know how much trouble you're going to get into?" Tia looked visibly hurt but she continued talking in the same calm manner.
"I'm sorry Lily. I just wanted to scare Snape. How was I to know he was in the league of those Death Eaters and You-Know-Who?" She scrunched her nose, disgusted at the foul names. Lily collapsed on a chair. There was silence for a moment before Lily spoke up.
"I had it again." Tia opened her eyes wide.
"Same thing?" Lily nodded. "Was it...painful?"
"It was painful to watch. I mean, I was witnessing my own death at a very young age. That's a bit harsh to really forsee. I looked up every possible meaning of that dream in every divination book and nothing explains about it." She gave out a frustrated groan. "The worst part is that my older self was yelling out the name 'James' and 'Harry'. Those two names belongs to the one and only James Harold Potter."
"At least I'm right about something." Lily arched a brow. "You're going to have a kid named Harry with James Potter." Lily only shook her head and sighed.
"You'll never give up will you?" Tia smiled.
"I never will until the day you go up on that alter with James, that's when I'll give up. Just expect an 'I told you so!' from me. Think of it as a wedding gift along with a few trinkets."
"This bruise bloody kills! I'm going to kill Snivellus! He touched me again but not as badly but I still feel the pain."
"Oh Lily!" Lily groaned. "I've found out something that you should 'ear about. Something concerning you and James Potter." Lily opened her eyes, realizing that she had closed them and stared at Clair as if she had grown another head. "What's this I 'ear about a crush on James Potter?"
"Where on earth did you come up with such a notion?" Clair waved a parchment in the air.
"I've been a naughty girl since I nicked it from James' bag. I was very curious as to why 'e smiled at the parchment. Now I know the reason why. L.E. plus J.P. I wonder what that stands for, hmm?" Lily growled under her breath.
"You better give me that parchment or I'll hex you." Clair's smile shone.
"I hope you liked your drink that day you almost dueled James." Lily stared shocked. She couldn't believe it! How low would she stoop just to torment her?
"You! What the bloody hell is wrong with you? Are you daft or something? You think you can just get rid of me like that? You really need to get yourself a life because it seems that you have none only torturing me with these bloody accusations and rumors!" Clair only chuckled and skipped away to her dorm, that air of perfume still lingering in the air, sickening the daylights out of Lily and Tia. Lily screamed out in frustration.
"I'm going to bloody kill that girl one day! Now she found out something which is untrue and she probably must have written it herself, and now she's going to spread it all over the school. What's worse is that James is also going to hear because he always hears everything first and now he's going to tease me to the end of seventh year!" Tia only smiled to herself. "What are you all so happy about?" Lily snapped at her friend.
"Oh, it's only going to be interesting watching you and James fight then get together then get married."
"You need to find yourself a boyfriend Tia. It seems your whole life is to watch dramatic episodes of my life." She rolled her eyes and leaned back against the chair. "She's working with Snape. I know it. Clair's too daft to brew a potion and that is an extremely difficult potion to make. Snape is definately in on this. He's the only person who's ever reached top marks in potions besides me and I know for sure that I wouldn't drink the potion myself much less make it. I'm going to blow it one day, explode and disappear in mid-air with all this shananigans going all about!"
"But if you disappear Lily, I won't have anyone to talk to." Tia pretended to cry and pouted at Lily. She only laughed and gently shoved her friend.
"You'll always have Sirius." Tia stared in horror.
"You say that again Lily and I'll have your head!" She shrugged her shoulders. She didn't dare pursue on knowing how rough Tia can get, she learned from experience.
"I'm really tired Tia ok? I'm going to go to sleep." Tia smiled.
"You did have a trying day. Good Night Lily."
"Afternoon." Lily said, yawning. Tia laughed and closed the door.
"James! Oh no! No! Not Harry! Please anybody but Harry!"
"Silly girl! Stand aside! I won't kill you, just your pathetic child!"
"No! Take me instead just not Harry! Take me!"
"Shut up girl! Move!"
"No!" A green flash appeared and Lily sat up, sweating. She screamed when she noticed Tia and James inside.
"What the bloody hell?!?"
"Lily! Are you alright? Is it..." She trailed off.
"I heard my name so I rushed off here with Tia. Everyone in the common room just stared at the girls' dormitories' door. I had to yell out to go back to whatever the hell they were doing. It was migrating. They just kept staring. What did you dream about?"
Lily broke down crying. She couldn't take it. Those nightmares kept haunting her all the time. She clutched onto James because she didn't know what else to do.
"Y-you died James. You died. I died. It was just horrible to see and experience. That face...that face was just horrible! I never want to see it again!" James comforted Lily and hugged her tightly while Tia stroked her hair. She hated seeing her friend in such a distress.
"Suppose we take this to Dumbledore?" Lily shook her head.
"No, he'll see me cracked and send me to St. Mungo's." She scowled and rubbed her eyes. "I'm sorry you had to see that James. I-I just couldn't take it. It's been happening ever since I came to Hogwarts. It's always the same thing, James and me dying, and a green flash."
James' eyes widened.
"I had the same dream too."
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Safiya Femi: Ooh, I'm a bit mad at how this turned out. It's all jumbled up. James is just concerned for Lily and forgot about the parchment and Lily forgot about Clair for a moment. I'm evil to leave a cliffhanger though right? Heehee...
Disclaimer: The plot and Tia Vargas belongs to me. Anything else is J.K. all the way. Hey, that rhymes!
Author's Note: Hallo! I'm back again! Well, a lot happened in Chappie 11 and I'm pretty happie. It's even longer than my other chappies! Yay! Are you guys still curious with Tia's plan? This is the chappie that talks about it so enjoy and review! I also am going to change the title for this story but I need an idea of what. Please tell me some ideas, post it in your review or e-mail it to me! Thankie you!
Summary: Lily suffers at her old school so she decides to run away. She came to Hogwarts under an alias name hoping to make friends somewhere else. However, she was wrong. She met James and his gang and they decide to play pranks on her just for the fun of it. But will James's feelings change as well as Lily's?
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Chapter 12- More Secrets Revealed
She was breathing heavily but she didn't care. Her heart was pounding out of her chest as she crept upstairs towards the Owlery Room. 'I hope this works!' She thought anxiously as she clutched onto the parchment placed in her hand.
Thinking she heard a sound, she dashed around a dark corner and waited. She saw two prefects wandering around to make sure no one was out of bed. She smirked. 'Of course, it's 11 o'clock at night. I can't believe I'm doing something stupid like this. Ah well.' She waited for a while before she thought they gone around to a different corridor, and crept out of her hiding place.
She walked towards the darkest owl she could find. Here, she attached the parchment to the owl's leg and whispered to his ear who to go to. The owl hooted softly then swifted off to the night, its figure disappearing in the night sky. She sighed as she rubbed her arm absentmindly. 'You better watch out, I'm going to be watching you.'
She crept back towards her tower, careful not to run into anyone. She didn't notice it, but someone else was watching her. 'I wonder what you're up to and I intend to find out. I'm sure this has something involving Evans.'
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The Next Morning
Lily woke up with a yawn. Then she groaned. It was Saturday, the day when she agreed to be working with James Potter. She was debating whether to get out of bed or stay there until someone notices her missing and dashes into the girls' dormitories, yelling at her to get up, then drag her out of bed. After a few moments, she thought better and sat up frowning. 'Oh, I hate McGonagall!'
She forced herself to get up and drag herself to the bathroom. She looked like a mess. There were bags under her eyes from the lack of sleep, her eyes dull, and her hair messed up everywhere. She also noticed that she was paler than usual. Probably because everyday, she had to endure Delacour every single bloody day with an "Oh Lily!" Lily groaned and did her morning routine.
Knowing it was the weekend, she didn't have to wear the school uniform so she took a pair of overalls and a pale green long sleeved shirt and brushed her hair. Looking at herself, she thought best to have at least some blush on so she could bring some colour back to her cheeks. Satisfied with what she saw, she grabbed her book bag and walked towards the Great Hall.
She entered the Great Hall with a tired look on her face and saw that she was somewhat early. There were some people sitting and eating quietly amongst themselves and others who chatted loudly. She took a secluded spot by herself and grabbed herself an apple to chew on while reading a book. She planned to start the Transfiguration project around 10 o'clock and it was already 9:30.
The doors banged open loudly and she quickly looked up and saw Snape, his face white as a sheet. He stumbled across the Great Hall towards his Slytherin friends. They took one look at the parchment and then at Snape and quickly left the Great Hall.
Their faces and their actions seemed suspicious to Lily so she gathered her book bag and her book and took off towards the Slytherins' directions. She saw them in a classroom so she put herself near the door and listened quietly.
"But why would the Dark Lord contact you Snape? And why would he be so angry at you?"
"I don't know! It isn't like him to be so...so mad at me. I haven't done anything wrong!"
"Maybe you haven't followed his wishes like he asked you too."
"He didn't ask me to do anything. I think this is some sort of trick. A stupid prank from those stupid Marauders." Snape bitterly spat at their name and angrily thrusted the parchment to their faces.
"No, they wouldn't stoop that low, would they?"
"They would, to get revenge on me after what I did to that mudblood." Lily almost gasped out loud. She hated that name still even though she's been called that a couple of times by the Slytherins and Delacour. She winced a little before continuing to listen. The Slytherins laughed at that memory but continued to talk about the Dark Lord.
"The Dark Lord has asked for a meeting at the Forbidden Forest. Near the marked tree."
"I wonder what he's asking for this time."
"Probably to kill more muggles." Lily could've just fainted right there and then. All this talk of killing, including innocent people, made her feel woozy and sick. As she was trying to regain her composure, she failed to notice the steps that were coming towards the door. When she finally realized what was happening, it was too late. The Slytherins had crowded around her, Snape smirking at her.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't the slutty mudblood? I see that you've been listening to our conversation. Like what you heard? There's punishment for eavesdropping and our Dark Lord doesn't like it when people hear of our plans." Lily's eyes widened. "I seem to recall that he needed a certain redhead because of some prophecy concerning of you and James Potter."
"D-don't, don't you dare touch me or James or anyone else!" Her voice was weak and wobbly but she only had a bit of strength. The Slytherins only laughed.
"You're telling us what to do? I bet it was your little friend that sent us that parchment, a bit of a warning to leave you alone but I'm not affected at the least. You're coming with us now." They forcefully grabbed her, performing the silent charm on her so no one could hear her scream.
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Lily frantically looked around and noticed that they were going to the Forbidden Forest like the Slytherins explained before. 'I'm so stupid to listen. Otherwise, I wouldn't be in this situation! Oh Lily, you and your bloody curiousity!'
They led her deep into the dark forest with naught but a single light from Snape's wand. They didn't want to rise suspicion from the other students especially when they're taking captive on one of Gryffindor's with James probably hot on their trail.
"Wait! I hear something!" One of the Slytherins hissed and they quickly hid behind bushes or trees or whatever they could hide behind in the shadows.
"I'm telling you! I saw red hair around here!" Lily's eyes widened. Sirius! He was talking with someone and pretty loudly too. She rolled her eyes. 'Sirius with his loud mouth. When is he ever going to learn?' "She probably went around here somewhere."
"But why would she come to the Forbidden Forest? She's smart enough to know that it's dangerous out here, even in daylight. I'm not sure Lily is capable of handling herself in this sort of place." Remus' calm voice reassured Lily that she might make it out of here. She looked around and saw that the Slytherins were ready to attack. Her eyes widened as the grip on her arm became tighter. She narrowed her eyes. Snape. She tried to shake him off but Snape only held on tighter.
"Stop that!" He hissed and pulled her towards the ground. 'Ow!' Lily groaned inwardly. Oh, if only she could talk! Then she could warn Sirius and Remus who were still busily chatting amongst themselves while on a lookout for her. Finally, she had it. She kicked Snape in the groin which made him groan out loud and alert both Sirius and Remus. They ran towards where the sound came from and saw Snape on the ground, withering.
Sirius smirked as Remus held in laughter. This gave a chance for the Slytherins to try to attack but Lily, with her quick reflexes, quickly tapped them on the shoulder. They turned around to see the Slytherins surrounding them. Sirius growled while Remus held his temper together but defended himself. Lily, with no other choice, had to be left out because of her speaking voice.
She finally walked over to Snape, who was still laying on the ground, clutching onto his groin. Lily kicked him on the side and made a look as if told him if-you-don't-release-me-from-this-silence-charm-I-will-do-it-again. Snape took his wand and muttered a curse which made Lily speak again. She smiled and kicked him once more.
"What was that for?" Snape wheezed out. "I made you speak again!"
"That was for kidnapping me and for the bruise on my wrist." She swiftly walked away towards Sirius and Remus who were still glowering at the Slytherins. Lily rolled her eyes and muttered a charm which made all the Slytherins have jelly legs. This gave a chance to Sirius and Remus to do the body bind charm.
"It should wear off in an hour or so." Lily explained to them. Sirius and Remus nodded.
"Same here. So, mind telling us what happened?" Lily shivered and rubbed her arms.
"I will once we get inside. I'm freezing!" They walked slowly back, forgetting all about the Slytherins that were shouting out towards the trio. They walked off in silence knowing it was a rough time for Lily and that they should give her some space. After all, they didn't know her very well considering the fact that they've known each other for 3 years.
They entered the common room and Lily set right to warming her hands up.
"Ah, that feels better. Ok, I can tell that you're a bit impatient so I'll get right along to telling my story. I overheard the Slytherins talking in an empty classroom and they were talking about this Dark Lord." Sirius had a grave look to his face and Remus only listened intently. "Then they saw me and they took me to the Forbidden Forest to take me to the Dark Lord. They said that there was a prophecy about James and I." She had a worried look to her face and remained silent.
"I don't know what they're up to but I'm sure it's some kind of joke. They probably wanted to scare you."
"They sure as hell didn't sound like it was a joke. It sounded serious and I don't think I ever want to be near a Slytherin ever again, especially Snape." She rubbed her wrist gently where a bruise had formed.
"Sirius? Remus? Where are you guys?" James entered the common room and the first thing Lily had noticed were his tired eyes. He looked surprised however when he noticed Lily with his friends. "Oh hello Lily. I thought we were meeting at the library." Lily sighed and stared at the fireplace, unable to reply to James. Sirius and Remus filled him on what happened.
"Those gits are going to pay." James narrowed his eyes. "What on earth were they thinking when they decided to kidnap you like that?"
"I advise you not to do anything to them, James." Lily's calm voice echoed in the somewhat silent room. James angrily looked at Lily.
"What?!? Do you think I'm just going to let them get away like that?"
"Yes James." Her tired voice seemed to be unaffected to James.
"No. That's my final answer. I'm not going to sit around and wait until they decide to take it as an advantage. I'm going to fight back, with or without your support. I'll expect to see you at the library tomorrow." He walked out of the room, slamming the portrait door shut. Sirius and Remus quietly followed, going to try to simmer James' temper down.
"Arrogant, bullying toerang that he is. I'm surprised that Hogwarts can hold down his big fat head of his." She sighed and took out her book from her book bag that she had retrieved from Remus who had noticed it in the hallway where she had dropped it. With her book, and peace and quiet, Lily could finally settle down and relax.
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The Next Day
"James! For goodness sakes, concentrate!" James, who was about to doze off, quickly woke with a start.
"Wha-?" Lily only rolled her eyes and continued taking down notes. 'Of all the bloody people in the world, I had to get the laziest one.' She blew a piece of hair out of the way.
"You know you're cute when you do that." She jerked her head towards James who was talking to a brunette who was flipping her hair every two seconds. Lily sighed. 'Get a grip Lily! You didn't actually think he was talking to you, did you?' Lily became angry with herself that she actually stabbed her parchment, ruining it and breaking her quill in the process. She groaned inwardly and retrieved another, slapping James' head along the way.
"Ow! What was that for woman?" The brunette had left, leaving James with a date and a bruise on the back of his head.
"For being a prick and not concentrating again! Now help me take notes. I don't give a rat's ass if you know the whole book front and back or that you could change a hamster into a goblet and back, just do the bloody work!" Her voice had shrilled and echoed in the library making everyone in the room stare at her and have the librarian glare at her. Lily blushed and continued with her work.
"Wow Lily. I didn't know you were so uptight with this. Relax, we have until the end of the year to finish it." James said breezily and leaned back against his chair.
"That is why we're starting it now, James. Now start writing!" James, knowing he'll only get her to be more furious if he continued complaining, set to work on his part. They both continued to work in silence and continued all the way to lunch.
"I'm off to grab a bite to eat. Coming?" Lily shook her head.
"No, go ahead. I'm going to finish up on this." James shrugged his shoulders.
"Suit yourself." He quickly dashed out of the library but Lily was only paying attention to her text book and the piece of parchment before her. But...her mind seemed to be elsewhere. Everytime she would dip her quill in her ink bottle, it would hover over the piece of parchment but wouldn't touch it. Her mind was clouded over the face of James Potter and it sickened her immensely.
'Pay attention to the bloody work Lily! There's no time to be lingering! What if James saw you?' She seemed to be screaming at herself and at that, she rolled her eyes. Little did she know, someone was doing a little research concerning the red-head...
He stood in the shadows though there was no point to it. No one could see him but he could see everyone. He could especially see his petite red-head having difficulty working on a simple project. He smirked. 'So, she couldn't do it without me. Bet she misses me.' He continued watching however as he saw her daydreaming and scribbling something on a scrap piece of parchment.
He noticed her friend entering. Tia Vargas. She also has a worried look to his face and if he squinted a little, he could detect tears streaming down. He sees his red-head shocked and scared. She grabs her friend's wrist and notices that she's angry. She scribbles a note for him and quickly dashes off with her friend.
He comes out of hiding and making sure that he doesn't find her anywhere, he dashed towards the table, eagar to find out what she wrote on the parchment. He smiled.
L.E.
+
J.P.
James,
I'm in a bit of a distress so I had to rush off. Sorry to leave you like this. Same time, same place tomorrow? Owl me.
Lily
It seems that she not only daydreams about him, she seems to actually like him. 'I have enough proof that can last me a lifetime knowing that my ickle Lillikins has a wee bit of a crush on me!' Smirking, he grabs the parchment and he too dashes out of the library leaving some confused students and a perplexed librarian. 'Odd behaviour these days on those children.'
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The Gryffindor Common Room
"How could you, Tia? You not only endangered me, you also endangered yourself, Sirius and Remus! You know how much trouble you're going to get into?" Tia looked visibly hurt but she continued talking in the same calm manner.
"I'm sorry Lily. I just wanted to scare Snape. How was I to know he was in the league of those Death Eaters and You-Know-Who?" She scrunched her nose, disgusted at the foul names. Lily collapsed on a chair. There was silence for a moment before Lily spoke up.
"I had it again." Tia opened her eyes wide.
"Same thing?" Lily nodded. "Was it...painful?"
"It was painful to watch. I mean, I was witnessing my own death at a very young age. That's a bit harsh to really forsee. I looked up every possible meaning of that dream in every divination book and nothing explains about it." She gave out a frustrated groan. "The worst part is that my older self was yelling out the name 'James' and 'Harry'. Those two names belongs to the one and only James Harold Potter."
"At least I'm right about something." Lily arched a brow. "You're going to have a kid named Harry with James Potter." Lily only shook her head and sighed.
"You'll never give up will you?" Tia smiled.
"I never will until the day you go up on that alter with James, that's when I'll give up. Just expect an 'I told you so!' from me. Think of it as a wedding gift along with a few trinkets."
"This bruise bloody kills! I'm going to kill Snivellus! He touched me again but not as badly but I still feel the pain."
"Oh Lily!" Lily groaned. "I've found out something that you should 'ear about. Something concerning you and James Potter." Lily opened her eyes, realizing that she had closed them and stared at Clair as if she had grown another head. "What's this I 'ear about a crush on James Potter?"
"Where on earth did you come up with such a notion?" Clair waved a parchment in the air.
"I've been a naughty girl since I nicked it from James' bag. I was very curious as to why 'e smiled at the parchment. Now I know the reason why. L.E. plus J.P. I wonder what that stands for, hmm?" Lily growled under her breath.
"You better give me that parchment or I'll hex you." Clair's smile shone.
"I hope you liked your drink that day you almost dueled James." Lily stared shocked. She couldn't believe it! How low would she stoop just to torment her?
"You! What the bloody hell is wrong with you? Are you daft or something? You think you can just get rid of me like that? You really need to get yourself a life because it seems that you have none only torturing me with these bloody accusations and rumors!" Clair only chuckled and skipped away to her dorm, that air of perfume still lingering in the air, sickening the daylights out of Lily and Tia. Lily screamed out in frustration.
"I'm going to bloody kill that girl one day! Now she found out something which is untrue and she probably must have written it herself, and now she's going to spread it all over the school. What's worse is that James is also going to hear because he always hears everything first and now he's going to tease me to the end of seventh year!" Tia only smiled to herself. "What are you all so happy about?" Lily snapped at her friend.
"Oh, it's only going to be interesting watching you and James fight then get together then get married."
"You need to find yourself a boyfriend Tia. It seems your whole life is to watch dramatic episodes of my life." She rolled her eyes and leaned back against the chair. "She's working with Snape. I know it. Clair's too daft to brew a potion and that is an extremely difficult potion to make. Snape is definately in on this. He's the only person who's ever reached top marks in potions besides me and I know for sure that I wouldn't drink the potion myself much less make it. I'm going to blow it one day, explode and disappear in mid-air with all this shananigans going all about!"
"But if you disappear Lily, I won't have anyone to talk to." Tia pretended to cry and pouted at Lily. She only laughed and gently shoved her friend.
"You'll always have Sirius." Tia stared in horror.
"You say that again Lily and I'll have your head!" She shrugged her shoulders. She didn't dare pursue on knowing how rough Tia can get, she learned from experience.
"I'm really tired Tia ok? I'm going to go to sleep." Tia smiled.
"You did have a trying day. Good Night Lily."
"Afternoon." Lily said, yawning. Tia laughed and closed the door.
"James! Oh no! No! Not Harry! Please anybody but Harry!"
"Silly girl! Stand aside! I won't kill you, just your pathetic child!"
"No! Take me instead just not Harry! Take me!"
"Shut up girl! Move!"
"No!" A green flash appeared and Lily sat up, sweating. She screamed when she noticed Tia and James inside.
"What the bloody hell?!?"
"Lily! Are you alright? Is it..." She trailed off.
"I heard my name so I rushed off here with Tia. Everyone in the common room just stared at the girls' dormitories' door. I had to yell out to go back to whatever the hell they were doing. It was migrating. They just kept staring. What did you dream about?"
Lily broke down crying. She couldn't take it. Those nightmares kept haunting her all the time. She clutched onto James because she didn't know what else to do.
"Y-you died James. You died. I died. It was just horrible to see and experience. That face...that face was just horrible! I never want to see it again!" James comforted Lily and hugged her tightly while Tia stroked her hair. She hated seeing her friend in such a distress.
"Suppose we take this to Dumbledore?" Lily shook her head.
"No, he'll see me cracked and send me to St. Mungo's." She scowled and rubbed her eyes. "I'm sorry you had to see that James. I-I just couldn't take it. It's been happening ever since I came to Hogwarts. It's always the same thing, James and me dying, and a green flash."
James' eyes widened.
"I had the same dream too."
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Safiya Femi: Ooh, I'm a bit mad at how this turned out. It's all jumbled up. James is just concerned for Lily and forgot about the parchment and Lily forgot about Clair for a moment. I'm evil to leave a cliffhanger though right? Heehee...