Disclaimer: The plot and Tia Vargas belongs to me. Anything else is J.K. all the way. Hey, that rhymes!
Author's Note: Terribly sorry for all this! I was just caught up with everything but here I am! I'm sure it's going to get jucier, this whole...plot thingy. Great word I know. Thingy.
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 14- A Fate Worse Than Death
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In Chapter 13-
Before they knew it, James and Sirius were both bound and gagged by invisible robes and were being levitated and carried off with Snake in the lead.
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She felt so scared and cold. The air was lifeless, not one breeze helped with the sweat that was trickling down the side of her face.
Her arms were numb from the lack of blood flowing inside her veins. 'Because of these stupid ropes.' Why they were using muggle items instead of magic was beyond her.
She looked around to see a dark, damp dungeon with scattered leaves and broken chiseled rocks. Shivering now, she brought her knees up to her chest and tried hard to make herself feel warm but the dungeon was just too cold.
She heard murmurs outside and manage to catch a few words like "Hogwarts", "Azkaban" and "Master".
'Who's the Master?' She thought curiously. But her thoughts were broken by the sound of the door being opened and she saw a dark figure and in the moonlight, she saw it was no other than Professor Snake.
She couldn't say anything due to the fact that she was gagged but she glared at him, to show her hatred through her eyes.
Snake only smirked as two wizards brought in James and Sirius who fell unconscious. Her eyes widened suddenly at the sight of their bodies.
Her eyes flew back to Snake.
"Don't worry Miss Evans. Mr. Potter and Mr. Black are not dead but are only in their small state of sleep. They'll wake shortly. No, we must be patient to kill you later."
His sneer gleamed with madness and his voice was as cold as ice. She shivered at the prospect of her future. Snake took that as a good response to him and chuckled as he and the two wizards in black robes walked out with him.
Lily stared at the two figures crumpled on the floor and she tried with all her might to get up and walk over to where they were but it was no use.
The exhaustion took over and she too slid on the floor, falling into a deep sleep.
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James woke up with a groan and noticed the rope tied behind his back. 'Magic proof dungeon I bet.' He thought grimly and struggled to release the rope which he did quite easily.
He sat up and leaned against the grimy wall, rubbing his head and groaning in the process. 'Bloody bastard.' He thought angrily and punched the ground.
He looked at his surroundings and noticed immediately the dreary look placed on it. He stood up as the moonlight glared down upon him and the murky ground. 'We must be far from Hogwarts.'
We.
He quickly looked down at the person beside him, Sirius, and rapidly kneeled down to untie the rope that was binding his hands and almost stopping his blood circulation. 'They are not merciful.'
"James?" His eyes flew up and saw Lily, still unconscious, her gag released from her mouth moments ago. She was talking in her sleep and her face indicated that she was having a nightmare. "NO! DON'T TAKE HIM! TAKE ME! JAMES! NO!" She sobbed out.
James rushed over and untied the rope. He proceeded then to try to wake Lily up by shaking her and lightly slapping her cheeks.
"Lily! Lily! Wake up! It's me, James! I'm here!"
"You bloody bastard! How could you?!? Take me! Don't kill him! Take me! No, not Harry! Me!" James was confused at who Harry was but ignored it as he continued to shake her.
Lily abruptly stopped her sobbing and breathed in and out for a few seconds before her eyes fluttered open. They were blood-shot red and puffy from the tears and lack of sleep.
"James?" She whispered. He leaned down so he could meet her eyes and searched hers, looking for clues and some answers. "Oh my god, James." She hugged him tighlty, her arms encircling his neck. "I had it. I had it again. I could see his face. That god-awful face. It was horrifying. So terrible. I never want to see it again."
She sobbed quietly on his shoulder.
James patted her on the shoulder and shushed her to calm her down. Lily's body shook and heart-wracking sobs wrenched out.
She couldn't take it. It was too much. All these years, dream after dream, it had to stop.
"Please James. Make this all stop. Please." She whispered. Sirius suddenly woke up with a groan and Lily, surprised hid her face in James's chest.
"Watsgonon?" He mumbled as he too attempted to remove the ropes from his hands. Without thinking, he whipped out his wand and pointed it at the window.
"Bombarda!" The spell reflected from the window and bounced everywhere before crashing into a wall with no effect. "Bloody hell! Spell-proof."
"Didn't you kind of notice when you had the ropes tied around your hands?" Sirius, puzzled, looked at the ropes and nodded, finally understanding the situation.
"I get it." James rolled his eyes and stared down at Lily again.
"Come on. We're going to try to get out." On cue, the doors opened and Snake appeared once more with two more wizards that were clothed in black.
"Ah, I see the two misfits have woken up from their slumber. Well, good. At least you can witness each otherdying." He smirked as he saw Sirius's wand. "Pity that magic doesn't work in this castle. It would've been so much easier to kill you by magic but the Lord has other plans." His face turned cold and he snapped his fingers that commanded the wizards clothed to take the three students.
They defied the wizards by kicking and slashing but it was no use. The wizards towered over them and quickly took control of the kids.
Snake's eyes burned as he stared at Lily who tried to bit one of the hands off the wizard who was gripping her tightly. He walked slowly towards and slapped her hard across the cheek.
"YOU BASTARD! DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH HER! I'LL...I'LL-"
"You'll do what Potter?" He spat at James. "You can't do anything. You're useless here. No magic, no power, no weapon against me. I have more authority than you could ever have. The clap of my hands will send many Death Eaters over here with weapons that could slash you any second. Don't you dare tell me what to do. Just remember who the captives are."
James's eyes stared hard, stonly at the man that betrayed Dumbledore and Hogwarts.
"You'll never get away with it." He angrily whispered at him. Snake only smirked and turned on his heels towards the door. The others followed, dragging the young ones behind.
Lily remained quiet, the red handprint stinging her cheek. But she didn't care. She had enough. She just wanted to go home and be safe and happy.
But that could never be. She was being dragged by a wizard, sending her off to her death. Through her tears, she looked up at James who looked furious and Sirius who remained blank but with cold eyes that she's never seen on him before. Shivering, she stared at James once more who turned to Lily and gave a small smile.
"It'll be ok." He mouthed to her. Lily nodded and closed her eyes so she couldn't see the other wizards and witches being held behind bars.
Before she knew it, they arrived outside of the castle on top of one of the towers. Confused, she looked around and saw something that made her shiver with fear.
A guillotine.
Snake smiled, enjoying the spectacle before him.
"Don't worry children. This will be quick and almost painless. I'm sure most of you know this device, the guillotine. Made by Dr Joseph Guillotine, a man described as kindly and who wanted to make execution more humane. I prefer the correct way of execution.The blade weighs over 40 kilos. Interesting no? Now, who would like to go first?"
His teeth shone brightly from the moonlight and the Gryffindors knew he was enjoying this immensely. It was then that Lily knew she could neverseeher family and friends again.
'Goodbye cruel world.' She thought wretchedly.
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Safiya Femi: Wow, now that was something that I didn't even imagine. Dun dun dun! I wonder what will happen? Gosh, you just have to wait until next chapter! Please review! Your comments mean the world to me! Thank you so far for all those have reviewed recently! You're great!