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Chapter 17- The hunt forLily
Ron's face contorted with fury "What are you bloody playing at Harry?" he asked clearly not amused by the Joke that was obviously being played on him. "I'm not bloody playing at anything," James growled. "I'm telling
you the truth. I am James Potter and I need your help". Folding his arms Ron stared at James really not sure
What to think "Explain" he replied suspiciously. "Fine" James grumbled, a couple turned the corner walking
In their direction "But not here" he mumbled, grabbing Ron's upper arm and pulling him down the corridor.
Once in a darkened corner James released the pressure from Ron's arm. "Thanks mate" Ron said with as much
Sarcasm he could manage, rubbing his arm. "Sheesh you didn't have to pull so hard" He complained.
Rolling his eyes James smirked "I can walk you back to Madam Pomfrey, if you need her" Blushing Ron quit
rubbing his arm "Did I say I needed the hospital wing" said Ron defensively "It doesn't even hurt" he spoke,
quietly as if he was trying to convince him self more than James.
"Okay, now let me try this again" James paused making sure he had Ron's attention. Taking a deep breath
he began to explain, "I am James Potter, father to your friend Harry and right now his mother is with this
Voldemort person and I need to find her" "I don't understand, I'm looking at Harry and you say you're not
Harry. If your James then how did you get here?" Sighing, James slid down to the floor to sit, looking across
The room he ran his hand through his hair "A spell if you can believe it" he chuckled "A stupid love spell".
As soon as the words let his mouth Ron knew, "That night at dinner, when you fought with Hermione, that was
The day you came isn't it?" James nodded "Correct except it wasn't Hermione I fought, it was Lily Evans"
Ron gasped in surprise "That explains a lot that night" scratching his head he said wearily "That explains a lot
actually". Suddenly something seem to click in Ron's head "Wait a minute, if you're here then where is Harry?"
"That I'm not sure of" he answered honestly. "Ron none of that is important right now" James yelled in whisper.
"Not important!" he gasped "My best friend, no wait, my best FRIENDS! are out there somewhere and it's not
important right now!"
James sighed, his patience was treading a thin line, sure he was worried about his kid, but Lily was out there
With some crazed wizard and that took priority over everything. "Ron, if I don't find Lily, then Harry and
Hermione may never come home." "Dumbledore says to sit and wait, let him find her but I can't do that."
"Will you help me find her?" the desperation in his voice did not go unnoticed. Gulping Ron knew what he had
to do. He was going to find Voldemort, willingly and it scared him to pieces. "Year after year I follow Harry into
battle and now I will follow his father" Holding out his hand Ron smiled weakly "I'm in".
James smiled relieved that Ron agreed to help "So what's the plan?" Ron asked as they slowly made their way
Back to the common room. James said nothing, as they turned right toward the staircase. Ron shook his head in
Disbelief "You do have a plan right?" he asked. God Harry was more like his father then he knew. Obviously
Walking into a battle blind was a family trait. "Well actually no not yet, I just got you to agree to help me"
James shrugged. Ron sighed taking the steps one at a time "Well then I suppose we should get Harry's invisibility
Cloak for starters" he said. James eyebrows drew together "Harry has a invisibility cloak?" he said clearly
Intrigued "Yes, he got your old cloak from Dumbledore in our first year of Hogwarts. You left it for Harry
When you d" He stopped talking abruptly causing James to turn around "I left it for Harry when I what?"
Ron called himself stupid over and over again; clearly he never knew when to shut up. The less he said the better
He recalled Hermione saying their third year "Messing with the future can be dangerous thing Ronald, saying
Or doing anything can change the future as we know it". Ron snapped out of his flashback to find James looking
At him strangely "Hello, Ron did you hear me? I left it for Harry when I what?" he repeated. With a slight
Smile Ron shrugged "When you decided to give it to him" he said "That's all". It seemed enough for James
Cause he turned around and kept walking. It was close, too close; Ron almost told him he was dead, he needed
To remember some things were better left unsaid.
"So how many times have you and my son sneaked out underneath that cloak Ron? I bet you two break all kinds
of rules don't you" Ron whistled walking past him As if he said nothing at all. Oh yeah some things were
better left unsaid he though to himself. James simply smiled as Ron walked on. It seemed his son and his friend
were up to no good at Hogwarts and he swelled with pride. His son was the leader of the next generation of
Marauders, he could only imagine the summers filled with teaching Harry new pranks for the following year.
It was that thought which stopped him in his tracks. Snapping his fingers he grinned, why hadn't he thought
of it earlier. "Ron" he called "Let's go to Sirius he would surely help us" he said. Ron froze, great just when he
thought he could do this. Panicking he tried to think of a good enough explanation. He couldn't tell the guy his
friend was dead. "Um we can't just go barging in on Sirius" he moaned as the words left his mouth, he sounded
like he was hiding something, surely James would catch on. "And just why not?" he asked growing quite
tired of Ron's shortness. Ron screamed inside to think of something and fast, smiling inward he glanced at James
"You really want to walk into the ministry of magic and tell Sirius Black you're his best friend trapped in
someone else's body and expect him not to freak out" Rolling his eyes he gasped "Do you know who Sirius is
best friends with?" "Of course I do me you prat" James hissed, "Right, so you know he will tell you anything.
So you want them to lock your older self up, cause you will go mental walking in there and telling yourself
You are you" Ron was panting by then, he got carried away in his lie and the best part was judging by the way
James was looking he was actually buying it. "Your right, it would be to risky" He was beginning to lose it.
He felt foolish; he wasted too much time as it was asking Ron to help. He needed to find Lily before it was too late.
It was his fault they were here in the first place; if anything happened to her he could never live with him self.
He had an idea; he would find Lily and bring her home safe. He knew asking Ron for help was a bad idea, but
Then again he never thought with a clear head when it came to Lily. Sighing he turned to Ron, "Ok go check
On Luna and meet me in the dining hall for dinner. We will leave tonight when everyone is a sleep"
Ron nodded "Yeah, I would like to pop in on Luna again. Okay see you at dinner" he called over his shoulder
as he sprinted down the staircase. As soon as Ron was out of sight, James quickly finished taking the final
Steps to the Portrait of The Fat Lady. "Quidditch" James said and entered the common room before the door
was fully opened. Due to the fact it was dinnertime, the common room was empty which he was thankful for, less
questions he had to answer. Climbing the steps to the dorm room his thoughts lingered on Lily. His heart beat
strong as his anger. He was going to find Voldemort and destroy him; he would make him pay for taking Lily
opening the door to his room she crossed the room to Harry's trunk. Looking through it, he came across the cloak.
James was amazed how good the cloaked still looked after all the years. His fingers traced the delicate material.
Placing it on his lap he continued to look for anything else that would be useful. Grabbing a quill, James walked
To the desk and began to write a note. The cloak along with the Marauders map and a Firebolt sat waiting on
The bed. He had to go alone. Time was wasting and the longer he waited the less chance he had of getting Lily
Out of there alive. And under no circumstance was that about to happen. Tossing the note onto Ron's bed, James
Grabbed the items he needed to escape and left the room without looking back.
The room sat in silence as the curtains blew in the light breeze, everything still except the letter that fluttered
Slighty Dear Ron,
Please don't be mad, this is something I must
Do alone. I can't sit back and wait for something
To happen to her. She means something to me and
Realize I cant live if she doesn't. I beg you give me
A head start before you alert Dumbledore of my plan
I'm glad my son has a great friend, and I hope you
Can understand why I left
J.P.
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