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A/N: ...I feel terrible. I swear I'll never eat half a pack of busicuts in business studies again. Helen: We'd really like to believe that this time Tash. Mei: I sat through work yesterday feeling rather tired, sick and worried about the ginormous essay that's supposed to be handed in on Friday for media studies. 3000 words on our music video... Fred: Don't start humming it! Mei: Why? I've grown to like Mid Carson! Helen: Yeah but they're a local band, no one out there is going to know who they are! Mei: 'pouts at the screen'Alright!
In response to the last chapter. I did make up the bit about the killing curse draining energy. It was the only way I could think of to stop Voldemort from almost certainly killing everyone. He can't do that until the sequel! And if he does I'll get Jenny to imperius the Death Eaters again like in Random Scribblings! (Muses take this as the cue to start dancing the macerena. Mei rolls her eyes).
NOOOO! The next chapter's the last one! The end is neigh! Then you won't hear from me on this site for a while cause I'm going to post on fictionpress (Helen: That's my fic! Go and read it!). Fortunatly its only 20 chapters so its not a long story. Anyone who wants to come and review will be showered with jammy dodgers! (Muses: Jammy dodgers! WHERE!)
Enjoy our stay in the hospital wing! I love all the people who review!
Chapter 35
"Is he going to be okay?" Jenny asked.
"He'll be fine Jen," Lily said. "And Madame Pomfrey has told you that about seven times."
"I'm worried!" Jenny protested. "And it's much easier for you to say. Your boyfriend is walking and unfortunately for all of us, talking too. Mine however has suffered a severe allergic reaction."
"Jenny you need some dreamless sleep potion," James sighed sitting back on his own bed. All six of them were sat in the hospital wing, due to Madame Pomfrey's frantic obsessive urge to make sure they were all okay. It was just past midnight.
"Yeah you go to sleep Jen," Lily nodded. "You ran all the way up to the castle to get help. You must be exhausted. Tash has already clocked out."
She pointed at Tash, who had fallen asleep curled up in Sirius's arms.
"But what if…" Jenny began.
"We'll wake you up if there is any change," Lily promised. Jenny gave a weak smile and flopped to sleep next to Remus.
"She must have been tired," Lily said. "Running all that way. And it can't have been easy to apperate being that panicky."
"What about you?" James asked. "Voldemort caught you. Weren't you scared?"
"A little," Lily said. "But I wasn't about to let him know that."
"I don't know what I would have done if I'd lost you," James whispered, wrapping his arms around Lily's shoulders. "I would have died right there and then."
Lily smiled and placed a long kiss on his lips.
"Oi! Can't you two exercise any self control?"
Lily and James turned around to see Tash and Sirius smirking at them.
"Mmm, so the way you two are sleeping together is totally innocent then is it?" James teased. A couple of rude hand gestures replied.
"Can't sleep?" Tash asked.
"Watching over Jen," Lily nodded. "She's finally out."
"Knew she'd sleep eventually," Sirius said. "Did you see her when she charged into the room with the Aurors? If looks could kill, Voldemort would be six feet under by now!"
"Wish looks could kill, it would make the job a lot easier," Lily muttered, sitting down on her own bed.
"Uh oh! Lily's becoming homicidal!" Tash warned, backing away from Lily and succeeding in falling off her bed.
"Jenny…"
"Hey Moony's awake!" Sirius cheered. Everyone crowded around the bed as Remus began to stir.
"Jen! Wake your lazy arse up!" Tash ordered.
"Huh?" Jenny asked, looking around in a daze. "Wha…? Remus! You're awake!"
"Guess so," Remus said sitting up slowly. Jenny threw her arms around him (smacking Tash in the face as she went).
"Now that is a lack of self control," Sirius said nodding at Jen and Remus, who were now engaged in a passionate kiss. For lack of anything better to do, James decided to kiss Lily.
"I didn't think that was a cue," Sirius said looking a little put out.
"Eh so what?" Tash asked, pulling him forward to kiss him as well.
"Really now!" Everyone broke away as Madame Pomfrey came out of her office wearing a pink dressing gown and matching slippers. "This is a hospital wing and I will not have it turning into a room of runaway teenage hormones!"
Lily and Jenny giggled. Madame Pomfrey began checking over Remus upon seeing that he was awake.
"Well there should be no lasting damage, thank heaven for that at the very least," she muttered.
Sirius yawned and the nurse frowned.
"Shouldn't you all be in bed?" she asked.
"Do we have to?" Jenny asked.
"Yes you do Miss Tailby, and you shouldn't even be here!" Madame Pomfrey reminded her.
"What!" Jenny squeaked. "I ran for half an hour straight! I might still be in danger of having an asthma attack!"
"I'm sure you are no longer in danger," Madame Pomfrey replied curtly. "Now off to bed!"
Jenny groaned and stomped out of the hospital wing waving to everyone as she left.
"She's going to be cranky tomorrow," Lily sighed getting back into her own bed.
"Night everyone," Tash yawned. Lily sighed and drifted off to an uneasy sleep.
OOO
There was a flash of green light. James's face swam before her. She screamed, but no one could hear…
"Lily!"
Lily snapped awake. She was lying in bed in the hospital wing. Four pairs of anxious eyes were looking at her.
"Just a nightmare," Lily said. "I'm fine."
"Sure?" James asked.
"Sure," Lily nodded. James wrapped his arms around her, and pretty soon they were all engaged in a hug which would have put Jenny to shame.
OOO
"Somebody's been sleeping in my bed," James said as Lily woke up the next morning. She blinked at her surroundings.
"Actually I think someone is sleeping in my bed," Lily said, poking James in the side.
"Somebody's been sleeping in my bed!" Sirius said in a childish voice.
"Well I'm sorry but it was a million degrees in the dormitory!"
"Jen?" Lily asked, sitting up as best she could. She found her five friends squashed uncomfortably on her bed. They had all fallen asleep after the hug.
"What are you doing here?" Lily asked.
"Like I said," Jen replied. "A million degrees in the dormitory. You lot were fast asleep when I got here. And having five people crammed onto one bed looked like fun so I decided to see if there was room for a sixth person."
"Yes we're going for the world record," James said. "The most number of people sleeping on a single bed without falling off."
Someone coughed loudly. Everyone looked around to see Professor Dumbledore standing by the door smiling in amusement at them.
"Something's poking me in the side," Jenny said.
"I think that's my elbow," Sirius said. "Sorry Jen."
"Good morning!" Dumbledore said cheerfully. "I trust you all had a pleasant sleep?"
"Not really," Remus said. "Someone here is really bony!"
"I think that's Tash," Lily said.
"I choose to take that as a compliment," Tash said. "And in any case, I'm very comfortable!"
"Course you are, you got the most mattress!" James complained. "Actually I take that back. Jenny took up the most mattress…"
"Are you calling me fat Potter!" Jenny asked in a dangerous voice. Everyone cringed.
"No," James said fearfully.
"Okay then. Good morning Professor!" Jenny's fanatic smile reappeared and she beamed at the headmaster.
"Good morning Miss Tailby. I hope everyone had a refreshing sleep after yesterday's events."
"Not really," Remus repeated getting off the bed.
"Incidentally," James asked, "what is the world record for the largest number of people on a bed?"
"Thirteen," Dumbledore provided. The six students looked at each other.
"We need more people!" Jenny summarised.
"Well putting the record aside," Lily said, feeling that the conversation was getting a little too silly for words. "Good morning Professor."
"Good morning," Dumbledore repeated. "I was hoping I could ask you what happened yesterday."
Stopping only to receive medicine from Madame Pomfrey half way through, the six students explained the events of the previous day with varying degrees of accuracy due to the number of times that they had each been knocked unconscious.
"All that happened while I was gone?" Jenny asked.
"Yep," Lily nodded.
"Good god," Jenny muttered. "I'm sorry I left you all in such danger!"
"Don't be daft Jen, you charged right back in with about twenty aurors," Tash pointed out. "And you had the scariest look on your face I've ever seen!"
"Really?" Jenny asked looking at the guys for conformation. They all nodded in agreement.
"Cool! I scare Death Eaters!" Jenny smiled, taking three grapes from the fruit bowl for her breakfast.
"Yes well, moving swiftly on," James said. "Has the Daily Prophet got hold of the story yet?"
"The ministry is keeping it as quiet as possible," Dumbledore assured them.
"I give them a week before they find out," Tash said.
"You're on," Sirius assured her.
"In fact the only people who are aware of your kidnapping yesterday are the teachers and your parents," Dumbledore listed.
"Mum's going to kill me for getting into danger like that," Jenny muttered.
"Well, I think that is everything," Dumbledore said, helping himself to a grape as he stood up from the bed. "The end of year feast is tomorrow. I hope to see everyone there."
"You will," James assured the headmaster.
"Course you will, its your last day of free food!" Jenny reminded them. "I can't imagine you three (she pointed at James, Sirius and Tash) missing free food."
Her answer was three pillows in her face. Jenny landed on the floor giggling insanely. Lily and Remus shrugged and joined in.
As he left the room, Dumbledore smiled at six of the most talented students ever to pass through the school, who were currently engaged in a frantic pillow fight. He knew they were very special people, and they were going to make their mark in the wizarding world.
A/N: One more to go. Then I'm going to brush up a few of my other stories and I'm going to post something on fictionpress. Then the sequel to this story will magically appear in a cloud of stardust! (In background muses throw glitter over Mei's head). So prettyfull!
Next chapter: The end of year feast.
May Stardust fall in your dreams!
