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On with the story,

Chapter 8-

Lily opened her eyes and pain instantly hit her. She looked around and saw there was no one. She turned her head as much as she could without hurting and saw James sleeping. She panicked. No one was there. Their trolleys were beside them. Their train had left. Her eyes widened. She still couldn't move. The pain was unimaginable. She had a splitting head ache. Being trampled by three trolleys and a lady and rolling down the road does that to you.

"James." She said as loud as possible without hurting.

Nothing.

"James."

She let out a low whistle,

"September first." He said opening his eyes. "MERLIN! That hurts. Where am I?"

"James."

"LILY? You're here."

"Of course."

"I can't move." He said cringing as he turned to look at her.

"Me neither. It hurts too much."

"You put your wand in your trolley?"

"Yes. I figured I'd get changed as soon as we boarded and we wouldn't need it until then."

"Me too." He said faintly.

"Damn."

"The train left. What are we going to do?"

"I don't know." She said quietly. "I think we should stay still until we can move again."

"That'll be a while. I suppose if we already missed the train what can it hurt? There's not much else we can do."

"I think my arm is broken." She complained biting back tears. "I'm sure my ankle is, and my ribs are definitely bruised."

"Yeah, I think my hand is broken, my ribs are probably bruised too and my shin is shattered."

"Well, at least thanks to quidditch we can assess our wounds."

"Yeah, we can't do anything though." James complained. His head was killing him.

"Do you want to know a secret?" Lily asked.

"Yes."

"I'm head girl. I didn't want to tell any one, I wanted it to be a surprise." James chuckled a little until his ribs prevented him.

"Are you serious?"

"I swear."

"I'm head boy." James smiled.

"Really?"

"Yep."

"Hogwarts will be missing the heads and the prefects won't know what to do." She smiled.

"It's funny when you think about it."

"Yeah. I can only imagine what is going on."

"Do you think our friends noticed?"

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"Where are Lily and James?" Abby asked.

"I don't know."

"We searched the whole train. Daniel doesn't know and the prefects are in a frenzy. I don't know what is wrong with them."

"Where could Lily and James be?" Abby scratched her head.

"Maybe they're snogging." Sirius supplied.

"Doubt it."

"They're probably in the end of the train, around the Slytherins', the only place we didn't check."

"I bet they got in a fight about where we were, Lily punched him and they went to the nearest compartment to fix it and stayed."

"Let them be alone. We'll meet them at school."

A group of prefects ran by chased by a group of boys. The prefects were all hexed so they were barely recognisable and Remus was in the front of the mob.

"WHERE ARE THE HEADS?"

"WE'RE DOOMED!"

"TAKE THAT YOU STUPID PREFECT!"

"What was that about?" Abby asked.

"Who cares? I think Remus can take care of himself."

"The heads this year obviously suck."

"All the better for the Marauders."

The prefects ran past again.

"HELP!"

"HA HA HA! RUN YOU SCRAWNY PREFECT NERDS!"

"Let's go sit down." Abby and Sirius said walking into a compartment with Peter.

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"They probably didn't notice." Lily smiled.

"They probably thought we were fighting and went to our own compartment after you punched me."

"I bet you wished I punched you compared to this."

"You bet." He agreed.

'We're not having a good day."

"Nope. First we roll down the hill and then my mum lets us lie in pain on the way here. After that I was pushed into a train then some weirdo pushed us through the barrier and we landed on our faces. Next both our trolleys are pushed over us and some crazy girl runs us over with hers and leaves us here out of sight."

"At least she didn't leave us there."

"I suppose. She could have helped us though."

"What do you think the teachers will say when they realise? When Dumbledore announces the heads and no one stands up?"

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"Where the heck are they?" Remus looked around. They had set him right and removed the hexes, though his eye still twitched uncomfortably and he hiccupped magenta frogs every now and then. He was searching for Lily and James.

"I don't know." They were talking quietly while Dumbledore gave his speech.

"…AND OUR NEW HEADS ARE LILY EVANS AND JAMES POTTER!" The applause was deafening.

"Oh, they must have been off with some teacher organising something."

"They're the heads that let us get hexed?" Remus said looking around angrily.

"WILL MISS EVANS AND MR POTTER STAND UP?" Everyone started looking around and no one stood. The clapping had stopped.

"Where are they?" Could be heard through out the hall.

"Mr Black, do you have any idea where they are?' Dumbledore asked.

"No sir." He looked around.

Dumbledore walked out and the tables were filled with food.

"What do you think happened?"

"Probably missed the train."

Theories flew throughout the hall about where the new heads were…together.

"Albus, do you suppose they missed the train?" McGonagall asked in his office.

"I suppose so."

"Shall we send people to the station?"

"Send one or two, if they are not there report to me. They shouldn't be there otherwise they would have gone home by now, they wouldn't just sit in the station."

"I'll send two men."

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"Let's go to sleep. It's dark." James suggested.

"Are you sure? We probably have concussions."

"Well we've slept before, we can just hope we don't have one. No one can hurt us here and we can't move so it would be best."

"You're right. Night James."

"Night Lily."

After twenty minutes they were in such a deep sleep they could not be woken.

"LILY EVANS?" A man called. Being out of sight, the man passed the by.

"JAMES POTTER?" Another called. The men looked up and down and called again.

"They're not here. They wouldn't stick around if they missed they train."

"Yeah, we called and no one is here so we might as well go."

The two men apparated with a crack.

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"Albus, they were not at the station." McGonagall said. She was worried.

"Send their friends in." McGonagall walked out and came back with their friends.

"Do any of you know where Miss Evans and Mr Potter may be?"

"No Professor." They said as one. They were scared for their friends. Dumbledore sighed.

"When did you last see them?"

"We saw them about a week ago, at Diagon Alley." Remus said wisely. "They weren't on the train, the prefects can vouch for that." He winced at the memory.

"Yes, I have heard. We will have to contact their parents." He looked towards the fire. "You may leave. Do not panic."

They walked out and they started panicking.

"Where could they be?" Abby asked frantic.

"You don't think they've been taken do you?" Peter squeaked.

"I hope not. Who would take them?"

"I don't know."

"We just have to wait. I'm sure they'll be fine."

"Damn. They're always getting us worried."

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It was not until the next morning that James awoke. He could move a little more but his hand was sore. He was sure it was broken.

"Lily." He called.

"Lily."

"Lily." He decided he should try the whistle that woke him up every time.

"Yes?" She said dazed. "What?"

"Can you move?"

"A little." She winced.

"Can you get your wand?"

"I can't move my arm to help me up."

"And I can't move my leg."

"I'll try." She tried to move but the pain in her ribs was terrible. She moved a little and slumped over onto her face. She reached out with her other arm, ignoring the blinding pain, and dragged her trolley closer. She shut her eyes and tried to reach her wand. She pulled herself up and cried out because of her ribs. She grabbed her wand quickly before falling against the wall.

"Damn, that hurt."

"I don't suppose you know how to fix broken bones?" He said hopefully.

"No. I can try but we'll probably loose them all together."

"What about when you break my nose?"

"We use a potion."

"Oh. That was a waste of time then."

"Wait. I know a spell that will temporarily fix them. It's for when you need to make it to a hospital. You still hurt but you can move."

"Use it." She cast the spell on them both and they managed to stand.

"Merlin. I hurt like hell." James complained.

"Me too." She rubbed her head. "It will only last a few hours so we need to hurry." She walked to the platform and tried to go through. "OUCH!" She walked straight into brick and fell over.

"LILY!" James cried. He knelt over and pulled her up.

"I'm not having a good week. I bet when the spell wears off I'll have even more broken bones."

"The platform locked at 11.15 yesterday. How do we get out?"

"I suppose you didn't pass your apparition exam?"

"You know I didn't. We both failed."

"I know. I was hoping you went back in secret."

"Not likely." He snorted. "There's no way out."

"I wonder what they will tell our parents." Lily thought out loud.

"Do you think they'll tell them in person or by letter?"

"I don't know."

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"Louise, would you like some tea?"

"No thank you, Albus, I would like to know why I am here." Mrs Potter sat straight.

"I have been informed you took Lily and James to the station, is this correct?"

"Yes." She said warily. Dumbledore sighed.

"When did you see them last?"

"I left them when they got their trolleys, like I do every year. Why?" She asked worried.

"They have gone missing."

"Missing?" She gulped. "But…I saw them…they were…they just…when?"

"They did not board the train, and no one can remember seeing them at the platform."

"Oh my. I feel terrible. They had just had a rather nasty accident. They tumbled down the road together and I refused to heal them. They were in pain all the way to the station. What if those were their last few hours?" She said with wide eyes.

"I have sent some one to search the platform and they are not there. I assume they aren't at your home?"

"No, not that I know of."

"The Evans' will need to be notified and we will alert the ministry."

"Of course. I will tell the family." She stood up with tears in her eyes. "They're always getting in danger aren't they?"

"I'm sure they wouldn't have it any other way." Dumbledore gave a weak smile, which she returned.

"Potter residence." She said and she was engulfed by flames.

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"I have an idea." She turned. "We can walk along the tracks."

"Are you crazy?"

"No. We'll leave our things here and when we get to Hogwarts we can have some one else to come here and get them."

"That will take ages."

"Maybe. Take your wand and I'll do the spell every few hours. You can transfigure food. It's our only way."

"No, we can wait here for some one to find us."

"James, they probably came while we were sleeping. We're deep sleepers and they couldn't see us, we know that."

"Damn."

"Where's you're sense of adventure? I've always wanted to travel the tracks, it would be fun. Just you, me and the open track. Wouldn't it be funny to se everyone's reaction when we get back? They probably would think we were dead, it would be a laugh to see their faces."

"You're right. It would be funny and I have wanted to see the view first hand. Let's go."

"Right." They set off with their wands in pocket and didn't even think of their brooms which were on their trolleys.

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"It's been three days Albus."

"I am aware of that Minerva."

"Three days and no word of them. Do you think…they've been taken by you-know-who?"

"Voldemort? Why would he want two teenagers? Why, I don't think that he will be looking for any one special for along time. The prophecy clearly states that-" he stopped. "Oh my. The prophecy, we have interpreted it wrong. It makes sense now. We did not get it right. We have made a huge mistake. Lily Evans and James Potter…it's their child."

"Are you sure Albus?" McGonagall said shakily. "It says a flower and a stag, how does that fit?"

"I should have told you this before. It seems Mr Potter and his friends have become Animagi to help Mr Lupin."

"But…that's illegal." She gasped.

"Yes, that is why I am asking you to speak of this to no one. Especially not the boys. It is best if they think we do not know of it."

"I understand. They are great friends to risk some thing like that for their friend. Also very foolish and powerful."

"Yes. Mr Potter is a stag as the prophecy states and Miss Evans is named after a flower, all the other characteristics fit."

"Oh my." McGonagall. "But how could he know it was them?"

"I am not sure. We can not be certain he does. We cannot tell any one of this either. Mr Pettigrew and Mr Black would be put in Azkaban and it wouldn't help any either. If the Ministry found out Voldemort would know we are onto him. We cannot have that. We need to find them ourselves. They cannot be dead yet or we would know."

"I hope you're right."

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"99 bottles of butterbeer on the wall, 99 bottles of butterbeer take one down pass it around ninety something bottles of butterbeer on the wall." They sung together.

"I'm bored of that song." Lily complained as they walked along the tracks. They were careful not to fall and it was hard work walking as their bones ached.

"You know we've been walking for five days?" James asked. "We've only eaten my transfigured food and we have hardly slept. Surprisingly, I don't feel bad, except the achy bones. I don't feel exhausted." James smiled.

"Me neither. That's because you're with me and I'm SO fun."

"I think we should climb down now, it's getting dark and we've had too much butterbeer."

"That's you're fault. You kept transfiguring things." Lily said chuckling. She carefully climbed down the post and off the railway lines onto a small grassy ledge, that held up the posts, very high off the ground. James came soon after.

"You know, I'm sort of glad we got stuck here." Lily said smiling.

"Me too. It's been quite fun."

"If I could pick any one to be stuck out here with it would be you James." Lily smiled and snuggled closer to him.

"Me too, Lils, me too." He saw she was asleep. He sighed. It's hard, she's so close but I can't have her. She's taken. I wish I had realised before. I should have listened to my friends. I'm so blind. He kissed Lily sweetly on the forehead and drifted off wondering about his friends.

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Abby was sitting on the couch in the common room looking into the fire.

"Do you think they'll ever come back?" She asked her friends.

"I don't know." Remus said sadly. Abby started to cry and Remus pulled her into a hug.

"It's ok." Sirius wanted to tell her they would be alright but he wasn't sure any more.

"It's not ok." She whispered. "It's not. They're gone. What of they're dead?" She cried harder.

The whole school had been in a state. Everything was very quiet. Marauders didn't prank. Fan girls didn't flirt. Teachers missed their top students. It seemed as though every one was in a state of melancholy. No one dared say they were dead and they hoped they would some how make it back from where ever they were. Slytherins seemed happy. A Mudblood and a blood traitor were gone. Even better, Queen Evans the Mudblood and King Potter the blood traitor were gone. They were extremely happy, though they didn't dare say it outside their common room.

"I'm going to bed." Peter said sadly.

"At least they're together wherever they are." Remus spoke up, ignoring Peter.

"Yeah, they were always together, it's only right." Sirius spoke up.

"It sucks. We were making progress with James. I'm sure he had admitted it to himself and now…they'll never know what could have been." Abby spoke softly.

"I can't believe they're gone. We only saw them the other week. They looked so happy. They just…I'm going for a walk." Sirius said quietly.

"I miss them." Abby sighed.

"Me too." Remus frowned.

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"MERLIN!" Lily screamed. "We're at Hogsmeade station."

"We are!" James said happily pulling her into a hug. It hurt them both, but it was worth it.

"It's getting dark, should we keep walking?"

"Yes. We can creep in and sleep on the couch. It'll be fun that way. No one will be awake and we'll give them a shock in the morning."

"Good idea. We'll sleep on the couch and when people come down we'll see them."

"We should go to the hospital wing." They looked at each other.

"Nah!" They said together.

"We'll go in the morning. I can put the spell on when we wake up and we'll go there as soon as we see our friends and Dumbledore."

"Let's go." They walked slowly up the path. After a long while they reached the castle. They snuck through the corridors and crept up to the Gryffindor portrait.

"We don't know the password." James whispered.

"It was in our letter." The fat Lady woke up.

"You…you…you're the ones everyone was worried about."

"Really? They were worried?"

"Of course. You've been gone for seven days."

"Don't tell anyone we're here. We want it to be a surprise."

"Of course." She smiled.

"Butterwings." Lily said and they crept in quietly. She was glad the password had been included in her letter.

Lily immediately slumped onto the couch and James beside her.

"This is so comfortable." He sighed.

"I'll say. Anything is better than the ground. I'm so tired. I'm going to sleep now, Night." She closed her eyes.

"Goodnight Lily." James whispered as he laid his head back and fell asleep on the couch as well.

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"Merlin, I'm hungry. I wish Lily were here." Abby grumbled to herself as she walked downstairs. It was six in the morning and she had woken up early. She had cried herself to sleep the night before, just as she had every other night that week. She decided to sit on the couch and wait for her other friends to wake up and go the breakfast.

She stumbled over to the couch, half asleep and adjusted her eyes. "What the?" She rubbed her eyes. Lily and James? Her breathing became frantic. I'm dreaming. Merlin, I'm going crazy. They were in bad shape. They looked as though they had many broken bones. What a weird dream. Hang on… She reached out and touched them. I don't think this is a dream…

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH." She let out a piercing scream. Lily and James jumped and immediately regretted it.

"My head."

"My legs."

"My ribs."

"MY GOD!"

"Stop screaming!" James said quietly.

"Why…how…when…oh my…what happened?" She said with wide eyes.

"We got a little hurt." Lily said.

"That's an understatement." She flung herself at them. "I missed you guys SO much! I thought you were dead."

"OW!" They screamed together.

"Are you guys ok? You look really bad. How did-"

"What's going on?" Sirius asked from his stairs. "I heard some one scream and I had to get dressed. What-" He tumbled down the stairs. "OW!"

"Sirius." Abby gasped. He stood up and came over.

"What's wrong Abby? What-" He turned to the couch, just noticing the pair.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" He screamed loudly.

"SHH!"

"WHAT THE HELL?" He started flailing arms around. "WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?"

"Shh!"

"WHAT HAPPENED?" He cried seeing their injuries.

"Sirius! What are you screaming about?" Remus asked. He and Peter walked downstairs.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" They screamed together.

"Must everyone do that?" James hissed. "I'm in enough pain."

"What happened to you two? We thought you were-"

"WHAT IS GOING ON?" McGonagall burst through the portrait hole. "I WAS SLEEPING WHEN I HEAR SCREAMS FROM MY HOUSE? WHAT IS EVERYONE-" She caught sight of Lily and James and passed out. Sirius started laughing and Lily and James tried but they hurt too much. Remus revived McGonagall and she stared in shock.

"Mary Aunt Français." She breathed. "How did you two get back? What happened?"

"What's going on?" A few fifth year girls came down stairs.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" They shrieked. Lily and James were sure they'd be deaf soon. Pretty soon most of the house had woken up and a lot of the people felt the need to scream, much to everyone else's displeasure.

"Are you going to explain?" Abby asked.

"I think we should go to the hospital wing." Lily said quietly.

"Right." McGonagall levitated the pair to the hospital wing, where the Nurse felt she should scream too. She promptly fixed them up and left them to rest.

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"Are they ok?"

"Are they awake?"

"Do you think they'll wake up soon?"

Lily opened her eyes and saw a face over hers. She bit back a scream but sat up and was glad to feel she was almost pain free.

"Lily's awake!" Abby said.

Everyone walked over.

"Are you ok?"

"Fine. How long was I asleep?"

"Two days."

"Is James awake?"

"No."

"Damn."

"What happened?" Lily sighed. She might as well tell her friends the real story otherwise James would give them a biased version.

"Well…it started in the morning. We did our traditional wake up call and James so cruelly dumped me in the pool. I, however, wisely fooled him and used my cunning to push him in too. After that hungus ate almost all the food in the house we went to get in the car. Now, I gently pointed out that I was guest so I should get the front seat, he however would have none of it. Being the hooligan he is he pushed me over. I was quite hurt and he laughed at me. Then, being clumsy that he was, he tripped and fell over onto me. I tried to push him off but he was too fat. I managed to roll over but he then rolled over. All of a sudden we started rolling down the hill at high speed. I swear it was faster than the speed of light. We were panicking, we didn't know what to do. Neither had our wand so we had to hold each other tight. The stones were digging into my skin. I didn't know what to do. It was beyond pain. I didn't know when it would stop, or if it ever would. James was in tears but I somehow, being so brave like a Gryffindor, held mine back. Just when I thought we were never going to stop I saw a post. I bravely flung myself in front, somehow, and shielded the blow for James. We were in so much pain. I thought I was going to die. His mother levitated us to her car and refused to heal our terminal wounds. I then used my cunning smarts and realised I was 17 and healed us both."

Lily looked around. Her friends were staring at her with raised eyebrows. She continued.

"We reached the station and James, being the stubborn git he is, pushed me. I retaliated, but as I am too strong for my own good he fell into another train and I insisted I get help. He, however, did not need it and I found myself at the barrier when I realised James caught up with me and started a petty argument. I am not one for arguments-"

They all snorted at the remark.

"-as I was saying, I do not usually argue but felt I should keep arguing with him so he could expand his small mind. Suddenly a huge hand pushed us from behind. We fell through the barrier and onto our faces. Out of no where, our, HUGE, trolleys came rolling out and trampled us. Then when we couldn't move a girl came out and also trampled us. She realised we were in absolute pain and couldn't move so she put us in an unseen place so we could not be hurt. We were in so much pain we fell asleep. When we woke, everyone was gone. We were deserted. I woke James, as he is lazy and always sleeps. We talked and finally feel asleep again. When we woke the next morning I could move a little. I sacrificed my comfort and reached to my cart and grabbed my wand. I then cast a temporary spell so our broken bones would be healed, as I knew if James did it we would probably die. James, being the stupid idiot he was, ran into the barrier and didn't realise it was locked. I then healed him again and HE decided we should scare you. I insisted that we wait for help but he said no. He said it would be an adventure so with MUCH persuasion he CONVINCED me to set out on the tracks."

"Why didn't you use your brooms and fly?" Remus asked confused. Lily stared at him for a few moments. DAMN. We never though of that.

"I suggested that but James insisted that he could not fly in so much pain. I said I would take him but he started to cry and say he hurt too much and would fall off and die."

"You didn't think of that did you?" Abby asked smirking.

"Yes I did. It went how I told you. Anyway, we were on the tracks and every now and then I would use my super brain and heal us again. I allowed James to transfigure food so he would feel important and have something to do."

"More like you're awful at transfiguration." Sirius interrupted.

"Excuse me, this is my story. We walked and walked and slept and sang. We met some goblins and trolls, and a talking dragon. I managed to fool them into letting us pass. Then we met a giant carrot. It was huge. James was afraid and his behind me and once again cried his eyes out. I tried to duel it but it wouldn't die. All of a sudden I had a brain blast and-"

"Can we skip to the real story?"

"It is real." Lily protested indignantly. "I had a brain blast and impaled the evil carrot with my wand. It started to shrink and we cooked it and ate it. We were walking along a while longer when James got drunk and fell from the high tracks. I using my EXCELLENT transfiguration skills-"

"Now know you're lying." Lily chose to ignore this comment.

"-I transfigured myself into a giant pelican. I swooped down and gathered him in my beak and flew him to safety. He started to cry again and I changed back. I comforted the poor boy and we were on our way again. We reached Hogsmeade station and walked the long path to here. On the way we met with an ARMY of boggarts'. They surrounded us. They seemed to be focusing on James as they changed into ducks. I, being excellent at DADA and brave, stood before him and fought every single boggart myself. He stood behind me crying the whole time. When I was done I practically dragged him to the castle. I insisted we go the hospital wing but he simply wouldn't. He wanted to scare you all. I couldn't resist the boy as he started to cry again and I felt sorry for him. So we fell asleep and Abby woke us and here we are." Lily smiled.

"Funny, I don't remember it like that." A voice from the bed beside Lily's said.

"James!" Lily cried. "How much did you hear?"

"I woke up when you said 'is James awake' and I heard that rather interesting story. Funny I don't remember most of those things. I don't now which part was my favourite…maybe the part where it was my idea to go by tracks…or where I walked into the barrier…maybe the talking dragon, goblins and trolls…what about the giant carrot…or even the army of boggarts' that you fought while I cried behind you because they were ducks…how about how it was my idea to scare them and I pushed you down the hill…no my favourite was when you used your EXCELLENT transfiguration to turn into a giant pelican and save drunken old me from falling to my death. I also liked that you made me cry six times. I don't recall any of those things, perhaps I was drunk." He smirked.

"Yes, I think you were. That must be it." She grinned.

"I think it was a brilliant tale Miss Evans. I will be sure to ask Professor McGonagall to get you to demonstrate your transfiguration of yourself into a giant pelican. I have heard the story so there will be no need to visit my office today. I think I can tell which parts were true and which were not."

"Why Professor! I didn't see you there." Lily smiled. "I assure you the whole thing is true."

"I'm sure it is. Good day to you all." He swept out.

"Did you really cry James?" Peter asked quietly. Every one started laughing. James glared at Lily, who smiled back.

"Of course he did Peter." She cut in before he could speak. "He doesn't like to admit it so I wouldn't go spreading it."

-By the way, is anyone here from New Zealand?