Romance in the Hospital Wing
Wo Ai Ni16
Chapter 7: Closets, Goodbyes, and Promises
Sunday, Second Week of August; 11:20 A.M.: Hogwarts
Mumbling to himself, James strode angrily back inside the castle, his pace hurried not in haste, but as a way to vent out his frustrations at the thoughts troubling his mind. Parts of his mutterings can be clearly heard to any passerby: "…never really understood her…women are so hard to understand…what in the world did she have against me in the first place?" and so on. The castle's enchanted paintings, which did not have any clue as to what was troubling the young wizard, raised their eyebrows thinking that the man was clearly odd to be talking to himself. However, James was too immured in his thoughts to care if anyone saw him, ghosts, paintings, or even the press be damned.
The most troubling thought that came in his mind was Lily's words, "You forget that you even have a girlfriend, James! Or are you still that womanizing jerk you've always been years ago? Ha! I should have known better than to think that you've actually changed!" Alright so maybe he wasn't the most saintly young man in the planet, but he learned the error of his ways! It wasn't his fault that he had been considered the most handsome bachelor back when they were students and that so many girls fell for him. He didn't even fully understand what was so tragic about dating almost any girl that fawned over him. After all, it wasn't so nice to leave all the girls upset, right? So somehow, all his actions were justified, right?
James rounded the corner and went a couple of flights up the stairs. His destination wasn't the Hospital Wing, however. He needed a quiet place to think for a while. Digging into the pocket of his robes, he pulled out a rather worn piece of parchment paper, the Marauder's Map. After making sure that no one was around him, James then muttered under his breath, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." Instantly, black ink began to appear on the paper, moving like spiders until an outline of the entire castle solidified.
His eyes searched throughout the map amidst the many black dots circling around the castle. The Hospital Wing can be clearly seen, since it was fairly large and had the densest concentration of people compared to the entire castle. And there it was: a small black dot labeled "Lily Evans" which was currently moving at a rather fast pace towards Wing's entrance. And there was another dot following her not too far behind labeled "Megan Stevens." James sighed and instantly spotted the Room of Requirement on the map. After confirming that no one else was around, James took the opportunity to run up a couple of more flights stairs. He quickly spotted the Barnabas the Barmy tapestry. Turning to the opposite side, he spotted and opened the door.
Inside, James instantly found a quiet, peaceful room with a large window pouring an ample amount of sunlight, giving it a peaceful glow. The room was bare except for a comfortable-looking Victorian couch and a polished mahogany table. James definitely had to give his thanks to the Room of Requirement; it had always been around whenever he needed it… unless Sirius was using it for another one of his night escapades, but he wasn't going to think about that now… No, James Potter had much more pressing business to attend to, more important than his Auror missions, or even fighting against Voldemort. He was facing one of the worst fears man had yet to conquer, and that was-
-understanding women.
Some people may find it surprising that James, the bachelor, the celebrity still does not fully understand women. On the other hand, only a handful of people really know the real James. Sure, he dated a lot of girls when he was younger, but he did it mainly for the fun of it. Back then, he does admit that he was immature and the opposite sex seemed to be the most interesting thing to him at the moment. After all, a lot of hormone-driven teenage boys were like that, right?
But Lily… she was something else. She had always been the mature, all-caring, practically saintly person that can find beauty in almost everything around her. She wasn't like the rest of the shallow girls he dated that only cared about their looks, which guy would be their date in upcoming Hogsmeade weekend, or what was the latest fashion.... No…she definitely was something else… if only he had noticed her sooner…
But in seventh year he did act more mature! He stopped picking on Snape…although, alright, he may have given him the occasional glare or sneer, but nothing life-threatening…unless you considered that one hex life-threatening. Alright, maybe that may not have been such a good example, let's see…
Oh! How about the way he took his Head Boy responsibilities seriously? That definitely was a plus for him! He always took his duties seriously, and he rarely ever slacked off. The only occasions he did were during Moony's transformations, and even then he did his best to stay on top of things. But James had to admit, his favorite part of being Head Boy was the extra time he got to spend with Lily. It made it all the better for his favorite pastime namely, staring at Lily Evans and trying to add to his list of reasons why she, in all aspects, was the smartest, loveliest witch in the entire wizarding world. By the end of seventh year he came up with 198 reasons, not to mention the additional 30 that he came up with within three days after Graduation Day… So what if Lily was the center of his universe?
But back to the topic at hand, no matter how much he tried, Lily still would not give him a single date! James groaned out loud and grabbed his head in frustration. Just a single date! Why couldn't she have given him a chance? He knew that deep down Lily loved, no scratch that, still loves him! And aren't guys supposed to have trouble recognizing women's emotions?!
James sighed. He didn't know what to do. As seventh year drew to a close, he remembered how he had given up hope. By then, he was already enrolled to an academy to commence his auror training. All communication between him and Lily ceased after Graduation Day. It was only now, two years later, that they met again under very weird circumstances. Him, now a famous auror and her a MediWitch and… engaged. That single word sent a tidal wave of emotions, the most prominent ones being jealousy and frustration. Lily Aberforth? Even the name itself sounded terribly wrong! On the other hand, Lily Potter sounded much, much better.
"I can offer so much more than him," James mumbled to himself as he spat the word "him" like it were a curse. But then again, a nagging voice inside his head reminded him of another redhead, though not in anyway as divine as Lily Evans: Ameile Collins. James now felt guilty. He had started to date Ameile as a way to try and get over Lily, since he never thought that he would get a chance again. But now that they've met… damn, how he wanted to break up with her! But at the same time James didn't want to hurt Ameile's feelings. After all, it wasn't her fault that she somehow looked like Lily and that she happened to fall in love with him… What to do?
James sighed. Not trying to be a narcissist, but, he could swear that God just made him irresistible to spite him.
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"The nerve of him! How dare he say such a thing, I'd never…" Megan was having a hard time discerning the words Lily was mumbling under her breath as she followed her friend towards the Wing. She could instantly tell that Lily was not the sort of person to be taken lightly when angered. What did happen back there? Megan wondered to herself. For the moment she decided to keep quiet and followed her friend.
Upon reaching the Hospital Wing, Lily was greeted by Alice. "Lily!" She called. "Frank and I are about to leave, have you seen James anywhere?"
"Don't even think of talking to me about him," the MediWitch answered back through clenched teeth. "Like I would even care where he and his big head are."
"Oh no, what happened now?" This time she directed the question at Megan who responded with a shrug.
Alice gave an exasperated sigh. I would've thought we were all above this by now, she thought. "Well, if you do see him," she said imitating Lily, "tell him that he'd better get his arse out of this place quickly. I already had to chase two reporters away from Ameile."
"Whatever. I'm off to find Madam Pomfrey," she paused to give Alice a quick hug. "But do take care, okay, Alice? And say 'bye' to Frank for me."
"I will," she hugged Lily back. "Are you sure you're fine?" She whispered into her friend's ear.
"Yes," Lily's voice softened. "Just James acting like his usual self."
"If you're sure..."
"I'll see you, Lily, Alice," Megan said as she went off to do some work.
"See you, Megan." Lily walked away towards the main corridor. She looked from side to side, craning her neck a little to try and catch a glimpse of Madam Pomfrey. Passing a closet, she felt an arm wrap around her waist and a hand clamp on her mouth. She felt herself being dragged inside the closet and saw a hand close the door. The arm turned her around and through a lighted lamp she saw-
"Potter!"
The auror clamped his hand on her mouth again. "Look," he whispered fervently, "you didn't let me finish, so we'll just have to finish our conversation here." He took out his wand and whispered a Silencing Charm on the door. He turned back to Lily who had a dumbfounded look on her face, her mouth slightly open. "Don't look at me like that!" He snapped.
Lily closed her mouth and shut her eyes tightly, her fingers massaging her temples. Breath calmly and deeply… count from 1 to 10… 1, 2,3.. damn it, I don't have the time for this. She opened her eyes and looked at James pleadingly. "How desperate can you get, to drag me in a closet of all places!?"
James was taken back by her comment. 'Desperate'? Is that how she sees me? Well…alright, point taken. "It's not my fault!" He said, neither of them whispering any longer. "You were the one who had to act immature and run away from a serious conversation!" She still had that dumbfounded look on her face. "Damn it, Lily! Stop looking at me like that!"
"Me?! I am the one who acted immature?"
"Well, yes, you were the one who didn't even let me finish what I was trying to say!" Came the indignant reply.
"Fine, then! If it's so important, spit it out already! Madam Pomfrey is waiting for me, and I don't have all day," Lily said, beginning to tap her foot. James hated it when she did that.
"Well the thing is..uh…I still… I still have feelings for you," James said, his voice increasingly getting softer.
The stern look in Lily's shoulders disappeared and her shoulders sagged. "James…" she said. What can she say now? The man practically said that he loved her, and she engaged! What is a rational young woman to do?
James didn't wait for her to continue. "I know, I know, you're engaged-" (Lily didn't like the way he said that) –"and I have a girlfriend," he said, scowling. "But, I can explain, Lils!" He grabbed her hand in his. Lily could feel the heat rising in her cheeks. "The thing is, after seventh year I didn't think I'd see you again. I mean, Sirius, Remus, and I were all planning to become aurors and I knew you were going to do your own thing. So I thought that I could just move on… but then I meet you now and-"
"James, don't do this," Lily interrupted him. "I mean…so many things have changed and-"
"What things, Lils?! What things changed? The fact that I may be famous now or that you're engaged!" He hugged Lily close to him, resting his chin on top of her head. "But, Lils, tell me this: have your feelings for me changed?" He could feel her tense at his question. He tried to calm her by brushing his fingers through her auburn locks. He didn't want to press her for her response. They both stood there silently until they began to hear voices beyond the door:
"An all-purpose bone growing potion?" They heard a man's voice ask. They heard another voice respond but the person was too far away for them to hear the words clearly. Instead they heard the man again, "This closet?" Another response from the other person. Lily and James tensed as they heard footsteps come towards them and they saw the shadow of the person's feet in front of the door.
"Shit!" James exclaimed, the two of them instantly jumping away from each other. He forgot to put a Locking Charm on the door!
Lily also cursed under her breath as they couldn't do anything but wait as they watched the knob turn. They both squinted at the great amount of light that poured into the closet, momentarily silhouetting the person's face.
The person in front of them stopped his whistling as he asked, "Jamsie-boy? Ha! I knew it!" He smirked at seeing the beet-red couple rather close.
James shielded his eyes and was relieved to see the person. "Padfoot! It's just you, thank god."
"The one and only," the Marauder said, bowing low and reaching for Lily's hand to kiss it. Lily rolled her eyes at his antics. "Prongs, you sly dog, I didn't know that you were so desperate to get it on in a closet." At this Lily gave an indignant scoff. Sirius looked beyond Lily and James, inspecting the tiny space. "Yes, definitely not that romantic." He sighed sadly, shaking his head. "I always thought that you two would do it in the Astronomy Tower or at least in the Shrieking Shack but I suppose this is the most convenient spot, huh?"
James sighed. There was no stopping his friend.
"Well then," Sirius beaming, clapping his hands together as if they just finished discussing some business negotiation, "Madam Pomfrey, the dear doll, likes me to get her an all-purpose bone growing potion!" Lily and James turned around and noticed that, indeed, there were shelves behind them containing all sorts of medical potions in different shapes and sizes of vials. Lily skimmed through their labels and found the one.
"Here," she said, handing Sirius a round vial. The Marauder saluted and stepped away, about to close the closet door. "I think I'm going to leave you two lovebirds alone for some.. ahem.. private time. Good luck, James! Make Padfoot proud!" And with a wink to his comrade he shut the closet door.
Lily and James turned to each other after what just happened. Simultaneously, the two began laughing, forgetting all about the ruined atmosphere or how embarrassed they were. After a good minute or two their laughter began to subside and a slight awkwardness filled the air.
"Well, Lils?" James prompted, smiling to try and lighten the mood. Not that Padfoot had done it too much already.
"Yes?" She asked, although she knew what he meant. She hoped he would drop the question.
James sighed lightly, "Did your feelings for me change?" He reached out to hold Lily's hand in his.
Lily bowed her head, trying to hide her blush and her slightly watering eyes. Damn, why was her life like some cheesy soap opera? Okay, that may be a slight exaggeration, but she seriously didn't know what to say! The truth is she still had feelings for him which didn't seem to have changed at all. But can she actually voice out those words?
She shook her head, "James, please don't make me do this." She looked up pleading at him. She never felt so confused in her life before. Everything was so unstable, and she thought that her engagement with Ethan had given her the stability she sought. But a few days of meeting James again and her whole world turned upside down once more.
"Please, Lils, I have to know," James pleaded back, although it took all his willpower not to let her pleading countenance get to him. He gripped her hand more firmly.
Lily bowed her head once more and gave a sad smile, not sure if James could see it or not. "But you already know…" she whispered loud enough for him to hear.
James was stunned by the comment. He released her hand and stepped back. "Then I don't understand, why can't we be together then?" He began to get angry.
"James! Nothing changes that quickly. You know I'm engaged, I can't…" Lily lost the will to continue. She felt so much guilt tearing her.
His shoulders sagged, feeling despondent. Deep down he knew she was right…Lily was usually right. If he wanted to win Lily he'll have to do things slowly. Forcing up a half-smile, he took Lily's hand. "Alright, Lily, I understand." Opening the closet door he looked both ways down the corridor to confirm that the coast was clear. "No one's here," he said.
The two stepped out, dusting off their robes. Lily smiled up at James. "Alice wanted me to tell you that you have to leave as soon as you can. The media was here and I think they're still persistent in interviewing you."
"Damn, forgot about that." James sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "Well, I guess I have to go then. Moody's definitely going to rip my head off."
Lily laughed at his comment.
"I'll be writing to you, 'kay, Lils?" He bent down to give her a hug, not letting her go for a while. James smiled inwardly as he felt her hug him back.
"Stay safe, okay, James?" Lily's voice wavered a little.
James hugged her tighter before releasing her and put his usual confident grin back on. "I will, and that's a Marauder's promise." He saluted to her before turning around, walking swiftly down the corridor.
Lily watched him walk away, her throat feeling tight for some odd reason. She noted the way the sunlight shone on his hair, giving it brown highlights. She watched the way his deep burgundy auror robes billowed out behind him and watched his confident stride, not once turning back.
Lily straightened herself, holding her chin back high before she too turned around and walked down the corridor in the opposite direction. Under her breath she whispered, "Don't you ever forget your promise, James."
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Well, another chapter typed and done. I've had the first half done for quite a while now, but I didn't know what to do for Lily's part of the chapter. So many reviewers have been pressing me to hurry up, but I just can't speed things too much! So I hope that the slight fluff in the chapter will suffice for now.
I have to admit, writing the closet incident was h-i-l-a-r-i-o-u-s. It's so fun to write Sirius! –sigh- Such a charmer and a pervert that sweet guy is… "Good luck James! Make Padfoot proud!" That, I think, is my favorite line so far, and probably will be for the rest of this story xD
I've been trying to do some fanart of my own whilst I write this story. I have one that I have yet to retouch and scan, of the glade scene from the last chapter. I did however finish my two portraits of Lily and James. You can find the URL's in my bio.
I'm not too sure where to go on from here, I already have plans for future chapters but I still have to bridge all of them together and write the transitions from each main event to the next. I am planning on having a ball for our dear characters, which if all goes as planned, will contain an extra fluffy scene between our dear couple. Then I am still contemplating of some evil schemes for Voldemort… I'm trying to stick to the canon of Lily and James escaping from our villain three times.
One more thing… I'm not sure if this will apply to anyone here, but if I review any ficcies, it will be anonymous cuz my firewall won't let me log in =( And since this is the only computer in my house (and my parents being overly-paranoid of spyware and viruses) I can only use the library's computer to update my fics and log in…. sad, ain't it? =(
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My individual responses:
Tiger Lily21: I'm glad that you like Ameile! I've been trying to take the hatred away from her and Ethan but eh… lol, I can't blame you guys so much if you don't like Ethan.. I mean, he is such a bore.
i-luv-ron-008: Well, I sorta got the two together as friends by the end of this chapter… eheh.. I hope that's enough for now ;
Swishy Willow Wand: Yes, indeed, Megan did have to interrupt the two. So did Sirius in this chapter actually, but hey, the opportunity was too good to pass up, and I needed to lighten things a little with a wee bit of humor! ; )
Browneyedgirl2004: I'm glad you liked the chapter! And I hope this one was good too… I hope I didn't make the slight fluff corny.. did I? =
Skye133: LoL, I wasn't going for ditzy, but ehh… lol.. Anyway, I'm glad you like the story!
Lily Natalia Evans: Thanks a lot! Your words really encouraged me =) Yes, that is true, ne? Oh well, I hope that the slight fluff in this chapter was okay too =D
MilesFromNormal: Aww! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to make people sad. A little sad, yes, but not that much! It is sweet isn't it? To have a guy as dedicated and in love (and desperate) as James….if only I've seen a guy like that. Unfortunately all the ones I am acquainted with haven't achieved that level of "maturity" yet = As for how to pronounce Ameile, it's: Ah-"Meal" Yeah, lol, that's just how I spell her name.
Chavela-Chica: Hahahaha, yes, some readers were really put down by Megan's untimely interruption…lol, and Sirius also interrupted that moment, but I hope you guys were happy in the end for the little bit of humor I squeezed into this chapter. =D
Arwenundomneil: Hmm… for them getting together? Well let's see.. James definitely made a big step in his admittance to Lily that he really has no romantic feelings for Ameile (the poor girl).. I think they'll get together relatively soon.. eheh, =P They will get together gradually, I think this chapter was a big step for their relationship, although to Sirius's disappointment, Lily and James have not done anything of that nature.
Crazy4Padfoot: LoL, well my update was slow but eh, good enough =P Judging by your pen name, I hope you liked Sirius's little performance in this chapter!
Cherry: LOL! No, seriously, the more reviews the happier I am! I hope you like this chapter as well! And yes, I had them in different relationships to add even more spice and wood to the fire! (okay that didn't make total sense, but you know what I mean) And Ameile and Ethan are not all that bad! Lol And yes, I am very much into anime. Lol, I'm an otaku at heart! And I'm on my looooooong, slooow voyage into learning Japanese. Inuyasha's my new obsession for now lol, I luurv his puppy ears too much. And I'm only.. er.. 1/8th Chinese.. yes, I think that's right.. I got it from my mom's side. But actually I got inspiration for this name from an AMV I watched (Fushigi Yuugi) which had a Chinese song called "Wo Ai Ni" and, I fell in love with it =D Ja mata ne, watashi no otomodachi!
Wind Whisperer: That is a good guess! =D But no comments for now =P
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HiHello: LoL, too bad this update wasn't that quick, but eh.. at least it's here now! =)
Revi: Indeed, Lily and James do have a history! LOL
Pineapple: Well, they are closer in this chapter.. at least! Thanks for your review!
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Gryffspopgurl: lol, I don't mind long reviews at all! The longer the better, really =D I'm glad that you liked the glade scene, I hope that I didn't overdo the fluff in this chapter either. It's just that so many reviewers want more action, so I decided to put some extra moments for Lily and James I have yet to find an entrance for Remus, I'm working on it!
Lily taylor: Well, they didn't totally hook up in this chapter, but at least they made amends, ne?
Kt: Thanks lots! I worked really hard on the diary entries to not make everything too obvious (rather than a boring narration), and I'm happy that you liked the glade scene! =D Thanks much for your feedback!
Lis: LoL, well I guess this chapter will make you happy then, they're feelings are now out of the open, they both know that they love each other (although Lily didn't say it straightforward)… It seems that James now knows that he wants to break up with Ameile..now if only we could nudge Lily into ditching Ethan…
Dee: Hmm… I guess this chapter didn't release all the sparks you would've liked.. maybe just a small spark? LoL, but anyways, James finally gets to tell Lily (in a closet, of all places!) And Lily somewhat admits that she also loves him =P
FallenFlower: Yeah! This story alone is more than enough in my hands (which makes sigh in awe at how some authors could manage so many fics at once). I hope to God that I even get to finish this fic soon enough (at the rate I'm going, I'm getting there veeerrry slowly). =T
Ice-princess2515: Yeah!? Isn't it just so frustrating? But hey, they're relationships make the whole story a lot more interesting LoL. I am having so much (maybe too much) fun torturing our poor characters… why must I be so sadistic? =P
LilynjamesAAF: Thanks much for your input! I didn't have any negative comments on the glade scene at all, so I suppose I was just getting to picky, ne?
Misakichi1: Aaah! An Angelic Layer Fan! Awesome! One of my favorite animes, I never got to see the beach episode though.. which is the one I'm dying to watch. I'm an Ojirou/Misaki shipper (who cares about the petty age difference!). How 'bout you? Anyways thanks for your review!
Jill: Hahahahahhaaha! Your review made me so happy! LOL Yes, I can totally picture James! That's one fanart of mine I was drawing a while ago. I'm glad that you are one of the very few people who feel sorry/tolerate Ameile. I don't mean to make people so mad at her and Ethan! –sigh- Oh well, I can't help their biases anyway. Thanks so much again for your review, it really brightened my day!
Singer: Thank you so much for your review. I'm glad that you liked the diary entries. I've never had diary entries of my own.. my poor incapability of setting aside time to write never allowed me to. I hope you get to review again!
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Nicole: LoL, why can't I write a series? Anyway, I'm sorry but I'm not planning on killing of Ameile so soon. I still need her to stick around for a while!
Fate's fallen angel: LoL, unfortunately I'm only partially Chinese and I do not know any other words apart from 'thank you' and 'hello.' Currently, I'm trying to learn Japanese, then Korean, then maybe Mandarin if I'm still up to it! xD Too bad you don't like Ameile and Ethan too much.. although I can't say that I blame you! Thanks much for your many reviews! =D
Oliverwoodschic: Oooh, an Oliver Woods fan! Cool! But I'm still a Daniel Radcliffe fan at a heart ; ) And don't worry, when James leaves, it won't be the last time that he'll be seeing the Hospital Wing, there's lots more in plan for our two lovebirds!
Tootrickyforyou: Yes.. it seems that they're the only ones separating our favorite couple… but alas, that is not the case.. there's lots more of obstacles between our two lovebirds… poor Sirius, I suppose James won't be able to make him proud that soon yet, ne? xD
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Dimpi: LoL, that was what I was going for! I want everyone to have a picture of Ethan as this sweet, yet boring guy… but then again looks can be deceiving, ne?
Nanci: Yes, bickering couples are cute! They make writing and reading about them all the better. As for a kiss, I'll work on that! Thank you very much for your review =)
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Luthien RhiannonCat5: I'm glad you love Sirius, I have to admit, he's one of the best characters to write. I love his sense of humor, and the extra pervertedness I bestowed upon his nature. As for my comments, yea I try to avoid author's notes within the story as much as possible. And I am very humorous ; ) Although I definitely did not update fast, I hope you'll still review!
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