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The Potter Charm; Chapter 4:
"James?" Lily asked quietly, gripping the handsome boys hand and leaning against his shoulder.
"Yes, Lily?"
"What did you want to do when your parents died...what did you do?"
"What I wanted do do, was die so that maybe I could see them again. But what I did, Lily, was...mope."
He laughed slightly, "It was quite pathetic actually. I didn't talk to anyone for weeks, okay well maybe I did, but not much. I spent alot of time on my own, riding my broom or...exploring the forest."
Lily sighed. "I don't think that's pathetic at all...but, James what should I do?"
James smiled. "You should come down the to kitchens and eat icecream with me."
Lily nodded, and weekly, on wobbly knees she got up and went to go change out of her formal wear.
The world, it is filled with many things. Alot of them are bad. One day you can totally hate someone, then something happens and you turn to the only person that can help you- a person you once thought was horrible.
The hallway leading to the kitchens was silent as they entered it. They walked quietly towars the portrait of a fruit bowl, and James tickled the pear. The door swung open, but both teenagers just stood there.
They had arrived, they knew what they were there to do, but they were hesitant.
"James...by, uh, doing this...does it mean I'm accepting that my parents are dead...?"
"No...not exactly...I don't see why you would think that...I mean, Lily, just by doing something, doesn't mean you have to think or feel a certain way because of it. Because whenever your ready and willing to accept something...you will." He paused, "Does that make sense?"
"Not really, but okay."
They stepped through the portrait hole and came out into the kitchen, which was a very wide and tall room filled with hundreds of house elfs, and tons of different yummy smells coming from every direction.
Within minutes they were had been seated at a small table, and wooden bowls full of icecream sat before them.
Soon before they were done, Lily spoke, bringing up the topic they were discussing before they had gone into the kitchens.
"Oh, James, I don't want to accept it. It's all some cruel joke, or some awful nightmare. I just want it all to end. Please, James, make it all go away."
James sighed. "I will, I promise."
The next morning Lily waited by the seventh year boys dorm, in the shadows, hoping nobody could see her.
She was waiting for James. Minutes passed before James came out of his dorm, followed by Sirius, Remus and Peter.
"Why, Hello Lily." Sirius grinned. James had apparently told them what happened. "Tired?"
Lily just shrugged, casting a glance in James direction, just as he spoke up.
"Normally I wouldn't do this...but...yea, guys, mind if I spend the day with Lily?"
They didn't mind, so James and Lily headed out to the lake on their own.
They didn't talk much, until after an hour or so of just sitting by the lake.
"Sirius and Remus would've cheered you up lots, Lily. We could've swum in the lake, it would've been fun. Taken your mind off of things and all." James said.
"Go get them then, I don't care, we'll all swim in the lake or something."
"It's almost dark."
"So? It's going to be a half moon, so there'll be some light."
James smiled, and took off towards the castle.
He returned a few minutes later. The sun was just about set, and Remus and Sirius were behind him.
"Uhm...guys, didn't you bring swim suits?"
They all smirked, shaking their heads, no.
"Urgh...you expect me to go skinny dipping with three guys...no way."
"Ewwwww no. Hahhahh." Sirius laughed, "They're called boxers, duh."
"Yea, thank god."
Later in the night, Lily went up to the heads dorm alone, and took a hot shower. Now only in her showy pajamas, she looked out her window, over the grounds of Hogwarts. They were so pretty at this time of night.
With a woosh of air a pure gray owl flew in through the open window, dropping a letter before wuickly departing.
Lily turned around and slowly kneeled down to pick it up. In messy hand writing, it read:
Dear Miss Evans,
I am glad to hear that the death of your parents is 'causing you much emotional pain.
That's exactly how I wanted it to turn out, and it did. I am much pleased, and am writing you to tell you to think about how the world would be without you. I think everyone would be much happier without you, don't you think?
Farewell,
LV.
Lily instantly dropped the letter, her hands shaking. She had no idea who 'LV' was, but it was obvious. It was he who had killed her parents, it was his fault for causing her so much pain. And he was...happy about it...what the hell?
She jumped as the door creaked open, but it was only James. He had a smile on his face, but it dissapeared as soon as he saw the look of horror in her eyes.
"Oh shit...what happened?" He kneeled beside Lily.
"He has no heart at all. I want him to die." She mumbled, tossing the now crumpled letter into James' lap. He read it in silence before replying,
"Ignore him, Lily, don't let him get to you."
A tear slowly slid down Lily's cheek.
"I just can't help it."
James reached out a hand to wipe away her tears, but she turned swiftly away, before scrambling up and running out of the room.
James watched her run out the door. He sat there for a few minutes, not really shocked, because with Lily, he had learned to expect just about anything.
"Oh, come on, Lily, why won't you let me help you?" He whispered, even though Lily was long gone.
James was not going to go after her. She'd only push him away again.
The next day was monday, when classes would start again. The whole school was gossiping about what had really happened between the Heads on Saturday's ball. It was first time Lily was going to face anyone besides James, Sirius or Remus since she found out about her parents.
Lily looked up as someone knocked lightly on her door. James slipped into her room.
"Ready to go to class?"
A/N: I updated! Finally, hahah. Did you like it, or was it terrible? Tell me in a review:)