Chapter 4: Hospital visit and Emerald Dancer

Lily woke up the next morning, her back still hurt from the bruises. She got up and ran to the bath room and got in to the shower before James could get a chance.

"Huh . . . ow damn bruises," Lily muttered. Suddenly the door to the bath room opened. Lily turned her head around to see.

"Get out!"

"Oh shit sorry" James was barley awake and quickly dodged out of the bathroom.

"Crap, should've knocked." James muttered to himself. He went back to his room and gathered his books in to his bag. Suddenly a knock was at the door.

"Yeah?" Lily stepped in fully dressed and hair dried.

"Sorry about that" James quickly said

"That's alright um the bathroom is free."

"Thanks. Don't worry I didn't see anything I swear." Lily gave him a suspicious look and walked out. James walked out after her.
"Lily I'll only be ten minutes can you wait I wanted to talk to you?"

"Sure I'll be downstairs. Lily headed downstairs and thought that it would be a good time to see the portal she would be using for work. Lily walked to the far corner where the bookcase stood. Lily felt the wall to see if there was a nitch in the wall for the outline of the portal, there wasn't. Lily withdrew her wand and pointed it at the door and casted the charm.

"Muggle Password." Nothing happened, Lily again pointed her wan, but suddenly James came down the staircase. Lily spun around quite sharply and quickly pretended to be looking at the bookcase.

"Hey what were you doing Looking at the wall?" James asked curiously.

"Uh nothing what did you want to talk to me about?"

"Well I was wondering if had seen Pomfrey yet?"

"Uh . . . no but I'm fine I don't think I need to be checked." Lily now looking away from James to the wall in which she had turned from.

"Are you sure, those bruises were quite dark? I think you should let her see them."

James then grabbed Lily's writs gently, she pulled away quickly.

"I'm fine they don't really hurt." James gave her a disbelieving look.

"Damn I shouldn't have pulled away now he knows I'm lying"

"Lily they are dark blue and purple. C'mon I'm taking you to her right now." James began to pull lily by the hand to the portrait hole

"James let go I'm fine. Really I' am." Lily managed to escape his firm grip.

"Look I'll go but not now, I'll go during the break, just don't force me I'll go when I think it is necessary."

"Promise?"

"Yes" James and Lily made their way to the great hall.

"So what did Dumbledore want to talk about with you?" James asked not trying to make her any more tense than she was.

"Just about my classes and my muggle classes, I will need to have World Wide Web access for my muggle classes."

"World wide web?" James asked confused.

"Yeah, on the computer, it's a muggle machine."

"Oh . . . cool"

They entered the great hall and met up with rest of the group.

"Hey Lily we got our time tables we have all of our classes together finally!" Alicia and Emily shouted,

"What we've had classes together before."

"Yeah but we haven't since fifth year."

"So boys do we have a plan for our first prank?" Sirius implied looking at the marauders.

"Um, I'm not sure yet." James said truthfully

"What about the talent thing Dumbledore was talking about. Remus you should do something." Emily suggested now looking at the tall, sandy hair boy. Lily knew her friend fancied Remus a lot but she was too shy to admit it. Remus in return fancied her quite a bit himself but never let anyone know that for he knew he would be teased.

"Me what would I do?"

"Remus you can sing" Lily now pointing out, Remus was not only a werewolf but also a musinian, a witch or wizard who could make music through thoughts and movements. Lily had actually heard Remus sing in her sixth year. He was quite good.

"You can sing?" Everyone asked in surprise.

"Thank you lily, uh yeah I can" Remus's cheeks began to turn a rose color as he gave Lily a threatening look then brushed it off with a smile as to not make her think he was really mad with her.

"Sing for us Remus please." Emily begged.

"Maybe another time."

"We should get to class we have transfiguration first.."

"Quit changing topics, sing for us moony." Sirius blurted.

"No, I'll sing later if you wish."

"I'll take your word for it." James said with a smile. They all got up and headed to transfiguration. Lily admired Professor McGonagald very much and enjoyed her class and though they shared it with slytherins. After class they all had a break.

"Lily are we going to go to Madam Pomfrey now?" James asked in a calm tone as to not sound too forceful.

"Yeah sure let's go."

"What for Lily?" Alicia asked with concern, she had forgotten about the bruises she had seen on the train.

"For my wrists they are a bit bruised." Unfortunately everyone wanted to go with them to the hospital wing. They all entered.

"Already Jesus I thought there was to be no more fighting in the halls." Madam Pomfrey said with irritation.

"No Madam Pomfrey I just have a few bruises I wanted to get healed." Lily walked up to madam Pomfrey and showed her the bruises.

"Very well come with me." Lily followed her to a bed and sat down. Pomfrey pulled out her wand and muttered

"Brusiesm" the bruises disappeared.

"Is that all Ms.Evans?"

Lily pause, this would be a good time to have the rest of her beaten body healed for she was in a lot of pain even though she didn't show it. Every one cam and stood around her to see Pomfrey do he work.

"Actually there is more . . ." Lily muttered.

"More?' James asked now really concerned he thought it was just her arm.

"Quite Potter, where dear?"

"Um . . . " Lily got up and began to take her robe off.

"All of you wait out here" Madam Pomfrey pulled the curtains around her and Ms. Evans.

"My god!" Madam gasped at the sight of lily. Huge welts and black and purple bruises appeared on her back. James along with everyone else whirled around at the sound of Pomfrey's gasp.

Madam Pomfrey quickly healed lily and came out from the curtain with Lily beside her.

"What happened?" Madam Pomfrey asked now looking very concerned.

"Nothing . . ."

"That is nothing Ms. Evans!"

"I do Judo in my spare time it's a muggle fighting art form. It got a bit too rough. That's all."

"Well be more care full Ms. Evans." Lily walked away with the rest of the gang.

"Muggles." Madam Pomfrey muttered as she turned away from the students.

They all headed to their next class, Potions with Slughorn. Lily didn't much care for him even though he was her favorite she found him to be a bit odd. She felt that when ever he said something to her it meant something else as if he was questioning her. It was weird.

Later that night Lily entered the common room alone. James was meeting up with Sirius and Remus to plan their first prank. Lily walked to the portal wall and pointed her wand determined to register a password, for she had to go to work in a couple of days.

"Muggle Password" Lily was a bit surprised at this charm it didn't really sound magical. She pointed her wand again and thought of a password no one would know.

"How about head girl? No never mind too dorky. Um . . . how about my code name? Yeah that'll work." Lily pointed her wand and said.

"Emerald Dancer" (I know its really corny but oh well!)

Lily's name was made by Ben who thought of an activity she loves to do and a physical characteristic. Lily was known to have beautiful green eyes. She had even won the superlative for Best eyes at Brighton. Lily also loves to dance and sing, though she never had told anyone that except Remus the year before.

Suddenly the portal door opened. Lily stepped in to the door way and into a small room with two doors. A note was taped to both doors lily turned around and closed the door behind her and used her middle name, Amelia to lock it. Lily walked up to the first door and unfolded the note.

Dear Ms. Evans

I hope this is suitable enough for you use. This door which you stand before is a changing room and storage closet for your use.

Sincerely

Professor Dumbledore.

Lily took her wand out and said.

"Alahamora" the door opened. She stepped inside and found a table, shelves, a dresser and a bathroom.

"Wow" Lily thought to herself

Lily walked out and headed to the next door and pulled the not off and read.

Dear Ms. Evans

This door leads to the muggle world perform the same charm as you did for the first door to gain entrance to the muggle world.

Good Luck

Sincerely,

Professor Dumbledore.

Lily smiled. She made a new password used the name of her favorite muggle chocolate bar, Aero bar. And her locking charm was Baby Ruth. Lily entered the muggle world and looked around to see where she was. She soon realized she was three blocks away from Kings cross station and next to the underground. Lily quickly returned to the small entrance room where she noticed a window on the entrance door.

"I don't remember that." Lily thought to herself. She walked up to the door and realized she was looking in to the common room. She figured it was put there so she would know it was safe to re enter the common room. Just the Lily saw all of the marauders along with Emily and Alicia.

"Where's Lily we looked in the Library but we couldn't find her." Alicia said now turning to her mates for their response.

"Um not sure you don't think she's in the hospital wing do you? Remus asked

"No we looked Pomfrey said she had not been there since this morning."

"Wonder where she got all of those bruises?" Peter asked rhetorically.

"Yeah wonder." James thought to himself.

"You guys say you didn't see her at all this summer?" Remus asked the two friends now turning to them.

"No" both said.

"Its kind of weird, I mean you hear no word from her all summer and then you see her with her friend Ben in which she says they are not dating and then we see her bruised arms. He did grab her arm when she turned from him quite hard from what I saw." Sirius pointed out.

"You don't think it Ben doing this do you?" James asked now becoming more concerned.

"Well . . . I don't know I'm just pointing out things that I have seen"

"I don't think it him though." Remus added

"She wouldn't have been so flirtatious if he was hurting her."

"True" Emily added.

"Well we should go it's quite late. When do you and Lily start rounds James?"

"Tomorrow night." Soon everyone left and headed to their dorms including James; although James didn't go to sleep he waited up for Lily. Lily re entered the common room and locked the portal. She walked up the stair and stopped at her door.

"Lily, Where were you" Lily turned to see James in his Pj's.

"Um with Dumbledore, You know the web thing." Lily lied. (Actually during all this time Lily is in fact in Muggle School online.)

"Oh was it set up?"

"Almost sorry I worried you."

"Well I didn't know where you were but I'm glad you are alright." Lily began to smile. Lily really fancied James yet she had felt so bad of how she had treated him like dirt for the past six years she didn't know if he could forgive her.

"Maybe I could restart our relationship and maybe become more than friends." Lily thought to herself.

Lily bid James good night and went to sleep.