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Ch.50: Winding down
Both Sirius and Lily were discharged from the hospital the next day. Since the show was in two days Emily and Remus spent a lot of time preparing, not that they needed to , but they wanted some alone time. Alicia, Lily, Sirius, and James began preparations for their NEWT exams which were in two months.
"Which song have we decided on?" Remus asked Emily. They were in the shrieking shack, practicing.
"Beauty and the beast, Remember?" Emily said.
"Oh that's right, alright I'll play the piano and you can start off,"
"Okay," Emily said with a smile, she walked over to the piano and leaned against it, looking at Remus as he began to play. Then she began.
"Ooohhh"(an elongated voice, intro)
"Tale as old as time, true as it can be. Barley even friends, then somebody bends unexpectedly," Emily sang.
"Just a little change small, to say the least both a little scared neither one prepared." Remus sang coming in strong after Emily.
Emily and Remus then sang together
"Beauty and the Beast,"
"Ever just the same, ever a surprise, ever as before, ever just as sure, as the sun will rise."
"Oooooh waooh" (elongated voice) Remus sang.
"Oooooh," Emily sang.
"Ever just the same, ever a surprise, ever as before, ever just as sure, as the sun will rise." They both sang.
"Tale as old as time, tune as old as song. Bittersweet and strange, finding you can change learning you were wrong." Emily sang.
"Certain as the sun; rising in the east. Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme. Beauty and the beast," Remus and Emily sang. They then continued with a finish with both of them singing chords.
"Well that was good, I think," Emily said.
"Yeah I think we'll do well." Remus said with a smile.
"So what's your solo piece?" Emily asked sitting on the four poster bed.
"It's called Ordinary People." (It's a John Legend song which I love) Remus said getting up from the piano bench. He walked over to the bed and sat down next to Emily.
"Cool, I can't wait to hear it."
"Yeah, you will Dumbldroe asked me yesterday if we'd like to go first for the show, but I didn't know if you wanted to so I'm going to do my solo piece first. Was that alright that I chose to go first or did you want us to go first?"
"No, you can, we can go next or at some other time." Emily said. She smiled then leaned in and kissed Remus. Remus gladly accepted her sweet gesture.
-Common Room-
"So the book is finally destroyed?" Alicia asked James. They were all sitting in the heads common room for the exception of Remus and Emily.
"Yes, finally, Remus helped out a lot, apparently my parents were friend with werewolves, and they hid the destroying charm in a room that was locked with a lycanthic password." James said.
"Really, huh?" Lily explained.
"Yeah," James said.
"So did you find anything interesting in your parent's house?" Sirius asked.
"I found some pictures and this . . ." James said. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the silver locket.'
"What is it, a necklace?" Alicia said leaning forward to take a closer look.
"Yeah, open it," James said handing her the necklace. Alicia too it and opened it.
"These are them aren't they, your parents?" Alicia asked.
"Yeah, I also found out that my mom was a very good decorator, she re decorated all of the dormitories two years after she graduated, Professor Dumbledore hired her, and she decorated this very room, all of the rooms to this day are her work."
"Really, cuz my room is gorgeous, was she head girl?" Lily asked.
"Yes and my dad also," James said. They all looked around the room and admired James's mother's work.
The Talent show soon arrived and it was Friday evening, January 28, 1978. The entire student body flooded into the great hall for the festivities. Once everyone was seated Dumbledore stood up to make an announcement.
"Good evening and welcome to a night full of talent and splendor, now tonight our show will be hosted our head boy, Mr. James Potter, and our head girl, Ms. Lily Evans. Our teachers will be judging. Many of the talents range from magic ability to special gifts. Please enjoy yourselves, be courteous and respectful to the contestants and lastly have fun." Dumbledore said with a smile. Everyone clapped as he sat down.
Since it was a night full of festivities, the student weren't forced to wear uniforms, they could what every they pleased.
James and Lily stood up and went to the front of the hall, Lily dressed in a pair of dark blue jeans, a pink tee-shirt, layered by a purple long-sleeved shirt and wearing flats stood next to James who was wearing a navy polo and Jeans with sneakers.
"Alright, welcome every one, tonight we have a lot of acts for you." James said into the microphone.
"Tonight's talents will be judged based on creativity, how well the team or person is prepared, appearance, and how well the audience reacts." Lily said.
"Our first talent for the evening is Remus Lupin who will be singing Ordinary People,"
James and Lily sat near the judges table and Remus got up and went to the piano which was brought in earlier from his chamber, it was the only one in the school. Student clapped for him, and briefly stopped for he was getting ready to begin.
"Oooh waoooh,"
"Girl I'm in love with you this ain't the honeymoon past the infatuation phase right in the thick of love at times we get sick of love it seems like we argue everyday."
"I know I misbehaved and you made your mistakes and we both still got room left to grow and though love sometimes hurts I still put you first and we'll make this thing work, but I think we should take it slow,"
"We're just ordinary people. We don't know which way to go cuz we're ordinary people maybe we should take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh), This time we'll take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh) this time we'll take it slow."
"This ain't a movie no. no fairytale conclusion ya'll. It gets more confusing everyday. Sometimes it's heaven sent, then we head back to hell again. We kiss then we make up of the way,"
"He's really good," Lily whispered to James.
"Yeah, think the judges can see that," James said nodding to the judges. Lily looked over and saw that many of the teachers had impressed looks upon their faces.
"I hang up you call. We rise and we fall. And we feel just like walking away. As our love advances we take second chances. Though it's not a fantasy I still want you to stay,"
Remus looked up to the judges and saw their impressed looks and was happy, he continued with the song.
"We're just ordinary people. We don't know which way to go cuz we're ordinary people maybe we should take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh), this time we'll take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh) this time we'll take it slow."
"Take it slow. Maybe we'll live and learn. Maybe we'll crash and burn maybe you'll stay, maybe you'll leave, maybe you'll return. Maybe another fight, maybe we won't survive. But maybe we'll grow. We never know baby youuuu and I,"
"We're just ordinary people. We don't know which way to go cuz we're ordinary people maybe we should take it slow (Heyyy). We're just ordinary people we don't know which way to go cuz we're ordinary people maybe we should take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh), this time we'll take it slow (Take it slow oh oh ohh) this time we'll take it slow." Remus sang he finished and lifted his hand off of the keys. He looked up and nodded to the judges. He stood up. Everyone clapped and cheered; especially Emily. Even the Slytherins were clapping.
Remus returned to his seat. James and lily then presented the next contestants, a group from Hufflepuff who did impressive magic tricks. Other acts soon followed and now it was Emily and Remus's duet. They both got up to the front and began. (I'm not writing the whole thing out because it's quite long)
They finished and also were followed by clapping. The hall soon filled with laughter and cheer, eating went underway as did the judging, it was nearing the end of the night and Dumbledore stood up.
"Tonight has been very enjoyable, not just for you but also the judges and for me, I'm very glad to have seen so many of you to participate. But now the judges tallied the scores. There was a tie between two houses, as to be fair each house will receive points. This years two wining houses are Slytherin with two hundred forty points and Gryffindore with two hundred forty points. Congratulations. Everyone cheered, but both houses were disappointed.
"Hey we're still in the lead aren't we?" Emily asked.
"Yeah I think so; I'm sure by the end of the year we'll win." James said.
The evening ended and James and Lily went to their dorm and the others went to theirs.
For the next couple months the group continued reviewing for their exams, and they answered more questions then they had in all of their stay at Hogwarts to make sure the house cup went to Gryffindor and they celebrated valentine's day. James gave lily more red roses than she could count and took her to dinner and dancing, which lily loved. James had gotten permission from Dumbledore to take her out to a muggle dance club, Remus took Emily out for a quite dinner, which she loved and he gave her a bracelet which matched her half moon necklace. Sirius took Alicia to a third floor class room and they had a romantic moment together along with dinner and of course roses.
April and May soon came and the seventh years began career planning. Lily, James, Remus, Sirius and Alicia all applied for auror training. Emily applied for Healer training at St. Mungos to all of their great pleasure they were all accepted. Lily went back to the muggle world to take her Brighton exams and to visit the hospital. Rupert had spoken with Madam Pomfrey about the potions and she said it would probably work but not completely. Lily gave it a shot and Pomfrey was right it only made part of her problem go away. Lily went back to the hospital and had surgery to remove the rest of the tumor. James and the others were at her side the day of the surgery.
"Hey guys," Lily said groggily as she arose from the anesthesia.
"Hey Lil, how are you feeling," James said as he came over to her bed, she was in a private recovery room.
"I'm alright, a bit dizzy and in pain, but other than that fine." Lily said.
"I brought some potion for the pain," Emily said holding up a flask full of blue potion.
"Thanks Em," Lily said. Suddenly Rupert walked into the room wearing blue scrubs, and a white doctor's coat.
"Hello Lily how are you feeling?" He asked coming up to them.
"Fine, I'm in a bit of pain would it be alright if I took so potion?" Lily asked.
"I don't see why not," Rupert said. Emily handed lily the flask and lily drank it. With in seconds she felt much better. She sat up a bit to re-adjust herself.
"Well the surgery went well; the tumor is out completely, though we will follow up with some chemotherapy to prevent further growth. Now there is some scar tissue on your right breast, due to the two incisions that we made. It isn't dramatically smaller than the other one, but it is smaller, a padded bra will even out you proportion, I don't think there is need for much reconstruction, though we can insert an implant to make you more full and proportionate with the other," Rupert said.
Lily looked down underneath her blanket and smock.
"It maybe hard to see you are bandaged up." Rupert informed.
"Well, how much would that implant cost?"
"Five hundred pounds,"
Lily's eyes widened.
"If you want my honest opinion lily it's better not to have the implant because they are not vary safe, it is a new alternative only just been introduced, I suggest just using a bra insert, if you wish, because once we were done you breasts were totally different just a little."
"Alright I'll stay with what I've got, how long will I need the chemo?"
"We'll schedule you for four sessions, usually side effects will appear such as sickness, loss of hair, and other things. Once finished with those sessions we'll see of what to do from there."
"Well I start auror training; in a couple months will I be alright to do it?"
Ruperts eyes widened with joy.
"You got in you didn't tell me that, congratulations lily!" he said.
"Thanks,"
"Um it may affect you, mostly the side affects will bother you, but then again you are a witch and I'm sure there is a potion which can heal those affects." Rupert said.
"Oh yeah I forgot," Lily said. Rupert laughed a little.
"I'm going to get you paper work and set you up for your first session, then you can get changed and leave when your ready," Rupert said. He left the room.
"well at least you don't have the tumor anymore," Alicia said.
"Yup that's a relief,"
"The group returned to school and continued their studies and reviewing for the NEWT's exams.
Please read and review! I know I summed up a lot of stuff hope you all understood it. Sadly now I will write the last and final chapter of this story. Thanks again for the Reviews and keep a look out for my next story, like I said before; I'll post the new title on my profile when it's up. Thanks again R&R
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