In One Moment
Chapter 22 – Good News or Bad News first
"Phew! That was a lot of shopping mum!"
"Hon, if you were cooped up in a bed for two weeks you'd shop as much as I did today!"
"Alright then mum, lets see if we can get help from Tom. Lord knows I'll need it."
"Ha-ha, its not my fault you agreed to carry all of the bags."
"Well when I said that I didn't know what I was getting into."
"Right, stop your whining and bring them upstairs."
"Aye, Aye, Captain."
"I'll be upstairs making some tea, so hurry up!"
"I'm coming!" she cried while heaving bag after bag up the stairs to her room in the Leaky Cauldron. Today was some day; her mother nearly bought everything from Madam Malkins - which was quite confusing, when was she going to wear robes - and from Flourish and Blotts. That woman knew what to buy, where to buy and how to buy.
"Mum, next time I am limiting you to two bags."
"Sure thing doll, now place them on the bed and we can sort through them. But before we do that get ready for dinner."
"Mammy, I left all my clothes at the Potters."
"Then owl them and have them send it over."
"Right." She quickly got an owl from Tom and scrawled a quick note.
Dear Everyone,
I am currently with my mother after some unexpected news, about her dying. False alarm, so could you do me a huge favor and send me my stuff. I'll be staying with my mom the rest of the summer.
Love always,
Lily Evans
That should do, I hope they won't be mad that I left. Well I did leave them a note.
"Alright then take this letter to James Potter, and don't return without my stuff."
Woot, Woot
"Bye now" she called after it while watching it fly off into the setting sun. "Now time to dine with the mother. Oh boy this should be fun."
"I heard that."
"I'm sure you did mum, there's just one small catch I probably won't have any clothes until tomorrow morning."
"Not a problem I was looking through the bags and I found this gorgeous outfit that might just fit you."
"Are you sure that as in gorgeous you don't mean granny looking?"
"Hey, I am a young outgoing woman and I'll have you know I do not wear nor shop for granny clothing."
"Okay, show me the outfit."
"Right it's lying on the bed. I have to clean myself up so go ahead and try it on." She called as she shut the bathroom door. Lily then made her way over to her bed and she saw a beautiful dress lying there. It was black satin that had a v-neck and went down to just below her knees. She tried it on and it felt like second skin.
"Perfect! Alright not to classy and not to grungy"
"Ma, how long have you been standing there?"
"About two minutes why?"
"No reason, just wondering. So it looks alright?"
"Yes, like I said before perfect!"
"No go doll yourself up and I will meet at the wall."
"Okay mum, 'til then." Lily the quietly shut the door and did her hair and make-up which took all of two seconds. She decided she really didn't need, make up she looked beautiful without it. She threw her hair up in a messy bun and was downstairs and walking around Diagon Alley, looking for a place to eat with her mum, in no time.
"How did your search go?" asked Remus
"Not so good, we found nothing. I think its time we told the ministry."
"And what are we going to tell them James? Hi my girlfriend is missing. Then they'll say Alright son what was the last thing that happened before she went missing…" rambled Aoife but she was cut off by Sirius.
"And you'll reply, we had just finished getting it on and then she disappeared."
"Sirius stop being you for a second and act grown-up." Scolded Remus. "This is serious business."
"Exactly so I think I should…" the rest of his sentence was muffled as Aoife had put spell-o-tape over his mouth.
"Now why haven't we ever thought of that?" asked James
"Do you want me to answer that?"
"No, but we do need to…" he was cut off by a screeching owl who dropped a letter at his feet and landed next to it. "Who would be sending a letter at this time of night?"
"Dunno, but it could pertain to Lily."
"Right lets open it."
"Wait!" roared Pheonix "How do we know there isn't a spell on it or something?"
"The things got a point Jamesy."
"Thing?" she hissed
"Very intelligent being who I am starting to fear." Gulped Sirius
"Look the only way to find out is if we open it. So that is exactly what I am going to do."
"Aye, Aye captain!" saluted Aoife
"Aha…no this is a serious matter. Okay her goes nothing." He ripped the black envelope open and a small white piece of paper fell to the ground.
"Guess there wasn't a spell on it after all…" started Remus but at that moment the paper started to glow blue and a figure popped out of it. It was Roisin.
"Hey guys!" her figure called as she waved. "Look I know I disappeared suddenly this morning and I apologize but if you are listening to this wiz-a-gram, then something bad has happened. In case you lot didn't know I was a seer, and by was I mean I no longer am. Last night I had a tragic dream; there was a horrible man, and his…well I don't know what he was, a friend I guess. Well they talked about a girl, and raping her. She was then to bear his child and when he was born he would kill her, her lover, and her protector. Though today when I left the house I ran into the man from my dream and I challenged him to duel. Well the duel didn't come out to well on his end. I ended up killing the man, and then I realized that he would send others…so I took my life as well."
"What?" they shouted
"I know you all must be outraged but without me the world might be better off and don't worry Sirius, you weren't the lover they were talking about killing. They were talking about Carl Napp, we were together for the past two weeks. I know you deserved to know before this but it was better that way. So this is my good-bye. Don't cry, I have to do this and to my girls, I will always love you forever. Bye." She waved and a tear fell down her cheek as the image dissipated and closed again.
"How?" sobbed Aoife "Why? This can't be true! No! She's just…just playing a trick. That's it its all a joke." She confirmed but looking at the boys faces she saw how wrong she was. "Isn't it?"
"No." whispered Sirius "It's not a joke, its all real, all of it. She's gone."
"Why! Why would she do this to us! This isn't fair!" she screamed and threw herself on the couch. "This isn't real, I'm not hearing this I refuse to think she would do that." She sobbed.
"Oif, come on its alright."
"ALRIGHT! One of my best friends is dead and your telling me it's ALRIGHT!" she screamed at James
"No, I'm not we just have to realize that what Ro did she did for all of us. Something bad could have come out of her having that child and that would have been bad for the rest of the world."
"James you agree with her?"
"No, I don't but if I was in her position I would do the same thing."
"Same here, if it was to harm the entire wizard I would have done it." Agreed Remus
"But how did she know? How?"
"She's a seer and I have a feeling that horrible man was Voldermort." Added Sirius
"Oh, well I just wish she didn't do that."
"Don't we all, look we just have to look on the bright side of things." Ordered James
"How? I mean we still haven't found-" started out Aoife but she was cut off by a loud owl that started attacking James.
"Hey, geroff me!" he screamed and then he stopped as he saw it was carrying a letter. "Give me the letter!" he called at it, the owl then dropped the letter at his feet and flew to the banister and rested there.
"Wonder who its from, do you know Jamey?"
"Padfoot I would know if you let me read it."
"Right, sorry, go on." He mumbled as James opened the letter he then let out a cry of excitement. "what?"
"Its from Lily, it says…
Dear Everyone,
I am currently with my mother after some unexpected news, about her dying. False alarm, so could you do me a huge favor and send me my stuff. I'll be staying with my mom the rest of the summer.
Love always,
Lily Evans" he recited while breathing a sigh of relief. The others were quite astounded with the letter, that was it. She was with her mother the only place they were dumb enough not to look.
"How could we have not looked in the hospital?" asked Aoife
"We weren't thinking we forgot that her mother was there, duh she's not missing she just went off without telling us." Stated Remus
"Though that was quite a funny letter, she wrote it as if we knew where she was and there was nothing wrong. Is there?"
"Well Padfoot from her point of view there probably wasn't anything wrong." Snapped James "I mean she got a letter telling her that her mother was dying and then decided to up and leave without telling the rest of us. Sure there isn't anything wrong at all."
"Okay, if you say so." He replied
"Err, Padfoot I think he was being sarcastic." Whispered Remus
"Oh, I see now he really meant-"
"Not now, lets leave him to blow off some steam, come on just back out of the room."
"Alright, bye Prongsey." Called Sirius
"I said quietly." muttered Remus "He never gets anything, why do I bother?"
"Because you love me?"
"Yea that's it, now come on."
"Thanks guys." He whispered as he looked at the letter once more.
"Anytime, James." They replied as they exited the room.
"Guys!" he called "Get her trunk for me, and send it off with the owl and phoenix."
"Sure."
"James, do you need anything?"
"No thanks Aoife I just need some time alone, please."
"Sure thing." She replied, as she kissed his temple and left the room. James was then left alone in the living room. He contemplated Lily and their relationship and everything that had happened over the summer. Maybe their relationship wasn't meant to be if she couldn't tell him where she was going to be or what had happened. Things never seemed to get better in James' life, looks like this relationship won't be any different.
AN: Look I'm sorry I haven't updated in such a long time! I am leaving for Ireland tomorrow until July 31st though I am hoping to get Chapter 23 up tomorrow…maybe. I hope I get tons of reviews maybe by the time I come back with Chapter 22 and Chapter 23 I'll have over 380 reviews? I'm not requiring that much, its just a little goal. Maybe you lot will surprise me and give me more! Have a great summer!
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