Hello everybody, I felt like giving you a treat. Also, I will officially be updating at least once a week now. So as to stretch it out a little bit. Please review you guys! I only got four for that last chapter, and I know you guys just absolutely LOVE to review... even if it's just a tiny bit! Prettty please review! Also, thank you to those four grateful people, you know how much I love reviews. Keep it up! And lets try and reach a goal of 150 reviews total! I'm kidding... but a nice size would be cool. Now, I better go, I've got a volleyball game in like two seconds. Adios! WheezlyGirl.
-->Harry Potter is Jo Rowlings... I wish I was her! --
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'Oh, Sirius...' Lily said softly as she saw the boys carry in the grim-like dog to the Head's Dorm.
'Can you help him?' James asked her with concerned, weary eyes.
Lily bit her lip and looked at James uncertainly. 'I think so... I mean, I'm no expert, but it's worth a try.' She said, feeling bad that she's somewhat not helping... really Sirius needed to go to the hospital wing, but she knew that the boys would refuse.
'Anything that can help. If... if we have to... I suppose we can go to Madame Pomphrey, but Sirius won't like it. I would have to come up with some excuse...' James rambled, hoping that his friend was alright.
Peter's eyes were shifting from Lily to James. Luckily, Lily hid Harry up in her room so that Peter wouldn't see him... if he did, it could ruin their coverage, and Voldemort would learn about it all way too quickly.
'I'll try.' Lily said quickly.
'Thank you.' James said taking a big sigh and looking at the unscathed Peter and giving a weak smile. Peter returned a shaky one.
Lily took a deep breath and rolled up her sleeves. 'Do you - do you know the spell to turn him back to regular form?' She asked either of them in a quivering voice. She quickly conjured up her First Aid kit that she used last time.
'Yeah, one sec.' James said. He went up and pointed his wand at Padfoot, and nonverbally said the incantation. The dog morphed into the human form of Sirius. He had a look of pain contorted over his usual handsome features.
'Oh dear,' Lily groaned at the sight of him. 'It seems that it's getting worse and worse with Remus, doesn't it?' She asked sadly.
'He's hard to calm down, now days. He can be aggressive when he gets nervous, and he'll usually take it out on me or Sirius... I was lucky this time.' James said in almost a whisper to Lily.
'He'll be alright, James... Peter. He's just in probably a lot of pain, and passed out because of it... I think his leg is broken for sure, and probably a couple of ribs... nothing I can't clean up, but after I do that... he really should see Madame Pomphrey.' Lily informed them.
James smiled. 'We'll take him up tomorrow. I'll tell her that someone cast a charm on his beater's bat and caused him to fall off his broom at practice... or something to the sort.' He told her, trying to lie down a little on the couch.
Peter was sitting uptight in a chair, hoping secretly that James didn't "suspect" him.
Lily soon went straight to work cleaning Sirius up. She put a wet wash cloth on his head to cool his fever, and she would take breaks from cleaning the bloody mess to sponge off his face. Peter left the room at midnight to go to bed, while James was on the couch sleeping quite soundly. She smiled at him lovingly for a few moments and went back to work.
After another five minutes of taping up the cleansed wounds, she went up to check on Harry, who was sleeping almost exactly like James was, except on her own bed. She silently giggled at their likenesses and then went back downstairs.
When she got there, she began brewing a pain killing potion and a dreamless sleep potion. After another half an hour, she was finished and she stood up.
'Sirius, what have you done to yourself this time?' She mused outloud.
He didn't wake up, so she picked up a wet sponge and pressed it on his forehead. Water squeezed out and over his face, causing him to awake.
'L - Lily? Mooney... P - Prongs... L - Lily... what... happened?' He asked, between many coughs, most likely due to the cracked ribs.
'Sshhh... Sirius, everyone is fine. Remus passed out and is still in the Shrieking Shack. James is asleep. Be quiet. Here, this will help with the pain, and will help you go to sleep.' Lily said in a soothing, quiet voice. Sirius swallowed the mixture of potions she gave him, and he slunked off to bed, on the couch he was still laying on from the beginning.
She soon looked over at her boyfriend and sighed a pathetic sigh... she was so caught up in helping out Sirius, she didn't notice his own injuries... which were actually, pretty serious too.
James had a large, red gash running down his right arm, he was clutching it with his left arm. Also, he seemed to be ignoring lying on his back, for it probably was thrown against a wall a time or two. She walked over to him quietly, and lifted his t-shirt up to his chin, to see that he had a very large chunk on his side, bleeding so badly, you could see it outside of the shirt, and almost on the couch he was sitting on.
Lily felt bad she didn't take a second glance at him when they came in... but really, Sirius' condition was and could've been fatal.
'James,' She cooed into his ear. 'James, please wake up for me. It's Lily. You're hurt too badly to keep sleeping.' She whispered to him.
Finally, he woke up. 'Huh? Wha's goin' on?' He asked quickly, jumping up and looking around, but immediately regretted it when he felt his back stiffen, and his shirt cling to the open side wound.
'Don't speak, it will only hurt more.' Lily said, putting her finger to his lips.
He looked around her to see Sirius sleeping soundly, with white bandages all over his mid-stomach, and leg too. Lily couldn't help but smile, he was so concerned with Sirius... even he forgot his own injuries.
'Is he alright?' He asked in a croaky voice.
'He'll be fine.' Lily said warmly, and she took his hand and rubbed it.
'Thank you... you know, for helping us out. Sirius will be grateful.' James told her, giving her a one-armed hug.
'I told you to stop talking, it will only make it worse.' Lily said, but smiling all the same with his politeness.
James closed his eyes tightly. 'What is it?' Lily asked, concerned.
'I... I love you Lily. So much... I really mean it... I love you.' He whispered.
Lily could've cried. He was being so sweet about it. She almost couldn't get the words to come out of her mouth, but she managed. 'I... I... I love you too.' She told him, and she tucked her face into his chest.
'Come on, you don't look too good right now, you know.' She said, her eyes looking him over.
'It's not much.' James said, trying to ignore his pain.
'Please, don't be modest... you're bleeding.' Lily told him insistantly.
'Did I ever tell you that you should be a Healer?' James asked her with a pained smirk.
'Eugh... no way. I do this for you and Sirius as a favor, and it kills me to see you hurt and I seriously puke at the sight of blood. I just seem to take a liking to my patients. But, I couldn't be a Healer.' Lily said with a groan.
'Your good enough to be one.' James commented.
Lily smiled. 'Thank you, but I think I'll stick to the ambition of becoming an auror.' She told him.
'Yeah, we can work side-by-side.' James said, raising his eyebrows excitedly.
'You mean it?' Lily asked him eagerly. He nodded. She lowered her voice and looked him in the eyes, 'You promise?'
'I promise.' James told her seriously. He began kissing her softly, and soon they were in a full out snog session. Lily put her hands around James and felt him shudder when they brushed his bleeding side, but he did not pull away. Finally, she did.
'I'm sorry.' She mumbled.
'I'm fine...' James insisted gruffly.
'No, no you aren't. Can you sit up? There... that's good.' She sat crossed legged, across from him and had him take off his shirt so she could work easier.
'That stings.' He said, clenching his hand into a fist.
'I know, and I'm sorry... I'm almost done...' She murmured to him.
After a few more moments, she smiled 'Done.' She told him simply.
'Good.' He said in a relieved voice.
'Well, let me wrap it up... and it will be easier to sleep.' She explained.
'Kay.' James agreed.
'Does it feel better?' She asked him after she finished.
'Yes. Thank you.' He said, as he took a wet paper towel and wiped up some dry blood on his right arm... he cringed when he knew it would affect his Quidditch Seeking abilities for the next practice.
'Can I sleep in your room tonight?' She asked him quietly, twisting her long red hair on one finger.
'Sure... you can whenever you want.' He answered with a small smirk.
Lily smiled at him. 'Harry fell asleep in my room, and he couldn't come down because of Peter... you know.' Lily explained.
'It's fine.' He said looking her in the eyes.
They went up to his room, and Lily jumped right into bed... not bothering changing. James, on the other hand, needed to get out of his bloodcaked clothes. He went into his bathroom and changed into his red boxers with a black t-shirt. He knew that his hair could've done with a washing, but it was too late, so he just went back into the room silently.
Lily was quietly laying down and she looked like she was doing some serious thinking.
'What's wrong Lil?' James asked her seriously, as he put his arm over her shoulder and brought her closer to him.
'I'm just thinking...' She murmured, and she ducked her head into his chest so he couldn't see her eyes well up with tears.
'No, tell me Lily. Please? What is wrong?' He tried again.
'I'm just thinking... I'm so scared...' She whispered fearfully, and looked her eyes into James' own.
'Why?' He questioned.
'Because... Voldemort wants our powers. He wants us... and I'm scared. Of all people, he will do anything to get to us... even kill us. I'm so - so scared... I don't want us to die in a few years... and even now that Harry's told us what could happen... how do we know that we can still stop it? I'm not that good at dueling. You know that... I can't fight the most evil wizard who wants to kill us.' Lily said, and now she was crying again.
'Lily, we talked about this... You don't have to worry, because now we are ready. We won't make any mistakes... we are so lucky that Harry came back to tell us... so lucky. And you just need confidence in your dueling, because that is all you lack. If you want to save your life, your son's life, then you can duel... I will duel with you. You won't be alone in this fight, because we are in this together... We aren't going to be apart again. Will we? No... say no Lily. We are going to do this with each other. I won't let anything happen to you, because I love you... and he won't touch you, you hear? He won't. We know what to expect, and Dumbledore too. He'll help us above all things. And, when you get afraid and I'm not here to help you, just call me on the mirror, and if that's not working... just think of a life we will have once this war is over... think of the good things.' He whispered to her comfortingly. He wrapped his arms around her tightly and did not intend to let go.
'I'm so sorry, just being stupid... and thank you. I don't know how you make me calm down like this... but somehow you do.' Lily mumbled tiredly.
'What do you have to be sorry about?' James asked the rhetorical question softly. 'Goodnight Lily. I love you.'
'I love you too, James... goodnight.' Lily whispered.
The two eventually fell asleep, exhausted from the nights events, and a little worried about their friend, who was still passed out in the Shrieking Shack.
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