Dreaming chapter 23: Lily and James: Reconcile
AN: Yes Muhahaha, it was all a nightmare, but /James is with Lily and Voldermort is not at Hogwarts. So pretend the last 3 chapters didn't really happen and that this is a continuation of the night Lily went down to meet James. I won't describe the events of the night as that can be put in a separate story. If you want the graphic details of L/J then please see my other related works.
'Lily, what's wrong,' James mumbled, moving slowly and turning to face her
Lily choked back her tears and smiled and hugged James tightly which made James lose his breath a little.
'Hey, what's up,' he said releasing her slowly 'are you okay, a bad dream?'
'Bad dream,' Lily mumbled, snuggling up to James under their cloak 'you could say something like that, I dreamt I lost you-'
'You'll never lose me, even if the sacred flame tells different, you and I will never be apart, not now,' James said softly, pulling Lily closer and he then began pointing out the different constellations. Lily could hardly believe it had all been a dream and in the past she and dreams had never gotten on, her dreams tended to alter how she lived and spent her time. But this nightmare was just a nightmare, she reassured herself, James isn't dead and Voldermort isn't here. She listened to James sleepily point out Leo and Sirius before she drifted back of to sleep with James' arms wrapped around her.
'Well, what do we have here,' Rubeus Hagrid muttered to himself as he looked down on the sleeping couple
He held his cross bow over them and James sleepily opened his eyes to see Hagrid standing over him with a huge cross bow so he jumped and screamed before realising that it was just Hagrid.
'Hagrid, don't do that,' James breathed
'Oh sorry,' Hagrid said, placing the cross bow down 'but last thing I is expecting is to find head boy and girl asleep on my lawn,'
Lily stirred slowly but was keeping her eyes tight shut and she tossed and turned under the cloak.
'Erm… James,' Hagrid said quietly 'you might wanna-'and Hagrid inclined his head downwards. James looked at Hagrid bewildered and looked down the front of his robes and quickly untucked them to cover him.
'Oh,' and James was slightly embarrassed but turned to Hagrid and added 'what are you doing with a cross bow at this time in the morning anyway, its barely 7 o'clock-'
'I was out in forest last night, visiting Aragog, why what were you up to,' Hagrid replied shrewdly
James' embarrassment deepened and he shook Lily awake only to have her hit him as she stirred.
'Sorry James,' Lily explained 'I'm not much of a morning person and the nightmare was still praying on my mind-'
'You don't have to explain yourself to me Lily,' James replied
They wandered into the courtyard where Filch the caretaker was wandering with his cat Mrs Norris quick at his heels as he examined each of the courtyard archways for any signs of damage no doubt. Students were often duelling out here and the last time two archways had been blown away and several windows smashed. James acknowledged Mr Filch before exiting the courtyard curtly only to bump into Professor Dumbledore smoking a pipe and holding a black leather book, the headmaster was still in his pyjamas and dressing gown.
'Ar Good morning James, I trust you had a pleasant enough evening,' Dumbledore said, smoking his pipe pleasantly engulfing the courtyard entrance with a puff of bright blue smoke. Lily smiled at the headmaster and became suddenly very aware of her being there with James when she really should've been in bed or parading the corridors like the other prefects were doing no doubt.
'It would be best if there were no more night time wanderings, Mr Potter Miss Evans, you are head boy and girl and I expect you to behave that way. Not like this,' Dumbledore explained mildly, he kept his voice pleasant and calm but Lily detected the slightest note of disappointment in the headmasters' voice.
'Yes headmaster,' James answered curtly 'I understand-'
'Good,' Dumbledore replied 'now of to the great hall with you, they will start serving breakfast shortly and don't let me find you out of bed again. We don't want anything to happen to the pair of you,'
The headmaster continued into the courtyard and settled himself down on the bench, opening his book he flicked through the pages but his eyes never left James and Lily as they wandered down the corridor into the great hall.
AN: I know nothing much happened in this chapter and I may replace it later on this week when I have more time. Please read and review. In the next chapter there will be more of Erin and company. I hope you are enjoying this as much as I am writing it. It will end in two to three chapters. Read and Review. Thanks ever so much for all the reviews I get J