Chapter 2
Why is this taking so long?
I wasn't generally a man of patience. I accept that. But there was something about dealing with this client that particularly drove me nuts.
The elevator finally stopped on Basement Level 2 and I pushed past the crowd to get out in time. I crossed the hallway in less than a minute and opened the same door I always found her behind.
"We've got to stop meeting like this."
Her eyes remained closed but her lips twisted into a smile. They were moving, as if she was chanting sometime. I knew for a fact that she wasn't. Lily Evans wasn't religious. Nor did she believe in meditation - though it might do her some good, come to think of it. No, I was pretty sure Lily Evans was writing a story in her head.
She stopped memorizing her own words a few seconds later and turned to me, finally opening her eyes.
"Admit it, you love the thrill it gives you. You secretly wish I would play the damsel more often, Sirius," she said, grinning.
"You could never be a damsel, Lily. Not even if you tried." I sighed, sinking into the chair opposite her. "What did you get yourself into this time?"
"They have no proof of anything. They're detaining me under the pretense of my witnessing a crime - they're just stalling, Sirius. It's almost midnight and they don't want my story going to press." Lily leaned forwards on the table and looked into my eyes. "Get me out of here."
I got up and walked into the adjacent room, ready to smooth things over with the Aurors. We all knew the drill. They didn't really have any cause - even during war times, with all the extra precautions. They just had to try and carry out the orders they received, even if they believed it was a grey area. It took me about fifteen minutes to get Lily out this time - a personal best. She vanished as quickly as she could. There clearly wasn't time for pleasantries. She had to make it back to the Prophet offices.
I'm Sirius Black and I practice Magical Law. I had two clients - The Daily Prophet and The Order of The Phoenix. Lily Evans was a part of both.