CHAPTER 13

It was half past two when James came in. Remus had luckily tranformed back unusually quick, although he'd been particularly violent this month. Luckily, James was the only one who'd been bit, although it was quite bad. The wound oozed blood which made him feel a little light headed. He'd been meaning to visit the hospital wing, but had somehow gone the wrong way due to flashing lights dancing in front of his eyes. He was just about to head upstairs, to where Sirius and Peter were sleeping, when we saw a figure curled up in front of the fire. Nervously, he padded over there, to in fact discover, it was Lily.

'Lily?' He covered her mouth with his hand before gently shaking her awake. Her eyes opened violently, and panicked but no sound came from her mouth and she relaxed as soon as she registered who it was.

'James?' She jerked to a sitting position, rubbing her eyes. 'What the-Oh my god!' She pointed dramtically at thecut on this shoulder. The deep gash in which a stready steam of blood was now pouring from.

'Oh it's just a scrape,' he moved awkwardly and then winced, gritting his teeth against the pain. 'Okay, so maybe it's a bit bigger than a scrape.'

'You think?' Lily practically shouted dramtically, just to be shushed by James.

'Shhhh Lily,' he held his finger infront of his face, focusing his vision on it. 'Listen, I need you to get a potion of sorts.'

'No James, we need to get you to the hospital wing,' she got up and put her hand on his back to help him up.

'Argh!' He fell to the ground in pain, trying not to writhe. 'No, I need painkillers and a healing potion. Preferably right now. I can't move, there's lights in front of my eyes and I feel like I'm going to pass out.'

'Ok-kay.' Lily stuttered slightly. 'Accio healing potion, painkiller and first aid box!'She waved her wand, and the items zoomed in through the open window. She caught them neatly before addressing James. 'I don't think I'm qualified to do this James. I don't know how much, or how, or whether to stitch up the cut.'

'Listen Lily,' James pulled her by her collar towards him, using up the remainder of his energy. 'I've got no energy left now. So listen carefully. You're going to give me about a quarter of that bottle of healing potion, half of the painkillers while you stitch this up and bandage it and then magic me up to my bed and give me the rest of the painkillers to knock me out. Or so help me, when I can see and walk in a straight line, I will strangle you.'

'Geez James, I'm doing it okay.' Lily opened the bottle of potion and had to forcibly open James' mouth so he could drink it. After that, she fed him so tablets and took out the needle in the box. She could already see his eyes beginning to relax, the pain leaving them. 'Here goes nothing.' And she began to sew.

After that began the longest five minutes of Lily's life. Every stitch she did, a few more drops of blood fell from the wound. Sometimes, James would twitch, and she would worry that the painkillers would wear off. But she made it through. After eleven neat stitches in white cotton, with a dressing bandage stuck over the top and several more painkillers taken, she was finished, and James was just about awake, surfacing just on top of the drugs.

'Evans?' His voice interupted her thoughts.

'Yes James?' She was tired, but didn't sound bored.

'Why do you hate me?' The words shocked her slightly, although she couldn't bring herself to answer immediately.

'I don't hate you James,' she shuffled closer to the fire, bringing her knees to her chest, her hair falling around her face. The light shone on it, making it look redder than it was. 'I just never took the time to actually get to know you, unlike Marlene, who probably hates me.'

'Why does she hate you?' James' voice was vague but Lily could tell he was paying attention, well as much as he could anyway.

'She wants to do something after Hogwarts.'

'Ohhh, the unspeakable.'

'Wait, you know?' Lily bit off more sharply than she had intended. 'How come you know?'

'Are you kidding, I'm the one she asked for permission. Don't know why she thought she had to ask permission., She's a great friend, she is.'

'Are you kidding?' Lily shook her head in disbelief. 'No offense but, she told you but not me or Alice or, well, Mary only found out by accident.'

'Maybe she didn't want to hurt you.' James mumbled.

'Well she's already done that.' Lily sighed.

'But think about it. This is how you reacted when you found out, and I'm not saying it's a bad reaction, but she was probably scared to tell you.'

Man, this boy is smart even when he's drugged.

'When did you get so wise Potter?' Lily laughed softly. 'What happened to the immature boy I knew, pretty much before the summer?'

'I guess.' He paused, struggling to stay awake against the drugs. 'I just guess, he grew up.' And with that, he relaxed back onto the floor.

'Oh dear James,' Lily stifled a laugh slightly, moving towards him slowly. He looked completely at peace considering he had a huge hole in his shoulder. Gently, she brushed strands of hair off his head, leant down and kissed him on the forehead. 'Sleep tight.' A noise from the boys dormitories echoed down into the common room, Lily jerked back.

'Evans?' Sirius came down the stairs wearing nothing but pajama bottoms.

Most girls would've whistled or had a complete but Lily being Lily, said, 'Geez Black, put some clothes on.'

'Evans,' he raised an eyebrow. 'It's ten to three in the morning, I hear a noise, so I come downstairs to see you smiling at a passed out Prongs. You didn't murder him did you?'

'Black you're an idiot!' She laughed quietly. 'No I've just stitched up his bite. It was pretty bad.'

'Ah well, this happens a lot to be honest.' Sirius laughed. 'And harsh as that is, it's true.'

'Anyway, he's passed out so can you lift him back up to your dorm, I would say to the heads dorm but it's further away so-'

'-Seriously Evans?'

'What? I know you're a heartless, souless-'

'-you're beginning to sound like my parents-'

'-INTERUPTING boy, but I'm asking you as a friend to help James. I don't want to leave him here overnight.'

'That's no what I was laughing about Evans!'

'Then what was it?'

'Can I lift James? I mean, for the record, yes, but you're a witch Evans! Why do you think you have your wand?' And with that, he burst out laughing again.

'OH shut up Black!' She muttered crossly. 'But please, can you levitate him or whatever, I'm heading off to the heads dorm and I honestly can't be bothered.'

'I suppose,' Black moved his hand, which was holding his wand.

'Wow Black, insecure much?'

'Do you want him moving or not?'

'Okay, okay, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!' She held up her hands in defeat. 'Please move him.'

'Wingardium leviosa!' James floated off the ground and towards Sirius who spun him around a few times for fun until he caught the look on Lily's face. 'Okay fine fine, I'm going.'

'Good,' Lily turned to go.

'And Evans?'

'Yes?' She stopped.

'Also for the record,' he paused for a moment. 'Whatever you may think, I am glad you think of me as your friend.'

'Awh!' Lily ran over to Sirius and gave him a bgi hug. 'The amazing Sirius Black has a heart! Ha! Who knew?'

'Hey hey!' He shook her off him. 'I can just as easily take it back!' She released him, giggling.

'Okay okay, I'm sorry. But seriously,'

'-bad pun Evans-alright! Alright! Don't pull that face, it makes you unattractive.'

'So I'm attractive?'

'I never said that.'

'You sit on a throne of lies Black.'

'Well at least it's a throne, that's all I can say.'

They stood there in silence for a minute.

'Well goodnight Evans,' he smiled briefly then waved his wand, whisking James up the stairs.

'Sirius?' He turned around. 'Night.'

Bonjour! So I am finished with the chapter. SOrry it's taken so long to update but at least I did. I think it's been either 1-2 weeks? Anyway, I'm sorry this chapter was short and a bit boring but I needed to get across the sort of change that is happening at Hogwarts. THe fact that Sirius and Lily are now good friends and that they're all moving on, plus Marlene's whole unspeakable business. Unfortunately, for those of you who have read the books, you know what will happen but it won't be for a long time yet, I promise!

I will update next weekend, because I'm trying to get more on a scheduele and I looking forwards to it.

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