Chapter Fifteen

"Everyone outside! Hold your breath! Hurry, now!"

Lily and Alice followed the rest of the Sixth Years out of the Potions class, using their ties to cover their mouths to avoid breathing in the noxious gas. It was nearly impossible to see, but years in the same classroom meant they knew the general direction they needed to go. They followed the person directly in front of them and ended up out in the hallway with the rest of the class. Slughorn stood just to the left of the door. As soon as the last student had stumbled out, he slammed and locked the door with a wave of his wand.

"Well, everyone present and accounted for?" Slughorn asked, mopping his sweating forehead.

"Yes, sir," a Ravenclaw gasped.

"Good, good. Best go fetch Dumbledore, then, Cresswell," Slughorn instructed, leaning against the nearby wall.

"What about class professor?" the same Ravenclaw asked.

"Dismissed until Wednesday, I'm afraid, Goldstein," Slughorn sighed.

Lily grasped Alice's arm, the blond girl still struggling to regain her breath. A few of the other students were having the same problem and Lily noticed most of them had been close to the cauldron when it had exploded.

"Sir, I really think we should all go to the Hospital Wing to be checked over," Lily spoke up, her concern spiking as Alice's face went from red to purple.

"What's that? Oh, quite right, Lily. Yes, yes. Quite. After you, my dear," Slughorn agreed, waving her on.

Lily didn't waste any time and began dragging her friend down the hall. One of the other students hurried past her, Lily thought it was Goldstein and figured he was rushing ahead to warn Madam Pompfrey of their impending arrival.

"It'll be okay, Ali. Just keep breathing," Lily urged as they made their way up the stairs.

"Give her here, Evans," Morgan, a Hufflepuff, lifted Alice easily and took off at a slight jog towards the Hospital Wing.

Lily hurried after them, terrified as she followed Alice's desperate gasps for air. The rounding staircase seemed never ending and Lily was panting by the time she made it to the first floor, sweat dotting her brow as she made to follow Morgan's disappearing cloak. He was traveling much faster, even with Alice's extra weight and Lily struggled to catch up.

She could hear some of the other students behind her, still coming up the staircase, but she paid them no mind as she hustled after her best friend. She turned the corner to head towards the Hospital Wing tower and nearly ran into someone going the opposite way.

"So sorry!" Lily gasped, dodging the person.

A hand grabbed hold of her wrist, causing her to stop and spin around. She was surprised to find Severus frowning down at her, a look of almost concern on his face.

"Sev," Lily breathed, instinctively taking a step back.

She noticed his nose was crooked in the middle, as though it had broken and not healed properly. It dawned on her that the break was likely due to Remus and James boxing him the previous week when they'd found out about Severus putting something on her skin.

Nervous, she glanced down to where his hand gripped her bare wrist and hoped whatever it was he may have just applied washed off easily.

Severus opened his mouth, as though to speak, but the sound of her classmates grew louder and he looked over his shoulder with a near panicked expression. She was suddenly dragged into the nearby History of Magic classroom. Binns' sat at his desk, but otherwise the room was empty. With a flick of his wand, Severus locked the door.

"Let me go," Lily whispered, her anger warring with her fear.

"You have to listen to me, first," Severus argued.

He wasn't looking directly at her, instead glancing around the room in a nervous fashion. He didn't seem to like the fact that Binns was there, but while he was distracted, Lily reached into her pocket and flicked open the mirror Sirius had given her. She ran her thumb across the glass, feeling it heat up in her hand.

"What do you want, Sev?" Lily asked, trying to resist the urge to jerk her arm out of his grasp.

"I didn't hex you."

Lily blinked in surprise, "But you said…"

"I know. I know what I said, but I didn't hex you. They're watching me. Always watching me. They know how I… that you and I were friends. I had to say something to explain… and I had to see if my potion worked," Severus said desperately.

Lily tried once more to escape his grasp, confusion running rampant within her.

"It did, didn't it? The potion worked, right? That's why Potter and Lupin came after me," Severus snarled, tugging her closer.

"Don't," Lily warned, her anger winning out over her other emotions. She finally managed to jerk her arm free and strode away from him to cool her temper. She couldn't afford to lose control, not when the consequences were so dire.

"I want to help you, Lily. This… this curse is disgusting, what it's making you do. You never would have ended up with Potter if it hadn't happened," Severus insisted.

"No. Stop it," Lily snapped.

"You know I'm right. How do you know he isn't the one who cursed you in the first place, to trick you into being with him?" Severus pressed.

"Stop! Merlin, Severus! Do you even hear yourself?" Lily cried out.

"It makes sense. Someone hits you with the curse that causes you to crave sex and then he and his best mates step in to fill the need. That doesn't seem the least bit suspicious to you?" Severus continued.

"No. No, it was my choice," Lily insisted.

"What choice did you have? Sex or potions for the rest of your life? I can cure you, Lily. Let me help," Severus said, reaching out to take her hand again.

But Lily was already backing away, shaking her head.

"No. You don't get to do this to me. I'm happy. My relationship with James, Sirius, and Remus may not be normal, but it works for us. No matter how we came to be together. I don't want your cure," Lily hissed, making a move to go around him.

"Lily!" Severus called, making another attempt to grab her.

Lily dodged out of the way and ran towards the door. She had just reached it when the door was flung open, startling her as James, Sirius, and Remus stormed in. Remus easily took hold of her, pulling Lily into his embrace and turning away from the rest of the room as though to protect her.

"You bloody bastard. What did I tell you about coming near her again?" James spat out angrily.

"I know this must be hard for you to understand, Potter, but my actions are not yours to control," Severus drawled, hatred dripping from every syllable.

Lily grasped Remus robes, turning her face into his warm, familiar chest, and breathed deeply.

"Please. Let's just go," Lily whispered.

"Shh. All right. Come on," Remus hushed her gently.

"Alice. She's in the Hospital Wing," Lily told him, only then remembering her friend's malady.

"James. Sirius. Leave the git. We'll deal with him later. We need to get Lily to the Hospital Wing," Remus said over his shoulder as he ushered her into the corridor.

That jerked James and Sirius away from Severus faster than anything else could have. Lily felt a weak grin light her face as she realized Remus' sneaky maneuver.

"What's wrong? Lily? Are you okay?" James asked, frantically checking every inch of her.

"I'm fine, James. It's Alice," Lily said, pulling him and Sirius towards the Hospital Wing.

"But-" Sirius started, but Remus quickly cut him off.

"Later. We'll deal with him later," Remus assured him.

Lily decided she was going to ignore the fact that her boyfriends were plotting against Severus. She needed to focus on Alice before she began worrying about anything else. Growing anxiety for her friend had her hurrying through the corridors towards the Hospital Wing.

"Lily!"

But she didn't stop.

Her shoes slipped across the floor as she rounded the last corner before the Hospital Wing, startling a few second years as she ran by. The door was open and Lily didn't even pause to think before bursting in. Most of her classmates still stood around the various beds, but Lily was only interested in the one housing Alice.

"Frank!" Lily exclaimed, darting over to where he stood sentry by her best friend.

"Lily," Frank greeted warmly.

"How is she?" Lily asked, noting Alice was currently sleeping.

"Fine. She's going to be fine. Madam Pompfrey had her fixed up in mere moments. She's resting now to give the potions time to heal her lungs and throat," Frank explained, rubbing his thumb across the back of Alice's hand.

"Thank, Merlin," Lily sighed, grasping Alice's free hand briefly.

"What happened, exactly? Nobody's told me," Frank asked.

"A potion exploded. I… I don't know whose, but the fumes… it was hard to breathe," Lily told him.

"Are you okay?" Frank asked, looking her over properly for the first time.

Lily nodded, feeling a pair of hands settle on her shoulders. She reached up to tangle her fingers with Sirius', leaning back into him. His fingers rubbed soothingly across her shoulder as she felt his lips pressed against the top of her head.

"Can you please let Madam Pompfrey check you over?" Sirius asked into her hair.

Lily nodded her head, knowing to do so would put their minds at ease. She didn't think the potion had affected her, but it probably wouldn't hurt to make sure. At the very least, she needed to check that it wouldn't cause problems with her curse or the other potions she was taking.

"Come on, then," Sirius urged, turning her towards an empty bed.

Remus and James stood nearby, watching her closely as Sirius waved Madam Pompfrey over. They forced her to sit on the bed, Remus worriedly running his fingers through her hair while James grasped one of her hands in both of his.

"Stand aside, Mr. Lupin, Mr. Potter," Madam Pompfrey said briskly, her wand already out and moving.

They stepped away to stand with Sirius at the foot of the bed and watched as Madam Pompfrey performed diagnostic test after diagnostic test, each more intricate than the last. Finally, after a few minutes of that, Madam Pompfrey stepped away with a satisfied nod.

"You'll be fine. The fumes of the potion haven't had an adverse effects on your body or the curse," she proclaimed.

"Thank you," Lily murmured.

Madam Pompfrey gave another stern nod before hurrying over to another bed. Lily stood up, intending to go stand by Alice's bed until her friend woke up, but Remus intercepted her.

"Leave her to Frank, sweetheart. We need to talk," he said.

"But Alice…" Lily trailed off.

"Will be fine. She's probably not going to wake up until tomorrow, anyway," Remus assured her.

Knowing he was probably right, Lily allowed herself to be led from the Hospital Wing, James and Sirius falling into step with her and Remus. They took her to the Gryffindor Common Room, but didn't even pause as they crossed to the dormitory staircase. Lily soon found herself deposited on James' bed, snuggled in one of Sirius' old shirts. Her three boys sat around her, seemingly content to wait for her to begin. She knew they wanted to know about her encounter with Severus, but Lily barely understood what had happened herself.

"How much did you hear?" Lily finally decided to ask.

"All of it," James told her.

Lily nodded, relieved that she didn't have to tell them everything Severus had said. She really didn't want to repeat his words about James.

"Babe… you know I didn't curse you, right?" James asked.

"Of course!" Lily exclaimed, surprised he'd even had to ask.

James heaved a sigh of relief before leaning forward to place a swift kiss on her lips. Lily smiled weakly when he sat back, feeling her own relief as tendrils of desire shot through her. Whatever else had happened today, Severus hadn't used any more of his "cure" on her.

Remus captured her attention by tangling a hand in her hair, his grip firm and reassuring. He leaned forward and pressed their foreheads together, inhaling deeply, his eyes closed. Lily sensed he was struggling to bring his rage under control and breathed with him, hoping her calming breaths would aid in his own.

"Thank you for calling us," Remus murmured after a few moments.

Lily tangled her fingers with his free hand.

"I'm sorry I didn't call you last time," Lily whispered.

"But you've learned. You don't have to face these situations by yourself. We want to, need to, be there with you," Remus said, his voice soft but strong.

Lily nodded, rubbing their foreheads together.

Remus gave a heavy sigh before sitting back. His brown eyes were calm and content, no longer boiling in anger. He gave her a small smile, his thumb rubbing soothingly over her neck.

"You know what this means?" Remus asked mischievously.

"No," Lily drawled.

"This means you get a reward," Remus told her.

"Oh, fuck, yeah," Sirius groaned from behind her.

"Wha-what kind of reward?" Lily stuttered, figuring their idea of what qualified as a reward might be significantly different than hers.

"The kind that involves you, plenty of lube, and… this," Remus said, holding up an oddly shaped pink thing.

"What is that?" Lily asked, though she had an idea.

"This is a training plug made of silicon," Remus told her matter-of-factly.

"You want to put that thing in my ass?" Lily asked, gaping at him.

"Not only do I want to, but I'm going to," Remus assured her.

"That seems like a really crummy way of rewarding me for calling you guys," Lily pouted.

"But think about this, Evans. We're going to start you on this starter plug, but we'll gradually work you up to a bigger size," Sirius told her, pulling her against his chest. Her butt was nestled against his cock, hard and insistent between them. His hands slid under her shirt, gradually sliding his hands up until the white cotton slipped over her head.

"And then, once you're on the bigger size, you'll be able to take all three of us at the same time," James continued, his eyes fixated on her breasts which Sirius had just uncovered and was playing with.

Lily's head rolled back against Sirius' shoulder as he plucked her nipples until they were swollen and tight. She squeezed her thighs together, trying to ease the ache that was steadily building inside her. While Sirius nibbled at the exposed tendons of her neck, one of his hands drifted down to spread her legs. His long fingers gathered the moisture collecting in her pussy, spreading it up to rub tantalizingly against her swollen clit.

"Oh, Merlin," Lily moaned, spreading her legs further apart to give him greater access.

"That's it, Evans. Fuck, you're so wet."

"Pads, it's gonna be a little difficult to work with her sitting on you," Remus said, his voice laced with amusement.

Sirius heaved a sigh, but shifted so that Lily was on her stomach, her legs hanging off the side of the bed. She moved restlessly against the bed, trying to get friction to her much needed clit. Sirius placed a hand on between her shoulders, keeping her still when she would have moved forward. She felt James' calloused fingers stroking down the small of her back. He gripped her ass cheeks, pulling them apart.

"Now that is a pretty little asshole," Remus said, humming contently.

His finger traced the puckered rosette, causing Lily's entire body to clench in anticipation.

"Ah-ah-ah. You won't keep me out, sweetheart," Remus warned.

She heard a sound like a bottle of ketchup being squeezed right before something smooth and slippery landed between her spread cheeks. Her body clenched against the foreign sensation and a second later, Remus' hand landed on her ass.

"I said, you won't keep me out," Remus practically snarled.

She shivered as he left his hand there, allowing the sting from the smack to spread and grow warm. Lily moaned as her clit throbbed to the time of her pounding heartbeat. When Remus leaned down and bit, actually bit, her ass, her entire body went limp.

"That's it, sweetheart. Good girl," Remus cooed.

She sighed as his finger began spreading the lube, preparing her for the butt plug. His finger pressed passed the barrier of her ass, making her groan as the strange pressure, but she kept her body languid. Remus' grunt of approval was followed by James' soft curse.

"That's the sexiest thing I've ever seen," James groaned.

He took her hand and pressed it against his hard cock. Her fingers wrapped around the thick length through his trousers and she wished he had thought to take them off first. Instead, she had to fumble with the button with one hand while her other fisted in the sheets. Remus was slowly fucking his finger in her ass, stretching her deliciously.

Finally, Lily managed to undo James' pants and her hand slipped beneath his boxers to grip his cock. His hiss of pleasure as she stroked him had her cunt clenching, causing her ass to clench around Remus' finger at the same time.

Lily moaned, burying her face into the bedding as shudder wracked her body. The pleasure was too intense, every nerve ending in her body lit up by what was happening to her.

Sirius' hand found it way in her hair, turning her head to the side where his cock was eagerly waiting for her mouth. Without a second thought, Lily leaned in to lick the tip, glistening with salty pre-cum. Eager for more, she lapped at his thick length, her tongue tracing the lines and ridges along the underside of his dick. She paid special attention to the little dip just behind the mushroom head.

"Fuck, Evans, quit teasing me," Sirius groaned, thrusting into her face.

More than happy to oblige, she took him fully into her mouth, sucking fervently on the swollen, purple head before working further down. As she swallowed his cock, Remus added a second finger to her ass and began scissoring them, stretching her to the point of pain. She moaned, the vibrations causing Sirius to thrust down her throat, triggering her gag reflex, but she ignored it.

She hadn't even realized she no longer had a grip on James until Sirius pulled her off his cock and turned her head to where James stood in front of her, his cock glistening as his hand pumped furiously. Lily's mouth watered as she stared at his hard dick, wanting to taste the drops of pre-cum that were steadily leaking from the tip.

"James," Lily groaned, trying to stretch towards him.

"You see what you do to us, Evans?" Sirius asked.

She could feel him thrusting against her hair, his hands wrapping the strands around his cock. Lily imagined what it would feel like for him to come in her hair, his thick seed coating her soft waves. The thought caused shivers to race down her spine and she moaned as Remus twisted his fingers expertly inside her.

"James," Lily whimpered, stretching her neck as far as possible, eager for a taste of him.

He stepped forward, aiming his dick at her mouth. She parted her lips, anxious to feel his thick cock sliding across her tongue. Instead of thrusting inside, he painted her lips with his precum, hissing when her tongue darted out for a taste. Her tongue licked the head of his cock, collecting the droplets of precum that seemed to continuously form there. Without any warning, James thrust inside her mouth, making her gasp in surprise, her reaction to jerk away instinctive. Only Sirius' firm grip in her hair kept her from losing James completely. Opening her jaw wider, Lily moved forward, taking James as far down her throat as she could.

"Get ready, sweetheart," Remus warned, just before removing his fingers from her arse.

Before she had time to mourn the loss, something much bigger than his fingers was pressing against her. She whimpered as he worked the plug, deeper and deeper with each thrust.

"Flatten your back," Remus instructed.

Lily straightened her spine, which had the interesting effect of allowing the plug to slip home at the same time James slid just a bit further down the back of her throat. James cursed as his balls tickled her chin, her throat frantically working to swallow him further, though there was nowhere else to go.

"Breathe through your nose," Sirius instructed, his hands tugging lightly at her hair as he stroked his cock.

Lily inhaled sharply, breathing deeply as James moved within her mouth. She could feel him throbbing against the back of her throat, his dick twitching against her tongue. Eager for the taste of him, she tried to move her tongue along the ridges of his cock, but there was nearly no room in her mouth for maneuvering.

"Merlin, that's good," James groaned, shifting his stance in an effort to get even closer, deeper.

She hummed in agreement and the vibrations seemed to be all James needed. She worked furiously to swallow the copious amounts of cum that suddenly flooded her mouth, James thrusting all the while. Some of it escaped as she was unable to swallow quickly enough. The streams of cum dribbled down her chin and landed on the bedspread. James groaned at the sight when he finally pulled away, allowing her to gulp in much needed air.

"Fuck, that's sexy," Sirius grunted, his speed increasing in her hair.

In a matter of moments, he was grunting as he spilled his seed in her hair, covering her head in the thick, creamy fluid. Lily gasped as some of his cum slowly slid from her hair into her face. The line tracked along the side of her face, joining James' along her cheek.

Exhausted, Lily slumped onto the bed, breathing heavily.

"We're not done yet, sweetheart," Remus warned, lifting her hips.

His thumb pressed against the plug, keeping it in place as he lined himself up with her dripping pussy. Eager to feel the combined feeling of Remus and the plug, Lily wiggled her hips enticingly towards him.

"Tease," Remus said, smacking her hip.

Lily gasped and pushed back against his hand, wanting more.

"That's it," Remus urged as he pushed his way inside.

"Oh, Merlin," Lily cried, never having felt so full in her life.

"Merlin's beard, that's good," Remus gasped, thrusting against her at the same time he pulled on the plug.

Lily didn't think she would be able to hold back her orgasm, the feeling was too intense. When Sirius reached beneath her to finger her engorged clit, she knew she was a goner. Remus thrust home and twisted the plug back inside at the same time, filling her completely, and she exploded. Her body clenched, pulling him and the plug deeper. She shook under the force of her climax, biting at the sheets in an effort to keep her screams quiet.

"One more. Come on, Lily, give me one more," Remus growled, increasing his pace.

Her whole body jerked forward with each of his thrusts, only James and Sirius' hold kept her from flying off the bed. She wasn't entirely sure she could come again, but when James lifted her body over him and slid under, taking one of her nipples in his mouth and sucking hard, her whole body felt as though it had been lit of fire.

When James lightly bit down at the same time Sirius pinched her clit, her body went off like a firecracker. This time, she couldn't contain her screams and let the sound echo off the stone walls as shudder after shudder worked through her body. Remus snarled furiously as his own climax overcame him, his cum pouring into her body until it ran down her thighs, with nowhere else to go.

As soon as Remus released her hips, Lily fell onto the bed, limbs spread haphazardly. James shifted until she was laid across his chest, instead of his head. All she could do was try to catch her breath as her men stroked and praised her.

"I don't think I've ever seen such a beautiful sight in my life," Sirius murmured, trailing a finger along her spine.

Tired as she was, she was hardly able to keep her eyes open.

"Beautiful, yes, but I don't think she'll appreciate sleeping like this," Remus said with a soft chuckle.

"I'll take her," James said, shifting so he could lift her into his arms.

"Don't you lose that plug, Lily, or I'll spank you so hard you won't be able to sit for a week," Remus warned.

Lily opened her eyes enough to glare at him before laying her head back against James' shoulder. When he lifted her, however, she made sure to clench around the plug to keep it from slipping out. As much as she liked Remus' hands on her, she would prefer to avoid a repeat of her first spanking.

"Good girl," Remus praised she James carried her into the bathroom.

Smiling at the simple praise, Lily snuggled closer to James as he turned on the shower and began tenderly washing the evidence of their lovemaking from her body.

"You're so beautiful," James murmured, kissing her forehead.

"I love you guys, so much," Lily sighed.

"We love you. More than life."