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Flirting With the Enemy

By; Sierra Sitruc

Email: ChristmasAngel87@hotmail.com

Chapter 8 Wizard Flu

"James my friend, you look like something my aunt's cat dragged in." Sirius Black said, as Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew came in behind him. James was lying down, looking pale and sickly- because he was.

"Shut up, I am not having a good day and it would be nice to get some sleep." James muttered, but he was still pleased to have his friends beside him.

"I know you're not tired and would like to have someone to talk to while you're here, besides we have some news about that lovely little demon you brought in last night." Remus said, taking a seat in a visitor chair.

"Really?!" James said, trying not to sound hopeful, not caring that he'd called her a demon. Sirius looked amused.

"Yeah, well turns out you guys both got the Wizard Flu in that Arachanuba nest." James tried not to feel sick at remembering that incident and was trying not to feel concerned about her; he wanted to be an Unspeakable. "They're having a difficult time trying to figure out what to do with her. She'd be dead if Dumbledore hadn't found her. Dementor's are too stupid to notice anything, you know?" Sirius explained.

James, Peter and Remus all shivered at the thought of Dementors. James didn't like the thought of Lily dying on the floor with a Dementor beside her…The thought in its self made him feel like puking, even though he had the potion to keep food down. "So, what are they going to do with her? They can't leave her there, she'll need medical treatment." James tried to sound uninterested.

"Yeah, that's why I'm here in the first place- I just ran into them while I was here." Sirius said, gesturing to Peter and Remus. "Dumbledore did some VERY quick thinking and bound her up so she couldn't escape, not like she would, but then he found me- talked to some people and they brought her here. The nurses are NOT happy; Dumbledore and several Aurors are in the area watching. You never know what could happen…" Sirius let his voice trail off, as the thought of what might happen if Voldemort found out Lily was here, no longer under the confinements of the cells at the Ministry Headquarters.

"If You-Know-Who gets wind of this, he'll certainly send people to bail her out of this place that would mean…" Remus shuddered, how many would die just for one death eater to be freed?

"The Ministry won't be happy." James said knowingly.

"No- they aren't. It's all over the papers; you're in them too. Auror and Prisoner with Wizard Flu…it's all over the place. They can't believe they are even giving her treatment…I don't know myself. I say let her die- that's what she deserves for going to the dark side- right Jamsie?" Sirius said casually.

"Right, right." James said unconvincingly. James let his eyes fall on his friends, when he realized Peter had disappeared. "Where'd Wormtail go?"

"What? Hey he's gone!" Sirius exclaimed as he turned around in a circle looking for him.

"And you two are Aurors…" Remus mumbled.

"Hey!" James and Sirius said at the same time, both feeling un-offended.

"He probably just went to go get a look at all the action out there, you probably haven't noticed James, but Aurors are swarming the area…Not to mention reporters." Remus said, and he nodded towards the door and a reporter could be seen busily questioning a doctor.

"They've been wanting to question you too, but your nurse lady won't let them." Sirius said, laughing as the nurse began telling off yet another reporter, wanting to interview the James Potter who'd been missing for a few days, alone with a Death Eater.

"Not that I want to…or anything, but…do you think, that maybe…you know since I am an Auror and everything…would they…maybe…let me visit Lily- I mean that Death Eater?" James asked his friends, trying not to sound eager.

Remus and Sirius exchanged glances. "No, definitely not. Only certified nurses and doctors can go and see her. Some blonde woman is going crazy out there, trying to see her." Sirius said quickly.

"Isabella?" James said, knowing he was right.

"Yeah, that's her. Apparently she's been causing quite an uproar out there, trying to see Evans. I find it hilarious, though if she doesn't stop they'll think her a Death Eater and send her off." Sirius told him, eyeing James with more suspicion. "How'd you know her?"

"I…ran into her this morning, right before I got sick actually." James said. "I feel surprisingly better since then, do you think I can go back to work?"

"James, you care too much about you job." Remus said shaking his head, "Well I have to go to work, and you two play nice." Remus said, and walked out and apparated.

"You shouldn't even be thinking about work. You need a break after that whole trek through the woods, which you never did fully explain…why don't you tell me?" Sirius asked eagerly.

"Uh, not much to say, we had trouble getting to our destination and I had to walk the whole way. Mile after mile…" James said, and Sirius looked bored. He'd been hoping for a more interesting story.

"Never an interesting life for you, right James?" Sirius said laughing, "You become an Auror for an exciting life, and yet even then you don't get enough excitement."

"Hey, about Li- Evans, being here- have they informed her family about any of this. I kn- think they are muggles, they probably don't even know she's imprisoned." James couldn't help changing the topic back to Lily, but he was worried about her, and he couldn't help it, he felt helpless in the hospital not able to talk to her or help her…

"Her family…yeah, they were I think, but they can't visit her- unless they can use floo powder." Sirius said, scratching his head at him. "They'll probably be present at the trial, things like that are always setup. Well, I have to go keep watch on that little Death Eater."

"Hey, just wondering but where is she at?" James asked, trying to sound once again uninterested.

"Uh, down the hall from you- that way." Sirius was at the door preparing to leave and pointed to the right. "Get better, and see you soon."

"Bye Sirius." James said, and fell back into his bed, feeling more tired then before. The conversation had worn him out. Though, now he knew he wouldn't be able to sleep with Lily so close, but so far away. He forced himself to collect energy and climbed out of bed and changed into regular clothes. He grabbed his wand, and walked out the door, and ran into someone he really didn't want to.

Severus Snape stood just in front of him, his face turned into a sneer as he saw James, but his eyes were panicked. "Potter, get out of here- oh wait I forgot your sick…"

"Snape, what are you doing here?" James already had an idea of why, and he was praying it wasn't true.

"They're coming here James- THEM." James knew something bad was going to happen since Snape had just called him James. Then before his eyes Snape changed into his Death Eater outfit and started shoving James back into the room.

"This is for your own good- they're busting Lily out of here, NOW." Severus sounded stressed, not liking his situation.

"They're getting her out!? I have to warn Sirius!" James said fighting Severus back.

"Trust me, they can handle it, but it won't do you any good to be around Lily, she'll be likely to fight US! Then they'll think her a traitor and kill her right there…Please just stay out of this Potter, before it gets any worse then it is!"

"She'll fight anyway; she doesn't want to go back. She hates being a Death Eater!" James growled.

"So? Its better then dying isn't it?" Severus sneered.

"Not to her!" James retorted.

"Since when do you know her so well?" Severus glared at James, there civil conversation disappearing.

"I- I don't know! Just let me get to them! I'm not having her or Sirius die because of you!" James pushed Severus to the ground and hurried down the hall and just outside the room ten Death Eaters apparated. Only one Auror stood outside the door- James recognized him as Hubert Heralds; Hubert cursed a few Death Eaters, before falling to the ground; either dead or unconscious.

James stayed hidden, trying to think up a good plan to get him out of this mess.

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~A little while before~

Lily did not have it as easy as James did in the hospital. She was tied down to the bed, and all potions were shoved brutally in her mouth. She could sense the hostility around her. An Auror was in the room at all times, at the moment Moody was and he kept glaring with hatred at her.

Everyone hated her in this hospital; they all stared and cursed at her. Lily didn't take any mind to it, she was just happy to leave the Dementors. She would have tried to speak and say thank you to them for all the trouble to help her, but they kept a silencing charm on her.

Lily felt sick, but she wasn't throwing up anymore, that was a great improvement. Lily was dreading going back to the Dementors; it had been one of the worst experiences of her life. She already knew there was no way to be proven innocent, and didn't exactly want to, but after that experience with the Dementors she was scared silly of Azkaban.

So while she sat with nothing to do in her hospital room she began thinking of ways to get out of it- killing herself didn't seem too bad, but she wouldn't have the guts. Maybe she could get someone else to- Moody seemed a good possibility, he looked like the killing sort. He'd probably already killed a dozen people.

Lily studied Moody; his eyes were black and full of distrust for everyone. His brown hair had specks of gray. She changed her mind; he'd probably killed TWO dozen people. He was too old not to have. One of his legs had just gotten her attention, when someone else entered the room. She recognized him as Sirius Black.

"Hey Moody old pal, how's everything going in this- cage of peril?" Sirius said grinning, Moody wasn't amused.

"The girl's fine if that's what you mean. She won't be escaping as long as I'm around. Why don't you keep watch down at the other end of the hospital, before you go how's James doing?" Moody spoke quickly, and he always seemed to keep an eye on Lily. (A/N No weird eye yet…) Lily's ears perked up at the mention of James' name, but she assured herself it was only because she'd been with him for so long a time.

"Oh just fine, already wants to go back to work." Sirius laughed. Lily hadn't known James was so into his job. "Well, I'll get down there then, good bye Moody." Lily listened and heard Sirius say hi to a man named Hubert.

She couldn't believe so many people were guarding her- she was harmless she was so sick she had to try really hard to think straight. She tried hopelessly to get comfortable, but it's hard when her straps were so tight that her circulation was cut off. Her neck, legs, arms, head and stomach were all held down. She would have groaned, but once again the silencing charm inflicted it. She felt terrible and wanted to be able to stretch. She gave up thinking of an escape and all her thoughts were on her high uncomfortable level.

Suddenly, as she sat there with her thought occupied, Lucius Malfoy entered and yelled "Stupefy!" Moody dodged it, and sent a curse at Lucius, but he dodged it and it hit a mirror and broke it. Three more Death Eaters followed Lucius and managed to stupefy Moody and they surrounded Lily and undid her bindings, all the while she was shouting soundless words at them telling them to stop.

Just then to make matters worse, she looked out her doorway, and saw James Potter in a duel with a few Death Eaters, Hubert was on the floor and she briefly wondered if he was dead.

The four Death Eaters, ordered her to get up, but as she tried, she was too weak- and she didn't want to leave; it would only mean more trouble for her. This is bad, why'd they come here? What makes me such an important person to the Death Eater society that they send a bunch of Death Eaters to free me? Lily thought bitterly to herself.

She scowled as one of the Death Eaters picked her up and swung her over their shoulder. She felt like a sac of potatoes- someone's property. And that's exactly what she was, she was something people fought over- two sides or two people wanted her. She wasn't property she was a human being and deserved the right to be independent- to choose. No one could force her to do something she didn't want to, but at the moment she was too tired and sick to do much.

The Death Eater that held her was the last to leave her Hospital Room, and she watched as one Death Eater- Severus seemed to be trying to sort things out. The scene she looked at was a mess. Robes were torn, blood was on the floor- it disgusted her. Three Death Eaters were- most likely dead and two were restraining James, who somehow had gotten a gash in his head. Lily saw Severus and sent him a panicked looked and tried to scream at him- Damn this silencing charm! Severus! Help! Lily thought to herself in panic, she wouldn't go back- she wouldn't!

"Snape, you'll pay for this!" James yelled with venom as he kicked Severus and fought to escape from the other Death Eaters, but he couldn't say or do anything more, because they had stupefied him.

"The Master said to take him with us, I don't know why we can't just kill him." One of the Death Eater's who had 'rescued' her told Lily, who glared and started mouthing silent words at him. Lily felt terror run through her though, as she heard that they were taking James with them. They were going to use him against his own side. They'd use Verataseum, just like they had her; but they'd take the information of the good side. Then they'd kill James for sure.

Lily fought back tears, as she kicked and squirmed using up the last of her energy trying to escape, but the Death Eater that held her was strong and kept her from freedom.

As the 9 Death Eaters and 1 Auror left St. Mungo's; one person was going into imprisonment for the first time; one person was only going to yet another prison and she was positive she would be a prisoner of the rest of her life, the prison of her life.

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Chapter 9--