AN: Hi, so this chapter is a long narration of one class's events. If it is italics then it is a description of what the class is seeing from the 'seeing seed' --- I do hope that it's not confusing; enjoy:
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Mrs. Whitomy's divination class was Lily's most hated part of the day. The class was divided by gender, Mrs. Whitomy said that being near a member of the opposite sex messed with your energy field. But Lily felt that Mrs. Whitomy was delusional.
Lily and Mora were sitting on a couch by the window hoping that they could take a nap while Mrs. Whitomy did what ever 'great surprise' she had in store. Right as Lily was drifting off, while ignoring Mora's snoring, Mrs. Whitomy busted in to class.
"Children, children. Listen up, I have the surprise."
Mora sat up rubbing her eyes. "Is class over yet?" She asked Lily. Lily shook her head and looked over at Mrs. Whitomy.
"Ok, now boys, girls. Everyone gather together this is something that is wonderful."
James, Sirius, Peter and Remus joined Lily and Mora on the couch making all 6 of them quite confined.
"This is a seeing seed." Mrs. Whitomy said holding up a large seed for the class to see "When you plant and water this it can sense the future for all in the room and will show an event or thing that will effect the people in the room, this will be wonderful" Mrs. Whitomy stated putting the seed in to a pit of dirt on a table in the middle of the room.
Once she added water a green stem began to grow. It grew very quickly and soon it had a bud on the end, a white flower bloomed and began to glow and hum.
"This is kinda freaking me out" Sirius whispered as the flower grew brighter.
Suddenly there was a scream. Everyone turned to look at Whitney who was very pale a pointed to the doorway. There was a faint image of a person, it looked like a ghost and slowly began to get darker. It look like a woman wearing a wedding gown. The image was make of fog like mist and as it got denser a girl near the door spoke up.
"It looks like Lily Evens"
The six on the couch leaned closer it did look like Lily, it was eerie looking a ghost like version of your friend. Another 'ghost' appeared, and talked to Lily;
"Lil, how are you. Are you nervous yet?"
"No" Lily answered. "I'm fine Sirius, I'm not having any second thoughts"
Lily looked over at Sirius, this was the two of them in the future, it couldn't be that far from now, they looked about the same
Sirius walked away an faded to nothing suddenly another ghost appeared.
"Remus, if you guys keep on checking in on me I will never get ready in time and then I will be late to my own wedding" Lily said smoothing down her hair,
"Lil, do you need any help?" Remus asked in a caring tone just like the Remus they all knew.
"Don't worry I'm fine. Tell Peter and James not to check on me. That I'm fine I need to finish getting ready. Ghost Lily said giving Ghost Remus a slight push before he disappeared.
James looked over at the real Lily, this was her wedding; that was not hard to figure out, she was wearing a wedding dress, but he assumed that it was to him. It had to be he knew that in the end he would marry Lily Evens, but what if it wasn't him. Ghost Lily had said to tell him not to check on her, but if her was the groom there would be no way that he could see her.
Now James was worried, he didn't want to find out who Lily was marring. When he looked around the room he saw that most of the students were not looking at 'Ghost' Lily who was doing her hair, but instead where intently looking at the real Lily who had become as pale as the future Lily.
Lily was done and began to walk about, she looked sad and trying to control the tears that were welling up in her eyes. There was a knock and James appeared.
"James, I told Remus to tell everyone I was alright you don't have to check on me" Ghost Lily said.
"I know" James said not looking at Lily "But I know that this is tuff on you" He finished.
"I'm fine James" Ghost Lily said as Ghost James disappeared. Ghost Lily looked at herself in the mirror again before she left the room, and knocked on another further down the hall, a man opened it;
"Lil you've changed your mind and you want me instead!!" Sirius said before patting Lily on the back leaving them alone. James stood up but wouldn't look at Lily.
"James' s you know that I don't believe in all of those old superstitions. Just look at me" Lily said
James was excited, the groom couldn't look at the bride before the wedding; that was the superstition. He was the groom!
James looked at Lily's face, she was desperately trying not to cry.
"I know that you miss her" James said pulling Lily in to a light hug trying to be careful of her dress.
"I just… I never thought I would get to this day with out her" Lily said sniffling.
Lily looked down, this was what she was worried about. With her mother gone the rest of her life would be filled with moments that her mother should be apart of, but would be missing.
"She was my best friend I just wish she could be here." Lily said.
"I know, we all miss her" James replied rubbing Lily's back.
Lily was confused, while she and her mother were close she would never say that they were best friends, and James never knew her much less than any of her other friends how could they all miss her?
Lily looked over at the other end of the couch Remus was trying to look at Mora out of the corner of his eye. Then Lily realized that no one has mentioned Mora yet. They had seen Lily, James and Sirius and they talked about Peter, but Mora would be there, well If she could.
"James you have to let me go now, you have to get in your place and I need to dry my face" Lily said. James just smiled down at her and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek before he let her go.
Suddenly there was no one then the mist began to form people again, but this time it was rows and rows of their friends from school. Some people got excited and pointed when they saw them selves.
James and Sirius were standing on the left of the aisle with Remus and Peter on the other side, behind them you could see the rows of students. Music began to play as Lily entered. James looked back at her.
Non of the students watching their future act it's self out could see the look on James's face as he turned back to look at Lily, but Lily looked down and blushed as she walked down the aisle.
"Dearly beloved we are gathered here today to join these two in holy matrimony…." The wedding was short and to the point. When Lily and James shared their first kiss as husband and wife their friends cheered and Lily blushed. The reception was what you would expect from them everyone was dancing, having fun, and most of them were a bit tipsy.
Lily and James were sitting with Remus, Sirius and Peter watching their friends have a good time in celebration of them.
"I think she should have been very happy and proud" Remus said.
"Yeah, to think you guys made it all the way to that alter and Lily didn't even try to run" Sirius said. Lily whacked his arm, but was smiling.
"She would have loved it" Peter said. Lily looked down for a moment trying to control the tears that were starting up again.
"I just… I just miss her. She was always there for me… she helped me stay sain, and not become robot lily when things got ruff" Lily said trying to wipe her eyes with out messing up her make up.
"We all miss her, be I know that she's happy for us. It's not fair that she's gone but she was always reminding us that we had to live the lives that we were fighting for." James said rubbing Lily's back.
"Remus it's time for your toast" Lily said. Remus grabbed a book and stood up.
"That's my journal" Mora said looking at the book that 'Ghost' Remus was holding. It was a large leather bound journal that Lily had given to her for her birthday, she hadn't even written in it yet and there it was in the future.
"I am so glad this day has come" Remus said "We were all a bit worried that James would never get his wedding to Lily. All threw school James pursued Lily and for most of out years there she ignored him. In fact I think she gave him more detentions than any other prefect; even when they were both Head prefects she gave him detention."
James glared at Lily, but then kissed her hand that was held so gently in his.
"I don't know what changed her mind but she finally agreed to go out with him; at the time I didn't know what she was thinking. I thought she was too good for him; but now I'm glad… I don't know what Peter, Remus and I would have done if she kept turning him down. I think they are the embodiment of love, they understand each other and are there for each other and they are perfect for each other"
Remus lifted his glass and they all toasted Lily and James, but Remus did not make a move to sit down again.
"As many of you know the Mora, the maid of honor, died last week in the battle against Lord Voldemort. I found this journal in her room and read the last entry; it was a draft of her toast, I thought I would read it to you now" Remus opened the book, but before he began he looked back at Lily, she nodded before she wiped away a tear that began to fall.
" 'Lily and I have been friends. I was remembering the day when we first became friends and I realized we had nothing in common, we were so different from each other and I had no idea why we became friends or how we stayed that way. She was always so serious and willing to do anything for anyone. While all I ever seamed to want to do was have fun and do something exciting. Some how, after years of rubbing off on each other I would like to think that we changed each other for the better, she helped me find what was important in life and I made sure she didn't take life too seriously. Life is a serious of days that we have to be pleased with in the end. We live life day to day. Moment to moment and I know that I will always be glad of the days with Lily, no matter how bad. Just as I know that Lily is glad for all of her days with James no matter how exhausting, annoying or difficult they may be. I wish you all the best and am glad to see they love you two have, reminding me why we are fighting for this life…..' This was all Mora wrote" Remus gently closed the book and sat down. The guest began to talk and dance again as James, Lily, Remus, Sirius and Peter talk quietly.
The 'ghosts' were walking and dancing around the room, in-between the students that were seated in the room, but most student had turned around to look at Mora. She was still staring at the 'ghost' Remus, her eyes were fixed on him. She was pale and she looked so small wedged in a four person couch with five other people.
Mora slowly stood, the entire class looking at her. She looked back at her friends. No one knew what to say. When they realized it was James and Lily's wedding it was quite funny, it was not a shock to think of the two of them getting married, most people expected it.
It was even fun to try and see your future self at the wedding, but Mora just found out that she would be killed. Most of the people in the room watching the seeing seed's images would be killed in the war, but Mora was shocked.
The 'future' couldn't be that far away, it was after they graduated, but everyone looked the same Sirius's hair was longer than how he wore it now, and Remus had a slight beard but they still looked young.
Mora started to walk out of the class room. Mrs. Whitomy tried to stop her but Mora just walked around her. She stopped for a moment beside the table of her friends at the future, she realized that this was the only chance she would get to be at Lily's wedding. She wisped something at the images of her friends, but non of the students sitting nearby could hear what she said.
Mora then quickly left the room needing a moment to think. A week. That was what Remus had said. A week before Lily and James's wedding she was killed. A battle against Lord Voldamort, she stopped and looked around, she had been walking so quickly and was so caught up in her own thought that she didn't even know where she was. She was going to die, she had always know that. But she would not have a family, a husband, a job; she wouldn't be old, she would die in her sleep, she wouldn't have lived a long life. She was going to die soon, a young woman; a girl really.
Mora suddenly fell to the floor, her legs were to weak to hold her up, she felt so numb, she just sat there, her back against the stone wall, and thought about the fact that she wouldn't be a her best friend's wedding. She didn't know what to think about, she was going to die a lot sooner than she planed, she had so much to do in such a short time, she would have to help Lily pick out her dress now. She would have to travel soon, she wanted to see everything, she would start telling everyone everything that she thought; she wasn't going to hold anything back.
She was going to die, and soon; but first she had to live.
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OK, so I got a little 'hallmark-y' there at the end
I hope that it wasn't too confusing
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Songs:
Better days -- Goo Goo Dolls
For Good -- Wicked the musical
