Chapter Four
October Moon
Lily's eyes fluttered open, it took her a second to remember where she was, and then everything off the previous day came flooding back into her, she bit her lip and looked at a sleeping James Potter next to her. Shit. She didn't regret sleeping with him, but it certainly wasn't the smartest decisions she's ever made. She looked around his bedroom and then back to him, his eyes opened and she smiled at him, "I owe you thirty Gallons." he said, grabbing his glasses off the side,
"What?" she asked, he smiled,
"I owe you thirty Gallons, your right sleeping with you wasn't important, I still feel the same way, nothings changed." Lily blinked a few times, taking the words in,
"I'm going to get ready." she said, she got up, putting on her pyjamas and walked out off the room, she walked to her own bedroom and got some clothes before walking downstairs and having a shower. When she was changed she looked at herself in the mirror. "Lily Jane Evans, what have you done?" she muttered, groaning she walked out of her bedroom to see Mary waiting for her,
"Yes, may I help you?" Lily asked cheekily,
"Oh believe me, you can." Lily raised an eyebrow, "Have you slept with James Potter?" she asked, Lily's eyes went wide,
"Y-y-yes. Last night, how did you-?" Mary smiled,
"I have a vision." Lily cursed, she hated that Mary could use her visions to spy on her, Mary giggled,
"Spill!" Mary said, happily,
"You haven't told anybody, have you?" she asked, Mary shook her head.
"I also sore Amy and Sirius, or it looked like them to from where I was seeing, snogging." Lily rolled her eyes,
"Shocker!" Lily said sarcastically, Mary laughed,
"What's a shocker?" Sirius asked coming from James room with Remus, Peter and James,
"Nothing." Mary said, looking at Sirius with great interest. She looked to Lily, and Lily giggled,
"The poor girl." Lily said watching Sirius scoff down a box off All Flavour Beans. Mary dissolved into giggles. There was a screech from outside the portrait hole. The door opened and Kate came in soaked from head to toe in water, Lily burst out laughing,
"I. Hate. Third. Years." she said, taking her wand out, she dried herself. "I reckon they thought I was Amy." she said,
"Why?" Mary asked, amused,
"Because it's those third years who keep asking her out." Lily giggled,
"Aw, I love Tommy. His so sweet." Kate glared at Lily.
"This isn't sweet, this is war. I'm gonna kill him!" Mary laughed,
"Katrina Sophia Jules! That is a mean thing to say!" Kate glared,
"This is Amy's outfit." Lily's eyes went wide,
"Good luck with that." Lily said, standing up, "Come on Kate, let's go get some breakfast."
"No, I have grapes." Lily rolled her eyes and pulled her out the door with Mary.
Sirius looked at his friends, "That was, um, normal?" James nodded, "So Prongsie, what did you call us here to tell us?" they all nodded,
"I slept with Lily Jane Evans." he said, Sirius actually fell off his chair.
"What!" he asked, extremely amused,
"I slept with Evans. She was reading a book about a relationship that's extremely good without sex." Sirius scoffed, James smiled, "I told her that was all bullshit, and she bet me thirty Gallons that sex wasn't important. I asked how to prove it, and she kissed me saying 'how do you think?' so I kissed her back and took her top off and it just sort off... happened." Sirius was laughing so hard,
"Who knew Evans was the kinky type!" when Sirius recovered he said, "So what was it like?" he asked,
"Nice." he said, Sirius rolled his eyes, "It was really really nice." James said, Sirius groaned,
"Was she good?" Sirius asked, James hesitated, not sure whether to tell his friends this, and then said,
"Yes." Sirius barked with laughter again, the boys walked into the hall for breakfast, there sat the five girls, Amy smiling, and throwing peanuts at Kate, Lily talking to Alice and Mary, they all sat down next to them,
"What we doing today then?" he asked everyone, all the girls looked at him, Amy glared,
"We?" she asked,
"You?" he corrected himself slowly, Amy nodded,
"Good little Mut." she said, she said before turning to Kate, Sirius rolled his eyes,
"Amy?" he asked, everybody watched as Amy turned, her curled hair falling into her face,
"Yes?" she asked stiffly.
"I'm sorry." he said, she blinked in surprise and took a few seconds to pull herself back together,
"What?" she asked,
"I'm sorry." he said again.
"Sirius, that doesn't make it right. Actions speak louder then words, Sirius." she turned just in time for the owls, along with Violet the phoenix to fly in with mail, she picked up the letter and said,
"See you in a bit, chicks." she grabbed Kate's grapes and with a wink at Kate she had left the hall.
Amy sat on her bed, her hands shaking she opened the letter and began to read.
Dear Aymira,
Hey Aims. Yeah, Nymphadora, Teddy and I are fine. I miss you so much, aswell. It feels like it has been forever since we last seen each other, I'd invite you to come over for Christmas but me, Teddy and Nymphadora are going away on holiday. Family thing. You know. I know it's hard feeling alone. Maybe you need to just confront your friends about what's happening to them. And maybe you need to tell them what your going through Amy. I know you're finding it so hard to talk to Sirius. And maybe I can get him to see reason. I know his a player, and don't cry Amy. It happened two years ago, you know his changed, you know his not that person any more. Don't hate me for what I'm about to say Amy, but have you ever considered you're so hurt by this because you like Sirius, have you ever thought you might be falling for him? Or at least fancy him?
"What!" Amy hissed to herself, "Like Sirius, Andy you must be ill or something." she muttered before continuing to read.
Amy I don't know how I can help with your mother being a Death Eater. All I can say is that you knew she supported there ways, I'm glad you moved out. And I think you need to forgive The Mut, you need someone to speak to and you won't always be able to speak to me. Not being mean, babe. Just saying how it is. Just keep fighting, and remember who you are, and what you want. Remember you are Aymira Cecilia Vaiyn. Don't ever forget that. Remember Amy, talk to your friends, talk to Sirius, and just consider you like him. Talk to Dumbledore if you have to. Come visit me if that's what you need to do. I'm here for you Amy, and so are they.
Love Andromeda
Amy groaned, before she could do anything else a black shaggy dog came in, she squealed, and then stopped, the dog was looking at her. She noticed the dog had the same eyes as Sirius, the same cheeky, cocky, vibe. He looked at her the same. His hair was the same - perfect yet shaggy. And it was the same colour, plus Sirius had tried to apologize earlier, and Sirius knew dogs were her favourite animals. She wasn't shocked. Why should she be? Sirius in many ways is like a dog. And he breaks every other rule, why not become an illegal animagus?
"Sirius!" she said angrily, "Change back, quick!" she said huffing, Sirius phased back into a human, smiling slightly. Amy lifted a finger to his chest, "Sirius. Black. You. Are. An. Illegal. Animagus." she poked him with each word, "What made you decide to do something so reckless." he grabbed her wrist,
"I can't tell you. I promised Remus I wouldn't." Amy's eyebrows furrowed, and then she smirked.
"He thinks I don't know his a werewolf?" she asked, fighting back a laugh,
"You know?" she nodded,
"How?" she rolled her eyes,
"It was first year, before any off you knew, I'm guessing." he nodded, "I sore him change." she shrugged,
"Amy, that isn't important. I just needed you too know, I am sorry. I didn't want to hurt you. I don't want to hurt you. And I want to be your friend." she smiled at him.
"I don't even know why I believe you." she mused, undoing his hands around her wrists. He smiled and sat on her bed next to her, "Sirius." Amy whispered, he looked at her, Amy closed her eyes, feeling the tears well in her eyes, and one leak out, she felt his finger wipe them away,
"Amy, what's wrong?" he asked, she sighed,
"Sirius, m-my mum's a d-death eater." she said her voice catching on a sob,
"Oh, Amy." he muttered, pulling her closer to him, she buried her head in his chest as he wrapped his arms around her,
"I'm sorry." Amy said, her voice muffled from her speaking into his chest,
"For what?" he asked,
"For this." she said, quietly, "And for getting so mad about something that happened two years ago. And I'm sorry about having ago at you for leaving home." she continued,
"Shh." Sirius cooed. "I'm sorry too." he said,
"For what?" she asked,
"For being such a bastard all the time." he felt her smile into his chest.
"Yeah, you are sometimes, Snuffles." Sirius smiled at Amy's nickname for him, he hadn't heard her say it since they were little. After a while off Sirius holding Amy, she sat up straight and looked in the mirror,
"I look like shit." she muttered,
"No you don't, you look fine." she smiled at the mirror so he could see, she wiped all her make-up off and sat on her bed again,
"So." she said,
"So."
"Who are you taking to Halloween ball?"
"No one." he said,
"Come on, Sirius! This is you, the amount off girls trying to sneak you love potions, if you get any chocolate, don't eat it." he smirked,
"I'm just going with James and Peter." he said shrugging. "And you?" he asked,
"Nobody." he looked at her,
"Amy do you know how many guys-" she nodded so he stopped mid-sentence,
"Yeah, but I'm going with Lily and Mary. I'm so happy for Remus and Kate." she said smirking.
"Yeah." he said, "heard about Lily and James?" he asked, Amy laughed and nodded,
"Okay, so I'm going with Mary, because Lily will probably go with James." Sirius nodded.
Mary sat outside with all her friends: Lily, Alice, Amy, Kate, Sirius, James, Peter, Frank and Remus, when Joe, a seventh year Gryffindor, and a mate off Franks walked over,
"Hey guys." he said, they all said hey, "Mary can I speak to you?" he asked,
"Sure." Mary said getting up, "Back in a min." she said, and walked off with Joe, she looked up at him smiling,
"Mary, I um, wanted to know, if you, wanted to go to the Halloween ball with me." Mary bit her lip holding back a scream off joy, she'd liked Joe forever now,
"Y-yeah, that'd be great." she said, smiling. He nodded, "I'll see you later then?" she asked, he nodded again, she nodded with him, he walked away leaving her standing there, she turned to her friends completely dazed and numb she walked over to them sitting down with a stupid grin on her face.
"What'd he want?" Alice asked,
"He wanted to go to the Halloween ball. With me. As my date." Amy squealed hugging her,
"You are one off the hottest girls in school." Sirius reminded her, all the girls rolled there eyes,
"Such pee brains." Amy muttered. All the girls nodded,
"It's so close!" Lily said as the girls got up,
"Where you going?" James asked, Lily blushed a deep crimson as the blood flooded to her cheeks,
"Nowhere." she said, pulling the girls with her.
Mary walked into the bathroom, it was midnight. She thought she could hear Moaning Myrtle crying, she yawned widely, and then thought off something. Why had she come to this bathroom? She didn't know, it was like a compulsion, she yawned again and looked into a mirror, where a figure stood looking in, it was a boy. She looked and sore his reflection staring at her, she knew those eyes - they were Sirius' eyes. But it wasn't Sirius. It was Regulas.
"This is the girls-" the rest off her words were cut off by her choking, on air? She felt her oesophagus clench and she couldn't breath, she looked into his eyes what were staring at her, frightful.
"What am I doing...?" was the last thing she heard before she fainted off lack of oxygen.
Lily grumbled, it was midnight! James had detention! So she was utterly bored. And Hagrid wasn't in his cabin. So she was walking into the forest, after she got so far she realized something. Shit. It was a full moon. Werewolves - including Remus would be in here. She had to get out off there, it was way to dangerous. She began to turn and heard a faint howl, her breath hiked as she began to slowly creep from the middle off the forest. After a few seconds she heard some snuffling, and someone walking, she turned and whispered,
"Hello?"
No answer. She began to creep away when it came again.
"Hello?" she called again. No answer. And then she sore it. The big werewolf coming out, but it had Remus eyes, she took a slow breath in and said, "Remus. It's Lily, I need to go." but the werewolf striked, she let out a blood curdling screech before running away, with Remus following her, he didn't touch her, thankfully, she ran and she ran, she didn't want to hurt him, she was pretty sure it was Remus. And then she turned because she was pressed against a tree, and Remus was gaining on her, "P-p-please Remus!" she whispered shakily. What could she do? She couldn't use magic on him, it would only make him kill her. Faster. And she couldn't get James to come. How? Accio James doesn't seem logical. She took in a deep breath, "James! Potter! Sirius! Black! Sirius! JAMES!" her voice got louder and louder and when the werewolf Remus was about to rip her head off her shoulders a stag jumped in front, the Stag ran at the werewolf until Remus ran off. The Stag came up to her and she wrapped her arms around his neck, "Ohmygod. Thank you. Thank you." she whispered over and over, the stag threw his head back, as if asking her to get on, what she obliged to. The stag trotted outside the forest, she sat there looking at the stag. This stag had James' eyes. And James colour coat. Odd. She wrapped her arms around his neck, "Thank you so much." she whispered again and again, she kissed the stags neck, burring her head into it. There was a sound off someone phasing and Lily lifted her head to see a figure. James Potter standing in front off her instead off the stag. She kissed him softly on the lips, quickly growing stronger, more passionate. She pulled away for oxygen.
"By the way I'm an animagus." he whispered in her ear, Lily kissed him again, deepening it quickly. Once she had pulled away she sighed onto his lips and said, clearly and breathlessly,
"James Potter will you go out with me?" Lily watched as James actually looked startled and then kissed her on her lips, once he had pulled away from her full lips he said, in the same tone,
"Yes, Lily Evans it would be an honour." Lily smiled and hugged him tightly, once she had let go off him she whispered,
"Go. Remus needs you." James nodded, Lily kissed him softly again and James transformed, she sore a figure off a dog and a rat, she smiled at them as the Stag took his position,
"Goodnight, James, Sirius, Peter. Just promise one thing? Please, come back. In one piece. All off you." The dog barked saying 'yes', the rat simply squeaked a 'yes' and the stag's eyes glowed as he blew through his nose saying 'yes'. "Good. Goodnight boys." she whispered before turning and skipping back to the Head Dorm. She walked to her bedroom and lay down with a happy sigh. She crawled under her cover and let her sleep deprived body go into a deep sleep.
Kate woke up bright and early the next morning, "Mary, Alice you awake?" she muttered,
"Yeh." Mary muttered sleeplessly,
"I hate school." Alice grumbled,
"Amy! WAKE UP!" Kate shouted. No response. Kate got out off bed and checked Amy's bed. It was empty. "What the... where's she?" Kate broke off, "She'll turn up." she muttered going to take a shower. She had a feeling Amy was either at Lily's or talking to Sirius, they had seemed closer since they made up about Sirius' cheating. She wouldn't be surprised if they got together. She went and got ready and walked down the stairs to see Remus waiting for her like planned,
"You don't wont want to walk with me after I tell you what I'm about to." Kate's heart sped at Remus' words,
"You don't want to be my date?" she asked franticly,
"No, no! I do. It's just. Lily and James got together last night, there a couple now." Kate's squealed and kissed Remus on the cheek, she felt him blush under her soft lips and said,
"Thank you! Sorry, Remus!" Kate ran out the room and towards the Head Common room. She burst threw the doors to see Lily sitting down talking to Amy in a hushed whisper and James and Sirius also talking in a hush whisper, they all turned, Kate was panting,
"The. Others. Gone. For. Breakfast. Remus. Told. Me. Alice. And. Mary. Still. Don't. Know. And-" Amy cut Kate off,
"Your about to pass out?" Amy asked amused, Kate took in a deep breath,
"Probably. But. So. Worth. It." Lily smiled,
"Kate if you keep taking one breath to say each word eventually you're going to get dizzy and faint, you know that right?" Kate nodded slightly at Lily's words. Kate stumbled over her feet as she quickly walked to her two bestfriends, once she arrived she said,
"Well? Details?" Lily rolled her eyes at her bestfriend.
Lily told Kate, the story she'd tell everyone but the Marauders and Amy. She told them she had stumbled into the forest when a werewolf had come, and James had found her, picked her up and ran away. Amy of course knew the Animagus secret and Lily told everything to her. She had told the faux story to everyone in her little group off friends (not including Amy and the boys) about five times each, and she was so glad she had escaped them all and into the safety off the Head Common room.
"Hey." James said coming down from his dorm, Lily grinned up at him,
"Hey." she said, slightly breathless. He went and sat next to her, she sighed into his chest as she leant into it, he wrapped his arms around her middle, and Lily tilted her head and stretched her neck, she kissed him lightly on the lips.
"I never thought I'd ever see the day Lily Evans rested in my arms." he whispered into her hair, nibbling on her earlobe.
"If I didn't know any better I'd say you James Potter are trying to seduce me." she whispered back breathlessly,
"Me? Never." he said with a mock innocence tone. Lily giggled as she curled into him,
"Lils?" he whispered,
"Mhm?"
"Why'd you go out with me?" Lily smiled,
"Because you're not a toe-rag any more."
"But you used to hate me." he pointed out, Lily laughed slightly,
"I never hated you. Sure, you weren't my favourite person in the world, but no matter how much I told myself I never hated you." James kissed her head softly, smiling into her hair. They stayed there for a while, just enjoying being in each others arms, before Lily drifted off to sleep.