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Safe

She was still staring at him when reality struck her in the face… ahem, the arm… and she felt tears fall down her cheeks.

James placed his hands under her arm and helped her stand. "Come on, I think you need to go to the hospital wing," he said.

She shook her head. "No, I don't want to," she said petulantly, her lower lip sticking out in a childish pout.

James shook his head, looking down at the prone figure of Alan Short, and started walking toward the hall doors.

Alice stood up, but he shook his head at her, and she sat down reluctantly.

When they had entered the hospital wing, Madam Pomfrey came out, clucking like an irate mother hen.

"What you kids are doing these days," she muttered, looking over Lily's arm and getting her potion ready.

"Miss Evans, I need you to sit down and wait for me, I won't have you wandering around until that arm of yours is healed." Lily sat down, shaking slightly from her latest encounter with Alan.

"Stay with me, please," she said, noticing that James was trying to make a quiet exit.

"I'll stay," he said quietly, sitting down beside her and resting his hand over her shoulder. She rested her head on his chest, and cried till she slept.

He wrapped her securely against his chest; falling backward on the bed and not letting her go… not yet…

A/N: I hope you liked it… now you might want to leave a review for me?

Serindraxx