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As consciousness reached him, James sat bolt upright in bed. Remus was sitting in the chair, reading, as usual.

The sandy-haired boy jumped when James moved and tried to get James to lie down again.

James was having none of it. "No, I have to get up," he said stubbornly, running his hand through his hair. "I overheard Short talking to Snape before I lost consciousness."

Remus shook his head. "No, you didn't, you just want a reason to dislike Short besides the obvious one," he said.

"Damnit, Remus, I swear I did," James said, thumping his covered thigh in frustration. "They were talking about kidnapping Lily!"

Remus rolled his eyes. "Lily is okay, I saw her at breakfast this morning."

James shook his head violently. "Breakfast was hours ago, Moony! Something happened; I can feel it!"

"And I'm saying nothing happened."

"But I swear I heard it…" James said, his voice losing the confidence it had once held.

A/N: that is where I will leave this; sorry I didn't submit anything last night, but the internet was acting up again. Five days till christmas1 I hope everyone is ready!

Serindraxx