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Lily Evans
Pain. Searing pain in my neck, pain everywhere, spreading through my weak body, suffocating me, burning me. I have a fire and its heart is in my neck, everything is melting. I can't move I can't scream, I can't do anything. I want to run, run away from this horrible fire but these metal chains are holding me still. I want to cry, to shout, to blame someone, anyone will. But there it feels like I have duck tape across my mouth, taking away my ability to speak. I want to cry but my eyes can't open, my tear ducts won't work. I'm in hell and it's horrible. What did I do to deserve this? I try to be nice and helpful, I really do... I shouldn't have stolen Petunia's nail polish, I knew I would get in trouble! After what could be seconds or days later, the force on my mouth stopping me from screaming is gone. I do the only thing I can do, I shout myself hoarse. It helps, in a way, but I eventually lose my voice and go back to suffering silently. I think about the beginning of this year. Seeing my best friends, Potter with his girlfriend, Severus as I returned from the head's meeting. Him giving me the choker that brought my death. Because I am dead, aren't I? Avoiding the water balloons, helping people escape the horrible nifflers that the Marauders let loose. The Marauders. This is all their fault! I hate them I hate them I hate them I hate them I hate them! I thought Remus was my friend but he can't have planned this prank if he cared about everyone's safety. I never really knew Pettigrew I can't imagine him plotting to hurt people. Black was always the crudest one of the lot but still... I thought Potter had become semi-descent but I was wrong... A voice in the back of my mind, the one that always tell me the unspoken truths tells me that Severus contributed to this, even though it was an accident... I punch the thought away, he had no idea. Right?
Some time later I realize that I have to fight this. I can't just let go! Letting go would be cowardly and I am not a coward! I think of all the people I love. Alice, Tanya, Mary, Marlene, Mom, Dad, Petunia, Sev... I see their faces in my mind. I have to do this!
"She might be close to waking up!" gasps a voice I recognize: Mary
"It might be a false alarm, we've already had five those." says a voice so sensible that it has to Marlene
"I'm calling the healer!" chirps Alice's voice and I can hear her running away.
"I still can't believe this happened." says Tanya's voice
"I know, Lily must be in so much pain right now!" exclaims Mary
" I can't believe they did this." Marlene says, her voice steely and hard
I think "they" means the Marauders but I can't be quite sure.
"They should have been expelled!" says Mary angrily
I hear two people come close to me, I think it's Alice mad the Healer she said she was getting before.
The Healer says a lot of things about my condition but I can't hear everything, her voice is too soft. I concentrate on trying to open my eyes. After around ten minutes I can finally get them open. Everything is blurry, but after blinking a few times everything becomes clear once again. I see Mary, Alice, Marlene, Tanya and a Healer standing in front of my bed, their faces ashen. I clear my throat and attempt to speak.
"Where am I?" I croak
My friends' faces brighten up once they see I am finally conscious.
"You're in St. Mungo's, Lily. Are you okay?" answers Tanya softly
"I feel okay now I guess. I'm still feeling pain in my neck though." I reply
"How long have I been unconscious?" I ask wearily
"A week." Marlene says with a grimace
I bolted from my bed. A week? No way! I probably missed so much homework!
"A week." I gasped, shocked as my friends nodded grimly
"Lily? Do you remember what happened?" asks Mary hesitantly
"Uh... I think so. There were nifflers right? Oh my gosh..." I say, the memories coming back to me
My memory is hazy but I can see everything, it's as if I was watching a movie. I remember those horrible Marauders letting go of the nifflers, trying to help the first and second years as they screamed, terrified. I remember Sev watching me with his mouth opened in horror. I had turned around to see what was bothering him and had seen an army of nifflers looking at me hungrily. I had remembered my choker and tried to take it off but it was stuck on my neck. It went too fast after that. The nifflers launched themselves at me with Marlene trying to stop them but failing and everything going black. Then came the pain. There was a lot of pain. I blinked myself back into reality and stared into the eyes of my friends' anxious faces.
"I remember..." I whispered
"Lily I'm so sorry. I should have tried to stop them before." Marlene sobs
"I'm sorry too, I should have noticed the choker before and made you take it off before" says Alice gravely
"I'm sorry this happened" says Mary seriously
"You didn't deserve this." finishes Tanya
"This isn't your fault, you guys had nothing to do with this. The Marauders are to blame for releasing the nifflers and I should have taken off that choker before." I assure them weakly
"I want to kill them." Alice exclaims savagely
"That was really their worst prank. How could they be so stupid?" says Tanya in rage, surprising all of us, normally she's so calm.
Hate roared in my chest and my blood boiled.
"They really haven't changed since 5th year. They still are horrible." I state
"I thought Lupin was decent before but now…" trails off Marlene
"What was their punishment?" I inquire
"Ooh, you'll want to hear this one. They got detention every night until Christmas and they lost their Hogsmeade privileges." giggles Alice
"Not that that'll stop them." Tanya mutters
"Mcgonagall really didn't want to take them off the Quidditch team." Mary jokes
"Ugh, it'll be so hard working with them now. Before we got along fine." worries Marlene, a serious Quidditch player
"This isn't your fault at all, Snape came in to see you before and explained that he had found the choker in his compartment and wanted to give it to you. It was destined to go to him like the other Slytherins." soothes Mary
"And since the Marauders hate Snape so much, they gave him the shiniest jewelry." says Alice
My eyes went wide with curiosity and interest. Severus has come in too see me. Damn it, I had missed him. Now that we were friends (though I still have to tell him that I accept his apology) a burst of affection has bloomed in my chest. I had really missed him.
"Lily? Do you think..." starts Marlene
"What?" I say suspiciously
"Do you think maybe Snape heard the Marauders plan this and gave the choker to you on purpose?" finishes Marlene quickly
A bunch of emotions went through me.
Anger: how dare she think my judgement in friends is that bad?
Hurt: does she really think that?
Understanding: I was angry at Severus for so long, she could just be saying this based on the years I spent mad at him.
Affection: does she really spend so much time be worried about me?
"Severus helping the Marauders in their plan?" I scoffed
"So it's true? You and Snape are friends again?" asks Mary angrily
"He's not good for you." Alice cut in
"Lily's allowed to make her own choices. Maybe Snape has changed. Let's give him a chance." Tanya reassured
I smiled gratefully at her, you could always count on Tanya to defend you from anything. The Healer started asking me questions which I replied, getting more bored by the second. When he finally left he told me I could finally go, I smiled widely. All that I had left was a bruise on my leg and scratches on my neck. For the leg, covering up the bruise will be easy, my robe is long enough. For the scratches on my neck, it'll be harder, I guess I could wear the a choker to cover it up but that would seem like asking for more danger.
My friends had left for their classes, leaving me alone. I had been moved from St Mungo's to the Hospital Wing, where I now was alone, bored to death. I thought about the expensive operation the Healers had performed on me and was glad that the Potters offered to pay for it. I definitely don't have enough money in my bank account. Then again, the Potters are bloated with money. I suppose the parents are really nice. I wonder why their son's such a git. Speaking of the devil, the door creaks open and I see Potter come in, his black hair even more disheveled than usual, an anxious expression etched on his face. My blood boils again and I quiver with anger, waiting to hear why he's here.
"Evans! You're finally back! I just wanted to say I'm really fucking sorry and that the prank was out of hand. Are you okay, when the nifflers launched themselves at you I thought you were going to die, I'm really really sorry, what can I do for you to forgive me?" he rattles off, like a speech he learned by heart
I take a deep breath. How can he ask for my forgiveness now? Does he really expect me to say that it's fine and that we can be best friends? Why does he care anyway? Mrs. Mcgonagall must have put him up to it.
"Nothing." I say curtly
"Nothing at all because all you did was prove you haven't changed and you are still this horrible, stupid git. I hate you Potter, and I don't want to hear a stupid, fake apology that Mrs. Mcgonagall made you learn. The best thing you can do is get out of my sight and not bother me again." I say, getting louder and louder
"I swear I am really sorry, Mcgonagall didn't make me apologize!" he says, horrified before he is interrupted by the a dark figure walking in. I hopefully look at their face and am not disappointed, Severus has come to the rescue! Potter's nose wrinkles up in disgust and opens his mouth to say something but Severus beats him to it.
"Look how low you've sunk now, Potter. Harassing a patient you hurt in the Hospital Wing is not seen well, you know." Severus sneers, glancing at me
"As if you guys are friends! Lily hates you too!" he bursts out
"As a matter of fact you are harassing me, and Severus and I are friends again. Go away before I hex you." I threaten, getting out my wand
Potter looks horrified and slinks off leaving Severus and I alone.
"So… Thanks for that." I say awkwardly
"Is it true? You accept my apology?" Severus says hopefully
'Sure, it's been too long anyway." I say, smiling as I try to block out that horrible memory in 5th year. Things become much better after that, we talk for a long time about Hogwarts and what we've been doing this summer. We both avoid a few subjects: the Marauders, his awful friends and anything that has to do with 5th year.
A few hours later I am finally allowed to leave the Hospital Wing. I smile as I skip to the common room. I pin on my Head Girl badge and go to my room. I'm in the dormitory when I realize that I've changed and now I'm in a private room. I eagerly enter and marvel at my mini common room. Amazing! I snuggle in an armchair at the fire place and appreciate the quietness of the place. My new room is giant and I finally get a bathroom to myself. No more elbowing the girls while I try to apply mascara! I see another door and am confused. I didn't know I had two rooms! After a moment, I get it and groan loudly. Ugh, I should have known this was too good to be true! The mini common room isn't just mine, it's also Potter's. This year is going to be weird.