Chapter 6- Asking Lily
James never left Lily's bedside. Only when he had to use the bathroom. Other than that, he never left. Madam Pomfrey even brought him his meals. She was getting much better since that night. She still hadn't become concious yet. But there were still good signs.
It had been a week, James was watching her breathe when her eyes slowly started to flicker open. He signaled Madam Pomfrey over and they both watched her intently. Her eyes popped open and she looked around confused.
"Lily, how do you feel?" James asked pushing some of her hair back with his hand.
She didn't answer at first. She just looked up at the too gawking eyes. "I don't know. I barely remember anything."
"What's the last thing you do remember?" Madam Pomfrey interigated.
She thought for a moment. "Being in the hut. Then the- the animal came in and that's when I went blank." She explained. She hadn't said werewolf because Remus would've been expelled once they found out.
"Animal, what animal dear?" Madam Pomfrey questioned.
"I don't know. It was dark." She lied, looking up at James. He gave her an encouraging smile. Madam Pomfrey left the infermary then to get the teachers.
Remus, Sirius, and Peter came running down the hall when they heard the news. "C'mon Wormtail. We've gotta get there before everyone else." Sirius bellowed to him. He picked up his pace to catch up with them.
They got into the infermary and Lily was sitting up talking to James. Most of the cuts and bruses were gone. Which made Remus feel a lot better.
She smiled when she saw them. Then her eyes fell on Remus and she shook from the memory. James notcied her discomfort and held her hand. She looked down at him and faked a smile.
"How you doin' Evans?" Sirius said sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Fine. Madam Pomfrey said I can leave tomorrow." She explained the joyful news.
Remus was looking down at his feet and frowning. Lily saw this and grabbed his hand. "I'm not mad at you." She whispered.
He looked up at her surprised and smiled. "You should be. I could've ki-" He didn't want to finish the sentence.
"You weren't you then. I understand that. You shouldn't be ashamed." Lily told him rubbing his hand with her fingers.
He nodded and left the infermary. Lily knew he would never forgive himself. It made her feel bad.
Sirius and Peter didn't have much to say after that so they left. Lily left the next day and went back to her normal life.
She was walking down the hall a few weeks after she left the hospital. Little did she know James was following her. After a few minutes of hiding he ran up behind her. "Boo!" She jumped and almost wacked him with her charms book. "Woah, watch it with that thing. So, quidditch game today. You coming?"
She thought for a moment. "No." She started walking down the hall and he kept following.
"Why?" He pressed. She didn't answer, just kept strutting down the hall. He couldn't wait any longer. He gulped and cleared his troat. "Will you go out with me?" He yelled.
She stopped and turned around confused. "What did you just say?"
"Will you go out with me. On a date. Like a boyfriend, girlfriend type date." He repeated.
She looked stunned. But at the same time she barely had to think about her answer. "Yes." She smiled to herself. "See you at the game."
James was smiling ear to ear. He couldn't believe she said yes. He turned around on his heel and ran to go tell his friends.