"Come on Lily, time to get up." said Alice, in a strict tone which didn't suit her.
Lily groaned as Alice pulled off the thin sheet that had been wrapped around her, but still she refused to move. Every part of her body ached and her head was throbbing. Alice put her hand to Lily's head and gasped in shock, Lily was burning up.
"Lils you want us to take you to the hospital wing?" asked Marlene.
Lily nodded, for the first time in her life she felt too sick to sit through her classes.
"I hardly slept last night." Lily yawned.
"Sounds like you've got flu." Mary observed as Lily started shivering and pulled the sheet back around her again.
"Get my homework for me."
Marlene rolled her eyes as Alice and Mary packed up some clothes for Lily and took her down to the hospital wing. Marlene gathered her school things and met Sirius in the common room.
"What's wrong with Evans?" Sirius asked.
The two climbed through the portrait hole and stood outside as they waited for James and Peter.
"Flu." Marlene replied.
"So the plans off?"
Marlene nodded, "Just until Lily gets better."
"How long will that take?" asked Sirius.
"About a week."
Sirius groaned as James and Peter joined them and the four walked down to the Great Hall for breakfast, sharing the news of Lily being ill with James who was rather disappointed at the news. James ate his breakfast in silence and Sirius said that he would talk to Georgia before they all went to class. Once the bell rang, the students exited the hall in a hurry and James saw Sirius gesture for Georgia to follow him. He hurried up the marble staircase, knowing that Sirius would fill him in later.
"What do you mean the plans off?" Georgia whispered as she and Sirius walked through the corridors.
"The plans off, just for a little while." Sirius replied quietly.
"Just let me know when." said Georgia.
With that she left Sirius and headed for her History of Magic class, feeling thankful that her morning sickness hadn't kicked in yet and wasn't looking at the contents of her stomach when she felt someone grasp her arm and pull her into a secret passageway behind a tapestry. She rolled her eyes when she saw it was Jeremy.
"What did Black want with you?" Jeremy questioned.
Georgia threw Jeremy off of her and straightened her robes, ever since she had agreed to help Sirius expose Jeremy's true colours she felt that Jeremy had no right to dictate how things were going to be.
"I asked him to help me study for History of Magic, he got a good OWL grade when he took the subject and he agreed. He was just asking when was good for me." Georgia lied, hoping that it was enough to convince Jeremy.
He stared at her suspiciously before nodding his satisfaction, he placed his hand on her belly and caused her to flinch; this was the first time that he had shown any interest in her growing stomach that showed the life that she and Jermey had created.
"How's the baby?" asked Jeremy.
"Fine."
"You look tired."
"My body is adjusting to extra hormones." said Georgia.
"Do you have an appointment yet?" asked Jeremy.
"First of November at three in the afternoon. They'll check the baby's growing and check it's heartbeat. Are you coming with me?" asked Georgia.
"If I can slip away unnoticed. Lily kind of needs me right now."
Georgia nodded, "I get it, Lily comes first. I know important she is to you."
Jeremy smiled and took his hand off Georgia's belly and stepped back a few steps.
"I have interviews for internships at the Ministry in the Christmas holidays."
"Good to know."
"Georgia, my career is important to me as well as getting my relationship with Lily back on track. In order to provide for our child, I need to get my foot in the door so you could at least act like it's important to you too." Jeremy sneered.
She put on her best apologetic look and felt a little guilty. It was rare moments like this that had her convinced that Jeremy actually cared about her and the baby, that he was going to try his best to help them both. She felt like she had some kind of attachment to Jeremy, she couldn't deny that she had little feelings for him and she was fine in not pursuing a relationship with the father of her unborn child.
"I'm sorry, it's just the pregnancy. Sometimes I wake up in a bad mood."
"It'll be worth it in the end, when our child is born you'll be back to normal."
"Will you tell Lily?"
Jeremy blinked.
"About what?" he asked.
"About the baby." Georgia answered.
Jeremy didn't answer her question, he merely shook his head and left her standing in the passageway. She could feel fresh tears falling down her cheeks as she realised that what Sirius had told her a few days ago became truer and truer with each day that passed. How could Jeremy continue to lie to her? How could he lie to Lily? As she wiped her tears away and headed for the classroom, she was even more determined to make sure that Lily found out the truth about Jeremy Thomas.
At lunchtime, Lily woke to see that Jeremy was sitting at the end of her bed holding a bunch of flowers. She sat up and smiled as she watched him place the flowers in the empty vase on her bedside table. He then sat on the edge of the bed and held her hand.
"How's the sicky?" he teased.
"I feel like death."
Jeremy smiled and stroked the back of her hand.
"You'll be fine." Jeremy insisted.
Lily closed her eyes and nodded, smiling as Jeremy stroked her hair; loving how soothing it was. She felt reassured that things would gradually get better for her, and she didn't just feel that about the flu. Feeling grateful that she had a friend in Jeremy to help her through the heartbreak.
Little did they know that James was standing outside the door to the hospital wing, looking in on them through the window. He felt crushed. Watching as Lily responded to the way that Jeremy stroked her hair and gently kissed her knuckles felt like he was being tortured. His blood boiled in anger and his fists clenched as he stormed away from the hospital wing and returned to the dormitory, conjuring a punching bag and attaching it to the ceiling with his wand. He punched it repeatedly, as hard as he could; hoping that Lily would soon find out the truth.