Chapter 41: Live or Die

Lily's POV

Then Mercy's hand fell back onto the bed and she stopped breathing. . .

I didn't know what to do. She stopped breathing and the color in her face was fading fast.

"MADAM POMFREY! ! MERCY STOPPED BREATHING! ! !"

Sirius yelled making me jump out of my skin. The Headmaster and Madam Pomfrey came running over to her bed.

"What happened?"

Madam Pomfrey said fast as she checked out Mercy. The Headmaster looked down at her.

"Someone is doing this to her."

We all looked at him.

"What do you mean Headmaster?"

James my love said. He pulled out something from his robes.

Then poured it into her mouth. The color came back to her fast but not a lot. "Remember when she blacked out in the Great Hall?"

We nodded our heads.

"You mean that the same person who did that is going it again?"

I asked our Headmaster. He looked at me.

"I'm afraid so Lily. But this time who ever is doing this is trying to kill her."

How could this be happing? Why did they want her dead?

When they wanted her alive but now they wanted her dead.

"What did you give her?"

Remus asked the Headmaster.

"A dreamless potion. The last time this happened she told me if anything like this was to happen. To give this potion but its different from the real dreamless potion. She made it stronger. It would kill anyone else besides her."

I walked over to James and put my hand in his.

"How do you know if it would kill some one?"

Sirius asked.

"She told me and she tested it out."

I put my face into James's arm.

"When will she wake up?"

Sirius and Remus said at the same time. The Headmaster looked at us with sad eyes.

"I don't know if she will ever wake up or not."

I could see and feel what Sirius and Remus was feeling. Remus fell to his knees.

I pulled around from James and knelt beside him. Putting a arm about him.

"She's a fighter Remus you know she is going to be ok."

I really wanted to believe that but something deep down didn't. I wanted to make him feel better.

Remus is a nice guy and I know he really love's her.

"You really think so Lily?"

Remus said as he looked at me. I smiled at him.

"Yes I do Remus. Its going to take a lot more thin this to kill our Mercy."

He smiled and helped me up.

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Remus's POV

Lily made me feel better about Mercy. But Mercy kept losing color then getting it back.

I got up and helped Lily up. I moved closer to Mercy's bed.

Sirius was on one side and I was on the other. We stated there for hours.

But every hour they gave her that Potion. Ever now and then blood would spill out of her mouth.

Madam Pomfrey told us that this was suppose to happen. Her blood has to get us to the blood potion.

The other felt Sirius and I there.

"You two really should go and get some sleep. You have lessons tomorrow."

The Headmaster told us.

"But we don't want to leave her."

Sirius said in a loving voice. If Mercy was ok I would have been a little jealous.

"I know you don't but if you don't keep up with your studies. You will fail, Mercy wouldn't want that for you. You can come and visit her all you want after lessons."

He had a point.

"But what if something happens to her?"

I said with out looking away from her pale face. The Headmaster sat down and we looked at him.

"There is something you two shouldn't know. Since you two really care about her. There is a 50/50 chances that she will Live or Die. I don't want to get your hopes up. But right now it doesn't look to good. If anything will to happen I will let you know as soon as I can."

Sirius growled a little.

"What if we are in our lessons?"

I looked at the Headmaster and he gave a weak smile.

"Then you are aloud to leave and come here to be beside her."

That didn't sound like she was going to make it. But we got up kissed her forehead then left the Hospital Wing.

"Do you think she's going to die Patfoot?"

I asked my best mate.

"I really don't know Moony. I know she is strong and is hard to kill. But seeing her like this makes realize that she is still human."

I know. She is one of the strongest werewolfs but Sirius is right.

She is still human and humans do have limits. Mercy pushed her limits over board. Now this is a 50/50 chance that she wont make it.

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Its been a few weeks and Mercy was still knocked out. But every day and weekend we spent our time in the Hospital Wing.

We even did our homework there. Mercy wasn't looked to good to day.

We were going to be late for our first lesson of the day. The others were waiting for me at the door.

I bent down and kissed her lips.

"We be back after our lessons."

Then we left and headed for our lessons. Our lessons were going so slow.

We were in our second lesson for the day. Charms was all ways my favorite lesson but since Mercy seems to be getting worst.

I hate to think this but this is just a waste of time. Mercy could be dieing and I'm just sitting here in Charms.

I looked over at Sirius. He had a blank face. I wonder what he is thinking about.

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Sirius's POV

Sitting in Charms is boring. Besides I'm to worried about Wicked.

I would so ditch but that wouldn't do any good. I let out a sigh and started to draw.

How much I miss my Wicked. If she dies I don't know if I could leave with my self.

Then the Headmaster come in.

"Sorry Professor but I need Sirius, Remus, James, Lily and Peter to come with me."

He had a rush in his voice. We got up and followed him to the Hospital Wing. "Mercy isn't going to make it."

The Headmaster said as we walked to her bed. Her eyes were open and she was breathing hard and fast.

We all gathered around her. Her eyes were red as she looked at each of us one at a time.

But when they landed on Remus and me she smiled. As she smiled blood dripped from her lips.

"I'm so sorry-"

She took a few deep and very fast breaths.

"you guy, I don't think I'm going to make it. I tried to hold on but I'm not healing right. Not even M-m-madam P-P-Pomfrey can heal me."

More blood came out of her mouth and she clinched up in pain.

"STOP THE PAIN I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE! JUST KILL ME ALREAY!" That broke my heart. Then it stopped and she was breathing hard more blood coming out of her mouth and now her eyes.

"S-s-sorry g-g-guys whatever they did to me. I cant control it. Before its to late. I want to start with Lily and James. You two are so good together. So no matter what happens stay together. Love each other cherish each moment like it was your last. Peter stay sweet and nice as you are. Then some day you will fined someone that will love you. I know it might not seem like it. But you have to believe in your self. Sirius and Remus you know I love you more then anything. I know it will hurt for a while but the pain will pass. You might find someone better then me."

More blood was coming out with each world she said.

"I knew I wasn't going to make it but I thought I had more time. . .But I was wrong, so very wrong. When this is over I hope you remember me. I love all you guys. You are the best mates I ever had. You were more then just my mates. . .You're my family that I was happy to put my life on the line for. Good-"

Then She coughed harder blood flying every were. There was fear in her dying eyes as she looked at me and Remus one last time.

Then her eyes closed for the last time and then she was gone. I was never going to hold her in my arms ever again.

I was never going to kiss her Wicked lips ever again. Or make love to her ever again.

I didn't care if my mates saw me cry. Hot tear ran down my and my mates faces. We lost one of your friends for every. The Headmaster coved Wicked's body with a the Gryffindors color cloth.

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No One's POV

Its been a few days and they school just found out that Mercy was killed. So we all were wearing black and listening to the Headmaster.

He talked about how good Mercy was and how she will be missed. But he didn't tell them how she was killed.

The six close mates to her were in the very back of the Great Hall. The only ones that knew the real reason she died.

Sirius didn't talk to anyone since she died that day. Remus was like a empty shell of what he was before.

The Headmaster told the six mates of Mercy that he was going to bury her beside her mother. So they can come and see her as much as they wanted.

But what they didn't show was how furies they were with her. She wasn't suppose to die.

Mercy was suppose to live and keep The Marauders and Lily together. She was the glue to their friendship.

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So what did you think? I would love to hear what you think. And I wanted to say thanks to all of you who reviewed. At first I just started this just so see what would happen. But with reviews makes me feel better about it and makes me want to write more. I really wanted to say thanks to xXallegedangelXx. She figured out there is a traitor at the school. And to the answer your question's you just have to keep on reading to find out what will happen next. ^^