Chapter Five: Confrontations, Part Two
"Alone at last." Six wands were pointing straight at Sirius' face and the speaker was none other than
Severus Snape, Sirius' least favorite person outside his family. Standing beside Snape was Lucius Malfoy, Rodolphus
and Rabastan Lestrange, Calista Serene, and Sirius' cousin, Bellatrix Black.
"Awww, Snivelly, I knew you liked me but if you wanted to be alone, you should've just asked me,
snookums!" Sirius smirked at Snape, whose face began to burn with anger. That was just fine. Sirius Black never
backed down from a good fight.
"Werewolves and blood-traitors and Mudbloods," Bellatrix sneered. "You're a disgrace to the house
of Black with these freaks you hang around with!"
"Good," Sirius said seriously. "I'd rather be a freak than a bitch like you."
Bellatrix hissed as though she'd been slapped. Rodolphus and Rabastan stepped forward, but were held back by
Lucius.
"Wait for it," he said in his cold drawling voice. "We don't want to attract too much unwanted
attention, do we?" his eyes scanned the hall, looking, Sirius knew, for teachers or other students.
"Too chicken to take me in front of other people?" Sirius asked. "Or are you only good when you have
backup to face one person?"
"Big talk," Snape snarled. "Let's see if your wand is a quick as your mouth." And with that,
Snape shot a blast of blue light at Sirius. Sirius dove to his right at shot several purple jets of light at once,
hitting Snape, Malfoy, and Rabastan Lestrange. Bella jumped forward and shot a Stinging Hex that caught Sirius in his
arm. He was forced back a few steps by the impact of the spell, but was still able to hit his cousin with a Full Body
Bind spell. Bella froze light a statue and crashed to the floor. With a roar of fury, Rodolphus leapt over her and sent
a stunner straight into Sirius' chest, sending him sprawling against the wall. Sirius slumped to the floor next to
Moony, and despite his best efforts, fell into unconsciousness.
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Lily turned this way and that in front of the full length mirror in her dormitory. Today was her date with James and
she wanted to look good for the occasion, but not like she had spent hours in front of the mirror (which she had). She
had on her favorite boots, a pair of dark blue jeans and an emerald green turtleneck sweater that matched her eyes. And
covered up Sirius' accidental hickey quite nicely. Finally satisfied with her appearance, Lily walked down the
stairs and into the common room.
"Lily!" James shouted across the room. Lily smiled as he sprinted towards her.
"Hi", she said when he reached her. Before she could say anything else, James spoke in a harried tone of
voice.
"Listen, something's come up. No one knows the details but Remus and Sirius are in the hospital wing
unconscious."
"Oh my God," Lily said horrified. She put her hand on James' arm. She felt warmth where her skin met
James. Trying to ignore it, she concentrated on his face and asked, "What can I do?"
"Nothing," he replied. "I'm going to stay with them until they wake up. So... I have to cancel our
date. I'm sorry, Lily." He finished speaking in a quiet voice and looked away from her, but she knew he was
firm in his decision. His friends came first.
Lily's heart practically melted. She put her hand under his chin and lifted his face until he met her eyes.
"James, we can have our date anytime. What's important now is to make sure our friends are all right. So, if
you're going to sit with them, then that's where I'll be too."
James stared at her for a long moment, the leaned in and kissed her gently. It was wonderful, soft and sweet. Lily
sighed against his mouth and returned his kiss with more pressure. She felt James' arms circle her waist and pull
her against him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and opened her mouth slightly, inviting him in. His tongue
massaged hers in a lazy rhythm, and then pulled away as he sucked gently on her lower lip.
It was Sara's whoops and hollers of joy that pulled them apart. Lily rested her forehead against James' and
looked happily into his eyes for a moment. Suddenly, they remembered where they were and what was happening with Remus
and Sirius. Without a word, James took her hand and led her from the common room, leaving Sara alone to do the happy
spaz dance around the common room. Sara did love being right!