Chapter 31-Soar
When they push when they pull,
Tell me can you hold on
When they say you should change,
Can you lift your head high
And stay strong
Will you give up, give in,
When your heart's crying out
That it's wrong
Will you love you for you
At the end of it all
"It's about time," Maimee Hout said, as Lily told her the good news. She was smiling, which was a very
good sign and Lily was grateful of her friend's approval.
"See, she knows what she's talking about," Addison pointed out.
"How did it happen?" Maimee asked. She was a hopeless romantic at heart.
Lily thought back to that night when she had found James in the Astronomy Tower. His parents had died and somehow they hadn't make the worst of the situation. She figured it was his way of coping.
She smiled to herself, not wanting to reveal such an intimate moment.
"Magic," she whispered.
"Magic? She says Magic," Maimee said, throwing her hands in the air. "Can't a girl get some details?"
She walked off, talking to herself, something along the lines of, "I'll show her magic."
"You really don't want to talk about it?" Addison asked.
"Not unless you want to talk to me about Sirius," Lily said, smirking. Addison blushed.
"No thank you," she said.
The two of them were walking to Arithmancy when they saw a herd of people walk towards them. Lily saw some familiar faces.
Sadly, they weren't acquaintances she wished to be familiar with.
"Evans, McKinnon," a female voice said.
Bellatrix Black looked at the two girls with her dark, heavy lidded eyes. She twirled her wands in her fingers and was grinning. Her pack of Slytherins followed closely behind her.
"Brought your group of tramps with you, Bella?" Addison asked, surveying the malicious female Slytherins.
"No one gave you permission to talk, blood traitor," Bellatrix said.
"Don't talk to her like that!" Lily said. She knew that her voice remained strong, even if inside she felt the opposite.
The last time she had encountered Bellatrix, it was when the woman was hooded. She and a pack of Death Eaters had come to kill James. Lily and James had held no proof of this, thus making it impossible to report her to the authorities.
"I'll talk to her as I please, Mudblood," Bellatrix said.
Addison pulled out her wands and dropped her books. Her eyes were penetrating themselves into Bella's with fury. They had chose the wrong two girls to duel with.
"I thought we'd have a little chat, you know, girl talk," Bella said.
"You really are pathetic. Your worst tactic when approaching an enemy is beating around the bush. Haven't you learned that yet, Bellatrix or has Voldemort not caught on to that yet?" Addison asked.
"McKinnon, you do realize you're outnumbered," Bella said. There were at least fifteen Slytherins, some twice the size of Lily and Addison.
"And?" Addison asked, daring Bella to do something.
"Let's just say we don't need magic to take you both," Bellatrix inquired, grinning more.
"What do you want?" Lily asked, angrily.
"Not so strong without Potter here, are you Evans?" she asked, hitting a nerve.
Lily pulled out her wand as well, but she did not place it at her side.
"Impedimenta!" she shouted.
Bella swerved and missed the jinx but one of her cronies got hit. She stopped playing with her own, thin, black wand and held it out in front of her.
"You did not want to do that," Bella said.
Lily leaned against Addison, wand outstretched. She heard the bell for class ring and did not let her guard down.
"Do you really want to do this Bellatrix?" Addison asked.
"Crucio!" Bella screamed.
"Protego!" Lily yelled, blocking the curse heading for Addison.
"Your cousin would not like it if he found out you did that to me," Addison said.
"You know what McKinnon? Only Evans was on our list before but now I think I'll drop your name next time I see my master," Bellatrix said.
"If you think that's going to scare me, you're wrong. Dead wrong," Addison said.
"Not even the tiniest ounce of fear in running through your veins to your heartbeat? Your pulse isn't racing rapidly in fear? I do know you have family, McKinnon. Even if you're not scared for yourself, you should be fearful for them," Bella said.
"Stupefy!" Addison yelled.
"Junoc!" Bella screamed, pointing at Lily.
Before Lily could block her, she felt herself start to wheeze. The coughing started and started and would not stop.
Addison started patting Lily on the back, trying to get her to stop but it wouldn't work.
"Don't mess with us, Mudblood. McKinnon, you've been warned. Both of you," Bellatrix sneered, leaving the hall.
Lily's coughs could still be heard as the nasty girl turned the corner.
"You're going to be ok, Lils. We'll get you to Madam Pomfreys," Addison said, taking her arm and putting it around her shoulder.
Lily could not stop, she was barely breathing. She felt her lungs ice up and then contract once more, leaving her in fits of excruciating coughing.
Addison, who was tinier than Lily, was having trouble keeping her up and walking at the same time. The girl was mustering all her strength to reach the Nurse's office before anything seriously bad happened to Lily.
"It's ok, Lily. We'll get there. We can get there. Try and walk a little if you can," Addison said.
Lily tried to move her feet, slowly. She was walking and walking. It felt as if she walked on forever.
Before she knew it, she felt her eyes close and she lost consciousness.
.X.
"Who did this to her, Addy?" James asked, as he sat by Lily's bed, holding her hand as she breathed slowly.
Addison mumbled something that James didn't hear, but apparently Sirius did.
"I'll kill her. I'll kill her with my own bloody two hands," he said angrily.
"Who was it?" James asked again.
"Bellatrix," Addison said, once more.
James put his hands on his head and sighed. He had to go to Dumbledore but then he could never be sure if Bella would come back to finish off Lily or even attack Addy.
"She's evil. I am ashamed to say that I am related to filth like that," Sirius said. His wand was in his hand and he was gripping it in fury.
"Don't go after her," Addison said.
"Why not? She almost killed your best friend," Sirius said.
"She threatened my family, Sirius," Addison said. "I don't want her to go and tell You-Know-Who to kill my parents."
James sat, thinking. If it hadn't been for him, no one would be in this mess.
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