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Chapter 5
"Lily… I'm a werewolf."
My eyes widened in shock, and I stared at Remus in surprise. He suddenly looked down, and muttered softly, "I'm sorry, it was stupid. I never should have told you. This was all a mistake."
I shook my head to myself, and pulled myself from my chair. Remus' head snapped up at the sudden movement, and he called out, "No, don't run!"
"Why would I?" I asked him quietly, and ran up to his frail body, and encircled him in a gentle hug.
"Remus, I'm so sorry! That's absolutely horrible! But… Thank you for trusting me enough to tell me. It means a lot."
When I pulled away I heard Remus sigh in relief. He looked down again and asked, "So you don't look down on me for it?"
"Remus, you're one of my best friends. Even if you told me you had always been a girl, and your name was really Rhiana Peenapul, I would still insist we go to the library, and you give me your opinions on all of my insignificant problems." I looked at him tenderly, and smiled. He looked at me mockingly, but still warmly.
"Rhiana Peenapul? Where did that come from? But… thank you… Thank you for not running away."
I looked into his brown eyes and smiled. "Maybe I'm over running away." His eyebrows shot up quizzically and he opened his mouth to speak, when James and Sirius walked into the room loudly. Remus snapped his mouth shut, but gave me a look that said `We're going to talk about this'. I grinned. Sirius stopped their boisterous conversation, and looked to Remus. He nodded, and Sirius smiled.
"Ok, so who wants to have their breakfast?" Sirius walked over to me, and handed me my waffles and winked. I smiled and dug in. James walked over to me, and sat in the chair beside me. He put his arm around my shoulders and smiled. I looked away from my mountain of whipped cream to see Remus grin painfully, and mutter to Sirius, "So, she finally listened to one of us then?"
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"Ok, umm… what's something about you I wouldn't expect?" I asked James. His brows furrowed, as he thought.
"Umm… I'm a marvelous piano player, not to boast or anything. No one but my mom has ever heard me play though. What about you?"
I smiled, and replied, "I got expelled from school when I was 10." James' eyebrows shot up beneath his chaotic hair, and he looked at me incredulously.
"How did that happen?"
I smirked and said plainly, "Unnecessary violence."
He laughed and said, "Should have seen that one coming. But you got expelled?"
"Yeah, and it was lucky I got my Hogwarts letter, because no schools were accepting me. Not many schools want a kid who put a 12 year old boy in the hospital. Anyway, so your turn, any question."
He grinned. "What were your thoughts when you first laid eyes on my gorgeous face?"
I rolled my eyes and replied, "Well, I thought you were pretty attractive. You seemed like a pretty cool guy… until you poured your pumpkin juice all over me. I would have hurt you if I hadn't promised my dad I wouldn't cause any fights."
"Good thing you promised him then. I might not be here anymore. But hmm… The moment my eyes first laid upon you all I could think was `that girls gonna be mine someday. I'll make sure of it.'" He pulled me closer to him, and I laid my head upon his chest. Then he whispered, "And I was right." I smiled and breathed in his scent.
We sat there together in the common room just enjoying each others presence when James called out, "Hey Lily, isn't that your owl?" I looked up and smiled. Pecking at the window was my owl, Luke, as in Luke Skywalker (so sue me, I like Star Wars more than the average person), with a note hanging from his foot. I happily got up and opened the window, letting the feathered creature in the room. He flew to the desk in the corner, and stuck out his leg for me to remove the parchment. I quickly untied it from his leg, and opened it. I smiled when I recognized my mother's handwriting.
Dearest Lily,
Last night at dinner your father had a heart attack, and was in the hospital until three am this morning when he past away. The doctors did all they could, but it wasn't enough, and it seems it was his time to go. The funeral will be held on the 25th. He would want you to be there. I love you.
Mom
PS. Petunia is engaged to Vernon. The wedding is in January.
The note fell noiselessly to the ground as I stared at the stone wall in front of me. How can he be gone? He is the only person I can truly count on. He was the only one who believed in me. I thought desolately to myself. I could scarcely comprehend the sound of James calling out to me, but I turned to look at him. A single tear ran down my face, and I fell unconsciously to the ground.
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"Lily? Lily please wake up."
I groggily opened my eyes, and looked around to see that I was lying on a couch in the common room.
"What happened?" I asked somewhat confused.
"You fainted Lil."
And then it all came crashing back. I looked at the coffee table in front of me and saw the letter folded up on the table. All of a sudden, I let out a loud sob, and could feel the tears run down my face. My body was trembling and heaving, and I couldn't stop it for my life. James was instantly beside me, holding me and shushing my sobs.
"Did you read it?" I asked quietly between sobs. He nodded sadly, and rubbed my back slowly.
"I know I had no right to, but you fainted, and I panicked. I had to know what happened."
I nodded and told him it was ok, and he wiped the river of tears that were running down my pale unmoving face. James voice was relaxing to me though, and I was glad for that small bit of comfort.
"I know how you feel Lily. This all happened to me last year. You aren't alone in this."
I wiped my eyes, and leaned into his welcoming embrace. All night I sobbed into his shoulder, and all night he held me, murmuring soothing nothings into my delicate ears.
A/N: anybody catch the Obsessive Lily Disorder reference? Chocolate chip cookie dough Ice cream for anyone who can point it out. If you haven't read that story, then go to the Procrastinator-starting2moro profile right now and read it!!!!!
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