Spoke In Tongues: Chapter 3
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Lily sighed and rolled over in her bed. Unfortunately, as she had already tossed in her sleep, this resulted in her meeting the floor rather rudely. With a shout she was awake and looking around. It was still dark, but she knew that there was little hope that she would return to sleep. Silently, she tossed on a robe, and slipped out of her dormitory and into the common room. Her feet made very little noise as she moved to the couch infront of the fire. Unfortunately, it was already occupied... Even more unfortunately, it was by James Potter.
Honestly, the boy was the bane of her existence. She had been forced to endure his endless taunting of the boy who had been her first friend at this huge school, and his taunting of her by his incessant pursuit of her. She knew that it was merely a game to him, and that there was no seriousness in it. How could there be, with him always asking in ostentatious ways, and with his little pack of followers always around?
She glared at the sleeping boy, with his hair mussed and falling into his eyes, and moved to sit in the chair closest to the fire. Studying him more thoroughly, she realized that he looked nearly angelic when he was asleep. But Potter was never angelic.... Why was he asleep in the common room...?
She heard the Fat Lady yelling, and James started to stir. Quickly, she curled up on the chair and feigned sleep. James stood to see the person entering the room.
"Sirius, did you find out anything?"
James sounded worried, and Lily was slightly shocked. She didn't know that he could be concerned.. even for his friends.
"Yeah... Regulus was there... They had disillusionment charms on their faces of some sort... but I knew him the moment I saw him. And you'll never guess who else."
"Who?"
"Our favourite lady's best friend... Snivellus."
"Does Lily know?"
"She's right there, mate, why not wake her up and ask her?"
"Wake her up? Are you MAD Sirius? Honestly. And here we are, being rude and talking loudly... She must've come down when I was asleep and fallen asleep..."
"What, with you right there? C'mon mate, she doesn't trust you farther than she can throw you."
"True, but if she couldn't sleep and was tired... Let's go to bed, we'll talk about this later with Remus and Peter... Don't wanna wake Lily up."
Lily suddenly felt a warm and comfortable pair of arms around her.
"Don't wanna wake her up? What are you doing?"
Sirius sounded slightly panicked, as James lifted her gently.
"I'm just putting her on the couch... She'll get a crick in her neck if I leave her there."
Slowly he laid her on the couch, whispered an incantation at the fire so that it made her even warmer, and with an "Accio quilt" James had placed a warm and comfortably heavy blanket upon her. Then, with one last look at her 'sleeping' form, he sighed, and walked after Sirius into their dorm.
Lily opened her eyes when she heard their door shut. James Potter had been concerned for Sirius' little brother Regulus... And just where had Severus been? Wherever it had been, it couldn't be good, if Sirius was worried enough about it to be following his brother around to try and watch out for him...
And with the thoughts about what she had just heard swirling around in her head, she fell back into a restless sleep.
Lily sighed and rolled over in her bed. Unfortunately, as she had already tossed in her sleep, this resulted in her meeting the floor rather rudely. With a shout she was awake and looking around. It was still dark, but she knew that there was little hope that she would return to sleep. Silently, she tossed on a robe, and slipped out of her dormitory and into the common room. Her feet made very little noise as she moved to the couch infront of the fire. Unfortunately, it was already occupied... Even more unfortunately, it was by James Potter.
Honestly, the boy was the bane of her existence. She had been forced to endure his endless taunting of the boy who had been her first friend at this huge school, and his taunting of her by his incessant pursuit of her. She knew that it was merely a game to him, and that there was no seriousness in it. How could there be, with him always asking in ostentatious ways, and with his little pack of followers always around?
She glared at the sleeping boy, with his hair mussed and falling into his eyes, and moved to sit in the chair closest to the fire. Studying him more thoroughly, she realized that he looked nearly angelic when he was asleep. But Potter was never angelic.... Why was he asleep in the common room...?
She heard the Fat Lady yelling, and James started to stir. Quickly, she curled up on the chair and feigned sleep. James stood to see the person entering the room.
"Sirius, did you find out anything?"
James sounded worried, and Lily was slightly shocked. She didn't know that he could be concerned.. even for his friends.
"Yeah... Regulus was there... They had disillusionment charms on their faces of some sort... but I knew him the moment I saw him. And you'll never guess who else."
"Who?"
"Our favourite lady's best friend... Snivellus."
"Does Lily know?"
"She's right there, mate, why not wake her up and ask her?"
"Wake her up? Are you MAD Sirius? Honestly. And here we are, being rude and talking loudly... She must've come down when I was asleep and fallen asleep..."
"What, with you right there? C'mon mate, she doesn't trust you farther than she can throw you."
"True, but if she couldn't sleep and was tired... Let's go to bed, we'll talk about this later with Remus and Peter... Don't wanna wake Lily up."
Lily suddenly felt a warm and comfortable pair of arms around her.
"Don't wanna wake her up? What are you doing?"
Sirius sounded slightly panicked, as James lifted her gently.
"I'm just putting her on the couch... She'll get a crick in her neck if I leave her there."
Slowly he laid her on the couch, whispered an incantation at the fire so that it made her even warmer, and with an "Accio quilt" James had placed a warm and comfortably heavy blanket upon her. Then, with one last look at her 'sleeping' form, he sighed, and walked after Sirius into their dorm.
Lily opened her eyes when she heard their door shut. James Potter had been concerned for Sirius' little brother Regulus... And just where had Severus been? Wherever it had been, it couldn't be good, if Sirius was worried enough about it to be following his brother around to try and watch out for him...
And with the thoughts about what she had just heard swirling around in her head, she fell back into a restless sleep.