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Remembering James, Remembering Love: Chapter 1: Meeting Again
Lily Evans. Perfect girl with a perfect life. She was a rather wealthy, a full grown witch, a beautiful, full grown witch at that who had just graduated from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and was engaged to an also well-off, very good looking wizard, Adam Tucker. Every girl envied Lily, and at times she envied herself. Yet when she would fall asleep she would dream of someone else, another love that she seemed to know so well. When she woke up she remembered the dream but not the person. She remembered feeling a way she had never felt before, so when she awoke she felt empty. Lily would remind herself of how lucky she was and go about her day, but every night the dream came back, leaving her empty every morning. Nobody knew about these dreams but she figured it was all right because she figured it was just a phase and it would pass, yet they had been going on for a few years and she wondered if they would ever stop. Like I said, she didn't think much of it and continued with her life as normal.
One day she was with Adam at Three Broomsticks and they ran into a few new friends of his. He had recently joined the ministry and knew they three men, as they were aurors.
"Lily," Adam began to introduce the four, "This is Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, and last but not least James Potter." James smiled a charming smile that Lily recognized but she did not remember from where. The four wizards and Lily sat down at a table in the small restaurant. When nobody came to wait on them, Adam and Lily wandered up to straighten it out. As soon as Lily and Adam reached the counter Lily turned around to see the three young aurors huddled in whispers.
"James, I can't believe it's her! You have to try and talk to her! She is all you talk about ever since the accident a couple years ago and here is your chance to actually talk TO her and not just ABOUT her!" Sirius whispered, obviously sick of James's obsession with Lily.
Remus looked up noticing Lily watching them who tried to make it look like she was looking at a painting near their table, "Sirius, James can't do that to Lily! She obviously doesn't remember him and has started her life over. Can you even IMAGINE how hard it would be for her? She would be so confused!"
James, who staring longingly at Lily finally snapped out of it and spoke, "Sirius, as much as I would love to do just that, Remus is right. She seems so happy and---," James stopped abruptly as Adam and Lily returned to the table.
The five them had a nice, normal conversation not involving what Sirius was suggesting at all.
That night when everyone went home James finally admitted to himself that he was not over Lily and never would be. He was going to have to try and talk to her again just as he had right after her accident. Before it was too late. That night all he could dream about was Lily, his sweet, lost, love, Lily.
Back in Lily's bedroom she dreamed again, yet this time her dream varied more than usual. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~DREAM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There she was, flying high at a quidditch game at her old school Hogwarts. She had flying swiftly toward the goal, quaffle under her left arm, right hand gripping her broom tightly. Suddenly the dark shape of a bludger came speeding towards her. Beaters on her team sped toward her so that they could protect both their teammate and the easy score. Underneath her, what seemed like miles below was the shape of James Potter. As a seeker, James would normally be high above the rest of his team waiting for the snitch, but a time like this there were exceptions. In less than a second the bludger hit the side of Lily's head at full speed knocking her off her broom. The dream seemed so real and Lily could actually feel the pain. Before losing consciousness to the outside world, Lily heard James scream bloody murder, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!LILY!!!!!!!!!!" He prepared to catch her and the good thing is, he did. The bad thing, although is that the unconscious Lily broke his broom in the process. They both went hurtling to the ground at a tremendous speed. He tried to hold on to her as tight as he could, hoping he would break her fall. Nonetheless, she slipped through his grip. In a second the two of them came crashing to the ground, laying lifeless only five feet apart. Lily and James both woke up (in her dream) in the hospital wing a week later. James sat up thinking, then remembering the horrible incident. Turning to Lily in the bed next to him, he spoke, "Lily, that sure was a bad fall, huh? Are you alright?" He waited for a few minutes then realizing that Lily wasn't going to talk to him he put on his glasses to see her better. After coming into focus he saw that Lily was sitting up, like himself, but unlike James she was looking around herself looking confused and frightened. James spoke again, tapping her on the shoulder, "Lily? Hello? Are you alright?" Lily looked startled, "Oh I'm sorry, I didn't realized you were talking to me. So you call me Lily, do you? Oh and I believe I missed your name, what was it?" James looked shocked and hurt, "Oh, James, James Potter." At that moment a nurse walked in, cutting off their conversation and Lily read off her nametag that she went by the name of Madame Pomfrey. "Oh dears," Madame Pomfrey said looking worried and concerned. At that moment Lily woke with a start. Her alarm clock went off, reminding her that if she didn't hurry she would be late for breakfast with Adam. She quickly got washed, got dressed and did her hair and make-up. She ran in the café door, just making it on time. She knew that Adam didn't like it when she was late. She slowed down, noticing the stares around her and quietly snuck up on Adam from behind. " Hello my dearest Lily," he said as he turned around, "And I see that you are on time and looking lovelier than ever." Lily didn't need to ask how he knew it was her. She felt that her and Adam had a certain.connection. They slowly ate their breakfast, talking in between about all the normal things. He then invited Lily to come as his date to a business dinner/party the ministry. She willingly accepted, as she was looking forward to it. Adam informed her that the three aurors she had met previously would be there so there would be someone nice around her own age to talk to, just incase Adam was caught up in a boring with the Minister or one of his associates.
That night Adam got caught up in a conversation with several different head of departments including the minister himself, Nicholas Clayton, as she knew he would. She whispered in his ear that she was going to go talk to the three aurors that she had taken quite a liking to (as friends at this point of course). She gave him a gentle kiss before heading off to find those three aurors, Remus, Sirius, and last but not least (as Adam had implied at their previous acquaintance), James. She spotted the three men at once and it reminded her that they were all three very good looking, especially James.
Then the one, Remus spoke, "How is Mr. Tucker?"
This suddenly made Lily focus and she reminded herself of her love for Adam, "Oh fine, Clayton and him got caught up in a very boring conversation that I don't understand at all. I figured I would come say hello to you three because I certainly don't want to talk to Mrs. Toll about her pet cats any longer."
Lily turned looking more directly at James and noticed that he was looking at her like he knew her and something about her that she herself did not, but was too afraid to tell or ask her. Lily noticed Sirius nudge James, making him leave whatever world he was wandering in.
Startled, James quickly thought of something to say, "Yeah, Mrs. Toll sure has and obsession with those cats alright."
Lily then for some odd reason that when she looks back on she doesn't even understand asking it because she knew his full name, "I know. This may sound dumb but what is your full name again?"
Lily could see that James thought this was strange but he answered, nonetheless, "Oh, don't worry. It's James, James Potter."
Lily mumbled to herself, but accidentally loud enough for the three men to hear her, "Ah, yes. James Harold Potter, a fine name indeed."
James looked at her in disbelief, "Um, not to be rude ma'am, but how did you know my middle name? I haven't even ever told Adam."
"Your middle name? Oh yes," Lily said giving herself time to think of something because she didn't even know how she knew his middle name, "Oh yes, well I believe I must have heard someone call you it."
James didn't entirely believe this because nobody at all had called him by his full name in years. Then he thought of his previous relationship with Lily at Hogwarts School, before she was hit by a bludger causing her to forget everything about her life with James and their friends, Sirius, Remus and Peter (who no one knew where he had been for the past few years), and realized that it was a possibility for her to remember small details without her knowing where she was remembering them from. James smiled his charming smile, saying, "Oh okay, that makes sense"
Lily thought that he had really believed her. Although James and his friends knew the truth. At that moment Lily paused, remembering a small fraction of her dream, wondering if it had ever been true. After all, for some strange reason she didn't remember anything about her relationships and friends at Hogwarts. Then out of nowhere..
Then out of nowhere.Sirius started up a conversation about where everyone went to school (I bet you thought I was going to say something dangerous like something came flying at them or they heard deadly screams coming closer.he he he). Lily thought it was very strange that all four of them said Hogwarts. She said that she didn't remember any of them. She asked what house they were in and how old they were. All four said Gryffindor and all four said 20. Then she remembered that she had been told that she had a memory loss toward graduation. This also made her remember her strange dream she had recently. She told the three this but of course they already knew, not letting her in on the little secret.
Over the next few weeks the four hung out a lot more and Lily felt even more stranger around them each time. The dreams kept coming back every night leaving her feeling empty yet not knowing why or remembering the dream.
Remembering James, Remembering Love: Chapter 1: Meeting Again
Lily Evans. Perfect girl with a perfect life. She was a rather wealthy, a full grown witch, a beautiful, full grown witch at that who had just graduated from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and was engaged to an also well-off, very good looking wizard, Adam Tucker. Every girl envied Lily, and at times she envied herself. Yet when she would fall asleep she would dream of someone else, another love that she seemed to know so well. When she woke up she remembered the dream but not the person. She remembered feeling a way she had never felt before, so when she awoke she felt empty. Lily would remind herself of how lucky she was and go about her day, but every night the dream came back, leaving her empty every morning. Nobody knew about these dreams but she figured it was all right because she figured it was just a phase and it would pass, yet they had been going on for a few years and she wondered if they would ever stop. Like I said, she didn't think much of it and continued with her life as normal.
One day she was with Adam at Three Broomsticks and they ran into a few new friends of his. He had recently joined the ministry and knew they three men, as they were aurors.
"Lily," Adam began to introduce the four, "This is Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, and last but not least James Potter." James smiled a charming smile that Lily recognized but she did not remember from where. The four wizards and Lily sat down at a table in the small restaurant. When nobody came to wait on them, Adam and Lily wandered up to straighten it out. As soon as Lily and Adam reached the counter Lily turned around to see the three young aurors huddled in whispers.
"James, I can't believe it's her! You have to try and talk to her! She is all you talk about ever since the accident a couple years ago and here is your chance to actually talk TO her and not just ABOUT her!" Sirius whispered, obviously sick of James's obsession with Lily.
Remus looked up noticing Lily watching them who tried to make it look like she was looking at a painting near their table, "Sirius, James can't do that to Lily! She obviously doesn't remember him and has started her life over. Can you even IMAGINE how hard it would be for her? She would be so confused!"
James, who staring longingly at Lily finally snapped out of it and spoke, "Sirius, as much as I would love to do just that, Remus is right. She seems so happy and---," James stopped abruptly as Adam and Lily returned to the table.
The five them had a nice, normal conversation not involving what Sirius was suggesting at all.
That night when everyone went home James finally admitted to himself that he was not over Lily and never would be. He was going to have to try and talk to her again just as he had right after her accident. Before it was too late. That night all he could dream about was Lily, his sweet, lost, love, Lily.
Back in Lily's bedroom she dreamed again, yet this time her dream varied more than usual. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~DREAM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There she was, flying high at a quidditch game at her old school Hogwarts. She had flying swiftly toward the goal, quaffle under her left arm, right hand gripping her broom tightly. Suddenly the dark shape of a bludger came speeding towards her. Beaters on her team sped toward her so that they could protect both their teammate and the easy score. Underneath her, what seemed like miles below was the shape of James Potter. As a seeker, James would normally be high above the rest of his team waiting for the snitch, but a time like this there were exceptions. In less than a second the bludger hit the side of Lily's head at full speed knocking her off her broom. The dream seemed so real and Lily could actually feel the pain. Before losing consciousness to the outside world, Lily heard James scream bloody murder, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!LILY!!!!!!!!!!" He prepared to catch her and the good thing is, he did. The bad thing, although is that the unconscious Lily broke his broom in the process. They both went hurtling to the ground at a tremendous speed. He tried to hold on to her as tight as he could, hoping he would break her fall. Nonetheless, she slipped through his grip. In a second the two of them came crashing to the ground, laying lifeless only five feet apart. Lily and James both woke up (in her dream) in the hospital wing a week later. James sat up thinking, then remembering the horrible incident. Turning to Lily in the bed next to him, he spoke, "Lily, that sure was a bad fall, huh? Are you alright?" He waited for a few minutes then realizing that Lily wasn't going to talk to him he put on his glasses to see her better. After coming into focus he saw that Lily was sitting up, like himself, but unlike James she was looking around herself looking confused and frightened. James spoke again, tapping her on the shoulder, "Lily? Hello? Are you alright?" Lily looked startled, "Oh I'm sorry, I didn't realized you were talking to me. So you call me Lily, do you? Oh and I believe I missed your name, what was it?" James looked shocked and hurt, "Oh, James, James Potter." At that moment a nurse walked in, cutting off their conversation and Lily read off her nametag that she went by the name of Madame Pomfrey. "Oh dears," Madame Pomfrey said looking worried and concerned. At that moment Lily woke with a start. Her alarm clock went off, reminding her that if she didn't hurry she would be late for breakfast with Adam. She quickly got washed, got dressed and did her hair and make-up. She ran in the café door, just making it on time. She knew that Adam didn't like it when she was late. She slowed down, noticing the stares around her and quietly snuck up on Adam from behind. " Hello my dearest Lily," he said as he turned around, "And I see that you are on time and looking lovelier than ever." Lily didn't need to ask how he knew it was her. She felt that her and Adam had a certain.connection. They slowly ate their breakfast, talking in between about all the normal things. He then invited Lily to come as his date to a business dinner/party the ministry. She willingly accepted, as she was looking forward to it. Adam informed her that the three aurors she had met previously would be there so there would be someone nice around her own age to talk to, just incase Adam was caught up in a boring with the Minister or one of his associates.
That night Adam got caught up in a conversation with several different head of departments including the minister himself, Nicholas Clayton, as she knew he would. She whispered in his ear that she was going to go talk to the three aurors that she had taken quite a liking to (as friends at this point of course). She gave him a gentle kiss before heading off to find those three aurors, Remus, Sirius, and last but not least (as Adam had implied at their previous acquaintance), James. She spotted the three men at once and it reminded her that they were all three very good looking, especially James.
Then the one, Remus spoke, "How is Mr. Tucker?"
This suddenly made Lily focus and she reminded herself of her love for Adam, "Oh fine, Clayton and him got caught up in a very boring conversation that I don't understand at all. I figured I would come say hello to you three because I certainly don't want to talk to Mrs. Toll about her pet cats any longer."
Lily turned looking more directly at James and noticed that he was looking at her like he knew her and something about her that she herself did not, but was too afraid to tell or ask her. Lily noticed Sirius nudge James, making him leave whatever world he was wandering in.
Startled, James quickly thought of something to say, "Yeah, Mrs. Toll sure has and obsession with those cats alright."
Lily then for some odd reason that when she looks back on she doesn't even understand asking it because she knew his full name, "I know. This may sound dumb but what is your full name again?"
Lily could see that James thought this was strange but he answered, nonetheless, "Oh, don't worry. It's James, James Potter."
Lily mumbled to herself, but accidentally loud enough for the three men to hear her, "Ah, yes. James Harold Potter, a fine name indeed."
James looked at her in disbelief, "Um, not to be rude ma'am, but how did you know my middle name? I haven't even ever told Adam."
"Your middle name? Oh yes," Lily said giving herself time to think of something because she didn't even know how she knew his middle name, "Oh yes, well I believe I must have heard someone call you it."
James didn't entirely believe this because nobody at all had called him by his full name in years. Then he thought of his previous relationship with Lily at Hogwarts School, before she was hit by a bludger causing her to forget everything about her life with James and their friends, Sirius, Remus and Peter (who no one knew where he had been for the past few years), and realized that it was a possibility for her to remember small details without her knowing where she was remembering them from. James smiled his charming smile, saying, "Oh okay, that makes sense"
Lily thought that he had really believed her. Although James and his friends knew the truth. At that moment Lily paused, remembering a small fraction of her dream, wondering if it had ever been true. After all, for some strange reason she didn't remember anything about her relationships and friends at Hogwarts. Then out of nowhere..
Then out of nowhere.Sirius started up a conversation about where everyone went to school (I bet you thought I was going to say something dangerous like something came flying at them or they heard deadly screams coming closer.he he he). Lily thought it was very strange that all four of them said Hogwarts. She said that she didn't remember any of them. She asked what house they were in and how old they were. All four said Gryffindor and all four said 20. Then she remembered that she had been told that she had a memory loss toward graduation. This also made her remember her strange dream she had recently. She told the three this but of course they already knew, not letting her in on the little secret.
Over the next few weeks the four hung out a lot more and Lily felt even more stranger around them each time. The dreams kept coming back every night leaving her feeling empty yet not knowing why or remembering the dream.