The Better Chaser; James Potter

Chapter 21- Back to Hogwarts

I awoke the day I was supposed to go to Hogwarts, sweating and screaming. I had a nightmare. The dark lord had found out I was plotting against him and was torturing me. He then brought in all my friends and loved ones. Lily, Remus, Regulus, Sirius, Potter, and Peter. He then made me tell them how I betrayed them all for the dark mark and they all looked at me with disgust. They started taunting me, and calling me names. Insulting me. Then suddenly Potter started defending me, which was really weird. And he told them exactly what my intentions were, and saw it from my perspective. I was then suddenly transported into a different room and found myself bound by ropes, unable to move. I looked around and I saw the dark lord torturing Potter instead. I screamed at him to let Potter go and just take me instead, and he just laughed still continuing to torture Potter. I glanced his face and he shook his head at me as if knowing what I was about to do. The bounds suddenly loosened and I reached for my wand in my boot,

"Stupefy!" I shouted at the dark lord who flew back from my stunning spell. I ran to Potter's side and he looked so pale. His eyes were fluttering, barely able to stay open. I kneeled beside him and took his head in my lap and slapped him lightly to wake him up,

"No no no no! Potter you can't do this to me! You can't go!" I screamed at him, 

"Don't do it," he whispered hoarsely before shutting his eyes. His head suddenly felt like dead weight on my lap and I knew what had happened,

"I'm sorry Potter," I whispered to him. I kissed his forehead and placed his head on the ground and got to my feet, "I have to do it," I found myself saying.

I then walked over to the dark lord who had recovered from my stun, he started raising his wand to fire a spell at me but I had already fired mine,

"Avada Kedavra," I said in a soft voice, tears welling in my eyes. A flash of green light blinded me for a moment, and next thing I knew I was waking up.

I glanced at my left arm and saw the dark mark, glinting in the dark room, as if taunting me. I kept staring at it not able to look away. It felt like hours before,

"Master needs to get ready or she'll be late," I heard Tikki say from next to me. My eyes darted towards hers, and I jumped a little at her voice. 

"Merlin Tikki, you scared me," I said,

"Master wasn't answering when I knocked, I thought master was still asleep. Sorry master," She looked to the ground shamefully,

"Oh no worries Tikki, it's my fault. Got distracted!" I said in a fake cheery tone, "Could you make me some coffee in a portable mug, it looks like I'm going to be late," I said checking my watch. She nodded at me and apparated out of the room. I then hurried out of bed and pushed all the thoughts of my dream and me becoming a death eater out of my mind. 

Too much went on in that dream for me to even begin to analyze it and try to figure out what it meant, I thought to myself as I got out of bed. I then pulled on a pair of black leggings and a black long sleeved cotton top that covered the dark mark fully. I pulled at the sleeves making sure no one would be able to see it and bunched a bunch of the fabric in my fist. I pulled on my boots and accessorized with my usual accessories and slid my wand into my right boot. I grabbed a leather jacket and threw it over my shoulder and lugged my trunk down the stairs. When I reached the bottom, I checked my watch. 

Fuck it's almost 11. I had 15 minutes to get to the station. I would never make it. Tikki then appeared in the hallway I was standing with a cup of coffee. 

"Oh thanks Tikki, you're a dear," I said as I took the mug. An idea then popped into my head, "Say Tikki could I ask a favor of you,"

"Of course master, anything! Tikki lives to serve the noble Watson family," She said,