(JILY) MARAUDERS AND VALKYRIES : THE FALL OF SERPENT

31. The Funeral

James didn't turned up for the first lesson of the day, Herbology and neither in Charms, all six of them were a little worried now.

"I am sure he will not miss Potions," said Remus grinning and Peter and Sirius agreed laughing.

"Really mature, Remus," said Mary angrily as she left for the common room and Remus got sad and two boys began talking to him.

Marlene and Lily however were concerned as they made their way to Potions class.

"Surely Minnie doesn't gives detention during classes, right?" asked Marls.

"Right, and I don't think she will punish him for today's act as she had no proof of James doing that," said Lily.

"Maybe they are talking about the incident that took place on the last day of the holidays," suggested Marls.

"It is possible," said Lily but not too convinced, both of them entered the class and Sirius entered 5 minutes after them. Only a minute was left but James didn't showed up. Lily sat alone in front of her table, feeling more nervous and saw Sirius and Marls being nervous too and looking at the door for James to enter but he didn't. 

Today's potion was easy so Lily started brewing it alone, when she moved to back to get ingredients she found Marls and Sirius talking about James.

"He is not even on the map," said Sirius in a low whisper to both of them.  

  "Where is James then?" said Marls.

"Tsk, tsk, they don't know about it yet," said a voice and they all turned to see Avery there, Snape and Synde behind him.

"Don't know what?" asked Sirius, and Avery snorted and was about to speak when Synde whispered in Avery's ear and Avery nodded.

"You will find out and understand what being a blood traitor means," Synde said and all three of them left.

"Is James okay? It doesn't sounds good by what they said," said Lily worriedly.

"He was with Minnie, he will be okay and those Slytherins are just pissed about morning," said Sirius.

James didn't turned up for lunch and all 6 of them were now worried. They all sat in the common room, talking about James' disappearance.

"He is out of the castle, that's sure as he is not on the map," said Remus.

"Forbidden Forest?" asked Peter.

"Maybe," said Sirius.

"Hey, guys I think this might answer your question," said Hestia Jones giving Mary a copy of the Evening edition of Daily Prophet. Mary read the paper with wide eyes and then gasped. Sirius snatched the paper from Mary and the three boys began reading with wide eyes and they gasped too.

"Holy shit," said Peter.

"What?" asked Lily and Marls worriedly.

"His uncle. . . .  . Ben Potter was killed tonight along with 2 other Aurors," replied Remus sadly.

Marlene put her head in her hands, she was closest to him among the group, and Sirius was sad too.

"Oh! poor James," said Marls her eyes watery, "James was very close to him, really close."

"He used to worship him," said Mary her face sad as she rubbed Marls back.

Lily just sat there, she had last seen Ben when he had come to pick up James from her house, he was friendly and funny, he had provided protection to her house but now he was dead. And James who loves him so much would be so devasted, but where is he?