A crying Lily {a jily one shot}

A crying Lily

  

It was two weeks into the school term and lily was in the heads common room doing studying for her NEWTS but crying at the same time. Earlier that day she has received a letter from her sister…

Dear lily,

Just to let you know I am getting married and mum has said that I am supposed to invite you to my wedding and make you one of my bridesmaids. But really I couldn’t care less if you turned up or not to be very honest I would prefer if you weren’t there at all. You are a freak and I don’t want a freak as my bridesmaid and Vernon said he would prefer that our wedding didn’t have a freak coming to it. So what I want you to do is send mum a letter saying that you are busy then. You will do this for me if you ever want me to talk to you ever again.

Petunia.

Lily felt like her heart dropped to her stomach when she read this letter. Her older sister, who always said that they would always be the best of friends, didn’t even want her sister to come to her wedding. When lily had turned 11 she got her letter to Hogwarts and er parents were so proud of her that there was a little wile where Petunia was completely forgotten. Lily had everything she was pretty she was smart and she had what Petunia envied most. Their parents love.

Lily was so upset and confused by the letter and petunias actions that she didn’t hear the portrait door open and the marauders, minus wormtail, walk through.

“I don’t know prong’s I don’t know if this is such a good idea” said Remus.

“oh don’t worry Moony it will all go to plan” James said

James was too focused on the convocation about his next prank with his best friends that he didn’t see a certain red head sitting studying by the fire.

“shh” James said.

When he got questioning looks from the other two he pointed over to the girl studying in front of the fire.

“Do you ever stop studying Evens?” James mocked with his signature smirk on his face that would make all the girls fall to his feel. Well all except the one he wanted.

“Go away potter!” Lily snapped her voice scratch from all the crying.

She hoped that James would never notice but he knew her well and the smirk slid off his face. The others seemed to here is because Sirius made an excuse for him and Remus to leave.

“umm prongs I need to go and finish my charms essay for tomorrow so I gotta get going. Come on Moony.”

“Why do I need to come?” Remus said

“You didn’t think I would do it on my own did you?” a smirk playing on his lips.

“I guess not. See ya later Prongs.”

And with that the two of them left the dorm room leaving James a Lily alone.

James walked around the sofa and sat in one of the arm chairs and looked at Lily. The sight he saw almost broke his heart more that the times she had rejected him put together. Her eyes were red an puffy and she still had tears in them and instead of being her usual shade of brilliant emerald green they were a dark forest green, the colour they went when she was either upset of mad. Her cheeks were red as well and they had mascara tracks going down to her chin and still the tears were falling.

“Lily? What happened? Who made you so upset?” James was really concerned.

She let out a little breath that was meant to be a laugh. She looked at him and said

“Since when has it been Lily? And why in the world do you care? You don’t really care for anyone or anything but your mates and playing pranks so why do you wanna know?”

This just brought on a new wave of tears and James had to resist the feeling to go over and just hold her until her tears were all gone but instead he stayed where he sat and just said

“What gives you the idea that I didn’t care lily? I have always cared about you and have always tried to make sure that you were safe and that no one hurt you so I’m gonna ask you again lily. Who made you like this?”

Lily did know why but she just felt like he was telling the truth and that she trusted him. They were friends but they weren’t close. Yet Lily had the sudden urge to show him a letter and that’s just what she did.

James watched as lily reached under the sofa and pulled out a tear stained piece of paper. He sat and read the letter but he could still hear Lily crying. As soon as he had finished reading the letter he dropped it onto the floor and crossed over to the sofa in two long strides and sat down next to Lily. Without saying anything he held out his arms to her and without hesitation she crawled over and buried her head in his chest and let the rest of her tears go. He didn’t say anything but he didn’t need to, she just liked the comfort.

Her tears died down and now she was only hiccupping occasionally.

“Better?” asked James softly.

“Yeah. Sorry.” Lily replied.

“Don’t be if I was you I probably would have broken down the minute someone walked in. You’re strong Lily, stronger than you know.”

 Lily smiled a little and blushed the same shade as her hair.

“Thanks James.” She said through a yawn

James moved so he was leaning against the arm of the sofa and patted the seat next to him and said

“Come on Lily you look really tired.”

And with them words Lily crawled over and placed her head on James chest. When James thought she was asleep he whispered ever so softly that if lily was awake he and she would be the only ones that would have heard

“I love you Lily and I’ll do everything I can to make sure that nothing and no one ever hurts you again.”

“I love you too James.”

And with that she fell asleep for real this time and left James shocked, but shock soon turned into happiness. He kissed the top of sleeping Lily’s and soon fell asleep himself with a smile on his face and the girl he loves in his arms.

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-leannex