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Tweak says, "I'm a cucumber"

James Potter (stolensnitch) wrote in colligo_threads,
@ 2011-06-07 20:52:00

Entry tags:

claire winchester, harry potter, james potter, james sirius potter, lily potter, sirius black

WHO: James and Lily Potter, Claire Winchester, every Potter on the planet, I don't know
WHAT: Lily's brain got eaten. :(
WHERE: The courtyard
WHEN: Just after this
RATING: SAD ;_;
STATUS: Incomplete/Open

James apparated to the courtyard the instant he sent the reply to Claire. It wasn't hard to spot the two women, so he ran over to the pair of them and skidded to a halt, almost tripping over his feet, once he got there. He glanced at Claire to make sure she was okay, and of course she was, she was Claire, but he couldn't spare her anything more than the glance and a choked-out "Thanks, Claire".

Then he was on his knees in front of his wife. "Lils? Lily, hey, it's me, James, I'm here now, I've got you," he made himself say. Reaching out slowly and oh-so-carefully, he gently put his hand on her shoulder.

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stolensnitch
2011-06-08 12:17 am UTC (link)

James didn't relax when Sirius showed up, but he found that he could breathe just a little bit easier. He met his friend's worried look, but said nothing, then glanced round at Claire when she spoke again. He nodded as she spoke, but it took her actually moving away from them to get him to reply. "Claire... Thank you. Again," he said and almost managed a small smile, but then Lily was huddling in against him once more, and he couldn't help but turn all his attention back to her.

Her wand was digging into his leg, he realised, so he reached down and got it out of her pocket and handed it quickly to Pads. "Keep a hold of it until we get her home," he said quietly, hoping that his voice sounded fine as he did so. He didn't want to draw attention to what he'd just done, after all.

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awesomestpotter
2011-06-08 01:00 am UTC (link)

Harry had been so focused on his mother that he belatedly realized that he hadn't asked her how she was. When he appeared he gave her hand a light squeeze, mouthing his thanks before moving closer toward his mother should his dad need any help and just to - be close to her. He didn't move much closer as she seemed content on holding onto his father. When Lily started scratching at her arms, it was a start ... a shock watching her. "Mum." He moved closer to Sirius and James, hoping that he wasn't doing something stupid by having so many people focused on her or ... he didn't know.

James Sirius had arrived just shortly before his father and had remained rooted in the spot he had arrived at. He didn't move any closer and he didn't look at his family gathering around his grandmother. He couldn't even look at her without the need to charge off and do something stupid bubbling harshly within him. As it was the uncharacteristic words, her voice were beating at his skull and all James could think of was how he wanted Glory dead, dead, dead and that if he so much as saw or was spoken to by Dawn Summers before the week was done he was blasting her in the face with the most powerful hex he knew. Young mother, aside. Her being female, aside. James might not be considering giving her up, because even as angry as he was it didn't occur to him. He was much too much a Gryffindor. Worse, he was much too much a Potter and a Weasley. And while neither of the above struck girls and not as many hexed them unless they had to - neither suffered cowards either. Because in his eyes that was just what the selfish bitch was. And he could never forgive nor forget what her cowardice, what her lack of effort had caused to happen to his family, to Lily.

James thoughts made his head ache and he kept his gaze elsewhere. On all of the blood on the ground. He would very much rather stay angry then look at Lily, where he had the feeling that he might actually start crying.

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goodatcharms
2011-06-08 03:21 am UTC (link)

Faces. Lots of faces and she didn't like it, cowering a little into the safety. She could still feel it; the itching and the pain all over her. Not nice at all. When a new face appeared next to the one she trusted, and James didn't flinch, she let go with one hand to brush it along the hand not clutching James' shoulder.

"Flowers. Flowers are pretty. Not this. Don't like this, bad...wrong all wrong."

Mum? Mum was a funny word. She took in the form that said it, standing tall above her before looking back to James with a whimper. It scared her, they shouldn't be so tall.

"Bad," she repeated again with a quieter voice as she pressed her face against his neck.

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pad_foot
2011-06-08 01:12 pm UTC (link)

Sirius took Lily's wand subtly from James, slipping it into his back pocket alongside his own with a faint nod. Then Lily's shaking hand had touched his free one and Sirius gently knotted their fingers together with what he hoped was a comforting smile. Which was difficult when what you really wanted to do was tear the world apart in order to find whoever did this. His pulse was pounding at a hundred miles an hour in his ears, and one knee jiggled agitatedly.

"We'll get you a hundred flowers when we get back, Lils. Okay?" His voice was tightand barely controlled, but he squeezed her hand softly and then turned to James. Sirius lowered his voice to talk closely to his best friend. "We need to get her home."

But then Lily was looking up and over, her attention somewhere else for a moment before she vanished back, hidden against James' neck. Sirius turned, following her eye-line and realising for the first time there were other people here. It was odd... in situations like this, him and his friends had always been in there own little bubble, just the four boys and Lily. And suddenly there were other people to consider. Sirius' gaze fell on Harry's face and his stomach gave a guilty, painful twist. His blood ran hot again, and he willed his temper down. Merlin, he'd give himself a fit if he carried this on...

"I'll be back in a moment, Lily," he told her. "Alright?" And then Sirius pulled his grip from the redheads, squeezed James' shoulder and moved to stand next to Harry, his hand suddenly gripping his Godson's elbow. Even with Harry's extra years, Sirius still stood a little bit taller than him. "You okay?"

He glanced over to the other James, peering over the blood-splattered courtyard.

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goodatcharms
2011-06-11 09:44 pm UTC (link)

"Like flowers. So good."

He was letting go and she looked worried instantly, wide eyes following movement with sharpness. She caught the red staining the surroundings near by and whimpered once more, wondering if that would happen to her. Is that why everyone was here? With tears in her eyes she looked to James; confusion, worry and sadness all shining in her eyes.

"Was I bad? He left."

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