Sibling Talk [James]

[Elizabeth Potter]

Elizabeth ran though the courtyard and down path after path finally coming across the greenhouse that James had asked her to meet him at in a letter her sent her with her owl London. She didn't know why he wanted to talk to her, in the letter it said it was important and she knew that when he said that he meant it. She smiled as she walked into the greenhouse and started looking at the flowers this one was full of her favorite Pink roses.

"James? Where are you?" she asked softly as she enter the building a little more. She heard a noise and jumped if this was a another joke that her brother and his gang had planned. " James come on this is not funny" she said as she heard another noise. She turned a corner and smiled as the noise was just a tree hitting the building in the wind.

She walked over to a bed of Roses and picked on, she loved the scent of them, she looked around and sighed as she looked at her watch. Was she late did she miss him? she didn't know. She jumped up and down in the spot she was standing in and waited " Come on bro" she said to herself as she waited again. Knowing that he would hopefully come soon. She started to think of why James would call her out here, and she started to get worried she hoped he was ok.

[James Potter]

"James? Where are you? James come on this is not funny"

James Potter was sitting in the rafters.

Don't ask me how he got up there - probably by use of his broom - but that was important. James was in the rafters and just happened to be looking down at his timid little sister. He knew why he had brought her here, and he knew what he had to tell her, but... She looked so innocent and naive, he just couldn't. Not yet.

He leapt down as silently as he could, landing on soft feet behind her. He could feel the slight nervous radiating off of her, even as she bent to sniff the roses. He grinned. "On the contrary," he said loudly, hoping to make her jump a little. "I find it extremely funny."

Giving her time to recover, James laughed, forgetting about his father for the moment, and swept his little sister up into a bear hug, kissing her cheek loudly. "How's my favorite sister?" he asked with a large smile, hoping that he wasn't sounding too fake and giving it all away.

[Elizabeth Potter]

Elizabeth was in her own little world as she heard a voice and she semi jumped and semi turned causing her to lose balance but her was hugging her so she was not going to fall anymore. “ I’m your only sister James” she said in as a matter of fact tone. She was concerned he was acting different and kind of weird but then again that was her brother. “ You find it funny to almost scare me into a heart attack?” she asked as she let go of him and looked him in the eyes.

“So where is your gang? Don’t they follow you around?” she asked just trying to make conversation. Something was up but he was not telling her what, she turned and looked around “ They are not hiding somewhere to scare me are they big brother” she said with a laugh, letting him know she was just kidding. She looked at him again as she turned and hugged him. “So what’s up? Or did someone tell you that I’ve been staying inside to much and that’s why you are out here jumping from the ceiling” she said with a giggle.

Liz was not sure what to say or do, she was starting to think he was mad at her or something. “ Did I do something wrong?” she said softly as she let him go and stood in front of him with a confused yet concerned tone. She walked over to a bench and sat down waiting for him to tell her what was going on. “So James I know something is up you are acting weird and its semi scaring me” she said in an upset but sweet tone.

[James Potter]

“ I’m your only sister James” she said in as a matter of fact tone. She was concerned he was acting different and kind of weird but then again that was her brother. “ You find it funny to almost scare me into a heart attack?”

James winked at her and released her, before sitting down on a nearby bench and smiling. "Yep. But not all the way into a heart attack, because then I wouldn't be able to pick on you anymore." he teased lightly.

“So where is your gang? Don’t they follow you around?” she asked just trying to make conversation. Something was up but he was not telling her what, she turned and looked around “ They are not hiding somewhere to scare me are they big brother”

James laughed at this and gave her a knowing look. "I think you just want to see.... Sirius!" he said, saying his best mate's name in a girly, high-pitched voice, joking around with her. He noticed the way she swooned whenever Padfoot was near, and never missed and opportunity to tease her.

“So James I know something is up you are acting weird and its semi scaring me”

James's smile faded and he looked at her a bit sadly. Giving a deep sigh, he sank down next to her and took one of her hands into his. "Liz..." he started, pushing his hair out of his face. He wished he didn't have to say it but he knew he did. "I got a letter last night... from mum, and..." he gulped loudly and looked her in the eyes. "Dad's dead."

[Elizabeth Potter]

Liz looked at him when he said Sirius name "You know?" She asked with a faint blush in her cheeks. "Please don't tell him. I doubt I have a chance" she said sadly, little did she know what was going to come out of her brothers mouth next. She smiled to him and then giggled " I.... No its not that its just odd to see you without them ok" she said quickly trying to find her feelings from James, the last thing she needed was Sirius picking on her next.

Then she heard it and she almost jumped out of her skin as she listened to every word one by one until he was done it did not go though her head at first and took a couple of minutes to fully understand; what was going on and even when she thought she had finally understood she really didn't. The words repeated into her head over and over again, until she just could not take it anymore. "Did you just say what I think you said?"


"Dad's dead."

She shook her head " No!" she screamed as tears started to roll down her cheeks, She was shaking and was not sure what to do. She turned from James and wrapped her arms around her chest and shook her head again. " You are lying, this isn't something you can joke about James!" she said though tears that she hag lost control of. Why was he doing this to her, why did he say such things " Daddy is not gone. He can't be" she kept repeating that one thing over and over again. "Daddy can't be gone" she added again as she turned to him with tear stained eyes " Please tell me you are joking please...."

[James Potter]

"You know?" She asked with a faint blush in her cheeks. "Please don't tell him. I doubt I have a chance"

James simply laughed and shook his head. "I won't." he promised with a light grin. "I wouldn't let you date him anyways, he's too much like me."

"No! You are lying, this isn't something you can joke about James! Daddy is not gone. He can't be. Daddy can't be gone Please tell me you are joking please...."

James hated seeing her like this. He wished so much that he was joking, but... Reaching forward, he pulled his little sister into his arms and held her tightly, stroking her hair. "I'm sorry, Lizzie." he murmured, wishing that he could take it all away. "I found out late last night. He was killed yesterday morning."

He rocked side to side a bit slowly, letting his sister cry, much like he had with Lily the night before. He knew that she needed someone there for her right now. He wasn't going to leave her side.

[Elizabeth Potter]

She was crying so hard it started to hurt her a little. She collapsed in his arms and continued to cry, what else could she do. She was closer to their father than she was to their mother and now she was told he was killed. Some part of her was trying to believe this was a joke and after school was over she would be seeing her father again, but deep done she knew that James would never lie to her.

As he rocked her side to side she started to calm down a little, but did not move. She was to scared to be alone right now and was scared that if she yet him go he would disappear out of her life to. “James…..who did it….who killed him?” she asked wanting to know who she was going to go after if she could get away. She jumped out of his arms and looked around “ I’ll go find Daddy and show you he is alive” She said out of pure confusion and lost feelings.

Her body was weak from crying and shaking and she fell to the ground and started to cry again “ I’ll go get him and bring him here to you, you will see you were miss informed “ she said shaking again. She was slightly losing it and in denial. To make it worse she was going back and forth of believing her father was gone and not believing it. She sat on the ground of the greenhouse and stared at the door, trying to stand up again and finally getting on her feet walking lowly to the door “I’m going to go look for him?”

[James Potter]

“James…..who did it….who killed him?”

James looked lost as he observed his sister, hating himself for having to tell her, and hating the person who killed him, whoever it was. "I don't know." he said softly. [b"Nobody knows. He died saving mom."[/b]

As his sister got up to leave, he stood with her, frowning deeply. "Mom's safe." he reassured hurriedly. "She's in hiding, under the Ministry's protection."

“I’ll go find Daddy and show you he is alive. I’ll go get him and bring him here to you, you will see you were miss informed. I’m going to go look for him?”

Rushing to his sister's side, James dropped down beside her and gathered her into his arms, feeling his heart begin to ache once again. "Lizzie, sweetheart, daddy's not coming back." he murmured, stroking her hair. "Please, you have to understand."[/font][/size]

[Elizabeth Potter]

"Lizzie, sweetheart, daddy's not coming back. Please, you have to understand"

That’s when it finally hit her, and she started to cry again. She understood now that indeed her father was gone. Liz could feel her heart breaking into a million and one pieces. She relaxed in his arms as he comforted her. When she could not cry anymore she just laid there in his arms in silence.

After a few minutes Elizabeth was completely calmed down as she closed her eyes, “What am I going to do? What are we going to do after school if mom is in hiding where will we go?” she asked in a whisper. She wrapped an arm around his and sighed as she felt tears starting to come but yet none came, she was all cried out, days like this made her hate the fact they were in different houses.

She started to fell asleep in his arms, the emotional stress of it all got to the small girl and her body just could not take it anymore. “Daddy, I’m sorry” she whispered. She knew she was safe with her brother.

[James Potter]

“What am I going to do? What are we going to do after school if mom is in hiding where will we go?”

James rubbed her shoulder in a comforting gesture, leaning his cheek against the top of her head. He was hurting too, but he knew now he was the man of the house and needed to care for his mother and sister. He was absolutely determined to keep them safe and happy, no matter what. Lily, too. His three girls, he'd always look out for them. "We'll be alright." he vowed. "I promise."

Which means, of course, that they'd probably stay with Remus.

“Daddy, I’m sorry”

Frowning deeply, James kissed her head gently. "Daddy loves you, Lizzie." he whispered.

[Elizabeth Potter]

Out of now where Elizabeth jumped up wide awake and twisted in his arms hugging him tightly. " Are you ok? James" she said as she realized that she was for a second only thinking of herself, but now was not the time they were family and family had to stick together. "I'm sorry" she said softly as she hugged him. " I'm here for you Bro, We have to stick together" she said as she smiled faintly to him.

She nodded at his words about their father loving her, but she smiled and shook her head " No James, Daddy loved Us" she said as she turned and pulled a rose out of its pot and gave it to him. "You are right we will be ok because we are strong and no one can bring us down" she said trying to get herself to believe her words. Her head still felt as if it was falling but she had to be strong not only for her brother but herself. "James? Are you going to be ok?"

[James Potter]

" Are you ok? James I'm sorry. I'm here for you Bro, We have to stick together"

He do everything in his power to protect the ones he loved. Giving her a somewhat sad smile, James dropped a kiss on the top of her head. "Of course I'm okay, Liz." he said, sounding a bit tired. "I'm always okay."

" No James, Daddy loved Us. You are right we will be ok because we are strong and no one can bring us down. James? Are you going to be ok?"

He took the rose from her, gently, and smiled down at her fondly. "Course we are." he boasted with a wide grin. "We're Potters, right? And we're invincible." His grin faded slightly, looking almost forced, but hopeful all the same. If only that were true. If only his father were invincible. But reality was cruel and James knew he had to face it.

[Elizabeth Potter]

Liz looked at him for a minute; she was not going to show she was sad anymore. Liz didn’t want for James to be worried anymore. She sat up and moved her knees close her chest and wrapped her arms around them.
“ Yes we are invin….” She stopped in mid-sentence not being able to finish her thoughts. She knew they were not and that anyone of them could be hurt, but she smiled to her brother.

“ Everything will be ok, and what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. Dad will always be looking down on us” she said as she fake another smile. She yawned a little bit but shook off her tired feelings. She doubted she would not be sleeping tonight. To change the subject she thought about what she could ask her brother.

“How is everything going, how is Lily?” she asked knowing that he really liked her; she always thought that Lily was a sweet girl. Liz hoped that one day Lily would see the good in her brother. Sometimes it was hard for Liz to talk to her brother, yes they were close but they were two very different people. Elizabeth loves her family and would do anything for them “ James is there anything I can do to help you though this, I’ll be ok” she when she said that but she wanted to help him first.

[James Potter]

“How is everything going, how is Lily?”

James's throat suddenly felt very dry as he subtly attempted to not think of her. Not her beautiful green emeralds, or her fiery red hair and personality... the way she seemed to fit perfectly in his arms, how there was no one else that seemed to matter more... He tried not to think about it. "Fine." he muttered, averting his gaze. "She's doing just fine." 'Without me.'

"James is there anything I can do to help you though this, I’ll be ok”

James shook his head and pulled his sister closer. "I'm fine, Liz." he said softly. "I' alright."

[Elizabeth Potter]

Elizabeth realized that she might have said something wrong, so she sat there in silence. Not knowing what to say next. She looked around the building praying that Sirius or Remus was going to jump out and say just kidding but knew that it was not going to happen. James was not joking. She sighed and stood up blinking as she looked down on her brother.

She spun around in a circle and took a deep breath, "I have some homework I must do and then I'm going to write home" she said a little lost. It was her normal thing to do everyday she would do her homework and then write to her father and mother at how well things were going. that was going to be hard to get out of doing.

"No I'm sorry I just have homework to do" she said sadly as she looked at the door. She turned and smiled "You coming James"