James
by David
Chapter Five-The Unthinkable Happening
Saturday morning James, Sirius, Peter and Remus walked down to breakfast together. Lily was already down there buried in a book. The four boys sat down next to her, she hadn’t even noticed them. They started eating they owls had just flown in the window. James recognized the family owl a big barn owl had dropped a piece of parchment on James plate.
James opened it,
“Dear James,
I regret you having to know this. It came as such a shock to me. It hurts to think about. Last Monday the unthinkable happened....your father was killed. I hope you can take it better than I.
Love mom.”
James sat there not knowing not thinking is this true is his father dead?
“What’s it say James?” Sirius asked. Interrupting James thoughts. James sat there for a moment then got up and ran.
“James wait.” Lily got up and ran after him. James got to the lake sat down on the edge and buried his face in his hand. “James,” Lily said. “What’s wrong?”
“Leave me alone, I don’t want to talk about it.,” James said.
“Ok I understand,” and Lily left. James once again started crying. No one saw James for the rest of the day. He wasn’t at lunch or in the common room. He wasn’t in the dormitory when everyone went to sleep either. James had been in Professor Dumbledore’s office. Dumbledore knew that James father had died. Dumbledore also allowed James to sleep on a cot there too.
Next morning James got up to the sound of Professor Dumbledore talking to James’s mother. She was silently crying. “Mom,” James said. He hugged his mom.
“James honey oh James.” she said. Hugging him back.
“James why don’t you sit down. I was just talking to your mom about... well you know.” James nodded and sat down. “I was just saying how it happened.” Dumbledore looked very sad.
“Albus please carry on.” James mother said.
“Well there had been a Muggle witness. Before we put a memory charm on him we asked him some questions. As both of you know Zachary had been looking for Dorl Kardof for quite a long time. Finally he spotted him on a Muggle street. The street was empty. He pulled his wand at this moment Dorl had noticed him and did the same. The next moment your father and Dorl Kardof were dueling. It almost seemed as though your father had him beat but Dorl had caught him off guard and killed him.”
Dumbledore finished now James was crying too.
Chapter Six
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