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Chapter Twenty
One-Lily�s Symptoms

Lily managed to come around again after what happened the
other day. She seemed more herself and with constant reassurance from
Dumbledore and us, she was back to her old self in no time.

I started getting a bit of morning sickness so Madam Elkin
got me a Menos Potion to calm it down.

The weather shifted to winter now. The sky was a gray color
with clouds and a heavy snow began falling now. I took a walk on the grounds
and pulled the warm, wool cloak around me tighter. I had the hood pulled up
over my head as I walked. The snow flakes gently flittered to the ground and
stuck on my cloak. I inhaled deeply. My shoes crunched over the dead leaves and
small pockets of snow.

I realized poor Danielle really didn�t know what she was
doing. She had no control over her actions. We still didn�t know what happens
to the parasite if we can remove it or it just dies naturally.

It was nighttime and a full moon hung in the darkened sky. I
knew Remus would be changing any moment.

Sure enough, a gray wolf galloped toward me. His paws
kicking up small clouds of snow as he galloped.

I broke into a grin.

The wolf came to a complete stop by my feet. He tucked his
hindquarters into a sitting position and looked up at me.

�What are you doing?� I asked softly. �You�re lucky no one
else sees you!�

The wolf just stared up at me with those amber/jaundice
eyes.

�Somehow I doubt that matters to you,� I said my lip
twitching. �Am I right?�

The wolf let out a small bark and his tail began wagging,
thumping against my shoes.

I shook my head and laughed.

I sighed and began heading back to the castle. Remus walking
right next to me. Bits of snow clung to his fur.

Just then, someone emerged from the castle. I felt Remus�
body tense up and his hackles raised. His eyes were locked on the figure.

But then, the figure stepped into the light and I realized
it was Lily.

�Lily!� I called relieved. I began jogging toward her. Remus
trotting alongside me. His body relaxed completely.

Lily leaned against the castle and was slightly bent over.

�Lil? What�s wrong?� I demanded worriedly putting a hand on
her shoulder.

Remus sat at Lily�s feet and looked up at her, whining.

�I don�t feel well,� she said swallowing. �I came out to
find you because I needed to tell you that Kelly isn�t doing well. She just
received word that her father passed away.�

�Oh no,� I said quietly. �Okay. Get yourself to Madam Elkin.
We�re heading back to the common room.�

Lily nodded. Remus and I entered the castle and headed to
the common room.

Kelly was sitting at a table with her arms crossed on it and
her head buried into them. I saw her shoulders shaking and I could hear her
sobbing uncontrollably. The common room luckily was silent and empty except for
us.

Remus went over to Kelly and sat down beside her left leg,
putting his weigh against it. She jerked awake and gasped, but then realized
what it was and I took a seat across from her. I pulled down the hood and shook
off the snow. I took off my cloak and swung it onto the chair.

�What happened?� I asked gently.

�My dad didn�t make it,� she sobbed. �Mum owled me earlier.�

I put an arm around her and pulled her close.

�I�m so sorry,� I said quietly.

Kelly continued to sob.

Remus put his head on her thigh and continued to whine.

Kelly left the table and curled up on the couch and soon
dozed off.

Remus curled up with her.

Lily came back into the common room looking feverish.

�I thought I told you to go to Madam Elkin,� I scolded
getting up from the chair and going over to her.

�I did,� Lily answered as she flopped down on the loveseat.
�She gave me a Talon potion.�

�You look worse,� I said scrutinizing her closely.

I reached over and placed my palm flat against her forehead.
She was burning up.

�You�re burning up!� I said. �Go into the dorm.�

She nodded and got up and headed into the girls� dorm. I
looked over at Remus curled up against Kelly.

�I�m going to check on Lily,� I said. �Keep an eye on her
okay?�

Remus barked and I turned and headed after Lily.

Lily put on a light nightgown and climbed under the covers.
I grabbed a cool compress and placed it over her forehead.

�I�m going back to Madam Elkin,� I said firmly. �You�re
sick.�

Lily began shivering violently even though she was under the
covers. I turned and hurried back out of the dorm and left the common room.

A few minutes later, Madam Elkin and I returned to the common
room. Remus was still curled up with Kelly.

�Oh my goodness!� Madam Elkin cried. �What on earth is that
wolf doing in here?�

�It�s fine,� I said quickly. �Dumbledore knows.�

I began ushering her into the girls� dorm. Lily was curled
in a fetal position.

�She is worse,� I said. �She�s burning up with a fever.�

Madam Elkin checked Lily over again.

�Hmm,� she mused. �That is most odd.�

�What?�

�The Talon potion should�ve brought down the fever
immediately,� Madam Elkin said. �She had the fever when she came to me before.
It should�ve broke by now.�

�What would that mean?� I asked alarmed looking from Lily to
her.

�I�m not sure,� she said. �We�re just going to have to keep
administering fluids and the potion and hope that it breaks. She should really
be in the hospital wing.�

So Madam Elkin conjured a stretcher and put Lily on it. They
left the common room.

I went back into the common room and plopped down on the
loveseat. Before long, I had too, dozed off.

The next morning, Remus was in his human form and dressed in
black slacks, a white shirt and emerald green robes over it. Kelly was still
sound asleep on the couch.

�Morning,� he said. �How�s Lily doing?�

I stretched. �Morning. I hope she�s alright. Last night the
fever didn�t break even after Madam Elkin administered the Talon Potion. Let�s
go check on her,�

Kelly woke up and sat up. Her hair was standing on end. She
self consciously ran a hand through it.

�Hey,� Remus said gently. �How are you feeling?�

�Not good,� Kelly answered her eyes filling with tears all
over again.

Remus put his arms around her and gave her a squeeze. To my
surprise, she put her arms around his waist and hugged him. Remus hugged her
back tightly.

�Listen,� he said quietly. �If you need someone to talk to,
Professor Andrews and I are here if you need us okay?�

Kelly nodded and pulled back from the embrace.

She wiped her eyes with the back of her robe and headed into
the girls� dorm.

�Let�s go see how Lily�s doing,� Remus said.

We left the common room and headed to the hospital wing.
When we entered, Lily was lying on a cot with the blanket and sheet pulled up
to her chest.

Madam Elkin was leaning over her, running a wand like object
over her entire body.

�How is she?� Remus asked concerned as we approached her.

�Not good,� Madam Elkin replied gravely looking up at us.
She placed the glowing blue wand on top of the nightstand. �She�s got the
parasite.�

�What?� Remus asked stunned, not sure if he had heard her
correctly.

�She has the parasite,� Madam Elkin repeated. �Did she drink
anything unusual?�

�Just butterbeer I�m guessing at Hogsmeade,� I replied
swallowing. �Can you help her?�

Madam Elkin looked at me.

�I�m not sure,� she said quietly. �The last two times we had
no idea how to destroy the parasite and the Vocis potion had no effect. It
seems to have gotten stronger this time around.�

Remus and I looked at each other.

This wasn�t good at all.

We stayed with Lily for a while. She was still curled in a
fetal position on the cot and shivered. She had a 103.0 fever. Madam Elkin kept
administering the Talon potion.

Remus kept his arm around me the entire time. I couldn�t
lose Lily�I just couldn�t. That would be the third person lost to this parasite.
We had to come up with a way to defeat it.

We ended up staying in the hospital wing with Lily. I was
curled up on a cot across from Lily and Remus was next to me on another cot.

Around 5 AM, I
awoke to someone gently shaking me.

�Miss Andrews? Wake up,� a soft voice said.

I groggily opened my eyes. It was Madam Elkin. I had seen
she had woken up Remus as well.

�What? What is it?� I demanded alarmed.

�Miss Evans� fever broke,� she said smiling.

I breathed a sigh of relief, but then there was still the issue
of the parasite.

�What about the parasite?� Remus asked.

�I ran the Gawlet wand over her before,� Madam Elkin
explained. �For now the parasite seems dormant.�

I tossed the covers off of me and swung my legs over the
side of the bed and stood up. Remus got up as well.

We went over to Lily, who was wide awake now.

�Hey,� I said softly smiling at her. �How are you feeling?�

�Like a two ton Hippogriff stepped on me,� she said smiling
back.

�Does she know?� I heard Remus asking Madam Elkin.

�Yes,� Madam Pince answered. �I don�t believe in lying to my
patients.�

Remus and Madam Elkin came over to me.

�For now, I�m giving her the Vocis Potion once a day,� Madam
Elkin said. �That seems to be keeping it in check. She�ll have to come every
day for the potion until we can figure out a way to destroy it once and for
all. She�ll be able to leave tomorrow. Once I make sure the fever doesn�t come
back.�

I gave Lily a hug and squeeze before leaving the hospital
wing.

Remus and I walked side by side down the corridor.

�She has to be alright, Remus,� I said as I stopped walking
and turned to face him. �She just has to be.�

Remus threw his arms around me and pulled me close. I
wrapped my arms around his neck and rested my chin on top of his shoulder. He
hugged me tightly.

�She will be,� he whispered in my ear. �Try not to worry
okay?�

We just held each other for a while before Remus released me
and we continued down the corridor.

Lily was released the next day. She seemed more or less
herself, which was a good sign. She went every day for the Vocis potion. She
said she didn�t care if it kept her from possibly hurting one of us.

Halloween came. The castle was decorated with live bats,
pumpkins and every decoration. The morning sickness started to wear down and I
was able to get on with the day feeling more myself. We had decided to decorate
the common room. I was hanging up orange and black streamers and Lily was
helping me. Lily was standing on the table taping the streamers up on the wall.
I kept a careful watch on her so she wouldn�t fall.

Two of the first years came in, all happy and bouncing
around and accidentally knocked into Lily. Lily looked like she had caught her
footing but then fell backward, narrowly missing the edge of the mantle piece
above the fireplace.

�Are you okay?� I demanded rushing over to her.

�We�re sorry,� one of the first years, a boy, apologized
looking upset.

�It�s fine,� I said. �But you�ve got to be more careful.�

They nodded and headed off to their dorm.

�You were supposed to keep an eye on me,� Lily said, her
tone changing suddenly.

�I was,� I said. �But I can�t catch you. You know that.�

Lily got to her feet and stood up. I stood up carefully as
well. I was now two months pregnant. I was starting to show slightly, but not
much.

�Then why didn�t you stop them?� Lily said her eyes
narrowing. �You saw them coming in!�

�It was in a split second, Lily! I couldn�t do much! I
couldn�t�ve caught you!� I said wide-eyed.

�Yeah,� Lily snorted. �Because you let that wolf get you
pregnant.�

I looked at her startled.

Oh my God�is the
parasite waking up now? I thought terrified.

Lily stepped over to me and grabbed my neck with one hand.
She put her face close to mine.

�You�re useless now,� Lily snarled. �Just a fat, worthless
whore.�

She began squeezing my throat.

�Lily,� I choked out. �Let go please!�

Lily continued to squeeze my throat.

�Lily please,� I pleaded as tears began forming in my eyes.

Suddenly, Lily gasped and raised her hands to her mouth. I
sucked in air and looked at her.

�Oh. My. God,� Lily said as tears formed in her own eyes.
�Caitlin I�m so sorry.�

�It�s okay,� I said as I was finally able to catch my
breath.

�I wanted to kill you,� she continued as the tears streamed
down her cheeks. �Caitlin I�m going to kill you.�

�No you�re not,� I said throwing my arms around her and
hugging her. �We�re going to figure this out okay?�

I hugged her tightly.

Just then, the portrait entrance opened and Remus entered.

�Is everything okay?� he asked looking from me to Lily.

�I almost killed Caitlin,� Lily sobbed as I released her.

�What?� Remus asked alarmed.

I began telling him what had happened.

�But I managed to catch myself before�.� Lily�s voice
trailed off.

�It�s okay,� Remus said. �The main thing is it was a short
outburst. Maybe the Vocis potion is working.�

�But maybe next time it won�t be a short outburst,� Lily
said sobbing. �I could actually do it!�

�Just calm down alright?� Remus said soothingly. �Why don�t
you have a lie down?�

Lily walked past him and he put hand on her shoulder as she
passed.

�We�re going to find a way to stop this,� he said earnestly.
�Don�t worry. You�re going to be fine.�

Lily gave him a weak smile as she headed toward the girl�s
dorm.

Remus came over to me.

�You okay?�

I nodded and burst into tears myself.
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