[ it's already happened, lily wants to say, but the words can't quite make it past her lips. instead, she just stares up at him, and lily shakes her head, still disagreeing -- not that james won't find her again, but the idea --
but just as quickly, reality sets in, and she grits her teeth, closing her eyes for a moment to get a grip. focus. panicking does nothing, and the inevitability of what happened isn't going to change, either. james is james, and if he says he's going to find her, then he is going to find her. death or no.
daring, nerve, and chivalry set gryffindors apart.
james can track down sirius, as an animagus. lily doesn't have that gift, but splitting up will cover twice the ground, even without. which means lily can focus on finding remus, and they can regroup. they have these... communication devices, and lily can figure out how to use it. it looks somewhat similar to what might be a telephone . . . lily can figure it out, and call james, and james is smart -- ]
Promise me.
[ it's murmured, and she opens her eyes to look up at him, almost pleading, still refusing to let go of his hand. ]
no subject
but just as quickly, reality sets in, and she grits her teeth, closing her eyes for a moment to get a grip. focus. panicking does nothing, and the inevitability of what happened isn't going to change, either. james is james, and if he says he's going to find her, then he is going to find her. death or no.
daring, nerve, and chivalry set gryffindors apart.
james can track down sirius, as an animagus. lily doesn't have that gift, but splitting up will cover twice the ground, even without. which means lily can focus on finding remus, and they can regroup. they have these... communication devices, and lily can figure out how to use it. it looks somewhat similar to what might be a telephone . . . lily can figure it out, and call james, and james is smart -- ]
Promise me.
[ it's murmured, and she opens her eyes to look up at him, almost pleading, still refusing to let go of his hand. ]
That you'll see me later.