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[cwiclac]

Who: Lily Potter (cwiclac), James Potter (heorot), Sirius Black (doggo), and Remus Lupin (xxxxx)
What: Keep calm, the Potters have arrived.
When: Lucky number Sept. 10 (or so).
Where: Varies depending on the thread.
Warning(s): Death. Sadness. Attempted child murder. Welcome to Harry Potter!

[ this is a closed log to deal with the initial waking up drama of the marauder era & co. harry potter cast, to avoid clogging the intro log and wasting away the captcha. threads down below to be created by the cast. ]

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[cwiclac]

[ 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. ]

That you'll see me later.

[heorot]

[ that look, he has now decided, is his biggest concern. the panic, but the something else with it. she looks at him like there's no hope, like there's nothing left, and james can't live with that. he wants to push forward to her again, close whatever little space is between them just to give her proof that he's here with her, but he doesn't.

lily is the smartest creature he has ever known, and will ever know. if she doesn't like the idea, if she has a better one, he will default to her. that's why he waits, that's why he hesitates, and that's why - when she doesn't speak up with another option - all he does it nod.

he can find sirius more easily as an animagus. and he can return back to her more easily as one too. it's something he has that will help, but he has to be able to run with it, to use it. lily must know as much or else she wouldn't have agreed as easily as she did.

but then there are those words. the way she looks at him. james hearts breaks for reasons he still doesn't really understand, but it doesn't matter. as long as he can say something, anything, to fix that look. he'll say it. ]

I promise. [ the words are soft, but full. with meaning, with intention, with whatever he can pack into those two words for her to believe him. part of him almost smiles, because there is almost something ridiculous about it. of course he'll see her later. of course he's coming back. but he doesn't, knowing that for whatever reason, it's not that simple.

so instead, he leans towards her, setting his forehead against her's and still holding her eyes. ] I will see you later. With Sirius. Okay?

[cwiclac]

[ in the midst of the fighting, there is always a fight or flight. nine times out of ten, lily chose to fight. there is no room for hesitation when it's life or death, and those decisions, and moments in making those decisions, are precious.

this time, though, her training is failing her, because she honestly has no idea what the right choice is. the answer, obviously, is to fight -- to press forward, and to track down who they need to track down. and in any other instance, lily would make that decision without hesitation. but the thought of separating from james, right now, is paralyzing.

splitting up, however, is necessary. and when james presses his forehead against hers and meets her eyes and holds her closer, her eyes well with tears again, but she nods, quickly, before she can change her mind. or think about what they're doing. ]

Okay. [ it's quiet, and she pushes herself up on her toes just enough to press her lips against his, in a quick kiss, and she pulls away from him to draw in a breath, gripping her wand again. ] Okay. I love you, and don't do anything stupid, actually stupid. Either of you.

[heorot]

[ there is a brief moment, when the tears well up at the corner of her eyes, that james almost throws the idea out. maybe it's not the best, maybe they should stay together, because the idea that something he said is making lily cry, at all, tears away at him.

but he swallows it back. and when she pushes up to kiss him - quick and light - james follows her back to the flats of her feet. presses their lips together, again, as if to confirm it for her. a longer, more purposeful kiss as if he's promising her again that it will be okay. that he will come back and find her.

he lets it linger for a moment or two longer than she had, before finally pulling back away. ] I make no promises. [ said with a very soft smile. ] On Sirius' behalf, I mean. [ he pulls her hand back, kisses it again for good measure, before giving her fingers a soft squeeze. ] And I love you too.

[cwiclac]

[ she doesn't want to let him go, and for a split second, lily almost (too) throws the entire thing out the window to insist on staying together. but james is right, and finally, lily lets him go.

he promised her, so he will find her again. that's really all there is to it. ]

If we don't find anything within the hour, we meet back here.

[ it's quiet, though she gives him a faint smile, at his joke. ]

And if we do, we let each other know, with -- the communicators, or through a Patronus -- whatever is quickest.

[heorot]

[ it feels bigger than it is. the separation, the unlocking of hands. james hates the way his stomach drops, but he smiles anyway, nods anyway, because they need to and nothing will go wrong.

he promised her. ]

And when we do find something, meet back here. [ when, not if. he watches her for another lingering moment before he moves to step back - to start searching, to find sirius. ] If we need to, we can always send a Patronus. [ another step. ] And I won't be far, alright?

[cwiclac]

[ the inching backwards is ridiculous. procrastinating this is ridiculous. but lily is nothing but pragmatic, and she draws in a deep breath before nodding.

if they're going to do this, she's going to have to leave first. ]

Right. Neither will I. [ and she will shift the grip on her wand, resolute. ] Stay safe.

[ and lily turns on her heel, quick as can be, and begins walking in the opposite direction.

ripping off the band-aid is always better than doing it slowly. ]