FINDING LOVE IN THE PAST
Chapter Five
James woke up and yawned loudly.
He was still a little tired. He stood up, stretched his arms, and glanced at
Lily, who was still sleeping peacefully. She looks like an angel, James
thought. He didn’t want to wake her, but he had to. He knelt down next to
Lily’s bed. "Lily," he said softly. "Lily, wake up."
"What?" Lily asked,
keeping her eyes shut.
"Get up," James said
quietly.
"Do I have to?" Lily
asked, opening her eyes.
"Yes," James said,
smiling at her. "Come on. We still have to find the time turner." He
kissed Lily’s forehead and stood up.
*****
Hours later, Lily and James were
walking around the A-Deck promenade in the first class clothes that they
conjured. They were searching for the time turner. "See anything?"
Lily asked.
"Yes. I see the ocean."
"You know what I
meant," Lily said, cutting him off.
"I was only kidding. Jeez.
Why are you in such a bad mood?"
"Because this dress is
really tight. I can hardly breathe."
James opened a door that would
take them inside. As soon as they went in, they saw a beautiful room with a
white floor and oak walls. To their left was a hallway that would take them to
the lifts, though they didn’t know that. Lily and James walked straight and
found themselves at the base of a staircase. In the middle of the staircase,
there was a statue of an angel holding a light. They looked up and gasped in
surprise at what they saw. A wrought iron and glass dome that let sunlight from
the outside in was above the staircase. The sunlight reflected off the black
iron and gold railings. It also reflected off the angel and made it look like
the angel had just come down from heaven. Lily and James were amazed. Lily
looked beyond the angel and saw a carving, two women with a clock in the
middle. "Hard to believe this is all on a ship."
"Sometimes it’s hard to
believe we’re on a ship. I can’t tell if we’re moving or not," James
whispered.
"James, look." She
pointed to a young woman wearing an expensive blue dress coming towards them.
"It’s Jacqueline!"
James’ eyes widened in shock.
"But that’s impossible. She’s supposed to be at Hogwarts."
The young woman who looked like
Jacqueline was about to walk past them. Lily had to find out who she was.
"Jacqueline?"
The young woman stopped and
turned. "Are you addressing me?" When Lily nodded, she added,
"No. I’m sorry. My name is Kathleen."
Lily said, "I’m sorry. You
look like my friend." This girl isn’t Jacqueline. She’s not even
British, Lily thought. She’s American.
"I haven’t seen you before
on this ship, but you do look familiar. I think it’s amazing how huge and grand
the Titanic is," Kathleen said.
"Yes, it is. Oh, I’m sorry.
I didn’t introduce myself. My name is Lily, and this is James."
"Are you two married?"
Lily blushed slightly. "Oh,
no. No. James and I are just…er…friends."
James’ eyes showed
disappointment, although no one noticed. Just friends? After all this, we’re
just friends?
"I hate to be nosy, but are
you married?" Lily asked.
"Oh, yes. In fact, I'm on my
honeymoon." Kathleen had a dreamy look in her eyes. She looked past Lily
and James, and said, "There he is now. Max."
"Yes, honey?" the man
called Max asked, walking towards them.
James and Lily gasped. The man
looked exactly like Remus! While Kathleen was introducing Max to James and
Lily, James was in shock. What is going on here? James thought. First
Kathleen looks like Jacqueline, and now this Max looks like Remus. And they’re
married!
"I’m really sorry, but Kat
and I must get ready for dinner. We would appreciate it if you two would join
us," Max said.
James looked at Lily, and
replied, "We’d be delighted."
"Great. How about we meet in
the à la carte restaurant in one hour?"
"Perfect. We’ll see you
then," Lily said. When Lily and James started to walk back to their cabin,
Lily whispered, "James, what about the time turner?"
"Lily, weren’t you saying
just yesterday that you were tired of looking for the time turner?" James
asked, taking hold of her hand. "You also said you wanted to have more
fun."
When they were back in the cabin,
Lily was trying to fix her hair when she brought up the subject of Kathleen and
Max. "The only difference between them and Remus and Jacqueline is the
accents. I almost thought it was them for a second."
"Can’t be," James said.
"I’ve got it! They’re Remus and Jacqueline’s ancestors!"
Lily thought about that, and then
added, "Can’t be. Then they would be related." Lily’s eyes widened.
"James, we’re in the same divination class, right?"
"I think so."
"Didn’t the professor
mention something about déjà vu?"
"Do you think I even pay
attention in that class? Besides, déjà vu means…"
"I know what it means. But
then, the professor said not to confuse it with memories of your previous
life."
"Previous life?" James
repeated. "Are you talking about reincarnation?"
"Yes. It all makes sense
now. Kathleen and Max are Jacqueline and Remus in a past life!"
"Wait. Let me get this
straight. Jacqueline and Remus were married in a past life?" When Lily
nodded, James laughed and added, "That thought creeps me out."
Lily laughed. "I think it’s
cute. You can tell by the look on Kathleen and Max’s faces that they are in
love." Lily stood up and said, "Let’s go. We don’t want to be
late."
Hogwarts
April and Jacqueline were
finishing their homework when they saw Sirius and Remus come into the common
room. "Detention is over already?" April asked, not looking up at
them.
"Yeah. It was nothing."
Sirius sat down next to April and Remus sat down in a chair.
After a couple of minutes of
silence, April said, "I wonder if they’ll come back."
"April, don’t worry about
them. They’ll be fine wherever they are," Remus said reassuringly.
"I bet they’re arguing right
now," Sirius said. "Hey, that will take our minds off their safety--a
bet."
"Fun," said Jacqueline
after she put the finishing touches on her homework. "I bet you five
sickles that when they come back they’ll be a couple."
"You’re on. That will never
happen."
"Jacqueline! That is so mean.
Lily and James might never come back and you’re making bets!" April said
loudly. "They could die."
"You’re right. I don’t know
what I was thinking," Jacqueline said to April, and then added to Sirius,
"Make it ten sickles." Remus laughed.
1912
"That was an interesting
dinner," Lily said when she and James reached their cabin. They had just
returned from their dinner with Kathleen and Max. Kathleen had talked about how
Max was a successful banker. They could tell by the way she talked about him that
she was very proud and very in love.
James took off his jacket and was
tossing it on his bed when someone knocked on their cabin door. James opened
the door and said, "Hi, John. What do you need?"
"Nothing. I just wanted to
say that a party just started and you and your wife can come."
James looked over at Lily and
asked, "Do you want to go?"
"Yeah," Lily replied,
and she, James, and John walked to the general room together.