Disclaimer-concept plus a lot of characters belong to the wonder JK Rowling. Some belong to me, and the plot does too. I try to make it original, but you know how that goes.
Summary- Hogwarts has changed. Marauders meet there match. Trying to save a friendship between nine people and prank Snivellus? Harder than you think.
Nothing Gold Can Stay
You're a what?
Lily was so mad when she ran down the corridor she didn't even notice almost running over two first years. She was mad because she hated the Marauders and it didn't help that for the past six years everyone worshipped them. That was just the tip of the iceberg though, her best friend for six years had been keeping a secret from her and wouldn't tell her. Lily supposed that ignoring her completely was harsh but she was having a bad day to top it off, though now it was Thursday and they had stopped speaking to each other on the previous Friday.
"Hey Lily," May Marcum one of Lily's best friends greeted, in her year there was May Marcum, Jillie Tornow, Ariana Denenzio, and Zelda Sagitta, the latter was the friend hiding something. Lily didn't feel sorry anymore because she thought there should be no secrets between friends and Jillie, May and Ariana had backed her up.
"Hey May, what do you want to do tonight?" May shrugged and they just walked to the Gryffindor common room where they met Ariana who started talking when they were in sight.
"Lily! May! What're we doing tonight?" Ariana said, Lily was starting to answer but then down the dormitory stairs ran Zelda with her once dark brown wavy hair now bright green and James and Sirius standing by the stairs laughing.
"I can see it James.'Why I've never read this word in a book...'friends'?" James pealed up in laughter when Sirius said this as did Peter who was in the room at the time.
Lily actually felt sorry for Zelda, she didn't ask to be head of their grade in classes and even ahead of older students she was just smart, Lily never even saw her pick up a book. But Lily didn't have anytime to say anything because Zelda ran out of the common room and down the corridor. Their entire dorm loathed the Marauders because they were all very smart, except Peter who was a bit behind and then Remus who was second to Zelda but the four were all very good looking two, most girls in the school fawned over them. Except Lily, Ari, Jillie, May and Zelda which is why they got pranked by them so much.
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Zelda ran up another flight of stairs to the Astronomy tower with tears streaking down her face, she ran to the window and started to yell to the grounds, it was lucky she knew that she wouldn't be heard.
"I hate the Marauders! I hate their pranks! I really don't like my so called friends! and this stupid school gets on my nerves!" She screamed but her voice dropped out of her throat when she her a slight cough on the other side of the astronomy room.
"You don't really hate the Marauders, do you?" And into the light walked in a grinning Remus Lupin, Zelda finally regaining from shock found her voice again.
"You know what? I don't hate them," She said with a false sweet voice, "hating them would be a complete waste of my time." She turned heal and walked out of the tower but stopped when Remus spoke again.
"Why don't you hang out with Lily any more?" He asked.
"We came to a small parting of ways," she said vaguely. "You ever keep a secret from your friends?"
"Yeah," He said fidgeting, "but you know they always find out, and they help too."
"I guess your right." She said but she stumbled over a chair and knocked the switch that closed windows in case of a storm and now the room was pitch black.
"Great," she muttered.
"Got a wand?" Remus asked.
"Er, no, didn't have a time to grab one as i just got jinxed by James and Sirius, but no worries." She said and pulled a necklace from her robes that lit the room. "Well Remus, I guess I'll be off to talk to Lily, you coming to the common room?" He shook his head. She walked quickly down the corridor and before she could get to the common room she was tapped on the shoulder and turned to see Lily.
"Alright Evans here, now." She said pointing to the floor before Lily could speak, "you want to know what I'm keeping from you, here it goes, I am a...." Lily looked shocked. "And this is why I didn't tell you, you think I like it? I'm barely human."
"Look Zelda," Lily said using her first name for the first time in a week, "I am sorry but i still want to be friends, it may sound corny, but I don't care."
"Good," Zelda said laughing, "Cos I was going to bug you until you decided to be friends with me again, shall we go back to the common room." They walked back arm in arm. In the common room Ari, Jillie and May watched with open mouths, but Lily just motioned them to go upstairs. When they were in the room Zelda sat them down and told them her secret.
"I'm sorry Zelda," May said.
"Me too," Jillie said and Ari just nodded.
"It's alright, I knew I was different when I came, I just buckled under stress."
"Yeah you are different, in a good way though." Lily explained,"It doesn't matter but you are a (cough) and the only pureblood, and prefect." Zelda smiled.
"Plus the top of our class," Ari added in an afterthought. Zelda waved her hand.
"Never mind about that, I think we've been pranked by the Marauders one too many times."
"What do you have planned?"
They planned there revenge for the rest of that weekend, they walked the next day to the Great Hall for an early breakfast when they were stopped by Lucius Malfoy, Severus Snape, Chris Goyle and Trever Goyle.
"Sagitta why do you associate with these mudbloods." Malfoy spat.
"Drop dead Malfoy." She snapped back.
"Touchy, touchy, but why do you talk with them when your alternative is us?"
"Because thats my alternative." They turned to walk in the Great Hall when Ari dropped backward, she had been jinxed by Malfoy. Zelda's face went red and she was madder than Lily had ever seen her.
"Well Malfoy i guess it is easy to curse people with there backs turned and in unawares, if you want to duel you do it properly."
"Severus i think that was a challenge." The four cracked up in laughter. "Alright I will duel you, right here right now." He said looking up and down the empty corridor.
"Alrigh-" Zelda started but didn't finish because her wand was thrown out of her hand along with Ari's, Jillie's, May's and Lily's. "You cheat!"
Malfoy laughed. "Riktus-" But was stopped when Zelda heard another voice say 'expelliarmus'.
Summary- Hogwarts has changed. Marauders meet there match. Trying to save a friendship between nine people and prank Snivellus? Harder than you think.
Nothing Gold Can Stay
You're a what?
Lily was so mad when she ran down the corridor she didn't even notice almost running over two first years. She was mad because she hated the Marauders and it didn't help that for the past six years everyone worshipped them. That was just the tip of the iceberg though, her best friend for six years had been keeping a secret from her and wouldn't tell her. Lily supposed that ignoring her completely was harsh but she was having a bad day to top it off, though now it was Thursday and they had stopped speaking to each other on the previous Friday.
"Hey Lily," May Marcum one of Lily's best friends greeted, in her year there was May Marcum, Jillie Tornow, Ariana Denenzio, and Zelda Sagitta, the latter was the friend hiding something. Lily didn't feel sorry anymore because she thought there should be no secrets between friends and Jillie, May and Ariana had backed her up.
"Hey May, what do you want to do tonight?" May shrugged and they just walked to the Gryffindor common room where they met Ariana who started talking when they were in sight.
"Lily! May! What're we doing tonight?" Ariana said, Lily was starting to answer but then down the dormitory stairs ran Zelda with her once dark brown wavy hair now bright green and James and Sirius standing by the stairs laughing.
"I can see it James.'Why I've never read this word in a book...'friends'?" James pealed up in laughter when Sirius said this as did Peter who was in the room at the time.
Lily actually felt sorry for Zelda, she didn't ask to be head of their grade in classes and even ahead of older students she was just smart, Lily never even saw her pick up a book. But Lily didn't have anytime to say anything because Zelda ran out of the common room and down the corridor. Their entire dorm loathed the Marauders because they were all very smart, except Peter who was a bit behind and then Remus who was second to Zelda but the four were all very good looking two, most girls in the school fawned over them. Except Lily, Ari, Jillie, May and Zelda which is why they got pranked by them so much.
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Zelda ran up another flight of stairs to the Astronomy tower with tears streaking down her face, she ran to the window and started to yell to the grounds, it was lucky she knew that she wouldn't be heard.
"I hate the Marauders! I hate their pranks! I really don't like my so called friends! and this stupid school gets on my nerves!" She screamed but her voice dropped out of her throat when she her a slight cough on the other side of the astronomy room.
"You don't really hate the Marauders, do you?" And into the light walked in a grinning Remus Lupin, Zelda finally regaining from shock found her voice again.
"You know what? I don't hate them," She said with a false sweet voice, "hating them would be a complete waste of my time." She turned heal and walked out of the tower but stopped when Remus spoke again.
"Why don't you hang out with Lily any more?" He asked.
"We came to a small parting of ways," she said vaguely. "You ever keep a secret from your friends?"
"Yeah," He said fidgeting, "but you know they always find out, and they help too."
"I guess your right." She said but she stumbled over a chair and knocked the switch that closed windows in case of a storm and now the room was pitch black.
"Great," she muttered.
"Got a wand?" Remus asked.
"Er, no, didn't have a time to grab one as i just got jinxed by James and Sirius, but no worries." She said and pulled a necklace from her robes that lit the room. "Well Remus, I guess I'll be off to talk to Lily, you coming to the common room?" He shook his head. She walked quickly down the corridor and before she could get to the common room she was tapped on the shoulder and turned to see Lily.
"Alright Evans here, now." She said pointing to the floor before Lily could speak, "you want to know what I'm keeping from you, here it goes, I am a...." Lily looked shocked. "And this is why I didn't tell you, you think I like it? I'm barely human."
"Look Zelda," Lily said using her first name for the first time in a week, "I am sorry but i still want to be friends, it may sound corny, but I don't care."
"Good," Zelda said laughing, "Cos I was going to bug you until you decided to be friends with me again, shall we go back to the common room." They walked back arm in arm. In the common room Ari, Jillie and May watched with open mouths, but Lily just motioned them to go upstairs. When they were in the room Zelda sat them down and told them her secret.
"I'm sorry Zelda," May said.
"Me too," Jillie said and Ari just nodded.
"It's alright, I knew I was different when I came, I just buckled under stress."
"Yeah you are different, in a good way though." Lily explained,"It doesn't matter but you are a (cough) and the only pureblood, and prefect." Zelda smiled.
"Plus the top of our class," Ari added in an afterthought. Zelda waved her hand.
"Never mind about that, I think we've been pranked by the Marauders one too many times."
"What do you have planned?"
They planned there revenge for the rest of that weekend, they walked the next day to the Great Hall for an early breakfast when they were stopped by Lucius Malfoy, Severus Snape, Chris Goyle and Trever Goyle.
"Sagitta why do you associate with these mudbloods." Malfoy spat.
"Drop dead Malfoy." She snapped back.
"Touchy, touchy, but why do you talk with them when your alternative is us?"
"Because thats my alternative." They turned to walk in the Great Hall when Ari dropped backward, she had been jinxed by Malfoy. Zelda's face went red and she was madder than Lily had ever seen her.
"Well Malfoy i guess it is easy to curse people with there backs turned and in unawares, if you want to duel you do it properly."
"Severus i think that was a challenge." The four cracked up in laughter. "Alright I will duel you, right here right now." He said looking up and down the empty corridor.
"Alrigh-" Zelda started but didn't finish because her wand was thrown out of her hand along with Ari's, Jillie's, May's and Lily's. "You cheat!"
Malfoy laughed. "Riktus-" But was stopped when Zelda heard another voice say 'expelliarmus'.