Chapter One: my Last Year
When I walked into the great hall that first day of my seventh year I took a long time to stare. I remembered the first time I'd ever come in, and my sorting. Lots of memories came floating into my mind I shook my head to try to block them out, so that I could concentrate. I looked around for James. He was head boy, and I was head girl there for we were expected to sit together at the feast that year. It didn't matter, because we always did that, but on the train Sirius had been making plenty of snide remarks. I finally spotted James. He was sitting at the Gryffindor table, and had a seat waiting for me.
When the sorting and the feast were over Dumbledore called James, Less, Saraan, Sirius, Remus and I up to his office. We went together smiling and laughing. Dumbledore's business with us was not for smiling and laughing.
"You six are the best in your year." He told us once we were sitting down. "You are the kind that we need on the league. You're quick, bright, young, and know what you're doing."
"The League Against Voldemort?" asked Remus in awe.
"Not now," explained Dumbledore "but when you graduate."
"What about Maxis and Peter?" I asked
"Maxine is sixteen. She's too young now. Next year."
"And Peter?" pushed Sirius.
"I've been considering it. I'll get to him if in need to."
We nodded.
"Please think about it. We could use you; you each have your…" he paused as if trying to think of a word, "special abilities."
We all looked at each other thinking the same thing. 'Did he know?'
"Thank you sir." Said James politely.
"Why!" Maxis looked up at us with her arms crossed "I'm not that young. I'm sixteen."
"You're young." Stated Saraan "he doesn't want you getting hurt."
"I am not young!" she growled. "I could do just as well as you guys."
"Of course you could." Remus told her. "And you've bugged Dumbledore all day about it. He'll just keep saying no."
She glared at us. "Fine I'm leaving." She got up to leave the grassy patch we were sitting in.
"Off to find Ben I suppose." Snickered Sirius. The rest of us laughed. Last year Maxis had finally met a boy who she really liked.
"I am not!" she yelled over her shoulder. To prove her point she changed into a dog and ran off towards the forest.
"She'll be back." Said Less smiling. "We should go in. it's getting late, and we wouldn't want the head boy and girl giving us detention would we?"
"Oh hush." I said.
"Yeah, come on race you to the kitchen Sirius." She yelled. She ran ahead and turned into a cheetah.
"Hey, cheater." Called Sirius. He turned into a dog and ran after her, of course not catching up with her.
"They're crazy." Murmured Remus "insane."
"Haven't they always been?" asked James
Saraan and I laughed.
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Later Maxis came back. She was cooled off, and met us in the great hall.
"Where do you go?" I asked her.
"Places." She smiled. Whenever she ran off we would ask her where she'd been. We always got the same answer "Places."
After dinner I played a bit of chess before turning in. the boys were leaving. They'd done this all last year too. Just going off somewhere. They wouldn't even let Less, or Maxis go with them. We assumed they were doing something life threatening. They had seemed to cut back on the pranks though. Remus had convinced them to actualy worry about the N.E.W.T's, so they studied. For a while people began to get worried, so of course then they dropped five trunks full of dungbombs on the people in the great hall. We were all safely under the table.
"It's done!" said Sirius grinning "you've gotta come see it."
"What is it?" asked Less.
"Think back to our second year." Hinted James.
"Second year?" I asked confused.
"About thus large vertically." Said Remus showing the height with his hands. "And about Yay long horizontally."
I thought but drew a blank.
"Passage, Voldemort!" said Peter.
"Oh!" exclaimed Less "can I ride it?"
"Where'd you get that?" I finally figured it out "you weren't supposed to go back there. It's dangerous. What if Voldemort came back in there?"
"What are you gonna do give me detention?" asked Sirius. "Now are you girls coming or not?"
"I've got to see this." Less ran out the portrait hole.
"Wait!" called James "you have to follow us. We hid it in the forest."
"Any excuse to go into the forest." Murmured Saraan.
"Come on!" said Maxis.
We walked down the stairs and out side. The boys led us into the forest. We walked for a while until we came to a clearing. There was a little shack in the middle, and we walked in.
"It's perfect, and ready for flying." Sirius began looking it over once more. "It seats three. Volunteers girls?"
Less walked up immediately.
"It's safe, right?" I asked, as they were getting ready.
"All the charms are perfect. And I kept some of the muggle systems, so it runs even smoother."
He helped Less on; then got on himself. A charm started the bike, and it drove out side.
"You ready?"
Less nodded.
"Watch out for the kick back when it goes up. That's where my broken arm came from last year." Sirius told them. "Here we go."
Sirius flipped a few switches and the bike roared to life even more. Then suddenly it took off into the air. Sirius let out a whoop. I could hear Less screaming with delight. Sirius flew her around the clearing a few times and then landed.
"Whoa, you really fixed that up." exclaimed Maxis.
"We did do a pretty good job." Remus commented.
"You just planning on keeping it hear until you graduate?" asked Maxis.
Sirius nodded. "Then I guess I'll take it to where ever decide to live."
We all sat down on the grass.
"Don't say the word graduate." Said Maxis firmly.
"What?"
"You'll be gone. You know you guys are my only friends really."
Sirius started to cough something that sounded oddly like "Ben."
"Stop it!" she yelled "we're friends."
"He's the captain of the Ravenclaw quidditch team, a prefect, has the best grades in his house, and is very cute. You're only friends?" Teased Less.
"Yes you finally got it."
"Right."
"Stop the topic." Said Remus "what time is it?"
"9:00." Said Peter.
"What!" I yelled. "It's that late? Shouldn't we…"
"Like anyone will know, and look the stars are out." said Saraan looking up.
I looked up and saw what I though was an omen. The Sirius star flickered out for exactly 13 seconds.
(A/n-13 seconds, 13 years, get it? Anyway um, hmm… what to say. Let's see, coming attractions: Halloween, Kisses, death, and stupidity on Sirius's part, Christmas, love, and lust.)
-Kendra Black (aka Aphi Black)