A/N: This is my friend (Fangs) and my (Cur) very first fanfic we wrote together. For this (the first chapter) we took turns writing paragraphs...So, yeah. Our plan is that for the following chapters we'll each write a full one. Anyways, Read, review and enjoy!
Disclaimer: We do not own Harry Potter, if we did, the book would not have half the deaths it really did. "Lily Smith" and "Amy Leislar" are ours, however.
Amy Leislar and Lily Smith, two quite ordinary girls of sixteen years were in quite an unusual predicament. You see, it had all started in a small café in London. The two children in question were -as of recently- living a very cliché life. Going to school, dealing with family, etcetera, etcetera. All until this very fateful day in December when their whole lives have been turned -quite unknowingly- completely upside-down.
The two girls sat down quietly at a small café near the edge of the city. Amy, adorned in her combat boots, skinny jeans, leather jacket and white T-Shirt sat across the table from Lily, who was wearing her knee-length denim capris and a green tank-top. As they watched the pedestrians go by the window, their hot cocoa in a steaming cup beside them, they had failed to notice the two large men dressed in black cloaks settle into the booth opposite them.
Lily held her wand protectively on her thigh, her capris acting as a camouflage. Amy watched as the snow fell in sheets. Lily glanced at Amy who tensed, she knew she hated muggle shops but had dragged her here anyway. They needed to blend in, it's not everyday two sixteen year old witches just strolled down the street. They preferred to keep to the "Leaky Cauldron". Lily listened closely to her surroundings: everyone, from teenage muggle boys to old ladies sat about the shop in the booths of the cafe. She listened behind her, finally noticing the hooded figures.
She leaned back and turned her head slightly only to catch muffled voices, and making out every second word "Just grab them... Minister fears... Now!" Lily grabbed Amy's head and slammed it down on the table as red lights flashed around them. Amy leaped out of the booth in a defensive pose and growled, where as Lily pulled out her wand and shouted "Stupefy!"
Amy whipped out her wand as flashes of blue passed her head by inches. She dived out of the way, blocking spell after spell when she caught a glance of Lily throwing a jaw breaking punch to the closest death eater. She jumped behind the cashier desk as muggles ran in a jumble towards the door and all hell broke loose. Lily jumped in a minute later, "What was that about!" she cried. Amy stayed silent and crawled to the side of the counter, looking around before somersaulting to the next closest wall, sending flubber chasing a death eater as he ran away. "Stop showing off and get the hell outta here!" Lily hissed grabbing Amy's wrist and dashing for the back door.
As the duo ran, they dodged quite an array of multicoloured lights. Some may have even mistaken it for a mere light show. Lily bounded swiftly out the door, sending a confoundus charm behind her quickly-retreating shoulder. They then ran for an abandoned alleyway to sort things out.
Amy gasped as her lungs stung from a long period of time without air. She followed Lily into a deserted alley and jumped behind a stack of upturned crates, shivering as she hit the cold snow. Lily jumped into a wooden barrel and took deep breaths, trying to be as silent as possible.
They listened to the sound of running feet pass by their hiding spot. Lily peeked over the top of the barrel, her knee hit the side of the crate sending an echoing thud into the still air. A death eater who had ran by took several steps backwards before turning to look in their direction. Amy held her breath as she cowered in a tucked up ball behind the small boxes. The death eater slowly stepped towards them, the soft snow making a "puff" sound with each step.
"Malfoy, Come on!" shouted a voice in the crowd.
"Just a second..." he mumbled.
A second hooded figure stumbled from the crowd,
"The D-dark-k Lord is imp-p-p-atient!" and with those words Malfoy spun on his heels with a stuttering fool following him.
As the sounds of the muffled footsteps grew dimmer, the two girls had decided it was safe to take a peek from out of their hiding spots.
Lifting her wand slowly, Lily whispered, "Homenum Revelio," hoping no one was lurking about.
"We should get out of here quickly," She muttered, the volume of her voice decreased due to fear.
"This way," Amy decided, pulling Lily out of the alley and over to a rather ordinary-looking apartment.
"W-what are you doing? Why here?" Lily questioned her friend, staring up at the apartment.
"It's warm, and we might get a little something to eat here," Amy reasoned, both girls shivering in the chilly late-December air.
Suddenly, the apartment began to quake, deform, stretch. Where one might think a space would grow between the two parts of the building, a new section appeared. Both girls watched in awe, too confused to utter a word.
"W-what is it?" Amy turned to Lily, who merely shook her head, shrugging.
"Let's go inside!" She decided, pulling Lily along behind her. Lily protested in a whisper, not wanting to alert anyone else in the apartment.
Lily, still protesting as Amy opened the door cautiously, had fallen silent once her friend pulled her inside.
"Sssh! Sounds like there's someone in here! Amy, we shouldn't be here!" Lily's voice was less than a whisper now, constricted with anxiety.
"The apartment showed itself to us! We must be special, we must have a reason to be here!" Amy attempted to reason with her.
Just then, the door down the hall opened. The two teens froze, hoping they hadn't been detected. Unfortunately, standing in the doorway, staring straight at the two of them, was a huddle of faces that were, in a way, strangely familiar...
A/N: REVIEW OR ELSE! *dramatic music plays* Hope you enjoyed! ;3
{Author's Notes by Cur}