Summary: Gipsy Burke is a friend of Lily and the Marauders, but she has a
secret only the staff know, until she tells her friends. Takes place in
both MWPP time and the trio's time.
Disclaimer: I own only Gipsy and other Profs you don't know. Nor do I own any of the song titles or lyrics featured here.
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Bring me to Life "Wake me up inside, wake me up inside, call my name and save me from the dark." ~Evanescence
Chapter 1: Introduction
The sky began to darken. Gipsy Burke looked up in the clouds, smiling, knowing a huge storm was about to break through. She closed her grey eyes and lifted her elegant limbs to the sky as the first drops of rain fell. Unbeknowst to her, a boy watched her from the window in the Gryffindor common room.
"Remus," another boy, with black hair and dark eyes shook the brown-haired boy out of his reverie, "what's up?" Remus Lupin shook his head and looked back at the three boys sitting next to him. He looked to Sirius Black, the one who had spoken to him.
"Nothing," Remus said, "I was just watching the storm." He turned back to the window to see a great bolt of lightning illumnate the grounds of Hogwarts. He was surprised to see that the girl was no longer there.
Meanwhile, the girl silently stole through the hallways, trying to avoid being seen. A sudden "meow" stopped her in her tracks, however. Within seconds, the caretaker, Argus Filch, stood in front of her.
"Oh, it's you, is it?" Filch said, pacing in front of her, looking her up and down. She didn't look at him, but kept her back straight. "At least this time you dried yourself off, however, the Headmaster requested to see you when you went out again." She nodded and followed him to the stone gargoyle that was the entrance to Albus Dumbledore's office. Professor McGonagall was waiting there.
"Why does it not surprise me that you went out again," she said, not very sharply. "But, you never could resist a good storm." Gipsy smiled slightly, and shook her head. "Very well, come along dear. Chocolate Frog," she added to the statue, and the stairway was revealed.
Up in Dumbledore's office, after Minerva had left, Gipsy and Albus sat talking. "You have got to be a bit more careful when you go out, Miss Burke," he said sternly. Gipsy nodded, her light brown hair falling in her face. She pushed it back behind her ear. "With Voldemort's supporters everywhere, we cannot bear to lose you, because of what you are, and of what you know. "Next time you go out, you should have at least one other person go with you." Gipsy nodded yet again. Albus smiled. "Very well, that is all. Go back to the Ravenclaw common room, I'm sure they're all anxious to hear from you."
"Yes, sir," she said, and left the office. She made her way up towards the Astonomy tower and stopped before a statue of a wizard holding a telescope. "Phoenix tears," she said and the statue opened to reveal a doorway. She smiled at the irony of the password. She knew she could never forget that password.
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A few days after the storm, she ran into some of her Gryffindor friends, James Potter, Sirius, and Remus. They were in the library, memorizing the Anti-Cheating Potion (for the quills they would use for finals) that Professor Kistor was going to give a quiz on this week.
"Gipsy?" Sirius called, "I think we need some help." Gipsy shook her head and sat down at the table that the fifth years were studying on.
"I seriously doubt that you know-it-alls need MY help," she said sarcastically, but sat down next to Remus all the same. "Especially with an Anti-cheating spell. I'm sure you've used it enough you could whip it up in your sleep."
"Funny Gipsy, funny," James said, running his hands through his black hair, absentmindedly trying to flatten it.
"I thought it was," said a cheerful voice. A girl with bright red hair and bright green eyes stepped from behind one of the shelves.
"Lily!" Gipsy exclaimed, jumping up to embrace one of her best friends. They sat back down, connecting the circular table, with Lily sitting next to James, her boyfriend of a year and a half. After two hours, only half of which was actually studying, Madame Pince extinguished the candles, and the friends were forced back to their respective common rooms.
"See you guys later," Gipsy said, hugging Lily again.
"Have fun in Double Potions tomorrow with Kistor," the boys said together, laughing as they walked backward. Gipsy shook her head and went back to her common room.
**************** A/N: Kinda slow, but I'm trying to set this up correctly. Let me know what you think. More of what Gipsy actually is next chapter. As always, r/r! Thanks!
~GypsySwordGodess
Disclaimer: I own only Gipsy and other Profs you don't know. Nor do I own any of the song titles or lyrics featured here.
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Bring me to Life "Wake me up inside, wake me up inside, call my name and save me from the dark." ~Evanescence
Chapter 1: Introduction
The sky began to darken. Gipsy Burke looked up in the clouds, smiling, knowing a huge storm was about to break through. She closed her grey eyes and lifted her elegant limbs to the sky as the first drops of rain fell. Unbeknowst to her, a boy watched her from the window in the Gryffindor common room.
"Remus," another boy, with black hair and dark eyes shook the brown-haired boy out of his reverie, "what's up?" Remus Lupin shook his head and looked back at the three boys sitting next to him. He looked to Sirius Black, the one who had spoken to him.
"Nothing," Remus said, "I was just watching the storm." He turned back to the window to see a great bolt of lightning illumnate the grounds of Hogwarts. He was surprised to see that the girl was no longer there.
Meanwhile, the girl silently stole through the hallways, trying to avoid being seen. A sudden "meow" stopped her in her tracks, however. Within seconds, the caretaker, Argus Filch, stood in front of her.
"Oh, it's you, is it?" Filch said, pacing in front of her, looking her up and down. She didn't look at him, but kept her back straight. "At least this time you dried yourself off, however, the Headmaster requested to see you when you went out again." She nodded and followed him to the stone gargoyle that was the entrance to Albus Dumbledore's office. Professor McGonagall was waiting there.
"Why does it not surprise me that you went out again," she said, not very sharply. "But, you never could resist a good storm." Gipsy smiled slightly, and shook her head. "Very well, come along dear. Chocolate Frog," she added to the statue, and the stairway was revealed.
Up in Dumbledore's office, after Minerva had left, Gipsy and Albus sat talking. "You have got to be a bit more careful when you go out, Miss Burke," he said sternly. Gipsy nodded, her light brown hair falling in her face. She pushed it back behind her ear. "With Voldemort's supporters everywhere, we cannot bear to lose you, because of what you are, and of what you know. "Next time you go out, you should have at least one other person go with you." Gipsy nodded yet again. Albus smiled. "Very well, that is all. Go back to the Ravenclaw common room, I'm sure they're all anxious to hear from you."
"Yes, sir," she said, and left the office. She made her way up towards the Astonomy tower and stopped before a statue of a wizard holding a telescope. "Phoenix tears," she said and the statue opened to reveal a doorway. She smiled at the irony of the password. She knew she could never forget that password.
* * *
A few days after the storm, she ran into some of her Gryffindor friends, James Potter, Sirius, and Remus. They were in the library, memorizing the Anti-Cheating Potion (for the quills they would use for finals) that Professor Kistor was going to give a quiz on this week.
"Gipsy?" Sirius called, "I think we need some help." Gipsy shook her head and sat down at the table that the fifth years were studying on.
"I seriously doubt that you know-it-alls need MY help," she said sarcastically, but sat down next to Remus all the same. "Especially with an Anti-cheating spell. I'm sure you've used it enough you could whip it up in your sleep."
"Funny Gipsy, funny," James said, running his hands through his black hair, absentmindedly trying to flatten it.
"I thought it was," said a cheerful voice. A girl with bright red hair and bright green eyes stepped from behind one of the shelves.
"Lily!" Gipsy exclaimed, jumping up to embrace one of her best friends. They sat back down, connecting the circular table, with Lily sitting next to James, her boyfriend of a year and a half. After two hours, only half of which was actually studying, Madame Pince extinguished the candles, and the friends were forced back to their respective common rooms.
"See you guys later," Gipsy said, hugging Lily again.
"Have fun in Double Potions tomorrow with Kistor," the boys said together, laughing as they walked backward. Gipsy shook her head and went back to her common room.
**************** A/N: Kinda slow, but I'm trying to set this up correctly. Let me know what you think. More of what Gipsy actually is next chapter. As always, r/r! Thanks!
~GypsySwordGodess