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Remus POV
Thanks god their beds are still here. I thought desperatly. Now which one was Harry's? Flopping onto the nearest empty bed, I shook my head. Engraved in the corner of the wood was Ron in messy letters. Rolling off, I darted over to the other bed, knowing it to be Harry's. O scanned the bedposts first, checking for any bump of indent in the wood. But nothing was out of the ordinary. Frowning, I layed down on the bed and stared up at the covering. There were no engravings that I could see, but I stood up and skimmed my hand along the surface. Nothing. I examined the curtains,
and nothing.
Finally I wriggled under the bed and felt along the bottom. When I reached the corner I finally felt something. It felt like he had carved it out with a knife. There was a line, a circle around the line, and a triangle around both of them. Pressing down on it, a small square popped out. Removing the square, I felt around the compartment, there was nothing there. "Thats odd." I muttered. Then my hand hit another symbol and I pressed it eagerly. Another compartment opened, but there was nothing in this one either. Determinded not to be discouraged, I felt for an engraving, and I ran my hand over it, finally, and pressed hard. Something slid out of place.
Rolling our from under the bed, I raised my head and came eye to eye with a small slot that I had previously passed by (thinking it was nothing after I examined it) and found it had popped open. Inside was a large, yellowed, curved fang. Hands shaking slightly, I lifted the thing out of its hiding spot and slid the door shut. Running my hand over the smoothness of it, I shuddered. This could kill somebody.
Just like me...
Banishing the thought from my head, I threw the fang away from me. I hadn't thought like that in over a year. I'd finally started dating people and tried to accept that I wouldn't kill anyone. Or atleast I would try not to. Curling into a tight little ball, I rocked back and forth, breathing deeply. I wasn't really sure why this upset me so much. It was just a fang. A basalisk fang. There was nothing wrong with it. It was evil. Unless I used it to stab someone, it wouldn't kill or hurt anything. Kill...
Standing abruptly, I tucked the fang into my bag and strode over to the door. Throwing it open, I took one last glance towards the two empty beds that would probably be there until we graduated. I could almost see the two boys sitting there, laughing about something. It looked so real, I almost called out to them. Then I blinked, and they were gone.
o.O.o
I'm not sure why I wasn't telling my friends what I'd found. But I didn't. I kept the fang a secret. It was strange, because I always told them everything. I just felt like this was something that shouldn't be yelled out. I thought about going to Dumbledore, but decided just to wait until he called us again. Instead I took to wandering the halls, wondering if I could find the hidden room Harry had hinted about. If I did I would definatly add it to the map. Prongs and Padfoot questioned me and wondered why I was wondering, but I refused to tell them. To be truthful, I didn't really know.
My thoughts were broken by the sound of quiet sobs, enhanced by my wolf hearing. As I drew nearer, I noted the smell of woods and sweets. Tonks. Hurrying forwards, I peered around the corner and saw her hair was a deep blue and shrouded her heart-shaped face. Her knees were drawn up to her chest and her head rested on her knees Padding up to her softly, I knelt beside her and without any hesitation, drew her to my side by circling my arm around her shoulders. Her sobs slowed and she titled her head up hesitantly, fear dwelling in her eyes. Sometimes I forgot she was only a 3rd year. "Re-Remus?" I responded by pulling her closer, letting her thin arms circle around my waist. "K-Keep th-thme a-away from me. D-Don't l-let the-them find m-m-me." She stuttered, burrowing her head into my chest. "Don't let who get you Tonks?" I asked softly. "T-The Sl-Slytherins. T-They m-make f-f-fun of me." Frowning, I snarled quietly. They hurt my Nymphie. They hurt my Dora. How dare they? For a second I was startled. Since when was she "my" Nymphie? "My" Dora? But the sobs that were ceasing brought me to the present.
"Why do they tease you?" I asked quietly, strengthening my grip on her. "T-hey say I'm a-a," Gulping, she brushed her hair out of her eyes. 'A f-freak because of what I am. Because I'm d-d-different. They say No one likes me and that im abn-abnomral."
"No. no no no no no no." Leaning over so I was eye-to-eye with her, I cupped her cheek, wiping away a tear with my thumb. "No." I whispered softly. "You aren't any of those things. Not at all. You're beautiful, amazing, adventurous, caring, and a little bit crazy." Chuckling slightly, I danced in my head when she gave me a watery smile. "I- we love you very much because of that." Cursing inwardly at my slip up, I pondered it. Did I love Tonks? I love hanging around her, I love the way she smiles, I love the way she's so carefree, I love everything about her. Oh Merlin.
"What was that Remus?" She sat up slowly, leaning her forehead against mine. I was just then aware of how close we were. Restraining the urge to capture her lips in mine, I breathed deeply, inhaling her dizzingly delectable scent. "We love you because of it." I said in a steady voice. Now she was smiling. "No no no that's not what you said." She moved herself even closer then I thought possible, looping her arms around my neck instead and moving into a somewhat straddling position, sending me into a frenzy. Just snog her already, you know you want to. A voice that sounded suspiciously like Sirius cried. Since when is my voice of reason Sirius? I wondered. Since you started fancying Tonks, Now snog her. The Sirius-voice commanded. She was inches away from me. My brain went into overdrive and I closed the distance, wrapping my arms around her waist.
It was amazing. She tasted like candy, a sweetness that wasn't comparable to any treat I'd ever tasted. I slid into the nearest broom closet, closing the door with my foot and letting her straddle me, letting her slip her tounge into my mouth and dance with mine. I let her brush small kisses down my collarbone and rip open my robes, kissing down my chest. You shouldn't do this. A voice like Lily reminded me, but I brushed it away and let out a moan of longing when she slipped her hand into my pants. I kneaded her breasts and watched in fasination as she stripped off her shirt. Leaning down over me, she whispered in my ear sexily "You want it Remmy?"
o.O.o
Lily POV
Remus was hiding something. We all knew it, even Dorcas and she didn't know anything about our "group". I didn't really pursue it since I was studying for exams, but I had pretty much finished up. I wasn't as hard-core this year. I knew all the material, so why should I drill it into my head every second of the day. At the moment I was lounging in front of the fire, James's arm slung around my shoulder, and was watching Dorcas flirt with Sirius and Gracie flirt with Gideon. Peter shuffled by, and I could feel the heat of James's glare over my head. Sighing, I elbowed him. "Leave it." Pouting at me, he settle back down, dozing lazily, notes forgotten. When the common room door banged open and Remus came stumbling through, his lips swollen and a look of extreme satisfaction written across his face, I sat up, excitement flaring inside of me.
"So you finally did it?" I shrieked happily. "You finally snogged her?" James looked interested at this. "Who did Moony snog?" Smiling at the blush creeping onto his cheeks, I sat up straiter. "Tonks! You did didn't you?" Collapsing into the chair next to us her nodded bashfully. 'Well," he said in a small voice. "We did a bit more then snog." My smile slid off my face. "You didn't get her pregnant did you?" I asked sternly. Sitting up bolt strait, he shook his head frantically. "No no we didn't go quite that far, but we did um, well, uh quite a um, lot." he finished lamely. An arm snaked around Dorcas's waist, Sirius strode over to us. "Who snogged my baby cousin?" he asked angrily. Remus sunk down again, panic filling his expression. "Remus did." James announced, smirking at said boy. Quailing under Sirius's stare, Remus mumbled something. "What was that?" Sirius snarled, a hint of a smile on his face.
"She was really good." Remus said louder, raising his amber eyes to meet gray ones, a smirk playing across his lips. Sirius's mouth dropped open before chuckling slightly. "I'm just going to pretend like you didn't say that." Remus smiled at his friends before standing and stretching, yawning loudly. "I'll be right back." Slinging his bag over his shoulder, he stalked out of the common room, a look of determination on his face. Sirius flopped into the armchair, pulling a giggling Dorcas onto his lap. "Wonder what that was all about?" He pondered aloud. Returning to my silent vigil of staring at the fire I shrugged. "Who knows?"
o.O.o
Remus POV
Of course, I'm so stupid. We'd USED it before, the house elves went on about it constantly, good Lord and Merlin he'd heard Fabian and Gidion going on about it last week! Dashing up the staircases to the seventh floor, I paced back in forth in front of the tapestry of some guy trying to teach trolls how to dance. I need someplace to hide something. I thought desperatly, my hand gripping the fang in my bag tightly. When I opened my eyes, a tall door had appeared in front of me, Opening it cautiously, I gasped at the enormaty of the room. Rows and rows apon rows stretched on for as long as I could see, overflowing with priceless and worthless objects. Ok maybe not so worthless. Examaning the shelf nearest to me, I picked up a delicate golden chain with a simple golden heart. Thinking of Tonks, I placed it in my bag. I wandered the ailes, wondering if I left the fang here and forgot about it, in a hundred years someone would find it and pick it up, look at it, try to see what it was.
I passed an oddly shaped bust with a crown on it, and a flash of blue caught my eye. Whipping around, I strode back to it and plucked it off the bust, peering closely at it. etched on it around the middle was "Wits beyond measure is mans greatest treasure." I breathed. I'd found it. I'd found the diadem and I didn't even mean to. Letting out a whoop of triumph, I stuffed it in my bag. Destroy it a voice whispered faintly. Destroy it now. I shook my head at it. "I have to show everyone first." I said out loud. "I have to."
But days passed and exams drew nearer and still I didn't tell. In a way I had forgotten about it, but it was still there, the constant reminder that I had a horcrux. I could feel myself getting darker and darker with each coming day, all of my doubts being whispered in my ear. In the begging I had ignored it, but my friends noticed. And during the full moon, I was so violent and uncontrollable Sirius and James came away with major injuries. By then I was ashamed to tell them. Ashamed that I had kept it a secret for so long.
I was relieved when a message came from Dumbledore the day after exams, calling us to his office. As soon as I got there, I was calmed. I spilled everything, dumping the objects onto the headmaster's desk and feeling the weight roll off me. He was overjoyed that we had found two, and now only needed to find one more. And we already knew where it was. We were dismissed, but I didn't miss the looks of worry that my friends gave me.
The day before we left, in the Great Hall a cry of grief filled the air, coming from the Puff table. I learned later from Tonks that one of her friends, Amelia Bones had just discovered that her parents had been murdered. James and Gracie exchanged looks of horror. Fabian and Gideon came over later, Gideon to kiss Gracie goodbye because their parents had come a day early to pick them up. They didn't want them to ride on the train. Lily had received a letter from Alice and Frank that they had gotten married (" why wasn't invited?) and that there was an increase in dissapearences and deaths, and James received a letter from Aurther and Molly that he was to invite all of his friends to their wedding. "They're barely out of school!" Lily had gasped. Gwen was behind her and smiled grimly. "Because of the oncoming war, they want to get married as soon as possible. I'm pretty sure Molly's pregnant though. That's probably why." Then Fabian and Gideon pulled her away so they could leave.
It was odd, because people were never worried on the last day of school. They were excited and happy. But there were so many deaths that had just been reported. "I wonder how bad it'll get next year." I pondered aloud as we boarded the train, people chatting, but not about summer, but about the "death eaters" that had just been revealed to the public. And about the dark mark. Tonks appeared by my side. "It's the panic." she stated calmly, attaching herself to my arm. "It's the uncertain feeling that Voldemort has caused. No one knows if their families will be next." Gracie and James exchanged a look of unease and James looped his arm over Lily's shoulder. Sirius hurried off, claiming he was going to find Dorcas. I think he wanted to find Regulas and question him though, because we had seen Dorcas pass with some other 6th years a while ago.
Lily, James, Tonks, Gracie and I found a compartment and talked for a bit before melting into our own little worlds, all of us worrying about the year and war to come. We had all passed the apparation test, thankfully, and no longer needed to be taken home by our parents. Sirius came a bit later, looking confused, but when he saw all the girl were asleep, he didn't say anything, just sat down by the window.
When we got off the train, the hugs and goodbyes were borderline something more then sadness. I couldn't put my finger on it. Maybe it was the dread that we might never see each other again. Kissing Tonks sweetly and holding her close, I sighed when I finally was forced to let go of her. "I'll write you." I insisted, hugging her once more and pressing my lips to her forehead. Sirius apparerated somewhere so he didn't have to see his parents, and Dorcas followed soon after. Then Lily, then James and Gracie. Then, taking a deep breath, I grabbed my trunk and spun on the spot, praying that my family was fine.
o.O.o
Lily POV
The first thing I saw when I appeared in my front lawn was the green skull hanging above my house and the stench of death and fear in the air. "No." I whispered. "NO!" Dropping my bag, the first thing I did was run into the house, where I found my mom laying on the floor, her eyes wide open and unseeing. Furniture was smashed and broken, chairs and tables overturned, glass smashed and cracked. The image of my mother was burned into my brain as I raced back outside. The whole street was eerily quite, and I knew what had happened before I even looked around. They were all dead. All of them. Tears welled in my eyes. Sirius's words echoed in my mind. Regulas says they kill muggles for fun.
I didn't want to think. I didn't want to see my friends dead in their homes, my muggle friends dead because they didn't know about magic. Because they weren't wizards. I knew this would be covered up somehow, but it wouldn't cover the grief that the families would feel. Thank merlin Petunia was with Vernon. I knew she would hate me even more for bringing this on our family, but I'd given up on her.
Footsteps pounded up the street behind me and I whirled around, wand out, to face whoever was coming. It was Snape. "I didn't know Lily!" He yelled. "I swear I didn't know!" Tears falling freely from my cheeks, I grabbed my trunk and spun on the spot, leaving him behind and going to James's. He was still outside and when he saw my tear-stained cheeks he rushed over to me. "Their gone." I sobbed into his arms. "Now their both gone."
o.O.o
Remus POV
"Maman? Etes-vous ici? Appoline? Charlotte? Adam? Alex? Veuillez me dire la mort des mangeurs ne vous obtenez!" My siblings came barreling through the doorway smothering me in hugs and kisses. "Oh thank god you're safe." my mum breathed. "Thank god you're all safe." I grinned widely at my family. "I hope we stay safe.
