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Ch.3: New discoveries
The Group arrived to Hogwarts and entered the Great Hall. The sorting passed fairly quickly and Gryffindor was happy to acquire a good number of new first years. Dumbledore soon got up to make the beginning speech.
"Good evening Students and Faculty and welcome to another year at Hogwarts. I welcome all first years and hope current students welcome them to our wonderful school. Some things must be reminded and brought forth. The forbidden forest is off limits to all students anyone found in the forest will be expelled. Now Mr.Filtch our school care taker has posted all of the items that are not allowed in the halls, if seen they will be confiscated. After the Feast I would like to see the head boy and Girl in my office, now I presume all of you will want to fill your stomachs with good warm food so now on to the feast! Oh and I very much enjoy a good acid pop,"
Suddenly food appeared on all the tables. Some students were confused of Dumbledore's last comments but just brushed it off and began to eat.
"So Lily, what do your parents do for a living?" Remus asked.
"Oh well my father is an actor he actually is leaving for the states tomorrow to begin filming in New York City, New York. . . ." Lily said.
"What's the film called?" Vanessa asked.
"Oh it's called Thomas Donnely, it's about a man, Thomas Donnely whom is a business tycoon, he's a CEO of a fortune five hundred company called Bordin Inc; in New York and how he tries to handle his home life with his work life, it's a drama, his character is in the middle of a divorce and it's just how he finds himself in the span of a year." Lily explained.
"So he's been in other films?" James asked
"Yes between the times I was four and seven he was gone constantly working, shooting, writing, scripts, producing plays and such."
"What about your mom?" Remus asked.
"Oh well she used to be a principle dancer in the London Ballet company, but after five years she left and married my dad and they started a family and she started her own dance studio, which Vanessa and I go to, my sister also dances." Lily explained.
The group continued talking about their summers and then James and Lily made their way to Dumbledore's office.
They walked up to the two gargoyles which stood guard to Dumbledore's office.
"How are we to get in we don't have a pass word," Lily said looking at the door.
"Oh yes we do Dumbledore gave it to us," James said next to lily. Lily looked to him confused.
"No he didn't," She said.
"Yes he did, Acid Pop," James said. Suddenly the stair appeared and led up to his office.
"After you," James said bending down to let lily go.
"So that's what he meant," Lily said. Lily began to climb the stairs and she looked behind to see James get on.
"Why you so nervous?" he asked. Lily narrowed her eyes.
"I'm not nervous," she exclaimed.
"Okay so you're not nervous, but I suppose this is your first visit to Dumbledore's office," James said with a smile.
"Yes it is, for your information, I'm very proud to say that I have never had to come here, unlike some people I know," Lily said facing James.
"Well I'm glad to hear that Ms. Evans, now if you and Mr. Potter could take a seat I assure you, that neither of you are in trouble . . ."
Lily turned back around to face the headmaster.
She nodded in response, and James laughed under his breath, he walked in behind Lily.
"Unless is there a reason perhaps why you might think your in trouble Ms. Evans?" Dumbledore asked.
"No sir, not at all, it's just that I have never been to your office and I was a bit worried that I had done something wrong,"
"Oh well you have done nothing wrong Ms. Evans, but I do welcome you to my office, Mr. Potter I know has been here before but I'm correct in saying that this is your first visit,"
"Yes sir it is," Lily said.
"Well I welcome you, now please sit I need to talk to both of you,"
They both sat in front of Dumbledore's desk. Dumbledore took his seat and looked up at both of them.
"Now firstly I want to Congratulate you both on becoming Head Boy and Head Girl, you both deserved these positions."
"Thank you sir," Lily and James said.
"Now, since you both worked very hard you both were given these potions and with these positions you in return for hard work receive perks, such as your very own dormitory, bathroom, common room, abilities to plan events, entrance into various rooms in the castle, and each of you receive one free Hogsmead trip per quarter, true we are on semester scheduling, but basically you receive four free trips to the town on your own. You may ask yourselves why this is being given, well I suggest you thank Helga Hufflepuff, she always thought in her mind that the long tradition of the head boy and head girl getting together would be enhanced by the allowed visitation of the town (James and Lily glance to each other, James smiles, Lily rolls her eyes), not saying that the tradition will live on this year, but the visits are still granted fully and you may take any one you'd like, but only two others at a time, we wouldn't want too many people down there with what's been going on lately it will be too risky, understand?"
They nodded.
"Sir what do you mean what's been going on?" Lily asked Dumbledore looked to her.
"Yes for asking this leads on to my second point of why you're here, As you both know a person known as the dark lord is rising to power in the wizarding world, he is very prejudice to Certain types of wizards and witches,"
"You mean muggle-born's and half bloods?" Lily asked.
Dumbledore eyes narrowed a bit
"Yes indeed, now the ministry is trying all it can to bring him down and to protect it's people, but lately their tries haven't been successful,"
"Is it because of the deatheaters?" James asked. Lily turned to him
"Partly Mr. Potter, but the other part is loyalty, many friendships have been broken because of this person, new enemies and allies have been made, and no one is sure of who they really trust, that's why it is important to know who your allies and your enemies are." Dumbledores said.
"Couldn't the ministry question the followers that they have caught, I was reading the prophet the other day and it said they have several in custody, couldn't they use a truth potion to find out what he's planning?" Lily asked
"True they could Ms. Evans they have, but they have been smart enough to be told lies, so what they tell the ministry are lies." Dumbledore explained.
"What I'm asking of both of you is if students receive black letters, which I sadly presume will happen, I want you to make sure they are alright, you don't have to hang on their every move, but just talk with them, console them, the last thing they'ed want is some other student hanging around too much asking them questions, do you both understand?"
"Yes sir," James and Lily said.
"Oh and when and if you do go to Hogsmead on special trips do be on your guard and I'm farwarning you, if things involving this man increase security in the both Diagon Ally and Hogsmead your trips will be canceled and won't be allowed."
Lily nodded as did James.
"Now to show you your new quarters come with me," Dumbledore said standing up. he made his way to the door with James and Lily behind him.
Dumbledore led them to their new dormitories on the seventh floor, the same floor as Gryffindor; they made their way to the door.
"Alright here it is, the pass word is mortikiss," Dumbledore said.
"What's it mean?" Lily asked.
"Oh no, it doesn't mean anything, Mortikiss was the very first Head boy in this school, it's his last named Fredrick Mortikiss."
"What about the head girl." James asked
"Oh well that was Margarett Wood, they were married soon oafter hogwarts," Dumbledoe explained.
"She wasn't related to . . ." Lily began
"Yes Issac Wood, she was his great grandmother,"
"Woah," James said.
The door opened and they stepped in.
The room was filled with red and gold tapestries, curtains. The walls covered red with gold trim and the couches were a bright gold.
"Your rooms are up there Ms. Evans your to the right, Mr. Potter yours to the left, each of you have your own bathroom. You both have a desk and book shelf which I hope has books to your liking, I'll leave you here to get settled, good luck to you both and have a great year," Dumbledore said and left.
"Thanks professor," James said, he walked over to the books and looked and saw numerous books on quidditch, transfiguration, and a world history book from the muggle world, James had a secret fascination with world history, he knew a lot about it.
"Well I think I'll go unpack, good night Potter," Lily said yawning.
"Good night Lily," James said looking up.
Lily made her way to her room, she opened the door and her room was amazing, her bed covered in a gold comforter and gold curtains. Her luggage lay on her bed and she began to unpack. Suddenly a knock was heard at the door.
"Come in," Lily said. James opened the door and came in.
"What is it?" Lily asked.
James walked over to her.
"Look Lily I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for all of the things I've done to you in the last six years and I hope we can patch up things so we can have the best seventh year possible, so I'm sorry for everything I've done and I hope you'll accept my apology." James said.
Lily thought for a moment.
"That's all I wanted to say so I'll let you get some sleep," James said as he started to leave.
"Potter," Lily said.
James turned around.
"I'll let you know," Lily said.
James nodded and left her room.
"Damnit," She said to herself.
James went down to the Common room and sat on the golden couch.
"I'll let you know," he said to himself as he sat down.
"What, is she an operator, putting me on hold like that, doesn't she know I'm going to be thinking about that answer all night, Gosh?" James said.
The next morning came and as did their schedules, as usual Lily had every class with her friends and with the marauders. She still couldn't believe what she had said the night before
"I'll let you know," She mocked at her self "I'm such a git,"
"Lily you okay?" Belle asked as she sat down next to Lily in the great hall at breakfast.
"What yeah, fine," I see you got you schedule, ve're in all the same classes," Belle commented. Suddenly Remus showed up.
"Hey guys, you haven't seen Sirius or James have you?" he asked as he sat down across from Belle.
"No," Belle said
"James had just gotten into the shower when I came down," Lily said.
"Oh okay," Remus said
"So Belle, how does your schedule look?" Remus asked.
"Oh here do you vant to look at it?" Belle said passing it over to Remus.
"Sure. . . . oh hey we have pretty much the same classes that's nice,"
"Yeah, I zink all of us have ze same schedule."
"Great, oh here they come," Remus said he looked down the table and spotted Sirius, Vanessa and James coming down.
"Wow, V your hair . . .Looks great!" Remus said. V sat down across from Sirius who sat down next to Remus and James sat across from Lily. V's hair was changed to a fiery hot red and her eyes were beaming blue.
"Good morning Lily," James said politely.
Lily looked up from her toast.
"Morning, sleep well?" She asked.
"Yes I did and you?"
"Like a baby," Lily responded.
"Well I should say so you two are receiving star treatment for goodness sake, James was telling us about the dorm, it's pretty nice, mate you have to let us come and see it," Sirius said grabbing for the carafe of juice.
"Oh vy don't ve go see it after breakfast we all have a break I zink, no?"
"Yeah we all do," V said.
The group ate in silence and then headed off to the dormitory.
"Mortikiss," Lily said and the door opened, the group filed in and their eyes beamed at the beauty of the room.
"Wow this is amazing, we definitely have to have a meeting in here some time," V said.
"What meeting?" Sirius asked confused.
"Oh it's nothing forget it," she said quickly.
"Wow look at these books," V said changing topics. She walked over to the shelves and began perusing.
"This is really great guys, I'm sure you'll be happy in here," Remus said.
The group chilled out in the common room before they had to go to class. When it was time to go; they all made their way to their first day of their final transfiguration class.
"Good Morning students, now all of you have assigned seating so please listen for you name." Professor McGonagall announced. Her announcement followed by a very large groan from the entire class.
"Oh quiet they won't be for long, alright now I'd like Mr. Dilmon and Freeman over here, Henley and Butterfield here, Lesely and baxton here, Lupin and Diseree here, Remus and Belle looked to each other and smiled, they then made their way to their seats.
"Potter and Evans here, Black and Morgan here, Vanessa and Sirius looked to each other and sat down. Lily sat next to potter and soon the whole class was seated.
"Alright now that we are in our seats take out your books and start reading on page forty and take notes, I'll be right back," McGonagall said and she left the room.
"Wonder where she went," James said.
"Perhaps she needed to use the bathroom," Lily said.
"Psst, psst Prongs," Sirius whispered. James turned around
"What?" James asked.
Sirius threw him a note; James took it and unfolded it.
Prongs,
We need to talk meaning you and Evans with Me and V . . . it's about Moony and Belle meet us after class we have a break
James read the letter and then took his quill out and began writing.
"What about them?" he wrote and then threw it back to him.
Sirius caught it and unfolded it.
He then grabbed his quill and wrote, 'Just meet us' and threw it back to him
"Mr. Black there is no throwing in my class room you are seventeen years old, ten points away from Gryffindor," McGonagall shouted as she came back in the room.
"Sorry Professor," Sirius said with a smile.
The class went on and the students took notes. Class ended and with it so did a four page essay on the transformation of Filius Grimus, an animagus whom when to Prison in the early sixteenth century.
"Vere are you all going?" Belle asked as she saw every one except her and Remus go in the opposite direction.
"Oh we, have to talk to Dumbledore about something we'll catch up later, but you two can hang out while we go do that, so bye," V said and led the group away from Remus and Belle.
"Sound like they're up to no good," Belle said to Remus as they began walking away.
"Probably doing a trick to the slytherins or something, unless perhaps they are infact talking with Dumbledore . . .hey you want to follow them to go see?" Remus asked excited.
"Um vell I vould like to get a start on my essay, it is four pages," Belle said.
"Alright yeah me too, I guess we'll see them next class,"
Remus made their way to Gryffindor common room and began their homework.
-Great Hall-
"So Belle is a werewolf?" James asked in a low whisper surprised.
"Yeah," V said.
"Yeah me and V were think of getting her and Remus together, because Remus is one and you know how he says he likes her scent, well now I know why, it's because he's attracted to her not just by his wizarding appearance, I mean who wouldn't, but her wolf scent,"
"How are we going to get them together?" Lily asked now excited by the facts being told.
"We could set them up," James said,
"Oh we could give them one of our trips to hogsmead!" Lily said.
"You're what?" V asked.
"Wait you two get free trips to hogsmead?" Sirius asked shocked.
"Yes four, two per semester,"
"Perfect and I know what he can giver for a gift f need be," V said.
"What?" James asked
"Mardaque, it's this candy from France, it's to die for; she's absolutely in love with it."
"Yes but how are we going to get them together?" Sirius asked.
"Well James and I could put them on prefect duty together," Lily suggested.
"Yeah that it, well try that when do prefects start their rounds?" Sirius asked
"Next week, next Monday," James said.
"Great!" V and Lily said in unison.
-Common Room-
"I didn't know you and your family supported werewolf rights," Remus said trying to make conversation.
Belle looked up from her parchment.
Remus looked at her and nearly melted, she was so pretty.
"Yes, I sometime get a little anal about at times, but I usually get a hold of myself,"
"I've never seen you get angry at anyone, so I wouldn't know what you'd look like," Remus said with a smile.
"Well I've actually never lashed out at anyone, but I have gotten very annoyed, it's very hard form me to become very angry at someone,"
"Yeah me too," Remus said as he flipped his quill inbetween his fingers.
"It's actually funny that you also are passionate about werewolves, because I actually have strong beliefs in wolf rights," Remus said truthfully.
Belle smiled "Really, I never knew that well just wondering and please stop me if I'm being to technical but just wondering what are your thoughts on the Clevant trial, if you had heard of it?" Belle asked.
"Oh gosh yeah, that was a huge trial last year, correct?"
"uhum," Belle said nodding her head.
"Personally and I have been in an argument over this but I think he was not guilty,"
"really?' Belle asked.
"Yes, because there was pure evidence of the crime, but there was also evidence of previous entry into the house before the crime was actually committed,"
Belled nodded her head in intrigue and interest.
"You know?" Remus asked
"Oh yes, I think that also, because what shocked me is that there was pure evidence like you said, and he had transformed, Clevant, at around eight fifteen when the full moon was shown fully, yet there was a telephone recording of his father at nine ten, there is no possible way he could have killed them before that, his father in the autopsy showed injuries from defensively fighting, but not with a werewolf, but with some other figure."
"Yes I heard that, I know he's guilty because he did kill him, but it wasn't his intension, I think it was planned, I think death eaters killed him, by putting him in to his chamber that night, he couldn't help himself his conscious was somewhere else, only his wolf conscious was there and of course being who he was at the time, there was nothing he could do," remus said.
"Killed who?" Sirius asked. Remus looked over across the room and the others came their way.
"Oh just a man," Remus said.
"ve vere talking about a trial zat took place a year ago involving a werewolf, how vas Dumbledore?" Belle asked.
"He's good," V said.
"What did you talk about, is zere somzing vong?
Oh no, not at all we just wanted to talk about Hogsmeade and when the first trip will be," Lily said.
"Oh alright, well we should get to class," Remus said.
The group went to class and finished their first day of school and unfortunately did their homework.
James and Lily headed back to their dorm to study.
"Hey lily here's the schedule for the prefects, I put Moony with Belle on a lot of them, the best I could do," James said handing her the sheet.
"Okay thanks."
They sat in silence both of them doing their homework for and hour.
"Hey James," Lily said.
"Yeah?" James said looking up.
"About last night, I'm sorry for what I said, I didn't give you a solid answer,"
Lily said. She stood up and walked over to where James was.
James looked up.
"I didn't ask for one," He said.
"Oh well, oh never mind, forget it," Lily said and went back to her desk.
"Okay," James said.
"I shouldn't have said that," he told himself. James glanced back over to lily who was working on her potions essay; he then turned back to his charms homework.
Lily stopped writing and looked in her book, and then glanced to James.
"Ahh he looks so cute when he's concentrating," she told herself.
"Wait a minute I'm not to think that, eew stop it," he exclaimed In her mind, she ran her fingers through her hair and continued writing.
James looked over and smiled, he could see herself beating herself up inside,
She looks great when she's frustrated he thought. James closed his charms book and opened his transfiguration. As he did this he glanced over to lily who looked like she was having a hard time finding something, she was flipping through pages of the book.
James continued his work, but was distracted by all of the page flipping.
Lily flipped page after page looking for a certain charm she was trying to remember.
"Need some help?" James asked
Lily looked up, annoyed.
"No, I don't," She said and continued flipping.
James sighed.
"Well could you not flip loudly I'm trying to read." He said.
Lily looked up.
"Fine, I'll go," she said and got up and grabbed her things.
"You don't have to leave, I'm just asking for you to quiet down a little," James said.
"Well I'm trying to find a incantation and I can't find it,"
"Which one?" James asked putting his book on his desk, it was currently in his lap.
"The one in which is used to transform a table into a chandelier," Lily said.
"Oh it's tabilius chantalium," James said.
"Oh, thanks," Lily said quickly and continued writing.
"God why didn't I know that, I should know that, I do know that, oh what ever," she said to herself.
The night went on and they finished their studying, they now were sitting in front of the fire.
"Hey so what do you think about this whole matchmaking thing, do you think it'll work?" James asked lily, they were now sitting on the couch.
"I hope so, Belle would be so happy with remus, one to know that he's a werewolf and two to have a boyfriend," Lily said smiling.
"Yeah Remus does fancy her quite a bit, it's funny he doesn't gawk about her like Sirius does about V . . ."
"What?" Lily asked in shock.
"Oh crap, don't tell anyone I said that, seriously don't Sirius would have my head," James said.
"Oh I won't, hey why don't we get them together?" Lily suggested.
"Nah, I think Padfoot has it covered. Though I could give him some pointer," James said looking to lily.
"Like what?" Lily asked
"Like just facts about her, what she's like."
Lily sat up on the couch and got up, she went over to James and sat down next to him.
"Well she loves to dance, she dances with me at my mom's studio, he favorite color is purple, she loves chocolate, chocolate frogs are her favorite, she is very open minded, she doesn't care what people think of her, she very much pro girl, she's into that independent, don't need a man sort of thing, though she'd like to have a boyfriend and she's just great, she never bashes anyone unless you get on her bad side, if you mess with any of her friend she will basically beat the crap out of you, seriously and she's just amazing, Oh and she loves flowers, orchids are her favorite purple orchids." Lily said.
"So she's feisty yet sweet at heart, no wonder Padfoot likes her," James said.
"Yeah," Lily said.
"So what about you, what are you like personality wise?"
"Me," Lily said pointing to herself.
"Yes you," James said.
"Okay well I love to dance, I've been dancing since I was three, I love the performing arts, I love to dance, sing, and act. I hate it when people judge others before they know them, I love when people get along, hence forth why I'm excited about getting Belle and Remus together, I'm a smart person I'm not dumb, I don't treat other people like they're dumb, I'll say the honest truth I won't lie, I hate lying in fact and I hate procrastinating, in fact I can't, except for summer assignments, but even then I don't really procrastinate. I love chocolate, muggle and wizarding chocolate . . . yeah"
"What about favorite food, color, music, interest?" James asked.
"Favorite color would have to be Red, food most definitely chips, music I'm really into hip-hop, R&B, muggle music, my dad sings show tunes so I hear those sometimes. I love, believe it or not I have a fascination with world history, muggle history not wizarding," Lily said
James's eye lit up in amazment.
"Wow me too," he exclaimed.
"Really?' Lily asked surprised.
"Yes, I actually take a summer course in muggle history at the Calvin school of Magic, it's for squibs, but I take it it's really interesting, I love the world war one and two era. It's just fascinating and learning about other cultures and military tactics that they used, it's really interesting. Actually here. . ." James suddenly got up form the couch and ran to the book shelf.
Lily looked over the couch and to the shelf; James took a large book out and brought it over called World History and Era full of greatness.
"Wow where did you get this?" Lily asked amazed at it's size.
"I have a copy at home, but Dumbledore had this put into my shelf it's like my favorite book,"
"Wow may I?" Lily asked looking at it.
"Oh yeah sure take a look," James said laying the book in front of her on the table.
Lily opened the book and began looking at the fabulous pictures and text.
"What's your favorite part of history?" James asked.
"Well I love sixteenth and seventeenth century British history I think it is just so fascinating the way society was run and lived, I also love Egyptian history when the pharaohs ruled, also I loved the American history but only the roaring twenties." Lily said.
"Yeah I actually did an essay on them this past summer at school,"
"I thought Sirius was with you this summer?" Lily asked
"He was, but the school started a day after Hogwarts let out so unfortunately he had to return home for a few weeks,"
"The course is only for a few weeks?" Lily asked
"Yes, It's only a subject class, I just did world history, and sometime I do two last summer I did both literature and I took a media studies class, which I first didn't know, but I found it to be interesting it was about the media, like television and radio, it was interesting."
"So why are you interested, what got you interested?" Lily asked
"I mean you've grown up in a wizarding home why learn about the muggle world, if this is where you'll stay?" Lily asked.
"Why wouldn't I, who knows what's to come in the future, I might have to live in the muggle world someday, hopefully I won't have to but I want to be prepared, I don't just want to end up there not knowing anything, you know?"
"Yes I suppose that's true." Lily said.
"Well it's quite late I think I should get to bed, we do have school in the morning," Lily said and got up. James closed the book and got up as well.
"Good night Lily," He said as he put the book back.
"Good night," Lily said and went to her room. James went to his and got changed to sleep.
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