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~TCW

Chapter 4: Why Aaron?

Written By: TheChannyWizard

Students began to file out and some first year students began to point and whisper. "SOMEONE HELP MY BROTHER!" Elizabeth shrieked. Aaron laid there, his eyes open, but he was somehow turned into stone. "HE'S PETRIFIED! OH LORD, PLEASE!" she sobbed and Jason came rushing forward, stroking her back.

"What is with all the ruckus?" Professor Neville Longbottom cried, coming forward. Elizabeth turned her tear streaked face towards him.

"HIM, that's the problem, you incompetent fiend!" the sobbing girl snapped, not even caring that Neville was a professor. "He's been petrified. That hasn't happened since your second year, am I correct?" Elizabeth's voice was scathing, and full of worry and hysteria.

"Yes, yes that's correct. I just have no idea how it happened. Meriwether," Neville called and Professor Mooney stepped forward. "Call my wife," he ordered, and Professor Mooney scrambled off to go find the Headmistress.

"Professor, why are so many things happening? Could it be a...sign?" Elizabeth whispered the last part, but everyone heard and fell silent. Neville sharply inhaled.

"V-Voldemort was defeated 21 years ago, destroyed and what not. I am sure that there is no sign of him." was all the professor could stiffly say. Elizabeth looked down.

"I'm sorry Professor. I had no right to say that. I'm just...shocked at how something like this could happen..." Elizabeth trailed off, tears gleaming in her eyes.

"Aaron!" a scared voice cried out. Elizabeth recognized the voice and held her arms out, waiting for her sister to come. Simone pushed and scrambled her way through the crowd and rushed over to her brother.

"Everyone, please go back to your rooms," Professor Mooney ordered. "NOW!" he asserted when he saw that no one moved. Elizabeth took one last fleeting look at her brother then grabbed Simone's hand and led her to the Gryffindor Common room.

Everyone looked at Elizabeth as she walked down the hall. This was unfortunate for all of those people, because Elizabeth was in a cranky mood from two sleepless nights. She now had more bags under her eyes, a red nose, and puffy eyes. Her hair was pulled into a messy bun and she just couldn't concentrate. In potions, her best class, she had mistaken a truth serum for a knock-out potion. In D.O.T.D.A, she had notoriously sent vines that grabbed onto her partner's throat and nearly choked him. In Transfiguration, she had changed her mouse into a grasshopper with a mouse tail and ears. The teachers all looked at her and sent her to bed, seeing that she needed more sleep. But how could she? Her brother was petrified. He wasn't there to give her that helpful advice that she needed at times like this. He was the compassionate one. He was the one who completed the Wood triangle.

"Elizabeth!" a voice called and Elizabeth groaned. Why couldn't these people leave her alone? "Elizabeth!" the voice panted.

"What, James? What could you possibly want from my life?" she snapped.

"Elizabeth, I know you're still mad at me...but do you want to go to Hogsmeade with me?" James asked excitedly. Elizabeth looked horrified and bit her lip.

"I'm going with Jason, if you must know," she replied softly. James squeezed her arm. "Ow! James, you're hurting me!" Elizabeth squealed in pain.

"What. The. Bloody. Hell?!" he roared. "We always go to Hogsmeade together!" Elizabeth squirmed out of his grip.

"GO WITH YOUR DARLING PRICILLA! YOU SEEM TO CARE MORE ABOUT HER THAN ME!" Elizabeth screamed back, her fists clenching so hard that her knuckles turned white. "Look, as far as I'm concerned, our friendship is o-v-e-r, OVER. You left me standing there in the station in dismay last year! I was hurt, and you didn't care!"

"But I-"

"BUT, I forgave you for that. I wrote you more than fifty letters! I practically called you thirty times! I even came all the way from my house to yours and you want to know the answer I got each time? 'Oh, sorry, he's at Pricilla's house,' EVERY SINGLE TIME!" Elizabeth raged on.

"Pricilla-"James began.

"Pricilla is my life, Pricilla is my love; we GET it! So just go away, and leave me alone!" Elizabeth left in a huff. James looked sadly at his once best friend. Suddenly, Elizabeth came back. "Oh, and just so you know? I'm going to go look for my best friend, because I don't know where he is,"

"What?" James asked, confused.

"You've been a jerk James; not just to me, but to everyone else. Pricilla's changed you. You're not that same mischievous and adventurous guy I used to know," Elizabeth snarled and walked away again.

"Oh, you go girl!" Scorpius mimicked in a girly voice and Elizabeth giggled. "Like, oh my gosh! That was like, totally awesome!"

"Shut up, Scorpy," Rose teased and Elizabeth started to laugh.

"There we go! Finally got a smile out of that girl!" Al grinned and slung his arm over Elizabeth's shoulder. Someone knocked on the door and walked in. Elizabeth's heart fluttered.

"Hey, Jason." she grinned, waving her hand. Jason beamed and walked over to her.

"Hey Lizzie, I heard what you said to James. That was pretty hard-core," he commended her, pounding her fist.

"Well, someone had to tell that boy the truth," Elizabeth sighed, rolling her eyes. "As far as I know, I could care less about that boy,"

"If that's true...then do you want to go out sometime?" Jason asked, his hopeful glance burning through the back of Elizabeth's head.

"I-I well....er...you see....." Elizabeth stuttered.

"Is that a yes or a no?" Jason asked impatiently.

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