Lily hated when Saturday nights ended like this, there was a small party in the common room, with old butterbeer and same people. No music, no dancing. Just sitting around in the same seats as last week. The only good part was that her and Alexis could finally have some time to just spill out to each other every single detail that happened that week.
"So then Sirius told me that he loved me since third
year when I shoved that ice cream cone up his nose. Uch he's so
cute! What do you think about him?"
Alexis said waiting for an
answer.
"I think you guys are perfect for each other." A
voice said from behind them. Both of the girls spun around in
surprise and saw Sirius standing behind them. "Butterbeer?"
Sirius asked holding out a month old butterbeer.
"Thank you."
Alexis replied as she gulped down half the bottle in a matter of
seconds. Alexis and Sirius walked out of the room and let Lily sit
alone to think to herself.
Lily couldn't just let her year fly
by like this. This was getting on her final nerve. She HATED this,
whatever "this" was.
IN THE LIBRARY.
"I
GOT THE LETTER!!!" Alexis screeched a little too loudly causing the
librarian practically dragging them out of the library until they
begged and pleaded to stay and she finally agreed.
Remus, Peter,
Sirius, and Alexis sat in a circle around one of the empty tables
whispering (a little too loudly… again)
"Ok, lets see what
Lily decided to write."
"Hello 'Me',
You probably know about me, I have red hair and 'emerald green eyes' as people would call them. You told me you wanted to
know some things about me… well this is something you must know; I am very nervous to be writing to you like this. Okay, back
to the point,
1) My worst subject is History of Magic.
2) My best subject is Potions.
3) I am terrified of spiders.
4) I blush very easily and hate people that make me blush.
5) I do not know what I want to do with my life.
How about you? I am willing to receive a letter back from you.
Lily." "So far so good.We already know all these things about her. So that makes it easier." Remus said.
Suddenly
Peters voice said something (which was very surprising considering
that he usually sat back during these sessions humming show tunes)
"You know what guys? I think I have something to say about
this."
"Finally." Sirius said under his breath.
Remus
shot Sirius an icy look.
"I think that the whole "Senior
Ball" plan is stupid. Because if 'James' asks Lily to the Ball,
and she doesn't get the letter in time, and someone else asks her,
then we're doomed. Instead why don't we kidnap both of them an
hour before the Ball and stuff them in the Room of Requirement and
they'll have to fix things out between them. And then
we live happily ever after; or at
least they do. Okay I'm done now." Peter sat back in his seat.
They all stared at him.
"That's brilliant!" Remus
exclaimed. "I told you we should bring him along Sirius."
Alexis
tried to switch the subject before Sirius had time to answer back.
"Okay so we all agree on this new plan?" Everyone nodded. "So
we have to get started on the next letter."
For half an hour they sat there trying to figure out what they were supposed to say to Lily. Finally they agreed on this:
Dear Lily,
The funniest thing happened on
Friday during Potions. By accident I knocked over a bottle of Purple
Degratus and pixies erupted from my cauldron. The pixies were
everywhere breaking everything in sight. It wasn't until Professor
Fredger came and locked them up. I had detention today and had to
clean the bird droppings on the astronomy tower. (That wasn't the
funny part; it was the most disgusting thing I have ever done in my
life.)
I know you think that wasn't the funniest thing ever and
I'm not an interesting person, but that's why I was hoping you
would be.
Hope to hear from you;
-Me-
Alexis thought the letter was pathetic and stupid; but the rest of the guys liked it, so she had to too.
IN THE GIRLS DORMIOTORY.
"Hey, where were you today? I was searching for you the whole day." Lily asked as she pulled off her coat. It was starting to really feel like November.
"Nowhere. Hung out with Sirius." Alexis said. She didn't like
lying to Lily not even half lying, which was what she was
doing now. She felt a ping inside her like a reminder that she is
lying to her best friend.
"Where could you have been with
Sirius on Hogwarts ground that I didn't check?" Lily asked.
Alexis was surprised that Lily didn't check the library.
"Anyway,
did you answer the letter?" Alexis said excitingly. She thought she
was doing a pretty good job faking it so far.
"Yes I did! I'm
so excited! It might be James. And if it is, that shows that he does
still like me. Then maybe we can go to Senior Ball together in May."
"But Lily, don't get too excited, what if it isn't James? I
don't want you to be heart broken." Alexis said seriously.
"A
girl can dream."
There was a fairly long silence and suddenly
there were shouts, screaming and cheering coming from the common
room.
Both girls jumped off their beds in horror. They ran down
the dormitory steps. So much was going on Lily didn't know where to
look.
There were fireworks erupting in the air. Remus was
standing in shock. Lily wasn't sure if he was ok.
Jared (the guy
that she dumped last year) was screaming at James. James pulled out
his wand and sent him flying.
Frank Longbottom was screaming at
him and Alice was silently weeping in the corner. Sparks were flying
all over the place. The first years were watching from their
dormitories in horror. One girl was crying hysterically. The kind
that-you-can't-breathe and it takes you a while to calm down and
after you are still shaking.
They both looked round the room and
watched Sirius picking up Jared by his shirt and throwing him across
the room. Causing him to almost catch fire from the fireplace.
Alexis let out a giggle and said "I'm dating that guy."
"I
used to date the other guy." Lily said referring to Jared.
Lily
ran towards James. "What's going on?" She asked.
"That
guy is a monster. He almost told the whole Gryffindor about Remus's
secret." James replied. Lily was in shock. She couldn't believe
what she was hearing. She knew Remus's secret since last year when
they tutored each other and he wouldn't show up around the same
time every month. She figured it out and asked him if it was true.
She swore that she wouldn't tell anyone. If everyone knew that
Rewmus was a wereworlf he wouldn't be seen at Hogwarts again. No
one would get close to him.
"So why is Frank involved?" She
asked.
"I don't know. He's a good friend; I guess."
Lily
ran up to Jared.
"Hey Lily, what's going on?" He asked as
he sat up from lying on the floor.
"This is what I have to say
to you." She sent her hand as hard as she could across his face.
She saw as a purple mark formed on his face.
"There, a little
mark to remember me by. Good night."
She felt the silence
around her. She thought for a second that her red hair was turning
darker by the second. The fire red hair wanted to swallow him for
good.
She walked toward Remus for comfort.
"Are you okay?"
She asked.
"Yeah, I'm good." He got up and walked to the
boy's dormitory.
The only noises that were made were the
fireworks that were quieting down.
Lily ran up to the dormitory
and closed the door behind her.
Alexis wasn't there anymore.
She paced around the room as she heard a very loud voice drowning the
common room. She couldn't care less about what happened to that
boy.
She recognized that voice to be Professor Slughorn. She
heard him ask what happened to him. She also heard Madame Pomfreys
squeaks cutting in whenever Slughorm wasn't speaking. They must
have carried him to the hospital wing because when she came down the
common room was empty.
She was lying on her bed as something caught her eye. A piece of paper glided through the room and landed on the end of her bed it read:
Dear
Lily,
The funniest thing happened on Friday during Potions. By
accident I knocked over a bottle of Purple Degratus and pixies
erupted from my cauldron. The pixies were everywhere breaking
everything in sight. It wasn't until Professor Fredger came and
locked them up. I had detention today and had to clean the bird
droppings on the astronomy tower. (That wasn't the funny; it was
the most disgusting thing I have ever done for detention in my life.)
I know you think that wasn't the funniest thing ever and
I'm not an interesting person, but that's why I was hoping you
would be.
Hope to hear from you;
-Me-
Lily didn't
have the strength to answer back. But it didn't make sense because
she didn't hear of anything happening in the potions classroom. She
had to know who this was. She couldn't just be chatting with a
compete stranger. It was all so confusing. She had an idea. Tomorrow
shed go to the astronomy tower and ask the Professor who had
detention on Friday night.
She was slowly falling asleep. Lily
heard someone enter the dormitory; she was too lazy to check who it
was.
"What happened out there?" The person asked. It was
Alexis, Lily could tell from her voice.
Lily pretended as if she
was sleeping.
"Hello? Lily I know you're awake." She
replied.
Lily moaned as if she was sleeping.
She opened her
eyes just enough to see where Alexis was, Alexis she saw her eyes
open.
"Ha! I caught you. I knew you were awake." "So what
happened with Jared?"
Lily couldn't tell Alexis about Remus.
She swore she wouldn't tell a soul.
"I can tell you certain
things." Lily said uneasily.
"What do you mean 'certain
things'?"
"I swore to Remus I couldn't tell what Jared was
talking about."
"I don't get you. What was going on?"
"Basically, Jared almost told the whole House a secret about
Remus. So everyone like jumped on him. But I don't understand how
he found out."
"I don't understand how you know this
'secret secret'."
"It's a long story."
"No
it's not tell me."
"I cant!" Lily replied. It came out
sounding too harsh.
"Oh I get it, so I should tell you
everything that goes on with me; everything about Sirius, everything
that he ever told me, and I couldn't tell anyone, but then you cant
tell me this one little thing right?"
"Its not the best
secret in the world! I thought you can understand."
"Well I
can't."
"Well than you are too immature to know anything.
No one forced you to tell me all of Sirius's secrets."
"I
thought I could trust you as a friend." Alexis said.
"Trust
has nothing to do with this." Lily shot back
"Good, so don't
be expecting anything from me anymore." Alexis said as she put her
blanket over her head.
"Even better." Lily said. She couldn't
believe that just came out of her mouth.
