Hey guys, guess what? I'M NOT DEAD! Haha, I haven't posted in AGES and I'm super sorry! I posted a one-shot before this so if some of you could review and send me some feedback. This story is all typed up and finished on my computer. There are 15 chapters and an epilogue...after that, I think I'll do a few Rose and Scorpius one-shots and definitely another James and Elizabeth story (even though Elizabeth isn't real). I honestly really love that couple...lol, anyway, please enjoy this chapter and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE send me some feedback by hitting that review button.

~TCW


Chapter 9: Busted!

Written By: TheChannyWizard


Best friends forever, huh? Elizabeth thought to herself as she mixed in the ingredients. It was 3 months into the project and they were still missing some ingredients, but at least it was progress. She had been thinking about how she and James had first met...life was so simple back then. No problems, no fights, and Elizabeth just wanted to be back in those times again.

"Elizabeth? You ok?" Rose asked, concern written all over her flawless face. Elizabeth absentmindedly nodded. She was far too concerned and absorbed in her thoughts to actually pay attention to what Rose was saying. She just missed James so much! Elizabeth felt her heart constricting with the mere thought of him. Oh how she would have loved to go to Hogsmeade with him! And don't forget the Yule Ball!

In reality, Elizabeth was so deep in thought that when she walked out, she didn't even see Jason and bumped smack into him.

"OMG! I'm so sorry Jason!" Elizabeth cried. She grabbed his books at the same time he grabbed the book and Elizabeth didn't feel the sparks she had once felt. Jason looked at her confusedly.

"Erm...did you feel anything?" Jason asked, obviously referring to the sparks. Elizabeth looked at him sadly and felt her heart break a second time. She had fallen in love with Jason, but knew, deep in her heart, that he wasn't the one that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with.

"I h-have to go," Elizabeth shakily whispered and she ran away. Why did it always happen to her? Elizabeth went into the bathroom and started to cut herself. She closed her eyes and savored the pain. Why did everyone she ever loved have to go and break her heart? Why couldn't her life turn out to be good for once? Oh my God, she hated her life so much. Why, why, WHY?

"ELIZABETH? WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING?" a voice shrieked and Elizabeth gasped as she opened her eyes and saw a horrified and furious Rose Weasley looking back at her through the mirror.

"I-um, well...you see, I-just-" Elizabeth stuttered as she was caught red-handed. In her hand was her little savior, the knife, and her sleeves were pushed up, revealing the hundreds of cuts she had ever made on her skin.

"What the bloody hell is wrong with you?" Elizabeth cringed as Rose continued her tirade. Her eyes started to water up and her lip began to tremble.

"EVERYTHING IS WRONG WITH ME! MY LIFE IS AN UTTER MESS! THE BOY I LOVE IS UNDER SOME DAMN LOVE POTION THAT TAKES 6 MONTHS JUST TO REMOVE! I MEAN, WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH DAMAGE IT'S ALREADY DONE TO HIM? BY THE TIME WE REMOVE IT, HE COULD POSSIBLY BE IN LOVE WITH HER FOR GOOD! MY PARENTS DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT ME AND NEVER EVEN CAME TO SEE ME OFF ON THE FIRST DAY OF HOGWARTS! I'M SURE THEY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT ME, AARON, AND SIMONE!

"MY HEART JUST GOT BROKE ALL OVER AGAIN! JASON AND I NO LONGER FEEL ANY SPARKS; ZIP, NADA, GOOSE EGGS, NOTHING! (next chapter dedication for the person who tells me the name of the book where I got it from) I'M FAT AND I'M UGLY! EVEN JAMES SAID SO! AND YOU HEARD THAT WITCH! JAMES SAID THOSE WORDS ON HIS OWN! HE DIDN'T NEED A LOVE POTION TO TELL HIM THAT! MY BROTHER IS PETRIFIED AND I'M STARTING TO THINK THAT THERE'S NO HOPE FOR HIM! A-A-and," Elizabeth's voice cracked as she fell to the floor and began to sob uncontrollably.

"Oh, you poor girl! You're being tortured like me! Now you know how it feels!" Moaning Myrtle squealed in her high-pitched voice.

Rose quieted down as she saw what Elizabeth had become. Elizabeth used to be sprightly, cheerful, and full of energy. She always looked on the bright side of things and never complained. Sure she was sarcastic and a little violent, but that's what made her Elizabeth! But instead, now Rose saw a vulnerable little girl who was letting out everything she had held in for the past 14 years. She looked at the down side of everything now, and her self confidence had gone down the drain.

"Oh, please don't cry!" Rose cried as she knelt down beside Elizabeth. "You're the prettiest girl in the 4th year! You have an amazing body and all the guys drool over you! Please don't think like that!"

Coincidentally, Al and Scorpius walked into the girls' lavatory, after hearing sobbing from Elizabeth and shouting from Rose.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, what's going on in here?" Al cried as he walked through the door. His eyes widened as he saw the knife near Elizabeth's feet. Moaning Myrtle cackled.

"I'm sure you can guess by the knife," she giggled.

"Y-you didn't try to c-commit s-suicide, did you?" Al gulped. Rose glared at him as Elizabeth cried even harder.

"I have might as well!" she sobbed. Rose rubbed her back.

"No, Al, she was not committing suicide! She was (she lowered her voice) cutting (she raised her voice back up) herself." Rose moved over so the boys could see the scars and cuts that Elizabeth had made.

"Elizabeth Katie Wood, what the BLOODY hell made you do this to yourself?" Scorpius snarled and Elizabeth cringed. Scorpius looked up in surprise. Elizabeth would never cringe at anyone's hard words.

"My life is a mess!" Elizabeth continued to sob. Her face was red and now her breaths were coming in short hitches. Suddenly, the sobbing stopped and Elizabeth fainted.

"Elizabeth!" Rose shrieked as she ran to her best friend, who was practically her sister. It took all three 3rd year students to get her limp body off the ground. Al and Scorpius ran to either side of Elizabeth and picked her up; Al lifting her up by her legs, and Scorpius lifting her by the underarms. Rose stood in front of them and opened the door.

By now, there was a huge crowd surrounding the bathroom. In the front of the crowd was Jason, James, Simone, and Pricilla, all staring. Rose gave a hard glare to James and Pricilla and smiled sympathetically to Jason and Simone.

"What happened to her?" Simone cried. Rose looked among the crowd, and then back at Elizabeth. Oh, we'll never be able to get past all these people! Rose thought.

"MOVE OUT OF THEY WAY! CAN'T YOU SEE THERE'S AN INJURED STUDENT HERE? MOVE!" Rose shrieked in her high-pitched voice and everyone moved away in fear. Rose turned to Simone. "Come on, I'll tell you about it along the way,"

"Come on people; move along, there's nothing to see here!" Al shouted as people tried to get a closer look at Elizabeth.

"HEY! SHUT UP AND GET BACK TO WHEREVER YOU GUYS WERE! AL TOLD YOU THAT THERE'S NOTHING TO SEE HERE, SO MOVE YOUR FAT ASSES SOMEWHERE ELSE!" Simone screeched. This time, the crowd ran away, but some stayed to see Elizabeth.

Finally, after 10 minutes of pushing, screaming, and shoving, the five-some finally made it to the infirmary. Madame Parvati came running in.

"What happened?" she yelped as she took Elizabeth from their arms. Simone crossed her arms.

"Don't ask me, ask them," she huffed, jabbing her thumb in Rose's direction. Rose glared at her in return.

"Thanks for the warm intro," she snapped back. Scorpius held Rose's arms to hold her back. Rose explained the whole story to Madame Parvati as Simone got tears in her eyes.

"She did all that, but never told me?" Simone whispered. Rose's eyes softened as she held the girl.

"She didn't want to worry you," Rose murmured as Simone bawled into Rose's robes. Madame Parvati hauled Elizabeth onto a bed. A few minutes later, she came back to the waiting room.

"What's her condition?" Rose and Simone both jumped up at the same time. Madame Parvati smiled sadly.

"Well, she certainly will live, that's for sure. But it seems that her...er...unhealthy obsession made her lose a lot of blood. By any chance, do you know if she was working on something big, like any spell or anything?" Madame Parvati asked. Rose, Simone, Scorpius, and Al all looked at each other in confusion.

"Not that we know of, sorry," Rose murmured, a pensive look taking over her look as she pondered over the thought. "Why do you ask?"

"Because, from what I saw, she's been overworking herself. You guys can go in and see her." the kind nurse added, and the four children all rushed in. They found Elizabeth sitting up and playing with her wand. She looked up and smiled.

"Hey guys," she croaked; her voice sounded all crackly and sick.

"Hey Lizzie. How you feeling?" Simone wondered and went up to Elizabeth's bedside. Elizabeth nodded as to say that she was feeling better. "Hey, Lizzie?" Simone asked.

"Hmm?" Elizabeth answered back.

"Madame Parvati said you were working on something big...what is it?" Rose sharply glanced at the two sisters in fear, but Elizabeth merely smiled. She stood up and got out of bed with much effort and pulled out her wand.

"Expecto Patronum!" she muttered and suddenly, a silver lioness appeared out her wand.

"Is that what I think it is...?" Scorpius muttered, his eyes wide open.


Yay...Elizabeth learned a new trick...James is as bitchy (forgive the language use) as ever as well as Pricilla and everyone finally learns the truth about Elizabeth...more drama coming up real soon...SO PELASE REVIEW

~TCW