AN: Once again sorry for the delay no excuse except that I couldn't figure out what to write. Thank you for the new followers. It is good to know that my story is still being read. I will do my best to write more often but this story took a turn I was not expecting

Each student was given a note of excuse for being out so late in the evening and quickly headed back to their dorms. Thankfully nobody was awake by the time they got back to their common rooms and they snuck into their rooms and went to their beds. They did not go to sleep, however, they were too wired for what they were about to begin. Narcissa, Belinda, Evelina, and Petunia gathered together with their books and wrote Lily.

N: Now that we have our nicknames, what are we supposed to do with them?

L: I don't know yet Professor Dumbledore just requested that we think of nicknames and once we are finished with the first task, to come find him and he would give us our next jobs. We need to make sure that everyone has their books, and we need to set up a specific time to have our "chat" at night among all of us. We need to be able to discuss what is going on at the time without intruders. Oh and Cissa make sure that Malfoy does not find out about what we are doing. If he does then Severus will be doomed.

C: don't worry about that Lily I won't tell anyone about what we are doing though it might be wise that we find a spell that will make sure we keep things a secret.

P: Lily I think once we need to start badgering mum again about why we never knew about our family. I mean I know we dropped it, but it's been bothering me.

L: Fine with me it was bothering me also, but then with everything going on, I haven't had a chance to really think about it. Either way I am tired and I am going to bed since we have class tomorrow. Goodnight

P: Goodnight

N: Goodnight

Meanwhile, in another part of the castle two people in separate rooms were pacing back and forth because they knew what they were up against and this was no easy or short task.

Minerva McGonagall was worried that they wouldn't finish before Voldemort found out.

Dumbledore was trying to figure out what all he needed to tell them. He had already decided that he would tell them the spell to name their journals and he was going to spell the journals so that they looked like magazines.

The next day, the entire group looked like they had stayed up the entire night which Minerva had a feeling that they had. Dumbledore looked tired, but he had his usual twinkle in his eye so one couldn't be too sure. When the owls came for the regular posts, each of the students had a letter addressed to them with no idea who they came from but they wouldn't open so they couldn't see what was inside. They slipped them into their bags and finished their breakfast.

The day seemed to fly by or drag by depending on who you asked. Either way the day was over and it was after dinner. At specifically 5 o'clock each student's bookbags lit up, when they dug into the bags to find out what was lighting up, they picked up the letter it opened for them asking them to bring their journals with them to the session signed Dumbledore. They headed to "the spot" as they called the room of requirement. They walked in front of it three times and the door appeared. When they walked into the room, McGonagall was there waiting on them. She looked up from where she was sitting at a table filled with parchment. A moment later, Dumbledore walked through the door and wished for a chair as well as a couch big enough for the students to sit on and a fireplace.

"Come in children, I won't bite. Please sit down. Did you bring your journals? "

They all nodded their heads.

"Take them out please."

Each student took his or her out of the bag and held them in their hands. Dumbledore walked in front of them and said

"Now I am going to place two spells on these journals. One of them is the Apello spell which means name in Latin. The other is Dissimulo which means to conceal. Before I place the spell I will need you to speak your nickname for me. They all began to speak at once. Dumbledore held up his hand and they stopped immediately.

"When I come to you please state your nickname as I am going to place it on your journal."

He started at Severus

"Shadow"

"Apello shadow"

The journal lit up and then down at the bottom of the journal was a flourished imprint that said shadow. Dumbledore went to each of them and did this. At the end each one had their nicknames on them. Dumbledore spoke up as they were admiring his handiwork.

"Now that each of your journals has the nickname on it, all you have to do when you want a specific person, is to speak the nickname, and whatever your write will go directly to that person's journal.

They all grinned appreciatively at each other and back at him.

"Now I am going to place a spell on your journals that will turn them into magazines in others eyes. For the girls I am going to turn them into witches weekly and I will set it to change each week to match whatever is going on at the time. Severus I am going to change yours to Quidditch masters."

Severus grinned thankfully and the girls just giggled. Dumbledore took all of the girl's journals in his hand and with a quick wand movement he said "Dissimulo witches weekly." He then took Severus' journal and said "Dissimulo Quidditch Master"

"Now you will be able to have these journals out without everyone wondering what you are doing. I will now take my leave."

Minerva then took over asking the students to come over to where she was and she told them that they were going to be working on their spells. They were going to write a sentence that was supposed to fit the animal that would help them change into their animagi. They sat down and began to think of sentences that would fit their animals. They worked for about an hour before McGonagall told them they needed to go back to their common rooms and they left. This was the start to a very long year.