Growing Pains
Yo all...sorry for the long wait...moving house is horrid and not having internet for so long, im suprised i survived...neways, this is the next chapter of my delightful story and i hope you all enjoy it to bits...as the chapter title says, i am hoping my plot is growing, not going walkabout like the rest of my files on my computer... goodness new letting ppls play on my computer could result in most of my files missing...so it may be a while before the next chapter, i have to start from scratch for it and i honestly cant remember what i was writting for it!! on another note, i have started a story about the Black family children growing up...not sure if i should post it or not...sugestions anyone?
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Growing Pains
Chapter Eleven – A Growing Plot
The walls were crushing in on them. Screams loud enough to wake the dead could be heard all around. Yet they sat aside, unaffected by it all. Lovely Morganna sitting watching the destruction like a queen would her favourite show. To one side sat Severus Snape. He watched what was happening with wide, frightened eyes. Only Morganna's hand on his shoulder kept him in place. On her other side sat Taliyah Parkinson. She watched it all with wide eyes that drank in everything. She watched as students were flung about like rag dolls. When she saw Sirius and Isabella flung into a gapping hole she screamed.
Sitting up in bed, Taliyah eventually got control of her breathing. She hated that nightmare. It was then that things had changed. But she didn't know how they had changed. Around her, she could hear the other girls moving about. She was pulled back to herself when her drapes were pulled back by Scarlett and Isabella. The two girls looked at her with a bit of pity on their faces; it vanished when Bellatrix and Morganna came up behind them.
"Is everything all right?" asked Morganna. She frowned at the other girls.
"Why yes, everything is fine thank you Morganna!" Taliyah smiled. She knew by know that her smile that had once been friendly was now cold and unforgiving. Morganna huffed and turned away.
"Then stop screaming in your sleep Taliyah!" she said as she stalked back to bed. Scarlett and Isabella both went back to their respective beds, looking between Taliyah and Morganna as they did so. Finally it was only Bellatrix and Taliyah left by the bed. Taliyah moved over a bit so as to let Bellatrix onto her bed.
"Was it that dream again?" asked Bellatrix once they hand closed and silenced the curtains around them. Taliyah nodded.
"Did you dream more of it? Did you see what Morganna did to make it all go crazy? Did you see how it all came apart?" these were the questions Bellatrix always asked after the dream. Indeed, these were the questions Taliyah asked herself when Bellatrix was not there. What had Morganna done and why had she only saved Taliyah and Severus from the destruction. Taliyah sighed and lay back on her bed. She had seen the glow of power rising from Morganna and reaching up to the sky. She had also seen the part when Melody called a warning to everyone. Then she had seen Morganna's power reach over to Melody and rip from her a voice. She had then had trouble holding onto the resisting voice and things had gone wrong. Part of that great power had continued fighting to reach to the stars while parts had tried to break that voice. It had whipped about, breaking bits of stone and causing Hogwarts to start coming apart. Then the little bit that reached the stars had flared, causing a hole in the ground. A hole where Sirius and Isabella had been standing. But Taliyah still did not know how Morganna had done it. They were not to know that much magic then, after all, they were only twelve.
"Lets go to the library tomorrow shall we?" suggested Taliyah.
James was very proud of his Quiditch team. And now that they had just added a new Chaser to the team. Little Annabelle Mullet. Though she was only a third year, and a small one at that, she had out flown all other competitors for the position. James now walked from the pitch laughing and joking with his team. Annabelle was chatting away to the beaters, Kasey Bell and Affrica Wood. The small dark haired girl was quite the practical joker it seemed.
"My, my, if it isn't James Potter and all his girls!" came a teasing voice from behind a tree.
"He does seem to favour girls over guys when it comes to Quiditch, doesn't he!" a second voice came from high in the tree. James smiled.
"Spying again Jetta and Amira?" he asked in mock annoyance.
"How does he know it's us?" asked the voice in the tree, the tone sly and teasing.
"Because this is where we always spy Jetta!" the person behind the tree laughed. James stood there with his hands on his hips, Quiditch team behind him. The Moron twins emerged from their hiding places at the same time, Jetta from in the tree and Amira from behind.
"So what do you think of my team?" asked James spreading his arms wide. Jetta and Amira adopted mirroring poses, arms crossed and one hand under their chin. They looked over the team with practiced eyes. James turned and winked at his team. They rolled their eyes. It was a ritual for them, every year, since James had joined the team, the twins would ambush them at this tree and look over their team. It was just fun, cos the twins and James were always joking around when they ran into each other. As always, after much laughing and joking, James said goodbye to the twins and he and his team walked the rest of the way to the changing rooms.
Sirius was standing outside the changing rooms, waiting for James to appear. He was so lost in thought that he never heard Melody Applewhite come and stand next to him. It wasn't until she poked his side that he came back to himself with a loud cry and a jump. He looked around blushing. Melody grinned at him, a grin that a few years ago would have been accompanied by a laugh and smart comment. Now there was only silence.
"Hey Melody, what are you doing here?" asked Sirius. Melody shrugged and grinned. Then she pointed to the windows of the school. Sirius looked to where she was pointing and was surprised to see Narcissa looking down at him. Sirius frowned. He had not spoken or even seen any of his family since he had run away. He looked back at Melody who still had a sad smile on her face. She pointed to a different window and motioned that Sirius should look. So he did. He saw Bellatrix and Taliyah walking together and walking close. So close it was as though they were talking. Now that was a surprise in itself. Bellatrix never talked to Taliyah if she could help it. What was she doing? Melody tugging on his sleeve brought his attention back to her.
"Why did you show me that?" asked Sirius, he was confused and slightly angry. Melody handed him a piece of paper. Then she turned and walked away. Sirius watched her go before looking at the paper.
'Morganna is up to something.'
"Up to what?" asked Sirius after reading it. Why should he care? What did that have to do with Narcissa, Bella and Taliyah? And so for the second time that day, Sirius stood lost in thought.
"Sirius Black-Potter!" cried James as he slung an arm around his friend's neck, bringing the other boy back to reality with a cry of surprise.
"James!" cried Sirius, trying to free himself. James only laughed and pulled Sirius closer. Then he began to walk towards the castle doors, dragging a loudly protesting Sirius with him.
"I hear there was a loud commotion in the Great Hall around lunchtime today!" Remus said matter-of-factly as the four boys sat around the fireplace in the Common Room. Peter looked up from his work, a hungry look on his face.
"Really?" he asked, "what happened?"
"I don't know if I should tell you Wormtail, you still have heaps of work to finish," Remus said in a teasing voice. James and Sirius glanced at each other and looked away fast. They knew exactly what Remus was talking about. They watched with mischief in their eyes as Remus teased Peter with the information. It was a rare and welcome sight to see Remus teasing the last member of their little group. Usually he was the peace maker between them all. James could tell that something was still bugging Sirius, and so he distracted him by pushing him none too gently from the couch. This brought surprised looks from Remus, Peter and a few other people in the Common Room. Sirius lay on the floor staring up at James in shock.
"And what may I ask was that for?" asked Remus offering a hand to Sirius.
"Fun?" quipped James, trying for an innocent look.
"Fun!" Remus said with a scowl on his face. Sirius ignored the hand and instead pulled at James's legs until the other boy was also lying on the floor, though on top of Sirius. The smaller boy was quick to push James off him.
"See, fun!" laughed Sirius.
"Fun!" cried James in mock outrage. Sirius laughed some more as James began to attack his friend, tickling him in all the worst places. Peter and Remus watched them for a while before Peter asked once more what had happened in the Great Hall.
"Nothing much, just those idiots picking on Severus again." Remus said in a bored voice as he turned back to his homework. But that was short lived as two sets of hands grabbed him and pulled him onto the floor.
"Fun!" James and Sirius smirked at their stunned friend. Remus nodded.
"Fun it is then!" and the prefect began to attack his friends in their most ticklish places. Peter sat aside and watched. It was always thus, him to the side, him the last to know about anything. He should be used to it by now, but he wasn't. It hurt to be left to the side. It hurt to be overlooked. It hurt that James spent so much time with Sirius Black. It shouldn't be like that. It shouldn't be Sirius Black all the time. There had to be room for others. There had to be room for him, Peter Pettigrew. Sirius needed to go to the sidelines for a while. Sirius had to go.
Dark thoughts are a dangerous thing. They consume the mind and take over everything. They make a person think things they know are wrong. Dark thoughts breed dark deeds. Morganna knew this; she knew what darkness could bring. She knew yet she couldn't help but be mesmerised by them. Peter did not know the dangers of darkness. He was innocent to the intentions of it. He only wanted attention by his hero. Morganna wanted attention from anyone she could. She wanted to be loved, to be feared, to be recognised. She would do anything for attention, for a reward. She created mischief in its worst form. She created darkness from light. She had so much power she did not know what to do with it. Her second year had been a trial. A test to see what would happen. Melody Applewhite had much power as well. Too much. She had needed to go. She drew too much attention, attention that should have been aimed at Morganna. So Morganna had got rid of her. Or her power at least. She had traumatised the girl into silence and despair. Melody would never use her voice again, she would be too afraid to venture anywhere alone. Morganna had let the darkness control her and disaster had come from it. Peter was only going to touch on the fringes of the darkness. He was only going to see what could be done to get rid of Sirius for a while. After all, he was not a cruel boy by nature. His parents loved him. Morganna's had feared her.
Morganna saw the dark thoughts start to grow in little Peter's head.
"Interesting," she said with a smile. "This could be fun!"
Taliyah watched from the shadows. She hated Morganna. But hate grew into darkness eventually, and Taliyah was already changed from the darkness Morganna had created. She would do anything to stop Morganna from succeeding in anything. She swore she would. She swore on her life.
Darkness begets sorrow. And sorrow destroys happiness.
