Ok, Copyright... Well, the songs I borrowed belong to the original owners and the Bring It
On soundtrack, The Josie and The Pussycats soundtrack, the I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Soundtrack, and Blessid Union of Souls cd, any others who I borrow songs from.. and the songs Can't Fight the Moonlight and I Do Love You. The charicters mostly belong to J.K Rowling. A few belong to myself. The names belong to whoever created them. The quotes I borrowed from TV belong to their original writers/qouters whatever!!

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Okay people, this is (as you can tell) about the Marauders. This takes place in their sixth and seventh years. There is a traitor in the midst of the Marauders, but who is it? This will take some abrupt turns later on, and the traitor isn't who you would expect. It will get better later, I promise!!! This is my first attempt at writing a Harry Potter fanfic, so cut me some slack. I am more well known for my Tenchi Muyo fanfics . . . Anyway, this is a four part story, so please enjoy!!!

AUTHOR'S NOTE 2: Sorry it took so long for me to post this! I've been checking out a real "haunted" house with my friend, Sara. Too bad it's been knocked down... I'm going back tommorrow and checking it out more. After all, I want to check it out because it has something to do with the end of this story, along with the graveyard that's in our neighborhood from the 1850's. I'm trying to become a more experienced and better writer by actually having seen my setting. It will help me make the ending A LOT better!!

WARNING: THIS IS THE LAST, I REPEAT, LAST DARK CHAPTER!!!

Chapter 12: The End of Murder, Rebia Unleashes Secrets

Rebia sat up and jumped off her bed. It was one of those boring days where nothing was going on. Walking slowly over to the door, she transformed and slipped out of Gryffindor tower, completely unnoticed. She snuck around the halls, leaving no trace of her being there. She did this every day. Or at least, for the past few. Her jackal ears picked up every sound, even those most cats couldn't pick up. Her nose twitched as she smelled Filch a couple of corridors over. Yes, she loved this creature, and she had become this creature. Her eyes, the most useless part of this creature's body, darted from corner to corner. This was perfect, nine to go and she had to trap them herselves. She gave a jackal type smile, showing all of her pointy, sharp teeth. This could be fun.

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Arena sat in Professor McGonagall's classroom, filling out the last of the forms. She stood up and placed them on McGonagall's desk, and grabbed her bag. She could finally leave. As she walked towards the door, McGonagall called out to her.

"Arena, try to stay out of trouble." She said calmly, then watched Arena leave.

When she was out of earshot, Arena mumbled something under her breath.

"I will ... not." She smiled an evil smile. She loved to annoy her mother, whether it be her hair, clothes, or behavior, she had it in for Minerva McGonagall.

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Meilin sat in the dark Ravenclaw common room, wrapped in an old blanket. It hid everything, including her face. No one would see her like this, she vowed. Her and Shampoo were the only ones who knew, and it would stay that way.

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Selena sat alone at a table in the Great Hall, eating her lunch. It wasn't anything special, just a small piece of chicken. She didn't even like chicken. But still, it was better than her mood. She jumped as she felt a pair of cold hands on her shoulder. She whirled around, and there, standing behind her, was Lucius Malfoy. He gave her a skeptical look as she pushed his hands off her shoulder.

"Do you mind?" She snapped, glaring at him.

"No, not really." He took the piece of chicken right out of her hands and tossed it behind his back. "And how is my favorite lady today?" He flashed her one of his greasy smiles.

"Disgusted." She growled, scooting away from him.

"Now, now, that's not nice."

"And you are?"

"Hey now, no need to be rude. I was going to give you the honors-" She didn't let him finish.

"Leave me alone!" She snarled, and stomped off. Lucius sat watching her with an eyebrow raised.

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Shampoo had just woke up when her first visitors of the day arrived. James and Sirius walked in, promising Madame Pomfrey they would stay no more than five minutes and not ask Shampoo so many questions.

"Good morning... Or is it afternoon?" Shampoo greeted.

"Well, Aren't we lucky? You escape death, you sleep all you want, and you get excused from doing all homework from almost every class but potions! Life is not fair." James joked wryly.

"Ha ha, very funny." She gave James a look.

"So, what's been killing everyone?" he asked in a more quieter tone.

"To tell the truth, I have no clue." She seemed to choke on the words, as if they were hard to say. "It all happened so quickly... That creature... That thing ... it was... something that can't have possibly existed. I've never seen such a thing before, and believe me, I've seen everything. But when I saw it I knew immedeantly that it had done all of this." She stopped and waited for a few minutes. "James?" She turned around to meet his eyes. "Promise me you won't go looking for that creature. I can't lose any more friends." Her eyes were filled with an emotion James had never seen in Shampoo; Fear. She was silently pleading him, and finally he gave in.

"Yes, okay." He turned to leave. "See you around, Shampoo."

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Stephanie sat in the dark, dusty, shrieking shack. She still had a few days until the full moon, so she didn't need to worry about any visitors. She had eaten a full meal earlier before, so no piercing cries for food were in her head. As a matter of fact, she thought of nothing. Nothing, at least, until she heard a faint meowing sound. Getting up and brushing the dirt off her white robes, She followed the sound of the animal's cries. She walked into a rather shabby bedroom, where the source of the cries lay on the floor. A cat sat watching her every move, and when noticed, retreated to some other place, leaving Stephanie alone again.

"I hope no one minds..." She said to herself as she pulled the sheets back and pulled them over her body. They were cool and gave her a comforting feeling. She lay there, caccooned not only in the bed, but in her mind as well.

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Remus walked down the corridors, heading towards the charms classroom. He was going to have a make-up session for a important class he had missed during the last full moon. As he walked, he saw a little girl, not looking the least bit over six, staring at him. He decided to just ignore her.

"Hello." She said to him. He continued walking, for he was already late. She waited before saying it again. "I said hello to you. Are you not going to be polite and say hello back?"

"Hi." He muttered, and looked at the small girl. She had huge blue eyes and messy black hair. I bet no brush has ever survived that, he guessed. Noticing the time, he walked off, leaving her in the empty hallway.

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Skuld giggled. "I knew he likes me." She laughed again, turning around to go back to Dumbledore's office, where she was supposed to stay unless she had permission. And she didn't. But it never stopped her before.

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Celestina was in her room singing when she heard a loud rap on the door. Hoping if she ignored it they would go away, she turned the volume on her record player up louder to drown out the knocking, and continued singing. She heard the door creak open and noticed Peter walking in.

"What are you doing here?" She demanded, folding her arms.

"Well,..." He stammered under his sister's angry gaze.

"Spit it out." Her tone was harsher than she intended. But never mind that, she was losing valuable time. Time she could be using to become a star.

"I was wondering if you could give me a bit of...you know..." He shook slightly terrified of what his sister might do. "give me some sisterly advice?"

Celestina stared for a moment, and finally managed to regain a calm tone.

"Sure," She turned off her record player and sat down on her bed, motioning for Peter to sit next to her. "What do you need?"

"Well, I have this interest in a particular girl..."

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Sirius had the idea in his head. He would search every passage, every hallway, every corner until he found Meilin, starting with the Ravenclaw tower. He would wait until that night before he went to find her, so no one would know he was gone. He knew he was risking being expelled, and also, killed. But he didn't care. Meilin meant the world to him whether she knew it or not. He wasn't going to lose her that easily.

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That night, a little after midnight, Meilin snuck out of Ravenclaw common room. Being unable to turn into a dragon at the moment, she continued to stay wrapped in her blanket. She made her way to the lake, lurking in the shadows so no one would see her. She set foot in the cold water, letting her senses take over. She was at home. "The sooner I do this, the sooner it will be over and I can go back to my common room." She thought. She knew she would believe it more if she could have said it aloud, but in this body, that was impossible. All that was able to come out of the lips of this creature were giggles. That and some eerie type of song, and if she tried to say anything, it would turn out as some weird type of squeak. She hid the blanket under a nearby bush, and waded out as far as she could go (which wasn't very far considering she was pretty short). She propelled herself under, letting the creatures senses take control. It felt good under water. It felt like home. Here she was welcome, loved. In the world above, nothing felt like home, no one loved her, no one cared. She could stay here forever, and no one would care. But something was calling her human side. Or was it someone? She no longer cared. Bringing herself to a rest at the bottom, she started singing her eerie song. Each note wavered in the water, and finally disappeared. She knew that just because she gave in to this creature, She would look like this a few more days before she would turn back to normal. She pushed off of the bottom, shooting up to the top in a matter of seconds. She got out and wrapped herself back in the blanket. She didn't realize how wrong she had been until she had noticed she was back to normal. She looked down, her clothes, her hair, and her body were all wet as if she had took a swim or a shower. She grabbed the blanket; she might need it again soon. She returned back to her common room and fell asleep in an armchair, unaware of what would happen in the next few hours.

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Rebia laughed. This was so simple ... and it was almost ready. All she had to do was tip the others off, and they would fall back to her, like dominoes. Then she would have them were she wanted. She heard a soft scratching noise, and turned to watch her black cat, Nefertiri, stalk slowly in. Nefertiri meowed a pitiful meow, telling Rebia she had did her part. The cat was a mess, but then, she looked the same way when Rebia had found her. She was missing a piece of her ear, where it had been bitten by a jackal. The other ear had three gold hoop earrings, one on the top, one in the middle, and one on the bottom. The cat also wore an elaborate collar, which had been taken from a royal cat in a pharaoh's tomb when Rebia was in Egypt. Yes, Rebia was quite a thief. And she had trained her cat to take after her. The cat walked over to her and sat next to her feet, beginning to lick her paws clean.

Rebia paused for a minute, looking at her silent companion. "What do you think, Nefertiri?" She asked finally.

"Meow." Nefertiri's response was like a cackle.

"Perfect."

******

Sirius sat up in bed. He had never fell asleep, but he had acted like it so everyone else would go to bed. Slipping out of Gryffindor tower, he headed towards the abandoned Ravenclaw tower. If he knew Meilin like he thought he did, This was where she would be. He went through the portrait hole, and almost immeadently, he saw Meilin. She looked so sweet curled up like that, and he almost felt guilty waking her. But he had to get her out of here before she was killed, too. He went over and shook her gently, and she began to stir. She rolled over and continued to sleep. This was no time to worry about her getting her beauty rest. He took a deep breath and shook her harder. She opened her eyes slowly, as though she was still half-asleep. She rolled over, her blue eyes blank.

"Sirius?" She murmured, sitting up. "What are you doing here?"

He was beyond words. He couldn't believe it... She was alive!

"Meilin, are you okay?" He asked, thinking it was too good to be true.

"Fine. Sleepy, but fine." She yawned. "Why? What's wrong?"

"Meilin, We have to get you somewhere safer." He didn't answer her. He grabbed her hand and pulled her out of Ravenclaw tower, ignoring her remarks. When they got back to Gryffindor tower, they noticed Remus, James, Lily, Peter, and Celestina were gone. Shrugging, Meilin curled back up in one of the chairs, almost instantly falling asleep. Sirius went upstairs to go to bed himself, but found a hastily written note on his bed. Running back down the stairs, he shook Meilin awake again.

"What?" He could tell she was sick of being woken up.

"Come on, we have to go see what the heck James wants." He replied.

"What are you talking about?"

Sirius showed her the note James had wrote earlier. Getting up, she followed Sirius to the library where the note had told them to go. James, along with everyone else, was waiting impatiently.

"Why did you invite us here in the middle of the night?" James was all over Sirius.

"This better be good." Celestina grumbled.

"What are you guys talking about?" Sirius shot back. "You invited me!"

"No, I didn't."

"Guys..." Meilin stuttered. "Uh... Guys..." Above them, sitting on a chandelier, was Rebia. Next to her, was her mangled cat, and on the other side...

"Oh my God..." Celestina's eyes went as big as plates.

"What is that?" Lily gasped.

"Holy..." The boys stood in awe of the creature. Around them they heard the locks on the doors clicked shut. It would be a miracle if they survived.

"Heh heh. Gypsy girl, eh, Remus?" Rebia mocked. "No, I am certainly not a gypsy. And believe me, I'm not nearly as nice as one, either." She smiled, a dangerous, merciless smile. "Oh I see you've noticed my good friend here." She gestured towards the creature next to her. "This, everyone, is Anubis, God of mummification in the ancient days of where I come from." She stopped as Nefertiri hissed at something below them. There, on top of a bookshelf, was a highly recognizable cat with huge eyes.

"Shampoo, Move!!!" Meilin cried out. Both cats lunged at each other at the same time, and landed on the floor in a fit of claws, teeth, and fur. Meilin watched in horror as the two fought, ripping and slashing at each other. When Nefertiri finally backed off, not much was left of Shampoo. Meilin rushed over and scooped up the unconscious body. She turned back to Rebia, who was clearly enjoying the moment.

"Rebia, I have always hated you. I've always suspected you when this started up. I should have known." She glared, her eyes filled with hate. "You've gone too far. I hope your soul rots forever." Sirius could tell Meilin wasn't done when Rebia spoke up again.

"I don't care what you think about me. And after tonight, It won't matter what any of you nine think." She spat, her face embedded with boredom, as if she routinely killed people.

"Nine?" Lily asked, but was interrupted by a cold voice.

"I'm up here." A little further away from them, Stephanie was perched on something.

"But it can't be... You're dead!"

"No. I'm afraid I don't die that easily. Too bad for me." Stephanie's complexion was waxy, almost the color of the moon. She looked at Rebia with a look of distaste. "The least you can do for someone you're trying to kill is do it right."

"Yes, you're right of course." Rebia agreed. "Good thing I've got all of these subjects to practice on."

"Rebia, Come down here and let's talk it out before you do something crazy. We can work it out and then all go back to bed." Celestina offered, pleading her best friend.

"No, I like it much better up here in charge. And I wouldn't want to disappoint my friend here." The tone in her voice told them she was beyond reasoning. "Oh you don't know how long I've wanted to do this Celestina. You've always took the spotlight, pushing me back from what I've wanted all my life. All I've ever asked for friends, but I never got it. Now with you gone, Celestina, I will get that and a whole lot more. Tomorrow, after making sure all evidence leading to me is gone, I will go tell the professors some story about how I survived and tried to save all of you, but it was too late." She laughed, long and loud. "Good-bye, Celestina. It was good while it lasted." She was about to call a restless Anubis to attack when Meilin stepped in front of Celestina, followed by Selena.

"Look Rebia, It's not Celestina's fault you don't have friends. It's your own." Selena called out.

"In order to make friends, you have to be one!" Meilin followed.

"And by the way you've been treating people, It's a wonder you don't have any." Stephanie joined in, jumping down from her perch.

"Treating people, huh? Well, how about this. I know things about each of you that none of you would want to be known to the public. Or your friends. Like I know that Stephanie's a vampire and wouldn't think twice about eating any of you. Or that Selena, or should I say Narcissa, has been impersonating her dead twin." Rebia smiled as Selena let out a racking sob.

"Is this true, Selena?" Lily asked quietly.

"Yes," Selena sobbed. "It is. My twin died at birth from being choked to death. My mother still named her, calling her the name of Selena. She named me Narcissa. A few days after I was born my father killed my mother. He spared me, saying I had an energy in me that he could use when he took over the world and killed off everyone." Selena stopped, giving Rebia a chance to talk.

"Need we say who her father is?" She was excited, and it showed. "Lord Voldemort himself."

A few of the people in the room gasped. Selena sobbed harder. Some didn't say anything.

"And that she is the heir to his power?" Rebia was overly excited. She would have said more, but Anubis had made a sudden move.

Anubis had had enough. He howled, and jumping down from where he had been sitting, he started to go after them.

******

Meilin knew what she had to do. But how would she do it without them finding out? "What's more important?" She nagged at herself impatiently. "Your friend's lives or them finding out your darkest secret?" She ducked behind everyone else, trying to find the perfect place right for her transformation.

******

It all happened so fast. Remus stood there, frozen with shock. One minute Anubis was in front of them, next it was laying on the floor cringing in pain. But where had that blast come from? Remus looked up, and there, floating above him, was that little girl with the messy hair. She winked at him, and in a shimmer of light, she was gone. Suddenly another blast of light filled the room as a blue ball of water flew through the air and devoured Anubis. He was gone. Remus jumped as the body of Rebia fell from above.

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Skuld gently pushed Rebia's body off of the chandelier. "She won't be under Anubis's spell any more." Making herself invisible, she called out to the chaotic room under her.

"Umm ... people? Look, I'm not supposed to be here, and I am going to be punished, but you are all very lucky to be alive. None of you have ever known the real Rebia, for she has been under Anubis's spell. So please, don't give her a hard time when she wakes up." Skuld disappeared so she would avoid questions.

******

"C'mon, lets get her to the hospital wing." James said, and Remus and Peter helped him carry Rebia's stiff body out of the Library, followed by Selena who carried Shampoo. When everyone was gone, and after she transformed back, Meilin ran over to Sirius.

"Sirius," She began, but was at a loss of words.

"I know, Meilin. I know." He held her close, and for once, she felt loved.