A/N: I've decided to type out a bunch of chapters so I don't fall far behind! I'm hoping to get at least three done before I post this one… so that'll be Chapter 16. Goody! Alright. Writing now.

"Ah, Miss Mary. Do come in." Dumbledore sat behind his desk, his fingers folded. He gestured to the chair in front of his desk. "I asked for you to come here because I had the feeling you had something to tell me. What is it?"

Mary bit her lip, her eyes closing. She finally opened them and reached into her bag, pulling out two pieces of parchment. "Here."

Dumbledore gazed at the parchment, his eyes moving slightly as he read the words upon them. "Ah. And I take it you are angry?"

"Yes. Dumbledore, I want to be trained now. I have to save Sari."

"It is your choice. I will contact Ms. Terious now."

"Thank you, headmaster."

"Of course, Mary, anytime. You need not worry. We will get Sari back. Not to worry! Now, I do believe you told your friends you would be at your flat?"

"Yes."

"Yes. Go there now. Ms. Terious will come and get you once she has heard you wish to be trained. And, Mary, remember not to breathe a word to anyone. You are very special."

"I wouldn't dream of it, Professor. Thank you again." Dumbledore inclined his head, and Mary left. She immediately strode out of the office and headed for the seventh floor. Well, it wasn't exactly an entire floor. It was the room behind the huge clocks. Lots of gears and stuff, but there was a pretty balcony where you could look out over everything. Mary pressed her hand to the wall next to it and a painting directly on the wall appeared.

"Mary!" A 13-year-old girl grinned at her. Her eyes were violet, and her black hair rippled down her back. "I've been so bored! Lily and James spend vacations in the Gryffindor dorms. Nobody to talk to!" She pouted.

"Sorry, Avery! They'll be over soon- after the New Year! New Year's Eve is two days away, can you believe it? Another year gone!"

"Yeah, I know! It's like my two hundred and something-ith!" Mary laughed.

"Alright, got to go home. Emerald."

"Uh-huh. Bye Mary!" Avery disappeared, and a wooden door appeared. Mary pulled the handle and stepped into the Head dorms. She crossed the room quickly, threw Floo powder into the fire, stepped in, said Mary, and was home.

"Look, has anybody seen Tara at all today? I really need to know, because if she doesn't show up soon I'm going out to look for her."

"Sirius, Tara is a grown up girl. Why are you so worried about her?" Kay said, rolling her eyes at the boy.

"I told you so!" Remus said, grinning at Sirius. Sirius just stuck out his tongue.

"That is so immature, Sirius, it's not even funny." Lily said, hiding her smile.

"Maybe I like being immature. Maybe it's because it's better than being a stuck-up Head Girl." Sirius spit out with malice. "At least I enjoy my life, or maybe being a bookworm is just part of your job description."

"Sirius, mate, that was uncalled for." James glanced over at Lily who had a quiet fury hidden in her eyes. "And now you're in major trouble." He mumbled, slouching. Sirius shot a contemptuous look at everyone around the circle and stormed off to his dorm.

"Lily…"

"He didn't really…"

"Lils…"

"Shut it. He meant it. He's in a bad mood, so when he's in a good one again I'll ruin it. James, have your finished your essay?"

"Yes." James said, slightly wary of the fiery girl across from him.

"Good. Do you want me to read it over?"

"Oh, yeah, thanks Lily."

"M-hm." Lily took the essay from his outstretched hand and curled up in her armchair by the fire.

"So, Kay, how are you?" Remus asked politely.

"Just fine, thanks. And you?"

"Good."

"Anything happened to you since we last talked?"

"Not really. Besides the girl I love getting kidnapped, nothing major."

"Ouch. Sorry I asked."

"Yeah."

"Well, hello. My name is James Potter. And yours?"

"Um… James? Are you okay?"

"Just dandy, so glad you asked. And yourself?" James grinned as the two looked at him before turning away and resuming small talk. He pouted for a second, then switched chairs to sit next to Lily, who had finished his essay and picked up a book. "What did you think?"

"Hm? Your essay? I just switched all the Guhhastlee Guhherkeens back to normal, and it should be ready to turn in."

"Thanks! I realized too late that doing the whole paper like that was a bad idea." Lily grinned at him.

"So… have you figured out who went you the necklace yet?"

"No, I have no idea." Lily looked up at him. "I'm saving wearing it for the next ball or something. Do you know who it was?"

"That, Lils, is for me to know and you to find out… maybe."

"Oh, c'mon! How the heck would I ever find out?"

"Maybe the person left a hint?"

"Maybe… thanks!" She leapt up and raced to the Gryffindor seventh year girls' dorms. James smiled after her, knowing full well that the clue would take months to figure out. Maybe even years.

Lily Evans could not, for the life of her, ever figure out James Potter. As she held the necklace in her hands, inspecting every inch, she pondered why he would tell her there was a clue. Well, this was one thing she didn't know. She didn't know a lot of things, true, but this was major. Lily Evans was a curious person with a thirst to know. She wanted to know how black holes were formed, how magic worked, and what the hell went on in that idiotic boy's, James Potter's, mind. Seriously. Maybe there was a clue in the box. She flipped up the top and pried up the bottom. Nothing. Frustrated, she stared at it for a few seconds, and then shook it. Still, nothing. But… wait… wasn't the bottom a little bit higher than the box's bottom? She knocked on it. It sounded hollow, but she couldn't be sure. After almost ten minutes of prying around the edges, she found a little tab and pulled it open. Out fell a small piece of paper with an address scrawled on it:

1616 Phoenix Flame Avenue

A/N: Okay, I had to add in a mystery. Just had too! Any ideas, anyone? I feel like posting this now. I'm not very good with the whole type chapters before posting- I'm so eager to post, I don't read through and change anything. I don't like doing that- I'll go all perfectionist on myself and never be able to post anything. So! Please review? I got two last time- THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU YOU TWO! =]