Chapter 14

"All right," James sighed. He was pacing up and down the common room. His heart was at the moment racing nonstop. "I think something is going after the girls..." James ran his fingers through his messy black hair.

"Well," Lily said, with a slight smile on her lips. "At least now you believe us." James rolled his eyes at his love interest but continued his pacing.

The boys had really taken to heart the fact that they had not quite believed the girls when they told them about the voice. Sirius had been the one that had yelled and had started aiming curses around the room, breaking several objects and hitting Peter. Brittney had relit the fire, casting light over the common room once more. The whispering abruptly stopped. Alaina took a few minutes to calm the fuming Sirius down, while Remus and James explored every nook and cranny of the common room. At one point, Remus had thought he found blood in the corner of the room, but it ended up just being red ink.

"Yes, yes," James muttered. "I am sorry, about that, Lils. However, I think the best course of action is to go straight to Dumbledore." Brittney rolled her eyes at James.

"Of course it would be smart to go to Dumbledore James, but think about it! We would defiantly get caught wandering around after-hours. And I know that the four of you are the great and wonderful Marauders, but I really do not want to get expelled from school my last year." Brittney stated in a rush.

"Who said anything about us getting caught?" James said with one of his first realistic grins of the evening. "First of all, it 4:30, hardly any of the teachers and prefects are up at this hour. Secondly, you underestimate us Marauders." The four girls rolled their eyes at the men. "Marauder meeting!" The four boys rushed to the farthest corner in the room. Whilst they were making plans, the girls started talking.

"Do you really think it is coming after us?" Lily asked, her eyes wide. "I do not know if it was just because the boys were here, by why if it is really after us, why won't it kill us?" Brittney smiled grimly at Lily.

"You are making it sound like you actually want it to come and kill us Lils!" Brittney said, sounding slightly surprised.

"Yeah, as far as I care that thing, whatever it is, can stay as far away from us as possible," Alyssa said, a faraway look in her eyes. "It was so cold sounding!"

"Like...a dementor almost..." Alaina added, the three girls stopped and stared at her in shock.

"Lainy," Lily said, kindly. "Dementors can't talk. Thank god." Alaina waved her hand in the air, a thoughtful look on her face.

"I know that Lily," she whispered, her eyes focused on the boys' backs. "But if they could talk, I bet that is exactly what they would sound like. Girls, think about how cold that voice was...it just send chills all the way to my bones."

"Maybe it was just the fact that it was trying to kill us?" Brittney said, a very serious look on her face, but Alaina just shook her head.

"No," she whispered. "I mean, well yes. But I don't just think it was just some random attack. I think it was after us for a reason..." Lily looked absolutely shocked and leaned forward in her seat.

"What do you mean?" Lily asked, her voice shaking.

"Think about it, Lily," Alaina whispered, her eyes cloudy. "Voldemort killed your parents, Lyssa's uncle, and tried to kill Brittney's sister...and then Casey..." At this Alaina started to tear up. She never really liked talking about Casey. He would have been fifteen this year. The three girls never really found out what had happened to him, but when he had died both Alaina and her other brother Jesse had been present.

She started to cry gently and Lily wrapped her arms tightly around her shoulders. The four girls shared a loving group hug, just as the four Marauders ventured over to them.

"Uh...you girls didn't miss us that much did you?" James said with a pompous grin. Lily glared at James with anger. Had she really thought James had matured over the past month? Now she knew she was proven wrong.

"Shut up, Potter," Although these words were expected to come from Lily, one of the other girls, or maybe even Remus, they did not. They came from the one and only Sirius Black. He stepped forward and pulled Alaina from the throng of girls and pulled her to his chest. As soon as she felt the contact she started to sob greatly, and clutched at his chest. Obviously, the activities of the night had finally gotten to her. Sirius turned to James with pleading eyes. "Prongs, you will have to go without me. Take Peter and Brittney instead. I am going to stay here with Alaina." James nodded his head, and turned to the rest of them.

"Ok, girls," James said in a strong voice. It was usually the one he saved for when he was lecturing students younger than him. "Me, Lily, Peter, and Brittney are going to go see Dumbledore. I have an Invisiblity cloak, and it will only fit four. Alaina and Alyssa are going to stay here with Sirius and Remus." The girls nodded and Lily stepped up to James. Anger stilled lined her face.

"Alright, lets go, Potter." Lily snarled, and stepped towards the portrait hole. James groaned and he, Peter, and Brittney followed him.

As soon as the four were gone, Remus walked towards Alyssa. Her dark blond hair was glowing in the firelight, and she was facing the cloudy window. When she sensed his presence, she sighed, deeply.

"Whats going to happen to us?" She whispered quietly, her eyes not at all showing the happiness that was usually acquired there. "I mean look," she waved towards Sirius and Alaina,

"is this what is going to happen to us all?" Remus sighed and grabbed Alyssa's arm, gently. He pulled her as far away from their two friends as possible.

"I need to talk to you." Remus said, feeling slightly needy and daring.