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"So how was he in bed?" Alice giggled as she grabbed a bottle of lotion from the immense pile in front of all of us.

"Alice!" I squealed.

"Oh speak up Lily. I described my first time in detail." Emma said, tying a basket and setting it in the pile next to us.

"We…haven't had sex yet…" I muttered.

"WHAT!" they both shouted at me, jumping up and down. "are you serious!" Emma asked.

"Yes. Trust me, I've tried. For a really long time I thought it was me, but he's dead set on waiting til we're married. Says he already messed up once, and doesn't want to mess it up with me too." I said, hurriedly putting together another basket.

"Wow. That's actually quite romantic." Alice said. "I waited for a long time with Frank, but he finally convinced me. You're going to love it Lily, just you wait."

"I've dreadfully nervous." I said, biting my lip.

"You'll be fine! It's just pure instinct as Mary use to say." Emma said, and then realizing what she had uttered we all fell silent, feeling the empty presence of the chair next to me with a growing intensity.

"She should be here." Alice said in a hushed whisper. "For Merlin's sake she should be here. We're making my wedding giveaways. She should be sitting there. We always promised we'd be each other's bridesmaids. All of us. It feels so-"

"Empty." Emma finished. "I know. I still think about her all the time. How she just ran straight to them, not even stopping to think about herself. It was the most selfless thing I've ever seen."

"Mary was brave, and noble. She didn't deserve her fate." I said, my voice catching. We sat in silence for another moment, just making baskets.

"Well, on to happier subjects. Alice, how excited are you! You're wedding's in just a few weeks! And Lily, in a month and a half! I feel like the old maid of the group now." Emma said and laughed, her blond curls bouncing.

"You're not an old maid, we just chose to get married young. Times are very dangerous you know." Alice said sarcastically.

"They are! Since when?" Emma replied and we all laughed.

"This is nice, getting together again. I feel like we haven't been with each other in so long. It's almost as if we're back in the dormitory again." I said.

"You're right." Emma said. "Oh my gosh. Alice! Try on the dress for us."

"Yes, yes! I want to see it!" I gushed.

"Oh alright." she relented and scurried back to her room. Emma and I talked about tiny wedding details while we waited. "So what do you think?" I heard her say, and we both turned. I gasped automatically.

"Oh my. Alice, it's beautiful." it was a semi-strapless dress, with embroidering down the side and around the middle. It cinched at her waist and flowed down gracefully in a wave at her feet.

"It's gorgeous." Emma said simply.

"Thanks guys. I want you two to be wearing blue, strapless dresses and I promise you guys are going to look good." she said, and then returned to her bedroom presumably to take off the dress.

"I'm so jealous of both of you." Emma said. I turned to look at her.

"I thought you loved being single?" I questioned.

"Well of course I do, but seeing you two all happy and glowing about to get married, it makes me envious. You're going to be happy for the rest of your lives in just a few weeks. And I have no idea who the person is that's going to make me happy yet." She paused, sighing deeply. "Don't let me depress you. I just keep remembering Mary, and how easy it was when there were two single girls running round here." She ended with a laugh, and I laughed too, glad we could cherish the memories instead of blocking them.

"I'm sorry Em. I promise though, he'll come soon enough. Besides, Sirius seems pretty interested in you these days." I winked at her and she laughed.

"Right, interested. Interested in what underwear I'm wearing!" She exclaimed. "Sirius is a bigger whore than I am. Everyone knows that."

"Which is why you two would be perfect together!" I said, which she laughed hysterically at. "But seriously." And then I started laughing. "Get it? Siriusly?"

"Did someone really just use the Sirius joke? I'm thinking of getting that copywrited." We both turned to see Sirius lounging lazily against the doorway.

"Hello Sirius." I said. "What brings you here?"

"Ah hello Lily Flower, Em." he strode over to us and gave us both a kiss on the cheek. "It seems someone needs my help." and nodded to the door where Alice had just reappeared.

"Oh bullocks, I completely forgot! Give me two seconds and I'll be ready to go. Explain to Em and Lily." Alice said and hurried into the bathroom.

"What are you helping her with?" Emma asked.

"Someone needs help with lingerie." he said with a wink.

"She asked you!" I exclaimed.

"Well, I've seen my fair share of the stuff my dear, and I know what Frank will love best for their honeymoon." he said and took a seat next to Emma, draping an arm over the back of her seat which she promptly shoved off, causing him to fall slightly.

Before he could complain, Alice came out of the bathroom. "Sorry, guys. Thanks so much for helping me with this, but I got to go. You'll both make it home alright?"

"Of course." I said smiling. "Have fun you two." They both laughed and dissaparated.

"Well, I got to run too then, I was trying to hurry up with the bags so.." Emma trailed off.

"You're fine Emma, I'll be leaving right behind you." I responded. She gave me a quick kiss on the cheek and turned on the spot, disappearing. I sighed and sat down at Alice's kitchen table. "What is going on?" I whispered. For some reason, I felt severely confused all of a sudden, like something had just changed. Suddenly I felt empty, completely devoid of emotions. I looked around, but there was nothing in the room. And then suddenly there was a pop and a man was standing in front of me.

"Lily, you have to come with me. Dumbledore says we're in danger of a new spell the death eaters have invented, but didn't give me any details. We have to get to the school now." James looked slightly different than normal, his glasses slightly crooked, and he had a small cut on his nose.

"How'd you get that cut?" I asked standing up.

"Huh? Oh this?" he asked. Reaching up to touch his nose. "Just a small scratch, probably did it in my sleep. Now come here Lils. We got to go."

"Ok." I reached out and grabbed his hand, but something was wrong, terribly wrong. He grabbed my hand, pulling me forward roughly. "James wha-" but something was against my neck. I looked down to see a wand sticking into my skin. James smiled gruesomely.

"You really think I'm James don't you? Like I would ever impersonate that disgusting bastard." And he was changing before my eyes, his hair turning colors, his eyes changing to a pale blue.

"Dolohov." I breathed out, recognizing him at last.

"Took you long enough. For someone whose suppose to be smart, you're pretty stupid slut." he said, and took off James' glasses, shoving them into a pocket. "Now, it's time we get going. The Dark Lord requests your presence." And he spun on the spot, the wand still against my throat. I struggled to get away, thinking of Sirius' flat, Hogsmeade, Emma's house, anywhere that I could get away, but his hold on me was tight, and as the air squeezed out of my lungs, I myself deflated. I didn't know how to get out of this. The spinning stopped and I looked up to see that we were on a road leading to a ramshackle building that looked deserted and desiccated. He dragged me along beside him as we made our way to the building. He whispered a spell and my sight went black, plunging into darkness and I let out a small scream.

"Oh shut it." he said and dragged me forward again. I tripped over small rocks that littered the ground, but could do nothing. It was horrible, being unable to see. Complete sensory deprivation. I felt it when we got inside because there was no longer any wind. I could hear moaning and knew that more people were in this building, probably had been for a long time.

Suddenly we stopped and he held on to my arm with one hand while a lock clicked open with the other. He shoved me into a room and I sprawled onto the floor. Slowly sitting up. It was dank and cold in the room, and I still couldn't see.

"Have fun." he said, laughed and I heard the door slam shut.

I stood up, feeling along the walls until I going in almost a complete circle when my hand touched skin. I screamed and flew back, tripping over my feet and falling to the floor.

"It's ok. Don't be afraid." a voice spoke to me. It was a girls voice, American by the sounds of it. "I'm not going to hurt you. My name is Joanna. But you can call me Jo. Don't worry, your eye sight will come back soon. Mine came back in a couple of hours."

"My name's Lily. Are-" I paused, not knowing if I could trust her. "Are you a witch?"

"Yes. I go to Beauxbaxtons. I'm guessing you're a Hogwarts student?"

"Yes. Well I did. I graduated last year. What year are you in?"

"My last. I was on vacation with my family in Paris when a death eater grabbed me and I blacked out. I woke up here. I've been here for four months, or so they tell me."

"What happened to your parents?"

"My dad is dead. I saw him get dragged past the cell and go through the door of no return. I don't know where my mom is."

"I'm so sorry." I said, and reached out to grab her hand, which she held onto. They were small, even smaller than mine. "What's the door of no return?"

"Oh, right. It's just what we prisoners call the door at the end of the hall. When you go in there, you don't come out alive. Usually the screams go on for at least two hours before they're done." she said calmly.

"God, that's terrible. How do they keep this many people without anyone finding out? Or how do they feed us all?" I asked.

"Oh, food isn't hard. They just slide it through the window. They can remove the bars only from the outside. You'll find that out when you get your sight back."

"How many people are here?"

"Hard to tell. I've been out of the door of course, everyone does, once a week. But I'm guessing probably around thirty people in all."

"What do you mean everyone does?"

"Yeah, this is going to be pretty rough. Once a week, different day every time though, they pull you out, and you go into a room, and well, I can't really tell you what they'll make you do. But it's awful Lily. I'm so sorry you got taken." she said sullenly.

"Well, we're going to get out of here. I promise. I'm a member of the Order of the Phoenix, and if I don't get us out, someone will come."

"Lily, as great as that sounds, I gave up hope around three months ago. There's no escaping. Without a wand, we can't really do anything. And you can't dissaparate out of here, I've tried." Jo said dejectedly.

"Jo! My sight's coming back! I can see, sort of. It's really blurry." and I could, my eyes were slowly adjusting to the room. We were in a room about eight by eight foot room and we were sitting on the floor in the middle. There was a bucket in the corner of the room and I didn't want to guess what was in it."

'Don't worry, it doesn't smell. There's a whole in the bottom that it goes through, some kind of plumbing system." I turned my attention to her and was shocked to see how pretty she was. She had a sharp angular face with cheekbones that a Grecian sculpture would die to sculpt. Her almond shaped eyes were a dark brown, almost black and her blond hair cascaded down in waves to half way down her chest. It was messy though, and dirty but I could tell she was beautiful.

"Well that's good. It feels good to see, let me tell you." I said. Just then, the bars on the door slowly opened, and a voice rang out, "slide to the wall!" We got up slowly and pressed our backs against the wall facing the door. Two trays floated to the ground, using their wands to levitate them to the ground. I raised my eyebrows slowly. The bars shoved back into place. "Ok, you can eat." the voices said and trailed off until I could hear them at the next door.

We sat down on the ground again and each grabbed a tray. "I would eat this, I know it looks disgusting but sometimes they forget to feed us, so I would."

I looked down at the tray to see a glob of some meat looking casserole thing and some unidentified mixture of vegetables and mud in the other. A cup of water was also included. "Wonderful." I muttered and took a bite of the meat, gagging as the taste registered on my tongue.

"So, you have a family back home?" Jo asked me, eating her meal with much more dignity than me, barely wincing as she swallowed.

"In sorts. My mum and dad were murdered by Voldemort about half a year ago. I have a sister, but she's a muggle and refuses to talk to me. But I have a fiancée, his name is James." I smiled, thinking of him but then frowned, knowing he must be worried out of his mind.

"I saw the ring. It's beautiful." she said.

"Thank you. So is he. In every way. He's my best friend." I smiled, picturing him again. "He'll do anything to get me back. We love each other. And we're getting married soon. He'll never stop trying to find me. Do you have someone back home?"

"Well, there's this guy. He's older than me by about seven years, but he's so mysterious and strong. He's a wizard, and a talented one. He went to Durmstrang and works as a capturer for the magical creatures department. His name's Dean."

"He sounds great." I said, and smiled.

"You seem so calm about all of this. I remember when I first got here I was screaming my head off for the first month and a half, going between sobbing and screaming the whole time." she said and shuddered.

"Oh, well this isn't the first time I've been kidnapped by these people. I know my friends will come through. They always do. Every time." I spun my ring around my finger, glad the death eaters hadn't taken it from me.

"Well I hope you're right." she said and we drifted into casual conversations about school and family.

We were interrupted when a voice rang out from the hallway. "Lights out! If we hear any talking you'll be in the room before you can scream." and our room and the hallway plunged into darkness. I couldn't even see my hand in front of me.

I laid down next to Jo, and drifted off into an uneasy sleep, but knowing I would need it. Because I already had a plan, I was going to get Jo and I out of here, and as many other people that I could.

James P.O.V.

"Lils? I'm home! Sorry I'm late, I was just- Whoa." I trailed off hesitantly, because there before me was my fiancée, and she was in a skimpy black lacy bra and underwear, laying on our bed. "Uh, Lily?"

"Hi James." she said seductively. "I've missed you. Come here." she purred, trailing her fingers along the sheets.

"Yeah, of course." I said, and climbed onto the bed with her. She was on me in a second, pulling on my shirt, tugging it off over my head and had gotten my belt buckle undone in the next. "Whoa, Lily slow down. Are you about to start your period or something? You seem different."

"Oh James, silly boy. Come here." she said, and pulled me by the shoulders so my lips met hers. I kissed her back, but she was acting weird, biting on my lips and shoving her tongue into my mouth, pulling me on top of her. And then she pulled down my pants so I was just in my boxers.

"Lil-" I started, but she cut me off, pulling me close again and shushing me. She put my hand on her breast and reached her down, pulling at my boxers, reaching her tiny hand on the inside of the seam. She had almost touched me when I pushed her back, detaching myself from her.

"What the hell Lily? Why are you acting so weird! We agreed we were going to wait until after we got married and now you jump me when I get home?"

"Why are you so upset? I missed you that's all." But something was wrong, her voice was different. Drawling out in a heavy voice. "Don't you miss me?" her hair was growing, longer and curlier, turning black. She was growing taller, almost five ten. Her waist shrank slightly but her curves grew larger and larger, until she was almost busting out of her bra.

"Bellatrix." I snarled, horrified at what I had done.

"Yup! Hi Jamesie. Now wasn't that more fun than whatever you and Lilykins do? Merlin. Waiting til marriage? You must be crazy. I could never do that. Now, down to business I'm afraid." She pulled out her wand from somewhere, I don't know where, her outfit was mostly skin. "I'm here to take you in. You see, Dolohov got your darling Lily earlier today at the Longbottom's. Wasn't hard. Just a little bit of your hair and we're good to go."

"Where is she?" I snarled.

"Oh, somewhere nice and cozy. Called a cell. But can't tell you where, that would ruin the surprise. Now, let's see, what's that blinding spell again? Ah yes. Spect-" but there was a huge crash and Sirius appeared, crashing down the door. He shot a curse at Bellatrix and she collapsed to the ground.

"Nice timing mate." I said, going and grabbing my wand from the bedside table and quickly dressing myself again."

"Thanks. I got out the mirror to talk to you, but saw this instead, figured you needed help." he gestured to the mirror that was sitting on the dresser, right in view of where Bellatrix and I had been moments before.

"I owe you one. But we need to go after Lily. She could be hurt. We can search her memories or something."

"Oh, I don't think that's the best idea James."

"What do you mean Padfoot? We need to get Lily. She's in danger. Wherever she is." I went in the closet and got a cloak, and when I got back Bella was gone. "Where'd she go?" I exclaimed.

"I sent her back to the Dark Lord. He's been expecting her, and she should probably be woken up from my stunning spell."

"Wha-" but then Sirius laughed and transformed slowly into a huge man with greasy hair and a large nose.

"Snivellus." I sneered and grabbed my wand but he intercepted, throwing a curse at me and before I blacked out the whole house exploded into pieces around me.

A/N: I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I'M SORRY. If that's not enough then email me and I will send you a whole page of them. I waited way too long to update and I apologize profusely for it. I made this one slightly longer than normal, and they're going to remain that way because I feel so bad. I just got caught up with a bunch of things and just didn't know where to go with this story. Especially since I got a HUGE RESPONSE OF FOUR COMMENTS last time. Thanks guys, huge inspiration. (that was sarcasm by the way). But whatever, I've started writing for me, and the comments are just a nice pat on the back. They're appreciated but by no means necessary. I hope you guys liked this chapter, and I'll update as soon as I can.