Parts of a whole
by shana
chapter 4.
POV: Lily
My first class, potions, had definitely been the worst of the day. There were these two stupid boys that kept on making fun of me, and making jokes about me and Potter. I mean, where do they get those stupid ideas? I hate James.
The dumb boys, who I figured were from Slytherin (duh) and were called Lucius Malfoy, Tuck Avery, Crabbe and Goyle by insane people; but sane people call them all losers. They had followed me to almost all of my classes, even though most of them were second years. When the day was over, I burst with joy. Me and Andi went up to the Gryffindor Common Room to finish our homework. I couldn't believe they'd given us homework on the first day of school, but Andrea had expected it. Her sister seemed to tell her she needed to know about Hogwarts. Come to think of it, I have never met her sister...
We had to write a whole page of information on a potion of their choice. I didn't even know all of the potions, so I had stopped by the library and probably gotten every book they had on it that wasn't in the restricted section and I could carry. We plopped them down on a table in the corner of the common room and Andi sat across from me.
"Alright Andi, what should we do?" I asked.
"Um...our potions homework?"
"How thick are you?"
"Oh, okay!" She skimmed through the pages, closed her eyes and pointed to one. "A polyjuice potion? No that's too hard. A potion that turns people into animals? Um..."
"Stop! That one sounded good." I grinned, thinking frogs. "We could even try it out to make sure it works."
Andi's eyes went big, but she got a mischievous smile on her face. "I wonder who you'd pick?"
"I dunno. But I can think of at least five people who deserve it."
Just then James and his group walked in. Just who I had been thinking of.
"Can you believe the nerve of him? Trying out for the Quidditch team? I mean how stupid can you get?" James boomed, purposely talking loudly so everyone could hear of his excellent Quidditch knowledge.
Sirius grinned. "Well, if he does make the team, you'll have a great time killing them."
"You guys," Remus interrupted, glancing at a lunar chart on someone's table, "I've gotta go."
James and Sirius both looked at him and nodded. "Sure old boy. And don't give your mum too much trouble." Sirius leaned over and whispered something that I would have killed to hear.
Peter stood up on his toes, trying to hear. Unsuccessfully.
"Remus, try not to bite yourself too hard. Last time you got—"
Sirius stuck his hand over Peter's mouth.
"Shut your cake hole. Do you have any idea what you just said?"
Peter thought for a long moment then his eyes went big. "Oh I'm sorry Remus! It won't happen again."
Remus just nodded and rolled his eyes. He looked tired, very tired. And it was only their second day at Hogwart's. I wonder what people had done to him, and if he looked that tired after one day what did I look like?
"Anyway, Andi, do you know why they're all acting so peculiar, and why their talking about Remus going to go see his mum?"
"No." Andi said while shaking her head, her long blonde hair flowing around it. "But my sister told me that Remus is sick enough to make up for everyone in the whole school. And when he's not sick he has to go visit his mum. She's on her deathbed basically."
I took in a breath. "Oh, poor Remus." I couldn't really relate. Just then, Professor McGonagall walked in.
"Andrea Miszewski, Professor Dumbledore would like to see you in her office immediately." I was surprised it was Andi and not me, and I was surprised that she had said Miszewski 'mi-shes-kee', which was the correct way.
Her eyes went big. "But I haven't done anything."
McGonagall looked sad and tired. "I know dear, but she must see you."
Andi walked over and followed her out the library.
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Half an hour later Andrea ran back through the portrait hole, tears running down her cheeks, and went straight up to the girl's dormitory. Lily looked around at all the confused faces and ran up after her.
She walked up to Andrea's bed, where sobs could be heard behind the closed curtains.
"Andi. You 'kay?" Lily asked, pulling a curtain back.
Andrea lifted her head from her pillow.
"No. The Professor just told me that my family is dead." She acted rather calm as she stood up and faced Lily.
Lily gasped. "That's awful! What happened?" She asked as she pulled Andrea in, hugging her tightly.
"Voldermort." Andrea sniffed, pushing away. "Killed everyone who was at home, which was everyone 'cept me and Lexi. It's Adam's birthday today and they were all celebrating I guess. I guess it's only Alexia and me now." She wiped silent tears away and went back to putting her face in her pillow. "Now if you don't mind just go away. I'd like to be left alone."
Lily got off the bed silently, nodding, and walked out of the room backwards, not caring if she ran in to anything.
She would never forget the sight she had just seen. Silent tears poured down her own face as she watched the profile of her friend on the bed, curled into a tight ball and sobbing. There was no noise, but it was like an old black and white silent feature: sound was just an added factor. The misery and true feeling was already there.
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I walked down the stairs slowly. I couldn't believe what had happened. It was way worse than getting homework on the first day of school. I don't even really know who or what Voldermort is. I'd heard a few things about him while in Diagon Alley, but that was about it. I reached the bottom of the staircase.
I turned back and glanced back at the door. But during that time something bumped into me. Someone. A particular someone named James Potter. I couldn't muster up any energy to throw some insult at him. All my energy had gone through my tears. Straight down my cheeks, and had fallen on the ground somewhere. I collapsed.
James caught me. Those retarded reflexes, why couldn't he have just let me drop? "Lily, what happened? You're not okay." I hadn't realized at the time that it was one of the few times we spoke sanely towards each other.
"Andi...Andi's family is dead. Voldermort did it. It's just her and Lexi now."
"Holy shit." He hugged me tight, tighter than I had hugged Andi.
I cried into his shoulder.
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hopefully this chapters speaks for itself. i am still trying to write the first/zero-th chapter. if it isn't already up by now.
by shana
chapter 4.
POV: Lily
My first class, potions, had definitely been the worst of the day. There were these two stupid boys that kept on making fun of me, and making jokes about me and Potter. I mean, where do they get those stupid ideas? I hate James.
The dumb boys, who I figured were from Slytherin (duh) and were called Lucius Malfoy, Tuck Avery, Crabbe and Goyle by insane people; but sane people call them all losers. They had followed me to almost all of my classes, even though most of them were second years. When the day was over, I burst with joy. Me and Andi went up to the Gryffindor Common Room to finish our homework. I couldn't believe they'd given us homework on the first day of school, but Andrea had expected it. Her sister seemed to tell her she needed to know about Hogwarts. Come to think of it, I have never met her sister...
We had to write a whole page of information on a potion of their choice. I didn't even know all of the potions, so I had stopped by the library and probably gotten every book they had on it that wasn't in the restricted section and I could carry. We plopped them down on a table in the corner of the common room and Andi sat across from me.
"Alright Andi, what should we do?" I asked.
"Um...our potions homework?"
"How thick are you?"
"Oh, okay!" She skimmed through the pages, closed her eyes and pointed to one. "A polyjuice potion? No that's too hard. A potion that turns people into animals? Um..."
"Stop! That one sounded good." I grinned, thinking frogs. "We could even try it out to make sure it works."
Andi's eyes went big, but she got a mischievous smile on her face. "I wonder who you'd pick?"
"I dunno. But I can think of at least five people who deserve it."
Just then James and his group walked in. Just who I had been thinking of.
"Can you believe the nerve of him? Trying out for the Quidditch team? I mean how stupid can you get?" James boomed, purposely talking loudly so everyone could hear of his excellent Quidditch knowledge.
Sirius grinned. "Well, if he does make the team, you'll have a great time killing them."
"You guys," Remus interrupted, glancing at a lunar chart on someone's table, "I've gotta go."
James and Sirius both looked at him and nodded. "Sure old boy. And don't give your mum too much trouble." Sirius leaned over and whispered something that I would have killed to hear.
Peter stood up on his toes, trying to hear. Unsuccessfully.
"Remus, try not to bite yourself too hard. Last time you got—"
Sirius stuck his hand over Peter's mouth.
"Shut your cake hole. Do you have any idea what you just said?"
Peter thought for a long moment then his eyes went big. "Oh I'm sorry Remus! It won't happen again."
Remus just nodded and rolled his eyes. He looked tired, very tired. And it was only their second day at Hogwart's. I wonder what people had done to him, and if he looked that tired after one day what did I look like?
"Anyway, Andi, do you know why they're all acting so peculiar, and why their talking about Remus going to go see his mum?"
"No." Andi said while shaking her head, her long blonde hair flowing around it. "But my sister told me that Remus is sick enough to make up for everyone in the whole school. And when he's not sick he has to go visit his mum. She's on her deathbed basically."
I took in a breath. "Oh, poor Remus." I couldn't really relate. Just then, Professor McGonagall walked in.
"Andrea Miszewski, Professor Dumbledore would like to see you in her office immediately." I was surprised it was Andi and not me, and I was surprised that she had said Miszewski 'mi-shes-kee', which was the correct way.
Her eyes went big. "But I haven't done anything."
McGonagall looked sad and tired. "I know dear, but she must see you."
Andi walked over and followed her out the library.
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Half an hour later Andrea ran back through the portrait hole, tears running down her cheeks, and went straight up to the girl's dormitory. Lily looked around at all the confused faces and ran up after her.
She walked up to Andrea's bed, where sobs could be heard behind the closed curtains.
"Andi. You 'kay?" Lily asked, pulling a curtain back.
Andrea lifted her head from her pillow.
"No. The Professor just told me that my family is dead." She acted rather calm as she stood up and faced Lily.
Lily gasped. "That's awful! What happened?" She asked as she pulled Andrea in, hugging her tightly.
"Voldermort." Andrea sniffed, pushing away. "Killed everyone who was at home, which was everyone 'cept me and Lexi. It's Adam's birthday today and they were all celebrating I guess. I guess it's only Alexia and me now." She wiped silent tears away and went back to putting her face in her pillow. "Now if you don't mind just go away. I'd like to be left alone."
Lily got off the bed silently, nodding, and walked out of the room backwards, not caring if she ran in to anything.
She would never forget the sight she had just seen. Silent tears poured down her own face as she watched the profile of her friend on the bed, curled into a tight ball and sobbing. There was no noise, but it was like an old black and white silent feature: sound was just an added factor. The misery and true feeling was already there.
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I walked down the stairs slowly. I couldn't believe what had happened. It was way worse than getting homework on the first day of school. I don't even really know who or what Voldermort is. I'd heard a few things about him while in Diagon Alley, but that was about it. I reached the bottom of the staircase.
I turned back and glanced back at the door. But during that time something bumped into me. Someone. A particular someone named James Potter. I couldn't muster up any energy to throw some insult at him. All my energy had gone through my tears. Straight down my cheeks, and had fallen on the ground somewhere. I collapsed.
James caught me. Those retarded reflexes, why couldn't he have just let me drop? "Lily, what happened? You're not okay." I hadn't realized at the time that it was one of the few times we spoke sanely towards each other.
"Andi...Andi's family is dead. Voldermort did it. It's just her and Lexi now."
"Holy shit." He hugged me tight, tighter than I had hugged Andi.
I cried into his shoulder.
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hopefully this chapters speaks for itself. i am still trying to write the first/zero-th chapter. if it isn't already up by now.