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Chapter 12: Missing
James sped down the cold stone corridors to the headmaster's office. He was familiar with it now, Dumbledore had called him many times now, since the appearance of the Basilisk. He was calling him now to report on the Basilisk area, since James had been given the job of inspecting the area where the Basilisk had lain.
As he ran, feet slapping on the cold stone floor, he heard a voice behind him. "James! James! Have you seen Lily?"
James turned around. Sophie was standing there, her face looking uncomfortable. "Have you seen Lily? She didn't come to flying class."
"WHAT?" James said. "You mean . . . . . you mean she's GONE?"
Sophie nodded, her feet shuffling. "Did you know about the letter she got?" she asked.
James nodded. He remembered the fight he had had with Lily just that morning. He looked up, and saw Sophie staring at him. "What is it?" she asked him.
"Nothing. . . . . . . .I mean. . . . . . . ." he took a deep breath, "I had a fight with Lily about twenty minutes before she disappeared. I think that might have triggered it."
"No, I don't think so," Sophie said immediately. Noticing James's queried look, she said, "I had a massive fight with her in the dorm, James. Bigger than I think you had. She was in tears by the time I left. That might be the cause."
To her amazement, James started laughing so hard tears ran down his cheeks. "Soph! You and your tongue! You and Sirius would get on SOOOO well , the big mouth."
Sophie smiled faintly. "Yes well - " she broke off and looked over James's shoulder. "What is it, Sirius?"
Sirius walked to the pair of them. "What's wrong?" he asked. "Why all these long faces?"
"Lily," was the only word James said.
Sirius raised an eyebrow. "Oooohhhh, ickle Jamsiepie's having girl problems?"
"NO!" James burst out. He noticed Sirius's sceptical look. "Lily's gone missing, and its because -" he handed the letter Lily had left behind.
Sirius read it through quickly. His expression was close to disgust. "Who could have done this?" he asked, his face revolted. "There IS no such person as Ceres Hitchcock."
"What if - what if there's been a new deputy?" Sophie asked. "It's possible, you know."
James thought about this. "I'll owl my dad," he said finally. "He would know."
The three of them, accompanied by Remus who turned up just then, hurried to the Owlery, after James had given his brief report to Professor Dumbledore. He didn't mention Lily just yet. It could be she had just got lost.
James watched as his owl, Cheeker, flew away into the distance. What if Lily was in danger? He couldn't bear that.
That night, everyone was quite solemn. Almost the entire house had heard of Lily's disappearance.
"What can we DO?" Sophie asked, beating the arms of her couch. "We can't just stay here and hope for the best."
"Wait til Dad's letter gets back. Then we'll think about what to do."
Remus and Petra were busily doing their homework. James, Sirius and Sophie hadn't even bothered to do it. Sirius glanced over at them. "Nerds," he said expressionlessly.
Remus heard it. "At least we TRY, unlike some. Seriously, don't you three EVER do any work?"
"Not if we can help it, Remus dear," Sirius sang joyfully. James, in spite of himself, smiled as well. Sirius's good mood was contagious, and soon both he and Sophie were laughing, rolling around on the floor with tears running down their eyes, at Sirius's hilarious jokes. Even Remus and Petra joined in.
Hem hem .. . . . . . . . . . . .nothing to say. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .just REVIEW!!! I LIVE ON EM!
Chapter 12: Missing
James sped down the cold stone corridors to the headmaster's office. He was familiar with it now, Dumbledore had called him many times now, since the appearance of the Basilisk. He was calling him now to report on the Basilisk area, since James had been given the job of inspecting the area where the Basilisk had lain.
As he ran, feet slapping on the cold stone floor, he heard a voice behind him. "James! James! Have you seen Lily?"
James turned around. Sophie was standing there, her face looking uncomfortable. "Have you seen Lily? She didn't come to flying class."
"WHAT?" James said. "You mean . . . . . you mean she's GONE?"
Sophie nodded, her feet shuffling. "Did you know about the letter she got?" she asked.
James nodded. He remembered the fight he had had with Lily just that morning. He looked up, and saw Sophie staring at him. "What is it?" she asked him.
"Nothing. . . . . . . .I mean. . . . . . . ." he took a deep breath, "I had a fight with Lily about twenty minutes before she disappeared. I think that might have triggered it."
"No, I don't think so," Sophie said immediately. Noticing James's queried look, she said, "I had a massive fight with her in the dorm, James. Bigger than I think you had. She was in tears by the time I left. That might be the cause."
To her amazement, James started laughing so hard tears ran down his cheeks. "Soph! You and your tongue! You and Sirius would get on SOOOO well , the big mouth."
Sophie smiled faintly. "Yes well - " she broke off and looked over James's shoulder. "What is it, Sirius?"
Sirius walked to the pair of them. "What's wrong?" he asked. "Why all these long faces?"
"Lily," was the only word James said.
Sirius raised an eyebrow. "Oooohhhh, ickle Jamsiepie's having girl problems?"
"NO!" James burst out. He noticed Sirius's sceptical look. "Lily's gone missing, and its because -" he handed the letter Lily had left behind.
Sirius read it through quickly. His expression was close to disgust. "Who could have done this?" he asked, his face revolted. "There IS no such person as Ceres Hitchcock."
"What if - what if there's been a new deputy?" Sophie asked. "It's possible, you know."
James thought about this. "I'll owl my dad," he said finally. "He would know."
The three of them, accompanied by Remus who turned up just then, hurried to the Owlery, after James had given his brief report to Professor Dumbledore. He didn't mention Lily just yet. It could be she had just got lost.
James watched as his owl, Cheeker, flew away into the distance. What if Lily was in danger? He couldn't bear that.
That night, everyone was quite solemn. Almost the entire house had heard of Lily's disappearance.
"What can we DO?" Sophie asked, beating the arms of her couch. "We can't just stay here and hope for the best."
"Wait til Dad's letter gets back. Then we'll think about what to do."
Remus and Petra were busily doing their homework. James, Sirius and Sophie hadn't even bothered to do it. Sirius glanced over at them. "Nerds," he said expressionlessly.
Remus heard it. "At least we TRY, unlike some. Seriously, don't you three EVER do any work?"
"Not if we can help it, Remus dear," Sirius sang joyfully. James, in spite of himself, smiled as well. Sirius's good mood was contagious, and soon both he and Sophie were laughing, rolling around on the floor with tears running down their eyes, at Sirius's hilarious jokes. Even Remus and Petra joined in.