Pranks and Wands, Part 8: Arabella Figg, tied ends and loose ends
I later learned in peices what happened. James flew to our parents' house to see if anything was left. Frank Longbottom spotted him and ran to tell his friends. When we went outside to stop him, I kicked off a bit harder then I should have, and fell.
A few days later, Madam Pomfrey let me out of the Hospital Wing and I went back to my normal life.
James wouldn't stop being worried about me - He reminded me of Mum...Who was now dead. Along with the rest of our family.
But we kept on going. The rest of the year went by with a daze, and we didn't really notice what we were doing.
That summer vacation we stayed with a witch named Arabella Figg. She was nice, but her house had a bit of an odor. I remember the first time I saw her.
James and I were on Platform Nine and Three Quarters. Dumbledore said he arranged for someone to meet us, but we didn't know who. The others were forced by their parents to leave (I don't think Petunia Evens would stand being in company of wizard crowds for more then five minutes,) and we were pretty much alone accpet for an eldry woman. She was a bit fat and had grey hair. In her arms she held a basket who kept shaking. I held Mew in my arms. She kept wriggeling until I finaly let go of her, and she trotted over to the old lady - Or rather the old lady's basket. I ran after her, and James followed me. We ran into the old lady.
"Hello," She said.
"Hello," Both James and I repeated, feeling a bit scared.
"Where are your parents?"
That was what I wanted to know.
"They're...Dead." James sounded hoarse.
"Oh..." The lady looked comprehensive. "Your name is not, by any considence, Potter?" We nodded. "Then you should come with me. My name is Arabella Figg, by the way."
James and I were too shocked to answer her. We thought Dumbledore would send over someone we knew. But we followed her anyway.
Arabella lived in a cottage at a small place called Surrey. Near us lived a family, the Dursleys. The mother, Eva, was very nice to us. She was a big and beefy woman with blonde hair who curled at the ends. Her husband, though, was not that nice. He was also big and beefy, but he was bold and wore squere glasses that made him look a bit...Weird. Their children were Vernon and Marge, and they were not so nice, either. Still, they were the only friends James and I had in the neighborhood.
We used to go to their house and play once a week. James and Vernon went outside to play this Muggle game called 'football', and Marge haulled me upstairs to do a makeover on me: She took all her makeup out (She had even more then Mallory Brown had!) and put it on my face. I did not like it, but what could I do to a girl who was four years older then me?
Arabella knew this, and she tried to keep us away from the Dursleys, but Mrs. Dursley kept inviting us over to dinner and we couldn't say no.
Luckily, Sirius' mother invited all of Sirius' friends from school for the rest of the summer and we could escape our neighbors. It was great seeing my best friend again, and I started feeling better.
The train ride to Hogwarts was flawless (Unless you counted Celeste Ivory dumping Severus,) and we reached Hogwarts.
The castle looked as grand as ever with it's stone walls shimmering slightly in the moonlight, but there was something diffrent in it, and you could feel it. All around it hung a misty golden web, and outside it the sky seemed darker then ever. When you entered the castle, you saw little lights bursting from the gaps between the stones. The teachers all looked very relieved at something, and were all grinning. Even Peeves stopped playing pranks - Or at least reducing the number of them. He was actually seen napping behind one of the tallest armors.
The girls' dormitary looked very diffrent, too. The curtains and the beds were the same curtains and beds as ever (The phrase 'Molly and Arthur together forever' was still engraved below my bed,) but in the gaps between the stones who made up the walls there were little shimmering lights who looked like little fairies.
For a person used to a completely dark room, this was very perturbing when you were trying to sleep. I could hear Lily turning around in the bed next to mine.
"Lily," I whispered, "Why aren't you sleeping?"
"It's this noise I'm hearing coming from outside the room." I drew my breath for a second and listened.
She was right. There was this sound coming from the common room.
"Di..." Lily hesitated for a second, but continued. "Do you think we should go and see what's going on there?"
"It's not like we have anything else to do. We won't get any sleep, anyway."
We both put on some sort of a sweater on and went down the stairs to the common room.
There were a few candles at the corner of the room and the fire was sending out a dim light. I could see a few people at the corner of the room, huddled over something. Lily and I started edging closer when someone came out of the boys dormitary.
"Lily, Di..." He said a bit nervously.
We turned around. "Hello Remus."
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A.N: Could this be considered a cliff hanger? I don't know... Well, I'd like to thank all the angels who reviewed the last part. Thank you! I hope you liked this part!
I later learned in peices what happened. James flew to our parents' house to see if anything was left. Frank Longbottom spotted him and ran to tell his friends. When we went outside to stop him, I kicked off a bit harder then I should have, and fell.
A few days later, Madam Pomfrey let me out of the Hospital Wing and I went back to my normal life.
James wouldn't stop being worried about me - He reminded me of Mum...Who was now dead. Along with the rest of our family.
But we kept on going. The rest of the year went by with a daze, and we didn't really notice what we were doing.
That summer vacation we stayed with a witch named Arabella Figg. She was nice, but her house had a bit of an odor. I remember the first time I saw her.
James and I were on Platform Nine and Three Quarters. Dumbledore said he arranged for someone to meet us, but we didn't know who. The others were forced by their parents to leave (I don't think Petunia Evens would stand being in company of wizard crowds for more then five minutes,) and we were pretty much alone accpet for an eldry woman. She was a bit fat and had grey hair. In her arms she held a basket who kept shaking. I held Mew in my arms. She kept wriggeling until I finaly let go of her, and she trotted over to the old lady - Or rather the old lady's basket. I ran after her, and James followed me. We ran into the old lady.
"Hello," She said.
"Hello," Both James and I repeated, feeling a bit scared.
"Where are your parents?"
That was what I wanted to know.
"They're...Dead." James sounded hoarse.
"Oh..." The lady looked comprehensive. "Your name is not, by any considence, Potter?" We nodded. "Then you should come with me. My name is Arabella Figg, by the way."
James and I were too shocked to answer her. We thought Dumbledore would send over someone we knew. But we followed her anyway.
Arabella lived in a cottage at a small place called Surrey. Near us lived a family, the Dursleys. The mother, Eva, was very nice to us. She was a big and beefy woman with blonde hair who curled at the ends. Her husband, though, was not that nice. He was also big and beefy, but he was bold and wore squere glasses that made him look a bit...Weird. Their children were Vernon and Marge, and they were not so nice, either. Still, they were the only friends James and I had in the neighborhood.
We used to go to their house and play once a week. James and Vernon went outside to play this Muggle game called 'football', and Marge haulled me upstairs to do a makeover on me: She took all her makeup out (She had even more then Mallory Brown had!) and put it on my face. I did not like it, but what could I do to a girl who was four years older then me?
Arabella knew this, and she tried to keep us away from the Dursleys, but Mrs. Dursley kept inviting us over to dinner and we couldn't say no.
Luckily, Sirius' mother invited all of Sirius' friends from school for the rest of the summer and we could escape our neighbors. It was great seeing my best friend again, and I started feeling better.
The train ride to Hogwarts was flawless (Unless you counted Celeste Ivory dumping Severus,) and we reached Hogwarts.
The castle looked as grand as ever with it's stone walls shimmering slightly in the moonlight, but there was something diffrent in it, and you could feel it. All around it hung a misty golden web, and outside it the sky seemed darker then ever. When you entered the castle, you saw little lights bursting from the gaps between the stones. The teachers all looked very relieved at something, and were all grinning. Even Peeves stopped playing pranks - Or at least reducing the number of them. He was actually seen napping behind one of the tallest armors.
The girls' dormitary looked very diffrent, too. The curtains and the beds were the same curtains and beds as ever (The phrase 'Molly and Arthur together forever' was still engraved below my bed,) but in the gaps between the stones who made up the walls there were little shimmering lights who looked like little fairies.
For a person used to a completely dark room, this was very perturbing when you were trying to sleep. I could hear Lily turning around in the bed next to mine.
"Lily," I whispered, "Why aren't you sleeping?"
"It's this noise I'm hearing coming from outside the room." I drew my breath for a second and listened.
She was right. There was this sound coming from the common room.
"Di..." Lily hesitated for a second, but continued. "Do you think we should go and see what's going on there?"
"It's not like we have anything else to do. We won't get any sleep, anyway."
We both put on some sort of a sweater on and went down the stairs to the common room.
There were a few candles at the corner of the room and the fire was sending out a dim light. I could see a few people at the corner of the room, huddled over something. Lily and I started edging closer when someone came out of the boys dormitary.
"Lily, Di..." He said a bit nervously.
We turned around. "Hello Remus."
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A.N: Could this be considered a cliff hanger? I don't know... Well, I'd like to thank all the angels who reviewed the last part. Thank you! I hope you liked this part!