6- Increasingly injurious intrigue
"But he KNOWS Justin, they know!"
Mara had caught up with Justin in the entrance hall and had dragged him outside to talk. They now sat behind some trees at the edge of the lake. They were hid from view so that anyone passing by wouldn't be tempted to go see what they were talking about.
"Listen Mara, they don't know anything. All they have is some disbeliefs because Potter doesn't want to admit he made a mistake while flying."
"But he didn't make a mistake, it was us. Ron told me that Dumbledore believed them. If they find out it was us…"
"So what? Dumbledore's a kook, I've always told you that."
"Whether you think he's a kook or not, he's still our headmaster. And that means we have the potential for getting into a lot of trouble. Why aren't you taking this seriously?"
"I'll start taking this seriously when we're actually in trouble. Don't worry, we don't need to worry right now! It's not like someone knows."
"But what if Dumbledore tries to find out who it was? What if someone was watching us during the game, or what if Hannah decides to tell him?"
"Fine. Say Dumbledore does go searching for who it was. Say they catch us. What do you want me to do about it?"
"Well…" Mara chewed on her lip nervously, "We should have some kind of plan, right? A back up story or something. Ugh, I'm beginning to think we should just go to Dumbledore and admit everything."
"Don't talk like that. You beginning to sound like Hannah. Besides, we're not even in trouble yet."
"All right, we'll agree on this. First thing is we stop other people from knowing that we made Harry fall, so no telling."
Justin sighed. "Mara, can we talk about this later? It's kinda a lot to intake all at once. And besides, I think we should fill Ernie in."
They were just standing up when they heard the sound of twigs snapping from the other side of the tree.
Mara's head snapped up. "Did you hear that?"
They ran around the tree only to find Colin Creevy gaping at them in astonishment,
"You made him fall?"
Hannah shook her head, "Colin we… were you spying on us?"
Colin looked at her angrily. "I overheard voices, I… he could have been killed, you know that? For a stupid Quiddich game..."
Justin stepped towards him. "Yes, it was stupid. We're sorry, so let's just forget it ever happened."
Colin shook his head. "Are you kidding? I'm going straight to Dumbledore. Oh, you guys are gonna get it."
Mara grabbed his sleeve, "Colin... please…"
"Your, your not going anywhere!" Justin had his wand out and was pointing it straight at Colin.
Mara's eyes widened, "Justin, what are you..."
Colin pulled away from her, "Give it up Justin, you're caught."
"Creevy, don't make me…"
"Justin please don't…" Mara was starting to panic.
"Sod off Justin." Colin turned to leave, Mara turned to Justin, "We can't let him go…"
"OBLIVIATE!"
Light shot out of Justin's want and hit Colin squarely in the back of his head; he fell to the ground.
Mara turned to Justin, wide eyed. "What did you?…"
"Come on Mara." Justin grabbed her hand and pulled her towards the castle. "We need to get out of here. Come on!"
Mara allowed herself to be pulled from the trees and ran to the castle, leaving Colin's unconscious body behind the trees.
* * *
"What did you do to him Justin?" Mara glared at him. Finding the common room occupied, they walked off to an abandoned hallway to talk.
"Just a simple memory charm. He won't remember us…or much else for that matter. It didn't hurt him."
"Excuse me? He was unconscious when we left him!"
"He must of hit his head on a rock or something…"
"He could have a concussion!"
"Mara, I'm sure he's going to be fine. He'll just wake up and..."
"He won't know where he is Justin, or who he is. You wiped his memory clean, that's illegal!"
"You didn't seem to care so much what was legal or not when you helped knock Potter off his broomstick."
"That, was an accident." Mara hissed, "It wasn't supposed to happen."
Justin smiled, "Wasn't it?"
Mara paused. "Justin, I..."
"Never mind," He shook his head. "Look, no one saw us. They'll send Creevy up to the hospital with Potter, and everything will be fine."
"No, it will not be fine! Either he'll get his memory back and turn us in for him and Harry, or he'll never get his memory back and it will be our fault! How could you do that?!"
"Well what was I supposed to do?" Justin shouted. "He was leaving, and you were freaking out. You were shouting at me to do something, and I did! I did it for you, Mara. So you can stay here and yell at the walls, I'm late for charms."
Justin stormed down the hall, leaving Mara doubting everything.
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((A/N: So sorry it took me so long to post this! I've had dance practice after school till 6:00 everyday… no time… sorry! ME ways, Thanks SO much for everyone who reviewed so far! Your are the ones that keep this story going! So, it's time for you to decide who is going to end up with Mara! Vote for whoever you want, but I warn you, I'm not going to stick her with someone if it won't make sense is the story, or if it's just gross (Mara/Lucius, Mara/Dumbledore). So everyone review with their choice, and I'll try to finish the next chapter faster than I did this one! :D Thanks!))
"But he KNOWS Justin, they know!"
Mara had caught up with Justin in the entrance hall and had dragged him outside to talk. They now sat behind some trees at the edge of the lake. They were hid from view so that anyone passing by wouldn't be tempted to go see what they were talking about.
"Listen Mara, they don't know anything. All they have is some disbeliefs because Potter doesn't want to admit he made a mistake while flying."
"But he didn't make a mistake, it was us. Ron told me that Dumbledore believed them. If they find out it was us…"
"So what? Dumbledore's a kook, I've always told you that."
"Whether you think he's a kook or not, he's still our headmaster. And that means we have the potential for getting into a lot of trouble. Why aren't you taking this seriously?"
"I'll start taking this seriously when we're actually in trouble. Don't worry, we don't need to worry right now! It's not like someone knows."
"But what if Dumbledore tries to find out who it was? What if someone was watching us during the game, or what if Hannah decides to tell him?"
"Fine. Say Dumbledore does go searching for who it was. Say they catch us. What do you want me to do about it?"
"Well…" Mara chewed on her lip nervously, "We should have some kind of plan, right? A back up story or something. Ugh, I'm beginning to think we should just go to Dumbledore and admit everything."
"Don't talk like that. You beginning to sound like Hannah. Besides, we're not even in trouble yet."
"All right, we'll agree on this. First thing is we stop other people from knowing that we made Harry fall, so no telling."
Justin sighed. "Mara, can we talk about this later? It's kinda a lot to intake all at once. And besides, I think we should fill Ernie in."
They were just standing up when they heard the sound of twigs snapping from the other side of the tree.
Mara's head snapped up. "Did you hear that?"
They ran around the tree only to find Colin Creevy gaping at them in astonishment,
"You made him fall?"
Hannah shook her head, "Colin we… were you spying on us?"
Colin looked at her angrily. "I overheard voices, I… he could have been killed, you know that? For a stupid Quiddich game..."
Justin stepped towards him. "Yes, it was stupid. We're sorry, so let's just forget it ever happened."
Colin shook his head. "Are you kidding? I'm going straight to Dumbledore. Oh, you guys are gonna get it."
Mara grabbed his sleeve, "Colin... please…"
"Your, your not going anywhere!" Justin had his wand out and was pointing it straight at Colin.
Mara's eyes widened, "Justin, what are you..."
Colin pulled away from her, "Give it up Justin, you're caught."
"Creevy, don't make me…"
"Justin please don't…" Mara was starting to panic.
"Sod off Justin." Colin turned to leave, Mara turned to Justin, "We can't let him go…"
"OBLIVIATE!"
Light shot out of Justin's want and hit Colin squarely in the back of his head; he fell to the ground.
Mara turned to Justin, wide eyed. "What did you?…"
"Come on Mara." Justin grabbed her hand and pulled her towards the castle. "We need to get out of here. Come on!"
Mara allowed herself to be pulled from the trees and ran to the castle, leaving Colin's unconscious body behind the trees.
* * *
"What did you do to him Justin?" Mara glared at him. Finding the common room occupied, they walked off to an abandoned hallway to talk.
"Just a simple memory charm. He won't remember us…or much else for that matter. It didn't hurt him."
"Excuse me? He was unconscious when we left him!"
"He must of hit his head on a rock or something…"
"He could have a concussion!"
"Mara, I'm sure he's going to be fine. He'll just wake up and..."
"He won't know where he is Justin, or who he is. You wiped his memory clean, that's illegal!"
"You didn't seem to care so much what was legal or not when you helped knock Potter off his broomstick."
"That, was an accident." Mara hissed, "It wasn't supposed to happen."
Justin smiled, "Wasn't it?"
Mara paused. "Justin, I..."
"Never mind," He shook his head. "Look, no one saw us. They'll send Creevy up to the hospital with Potter, and everything will be fine."
"No, it will not be fine! Either he'll get his memory back and turn us in for him and Harry, or he'll never get his memory back and it will be our fault! How could you do that?!"
"Well what was I supposed to do?" Justin shouted. "He was leaving, and you were freaking out. You were shouting at me to do something, and I did! I did it for you, Mara. So you can stay here and yell at the walls, I'm late for charms."
Justin stormed down the hall, leaving Mara doubting everything.
* * *
((A/N: So sorry it took me so long to post this! I've had dance practice after school till 6:00 everyday… no time… sorry! ME ways, Thanks SO much for everyone who reviewed so far! Your are the ones that keep this story going! So, it's time for you to decide who is going to end up with Mara! Vote for whoever you want, but I warn you, I'm not going to stick her with someone if it won't make sense is the story, or if it's just gross (Mara/Lucius, Mara/Dumbledore). So everyone review with their choice, and I'll try to finish the next chapter faster than I did this one! :D Thanks!))