The Marauding Five : Year Four

AN: I just thought I'd follow some advice [ahem] and write this part on the paper to see how it'll do. I wouldn't mind to, actually, if my school prefects didn't nab away my friend's story. She wrote it on paper and when the prefects go on rampage, they took her papers away, claiming that we shouldn't write stories on papers. Pretty mean, don't you think? Uh, if any of you are out there [prefects…], don't kill me, kay?

Yep!! Lily's almost like me *wince* actually, all the Marauders had my bit of personality in each of them, honest! And I had loads of ideas [hm.. where'd that come from?]! and I hate it when everyone had their crystal glass polished! You are so right that I am writing about our fifth friend in this chapter!

About my dream on Voldie with the fishy, it's as true as fact. I really had it and I won't deny that I'm laughing when I woke up. Strange enough, I still remembered it up till now. And no doe for Lily. Nope. I might go for a penguin, after all, or maybe a rabbit. Nah! I'll just leave it suspended J

bunny chan

Disclaimer: di da da ~! You know everything, right? So I needn't waste my breath, thanks!

The Marauding Five : Year Four

Chapter 2: The Fifth Marauder

Sirius dumped his trunks, owl's cage and a small bundle of his tied up robes into an empty compartment of the scarlet Hogwarts Express before slumping onto the cushioned chair. Lily, James and Remus followed the example Sirius had set.

'Fourth year! Can you believe it? we're in our fourth year!' Lily exclaimed, giving Lotus, her owl, an owl pellet.

'We'll be fourteen next year,' Remus said gloomily.

'And after that, we'll be fifteen,' James said in the same tone as Remus.

'Hey, look on the bright side! We can torture the teachers even more!' Sirius said.

'That's fun? I think murdering Severus Snape is better,' James said.

'Well…'

SLAM!!

The compartment door is opened by a small, pale-faced girl with jet black hair that looked almost white under a bright light, her wavy hair reached out to her waist. The four Marauders stared at her. She stared back blankly with her violet-shaded eyes.

'Hi, I'm Adele Varens. Mind if I seat here?' the newcomer said politely.

'Actually, we mind a lot,' Remus said.

'A lot. So much that it's enough to turn you into a roach,' James said, also in a straight face. Lily giggled a little. James wouldn't turn anyone into the house pest; he hates them. Adele Varens looked shocked at that and prepared to leave.

'Nah! They're just kidding!' Lily said.

'Any girl is always welcomed! Unless you're a Slytherin,' Sirius grinned. Adele nodded gratefully and chose the seat next to Lily's. She dumped her trunk in a corner and carried a small cage (which James suspected to be her pet-animal) with her.

'Hi Adele! My name's Lily. Lily Evans,' Lily said cheerfully to the girl, sticking out her hand. Adele took it to shake, but to her surprise, little lilies iced like snowflakes fell in small showers around. She stared at the dainty little things.

'Like them? You can keep one,' Lily said. Adele caught one and string it into her necklace.

'James Potter. Nice to meet ya,' James said happily.

'Remus Lupin,' Remus said simply.

'Sirius Black. No, I'm not insane, thank you very much though. Dad chose the name for me,' Sirius said.

'Nice to meet you all. I'm new here. Kinda lonely,' Adele said with a soft smile.

'Oh, really? What year?' Sirius asked. 'We like newbies. Very fun to tease.'

'Fourth year. I'm just transferred from Gordonholp because we moved. My parents had to have a village life after the city and we'll be in our new place sometime in December.'

'Good! You're the same year as us! What house are you in?' Remus said.

'House?'

'Yeah, you know, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Gryffindor or Slytherin. You don't seem the Slytherin type though,' Lily said.

'Pettigrew doesn't seem the type, but somehow, he is,' James said, wincing.

'Sorry, no idea,' Adele said.

The cage on Adele's lap wobbled a little towards Lily and jerked a little, as if in excitement. Lily jumped a little at that as she tried to peer to see what is in that cage and why is it sealed. Cats don't like being too sealed in or they'll get nasty; rats don't seem to be the type to sit still for a while and jumped at the next minute; and bats? Well, if you have one, why keep it so sealed up? It's not illegal to keep bats.

'Say, what animal have you got in there?' James asked curiously.

Adele looked around and said in a lower voice. 'Ssh! I can't have the whole world to know, so we'll keep it to ourselves, okay?' The four nodded in agreement.

The girl smiled at Lily a little before proceed to unlocking the closed cage. Lily made her run behind the boys, fearing it to be a dog. She had enough experiences with dogs at Hagrid's and has got tired of them. Adele pulled out the animal and Lily went back to her seat, breathing a sigh of relief.

The boys all stared at the animal.

'Are we allowed to bring hamsters?' Remus asked finally in surprise.

'Oh, mother spoke to Dumbledore about it and he said it wasn't in the school rules that you couldn't bring them. And this is not a hamster, Remus. It's called a "Yumi",' Adele said, cuddling the hamster-look-alike animal lovingly.

'Oooh! It's so cute!!! What's her name, Adele?' Lily said, patting the little white Yumi.

'I don't know yet,' Adele said.

'How come? Just give it one then!' Sirius said.

'Well, each Yumi has it's very own name, but I can't seem to find out what mine is,' Adele sighed.

'What's a Yumi then?' James asked curiously, poking the furry creature.

'Yumi is a type of magical creature that are very rare. It may look like a hamster, but it's different if you look at it closely. See mine? It has strawberry shaped eyes. If you have a magnifying glass, you can see that my Yumi have little strawberry markings all over it's fur.

'Yumi are useful for a couple of things, mother says. As a rumor goes, if you ever find out your Yumi's names, you will be lucky forever. Mother say that it's rubbish, but it hasn't been proven true yet,' Adele finished.

'What about it's other uses?' Sirius inquired.

'I don't know. Yumi are believed to be extinct since a hundred years ago. Not much info to find it unless you have hundred-year-old books.'

'Hey! Wanna get lucky?' Remus said eagerly.

'Who doesn't?' Lily and Adele said in unison.

'Well, why not find out it's name then?'

'I said already. I'd tried and tried, but I can't find it's name!' Adele said.

'You did?' Sirius asked.

'I didn't? Sorry, I'm very very forgetful.'

'Well, I sometimes forget important things,' Lily said helpfully.

'If this Yumi is believed to be extinct, why are you showing it to us?' James asked.

Adele thought this for a bit.

'I don't know. I have a feeling that I can trust you with this,' the girl answered.

'Following your instincts? That's risky,' Lily mumbled. The Yumi squeaked happily before jumping to her.

'Not really. I believe that if we follow our heart, we'll probably get what destiny provides us for,' Adele said.

The boys smiled wanly. Girl talk.

'So if your instincts are wrong?' Sirius said.

'They are never wrong,' Adele replied simply. Time for the change of topic…

'You french or something? Your name sounded odd,' Remus said. Not that I really care. My name's related to wolves and I'm a wolf, Remus muttered in his head.

'Nah! People usually ask me that. Why is my name "Adele" and not other? My parents chose it!' Adele said. 'Want a cookie?'

'Thanks. Yeah, like mine and Sirius and Remus'. So far, only James' normal,' Lily said, taking the cookie.

'Sirius and Remus? What's it mean?'

'Mine's flower – y'know, lily flower – and Sirius' the dog star. Probably that's cause his parents like stars. Remus' one's-'

'The greek legend,' Remus cut. 'Where two twin brothers are raised by a pack of wolves.'

'Oh…'

'Lily, speaking of names, what's that Yumi's?' James asked.

'Huh? How is she to know when even I can't find out?' Adele said, puzzled. How can a new person – especially to Yumi – find out what it's name is when it's owner couldn't?

'Lily, don't be an idiot! Use your-'

SPLASH!!

Sirius had dumped a bucket of ice water onto his head. James turned around to strangle Sirius for throwing cold – um, ice – water at him as Lily, Adele and Remus laughed at the funny event. James' messy hair was plastered flat onto his head, making it looked as if it was painted. And the picture of a very red James chasing a laughing and purple Sirius is just too hilarious to pass off. With a click, Remus had the photo taken.

'Use your what, Lily?' Adele asked Lily when she stopped laughing.

'Oh, nothing! He meant me to use- to use- to use my wand! Yea! That's it!' Lily said nervously, drawing out her wand and pointing it at the door. Severus Snape, Peter Pettigrew, Lucius Malfoy, Malcom Zambini and Milicent Dork fell down before the five with a loud crash.

'Ow… Found us, didn't you?' Snape sneered, grabbing back his dignity. 'How did you knowthat we were out there?'

'Buzz off, Snape. Or do you want me to get the bug spray?' Sirius said.

'A- a- answer!' Pettigrew stuttered.

'You're planning to throw a curse at us, weren't you? Maybe you'd like to do it outright before our faces?' Lily said innocently.

'That's Snake and Gang. The Slytherin scums. Better known as the Git Group,' Remus whispered to Adele.

'Behold! The King of Gits: Severus Solomon Snape!!! His code is S.S.S. which also stands for Sufferable Slytherin Scum,' James announced.

Snape snickered.

'All five of us have our wands, but only one of you are armed,' Snape said in an oily voice. Sirius felt as if oil were heaped onto him. He winced in disgust. He hate oil. Especially from snakes.

Lily smiled easily. 'Not really.'

Four wands shot out of the bags all by themselves and fastened themselves on James, Sirius, Remus and Adele's hands. For a moment, Adele stared, thunderstrucked.

'Cool!' she exclaimed at last. 'Whatever for anyway?'

James shrugged. Behind, both Sirius, Remus and Lily were discussing deeply.

'Hey, do you think we should throw fireballs at him?' Remus said.

'Nah! No fun at all! How about ice water?' Sirius suggested.

'Nope! Let's just turn his gang into gobstones and make them squirt at him!' Lily jumped.

'Good idea!' Remus said.

'And instead of the liquid, we'll put skin-affecting poison,' Sirius said evilly.

'Yeah!'

'I'll leave you for now,' Snape spat.

'Uh-uh! No spitting! Clean up that spit!' James said. But the Slytherin Gang had already left, slamming the door angrily. 'Well, not that I really care anw

'Thought I can make a fool outta him,' Remus sighed.

'Huh? How?' Adele said, confused.

Sirius pointed his wand at the door and the wand shot out colorful confettis, streamers and a few party hats. It looked like a Christmas cracker in disguise as a wand.

'This isn't my wand?' Adele asked.

'Definitely no-no,' Lily laughed. She threw her wand up and it burst into red firecrackers.

'How did you get it to come up itself then?'

The four Marauders glanced at each other.

'Marauder secret,' Remus said at last.

Adele just nodded thoughtfully.

**

Professor McGonagall was walking towards the Gryffindor Tower with a thirteen-year-old girl next to her. She groaned to herself.

This Varens girl seemed close to the famous misceif-makers. Perhaps they know? At least she seemed different from them; the quiet type. Shake it, Minnie – eh – Minerva! Lupin is also one of those "quiet type", so these people are marked "Highly Dangerous". Too bad, he seemed like a nice boy. But looks is always deceiving. Evans, Potter and Black can look as innocent as they want, but they are those trouble-makers. Doing this, doing that; blablabla.

Minerva, Minerva. Why did you walk past the Professor's office when everyone knew that there's a new student – a school transfer – abroad? A very, very intelligent move for someone as wise as your age. Even Sinistra, who's the most careless person (for spacing with her stars) can remember to not walk past that office. Why did you, of all people?

Right. I didn't know.

McGonagall stopped in front of the Fat Lady's portrait, which seemed to be sleeping peacefully in her frame, despite the fury anger McGonagall had on herself for being too stupid.

'The password is "trimming noodles" and the girls' fourth year dorm is on the right side of the stairs, third door from first,' McGonagall said to Adele. The girl nodded and McGonagall left, muttering things under her breath.

'Trimming noodles? Why would I want to trim noodles, of all food to trim? Isn't spagethi better?' Adele mumbled. The Fat Lady opened a sleepy eye at her.

'Password, dear?' the protrait said sleepily to her.

'Why must we trim noodles? Why is there a password? How do I get in?' Adele asked inquisively.

'What's the password, dear? You need it to get in,' Fat Lady said.

'Oh, fine. Wait, let me try to remember what the professor had just said,' Adele said.

'Be quick! I want to go back to sleep!' the portrait complained.

'Gee, you complain so much! And sleep? You're too fat!' Adele commented.

'You tell the password or stay here for the night!' the Fat Lady snapped.

'Okay, okay! Trimming noodles,' Adele said.

'Hope you have nightmares,' Fat Lady huffed.

'Yea, whatever,' Adele muttered, climbing up the portrait hole slowly, for she was quite short; slightly an inch or two shorter than Remus, who was the shortest in the – what was it they call themselves? The Macaroni four or something. Whatever it is, it couldn't well be important to her, right? Right.

Adele needn't bother remembering McGonagall's nstructions, for waiting at the nearest couch to the portrait hole was Lily herself. The all-smiles-and-twinkles girl grinned broadly at Adele and talked to something next to her. Or at least, it looked like she talk with it.

'Hey! Thought you'd be in Gryffindor, so I waited for you!' Lily said, bouncing bouncily towards Adele.

'How did you know that I'll be in Gryffindor? Are you psychic or something?' Adele said teasingly.

'Nah! Are there any of them left? I thought they were extinct!' Lily said casually, sighing secretly in relief.

'True, true. No one else here?' Adele said, looking around.

'No one else here except me and three insane boys,' Lily said, jabbing her thumb at an empty seat next to her. Taking it as an invitation to sit next to the redhead, Adele sat on the sit as Lily gawped at the empty place.

'No Adele! Don't-' Too late. The girl had already sat as a loud 'Oof!' emitted.

'Ow!'

'You sure are heavy; for a small size!'

'Watch my bit, Sirius! Don't step on my feet – ow!! What did I just say?'

'Sheesh! Gimme a chance!'

'Get on diet, Adele!'

Adele jumped as high as a metre. 'W- who's that?' she asked franticly. Lily laughed.

'Get out, idiots! McGonagall isn't here!' Lily said, yanking the air. Just as Adele was about to ask her what is she pulling, three familiar heads appeared. All three of them are looking very troubled, rubbing here and there and in a tangled mess. Lily now held a gleaming silver coat in her hands, looking at Adele's gaping face with amusement.

'How- This- That- What- Why-' Adele stuttered.

'Oh, nothing at that. You should lose some weight,' James said. Adele blushed.

'Important things first! Coming through, coming through!' Sirius said importantly as he made his way to stand up.

'You? Important? Hah!' Remus taunted, straightening up himself.

'Well, aren't I?' Sirius said, brushing himself.

'Since when are you important?'

'Since I said I'm important.'

'When did you say so?'

'When I wanted to stand up.'

'Knock it off and let's get back to what we've been doing!' James said, breaking up the minor conversation Sirius and Remus were having and pulling an ordinary looking cauldron between them to stop them from fighting.

'Okay, Lily, you finish everything,' James said to Lily.

'Me? Give it to Si! You knew I can't brew anything! I flunk potions last year and Halley almost had my head for that,' Lily complained.

'What? Me again? Unfair!! You didn't do anything! I find those ingredients!' Sirius argued.

'Correction. I found them,' James said.

'I helped,' Lily offered.

'And you're best at potions!' the two said together, pointing an accusing finger at Sirius.

'What? Unfair! Unfair! Unfair!!' Sirius cried.

'Who cares?' Lily said.

'You earned it,' James said dismissively.

'What-'

'STOP!' Remus demanded at last. Silence and attention.

'Guess you have that part in you,' Sirius said.

'What part?'

'There, that demanding part.'

'Oh? Whatever. We'll just draw lots to see who'll brew the potion. So much easier.'

'Okay.'

Adele sat herself in the corner and watched everything tentatively. Sirius had to brew the potion (whatever it was), since Remus, who is a really bad potion brewer, almost set the cauldron and potion to fire with a 500°c temperature of the blue fire, which is very, very, very, very hot.

'Now for the Kingfisher's feather!' Sirius said at last. James handed him a feather.

'No, that's a peacock's.'

Another feather.

'That's sparrow.'

Another.

'Eagle.'

Another.

'Raven.'

Another.

'Turtledove.'

Another.

'Ostrich.'

Another.

'Roadrunner.'

Another.

'Bear fur? Seriously, James, can't you get it right? I want kingfisher!!! Ding Dong!!!'

'Here Si, safe the trouble next time and ask from me,' Remus said, handing him a Kingfisher feather. Sirius took it gratefully and dipped it into the potion for fifteen minutes. When he pulled it out again, it was gleaming gold and red ('Hurrah! It's Gryffindor color!' Lily cheered) and emitting a soft glow.

'Are we on the right step this time?' Remus asked nervously. James patted a thick fondly.

'Don't worry. I got this from the library just now. Can't say Madam Pince was glad to see me there since the last time Snape tore the book I borrowed,' James said.

'Here, I'll close the book to everything,' Lily said eagerly. Sirius handed the feather to her and Adele (they seem to have forgotten her) watched curiously.

'What is this potion for? I'd never seen such type before!' the girl said at last.

'Oh, just wait and see,' James said.

Lily started muttering things under her breath and chanting. To the Marauder's delight and to Adele's surprise, it floated up high and began turning mid-air. Soon, it began to spin and spin and spin. James bit his nails nervously.

'Did you use the wrong rhyme, Lily?'

'Who do you think I am?'

'Lily.'

'Correct. So do I have many faults?'

'Well, you have-'

'I think I'd rather not know it.'

They watched the feather spin even slower and finally fell on Adele's head.

'Ow!' she exclaimed. 'I didn't know kingfisher feathers are heavy!' To her surprise, the four cheered happily and did a barn dance around the room.

'We did it, we did it!' they sang in delight.

'Did what?' Adele asked. James took a deep breath.

'Adele, are you a black mage?'

Adele gaped at all of them. All four wore eager expressions, waiting anxiously for her answer. Sirius was jumping up and down excitedly as the black-haired girl stared at them. First, her face showed amazement. It then turned into a frown, her face contorted into a twist and she started crying.

'How did you know?' Adele sobbed, sniffing loudly at her nose.

'Want a tissue paper? Here,' Sirius offered. Adele took the tissue from him and blew her nose into it. She then returned itto Sirius, who looked at it with disgust.

'Yuck. You don't know how to dispose this or what?' Sirius said, throwing it into a nearby dustbin.

'Now what do you want to do with me? Send me to the muzium? The ministry? Drink my blood? Or are you feeling like taking my heartstrings?' Adele said, sobbing more as she said the last part. The four exchanged puzzled glances to each other. What on earth is she talking about?

'What are you talking about, Adele?' Lily said softly as she tried to comfort her.

'I'm a black mage. So do what you want. Kill me, but make it quick. Then you can drink my blood or -'

'Blech! That's disgusting! Why would we do that?' Remus said, pretending to vomit.

'Isn't it obvious? You're all witches and wizards. You want my power cause I'm a mage. That potion you just brew told you that, didn't it? I knew it was going to do something!' Adele accused.

'Adele-' James started.

'Okay, I guess you can kill me now. I'd said everything I wanna said, except that I thought you guys were nice at first. Bury me after I die,' Adele said with a sniff.

'Adele, no-' Sirius said.

'You guys needn't give any reason for what you wanna do this. I don't care,' the girl sobbed.

'Adele, we do NOT want to kill you,' Lily said gently.

'What?' If there's a time where your ears go wrong, this is definitely it.

'We. Don't. Want. To. Kill. You. We don't want to kill you,' Lily repeated.

'You don't? Then- then how'd you know? Oh! You tricked me!'

'Adele, no!'

'Then- then- then why?'

Sirius took a deep breath. 'Must I say this? Oh, what the heck. Adele, you're with us.'

'WHAT?! You mean you're black mages too?' Adele cried, shocked.

'No no! Sirius has an odd way there. You're in the gang, with us,' Remus said, calming her down.

'What gang? What are you all talking about?' Adele, said, confused.

'You're one of the Marauders.'

'One of – what?'

'The Marauders. Bet you hadn't heard of us yet,' Sirius smirked. 'Best mischief-makers, genius of the form and practically teacher annoyers.'

'Don't bother him. He always has a derangged mind,' James said, looking at Adele's bewildered face.

'B- but what is happening?'

'Good question. You're with us. That's all. Welcome to the gang,' Lily said easily.

'Hear of Lord Voldemort?' Remus said.

'Yes… but he's somewhat at a sort of rest now, isn't he? He didn't attack much these days,' Adele said. 'And what have you got to do with him? You- you're Death Eaters?'

'No! But we do have got something to do with him. At least, he does,' Sirius said.

'Whaddya mean?'

'He has some sorta rivalry with us. Dunno why. Cause of something that happened in his past I guess.'

'Actually, he's after four – eh, five – kids that are reincarnated. James, Sirius, Remus and I are them,' Lily started.

'You are four,' Adele said smartly.

'Yes, but the fifth one isn't yet known when he came after our lives last year. I bet your old school – Gordonholp, whatever – is a sort of private school, isn't it?'

'Yes…'

'Voldemort wants to kill five of these kids, and since we know four, we thought we'd get the fifth to complete our group. It was rumored that these five will somehow defeat the Dark Lord, but I think it's all rubbish. Anyway, back to the topic. You're the fifth person. Can't say but it took us a long time to find you.'

'Whatever would he want to do with teenagers?' Adele asked. This is ridiculous. Perhaps it's a sorta joke.

'No, no joke, Adele,' Lily confirmed. 'See, we're the reincarnations of the five people Tom Riddle is in rival with in his old days. Our looks, our names, some of our abilities… our past life died falling somewhere.'

'I think I heard something like that before from Daily Prophet. During mother's time when she's still in school. She likes collecting newspaper cuttings those days, and kept them neatly in a scrapbook. I flipped through them before, and one particular news on the front page caught my eye.

'It was about five kids from Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry that fell from a cliff and died instantly on the spot. There were their names there, and I think they were Adele Green, Lily Trenna, James Chore, Remus Pepper and Sirius Kiut. I was surprised when I heard your names this morning, cause they matched ours,' Adele said.

'Creepy,' Remus agreed. The others nodded.

'You said something about abilities just now. So that's how you know me?' Adele asked.

'Yeah. Speaking of it, do you have any others?' James asked.

'Um, I don't think so. Either it isn't there or it wants to play with toy bricks first before showing up. What about you guys?'

'I can speak to animals. Can sorta understand their language too,' James said.

'Seer. And Psychic. Sorry for lying, but it came naturally whenever people ask me that,' Lily grinned apologeticly.

'Liar. You can attract animals, too!' Sirius accused.

'Oh yeah. So I can,' Lily said, not very enthustic about this.

'Why? Not glad about it?' Adele asked.

'No. She hates dogs – especially large ones – and they kept going after her,' James explained.

'No wonder my Yumi's so excited!' Adele laughed. The Yumi, that was hiding in her pocket, squeaked in agreement.

'Mine's the best! I have a bottomless stomach!' Sirius announced happily. They laughed at him.

'That isn't something to be proud with, Si!' Remus chided.

'Well, I am proud of it!' Sirius replied, annoyed.

'What about Remus?' Adele said, getting interested. 'What's his?'

'He…' Sirius started, but bit his tongue in time before Lily hammered him. He shot a glance at Remus. 'I don't think you'd want to know.'

'Why not? Is it bad? I don't think anything could be worst than being what I am. I live inf ear almost everyday of summer,' Adele winced.

Remus gulped and Lily held her wand in hand, ready to send a Memory Charm if Adele turned her back at Remus.

'I'm- I'm- I'm- I'm a w- werewolf,' Remus mumbled.

Silence. Lily gripped her wand even more tightly. She was sure, if it it alive, it'll be dead under her tight grip.

'You are? Seriously? A real one?' Adele said, glowing up. Feeling horrible, Remus nodded.

'Look, Lily needn't use her wand or anything and I'd understand if-'

'Wow!!! That's totally COOL!!!!!!!' Adele nearly shrieked. 'How'd you be one? Is it fun?'

'No. Tis horrible,' Remus muttered.

'Really? I think they're the coolest ever! Were you born one? Oh, that's stupid, cause people who were bitten didn't get to-'

'I'm bitten when I was just a toddler.'

'You're LUCKY!!!!! People can't usually survive! You must be really strong!'

'That's why we're the Marauders!' Sirius chimed.

'Anyway, maybe we shouldn't talk on this subject,' Lily said. 'Remus nearly killed himself when he was alive after receiving it,' she whispered to Adele.

'Sorry.'

'Wait. Why'd you think we'd drink your blood or take your heartstrings?' James said.

'Oh. That,' Adele said, darkening. 'You see, people – magical community – believed that black mages' blood can give them eternal life. It doesn't though. It only gives you double their age when they drink it.'

'So, if I drink yours now, I get extra thirteen years to my life span? Uh, not that I want to,' Sirius added the last part quickly.

'Yea. Our heartstrings are black, thus, very useful to attract the rare magical creatures like unicorns and dragons. If used as an ingredient in a potion, it'll make the potion much more affective, and it is believed to give anyone anything they wish for; even world destruction.'

'This sounds so much like a storybook,' Lily mused.

'Well, we thought witches, wizards and magic doesn't exist,' James reminded.

'Good point. Somehow, I wish werewolf doesn't exist,' Remus sighed. The others wisely kept their mouth shut (Sirius stuffed his with a lot of tissues) in case one of them might say something wrong. With their outright ways, even a rock would turn into sand.

Afther this little get-to-know-you session, Adele Varens officially became the fifth and last member of the Marauders. Lily was practically jumping with joy to have another girl (besides her) in the group. They celebrated that by taking a very short trip to the kitchens to nab some food. When Mrs Norris came stalking after the wafting scents of pancakes, Adele accidentally set fire to her tail with her black magic.

When they return back to bed, which is fairly midnight, the four other Gryffindor girls were rudely awaken by Lily and Adele's noisy chatters.

'Slow it, Lil, Tal,' Pertsy muttered sleepily, pulling her covers over.

'I'm not Tal,' a small voice piped up. 'Who's Tal?'

'It's Tally, Adele,' came Lily's patient voice. Tally sat up with a jerk when heard her name called and pull her curtains over.

'Wha? Who're you?' she exclaimed, seeing Adele.

'I'm Adele Varens. Nice to meet you,' Adele greeted.

'Hi. Bye. Lower the decibels, Lily,' Pertsy yawned and went back to bed.

'Tal! Adele's moving to Loopy Village this December! Isn't it great? Between James and Si's house!' Lily said excitedly to Tally.

'Mmm… I wanna sleep. Else, I'll have black rings and I wanna meet Dan when I'm awake, not half asleep,' Tally mumbled, crawling back to bed.

'Could you show me everything tomorrow? We don't have lessons yet, right? It's Saturday tomorrow,' Adele said eagerly.

'Sure, sure. We can bring you to our hideout, since you're an official Marauder. Forget that pathetic history. You've got Marauder blood and that's what matters,' Lily said.

'Hurrah!'

Just then, a loud thump was heard outside and the two girls drew the curtains aside. Nina was on the floor, face as white as ghost.

'You're also a Marauder?!' she gaped, when found her voice. Apparently, in her sleep, she must have heard the part where Adele has this "Marauder blood" in her.

'WHAT?!' three other voices exclaimed at the same time as they all sat up in bed, very much awoke.

'Yep! Now girls, do you want those boys running in?' Lily said sweetly. Immediately, they went back without a word. During their past experiences, it is best to follow what Lily said at some times; especially in the dead of night. Once, James, Sirius and Remus barged into their dormitory and played "Space Invaders" with all their things.

'You've got to tell me everything!' Adele said.

'But I told you almost everything!' Lily laughed.

'You did?'

'Bad as I am, I did.'

'Oh well... are you Marauders fond of pranks?'

Lily stared.

'Fond of them? We lived off them!'

'Live off… pranks?' Adele said quizzically.

'Never mind me.'

'Oh, but I want to! I want to know everything! I can't believe I'd lived all these years and missed all the fun parts of life! Mother says I'd to liven up more and mix more with people, but how can I? I hadn't got much friends up there at Gordonholp!'

'Why not?'

Adele sighed.

'They think I'm too weird, and don't quite fit with them. Besides, my school's an all-girls school. Those professors will make you wish you weren't even born and you have to be perfect! No running in corridors, manners this and that, graceful, blablabla… loads of rubbish. Mother sent me there cause that's the nearest one to us. Else, she wouldn't even think about it!'

'You seem to speak a lot about your mother,' Lily said.

Adele just shrugged.

'Black magics have levels, right? What's yours?' Lily said.

'I never bothered. I knew I had it, simply because I accidentally burnt my teacher's hat down before the whole school for making fun at me. And she's the headmistress, too! They didn't suspect me though, since I haven't got my wand with me that time.' Adele laughed back at the memory.

'How did you know it came from you?' Lily inquired, looking interested.

'I felt something hot shooting from my forehead. Somewhere here,' Adele said, pointing at the middle of her forehead. It had a little spot which looked like a very very small triangle that had a slightly darker shade than her pale skin. You need a magnifying glass to see it clearly. 'What about you?'

'I trained under my mum, but she doesn't know my level now though. I've been learning myself the last year, but mum thought I was just slacking my way through Psychic. She thinks my level is still of a seventeen-year-old kid.'

'What did you do? I can't control mine,' Adele said dolefully.

'It's quite easy once you've caught hold of it. The Inner Eye steps in once in a while, but I can use my Psychic part anytime. Look,' Lily said, drawing the curtains aside. She pointed a finger at the opposite bed and her eyes had a slight glow, not very visible. Sita levitated through the curtains and back again, before falling with a loud bump.

'Ow…' came Sita's moan. Giggling silently, Lily pull the curtains down.

'That's neat! Is that all, or are there others?' Adele asked. She was just as interested about Psychics as Lily were about Black Mages.

'There're loads, but it's quite hard to explain them all. There are barriers, transformations (something like Transfiguration), floating, telepathy and tons others!'

'That's cool!!'

'Yeah. But Psychic seem more of doing things without a wand, like your powers as a Black Mage. Anyone can cast a fire spell with a wand, but you can cast without one,' Lily pointed out.

'True. But it gives us more advantages. Like when people take your wand and yet you can still battle it back,' Adele said earnestly.

'Yep! Maybe you should train your powers more. I can help, cause I don't think Black magic is much difference from my Psychis. We justneed to learn how to control it. I found a room somewhere near the Infirmary when Sirius was lying in bed, and I usually train there since then. How would you like to go?' Lily suggested.

'I'd love to! Then maybe they won't go astray anymore!' Adele said happily.

'Varens! Evans! Have you any idea what time is it now?' a crisp voice yelled through the door. Lily looked at her watch.

'Time to chat, Minnie!' Lily yelled back.

'No!!! The real time!' Lily pressed a button at her watch and read it.

'Yea, it's only three. Morning!' Lily said. Adele giggled silently.

'Good. So GET TO BED THIS INSTANCE!' McGonagall screamed.

'Gee, no need to be so angry,' Adele muttered. 'Night Lily! Nice chatting with you!'

'Yep! Night Adele!' Lily said as Adele climbed back to her bed.

'And no more talking!' McGonagall barked.

'Sure, whatever,' Adele said.

'Not a word!'

'Sheesh!' Lily exclaimed.

'So something, Lil,' Tally muttered.

Suddenly, loud sounds that sound strangely like a dog barking was heard outside.

'Silencing charm?' Sita suggested sleeply. And with a flick of the wand, the barks were mute.

'Thank you,' Pertsy muttered.

Outside, a very stubby bulldog was clawing furiously at the mahogany door to the fourth year girls' dorm, it's mouth moving up and down violently as if it's trying to bark but had lost it's voice. It growled, bared it's pearl-white teeth, throw itself at the door but to nothing. Melissa Charite, who was walking towards the common room, stared at the dog.

She blinked. Once. Twice.

And the dog looked odd. Why is it cladded in the green robes that looked suspiciously like the one McGonagall wore during the Sorting Ceremony? Why is it clawing at the fourth year's door? Why isn't it barking like any normal dogs? And most of all, why is it wearing glasses?

Deciding that she need more sleep, Melissa shook her head and went back to the seventh year's dorm.

AN: Okay, the prospect of me writing this in a piece of paper is quite absurd. My friend has been asking me, 'What's that there? Ooh! Show it to me! Why are you spacing so much?' and so much more. My closest friend thought I was actually turning a little sane, writing my story on paper first. And it's so unfair! I mean, when I wrote it, it was about 11 pages, but when I retype it, it's only a few! That's UNFAIR!!!! Oh, how'd this go? Yes, forget my insanity on the time span, kay? And maybe this can go on once every week since I write it now on paper first. Can't say that it's not troubling… like that Yumi? Just wondering…