A/N: Next part!
The next few days were fairly uneventful, James and I kept a closer eye on Andrea then ever, hoping she wouldn't do something drastic. Dumbledore announced a dance on October 31st, Halloween. That meant we had to get dates.
James, of course, asked Andrea, so she wouldn't be unhappy. Megan went with Sirius, of course, and Remus and I went as friends.
"May I use the bathroom, Professor?" Andrea asked sweetly. We were in the last class of the day, Charms.
"Yes, Andrea," the professor dismissed her. Andrea's partner had been Remus.
Megan and I watched Andrea go. I wished I could follow her.
Just then I heard a faint hissing sound. I looked down, and screamed. It was a snake. Slithering toward me. The next thing I knew, its razor sharp fangs were in my hand, but only enough to draw blood.
James was looking over here with a slight smile. I understood immediately. He had transfigured the rope in the table into a snake, with fangs, to bite me.
Instead of yelling at him, I winked. "May I go to the nurse, Professor?" I asked him. He nodded.
"Megan, Remus, work together," He told them.
"Thanks," I whispered as I passed James' desk to the door. Once outside, I quickly mended the bite, and hurried off to the bathroom, where Andrea was.
I slowly opened the door, and saw Andrea by the sink. She was very interested in the Mirror. I came all the way in.
"Hey Andrea," I said.
"Lily!" She jumped up, and backed quickly away from the sink. "Why are you here? The Professor only allows one person at a time to the bathroom."
"I had to go to the Hospital Wing," I told her.
"Then you should be there!" She said, with much more force then I had ever heard coming from her.
"Yes, I should, shouldn't I?" I said.
"Yes, we are going back to the classroom now," she said. We walked back, and Andrea looked very annoyed. The rest of the class was normal.
~*~*~
"Andrea, you look wonderful!" Megan exclaimed, as Andrea smiled. We were preparing for the dance in our dorm.
"Just one more thing . . ." I said, going over to her little box of hair things. I opened it, and another poem fell out. I pocketed it, to read later. "Here!" I said, pulling out a red clip, and putting it in her hair.
"Perfect!" Megan agreed. She was trying extra hard to pay attention to Anrea also, I had told her to. She didn't know about the poem though.
We all smiled and went downstairs as a group. Sirius pretended to faint because we looked so nice, and James imitated Andrea by curtseying. Remus just laughed and offered his arm to me, and I took it.
"Off we go then!" James said, taking Andrea's hand, and we all walked to the great hall. We had seen the decorations last year, so we weren't as stunned as the third years.
We hung around, off to the side. None of us liked dancing much, it was more of a time to be with friends and watch relationships unfold.
"Lily, James is ignoring me!" Andrea whispered.
"Sorry, what should I do?" I asked her.
"Tell him to stop!"
"Andrea, Remus is my date, not James," I told her, vaguely annoyed.
"Well I am going to hang out with you, ok?"
I had no objections.
"Who does James like?" Andrea asked Remus.
"I don't know. He doesn't want to say he likes you, Andrea, but I think he does," Remus answered.
"Lily, go away for a second, I have to talk to Remus," she said, and I, not knowing where to go, went over with Megan, Sirius, and James.
"I'm hungry!" Announced Megan.
"Me too, let's get food," Sirius said, pulling Megan toward the food table. I was getting the distinct impression there was a set-up going on here.
"Thanks for in Charms," I said to James. He had transfigured the rope so I would have an excuse to follow Andrea, not out of spite.
"No problem," He answered.
"Well, as we are here, I might as well show you the new poem I found," I said, pulling it out and opening it. It read as follows:
Puzzle-Andrea Connaty
Very very long ago
Or was it that far in history?
Leaving life seems the only escape
Doing this will end the pain
Even if it hurts my friends
More then it hurt me when my parents died
Only my friends won't know what happened, they will
Return to my bed and find it empty, I will have gone
To finish my life
"So what do you think of it?" I asked James. "Does this count as 'something?' " I asked, referring to his owl.
"Yes, it does. We have to find Andrea," He said, starting off.
"Wait! What does puzzle mean? It could be important!" I yelled, causing him to stop. I hurried up to him.
"You are the problem solver here," He said.
I looked down at it. I felt ready to cry, I hoped Andrea wasn't going to do anything desperate . . .
My eyes blurred with small tears. I dimly saw the poem.
"James!" I gasped. "Look!"
I read the first letter of each line. V-O-L-D-E-M-O-R-T.
"James, we are in huge trouble," I told him.
He was already running to Remus.
"REMUS!" He panted, running up to him. "Where is Andrea?"
"I don't know, she said she was going to the bathroom . . ."
I cut him off. "The Bathroom! Oh no, James, Charms! Let's go!" I quickly ran out of the Great Hall with James, leaving a very confused Remus behind.
We hurried toward the Charms corridor, all the while yelling for Andrea.
I pushed open the door.
"I can't go in there," James said. I pulled him in, and saw a huge hole in the floor. Andrea wasn't in there.
A/N: So, what do you think happened? Please Review!
The next few days were fairly uneventful, James and I kept a closer eye on Andrea then ever, hoping she wouldn't do something drastic. Dumbledore announced a dance on October 31st, Halloween. That meant we had to get dates.
James, of course, asked Andrea, so she wouldn't be unhappy. Megan went with Sirius, of course, and Remus and I went as friends.
"May I use the bathroom, Professor?" Andrea asked sweetly. We were in the last class of the day, Charms.
"Yes, Andrea," the professor dismissed her. Andrea's partner had been Remus.
Megan and I watched Andrea go. I wished I could follow her.
Just then I heard a faint hissing sound. I looked down, and screamed. It was a snake. Slithering toward me. The next thing I knew, its razor sharp fangs were in my hand, but only enough to draw blood.
James was looking over here with a slight smile. I understood immediately. He had transfigured the rope in the table into a snake, with fangs, to bite me.
Instead of yelling at him, I winked. "May I go to the nurse, Professor?" I asked him. He nodded.
"Megan, Remus, work together," He told them.
"Thanks," I whispered as I passed James' desk to the door. Once outside, I quickly mended the bite, and hurried off to the bathroom, where Andrea was.
I slowly opened the door, and saw Andrea by the sink. She was very interested in the Mirror. I came all the way in.
"Hey Andrea," I said.
"Lily!" She jumped up, and backed quickly away from the sink. "Why are you here? The Professor only allows one person at a time to the bathroom."
"I had to go to the Hospital Wing," I told her.
"Then you should be there!" She said, with much more force then I had ever heard coming from her.
"Yes, I should, shouldn't I?" I said.
"Yes, we are going back to the classroom now," she said. We walked back, and Andrea looked very annoyed. The rest of the class was normal.
~*~*~
"Andrea, you look wonderful!" Megan exclaimed, as Andrea smiled. We were preparing for the dance in our dorm.
"Just one more thing . . ." I said, going over to her little box of hair things. I opened it, and another poem fell out. I pocketed it, to read later. "Here!" I said, pulling out a red clip, and putting it in her hair.
"Perfect!" Megan agreed. She was trying extra hard to pay attention to Anrea also, I had told her to. She didn't know about the poem though.
We all smiled and went downstairs as a group. Sirius pretended to faint because we looked so nice, and James imitated Andrea by curtseying. Remus just laughed and offered his arm to me, and I took it.
"Off we go then!" James said, taking Andrea's hand, and we all walked to the great hall. We had seen the decorations last year, so we weren't as stunned as the third years.
We hung around, off to the side. None of us liked dancing much, it was more of a time to be with friends and watch relationships unfold.
"Lily, James is ignoring me!" Andrea whispered.
"Sorry, what should I do?" I asked her.
"Tell him to stop!"
"Andrea, Remus is my date, not James," I told her, vaguely annoyed.
"Well I am going to hang out with you, ok?"
I had no objections.
"Who does James like?" Andrea asked Remus.
"I don't know. He doesn't want to say he likes you, Andrea, but I think he does," Remus answered.
"Lily, go away for a second, I have to talk to Remus," she said, and I, not knowing where to go, went over with Megan, Sirius, and James.
"I'm hungry!" Announced Megan.
"Me too, let's get food," Sirius said, pulling Megan toward the food table. I was getting the distinct impression there was a set-up going on here.
"Thanks for in Charms," I said to James. He had transfigured the rope so I would have an excuse to follow Andrea, not out of spite.
"No problem," He answered.
"Well, as we are here, I might as well show you the new poem I found," I said, pulling it out and opening it. It read as follows:
Puzzle-Andrea Connaty
Very very long ago
Or was it that far in history?
Leaving life seems the only escape
Doing this will end the pain
Even if it hurts my friends
More then it hurt me when my parents died
Only my friends won't know what happened, they will
Return to my bed and find it empty, I will have gone
To finish my life
"So what do you think of it?" I asked James. "Does this count as 'something?' " I asked, referring to his owl.
"Yes, it does. We have to find Andrea," He said, starting off.
"Wait! What does puzzle mean? It could be important!" I yelled, causing him to stop. I hurried up to him.
"You are the problem solver here," He said.
I looked down at it. I felt ready to cry, I hoped Andrea wasn't going to do anything desperate . . .
My eyes blurred with small tears. I dimly saw the poem.
"James!" I gasped. "Look!"
I read the first letter of each line. V-O-L-D-E-M-O-R-T.
"James, we are in huge trouble," I told him.
He was already running to Remus.
"REMUS!" He panted, running up to him. "Where is Andrea?"
"I don't know, she said she was going to the bathroom . . ."
I cut him off. "The Bathroom! Oh no, James, Charms! Let's go!" I quickly ran out of the Great Hall with James, leaving a very confused Remus behind.
We hurried toward the Charms corridor, all the while yelling for Andrea.
I pushed open the door.
"I can't go in there," James said. I pulled him in, and saw a huge hole in the floor. Andrea wasn't in there.
A/N: So, what do you think happened? Please Review!
