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Chapter 12
It has been almost two months since Lily's disappearance, and Ana and Peter were at a loss for what was going on with their friends. Peter had recovered nicely, and was busy making friends with Severus Snape, Lucious Malfoy, and their collective group. Now that James, Sirius and Remus were gone, Lucious and Severus were the big men on the playground.
As Lily was having her spiritual dreams from Christina, Peter was in the library, studing potions with his newfound friends. "Hmm," Severus looked around himself. "I need my 'Magical Antidotes to Common Poisons' book. I think that I may have left it in the Great Hall after lunch."
Peter piped up cheerily, "I'll get it for you, Severus. Is there anything else you might need?"
"No, Peter, wait," Lucious motioned to a chair beside him, and Peter sat down. "Have you heard anything from your friends, Potter, Black or Lupin?"
"No," Peter muttered. "James had sent us one owl a few days after they left, but we haven't had one since. He said that once they were close to the dark lord's lair that it would be too risky." Peter had long ago confided in his new friends where the rest of the Marauders had gone. He thought that they seemed genuinely concerned. *After you get to know these guys, they weren't half bad.* Peter thought shortly after he began hanging out with them.
"And rightly so," declared Severus. "My book, Peter?" Peter scurried off to the Great Hall. "Do you think he's telling the truth, Lucious?"
"It doesn't really matter, Severus," Lucious said. "We have been told to wait for further instructions, and that's what we'll do. Now, can you help me? I need to know what goes into this sleeping potion. We have a practical exam on it the day after tomorrow."
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Ana was in the Great Hall having a solitary lunch when Peter ran by looking for Snape's book. She eyed him disapprovingly. "Running more errands for your little friends, Peter?" Ana spat. "You should be ashamed of yourself. After all James, Sirius and Remus have done for you!"
"Ana," Peter said angrily. "Don't talk about my friends that way. You don't know anything about them. They've really been there for me, while James, Si, and Remus have been away. They really like them, and are concerned about their well being! You might like them if you gave them a chance. They aren't half bad fellows. James and Si were wrong about them." Peter looked at her sadly. "Look, why don't you come and sit with us for a while? It's time to face facts. We haven't heard from any of them for so long now. For all we know, they are all dead. It's time that we moved on with our lives! James and Lily wouldn't have wanted us to mourn their passing like this. They would want us to be happy!"
Ana sat, wide eyed in disbelief, "You disgusting little rat! We don't know they're dead! They could already have Lily, and be on their way back here right now! What's the matter with you?" Ana jumped up from the Gryffindor table and ran from the room leaving behind a befuddled Peter. He hurriedly got Snape's book, and headed back to the library.
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Ana ran from the Great Hall to her now favorite place. The astronomy tower. There, she took her sky maps and began to study what she had recorded the previous night. What Peter, nor any other of her friends, didn't know, was that she had lived with a centaur, who had been her mother's closest friend for about a year before she attended Hogwarts. She also spent about two weeks of the summer holidays with him. She could read the stars, and knew what they meant. She would've told Peter what she learned, had he not strayed from her.
She studied the star chart carefully. *Venus was in Cancer's second house last night, so that means that a return is eminent. Lily is a Virgo, and the shift from Aquarius to Pices recently means that something forgotten is going to be remembered shortly. God, I hope this means that they'll be home soon. Scorpio will be arriving soon. That means a danger for an Aries. I hope they're alright.* They would be returning soon, but someone would be grievously injured.
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Peter dropped off Severus's book in the library, and begged off to go to his now empty dorm room. He sat alone on his bed and looked around him. *Severus and Lucious are really good guys, aren't they? I mean, they keep asking after Moony, Padfoot, and Prongs. They can't be all bad if they care about me enough to care for my friends. I do miss Ana, though. What if she's right, and they do come back. Won't they be mad at me for hanging out with the guys they hate the most? I like to think that they would want me to have friends and be happy. I don't know what to do. What if they're dead? I can't be without any friends. I'm going to go and try to make up with Ana. I'll apologize, and start spending more time with her. I hope that I don't make Severus and Lucious mad, though. I like them too.* Peter hopped off of his bed, and walked down the stairs to find Ana.
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Twenty minutes later, Peter found Ana still in the Astronomy tower. He was out of breath from climbing so many stairs. "Ana," Peter gasped. "I'm so glad that I found you. I want to apologize. You're right. There's no reason why we should believe that our friends are dead. Please forgive me."
"Well, Peter," Ana looked at him as if trying to decipher his sincerity. "All right. I guess I'm sorry too. We're all just trying to get through this in our own way. You can't handle it without friends, and I deal much better with my grief without anyone around, I guess. Friends again?"
Peter smiled. "Friends."
A/N Thank you for reviewing everybody! I promise to get back on track with Lily, James, Remus, and Sirius with the next chapter! Sorry if this ticks you off! I guess you could say that I'm a little blocked on what to happen to our favorite couple!
Chapter 12
It has been almost two months since Lily's disappearance, and Ana and Peter were at a loss for what was going on with their friends. Peter had recovered nicely, and was busy making friends with Severus Snape, Lucious Malfoy, and their collective group. Now that James, Sirius and Remus were gone, Lucious and Severus were the big men on the playground.
As Lily was having her spiritual dreams from Christina, Peter was in the library, studing potions with his newfound friends. "Hmm," Severus looked around himself. "I need my 'Magical Antidotes to Common Poisons' book. I think that I may have left it in the Great Hall after lunch."
Peter piped up cheerily, "I'll get it for you, Severus. Is there anything else you might need?"
"No, Peter, wait," Lucious motioned to a chair beside him, and Peter sat down. "Have you heard anything from your friends, Potter, Black or Lupin?"
"No," Peter muttered. "James had sent us one owl a few days after they left, but we haven't had one since. He said that once they were close to the dark lord's lair that it would be too risky." Peter had long ago confided in his new friends where the rest of the Marauders had gone. He thought that they seemed genuinely concerned. *After you get to know these guys, they weren't half bad.* Peter thought shortly after he began hanging out with them.
"And rightly so," declared Severus. "My book, Peter?" Peter scurried off to the Great Hall. "Do you think he's telling the truth, Lucious?"
"It doesn't really matter, Severus," Lucious said. "We have been told to wait for further instructions, and that's what we'll do. Now, can you help me? I need to know what goes into this sleeping potion. We have a practical exam on it the day after tomorrow."
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Ana was in the Great Hall having a solitary lunch when Peter ran by looking for Snape's book. She eyed him disapprovingly. "Running more errands for your little friends, Peter?" Ana spat. "You should be ashamed of yourself. After all James, Sirius and Remus have done for you!"
"Ana," Peter said angrily. "Don't talk about my friends that way. You don't know anything about them. They've really been there for me, while James, Si, and Remus have been away. They really like them, and are concerned about their well being! You might like them if you gave them a chance. They aren't half bad fellows. James and Si were wrong about them." Peter looked at her sadly. "Look, why don't you come and sit with us for a while? It's time to face facts. We haven't heard from any of them for so long now. For all we know, they are all dead. It's time that we moved on with our lives! James and Lily wouldn't have wanted us to mourn their passing like this. They would want us to be happy!"
Ana sat, wide eyed in disbelief, "You disgusting little rat! We don't know they're dead! They could already have Lily, and be on their way back here right now! What's the matter with you?" Ana jumped up from the Gryffindor table and ran from the room leaving behind a befuddled Peter. He hurriedly got Snape's book, and headed back to the library.
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Ana ran from the Great Hall to her now favorite place. The astronomy tower. There, she took her sky maps and began to study what she had recorded the previous night. What Peter, nor any other of her friends, didn't know, was that she had lived with a centaur, who had been her mother's closest friend for about a year before she attended Hogwarts. She also spent about two weeks of the summer holidays with him. She could read the stars, and knew what they meant. She would've told Peter what she learned, had he not strayed from her.
She studied the star chart carefully. *Venus was in Cancer's second house last night, so that means that a return is eminent. Lily is a Virgo, and the shift from Aquarius to Pices recently means that something forgotten is going to be remembered shortly. God, I hope this means that they'll be home soon. Scorpio will be arriving soon. That means a danger for an Aries. I hope they're alright.* They would be returning soon, but someone would be grievously injured.
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Peter dropped off Severus's book in the library, and begged off to go to his now empty dorm room. He sat alone on his bed and looked around him. *Severus and Lucious are really good guys, aren't they? I mean, they keep asking after Moony, Padfoot, and Prongs. They can't be all bad if they care about me enough to care for my friends. I do miss Ana, though. What if she's right, and they do come back. Won't they be mad at me for hanging out with the guys they hate the most? I like to think that they would want me to have friends and be happy. I don't know what to do. What if they're dead? I can't be without any friends. I'm going to go and try to make up with Ana. I'll apologize, and start spending more time with her. I hope that I don't make Severus and Lucious mad, though. I like them too.* Peter hopped off of his bed, and walked down the stairs to find Ana.
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Twenty minutes later, Peter found Ana still in the Astronomy tower. He was out of breath from climbing so many stairs. "Ana," Peter gasped. "I'm so glad that I found you. I want to apologize. You're right. There's no reason why we should believe that our friends are dead. Please forgive me."
"Well, Peter," Ana looked at him as if trying to decipher his sincerity. "All right. I guess I'm sorry too. We're all just trying to get through this in our own way. You can't handle it without friends, and I deal much better with my grief without anyone around, I guess. Friends again?"
Peter smiled. "Friends."
A/N Thank you for reviewing everybody! I promise to get back on track with Lily, James, Remus, and Sirius with the next chapter! Sorry if this ticks you off! I guess you could say that I'm a little blocked on what to happen to our favorite couple!