The Emerald Fire*
By: SilverPhoenixWings
A/N: Yes, chapter-by-chapter
plotting. It rocks! Anyway, Prongsy is better! Yay! I would like to thank
MagicisinmyName. You're cool! Also, thank you to ~certain~ people who gave me
critical info that ~other~ people wouldn't.
Disclaimer: See chapter one
Claimer: Contrary to popular
belief, I do own Emily. LOL. I think Liane owns herself because she
didn't do what I wanted her to do. I own Callie, too. I don't think I own Jen,
because she isn't agreeing with me either. Ugh. My characters(LOL) are getting
away from me.
About flames: BRING IT ON!!!
About reviews: Okay people,
it's getting really hard to review everyone's work, but I will try my best. If
I am short on time, you'll most likely get an email. But seriously, I do try to
review everyone's.
Of Empty Beds, Voldemort, and Animagi
Lily ran down to common room without thinking. She was
almost to the portrait hole when James caught her and spun her around.
"Lily!
We have to get Sirius." He said in an anxious voice.
"Why?
We're losing time!" Lily said out loud.
"Lily,
I promised we'd tell you tomorrow. Well, it's tomorrow. This isn't how we
wanted you to find out. We're Animagi. Just trust me Lily. But an non-hearing
charm on your ears as soon as we get outside. Okay?" James asked. Lily nodded.
James
disappeared into the boy's dormitory. He emerged with Sirius in tow. Sirius
looked very much awake.
It
seemed as though they couldn't go fast enough through the corridors. James'
invisibility cloak hindered them, but it was a necessary precaution. Lily
applied the charm on herself as the opened the door outside. She shivered in
the cold night air, but her nerves kept her from noticing. Would they get there
in time? Would Liane be alright? Lily was curious about the animagi thing, but
she didn't ask questions. Not to mention the fact the she wouldn't have heard
the answer if she had.
In
a few minutes, Lily sighted the lake. An awful scene came into view. On a rock
in the center of the lake, sat two Sirens. Both had heads of beautiful women
and bodies of ugly wet birds. One was grey in color while the other was
yellowish. The pair had their mouthes open in song, which Lily couldn't hear.
James stopped her and motioned her to stay put. Then, before her very eyes he
transformed into a stag. Sirius became a dog.
Lily
glanced back at the lake. She saw Liane! Lily saw her blonde hair fall around
her shoulders as the man pulled her into the water. As the man left her to the
Sirens, he turned his red eyes on Lily. She still clutched the invisibility
cloak around her, but she had a feeling he could see through it. She watched
sadly as Liane swam to the Sirens. Lily felt a glimmer of hope as she watched
the big black dog dive in the cool, moonlit waters of the lake. Lily let her
eyes lose sight of the red-eyed man whilst she viewed the action. After what
seemed like ages, the dog pulled Liane out of the water. Lily rushed forward.
The
blonde girl with blue eyes lay silently on the ground. Lily applied the
deafening charm to her incase she should wake up. James and Sirius returned to
human-form. The helped drag Liane inside. She opened her eyes as they were
climbing the stairs. Lily quickly took off the charm so that she wouldn't think
herself deaf.
Once
inside the safety of the Gryffindor common room, the boys set her on the couch.
She looked up at them, unbelieving.
"Di-did
you get him?" she asked, shivering from the icy cold. James looked at Lily,
puzzled. She mouthed the word 'Voldemort' and he nodded.
"No,
Li. We didn't get him. Can you tell us what happened?" Lily asked.
"I-I
du-dunno. I just woke up a minute ago." She said. The boys nodded. Lily
performed a drying charm on Liane's nightgown and took her up to bed. The
morning sun was beginning to peek over the clouds. Lily watched Liane fall
asleep and returned to the common room. She stared pointedly at James and
Sirius.
"Explain."
She said tersely. James nodded.
"Lily,
we're sorry we couldn't tell you before."
"We're
animagi. You can't tell."
"Why
not?"
"Well,
see, it was a bit illegal." James said, fidgeting with the neck of his robes.
Lily just stared. This wasn't possible. Voldemort? Animagi? Not possible.
A/N: I know this was short,
but that's okay. It isn't exactly a cliffhanger, not like the other chapters.
Anyway, I hope you guys like it. Hmmm…What will happen next? Well Emily get mad
because her boyfriend saved Liane? Or will she get milk? LOL. I'm just kidding.
I know for a fact that Emily won't get mad. Hehe, I wonder how I could possibly
know that. LOL. I do own Emily! I do I do I do!!!! ~Walks of huffily~ Just
Kidding!!!!
P.S. I was very hyper
when I wrote about the woolymunchers. Okay? LOL.