Sorry about the last two chapters, guys. I have just read them and I think
they were ruddy awful! I promise I will try and write a little better from
now on!
I would just like to say thank you to the writers of a "Sabrina: The teenage Witch" book for the idea of the hairsnake!
The band, "Hecate's Henchpeople" are my own creation, though, and their music is a bit like that of Bon Jovi, but with a magical twist to it (if you can think of any spoof Bon Jovi song titles, let me know!!!)
Dumbledore's Suspicions
We had all agreed to meet in the common room at 5:45 to go down to the ball. Lily was wearing her Brooch and earrings, and I my necklace, and a silver Hairsnake that changes your hairstyle about once every ten minutes. I thought that it would have matched the robes I was going to wear perfectly, but it looked lovely against the blue satin too. Lily was being unusually quiet, but I decided to think little of it, as I expected she was nervous that someone, i.e. Severus, would notice.
We descended the common room stairs, five minutes late ("We can't be on time! We're never on time! Ren, He'll suspect something!") and were escorted on the arms of our gentlemen to the Great Hall. It was beautifully decorated, as usual, and had long green and silver banners around the hall, as Slytherin were way ahead in the house cup stakes and we had won all our Quidditch matches so far within 3 minutes. Many people had already arrived, and though the ball had not officially started, the party was well underway.
There was music being played by "Hecate's Henchpeople", and everyone was dancing. We all joined in and danced non stop for about half an hour. The boys went off to get Drinks, while Lily and I sat down together at the side of the hall, and watched the madness.
"I Love the Yule Ball!! having fun, Lil?"
I got no reply, she just sat there, pale and silent.
"Lil, are you alright? Tell me honestly."
"What? Oh, yeah, I'm fine just tired, and I gave myself really bad indigestion earlier, but I'll live!!"
I think that it was then that I first realised that something was wrong. Lily was always honest when felt ill, and if she was as ill as she looked and acted then, Yule Ball or not, she would have back in bed. I decided that there was nothing I could do, because as much as anything, she was stubborn. I just kept a close eye on her. When Severus and Ed came back with drinks, our energy was recovered and we downed them quickly eager to get back onto the dance floor. We could have danced all night, and even Lily was laughing and smiling, as if all her worries were not there anymore.
Ed and I went to sit down a song before Severus and Lily, and Dumbledore came over to talk to me. He ushered me out of the Ball, and into an empty Classroom. He looked friendly, yet at the same time, very, very solemn.
"Now, Miss Montague, I do not wish to keep you from the Ball so I will get to the point. I have a question to ask you, and it MUST be answered truthfully."
I panicked. I could think of nothing to do. This was the man who had given me a chance, who had made it possible for me to come to Hogwarts, and I was going to have to make a split second decision whether to tell him the truth and betray my best friend or lie to him. There could be nothing else. he must know.
"This concerns a dear friend of yours, and in no small way. I trust you, and I expect your answer will be truthful, and I will not ask again."
"Oh Jesus...here it comes..." I thought to myself. My eyes would bleach if I weren't careful. (A vampire's eyes go entirely white when they are in a heightened state of Panic or become very, very angry
"Was Mr Edward Camerson involved in the explosion in the Forbidden Forests earlier today? At about 9am?"
How I didn't breathe an audible sigh of relief I don't know, and never will.
"No, he wouldn't do anything like that, Professor. His pranks are NEVER that big and serious. And he was with us all this morning anyway."
"Us?" He enquired
"Severus Snape, Lily Potter and myself, Sir. We all opened our presents together in the Common Room."
He smiled his warm and trusting smile.
"Thank you, Miss Montague. I think we should get back to the Ball, we are missing all the fun."
He exited the room just before me, and as he walked out the door, he turned back, with a look of afterthought on his face.
"Oh, and thank you very much for my socks! A Most novel idea!"
I always got him a present for Christmas. I owed him so much; it was the least I could do. I saw a pair of socks in Hogsmead that were like gloves, in that they had separate Toe's, like gloves have separate fingers. I just had to get them, because they were as madcap as Dumbledore himself!
I would just like to say thank you to the writers of a "Sabrina: The teenage Witch" book for the idea of the hairsnake!
The band, "Hecate's Henchpeople" are my own creation, though, and their music is a bit like that of Bon Jovi, but with a magical twist to it (if you can think of any spoof Bon Jovi song titles, let me know!!!)
Dumbledore's Suspicions
We had all agreed to meet in the common room at 5:45 to go down to the ball. Lily was wearing her Brooch and earrings, and I my necklace, and a silver Hairsnake that changes your hairstyle about once every ten minutes. I thought that it would have matched the robes I was going to wear perfectly, but it looked lovely against the blue satin too. Lily was being unusually quiet, but I decided to think little of it, as I expected she was nervous that someone, i.e. Severus, would notice.
We descended the common room stairs, five minutes late ("We can't be on time! We're never on time! Ren, He'll suspect something!") and were escorted on the arms of our gentlemen to the Great Hall. It was beautifully decorated, as usual, and had long green and silver banners around the hall, as Slytherin were way ahead in the house cup stakes and we had won all our Quidditch matches so far within 3 minutes. Many people had already arrived, and though the ball had not officially started, the party was well underway.
There was music being played by "Hecate's Henchpeople", and everyone was dancing. We all joined in and danced non stop for about half an hour. The boys went off to get Drinks, while Lily and I sat down together at the side of the hall, and watched the madness.
"I Love the Yule Ball!! having fun, Lil?"
I got no reply, she just sat there, pale and silent.
"Lil, are you alright? Tell me honestly."
"What? Oh, yeah, I'm fine just tired, and I gave myself really bad indigestion earlier, but I'll live!!"
I think that it was then that I first realised that something was wrong. Lily was always honest when felt ill, and if she was as ill as she looked and acted then, Yule Ball or not, she would have back in bed. I decided that there was nothing I could do, because as much as anything, she was stubborn. I just kept a close eye on her. When Severus and Ed came back with drinks, our energy was recovered and we downed them quickly eager to get back onto the dance floor. We could have danced all night, and even Lily was laughing and smiling, as if all her worries were not there anymore.
Ed and I went to sit down a song before Severus and Lily, and Dumbledore came over to talk to me. He ushered me out of the Ball, and into an empty Classroom. He looked friendly, yet at the same time, very, very solemn.
"Now, Miss Montague, I do not wish to keep you from the Ball so I will get to the point. I have a question to ask you, and it MUST be answered truthfully."
I panicked. I could think of nothing to do. This was the man who had given me a chance, who had made it possible for me to come to Hogwarts, and I was going to have to make a split second decision whether to tell him the truth and betray my best friend or lie to him. There could be nothing else. he must know.
"This concerns a dear friend of yours, and in no small way. I trust you, and I expect your answer will be truthful, and I will not ask again."
"Oh Jesus...here it comes..." I thought to myself. My eyes would bleach if I weren't careful. (A vampire's eyes go entirely white when they are in a heightened state of Panic or become very, very angry
"Was Mr Edward Camerson involved in the explosion in the Forbidden Forests earlier today? At about 9am?"
How I didn't breathe an audible sigh of relief I don't know, and never will.
"No, he wouldn't do anything like that, Professor. His pranks are NEVER that big and serious. And he was with us all this morning anyway."
"Us?" He enquired
"Severus Snape, Lily Potter and myself, Sir. We all opened our presents together in the Common Room."
He smiled his warm and trusting smile.
"Thank you, Miss Montague. I think we should get back to the Ball, we are missing all the fun."
He exited the room just before me, and as he walked out the door, he turned back, with a look of afterthought on his face.
"Oh, and thank you very much for my socks! A Most novel idea!"
I always got him a present for Christmas. I owed him so much; it was the least I could do. I saw a pair of socks in Hogsmead that were like gloves, in that they had separate Toe's, like gloves have separate fingers. I just had to get them, because they were as madcap as Dumbledore himself!
