"Okay, Lily.. You said you'd explain." Sirius insisted as they parked at the gazebo in the park. "We're all here."
"Sirius- This has to do with those horrible dreams we keep having, the Gilded Elite and the dream I had last week. Guys, right before Jackie's death I had this dream. Sirius had a similar dream the day we came back from Napa. And about a week and a half ago, we shared the same dream. All these dreams had a flash of green light, slow playing of Moonlight Sonata, darkness, two loud crashes, and bodies glowing like angels. I looked it up, and these are some of the dreams of Voldemort's victims. Victims that have unchangeable fates. And in another dream, which we are both sure are real, we were among the six travelers on a great journey that would change the lives of many and put us in great danger. It did not say who the other four were, but there was natural instinct in the selection. So we caught up with Munguldus and Arabella in London and ran off from there. McGonagall will be furious, but we need to make this journey. No plans except to get to Hogwarts the day before my birthday." Lily said, not taking one breath.
"Let me get this straight- We're going to bike across England funded on your engagement ring just because of a dream?" Arabella asked with an air of great surprise.
"Yes, of course." Munguldus replied. "Lily and Sirius are Marked, and gathering the four friends they trust the most shows a sign of not weakness, but loyalty and teamwork. This journey will prove to be as dangerous as the Napa Massacre, but not so quick."
Remus, Arabella and James stared openly at Munguldus.
"Lift your jaws, Bella, it's an unappealing look for your face." Lily commanded, lifting Arabella's chin up so her mouth was closed. "Shall we?"
"Where are we? Godric's Hollow is one of those unmappable spots like Hogwarts.." Arabella said, looking around.
"Somewhere in Scotland. Not too far from Hogwarts, actually." Lily said matter-of-factly.
"On a map, Lily! Of course things are bigger in real life!" Sirius snapped. He hadn't had his sugar intake quite yet.
"Jesus Mary Mother of Joshepa! Don't need to snap her head off." Arabella told him. "You two have been incredibly quiet for an hour."
James and Remus looked guiltily at her. "Still trying to soak it in, I guess." Remus said, James nodding.
"Soak what in?" Lily asked as she removed her helmet. They were parking their bikes at some diner, Lil's.
"That this morning I was eating my sister's horrible omelets and right now I'm halfway across England." Remus said simply.
"Well, Lily's plans are always a bit much." Sirius said, shaking the sweat out of his hair.
"SPLASH ZONE!" Arabella shouted, and, in return, got most of the sweat on her.
"MY plans are a bit much? Do you know how I had to remove Arabella's make-up from the Portkey scam? With three illegal curses!" Lily sputtered in a low voice. Sirius blushed, and Arabella just realized something.
"That was that tickly sensation on my cheeks?" She asked as they walked in, using Muggle locks on their bikes.
"What exactly are you talking about?" James asked as they sat down to order.
"This stupid plan of Sirius's to get us a Portkey to get to Godric's Hollow." Lily said.
"If it was so stupid, we wouldn't be here." Sirius replied. "Furthermore, now is not the time or the place to discuss this."
"Six chocolate milkshakes, please." Lily said, ignoring Sirius's comment. "Oh, here."
On long knit necklaces, there were six plastic i.ds with their likenesses on them.
"Read your name, age, occupation and school." She said with a smile.
"Hello, I'm Martine Larose, I'm sixteen years old, I'm an artist and I attend Meyer High School." Remus read slowly and mechanically.
"Hi! I'm Shirley Wright, I'm fifteen years old, I'm a cat-breeder's assistant and I attend Stonewall High!" Arabella said perkily.
"Hell-o. My name is... William Sidworth.. I am fifteen years old. I am a photographer.. I attend Meyer High School." Sirius read slowly and with difficulty.
"Hi. My name is Jim McKnight. I'm sixteen year's old and I'm a busboy at the local diner and I attend Stonewall High." Munguldus read from his card.
"Hello, my name is Harry Herrington. I'm sixteen years old and I work at the local library and I attend Queen Elizabeth Prep School." James read. "Harry? What kind of name is that?"
"My name is Elizabeth Richardson. I'm sixteen years old, unemployed and I attend Queen Elizabeth Prep School." Lily said proudly, ignoring James's comment, supposedly.
"Here you are. Six chocolate milkshakes. Are you ready to order?" The waitress asked.
"Certainly... Er.." Lily read the name on the plastic pin on her shirt pocket. "Jenny. I'll have the Lil-A-Burger with fries."
James looked in awe of Lily and Sirius- They were closer than James had ever been with either of the two happily smiling teenagers. In fact, he was a bit jealous.
They ordered their food and James looked at Lily. That weird feeling he had gotten when Sirius called him came back.
Lily laughed loudly at Arabella and Sirius's joke, and as a new round of milkshakes came over, she spotted James's gaze.
She gave him a small smile before standing up to get her milkshake from the patient waitress.
"This is really, really good." Munguldus said, stuffing cheese fries in his mouth. "What do you call these things again?"
"Cheese fries, Munguldus.. Cheese fries." Lily said, stuffing a few in her mouth.
"How exactly are we paying for this?" Arabella asked. "We can't all walk out and get money to chip in.."
"You're creating problems that don't exist. We select one person that we pay back after leaving." Sirius said snappily.
"Sorry.." Arabella said meekly. Lily gave her an understanding smile- He had been like this since Easter.
"So exactly how long do we have to get back to Hogwarts?" Munguldus asked.
"No idea.. I don't know Lily's birthday.. Even though she's mentioned it.. Oh, I don't know.." Sirius began.
"Once.." Arabella said.
"Twice.." James said, taking part in the fun.
"A minute.." Remus remarked with a grin.
"All summer." Sirius finished, smirking at his accomplices.
Lily blushed and smiled. This summer was a healing process.. Though Sirius still needed closure. Maybe a trip to France at Christmas would cheer him up. Jackie had been happy in Paris.. Oh so happy.