Author's Notes- I have to say that I am thank you for the 35 reviews! I go to check, and nearly faint. This could be a really long note. Ok, Lani, I am too lazy to change the last name, but I did in the others. To Numair's Mage- I heard somewhere she has red hair, and I'm just following that. To Milkyweed (I think)- Sure! Spoil part of it! Well, no one read her review if you want to spoil an upcoming chapter! Here are the votes for the favorite character-
LANA (I'm not sure if this counts)- 1 Lily- 2 Netta- 2 Andrea- 1 Anya- 1
James- 1 Sirius (the purple elephant)- 2 Remus- 1 Peter- 1
Now, for the usual author's note- I wasn't going to start this until I was back in school, but hey, a day off isn't too bad. Disclamer- I OWN NOTHING! IT ALL BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE AT HARRY POTTER ETC. Summary- Our favorite characters (including the purple elephant, no I will not drop that) are back in school. Only three more years left, including this one, so they have to make this last. This is just a hint, none of those years are going to be really good for Lily *shakes head symphatheticly (HOW DO YOU SPELL THAT?)*. Um, I think that's long enough.
Lily's Lake
Chapter 11
"You know what, we need revenge," Anya whispered to me as the group walked up the stairs.
I nodded silently.
"What should we do? It can't be anything to their room, since we have to share it..." I said, thinking.
"I think we should do it over a span, you know, so they really get it in their heads that we weren't very happy," Anya said.
"Deal," I answered.
"Um, Lil', do you have any idea of what to do?" Anya asked.
"How about...no, we did that to the boys. I know!" I said, and leaned over to whisper something in Anya's ear.
She grinned, and we gave each other a high five.
"What was that all about?" Andrea asked, walking over with Netta.
"Nothing," we answered sweetly.
We walked into the Great Hall, and sat down. The candles lit up the hall as usual. But it did make the room very hot. We sat uncomfortably in our seats as the sorting began. Name after name was called, until the finally kid walked over to the Hufflepuff table.
"Well, now that that is over, I think we deserve a meal," Dumbledore said.
We ate while talking. Andrea was talking about her summer, while we all listened. I looked over at the boys, they were talking quietly (quite unusual for them).
Afterwards we went upstairs, and hung our pictures back up, with a few new ones. Anya kept trying to steal the negatives, but Netta kept grabbing them back.
"It's a cute picture, Anya, I like it," Netta said whenever she did that.
"Lily doesn't like her's either! I think you deserve it, so give them to us!" Anya whined.
"Nope, never. Now, let me see, where should I put this?" Netta asked.
That night, I grimaced at the thought that my picture (the one I do not like to name) was hanging above Netta's bed.
I heard a scrapping sound, and looked out from my bed. Anya had torn her picture off, and was about to rip it.
"Oh no, you are going to want to keep that," I said, grabbing it from her.
"I got your's too, Lil'," Anya said, handing me my picture.
I was about to rip it, but something told me not to. So, instead, I burried it in my chest, and then burried Anya's in her's.
The next day we went to our classes, and then went back to the Common Room. The boys had seperated themselves when their homework was done. They sat around a small table in the corner, talking in hushed voices.
"I wonder what they are doing over there," Andrea said, watching them.
"Who knows?" Netta answered.
"I'll find out," I whispered, and got up.
I pretended to walk up towards the stairs, but "accidently" let one of my papers fly out of my hands, right towards the boy's table. I grinned, and went over to get it.
"But if we do it then, we could have some complications..." James was whispering.
"Sh! It's Lily!" I heard Remus whisper in a hurried voice.
"What are you doing?" I asked, holding my paper in my hand.
"Nothing, Lilian," James answered.
"Uhuh, I'm sure. Well, lets see then," I coughed, and spoke in a Jameslike voice, "'But if we do it then, we could have some complications... Yeah, I'm sure you are not up to something."
"LILY! You were listening to us? How much did you hear?" Sirius asked.
"Oh, a few minutes of it," I lied.
"Oh! Great!" Remus said, banging his head on the table.
"Sike! What's wrong with you guys? You have to loosen up! Whatever it is, I'm sure it's nothing to get this worried about," I said.
"You have no idea," Remus said.
"Well, in that case, why don't you tell me?" I asked.
"No."
"Fine, then," I said, and walked away.
"What are they doing?" Andrea asked.
"Wouldn't tell me," I answered gloomly.
"Well, it would figure. They never tell anyone anything!" Netta said, gloomly, and we went upstairs.
I started a letter to Amanda, and sent it off with Mandy, saying sorry since I hadn't wrote for two weeks. As Mandy flew into the sky, I sensed some cunfusion about her, but I ignored it and went to bed.
A few days later, at breakfast, something was different. The teachers were jumpy, and Dumbledore seemed gloomy. Something was wrong. All the students (well, most of them) were the same as always.
As the owls swooped in I looked for Mandy among them. She wasn't there. Instead, another owl swooped down and left a note on my plate, then flew away.
Miss Evans, will you please come to my office after breakfast? I need to speak to you. I have talked to Professor McGonagall, so she isn't expecting you. A. Dumbledore.
"I have to go. Will you guys take notes for me? I'll be back soon," I said, and left the Great Hall.
As I walked up the stairs to Dumbledore's office, I wondered what he wanted, why he wanted to see me. Dumbledore was waiting for me outside his statue.
"Hello, Miss Evans," Dumbledore said.
"You wanted to talk to me?" I asked.
He nodded solemly. I followed in into his office, and he motioned for me to sit down. I did. He sat down at his desk.
"You have been coresponding with my neice, Amanda, am I correct?" Dumbledore asked.
"Yes, she's the one that shown me around when I first found out I was a witch. I'm very thankful for that," I said, smiling.
"Well, something happened. Someone came to her house one night, and left a few minutes later. There was a sign above her house, and the words 'I am Voldemort' on the side of her house. When Amanda didn't come to work the next day, the ministry sent some people to her house. They found Amanda, dead on her living room floor," Dumbledore said, solemly.
"Amanda's...dead?" I choked.
"I'm sorry Miss Evans. I knew you were her friend," Dumbledore said.
"How did they kill her?" I choked, barely able to get the words out.
"You studied Avada Kadavra already, I believe. That's what they used," Dumbledore said.
So, it was a wizard that goes by Voldemort. That was who had killed Amanda! I suddenly wondered if my last letter had gotten to her or not.
It was then that I noticed I was crying. Why was I crying? I didn't know Amanda very well? But, she was my role model, Vi's role model!
"Miss Evans, would you like to go back to your room?" Dumbledore asked.
"No, I have Potions next... I need to get there..." I said, fumbling to get my bag.
"If that is what you prefer, but your teachers said it is alright," Dumbledore said.
"Thankyou," I said, and left to go back to my room.
At lunch my friends came up to see me.
"Dumbledore told us when you didn't come to class. We took notes for you," Anya said.
"Thanks," I whispered.
"Here, I brought you some bread from lunch. You are probably hungry," Andrea said.
When I didn't take it she set it on my bedside table. I still couldn't believe it. Amanda was dead. Amanda, my rolemodel. Sure, she wasn't my sister, or any relative, but she was someone I knew.
"Lil', are you allright?" Anya asked.
My head was in my pillow, and I was just lying there. I slowly nodded, one of the first movements I had made all morning.
"You're going to suffacate yourself, with your head like that," Andrea pointed out.
I just laid there.
"We never met Amanda, so, naturally, we aren't like you. But Lil', where are you? Where's the Lily we know?" Netta asked.
"I don't know, Netta. This is one of the first people I've known who's dead. She was...murdered," I whispered.
"They know who did it. This wizard named Voldemort. They haven't been able to catch him," Andrea said.
"Why, though? Amanda never did anything!" I protested.
"To him she did. He wanted followers. She didn't want to follow him, so he killed her. She knew it was coming, Lil'," Anya said.
"How can you know when you are going to be killed?" I asked.
"It's just a feeling you have. She knew that if she opposed him, he would try to kill her. But she still opposed him. And she did it bravely," Anya answered.
I thought about when I first met Amanda. Smiling at our door. I wondered if she had even gotten my letter.
"We have to go. We'll be back later," Netta said.
They whispered goodbyes, and left the room, closing the door softly behind them. I was alone, again.
The next day I went to class, and the next. I was back on my normal schedule. I laughed less, though, and smiled less. Everyone noticed. The energetic redhead had finally died out. I even forgot about revenge.
Students began to get letters, saying a relative was dead. Hogwarts was bleak and gloomy. Not even Dumbledore was as happy as before. One day he was grieving for Amanda, his only niece, and the other frustrated with the Ministry. The teachers tried their best to keep the school cheery, but everything was gloomy.
"Lily, aren't you going to eat more?" Anya asked at dinner one evening.
"I'm not hungry," I answered.
Anya sighed. She had been having this fight with me since I had gotten the news Amanda was... I still couldn't bring myself to think about it.
"Come on, Lily, you just had a tiring day of school. Don't you want to eat, so you're not hungry?" Anya asked.
I hadn't been hungry. My appetite was getting less and less with every day. Lots of kids were like this, having someone they knew dead.
"Anya, I'm not hungry, ok? You can't force me to eat anything!" I cried.
"Then at least drink something! You can't starve yourself, Lily! That's what your doing, starving yourself! You need food!" Anya said, finally blowing up.
After all those arguments, she had finally got it out. She had been wanting to say that for some time now.
"You know what, I don't care. I could care the less. I'm not hungry, ok? So just...leave me alone!" I said, and stood up.
I threw my napkin down, and stormed out of the Great Hall. I walked hurridly down some hallways. I heard footsteps following me.
I didn't care where I went. I just wanted to be alone. So I just walked faster, trying to lose whoever it was in the halls. But they wouldn't be lost.
Finally, I just turned around and cried, "Leave me alone, Anya!"
But it wasn't Anya. It was James. He was just a few feet from me.
"What do you want?" I asked, furious.
"Anya's right, Lily. You're starving yourself. You have to eat something," James said.
I can see that you've been crying
You can't hide another lie
What's the use in you dinieing
That what you have is wrong
I heard it blinds you forever
But forevers come and go
Baby he would say whatever
It takes to keep you alive
Tell the truth between the lies
"I don't care what any of you think. Maybe I just don't have an appetite. Maybe..." I started.
But I was cut off.
"Lily, come on. Look around us! Tons of people are losing people, like you lost Amanda! But they aren't starving themselves. Just yesterday, Netta heard that her aunt was killed! But she didn't tell you! She didn't want to worsen your state! But she's not starving herself!" James said.
Oh I will love you more than death
I won't say the words then take them back
Don't give lonliness a chance
Baby, listen to me when I say
I will love you more than death
"I don't care what anyone else is doing. They aren't me!" I cried.
"You're not even you! You aren't Lily Evans! You are Lily-the-mourner! You don't do anything you used to. You just sit there, staring into space," James pointed out.
Baby you deserve much better
What's the use in holding on
Don't you see it's now or never
'Cause I just can't be friends
Baby knowing in the end
"Fine! So I'm not myself! Who cares?" I yelled.
"Come on, Lily! Think! Your friends care! Your family cares! Everyone cares! I care," James said, adding the last part softly.
That I will love you more than death
I won't say the words then take them back
Don't give lonliness a chance
Baby listen to me when I say...
I just stood there, unable to speak. I shook my head softly.
"Lily, come on, you can't keep acting like this," James whispered.
"I can't help it. I miss Amanda, even though I didn't know her that well," I whispered, shaking my head.
Hey! There's not a day that passes by
I don't wonder why we haven't arrived
It's not too late to change your mind
Just ake my hand
Don't say goodbye
"I know, Lily. But, come on, don't act like this. Everyone misses you, the read Lily Evans," James said.
It was then that I noticed tears were streaking my cheeks. I was silent.
I will love you more than death
I won't say the words then take them back
I will love you more than death
I won't say the words then take them back
Don't give lonliness a chance
Baby listen to me when I say
I will love you more
I will love you more than death
I won't say the words than take them back
Don't give lonliness a chance
Baby listen to me when I say
I will love you more than death
"Come on, the others are probably looking for you," James said.
"James... I know I haven't said this in a long time, actually, I don't know if I've said it at all... but...thanks," I said, and leaned over to kiss him on the cheek.
James was studdering, trying to think of something to say. I smiled, and patted his shoulder.
"Come on, you're right. They probably are looking for us," I said.
James followed me as we walked back out of the hallway, and back to the tower. Sure enough, my friends were there.
"Lily! There you are! We've been looking for you everywhere!" Anya cried, running over, with the others not too far behind.
"Talking with James. So, how much homework do we have?" I asked, smiling at my friends.
They laughed.
"She's back," Andrea whispered.
The next day there was a quidditch match. I went out with my friends, except James who had left early to practice. We found some seats. Everyone waited eagerly. The players finally came out. The Gryffindors wearing our colors, and the Ravenclaw's wearing theirs. James was a chaser, and waved up at us. We grinned, and waved back.
They mounted their brooms, and flew into the sky. I tilted my head upward to see. James had the Quaffle.
He scored one...two...three...four...times, in fifteen minutes. In truth, he was one of the best Chasers the school had seen.
We were up by 110 when the Seekers went into dives. The way they did it, we could tell that it was real. We all searched for the Snitch.
Cheering erupted from Gryffindor as the Snitch was caught into our Seeker's hand. Everyone cheered until our throats were hoarse. We left the stadium and waited for James, still talking about our victory. A few minutes later, he ran across the field to us.
"Hey! We won!" James cried, full of victory.
"We noticed," I answered, smiling despite my comment.
"Hey, James, why don't we bring them to Hagrid's. I'm sure he'd love to see them," Sirius said.
"Ok," James answered, and turned to us to say, "Come on. We want you to meet someone."
We walked across the grounds, and to a hut against the forrest. James knocked on the door. A man answered it, the same man who, in our first year, led us across the lake.
"James! Sirius! Remus! Peter! Ah, who do we have here?" the man, Hagrid I guessed, asked.
"This is Lily Evans, Anya Jones, Andrea McKinnon, and Netta Prewett," James said, pointing to each of us.
"Come in! Come in!" Hagrid cried.
We crowded in, and sat down at a little table.
"How are you doing? Enjoying school? Who won the Quidditch game? I heard some loud cheerin'," Hagrid said.
"We did. It's was a spectacular win, might I say!" James cried.
"I'm sure!" Hagrid said.
The boys launched into Quittich talk, cutting each other off. We tired something he sat on the table for us, but when we bit in we couldn't bite. So, we hid them in our capes.
"We have to get going," James said.
"I'll see you all later," Hagrid said, and waved at us as we left his hut, and walked back up towards the castle.
The boys were quiet, talking among themselves.
That night I couldn't sleep. Late at night I finally got up, left the room with a book, hoping not to wake my friends, who were sleeping soundly. I went down into the common room, where the fire was still burning. I sat in the chair closest the fire, so I could see.
There were footsteps. I turned, to see they were coming from the boy's dormitory. Four figures were moving down the stairs, whispering for each other to be quiet. As they came into clear sight, I saw it was James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter. I sat back in my seat, thanking myself on keeping my feet on the chair so they wouldn't see me. Sirius went around, checking the seats. He didn't look in this chair.
"Come on," James whispered.
They went over to the portrait, and pulled something over everyone. They disappeared. I held back a gasp.
An Invisibilty Cloak!
I wanted to see where they were going. I followed them down the hallways of the school, shivering in my nightdress. I had to pause every now and then, and hide. I could only follow them because of their footsteps, and a few whispers to each other. Usually, I know when they were turning around because James would say something to Sirius.
After about a half and hour of wandering around, my feet were getting pretty tired. They stopped, and turned into a small classroom that wasn't in use. I hid behind the door, and looked in. They had taken the Invisibility Cloak off, and were standing in the center of the room around something. When the circle broke I could see a cauldron. Holding back a gasp, I leaned harder against the door.
CRACK!
The door broke off the rusty hinges, and fell onto the ground, me with it.
The boys turned around to look and see what it was. They saw me, covered in little pieces of dust and... I had no idea what the little red things were.
"Lily? Lily!" James cried.
"Um...hi," I managed, and coughed.
"See James, I told you this escapade wasn't a very good idea! She had to have followed us!" Remus cried.
"I think I'll leave now," I said, and got up.
But before I left I turned around, and said, "What are you doing here anyway? You could get caught and get a detention."
"We know, we already have three," Sirius said, grinning.
"Wait, Lily just can't leave! She could tell someone what she saw, and we'd be in big trouble. Besides, we need some help," James said.
They were talking like I wasn't there, which was really annoying. I rolled my eyes, and said, "I can help, as long as it's not too hard. Half my brain is out since it's nightime and most regular people are asleep!"
"See? Ok, Lily, you can't tell anyone what we are about to do, or else we will all get in trouble. Now, you get to put a charm on the Potion," James said, leading me over to the cauldron.
"Now?" I asked.
"NO! Not yet!" they all cried.
"Ok, you didn't have to yell," I said.
"This is a Amangi Potion. Starting in two days, we will need you to put a charm on the Potion ever night at exactly 1:00 am. If you don't, we could die. See, this is really important," James said.
"What's the charm?" I asked.
"All you do is say Metamorphis. Ok, got it? You'd better practice a little before you actually do it," James said.
"I don't exactly have my wand with me right now," I said.
"Well, we'll practice it tomorrow night. Be in the Common Room at midnight, and don't be late," James said.
"Ok, Ok," I whispered.
"Well, let's back," James said.
"Question, how are we all going to get back? If we don't let Lily come with us, she could squeal to a teacher?" Peter said.
I glared at him.
"Um, maybe we can all fit under the Invisibility Cloak," James said.
"Oh, yeah, sure. Maybe we can digitize ourselves so no one can see us," I said in a sarcastic tone.
"Haha. We'll have to try and fit," James said.
We all got under, and disappeared. With a scurry of feet, we were back upstairs. When I went back into my room, I finally fell asleep.
The next night, I went with them to the room again. This time, I had my wand and I practiced while they worked on the Potion.
They made me practice on the other side of the room, so there was no chance it could get to the Potion.
"What should it look like again?" I asked.
"A silver wispy thing," Sirius answered.
I did the charm again and again and again, until I could have done it in my sleep. Speaking of sleep, I was really tired.
"How much longer do I have to do this?" I asked.
"A few more minutes. We just have to add this last ingredient in five... four... three... two... one," James said.
"Done yet?" I asked.
"Yep. Let's go," James said.
Every night for a few days I went with them at midnight, and charmed the Potion. As soon as the clock struck one o'clock I charmed it. Not a second later. Days went by. I was getting used to getting so little sleep. One day, James told me it was ready. They were doing the transformation tonight.
"Can I come?" I asked.
"You have to. You have to do the charm," James said.
"Yeah!" I cried, and jumped up and down.
I didn't want to miss this. I felt sorry my friends had to, since they knew nothing about this. But I still didn't want to miss this.
That night, we took three goblets along with us. I stood over the cauldron, and poured the same exact amount of Potion into each goblet with one hand, while muttering the charm and holding my wand all at the same time. I looked up and smiled.
"All ready," I said.
"Good. Now all we have to do is wait for the clock to chime one o'clock, then you repeat the charm while we drink it," James said.
I sat ontop of the desk, eager to see this. James motioned for me to stand with them, ready to get going. I heard the beginning of the chimes, and started muttering the charm, while they drank.
The goblets were empty, and I was done muttering the charm. Three animals sat where James, Sirius, and Peter had just stood. Peter was a small rat (I had to hold back a giggle). Sirius was a dog (I had expected him to be a purple elephant!:). And James was a white stag. I sat back down on the desk.
"Hello," I said.
Remus was trying not to laugh as I grinned down at the animals (actually up in James' case).
"It's late. Come on, we have to get back," Remus said.
With a pop James, Sirius, and Remus stood in front of us again.
"Yes!" we cried triumphintly.
Christmas was coming. We all knew it. I wasn't sure wether or not I wanted to stay or go. But, my friends decided to go home, so I decided to as well. We got our things on our last Hogsmeade trip, wrapped them privatly, and packed up to go home. I wanted to see my little sister, and even wanted to see Petunia (NOT THAT MUCH!!!!!). I missed home, so I was glad to go home.
The Hogwarts Express left with me and my friends on it. Some kids were staying, since they had no where to go. They were the orphans. They were the ones that waved to us from the Hogwarts gates. I was glad I wasn't among them.
We rode home in joy. Everyone was looking forward to the holiday. When we pulled into King's Cross Station I led my friends off. When I saw my parents waiting on Platform 9 I smiled.
"Mum! Dad!" I cried, and ran over to them.
Author's Note- When we come back we will be on Chapter 12. It's Christmas, and we will also come back with the last half of the year. So, kinda a grief and happiness chapter. The song I put in there was "More Than That" (aka Number 8 on "Black and Blue"). So, review, and tell me what you liked, and what you didn't like. BUT PLEASE DON'T FLAME ME! Keep voting on who you like best!
LANA (I'm not sure if this counts)- 1 Lily- 2 Netta- 2 Andrea- 1 Anya- 1
James- 1 Sirius (the purple elephant)- 2 Remus- 1 Peter- 1
Now, for the usual author's note- I wasn't going to start this until I was back in school, but hey, a day off isn't too bad. Disclamer- I OWN NOTHING! IT ALL BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE AT HARRY POTTER ETC. Summary- Our favorite characters (including the purple elephant, no I will not drop that) are back in school. Only three more years left, including this one, so they have to make this last. This is just a hint, none of those years are going to be really good for Lily *shakes head symphatheticly (HOW DO YOU SPELL THAT?)*. Um, I think that's long enough.
Lily's Lake
Chapter 11
"You know what, we need revenge," Anya whispered to me as the group walked up the stairs.
I nodded silently.
"What should we do? It can't be anything to their room, since we have to share it..." I said, thinking.
"I think we should do it over a span, you know, so they really get it in their heads that we weren't very happy," Anya said.
"Deal," I answered.
"Um, Lil', do you have any idea of what to do?" Anya asked.
"How about...no, we did that to the boys. I know!" I said, and leaned over to whisper something in Anya's ear.
She grinned, and we gave each other a high five.
"What was that all about?" Andrea asked, walking over with Netta.
"Nothing," we answered sweetly.
We walked into the Great Hall, and sat down. The candles lit up the hall as usual. But it did make the room very hot. We sat uncomfortably in our seats as the sorting began. Name after name was called, until the finally kid walked over to the Hufflepuff table.
"Well, now that that is over, I think we deserve a meal," Dumbledore said.
We ate while talking. Andrea was talking about her summer, while we all listened. I looked over at the boys, they were talking quietly (quite unusual for them).
Afterwards we went upstairs, and hung our pictures back up, with a few new ones. Anya kept trying to steal the negatives, but Netta kept grabbing them back.
"It's a cute picture, Anya, I like it," Netta said whenever she did that.
"Lily doesn't like her's either! I think you deserve it, so give them to us!" Anya whined.
"Nope, never. Now, let me see, where should I put this?" Netta asked.
That night, I grimaced at the thought that my picture (the one I do not like to name) was hanging above Netta's bed.
I heard a scrapping sound, and looked out from my bed. Anya had torn her picture off, and was about to rip it.
"Oh no, you are going to want to keep that," I said, grabbing it from her.
"I got your's too, Lil'," Anya said, handing me my picture.
I was about to rip it, but something told me not to. So, instead, I burried it in my chest, and then burried Anya's in her's.
The next day we went to our classes, and then went back to the Common Room. The boys had seperated themselves when their homework was done. They sat around a small table in the corner, talking in hushed voices.
"I wonder what they are doing over there," Andrea said, watching them.
"Who knows?" Netta answered.
"I'll find out," I whispered, and got up.
I pretended to walk up towards the stairs, but "accidently" let one of my papers fly out of my hands, right towards the boy's table. I grinned, and went over to get it.
"But if we do it then, we could have some complications..." James was whispering.
"Sh! It's Lily!" I heard Remus whisper in a hurried voice.
"What are you doing?" I asked, holding my paper in my hand.
"Nothing, Lilian," James answered.
"Uhuh, I'm sure. Well, lets see then," I coughed, and spoke in a Jameslike voice, "'But if we do it then, we could have some complications... Yeah, I'm sure you are not up to something."
"LILY! You were listening to us? How much did you hear?" Sirius asked.
"Oh, a few minutes of it," I lied.
"Oh! Great!" Remus said, banging his head on the table.
"Sike! What's wrong with you guys? You have to loosen up! Whatever it is, I'm sure it's nothing to get this worried about," I said.
"You have no idea," Remus said.
"Well, in that case, why don't you tell me?" I asked.
"No."
"Fine, then," I said, and walked away.
"What are they doing?" Andrea asked.
"Wouldn't tell me," I answered gloomly.
"Well, it would figure. They never tell anyone anything!" Netta said, gloomly, and we went upstairs.
I started a letter to Amanda, and sent it off with Mandy, saying sorry since I hadn't wrote for two weeks. As Mandy flew into the sky, I sensed some cunfusion about her, but I ignored it and went to bed.
A few days later, at breakfast, something was different. The teachers were jumpy, and Dumbledore seemed gloomy. Something was wrong. All the students (well, most of them) were the same as always.
As the owls swooped in I looked for Mandy among them. She wasn't there. Instead, another owl swooped down and left a note on my plate, then flew away.
Miss Evans, will you please come to my office after breakfast? I need to speak to you. I have talked to Professor McGonagall, so she isn't expecting you. A. Dumbledore.
"I have to go. Will you guys take notes for me? I'll be back soon," I said, and left the Great Hall.
As I walked up the stairs to Dumbledore's office, I wondered what he wanted, why he wanted to see me. Dumbledore was waiting for me outside his statue.
"Hello, Miss Evans," Dumbledore said.
"You wanted to talk to me?" I asked.
He nodded solemly. I followed in into his office, and he motioned for me to sit down. I did. He sat down at his desk.
"You have been coresponding with my neice, Amanda, am I correct?" Dumbledore asked.
"Yes, she's the one that shown me around when I first found out I was a witch. I'm very thankful for that," I said, smiling.
"Well, something happened. Someone came to her house one night, and left a few minutes later. There was a sign above her house, and the words 'I am Voldemort' on the side of her house. When Amanda didn't come to work the next day, the ministry sent some people to her house. They found Amanda, dead on her living room floor," Dumbledore said, solemly.
"Amanda's...dead?" I choked.
"I'm sorry Miss Evans. I knew you were her friend," Dumbledore said.
"How did they kill her?" I choked, barely able to get the words out.
"You studied Avada Kadavra already, I believe. That's what they used," Dumbledore said.
So, it was a wizard that goes by Voldemort. That was who had killed Amanda! I suddenly wondered if my last letter had gotten to her or not.
It was then that I noticed I was crying. Why was I crying? I didn't know Amanda very well? But, she was my role model, Vi's role model!
"Miss Evans, would you like to go back to your room?" Dumbledore asked.
"No, I have Potions next... I need to get there..." I said, fumbling to get my bag.
"If that is what you prefer, but your teachers said it is alright," Dumbledore said.
"Thankyou," I said, and left to go back to my room.
At lunch my friends came up to see me.
"Dumbledore told us when you didn't come to class. We took notes for you," Anya said.
"Thanks," I whispered.
"Here, I brought you some bread from lunch. You are probably hungry," Andrea said.
When I didn't take it she set it on my bedside table. I still couldn't believe it. Amanda was dead. Amanda, my rolemodel. Sure, she wasn't my sister, or any relative, but she was someone I knew.
"Lil', are you allright?" Anya asked.
My head was in my pillow, and I was just lying there. I slowly nodded, one of the first movements I had made all morning.
"You're going to suffacate yourself, with your head like that," Andrea pointed out.
I just laid there.
"We never met Amanda, so, naturally, we aren't like you. But Lil', where are you? Where's the Lily we know?" Netta asked.
"I don't know, Netta. This is one of the first people I've known who's dead. She was...murdered," I whispered.
"They know who did it. This wizard named Voldemort. They haven't been able to catch him," Andrea said.
"Why, though? Amanda never did anything!" I protested.
"To him she did. He wanted followers. She didn't want to follow him, so he killed her. She knew it was coming, Lil'," Anya said.
"How can you know when you are going to be killed?" I asked.
"It's just a feeling you have. She knew that if she opposed him, he would try to kill her. But she still opposed him. And she did it bravely," Anya answered.
I thought about when I first met Amanda. Smiling at our door. I wondered if she had even gotten my letter.
"We have to go. We'll be back later," Netta said.
They whispered goodbyes, and left the room, closing the door softly behind them. I was alone, again.
The next day I went to class, and the next. I was back on my normal schedule. I laughed less, though, and smiled less. Everyone noticed. The energetic redhead had finally died out. I even forgot about revenge.
Students began to get letters, saying a relative was dead. Hogwarts was bleak and gloomy. Not even Dumbledore was as happy as before. One day he was grieving for Amanda, his only niece, and the other frustrated with the Ministry. The teachers tried their best to keep the school cheery, but everything was gloomy.
"Lily, aren't you going to eat more?" Anya asked at dinner one evening.
"I'm not hungry," I answered.
Anya sighed. She had been having this fight with me since I had gotten the news Amanda was... I still couldn't bring myself to think about it.
"Come on, Lily, you just had a tiring day of school. Don't you want to eat, so you're not hungry?" Anya asked.
I hadn't been hungry. My appetite was getting less and less with every day. Lots of kids were like this, having someone they knew dead.
"Anya, I'm not hungry, ok? You can't force me to eat anything!" I cried.
"Then at least drink something! You can't starve yourself, Lily! That's what your doing, starving yourself! You need food!" Anya said, finally blowing up.
After all those arguments, she had finally got it out. She had been wanting to say that for some time now.
"You know what, I don't care. I could care the less. I'm not hungry, ok? So just...leave me alone!" I said, and stood up.
I threw my napkin down, and stormed out of the Great Hall. I walked hurridly down some hallways. I heard footsteps following me.
I didn't care where I went. I just wanted to be alone. So I just walked faster, trying to lose whoever it was in the halls. But they wouldn't be lost.
Finally, I just turned around and cried, "Leave me alone, Anya!"
But it wasn't Anya. It was James. He was just a few feet from me.
"What do you want?" I asked, furious.
"Anya's right, Lily. You're starving yourself. You have to eat something," James said.
I can see that you've been crying
You can't hide another lie
What's the use in you dinieing
That what you have is wrong
I heard it blinds you forever
But forevers come and go
Baby he would say whatever
It takes to keep you alive
Tell the truth between the lies
"I don't care what any of you think. Maybe I just don't have an appetite. Maybe..." I started.
But I was cut off.
"Lily, come on. Look around us! Tons of people are losing people, like you lost Amanda! But they aren't starving themselves. Just yesterday, Netta heard that her aunt was killed! But she didn't tell you! She didn't want to worsen your state! But she's not starving herself!" James said.
Oh I will love you more than death
I won't say the words then take them back
Don't give lonliness a chance
Baby, listen to me when I say
I will love you more than death
"I don't care what anyone else is doing. They aren't me!" I cried.
"You're not even you! You aren't Lily Evans! You are Lily-the-mourner! You don't do anything you used to. You just sit there, staring into space," James pointed out.
Baby you deserve much better
What's the use in holding on
Don't you see it's now or never
'Cause I just can't be friends
Baby knowing in the end
"Fine! So I'm not myself! Who cares?" I yelled.
"Come on, Lily! Think! Your friends care! Your family cares! Everyone cares! I care," James said, adding the last part softly.
That I will love you more than death
I won't say the words then take them back
Don't give lonliness a chance
Baby listen to me when I say...
I just stood there, unable to speak. I shook my head softly.
"Lily, come on, you can't keep acting like this," James whispered.
"I can't help it. I miss Amanda, even though I didn't know her that well," I whispered, shaking my head.
Hey! There's not a day that passes by
I don't wonder why we haven't arrived
It's not too late to change your mind
Just ake my hand
Don't say goodbye
"I know, Lily. But, come on, don't act like this. Everyone misses you, the read Lily Evans," James said.
It was then that I noticed tears were streaking my cheeks. I was silent.
I will love you more than death
I won't say the words then take them back
I will love you more than death
I won't say the words then take them back
Don't give lonliness a chance
Baby listen to me when I say
I will love you more
I will love you more than death
I won't say the words than take them back
Don't give lonliness a chance
Baby listen to me when I say
I will love you more than death
"Come on, the others are probably looking for you," James said.
"James... I know I haven't said this in a long time, actually, I don't know if I've said it at all... but...thanks," I said, and leaned over to kiss him on the cheek.
James was studdering, trying to think of something to say. I smiled, and patted his shoulder.
"Come on, you're right. They probably are looking for us," I said.
James followed me as we walked back out of the hallway, and back to the tower. Sure enough, my friends were there.
"Lily! There you are! We've been looking for you everywhere!" Anya cried, running over, with the others not too far behind.
"Talking with James. So, how much homework do we have?" I asked, smiling at my friends.
They laughed.
"She's back," Andrea whispered.
The next day there was a quidditch match. I went out with my friends, except James who had left early to practice. We found some seats. Everyone waited eagerly. The players finally came out. The Gryffindors wearing our colors, and the Ravenclaw's wearing theirs. James was a chaser, and waved up at us. We grinned, and waved back.
They mounted their brooms, and flew into the sky. I tilted my head upward to see. James had the Quaffle.
He scored one...two...three...four...times, in fifteen minutes. In truth, he was one of the best Chasers the school had seen.
We were up by 110 when the Seekers went into dives. The way they did it, we could tell that it was real. We all searched for the Snitch.
Cheering erupted from Gryffindor as the Snitch was caught into our Seeker's hand. Everyone cheered until our throats were hoarse. We left the stadium and waited for James, still talking about our victory. A few minutes later, he ran across the field to us.
"Hey! We won!" James cried, full of victory.
"We noticed," I answered, smiling despite my comment.
"Hey, James, why don't we bring them to Hagrid's. I'm sure he'd love to see them," Sirius said.
"Ok," James answered, and turned to us to say, "Come on. We want you to meet someone."
We walked across the grounds, and to a hut against the forrest. James knocked on the door. A man answered it, the same man who, in our first year, led us across the lake.
"James! Sirius! Remus! Peter! Ah, who do we have here?" the man, Hagrid I guessed, asked.
"This is Lily Evans, Anya Jones, Andrea McKinnon, and Netta Prewett," James said, pointing to each of us.
"Come in! Come in!" Hagrid cried.
We crowded in, and sat down at a little table.
"How are you doing? Enjoying school? Who won the Quidditch game? I heard some loud cheerin'," Hagrid said.
"We did. It's was a spectacular win, might I say!" James cried.
"I'm sure!" Hagrid said.
The boys launched into Quittich talk, cutting each other off. We tired something he sat on the table for us, but when we bit in we couldn't bite. So, we hid them in our capes.
"We have to get going," James said.
"I'll see you all later," Hagrid said, and waved at us as we left his hut, and walked back up towards the castle.
The boys were quiet, talking among themselves.
That night I couldn't sleep. Late at night I finally got up, left the room with a book, hoping not to wake my friends, who were sleeping soundly. I went down into the common room, where the fire was still burning. I sat in the chair closest the fire, so I could see.
There were footsteps. I turned, to see they were coming from the boy's dormitory. Four figures were moving down the stairs, whispering for each other to be quiet. As they came into clear sight, I saw it was James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter. I sat back in my seat, thanking myself on keeping my feet on the chair so they wouldn't see me. Sirius went around, checking the seats. He didn't look in this chair.
"Come on," James whispered.
They went over to the portrait, and pulled something over everyone. They disappeared. I held back a gasp.
An Invisibilty Cloak!
I wanted to see where they were going. I followed them down the hallways of the school, shivering in my nightdress. I had to pause every now and then, and hide. I could only follow them because of their footsteps, and a few whispers to each other. Usually, I know when they were turning around because James would say something to Sirius.
After about a half and hour of wandering around, my feet were getting pretty tired. They stopped, and turned into a small classroom that wasn't in use. I hid behind the door, and looked in. They had taken the Invisibility Cloak off, and were standing in the center of the room around something. When the circle broke I could see a cauldron. Holding back a gasp, I leaned harder against the door.
CRACK!
The door broke off the rusty hinges, and fell onto the ground, me with it.
The boys turned around to look and see what it was. They saw me, covered in little pieces of dust and... I had no idea what the little red things were.
"Lily? Lily!" James cried.
"Um...hi," I managed, and coughed.
"See James, I told you this escapade wasn't a very good idea! She had to have followed us!" Remus cried.
"I think I'll leave now," I said, and got up.
But before I left I turned around, and said, "What are you doing here anyway? You could get caught and get a detention."
"We know, we already have three," Sirius said, grinning.
"Wait, Lily just can't leave! She could tell someone what she saw, and we'd be in big trouble. Besides, we need some help," James said.
They were talking like I wasn't there, which was really annoying. I rolled my eyes, and said, "I can help, as long as it's not too hard. Half my brain is out since it's nightime and most regular people are asleep!"
"See? Ok, Lily, you can't tell anyone what we are about to do, or else we will all get in trouble. Now, you get to put a charm on the Potion," James said, leading me over to the cauldron.
"Now?" I asked.
"NO! Not yet!" they all cried.
"Ok, you didn't have to yell," I said.
"This is a Amangi Potion. Starting in two days, we will need you to put a charm on the Potion ever night at exactly 1:00 am. If you don't, we could die. See, this is really important," James said.
"What's the charm?" I asked.
"All you do is say Metamorphis. Ok, got it? You'd better practice a little before you actually do it," James said.
"I don't exactly have my wand with me right now," I said.
"Well, we'll practice it tomorrow night. Be in the Common Room at midnight, and don't be late," James said.
"Ok, Ok," I whispered.
"Well, let's back," James said.
"Question, how are we all going to get back? If we don't let Lily come with us, she could squeal to a teacher?" Peter said.
I glared at him.
"Um, maybe we can all fit under the Invisibility Cloak," James said.
"Oh, yeah, sure. Maybe we can digitize ourselves so no one can see us," I said in a sarcastic tone.
"Haha. We'll have to try and fit," James said.
We all got under, and disappeared. With a scurry of feet, we were back upstairs. When I went back into my room, I finally fell asleep.
The next night, I went with them to the room again. This time, I had my wand and I practiced while they worked on the Potion.
They made me practice on the other side of the room, so there was no chance it could get to the Potion.
"What should it look like again?" I asked.
"A silver wispy thing," Sirius answered.
I did the charm again and again and again, until I could have done it in my sleep. Speaking of sleep, I was really tired.
"How much longer do I have to do this?" I asked.
"A few more minutes. We just have to add this last ingredient in five... four... three... two... one," James said.
"Done yet?" I asked.
"Yep. Let's go," James said.
Every night for a few days I went with them at midnight, and charmed the Potion. As soon as the clock struck one o'clock I charmed it. Not a second later. Days went by. I was getting used to getting so little sleep. One day, James told me it was ready. They were doing the transformation tonight.
"Can I come?" I asked.
"You have to. You have to do the charm," James said.
"Yeah!" I cried, and jumped up and down.
I didn't want to miss this. I felt sorry my friends had to, since they knew nothing about this. But I still didn't want to miss this.
That night, we took three goblets along with us. I stood over the cauldron, and poured the same exact amount of Potion into each goblet with one hand, while muttering the charm and holding my wand all at the same time. I looked up and smiled.
"All ready," I said.
"Good. Now all we have to do is wait for the clock to chime one o'clock, then you repeat the charm while we drink it," James said.
I sat ontop of the desk, eager to see this. James motioned for me to stand with them, ready to get going. I heard the beginning of the chimes, and started muttering the charm, while they drank.
The goblets were empty, and I was done muttering the charm. Three animals sat where James, Sirius, and Peter had just stood. Peter was a small rat (I had to hold back a giggle). Sirius was a dog (I had expected him to be a purple elephant!:). And James was a white stag. I sat back down on the desk.
"Hello," I said.
Remus was trying not to laugh as I grinned down at the animals (actually up in James' case).
"It's late. Come on, we have to get back," Remus said.
With a pop James, Sirius, and Remus stood in front of us again.
"Yes!" we cried triumphintly.
Christmas was coming. We all knew it. I wasn't sure wether or not I wanted to stay or go. But, my friends decided to go home, so I decided to as well. We got our things on our last Hogsmeade trip, wrapped them privatly, and packed up to go home. I wanted to see my little sister, and even wanted to see Petunia (NOT THAT MUCH!!!!!). I missed home, so I was glad to go home.
The Hogwarts Express left with me and my friends on it. Some kids were staying, since they had no where to go. They were the orphans. They were the ones that waved to us from the Hogwarts gates. I was glad I wasn't among them.
We rode home in joy. Everyone was looking forward to the holiday. When we pulled into King's Cross Station I led my friends off. When I saw my parents waiting on Platform 9 I smiled.
"Mum! Dad!" I cried, and ran over to them.
Author's Note- When we come back we will be on Chapter 12. It's Christmas, and we will also come back with the last half of the year. So, kinda a grief and happiness chapter. The song I put in there was "More Than That" (aka Number 8 on "Black and Blue"). So, review, and tell me what you liked, and what you didn't like. BUT PLEASE DON'T FLAME ME! Keep voting on who you like best!