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A TOP SECRET MISSION By Marina
A/N: Before I start, I want to say thank you to Reania, who was the first person, besides me, to review my story. For some reason, I have a thing about reviewing my own stories; I'm just weird like that. Oh, and another thing, I'm not sure if I've already said this in this fanfics, but if my spelling is a bit weird (e.g. grey, colour, favourite etc) it's because I'm British. Actually I'm 1/16 Scottish, 1/16 Irish and 14/16 English, with a drop of French and German blood from the Middle Ages, but you get the idea. Anyway, you probably don't really care, but tomorrow it will be St Andrews Day, and of course, St Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland. Oh, and there is a bit of language in this chapter. Ahem.
Disclaimer: Everything that is not mine, believe it or not, belongs to JK Rowling. Everything else is MINE. That includes the saying: "For the love of Gordon, the holy cheese!" Because no one else will say it, besides me. I also say: "Too much worrying creases the soul, and makes it hell, HELL I say, to iron." Which basically means.who cares? You've probably stopped reading or have skipped this bit. (If I do write it, I will tell you what it means, but it is kinda basic.)
Chapter Five: Detention
Lily was in a mood with Kestrel for the rest of the week. Kestrel knew it had something to do with her beating Graham up, though, she told herself, he deserved it. The Marauders, especially Sirius, were in her awe, like a few other students. Some were scared, and most of the female population glared at her, then they would rush off to comfort "oh poor Graham!"
Kestrel ignored them; she felt most sorry for the poor naïve girls who had fallen for her monstrous father, and his good looks and oozing charms. However, they had no idea how bad he could go.
"Lily, why exactly are you in a stress with me?" Kestrel asked Lily by the end of the week, when she was still apparently in a mood with Kestrel.
"Just when one of the fittest, cutest, sexiest most gorgeous guys in schools asks me out, you lash out as karate girl and totally spoil my chances of going out with him!" Lily snapped.
**Flashback** "Mrs Ravenston, I have got to tell you!" It was Melissa Potter, James' younger sister. "Your husband, Graham and I, well, we're in love! I know it's wrong, and I'm so, so sorry, I just can't take any more! I'm carrying his child, and I feel like such a traitor, I'm so, so, sorry! Please, forgive me!" Elisabeth was about to respond when Graham walked in. Both women looked up at him in fear.
"What are you too, doing? What are ya?" He yelled, and Elisabeth cowered behind the settee. Kestrel was hiding behind a doorway, listening in, watching as her father hit her mother and Melissa.
"You two-faced, lying cow!" He shouted at Melissa and put a curse on her, and Kestrel watched screaming, writhing on the ground. The cruciatus curse.
** End of flashback**
"Elaine? Why are you crying?" Lily asked suddenly, and Kestrel realised she was crying. She flung her arms round Lily's neck.
"S-sorry, Lily!" She sobbed, then she straightened herself up, and continued in an even, level voice. "It's just that, well, The Hollow, is a make out place-"
"Damn you Elaine! Graham could've made out with me!"
"And much else besides. Listen, Lily. He's seventeen and you're only eleven. He's too old for you! He's just trying to take advantage of you! I was only doing it for your own good."
"OK, Elle, this time I'll forgive you, but next time a dreamboat asks me out, just don't say or do anything!"
***
On Saturday, Kestrel had to do her detention for attacking Graham, and she was surprised to find Lily there. However, she was not surprised to see the Marauders there.
"Why are you here Lily?" Kestrel asked Lily. She didn't need to ask the Marauders; they had been mucking about in Transfiguration, and McGonagall, who was in a particularly bad mood, had snapped at them and sent them to detention.
"I had a bitch fight with some cow in Hufflepuff. I don't know her name, but apparently she's Graham's girlfriend, and she went mad when she found out Graham had asked me out! She was about sixteen, and I've only been here for a couple of weeks!" Lily added angrily.
It turned out that the detention wasn't going to be as bad as Kestrel had expected; Lily was horrified, and the Marauders just mucked about. They had to scrub all of the dungeons. Lily and Kestrel did most of the work, scrubbing until their hands were raw, and their backs aching, their foreheads shiny with sweat. The Marauders did nothing to help. Kestrel only kept herself sane by repeating: "There can be worse detentions.there can be worse detentions!" Two hours passed, and they hadn't even finished the first dungeon; it had so much potion stains, and scarred graffiti on the tables, which said things like:
"Mandy Loves Graham!"
"Slytherin sux!"
"Death to Mudbloods!"
"Love, Peace, and Equality!"
"Gryffindor rules!"
"Graham Ravenston is a love god!"
Kestrel couldn't help but charming the words so they said things like:
"Who in their right minds loves Graham?"
"Death to Voldie!"
"Graham Ravenston is a bastard!"
When Lily saw what she was writing about Graham she shrieked saying: "Elle! I can understand when you say you were worried about me going to the Hollow with Graham, but is there any logical reason for hating him so much?"
Kestrel looked at Lily, but all she could see was a blurred face, which slowly came into focus.
***Flash back***
"Where the hell is she?" Graham roared, spitting at Kestrel, who, though feeling scared, stood her ground and glared defiantly at him.
"Who?" Kestrel asked, though she knew whom it was Graham was asking after. She crossed her arms, to show him she was no longer scared, though her whole body seemed to be shaking, and she was terrified, she didn't show it on her exterior.
"That bitch I married!"
"Careful, sir, Elisabeth is not a bitch, and she has had the good sense to leave you!"
Graham, in his rage, boxed Kestrel upside the head, but she was too used to pain to show any fear or hurt, though she felt both in great abundance.
"You lying whore! You mendacious prostitute! You unreliable tart!" Kestrel decided to ignore the words; she knew she had won this battle; she was the only one who could tell him that Elisabeth Campbell had, in fact, left him.
"Oh, no, I assure you sir, I'm telling you the truth." Kestrel's cold, formal, even tone scared Graham, though he refused to show it, like she didn't show her fear or pain. They were both battling, to try to make the other break, though Kestrel did not do it with cruel words or beatings, but with polite, cold formalities.
Graham snorted. "Shut up you ignorant child! What would you know, eh? Bitch! You know nothing you ignoramus!" He hit her once again, but she didn't even sway or blink. She just stood there, like the human zombie she'd become, that Seamus, Harry, Ron and Hermione were beginning to thaw to human emotions.
Kestrel stared at him, and he went off, slamming doors, crashing, and breaking the hinges, and messing the house up which Kestrel had tried so hard to keep tidy and orderly. Graham hadn't even noticed her efforts; he never did. She had been waiting for this day, since her mother had walked out. Finally he came back. Then he noticed the note. He read it and swore loudly.
"I'm gonna kill her! I'm gonna kill that bitch! Wait 'till I get her! I'll- You wait here, you whore!" He snapped at Kestrel, and slapped her, just for the spite of it. "I'm gonna get her!" Then he walked out, slamming the door and Kestrel slid to the floor, collapsing into tears; she knew that this was definitely the last time she'd see her mother; she knew Graham was going to get her. She prayed that night, longer and more fervently than ever before.
***End of flashback***
(A/N: That is probably one of my longest flashbacks!!!)
"Elle! What is it with you and suddenly crying?" Lily snapped, apparently annoyed at Kestrel for hating Graham so much. Kestrel had been reduced to a crying wreak since her father had been shut up in Azkaban; now he had gone, and she was reasonably safe from him, and she didn't have to look after Abigail, she easily broke down into tears, unlike when her father had abused her, her mother and even Abigail, when she had been a human zombie. But Harry, Ron, Hermione and Seamus had melted her to be more life-like.
"Elle, you ok?" Sirius, Remus and James asked her, all crowding round looking concerned.
"I'm fine, but I'd feel a lot better if you lot all co operated!" She added, and they all cleaned out the dungeons, and had been finished by 6:00 when McGonagall had come to inspect the dungeons. She seemed pleased, but a little suspicious. Though Lily and the Marauders didn't know how to use a cleaning charm yet, Kestrel did. However, when they all showed McGonagall their raw hands she believed them.
They walked off to the common room to flop onto the chairs before they went down to lunch after they had relaxed a little, making aimless conversation.
A/N: Well, do you like it? I hope you do. I'm sorry if this chapter was boring, it was all flashbacks. Please tell me if this chapter was as good as the others, and if you like this story, but I won't pressurize you, like I did earlier!!!
A TOP SECRET MISSION By Marina
A/N: Before I start, I want to say thank you to Reania, who was the first person, besides me, to review my story. For some reason, I have a thing about reviewing my own stories; I'm just weird like that. Oh, and another thing, I'm not sure if I've already said this in this fanfics, but if my spelling is a bit weird (e.g. grey, colour, favourite etc) it's because I'm British. Actually I'm 1/16 Scottish, 1/16 Irish and 14/16 English, with a drop of French and German blood from the Middle Ages, but you get the idea. Anyway, you probably don't really care, but tomorrow it will be St Andrews Day, and of course, St Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland. Oh, and there is a bit of language in this chapter. Ahem.
Disclaimer: Everything that is not mine, believe it or not, belongs to JK Rowling. Everything else is MINE. That includes the saying: "For the love of Gordon, the holy cheese!" Because no one else will say it, besides me. I also say: "Too much worrying creases the soul, and makes it hell, HELL I say, to iron." Which basically means.who cares? You've probably stopped reading or have skipped this bit. (If I do write it, I will tell you what it means, but it is kinda basic.)
Chapter Five: Detention
Lily was in a mood with Kestrel for the rest of the week. Kestrel knew it had something to do with her beating Graham up, though, she told herself, he deserved it. The Marauders, especially Sirius, were in her awe, like a few other students. Some were scared, and most of the female population glared at her, then they would rush off to comfort "oh poor Graham!"
Kestrel ignored them; she felt most sorry for the poor naïve girls who had fallen for her monstrous father, and his good looks and oozing charms. However, they had no idea how bad he could go.
"Lily, why exactly are you in a stress with me?" Kestrel asked Lily by the end of the week, when she was still apparently in a mood with Kestrel.
"Just when one of the fittest, cutest, sexiest most gorgeous guys in schools asks me out, you lash out as karate girl and totally spoil my chances of going out with him!" Lily snapped.
**Flashback** "Mrs Ravenston, I have got to tell you!" It was Melissa Potter, James' younger sister. "Your husband, Graham and I, well, we're in love! I know it's wrong, and I'm so, so sorry, I just can't take any more! I'm carrying his child, and I feel like such a traitor, I'm so, so, sorry! Please, forgive me!" Elisabeth was about to respond when Graham walked in. Both women looked up at him in fear.
"What are you too, doing? What are ya?" He yelled, and Elisabeth cowered behind the settee. Kestrel was hiding behind a doorway, listening in, watching as her father hit her mother and Melissa.
"You two-faced, lying cow!" He shouted at Melissa and put a curse on her, and Kestrel watched screaming, writhing on the ground. The cruciatus curse.
** End of flashback**
"Elaine? Why are you crying?" Lily asked suddenly, and Kestrel realised she was crying. She flung her arms round Lily's neck.
"S-sorry, Lily!" She sobbed, then she straightened herself up, and continued in an even, level voice. "It's just that, well, The Hollow, is a make out place-"
"Damn you Elaine! Graham could've made out with me!"
"And much else besides. Listen, Lily. He's seventeen and you're only eleven. He's too old for you! He's just trying to take advantage of you! I was only doing it for your own good."
"OK, Elle, this time I'll forgive you, but next time a dreamboat asks me out, just don't say or do anything!"
***
On Saturday, Kestrel had to do her detention for attacking Graham, and she was surprised to find Lily there. However, she was not surprised to see the Marauders there.
"Why are you here Lily?" Kestrel asked Lily. She didn't need to ask the Marauders; they had been mucking about in Transfiguration, and McGonagall, who was in a particularly bad mood, had snapped at them and sent them to detention.
"I had a bitch fight with some cow in Hufflepuff. I don't know her name, but apparently she's Graham's girlfriend, and she went mad when she found out Graham had asked me out! She was about sixteen, and I've only been here for a couple of weeks!" Lily added angrily.
It turned out that the detention wasn't going to be as bad as Kestrel had expected; Lily was horrified, and the Marauders just mucked about. They had to scrub all of the dungeons. Lily and Kestrel did most of the work, scrubbing until their hands were raw, and their backs aching, their foreheads shiny with sweat. The Marauders did nothing to help. Kestrel only kept herself sane by repeating: "There can be worse detentions.there can be worse detentions!" Two hours passed, and they hadn't even finished the first dungeon; it had so much potion stains, and scarred graffiti on the tables, which said things like:
"Mandy Loves Graham!"
"Slytherin sux!"
"Death to Mudbloods!"
"Love, Peace, and Equality!"
"Gryffindor rules!"
"Graham Ravenston is a love god!"
Kestrel couldn't help but charming the words so they said things like:
"Who in their right minds loves Graham?"
"Death to Voldie!"
"Graham Ravenston is a bastard!"
When Lily saw what she was writing about Graham she shrieked saying: "Elle! I can understand when you say you were worried about me going to the Hollow with Graham, but is there any logical reason for hating him so much?"
Kestrel looked at Lily, but all she could see was a blurred face, which slowly came into focus.
***Flash back***
"Where the hell is she?" Graham roared, spitting at Kestrel, who, though feeling scared, stood her ground and glared defiantly at him.
"Who?" Kestrel asked, though she knew whom it was Graham was asking after. She crossed her arms, to show him she was no longer scared, though her whole body seemed to be shaking, and she was terrified, she didn't show it on her exterior.
"That bitch I married!"
"Careful, sir, Elisabeth is not a bitch, and she has had the good sense to leave you!"
Graham, in his rage, boxed Kestrel upside the head, but she was too used to pain to show any fear or hurt, though she felt both in great abundance.
"You lying whore! You mendacious prostitute! You unreliable tart!" Kestrel decided to ignore the words; she knew she had won this battle; she was the only one who could tell him that Elisabeth Campbell had, in fact, left him.
"Oh, no, I assure you sir, I'm telling you the truth." Kestrel's cold, formal, even tone scared Graham, though he refused to show it, like she didn't show her fear or pain. They were both battling, to try to make the other break, though Kestrel did not do it with cruel words or beatings, but with polite, cold formalities.
Graham snorted. "Shut up you ignorant child! What would you know, eh? Bitch! You know nothing you ignoramus!" He hit her once again, but she didn't even sway or blink. She just stood there, like the human zombie she'd become, that Seamus, Harry, Ron and Hermione were beginning to thaw to human emotions.
Kestrel stared at him, and he went off, slamming doors, crashing, and breaking the hinges, and messing the house up which Kestrel had tried so hard to keep tidy and orderly. Graham hadn't even noticed her efforts; he never did. She had been waiting for this day, since her mother had walked out. Finally he came back. Then he noticed the note. He read it and swore loudly.
"I'm gonna kill her! I'm gonna kill that bitch! Wait 'till I get her! I'll- You wait here, you whore!" He snapped at Kestrel, and slapped her, just for the spite of it. "I'm gonna get her!" Then he walked out, slamming the door and Kestrel slid to the floor, collapsing into tears; she knew that this was definitely the last time she'd see her mother; she knew Graham was going to get her. She prayed that night, longer and more fervently than ever before.
***End of flashback***
(A/N: That is probably one of my longest flashbacks!!!)
"Elle! What is it with you and suddenly crying?" Lily snapped, apparently annoyed at Kestrel for hating Graham so much. Kestrel had been reduced to a crying wreak since her father had been shut up in Azkaban; now he had gone, and she was reasonably safe from him, and she didn't have to look after Abigail, she easily broke down into tears, unlike when her father had abused her, her mother and even Abigail, when she had been a human zombie. But Harry, Ron, Hermione and Seamus had melted her to be more life-like.
"Elle, you ok?" Sirius, Remus and James asked her, all crowding round looking concerned.
"I'm fine, but I'd feel a lot better if you lot all co operated!" She added, and they all cleaned out the dungeons, and had been finished by 6:00 when McGonagall had come to inspect the dungeons. She seemed pleased, but a little suspicious. Though Lily and the Marauders didn't know how to use a cleaning charm yet, Kestrel did. However, when they all showed McGonagall their raw hands she believed them.
They walked off to the common room to flop onto the chairs before they went down to lunch after they had relaxed a little, making aimless conversation.
A/N: Well, do you like it? I hope you do. I'm sorry if this chapter was boring, it was all flashbacks. Please tell me if this chapter was as good as the others, and if you like this story, but I won't pressurize you, like I did earlier!!!