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Chapter Twenty-Three: Darleen's Diary
Lily walked over to her bed and moved it aside. On the wooden floor was a paper bag, carefully folded and concealed . Lily grabbed it and moved her bed back to its original postion. She took the bag in her hands and sat on her bed. She closed the drapes around her 4-poster and lighted her lamp. In the dimness, she could see the paper bag clearly. She sat there staring at it.
I'Should I open it?'/I She stared at the bag. I'Or not?/I She was scared. And who wouldn't be if you had the diary of your enemy in your hands? Of the person that caused you serious emotional pain and completely screwed up your life for nearly 6 years? Maybe, she would find Darleen's real intentions for being her so-called friend. Maybe that would completely devastate her and leave her in a depression for another six years. Or maybe it could make her stronger, it would give her arguments and good points to discuss it against her. To prevent it ever happening again. But then again, there was no choice, she would have to read it, she would not let SK's efforts be in vain, after all she sacrificed a lot to get it...
She carefully unwrapped the bag and took out a black leather-bound book with the slytherin coat of arms stamped at the front.I 'A Hogwarts diary. They sell these at the school shop in Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley.'I/ She marveled at it. The emblem seemed to give out a faint evilish glow with the waving light of her lamp. It seemed to taunt her. She slowly opened th book up. Then she saw the first page, the Slytherin Emblem with a name scribbled below it in messy 11-year-old handwriting. Darleen Harper, proud member of Slytherin House. Lily tuned the page and began to read.
September 13, 1966 (A/N: Harry was born on July, 31st 1980 right? Lets say Lily was 24 years old when she had him, that means she graduated from Hogwarts in 1973, meaning she started at Hogwarts in 1966. Just if you were wondering how I got the date...)
I've been here for 13 days. It is wonderful, truly. My mom was right, it IS great to be in Slytherin. She knew I would end up here so she sent this along. SK is her usual self and is doing a great job. Lily is her usual self too, only she's in Gryffindor house. I am kinda mad at her tho. I mean, SK told me the hat wanted to place her in Ravenclaw and she refused because of me, however Lily didn't do anything of the sort. Poor fool. Someday she'll learn not to cross in my path. SHe should've known that by now...after being my friend for 7 solid years. But I won't worry about Lily just yet, I have other things to worry about. I also made a few other friends, like Paul Ledger and Ryona Chang. Nice people, but in Ravenclaw.
September 16, 1966
Not much has happened, just a few Gryffindors pulling pranks on us. Snape (I ABSOLUTELY HATE THAT GUY! Yet, he is useful because of his vast knowledge on curses.) got on their bad side so he ended up with pink eyes for a week. Lucius, whom may I add also got on their bad side ended up as a deck of playing cards for 2 hours, he was shuffled once and again for 2 hours, he ended up in the hospital wing with nausea. SK has also become one of their favorite targets, she ended up with a singing voice when she tried to speak. Lucky I havent been hit yet. Lily says they call themselves the marauders.
Lily thought this was boring and skipped ahead a few months to dates she could remember being crucial.
May 19, 1967
Today that good-for-nothing Chang turned on me. SHE TURNED ON ME! How DARE she????? HOW????? Ah...I never really liked her...though it was time I disposed of the Ravenclaw brat, my DADA grade went up, and that's what I wanted wasn't it? I have a passing grade, just below super-nerd Lily Evans. Evans. That girl is really getting on my nerves. But her help with my studies makes it impossible to dispose of her yet. Especially since the no-good rat of Sirius Black overheard me talking to SK about it and told on me. He's got it in for me since I spilled the potion and blamed it on him. Honestly, can't he take a joke? Well...I'll just have to find a replacement for Ryona eh? I have to have some people in mind.
May 21, 1967
I found the perfect replacement...Gryffindor Katarina Walters. Evans and I were talking the other day and she happened to mention Katarina was excellent for DADA and had lots of free time. Evans can help me there. That is no problem.
October 2, 1967
Thwarted once again by Black. Walters was helping me happily when he told her about how I "betrayed" Ryona. She satrted to question my loyalty to her and my true intentions. She started to sleuth and investigate me and eventually found out. Shoot. Now I have to find a replacement AGAIN! Doesn't anybody trust me? They'll have to.
Lily kept on reading how each of the people she knew got "disposed" of and really didn't find any convincing facts (except that the way Darleen refered to her got ruder and ruder and with more hints of hatred and annoyance). That was until she reached April 17, 1969 the most horrible day of her life she could remember.
April 17, 1969
Evans Lily is no longer my ally. She is no longer of any help. I have finally disposed her. She went over the limit when she accused me of sabotaging any sort of feelings Paul might have had for her. Well, actually I did sabotage them, I told him she was a good-for-nothing cheater and that she was a really disgusting person. That was enough to place him against her. She had it coming after the Freddie Reale incident in which she told everyone about it. Oh! The shame of a Slytherin dating a MUGGLE! I had to end things with him of course, appearance is more important than feelings. Still, what was said, was said and making it untrue was hard, so payback was this and oh she has so many other things coming at her. Her life will become impossible.
Just then, Lily shut the book and closed her eyes to drown the pain, instead she re-lived the day again.
*****Flashback******
It was a bright, sunny mornig as she observed running out of Gryffindor tower. Perfect for telling him. Her long, red hair flowed behind her as she ran towards the great hall entrance where she would meet him. This was all arranged by Darleen of course. Darleen was a true friend, she had done all this for her. She cared less what Ryona Chang, Lindsay, Sirius and Katarina said of her, she knew it was all inter-house rubbish and petty arguments. She arrived at the great hall to find Paul standing there, as handsome as ever. She smiled. "Hi Paul, can we go for a walk please?" Paul saw her with cold eyes, yet he nodded and followed her outside. They walked for some time until Lily started to talk. "Paul...there is something I've been wanting to tell you. I like you. I mean, crush-wise." she whispered. Paul stopped and faced her. "What makes you think I like you that way?" he said, his eyes flashing. Lily shrunk back. "Darleen...she said you did." she whispered again. "Me? Like you? A nerdy girl like you? Someone who picks her nose and does disgusting stuff like that? NEVER!" Lily started to cry. "I don't do that. I am not like that, you don't know me at all." With that, she shoved his aside and ran back to the castle and spent the whole day crying in her dorm.
The next day, she woke up all depressed and teary-eyed. She did her normal morning routine and went to breakfast. She ran into SK along the way. "SK! Hi! How are you?" she called. SK turned around and smiled. "Hello Lily." then, her smiled faded. "I heard about yesterday. I am so sorry. Lily, I'm sorry I'm the one to tell you this but he likes Darleen. I'm sorry Lil. I really am. I heard he called you a bookworm." Lily looked down. "Oh..." was the only thing she managed to say before sheding a few tears and running off into the great hall to find Darleen.
She burst through the doors towards the Slytherin table where Darleen sat eating her oatmeal. She tapped her shoulder and Darleen stood up and turned around. Lily glared at her. "Why did you lie to me? Why Dar?" she said between sobs. Darleen faintly smirked. "Who said I did?" Lily wiped the few tears on her cheeks. "You said he liked me! You lied! You knew he didn't like me! YOu meybe even influenced him!" she yelled. Darleen glared at her. "Lily, I did no such thing." Lily stared at her with untrusting eyes. "Tell me the truth!" Darleen's eyes went stone-cold and her presence became known. "I didn't lie Evans. Leave me alone." Lily's rage was fueled further. "You lie again, just as you did when people found out about Freddie!" Darleen was stricken, Lily had hit a weak spot. "I don't know what you are talking about Evans. I didn't lie, I know no Freddie, I never dated him, I didn't lie to you. Now get out of my sight. I don't EVER want to see you again! And may it be clear, you may no longer be in me group or talk with my friends." Lily sighed. "I don't care Darleen. I really don't." With that, she decided to make an attempt to really expose Darleen.
Lily went sleuthing for clues and even bugged her with a small tape recorder which eventually would give her the perfect clue. The next day, Lily went into the great hall and took the tape recorder and amplified it and modified it to play the same thing over, and over again.
"Dar, I think you were harsh on her."
"Nonsense SK, she got what she deserved, she damaged my reputation, I'll ruin hers. This is only the begining."
"But why did you lie to her?"
"Because he likes me. Too bad I'm dating Freddie or I would date him. He's really nice and cute you know."
"I thought you stopped seeing Freddie."
"That's what everyone thinks. Still, I'm gonna end things with him. People are getting too suspicious. Especially after Evan's little show yesterday."
"Oh."
All the great hall went silent as the recording played over and over again. Lily stood up and stopped it. "SEE! SEE WHAT A TREATCHEROUS LIAR DARLEEN HARPER IS??? SHE DENIES IT AND YET SHE DOES IT! WHY DO WE CONSIDER HER PERFECT, WHEN SHE IS ONLY ISEEMINGLY/I PERFECT???? WHY???" yelled Lily. Darleen rose up from her chair. "SHE LIES. DON'T LET A GRYFFINDOR, A GOOD FOR NOTHING GRYFFINDOR FILL YOU WITH SUCH LIES! WE ALL KNOW LILY EVANS IS #1 FOR CHARMS, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE PURPOSE OF ACCUSING ME SHE HAS MAGICALLY PRODUCED THIS TAPE! SHE IS A NO GOOD CHEATER!" A series of murmurs broke out into the hall. "YES! LILY IS THE LIAR!" some said. Others said Darleen was. Later that day, Darleen threatened her and began to spread false rumors about her. Then Lily became the most hated girl in the school and later was forgotten. The thing was left unsettled and would remain that way for many years to come until within two days....
***END OF FLASHBACK***
Lily opened her eyes. Remembering her attmpts to bring Darleen down. She smiled and determination filled her. No one could stop her now. Nothing could go wrong now. She would not let the same happen to one more person, this time her plan would suceed. She was sure of it.
A/N: HI! I'm back! Sorry for not updating I've been having some problems. 1. I was a bit busy writing my other story (The book of thoughts-harry/herm fic). 2. Recently I got stuck in the house, well actually in the city, surrounded and covered by volcanic ash because the volcano Reventador, at 100 km from Quito (the city where I live) decided to erupt last sunday. It's been hell since we've had major black-outs and telephone-cuts and free days. So...it's been terrible. But I mean awful. Specially for my health. I'm posting a story on it. Its called Ashfall and is under General Fiction in Originals, so if you want to you can check it out. I hope u like the chapter! I was a bit sappy today. My brother saw a Sakura Card Captors movie they were showing at Cartoon Network and since I had nothing to do, I watched it and got all sappy since it's a sort of love story. :) I'll be posting soon! Bye!
ThE kEePeR oF sEcReTs
Chapter Twenty-Three: Darleen's Diary
Lily walked over to her bed and moved it aside. On the wooden floor was a paper bag, carefully folded and concealed . Lily grabbed it and moved her bed back to its original postion. She took the bag in her hands and sat on her bed. She closed the drapes around her 4-poster and lighted her lamp. In the dimness, she could see the paper bag clearly. She sat there staring at it.
I'Should I open it?'/I She stared at the bag. I'Or not?/I She was scared. And who wouldn't be if you had the diary of your enemy in your hands? Of the person that caused you serious emotional pain and completely screwed up your life for nearly 6 years? Maybe, she would find Darleen's real intentions for being her so-called friend. Maybe that would completely devastate her and leave her in a depression for another six years. Or maybe it could make her stronger, it would give her arguments and good points to discuss it against her. To prevent it ever happening again. But then again, there was no choice, she would have to read it, she would not let SK's efforts be in vain, after all she sacrificed a lot to get it...
She carefully unwrapped the bag and took out a black leather-bound book with the slytherin coat of arms stamped at the front.I 'A Hogwarts diary. They sell these at the school shop in Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley.'I/ She marveled at it. The emblem seemed to give out a faint evilish glow with the waving light of her lamp. It seemed to taunt her. She slowly opened th book up. Then she saw the first page, the Slytherin Emblem with a name scribbled below it in messy 11-year-old handwriting. Darleen Harper, proud member of Slytherin House. Lily tuned the page and began to read.
September 13, 1966 (A/N: Harry was born on July, 31st 1980 right? Lets say Lily was 24 years old when she had him, that means she graduated from Hogwarts in 1973, meaning she started at Hogwarts in 1966. Just if you were wondering how I got the date...)
I've been here for 13 days. It is wonderful, truly. My mom was right, it IS great to be in Slytherin. She knew I would end up here so she sent this along. SK is her usual self and is doing a great job. Lily is her usual self too, only she's in Gryffindor house. I am kinda mad at her tho. I mean, SK told me the hat wanted to place her in Ravenclaw and she refused because of me, however Lily didn't do anything of the sort. Poor fool. Someday she'll learn not to cross in my path. SHe should've known that by now...after being my friend for 7 solid years. But I won't worry about Lily just yet, I have other things to worry about. I also made a few other friends, like Paul Ledger and Ryona Chang. Nice people, but in Ravenclaw.
September 16, 1966
Not much has happened, just a few Gryffindors pulling pranks on us. Snape (I ABSOLUTELY HATE THAT GUY! Yet, he is useful because of his vast knowledge on curses.) got on their bad side so he ended up with pink eyes for a week. Lucius, whom may I add also got on their bad side ended up as a deck of playing cards for 2 hours, he was shuffled once and again for 2 hours, he ended up in the hospital wing with nausea. SK has also become one of their favorite targets, she ended up with a singing voice when she tried to speak. Lucky I havent been hit yet. Lily says they call themselves the marauders.
Lily thought this was boring and skipped ahead a few months to dates she could remember being crucial.
May 19, 1967
Today that good-for-nothing Chang turned on me. SHE TURNED ON ME! How DARE she????? HOW????? Ah...I never really liked her...though it was time I disposed of the Ravenclaw brat, my DADA grade went up, and that's what I wanted wasn't it? I have a passing grade, just below super-nerd Lily Evans. Evans. That girl is really getting on my nerves. But her help with my studies makes it impossible to dispose of her yet. Especially since the no-good rat of Sirius Black overheard me talking to SK about it and told on me. He's got it in for me since I spilled the potion and blamed it on him. Honestly, can't he take a joke? Well...I'll just have to find a replacement for Ryona eh? I have to have some people in mind.
May 21, 1967
I found the perfect replacement...Gryffindor Katarina Walters. Evans and I were talking the other day and she happened to mention Katarina was excellent for DADA and had lots of free time. Evans can help me there. That is no problem.
October 2, 1967
Thwarted once again by Black. Walters was helping me happily when he told her about how I "betrayed" Ryona. She satrted to question my loyalty to her and my true intentions. She started to sleuth and investigate me and eventually found out. Shoot. Now I have to find a replacement AGAIN! Doesn't anybody trust me? They'll have to.
Lily kept on reading how each of the people she knew got "disposed" of and really didn't find any convincing facts (except that the way Darleen refered to her got ruder and ruder and with more hints of hatred and annoyance). That was until she reached April 17, 1969 the most horrible day of her life she could remember.
April 17, 1969
Evans Lily is no longer my ally. She is no longer of any help. I have finally disposed her. She went over the limit when she accused me of sabotaging any sort of feelings Paul might have had for her. Well, actually I did sabotage them, I told him she was a good-for-nothing cheater and that she was a really disgusting person. That was enough to place him against her. She had it coming after the Freddie Reale incident in which she told everyone about it. Oh! The shame of a Slytherin dating a MUGGLE! I had to end things with him of course, appearance is more important than feelings. Still, what was said, was said and making it untrue was hard, so payback was this and oh she has so many other things coming at her. Her life will become impossible.
Just then, Lily shut the book and closed her eyes to drown the pain, instead she re-lived the day again.
*****Flashback******
It was a bright, sunny mornig as she observed running out of Gryffindor tower. Perfect for telling him. Her long, red hair flowed behind her as she ran towards the great hall entrance where she would meet him. This was all arranged by Darleen of course. Darleen was a true friend, she had done all this for her. She cared less what Ryona Chang, Lindsay, Sirius and Katarina said of her, she knew it was all inter-house rubbish and petty arguments. She arrived at the great hall to find Paul standing there, as handsome as ever. She smiled. "Hi Paul, can we go for a walk please?" Paul saw her with cold eyes, yet he nodded and followed her outside. They walked for some time until Lily started to talk. "Paul...there is something I've been wanting to tell you. I like you. I mean, crush-wise." she whispered. Paul stopped and faced her. "What makes you think I like you that way?" he said, his eyes flashing. Lily shrunk back. "Darleen...she said you did." she whispered again. "Me? Like you? A nerdy girl like you? Someone who picks her nose and does disgusting stuff like that? NEVER!" Lily started to cry. "I don't do that. I am not like that, you don't know me at all." With that, she shoved his aside and ran back to the castle and spent the whole day crying in her dorm.
The next day, she woke up all depressed and teary-eyed. She did her normal morning routine and went to breakfast. She ran into SK along the way. "SK! Hi! How are you?" she called. SK turned around and smiled. "Hello Lily." then, her smiled faded. "I heard about yesterday. I am so sorry. Lily, I'm sorry I'm the one to tell you this but he likes Darleen. I'm sorry Lil. I really am. I heard he called you a bookworm." Lily looked down. "Oh..." was the only thing she managed to say before sheding a few tears and running off into the great hall to find Darleen.
She burst through the doors towards the Slytherin table where Darleen sat eating her oatmeal. She tapped her shoulder and Darleen stood up and turned around. Lily glared at her. "Why did you lie to me? Why Dar?" she said between sobs. Darleen faintly smirked. "Who said I did?" Lily wiped the few tears on her cheeks. "You said he liked me! You lied! You knew he didn't like me! YOu meybe even influenced him!" she yelled. Darleen glared at her. "Lily, I did no such thing." Lily stared at her with untrusting eyes. "Tell me the truth!" Darleen's eyes went stone-cold and her presence became known. "I didn't lie Evans. Leave me alone." Lily's rage was fueled further. "You lie again, just as you did when people found out about Freddie!" Darleen was stricken, Lily had hit a weak spot. "I don't know what you are talking about Evans. I didn't lie, I know no Freddie, I never dated him, I didn't lie to you. Now get out of my sight. I don't EVER want to see you again! And may it be clear, you may no longer be in me group or talk with my friends." Lily sighed. "I don't care Darleen. I really don't." With that, she decided to make an attempt to really expose Darleen.
Lily went sleuthing for clues and even bugged her with a small tape recorder which eventually would give her the perfect clue. The next day, Lily went into the great hall and took the tape recorder and amplified it and modified it to play the same thing over, and over again.
"Dar, I think you were harsh on her."
"Nonsense SK, she got what she deserved, she damaged my reputation, I'll ruin hers. This is only the begining."
"But why did you lie to her?"
"Because he likes me. Too bad I'm dating Freddie or I would date him. He's really nice and cute you know."
"I thought you stopped seeing Freddie."
"That's what everyone thinks. Still, I'm gonna end things with him. People are getting too suspicious. Especially after Evan's little show yesterday."
"Oh."
All the great hall went silent as the recording played over and over again. Lily stood up and stopped it. "SEE! SEE WHAT A TREATCHEROUS LIAR DARLEEN HARPER IS??? SHE DENIES IT AND YET SHE DOES IT! WHY DO WE CONSIDER HER PERFECT, WHEN SHE IS ONLY ISEEMINGLY/I PERFECT???? WHY???" yelled Lily. Darleen rose up from her chair. "SHE LIES. DON'T LET A GRYFFINDOR, A GOOD FOR NOTHING GRYFFINDOR FILL YOU WITH SUCH LIES! WE ALL KNOW LILY EVANS IS #1 FOR CHARMS, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE PURPOSE OF ACCUSING ME SHE HAS MAGICALLY PRODUCED THIS TAPE! SHE IS A NO GOOD CHEATER!" A series of murmurs broke out into the hall. "YES! LILY IS THE LIAR!" some said. Others said Darleen was. Later that day, Darleen threatened her and began to spread false rumors about her. Then Lily became the most hated girl in the school and later was forgotten. The thing was left unsettled and would remain that way for many years to come until within two days....
***END OF FLASHBACK***
Lily opened her eyes. Remembering her attmpts to bring Darleen down. She smiled and determination filled her. No one could stop her now. Nothing could go wrong now. She would not let the same happen to one more person, this time her plan would suceed. She was sure of it.
A/N: HI! I'm back! Sorry for not updating I've been having some problems. 1. I was a bit busy writing my other story (The book of thoughts-harry/herm fic). 2. Recently I got stuck in the house, well actually in the city, surrounded and covered by volcanic ash because the volcano Reventador, at 100 km from Quito (the city where I live) decided to erupt last sunday. It's been hell since we've had major black-outs and telephone-cuts and free days. So...it's been terrible. But I mean awful. Specially for my health. I'm posting a story on it. Its called Ashfall and is under General Fiction in Originals, so if you want to you can check it out. I hope u like the chapter! I was a bit sappy today. My brother saw a Sakura Card Captors movie they were showing at Cartoon Network and since I had nothing to do, I watched it and got all sappy since it's a sort of love story. :) I'll be posting soon! Bye!
ThE kEePeR oF sEcReTs