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Chapter Twenty-Five: The big strikeout
Lily woke up with a start as her alarm clock went off. It read 6:30 am. She groaned. She really wanted to sleep and she would've stayed in bed if a.)It weren't friday and had to attend class and b.) It wasn't Darleen strikeout day. With realizing this, she jusmped out of her bed and zoomed into the shower. She went through her whole grooming routine within 15 minutes and then rushed down the stairs to the Gryffindor common room to meet James to check over everything one last time. James was in the common room, only he was asleep with his hair all wet still since he had just showered and a set of clean robes on. Lily shook him awake. "Sirius, go away please. I'm waiting for Lily, I cannot play the prank on Filch." he mumbled. Lily shook him harder and he woke up. He blinked a bit until his eyes focused and saw Lily. "Lily! H-hi!" he said as he scrambled out of the chair and adjusted his glasses. "About time." said Lily. Lily took out a piece of parchment with a list on it.
"Okay, we got Ravenclaw?"
"Check."
"Hufflepuff?"
"Check!"
"Gyffindor?"
"Double check!"
"Slytherin?"
"If you mean SK and Snape then check it."
"Witnesses?"
"Check!"
"Screen charm?"
"Check!"
"Truth potion?"
"Oh drats...I knew we were forgetting something."
"You didn't get the truth potion?"
"Er...NO?"
"JAMES!"
"Sorry. I'll get it, don't worry. Go on."
"Evidence?"
"Check."
"Diary?"
"Check."
"Great Hall full school attendance without any teachers?"
"Check. I gotta thank Dumbledore for that."
"Okay. That's it. We got evrerything except the truth potion. How could you forget that?"
"It wasn't on my list."
"It was."
"Oh shoot. But what do we need it for?"
"In case she tries to lie..."
"And how exactly are you gonna make her drink it?"
"I have my ways. Just get the potion and let me handle it okay?"
"Right. I'll do that right now. See ya at breakfast!"
And with that, James Potter went out of Gryffindor tower to find a truth potion.
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James sneaked out and went to the place where Ravenclaw house was located. He entered and went into the common room. Sure enough, there was who he was looking for. "Hello Lindsay. How are you?" Lindsay, who was kneeling beside a pot of a simmering potion was startled and nearly tipped it over. She turned around. "James Potter. What brings you here at (she checked her watch) 6:53 am, two hours before classes start?" James grinned. "Buisness of course Lindsay. Buisness." Lindsay smiled. "What do you want this time?" "A truth potion." Lindsay's face grimmed. "That's funny. Ledger bought a truth potion too, yesterday. What kind of truth potion do you want?" James sighed. "Something strong, but not too strong like veritaserum. That is kinda illegal to use isn't it? Do you have a medium-strength one?" Lindsay walked over to a painting and whispered "poison" and it swung open, revealing a small room filled with bottles. she began to scan the bottles for the potion. "Polyjuice, glory, fame, death stopper, hair color...ahh! Here it is...medium-strength truth potion." She took a clear bottle with a pink liquid in it from the top shelf and handed it to James. "Here. Though it does surprise me that you didn't make it yourself, it's fairly easy to make. They taught us how 2 years ago." James took the bottle and examined it. "Time. I don't have time Lindsay.How much?" Lindsay thought for a moment. "3 sickles." James took out 3 silver coins and handed them to her. "Done. Thank you Lindsay." They walked out of the room. "Anytime James. I'll be trying a eye-color potion. If you need it, contact me." James smiled. "Thank you. I could turn Filch's eyes pink next time. I'll tell Sirius. Bye!" James hit the potion in his robes and exited the Ravenclaw House.
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Lily pushed her scrambled eggs around her plate with her fork nervously. IThings will go fine. Don't worry./I she thought. Just then, James Potter appeared out of no where and sat beside her. She looked up expectantly. "You got it?" James took out a clear glass bottle with a pink liquid. "Here. Medium-strength truth potion." Lily took it and muttered a few spells and the pink liquid became a fine orange powder. James dropped his fork in astonishment. "What in the name of Merlin did you do to it???" Lily grinned. She hid the bottle and turned to him. "Made it a powder that gives effect once it touches you. Learned the charm combination in a book from the library. How'd you get it? I mean it's fairly easy to make...but you didn't have time. You didn't steal it from the dungeons, did you?" James came closer to her and whispered. "No. I bought it from Lindsay. She sells potions." Lily was shocked. "She sells potions???" James backed away and nodded. "She spends her spare time making potions, mixing them and developing some. Since she has so many, she sells them. She makes lots of bottles of the most common ones, truth potions, hair changing potions and other simple ones. We get most of our potions from her and modify them a bit." Lily bit her lip. "I knew she created potions during her spare time, but not that she sold them. Isn't that illegal?" James chuckled. "In a way. But Dumbledore knows. He said it was okay if she didn't sell any illegal ones like veritaserum or love potions. Dumbledore knows the potions teacher never sends homework of actually making the potion so he knew students wouldn't buy them for that. Lindsay plans to open a potion shop in Hogsmeade when she graduates. She's got the spot bought and arrangements are being made." Lily smiled. It was nice to know someone had already planned out their future, she didn't know what she would do yet. Maybe she could take a career as an auror or work for the ministry.
Just then, Sirius came over to them. "Lily, James...Grace hasn't been seen for the past week. I am getting worried. Teachers have searched for her high and low, without a clue to where she is. Hayley is in hysterics." Lily glanced at James. "Oh dear god...where is Hayley?" Sirius pointed to the doors where a sobbing 3rd year stood. Lily stood up and walked over to her. "Hayley, we'll find Grace soon. Don't worry." soothed Lily. Hayley sniffed and wiped her tears. "It's just that...I found something. I moved Grace's bed accidentally while trying out the summoning charm. Underneath it was her wand. She never goes anywhere without it. I think...something bad happened to her. Teachers can't find her and insist that she got lost in the forbidden forest, but I know she is here. Inside the castle." Lily hugged her. "Then, we'll find her soon. I'll help search for her after tonight, alright?" Hayley managed a weak smile. "Thank you Lily. It means a lot to me." Lily stood up and walked back to the Gryffindor table. "Hayley thinks Grace is inside the castle. This seems weird since teachers have not found her. James, do you have the marauder's map?" James took it out and handed it to Lily. Lily scanned the map. Grace didn't appear on it. She gave it back to James. "Is it possible that someone can charm someone or something so they won't appear on the map?" James and Sirius looked at each other. "Yes. But only the marauders know. You will be able to do that with a very complex charm requiring lots of magic." Lily stared at her plate. Something was not right about this. Not at all.
(a/n: I'll leave it here... haha...I'm VERY cruel! Only kidding! :p)
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The day passed as any other would. Darleen and the Slytherins seemed completely oblivious to the horror that would befall them that evening and the rest of the school somehow managed to remain the same atmosphere, whithout giving away any bit of the perfectly planned strikeout. At 4:00 pm, when classes were out, students went out as usual to their normal after-school activities except for Lily, Bella, The Marauders and the other strikeout ringleaders. They made everything perfect. They made sure all the teachers would be at a staff meeting in their honor. Lily had thought of a perfect plan to distraught them. She invited them to a small party in honor of the teachers. Dumbledore, as wise as he was, immediately saw through her. But since he assumed Lily had something going on with the school he pretended not to have noticed her real intentions and helped along. So Lily was busy conjuring up a few banners and decorations and checking on the food the house-elves were preparing. James was checking yet Iagain/I if everything was ready.
At 6:30 sharp, the ringleaders were in the great hall with a most of the students. Except for SK, she would bring Darleen to the great hall at the stroke of 7. Lily placed two bottles on the table. The truth potion powder and a thought amplifier potion powder. She transfered the powders into two salt-shakers and hid them in her robe. Just then, she checked the marauder's map and saw three dots leaving the dungeon. She checked her watch, it read 6:45 pm. IThey're early! Dammit!/I she thought. She quickly performed an amplification charm to magnify her voice. "Fellow Hogwarts students, is anyone missing? Are we all here?" Sirius gave her a thumbs-up, it was the signal that everyone was inside. "Good, everyone's here. They will arrive in 7 minutes time, please act as you were instructed to and the event eill start." She did the counter-charm and began to monitor the 3 moving dots coming towards the great hall.
Then, through the doors walked the trio. Darleen the commander, SK her right hand and Paul her bodyguard. The great hall went silent and just as they had planned began to whisper and murmur as they walked by. The Slytherins did not understand what was going on, but they whispered amogst themselves wondering what it could be. Darleen took a seat at the Slytherin table and began to eat. Then a voice hissed throughout the great hall. "Your day has come Darleen Harper. The day we pay our old debts to you." Darleen dropped the fork in surprise. She stood up defiantly. "Who are you? What do you mean by that?" The voice chuckled. "I think you know very well what I mean. As much as who I am, you will know soon enough." Darleen became furious. "You are here to accuse me of something! I know it! Like Evans three years ago...she didn't have any evidence and neither do you!" The voice chuckled yet again. "I wouldn't be so sure about that Darleen." Darleen made her hands into fists. "Oh really? What is your accusation and support it with your so-called evidence." The voice took a deep breath. "As you wish Darleen. I accuse you of lying at the incident 3 years ago, lying to Lily Evans, lying to everyone who's ever been your friend or boyfriend. I have evidence. Here goes." Then, an awkard silence filled the Great Hall. Then some voices were heard.
"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."
"Why did you lie to me? Why Dar?" (sobbing was heard)
"Who said I did?"
"You said he liked me! You lied! You knew he didn't like me! YOu meybe even influenced him!"
"Lily, I did no such thing." Lily stared at her with untrusting eyes. "Tell me the truth!"
"I didn't lie Evans. Leave me alone."
"You lie again, just as you did when people found out about Freddie!"
"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."
'What about Ralphs? Isn't that squib your friend?'
'What? SK? You HAVE to be kidding me Lucius. She's my bodyguard. She's not very good at it though. I was trown a piece of bubble gum today. SHe should've beaten that idiot 7th year, Black for it. I am gonna get rid of her soon. She's no good anyway...always wondering off. You know...she's not even a true slytherin! Narcissa is a whole other story...that's what I call a friend '
'So you want us to be your friends and PROTECT you? What do we get in return?'
'Free Death Eater memberships. My uncle is one. He'll get you in. What do you say?'
'Done.'
"....yeah. I just dumped him you know. Poor fool, probably crying his eyes out somewhere. He never really knew WHY I dumped him. Like he didn't have the brains to figure out I was using him for transfiguration. Idiot. I never really liked him. Ha ha. Though Evans did figure that out and nearly ruined my plan, well anyway. It doesn't matter now, I got what I wanted. The next one on the line is Malfoy maybe..."
" Me? Like you? A nerdy girl like You?"
" It's okay. I mean the dance is great. We couldn't of done it without you."
"He likes Darleen. I'm sorry Lil."
"He likes me. Too bad I'm dating Freddie or I would date him. He's really nice and cute you know."
"He doesn't talk to me Li! I even heard he called me a bookworm!"
"I don't EVER want to see you again!"
"You USED me to raise your godforsaken Defense Against the Dark Arts grade??? How could you???"
"Ryona, please don't...I never..."
"Liar! I never want to see you again!"
"She turned on me! How could she? I need a new replacement for the grade-raising."
"Kat, look out for her, she betrayed Ryona in Ravenclaw."
"What?"
"It's true."
"How can it be?"
"It is."
"You used me as a replacement for Ryona to help your idiotic DADA grade rise. You are one pathetic person Darleen. You really are."
"I did not do that!"
"Oh really? Then I suppose I imagined hearing you say I was a pathetic blind loser that was only valuable for DADA. I tailed you. I took a friend's warning seriously. I'm glad I did. Good bye Harper. May you rot into a moldy pile of manure and nobody may remember you because I certainly will not."
The awkard silence fell again. Then, the original voice spoke again. "Had enough? Or do you need more evidence Harper?" Darleen's rage was fueled. "Those are all LIES! Those are all CHARMS! Don't listen to them! The voices lie! They lie! I need real evidence!" "Those are not lies or charms. They are memories of various different people Darleen. They are conversations they had with you or conversations they overheard you talking. And I have more evidence. More Icredible/I evidence, if you want it. I have your diary." Darleen was taken aback and a great collective gasp was heard. "Prove it." she said. "Read the first entry out loud." "Very well. ISeptember 13, 1966
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. /I There, I have proven it to you. May I present evidence against you?" Darleen fell onto her knees. She knew she was lost. Suddenly, she got up with an evil look on her face. And to everyone's surprise she said "No. Not yet. I still have one more card left to play."
A/N: CLIFFHANGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Heehee. I do have the next chappie written so, I'll be posting it soon. (maybe :P) Nah..just kiddin. Like the chapter? Hope ya did. I'll post as soon as I can. Thanx 4 the reviews!
ThE kEePeR oF sEcReTs
Chapter Twenty-Five: The big strikeout
Lily woke up with a start as her alarm clock went off. It read 6:30 am. She groaned. She really wanted to sleep and she would've stayed in bed if a.)It weren't friday and had to attend class and b.) It wasn't Darleen strikeout day. With realizing this, she jusmped out of her bed and zoomed into the shower. She went through her whole grooming routine within 15 minutes and then rushed down the stairs to the Gryffindor common room to meet James to check over everything one last time. James was in the common room, only he was asleep with his hair all wet still since he had just showered and a set of clean robes on. Lily shook him awake. "Sirius, go away please. I'm waiting for Lily, I cannot play the prank on Filch." he mumbled. Lily shook him harder and he woke up. He blinked a bit until his eyes focused and saw Lily. "Lily! H-hi!" he said as he scrambled out of the chair and adjusted his glasses. "About time." said Lily. Lily took out a piece of parchment with a list on it.
"Okay, we got Ravenclaw?"
"Check."
"Hufflepuff?"
"Check!"
"Gyffindor?"
"Double check!"
"Slytherin?"
"If you mean SK and Snape then check it."
"Witnesses?"
"Check!"
"Screen charm?"
"Check!"
"Truth potion?"
"Oh drats...I knew we were forgetting something."
"You didn't get the truth potion?"
"Er...NO?"
"JAMES!"
"Sorry. I'll get it, don't worry. Go on."
"Evidence?"
"Check."
"Diary?"
"Check."
"Great Hall full school attendance without any teachers?"
"Check. I gotta thank Dumbledore for that."
"Okay. That's it. We got evrerything except the truth potion. How could you forget that?"
"It wasn't on my list."
"It was."
"Oh shoot. But what do we need it for?"
"In case she tries to lie..."
"And how exactly are you gonna make her drink it?"
"I have my ways. Just get the potion and let me handle it okay?"
"Right. I'll do that right now. See ya at breakfast!"
And with that, James Potter went out of Gryffindor tower to find a truth potion.
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James sneaked out and went to the place where Ravenclaw house was located. He entered and went into the common room. Sure enough, there was who he was looking for. "Hello Lindsay. How are you?" Lindsay, who was kneeling beside a pot of a simmering potion was startled and nearly tipped it over. She turned around. "James Potter. What brings you here at (she checked her watch) 6:53 am, two hours before classes start?" James grinned. "Buisness of course Lindsay. Buisness." Lindsay smiled. "What do you want this time?" "A truth potion." Lindsay's face grimmed. "That's funny. Ledger bought a truth potion too, yesterday. What kind of truth potion do you want?" James sighed. "Something strong, but not too strong like veritaserum. That is kinda illegal to use isn't it? Do you have a medium-strength one?" Lindsay walked over to a painting and whispered "poison" and it swung open, revealing a small room filled with bottles. she began to scan the bottles for the potion. "Polyjuice, glory, fame, death stopper, hair color...ahh! Here it is...medium-strength truth potion." She took a clear bottle with a pink liquid in it from the top shelf and handed it to James. "Here. Though it does surprise me that you didn't make it yourself, it's fairly easy to make. They taught us how 2 years ago." James took the bottle and examined it. "Time. I don't have time Lindsay.How much?" Lindsay thought for a moment. "3 sickles." James took out 3 silver coins and handed them to her. "Done. Thank you Lindsay." They walked out of the room. "Anytime James. I'll be trying a eye-color potion. If you need it, contact me." James smiled. "Thank you. I could turn Filch's eyes pink next time. I'll tell Sirius. Bye!" James hit the potion in his robes and exited the Ravenclaw House.
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Lily pushed her scrambled eggs around her plate with her fork nervously. IThings will go fine. Don't worry./I she thought. Just then, James Potter appeared out of no where and sat beside her. She looked up expectantly. "You got it?" James took out a clear glass bottle with a pink liquid. "Here. Medium-strength truth potion." Lily took it and muttered a few spells and the pink liquid became a fine orange powder. James dropped his fork in astonishment. "What in the name of Merlin did you do to it???" Lily grinned. She hid the bottle and turned to him. "Made it a powder that gives effect once it touches you. Learned the charm combination in a book from the library. How'd you get it? I mean it's fairly easy to make...but you didn't have time. You didn't steal it from the dungeons, did you?" James came closer to her and whispered. "No. I bought it from Lindsay. She sells potions." Lily was shocked. "She sells potions???" James backed away and nodded. "She spends her spare time making potions, mixing them and developing some. Since she has so many, she sells them. She makes lots of bottles of the most common ones, truth potions, hair changing potions and other simple ones. We get most of our potions from her and modify them a bit." Lily bit her lip. "I knew she created potions during her spare time, but not that she sold them. Isn't that illegal?" James chuckled. "In a way. But Dumbledore knows. He said it was okay if she didn't sell any illegal ones like veritaserum or love potions. Dumbledore knows the potions teacher never sends homework of actually making the potion so he knew students wouldn't buy them for that. Lindsay plans to open a potion shop in Hogsmeade when she graduates. She's got the spot bought and arrangements are being made." Lily smiled. It was nice to know someone had already planned out their future, she didn't know what she would do yet. Maybe she could take a career as an auror or work for the ministry.
Just then, Sirius came over to them. "Lily, James...Grace hasn't been seen for the past week. I am getting worried. Teachers have searched for her high and low, without a clue to where she is. Hayley is in hysterics." Lily glanced at James. "Oh dear god...where is Hayley?" Sirius pointed to the doors where a sobbing 3rd year stood. Lily stood up and walked over to her. "Hayley, we'll find Grace soon. Don't worry." soothed Lily. Hayley sniffed and wiped her tears. "It's just that...I found something. I moved Grace's bed accidentally while trying out the summoning charm. Underneath it was her wand. She never goes anywhere without it. I think...something bad happened to her. Teachers can't find her and insist that she got lost in the forbidden forest, but I know she is here. Inside the castle." Lily hugged her. "Then, we'll find her soon. I'll help search for her after tonight, alright?" Hayley managed a weak smile. "Thank you Lily. It means a lot to me." Lily stood up and walked back to the Gryffindor table. "Hayley thinks Grace is inside the castle. This seems weird since teachers have not found her. James, do you have the marauder's map?" James took it out and handed it to Lily. Lily scanned the map. Grace didn't appear on it. She gave it back to James. "Is it possible that someone can charm someone or something so they won't appear on the map?" James and Sirius looked at each other. "Yes. But only the marauders know. You will be able to do that with a very complex charm requiring lots of magic." Lily stared at her plate. Something was not right about this. Not at all.
(a/n: I'll leave it here... haha...I'm VERY cruel! Only kidding! :p)
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The day passed as any other would. Darleen and the Slytherins seemed completely oblivious to the horror that would befall them that evening and the rest of the school somehow managed to remain the same atmosphere, whithout giving away any bit of the perfectly planned strikeout. At 4:00 pm, when classes were out, students went out as usual to their normal after-school activities except for Lily, Bella, The Marauders and the other strikeout ringleaders. They made everything perfect. They made sure all the teachers would be at a staff meeting in their honor. Lily had thought of a perfect plan to distraught them. She invited them to a small party in honor of the teachers. Dumbledore, as wise as he was, immediately saw through her. But since he assumed Lily had something going on with the school he pretended not to have noticed her real intentions and helped along. So Lily was busy conjuring up a few banners and decorations and checking on the food the house-elves were preparing. James was checking yet Iagain/I if everything was ready.
At 6:30 sharp, the ringleaders were in the great hall with a most of the students. Except for SK, she would bring Darleen to the great hall at the stroke of 7. Lily placed two bottles on the table. The truth potion powder and a thought amplifier potion powder. She transfered the powders into two salt-shakers and hid them in her robe. Just then, she checked the marauder's map and saw three dots leaving the dungeon. She checked her watch, it read 6:45 pm. IThey're early! Dammit!/I she thought. She quickly performed an amplification charm to magnify her voice. "Fellow Hogwarts students, is anyone missing? Are we all here?" Sirius gave her a thumbs-up, it was the signal that everyone was inside. "Good, everyone's here. They will arrive in 7 minutes time, please act as you were instructed to and the event eill start." She did the counter-charm and began to monitor the 3 moving dots coming towards the great hall.
Then, through the doors walked the trio. Darleen the commander, SK her right hand and Paul her bodyguard. The great hall went silent and just as they had planned began to whisper and murmur as they walked by. The Slytherins did not understand what was going on, but they whispered amogst themselves wondering what it could be. Darleen took a seat at the Slytherin table and began to eat. Then a voice hissed throughout the great hall. "Your day has come Darleen Harper. The day we pay our old debts to you." Darleen dropped the fork in surprise. She stood up defiantly. "Who are you? What do you mean by that?" The voice chuckled. "I think you know very well what I mean. As much as who I am, you will know soon enough." Darleen became furious. "You are here to accuse me of something! I know it! Like Evans three years ago...she didn't have any evidence and neither do you!" The voice chuckled yet again. "I wouldn't be so sure about that Darleen." Darleen made her hands into fists. "Oh really? What is your accusation and support it with your so-called evidence." The voice took a deep breath. "As you wish Darleen. I accuse you of lying at the incident 3 years ago, lying to Lily Evans, lying to everyone who's ever been your friend or boyfriend. I have evidence. Here goes." Then, an awkard silence filled the Great Hall. Then some voices were heard.
"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."
"Why did you lie to me? Why Dar?" (sobbing was heard)
"Who said I did?"
"You said he liked me! You lied! You knew he didn't like me! YOu meybe even influenced him!"
"Lily, I did no such thing." Lily stared at her with untrusting eyes. "Tell me the truth!"
"I didn't lie Evans. Leave me alone."
"You lie again, just as you did when people found out about Freddie!"
"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."
'What about Ralphs? Isn't that squib your friend?'
'What? SK? You HAVE to be kidding me Lucius. She's my bodyguard. She's not very good at it though. I was trown a piece of bubble gum today. SHe should've beaten that idiot 7th year, Black for it. I am gonna get rid of her soon. She's no good anyway...always wondering off. You know...she's not even a true slytherin! Narcissa is a whole other story...that's what I call a friend '
'So you want us to be your friends and PROTECT you? What do we get in return?'
'Free Death Eater memberships. My uncle is one. He'll get you in. What do you say?'
'Done.'
"....yeah. I just dumped him you know. Poor fool, probably crying his eyes out somewhere. He never really knew WHY I dumped him. Like he didn't have the brains to figure out I was using him for transfiguration. Idiot. I never really liked him. Ha ha. Though Evans did figure that out and nearly ruined my plan, well anyway. It doesn't matter now, I got what I wanted. The next one on the line is Malfoy maybe..."
" Me? Like you? A nerdy girl like You?"
" It's okay. I mean the dance is great. We couldn't of done it without you."
"He likes Darleen. I'm sorry Lil."
"He likes me. Too bad I'm dating Freddie or I would date him. He's really nice and cute you know."
"He doesn't talk to me Li! I even heard he called me a bookworm!"
"I don't EVER want to see you again!"
"You USED me to raise your godforsaken Defense Against the Dark Arts grade??? How could you???"
"Ryona, please don't...I never..."
"Liar! I never want to see you again!"
"She turned on me! How could she? I need a new replacement for the grade-raising."
"Kat, look out for her, she betrayed Ryona in Ravenclaw."
"What?"
"It's true."
"How can it be?"
"It is."
"You used me as a replacement for Ryona to help your idiotic DADA grade rise. You are one pathetic person Darleen. You really are."
"I did not do that!"
"Oh really? Then I suppose I imagined hearing you say I was a pathetic blind loser that was only valuable for DADA. I tailed you. I took a friend's warning seriously. I'm glad I did. Good bye Harper. May you rot into a moldy pile of manure and nobody may remember you because I certainly will not."
The awkard silence fell again. Then, the original voice spoke again. "Had enough? Or do you need more evidence Harper?" Darleen's rage was fueled. "Those are all LIES! Those are all CHARMS! Don't listen to them! The voices lie! They lie! I need real evidence!" "Those are not lies or charms. They are memories of various different people Darleen. They are conversations they had with you or conversations they overheard you talking. And I have more evidence. More Icredible/I evidence, if you want it. I have your diary." Darleen was taken aback and a great collective gasp was heard. "Prove it." she said. "Read the first entry out loud." "Very well. ISeptember 13, 1966
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. /I There, I have proven it to you. May I present evidence against you?" Darleen fell onto her knees. She knew she was lost. Suddenly, she got up with an evil look on her face. And to everyone's surprise she said "No. Not yet. I still have one more card left to play."
A/N: CLIFFHANGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Heehee. I do have the next chappie written so, I'll be posting it soon. (maybe :P) Nah..just kiddin. Like the chapter? Hope ya did. I'll post as soon as I can. Thanx 4 the reviews!
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