"The Marauders," Amy started, "are infamous at Hogwarts. Sirius started the
group with James. Later on, Remus joined. I'm not sure how Peter was
accepted actually."
Lily was listening intently as they walked the long corridor to the library. "Are you a Marauder?" she asked.
"I'm not done yet; listen," Amy scolded her playfully. "No, I'm not a Marauder, it's some male dominance thing."
"Sorry." Lily giggled softly and continued to listen.
"Anyways, they're a group of friends who just hang out together; but most importantly they wreak havoc," Amy said with a smirk. "I bet that's why they're here, to plan a prank."
The pair arrived at the arch marking the entrance of the library. Amy held her finger to her lips and beckoned Lily to follow her. She walked to the far side of the library and skipped down a few steps. She walked across a small landing and down a couple more steps.
Amy crouched silently and watched the Marauders from around a corner. Sirius was gesturing at the head of the small table and everyone else was nodding. "We need stealth," Sirius explained, "and your Invisibility Cloak." He gestured to James.
"Okay, I'll sum it up." James stood and joined his friend at the head of the table. He said, "At eleven o'clock tomorrow night, Sirius and I will be under the Cloak in the common room. Peter, you and Remus will be creating a diversion so Sirius and I can sneak into the common room unnoticed. Once we're in, we'll--" Lily tumbled from the small staircase suddenly and James stopped talking.
Lily was sprawled out on the plush carpet. She blushed a deep pink and Amy rushed to help her up. "Fine, don't offer to help!" Amy teased as she pulled Lily to her feet. Once Lily was safely standing again, Amy asked the Marauders a friendly question. "Who are you going to use that prank on?"
The boys exchanged nervous glances. "Um, no one you know," Remus said quickly.
"You expect me to believe that?" Amy asked, now angry.
No one said anything. Amy turned sharply and strode back up the steps. Lily looked from Amy to James and followed Amy, after giving James a small and timid wave.
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"The nerve!" Amy declared once they were back in the Common Room. "It's that whole masculine thing." She slumped into a chair and sighed deeply.
"I think maybe--" Lily was cut off by Cerise's voice.
"Amy!" Cerise called out as she hurried towards them. "Are the rumors true? Please say they're not true!" A fake look of concern was sketched across her brow.
Lily's eyes met Cerise's and a Lily swore later that she saw a spark. Amy was still gaping with an open mouth. "What rumors?" Lily asked, glaring at Cerise.
"They say," Cerise's gaze fell upon Lily once more, "that you're a-a Death Eater." Harpa rushed over to them suddenly, as if on queue.
"Oh, Amy! The rumors are horrible," Harpa cried. "Everyone's saying that Lily's a Death Eater." Harpa was completely ignoring Lily and Cerise had turned back to Amy.
"That's not true," Amy said with a small laugh. "How can Lily be a Death Eater?"
All eyes turned upon Lily. "Who told you this?" Lily queried.
"Everyone," Harpa said with a nod.
"You know, they say He-Who-Must-Not Be-Named is hiding," Cerise said, a tiny but wicked smile on her face. "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named needs to plot his next attack. But you would know that, wouldn't you, Lily?"
"What are you talking about?" Lily cried. "My parents are Muggles! I didn't even know who Voldemort was until Professor O'Hara had a talk with me the day I arrived. I wouldn't even know what you were talking about; 'He-Who- Must-Not-Be-Named'."
Many thoughts raced through Amy's mind. Could Lily really be associated with He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named? She thought. What if she was? She did say His real name. I've only known her for a couple days after all.
Harpa sighed. "Lying through her teeth obviously," she said. Cerise walked away slowly and Harpa followed. To Lily's horror, Amy followed them. She turned back once to see Lily gaping.
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Amy had been ignoring Lily for the past twelve hours. Lily decided she needed help from those who knew Amy best.
Lily knocked quietly on the fourth year boys' door. She could hear hushed murmurs coming form inside but there was no answer. Lily knocked again and spoke clearly. "It's me; Lily. Can I come in? I need help."
The door opened a crack and Peter peered out cautiously. The door shut again quickly and Lily could here more whispers. She was about to knock again when the door was flung open.
Sirius stood in the doorway and smiled at Lily. "How can I help you?" he asked.
"Cut it out," Lily raged. Amy wasn't here, so Lily felt it her duty to control Sirius. "Can I come in?"
Sirius closed the door once again and it sounded as if the furniture was being rearranged in the dormitory. In a few moments, Sirius opened the door once again. "What's going on?" Lily asked suspiciously.
"Um, squadafunk." The response was fast and indecipherable. "Come in." Sirius stepped back to reveal the cramped dormitory.
Lily stepped in gingerly, avoiding the clothes scattered all over the floor and unfinished homework that was well overdue. She took a seat in a chair by the window. "Amy thinks I'm a Death-Eater."
Many glances were exchanged before Remus answered. "That-That has been circulating. I think-- Cerise started the rumor."
Lily gaped. "Why the hell does Amy believe those stupid rumors?" Sirius asked.
"I don't know." Lily replied. She bit her lip and looked to James.
"Can you explain what happened?" James asked, sounding much like a Muggle police officer at the scene of a crime.
Lily nodded. "Last night, we had just gotten back from the library and Amy was pretty mad you guys wouldn't tell her who you were plotting against." Many looks were exchanged at this remark, but James listened intently.
"Anyways," Lily continued, "before I could say anything, Cerise came running up to us. She told Amy and me about this ridiculous rumor going around school about me being a Death-Eater. Then Harpa joined us. She told us that everyone believed the rumor. I tried to tell them I didn't even know who Voldemort was before Professor O'Hara talked to me, but they just ignored me an walked away."
"So what's the problem?" Remus asked. "How do you know Amy thinks you're a Death-Eater?"
Lily's eyes welled with tears, but she wiped them away immediately. After a spell of staggered breathing, she continued. "Amy followed them. It was like she sincerely believed that crap they were feeding her."
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Lily was listening intently as they walked the long corridor to the library. "Are you a Marauder?" she asked.
"I'm not done yet; listen," Amy scolded her playfully. "No, I'm not a Marauder, it's some male dominance thing."
"Sorry." Lily giggled softly and continued to listen.
"Anyways, they're a group of friends who just hang out together; but most importantly they wreak havoc," Amy said with a smirk. "I bet that's why they're here, to plan a prank."
The pair arrived at the arch marking the entrance of the library. Amy held her finger to her lips and beckoned Lily to follow her. She walked to the far side of the library and skipped down a few steps. She walked across a small landing and down a couple more steps.
Amy crouched silently and watched the Marauders from around a corner. Sirius was gesturing at the head of the small table and everyone else was nodding. "We need stealth," Sirius explained, "and your Invisibility Cloak." He gestured to James.
"Okay, I'll sum it up." James stood and joined his friend at the head of the table. He said, "At eleven o'clock tomorrow night, Sirius and I will be under the Cloak in the common room. Peter, you and Remus will be creating a diversion so Sirius and I can sneak into the common room unnoticed. Once we're in, we'll--" Lily tumbled from the small staircase suddenly and James stopped talking.
Lily was sprawled out on the plush carpet. She blushed a deep pink and Amy rushed to help her up. "Fine, don't offer to help!" Amy teased as she pulled Lily to her feet. Once Lily was safely standing again, Amy asked the Marauders a friendly question. "Who are you going to use that prank on?"
The boys exchanged nervous glances. "Um, no one you know," Remus said quickly.
"You expect me to believe that?" Amy asked, now angry.
No one said anything. Amy turned sharply and strode back up the steps. Lily looked from Amy to James and followed Amy, after giving James a small and timid wave.
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"The nerve!" Amy declared once they were back in the Common Room. "It's that whole masculine thing." She slumped into a chair and sighed deeply.
"I think maybe--" Lily was cut off by Cerise's voice.
"Amy!" Cerise called out as she hurried towards them. "Are the rumors true? Please say they're not true!" A fake look of concern was sketched across her brow.
Lily's eyes met Cerise's and a Lily swore later that she saw a spark. Amy was still gaping with an open mouth. "What rumors?" Lily asked, glaring at Cerise.
"They say," Cerise's gaze fell upon Lily once more, "that you're a-a Death Eater." Harpa rushed over to them suddenly, as if on queue.
"Oh, Amy! The rumors are horrible," Harpa cried. "Everyone's saying that Lily's a Death Eater." Harpa was completely ignoring Lily and Cerise had turned back to Amy.
"That's not true," Amy said with a small laugh. "How can Lily be a Death Eater?"
All eyes turned upon Lily. "Who told you this?" Lily queried.
"Everyone," Harpa said with a nod.
"You know, they say He-Who-Must-Not Be-Named is hiding," Cerise said, a tiny but wicked smile on her face. "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named needs to plot his next attack. But you would know that, wouldn't you, Lily?"
"What are you talking about?" Lily cried. "My parents are Muggles! I didn't even know who Voldemort was until Professor O'Hara had a talk with me the day I arrived. I wouldn't even know what you were talking about; 'He-Who- Must-Not-Be-Named'."
Many thoughts raced through Amy's mind. Could Lily really be associated with He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named? She thought. What if she was? She did say His real name. I've only known her for a couple days after all.
Harpa sighed. "Lying through her teeth obviously," she said. Cerise walked away slowly and Harpa followed. To Lily's horror, Amy followed them. She turned back once to see Lily gaping.
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Amy had been ignoring Lily for the past twelve hours. Lily decided she needed help from those who knew Amy best.
Lily knocked quietly on the fourth year boys' door. She could hear hushed murmurs coming form inside but there was no answer. Lily knocked again and spoke clearly. "It's me; Lily. Can I come in? I need help."
The door opened a crack and Peter peered out cautiously. The door shut again quickly and Lily could here more whispers. She was about to knock again when the door was flung open.
Sirius stood in the doorway and smiled at Lily. "How can I help you?" he asked.
"Cut it out," Lily raged. Amy wasn't here, so Lily felt it her duty to control Sirius. "Can I come in?"
Sirius closed the door once again and it sounded as if the furniture was being rearranged in the dormitory. In a few moments, Sirius opened the door once again. "What's going on?" Lily asked suspiciously.
"Um, squadafunk." The response was fast and indecipherable. "Come in." Sirius stepped back to reveal the cramped dormitory.
Lily stepped in gingerly, avoiding the clothes scattered all over the floor and unfinished homework that was well overdue. She took a seat in a chair by the window. "Amy thinks I'm a Death-Eater."
Many glances were exchanged before Remus answered. "That-That has been circulating. I think-- Cerise started the rumor."
Lily gaped. "Why the hell does Amy believe those stupid rumors?" Sirius asked.
"I don't know." Lily replied. She bit her lip and looked to James.
"Can you explain what happened?" James asked, sounding much like a Muggle police officer at the scene of a crime.
Lily nodded. "Last night, we had just gotten back from the library and Amy was pretty mad you guys wouldn't tell her who you were plotting against." Many looks were exchanged at this remark, but James listened intently.
"Anyways," Lily continued, "before I could say anything, Cerise came running up to us. She told Amy and me about this ridiculous rumor going around school about me being a Death-Eater. Then Harpa joined us. She told us that everyone believed the rumor. I tried to tell them I didn't even know who Voldemort was before Professor O'Hara talked to me, but they just ignored me an walked away."
"So what's the problem?" Remus asked. "How do you know Amy thinks you're a Death-Eater?"
Lily's eyes welled with tears, but she wiped them away immediately. After a spell of staggered breathing, she continued. "Amy followed them. It was like she sincerely believed that crap they were feeding her."
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