It's a Long Way Home . . .

By: Alicorn and Calicat


Alicorn: Basically, I'm writing the whole chapter, because Calicat doesn't want to write about the end of the year. I'm saying here that it's not very good so don't flame me please. (Yawn) I'm tired, oh well. Here goes. OH! Did you like the pretty breaks in the third chapter. I created them (heh, heh). I'll use them now, but if you need them, tell me, because they're a lot of work.


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(Sigh) Lily was going to miss Hogwarts. The boys, Sirius, James and Remus, had decided to call themselves the 'Marauders', and the cousins Ariella and Maeghan had called themselves the 'Demonic Duo', and Lily was the solo girl, who drifted. She never felt quite at home with them, so she had many friends in different houses, as the Demonic Duo could not always be found. Not that she didn't like the boys. She just didn't completely approve of their pranks. Ah well, she thought to herself, they're just being immature.

"Hey Lils!" shouted James, "Why are you moping like that?"

"Just sad I guess. I mean, I have to back and be tortures by my sister Petunia, and my aunts and uncles. Only my parents have accepted the fact that I'm a witch."


"Don't worry Lils!" called Ari, "If you need cheering, just send us an owl!"


"But I'm a muggle-born!" Lily cried. "I don't have an owl post!"


Ari shrugged. "Oh!", her eyes changed from a thinking green-grey, to a fun sky blue, "Then let the Demonic Duo present . . . Hedge-Twig!" Maeghan produced a cage, which held a beautiful brown speckled owl, which hooted softly from her perch, and then tucked her head back under her wing.


"Oh my! I'll call her Hedgeie!" cried Lily, holding the cage gently.


"We all pitched in, seeing as how you're the only one without wizarding resources." Said Remus.


"It's only fair! And anyways, I have to have some way of telling you about the last prank that we pulled on Severus." Chirped Maeghan. "I mean, we have to live with him for the WHOLE SUMMER!" The two girls gave a whimper and made wide kitten eyes at the same time.


"Aw, poor kids. They have to live with the slimy git" Said Sirius, patting Ariella on the head.


(Tweet)(Tweet) "The train will be arriving in 15 minutes."


"Guys, (ahem) and girls, I have to tell you all something." Said Remus. He seemed scared.


"I- I'mabloodywerewolfandIgotbittenwhenIwas4sopleaseforgivemefornottellingyoubutIwantedyoutolikeme!"


"What?"


"I'm- I'm a werewolf, that why I've been disappearing every full moon. Please don't hate me." Remus whispered hoarsely, looking as if he were about to cry.


"Oh Remus!" cried Maeghan, hugging him.


"Don't worry! We understand." Said James.


"You're a great person!" Lily remarked.


"Yeah, we wouldn't leave you just because of some wolf bite!" Exclaimed Sirius


"We'll find a way to help over the summer! Don't worry," was Ari's statement, as her eyes went into true thinking mode, a brilliant silver.



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The train ride ended and as Lily was leaving James shouted.


"If the summer gets you down don't forget, I transfigured Peeves into a stuffed monkey just before we left!"


Lily smiled.



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Alicorn: OK that wasn't half bad! I'm glad. OK, review this please, so that we can see how good it is by your standards. Calicat will be writing the next-ish chapter, but don't worry, 'cuz I'll be editing. (Holds up a chainsaw) See? Really though? It's gonna be a blast!