Chapter 24 – Make New Friends but Keep the Old
The following morning Olivia awoke earlier then everyone else to get to the owlery in time. Once she was done she headed down to the Great Hall for an early breakfast. When she got there she found the Gryffindor Quidditch Team eating, or attempting to eat breakfast. Shortly after the Great Hall began to fill with the rest of the students of Hogwarts. Olivia was finishing her breakfast when Hermione sat down across from her. Olivia looked at her briefly before looking past Hermione to see if Constanza had come in yet.
"Olivia look I know that I'm not really the person you want to be seeing right now, but I have to talk to you." Hermione practically pleaded.
"You're right you are one of the few people on my 'rather not communicate with' list, but don't feel too special, you're not the only one on that list. So what did you have to talk to me about?"
"I want to apologize for my attitude towards you the past few weeks. I was wrong and I never should have judged your friendship with Constanza without getting to know her first. I don't really have much of an explanation for my behavior…I'm sorry."
Olivia sat there a little taken aback. She didn't know what she had really expected from this conversation but this defiantly wasn't it. After a quick study of Hermione's face Olivia could tell that Hermione really meant what she said. Hermione in the meantime was a little afraid of Olivia's silence, anything she said would be better then her saying nothing at all.
"Apology accepted…as long as it doesn't happen again. You really need to stop judging people before you get to really know them…give people the benefit of the doubt." Olivia stated.
"Thanks Olivia and I promise that I'll try…so…friends again?"
"Yea…Friends."
Just then hundreds of owls flew into the Great Hall delivering various items to their owners. Olivia spotted Midnight among the masses of birds soaring towards her. Midnight landed gracefully on Olivia's shoulder and Olivia realized that she had two pieces of mail. Olivia united the mail from Midnight's outstretched foot and looked at both the envelopes before deciding to open them in a less populated area.
"Aren't you going to open them?" Hermione asked seeing Olivia stick the letters in her pockets.
"I will but I'd rather read them when I'm alone that's all."
"Ok"
Olivia then stole a quick glance at the Slytherin table to see that Constanza had gotten her note before leaving the Great Hall. Olivia headed up to Gryffindor Tower and to her dorm so that she could get a few things and read her letters. Olivia sat down on her bed and picked up the letter that she knew was from Remus.
Evelyn,
I'm not really sure what to do right now since I've never dealt with a situation like this before. I mean yea I yelled at my parents and fought with them but I've never been the parent before so this is all new to me. I guess I should have a chat with your muggle parents to see how they handled you, that was more of Megan's suggestion but I'm thinking that maybe it's not that bad of a choice. Anyway Sirius is bugging the hell out of me to get to the point of this letter but he doesn't know how hard this is. I'm sorry. There I said it, or wrote it. Anyway Eve you need to know that I really mean it when I say I'm sorry for my accusation, I suppose you could call it. I…I'm just worried about you and I know you probably think I'm being overprotective and what not but I just don't want to lose you again. I promise that I'll try and let you live your life and only intervene when needed, like in class. Please don't stay mad at me for too long.
Love always,
Your Father Remus
Olivia re-read the letter from her father trying to see things from his point of view but somehow everything still felt a little off and Remus still sounded like he didn't approve of Eve's friendship with Constanza. Eve then turned to the second letter and began to read it.
My dearest goddaughter Eve,
How are you darling? How's your little group of friends? Everything settled now? I sure hope so. Anyway I just read the letter Remus sent you while he went to get the wax to seal it and let me tell you, it's pretty pathetic. But what do you really expect he's only used to writing letters to me and Marie and sine you are neither one of us you're a harder person to write to for him. I'm writing you to try to salvage some of Moony's dignity and to help keep you two on speaking terms later. Honestly Eve he's really upset about your outburst and he really didn't mean anything too bad by his comment about Constanza. He has good reasons for his views, reasons that you neither know nor understand right now, but you will eventually. He's really only trying to look out for you, but probably going about it in the wrong way. I know he asked you not to stay mad at him for too long and I hope you don't but knowing the Lupin stubbornness you'll probably stay mad for about a week and then forget the whole thing even happened. So if you need to talk to anyone during that week I'm always available!
Your loving Godfather,
Uncle Sirius
Eve had to chuckle at Sirius' antics. Even in letterform he could bring about happiness. Eve was glad she had read the letters in the order that she did for her father's letter left her feeling a little angry while Sirius' letter left her feeling jovial.
* * *
Remus, Sirius, and Megan were all sitting in Dumbledore's office that morning having a meeting that Remus had called the night before.
"Headmaster do you really think it wise for them to be so close?" Remus asked as he sat in from of Dumbledore with his knee bouncing up and down in anxiety.
"Remus I've asked you before to refer to me as Albus, you are one of my equals now, no longer a student."
"Sorry it just feels weird to call you Albus, I don't feel I'm old enough to do that." Remus truthfully responded.
"Quite acceptable…and I think it perfectly normal for them to get along."
"But…the prophecy says that they shouldn't be together until it's time…It can't possibly be time can it?
* * *
Olivia looked at the Marauder's map once more to make sure no one was coming her way before she snuck into Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. When she entered the out of order bathroom Olivia found Constanza already in there waiting for her.
"So what's all this about?" Constanza asked.
"I've decided to fool everyone into thinking that I've seen the way of the light and have given up my Slytherin friend." Olivia dramatically explained. "No really I've decided that we can disguise you for a day and say that you're my friend from Salem Institute so that everyone can get to know you and maybe once they find out who you really are maybe they'll stop giving us such grief."
"So who said something this time." Constanza replied seeing right through Olivia's hypothetical air.
"My father caught wind of the whole ordeal and as he is a Gryffindor alumni he still carries a schoolboy grudge against all Slytherins and I told him off for saying anything. I think that was my last straw. So are you up for it?"
"Sure…as long as nothing is too permanent and you don't make me look repulsive."
"I won't I promise."
"What exactly were you planning on doing to me?"
"I was thinking about straightening your hair for starters since no will notice you that way." Olivia remarked.
"Magical or muggle?"
"Magical of course Stanzie…it'll work better."
"Ok"
Olivia produced her wand from her pocket and pointed it at Constanza's hair as she muttered the incantation. A white-blue light emitted from Olivia's wand and wrapped itself around Constanza's raven curly hair. After a few seconds the light disappeared and Constanza was left with poker straight raven hair that reached her mid back.
"Turn around let me see how you look Stanzie." Olivia jokingly demanded.
Constanza turned in a dramatically slow manner just to make Olivia wait since Constanza knew that Olivia was a bit impatient. Finally Constanza stood face to face with Olivia.
"So how is it?"
"It looks sooooo good!" Olivia practically squealed. "You need to wear it like this more often!"
"Ok so what are you going to do to me now?"
"Um…I think I'll give you a new eye color."
"Why?"
"Well I like the blue eyes you have but for some reason they don't look quite right…how 'bout we try a honey brown?"
"Sure."
Once again Olivia pointed her wand at Constanza and muttered an incantation and this time a golden beam of light jumped from Olivia's wand to Constanza's eyes.
"Ok it should be done." Olivia stated as the glow around Constanza's eyes disappeared. "So come on let's see."
Constanza complied and opened her eyes. Olivia took one look at her made over friend and froze with her mouth dropping open.
"What? ….Olivia…What's wrong? Are they an ugly brown or something?" Constanza stuttered out a little unnerved by Olivia's reaction.
"L-Louise?…Is that really you?" Olivia asked in disbelief
"Lee?"
* * *
"Remus I think you need to direct you concerns to Megan." Dumbledore observed looking directly at Megan. "She knows more then she leads on to."
Remus looked from Dumbledore to Megan a questioning expression spread across his face.
"He's right Remus…I do know." Megan replied
"Know what?" Remus demanded
"I know why Eve and Elizabeth get along so well already even though they don't know who each other really are."
"Why?"
"Elizabeth is Eve's best friend in the muggle world. They met each other four years ago and have barely been separated more then a month since then. They used to refer to themselves as twin sisters since they acted so much alike. At the time I knew who Eve was but I still wasn't getting readings from Elizabeth. So it's only natural for them to get along at Hogwarts as well."
"Obviously the prophecy was wrong." Sirius remarked, speaking for the first time sine the meeting had begun.
"Only in some area's though Sirius." Dumbledore responded.
"So what will happen if they find out who the other is?" Remus voiced.
"Most likely they will realize each other as their muggle forms and only Eve will explore the possibility of Elizabeth being who she really is because she knows that she has a twin." Megan answered.
* * *
"Oh My God!" Both Olivia and Constanza cried at the same time.
"I can't
believe it's been you the whole time!" Constanza remarked. "Although I should
have known since you are exactly the same as when I last saw you."
"Same here…except they altered
your looks a bit didn't they?" Olivia inquired.
"Yea they did…this is so cool I can't believe it really you Lee?"
"I know Louise…I know…the only down side is that we have to keep using our fake names, so that no one else finds out about us."
"True…hey are you done with your makeover because it's almost time to head down the Quidditch pitch."
"Oh sure…you look different enough for most people not to notice you." Olivia replied. "Let's head out."
"Wait what's my new fake name going to be?"
"Um… how about Jess?"
"Eww that's soooo un-original!"
"I know that's why I chose it Jess." Olivia stated ending the debate.
Olivia and Constanza hooked arms and headed down to the stands hoping to get good seats and to fool everyone.
* * *
"I really screwed up this time didn't I padfoot?" Remus asked as he made his way through the castle to the Quidditch pitch to watch the Gryffindor-Slytherin match.
"Yea you did…but you didn't know and I'm sure that she'll get over it all soon enough." Sirius responded.
"You think so…I basically insulted her best friend and sister…and besides she didn't look to close to getting over it this morning."
"Don't worry I'm telling you after about a week she get over it and act as if it never happened at all. I should know you used to do the same thing whenever you got pissed over something."
"Hey!"
"I'm only telling the truth Moony."
"I know…so who do you think will win the match today?"
"Gryffindor of course…Man Moony I'm beginning to think that you're losing your touch. Gryffindor always pounds Slytherins as long as Marauder or second generation one is on the team."
"I should have known you'd say something like that."
* * *
Olivia and 'Jess' had fun at the game laughing at the expense of everyone else's stupidity and gullibility to so readily accept their story. They also enjoyed openly encouraging the Gryffindor team while discussing the players
"So which team do you think has the better looking players?" Olivia questioned
"Gryffindor of course." Both girls responded
"So which player do you have your eye on Olivia?" Constanza questioned
"Oh definitely Malfoy!"
"Eww…why?"
"I wanna see if he can even see the snitch."
This caused both girls and the various Gryffindor's around them the laugh.
"No really which Gryffindor player do you have your eye on?" Constanza persisted
"No one in particular. Why which player do you have your eye on Jess?" Olivia retaliated.
"Oh I think you already know which one."
"Yea true I do."
The rest of the match passed in much the same way with Olivia and Constanza making their own commentary here and there causing the students around them to laugh. In the end though their commentary on Harry and Malfoy's dive for the snitch put everyone in hearing distance in stitches. Harry had successfully caught the snitch again and Gryffindor had pounded Slytherin by the most they had ever been able to, 300-170. Once the match was over everyone stormed the pitch to congratulate the victorious Gryffindor team.
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Ok well there you go yet another chapter. I decided to be nice this time though and not leave this one as a cliffy. I'm hoping that I can get yet another chapter out tomorrow but I'm not really sure because I have work to do and it's going to be nice out again. Oh well enough rambling I gotta get some sleep now. ENJOY!
~Autumn