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The Problem with Teenagers
~Chapter Four~ Crazy Teenagers…'Good heaven's lord,' Phoenix muttered as she opened the door to the fifth-year girls' dormitory.
The room was scattered with things, mostly Lily's. Lily was rummaging through her stuff and from the looks of it she is still unable to locate whatever she's looking for.
'Um… Lily? What are you looking for?' said Phoenix.
Lily knocked her head on the lid of her trunk and Phoenix winced.
'Ouch… I'm looking for my wand,' said Lily as she stood up to reveal a pink scarf with yellow polka dots covering her head.
'Um… Lily?' said Phoenix sceptically.
'Hmm?' replied Lily as she looked through the drawers.
'What's with the fashion disaster that is perching on your head?' asked Phoenix.
Lily stood up and sighed. She pulled of the scarf and Phoenix stood there dumbstruck staring. Lily's hair was magenta (purplish red, for those of you who honestly don't know).
'Lily,' Phoenix squeaked. 'What in the world of wizardry happened to your hair, which used to be bright cardinal red?'
'Boys happened to it,' Lily said blandly.
'Oh,' Phoenix said. 'That answers everything.'
'And I can't find my wand to change it back,' said Lily.
'I'm very sure I know where that is somehow,' said Phoenix.
'Yeah, I know. But it's better to be sure. And now I'm sure,' said Lily.
'Hang on Lily girl, I'll change your hair back in a jiffy,' said Phoenix as she pulled out her wand and pushed back the sleeves on her robe.
'But first, a little precaution. Cautinus protectum,' Phoenix cast the spell, which apparently didn't seem to change the appearance.
Lily started sobbing.
'Lily, there's no need to cry. I haven't cast the colour changing spell yet,' said Phoenix.
'Then what'd you cast?' asked Lily.
'You know how Sirius and James are, don't you? They like to charm it so there'll always be this side effects or something worse if the thing is charmed back to normal,' said Phoenix.
'So what now?' said Lily grievously.
'I've just made sure that if it doesn't work, at least it won't magic polka dot spots or any such side effects. Now here we go. Calous Origanum,' said Phoenix as she pointed her wand to Lily's hair; Lily closed her eyes, dreading the worse. This is because, out of everything, Lily treasures her hair more than anything else.
'Well?' said Lily as she slowly opened her eyes.
'Well, it doesn't look as "magenta-ish" as it was just now but it'll get better. Even if it were permanent, the spell will eventually turn your hair back to its original shade of cardinal red,' said Phoenix as she pushed back a strand of loose hair behind her ear.
'But the question is "How long will it take?"' said Lily. 'The meeting is at five! What in blue blazers am I gonna do?'
'Shave your head bald and become a monk,' said Phoenix sarcastically.
'Sarcasm is Charmaine's trait,' said Lily.
'Details, details. Point is, your hair will be back to it's bright cardinal red self in no time,' said Phoenix.
'But there is time. So how can there be no time,' Lily said.
'Time will be time and time is existent but no time simply implies that it will be done in no time at all,' Phoenix replied.
'You're implying nothing at all. Time is existent but you've proven no point,' Lily retorted.
'No time simply means it will be done when you do not see, as in between milliseconds, when time passes so quickly you are unable to realize it went by and it happened. When it happens, you are unaware of it and will see it much later thinking it was done at a much later time. Therefore, if it was done really quickly or the time mentioned, then it is said to be done in no time at all, taking no time whatsoever to be done,' Phoenix stated.
Lily stared blankly at Phoenix.
'By the way, you're late,' said Phoenix.
'Yipe!' yelped Lily as she dashed out the dormitory, bright cardinal red hair whipping around the corner.
'Done in no time at all,' said Phoenix quietly as she smiled and started cleaning the mess Lily made.
~*~*~
Lily rounded the corner to enter the common room and ran smack into Sirius and James. The three collapsed onto the floor entangled in each other's robes.
'Watch where you're going ne-Oh, Lily, it's you,' Sirius immediately changed his tone.
'Your hair's back to normal. Damn. How'd you manage that?' James asked disappointed.
'It's normal?' said Lily as she grabbed a lock of her hair and saw it was its' original colour and squealed in delight. 'My hair is red again and it's only twelve. I'll kiss her then I'll kill her!'
Lily scrambled out of the tangle and started running back to the dormitory.
'Wonder who'll die after being kissed by Lil,' said Remus as he helped Sirius and James untangle them; having heard Lily running, he had stepped to the side to avoid the collision.
'I don't know but I wish I were in that person's place,' muttered James dreamily.
'What'd you say James?' asked Sirius as Remus pulled him to his feet. 'You're mumbling again.'
'Huh?' James snapped back to reality and took Remus' hand. 'It's nothing. Just thinking aloud.'
"Some thoughts," thought Remus. (Being a werewolf, his hearing is sharper than any other person's and caught James' words J I just love all these facts, don't you?)
'I'm going to see who the poor soul is and see if I can help her out. Don't get in trouble, you hear?' said Remus as he went up the staircase after Lily.
'Phoenix! Do you know how to read time or do I have to teach you all over again?' said Lily.
'Chill Lily, chill. No harm done. At least your hair is back to normal,' said Phoenix.
'Well granted you did change my hair back, I will not kill you… yet,' said Lily.
'Oh gee, I'm so afraid. I cleared your mess,' said Phoenix pointedly, waving her hands in the air.
'Fine. You'll live,' said Lily.
'Great. Remus, you can stop peeking through the door and come in here and explain yourself or I can come over there and pull you in by your ear and demand the information out of you. Pick your choice,' said Phoenix calmly, awaiting for the spy to come out from his 'haven'.
Remus blinked.
"How she knew I was here is beyond me. I wish I could do that," he thought as he pushed the door and entered the girls' dormitory.
"I bet Sirius or James never got into here before. Score one for me."
'Now, as much as we like you as a friend, you have no right to be eavesdropping on our conversation,' said Lily, as she carefully played with her words.
'Well, err… I was err… seeing if I had to drag off Phoenix's corpse to be buried or something,' said Remus lamely.
'Right. I'm sure Lily would just love to be put to Azkaban for killing one of her lifelong best friends before she has the chance to start her prefect duties, which she's been dying to do ever since we were first-years as we all knew she was going to be a prefect, being so uptight about rules,' said Phoenix sarcastically.
'Remus, out with you before I whack you for being in the girls' dormitory,' said Phoenix as she chased Remus out like a chicken.
When he was outside, Phoenix closed the door in his face. He stood there silent.
'Their dorm's bigger than ours,' he said as an afterthought and walked back to the common room.
~*~*~
'What's up with Moony?' asked James.
'Beats me,' said Sirius. 'He's always the gentlemanly kind of person.'
'Hello? Is anyone in there?' said a voice from the portrait hole.
'James, I know you're in there! I heard you just know!' said another voice.
'Falcon, shut up,' said the first voice again.
'You shut up first, Hawk,' said Falcon.
'Me? You're making all the noise,' said Hawk.
James sighed and opened the portrait hole.
''Lo Jamey boy. Where's Phoenix? We need to talk to her,' said Falcon.
'About what, and don't call me Jamey boy,' said James put out.
'Jamey boy?' Sirius enquired brightly.
'Damn you, Silver,' said James darkly.
'My pleasure,' said Falcon cheerily.
'Phoenix?' said Hawk again.
'What makes you so sure she's here?' said James.
'Because Remus came to the Quidditch field just now to call her to the Gryffindor Tower,' said Hawk.
'Hello. What brings you here?' asked Remus as he descended the staircase.
'We're looking for Phoenix,' said Falcon.
'She's in the dorm,' said Remus.
'Hey, wait a minute. How'd you know where the Gryffindor Tower was?' asked Sirius suddenly.
'Well, unlike you guys, we escort our female companions back to their common rooms after dark. Phoenix showed us the way. She knows our common room too and besides my sister's a Gryffindor,' said Falcon.
'The Hufflepuffs know she knows and know her too and knows she knows they know they know her and know she knows they know she knows they know her. So they're fine with it,' said Hawk very quickly.
When Hawk finished his 'you-know-I-know-you-know theory', Falcon blew a wisp of his hair in frustration.
'Huh?' said Sirius.
'Run that by me again,' said James.
Remus merely grinned and Hawk and himself caught each other's stare and nodded together.
'What are you two nodding about?' asked Sirius suspiciously.
'Nothing Sirius. I just share some things in common with Hawk,' said Remus with a smile.
'Oh come on. We need to see Phoenix,' said Falcon rolling his eyes.
'Don't need to be so sarcastic, Falcon. I'm right here,' said Phoenix form behind them.
The five boys turned around to see Phoenix and Lily standing by the staircase to the dorm.
'Hello, Phoenix. We've got good news for ya!' said Hawk cheerily as James and Sirius made way for the two seventh-years to enter.
'We creamed the little worm on our way here just now,' Falcon said with a grin.
'You did?' said Phoenix. 'Won't you be in trouble, you most of all Falcon?'
'Doesn't matter. No one caught us. Besides who are they gonna listen to? Some slime ball git or the Head Boy?' said Falcon again with a smug look on his face.
'Now this is what I call misusage of power,' said Remus.
'Do you think I can do that if I'm Head Boy?' said James.
'Sure you can. If you're smart enough to know how to use it and not get caught,' said Falcon with a wink.
'Falcon! Don't teach him such things. It's bad enough if he plays tricks without such knowledge,' said Phoenix sternly.
'Whoa easy girl. Calm down. We're not going to do anything drastic, just small harmless tricks, right Sirius?' said James.
'Yeah,' said Sirius.
'Besides, who are you to tell me not to teach him such things?' said Falcon with a mysterious smile.
'Nothing. Just I intend of taking my N.E.W.T.s without such problems around,' said Phoenix hesitantly, blushing slightly.
'All right. Whatever. I could not care less. Can we get on with it?' said Hawk getting impatient.
'Right, Merlin,' said Falcon.
'Phoenix, we met your mother and Professor Dumbledore just now and well…' trailed Hawk.
'Oh forget the suspense Merlin,' said Falcon.
'Shut up Silver,' snapped back Hawk.
'Hey guys!' piped a girl from behind Falcon and Hawk.
They spun around to see a girl with long silver-coloured hair and sparkling silvery-blue eyes. Calliope Silver. Falcon's only sister and fifth-year Gryffindor. (She's Lily's and Phoenix's other best friend and the three are a close tight knit group like Harry, Hermione and Ron. For those curious readers ^_^ v)
'Nice timing sis,' said Falcon.
'Hi Calli,' said Phoenix.
'What's up?' Calliope asked.
'I was coming to that,' said Hawk. 'The two Gryffindor sixth-year prefects found it stressing to be prefects and prepare for their N.E.W.T.s next year, so you and Calliope, will replace them as prefects.'
'But how?' said Phoenix and Calliope together.
Phoenix stuttered 'I mean we're fifth-years and well-'
'They're sixth-years. And we're both girls anyway. It's supposed to be one girl and one boy. I refuse to be deemed a boy for God's sake,' exclaimed Calliope.
'Me neither,' said Phoenix.
'Chill girls. No one's deeming either of you to be a boy. It's just that…well…' Hawk said trailing to think of the right words.
'You two are the most worthy to be prefects,' said a gentle voice.
They all turned to see Professor Dumbledore come up from the portrait hole and he gave them a small smile and put his hand on Calliope's shoulder.
'I have confidence in the two of you and I'm sure you could do just as well as Mr Michaels and Miss Tyler could or maybe even better. Now I've just come by to see how you all are doing and what you all are doing,' Professor Dumbledore said as he looked over his half moon glasses. 'I hope that none of you boys have not been up to mischief. Mr Silver and Mr Potter most of all.' Professor Dumbledore looked at them, his blue eyes twinkling behind his glasses.
'No sir. Never would have dreamed of it,' said Falcon with a smile.
Phoenix choked back a laugh and Hawk fought back a smile.
'Let's hope you'll keep it that way then. Can't have the Head Boy running a muck around the school now, can we? Or the prefects either,' said Professor Dumbledore.
James put on an innocent look and Sirius snorted while Remus merely lifted his eyebrow at him.
'Well, seeing that you all are behaving, I'll go now,' said Professor Dumbledore as he turned to the portrait hole. 'Oh, and Miss Nightingale, your mother requests a full explanation of what you did earlier this morning.'
And with that, he turned and left the common room.
'What did you do?' asked Lily.
'Nothing much,' said Phoenix as she strained back a grin.
'Not again,' said Calliope as she rolled her eyes.
'Oh boy. Here we go again,' said Lily in realization.
'You know?' asked Falcon.
'Like obviously,' said Calliope.
'If you spend enough time with Phoenix, you'd know too,' said Lily.
'Well, I think I better crack up an explanation on the way to my mum's office,' said Phoenix. Then she extended her hands to Lily and Calliope. 'Will you two lovely ladies accompany me there?'
'You know, I think my brother's starting to rub off on you. You're scaring me,' said Lily critically.
'Why thank you,' Phoenix said as she bowed down low to Lily.
'Shall we?' asked Calliope and the three girls left the five boys puzzled, laughing.
'You know. I really wonder,' Falcon said as he watched the girls exit the portrait hole.
'Wonder 'bout what?' asked Sirius.
'When we get older, we're going to marry a girl. So I wonder. Are all girls like that?' wondered Falcon.
'Beats me, Silver. We won't know until we ask and none of us are going to ever ask a girl that question,' said Hawk.
'Yeah,' chorused the others.
~*~*~
'Wow. That was pointless,' said Calliope as she and the other prefects exited the room.
'At least the meeting was beneficial. Now at least I know I can take at least up to thirty points from students a day,' said Phoenix.
'Right. I'm sure everyone will be scared out of their wits,' said Lily sarcastically.
'Well, well, well. What do we have here?' said a cold, drawling voice from behind them. They turned to face the last person they ever wanted to be a prefect. Lucius Malfoy.
'Three perfectly high-status girls who could kick your butt to a distant planet in another galaxy five million light-years away,' replied Lily.
'You have no right to speak to me, Mudblood,' sneered Lucius.
Lily turned red with anger but bit back her tongue anyway.
'My, my, my. A Mudblood flower, a bird, and a musical instrument. And all in Gryffindor, the loser house,' sneered Lucius again.
'You just shut up, Malfoy. You don't have your precious father here to protect you and I can beat you up with one hand tied behind my back,' snapped Phoenix.
'I don't need my father to protect me,' Lucius spat.
'I'm sure. Get back to your common room while you still got friends who know the way, Malfoy. You might get lost,' said Calliope coolly.
'Maybe you might too. You'll regret for ever turning down my friendship, Nightingale. You too, Silver. We might have been great friends or even better,' said Lucius then he turned to go to his common room.
'Jerk,' said Lily at his retreating back.
'Slimy gitface,' said Calliope.
'Bastard,' said Phoenix.
'Let's go. That stupid retch is not worthy of our time,' said Calliope.
The three girls headed back to the Gryffindor common room and went up to their dorms and slept.
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Disclaimer: Phoenix Nightingale, Calliope Silver, Falcon Silver, Hawk Merlin, the two sixth-year prefects who were mentioned but didn't come out in the chapter, the spells "Cautinus Protectum" and "Calous Origanum", the time is existent theory thing and the "you-know-I-know-you-know" theory belong to me. Charmaine (who was mentioned but didn't come out in the chapter) belongs to herself. Everything else has their respective owners.