The Marauder and the Prefect
By: super fox
Chapter 6
Lily was in the middle of eating breakfast when suddenly, it hit her: she had an O.W.L today (although she couldn't seem to remember which).
"Rebecca, Katie, Emma! we have an O.W.L today!"
"Really?" said Katie. "I don't remember having a... Wait! Now I remember! We have the Charms O.W.L today!"
"Umm... I don't think I am really ready for it..." said Rebecca, who was finally present. "I think I'll go to the library for some last minute studying..."
Lily looked at Rebecca doubtfully. Rebecca had a natural talent for Charms, and she already spent loads of time studying for the Charms O.W.L. Emma must have noticed, since when Rebecca was gone, she said,
"Oh, don't worry Lily, you know Rebecca, constantly studying. She's fine, she's probably just a little nervous."
Lily sighed. There was something wrong with Rebecca, and she knew it. She wanted to find out what was wrong with Rebecca, but was afraid to be too nosy.
* * * * * * * * *
It was the test time. Lily was sitting in the Great Hall, only this time it wasn't at the Gryffindor table, but at a small desk. As she waited for professor Flitwick to arrive, she was thinking not about the test, but about Rebecca.
'What if something really bad happened to her?' she thought. 'What if a member in her family died, or if something very dear to her was stolen from her, or worse, what if she's mad at Katie, Emma or me?'
Her thoughts came to an end when professor Flitwick passed out the question sheets, by magic of course. Lily looked at her question sheet, and sighed. 'Here goes nothing' she thought, as she began to scribble answers on her parchment.
The questions were pretty easy for Lily. She knew most of the answers for the questions, and hardly ever had to guess. When Lily finished answering the questions, she looked around. 'I must have finished early,' she thought happily, 'most people are still taking the test!'
Lily looked around. Emma, she saw, had finished, and was looking around at everyone else just like her, while Katie was scribbling very fast on her parchment, (which was clenched in her hand and was already a little crumpled) stopping to think from time to time. James was already, like Remus, finished, and now had his feet on the table and a self-satisfied look on his face. Sirius was probably finished too, since he was leaning backwards on his chair and talking to some girl in the table behind him, and Peter, as usual, was glancing over to his neighbor's paper, which happened to be Rebecca's. Rebecca looked very unfocused, and her eyes kept wandering up to the ceiling, which was plain blue with a few clouds.
After some time, professor Flitwick collected (again by magic) everyone's answer sheets. Then, he sent everyone outside the Great Hall (except a few people that were now doing their part of the test were you actually DO the spells) and Lily rushed to find her friends.
"Oh my gosh!" said Katie nervously. "I think I got half of the test wrong! It was SO HARD!"
"I dunno," said Emma, half laughing. "I found the test quite easy. Didn't you, Lily?"
"Yes, to my surprise, I did find the test pretty easy... I hardly had to guess! What do you think, Rebecca?"
"Oh, um, yeah, it was OK... I guess..." said Rebecca Vaguely. She was still staring up at the ceiling, deep in thought. Katie and Emma didn't seem to notice; they were arguing among themselves whether the test was easy or hard, but Lily did notice, and she was worried...
* * * * * * * * *
Lily stepped out into the Great Hall to do the physical part of the test: the part were you actually DO the Charms. The physical part of the test went pretty well, except a few small parts. When Lily came out, she didn't really feel like talking to Katie or Emma, and Rebecca still looked like she'd rather not be bothered at the moment, so she just went for a nice dip in the pond with some of the other girls like she usually did when she wasn't with Katie, Emma or Rebecca.
Meanwhile, James, Sirius, Remus and Peter were enjoying the end of their last O.W.L by planning their newest prank, or as the Marauders liked to call it, their newest masterpiece.
"So, who's the victim this time?" asked Sirius. "Snivelly?"
"No, we need a new victim..." said Remus. "Hey, how about Bellatrix (A/N: DIE!), Sirius's cousin?"
"Yeah!" said Sirius excited. "Good idea moony! Wonder how I never thought of it... Anyway, she did hit me with that bludger an awful lot of times, so this better not be one of the simple-every-day-everyone-can-do-'em pranks..."
"I've got it!" said James. "How about putting a REALLY big bunch bludgers in her luggage or something? Then, when she opens it..."
"Brilliant prongs! Let's do it tomorrow!" said Sirius, beaming. He was always like that when the Marauders came up with a new prank.
"We can't!" said Remus. "That's the day I transform! How about after tomorrow, at 12:00 PM sharp?"
"Alright, we'll do it then." said James, beaming just like Sirius. The four then immediately huddled up, adding details to their next prank.
* * * * * * * * *
"I think I'll go to bed early, I am really tired..." said Lily to her friends after dinner. She went up to the Gryffindor tower, happy about the end of the O.W.L tests, as well as the quiet time she will have to herself, but when she was just about to lie on her bed, she found a book with a nice, shiny leather cover. As she opened it to see what was inside it, she found out that the book was a diary, Rebecca's diary. Lily was about to close the book right away, not wanting to betray her friend's privacy, but when she saw her own name in the last entry, she couldn't resist reading it. It read,
Dear diary,
Well, it was another miserable day were James didn't even notice me one bit. He hardly even looks at me! And to think that I have been trying to get him to do so ever since I was a firstie. Those beautiful hazel eyes, that hair of his, always messy in such a cute way... But no, he likes Lily! Stupid Lily, she knows I am in love with him, but she dates him anyway, she even kisses him, and doesn't even care! Well, someday, James is going to go out with ME, going to be kissing ME, and not her! Let's see how SHE feels about that!
-Rebecca
By: super fox
Chapter 6
Lily was in the middle of eating breakfast when suddenly, it hit her: she had an O.W.L today (although she couldn't seem to remember which).
"Rebecca, Katie, Emma! we have an O.W.L today!"
"Really?" said Katie. "I don't remember having a... Wait! Now I remember! We have the Charms O.W.L today!"
"Umm... I don't think I am really ready for it..." said Rebecca, who was finally present. "I think I'll go to the library for some last minute studying..."
Lily looked at Rebecca doubtfully. Rebecca had a natural talent for Charms, and she already spent loads of time studying for the Charms O.W.L. Emma must have noticed, since when Rebecca was gone, she said,
"Oh, don't worry Lily, you know Rebecca, constantly studying. She's fine, she's probably just a little nervous."
Lily sighed. There was something wrong with Rebecca, and she knew it. She wanted to find out what was wrong with Rebecca, but was afraid to be too nosy.
* * * * * * * * *
It was the test time. Lily was sitting in the Great Hall, only this time it wasn't at the Gryffindor table, but at a small desk. As she waited for professor Flitwick to arrive, she was thinking not about the test, but about Rebecca.
'What if something really bad happened to her?' she thought. 'What if a member in her family died, or if something very dear to her was stolen from her, or worse, what if she's mad at Katie, Emma or me?'
Her thoughts came to an end when professor Flitwick passed out the question sheets, by magic of course. Lily looked at her question sheet, and sighed. 'Here goes nothing' she thought, as she began to scribble answers on her parchment.
The questions were pretty easy for Lily. She knew most of the answers for the questions, and hardly ever had to guess. When Lily finished answering the questions, she looked around. 'I must have finished early,' she thought happily, 'most people are still taking the test!'
Lily looked around. Emma, she saw, had finished, and was looking around at everyone else just like her, while Katie was scribbling very fast on her parchment, (which was clenched in her hand and was already a little crumpled) stopping to think from time to time. James was already, like Remus, finished, and now had his feet on the table and a self-satisfied look on his face. Sirius was probably finished too, since he was leaning backwards on his chair and talking to some girl in the table behind him, and Peter, as usual, was glancing over to his neighbor's paper, which happened to be Rebecca's. Rebecca looked very unfocused, and her eyes kept wandering up to the ceiling, which was plain blue with a few clouds.
After some time, professor Flitwick collected (again by magic) everyone's answer sheets. Then, he sent everyone outside the Great Hall (except a few people that were now doing their part of the test were you actually DO the spells) and Lily rushed to find her friends.
"Oh my gosh!" said Katie nervously. "I think I got half of the test wrong! It was SO HARD!"
"I dunno," said Emma, half laughing. "I found the test quite easy. Didn't you, Lily?"
"Yes, to my surprise, I did find the test pretty easy... I hardly had to guess! What do you think, Rebecca?"
"Oh, um, yeah, it was OK... I guess..." said Rebecca Vaguely. She was still staring up at the ceiling, deep in thought. Katie and Emma didn't seem to notice; they were arguing among themselves whether the test was easy or hard, but Lily did notice, and she was worried...
* * * * * * * * *
Lily stepped out into the Great Hall to do the physical part of the test: the part were you actually DO the Charms. The physical part of the test went pretty well, except a few small parts. When Lily came out, she didn't really feel like talking to Katie or Emma, and Rebecca still looked like she'd rather not be bothered at the moment, so she just went for a nice dip in the pond with some of the other girls like she usually did when she wasn't with Katie, Emma or Rebecca.
Meanwhile, James, Sirius, Remus and Peter were enjoying the end of their last O.W.L by planning their newest prank, or as the Marauders liked to call it, their newest masterpiece.
"So, who's the victim this time?" asked Sirius. "Snivelly?"
"No, we need a new victim..." said Remus. "Hey, how about Bellatrix (A/N: DIE!), Sirius's cousin?"
"Yeah!" said Sirius excited. "Good idea moony! Wonder how I never thought of it... Anyway, she did hit me with that bludger an awful lot of times, so this better not be one of the simple-every-day-everyone-can-do-'em pranks..."
"I've got it!" said James. "How about putting a REALLY big bunch bludgers in her luggage or something? Then, when she opens it..."
"Brilliant prongs! Let's do it tomorrow!" said Sirius, beaming. He was always like that when the Marauders came up with a new prank.
"We can't!" said Remus. "That's the day I transform! How about after tomorrow, at 12:00 PM sharp?"
"Alright, we'll do it then." said James, beaming just like Sirius. The four then immediately huddled up, adding details to their next prank.
* * * * * * * * *
"I think I'll go to bed early, I am really tired..." said Lily to her friends after dinner. She went up to the Gryffindor tower, happy about the end of the O.W.L tests, as well as the quiet time she will have to herself, but when she was just about to lie on her bed, she found a book with a nice, shiny leather cover. As she opened it to see what was inside it, she found out that the book was a diary, Rebecca's diary. Lily was about to close the book right away, not wanting to betray her friend's privacy, but when she saw her own name in the last entry, she couldn't resist reading it. It read,
Dear diary,
Well, it was another miserable day were James didn't even notice me one bit. He hardly even looks at me! And to think that I have been trying to get him to do so ever since I was a firstie. Those beautiful hazel eyes, that hair of his, always messy in such a cute way... But no, he likes Lily! Stupid Lily, she knows I am in love with him, but she dates him anyway, she even kisses him, and doesn't even care! Well, someday, James is going to go out with ME, going to be kissing ME, and not her! Let's see how SHE feels about that!
-Rebecca
