*"Look," Laria whispered, pointing to the darkened spot. The rest of Perth
did as they were told, and saw that it was the entrance to a cave, so
perfectly rounded it looked man made. But as they saw what was inside, the
girls gasped in amazement and horror.....*
In the middle of the cave there was a pool of dark blue water, perfectly still. As the girls watched, however, ripples began to move across it, as if caused by a non-existent wind. Then, a light appeared in it, along with several dark- robed, hooded figures. The light was coming from a wand, held by the obvious leader, and he was speaking. Although they didn't hear anything, somehow all of Perth knew what he was saying.
"Kill them all. Do not let any of them escape. If you do, the consequences will be-unpleasant." When he finished speaking, the figures began to move forward in small groups of twos and threes. Soon, they were no longer shown within the pool, but the five girls, though still hearing nothing, got the impression of bloodcurdling screams and raucous laughter. Then the pool was still again, with no pictures and no images of sound.
The five girls exchanged glances.
"What was that?" Kylie asked softly.
"Death Eaters," Lily replied.
"But how could we see them? And-well, for lack of a better word- hear them?" Rose asked.
"I think," Laria said, "that it's a sort of window. Not into the past or future, but into the present." Seeing Anna, Kylie, and Rose's bemused looks, she added, "It shows things that are happening at the time a person looks into it, but in a different place. Supposedly, Merlin had a crystal cave that did that. This pool could be the same type of thing."
"That makes sense," Lily said. "But why the present? As far as we know, that could be the future. Or the past. There have been Death Eater attacks before, and I'm sure there will be many more. Of course, it is possible that it shows the present."
"I don't know why I said the present. It just struck me as something that was happening right then. But we'll know tomorrow morning when we get the Daily Prophet. Now, call it my freak sense of curiosity or just intuition, I want to see if there's anything else in there. Coming?" Laria asked, already halfway into the cave.
Lily nodded, as did the other three, and they all walked into the cave. The pool was larger than they had thought, taking up much of the space in the main chamber. At the back there were two smaller rooms. Both of these were empty, but in the second there was another adjoining room. That was the smallest room, not even half of the size of the main chamber, the one that contained the pool. But it was also the most beautiful room; the walls were covered with amethysts of all shapes and sizes, and the light from Lily's wand caught their many surfaces, shooting purple beams of light all over.
"Nice," Lily and Laria said at the same time.
"Wow," said Anna.
"You guys, I don't like this place. Can we leave? Please?" Kylie begged.
"Ky, it's okay. I promise. Did that vision in the pool freak you out?" Lily asked, turning to face her. Kylie nodded.
"Can we leave though? And come back later. Just..later. Tomorrow. Anytime but now." Laria nodded.
"Of course. We'll come back tomorrow then, okay?" The others nodded and followed Lily out of the cave before taking on their animal forms once more.
However, they were not able to return to the cave for another week. The next morning at breakfast, the five girls were waiting impatiently for the mail to arrive so that they could figure out what time the pool showed. Finally, they heard the flutter of the owls' wings, and saw all five of their owls, Pandora being Laria's, Chloris being Lily's, Juliette Rose's, Fluffy being Anna's and Blair Kylie's, coming towards them. Chloris was carrying The Daily Prophet, and the other mail was placed aside so that they could read the paper. Lily gasped, along with the others, when she saw the headline. TWENTY KILLED IN DEATH EATER ATTACK ON SURREY. Kylie paled. Her parents and little brother lived in Surrey.....she quickly looked through her mail, dreading what she might find. There were no letters saying that her family was dead, but that didn't mean anything. It could be days before they identified the bodies, or they could be missing.
"Ky," Lily said gently, "why don't you write a letter home? That way you'll know, either way." Kylie nodded, not being able to speak, picked up a quill and piece of parchment and began to write a letter home to her mother. As Kylie finished her letter, the Marauders came into the Great Hall and sat down by Perth.
"What's wrong with Kylie?" James asked Lily quietly. Lily handed him the paper. "Was her family-" he trailed off. Lily shrugged.
"We don't know. She didn't get a letter, but still......She just wrote a letter home. I hope to any God out there that they're alive." James nodded.
"Yeah. She doesn't need anymore deaths right now. She just got over her grandmother's."
"Exactly. I hate to think what would happen if they aren't alright." Even as they discussed something as serious as that, James couldn't help but notice how beautiful Lily was. She looked like a goddess, some unreal beauty. He was falling for her, no doubt about that. But she would never like him as more than just a friend...It just wouldn't happen. "James?" He shook himself out of his trance.
"Sorry. I was just thinking."
After breakfast, all ten of the friends were sitting in the girls' dormitory, and Lily was telling the Marauders about the cave and the pool, and what they saw in it.
"So you think that it's some sort of divination tool, but that it shows the present instead of the future?" Sirius asked.
"Exactly," Rose said.
"I don't know if this makes sense, it's just a thought. But what if everything shown in the pool was relevant to the watchers? Like if I looked into it, I might see something that relates to me, while if, say, Beltane looked in, she would see something different," Remus suggested.
"It's possible," Laria said. "What happened last night affected us all, as Kylie lives in Surrey. But if someone else who wasn't close to Ky was up there at the same time, they wouldn't have seen it."
"Remus, I think you're right. In Divination, the real visions people have usually pertain to themselves, or something that affects them," Lily said. "So it would make sense that everything seen in the pool pertains to the viewer."
"But what's the use of a vision of the present? It's already happening, there's nothing that can be done to prevent it, and you can't prepare yourself for it," Sean said.
"You could identify someone....like a Death Eater. Or you could see them planning an attack and warn someone," James replied.
"Okay, as much as I love talking about this, change of subject. Now," Laria said. Lily looked at her quizzically.
"Wh-" she stopped as Laria gestured to Kylie. She was pale and staring off into space, clutching her knees to her chest. Sirius got up from his seat on Laria's bed and walked over to Kylie's. He sat next to her and put an arm around her shoulders, pulling her close to him.
"Kylie, they'll be okay. You'll see. They'll be fine," he said reassuringly. Kylie looked up at him.
"I hope so. I really hope so," she whispered as she snuggled closer to Sirius' chest. She needed to be held right now, she didn't really care by who.
"C'mon, lets go," Lily said. The others got up and followed her out, leaving Si holding a sleeping Kylie.
Kylie was out of it for almost three days, receiving no reply to her letter. Finally, on Tuesday morning, she received it. Ripping it open, she read it quickly, and tears immediately came to her eyes.
"Kylie? Ky honey, what happened?" Lily asked.
"Mum and Dad," she cried. "They're- they're gone. Luke was over at Daniel's house, so he.....he's okay. B-but...." she trailed off into sobs.
"Oh, baby, I'm so sorry." Sirius said. She turned to him and laid her head on his shoulder.
"They can't be gone. They can't be. They just can't," she whispered through her tears.
"I know sweetheart, I know. But you're strong, you can get through this," he replied.
"Can I though?" she asked, raising her head a little.
"Yes, you can. And we're here for you always, you know that," Anna said. "We'll help you."
"I know you will. Can you tell the teachers where I am? I don't think I'm up to classes today."
"Of course. Do you want someone to stay with you?" Rose asked.
Kylie shook her head. "I just want to be alone for a while. That okay?"
"Yeah. We'll bring you some lunch later on," John said.
Kylie stood up. "It'll be alright, Ky. I promise," Sirius said as she did so. She nodded and left the Great Hall.
A/N- Thanks to those of you reviewed, I really appreciate it!! Especially those who put me on their favorites list!! Oh, and before anyone else asks, the reason it was Kylie's parents and not Lily's that were murdered is because in a lot of stories everything happens to Lily. Sure, she's sorta the main character, but that doesn't mean that stuff only happened to her and not her friends. Anyway, please be nice and review!! ~Laria
In the middle of the cave there was a pool of dark blue water, perfectly still. As the girls watched, however, ripples began to move across it, as if caused by a non-existent wind. Then, a light appeared in it, along with several dark- robed, hooded figures. The light was coming from a wand, held by the obvious leader, and he was speaking. Although they didn't hear anything, somehow all of Perth knew what he was saying.
"Kill them all. Do not let any of them escape. If you do, the consequences will be-unpleasant." When he finished speaking, the figures began to move forward in small groups of twos and threes. Soon, they were no longer shown within the pool, but the five girls, though still hearing nothing, got the impression of bloodcurdling screams and raucous laughter. Then the pool was still again, with no pictures and no images of sound.
The five girls exchanged glances.
"What was that?" Kylie asked softly.
"Death Eaters," Lily replied.
"But how could we see them? And-well, for lack of a better word- hear them?" Rose asked.
"I think," Laria said, "that it's a sort of window. Not into the past or future, but into the present." Seeing Anna, Kylie, and Rose's bemused looks, she added, "It shows things that are happening at the time a person looks into it, but in a different place. Supposedly, Merlin had a crystal cave that did that. This pool could be the same type of thing."
"That makes sense," Lily said. "But why the present? As far as we know, that could be the future. Or the past. There have been Death Eater attacks before, and I'm sure there will be many more. Of course, it is possible that it shows the present."
"I don't know why I said the present. It just struck me as something that was happening right then. But we'll know tomorrow morning when we get the Daily Prophet. Now, call it my freak sense of curiosity or just intuition, I want to see if there's anything else in there. Coming?" Laria asked, already halfway into the cave.
Lily nodded, as did the other three, and they all walked into the cave. The pool was larger than they had thought, taking up much of the space in the main chamber. At the back there were two smaller rooms. Both of these were empty, but in the second there was another adjoining room. That was the smallest room, not even half of the size of the main chamber, the one that contained the pool. But it was also the most beautiful room; the walls were covered with amethysts of all shapes and sizes, and the light from Lily's wand caught their many surfaces, shooting purple beams of light all over.
"Nice," Lily and Laria said at the same time.
"Wow," said Anna.
"You guys, I don't like this place. Can we leave? Please?" Kylie begged.
"Ky, it's okay. I promise. Did that vision in the pool freak you out?" Lily asked, turning to face her. Kylie nodded.
"Can we leave though? And come back later. Just..later. Tomorrow. Anytime but now." Laria nodded.
"Of course. We'll come back tomorrow then, okay?" The others nodded and followed Lily out of the cave before taking on their animal forms once more.
However, they were not able to return to the cave for another week. The next morning at breakfast, the five girls were waiting impatiently for the mail to arrive so that they could figure out what time the pool showed. Finally, they heard the flutter of the owls' wings, and saw all five of their owls, Pandora being Laria's, Chloris being Lily's, Juliette Rose's, Fluffy being Anna's and Blair Kylie's, coming towards them. Chloris was carrying The Daily Prophet, and the other mail was placed aside so that they could read the paper. Lily gasped, along with the others, when she saw the headline. TWENTY KILLED IN DEATH EATER ATTACK ON SURREY. Kylie paled. Her parents and little brother lived in Surrey.....she quickly looked through her mail, dreading what she might find. There were no letters saying that her family was dead, but that didn't mean anything. It could be days before they identified the bodies, or they could be missing.
"Ky," Lily said gently, "why don't you write a letter home? That way you'll know, either way." Kylie nodded, not being able to speak, picked up a quill and piece of parchment and began to write a letter home to her mother. As Kylie finished her letter, the Marauders came into the Great Hall and sat down by Perth.
"What's wrong with Kylie?" James asked Lily quietly. Lily handed him the paper. "Was her family-" he trailed off. Lily shrugged.
"We don't know. She didn't get a letter, but still......She just wrote a letter home. I hope to any God out there that they're alive." James nodded.
"Yeah. She doesn't need anymore deaths right now. She just got over her grandmother's."
"Exactly. I hate to think what would happen if they aren't alright." Even as they discussed something as serious as that, James couldn't help but notice how beautiful Lily was. She looked like a goddess, some unreal beauty. He was falling for her, no doubt about that. But she would never like him as more than just a friend...It just wouldn't happen. "James?" He shook himself out of his trance.
"Sorry. I was just thinking."
After breakfast, all ten of the friends were sitting in the girls' dormitory, and Lily was telling the Marauders about the cave and the pool, and what they saw in it.
"So you think that it's some sort of divination tool, but that it shows the present instead of the future?" Sirius asked.
"Exactly," Rose said.
"I don't know if this makes sense, it's just a thought. But what if everything shown in the pool was relevant to the watchers? Like if I looked into it, I might see something that relates to me, while if, say, Beltane looked in, she would see something different," Remus suggested.
"It's possible," Laria said. "What happened last night affected us all, as Kylie lives in Surrey. But if someone else who wasn't close to Ky was up there at the same time, they wouldn't have seen it."
"Remus, I think you're right. In Divination, the real visions people have usually pertain to themselves, or something that affects them," Lily said. "So it would make sense that everything seen in the pool pertains to the viewer."
"But what's the use of a vision of the present? It's already happening, there's nothing that can be done to prevent it, and you can't prepare yourself for it," Sean said.
"You could identify someone....like a Death Eater. Or you could see them planning an attack and warn someone," James replied.
"Okay, as much as I love talking about this, change of subject. Now," Laria said. Lily looked at her quizzically.
"Wh-" she stopped as Laria gestured to Kylie. She was pale and staring off into space, clutching her knees to her chest. Sirius got up from his seat on Laria's bed and walked over to Kylie's. He sat next to her and put an arm around her shoulders, pulling her close to him.
"Kylie, they'll be okay. You'll see. They'll be fine," he said reassuringly. Kylie looked up at him.
"I hope so. I really hope so," she whispered as she snuggled closer to Sirius' chest. She needed to be held right now, she didn't really care by who.
"C'mon, lets go," Lily said. The others got up and followed her out, leaving Si holding a sleeping Kylie.
Kylie was out of it for almost three days, receiving no reply to her letter. Finally, on Tuesday morning, she received it. Ripping it open, she read it quickly, and tears immediately came to her eyes.
"Kylie? Ky honey, what happened?" Lily asked.
"Mum and Dad," she cried. "They're- they're gone. Luke was over at Daniel's house, so he.....he's okay. B-but...." she trailed off into sobs.
"Oh, baby, I'm so sorry." Sirius said. She turned to him and laid her head on his shoulder.
"They can't be gone. They can't be. They just can't," she whispered through her tears.
"I know sweetheart, I know. But you're strong, you can get through this," he replied.
"Can I though?" she asked, raising her head a little.
"Yes, you can. And we're here for you always, you know that," Anna said. "We'll help you."
"I know you will. Can you tell the teachers where I am? I don't think I'm up to classes today."
"Of course. Do you want someone to stay with you?" Rose asked.
Kylie shook her head. "I just want to be alone for a while. That okay?"
"Yeah. We'll bring you some lunch later on," John said.
Kylie stood up. "It'll be alright, Ky. I promise," Sirius said as she did so. She nodded and left the Great Hall.
A/N- Thanks to those of you reviewed, I really appreciate it!! Especially those who put me on their favorites list!! Oh, and before anyone else asks, the reason it was Kylie's parents and not Lily's that were murdered is because in a lot of stories everything happens to Lily. Sure, she's sorta the main character, but that doesn't mean that stuff only happened to her and not her friends. Anyway, please be nice and review!! ~Laria