~ The Diary of the Phoenix ~
Disclaimer: Harry Potter and his magical worlds belong to his respective owners and creators.
Harry and Ron sprinted to the Gryffindor Common Room causing Snape and McGonagall to dive out of the way as the almost bowled them over on the way. "SORRY" They called back to the two teachers as the kept running, silently they'd both agreed that it was probably best that they'd kept running, as Snape used words so inane that neither of them would choose to repeat them even if this wasn't a 'G' rated story.
After turning the boys dorm upside down looking for a quill, some ink and a piece of parchment they found it sitting on a table in the common room then sprinted to the Owlery.
Hedwig hooted affectionately at the sight of Harry. "Hi Hedwig" Harry said "Give me a sec."
* * * * * *
Dear Sirius,
How are you, I hope your well. I was just wondering, who's Aliandra Lights? And is she still alive? Take care snuffles, and say hi to Remus for me
Harry
* * * * * *
Harry looked at the letter, "It'll have to do" he thought out loud then shrugged at Ron who nodded in agreement. Quickly he tied the message to Hedwig leg. "Take this to Sirius for me Hedwig" Harry said quietly, after a hoot of confirmation from the Snowy Owl, both boys sprinted back to Hermione and the Diary.
Ron skidded into the room stopping so abruptly that Harry slammed straight into him and they both hit the ground with a loud thump.
"Did you send it?" Hermione asked quickly, looking up from her History of Magic essay that she'd brought along "Just in case I get a spare minute" she'd explained.
"Yeah" Harry replied getting up from the floor and dusting himself off.
"Do you want to keep reading while we wait for a reply, seeing that we don't know how far away Remus's house is" Hermione suggested. The other two nodded and they opened the diary
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Dear Diary,
Miss Perfect, am I to believe the rumors that you had a far more exciting day than I have today??
Well that depends on what your talking about...
My "brother" just informed me that you slapped a Mr. Severus Snape across the face, because he called you a mudblood????
Um, well, yeah that did happen, but you don't understand I had...
YOU ABSOLUTE LEGEND
What?!?!?!?
I have so wanted to do that for four and a bit years; I can't believe you, Lily Evans, Gryffindor prefect, prefect student, beat me to it!
It wasn't just because he called me a mudblood, he called me "James's Girl" and I will not stand for that. Anyway he deserved it.
Lily, I have misjudged to, I want to know more of this evil/crazy side of you!
I'm not evil, or crazy, I just like you have the ability to get pissed off.
Lily, what's up, there's something you're not telling me!
What? No there's not, what wouldn't I be telling you?
What is it Lil, what'd I do now.
*Sighs* It's not you Ali, its just that Snape said I had no real friends and that I could never be a good witch, or have really friends because I was muggleborn. When I was in school, muggle School, I didn't have any friends, people would pick on me because I was so smart and no one wanted to hang around me... I dunno I guess what he said just struck a nerve.
Lil, you know better than to put yourself down!!! Don't think like that, it doesn't matter what happened in the past leave it behind, where its supposed to be left. And Lily, I am your real friend, and to prove it tomorrow I am going to follow your good example and give that slimy git a black eye.
Ali, you've already got enough detentions to last you a few weeks, don't do that, but thanks! It means a lot to me you know, *smiles*
Lily, when did you start thinking that you could stop me? It has been my life long dream to punch Severus Snape.
I thought that your life long dream was to find a spell that would turn Sirius into a girl for a day, and even then I didn't think you were being serious.
Oh yeah I forgot about that, what do you mean I wasn't being serious? I really do want to turn Sirius into a girl for a day, and well punching Snape is my other life long dream... Also Lily, never forget that Snape will never be half of what you'll be.
*Laughs* thank you for everything Ali.
No problems.
Hey you know, the people who are reading this don't have any idea what we look like, we shall have to include a photo in this little diary of ours.
Miss Evans, your full of wonderful ideas today, first you slapped Snape, which was just brilliant I might add, and now, putting a photo in here is a great idea, I mean even if we're the only ones ever to read this again, we'll be old and we probably won't be able to remember what we looked like.
*Laughs* Thanks, and yeah that's probably true, as weird as it sounds. So how were the creatures of the forbidden forest today?
Good, how were the books?
Er-- I'm not quite sure, they don't tend to answer me when I ask them how they are, mind you I do get plenty of weird looks from other students!
You know we should swap one day, you can spend all your time in the forbidden forest, and I can spend all my time in the library, or then again, maybe not.
Knowing me, I'd probably get myself killed in the forbidden forest.
Knowing me, I'd probably get myself killed in the library.
*Doubles over laughing* Oh Ali, books can't kill you.
Yeah well, they hurt when James throws them at you, I can't imagine what it would be like if an entire bookshelf of them fell on me.
Aliandra Lights, I think you have a serious problem.
*laughs* Hey, before, you said that I have enough detentions to last me a few weeks, you do know that I haven't got anymore since yesterday.
Are you feeling all right Ali, do you want me to take you to Madam Pomfrey?
*Grins* I'm fine, except I when I tried to get a detention, I couldn't, it was so frustrating. I mean who does that teacher think he is awarding me points, I don't get given points, I get points get taken away, you're the one that gets given points.
Hey I remember that, the whole class went quiet and Sirius asked you if you were all right.
Yeah well that's because Sirius knows what I'm going through its not hard to play a prank, but to stuff it up so badly that you get awarded points, now that's so hard that its distressing.
Well you shouldn't complain really, it's about time you get some of those points back. Though I would like to know how you got that Pixie back into the cage.
Lily, you should know that, it was exactly the same way I got it to attack Snape, I told it to!
You're lucky that no one else figured out what you were doing when you talked to it.
Huh? Oh that was easy, I just held my wand up and everyone thought I was controlling it with my wand, but what's weird is that Professor Weasley was laughing when I sent it on Snape, not that I blame him or anything, but isn't there some sort of like not allowed to have favorites or something rule.
If there is can someone please remind Dreadre!!
*Laughs*, I'm with you there Lil, actually Miss perfect I do have a proposition for you. Its got nothing to do with Snape, or Dreadre for that matter, but I am sure you have not failed to notice that our Marauders have got themselves some new nicknames - Moony, Padfoot, Prongs and Wormtail. I do believe that these four names have some sort of relevance to something but my loving "brother" would not care to elaborate.
Interesting, you might just have something there. I think Peter er- Wormtail might be the best to question, he's so much easier to get information out of compared to the others.
Sounds good.
Hey Aliandra, when's your first Quidditch Game??
August 31. It's a fair while but my "brother" has something for training in the early hours of the morning.
Aw, poor Ali! I'll be nice and warm in bed while your soaked to the skin out in the cold morning rain!!
Its so nice of you to point out such things Lily, but I think that seeing I have no choice but to get up tomorrow morning, so that I can get soaked and freeze to death, I'm going to need to go to bed.
All right then,
Night! Lily and Aliandra
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Harry, Ron and Hermione turned the page to find a photo that had been stuck on. There was two girls laughing, one who was obviously Harry's Mother, had long wavy red hair and sparkling emerald green eyes. The other had golden hair, which had been pulled back into a half pony and sparkling blue eyes. The three agreed that they were both extremely beautiful. The photo had been taken in front of the Hogwarts Express at Hogsmede station.
"So it wasn't just my father who's the reason that Snape hates me," Harry said shaking his head, "Didn't they ever think that perhaps their children would suffer because of their arguments?"
Ron laughed "Well you can't blame them, Snape's an easy person to dislike"
Harry laughed, "True, I can't argue with that, but still"
"He's not that bad," Hermione said
"Yes, and Voldermort is secretly Santa Claus" Ron suggested, "He's not that bad, honestly"
Harry though, had doubled over laughing at Ron's first comment "Could you imagine the presents you'd get"
"That's not funny" Hermione said seriously
"I'm sorry Hermione, but I have to tell you, just because they're a professor, it doesn't make them a saint." Ron said slowly.
Harry looked at Hermione who was fuming and decided it would be a good idea to change the subject. "Shall we continue?" Harry asked looking back down at the old diary.
"YES!!" The other two exclaimed tearing away from the glare that they had directed at one another. Before the diary was opened they were interrupted, Hedwig flew in the open window of the classroom with a letter tied to his leg.
"That was quick" Hermione said.
"Yeah it was," Harry agreed while he unfolded the letter and placed it on the table.
* * * * * * *
Dear Harry,
It was good to here from you, but not so good to hear what you are inquiring about. But to answer your questions, Aliandra was Lily's best friend all through our Hogwarts years. They were a strange pair, but they were good friends nonetheless and yes Aliandra is still alive, but you'll be hard tracked to find her.
She works as a shadow. A shadow is a very advanced position of an unspeakable, she can appear for a day and then not be seen for weeks at a time and then turns up with a few death eaters or dark wizards to put in Azkaban. I hope that's helped you in some way, but I would like to know where you came across her name and why you would ask me about her.
Take Care, Sirius
P.S. Remus is well and says hello.
* * * * * * *
"I wonder why it wasn't so good to hear about her," Ron said breaking the silence
"It probably brought back memories," Hermione said thinking out the letter logically.
"There's something he's not telling us," Harry thought out loud.
"Look can we worry about that later?" Ron said, "Because I don't know about you but I want to continue reading"
"Yeah" Harry said slowly,
"Come on Harry, Ron's right, its not worth worrying about while Sirius isn't at Hogwarts, and anyway we will probably learn more if we continue reading."
"She's right, and you know it" Ron said looking at Harry who laughed
"When isn't she?" Harry asked laughing as he looked at the next page in the diary that Hermione opened.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter and his magical worlds belong to his respective owners and creators.
Harry and Ron sprinted to the Gryffindor Common Room causing Snape and McGonagall to dive out of the way as the almost bowled them over on the way. "SORRY" They called back to the two teachers as the kept running, silently they'd both agreed that it was probably best that they'd kept running, as Snape used words so inane that neither of them would choose to repeat them even if this wasn't a 'G' rated story.
After turning the boys dorm upside down looking for a quill, some ink and a piece of parchment they found it sitting on a table in the common room then sprinted to the Owlery.
Hedwig hooted affectionately at the sight of Harry. "Hi Hedwig" Harry said "Give me a sec."
* * * * * *
Dear Sirius,
How are you, I hope your well. I was just wondering, who's Aliandra Lights? And is she still alive? Take care snuffles, and say hi to Remus for me
Harry
* * * * * *
Harry looked at the letter, "It'll have to do" he thought out loud then shrugged at Ron who nodded in agreement. Quickly he tied the message to Hedwig leg. "Take this to Sirius for me Hedwig" Harry said quietly, after a hoot of confirmation from the Snowy Owl, both boys sprinted back to Hermione and the Diary.
Ron skidded into the room stopping so abruptly that Harry slammed straight into him and they both hit the ground with a loud thump.
"Did you send it?" Hermione asked quickly, looking up from her History of Magic essay that she'd brought along "Just in case I get a spare minute" she'd explained.
"Yeah" Harry replied getting up from the floor and dusting himself off.
"Do you want to keep reading while we wait for a reply, seeing that we don't know how far away Remus's house is" Hermione suggested. The other two nodded and they opened the diary
_____________________________________
Dear Diary,
Miss Perfect, am I to believe the rumors that you had a far more exciting day than I have today??
Well that depends on what your talking about...
My "brother" just informed me that you slapped a Mr. Severus Snape across the face, because he called you a mudblood????
Um, well, yeah that did happen, but you don't understand I had...
YOU ABSOLUTE LEGEND
What?!?!?!?
I have so wanted to do that for four and a bit years; I can't believe you, Lily Evans, Gryffindor prefect, prefect student, beat me to it!
It wasn't just because he called me a mudblood, he called me "James's Girl" and I will not stand for that. Anyway he deserved it.
Lily, I have misjudged to, I want to know more of this evil/crazy side of you!
I'm not evil, or crazy, I just like you have the ability to get pissed off.
Lily, what's up, there's something you're not telling me!
What? No there's not, what wouldn't I be telling you?
What is it Lil, what'd I do now.
*Sighs* It's not you Ali, its just that Snape said I had no real friends and that I could never be a good witch, or have really friends because I was muggleborn. When I was in school, muggle School, I didn't have any friends, people would pick on me because I was so smart and no one wanted to hang around me... I dunno I guess what he said just struck a nerve.
Lil, you know better than to put yourself down!!! Don't think like that, it doesn't matter what happened in the past leave it behind, where its supposed to be left. And Lily, I am your real friend, and to prove it tomorrow I am going to follow your good example and give that slimy git a black eye.
Ali, you've already got enough detentions to last you a few weeks, don't do that, but thanks! It means a lot to me you know, *smiles*
Lily, when did you start thinking that you could stop me? It has been my life long dream to punch Severus Snape.
I thought that your life long dream was to find a spell that would turn Sirius into a girl for a day, and even then I didn't think you were being serious.
Oh yeah I forgot about that, what do you mean I wasn't being serious? I really do want to turn Sirius into a girl for a day, and well punching Snape is my other life long dream... Also Lily, never forget that Snape will never be half of what you'll be.
*Laughs* thank you for everything Ali.
No problems.
Hey you know, the people who are reading this don't have any idea what we look like, we shall have to include a photo in this little diary of ours.
Miss Evans, your full of wonderful ideas today, first you slapped Snape, which was just brilliant I might add, and now, putting a photo in here is a great idea, I mean even if we're the only ones ever to read this again, we'll be old and we probably won't be able to remember what we looked like.
*Laughs* Thanks, and yeah that's probably true, as weird as it sounds. So how were the creatures of the forbidden forest today?
Good, how were the books?
Er-- I'm not quite sure, they don't tend to answer me when I ask them how they are, mind you I do get plenty of weird looks from other students!
You know we should swap one day, you can spend all your time in the forbidden forest, and I can spend all my time in the library, or then again, maybe not.
Knowing me, I'd probably get myself killed in the forbidden forest.
Knowing me, I'd probably get myself killed in the library.
*Doubles over laughing* Oh Ali, books can't kill you.
Yeah well, they hurt when James throws them at you, I can't imagine what it would be like if an entire bookshelf of them fell on me.
Aliandra Lights, I think you have a serious problem.
*laughs* Hey, before, you said that I have enough detentions to last me a few weeks, you do know that I haven't got anymore since yesterday.
Are you feeling all right Ali, do you want me to take you to Madam Pomfrey?
*Grins* I'm fine, except I when I tried to get a detention, I couldn't, it was so frustrating. I mean who does that teacher think he is awarding me points, I don't get given points, I get points get taken away, you're the one that gets given points.
Hey I remember that, the whole class went quiet and Sirius asked you if you were all right.
Yeah well that's because Sirius knows what I'm going through its not hard to play a prank, but to stuff it up so badly that you get awarded points, now that's so hard that its distressing.
Well you shouldn't complain really, it's about time you get some of those points back. Though I would like to know how you got that Pixie back into the cage.
Lily, you should know that, it was exactly the same way I got it to attack Snape, I told it to!
You're lucky that no one else figured out what you were doing when you talked to it.
Huh? Oh that was easy, I just held my wand up and everyone thought I was controlling it with my wand, but what's weird is that Professor Weasley was laughing when I sent it on Snape, not that I blame him or anything, but isn't there some sort of like not allowed to have favorites or something rule.
If there is can someone please remind Dreadre!!
*Laughs*, I'm with you there Lil, actually Miss perfect I do have a proposition for you. Its got nothing to do with Snape, or Dreadre for that matter, but I am sure you have not failed to notice that our Marauders have got themselves some new nicknames - Moony, Padfoot, Prongs and Wormtail. I do believe that these four names have some sort of relevance to something but my loving "brother" would not care to elaborate.
Interesting, you might just have something there. I think Peter er- Wormtail might be the best to question, he's so much easier to get information out of compared to the others.
Sounds good.
Hey Aliandra, when's your first Quidditch Game??
August 31. It's a fair while but my "brother" has something for training in the early hours of the morning.
Aw, poor Ali! I'll be nice and warm in bed while your soaked to the skin out in the cold morning rain!!
Its so nice of you to point out such things Lily, but I think that seeing I have no choice but to get up tomorrow morning, so that I can get soaked and freeze to death, I'm going to need to go to bed.
All right then,
Night! Lily and Aliandra
_____________________________________
Harry, Ron and Hermione turned the page to find a photo that had been stuck on. There was two girls laughing, one who was obviously Harry's Mother, had long wavy red hair and sparkling emerald green eyes. The other had golden hair, which had been pulled back into a half pony and sparkling blue eyes. The three agreed that they were both extremely beautiful. The photo had been taken in front of the Hogwarts Express at Hogsmede station.
"So it wasn't just my father who's the reason that Snape hates me," Harry said shaking his head, "Didn't they ever think that perhaps their children would suffer because of their arguments?"
Ron laughed "Well you can't blame them, Snape's an easy person to dislike"
Harry laughed, "True, I can't argue with that, but still"
"He's not that bad," Hermione said
"Yes, and Voldermort is secretly Santa Claus" Ron suggested, "He's not that bad, honestly"
Harry though, had doubled over laughing at Ron's first comment "Could you imagine the presents you'd get"
"That's not funny" Hermione said seriously
"I'm sorry Hermione, but I have to tell you, just because they're a professor, it doesn't make them a saint." Ron said slowly.
Harry looked at Hermione who was fuming and decided it would be a good idea to change the subject. "Shall we continue?" Harry asked looking back down at the old diary.
"YES!!" The other two exclaimed tearing away from the glare that they had directed at one another. Before the diary was opened they were interrupted, Hedwig flew in the open window of the classroom with a letter tied to his leg.
"That was quick" Hermione said.
"Yeah it was," Harry agreed while he unfolded the letter and placed it on the table.
* * * * * * *
Dear Harry,
It was good to here from you, but not so good to hear what you are inquiring about. But to answer your questions, Aliandra was Lily's best friend all through our Hogwarts years. They were a strange pair, but they were good friends nonetheless and yes Aliandra is still alive, but you'll be hard tracked to find her.
She works as a shadow. A shadow is a very advanced position of an unspeakable, she can appear for a day and then not be seen for weeks at a time and then turns up with a few death eaters or dark wizards to put in Azkaban. I hope that's helped you in some way, but I would like to know where you came across her name and why you would ask me about her.
Take Care, Sirius
P.S. Remus is well and says hello.
* * * * * * *
"I wonder why it wasn't so good to hear about her," Ron said breaking the silence
"It probably brought back memories," Hermione said thinking out the letter logically.
"There's something he's not telling us," Harry thought out loud.
"Look can we worry about that later?" Ron said, "Because I don't know about you but I want to continue reading"
"Yeah" Harry said slowly,
"Come on Harry, Ron's right, its not worth worrying about while Sirius isn't at Hogwarts, and anyway we will probably learn more if we continue reading."
"She's right, and you know it" Ron said looking at Harry who laughed
"When isn't she?" Harry asked laughing as he looked at the next page in the diary that Hermione opened.
