Yay! Another chapter! Now, there's something that I have to do: Thank the
reviewers of course!
shdurrani ~ Yep, before 7th year. I hope you keep reading!
Fair Lady Ravenclaw ~ Glad you think it's funny. Gee, DO wonder what this life-changing event is too....well not really but still.
Heavenly222 ~ Glad you like it. And the diaries....well, he has to find out SOMEHOW!
Sarah Louise ~ *Hides* calm down! Stop yelling! Sorry, I didn't mean to start a new story, honest! I'm glad you like it though.
The Unknown and The Diaries
By: The Aussie Slytherin
Chapter Three
Anyone who had known Harry, Andre, Sonea, Angel, Laurie, Brian, Marc, Charly, and Jess for any amount of time since they were five would be able to tell you that all nine of them were inseparable.
When they had found out that Harry wasn't going to Stonewall with the rest of them, they had been miserable.
And they had taken it out on the locals. It was a well-known fact in Little Whinging, Surrey, that if the Raiders (as they called themselves) were upset, they would probably prank somebody. Or everybody.
And because of that they had all been grounded.
When they finally were out of trouble, there was only two days until Harry was leaving, so they had made the most of it.
Thus, the Black Void had been born. It was the old shed that belonged to Brian's family, and the Raiders had claimed it for themselves. They decorated in black, silver, and later red, and spent nearly all their time there. The adults rarely dared to even go near it.
The Void was perpetually messy. An unavoidable fact considering that nine teenagers occupied the place almost constantly.
And a few weeks after the Void had been cleaned, it was just as messy as before.
The Raiders were sitting or laying on the chairs or floor of the Void, eating pizza, drinking Coke, eating chocolate, and getting hyper from all the sugar.
Laurie glared at Harry. "You ARE going to be here tomorrow, whether you like it or not! It's your birthday, we're throwing a party, and you have to be here!"
Harry blinked. "Laurie, I never said that I wouldn't be."
She frowned. "Oh yeah."
"Anyway," Angel said, changing the subject away from her friend's insanity. "How did you make this place so messy! It was only cleaned a little while ago!"
Sonea laughed. "Angel, since when have these boys been able to keep ANYTHING clean?"
"Good point Sonea."
Harry rolled his eyes and went back to his Potions essay.
"Hey guys, I've got a joke for you," Brian said suddenly. They all groaned. Brian was infamous for his bad taste in jokes.
"Go on then," Andre said in resignation. "We all know you'll never stop pestering us if we don't let you tell it."
"What's the difference between a lighthouse keeper, a thief, and a pot of glue?"
Andre shrugged. "Who cares?"
Brian glared at him. "One watches over seas, one seizes watches."
"And the pot of glue?" Harry asked, having heard the same joke from Sirius not too long ago.
Brian grinned. "Ah, that's where you get stuck!"
They all groaned again.
"That was really bad, Bri. Where'd you hear it?" Jessica asked.
"It was in my Christmas cracker."
They stared at him in silence, before Harry spoke. "Brian, that was seven, nearly eight, months ago. Are you saying that you've been sitting on that joke since then???"
Brian just smiled, proving Harry's guess to be correct.
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The next morning Harry was predictably woken up at five AM by several owls flying in his window to deliver presents.
He quickly took the packages and letters from each owl, allowing them to go back to their owners. Hedwig, of course, stayed.
Harry opened the gifts from his friends first. Ron had sent him a snitch signed by the Irish Seeker; Hermione had picked a book on Animagi (even though he didn't need it...); Hagrid, a box of various sweets from Honeydukes; Dean and Seamus had apparently gone in together to by him a new pair of gloves for Quidditch; Neville had gotten him a Rememberall, more in memory of their first year than any real need for it; and Sirius had sent a box.
Harry was a bit wary to open the box, as it had breathing holes on each side. He picked up the letter first, hoping to find some clue as to what it contained.
Dear Harry,
Due to the fact that I sent you something in a box with breathing holes, I believe I am right to assume that you are reading this letter before opening the box. I hope so; I wouldn't want you to shock yourself too much.
Your present is something that I remember you saying you wouldn't mind having last year. I wasn't sure it was such a good idea, but Moony talked me into it. And he won't tell me what it is that HE'S sending you.
Anyway, her name is Leith, and I hope you like her and aren't going to come after me with a pitchfork/knife/wand/feather/banana with the purpose of torture/death.
Hope you have a great birthday, and I'll see you around mid-August when you visit the Weasleys.
Love Sirius
Harry opened the box, thinking he knew what it contained. He was right. Leith was a beautiful, two foot long red snake with silver underneath and silver eyes.
~Hello,~ he said quietly, hoping he wouldn't wake anyone up. He was in enough trouble as it was.
~Hello,~ Leith replied. ~Who are you?~
~My name is Harry.~
~I am Leith. Pleassssed to meet you.~
She slithered up his arm and coiled herself around his neck, watching him look at the final two presents.
Harry thought for a minute. One had to be from Remus, but he couldn't think of anyone else who might have sent the last one.
He shrugged and opened the one that was from Remus. There were three books and a quick note. He read the titles of the books first.
'The Marauder's Guide to Marauding at Hogwarts', 'Lily's Guide to Surviving the Marauders at Hogwarts', and 'Moony and Padfoot's Guide to Marauding After You Leave Hogwarts (Sequel to 'The Marauder's Guide to Marauding at Hogwarts')'.
Harry laughed quietly and picked up the note.
Dear Harry,
No doubt you are amused by the titles of these books. Believe me, it's even funnier to read them, especially Lily's one. We wrote our book before graduation, and didn't find out that Lily had written a book until the next year.
Sirius and I wrote the sequel last year, and only just got it published.
I hope you enjoy this little peek into the Marauder's lives, and that you get a lot of ideas of how to annoy/humiliate Snape/Malfoy/anyone else such as McGonagall.
Remus
Harry grinned and set the books aside, planning to show them to his friends the next day.
He turned to the last package. A letter was taped on the side. He took it and opened it.
Harry,
I knew your mother for a very long time, and I was the only person who knew the complete truth. That was because she left in my possession her diaries from her first year at Hogwarts until just before you went into hiding.
I believe that you also deserve the truth, and therefore I have sent to you your mother's diaries.
I loved Lily like the sister I never had Harry, and although you and I will never meet I wish you the best of luck in the future.
Do not try to contact me. This was a time-delayed delivery, which I set up when you would have been nine.
At the time I am dying, and will have done by the time you get this on your seventeenth birthday.
Yours truly,
Samantha Ashton Lupin
Harry stared in surprise, and mentally vowed to ask Remus if he had a sister.
He opened the package and took out the first diary. It was a small black book with the name Lily Evans written on the front.
Harry opened it to the first page and began to read.
Now, if you all review like good little readers, I'll be able to write the next chapter really quick and you'll all find out THE TRUTH! And of course, there's Harry's party too.
shdurrani ~ Yep, before 7th year. I hope you keep reading!
Fair Lady Ravenclaw ~ Glad you think it's funny. Gee, DO wonder what this life-changing event is too....well not really but still.
Heavenly222 ~ Glad you like it. And the diaries....well, he has to find out SOMEHOW!
Sarah Louise ~ *Hides* calm down! Stop yelling! Sorry, I didn't mean to start a new story, honest! I'm glad you like it though.
The Unknown and The Diaries
By: The Aussie Slytherin
Chapter Three
Anyone who had known Harry, Andre, Sonea, Angel, Laurie, Brian, Marc, Charly, and Jess for any amount of time since they were five would be able to tell you that all nine of them were inseparable.
When they had found out that Harry wasn't going to Stonewall with the rest of them, they had been miserable.
And they had taken it out on the locals. It was a well-known fact in Little Whinging, Surrey, that if the Raiders (as they called themselves) were upset, they would probably prank somebody. Or everybody.
And because of that they had all been grounded.
When they finally were out of trouble, there was only two days until Harry was leaving, so they had made the most of it.
Thus, the Black Void had been born. It was the old shed that belonged to Brian's family, and the Raiders had claimed it for themselves. They decorated in black, silver, and later red, and spent nearly all their time there. The adults rarely dared to even go near it.
The Void was perpetually messy. An unavoidable fact considering that nine teenagers occupied the place almost constantly.
And a few weeks after the Void had been cleaned, it was just as messy as before.
The Raiders were sitting or laying on the chairs or floor of the Void, eating pizza, drinking Coke, eating chocolate, and getting hyper from all the sugar.
Laurie glared at Harry. "You ARE going to be here tomorrow, whether you like it or not! It's your birthday, we're throwing a party, and you have to be here!"
Harry blinked. "Laurie, I never said that I wouldn't be."
She frowned. "Oh yeah."
"Anyway," Angel said, changing the subject away from her friend's insanity. "How did you make this place so messy! It was only cleaned a little while ago!"
Sonea laughed. "Angel, since when have these boys been able to keep ANYTHING clean?"
"Good point Sonea."
Harry rolled his eyes and went back to his Potions essay.
"Hey guys, I've got a joke for you," Brian said suddenly. They all groaned. Brian was infamous for his bad taste in jokes.
"Go on then," Andre said in resignation. "We all know you'll never stop pestering us if we don't let you tell it."
"What's the difference between a lighthouse keeper, a thief, and a pot of glue?"
Andre shrugged. "Who cares?"
Brian glared at him. "One watches over seas, one seizes watches."
"And the pot of glue?" Harry asked, having heard the same joke from Sirius not too long ago.
Brian grinned. "Ah, that's where you get stuck!"
They all groaned again.
"That was really bad, Bri. Where'd you hear it?" Jessica asked.
"It was in my Christmas cracker."
They stared at him in silence, before Harry spoke. "Brian, that was seven, nearly eight, months ago. Are you saying that you've been sitting on that joke since then???"
Brian just smiled, proving Harry's guess to be correct.
**************************************************
The next morning Harry was predictably woken up at five AM by several owls flying in his window to deliver presents.
He quickly took the packages and letters from each owl, allowing them to go back to their owners. Hedwig, of course, stayed.
Harry opened the gifts from his friends first. Ron had sent him a snitch signed by the Irish Seeker; Hermione had picked a book on Animagi (even though he didn't need it...); Hagrid, a box of various sweets from Honeydukes; Dean and Seamus had apparently gone in together to by him a new pair of gloves for Quidditch; Neville had gotten him a Rememberall, more in memory of their first year than any real need for it; and Sirius had sent a box.
Harry was a bit wary to open the box, as it had breathing holes on each side. He picked up the letter first, hoping to find some clue as to what it contained.
Dear Harry,
Due to the fact that I sent you something in a box with breathing holes, I believe I am right to assume that you are reading this letter before opening the box. I hope so; I wouldn't want you to shock yourself too much.
Your present is something that I remember you saying you wouldn't mind having last year. I wasn't sure it was such a good idea, but Moony talked me into it. And he won't tell me what it is that HE'S sending you.
Anyway, her name is Leith, and I hope you like her and aren't going to come after me with a pitchfork/knife/wand/feather/banana with the purpose of torture/death.
Hope you have a great birthday, and I'll see you around mid-August when you visit the Weasleys.
Love Sirius
Harry opened the box, thinking he knew what it contained. He was right. Leith was a beautiful, two foot long red snake with silver underneath and silver eyes.
~Hello,~ he said quietly, hoping he wouldn't wake anyone up. He was in enough trouble as it was.
~Hello,~ Leith replied. ~Who are you?~
~My name is Harry.~
~I am Leith. Pleassssed to meet you.~
She slithered up his arm and coiled herself around his neck, watching him look at the final two presents.
Harry thought for a minute. One had to be from Remus, but he couldn't think of anyone else who might have sent the last one.
He shrugged and opened the one that was from Remus. There were three books and a quick note. He read the titles of the books first.
'The Marauder's Guide to Marauding at Hogwarts', 'Lily's Guide to Surviving the Marauders at Hogwarts', and 'Moony and Padfoot's Guide to Marauding After You Leave Hogwarts (Sequel to 'The Marauder's Guide to Marauding at Hogwarts')'.
Harry laughed quietly and picked up the note.
Dear Harry,
No doubt you are amused by the titles of these books. Believe me, it's even funnier to read them, especially Lily's one. We wrote our book before graduation, and didn't find out that Lily had written a book until the next year.
Sirius and I wrote the sequel last year, and only just got it published.
I hope you enjoy this little peek into the Marauder's lives, and that you get a lot of ideas of how to annoy/humiliate Snape/Malfoy/anyone else such as McGonagall.
Remus
Harry grinned and set the books aside, planning to show them to his friends the next day.
He turned to the last package. A letter was taped on the side. He took it and opened it.
Harry,
I knew your mother for a very long time, and I was the only person who knew the complete truth. That was because she left in my possession her diaries from her first year at Hogwarts until just before you went into hiding.
I believe that you also deserve the truth, and therefore I have sent to you your mother's diaries.
I loved Lily like the sister I never had Harry, and although you and I will never meet I wish you the best of luck in the future.
Do not try to contact me. This was a time-delayed delivery, which I set up when you would have been nine.
At the time I am dying, and will have done by the time you get this on your seventeenth birthday.
Yours truly,
Samantha Ashton Lupin
Harry stared in surprise, and mentally vowed to ask Remus if he had a sister.
He opened the package and took out the first diary. It was a small black book with the name Lily Evans written on the front.
Harry opened it to the first page and began to read.
Now, if you all review like good little readers, I'll be able to write the next chapter really quick and you'll all find out THE TRUTH! And of course, there's Harry's party too.