A/N: Thanks to my loyal fans! I am truly honored!!! And, yes,
javabookie22, I did take the lyrics from Evanescence. "Fallen" is my
favorite CD right now. I've had it for a month, and I've listened to many
two other CD's besides this one. I have taken "Bring Me To Life," because
the lyrics kind of fit this fic, and I'm probably going to use another song
for the sequel. So, anyway, on with the fic.....
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Bring Me To Life
Chapter 3: Darkness Creeping
The end of Gipsy's seventh year came much to quick for her. She had just found the courage to kiss her long time crush, and now in a matter of two and a half months, she didn't know what she would do. Her parents had been killed by Death Eaters, and she had no where to go. Both Lily and Remus had offered her places to stay, which was comforting, but what could she do? Not only that, but she was a phoenix, and possibly the most endangered in her close group of friends.since it had reached Dumbledore's intelligence that Voldemort was looking for phoenix's blood for a highly illegal Immortality Potion.
"Maybe Dumbledore's right, Gipsy," Lily said. "Perhaps you should go into hiding." Gipsy shook her head.
"I don't like the idea of hiding," she said. "It seems so...."
"It's not cowardice," Remus finished for her. He smiled lightly. "The way you talk, you should've been in Gryffindor." Everyone there laughed.
"Do you really think I should?" Gipsy asked around. They all nodded their heads.
"We love you, Gipsy," Sirius said, smiling, "what would we do without you?" Gipsy sighed.
"Very well," she said. "I'll do it." Everyone smiled as Remus kissed her.
"Thank you," he whispered.
"You know I could never say no to you," she replied and kissed him back.
"Now that that's taken care of," James said, clearing his throat, "we need to give out assignments, Remus with Gipsy, me with Lily, Sirius with Peter, Arabella with Mundungus. Everybody set? See you all next week!"
"Or earlier," Lily put in, looking at James.
"Of course, or earlier," he replied hastily, winking at his fiancee. Sirius rolled his eyes. He muttered something that sounded like, "lovebirds." Gipsy laughed.
Back in the library, Gipsy looked around the shelves for anything that might give her some more insight on her particular "condition" as Sirius said. She pulled a volume titled Everything Phoenix by Jude Hagwood. She rolled her eyes at the corny title, but opened it and began to read.
After about an hour, she found what she was looking for:
"Uses for Phoenix blood:
While phoenix's are purely good creatures, various parts can be used for illicit mixtures, mostly immortality potions, as one of the phoenix's properties is the ability to live a long life because of it's regenerative state. However, for the mixture to properly work, a few requirements must be met. One, the phoenix blood can only be placed into the potion on the first full moon after it has died. Two, the phoenix must be ten years old. This is easy to tell with human phoenix's, which therefore means that they are in most danger. The third and hardest to tell, is that the death cannot be a suicide. This is the most mistake most witches and wizards make while searching for phoenix blood."
Gipsy closed the book, her head spinning. Suicide? The thought had never crossed her mind. She distractedly made her way back to the Ravenclaw common room after putting the book away. She hardly paid any attention as she ran into Severus Snape.
"Watch where you're going Burke," he snapped and stalked away. Gipsy shook her head and continued on her way. She found Remus at the hallway before the common room. She smiled and pushed what she had just learned into a corner of her mind. She didn't want to tell anyone about it yet.
"What's up?" Remus asked as he took her in his arms.
"Nothing," she said, nestling her head on his shoulder. "How are you?"
"I'm pretty good," he said, and lifted her face, and looked into her eyes. "Are you sure you're okay? You look sad." She smiled at his ability to see past her mask, one of the reasons she loved him.
"I'll be okay," she replied, "I'm just kinda suffering a blow to my ego." Remus nodded.
"It's not that bad," he reassured her. "Just remember I'm here for you." He kissed her. Gipsy didn't want it to end, but she knew hiding what she knew wouldn't do anyone any good. They walked down to the Great Hall for dinner.
Back up in her bed, Gipsy thought about the new information. She had to let someone know.
That morning, she found Remus and took him to a secluded place. There she told him all she had found out.
"But you can't seriously be thinking about it," he looked at her cautiously. "Even if phoenix's are rare, that doesn't mean Voldemort's going to hunt you down as if you're the last phoenix in the world!" Gipsy wasn't too sure about that.
"If Voldemort finds out about me, no doubt he'll want to get it over with quickly," Gipsy protested. "It would be fatal to us all if he gets his hands on any phoenix at all!"
"There has to be another way, though, Gipsy!" Remus exclaimed. "You're going into hiding, using the Fidelius Charm. I swear to you that I will never let anyone know where you are." His conviction was so strong, his voice so hurt, his face so full of concern, Gipsy relented. She looked away, ashamed. There was silence for a few minutes. "Do you trust me?" Remus asked. Tears were forming in Gipsy's eyes.
"Yes I do, Remus," she said. The tears ran down her cheek. "Yes I do." Remus touched her shoulder and Gipsy put her arms around him. She wiped her tears on his shoulder. "I'm so sorry. You're right. I never should've given it another thought." Remus held her. "I love you, Remus." They stayed there for a long time.
********* A/N: So that's the third chapter. A little darker, a little more suspence. Thanks to my avid fans. More on the way! As always, r/r! Thanks!
~GypsySwordGodess
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Bring Me To Life
Chapter 3: Darkness Creeping
The end of Gipsy's seventh year came much to quick for her. She had just found the courage to kiss her long time crush, and now in a matter of two and a half months, she didn't know what she would do. Her parents had been killed by Death Eaters, and she had no where to go. Both Lily and Remus had offered her places to stay, which was comforting, but what could she do? Not only that, but she was a phoenix, and possibly the most endangered in her close group of friends.since it had reached Dumbledore's intelligence that Voldemort was looking for phoenix's blood for a highly illegal Immortality Potion.
"Maybe Dumbledore's right, Gipsy," Lily said. "Perhaps you should go into hiding." Gipsy shook her head.
"I don't like the idea of hiding," she said. "It seems so...."
"It's not cowardice," Remus finished for her. He smiled lightly. "The way you talk, you should've been in Gryffindor." Everyone there laughed.
"Do you really think I should?" Gipsy asked around. They all nodded their heads.
"We love you, Gipsy," Sirius said, smiling, "what would we do without you?" Gipsy sighed.
"Very well," she said. "I'll do it." Everyone smiled as Remus kissed her.
"Thank you," he whispered.
"You know I could never say no to you," she replied and kissed him back.
"Now that that's taken care of," James said, clearing his throat, "we need to give out assignments, Remus with Gipsy, me with Lily, Sirius with Peter, Arabella with Mundungus. Everybody set? See you all next week!"
"Or earlier," Lily put in, looking at James.
"Of course, or earlier," he replied hastily, winking at his fiancee. Sirius rolled his eyes. He muttered something that sounded like, "lovebirds." Gipsy laughed.
Back in the library, Gipsy looked around the shelves for anything that might give her some more insight on her particular "condition" as Sirius said. She pulled a volume titled Everything Phoenix by Jude Hagwood. She rolled her eyes at the corny title, but opened it and began to read.
After about an hour, she found what she was looking for:
"Uses for Phoenix blood:
While phoenix's are purely good creatures, various parts can be used for illicit mixtures, mostly immortality potions, as one of the phoenix's properties is the ability to live a long life because of it's regenerative state. However, for the mixture to properly work, a few requirements must be met. One, the phoenix blood can only be placed into the potion on the first full moon after it has died. Two, the phoenix must be ten years old. This is easy to tell with human phoenix's, which therefore means that they are in most danger. The third and hardest to tell, is that the death cannot be a suicide. This is the most mistake most witches and wizards make while searching for phoenix blood."
Gipsy closed the book, her head spinning. Suicide? The thought had never crossed her mind. She distractedly made her way back to the Ravenclaw common room after putting the book away. She hardly paid any attention as she ran into Severus Snape.
"Watch where you're going Burke," he snapped and stalked away. Gipsy shook her head and continued on her way. She found Remus at the hallway before the common room. She smiled and pushed what she had just learned into a corner of her mind. She didn't want to tell anyone about it yet.
"What's up?" Remus asked as he took her in his arms.
"Nothing," she said, nestling her head on his shoulder. "How are you?"
"I'm pretty good," he said, and lifted her face, and looked into her eyes. "Are you sure you're okay? You look sad." She smiled at his ability to see past her mask, one of the reasons she loved him.
"I'll be okay," she replied, "I'm just kinda suffering a blow to my ego." Remus nodded.
"It's not that bad," he reassured her. "Just remember I'm here for you." He kissed her. Gipsy didn't want it to end, but she knew hiding what she knew wouldn't do anyone any good. They walked down to the Great Hall for dinner.
Back up in her bed, Gipsy thought about the new information. She had to let someone know.
That morning, she found Remus and took him to a secluded place. There she told him all she had found out.
"But you can't seriously be thinking about it," he looked at her cautiously. "Even if phoenix's are rare, that doesn't mean Voldemort's going to hunt you down as if you're the last phoenix in the world!" Gipsy wasn't too sure about that.
"If Voldemort finds out about me, no doubt he'll want to get it over with quickly," Gipsy protested. "It would be fatal to us all if he gets his hands on any phoenix at all!"
"There has to be another way, though, Gipsy!" Remus exclaimed. "You're going into hiding, using the Fidelius Charm. I swear to you that I will never let anyone know where you are." His conviction was so strong, his voice so hurt, his face so full of concern, Gipsy relented. She looked away, ashamed. There was silence for a few minutes. "Do you trust me?" Remus asked. Tears were forming in Gipsy's eyes.
"Yes I do, Remus," she said. The tears ran down her cheek. "Yes I do." Remus touched her shoulder and Gipsy put her arms around him. She wiped her tears on his shoulder. "I'm so sorry. You're right. I never should've given it another thought." Remus held her. "I love you, Remus." They stayed there for a long time.
********* A/N: So that's the third chapter. A little darker, a little more suspence. Thanks to my avid fans. More on the way! As always, r/r! Thanks!
~GypsySwordGodess