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Chapter 5- Laughter and Tears
Lucius Malfoy was standing up and was trying to hide something with his books. Lily saw something like water dripping down his legs. His face was bright red, and when Lily thought nothing worse could happen, a soaked sheet with the words * Little Lucius's Bed Pad * written on it in scarlet appeared. Lily laughed.
"Hey Lucy, nice sheet!" Sirius called out, causing more laughter.
This seemed to make everyone laugh except Professor Tregon. He was the head of the Slytherin house, and the younger Malfoy was his pet. He looked embarrassed, and somewhat angry. Lily thought that was odd.
"Students of Hogwarts!" Dumbledore called out. The Hall immediately became silent. "It seems that someone had an accident. Don't worry Mr. Malfoy, it happens to all of us," he continued as a highly embarrassed Malfoy rushed out of the hall. "Now, after dinner may I see Mr. Potter and Black?" He finished, looking at the innocently * ha ha * looking boys. They smiled at him.
"But Professor, its not our fault that he's not potty trained!" James called to Dumbledore. Dumbledore merely laughed and shook his head.
After dinner, Lily, Peter, and Candy made their way to the common room.
"Did you see his face? It was a Kodak moment!" Lily screamed.
"Kodak? What's a Kodak?" Candy asked bewildered.
"Huh? Oh, nothing Cands," Lily replied, "It's a muggle saying."
"Sweet! I like that!" Candy laughed.
They stopped in front of the Fat Lady.
"Well hello there! Oh, did you hear what happened to that little boy? Violet told me all about it!" She rambled on.
"Magic socks," Peter said, not listening to her.
"Spoil sport." She reluctantly opened up. They stepped in and Lily mumbled a 'I'll tell you later' to the Fat Lady as she passed.
Candy went upstairs to drop off her books and Peter went upstairs to do who knows what. Lily walked over to the couches and plopped down and waited for Sirius, James, Summer, and Remus to come back. The portrait hole opened, and Lily looked over towards it, but it was just a couple of fifth years. This happened again for about fifteen minutes.
It opened again and a very red Summer and Remus walked in. Summer said hi to Lily and then scurried up stairs. Lily raised an eyebrow at Remus.
"So, where were you two?" She asked causally.
"The library. She needed help with her essay." He asked, blushing a little bit. "Hey, I'm going upstairs if any one needs me." then he left and rushed up to his room. Lily chuckled.
After waiting for a bit longer, she got up, thinking that James and Sirius weren't going to come back alive at all.
"Hey Evans, guess what?" James called out as he and Sirius entered the common room, just as she started to walk up the stairs, scaring her out of her skin.
"Gosh Potter, what did McGonagall say?" she asked when her breathing returned to normal.
"We got a detention!" Sirius said triumphantly.
"Really? That's ALL? I thought you'd lose like a limb or something, seeing how made Tregon was," Lily asked astonished.
"Yup! We're on a mission to get the worlds most detention!" James stated. (AN-Yikes, no rhyming was intended!)
Lily looked at them like they were mental, which was probably correct.
"I'm going to bed before you two get into even more trouble. Oh, congrats on the detention," and with that she swept up to her room.
The weeks went by fast. James and Sirus got more detentions, and Lily still loathed flying lessons. She had too much time to think then, and she didn't like leaving the ground. Soon it would start to snow and to Lily's thanks and everyone else's dismay, flying lessons would be cancelled and potions would resume until spring. Even thought she hated potions and the creepy dungeons, it was better than being up in the air on a little broom stick.
Lily and her friends scurried down the barren corridor.
"Oh man, we're soo dead...." she moaned. It was the last week of school until after Christmas, and they were late to their first period class, charms.
"Cheer up Lils, Professor Flitwick loooves us, well, you anyway..." Sirius boasted. This comment wasn't too comforting. Summer suddenly groaned and smacked her head. "Drat! I left my quill!" She started to curse, surprising Lily and Candy and making the boys laugh.
"Sum, I didn't know you knew those words!" Candy gasped. Summer blushed scarlet.
"Oh boy, you should hear her when Peeves is around," Remus chuckled, causing Summer to blush even harder, if it was possible. "Here, I have an extra," he added, handing a quill to Summer.
"Thanks, oh, we're here..." she panted.
Thankfully the tiny professor hadn't arrived yet, and the other kids were talking amongst themselves. "No lost points from Gryffindor," Lily thought.
They quickly sat down, and Lily found herself between James and the window. She saw that Summer was sitting a row behind her, next to Candy and Remus. Sirius and Peter ended up next to a Hufflepuff named Jacob Abbot.
"Welcome charms first years!" A tiny goblin stood up on a pile of books.
"Can everyone hear me?"
Everyone nodded.
"Excellent! Now, does everyone have a feather in front of them?" Everyone nodded again. "Now, we are about to learn a simple Levitation charm. Now, everyone mimic my wand movements. Swish and flick, swish and flick."
Everyone picked up their wand and mimed the professor. "This is sooo easy," Lily heard a Ravenclaw mumble.
"Good good! Well done!" Professor Flitwick squeaked. "Now, let's add the spell part. Repeat after me Wingardium Leviosa."
"Wingardium Leviosa." The class repeated.
"Now, put it with the wand movement, and try it out." Professor Flitwick said.
Lily pointed her wand at the feather, and said the charm, thinking about how boring life could be, when something hit her from behind.
"OW!" she yelled. Everyone turned to look at her, and she smiled at them. "I stubbed my toe," she lamely said. When they turned back around, she turned to see what had hit her.
"HI LILY!" Summer said, levitating the feather. "Look what I can do!"
Lily smiled. "Did you see what hit me?" She whispered to Summer.
Summer shook her head. "Nope, ask Remus, he sees everything."
Lilt turned to Remus and repeated her question. She saw him quickly glance daggers at Malfoy and then turn back to her. "Oh, sorry bout that Lils. I, uh... Accidentally said the wrong thing and a book flew out of my wand. Sorry!" She turned around and thought about what he said. A book? The thing that hit her wasn't as hard as a book. Was he lying to her? She quickly discarded that though. Remus would never lie.
"I'm going to be swishing and flicking in my sleep!" James complained at dinner that night. To empathies his point, he swished and flicked and a piece of chicken floated up. The others laughed.
"Well, at least you won't forget it," Candy said.
A few minutes into dinner, they heard a 'who' of an owl. Everyone looked up to see a white owl fly down towards their table.
"Isn't it a little late for the post?" Lily asked, instantly on alert.
"Normally. Hey, isn't that Dewdrop Sum?" Remus asked.
"Yeah, I wonder why she's here." She said to her friends. "Hey baby, wassa matter?" Summer said to her owl. Dewdrop stuck out her leg and Summer grabbed the letter off of it. With the letter gone, Dewdrop flew off to the Owlery.
Summer ripped open the letter and started to read. As she read, her face paled with every word. Suddenly she burst out crying and ran out of Great Hall.
"What happened to Summer?" Sirius asked.
Nobody said anything. Lily picked up the letter from the floor and started to read. "Hey guys, I think I know why," she said, motioning to the letter.
Candy, James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter crowded around her and read.
Dear Ms. Dippet- I regret to inform you that on December 12 your parents, Laura and Greg, went to a Ministry party in London. After dinner, they started to move to the dance floor. When the music started to play, a group of masked Death Eaters appeared in the center of the floor. In a matter of minutes, everyone present was killed. Your parents were wonderful people, and they will be missed. I offer my deepest sympathies. Anthony Hancock, Minister of Magic
There was silence at the Gryffindor table. Lily looked up and caught the eye of Dumbledore. He sadly nodded, holding up a piece of paper himself.
"Ms. Dippet, will you please come up here?" Dumbledore called. Lily saw Autumn go up to Dumbledore, confusion written on her face.
Lily turned back to her friends. "We better go see if she's alright," she said. They all nodded. Candy picked up half of Summer's things and Remus picked up the rest and headed towards the tower.
"Hello dears. Why such long faces?" The Fat Lady asked.
"Have you seen Summer?" James asked.
"Why yes. She came up here about twenty minutes ago. She looked so forlorn. What happened to the dear?" She asked.
"Magic socks," Remus said quickly. All of them except Peter, who was explaining to the Fat Lady, entered. Lily grabbed Summer's things from Remus and followed Candy up to their room.
"Sum? Are you in here?" Candy called out softly. When they received no response, they entered the room.
They looked around for a second but then spotted her lying in a ball on her bed. The two rushed over to their friend. She was a sorry picture. Her normally tidy hair was everywhere, her face was moist with tears, tissues were clutched in her hand, and her school robes were crinkled. She was fast asleep.
"Poor Summer. She was really close to her mother. Do you think we should wake her up?" Candy asked.
"No, I think she's safe where she is now. Since tomorrow's Saturday and the last day until break, I think Dumbledore will let her off classes. She's safe right now in her dreams," Lily said, pulling a blanket around the sleeping form of Summer.
"Come on, lets leave her alone," Candy said, moving towards the door.
They went downstairs to the common room and the anxiously waiting boys. They looked up at them with eager eyes.
"She cried herself to sleep," Lily said softly, plopping down on the couch next to Remus.
No one said a word. Just before Lily thought the silence would kill her, Remus spoke up.
"These are bad times we're living in," he said, " and no one knows how bad they are until it comes close to home."
"Very bad times," Sirius said.
AN- Sniff sniff. That was soooo sad. I promise next time it will be better. : ( Lizzie. Now, REVIEW!!!!!!!!!
Disclaimer- we own what we own, don't what we don't.
Chapter 5- Laughter and Tears
Lucius Malfoy was standing up and was trying to hide something with his books. Lily saw something like water dripping down his legs. His face was bright red, and when Lily thought nothing worse could happen, a soaked sheet with the words * Little Lucius's Bed Pad * written on it in scarlet appeared. Lily laughed.
"Hey Lucy, nice sheet!" Sirius called out, causing more laughter.
This seemed to make everyone laugh except Professor Tregon. He was the head of the Slytherin house, and the younger Malfoy was his pet. He looked embarrassed, and somewhat angry. Lily thought that was odd.
"Students of Hogwarts!" Dumbledore called out. The Hall immediately became silent. "It seems that someone had an accident. Don't worry Mr. Malfoy, it happens to all of us," he continued as a highly embarrassed Malfoy rushed out of the hall. "Now, after dinner may I see Mr. Potter and Black?" He finished, looking at the innocently * ha ha * looking boys. They smiled at him.
"But Professor, its not our fault that he's not potty trained!" James called to Dumbledore. Dumbledore merely laughed and shook his head.
After dinner, Lily, Peter, and Candy made their way to the common room.
"Did you see his face? It was a Kodak moment!" Lily screamed.
"Kodak? What's a Kodak?" Candy asked bewildered.
"Huh? Oh, nothing Cands," Lily replied, "It's a muggle saying."
"Sweet! I like that!" Candy laughed.
They stopped in front of the Fat Lady.
"Well hello there! Oh, did you hear what happened to that little boy? Violet told me all about it!" She rambled on.
"Magic socks," Peter said, not listening to her.
"Spoil sport." She reluctantly opened up. They stepped in and Lily mumbled a 'I'll tell you later' to the Fat Lady as she passed.
Candy went upstairs to drop off her books and Peter went upstairs to do who knows what. Lily walked over to the couches and plopped down and waited for Sirius, James, Summer, and Remus to come back. The portrait hole opened, and Lily looked over towards it, but it was just a couple of fifth years. This happened again for about fifteen minutes.
It opened again and a very red Summer and Remus walked in. Summer said hi to Lily and then scurried up stairs. Lily raised an eyebrow at Remus.
"So, where were you two?" She asked causally.
"The library. She needed help with her essay." He asked, blushing a little bit. "Hey, I'm going upstairs if any one needs me." then he left and rushed up to his room. Lily chuckled.
After waiting for a bit longer, she got up, thinking that James and Sirius weren't going to come back alive at all.
"Hey Evans, guess what?" James called out as he and Sirius entered the common room, just as she started to walk up the stairs, scaring her out of her skin.
"Gosh Potter, what did McGonagall say?" she asked when her breathing returned to normal.
"We got a detention!" Sirius said triumphantly.
"Really? That's ALL? I thought you'd lose like a limb or something, seeing how made Tregon was," Lily asked astonished.
"Yup! We're on a mission to get the worlds most detention!" James stated. (AN-Yikes, no rhyming was intended!)
Lily looked at them like they were mental, which was probably correct.
"I'm going to bed before you two get into even more trouble. Oh, congrats on the detention," and with that she swept up to her room.
The weeks went by fast. James and Sirus got more detentions, and Lily still loathed flying lessons. She had too much time to think then, and she didn't like leaving the ground. Soon it would start to snow and to Lily's thanks and everyone else's dismay, flying lessons would be cancelled and potions would resume until spring. Even thought she hated potions and the creepy dungeons, it was better than being up in the air on a little broom stick.
Lily and her friends scurried down the barren corridor.
"Oh man, we're soo dead...." she moaned. It was the last week of school until after Christmas, and they were late to their first period class, charms.
"Cheer up Lils, Professor Flitwick loooves us, well, you anyway..." Sirius boasted. This comment wasn't too comforting. Summer suddenly groaned and smacked her head. "Drat! I left my quill!" She started to curse, surprising Lily and Candy and making the boys laugh.
"Sum, I didn't know you knew those words!" Candy gasped. Summer blushed scarlet.
"Oh boy, you should hear her when Peeves is around," Remus chuckled, causing Summer to blush even harder, if it was possible. "Here, I have an extra," he added, handing a quill to Summer.
"Thanks, oh, we're here..." she panted.
Thankfully the tiny professor hadn't arrived yet, and the other kids were talking amongst themselves. "No lost points from Gryffindor," Lily thought.
They quickly sat down, and Lily found herself between James and the window. She saw that Summer was sitting a row behind her, next to Candy and Remus. Sirius and Peter ended up next to a Hufflepuff named Jacob Abbot.
"Welcome charms first years!" A tiny goblin stood up on a pile of books.
"Can everyone hear me?"
Everyone nodded.
"Excellent! Now, does everyone have a feather in front of them?" Everyone nodded again. "Now, we are about to learn a simple Levitation charm. Now, everyone mimic my wand movements. Swish and flick, swish and flick."
Everyone picked up their wand and mimed the professor. "This is sooo easy," Lily heard a Ravenclaw mumble.
"Good good! Well done!" Professor Flitwick squeaked. "Now, let's add the spell part. Repeat after me Wingardium Leviosa."
"Wingardium Leviosa." The class repeated.
"Now, put it with the wand movement, and try it out." Professor Flitwick said.
Lily pointed her wand at the feather, and said the charm, thinking about how boring life could be, when something hit her from behind.
"OW!" she yelled. Everyone turned to look at her, and she smiled at them. "I stubbed my toe," she lamely said. When they turned back around, she turned to see what had hit her.
"HI LILY!" Summer said, levitating the feather. "Look what I can do!"
Lily smiled. "Did you see what hit me?" She whispered to Summer.
Summer shook her head. "Nope, ask Remus, he sees everything."
Lilt turned to Remus and repeated her question. She saw him quickly glance daggers at Malfoy and then turn back to her. "Oh, sorry bout that Lils. I, uh... Accidentally said the wrong thing and a book flew out of my wand. Sorry!" She turned around and thought about what he said. A book? The thing that hit her wasn't as hard as a book. Was he lying to her? She quickly discarded that though. Remus would never lie.
"I'm going to be swishing and flicking in my sleep!" James complained at dinner that night. To empathies his point, he swished and flicked and a piece of chicken floated up. The others laughed.
"Well, at least you won't forget it," Candy said.
A few minutes into dinner, they heard a 'who' of an owl. Everyone looked up to see a white owl fly down towards their table.
"Isn't it a little late for the post?" Lily asked, instantly on alert.
"Normally. Hey, isn't that Dewdrop Sum?" Remus asked.
"Yeah, I wonder why she's here." She said to her friends. "Hey baby, wassa matter?" Summer said to her owl. Dewdrop stuck out her leg and Summer grabbed the letter off of it. With the letter gone, Dewdrop flew off to the Owlery.
Summer ripped open the letter and started to read. As she read, her face paled with every word. Suddenly she burst out crying and ran out of Great Hall.
"What happened to Summer?" Sirius asked.
Nobody said anything. Lily picked up the letter from the floor and started to read. "Hey guys, I think I know why," she said, motioning to the letter.
Candy, James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter crowded around her and read.
Dear Ms. Dippet- I regret to inform you that on December 12 your parents, Laura and Greg, went to a Ministry party in London. After dinner, they started to move to the dance floor. When the music started to play, a group of masked Death Eaters appeared in the center of the floor. In a matter of minutes, everyone present was killed. Your parents were wonderful people, and they will be missed. I offer my deepest sympathies. Anthony Hancock, Minister of Magic
There was silence at the Gryffindor table. Lily looked up and caught the eye of Dumbledore. He sadly nodded, holding up a piece of paper himself.
"Ms. Dippet, will you please come up here?" Dumbledore called. Lily saw Autumn go up to Dumbledore, confusion written on her face.
Lily turned back to her friends. "We better go see if she's alright," she said. They all nodded. Candy picked up half of Summer's things and Remus picked up the rest and headed towards the tower.
"Hello dears. Why such long faces?" The Fat Lady asked.
"Have you seen Summer?" James asked.
"Why yes. She came up here about twenty minutes ago. She looked so forlorn. What happened to the dear?" She asked.
"Magic socks," Remus said quickly. All of them except Peter, who was explaining to the Fat Lady, entered. Lily grabbed Summer's things from Remus and followed Candy up to their room.
"Sum? Are you in here?" Candy called out softly. When they received no response, they entered the room.
They looked around for a second but then spotted her lying in a ball on her bed. The two rushed over to their friend. She was a sorry picture. Her normally tidy hair was everywhere, her face was moist with tears, tissues were clutched in her hand, and her school robes were crinkled. She was fast asleep.
"Poor Summer. She was really close to her mother. Do you think we should wake her up?" Candy asked.
"No, I think she's safe where she is now. Since tomorrow's Saturday and the last day until break, I think Dumbledore will let her off classes. She's safe right now in her dreams," Lily said, pulling a blanket around the sleeping form of Summer.
"Come on, lets leave her alone," Candy said, moving towards the door.
They went downstairs to the common room and the anxiously waiting boys. They looked up at them with eager eyes.
"She cried herself to sleep," Lily said softly, plopping down on the couch next to Remus.
No one said a word. Just before Lily thought the silence would kill her, Remus spoke up.
"These are bad times we're living in," he said, " and no one knows how bad they are until it comes close to home."
"Very bad times," Sirius said.
AN- Sniff sniff. That was soooo sad. I promise next time it will be better. : ( Lizzie. Now, REVIEW!!!!!!!!!