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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - THE DARK CONFEDERACY
Julia and Sirius laid motionless and soundless. Some people walked slowly between the bookshelves, they were obviously looking for something. The pair under the Invisibility Cloak watched their steps, glancing below the lowest shelf. They saw four pairs of shoes and black robes.
The steps missed their shelf and stopped in the next passage. The last one. The one signed "DARK ARTS".
Julia glanced at Sirius. Who were these people? What they intended to do? Why the dark arts??? Sirius shrugged hi shoulders: no idea. Both were curious, both had to lay still in such an uncomfortable position. I love it, Sirius thought. Julia glanced at him as if mocking and shook her head. They turned to the newcomers who were looking for some dark books. They heard their talk.
'Oh, Luc, don't act as if you hadn't been here before', a girl's voice sneered at one of her partners. 'We all want to do things more illegal than breaking into the restricted.'
'Oh, you're so sweet. Let's find the book!', answered the boy. Julia was almost sure that it was Lucius Malfoy. Sirius had no doubts that the woman, who seemed to be the leader, was his cousin Bellatrix Black.
'Found it!', another voice shouted. Sirius trembled, this voice was too familiar. 'called "Dark against Muggles", perfect choice.'
'Of course, perfect', the girl mocked. 'My choice! We can't take it. Let's copy the hexes. Yes, Regulus, the very last pages.'
Julia wondered why the hell they bother to copy: if they want to produce something as awful as Dark magic, they could steal the book as well. She felt that Sirius' muscles were tensed. Yes, Sirius' younger brother was with the death eaters to be. He was one of them.
Then another man's voice asked suspiciously.
'Bella, when do you want to use it?'
'Soon, I hope the teachers will leave, we shouldn't do this if Dumbledore stays. Oh, Mudbloods will have fun!'
Julia was shocked, why the students want to attack other students? Why the world is so bad?
'They can't do this', Sirius whispered into her ear. 'None of our friends will be hurt.'
'Do you smell something? A different scent.', the unidentified voice asked. The woman laughed.
'These are my perfumes, Sev', so it was Snape. 'Women use perfumes. We're going out.'
Someone put the book back on its place on the shelf and they quietly left. Snape was smelling the scent but he gave up and believed Bella. In fact it was Julia's perfume that he scented. When they left the library, Julia and Sirius stood slowly up, laid the book and left the library wearing the Cloak. They didn't talk.
They walked slowly through the corridors and finally reached the fat Lady's portrait. It opened and they got into the common room. He threw the cloak away and gently turned Julia around to look into her eyes. He couldn't say anything and she.. She was crying. Soundlessly.
'Oh, honey.', he whispered and embraced her. He put a kiss on her head and then wiped the tears with his thumbs. 'Honey.'
She hugged him back, but without any strength. Her hand touched his cheek. After a while she said, or sobbed.
'I just can't get it. How can they plan an attack or something? Why? Why they think they're better? What has that mad done to such a beautiful world.', Sirius wondered how could she speak for so long, without breathing and still crying. 'How can they use something that kills? Who brought them up?? And why this is going to happen here, at school where we are to be safe. And why this in not everything. Why through all the years my mother kept telling me that I shouldn't believe divinations. That we can't foresee the future and all the augurs all liars. And now we revealed that a prophecy about me had been made! That somewhere is a man made especially for me, God, she used to laugh about such predictions! Why the hell they hadn't told me? Thought I am not good enough for such revelations??'
She was still crying and Sirius easily carried her to the couch and sat her on his knees. His hands were still around her holding her tight. His lips were kissing gently her hair and he muttered occasionally 'It'll be fine' or 'Honey..'
'none of them told me', she continued silently. 'After all those signs, suspicions. They didn't trust us or what? I just. I mean, I love being with you, Sirius. It's. I, we should have been told.'
'I know honey, I know. Calm down, baby, Julie, love.'
'So many dreadful things can happen and they don't trust their only daughter or niece! Sirius', she turned her head to look into his eyes, they were so hot, so full of. 'I don't want to be alone now. Let's stay here, please', she kissed him gently and her eyes were begging. He'd love to hold her all night.
He laid himself on his back and pulled her to his chest. Then he took a blanket and covered them. Her face, still in tears was laying on his chest. He was breathing calmly, he wanted her to rest. He put his arm around her, and in the other one he held her hand. It was so small. He felt so peaceable with her. Tomorrow, they would have to fight, nothing would be safe. But now, all he could do was to enjoy her lovely head on his body, her calm sleep.
*/\*/\*/\*
When James Potter woke up, he realized that his friend, Padfoot, hadn't got back from his night's escapade to library. He could have been caught. No, too experienced. He was hurt by some kind of biting book. He could bite as well! Oh, he hadn't gone there alone. Julia!
James got out of his bed, put on his dressing gown and run down the stairs to the empty common room.
The room wasn't empty. The sun that had just risen was lightening two nestling bodies. He smiled tenderly, but soon realized that he is not a tender type of person.
'Ha!', he shouted and laughed when Sirius opened his eyes. Julia's were still closed, but she wasn't sleeping anymore. She just wanted to catch the last minutes of her dream, moving slightly her head on Sirius' chest.
'Stop it Prongs', grinned Black and held Julia tighter, kissing her sleepy head.
'Well, you must have had a wonderful night, guys', Potter said suspiciously.
Julia turned her head to Sirius and opened her eyes: they had grayish sea colour and were still swollen. She was beautiful, he sighed.
'Kill him', she told Sirius about James and hid her head between his neck and shoulder. He felt a warm chill and smiled.
'It wasn't as wonderful as it should be', Sirius summarized the talk they had overheard in the library.
'It's no good', after a while said Potter.
\/*\/*\/
Julia was sitting with Lily in the library. She hadn't told her friend about her visit to the library and the consequences. They were doing their Herbology homework (Lily was doing so, Julia was just accompanying and reading something about the ancient arts. They didn't realize that James, Sirius and Remus came closer and sat by them. Lily looked up, angry and annoyed, they were so irritating!
'What, Potter', she had already known that there was no use asking anybody else: James always was the first to talk to her.
'Lily, I have a sensitive request', as James said this, Sirius almost laughed and had to hide his lips in Julia's hair. Sting stroked his hair and giggled. 'I need you to be serious. God, I am so naïve!'
Lily turned, Potter sounded seriously. She waited.
'I'd like you Lily not to walk alone.. If you could just stay with one of us', he pointed the people at the table. 'Please.'
'I have no idea why I should do so', she answered briskly.
'We heard that somebody is planning to attack the Muggle born students. I'd love you to be safe', Lily didn't answer, wondering where did they learn such ridiculous gossip. Then, Evans was so surprised, Julia spoke and although Lily tried, she couldn't interrupt her friend.
'when we went to the restricted..', Lily shouted 'what', but was calmed down by James' hand. 'we heard some Slytherins looking for some dark books and preparing for having fun with some Muggle bloods. We still don't know when it is to happen, but you really shouldn't walk alone.'
'So, I can't defend myself. Thanks, if this is how you value my skills and me. What where you doing there.'
Sirius sat by Julia's side, hemmed and said slowly, making stupid faces.
'We went there to check out the star prophecies.'
All of them gazed at him. Neither Julia nor Sirius spoke about that aim of their visit. That was the first time Sirius mentioned their prophecy book. He described the book and what they read about the Ancient Fire, but didn't mention the part about Julia's destiny. They didn't talk about it much, but he felt she didn't want this fact to be popularised. She had never spoken much about herself and this matter was still too sensitive to discuss it publicly. Nobody spoke.
After a while James, the one who had told them to learn about it, asked.
'So, it is true. It is... in you??'
The three stared at Julia and Sirius. Sting had her head down, watching the desk, (it was so interesting, the first time!!!!), Black slowly glanced into friends' eyes, embarrassed and shy (this seemed impossible!). Ancient art wasn't a thing commonly discussed in school. They learned ancient runes and some history, but this field of magic was, no even restricted, but avoided: too hard to teach and understand. And now two of them are marked with this. Julia nodded hesitantly and spoke with a different, serious voice.
'Whatever it is, we have other things to worry about', she sighed and stood up. Her friends looked surprised. 'We'll be late.'
With these words she left the library and none stopped her. Lily glanced at Sirius in her reproaching way, but Padfoot said bravely:
'She really needs more time', he glanced at his fingers nervously and added with a sigh. 'I guess we all need.'
*/\*/\*
The girls and Marauders were spying the conspirators, but none of the Slytherins talked about the attack of Muggle students. Maybe there were to many of them and they didn't have stuff. Maybe because the teachers weren't to leave. Maybe.
The Gryffindors weren't convinced by this sudden silence but Lily didn't seem to care about that anymore.
'Malfoy can smile as evilly as he can, but I know they just can't do this.'
Julia sighed. Lily wasn't naïve, she just trusted people too much. If only they had had a chance that she wouldn't loose it soon.
/\*/\*/\*/\
It was late in the night, but Julia had just woken up. She had a terrible headache. She wasn't used to that at all. She sat on her bed and opened the curtains. Although it was dark and she didn't wear her glasses she realized that something was wrong. When her eyes got used to the darkness, she saw that Lily's and Mavis' curtains had been torn and their beds were empty.
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yeah, the end for now! Did ya like it?
Thanks for all the reviews and please write more!! Ilara Z.
Read and enjoy. And review, guys, please!!
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - THE DARK CONFEDERACY
Julia and Sirius laid motionless and soundless. Some people walked slowly between the bookshelves, they were obviously looking for something. The pair under the Invisibility Cloak watched their steps, glancing below the lowest shelf. They saw four pairs of shoes and black robes.
The steps missed their shelf and stopped in the next passage. The last one. The one signed "DARK ARTS".
Julia glanced at Sirius. Who were these people? What they intended to do? Why the dark arts??? Sirius shrugged hi shoulders: no idea. Both were curious, both had to lay still in such an uncomfortable position. I love it, Sirius thought. Julia glanced at him as if mocking and shook her head. They turned to the newcomers who were looking for some dark books. They heard their talk.
'Oh, Luc, don't act as if you hadn't been here before', a girl's voice sneered at one of her partners. 'We all want to do things more illegal than breaking into the restricted.'
'Oh, you're so sweet. Let's find the book!', answered the boy. Julia was almost sure that it was Lucius Malfoy. Sirius had no doubts that the woman, who seemed to be the leader, was his cousin Bellatrix Black.
'Found it!', another voice shouted. Sirius trembled, this voice was too familiar. 'called "Dark against Muggles", perfect choice.'
'Of course, perfect', the girl mocked. 'My choice! We can't take it. Let's copy the hexes. Yes, Regulus, the very last pages.'
Julia wondered why the hell they bother to copy: if they want to produce something as awful as Dark magic, they could steal the book as well. She felt that Sirius' muscles were tensed. Yes, Sirius' younger brother was with the death eaters to be. He was one of them.
Then another man's voice asked suspiciously.
'Bella, when do you want to use it?'
'Soon, I hope the teachers will leave, we shouldn't do this if Dumbledore stays. Oh, Mudbloods will have fun!'
Julia was shocked, why the students want to attack other students? Why the world is so bad?
'They can't do this', Sirius whispered into her ear. 'None of our friends will be hurt.'
'Do you smell something? A different scent.', the unidentified voice asked. The woman laughed.
'These are my perfumes, Sev', so it was Snape. 'Women use perfumes. We're going out.'
Someone put the book back on its place on the shelf and they quietly left. Snape was smelling the scent but he gave up and believed Bella. In fact it was Julia's perfume that he scented. When they left the library, Julia and Sirius stood slowly up, laid the book and left the library wearing the Cloak. They didn't talk.
They walked slowly through the corridors and finally reached the fat Lady's portrait. It opened and they got into the common room. He threw the cloak away and gently turned Julia around to look into her eyes. He couldn't say anything and she.. She was crying. Soundlessly.
'Oh, honey.', he whispered and embraced her. He put a kiss on her head and then wiped the tears with his thumbs. 'Honey.'
She hugged him back, but without any strength. Her hand touched his cheek. After a while she said, or sobbed.
'I just can't get it. How can they plan an attack or something? Why? Why they think they're better? What has that mad done to such a beautiful world.', Sirius wondered how could she speak for so long, without breathing and still crying. 'How can they use something that kills? Who brought them up?? And why this is going to happen here, at school where we are to be safe. And why this in not everything. Why through all the years my mother kept telling me that I shouldn't believe divinations. That we can't foresee the future and all the augurs all liars. And now we revealed that a prophecy about me had been made! That somewhere is a man made especially for me, God, she used to laugh about such predictions! Why the hell they hadn't told me? Thought I am not good enough for such revelations??'
She was still crying and Sirius easily carried her to the couch and sat her on his knees. His hands were still around her holding her tight. His lips were kissing gently her hair and he muttered occasionally 'It'll be fine' or 'Honey..'
'none of them told me', she continued silently. 'After all those signs, suspicions. They didn't trust us or what? I just. I mean, I love being with you, Sirius. It's. I, we should have been told.'
'I know honey, I know. Calm down, baby, Julie, love.'
'So many dreadful things can happen and they don't trust their only daughter or niece! Sirius', she turned her head to look into his eyes, they were so hot, so full of. 'I don't want to be alone now. Let's stay here, please', she kissed him gently and her eyes were begging. He'd love to hold her all night.
He laid himself on his back and pulled her to his chest. Then he took a blanket and covered them. Her face, still in tears was laying on his chest. He was breathing calmly, he wanted her to rest. He put his arm around her, and in the other one he held her hand. It was so small. He felt so peaceable with her. Tomorrow, they would have to fight, nothing would be safe. But now, all he could do was to enjoy her lovely head on his body, her calm sleep.
*/\*/\*/\*
When James Potter woke up, he realized that his friend, Padfoot, hadn't got back from his night's escapade to library. He could have been caught. No, too experienced. He was hurt by some kind of biting book. He could bite as well! Oh, he hadn't gone there alone. Julia!
James got out of his bed, put on his dressing gown and run down the stairs to the empty common room.
The room wasn't empty. The sun that had just risen was lightening two nestling bodies. He smiled tenderly, but soon realized that he is not a tender type of person.
'Ha!', he shouted and laughed when Sirius opened his eyes. Julia's were still closed, but she wasn't sleeping anymore. She just wanted to catch the last minutes of her dream, moving slightly her head on Sirius' chest.
'Stop it Prongs', grinned Black and held Julia tighter, kissing her sleepy head.
'Well, you must have had a wonderful night, guys', Potter said suspiciously.
Julia turned her head to Sirius and opened her eyes: they had grayish sea colour and were still swollen. She was beautiful, he sighed.
'Kill him', she told Sirius about James and hid her head between his neck and shoulder. He felt a warm chill and smiled.
'It wasn't as wonderful as it should be', Sirius summarized the talk they had overheard in the library.
'It's no good', after a while said Potter.
\/*\/*\/
Julia was sitting with Lily in the library. She hadn't told her friend about her visit to the library and the consequences. They were doing their Herbology homework (Lily was doing so, Julia was just accompanying and reading something about the ancient arts. They didn't realize that James, Sirius and Remus came closer and sat by them. Lily looked up, angry and annoyed, they were so irritating!
'What, Potter', she had already known that there was no use asking anybody else: James always was the first to talk to her.
'Lily, I have a sensitive request', as James said this, Sirius almost laughed and had to hide his lips in Julia's hair. Sting stroked his hair and giggled. 'I need you to be serious. God, I am so naïve!'
Lily turned, Potter sounded seriously. She waited.
'I'd like you Lily not to walk alone.. If you could just stay with one of us', he pointed the people at the table. 'Please.'
'I have no idea why I should do so', she answered briskly.
'We heard that somebody is planning to attack the Muggle born students. I'd love you to be safe', Lily didn't answer, wondering where did they learn such ridiculous gossip. Then, Evans was so surprised, Julia spoke and although Lily tried, she couldn't interrupt her friend.
'when we went to the restricted..', Lily shouted 'what', but was calmed down by James' hand. 'we heard some Slytherins looking for some dark books and preparing for having fun with some Muggle bloods. We still don't know when it is to happen, but you really shouldn't walk alone.'
'So, I can't defend myself. Thanks, if this is how you value my skills and me. What where you doing there.'
Sirius sat by Julia's side, hemmed and said slowly, making stupid faces.
'We went there to check out the star prophecies.'
All of them gazed at him. Neither Julia nor Sirius spoke about that aim of their visit. That was the first time Sirius mentioned their prophecy book. He described the book and what they read about the Ancient Fire, but didn't mention the part about Julia's destiny. They didn't talk about it much, but he felt she didn't want this fact to be popularised. She had never spoken much about herself and this matter was still too sensitive to discuss it publicly. Nobody spoke.
After a while James, the one who had told them to learn about it, asked.
'So, it is true. It is... in you??'
The three stared at Julia and Sirius. Sting had her head down, watching the desk, (it was so interesting, the first time!!!!), Black slowly glanced into friends' eyes, embarrassed and shy (this seemed impossible!). Ancient art wasn't a thing commonly discussed in school. They learned ancient runes and some history, but this field of magic was, no even restricted, but avoided: too hard to teach and understand. And now two of them are marked with this. Julia nodded hesitantly and spoke with a different, serious voice.
'Whatever it is, we have other things to worry about', she sighed and stood up. Her friends looked surprised. 'We'll be late.'
With these words she left the library and none stopped her. Lily glanced at Sirius in her reproaching way, but Padfoot said bravely:
'She really needs more time', he glanced at his fingers nervously and added with a sigh. 'I guess we all need.'
*/\*/\*
The girls and Marauders were spying the conspirators, but none of the Slytherins talked about the attack of Muggle students. Maybe there were to many of them and they didn't have stuff. Maybe because the teachers weren't to leave. Maybe.
The Gryffindors weren't convinced by this sudden silence but Lily didn't seem to care about that anymore.
'Malfoy can smile as evilly as he can, but I know they just can't do this.'
Julia sighed. Lily wasn't naïve, she just trusted people too much. If only they had had a chance that she wouldn't loose it soon.
/\*/\*/\*/\
It was late in the night, but Julia had just woken up. She had a terrible headache. She wasn't used to that at all. She sat on her bed and opened the curtains. Although it was dark and she didn't wear her glasses she realized that something was wrong. When her eyes got used to the darkness, she saw that Lily's and Mavis' curtains had been torn and their beds were empty.
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yeah, the end for now! Did ya like it?
Thanks for all the reviews and please write more!! Ilara Z.