"I think I just realized what happened." James gasped and turned around. A
scream of pure horror escaped my ips but I didn't hear the sound. I was
paralyzed with fear as I saw what stood in front of us. A body lay slumped
on the foor, serval other sutdend ran away and a teacher came racing us the
steps. I shut my eyes still screaming. This had to be a nightmare. But
it wasn't, it was all too real."-last chapter
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I found James's hand and clutched it in mine as every part of my body turned to ice. It stood in front of us, a six foot tall creature.
"Dementor" was the only word that passed through James's lips as he stared at that creature, with hate and horror in his bright hazel ice.
"RUN YOU IDIOTS!" Someone yelled, I think it Sirius, but I couldn't tell beacause the world arund me was dizolving into somewhere else. I wasn't sure where I was but, I began to shake and scream and in the back of my head I heard voices. And then, it was over. I fell backwards onto the floor, still shaking a bit, but my head cleared. I blinked several times before my vision was straight agian. The dementor, as James called it, glided out of the hall into the grounds and screams from the people hurrying back to the castle filled the school.
"He has had his soul taken from him." Professor flitwick said, his voice so shaky and quiet, as tears rolled down his cheeks. A body, limp and almost lifeless was carried away.
"Everyone else all right?" Asked professr Sinistra, of the astronomy department.
"I think so." Sirius said and James extended his hand to help me up.
"Go to your dorms, now." Professor Sinistra seemed in shock.
"Lets go." James half carried me up the Gryffindor common room. The common room, usually bright an cheery, was somber. The fire illuminated sad, pale, anxious faces. An hour seemed and enterinty and the the day passed in unbearable slow motion.
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"DEMENTORS SWITCH SIDES AND LEAVE AZKABAN!!!! The nototirous gaurds of our Wizard prison, have escaped. Attacking Hogwarts school, the villages of Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley, and muggle streets. A total of 50 dementors were on the loose and only 13 have been accounted for. 66 wizards have lost their souls in just one day and the wizarding community is in shambles. The cause of the Dementors leaving their guarding position at Azkaban has been confirmed. The Dementors are joining He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Most of the prisonars of Azkaban have fled their cells, and none of them have been recaptured. The few remaining convicts are guarded by trolls, and highly trained wizards. An eye witness to the desctuction that the Halloween Dementor release at Diagon Alley has agreed to speak with us. Daily prophet:What is your name and age, miss?"
Eye Witness:Star Winfield. I am 22 years old.
DP:Where were you when you saw the dementors?
Star Winfield: I was just coming out of Florish and Blotts with my fiancee.
DP:How many Dementors were there?
SW:OH, its hard to say, but I'd guess over 20.
DP:Tell us what happened.
SW:I felt cold, my fiancee (Who wishes to remain anonymous) started screaming bloody murder and fainted. I felt alone suddenly, alone in the midst of a crowd of other by-standers. The world began to swirl and my thoughts were clouded. I saw the Dementor life a women up and pull down his hood, what was under the hood I couldn't see, everything was so blurry but the women screamed and screamed, until suddenly she stopped. Another dementor lifted another witch and another and another until I saw one coming towards me. I lifted by wand and used the patronus charm and I watched amazed as I could see the demeotr running away from my silver unicorn. The other dementors didn't flee, my charm wasn;t enoiugh, but by that time other people were using there charms to until all the dementors left. I then fainted and I wokje in St. Mungos.
DP:You and your fiancess were all right, yes?
SW:Yes, we were some of thre lucky ones.
DP:What effect do you believe this will have on wizards everywhere?
SW:I don't want to think about it.
Well there you have it, the Diagon Alley Halloween masacer, it wont soon be forgotten. Story continued on pages 6, 17-25 and page 32. An interview with Albus Duimbledoor, a tribute to those souls lost, an interview with a Hogsmeade wizard, the history of Dementors and Azkaban, A warning to all wizards: Patronus charms and escaped criminals, and Bemneath the hood of Dementors." Lo threw the paper away from her, as though it were on fire after reading the first page of the artical outloud ther next morning.
"We are all screwed, as good as dead, OR WORSE!" Lo shouted angrily. Bellatrix and Snape snickered at the Slytherin table.
"I hope the dementors suck out Snape's and Bella's soul. Oh wait, thats right, they never had one to began with." Sirius spat.
"Calm down, Sirius." James said putting a conmforting arm on his best friend's shoulder.
"I wonder how many students lost their souls?" I asked no one in particular as an umcormfotable wave of numbess swept through me.
"I think about 9 or 10." Remus answered gloomily.
"And what is with this 'He-who-mus-not-be-named' shit? Call him Voldie- kins!" Lo said, not eating, but sulking in her chair, her eyes reduced to angry slits.
"Lo, just relax." Remus said gently.
"I just can;t believe this!" She exclaimed resentfully.
"Its so horrible." Haven agreed, looking paler than usual.
"So Haven Hart, does have a heart after all?" Sirius said making himself smile a bit.
"I have a heart, when I want to." She said managing a weak smile too.
"I cant wait til I meet Voldie. I'm gonna kick some butt." Lo said a little less hatred etched in her words than before.
"I betcha this summer we get to learn the Patronus charm." James grinned while messing up his hair.
"That will be cool." I admitted.
"Oy! Come on you guys, lets go visit Hagrid! It's Sunday so we don't have class and he would be glad to see us." Sirius said jumping up, as we all left the table, none of us (Save, Peter and Lark) had touched their breakfast. Rain fell down in great drops pounding the ground as we ran across the soaking grass to Hagrid's hut.
"How yer doing?" He asked ushering us into his hut and out of the rain.
"None of yers are hurt, are ya?" he asked as we all sat around his huge table.
"No, we're all okay Hagrid." Sirius assured him.
"I'll put on some tea. Yer all soaked!"
"Thanks Hagrid." I grinned, shivering a bit.
"Did we tell you about Bernadette yet?" Lo asked suddenly.
"Naw, yer didn' I was wonderin' why she wasn' with yers all. Is she sick?" Hagrid asked while turning on the stove for the tea.
"I wish she was sick!" Lo shouted bitterly.
"Now, now Lo, ya don' wanna be wishin' sickness on anyone. Now, what'd she do to yous?" He said sitting down at the table.
"Guess who her new best friend is?" Remus asked sadly.
"Who?"
"Bellatrix Black." James said kicking the floor.
"Naw! Yer jokin' O' course!" he said incredously.
"Nope, not joking. It's true." I said miserably.
"She wont even talk with us anymore." Lark sniffed.
"She turned into a complete cow! Not that she was that great a person to began with.." Haven grumbeled. Lo kicked Haven under the table.
"She was a brillant person, Until now." Lo said scowling at Haven who simply shrugged.
"I never woulda' believed it." Hagrid shook his head while pouring as all tea.
"How about them dementors Hagrid?" Sirius asked to change the subject.
"Bloody awful! 9 students lost themseleves there souls!" He accidently poured to much tea in Peter's cup.
"I hate Volde-" James began but, was quickly cut off.
"Don' say his name!" Hagrid shouted anxiously.
"VOLDEMORT! I'M NOT AFRIAD!" James yelled.
"Shhhh!" Hagrid warned his eyes looking around the room and his hands shaking.
"Voldemort is a name, nothing more! It shouldn't scare you!" I said patting Hargid'smassive shoulder.
"Yer righ' O' course, but I can' help it." Hagrid frowned. The remainder of the visit was spent talking about Christmas and cheerful conversations about dragons, before the sun hovered low in the sky and we hd to return to school. The grass was still dasmp, though the rain had stopped, as we stepped outside Hagrid's hut and said our good-byes.
"Volde-I can't say his name." Peter said suddenly, small tears welled up in his watery eyes.
"It's all right Peter, you just need a bit more courage. You'll be able to say it, after a little while. Sirius and I will help ya." James grinned throwing his arm around Peter's chubby shoulders. Peter looked at James with admiration glowing in his face.
"Thanks." Peter said almost breathlessly.
"No problem buddy." James smiled.
"Come on! Walk faster its almost dinner time ande I'm starved." Sirius whined.
"Yeah, yeah we're coming." James said rolling his eyes.
The great hall was silent as we entered it. Dumbledorr stood infront of everyone looking grave.
"Whats going on?" Sirius whispered as we sat down at the Gryffindor table.
"No idea." Lo said looking aroud the great hall for aclue as to why the food was not yet served and no one was talking. Another group of kids entered laughing, which stopped abruptly as then enetered the silent room. They walkd hurridly to the Ravenclaw table and Dumbledorr took a step foward.
"As you all know nine students were taken from us all in one day. I would like you all to remember their names. From the Hufflepuff house we have lost Victoriah Lanley and Micheal Gross. From Slytherin we lost Jamie Barlydoore. In Ravenclaw the lives of Kevin McNalley, Tammie LaRoach and Fernado Espada. And the Gryffindor students we have lost are Tyler Jordan- " At this name Tyler's brother, Lyle, burst into tears, and the sobbing from the other house's students became audible.
"Malika Wood."
"That's Justin's sister!" Haven whispered urgently.
"And David Cabinot. We will always remember these people." Dumbledoor looked downwards and two silvery tears fell from his eyes splashing onto the floor. The only sounds that filled the hall were sobs and moans from those students who lost a friend or a loved one.
"And so we have enforced new security procedures. Be alert, aware, and careful. I hope you will all help eachother insuch difficult times. Be strong, and remember these people as you knew them, they will never die as long as they live in your hearts. Enjoy you dinner. Tonight will be a feast to celebrate the lives of these wonderful people and to mourn there untimly demie." Food appeared on the plates, but suddenly I wasn't hungrey. Sirius, Lark, Haven, James and Peter all dug in. Lo, Remus and I sat still.
"Eat!" Sirius urged us helping himself to everything he could reach.
"It's hard to eat knowing that those people will never eat agian." I said softly.
"Lily, just because people are no longer with us does NOT mean you should starve yourself." James reasoned. Lo got herself a peice of bread to nibble on. Remus and I didn't move.
"Come on you guys! Lo eat more than a peice of bread! Lily and Remus, you two dieing from lack of food WONT bring anyone their souls back." Sirius said trying to sound patient.
"True." I admitted getting some food, as did Lo and Remus.
"It just isn't fair!" I said suddenly surprising myself.
"We know its not fair Lily." James said soothingly.
"I know." I sighed. I saw Bernadette at the Slytherin table, smiling and laughing. I hated her more than almost anyone else in the world. The ring she gave me was still on my finger, out of habit. I ripped of the ring and threw it on the floor. Bernadette saw me and I swore I saw her condescending smile flicker before turing back to Bellatrix. This was the saddest feast ever. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Lily, Lo, Haven, Lark come on!" James pleaded the next weekend during breakfast.
"I just don't feel like it." I protested.
"You have been too damn depressed ever since last week! Move on! Get some fresh air! Smell the roses, lovey!" James said taking my hands in his and waltzing with me. I laughed in spite of myself.
"All right." I agreed.
"Yeah, yeah, we will come to your stupid quiddich match." Lo winked at me as James started to tango.
"Mr. Potter, you have get down to the feild, you can dance with Ms. Evans after you win the match for Gryffindor." Professor McGonagall said smiling.
"See you guys at the match!" James said to us.
"We're not guys!" Lo called back to him as he left the great hall. Lark and Haven looked at Lo oddly.
"What? We aren't 'guys." Lo said rolling her eyes.
"All righty, come on then we shoiudkl get down to the feidl to if we want good seats." Sirius said.
"I wish Remus could see it." Lo complained.
"Remus has...er...other things to do...Its the full moon tonight, as you know." Sirius reminded her leading us out into the cool November air.
"I hope we kick Slytherin ass, just to see the look on Bellatrix and her little buddie's faces." Lo said suddenly.
"Yeah, that would teach Ol' Snivelly and Bella a lesson or two, huh?" Sirius agreed.
"It would show stupid Bernadette too." Haven added.
"You said it." Lo nodded. "I never thougth I'd hate anymroe more than Bellatrix, until Bernadette became a traitor...Bernadette is a bit like the Dementors, she switched sides." I sighed.
"Nah, Bella is worse." Sirius said quickly.
"Why do you say that?" Lo interject sharply.
"Because, she is just more messed up than you know." He changed the subject to the weather as the game began.
"And Laidly Oakes shots a bludger towards Charles Flint who dodges it just in time. Dammit!" Lyle Jordan the announcer shouted, while Professor McGonagall warned him to watch his laungage The game lasted for nearly three hours until-
"AHAHAHA POTTER HAS SEEN THE SNITCH! GO JAMES, YOU CAN DO IT! AND YESSSSSSSSSS! OH YEAH IN YOUR FACE SLYTHERINS! POTTER GETS THE SNITCH! HELL YEAH!!"
"LYLE!" McGonagall warned, but was grinning broadly all the same. James took a bow, ruffling his already windswept hair.
"Yay!" I squealed hugging Haven, remebering hwo I usedto hug Bernadette after Gryffindor would win a game.
"heheh." Sirius beamed at James as he smiled back and went into the locker room.
"See you guys? Isn't it nice to be happy agian?" Sirius twirled and skipped back and forth.
"Your insane." Lo said snorting.
"Ya, but I;m dead sexy too, so the insane part can be over looked." he did a cartwheel. Peter, already flushed with happiness from James's victory was beside himself with glee at Sirius's random dancing and gymnastics.
"Jeez Peter, calm down before you hurt youself." Sirius joked as James ran up to them after exiting the locker room.
"You won Prongs!" Peter exclaimed.
"Yes indeedy, aren't you the smart one Peter?" James laughed and began to dance in a circle with Sirius.
"Your both insane." I said tryng nto to smile.
"And we're both sexy. You lnow you want us Evans." Sirius teased.
"Ya, we are irresistable." James added.
"What mirror are you looking in?" Lo snickered. James laughed and stopped dancing with Sirius.
"Come on, lets go inside, I have homework from Monday I haven't touched." James looked a little guilty.
"Ya, come on ladies." Sirius motionted for us to follow them. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I entered the great hall for dinner the next night, and sat down admist the usual chatter and people, buty the plates were empty.
"Why aren't we eating?" I asked Lo.
"I dunno, I was wondering the same thing." She frowned. James rubbed his stomache and grumbeled about "Needing Nourishment" as he rumpeled his already unruly black hair. Dumbledor then rose from the staff table, his long graying auborn beard aqnd hair swishing around him as he stood in front of all of us. Silence filled the room as he cleared his throat and began to speak.
"My wonderful students, young witches and wizards I have yet, another announcement for you all. Now that we approach the third week fo November, I feel It is time you shoudl began to prepare yourselves. I daresay, you wont find this bit of news nearly as horrible as the last announcement, btu you never know prepahes some of you may not be too thrilled. I, myself, am happy to inform you that-" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *********************************************************************** AN: haha you don't get to know what the annoucement is til next update. I like giving you all something to think about after the chapter, it will hopefully keep you hooked. Im sooo sorry I;m late, I'm horrible I know :( like the chappy tho?
NEXT UPDATE DATE:October 18th
Okay, so I am giving myself 18 days to do the next chapter, I know thats a whilo but do you have any idea the ammount of homework I have been getting? heh school can be a v. big pain in the- anyways, I PROMISE that the next chappy will be longer, I know this one is kinda short but, thats because there isn't really anywhere else I could leave off. The next events go together in one chapter, so I couldn't add anything else here. Well, I guess thats all I need to say for now except to remind you all to PLEASE REVIEW. Reviews make me happy. When I'm happy I write better, quicker and longer chapters. Reviews are the best and only medicine fr writers block. Reviews prove to me that my story is being read. so REVIEW. lol Im addicted to reviews ^_~ I love you guys!! Keep reading and reviewing!!!xoxo-Aprilsummer.
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I found James's hand and clutched it in mine as every part of my body turned to ice. It stood in front of us, a six foot tall creature.
"Dementor" was the only word that passed through James's lips as he stared at that creature, with hate and horror in his bright hazel ice.
"RUN YOU IDIOTS!" Someone yelled, I think it Sirius, but I couldn't tell beacause the world arund me was dizolving into somewhere else. I wasn't sure where I was but, I began to shake and scream and in the back of my head I heard voices. And then, it was over. I fell backwards onto the floor, still shaking a bit, but my head cleared. I blinked several times before my vision was straight agian. The dementor, as James called it, glided out of the hall into the grounds and screams from the people hurrying back to the castle filled the school.
"He has had his soul taken from him." Professor flitwick said, his voice so shaky and quiet, as tears rolled down his cheeks. A body, limp and almost lifeless was carried away.
"Everyone else all right?" Asked professr Sinistra, of the astronomy department.
"I think so." Sirius said and James extended his hand to help me up.
"Go to your dorms, now." Professor Sinistra seemed in shock.
"Lets go." James half carried me up the Gryffindor common room. The common room, usually bright an cheery, was somber. The fire illuminated sad, pale, anxious faces. An hour seemed and enterinty and the the day passed in unbearable slow motion.
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"DEMENTORS SWITCH SIDES AND LEAVE AZKABAN!!!! The nototirous gaurds of our Wizard prison, have escaped. Attacking Hogwarts school, the villages of Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley, and muggle streets. A total of 50 dementors were on the loose and only 13 have been accounted for. 66 wizards have lost their souls in just one day and the wizarding community is in shambles. The cause of the Dementors leaving their guarding position at Azkaban has been confirmed. The Dementors are joining He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Most of the prisonars of Azkaban have fled their cells, and none of them have been recaptured. The few remaining convicts are guarded by trolls, and highly trained wizards. An eye witness to the desctuction that the Halloween Dementor release at Diagon Alley has agreed to speak with us. Daily prophet:What is your name and age, miss?"
Eye Witness:Star Winfield. I am 22 years old.
DP:Where were you when you saw the dementors?
Star Winfield: I was just coming out of Florish and Blotts with my fiancee.
DP:How many Dementors were there?
SW:OH, its hard to say, but I'd guess over 20.
DP:Tell us what happened.
SW:I felt cold, my fiancee (Who wishes to remain anonymous) started screaming bloody murder and fainted. I felt alone suddenly, alone in the midst of a crowd of other by-standers. The world began to swirl and my thoughts were clouded. I saw the Dementor life a women up and pull down his hood, what was under the hood I couldn't see, everything was so blurry but the women screamed and screamed, until suddenly she stopped. Another dementor lifted another witch and another and another until I saw one coming towards me. I lifted by wand and used the patronus charm and I watched amazed as I could see the demeotr running away from my silver unicorn. The other dementors didn't flee, my charm wasn;t enoiugh, but by that time other people were using there charms to until all the dementors left. I then fainted and I wokje in St. Mungos.
DP:You and your fiancess were all right, yes?
SW:Yes, we were some of thre lucky ones.
DP:What effect do you believe this will have on wizards everywhere?
SW:I don't want to think about it.
Well there you have it, the Diagon Alley Halloween masacer, it wont soon be forgotten. Story continued on pages 6, 17-25 and page 32. An interview with Albus Duimbledoor, a tribute to those souls lost, an interview with a Hogsmeade wizard, the history of Dementors and Azkaban, A warning to all wizards: Patronus charms and escaped criminals, and Bemneath the hood of Dementors." Lo threw the paper away from her, as though it were on fire after reading the first page of the artical outloud ther next morning.
"We are all screwed, as good as dead, OR WORSE!" Lo shouted angrily. Bellatrix and Snape snickered at the Slytherin table.
"I hope the dementors suck out Snape's and Bella's soul. Oh wait, thats right, they never had one to began with." Sirius spat.
"Calm down, Sirius." James said putting a conmforting arm on his best friend's shoulder.
"I wonder how many students lost their souls?" I asked no one in particular as an umcormfotable wave of numbess swept through me.
"I think about 9 or 10." Remus answered gloomily.
"And what is with this 'He-who-mus-not-be-named' shit? Call him Voldie- kins!" Lo said, not eating, but sulking in her chair, her eyes reduced to angry slits.
"Lo, just relax." Remus said gently.
"I just can;t believe this!" She exclaimed resentfully.
"Its so horrible." Haven agreed, looking paler than usual.
"So Haven Hart, does have a heart after all?" Sirius said making himself smile a bit.
"I have a heart, when I want to." She said managing a weak smile too.
"I cant wait til I meet Voldie. I'm gonna kick some butt." Lo said a little less hatred etched in her words than before.
"I betcha this summer we get to learn the Patronus charm." James grinned while messing up his hair.
"That will be cool." I admitted.
"Oy! Come on you guys, lets go visit Hagrid! It's Sunday so we don't have class and he would be glad to see us." Sirius said jumping up, as we all left the table, none of us (Save, Peter and Lark) had touched their breakfast. Rain fell down in great drops pounding the ground as we ran across the soaking grass to Hagrid's hut.
"How yer doing?" He asked ushering us into his hut and out of the rain.
"None of yers are hurt, are ya?" he asked as we all sat around his huge table.
"No, we're all okay Hagrid." Sirius assured him.
"I'll put on some tea. Yer all soaked!"
"Thanks Hagrid." I grinned, shivering a bit.
"Did we tell you about Bernadette yet?" Lo asked suddenly.
"Naw, yer didn' I was wonderin' why she wasn' with yers all. Is she sick?" Hagrid asked while turning on the stove for the tea.
"I wish she was sick!" Lo shouted bitterly.
"Now, now Lo, ya don' wanna be wishin' sickness on anyone. Now, what'd she do to yous?" He said sitting down at the table.
"Guess who her new best friend is?" Remus asked sadly.
"Who?"
"Bellatrix Black." James said kicking the floor.
"Naw! Yer jokin' O' course!" he said incredously.
"Nope, not joking. It's true." I said miserably.
"She wont even talk with us anymore." Lark sniffed.
"She turned into a complete cow! Not that she was that great a person to began with.." Haven grumbeled. Lo kicked Haven under the table.
"She was a brillant person, Until now." Lo said scowling at Haven who simply shrugged.
"I never woulda' believed it." Hagrid shook his head while pouring as all tea.
"How about them dementors Hagrid?" Sirius asked to change the subject.
"Bloody awful! 9 students lost themseleves there souls!" He accidently poured to much tea in Peter's cup.
"I hate Volde-" James began but, was quickly cut off.
"Don' say his name!" Hagrid shouted anxiously.
"VOLDEMORT! I'M NOT AFRIAD!" James yelled.
"Shhhh!" Hagrid warned his eyes looking around the room and his hands shaking.
"Voldemort is a name, nothing more! It shouldn't scare you!" I said patting Hargid'smassive shoulder.
"Yer righ' O' course, but I can' help it." Hagrid frowned. The remainder of the visit was spent talking about Christmas and cheerful conversations about dragons, before the sun hovered low in the sky and we hd to return to school. The grass was still dasmp, though the rain had stopped, as we stepped outside Hagrid's hut and said our good-byes.
"Volde-I can't say his name." Peter said suddenly, small tears welled up in his watery eyes.
"It's all right Peter, you just need a bit more courage. You'll be able to say it, after a little while. Sirius and I will help ya." James grinned throwing his arm around Peter's chubby shoulders. Peter looked at James with admiration glowing in his face.
"Thanks." Peter said almost breathlessly.
"No problem buddy." James smiled.
"Come on! Walk faster its almost dinner time ande I'm starved." Sirius whined.
"Yeah, yeah we're coming." James said rolling his eyes.
The great hall was silent as we entered it. Dumbledorr stood infront of everyone looking grave.
"Whats going on?" Sirius whispered as we sat down at the Gryffindor table.
"No idea." Lo said looking aroud the great hall for aclue as to why the food was not yet served and no one was talking. Another group of kids entered laughing, which stopped abruptly as then enetered the silent room. They walkd hurridly to the Ravenclaw table and Dumbledorr took a step foward.
"As you all know nine students were taken from us all in one day. I would like you all to remember their names. From the Hufflepuff house we have lost Victoriah Lanley and Micheal Gross. From Slytherin we lost Jamie Barlydoore. In Ravenclaw the lives of Kevin McNalley, Tammie LaRoach and Fernado Espada. And the Gryffindor students we have lost are Tyler Jordan- " At this name Tyler's brother, Lyle, burst into tears, and the sobbing from the other house's students became audible.
"Malika Wood."
"That's Justin's sister!" Haven whispered urgently.
"And David Cabinot. We will always remember these people." Dumbledoor looked downwards and two silvery tears fell from his eyes splashing onto the floor. The only sounds that filled the hall were sobs and moans from those students who lost a friend or a loved one.
"And so we have enforced new security procedures. Be alert, aware, and careful. I hope you will all help eachother insuch difficult times. Be strong, and remember these people as you knew them, they will never die as long as they live in your hearts. Enjoy you dinner. Tonight will be a feast to celebrate the lives of these wonderful people and to mourn there untimly demie." Food appeared on the plates, but suddenly I wasn't hungrey. Sirius, Lark, Haven, James and Peter all dug in. Lo, Remus and I sat still.
"Eat!" Sirius urged us helping himself to everything he could reach.
"It's hard to eat knowing that those people will never eat agian." I said softly.
"Lily, just because people are no longer with us does NOT mean you should starve yourself." James reasoned. Lo got herself a peice of bread to nibble on. Remus and I didn't move.
"Come on you guys! Lo eat more than a peice of bread! Lily and Remus, you two dieing from lack of food WONT bring anyone their souls back." Sirius said trying to sound patient.
"True." I admitted getting some food, as did Lo and Remus.
"It just isn't fair!" I said suddenly surprising myself.
"We know its not fair Lily." James said soothingly.
"I know." I sighed. I saw Bernadette at the Slytherin table, smiling and laughing. I hated her more than almost anyone else in the world. The ring she gave me was still on my finger, out of habit. I ripped of the ring and threw it on the floor. Bernadette saw me and I swore I saw her condescending smile flicker before turing back to Bellatrix. This was the saddest feast ever. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Lily, Lo, Haven, Lark come on!" James pleaded the next weekend during breakfast.
"I just don't feel like it." I protested.
"You have been too damn depressed ever since last week! Move on! Get some fresh air! Smell the roses, lovey!" James said taking my hands in his and waltzing with me. I laughed in spite of myself.
"All right." I agreed.
"Yeah, yeah, we will come to your stupid quiddich match." Lo winked at me as James started to tango.
"Mr. Potter, you have get down to the feild, you can dance with Ms. Evans after you win the match for Gryffindor." Professor McGonagall said smiling.
"See you guys at the match!" James said to us.
"We're not guys!" Lo called back to him as he left the great hall. Lark and Haven looked at Lo oddly.
"What? We aren't 'guys." Lo said rolling her eyes.
"All righty, come on then we shoiudkl get down to the feidl to if we want good seats." Sirius said.
"I wish Remus could see it." Lo complained.
"Remus has...er...other things to do...Its the full moon tonight, as you know." Sirius reminded her leading us out into the cool November air.
"I hope we kick Slytherin ass, just to see the look on Bellatrix and her little buddie's faces." Lo said suddenly.
"Yeah, that would teach Ol' Snivelly and Bella a lesson or two, huh?" Sirius agreed.
"It would show stupid Bernadette too." Haven added.
"You said it." Lo nodded. "I never thougth I'd hate anymroe more than Bellatrix, until Bernadette became a traitor...Bernadette is a bit like the Dementors, she switched sides." I sighed.
"Nah, Bella is worse." Sirius said quickly.
"Why do you say that?" Lo interject sharply.
"Because, she is just more messed up than you know." He changed the subject to the weather as the game began.
"And Laidly Oakes shots a bludger towards Charles Flint who dodges it just in time. Dammit!" Lyle Jordan the announcer shouted, while Professor McGonagall warned him to watch his laungage The game lasted for nearly three hours until-
"AHAHAHA POTTER HAS SEEN THE SNITCH! GO JAMES, YOU CAN DO IT! AND YESSSSSSSSSS! OH YEAH IN YOUR FACE SLYTHERINS! POTTER GETS THE SNITCH! HELL YEAH!!"
"LYLE!" McGonagall warned, but was grinning broadly all the same. James took a bow, ruffling his already windswept hair.
"Yay!" I squealed hugging Haven, remebering hwo I usedto hug Bernadette after Gryffindor would win a game.
"heheh." Sirius beamed at James as he smiled back and went into the locker room.
"See you guys? Isn't it nice to be happy agian?" Sirius twirled and skipped back and forth.
"Your insane." Lo said snorting.
"Ya, but I;m dead sexy too, so the insane part can be over looked." he did a cartwheel. Peter, already flushed with happiness from James's victory was beside himself with glee at Sirius's random dancing and gymnastics.
"Jeez Peter, calm down before you hurt youself." Sirius joked as James ran up to them after exiting the locker room.
"You won Prongs!" Peter exclaimed.
"Yes indeedy, aren't you the smart one Peter?" James laughed and began to dance in a circle with Sirius.
"Your both insane." I said tryng nto to smile.
"And we're both sexy. You lnow you want us Evans." Sirius teased.
"Ya, we are irresistable." James added.
"What mirror are you looking in?" Lo snickered. James laughed and stopped dancing with Sirius.
"Come on, lets go inside, I have homework from Monday I haven't touched." James looked a little guilty.
"Ya, come on ladies." Sirius motionted for us to follow them. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I entered the great hall for dinner the next night, and sat down admist the usual chatter and people, buty the plates were empty.
"Why aren't we eating?" I asked Lo.
"I dunno, I was wondering the same thing." She frowned. James rubbed his stomache and grumbeled about "Needing Nourishment" as he rumpeled his already unruly black hair. Dumbledor then rose from the staff table, his long graying auborn beard aqnd hair swishing around him as he stood in front of all of us. Silence filled the room as he cleared his throat and began to speak.
"My wonderful students, young witches and wizards I have yet, another announcement for you all. Now that we approach the third week fo November, I feel It is time you shoudl began to prepare yourselves. I daresay, you wont find this bit of news nearly as horrible as the last announcement, btu you never know prepahes some of you may not be too thrilled. I, myself, am happy to inform you that-" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *********************************************************************** AN: haha you don't get to know what the annoucement is til next update. I like giving you all something to think about after the chapter, it will hopefully keep you hooked. Im sooo sorry I;m late, I'm horrible I know :( like the chappy tho?
NEXT UPDATE DATE:October 18th
Okay, so I am giving myself 18 days to do the next chapter, I know thats a whilo but do you have any idea the ammount of homework I have been getting? heh school can be a v. big pain in the- anyways, I PROMISE that the next chappy will be longer, I know this one is kinda short but, thats because there isn't really anywhere else I could leave off. The next events go together in one chapter, so I couldn't add anything else here. Well, I guess thats all I need to say for now except to remind you all to PLEASE REVIEW. Reviews make me happy. When I'm happy I write better, quicker and longer chapters. Reviews are the best and only medicine fr writers block. Reviews prove to me that my story is being read. so REVIEW. lol Im addicted to reviews ^_~ I love you guys!! Keep reading and reviewing!!!xoxo-Aprilsummer.