Damia - "And the next installment is up,"


Wren - "I'm mad at Damia for this chapter,"


Solatina - "Sorry Bambi, but not everything's goodness and light,"


Damia - "I got bored and added a strange twist that may or may not ruin the plot . . . If it does I'll re-write it,"


Solatina - "Quit whining and get on with the story,"


Damia - "That's it, no more violent video games for you tonight,"


Wren - "YAY,"


Solatina - "NO,"


Damia - "ARGH,"


Wren - "Alright, let's let them read the story,"





Chapter 4

~*~ Crucio


"I see you figured out the cure" Mina asked.

"I just got back from taking the lovely fur off of Malfoy," Lily answered.

"How long have you been seeing Remus?" Sere asked.

"Almost Five months," Mina answered.

"WHAT!?!?!?" She screeched.

"Almost Five-"

"I heard you, I'm just a little surprised,"

"I think they make a cute couple," Lily said.

"Is he a good kisser?" Sere asked.

"A lady doesn't kiss and tell," Mina answered primly. Her sister snorted.

"well you're not a lady, your an obnoxious brat that happens to be a little better mannered than her twin," Sere retorted.

"He's a pretty good kisser," Mina answered. The girls started to get undressed as the door opened. Mina was wearing her underwear and a tank top, Lily was in her skirt and her shirt was unbuttoned, while Sere was in shorts and her bra which was a lacy silver. They heard the door and turned just in time to see some of Malfoy's goons put the 'crucio' curse on them. The girls hit the floor, writhing in agony and screaming. They heard shouts, muffled groans, lots of bangs, and then the pain finally stopped. The girls had been under the curse for almost five minutes.

"Mina? Mina?" Remus asked softly. He picked the girl up and hugged her to him. He sat on one of the seats and rocked her back and forth. She was sweaty and sticky, but he didn't care. James had lain Lily out on the sat opposite, and Sirius was looking over sere where she lay on the floor. Peter was holding his wand over the three boys.

"Remus?" came Mina's weak voice.

"Yes?" he asked, softly moving some hair out of her eyes.

"I hurts," she said, a tear slipped out her eye.

"I know," he said.

"Make it stop," she pleaded.

"I wish I could," The train stopped. They sent the first students that passed them out to tell Hagrid what happened. He trussed up the three troublemakers and tossed them in the bottom of one of the boats. The boys carried the girls out to the carriages. Peter blushed to the roots of his hair as he looked at them all. The boys had grabbed the girls' robes and covered them a little. Lily and Sere hadn't woken up at all, and Mina had passed out again.

"Will they be okay?" Peter asked, his voice trembling.

"I don't know," Sirius answered.

"I hope so," Remus answered at the same time.

"Ah, they are gonna die when I get my hands on them for touching my sister," Sere said in her sleep.

"What's going on?" James asked.

"I dunno, I thought she was unconscious," Sirius said.

"Maybe she's remembering something," Remus supplied.

"Mina, run, don't get caught," she said weakly.

"Sere?" Mina asked, her eyes opened a little.

"Mina, leave, run," Sere said, her eyes still tightly closed.

"Sere?" Mina struggled to open her eyes a little more.

"Mina, Run, don't let them get you," Sere cried in her sleep, tears leaking out of her eyes.

"Oh Sere, don't remember that, don't," Mina pleaded softly.

"I can take care of myself, They'll die of they touch you, I swear it," Sere promised.

"Don't remember that, I got away, I was safe," Mina said. Sirius traded spots with Peter so that he and his burden were next to Remus and Mina.

"Mina, I wont let them hurt you, I wont," Sere said, her lips trembling.

"Sere, I'm safe, you didn't let them hurt me," Mina told her softly.

"Mina's safe?" Sere asked.

"I'm safe, I'm not hurt," Mina said.

"Mina's safe, they can't hurt her," sere replied softly. Mina struggled to get her eyes to stay open.

"What was that about?" Sirius asked her.

"Two summers ago, we were, on vacation," she paused as she tried to stay awake, "Remus knows," She passed out.

"Remus?" Peter asked.

"Serena and Minuette were on vacation in france, and they were walking around when a group of muggles found them and kidnapped them. Sere fought tooth and nail so that Mina could get away and then, they found her in an alley five days later, completely brutalized. She wouldn't talk to anyone but Mina for weeks, then she just started to act normal again, as if she blocked it out. She wont talk to anyone about it if they ask her, not even Mina," Remus shook his head, and moved some hair out of Mina's eyes.

"Wow, she's stronger than I thought," Peter commented. Sirius looked at the tear streaked face of the girl in his lap. He shook his head. The carriage they were in came to a stop. and they found themselves looking at three of their professors as well as there headmaster.

"This way my boys," Professor Dumbledore told them. He led them to the infirmary where he had Madame Pomfrey look after them.

"The girls are fine now, but the curse put them through a lot of pain and I don't know how that will affect them all. This pain would have made them feel they were going to die. Serena and Lillian have had traumatic experiences that neither are quite over yet, and Minuette knows how her sister is feeling at all times not to mention the guilt that she still feels over not staying. The girls should be fine physically when they wake up, but mentally, I have absolutely no idea," She told them.

"Thank you my dear," Professor Dumbledore told the woman before turning to the boys, "You four go to the feast, we don't want you starved, you may look in on them tomorrow," He told the boys. He shooed them out.