End of Summer Gloom
"Lily, honey, c'mon, we' got to go, your parents can't get into the Alley. We have to go meet them outside," said Teri, shaking Lily's arm.
Lily opened her eyes and looked up at her friend, "It's all my fault."
"Lily you have to stop saying that, it's not your fault; it's His, and he has to learn that you are a force to be reckoned with."
Lily didn't say anything, James helped her up, and together the five of them walked in silence towards the entrance of Diagon Alley, followed by the Blacks, Potters, and Lupins.
~**********~
A tall dark figure paced back in forth muttering to itself; he paced back and forth and his followers were confused, they like him were cloaked in black cloaks.
There was a small *pop* and medium, tall figure appeared. The person turned towards the leader and fell to it's knees, the cloak (that was all you could see of the person), in a male voice said, "Master I have failed you, please have mercy. It could not be helped."
The leader laughed, a cold hard, bone-shivering laugh, "You fool, you know as well as I that I never take mercy on anyone. Be it you; me; or even my own mother, especially not my mother," said the cold voice as an after thought. "Crucio."
The kneeling figure fell the rest of the way to the ground, screaming in pain. Several of the other cloaks winced, but did nothing; they all knew that if you failed the Master he would torture you, and when he was bored he would kill you, and unlike hid victims, he did not expend the mercy of killing with a curse, he would do it naturally, chaining you to a wall and summoning your heart, right out of your chest. It was the same as if you failed to report that you had failed.
He was a harsh master, but if you served well, and were loyal he would grant you all the riches in the world.
~**********~
They had gotten all of their school supplies, and the parents had decided that the children would return to their own homes until the beginning of the year.
Lily's father came into her bedroom, "Lily, pumpkin, you mother just remembered that this came for you at the beginning of the summer. It was so busy with all the redecorating she set it aside and sort of forgot about it, but er, here you are."
Lily who had been looking out the window turned, gave him her thanks and when he had left she opened the letter. . .
"Dear Ms. Evans, We are pleased to inform you that you are this year's new Head Girl,"
There was a pop and a shiny new badge appeared in her free hand.
"your badge should arrive momentarily. Congratulations.
We would also like to inform you that Headmaster Dumbledore will meet you on the train, he will have something to say to you and the new Head Boy.
Congratulations from the Faculty of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,
Sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall"
Lily sat there in shock, *Oh, wow, I'm Head Girl.* It was all she could think, *I had better not tell mum or dad, they'll both be more protective than they are now.*
Lily went over to her desk and began to compose a letter to Teri; it might not make her feel better about the events of yesterday, but it would be nice to let her friend know.
"Dear Teri, I cannot believe that this will be our last year at Hogwarts; it seems like we've attended forever, and at the end of the year it will all be over. But I didn't write to tell you anything depressing, THEY MADE ME HEAD GIRL!!!!! See You on the Train, Foxy"
She sealed the letter with some red wax and her special stamp, and sent it off with her owl.
Last year, Last chance, One more time.
The year would come and go, and once again it they would survive.
"Lily, honey, c'mon, we' got to go, your parents can't get into the Alley. We have to go meet them outside," said Teri, shaking Lily's arm.
Lily opened her eyes and looked up at her friend, "It's all my fault."
"Lily you have to stop saying that, it's not your fault; it's His, and he has to learn that you are a force to be reckoned with."
Lily didn't say anything, James helped her up, and together the five of them walked in silence towards the entrance of Diagon Alley, followed by the Blacks, Potters, and Lupins.
~**********~
A tall dark figure paced back in forth muttering to itself; he paced back and forth and his followers were confused, they like him were cloaked in black cloaks.
There was a small *pop* and medium, tall figure appeared. The person turned towards the leader and fell to it's knees, the cloak (that was all you could see of the person), in a male voice said, "Master I have failed you, please have mercy. It could not be helped."
The leader laughed, a cold hard, bone-shivering laugh, "You fool, you know as well as I that I never take mercy on anyone. Be it you; me; or even my own mother, especially not my mother," said the cold voice as an after thought. "Crucio."
The kneeling figure fell the rest of the way to the ground, screaming in pain. Several of the other cloaks winced, but did nothing; they all knew that if you failed the Master he would torture you, and when he was bored he would kill you, and unlike hid victims, he did not expend the mercy of killing with a curse, he would do it naturally, chaining you to a wall and summoning your heart, right out of your chest. It was the same as if you failed to report that you had failed.
He was a harsh master, but if you served well, and were loyal he would grant you all the riches in the world.
~**********~
They had gotten all of their school supplies, and the parents had decided that the children would return to their own homes until the beginning of the year.
Lily's father came into her bedroom, "Lily, pumpkin, you mother just remembered that this came for you at the beginning of the summer. It was so busy with all the redecorating she set it aside and sort of forgot about it, but er, here you are."
Lily who had been looking out the window turned, gave him her thanks and when he had left she opened the letter. . .
"Dear Ms. Evans, We are pleased to inform you that you are this year's new Head Girl,"
There was a pop and a shiny new badge appeared in her free hand.
"your badge should arrive momentarily. Congratulations.
We would also like to inform you that Headmaster Dumbledore will meet you on the train, he will have something to say to you and the new Head Boy.
Congratulations from the Faculty of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,
Sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall"
Lily sat there in shock, *Oh, wow, I'm Head Girl.* It was all she could think, *I had better not tell mum or dad, they'll both be more protective than they are now.*
Lily went over to her desk and began to compose a letter to Teri; it might not make her feel better about the events of yesterday, but it would be nice to let her friend know.
"Dear Teri, I cannot believe that this will be our last year at Hogwarts; it seems like we've attended forever, and at the end of the year it will all be over. But I didn't write to tell you anything depressing, THEY MADE ME HEAD GIRL!!!!! See You on the Train, Foxy"
She sealed the letter with some red wax and her special stamp, and sent it off with her owl.
Last year, Last chance, One more time.
The year would come and go, and once again it they would survive.
