Lily was walking down the hallway that very same evening. It was quite late
at night, and she was bored doing her Prefect duties. She had just turned a
corner, figuring to go up to bed now, when she heard a strange whispering.
Lily snapped straight around. No-one was in sight, yet she could still hear the whispering. Lily took a step closer. She noticed a jar adjacent to her right. She pulled it open. Nobody was in there, except for a desk at the back of the dark room.
Wait - Lily pushed the door open wider - Her books were lying on that table! The ones she had dropped when she fell on James! Lily had just stepped over the threshold of the room when she remembered.
Lily listened closer to the whispering. This was just one a James' stupid pranks.
"Stop it James, or I'll report you." Lily said clearly. The whispering stopped. Satisfied, Lily hurried in the dark room and scooped up her books.
Just then, the door she had entered slammed shut.
Lily looked around. More angry than frightened at the moment, she marched back to the door.
"James! James you open this stupid door up right now!" She yelled, pounding the door.
Silence. James must've run away by now.
Lily huffed, then turned around to stare at the room in front of her.
There was only one small window up at the top of the wall. Lily took a few deep breaths. She wasn't scared of the dark. No, she would just wait for someone to walk around, and hear her.
Lily slid down to sit down. Suddenly, a loud voice whispered, "Leave!"
Lily was quite sure it wasn't James.
James turned around and smirked as Sirius and Peter clambered into the common room after him.
"Did you operate your plan?" Remus asked stiffly from behind a book.
"Oh yea," James said excitedly.
"You should've heard her, Moony," Sirius said, then put on a high - pitched voice.
"James? Where are you James? Oh James, I'll report you!"
"James? Are you there James? James, I'm going to report you!"
Peter laughed
"And we locked Lily in that shadowy room in the Charms Hallway-"
"What?!" Remus had jumped up from his seat.
"Yea, clever isn't it?"
"Not really, James!" Remus said. "That's the Room of Darkness!"
"Don't sweat it, I'm gonna rescue her in half an hour, acting all like the Hero, she can't not fall for that!"
"Prongs, don't you see? The room of darkness? Binns talked about it last week!"
Remus received three blank stares.
"Look," Moony said, rolling his eyes,
"A room of Darkness, there's at least one in a lot of magical buildings. Its a room where all the bad and hurt thoughts students have go to! So many pile up it turns into one life form! Lily's in big trouble!"
Lily looked around frightenly. She was hearing voices, she was sure of it, something was trying to talk to her-
"Leave now." The voice said.
"I can't leave, I'm locked in!" Lily cried.
Tears started to run down the young girl's face.
"Leeeeaaavvveeee......"
"I CAN'T!"
Lily started sobbing; she pushed herself in a corner and held her knees. Silence elapsed for a minute before -
"Go away, you Muuuuudddbloooood...."
Lily screamed. A strong force hit her chest; her heart stopped. Lily was screaming inside, 'No! No, leave me be.......'
She took a few deep breaths. A few more, and then she ran over to the window. Only one other object was in the room, a tall wardrobe. Its doors were shaking violently.
Lily screamed - another strange force was beating her back, throwing her down onto the cold stone floor. Pain seared up through her legs, from which her feet had stood on the ground.
"Sarah!"
The four Marauders were by Lily's best friends side, shaking her awake. Apparently she had dozed off reading a large book that took up half of her armchair.
"Wha-" Sarah said. The last thing she expected to see were all four Marauders, each looking extremely worried.
"Lily-" James exclaimed,
"She's locked in the Room of Darkness-"
Sarah screamed. A few Griffindors turned to stare at her.
"How did she get there?" Sarah asked.
Remus glanced pointedly at James and Sirius.
"Never mind how she got there-" James said impatiently,
"The important thing is we get her out!"
Sarah was up and out of the Common room like a bullet, The Mauruders hurrying behind her.
The only thing, James worried, was getting there in time, before the darkness swallowed poor Lily up.
Sarah stopped - Filch was prowling the next corridor.
"What are we going to do?" mouthed Sarah.
"Even Filch wouldn't believe a student was stupid enough to lock themselves in the Room of Darkness." Remus said.
"We'll have to take the long way, Moony-"
"I always meant to ask you why you called each other those silly names," Sarah mentioned as they were running past the Library.
All Marauders ignored her.
Lily snapped straight around. No-one was in sight, yet she could still hear the whispering. Lily took a step closer. She noticed a jar adjacent to her right. She pulled it open. Nobody was in there, except for a desk at the back of the dark room.
Wait - Lily pushed the door open wider - Her books were lying on that table! The ones she had dropped when she fell on James! Lily had just stepped over the threshold of the room when she remembered.
Lily listened closer to the whispering. This was just one a James' stupid pranks.
"Stop it James, or I'll report you." Lily said clearly. The whispering stopped. Satisfied, Lily hurried in the dark room and scooped up her books.
Just then, the door she had entered slammed shut.
Lily looked around. More angry than frightened at the moment, she marched back to the door.
"James! James you open this stupid door up right now!" She yelled, pounding the door.
Silence. James must've run away by now.
Lily huffed, then turned around to stare at the room in front of her.
There was only one small window up at the top of the wall. Lily took a few deep breaths. She wasn't scared of the dark. No, she would just wait for someone to walk around, and hear her.
Lily slid down to sit down. Suddenly, a loud voice whispered, "Leave!"
Lily was quite sure it wasn't James.
James turned around and smirked as Sirius and Peter clambered into the common room after him.
"Did you operate your plan?" Remus asked stiffly from behind a book.
"Oh yea," James said excitedly.
"You should've heard her, Moony," Sirius said, then put on a high - pitched voice.
"James? Where are you James? Oh James, I'll report you!"
"James? Are you there James? James, I'm going to report you!"
Peter laughed
"And we locked Lily in that shadowy room in the Charms Hallway-"
"What?!" Remus had jumped up from his seat.
"Yea, clever isn't it?"
"Not really, James!" Remus said. "That's the Room of Darkness!"
"Don't sweat it, I'm gonna rescue her in half an hour, acting all like the Hero, she can't not fall for that!"
"Prongs, don't you see? The room of darkness? Binns talked about it last week!"
Remus received three blank stares.
"Look," Moony said, rolling his eyes,
"A room of Darkness, there's at least one in a lot of magical buildings. Its a room where all the bad and hurt thoughts students have go to! So many pile up it turns into one life form! Lily's in big trouble!"
Lily looked around frightenly. She was hearing voices, she was sure of it, something was trying to talk to her-
"Leave now." The voice said.
"I can't leave, I'm locked in!" Lily cried.
Tears started to run down the young girl's face.
"Leeeeaaavvveeee......"
"I CAN'T!"
Lily started sobbing; she pushed herself in a corner and held her knees. Silence elapsed for a minute before -
"Go away, you Muuuuudddbloooood...."
Lily screamed. A strong force hit her chest; her heart stopped. Lily was screaming inside, 'No! No, leave me be.......'
She took a few deep breaths. A few more, and then she ran over to the window. Only one other object was in the room, a tall wardrobe. Its doors were shaking violently.
Lily screamed - another strange force was beating her back, throwing her down onto the cold stone floor. Pain seared up through her legs, from which her feet had stood on the ground.
"Sarah!"
The four Marauders were by Lily's best friends side, shaking her awake. Apparently she had dozed off reading a large book that took up half of her armchair.
"Wha-" Sarah said. The last thing she expected to see were all four Marauders, each looking extremely worried.
"Lily-" James exclaimed,
"She's locked in the Room of Darkness-"
Sarah screamed. A few Griffindors turned to stare at her.
"How did she get there?" Sarah asked.
Remus glanced pointedly at James and Sirius.
"Never mind how she got there-" James said impatiently,
"The important thing is we get her out!"
Sarah was up and out of the Common room like a bullet, The Mauruders hurrying behind her.
The only thing, James worried, was getting there in time, before the darkness swallowed poor Lily up.
Sarah stopped - Filch was prowling the next corridor.
"What are we going to do?" mouthed Sarah.
"Even Filch wouldn't believe a student was stupid enough to lock themselves in the Room of Darkness." Remus said.
"We'll have to take the long way, Moony-"
"I always meant to ask you why you called each other those silly names," Sarah mentioned as they were running past the Library.
All Marauders ignored her.