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Dorcas shut the door behind her and slipped her shoes off before entering the house. Lily was already sitting on the couch, her hands in her lap.
"What's wrong?" Dorcas asked, coming to sit next to her.
"Do you think I'm wrong to be so angry with James?"
Dorcas sighed, resting her head back on the couch and staring at the ceiling. "He loves you Lily. Everyone knows that."
"Does he?" she asked uncertainly. "He says the words all the time but he's always playing stupid jokes that he knows will make me mad."
Dorcas smiled. "Everyone knew James at Hogwarts. He was the best Quidditch player in the school. Amazing Seeker. I used to be awed when he would play. I've never seen a person move that fast."
Lily grinned. "I know."
"Even I, who was in Slytherin, knew who James Potter was. He was arrogant, all the Slytherin's hated him, including me."
"Me too," Lily interrupted dryly.
Dorcas laughed. "Yes, that was obvious. James always liked you. He never hid it and you never hid your anger. I remember all the row's you two would have. Very public, all of them. But then James realized that he couldn't have you if he continued to act like the jerk that he was. I was amazed when he came back for Seventh year. James wasn't James anymore. And then you went out with him and I never hated James Potter again."
Lily smiled reminiscing. She remembered the fun they had too.
"He loves you Lily."
Lily grinned now, "I know."
They were silent for a moment before Lily turned to look at Dorcas frowning. "What is being in Slytherin like?" she asked.
Dorcas shrugged, "Like any other house I guess. Less talking, a lot colder. Our common room is down by the dungeons. I had my friends or what I thought were friends. After meeting you guys I've realized I've never known what a friend was."
Lily was staring at Dorcas. It was obvious she wanted to ask something but appeared as if she was uncertain whether she should or not. Finally she voiced uncertainly, "And how did you come to. . .you know. . .be a Death Eater and all."
Dorcas sighed. "My master-" she began but she was quickly interrupted by Lily.
"Your master? You still call him your master?"
"He will always be my master. Once you are a Death Eater, you're one for life, Lily." She lifted her sleeve and showed Lily the tattoo with a snake and a skull etched on her arm. "This doesn't come off. The Dark Lord is my Master whether I want him to be or not."
Lily's eyes were wide and her mouth was hanging open slightly. Dorcas would have laughed but she didn't feel like laughing now.
"I was always particularly good at the Dark Arts. An Auror was one of the only things I had ever dreamed of doing. And so I became one, right after Hogwarts. It took a lot of training, as you know-" Lily, James, and Sirius were all Auror's too. "-and then, just when I passed all my tests and I was ready to go, the Dark Lord rose to power. I was young and foolish. I was amazed by his power, his cunning. Of course I joined his ranks. And over the years things changed. I began to hate what we were doing. I hated my double job. I was an Auror and was supposed to be helping bring down the Lord and his minions. But I was his minion so I wasn't helping you guys like I should have. I was reporting stuff to my master instead." Dorcas shrugged. "You know the rest. I decided I had to help end this. I became a member of the Order and began helping the Auror's like I was supposed to."
Silence followed the story and just when Dorcas was about to doze off, Lily turned and hugged her friend. "Well, I'm glad that you changed."
Dorcas smiled. "So am I."
Lily yawned and stood up. "I guess I better go apologize to James. I miss him already."
"Goodnight Lily."
When Lily left, Dorcas collapsed on her bed. It took a long time for her to fall asleep but when she did it was a deep and troubled one.
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She woke up the next morning to the feeling of someone jumping on top of her. She didn't have to open her eyes to figure out who it was. "Ugh! Sirius, get off."
"I never thought I'd hear a woman say that to me." Sirius said sounding hurt.
"Well now you have." Dorcas opened her eyes and pushed Sirius off of her. "What are you doing up so early?"
"It's not early and I'm hungry. We're having a breakfast feast up at Headquarters, let's go."
Dorcas groaned and sat up groggily. "You woke me up for breakfast?" she asked, failing to stifle a huge yawn.
"If you don't want breakfast, we could just stay here," Sirius said mischievously, gripping her leg. Dorcas shrieked and rolled off her bed laughing.
"Nice try." She reached into her closet and grabbed the first color of robes that she touched. They happened to be blue, the shade of her eyes. "Go away, I need to change."
"Don't you need help?"
"LEAVE!"
"Alright, alright."
Dorcas quickly changed into her robes and opened her bedroom door. Sirius was sitting on the couch, his legs propped up, reading a worthless magazine called the Quibbler. When Dorcas came in, he threw the magazine on the couch and hopped up. Together they left Dorcas' house and headed toward Headquarters.
"James and Lily made up," Sirius said disgustedly. "They can't keep their hands off each other."
"That's good," she said offhandedly, pulling out her mirror. This time it was Emmeline Vance who sent the paper.
The first thing they saw as they entered the house was Rubeus Hagrid. He was an enormous man and looked slightly forbidding. Dorcas knew better. Hagrid was a wonderful person. He was gamekeeper at Hogwarts and you couldn't find a nicer giant. Dorcas had long suspected that Hagrid had giant blood but she never mentioned it. Being a giant was just as bad as being a Death Eater.
"What're yeh two doin' comin' here together, eh?" Hagrid asked in greeting, winking.
Sirius smiled and wrapped his arm around Dorcas, "Well, you know Hagrid. Just been over her house is all."
Dorcas rolled her eyes. "What are you doing here Hagrid?"
"Deliverin' a letter from Professor Dumbledore." Hagrid said proudly.
"Will you be eating with us Hagrid?" Sirius asked.
"Naw. I need ter be on my way. Just got me a new pup, name's Fang. Don't reckon I should leave him alone fer too long."
"All right, I'll see you later Hagrid!" Dorcas said, leading the way to the kitchen that was already filled with talking people. Dorcas and Sirius made their way to where Lily and James were sitting. They had obviously made up as they were kissing each other rather passionately at the moment.
"Get a room," Sirius muttered, sitting down. When the couple failed to hear him, Sirius reached over and yanked James' head back.
"What was that for?" James cried, rubbing the spot that Sirius had pulled.
"I'm trying to eat here!"
Meanwhile Dorcas was talking to Alice and Frank Longbottom. "Are you guys going in today?" she asked, buttering some toast.
Frank nodded. "Yes, very busy right now."
Frank and Alice both worked in the Department of Mysteries. No one had any idea what went on there and no one ever asked. It was top secret and Dorcas found she really didn't want to know. That corridor somehow gave her the chills and she tried to avoid it at all costs.
Just then Gideon and Fabian, the two brothers, sat next to Dorcas. Dorcas could feel her face flush as Gideon greeted her good morning. She accidentally missed her mouth and stuck a piece of bacon dangerously close to her nose.
"You all right?" Gideon asked, looking at her strangely.
"Um-yeah. Just tired."
Gideon nodded. "Me too."
Dorcas looked at him sympathetically. "Have trouble sleeping?"
"Every night."
Dorcas nodded. "Me too. You can come and visit me if you want."
Gideon smiled nervously. "I'd like that."
The breakfast hall emptied slowly as people headed for work. Dorcas, James, Sirius, and Lily finished eating and then Disapparated, heading for the Ministry of Magic.
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Dorcas shut the door behind her and slipped her shoes off before entering the house. Lily was already sitting on the couch, her hands in her lap.
"What's wrong?" Dorcas asked, coming to sit next to her.
"Do you think I'm wrong to be so angry with James?"
Dorcas sighed, resting her head back on the couch and staring at the ceiling. "He loves you Lily. Everyone knows that."
"Does he?" she asked uncertainly. "He says the words all the time but he's always playing stupid jokes that he knows will make me mad."
Dorcas smiled. "Everyone knew James at Hogwarts. He was the best Quidditch player in the school. Amazing Seeker. I used to be awed when he would play. I've never seen a person move that fast."
Lily grinned. "I know."
"Even I, who was in Slytherin, knew who James Potter was. He was arrogant, all the Slytherin's hated him, including me."
"Me too," Lily interrupted dryly.
Dorcas laughed. "Yes, that was obvious. James always liked you. He never hid it and you never hid your anger. I remember all the row's you two would have. Very public, all of them. But then James realized that he couldn't have you if he continued to act like the jerk that he was. I was amazed when he came back for Seventh year. James wasn't James anymore. And then you went out with him and I never hated James Potter again."
Lily smiled reminiscing. She remembered the fun they had too.
"He loves you Lily."
Lily grinned now, "I know."
They were silent for a moment before Lily turned to look at Dorcas frowning. "What is being in Slytherin like?" she asked.
Dorcas shrugged, "Like any other house I guess. Less talking, a lot colder. Our common room is down by the dungeons. I had my friends or what I thought were friends. After meeting you guys I've realized I've never known what a friend was."
Lily was staring at Dorcas. It was obvious she wanted to ask something but appeared as if she was uncertain whether she should or not. Finally she voiced uncertainly, "And how did you come to. . .you know. . .be a Death Eater and all."
Dorcas sighed. "My master-" she began but she was quickly interrupted by Lily.
"Your master? You still call him your master?"
"He will always be my master. Once you are a Death Eater, you're one for life, Lily." She lifted her sleeve and showed Lily the tattoo with a snake and a skull etched on her arm. "This doesn't come off. The Dark Lord is my Master whether I want him to be or not."
Lily's eyes were wide and her mouth was hanging open slightly. Dorcas would have laughed but she didn't feel like laughing now.
"I was always particularly good at the Dark Arts. An Auror was one of the only things I had ever dreamed of doing. And so I became one, right after Hogwarts. It took a lot of training, as you know-" Lily, James, and Sirius were all Auror's too. "-and then, just when I passed all my tests and I was ready to go, the Dark Lord rose to power. I was young and foolish. I was amazed by his power, his cunning. Of course I joined his ranks. And over the years things changed. I began to hate what we were doing. I hated my double job. I was an Auror and was supposed to be helping bring down the Lord and his minions. But I was his minion so I wasn't helping you guys like I should have. I was reporting stuff to my master instead." Dorcas shrugged. "You know the rest. I decided I had to help end this. I became a member of the Order and began helping the Auror's like I was supposed to."
Silence followed the story and just when Dorcas was about to doze off, Lily turned and hugged her friend. "Well, I'm glad that you changed."
Dorcas smiled. "So am I."
Lily yawned and stood up. "I guess I better go apologize to James. I miss him already."
"Goodnight Lily."
When Lily left, Dorcas collapsed on her bed. It took a long time for her to fall asleep but when she did it was a deep and troubled one.
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She woke up the next morning to the feeling of someone jumping on top of her. She didn't have to open her eyes to figure out who it was. "Ugh! Sirius, get off."
"I never thought I'd hear a woman say that to me." Sirius said sounding hurt.
"Well now you have." Dorcas opened her eyes and pushed Sirius off of her. "What are you doing up so early?"
"It's not early and I'm hungry. We're having a breakfast feast up at Headquarters, let's go."
Dorcas groaned and sat up groggily. "You woke me up for breakfast?" she asked, failing to stifle a huge yawn.
"If you don't want breakfast, we could just stay here," Sirius said mischievously, gripping her leg. Dorcas shrieked and rolled off her bed laughing.
"Nice try." She reached into her closet and grabbed the first color of robes that she touched. They happened to be blue, the shade of her eyes. "Go away, I need to change."
"Don't you need help?"
"LEAVE!"
"Alright, alright."
Dorcas quickly changed into her robes and opened her bedroom door. Sirius was sitting on the couch, his legs propped up, reading a worthless magazine called the Quibbler. When Dorcas came in, he threw the magazine on the couch and hopped up. Together they left Dorcas' house and headed toward Headquarters.
"James and Lily made up," Sirius said disgustedly. "They can't keep their hands off each other."
"That's good," she said offhandedly, pulling out her mirror. This time it was Emmeline Vance who sent the paper.
The first thing they saw as they entered the house was Rubeus Hagrid. He was an enormous man and looked slightly forbidding. Dorcas knew better. Hagrid was a wonderful person. He was gamekeeper at Hogwarts and you couldn't find a nicer giant. Dorcas had long suspected that Hagrid had giant blood but she never mentioned it. Being a giant was just as bad as being a Death Eater.
"What're yeh two doin' comin' here together, eh?" Hagrid asked in greeting, winking.
Sirius smiled and wrapped his arm around Dorcas, "Well, you know Hagrid. Just been over her house is all."
Dorcas rolled her eyes. "What are you doing here Hagrid?"
"Deliverin' a letter from Professor Dumbledore." Hagrid said proudly.
"Will you be eating with us Hagrid?" Sirius asked.
"Naw. I need ter be on my way. Just got me a new pup, name's Fang. Don't reckon I should leave him alone fer too long."
"All right, I'll see you later Hagrid!" Dorcas said, leading the way to the kitchen that was already filled with talking people. Dorcas and Sirius made their way to where Lily and James were sitting. They had obviously made up as they were kissing each other rather passionately at the moment.
"Get a room," Sirius muttered, sitting down. When the couple failed to hear him, Sirius reached over and yanked James' head back.
"What was that for?" James cried, rubbing the spot that Sirius had pulled.
"I'm trying to eat here!"
Meanwhile Dorcas was talking to Alice and Frank Longbottom. "Are you guys going in today?" she asked, buttering some toast.
Frank nodded. "Yes, very busy right now."
Frank and Alice both worked in the Department of Mysteries. No one had any idea what went on there and no one ever asked. It was top secret and Dorcas found she really didn't want to know. That corridor somehow gave her the chills and she tried to avoid it at all costs.
Just then Gideon and Fabian, the two brothers, sat next to Dorcas. Dorcas could feel her face flush as Gideon greeted her good morning. She accidentally missed her mouth and stuck a piece of bacon dangerously close to her nose.
"You all right?" Gideon asked, looking at her strangely.
"Um-yeah. Just tired."
Gideon nodded. "Me too."
Dorcas looked at him sympathetically. "Have trouble sleeping?"
"Every night."
Dorcas nodded. "Me too. You can come and visit me if you want."
Gideon smiled nervously. "I'd like that."
The breakfast hall emptied slowly as people headed for work. Dorcas, James, Sirius, and Lily finished eating and then Disapparated, heading for the Ministry of Magic.
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