A/N- Thank you all for your replies...I would say your names, but I feel bad
for not posting in so long, so I'll just get to the post ;)
Problem at the Orphanage
"HAPPY CHRISTMAS!" Lily shouted the next morning.
"Presents!" Petunia exclaimed happily.
"So many gifts, so little time," Charles joked.
"I love Christmas," Lily sighed that evening, while admiring her new journal.
"Don't we all?" Petunia agreed, while drinking a glass of eggnog.
"No place like home for the holidays," Lily said, quoting the familiar song.
"I've got to agree with that, Lil," Charles said. "It's part of the reason Christmas is so great-being with your family."
"Oh!" Lily gasped. "I'll be right back!"
Lily then ran to her room, realizing it was Christmas, and Sirius was stuck in his house.
Dear Sirius,
I'm sorry I hadn't written to you before now, but I've been busy so far. I hope your family isn't as bad as you've thought they would be- you should stop by my, my house has been connected to the floo network, so, it'd be no trouble. Thank you so much for your gift- I love chocolate, so, Honeydukes finest is sure to be great! I hope you liked your first from me. I won't mention it in case you haven't opened it yet. I can't wait to see you back at school, and Happy Christmas.
Sincerely, Lily
"What did you have to do, Lily?" Petunia asked.
"One of my friends from school has an, er, unaccepting family, so I wanted to send him a Christmas not," Lily explained.
"That's very kind of you. By the way, Mum says if we're going to watch A Christmas Carol, it's starting now." Petunia commented.
"I'll be down in a minute- I just need to give Purity the letter," Lily said. Then, she gave her owl the letter and went to see A Christmas Carol.
Dear Lily,
Thank you for the letter- It was nice to hear that I'm not just a failure and traitor to my family. Seriously,(no pun intended) though, you'd think being sorted into Gryffindor was worthy of ten year in Azkaban! I wish I could go to see you at your house, but I'm afraid the only chances for that are in I'm left home alone- there is no way my mother and father will let me visit the home of a Muggle-born. I can't even let them know I talk to you, or... Thank you very much for the book- I never thought Muggle pranks could be so great! I can't wait 'til I get Regulus without my parents around! I'm glad you liked the chocolate- I thought you would. Keep writing- these letters are keeping me sane. Happy Christmas to you too.
Sincerely, Sirius
"Is today the day to go to that orphanage, Lily?" Mona asked.
"Oh yeah!" Lily exclaimed. "Mum, can you grab the gifts for the kids while I get ready?"
"Sure, hunny," Mona replied.
"We're here!" Mona said. "Grab the gifts, Lily."
Lily rang the doorbell at the orphanage.
"Hello," the lady who answered the door said kindly. "How can I help you?"
"Good morning ma'am. I recently did a project on a boy who was raised here, Tom Riddle, and wanted to see the place. May I?"
"Of course! Tom Riddle, you say. I remember him- haven't heard from him in years, though. Come on in. I'll show you around."
The woman gave Lily and her mother a tour of the building, and introduced them to a few of the children.
"We have a few gifts for the children," Mrs. Evans said.
"How kind of you! I could stand here, saying how much the kid's appreciate your gift, but how about I show you. You can give the gifts yourself. How old are you- 12? 13?" The caretaker asked Lily.
"Eleven," Lily pronounced.
"Well then, how about we give them to the room of eleven and twelve-year- old girls?"
"It sounds good to me," Lily said.
"Let's go," Mona said, decidedly, following the woman.
"Come on Lily."
"Serenity, Nicole, Ella, Elizabeth, Amanda," the lady called. "Someone to see you." The five girls immediately came into sight.
"Yes, Mrs. Wakely?" Amanda spoke.
"This girl, Lily, and her mother have something for each of you."
"Hi girls," Lily said. "I have some gifts- one for each of you."
The curiosity in the girls' faces was soon replaced with a happy one. "Thank you!" Ella exclaimed. "That's very nice of you."
Lily and Mona distributed the packages. Each girl got some Christmas candy, a different book, and a necklace.
"Oh, I've wanted to read this book!" Elizabeth said happily. "Thank you very much!"
"My thoughts exactly," Nicole said. Serenity just smiled shyly.
"Well, Lily and I should be going," Mona said. "Maybe we'll visit again sometime."
"Thank you for coming," Mrs. Wakely said.
"Bye!" Lily said, grinning.
"Goodbye!" The orphans all called.
As Mona and Lily were waving goodbye from outside their car, the orphanage began glowing a bright green.
"That's strange," Mona commented.
Then, there were many screams coming from the inside. The green light suddenly left the building- An explosion.
"Oh my gosh! Mum! You need to call the police!" Lily exclaimed, panicking.
"I'll be right back, Lily. Stay away from the orphanage."
A large mark appeared above the orphanage- there was a large black snake. Lily stood there in awe, staring at the mark and remains of the building, until something broke her trance. It was a series of many quick pops. Then, the sound of crying, or whimpering, of a child. A girl.
"Help!" She cried, from the still burning building. "Lily? Are you still there?! Help!"
"Oh my gosh! I'm coming! Who is it? Where are you?" Lily hurried.
"Hurry! The fire! "I'm near the front entrance- It's Serenity!" She shouted through the rubble.
"Keep talking, Serenity. It'll help me find you!" Lily said. She then started carefully searching for Serenity. A few minutes later, Mona returned.
"The police are coming, Lily." She then saw that Lily wasn't there. "Lily?! Where are you?!" Panic overcoming her.
"Mum! I'm okay- Serenity is still alive!" Lily called. At that moment, Lily found Serenity, who immediately grabbed Lily in appreciation.
"How did you survive?" Mona asked, with a blank expression.
"I don't know," Serenity said, still sobbing. "When the people started killing, I found myself hidden under the stairs near the front door, and nobody found me." She paused and started crying louder. "Everyone else was killed."
"People," Lily whispered.
Sirens started going off. "Are you okay, ladies?" The officers asked.
"Yes, I think so," Mona said, "However," she said with difficulty, "I think we're the only ones who are."
"You mean there were others who lived there?" The officer asked, also with difficulty.
"It was an orphanage," Lily said.
"Oh!" He gasped. "And how many children lived in it?" He asked with a painful expression.
"At least fifty," Serenity choked out.
Another police officer then arrived. "We're going to need more officers, detectives, fire workers, and possibly ambulances." The first officer told him. "This isn't looking good," he added. "The press will also need to come- Are you three eye witnesses?"
"Yes," they said solemnly.
"Well, that's strange," the second officer said. "Look at that linger about the rubble."
"I agree." The first officer said. "It's almost like magic- I wonder how they did it."
"Who did it?" Mona thought aloud.
A few minutes later, the people the police officers called for arrived. The fire had gone out, so fire workers mainly searched for anyone still alive.
"We're going to need to ask you some questions," A detective stated. The three nodded. "First of all, were there people who did this, or was it accidental?"
"There were definitely people," Serenity said, "They started killing people before the building..."
"If you don't mind, how were people being killed?" He asked.
"It was strange- the people had something like a laser. It was like a thin tube, and to kill a person, a green light came out of it."
"That must be what we say," Lily said.
"Go on," the detective said.
"Right before the place, well, exploded, we saw a bright green light through the windows." Lily explained.
"And how did the people arrive and leave?" The detective said.
"That was the strangest part," Serenity said quietly. "I heard a bunch of 'popping' noises and then, the people were there killing."
"We heard the same thing after that." Mona pointed to the mark above the orphanage.
"Thank you," the detective said. "You three can go home now. We'll probably contact you tomorrow, but first, I'll need a name and phone number."
"Our names are Mona and Lily Evans, and our phone number is 81.74.93.2, but what about Serenity- should we take her with us?
"You mean she lived in there and survived?" The detective said, shocked.
"Yes, I did," Serenity said.
"Wow! Well, you're old enough to decide on your own, Serenity. Would you rather go, or, well, stay at the police office?" The detective said.
"Definitely with them, that is, if that's okay," Serenity said.
"Of course!" Mona said.
"And a new story coming from Surrey. There was a mysterious explosion in an orphanage, and all but one 11 year old girl was killed, which makes an estimated 50 people dead. The one survivor lived in the orphanage, and was found without injury. We will be continuing to follow up this story. That's it for the news tonight. I'm Charles Evans, and goodnight."
"Ooh!" Lily said suddenly. "I just thought of something, Mum!" She paused. "I'll be right back!"
Lily ran to her room. "Where are you Purity?" She said to herself. Then, she started writing.
Dear Professor Dumbledore,
You probably aren't aware, but a Muggle orphanage, one in which at least one past student came from, exploded today. Normally, I wouldn't bother you with such, but I believe there was magic involved- let me explain. A witness from inside the orphanage said that the "guns" the people were killing with were like thin tubes, and to kill, a green light came from it. Also, there was a mysterious symbol left after the remains of the building. It probably has nothing at all to do with magic, but I thought you should know.
Sincerely, Lily Evans- First year Gryffindor
A few minutes later, Purity returned. "Take this to Dumbledore quickly," she said.
Problem at the Orphanage
"HAPPY CHRISTMAS!" Lily shouted the next morning.
"Presents!" Petunia exclaimed happily.
"So many gifts, so little time," Charles joked.
"I love Christmas," Lily sighed that evening, while admiring her new journal.
"Don't we all?" Petunia agreed, while drinking a glass of eggnog.
"No place like home for the holidays," Lily said, quoting the familiar song.
"I've got to agree with that, Lil," Charles said. "It's part of the reason Christmas is so great-being with your family."
"Oh!" Lily gasped. "I'll be right back!"
Lily then ran to her room, realizing it was Christmas, and Sirius was stuck in his house.
Dear Sirius,
I'm sorry I hadn't written to you before now, but I've been busy so far. I hope your family isn't as bad as you've thought they would be- you should stop by my, my house has been connected to the floo network, so, it'd be no trouble. Thank you so much for your gift- I love chocolate, so, Honeydukes finest is sure to be great! I hope you liked your first from me. I won't mention it in case you haven't opened it yet. I can't wait to see you back at school, and Happy Christmas.
Sincerely, Lily
"What did you have to do, Lily?" Petunia asked.
"One of my friends from school has an, er, unaccepting family, so I wanted to send him a Christmas not," Lily explained.
"That's very kind of you. By the way, Mum says if we're going to watch A Christmas Carol, it's starting now." Petunia commented.
"I'll be down in a minute- I just need to give Purity the letter," Lily said. Then, she gave her owl the letter and went to see A Christmas Carol.
Dear Lily,
Thank you for the letter- It was nice to hear that I'm not just a failure and traitor to my family. Seriously,(no pun intended) though, you'd think being sorted into Gryffindor was worthy of ten year in Azkaban! I wish I could go to see you at your house, but I'm afraid the only chances for that are in I'm left home alone- there is no way my mother and father will let me visit the home of a Muggle-born. I can't even let them know I talk to you, or... Thank you very much for the book- I never thought Muggle pranks could be so great! I can't wait 'til I get Regulus without my parents around! I'm glad you liked the chocolate- I thought you would. Keep writing- these letters are keeping me sane. Happy Christmas to you too.
Sincerely, Sirius
"Is today the day to go to that orphanage, Lily?" Mona asked.
"Oh yeah!" Lily exclaimed. "Mum, can you grab the gifts for the kids while I get ready?"
"Sure, hunny," Mona replied.
"We're here!" Mona said. "Grab the gifts, Lily."
Lily rang the doorbell at the orphanage.
"Hello," the lady who answered the door said kindly. "How can I help you?"
"Good morning ma'am. I recently did a project on a boy who was raised here, Tom Riddle, and wanted to see the place. May I?"
"Of course! Tom Riddle, you say. I remember him- haven't heard from him in years, though. Come on in. I'll show you around."
The woman gave Lily and her mother a tour of the building, and introduced them to a few of the children.
"We have a few gifts for the children," Mrs. Evans said.
"How kind of you! I could stand here, saying how much the kid's appreciate your gift, but how about I show you. You can give the gifts yourself. How old are you- 12? 13?" The caretaker asked Lily.
"Eleven," Lily pronounced.
"Well then, how about we give them to the room of eleven and twelve-year- old girls?"
"It sounds good to me," Lily said.
"Let's go," Mona said, decidedly, following the woman.
"Come on Lily."
"Serenity, Nicole, Ella, Elizabeth, Amanda," the lady called. "Someone to see you." The five girls immediately came into sight.
"Yes, Mrs. Wakely?" Amanda spoke.
"This girl, Lily, and her mother have something for each of you."
"Hi girls," Lily said. "I have some gifts- one for each of you."
The curiosity in the girls' faces was soon replaced with a happy one. "Thank you!" Ella exclaimed. "That's very nice of you."
Lily and Mona distributed the packages. Each girl got some Christmas candy, a different book, and a necklace.
"Oh, I've wanted to read this book!" Elizabeth said happily. "Thank you very much!"
"My thoughts exactly," Nicole said. Serenity just smiled shyly.
"Well, Lily and I should be going," Mona said. "Maybe we'll visit again sometime."
"Thank you for coming," Mrs. Wakely said.
"Bye!" Lily said, grinning.
"Goodbye!" The orphans all called.
As Mona and Lily were waving goodbye from outside their car, the orphanage began glowing a bright green.
"That's strange," Mona commented.
Then, there were many screams coming from the inside. The green light suddenly left the building- An explosion.
"Oh my gosh! Mum! You need to call the police!" Lily exclaimed, panicking.
"I'll be right back, Lily. Stay away from the orphanage."
A large mark appeared above the orphanage- there was a large black snake. Lily stood there in awe, staring at the mark and remains of the building, until something broke her trance. It was a series of many quick pops. Then, the sound of crying, or whimpering, of a child. A girl.
"Help!" She cried, from the still burning building. "Lily? Are you still there?! Help!"
"Oh my gosh! I'm coming! Who is it? Where are you?" Lily hurried.
"Hurry! The fire! "I'm near the front entrance- It's Serenity!" She shouted through the rubble.
"Keep talking, Serenity. It'll help me find you!" Lily said. She then started carefully searching for Serenity. A few minutes later, Mona returned.
"The police are coming, Lily." She then saw that Lily wasn't there. "Lily?! Where are you?!" Panic overcoming her.
"Mum! I'm okay- Serenity is still alive!" Lily called. At that moment, Lily found Serenity, who immediately grabbed Lily in appreciation.
"How did you survive?" Mona asked, with a blank expression.
"I don't know," Serenity said, still sobbing. "When the people started killing, I found myself hidden under the stairs near the front door, and nobody found me." She paused and started crying louder. "Everyone else was killed."
"People," Lily whispered.
Sirens started going off. "Are you okay, ladies?" The officers asked.
"Yes, I think so," Mona said, "However," she said with difficulty, "I think we're the only ones who are."
"You mean there were others who lived there?" The officer asked, also with difficulty.
"It was an orphanage," Lily said.
"Oh!" He gasped. "And how many children lived in it?" He asked with a painful expression.
"At least fifty," Serenity choked out.
Another police officer then arrived. "We're going to need more officers, detectives, fire workers, and possibly ambulances." The first officer told him. "This isn't looking good," he added. "The press will also need to come- Are you three eye witnesses?"
"Yes," they said solemnly.
"Well, that's strange," the second officer said. "Look at that linger about the rubble."
"I agree." The first officer said. "It's almost like magic- I wonder how they did it."
"Who did it?" Mona thought aloud.
A few minutes later, the people the police officers called for arrived. The fire had gone out, so fire workers mainly searched for anyone still alive.
"We're going to need to ask you some questions," A detective stated. The three nodded. "First of all, were there people who did this, or was it accidental?"
"There were definitely people," Serenity said, "They started killing people before the building..."
"If you don't mind, how were people being killed?" He asked.
"It was strange- the people had something like a laser. It was like a thin tube, and to kill a person, a green light came out of it."
"That must be what we say," Lily said.
"Go on," the detective said.
"Right before the place, well, exploded, we saw a bright green light through the windows." Lily explained.
"And how did the people arrive and leave?" The detective said.
"That was the strangest part," Serenity said quietly. "I heard a bunch of 'popping' noises and then, the people were there killing."
"We heard the same thing after that." Mona pointed to the mark above the orphanage.
"Thank you," the detective said. "You three can go home now. We'll probably contact you tomorrow, but first, I'll need a name and phone number."
"Our names are Mona and Lily Evans, and our phone number is 81.74.93.2, but what about Serenity- should we take her with us?
"You mean she lived in there and survived?" The detective said, shocked.
"Yes, I did," Serenity said.
"Wow! Well, you're old enough to decide on your own, Serenity. Would you rather go, or, well, stay at the police office?" The detective said.
"Definitely with them, that is, if that's okay," Serenity said.
"Of course!" Mona said.
"And a new story coming from Surrey. There was a mysterious explosion in an orphanage, and all but one 11 year old girl was killed, which makes an estimated 50 people dead. The one survivor lived in the orphanage, and was found without injury. We will be continuing to follow up this story. That's it for the news tonight. I'm Charles Evans, and goodnight."
"Ooh!" Lily said suddenly. "I just thought of something, Mum!" She paused. "I'll be right back!"
Lily ran to her room. "Where are you Purity?" She said to herself. Then, she started writing.
Dear Professor Dumbledore,
You probably aren't aware, but a Muggle orphanage, one in which at least one past student came from, exploded today. Normally, I wouldn't bother you with such, but I believe there was magic involved- let me explain. A witness from inside the orphanage said that the "guns" the people were killing with were like thin tubes, and to kill, a green light came from it. Also, there was a mysterious symbol left after the remains of the building. It probably has nothing at all to do with magic, but I thought you should know.
Sincerely, Lily Evans- First year Gryffindor
A few minutes later, Purity returned. "Take this to Dumbledore quickly," she said.