Chapter 7-Hallowe'en

A/N-Okay I know I'm like, three months late with this post but I had a really big exam. Pus I was only able to write on Wednesdays, as I'm full booked at the moment. So sorry about the long wait, but I'll try and make this chapter extra long to make up for it!

Over the next 1 ½ months the Marauders played no less than 50 pranks, 48 of which on the Slytherins, and 2 on the teachers.

They woke up at 5:30am every Wednesday and looked through spellbooks, Hogwarts Uniquely Strange Spells and Charms being a favourite of course.

On Tuesday night, Lily and James (as Sirius was usually snoring loudly by the time they did this) and Remus would creep down the stairs into the kitchens and sneak food, with the usual six house elves on night duty squeaking excitedly "Ah yes, Sirs and Miss have come for their food! Such an honour 'tis, such an honour to be able to serve fine, noble Sirs and Miss!"

"Thanks Pilky," replied James.

They collected their usual four baskets of fruit (yes one each) and two platters of éclairs.

They walked upstairs under the invisibility cloak, James leading and holding a basket of fruit on his arm and a platter of éclairs, Lily next, also with a basket of fruit and a platter, and Remus bringing up the rear, carrying two fruit baskets.

They took the food up to Gryffindor tower, past the fat lady (Slytherin Sucks) and into the common room, where Lily and James and Remus enchanted the lot into the size of a thimble and Lily hid it behind a tapestry of a lion.

      As time went by, the Marauders would sometimes team up with Carlotta, Marie and Claire, who were masters of Transfiguration. Combined with the Marauders charms and tricks and contacts, they were all unstoppable.

One day, on the Wednesday morning meetings, they would do other things as well as pranks, such as the creation of the Marauder one cold October morning.

      Remus was flicking through Spellbooks, Lily was busy returning the food to, erm…. Five times its original size. James was eating a giant apple. Sirius was snoozing.

"I've just had an idea!" James cried. "Remember all those little passages we found but never really looked at properly?"

"Sure do," Lily replied. "They were cool, I reckon a couple must lead to Hogsmeade, that village third years and above can visit!" 

 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Lily's P.O.V.-The Halloween*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

It was the night before my first Halloween at Hogwarts, my first Halloween with real friends. I had just finished my Transfiguration Homework when I heard it. It was a voice. It was eerie and sent chills down my spine. "Come Lily, Come to the North Tower Lily, Come to me Lily" it said. I was frightened, oh you can't imagine it, I was so scared. Then my feet just got up of their own accord, I was walking out of Gryffindor tower. I looked back at James, Sirius and Remus. Madame Pomfrey had just come to Remus and taken him towards the hospital wing. I wondered vaguely why, but then remembered I had other things on my hands.

       Then, in amazement, I saw James spot the terrified look on my face and run    towards me, but as though someone wanted to stop him, he was stuck, he couldn't get any farther. He looked pretty desperate. But then, as though the someone stopping him changed their mind, he walked towards me. He had the same terrified look on his face as I did on mine. We reached out, and joined hands.

        I rather enjoyed that actually… but erm... uh... anyway, it's irrelevant. We walked towards the North Tower, hand in hand. I suddenly realised. Voldemort. I had heard that he wanted to kill all muggle-borns. But then… James? I stopped pondering as we reached the tower. I had only ever been up here for astronomy lessons, but without a teacher, it might have been quite romantic. But then I saw, in the corner, a cloaked figure.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*James' P.O.V.-The Halloween~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

It was my first Halloween at Hogwarts. Sirius and I were playing exploding snap, Remus was putting on glasses and imitating McGonagall. Lily had just finished her Homework and was about to join us for a game, when I heard it. "James, the North Tower, Come here, Come to the North Tower" I looked at Sirius, he didn't seem to hear it, so I shook the thought away. But it kept repeating itself, "The North Tower, Come to the North Tower James" Then I saw Lily get up and walk towards the door. She had heard it, the voice, it was calling her too.  She looked terrified and her feet were walking of their own accord. I decided she wouldn't go alone. I ran after her, but something stopped me. It was like an invisible wall. I had to get through, I had to I had to I had to!

    Then suddenly, I did. I caught up with Lily. We joined hands. Actually that was nice... really nice... but anyway it's irrelevant, so anyway, we walked up to the North Tower. He was there, I knew it as soon as we grew near. Half of me was screaming "Run! Run! He's here! GO GET DUMBLEDORE!!!!!" but the other half was saying "No! Stay here! He'll kill Lily if you run now! YOU MUST PROTECT LILY!" Then he remembered! At the start of term Lily had given me and Sirius pocket pagers! I could page Sirius and tell him to get Dumbledore. Hopefully, Dumbledore could come quickly and stop him before he hurt Lily! I quickly paged the message to Sirius "Go 2 Dumbledore. Get him 2 come 2 Nth Twr. QUICKLY!" I hit send. I held my breath as the message got through "Message received" "Thank muggle technology" I gasped. We were right into the tower by now. When we stepped out onto the roof, he was standing in the corner with his cloak around him.

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   He rose, and as he swung is cape round they saw his face. It was horrible, his deathly while skin stretched horribly over his skull. His lips so thin Lily didn't see them until he spoke. And eyes, those eyes, the ones that were to haunt our dreams and our son's dreams, forever. They were red, red as blood. As though the blood of those poor people he killed resides in his very head.

       "Lily, James, how nice of you to have supper with me." Then, from behind Voldemort's figure, stepped a creature. A creature Lily and Jamrs had only seen in horror movies, A Vampire.

     His face too was deathly white, with blood red eyes and a thick black cloak. They pondered a moment on the likeness before James realised. It was a male Vampire. It would only bite Lily. James panicked, Lily would be turned into a vampire and forced to bite him! He formulated a plan. They must stall Voldemort and his blood-sucking fiend until Dumbledore came.

      Lily seemed to read his mind. "Why us?" she asked Voldemort. "Because you two, dear, were born just as Dumbledore placed a spell that the next two witches or wizards born would be born under the spell of Jatyuq, creating a bond of magic between you that cannot be broken." He paused here, allowing the vampire to show his gruesome, blood-stained fangs. "But, if you two were to be transformed, into... say... Vampires... you would not be able to use your magic, therefore allowing me to drain it from you. However, if I just made it easy on myself and killed you here and now to save me trouble in the future, I'd be stopping poor Joiixz here from getting his supper, and the power of Jatyuq would be destroyed" he finished. "But I don't know why I'm telling you all of this, but it doesn't matter, there's no Dumbledore in the North Tower to protect you now" He laughed, a high, cold, mirthless laugh. "Now, Joiixz, if you would do the honours"

"Vith Pleasure, Mazter" the Vampire chuckled. He advanced upon Lily.

     "No!" James flung himself at the vampire, knocking him into Voldemort.

     Voldemort was knocked backwards into the wall.

"Uh Oh. He's really mad now!" James stated the obvious.

"Stupefy!" Yelled Voldemort, knocking James to the ground.

" Now, back to business." Voldemort said.

"Joiixz."

"Certainly mazter"

Joiixz advanced on Lily slowly. He picked her up and drew his fangs closer and closer to her neck. His fangs sank deep into her neck. Drawing back he watched as Lily's skin turned paler, her eyes turned red.

A/N:Well that's all I've got time for! Stay tuned for the next chapter!

Ain't I just the Evilest!