Lives and Loves of Ravenclaw Girls

Chapter 22 – Going Home for the Holidays

By: Samantha, Julie and Megan

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Tag slowly rose to his feet, his back aching the whole time. He made his way to the wall when the door opened and in walked Megan.

"Megan?" his voice was hoarse. "Is that really you?"

Megan rushed to him, "Tag, what did they do to you?"

"They–" he had a coughing attack "–tortured me." Megan held him while he coughed again.

"It's okay, baby. It's okay," Megan whispered to him. "Did you tell them Dumbledore's plans?"

"Of course no – wait. I never told you about Dumbledore."

"Oopsies. I guess you saw right through that one, Anderson."

"Bellatrix," Tag growled.

"Correct!" Bellatrix laughed before pulling out her wand. "You see, your old friend, Mr. Brandon Miller, pulled some of your whore's hair out when he had her. I simply put then in a polyjuice potion and ta-da!" Bella said modeling her new body.

"You bit–" Tag started, but was silenced by the spell Bella cast on him. He crumpled in pain. A cut appeared above his left eye.

"You can't resist this long, Anderson. I'll be back later," Bella shut the door behind her.

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Meanwhile the real Megan walked into her house that was on the edge of some beautiful mountains. Her father dropped her trunk by the door and walked past her. Megan sighed and picked up the handle of her trunk and began to drag it towards the stairs and her room. Her brother, Anthony, walked past her floating his own trunk past her. "Need help?" the blonde haired boy said laughing.

"Oh, shut up, Anthony," Megan snapped at him and dragged her trunk up the stairs with amazing strength. Once in her room she locked the door and plopped down on her bed. All too quickly she fell asleep.

When she did wake it was to someone knocking on her door. She opened her eyes to see that the sun was setting. She got up and unlocked her door and opened it a crack. Braden stood there a grin on his face. "How's my little sis?"

"I'm okay," Megan said leaning against the door. "What do you want?"

"What? I can't want to say 'hi' to my little sister?" Megan raised her eyebrow. "Ok, so I wanted to talk to you about something."

"If it's more bad news I think I might kill you."

Braden laughed, "No, it's not bad news. I got a letter from one of your friends telling me to keep an eye on you."

"Yeah, well, I had some problems. I'm over that now."

"I don't know how you're keeping this in? Usually you're yelling and throwing punches by now."

"I had a nice long talk with Julie. She helped me sort some things out."

"Yeah, but he's gone. Doesn't that still bug you?"

"Of course it bugs me. I've been trying to find a spell that will help me find him. That's been occupying my time and it helps me too."

"Anything I can help with?" Braden asked looking past her and at her messy room.

"I don't – it's hard," Megan said wiping a single tear away. "I don't know where to start and I miss him so bad."

"Hey," Braden said taking her in his arms. "I'll help you. You don't have to do this alone."

Megan nodded and let him into her room. There were books every where. Shelves of them, lining the walls, on the floor under the bed. "Where to start," Braden said smiling.

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Sam and Severus slowly walked hand in hand off the train and through the gateway to the muggle world.

"Now we sorted it all out you're coming over right?" Severus eyed her carefully.

"Yup of course," Sam looked at the ground.

"Sam over here, SAM!" A tall lady with brown curly hair was standing just off to the side.

"Who's that?" Severus asked curiously.

"That, Severus, is my mother. She is here to meet you before I go to your place for Christmas remember?"

With that she grabbed his shaking hand and dragged him over to mother.

"Mum, this is Severus Snape," she said looking up at her.

"Sev, this is my mother, Linda Adams," she told him squeezing his hand. She always had this thing that her mother could smell fear.

"Nice to finally meet you. I've heard about nothing except you for a while now," Linda eyed him suspiciously.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Mrs. Adams," he said taking her hand and shaking it.

"Come on Sam your dad's waiting in the car you know how impatient he gets when he is kept waiting," She called over her shoulder as she walked towards the car.

"I'll see you next week babe," Sev said kissing her

"By floo right?" Sam asked

"Yea absolutely," Sev replied as Sam picked up her little bags and walked towards the car. Giving Sev a quick wave before she jumped into the back and the car vanished.

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"Sam? Is everything alright?" Her mother asked her for what seemed like the 10th time in the hours car ride.

"Yea fine why do you ask, AGAIN?"

"Well," Her father started. "Its just we were wondering how much you like this guy?" he questioned keeping his eyes on the road.

"Why's that what wrong with him? Oh wait let me guess mum's found a flaw yet again? She's found something wrong with every guy I have been with. What's it now?" Sam started to whine and when she whined it was never pretty.

"Do not use that tone of voice with us young lady or we'll stop this car and you can walk. Merlin knows you don't have your apparating license yet it could take you a while."

"We just noticed in this short space of time how much you have changed," Her mother said again.

"How so?" She was starting to get angry. Maybe she should have just gone with Sev straight away.

"Well you've changed your hair and you're wearing a lot more make up than normal," Her father said.

"You just don't like the fact that I won't always be your little girl. Get over it dad, i'm growing up," Sam blushed as she thought of how much she'd grown.

"We just don't want to see you get hurt. Believe it or not we do care you know?" Her mother turned around looking at her.

"Anyways Mum did anyone call for me over the break? I have received very few messages this year."

"Um, Jared called he wanted to see if you were free next week I – kinda – promised him you'd call when I gave you that Message," She said going slightly red.

"MUM! What is it with your fascination with me and him its over I am no longer with him, GIVE IT UP," Sam screamed as they pulled up to their house am grabbed her stuff while her father levitated her Hogwarts trunk up into her room.

Sam sat in her room and pulled out her parchment and ink.

Dear Julie Girl.


Hope we haven't left you to be bored. Mind you with you and Lupin in run of the castle nothing seems to be boring in my mind does it?

Just got home and waiting for Amanda to bust down my door welcoming me back she'll want to hear about it all no doubt but she's currently at her friends place so I have a little peace before she runs in and destroys is.

Mind you what are little sisters for, eh?

Will keep you updated on how my holidays go have fun with Lupin not to much though.

Love your Friend and Sister

Sam

Sam copied this onto each piece of parchment with her own personal messages to each friend seeing their safe journey home. Folded them up and tied them to Rowena's leg.

Then she lay down on her bed drifting into a deep sleep hoping above all else to get some sort of relaxation before Amanda got home.

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Shannon pulled her trunk behind her as she crossed the barrier in the wall. She trailed off, lost in her thoughts, not paying attention to where she was going. Stopping herself short of crashing into a stone wall she stopped and looked around for her parents.

She glanced from side to side as she leaned on her trunk. Looking over several heads she was finally able to spot her mother, watching the barrier to platform 9 3/4 intently, waiting for her daughter to appear. Shannon smiled to herself before standing up again and making her way through the crowd.

Before she could reach her mother, she felt someone come up and hug her around the middle. Smiling to herself, she turned to look at Rick.

"Missed you," he murmured, grinning against their touching lips.

"Rick, it's been 5 minutes," said Shannon, laughing.

"I know, but i don't want to leave you," he said, muzzling his head into her neck.

"Rick, i'm coming back!" she said, laughing.

Rick waited a few seconds before replying. "Are you?"

Shannon sighed heavily. Rick had been one of the most effected people after Tag became missing. He and Tag were best friends, despite the age difference. Rick had felt like his little brother had been ripped away that day and hadn't really been the same since. Granted, Shannon hadn't known him before the attack, but she knew by the way he was wearing away that it was not his usual style. No one else truly remembered the closeness between the two, except for Shannon, who was the only one he talked to about Tag.

"Rick, i'm coming back, i promise. I'll just see you in a few days. Perk up, okay?" she said, looking him in the eyes.

"Kay," he said, before kissing her again.

"Come on, i want you to meet my Mum," said Shannon, pulling away. She turned around and took a step before realizing her mother was watching them, probably the whole time.

Flushing a deep red, she took Ricks hand and led him over to her mother and father.

"Mum, Dad, i want you to meet Rick," she said, looking at them intently. Rick stepped forward and shook Shannon's mother's hand, then her fathers, noticing the very firm grip he had.

"Hullo Mr. and Mrs. Harley, it's nice to meet you," said Rick politely.

"Indeed. Come Shannon, we must go. You've wasted enough of time by fooling around. I wanted to go to the store and pick up some things, but I can't when you keep adding on delays."

"I was just saying good bye to my friends. Or do you not want me to do that anymore too?" Shannon retorted sarcastically.

"Don't get lippy with me now! I just need to get going!" said her mother, turning and looking at Rick once more. "Nice meeting you, Richard. So sorry, but its time to go."

Shannon shot a glare at her mother for being so rude to her boyfriend. She looked to her dad for support, but found he was just staring intently at Rick, an odd look in his eyes.

Shannon pulled Rick into a hug as her mother and father began to walk away. She kissed him lightly on the lips. "Owl me," she said.

"I will," he replied, kissing her cheek. "Is your mom mad or something?"

"What?" asked Shannon at first. "Oh, no. She and I just fight a bit."

"Oh, okay then. See ya Shan," he said, pecking her on the cheek.

"See you soon," she said, winking. Shannon couldn't help but smile as she walked out of the train station with her mother and father, ignoring her mothers rant on being punctual, all her thoughts on Rick.

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Julie was in her dorm not getting anything accomplished so she decided to pay Remus a secret visit. She ran as quickly as she could and only paused to give the Gryffindor password. Once inside she went up to his dorm and opened the door a crack, he was laying on his stomach on the bed a book open and completely oblivious to the world. Julie smiled and snuck in not making a sound as she padded across the room. She plopped onto the bed beside him and made him jump. He pulled out his wand and pointed it at Julie's hear.

"Oh that's how it is, is it?" Julie said smiling and pushing his wand away. Remus let a goofy grin fall over his face.

"I missed you," he whispered in to her neck as he began to kiss it.

"I don't think we should spend so little time together. We have the whole castle alone, you know?" Julie said between gasps of pleasure.

"What exactly are you implying, Miss Walsh?" Remus asked pulling away and looking into her eyes.

"I'm not implying anything. I'm saying we should give this castle a good exploring and show it a thing or two."

"Really? And what exactly would we show it?"

"That's really up to you to decide," Julie said grinning mischievously. Remus just had to kiss that quirky grin of hers, and he did. He kissed her hard and long, at least 15 seconds.

He started trailing them down to her jaw line, her neck; he quickly unbuttoned her shirt and kissed her chest. Julie arched back and gave a little giggle when his lips tickled her. Remus grinned and pulled her onto his lap. She brought his face back up to her lips and kissed him again, slipping her tongue past his lips to explore his mouth. Their tongues danced, switching sides every so often. Playing to their own music.

Julie pouted when they were interrupted by an Owl landing on the bed. It was Rowena, Sam's bird. 'Just like her to interrupt me when things are getting good,' Julie thought before ripping open the letter and reading it.

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Tag swallowed back the build up of blood and bile from the back of his parched throat. He lay on his stomach, ignoring the chilliness of the cold, hardwood floors. He pressed his face into the hollows of his cut up palms, trying to drown out the sounds of his own screaming, echoing in his ears.

He refused to look around the room anymore, in fear his hallucinations would return. Terrified of reliving his nightmares one more time. The blood, and bruises and blows to the head continuously had him believing in his hallucinations any times.

He made up a Megan, who would hold him sometimes as she cried over him. He sometimes thought someone had come to save him. Sometimes he thought Bella, or Brandon would return and virtually kill him again.

He lay alone, with only his own shallow breaths as noise. He stayed their like that for a while after, like a child in a routine. He didn't really pay attention to the sound of his door opening and the sound of feet on his floor.

Suddenly a sharp gasp drew him out of his thoughts, followed by the sound of footsteps running to him. "He's in here!" said the figure, standing over him. He felt himself being rolled over and heard yet another sharp intake of breath.

"Tag?" the voice whispered. Tag closed his eyes tighter, he knew that voice. "Tag, please look at me," the voice, no the girl, pleaded. Tag slowly unclenched his eyes, taking his time. When he finally looked up, he saw his very own girlfriend standing over him.

"Megz?" he asked hesitantly.

"It's me," she said, swiping at the tears coming out of her eyes.

"R... Real?" he asked the figure standing over him. He ran a finger through her dark brown hair.

"'coarse i'm Real Tag! We've come! Dumbledore and the others have come to get you!" said Megan, wrapping her arms around the limp figure.

"I missed you," Tag choked out. Megan bit her lip and stepped back from him, looking down. "Megz, what wrong?"

"I … I'vemovedon," she muttered quickly.

"What'd you say?" he asked, trying to sit up.

"Well, I just don't love you anymore, Tyler. It's been to long. I moved on. I'm going out with Rick now."

"Rick?" asked Tag angrily.

"He was there for me, you weren't," said Megan simply.

"Well, if he makes you happy then fine," said Tag, not knowing what else to say. Anger and disappointment flashed in Megan's face for a split second, before she looked sad again.

"Why weren't you there Tag? Why did they take you?" the Megan whispered.

"You know I can't tell you Megan," he said sadly.

"Tell me what you've been up to and we can get back together," said Megan simply.

"I'm not going to put you into danger," he said, noting the pain he was in already.

"JUST TELL ME!" screamed the voice. Tag looked at the Megan, his eyes wide.

"You're not Megan," he growled.

"Two for Two Anderson, but I had you believing. Can't you just picture the girl you love hurting you? Causing you pain?" with that the Megan clone slapped him hard across the face.

Tag winced in pain, but said nothing to her. Tag slumped down, pretending to be unconscious. But the figure over him new better than that.

The Megan look alike kicked Tag hard in the gut, crushing his rib bone, clear off. She dug the heel of her foot into his wrist, causing his hand to go numb. He looked up into her smirking face and felt worse than any physical pain could do. He knew it wasn't Megan, but it was easy to forget that, looking up at her.

The girl placed her are foot on top of Tags neck. She cut off his air circulation. He gagged and choked violently, but did nothing to stop her from killing him. If she wanted to kill him, she would.

He couldn't look into her face any longer; he closed his eyes and felt the pressure leaving. He took in a shuddered breath, before looking up at her.

The girl smiled in a cruel manner, one he knew his Megan was incapable of making. He noticed the wand in her hand before he had the chance to prepare.

"Crucio," she muttered lazily, flicking her wand.

All Tag saw when it was lifted was Megan transforming in a rippling effect. Parts of her body were elongating, others shrinking. She grew a few more feet.

Bellatrix was the last thing he saw before slipping into blackness, his thoughts on Megan yet again.

--End Chapter 22