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Chapter 17: Overprotected
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Bree and Ashley entered the Charms room and headed straight towards Lily and Riley. Bree sat down behind Riley and Ashley sat down in front of Lily.
"Oiy, what was the rush for?" Bree asked sitting down behind Riley.
"Yeah, we were practically sprinting and we couldn't catch up," Ashley added, "We gave up by the time we got to the staircases."
"I was not about to run up all those stairs," Bree exclaimed.
"Not like I wanted to either," Ashley replied, "Anyway, why the rush?"
"Well, Lily was just telling me about her new crush," Riley said making Lily blush, "A crush whom she has a date to Hogsmede with."
"Who!?" Ashley and Bree asked excitedly.
"Matt Delong," Riley replied.
Bree and Ashley searched their minds thinking of who Matt was.
"He's in our Herbology and Defense Against the Dark Arts class," Riley explained, "Tall, with brown hair and blue eyes."
They still couldn't remember.
"Okay, I didn't really know who he was until now either," Lily said, "But he's been in a few of our classes over the years."
"Is he the one who was dating Rachel Drake last year?" Bree asked.
"Yeah, that's the one," Riley replied.
"Oh, I know who he is," Bree and Ashley both said.
"He's cute," Bree said pulling out her Charms book.
"Yeah," Ashley replied.
"Yeah, I guess," Lily agreed.
"Oh, joy," Bree sighed staring at the door, "Please don't sit back here, please," she muttered.
The Marauders walked to the back of the class. Sirius took a seat behind Bree, James took his seat behind Lily, Remus sat down in front of Riley so he could be next to Ashley, and Peter sat down behind James.
"Good morning class!" Tiny Professor Flitwick stood on his stack of books so he could be seen "Today we will be perfecting our stunning spells. We will be using beetles, so no one should be stunning any students," he directed towards the Marauders, "You may work in groups, but please stay on track. I will be coming around to help anyone who needs it."
Riley was about to say something to Lily about Matt but she sent her a death stare that shut her right up. Lily didn't want to talk about Matt in front of James. Hoping, he doesn't even know yet.
Soon Charms came to an end. Lily had earned an extra fifty points for Gryfinndor after performing such an effective and perfect stunning charm.
"Someone has to make up for all the points the Marauders loose," She said as they made their way out of the classroom and towards the Great Hall for lunch.
After having a delicious lunch, the houses went separate ways towards different classes. Lily, Riley, Bree, and Ashley headed towards the grounds with the rest of their year for Care of Magical Creatures with the Slytherins.
"Look, Padfoot," James pulled out his wand, "It's Snivellus."
"How was your summer, Snivellus?" Sirius said taking out his wand too.
"Did you have fun with your master?" James spat out. Anyone in the Slytherin house was considered a Death Eater.
"You better watch out, Potter," Snape replied, "Your little mudblood girlfriend might get mad at you that your hexing people."
"Does it look like his little girlfriend is around?" Sirius said angrily.
"Don't call her a mudblood," James said even angrier, "You have one thousand times more dirt in your blood than she does."
"I highly doubt that," Snape pulled out his wand as defense.
"Er, James-" Remus tried butting in.
"Not now, Moony. I'm a little preoccupied," James didn't take his eyes off of Snape.
"You may want to stop," Peter added.
"Why should I have to stop after every horrible thing he has done?" James said still staring at Snape.
"POTTER!" a loud voice ran through the Entry Hall.
"Because Lily's here," Sirius muttered.
"Lil, not now," James pleaded.
"Now is a perfect time to give you and Snape a detention!" she walked over towards the disputing two.
"I'm not fighting I swear," James tried reasoning with Lily.
"Your wand is out and you have that look in your eye, but your not fighting?" Lily said angrily.
"What are you doing here anyway?" Peter asked.
"I left my book in the Great Hall. Good thing too or else a fight might've broke out," she replied.
"Lil, he called you a," James started, "A...a you know."
"I'm well aware of what people call me behind my back, Potter." She spat out.
Lily left the Entry Hall and entered the Great Hall to retrieve her book. No one dared to send a curse flying, so the crowd disappeared towards their next class.
James entered the Great Hall hoping to make up with Lily and explain he wasn't intending on fighting with Snape. She was the only one in the room, which made James happy.
"Lil!" he ran up to her.
"Go away," she said. Her eyes were red, but no sign of tears showed.
"Lil, I wasn't going to fight Snivellus."
"No, you weren't going to fight him. But you had your wand out, ready to send any hex his way." She replied trying to walk around him.
But James didn't let her pass through, "I'm sorry. But he made me mad when he called you that."
"Potter," she started, "Look at me, do I looked like some damsel in distress to you? I don't think so. I perfectly capable of taking care of myself. I don't need you fighting my battles."
"It's just," James tried to get the right words out, "Ugh," he sat down on the bench and ran his hands through his hair.
"It's just what, Potter? It's just that you can't stand not being the center of attention? It's just you can't walk away from someone, you have to hex everyone? What is it with you?"
"I don't know," he replied.
"That's real intelligent," she rolled her eyes, "Just leave me alone, okay? I don't need you one step ahead of me fighting off all the bad guys."
"You just have this affect on me," James blurted out, "When Snape insults you it feels like he insults me. You mean more to me than you think. I just feel as if I need to protect you."
Lily stared at him, "Well, you need to control your feelings because I don't need protection."
"Lil-" James tried to get a word in.
"Things are hard enough for me here without you butting in."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean being different. I just want to be the same. I don't want to be known as the Mudblood, or muggle born here! Between you and the Slytherins my life is not to grand these days."
"I would never hurt you like that and you know it," James said.
"You hurt me in other ways. Like, I hate not being able to talk to a guy because I know you'll scare them off. I can't bloody ask a guy for a quill without you threatening them. Just stay out of my life and leave me alone."
"I can't do that," James stated.
"Well you better try or else you will wish you were never born," Lily said before storming out of the hall and out onto the grounds.
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Lily poked lightly at her Abster worm. It was a useless animal from her point of view. But she mentally took notes about then as the Professor spoke. Although, there really was no point to them living.
"Hey Evans," Sirius appeared from behind Lily.
"What do you want, Black?" she questioned but not looking up from her worm.
"Well, my bug-thing died so I thought I'd come and talk to you," he replied.
"I'm charmed," she rolled her eyes, "How did you kill your worm already? We've only been watching them for a few minutes."
"I tired to get Peter to ear it. But I ended up squeezing it too hard while trying to put it in his mouth and it kinda blew up."
"You're insane."
"Why thank you," he smiled widely.
"Where's your partner in crime?" she asked looking around the grounds.
"I was going to ask you that," he replied, "So what happened in the Great Hall?"
"That's none of your business."
"James is missing," he said seriously.
"Really?" Lily said not sounding one bit interested.
"Yes, which makes if my business," Sirius replied, "James didn't start the fight."
"Unbelievable."
"Lily, please," Sirius said looking at Lily in the eye, "James tries so hard not to mess things up. Whenever you get mad at him he takes it really hard. You have no idea who mad at himself he gets."
"That's not my problem."
"He's crazy about you. Why can't you see it?" Sirius asked.
"All I see is an annoying, bullying, nuisance!" Lily replied sternly.
"You are very stubborn, you know that?" Sirius chuckled happily.
"Yes, so I've heard." Lily smiled.
"Just do me, and James, a favor and think about what I said about him. You know, him not being so bad and all. Ah, look here's your partners in crime," he grinned stupidly as Ashley, Bree, and Riley made their way over.
"You wouldn't talk to us, but you'd talk to Black?" Ashley joked.
"Hey guys," Lily replied.
"Hello ladies," Sirius smiled.
"Hi Sirius." Riley replied batting her eyes.
Bree glared at Sirius who greatly returned it.
"Maybe you should go see James," Ashley suggested to Sirius after sensing the tension.
"Can't find him."
"Well, then go see Lupin or someone to snog," Bree said annoyed.
"Although I know how much you want me to stay, I think I'll try to get Peter to eat Moony's worm. Bye!" Sirius walked away towards his other friends.
"Why did you push him away like that, Bree?" Riley demanded.
"Ashley started it," she blamed.
"Alright, I did it. On to the more important matters, what happened, Lil?" Ashley asked.
"Damn Potter." Lily mumbled. "I went back to get my book from the Great Hall and I saw Potter about to hex Snape. I got all mad and then he tried acting all nice and we ended up in this huge fight."
"He is so crazy about you," Riley shook her head.
"What does that have to do with our fight?"
"Any other guy would've just walked away," she explained, "But he tried to fix it! Isn't that so cute!?"
"That has nothing to do with this, Rye," Bree stated, "I say we turn him and all his friends into worms or something then, oops, accidentally loose them."
"That's actually not that bad of an idea." Lily's smile widened.
"How about flies?" Bree suggested, "It represents them greatly...annoying pests!"
"Alright, but please spare Remus because he's my friend." Ashley replied grabbing her bag, "Class is ending."
"Lunch time!" Bree smiled, "A break...finally!"
"We've been in school for a week, how are you sick of it already?" Lily asked amazed.
"I'm not sick of school...I'm just sick of the work."
"I'm with you!" Ashley and Riley agreed.
Lily rolled her eyes and continued to walk towards the castle for lunch.
Lily, Riley, and Bree all took a seat near the end of the Gryfinndor table. Ashley said she would have to take a rain check because she promised Luna she would eat lunch with him at the Ravenclaw table.
"Hello my favorite ladies!" Sirius sat down in front of Lily and next to Riley.
"Why do I keep seeing you today, Black?" Lily asked as he reached for some bread.
Sirius shrugged, "What can I say, I'm irresistible!"
Bree snorted from the seat next to Lily, "Irresistible my arse!"
"You know you want me."
Bree made a gagging noise, "I have a boyfriend thank you very much."
"A jealous control freak boyfriend," He mumbled.
"What was that?"
"Oh look! Remus is here!" Sirius said waving towards his friend.
"Good afternoon!" he greeted everyone as he sat down.
"Any luck?" Sirius asked.
"A little," Remus said scooping some food onto his plate, "I think he'll be up and running by dinner. You know him, he never stays this upset for very long."
"Perfect," Sirius replied.
"I think we need to cheer him up," Remus grinned.
"You are so smart, Moony!" Sirius replied, "It's like you can read my mind."
"Cant help it," Remus stated.
"We better tell Wormtail about this wonderful idea. Then alert Prongs with a brilliant plan."
"Cheers," Remus raised his glass.
"What are you two planning?" Lily asked immediately.
"Darn, I forgot you were here, Lils!" Sirius replied banging his fists on the table.
"What are you four going to do at dinner?" Lily repeated.
"Who said we were going to do it at dinner?" Sirius winked, "Besides, what's it to you what we do?"
"I'm Head Girl!" she replied.
"Really? I never noticed." Sirius answered sweetly.
"And if Potter was a little more responsible he would be acting like Head Boy." She replied ignoring Sirius comment.
"Here comes the lecture," Sirius dropped his head onto the table, "Wait, I'm not Prongs, why am I getting his lecture?"
"You better tell me what you are going to do right now, Black!" Lily said sternly.
"You shall see!" Sirius replied standing up, "Let's go Moon, we have some entertainment to plan."
"Right behind you," Sirius and Remus left the Great Hall in search of their fellow trouble makers.
"Oh, yea, they'll be having entertainment...in detention!" she mumbled.
"It's no use, Lil." Bree said placing a piece of chicken on her plate.
"Their too cute!" Riley sighed dreamily.
"That wasn't where I was going," Bree replied glaring at Riley, "Do me a favor and get your head out of the clouds because Sirius Black is far from cute."
Bree went to cut her chicken when it suddenly became alive. It started running all over her plate in a panic, although it couldn't see what it was doing because it did not have a head. She let out a small shriek when it tried pushing a knife in her direction.
"Damn Black!" she groaned as she stunned the chicken.
"Isn't that cute?" Riley asked innocently, "I think he likes you."
"By the end of this year, no girl will like him because of how ugly he gets after I curse him so many times." She stormed out of the Great Hall, chicken in one hand, wand in the other.
"She'll come around eventually," Riley shrugged.
"Should we go find her before she does something she regrets?" Lily asked a moment after staring at the door.
"Your right, because after she murders him every female body will be out to kill her," Riley agreed.
"Lets go," Lily and Riley grabbed their bags and hurried out of the Great Hall to stop the upcoming war.
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Disclaimer: don't own it!
Chapter 17: Overprotected
~*~
Bree and Ashley entered the Charms room and headed straight towards Lily and Riley. Bree sat down behind Riley and Ashley sat down in front of Lily.
"Oiy, what was the rush for?" Bree asked sitting down behind Riley.
"Yeah, we were practically sprinting and we couldn't catch up," Ashley added, "We gave up by the time we got to the staircases."
"I was not about to run up all those stairs," Bree exclaimed.
"Not like I wanted to either," Ashley replied, "Anyway, why the rush?"
"Well, Lily was just telling me about her new crush," Riley said making Lily blush, "A crush whom she has a date to Hogsmede with."
"Who!?" Ashley and Bree asked excitedly.
"Matt Delong," Riley replied.
Bree and Ashley searched their minds thinking of who Matt was.
"He's in our Herbology and Defense Against the Dark Arts class," Riley explained, "Tall, with brown hair and blue eyes."
They still couldn't remember.
"Okay, I didn't really know who he was until now either," Lily said, "But he's been in a few of our classes over the years."
"Is he the one who was dating Rachel Drake last year?" Bree asked.
"Yeah, that's the one," Riley replied.
"Oh, I know who he is," Bree and Ashley both said.
"He's cute," Bree said pulling out her Charms book.
"Yeah," Ashley replied.
"Yeah, I guess," Lily agreed.
"Oh, joy," Bree sighed staring at the door, "Please don't sit back here, please," she muttered.
The Marauders walked to the back of the class. Sirius took a seat behind Bree, James took his seat behind Lily, Remus sat down in front of Riley so he could be next to Ashley, and Peter sat down behind James.
"Good morning class!" Tiny Professor Flitwick stood on his stack of books so he could be seen "Today we will be perfecting our stunning spells. We will be using beetles, so no one should be stunning any students," he directed towards the Marauders, "You may work in groups, but please stay on track. I will be coming around to help anyone who needs it."
Riley was about to say something to Lily about Matt but she sent her a death stare that shut her right up. Lily didn't want to talk about Matt in front of James. Hoping, he doesn't even know yet.
Soon Charms came to an end. Lily had earned an extra fifty points for Gryfinndor after performing such an effective and perfect stunning charm.
"Someone has to make up for all the points the Marauders loose," She said as they made their way out of the classroom and towards the Great Hall for lunch.
After having a delicious lunch, the houses went separate ways towards different classes. Lily, Riley, Bree, and Ashley headed towards the grounds with the rest of their year for Care of Magical Creatures with the Slytherins.
"Look, Padfoot," James pulled out his wand, "It's Snivellus."
"How was your summer, Snivellus?" Sirius said taking out his wand too.
"Did you have fun with your master?" James spat out. Anyone in the Slytherin house was considered a Death Eater.
"You better watch out, Potter," Snape replied, "Your little mudblood girlfriend might get mad at you that your hexing people."
"Does it look like his little girlfriend is around?" Sirius said angrily.
"Don't call her a mudblood," James said even angrier, "You have one thousand times more dirt in your blood than she does."
"I highly doubt that," Snape pulled out his wand as defense.
"Er, James-" Remus tried butting in.
"Not now, Moony. I'm a little preoccupied," James didn't take his eyes off of Snape.
"You may want to stop," Peter added.
"Why should I have to stop after every horrible thing he has done?" James said still staring at Snape.
"POTTER!" a loud voice ran through the Entry Hall.
"Because Lily's here," Sirius muttered.
"Lil, not now," James pleaded.
"Now is a perfect time to give you and Snape a detention!" she walked over towards the disputing two.
"I'm not fighting I swear," James tried reasoning with Lily.
"Your wand is out and you have that look in your eye, but your not fighting?" Lily said angrily.
"What are you doing here anyway?" Peter asked.
"I left my book in the Great Hall. Good thing too or else a fight might've broke out," she replied.
"Lil, he called you a," James started, "A...a you know."
"I'm well aware of what people call me behind my back, Potter." She spat out.
Lily left the Entry Hall and entered the Great Hall to retrieve her book. No one dared to send a curse flying, so the crowd disappeared towards their next class.
James entered the Great Hall hoping to make up with Lily and explain he wasn't intending on fighting with Snape. She was the only one in the room, which made James happy.
"Lil!" he ran up to her.
"Go away," she said. Her eyes were red, but no sign of tears showed.
"Lil, I wasn't going to fight Snivellus."
"No, you weren't going to fight him. But you had your wand out, ready to send any hex his way." She replied trying to walk around him.
But James didn't let her pass through, "I'm sorry. But he made me mad when he called you that."
"Potter," she started, "Look at me, do I looked like some damsel in distress to you? I don't think so. I perfectly capable of taking care of myself. I don't need you fighting my battles."
"It's just," James tried to get the right words out, "Ugh," he sat down on the bench and ran his hands through his hair.
"It's just what, Potter? It's just that you can't stand not being the center of attention? It's just you can't walk away from someone, you have to hex everyone? What is it with you?"
"I don't know," he replied.
"That's real intelligent," she rolled her eyes, "Just leave me alone, okay? I don't need you one step ahead of me fighting off all the bad guys."
"You just have this affect on me," James blurted out, "When Snape insults you it feels like he insults me. You mean more to me than you think. I just feel as if I need to protect you."
Lily stared at him, "Well, you need to control your feelings because I don't need protection."
"Lil-" James tried to get a word in.
"Things are hard enough for me here without you butting in."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean being different. I just want to be the same. I don't want to be known as the Mudblood, or muggle born here! Between you and the Slytherins my life is not to grand these days."
"I would never hurt you like that and you know it," James said.
"You hurt me in other ways. Like, I hate not being able to talk to a guy because I know you'll scare them off. I can't bloody ask a guy for a quill without you threatening them. Just stay out of my life and leave me alone."
"I can't do that," James stated.
"Well you better try or else you will wish you were never born," Lily said before storming out of the hall and out onto the grounds.
~*~
Lily poked lightly at her Abster worm. It was a useless animal from her point of view. But she mentally took notes about then as the Professor spoke. Although, there really was no point to them living.
"Hey Evans," Sirius appeared from behind Lily.
"What do you want, Black?" she questioned but not looking up from her worm.
"Well, my bug-thing died so I thought I'd come and talk to you," he replied.
"I'm charmed," she rolled her eyes, "How did you kill your worm already? We've only been watching them for a few minutes."
"I tired to get Peter to ear it. But I ended up squeezing it too hard while trying to put it in his mouth and it kinda blew up."
"You're insane."
"Why thank you," he smiled widely.
"Where's your partner in crime?" she asked looking around the grounds.
"I was going to ask you that," he replied, "So what happened in the Great Hall?"
"That's none of your business."
"James is missing," he said seriously.
"Really?" Lily said not sounding one bit interested.
"Yes, which makes if my business," Sirius replied, "James didn't start the fight."
"Unbelievable."
"Lily, please," Sirius said looking at Lily in the eye, "James tries so hard not to mess things up. Whenever you get mad at him he takes it really hard. You have no idea who mad at himself he gets."
"That's not my problem."
"He's crazy about you. Why can't you see it?" Sirius asked.
"All I see is an annoying, bullying, nuisance!" Lily replied sternly.
"You are very stubborn, you know that?" Sirius chuckled happily.
"Yes, so I've heard." Lily smiled.
"Just do me, and James, a favor and think about what I said about him. You know, him not being so bad and all. Ah, look here's your partners in crime," he grinned stupidly as Ashley, Bree, and Riley made their way over.
"You wouldn't talk to us, but you'd talk to Black?" Ashley joked.
"Hey guys," Lily replied.
"Hello ladies," Sirius smiled.
"Hi Sirius." Riley replied batting her eyes.
Bree glared at Sirius who greatly returned it.
"Maybe you should go see James," Ashley suggested to Sirius after sensing the tension.
"Can't find him."
"Well, then go see Lupin or someone to snog," Bree said annoyed.
"Although I know how much you want me to stay, I think I'll try to get Peter to eat Moony's worm. Bye!" Sirius walked away towards his other friends.
"Why did you push him away like that, Bree?" Riley demanded.
"Ashley started it," she blamed.
"Alright, I did it. On to the more important matters, what happened, Lil?" Ashley asked.
"Damn Potter." Lily mumbled. "I went back to get my book from the Great Hall and I saw Potter about to hex Snape. I got all mad and then he tried acting all nice and we ended up in this huge fight."
"He is so crazy about you," Riley shook her head.
"What does that have to do with our fight?"
"Any other guy would've just walked away," she explained, "But he tried to fix it! Isn't that so cute!?"
"That has nothing to do with this, Rye," Bree stated, "I say we turn him and all his friends into worms or something then, oops, accidentally loose them."
"That's actually not that bad of an idea." Lily's smile widened.
"How about flies?" Bree suggested, "It represents them greatly...annoying pests!"
"Alright, but please spare Remus because he's my friend." Ashley replied grabbing her bag, "Class is ending."
"Lunch time!" Bree smiled, "A break...finally!"
"We've been in school for a week, how are you sick of it already?" Lily asked amazed.
"I'm not sick of school...I'm just sick of the work."
"I'm with you!" Ashley and Riley agreed.
Lily rolled her eyes and continued to walk towards the castle for lunch.
Lily, Riley, and Bree all took a seat near the end of the Gryfinndor table. Ashley said she would have to take a rain check because she promised Luna she would eat lunch with him at the Ravenclaw table.
"Hello my favorite ladies!" Sirius sat down in front of Lily and next to Riley.
"Why do I keep seeing you today, Black?" Lily asked as he reached for some bread.
Sirius shrugged, "What can I say, I'm irresistible!"
Bree snorted from the seat next to Lily, "Irresistible my arse!"
"You know you want me."
Bree made a gagging noise, "I have a boyfriend thank you very much."
"A jealous control freak boyfriend," He mumbled.
"What was that?"
"Oh look! Remus is here!" Sirius said waving towards his friend.
"Good afternoon!" he greeted everyone as he sat down.
"Any luck?" Sirius asked.
"A little," Remus said scooping some food onto his plate, "I think he'll be up and running by dinner. You know him, he never stays this upset for very long."
"Perfect," Sirius replied.
"I think we need to cheer him up," Remus grinned.
"You are so smart, Moony!" Sirius replied, "It's like you can read my mind."
"Cant help it," Remus stated.
"We better tell Wormtail about this wonderful idea. Then alert Prongs with a brilliant plan."
"Cheers," Remus raised his glass.
"What are you two planning?" Lily asked immediately.
"Darn, I forgot you were here, Lils!" Sirius replied banging his fists on the table.
"What are you four going to do at dinner?" Lily repeated.
"Who said we were going to do it at dinner?" Sirius winked, "Besides, what's it to you what we do?"
"I'm Head Girl!" she replied.
"Really? I never noticed." Sirius answered sweetly.
"And if Potter was a little more responsible he would be acting like Head Boy." She replied ignoring Sirius comment.
"Here comes the lecture," Sirius dropped his head onto the table, "Wait, I'm not Prongs, why am I getting his lecture?"
"You better tell me what you are going to do right now, Black!" Lily said sternly.
"You shall see!" Sirius replied standing up, "Let's go Moon, we have some entertainment to plan."
"Right behind you," Sirius and Remus left the Great Hall in search of their fellow trouble makers.
"Oh, yea, they'll be having entertainment...in detention!" she mumbled.
"It's no use, Lil." Bree said placing a piece of chicken on her plate.
"Their too cute!" Riley sighed dreamily.
"That wasn't where I was going," Bree replied glaring at Riley, "Do me a favor and get your head out of the clouds because Sirius Black is far from cute."
Bree went to cut her chicken when it suddenly became alive. It started running all over her plate in a panic, although it couldn't see what it was doing because it did not have a head. She let out a small shriek when it tried pushing a knife in her direction.
"Damn Black!" she groaned as she stunned the chicken.
"Isn't that cute?" Riley asked innocently, "I think he likes you."
"By the end of this year, no girl will like him because of how ugly he gets after I curse him so many times." She stormed out of the Great Hall, chicken in one hand, wand in the other.
"She'll come around eventually," Riley shrugged.
"Should we go find her before she does something she regrets?" Lily asked a moment after staring at the door.
"Your right, because after she murders him every female body will be out to kill her," Riley agreed.
"Lets go," Lily and Riley grabbed their bags and hurried out of the Great Hall to stop the upcoming war.
~*~
