Lily was sitting down beside Lexi while Kal and Tera sat beside them. Remus, Sirius and James had found seats behind them. The professor was walking around explaining a very complex potion that would be completed in groups of four. Tera, Kal, Lexi and Lily smiled. After explaining what the potion was supposed to do she left them to it. Lily and Kal got straight down to work but Tera and Lexi was goofing. Somehow the Slytherins had not arrived yet. Moments later they burst in only to find pins on their seats. All Gryffindors laughed uproriously including Tera. She felt a gaze on her back and saw the face of George Zambini. He scowled and muttered 'traitor' to both Tera and Lexi. Lexi took it well and smiled
"I wouldn't have it an other way." She said
"Filthy traitor...when master hears this he shall kill you."
"Let him try!" Tera frowned a bit but didn't say a word until she heard her name whispered behind her back. She turned around and any signs of a smile immediately vanished.
"Every moment you spend resisting the Dark Lord and fighting him the further you fall into his design and your inevitable end," Lucius hissed, smirking.
"You really are amateur, then? Listen, I know all of this already. What you're saying is true but you know that I know that and I know that I know that. You're just trying to make me panic and actually hear someone else say it. You hope that by doing this I will fall even further into your Lord's design. Listen, Lucius, not going to happen!" Tera whispered back, then she turned around and got to work on the potion.
I just hope that my friends don't know what I know. If they did... It'd be the end of them, they'd play right into Voldemort's hands. How can I keep them from hearing a room full of deatheaters undoubtedly speak about it?Lily and Kal looked surprised to see Lexi and Tera ready to help.
"Helping now are we?"
"Yep." Said Lexi
"What do you have left to do?"
"Stir it 17 times in each direction and add...3 cups of bile."
"Yes ma'am." Said Lexi saluting. Tera started stirring while Lexi added the bile. Soon the potion was the precise forest green it was supposed to be. After bottling a flask of the potion they gave it to the professor who apparently couldn't find anything wrong with it. Lily and Lexi were talking about stuff.
"So...are you interested in anyone?"
"Um...yeah...Amos Diggory is looking fine."
Lily and her giggled and Tera and Kal talked about the only subject left. The Deatheaters.
"How...did HE know we were trying to leave."
"Voldie knew...he can see flashes of ther future...didn't I tell you?"
FlashBack9 year old Tera sat down by a sparkling lake. She was about to stick her feet in, when her brother appeared out of nowhere
"I wouldn't do that if I were you."
"Why Tom?"
"Wait." He said and looked at the water intently. A big fish juped up at them.Tera shrieked and ran away. Her brother could...see the future!
FlashForward
Tera zoned out and pondered the memory for a short while then shook her head, as if dismissing a thought.
"He- he can see the future?" Kal asked, taken aback and frightened at the prospect.
"Only glimpses and he can't choose what or when he'll see it," Tera responded as she carefully began turning the potion counter-clockwise instead of clockwise.
"So, if we were really unlucky he could see our next move?"
"If we're really unlucky," Tera laughed bitterly, "then he knows-" she was cut off suddenly by an explosion. James jumped back as his potion which was supposed to be forest green turned a gross colour of brown. Remus' face was covered with soot and he looked livid. He glared at James and Sirius
"What Moony?"
"YOU ADDED 5 CUPS OF BILE! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!"
"I was sure you had said 5..." said Sirius trailing off
"YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO PUT 3!"
"Enough Mr.Lupin! 5 points from Gryffindor. And since you have no potion write me a 12 inch essay about the potion you were supposed to make."
"Yes professor." Said Lupin. Lily and Lexi were holding back laughs while Tera was openly hooting. Kal looked shocked but nothing more. Who said potions class was boring?
Tera eventually stopped laughing, but seeing Remus all covered in soot almost started it all up again.
"Ah, and we don't get homework just at the bell today—ain't life fantastic? Unless I just jinxed us," she added as a second thought. The bell rang.
"And class, I would like a complete instruction as to how your group made this potion—due for tomorrow!"
"Oh, fiddlesticks, I'm just bad luck," Tera muttered.
"It's not your fault, he's just an evil old grouch who wants to find fault with the Gryffindor's and take away house points!" Lexi said to console with Tera.
"True enough—but I'm also bad luck," Tera said.
"Oh well, it won't be that hard to do, so stop complaining. After school let's meet in the library and get all of our homework done. Does that sound any good to you guys?" Lily suggested.
"Perfect, it's been too long since we were last all working in the library," Kal said, "We've been spending all of our time in that dratted head's room. No offence Lils, but it's annoying after too long of just there."
"Wow," Tera said to Sirius as he exited the class, grumpy about two homework assignments, "you added 5 bile! Man, and I was just gonna brag that you're not only the greatest but also the smartest," she shook her head in mock disappointment.
"Shaddap," was all he said as he trudged on though the halls to their next class.
"Don't even think about it," Remus said as he walked by, still covered in soot.
"That wasn't the best class ever," James muttered before following his friends ahead of the girls so as to avoid comments
Lily and Tera laughed and walked along with them to Transfiguration. Lexi was walking slowly because she was thinking. Thinking of how she could land the perfect guy. She felt left out with everyone paired up already. She needed to fell IN the group. She was not friends with Lily for so long so everything had happened with out her. All of a sudden somebody shot out of nowhere and said in a very fast voice
"Do you know where Tera is?"
"She's up ahead...and who are you?"
"Talee! Tera's my friend!" and she raced off. In about 5 seconds flat Talee had run 200 yards and hugged Tera with such force that the wind was knocked out of her
"Yeah glad to see you too Talee!"
"Where've you been! Anyways, have fun in class! I've got Potions, bye! You'd better explain yourself at supper!" she added in as a threat. She then bounded off and Tera shook her head wondering how anyone could be like that. But it was kind of funny and anything funny was welcome seeing as the days were growing dark.
The class was spent transforming certain peices of furniture into animals. At the end McGonagal was fuming at Tera.
"And what made you think that transforming Mr. Black into a pig was funny?" seethed the Proffessor.
"Well, he is one, and he's just like a peice of furniture! You see, he wasn't moving- he must have been concentrating on his work- so I mistook him for furniture!" Tera said, inwardly laughing at McGonagal and Sirius.
"Do not try to be funny, Tera," McGonagal warned. Tera sighed and changed Sirius back. The bell rang and Tera ran out of class before McGonagal could dock points, not to mention Sirius's undoubtable wrath. Lily had sucessfully turned the desk into a giant turtle and back. Unfortunately James who was sitting by her was deathly afraid of turtles.
"L—Lily-turn it back now." He said frightened
"Change Herbert back to a desk? Why I sorta like him." She teased
"You named IT?"
"Well yeah...he seemed so lonely." Class had ended and Sirius had ran after Tera to undoubtably murder her. He caught up to her easily. (with the help of the Marauders Map)
"I got you now!" he said threatingly
"Sorry...sorry Sirius!" Tera laughed
"Turning me into a pig was funny eh?"
"Well yeah sorta." Said Tera gasping for breath. Sirius moved closer
"Are you so brave now that I've caught you?" but Tera couldn't answer for laughing so hard.
"This-has-go-got to be your worst day ever!" she cackled. Sirius moved closer and Tera looked up. As they both leaned in somebody cleared their throat behind them.
Tera whirled around to see Lily.
"Yeah, I was kind of hoping I could hide behind you guys so as to escape James's yelling?"
"Why's he yelling at you?" Tera asked, intrigued.
"Oh, I kind of set a turtle on him then magiked it back into a desk..." she then ducked behind them.
"WHERE IS SHE?" James roared at them only moments later.
"Lily? We wouldn't let her be a coward and sent her off. I think she's hiding behind Remus," Tera replied. James ran off to find him and Lily wiped her brow and thanked them, emerging from behind them.
"REMUS! WHERE'S LILY?"
"How should I know?" asked Remus calmly
"But—Tera said..." he trailed off knowing he'd been tricked. He set off to find Lily. After getting the map from Sirius.
"Ok Pad...where's the map?"
"Here." He said fishing it out and handing it to him. "why do you need it?"
"To find Lily and get revenge." He said simply. Sirius groaned inwardly. Boy would he be in for a walloping later. James followed passages to find Lily. His eyes were glued to the map. He saw Lily's name suddenly accompanied by Severus Snape. He ran faster.
"Watch where you're going mudblood." Spat Snape
"Why would I have to watch? I'm just the one who kicked your asses in dueling. Oh and I trapped your master."
"The Dark Lord shall make you his enemy and you shall pay."
"IF he wants to get to Lily he has to get through me first." Said James standing in between them.
"He will kill you both." Spat Snape and stalked off.
"Now...you set a turtle on me." Said James meanacingly
"Yep." Said Lily unafraid
"You'll pay!"
"Remember Jamesy if I want to I can break up." Said Lily, twirling a strand of her hair
"No not that!" said James in horror, "After all my trouble!"
Tera grinned and headed off for lunch. She knew that she wouldn't get blame from anyone for the whole "Lily James" incident that had just occured. Right about now they'd be staring into eachother's eyes, getting lost in the depths. She was about to enter through the doors when Sirius grabbed the collar of her shirt, pulling her back. She looked at him questioningly.
"I never got my revenge," he said simply and leaned in, like he had before Lily came along, and kissed her on the mouth. Tera, surprisingly, enjoyed it. Then, after ten seconds, she pulled back, slightly appalled at herself.
"Man, and to think I always used to say I'd never do that," she said, half-grinning. At the back of her mind lurked the comment Voldemort had made about her being in love.
Lily and James had already went into the Great Hall. They were sitting down eating when Tera ran in.
"What am I supposed to tell Talee?"
"About what?"
"Where we were!"
"Hm...tell her your uh...aunt was sick."
"Its better than nothing." Said Tera and walked over to Talee and Dalyce.
"Sorry, I was gone to visit my sick aunt."
"Oh...well thats ok."
"So hows it going with you and 'Davey'?"
"Pretty good." She said briskly
Tera nodded and walked back over to Lily.
"She fell for it."
"Good."
"Now...what are we doing about Hogsmeade?"
"Hogsmeade?"
"The trip...this weekend?"
"Oh yeah I was thinking of all of us going...together."
"Sure I guess..that would actually be perfect."
Tera nodded and then gave her full attention to her supper.
"Now who's being a pig?" Sirius asked as he sat down next to James and across from Tera.
"Meurr oi swrprofffse," came the reply through a peice of bread.
"Wow, now that I see them in action, how could I ever have tried to break them up? They're pigs in love," Lexi whispered to Kal. They both shared a laugh as Sirius and Tera began a contest to see who could fit the most in their mouth.
"Oh my gosh," James said, looking away," I know this sort of thing usually doesn't bother me but- that's disgusting!"
"Guys, lets go to the Library," Lily interrupted just as Tera was going to spit all of the food in her mouth out and, coincedently, in Sirius's face. He was saved from this fate as Tera swallowed and followed to the library.
"Ok so now...what are we going to start on first?"
"How about the History of Magic essay?" suggested Kal
"Sure." Tera agreed and they set to work occasionally consulting one and another. After everybody had finished the essay they started on the Potions essay. Sirius, Remus and James were sitting at a table close by and alwats come to ask for advice.
"Do you think I should write that Dragons Hide goes in first or Dragon Hide goes in as the first important ingrediant?" asked Sirius
"The longer one." Said Kal without looking up.
"Thanks" said Sirius and walked away. Around 8 the librarian kicked them out and they went to the Heads Room. Lexi had moved in with them. Now the girls room was full. The guys looked up at the magically locked door. They heard voices and screaming and the occasional whack. Their conclusion: Monster Pillowfight.As much as the guys wanted to, the magically locked door stopped them from joining. In the girls room the girls relaxed and lay together on the floor. The beds were gone because the girsl decided it would be easier. They all sat in a circle talking about nothing and everything. Falling asleep was the last thing on their minds. After about 3 hours of talking they decided to sleep. They after all, had classes
