TWISTED HEARTS
Author: sigh Thanks to all that review, few as you are, really appreciate it! I
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couldn't think of anything else.
Oh yeah, sorry about the whole Lucius, Luscious thing, my computer auto-corrected it
and I didn't notice it till someone pointed it out. I'll fix it later, thanks
ShadowoftheWolves for telling me so!
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Chapter three: Revenge! Or…… not?
Lynn sighed. The last week had been hell. Regulus had tried to practically
kill her at least twenty times. Luckily one of the Marauders or Lily was
always around to help her out. Even Peter was getting in on the act, which
surprised her because he was always quiet. She knew him, but not really well
from the last four years they had been 'friends.' From what she could tell
however, he was a really weird kid that was nearly a squib.
Just as she was thinking this, Peter was looking nervously over his shoulder
as he escorted her back to the Common Room. "You really ought to relax, we're
nearly there. Besides, they may be as evil as snakes, but they're not as
slippery as them." Lynn said in what she hoped would be a soothing voice.
Peter tensed. "I….I suppose so… but still…. I remember when in third grade a
few kids who were mad at me hid in the shadows and pounced.."
"Which is a very cowardly tactic…" She muttered under her breath. But she
shrugged it off. "Ah, they're idiots anyway. Now, be a proper escort and…."
She grinned and looped her arm in his chubby one.
He blinked in surprise and blushed a bit. "Right, milady." He said in a rather
fake-sounding Old English accent.
He and Lynn laughed, but it subsided when Regulus came into view. "Aw, great.
You just have to spoil fun, don't you?!" She said with a roll of her eyes,
immediately un-looping her arm and getting out her wand.
Peter did so as well.
"Now, now love. I just want to talk. Though I'd wish to do it in private…" He
said, his eyes narrowing at Peter.
Peter swallowed and flinched. "I can handle myself, seeing as your cronies are
gone, Regulus dear. Peter, go, and if I'm not back in twenty minutes, get the
rest of the Marauders." Lynn said coolly. Peter nodded and left. "Well, spit
it out, you've only got…" She checked her watch. "Nineteen minutes and
thirty-seven seconds."
A slow smile crept over his face. "Not very smart, love." He said slyly.
"Wha- Oh crap." Lucius and, to her surprise, Serverus came out from the
shadows. Along with Narcissa, Bellatrix, and a few other Slytherins she didn't
recognize. "I feel so honored, all these people to take on little ol' me? Gee,
you shouldn't have." She said with a nervous laugh.
Regulus slowly advanced, causing her to back up into a Slytherin male. He
pushed her violently, throwing her into Regulus' arms. "You know, I'm willing
to forgive you if you'll go out with me." He said smoothly, his grip
tightening.
"Not if my life depended on it!" She said angrily, spitting in her face since
she couldn't slap him due to the fact her arms were being pinned down to her
sides.
"That very well may be!" His eyes flashed angrily and he threw her to the
floor. She easily found her balance since she had expected something like
this, but it didn't help much. Eight curses fired at her at once as she fired
one at Regulus. She was thrown into a wall, refusing to scream. She fired one
last hex as she fell unconscious.
A week later she woke, her head pounding, eyes still blurred. "Hey, she's
awake!" She heard James shout. She groaned at the noise that was made
instantly.
"Remus tried to bring you your homework, but we wouldn't let him." Sirius said
proudly.
"I thought as much, so I brought it." Lily said with a smirk.
"You enjoy tormenting me don't you?"
"Payback is more like it."
Lynn groaned again. "People, people, please. And no Lily, I'm not doing my
homework…. Not until I'm out of the hospital." She said finally.
A bit of a hush fell over the small group. She blinked away a few tears that
had welled up from the burning light and finally could make out everyone. The
marauders, Lily, Stephanie, Emma, and a few other Gryffindors were there,
peering at her anxiously.
"Um….. that might not be for a while.." Lily said a little uncertainly.
"What do you mean?"
"Er… well, she managed to change you back from being a slug…. But you still
got some fur and your ears are slightly slimy….." Remus said timidly.
It took her a second to register that. "WHAT?!"
"You heard him. Besides, it's not as bad as what happened to poor Donna.
You're lucky, you got if off easy." Melanie stated, a 6th-year Gryffindor. The
others nodded in agreement.
Lynn smiled a bit. "Very luck indeed." She reached to scratch behind her ears
since they were itching and found it slimy indeed. "Ugh! Anyone got a tissue?"
She said, her face showing her repulsion.
Stephy grinned. "Here." She said, giving her a handkerchief. Lynn wiped her
ears and saw the orange goo.
"Disgusting."
Sirius took the hanky for inspection. "Hey, before it was purple." He said,
chucking it in the garbage. "What'd they hex you with?"
Lynn shrugged. "I dunno…"
"Madame Mary had a devil of a time trying to find a counter-curse. She had us
researching it for hours. Good thing we have ol' Moony." James said, patting
Remus on the back.
Remus smiled a little, but he didn't give off the happiness feel. More like
worried. They normally didn't use his nickname in front of others.
"Interesting nickname you got there. Where's mine?" Lynn said with a grin.
"How about Slime Ears?" Sirius said with an innocent smile.
"Oh, Shaddap." She said as she took another hanky from someone else and wiped
her ears. "Weird…. The goo is pink." She said as she threw that one away as
well.
But then she realized something. Fur….maybe her sphinx side had gotten out of
control?! She looked down at herself, trying to find a patch of the hair. She
finally found some on her arm. It was chestnut, not black. She was safe. She
sighed in relief. Lily caught it, and, realizing what she had been thinking,
nodded, smiling softly. Her secret was safe… for a while.
"Hey Lynn, mind if I have one of these?" Sirius asked, breaking her train of
thought. She blinked in surprise. There was a mound of sweets on the table
next to her and she hadn't even realized that.
"Knock yourself out."
Sirius grinned. "Thanks." He opened a chocolate and ate it before it could hop
away. They had a small feast of sweets and butterbeer that had suddenly showed
up from the Marauder's cloaks. She decided it was best not to ask questions.
A week later Lynn was released. She was glad to be gone from the hospital
wing, even if she hadn't even begun her homework, getting annoyed looks from
Lily.
No one noticed, since, most weren't up at three thirty in the morning, that
Lynn snuck down and pulled out her sketch pad. She smiled softly to herself
and begun to draw the one person she secretly liked, for not even Lily knew.
"Lynn?" Came a male voice from behind, startling her.
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