Lily sat nestled between her two best friends, Gloria and Amy, as she
waited patiently for Dumbledore to start the meeting. She was glad to see
that word of the Order of the Phoenix, which was the name that Dumbledore
had decided on, had spread. Every one who had shown up last Tuesday was
there except for Dumbledore's brother Aberforth. There were six new members
Gloria and Amy, of course, along with James' parents Sarah and John, Lily's
other friend Teresa, and Matt Halker.
"Welcome all, especially to our six new members Gloria, Amy, Sarah, John, Teresa, and Matt. We are all thrilled that you could be here tonight. I trust that our not so new members picked up a group portrait on their way in. Good, good, now down to business," said Dumbledore.
Remus stood up with the latest news of an attack in his hands. "Luckily there haven't been any more attacks since Rain, who luckily wasn't killed..."
Gloria cut in, "She would have been better off dead, she can't do anything, can't remember anything, she can hardly even talk."
Amy hung her head. To every one the news of the attack on Rain had been a shock, but it had affected her the most. Rain was Amy's twin sister and without her twin, Amy felt lost. Lily looked over at Amy and immediately felt her friend's grief and tried to change the subject. "So, Sturgis, Peter, have you found anything at all?" she asked.
"Not yet, but I am working on it. I have a few friends who are well connected, I should be able to find something soon," said Strugis.
Peter looked nervous and fiddled with his fingers, "I haven't found anything either," he said.
"Not to worry Peter, we hadn't expected you to find anything yet. Just keep your ears open," Remus smiled at his friend.
"Next order of business," said Dumbledore gesturing to Moody.
"Right, we all need to be careful and to do that we need the latest model of the Sneekoscope 500. It is guaranteed to detect even the slightest trace of evil doings. They are very expensive, but it will be worth the money in the end. I want everyone in this room to have one in their house by the end of this month," said Moody.
James rolled his eyes. "If it detects every trace of evil, then it would be going off every second in some households," he said grinning at Sirius.
"Well it is better to be safe then sorry. If you don't want the Sneekoscope 500, then I could equip you with man eating garbage cans," Moody suggested.
"NO!!" cried everyone.
"Then it is settled, bring in 30 galleons to the next meeting and I will get you all a Sneekoscope 500," he said.
Everyone agreed. James laughed inside about the man eating garbage can. Sirius would want one of those more than a Sneekoscope 500. He could just imagine his friend using it on his neighbors who were supposedly growing even more annoying by the minute.
The meeting concluded as everyone started to leave as the night wore on. Soon only Lily, James, Amy, Teresa, and Gloria remained. "Thank you so much for coming tonight," said Lily turning to her three friends.
"No problem Lily, always willing to help out a friend," said Teresa.
"Yeah, and after what happened to Rain I'll do anything to fight off this evil," said Amy confidently.
"Lily, every time you have ever needed anything I have always been there. Whether it was planning a prank on James or picking out a new set of dress robes, I have always been there. This is just one of those times when we need to all stick together. I am sure that if she was better, Rain would be here as well," said Gloria.
Lily hugged each of her friends as they got into the fireplace to leave. They disappeared into the whirling green flames leaving Lily and James alone in their empty house. Lily got the chills as she walked up the stairs to her room. It was at this meeting that she realized that she and James could be next; they could be the next reported murder in the prophet.
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Peter arrived in his fireplace in his living room. The clock on the wall read 11 pm. He ran to his messy desk at moved the stacks of parchment around haphazardly looking for a blank sheet, a quill, and a bottle of ink. He then sat down at his desk and began to write all of the names of the Order of the Phoenix that he could remember. Peter stopped writing for a brief moment as words from his Hogwarts days came back to haunt him. "Friends forever..." "Traitors always get what they deserve..." "We can all trust each other..." "We will always be by your side, Peter..."
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The Daily Prophet had no more news of deaths until one week later. Everyone in the Order of the Phoenix sat bewildered at their breakfast tables the morning of October 1st, as they stared at the front page of the prophet. There was a picture of a house that was completely demolished. The attacker had struck again. This time the victim was one of the Order, Marlene McKinnon's family. Many members of the Order began to have second thoughts about being apart of their little defense group.
It could have been a coincidence that one of the Order members had been killed, but according to Moody, who was making a very big deal about this attack, nothing was coincidental. Dumbledore spent many hours trying to console the members and to shut Moody up, trying to convince him that he was going to drive away all of their members. Moody had caused such an up roar that members were asking him how the man eating garbage cans worked and how much one would cost.
James of course had kept his cool, knowing that Marlene wasn't the easiest person to get along with. He kept insisting that she had just had a grudge with the enemy. But, a grudge wasn't a good reason to kill off her 4 children and husband too. There was something going on. Had word reached the enemy?
Gloria had spent many days over at the Potter house with Lily trying to find the answer to questions that people had. Gloria, Amy, Teresa, and Lily had become the people that Daily Prophet reporters were bombarding with questions on the street ever since the attack on Rain. So, since Lily and James lived on private property, the reporters couldn't reach them at her house. They had officially named Lily's house as their hide out.
James' Quidditch practices had moved from Tuesdays to Mondays and Thursdays, leaving Lily alone quite often now, but she dare not leave the house because of the reporters. Teresa on the other hand, loved answering questions and begged for attention. Gloria was always warning her not to answer their questions because of the possibility of revealing the Order to the media. That was the last thing that they needed, for someone to let their presence slip. Then they wouldn't stand a chance of having their meetings in secret.
Lily was now finding it very difficult to hide the fact that she was expecting, and one day Gloria guessed it. They were sitting on Lily's bed flipping though the scrap book when she brought it up. Lily was relieved that she could finally share her news with someone. She made sure that Gloria promised not to tell anyone about it. "It is so wonderful Lily! I am so happy for you and James!" she squealed when Lily spilled the beans.
Lily blushed. "We didn't want to tell anyone just in case something happened," she said.
"Oh, Lily, I hope that nothing terrible happens, it will be so nice to come over to your house and see a little child running around the yard! I hope it's a girl," Gloria sighed.
"I don't care what it is, as long as it is a healthy and a witch or wizard. I couldn't imagine having a squib for a child. That would be awkward," Lily laughed.
"Yes it would be. How did James handle the news?" she asked.
"He was shocked of course, but it is natural for most people. I think he is going to make a great father," Lily sighed.
"He will be, don't worry," laughed Gloria flipping to the next page in the scrap book.
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Peter lay tossing and turning in his sleep. Was he doing the right thing? Once again quotes started coming at him, "Traitors get what they deserve..." "We are a team..." "Best friends never tell on best friends..." "When one person goes down, we all go down with him..." "Friends always stick together..." "We would do the same for you Peter..."
A/N- Sorry it took me so long to post this chapter! I had it all written out and then I dropped it in the hall way at school. It isn't as good as the original, but oh well. I have decided that I am going to do a sequel if I get enough positive reviews from this story. I have grown very attached to writing about Lily and James so I have no idea how long this story is going to be, I don't really want to kill them off! Well next chapter I am hoping to introduce some death eaters, kill off a few more people and stuff. Well, I have less than 40 days of school so hopefully I will be able to write longer chapters in the summer!
"Welcome all, especially to our six new members Gloria, Amy, Sarah, John, Teresa, and Matt. We are all thrilled that you could be here tonight. I trust that our not so new members picked up a group portrait on their way in. Good, good, now down to business," said Dumbledore.
Remus stood up with the latest news of an attack in his hands. "Luckily there haven't been any more attacks since Rain, who luckily wasn't killed..."
Gloria cut in, "She would have been better off dead, she can't do anything, can't remember anything, she can hardly even talk."
Amy hung her head. To every one the news of the attack on Rain had been a shock, but it had affected her the most. Rain was Amy's twin sister and without her twin, Amy felt lost. Lily looked over at Amy and immediately felt her friend's grief and tried to change the subject. "So, Sturgis, Peter, have you found anything at all?" she asked.
"Not yet, but I am working on it. I have a few friends who are well connected, I should be able to find something soon," said Strugis.
Peter looked nervous and fiddled with his fingers, "I haven't found anything either," he said.
"Not to worry Peter, we hadn't expected you to find anything yet. Just keep your ears open," Remus smiled at his friend.
"Next order of business," said Dumbledore gesturing to Moody.
"Right, we all need to be careful and to do that we need the latest model of the Sneekoscope 500. It is guaranteed to detect even the slightest trace of evil doings. They are very expensive, but it will be worth the money in the end. I want everyone in this room to have one in their house by the end of this month," said Moody.
James rolled his eyes. "If it detects every trace of evil, then it would be going off every second in some households," he said grinning at Sirius.
"Well it is better to be safe then sorry. If you don't want the Sneekoscope 500, then I could equip you with man eating garbage cans," Moody suggested.
"NO!!" cried everyone.
"Then it is settled, bring in 30 galleons to the next meeting and I will get you all a Sneekoscope 500," he said.
Everyone agreed. James laughed inside about the man eating garbage can. Sirius would want one of those more than a Sneekoscope 500. He could just imagine his friend using it on his neighbors who were supposedly growing even more annoying by the minute.
The meeting concluded as everyone started to leave as the night wore on. Soon only Lily, James, Amy, Teresa, and Gloria remained. "Thank you so much for coming tonight," said Lily turning to her three friends.
"No problem Lily, always willing to help out a friend," said Teresa.
"Yeah, and after what happened to Rain I'll do anything to fight off this evil," said Amy confidently.
"Lily, every time you have ever needed anything I have always been there. Whether it was planning a prank on James or picking out a new set of dress robes, I have always been there. This is just one of those times when we need to all stick together. I am sure that if she was better, Rain would be here as well," said Gloria.
Lily hugged each of her friends as they got into the fireplace to leave. They disappeared into the whirling green flames leaving Lily and James alone in their empty house. Lily got the chills as she walked up the stairs to her room. It was at this meeting that she realized that she and James could be next; they could be the next reported murder in the prophet.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Peter arrived in his fireplace in his living room. The clock on the wall read 11 pm. He ran to his messy desk at moved the stacks of parchment around haphazardly looking for a blank sheet, a quill, and a bottle of ink. He then sat down at his desk and began to write all of the names of the Order of the Phoenix that he could remember. Peter stopped writing for a brief moment as words from his Hogwarts days came back to haunt him. "Friends forever..." "Traitors always get what they deserve..." "We can all trust each other..." "We will always be by your side, Peter..."
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Daily Prophet had no more news of deaths until one week later. Everyone in the Order of the Phoenix sat bewildered at their breakfast tables the morning of October 1st, as they stared at the front page of the prophet. There was a picture of a house that was completely demolished. The attacker had struck again. This time the victim was one of the Order, Marlene McKinnon's family. Many members of the Order began to have second thoughts about being apart of their little defense group.
It could have been a coincidence that one of the Order members had been killed, but according to Moody, who was making a very big deal about this attack, nothing was coincidental. Dumbledore spent many hours trying to console the members and to shut Moody up, trying to convince him that he was going to drive away all of their members. Moody had caused such an up roar that members were asking him how the man eating garbage cans worked and how much one would cost.
James of course had kept his cool, knowing that Marlene wasn't the easiest person to get along with. He kept insisting that she had just had a grudge with the enemy. But, a grudge wasn't a good reason to kill off her 4 children and husband too. There was something going on. Had word reached the enemy?
Gloria had spent many days over at the Potter house with Lily trying to find the answer to questions that people had. Gloria, Amy, Teresa, and Lily had become the people that Daily Prophet reporters were bombarding with questions on the street ever since the attack on Rain. So, since Lily and James lived on private property, the reporters couldn't reach them at her house. They had officially named Lily's house as their hide out.
James' Quidditch practices had moved from Tuesdays to Mondays and Thursdays, leaving Lily alone quite often now, but she dare not leave the house because of the reporters. Teresa on the other hand, loved answering questions and begged for attention. Gloria was always warning her not to answer their questions because of the possibility of revealing the Order to the media. That was the last thing that they needed, for someone to let their presence slip. Then they wouldn't stand a chance of having their meetings in secret.
Lily was now finding it very difficult to hide the fact that she was expecting, and one day Gloria guessed it. They were sitting on Lily's bed flipping though the scrap book when she brought it up. Lily was relieved that she could finally share her news with someone. She made sure that Gloria promised not to tell anyone about it. "It is so wonderful Lily! I am so happy for you and James!" she squealed when Lily spilled the beans.
Lily blushed. "We didn't want to tell anyone just in case something happened," she said.
"Oh, Lily, I hope that nothing terrible happens, it will be so nice to come over to your house and see a little child running around the yard! I hope it's a girl," Gloria sighed.
"I don't care what it is, as long as it is a healthy and a witch or wizard. I couldn't imagine having a squib for a child. That would be awkward," Lily laughed.
"Yes it would be. How did James handle the news?" she asked.
"He was shocked of course, but it is natural for most people. I think he is going to make a great father," Lily sighed.
"He will be, don't worry," laughed Gloria flipping to the next page in the scrap book.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Peter lay tossing and turning in his sleep. Was he doing the right thing? Once again quotes started coming at him, "Traitors get what they deserve..." "We are a team..." "Best friends never tell on best friends..." "When one person goes down, we all go down with him..." "Friends always stick together..." "We would do the same for you Peter..."
A/N- Sorry it took me so long to post this chapter! I had it all written out and then I dropped it in the hall way at school. It isn't as good as the original, but oh well. I have decided that I am going to do a sequel if I get enough positive reviews from this story. I have grown very attached to writing about Lily and James so I have no idea how long this story is going to be, I don't really want to kill them off! Well next chapter I am hoping to introduce some death eaters, kill off a few more people and stuff. Well, I have less than 40 days of school so hopefully I will be able to write longer chapters in the summer!