Comments: Just to let you know. In this chapter we flip back in forth a lot. x-x-x-x means it's the same time just at another place and o-o-o-omeans diff time and place...got it?

Chapter 4: New Developments

"Um..." Lily said looking up at the girls who were holding her hands. "I'm not entirely sure who you two are..."

The girls looked at each other then down at Lily and then the one on her left said "I'm Sapphire," and the one on her right said, "And I'm Ruby." Then together they said "We're the Labyrinth twins." And then they cracked identical grins.

"We know you don't understand" Ruby started.

"What we mean by the Labyrinth twins," Sapphire continued

"So we'll explain" Ruby finished.

"You see," Sapphire said, "we're almost as bad as the Marauders."

"With the pranks we pull. We get away with almost everything."

"Because we're identical,"

"And we look so darn innocent."

Lily blinked a few times and frowned slightly as the girls kept finishing each others sentences. "Wow..." she breathed "you two are scary..."

They grinned again and then continued walking towards the dorm. All of a sudden Lily stopped dead in her tracks.

"What is it?" Ruby asked looking down at her.

"Ohhh no..." Lily moaned and looked up at her friends "I forgot about my recital...I've been practicing for WEEKS! And now I won't be able to do it..."

The twins looked at each other again. Then with a barley noticeable nod they closed their eyes and took on a look of extreme concentration.

x-x-x-x

Dumbledore sat in his office with a book in his hand stroking it with obvious reverence.

Professor Dumbledore?

Dumbledore jumped, dropped his book, and looked around "Who's there?"

Uhm...it's us sir, Ruby and Sapphire Labyrinth.

"What?"

Uhm...Sir...we're telepathic...we're talking to you with our minds...

"Oh...Did you want something?"

Yes Sir. Lily's upset.

"About what?"

Well sir...her piano recital...

x-x-x-x

"What are you two doing?" Lily asked and raised an eyebrow at the twins after they stood there for several minutes without moving or saying a word.

"Uhm...We're thinking..." Ruby said

"Really hard..." Sapphire finished.

x-x-x-x

"So you want me to have her play for the school?" Dumbledore asked

Yes sir.

"Well...Fawkes...Stop...Fawkes what are you doing?"

Sir?

"My phoenix, he's trying to heal my mind...I think...I think he believes I've gone mad..." Dumbledore explained as Fawkes once again landed on his shoulder and started crying on his head. "Fawkes...My mind is fine...honestly it is...Fawkes...stop..."

x-x-x-x

Both girls were fighting back laughter and Lily was starting to get impatient. With the attitude of a six year old (which don't forget she IS) she pushed Ruby, then Sapphire hard in the stomach. Both girls gasped and stepped back opening their eyes and looking at her with identical looks of annoyance.

"I wanna know what you are doing...NOW" she said.

"We're talking to Dumbledore...and his bird thinks he's gone crazy...so he's trying to heal his mind..." Ruby began.

"Why are you talking to him, and how?" Lily interrupted.

"We're telepathic..." Sapphire explained

"That means we can use our minds to talk to people."

"And we're talking to him about your recital."

"Oh...go ahead then." Lily said with childish satisfaction.

Several minutes later the twins opened their eyes and grinned at each other.

"Your recital will be tomorrow..." Sapphire said with a grin

"Right after dinner..." Ruby continued

"So you better be ready." Sapphire concluded and then they took her hands again and led her to the Gryffindor common room.

o-o-o-o

Up in the 6th year boy's dormitory Peter shook his head with frustration as James and Sirius chased each other around the small room. Remus sat on his bed glaring at the other two because somehow they had managed to grab Peter's wand and managed to turn him green. Peter had eventually managed to turn him back...but Remus had gone purple, blue, and hot pink before he'd managed. He'd never been very good at the color changing spell.

"ALRIGHT!" Peter finally yelled. "It's time for bed!"

"But Peeeeeeterrrr." James whined, "Mommy doesn't make me go to bed till 7 o'clock"

"And MY Mommy doesn't make ME go to bed till 8 o'clock." Sirius said and grinned at James.

"YOU LIAR!" James yelled and tore after Sirius again.

Peter buried his head in his hands and didn't notice Remus walk up till the small boy cleared his throat softly. "I have an idea how to make them go to bed."

"So it's Wallozike?" Peter asked and Remus nodded his head. "Will it get you and me too?"

"It'll get me...but not you. I'm going to my bed so I don't get thrown...night Peter."

"Night... Wallozike!"

Both James and Sirius cried out in surprise as they were suddenly picked off their feet and thrown onto their beds. "HEY!" they cried then got up and started to run towards each other and were thrown back onto their bed after they went 4 feet.

James frowned and then crossed his arms across his chest and glared at Peter. Sirius did the same. "Don't glare at me...You lot need to get to sleep. It'll wear off an hour after you ACTUALLY go to sleep...so that if you wake up and have to go to the bathroom you can. Goodnight." He said then got into his pajamas and got into bed.

o-o-o-o

When Lily and the twins got up to their dorm Savannah McNeil threw open the door and near gave poor Lily a heart attack when she ran out and grabbed the small girl up and spun her around. "I'm sorry about that Lily." She said after she'd put the girl down. "You're just so cute I HAD to...you understand?"

"Erm...I suppose."

"Vannah," Ruby said, "Let us in...I'm sure Lily's tired...I know we are."

"Oh...right" Savannah said and brushed her long brown hair off her shoulder and blushed slightly. "Sorry bout that..."

"S'ok Vannah," Sapphire said with a yawn as she began to change into her pajamas.

"Here Lily...I'll shrink your pajamas." Ruby said and then charmed them to fit the small girl.

"Thanks Ruby." Lily said without thinking. She glanced up as all sound in the room stopped and all the girls stared at her. "What? What I say?"

"How'd you know I was Ruby?" Ruby asked.

"I dunno...just did..." Lily replied with a shrug as she pulled on her nightclothes. "Night!" she said then climbed into bed and fell asleep.