Sara walked downstairs in the morning. "Hello, Gary," Sara said to the monitor as she began signing out. "Going down to breakfast. I can't let the Dark Lord catch me starving myself, can I?" Gary looked at her disgustedly, but let her go. Sara smiled top herself because it was that kind of sarcastic humor that seemed to keep her from killing herself these days. She walked into the Dining Hall to see the regular mass of people. She noticed Lily was sitting with The Marauders again, but also with a second or third year girl. Norma was practically sitting on Greg while Arthur talked about Muggle candy.
Her table was gone. Sara walked over to where her table used to be, but it was gone. She hadn't been notified on a change in seating, so what was up here? Professor Dumbledore, the only professor who talked calmly to her anymore, came over to explain. "I'm sure you've noticed that your previous seating arrangement is gone. The professors have agreed that even Death Eaters should have friends. You may sit where ever you please, Miss Mallot," Dumbledore said smiling.
"What's the catch?" Sara asked.
"There is no catch. We just wish you were more…social," Dumbledore said.
"Why? Aren't you afraid I'll create other Death Eaters?" Sara asked.
"I do not consider you a Death Eater, Miss Mallot, so I do not see how that is possible. Besides, I believe your friends miss you," Dumbledore said looking over at the Marauders.
"Oh no way! I'm not sitting with them! Evans is the one who told everyone, if you recall," Sara said. "I'm not sitting with them."
Then I do believe you will have to eat up in your room," Dumbledore said.
"So there is a catch. Sit with them or don't sit here at all?" Sara said.
"I just think they miss you," Dumbledore said. Sara looked at Dumbledore. Could he actually care? No way, no teacher actually cared about his or her students. It's not the way they're programmed.
"Make sure a house elf send some food up," Sara said and walked out of the Dining Hall. She walked by table with her former friends. They were amazed.
"Dumbledore, you said you could convince her to sit with us," Lily said angrily. "How am I supposed to get friend back if you can't help?"
"I'm helping as much as I can, but it will take time," Dumbledore said. "Patience, Miss Evans, patience." Dumbledore walked away leaving the table in shock.
"Don't worry Lily, she'll come around," James said. "She was your best friend since you were born, wasn't she?"
"Yeah, but I just don't know what else I can do. If she won't eat with us and she has to have separate classes, how will I ever talk to her?" Lily asked. "At least when we shared a room, I could wake her up at night and talk to her. But she's in solitary living now."
"Then get her out! Really, must I solve everything?" Sirius said.
"It's not that simple. We barely got the professors to let her sit with us," Remus said. "You think we can talk them into letting her live with Lily?"
"I'm positive I can," Sirius said smiling at the group.
"How?" Helen asked, speaking up for maybe the third time this whole meal. She was terrified they would call her 'Ha-Ha' again.
"It's very simple, Ha…ahem, I mean Helen," Sirius said. "I've got a picture of the headmaster in a dress."
"Nobody evens sees him, and you have a picture of him in a dress?" James asked in awe. "I mean, he let you take a picture?"
"No way," Sirius said. "I created them. You can put anybody there. I'll simply put my wand to the picture and say the Headmaster's name."
"What is the headmaster's name?" Remus asked.
"What color dress is it?" Peter asked. Everyone just kind of looked at him thinking, 'What?!?!'
"Peter is there something you want to tell us?" Sirius asked, keeping a straight face even though the rest of the table was cracking up.
"Not really, Sirius, why?" Peter asked confused.
"No reason got to go, bye!" Sirius said rapidly, bringing the rest of the table with him. Once they got out to the hallway, everyone was rolling on the floor, clutching their stomachs and what not in laughter.
"What is it?" Peter asked coming out into the hall.
"Nothing, Peter, nothing," Sirius said, waving Peter away.
"No, tell me," Peter said more firmly than he had ever spoken to Sirius.
"Peter, it's nothing, go away," Sirius said. By now everyone had calmed down and you could see Peter was angry. He was clutching his fists tightly and clenching his teeth.
"Peter, are you okay?" Lily asked putting her hand on his shoulder.
"Don't touch me, Mudblood!" Peter yelled. Everyone was really quiet. What could you say to that? Lily was tearing up when Severus Snape came out.
"Oh, did I miss something?" Snape asked nastily.
"Go away, Snape, before I hex the hell out of you," James said.
"He wouldn't deserve it anyway. It's not like he's human," Remus said.
"Oh, and you are, Lupin?" Snape snapped back.
"Shut up, Snape," Sirius said.
"Oh, that one hurt," Snape said. "I do believe it is your turn to insult me, Pettigrew. Well, on with it then."
But Peter didn't insult him. Instead, he said, "I hate you all."
"Well, we know you hate, Snape here, but we're your best mates, man," Sirius said.
"I don't hate Snape, I hate you!" Peter said, anger flashing in his eyes. "All of you, especially you, Mudblood!"
"Oh, insulting Evans now, are we?" Snape said. "Oh, goody. This is my favorite part. Go on; stick up for your girlfriend Potter. Or will you not go against another Marauder? Oh, this should be exciting. If I only had some Chocolate Frogs."
"Shut up, Snape," Sirius said again. "Before I make your legs into jelly."
"I'd like to see you try," Snape said. They stared at each other for a moment before kids came rushing into the hallway from breakfast.
"Classes start in five minutes! Five minutes!" A professor said. Sirius and Snape glared at each other a bit more before James pulled Sirius away.
"Why did you do that? I was about to kill him," Sirius said, obviously still very angry about everything.
"That's why we stopped you," Remus said. "I don't like Snape anymore than you do, but we have to be…polite to him, at least. One day we might find ourselves having to work with him in the Ministry getting rid of Voldemort." Of course, other kids who heard these would squirm at the name, but the Marauders considered it was only a name and dared to say it.
"Ha! Like Snape would ever want to get rid of his role model," Sirius said.
"Two minutes until classes! Two minutes!" the professor yelled again, giving the group an evil eye.
"We'd better go. Bye, James," Lily said giving her boyfriend a quick kiss before leaving for class. During the morning, Lily couldn't think of anything else except how to win Sara's friendship back. It was everything to her. She just wanted everything to be the way it used to be. Finally, during an exceptionally boring History of Magic class, it came to her.
"I want to do a public apology," Lily told the gang during lunch.
"For what?" Helen asked.
"The Halloween Dance, of course. I want to make a public apology to Sara," Lily said confident of her friends approval.
"Honey, are you sure?" James asked her. "I mean, you can't force her to be friends with you again. You don't want a fake friendship, do you? I mean, as much as she denies it, she is a Death Eater; She has The Mark."
"Yeah, well so do I, but I'm not a Death Eater," Sirius scoffed.
"Excuse me?" Helen said, surprised by this new information.
"Yeah, my family is practically attached to Voldemort. Everyone gets The Mark at an early age, so it was unwillingly," Sirius said like it was the most normal thing in the world. "But seeing as I don't follow Voldemort, I haven't spoken or seen my parents in three years and I hate them, I'm not a Death Eater."
"Well then…" Helen said uncomfortably. Well, wouldn't you be uncomfortable?
"See? Sirius isn't a Death Eater, and neither is Sara," Lily concluded. "This conversation is over."
"But Lily, I just want…" James said.
"This conversation is over, James," Lily interrupted him in a firm voice.
"Your attention please," A voice said that surrounded the Hall, but nobody could find its owner. "This is your Headmaster. I am not in the Dining Hall, so stop looking for me there. I am addressing you to inform you about an adjustment to an old rule. Rule 2461 states that prefects will be chosen in your sixth year. The new adjustment, 2461a states that prefects will be chosen in your fifth year." Lily got very excited. She wanted nothing more to be a prefect since she found out they existed. Would they pick new prefects now or wait until next year since this year already started?
"Since this new rule," The Headmaster continued, "new prefects for this year's fifth years have been chosen. For Ravenclaw, Sally Gollsen, Kevin Hurwitz, Frank Decan, and Jessica Bilde are the new prefects. The new prefects for Hufflepuff are Ben Olsen, Dave Caddle, Heather Fernan and Rachel Kilesen. For Slytherin, Natasha Rincho, Severus Snape, Valerie Eden and Lucius Malfoy. Finally, Gryffindor's new prefects are Freddy Cooper, Remus Lupin, Olivia Perry, and Lily Evans. Congratulations to all the new prefects. There will be a meeting tonight at seven o'clock to discuss your new responsibility."
"I did it! Oh my goodness, I did it! I'm a prefect," Lily shrieked. She hugged James so hard, he could barely breathe.
"Congratulations Lily," Remus said smiling, knowing this was her dream.
"Oh, Remus, isn't it wonderful? Congratulation yourself! Remus, I made it!" Lily said ecstatically. "I am just so happy now! The only thing that could make this moment better was if Sara was here."
"Hey, this is you moment, she will not ruin it for you," James said. "You're a prefect, Lily Evans."
"I am a prefect. I'm a prefect! Oh, James!" Lily said hugging her wonderful, fabulous, amazing boyfriend again. Sara was standing behind the door of the Dining Hall looking in. She was going to sit with her old friends, but when she saw Lily and James she lost her appetite.
Would Sara ever forgive Lily?
(Thanks for your reviews! know it took a long time, but hopefully the next chapters will be easier to write! Will Lily still make her public apology now that she is a prestigious prefect? Please Review!)
