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Chapter 6: A Black Heart and Hogsmeade
---A few weeks later-
Kelsey and I decided to postpone the Lily/James Project since our first attempt, with the help of Sirius and Remus (which Kelsey enjoyed tremendously) went completely out of hand. Instead of Lily seeing James in a different light, she saw him seeing no light! She tried to physically hurt him after she became so appalled by the fifth pick-up line. Sirius had to physically restrain them before they both got black eyes. That's when we all decided it was best to call it all off until the opportune moment. Fortunately, we all soon forgot about the accident and focused our attention to the upcoming Hogsmeade trip. Dumbledore had announced all who were going during lunch and to me and Kelsey's surprise and confusion, we were both on the list. Dora, Kate, Kathleen, Cecily, Alice, Lily and us agreed to all go together.
The day of Hogsmeade was bright and cheerful, giving everyone a happy mood. We all rushed into a carriage that we could have to ourselves.
"We have to go to the Three Broomsticks first!" exclaimed Cecily. "I've been craving a keg of butterbeer for like, ever!"
I laughed.
"I've forgotten what it tasted like!" I said in excitement.
Of course, I had never had it before but I was just as curious about it as I was of pumpkin juice.
"This is a bit random actually, but I never had the change to ask you, Lily." Kelsey said to Lily. "How was your summer?"
Lily groaned inwardly.
"I had to meet my sister Petunia's horrible, fat, ugly boyfriend Vernon,"
"Dursley?" Kelsey asked on accident. Lily furrowed her brow.
"Well, a matter a fact, yes. Vernon Dursley. How'd you know?" Kelsey scolded herself quietly and laughed innocently.
"Lucky guess," Lily shrugged and continued.
"Well, he was absolutely appalling! Obnoxious and rude! Petunia ADORES him and was raving all summer on how she was convinced that he was going to propose to her soon!" She leaned back against the ruby seats and sighed.
"There would be a good side to her marrying that god forsaken walrus. She'd move out of the house and never bother and insult me again!"
"Good point," Kate agreed. We all nodded in unison. Dora looked out the carriage window.
"Guys! We're here!" she screamed with glee. When the carriage eventually came to a stop on the cobblestone streets, Alice flung the door open and we all streamed out of the cramped carriage. I stood in awe, intrigued by the bustling streets, filled with arriving Hogwarts students. I found Zonko's and Honeydukes and then noticed the Three Broomsticks. Kelsey had already found it.
"C'mon ya'll!" she yelled, yanking my arm as I grasped for Lily's as she grabbed Dora's until we all were running along, laughing in a chain formation. Squeezing into the small door of the Three Broomsticks, we rushed for the biggest table that would fit all of us. Cecily came back after a couple trips with all our kegs of butterbeer. Raising our glasses, we toasted.
"To a new and better year!" Kate exclaimed. "Cheers!" she said in unison, clunking our glasses together. I leaned my head back and took a huge gulp. It was a buttery, gingery, creamy sensation. Nothing like I had ever tasted! Pumpkin juice now had a new competition. Egg Nog was out of the race.
After two more kegs full of butterbeer, I leaned back on two legs of my chair for a moment before landing back down again. The whole twenty minutes in the Three Broomsticks passed by so blissfully, I hardly wanted to go back to Hogwarts. The whole lot of us talked about EVERYTHING from Muggles (apparently, Kelsey and I were muggleborns, which wasn't a problem) to the Wizarding world, to classes, to Quiddich. I had never had so much fun in my life. I checked my watch nonchalantly. Oh Man, I thought. We all had to get back to the carriages in twenty minutes. I broke into the conversation.
"Hey guys, we only have twenty minutes left until we have to get back to the carriages. If we want to get to Honeydukes, we'd better leave now." I said. The other's checked their watches, surprised how the time had flown by.
"Agreed," Kate said. We all got up and pushed our chairs in, then walked out the door. We started to jabber all at once about funny little life stories, when Kelsey let out a yelp in pain.
"OW!" she screamed, stopping in her tracks. We then all stopped and walked back toward her.
"Something pinched me really, friggin' hard," she winced. It was true. She had a small white and blotchy mark on her arm where you could make out two nail imprints.
"That's what you get, mudblood, for bumping into me." Came a high- pitched voice from behind us. Oh my god. I thought as I turned around. The others had gasped quietly and turned around as well. There, standing in a sluttish, cocky sort of way, was Bellatrix.
"I personally think you got what you deserved." She said coldly, checking her nails. I sucked in my cheeks with rage.
"What do you want, Black?" I said icily. I then expanded my self- confidence. Why should I be afraid of her? I decided to play around with her mind a bit.
"Ya know, Bellatrix, your last name fits you perfectly. It goes great with your black heart." I dissed evilly. The other girls snickered and made dissing noises behind me. Bellatrix's lips pressed together has her dark eyes squinted devilishly. Her hand lingered toward her robe pocket.
"You gonna try anything, Black? In front of all these people? I'll be laughing when I see you being driven home; expelled!" I teased again. Bellatrix shook in pure rage.
"Oh.mudblood.I'd watch what you're saying if I were you. You get what you deserve personally from me." She screeched in a whisper. She twirled her wand in her fingers and cackled quietly. I stood my ground, slowly reaching for my wand.
"But, mudbloods, I can't wait that long. You cost me a lot and you're gonna pay NOW!!!" she shrieked. We all screamed. We turned around and dashed down the crowded streets. I could feel the thumping of Bellatrix's shoes bounding after us.
"Now you did it, Caroline! You can't threaten her!" Kelsey yelled in pure fright. I was scared too. We ran faster, but we could still hear Bellatrix behind us. Turning around the corner, we kept running, screaming randomly as we zoomed down the streets. I looked behind me and gasped. Bellatrix was gaining on us! Before I could look back to where I was going, I smashed right into somebody. Kelsey, Lily and the others yelped as they tried to skid to a stop before running into who was before us. Before I could stumble to the ground in shock, whoever I had run into told hold of my arm to keep me stable. He had grabbed Lily's arm also, to keep her from falling. Catching my breath, I looked up into the face of James Potter. Kelsey and Kate had been caught by Remus and the others caught by Sirius and Peter. We all let out a sigh of relief, actually glad to see them. I jerked my head around in fright to see Bellatrix skid to a stop behind us. Lily let out a gasp of terror. James and Sirius were the first to notice her panting in front of them. The Marauders pushed us behind them, and then drew their wands. We all glanced at each other, apprehensive at what was going to happen next. I stood on my tiptoes and watched over James' shoulder. Why'd he have to be so tall? I thought in frustration. I glanced at his profile. He had an extremely good poker face on and his chest was heaving in and out slowly in deep breaths. He blew the hair out of his face, before pointing his wand at Bellatrix, who was smiling menacingly.
"Sirius Black." She spat in disgust. "I was just trying to get your disgraceful mudblood friends to pay for something they owed me." Lily and I charged in pure rage, making it through the barrier of the Marauders, but caught on the arms by Sirius and James.
"Like hell we did!" Lily screamed in anger, her green eyes flashing. Her hair blew across her face, as did my own.
"WE OWE YOU NOTHING, BLACK!" I cursed with madness! I slipped my arm out of Sirius' grip, but he grabbed my other arm, trying to pull me back. James gripped Lily's shoulders, but Lily kicked forward. Bellatrix watched in amusement.
"Lefave! Evans! Leave her to us!" Sirius bellowed not as harshly as he meant it to be. I turned my head to him, eyes burning. I looked at Kelsey, who was watching over Remus' shoulder in shock at me and Lily's behavior. Lily and I quieted down, but we stayed in front of Sirius and James, tension rising.
"I haven't seen you much around Grimmauld, dear cousin. You must be hangin' around the Potters as usual. I must say, they would be the last family that I'd recommend anyone to stay with." Bellatrix said coolly. This time, James charged forward, but was restrained by Remus and Sirius. Bellatrix shook her head in mock pity.
"Such a temper. Must run the family," she hissed. She cackled at her own humor. Sirius sucked in a breath of anger, still half-trying to keep James from attacking Bellatrix. This time, Kelsey raced forward, but Remus caught her with his other free hand.
"YOU MOCK THE NAME POTTER NOW, BLACK! BUT YOU WAIT! YEARS FROM NOW, YOU WAIT!" Kelsey shrieked angrily. I was shocked by Kelsey's outburst, but I was to mad to care. James was taken aback about this since he had no clue about his own son, but I nodded my head furiously. Wait until she encounters Harry Potter!
"ALL HOGWARTS STUDENTS PLEASE MAKE THEIR WAY BACK TO THE CARRAIGES NOW! ALL HOGWARTS STUDENTS!" Came a booming voice on what seemed to be like an intercom. Bellatrix smiled menacingly.
"Whoop! Time to go. See ya around, mudbloods," she said with an evil elegance. She spat close to Lily's feet, then turned on her heel and strutted down the cobblestone street, leaving us enraged, struggling in each other's grasp.
A/N: Ooooo! I really liked that chapter! I thought it was great. You can tell here that James is truly protective over Lily, but she has her own mind. I'll update ASAP!
Chapter 6: A Black Heart and Hogsmeade
---A few weeks later-
Kelsey and I decided to postpone the Lily/James Project since our first attempt, with the help of Sirius and Remus (which Kelsey enjoyed tremendously) went completely out of hand. Instead of Lily seeing James in a different light, she saw him seeing no light! She tried to physically hurt him after she became so appalled by the fifth pick-up line. Sirius had to physically restrain them before they both got black eyes. That's when we all decided it was best to call it all off until the opportune moment. Fortunately, we all soon forgot about the accident and focused our attention to the upcoming Hogsmeade trip. Dumbledore had announced all who were going during lunch and to me and Kelsey's surprise and confusion, we were both on the list. Dora, Kate, Kathleen, Cecily, Alice, Lily and us agreed to all go together.
The day of Hogsmeade was bright and cheerful, giving everyone a happy mood. We all rushed into a carriage that we could have to ourselves.
"We have to go to the Three Broomsticks first!" exclaimed Cecily. "I've been craving a keg of butterbeer for like, ever!"
I laughed.
"I've forgotten what it tasted like!" I said in excitement.
Of course, I had never had it before but I was just as curious about it as I was of pumpkin juice.
"This is a bit random actually, but I never had the change to ask you, Lily." Kelsey said to Lily. "How was your summer?"
Lily groaned inwardly.
"I had to meet my sister Petunia's horrible, fat, ugly boyfriend Vernon,"
"Dursley?" Kelsey asked on accident. Lily furrowed her brow.
"Well, a matter a fact, yes. Vernon Dursley. How'd you know?" Kelsey scolded herself quietly and laughed innocently.
"Lucky guess," Lily shrugged and continued.
"Well, he was absolutely appalling! Obnoxious and rude! Petunia ADORES him and was raving all summer on how she was convinced that he was going to propose to her soon!" She leaned back against the ruby seats and sighed.
"There would be a good side to her marrying that god forsaken walrus. She'd move out of the house and never bother and insult me again!"
"Good point," Kate agreed. We all nodded in unison. Dora looked out the carriage window.
"Guys! We're here!" she screamed with glee. When the carriage eventually came to a stop on the cobblestone streets, Alice flung the door open and we all streamed out of the cramped carriage. I stood in awe, intrigued by the bustling streets, filled with arriving Hogwarts students. I found Zonko's and Honeydukes and then noticed the Three Broomsticks. Kelsey had already found it.
"C'mon ya'll!" she yelled, yanking my arm as I grasped for Lily's as she grabbed Dora's until we all were running along, laughing in a chain formation. Squeezing into the small door of the Three Broomsticks, we rushed for the biggest table that would fit all of us. Cecily came back after a couple trips with all our kegs of butterbeer. Raising our glasses, we toasted.
"To a new and better year!" Kate exclaimed. "Cheers!" she said in unison, clunking our glasses together. I leaned my head back and took a huge gulp. It was a buttery, gingery, creamy sensation. Nothing like I had ever tasted! Pumpkin juice now had a new competition. Egg Nog was out of the race.
After two more kegs full of butterbeer, I leaned back on two legs of my chair for a moment before landing back down again. The whole twenty minutes in the Three Broomsticks passed by so blissfully, I hardly wanted to go back to Hogwarts. The whole lot of us talked about EVERYTHING from Muggles (apparently, Kelsey and I were muggleborns, which wasn't a problem) to the Wizarding world, to classes, to Quiddich. I had never had so much fun in my life. I checked my watch nonchalantly. Oh Man, I thought. We all had to get back to the carriages in twenty minutes. I broke into the conversation.
"Hey guys, we only have twenty minutes left until we have to get back to the carriages. If we want to get to Honeydukes, we'd better leave now." I said. The other's checked their watches, surprised how the time had flown by.
"Agreed," Kate said. We all got up and pushed our chairs in, then walked out the door. We started to jabber all at once about funny little life stories, when Kelsey let out a yelp in pain.
"OW!" she screamed, stopping in her tracks. We then all stopped and walked back toward her.
"Something pinched me really, friggin' hard," she winced. It was true. She had a small white and blotchy mark on her arm where you could make out two nail imprints.
"That's what you get, mudblood, for bumping into me." Came a high- pitched voice from behind us. Oh my god. I thought as I turned around. The others had gasped quietly and turned around as well. There, standing in a sluttish, cocky sort of way, was Bellatrix.
"I personally think you got what you deserved." She said coldly, checking her nails. I sucked in my cheeks with rage.
"What do you want, Black?" I said icily. I then expanded my self- confidence. Why should I be afraid of her? I decided to play around with her mind a bit.
"Ya know, Bellatrix, your last name fits you perfectly. It goes great with your black heart." I dissed evilly. The other girls snickered and made dissing noises behind me. Bellatrix's lips pressed together has her dark eyes squinted devilishly. Her hand lingered toward her robe pocket.
"You gonna try anything, Black? In front of all these people? I'll be laughing when I see you being driven home; expelled!" I teased again. Bellatrix shook in pure rage.
"Oh.mudblood.I'd watch what you're saying if I were you. You get what you deserve personally from me." She screeched in a whisper. She twirled her wand in her fingers and cackled quietly. I stood my ground, slowly reaching for my wand.
"But, mudbloods, I can't wait that long. You cost me a lot and you're gonna pay NOW!!!" she shrieked. We all screamed. We turned around and dashed down the crowded streets. I could feel the thumping of Bellatrix's shoes bounding after us.
"Now you did it, Caroline! You can't threaten her!" Kelsey yelled in pure fright. I was scared too. We ran faster, but we could still hear Bellatrix behind us. Turning around the corner, we kept running, screaming randomly as we zoomed down the streets. I looked behind me and gasped. Bellatrix was gaining on us! Before I could look back to where I was going, I smashed right into somebody. Kelsey, Lily and the others yelped as they tried to skid to a stop before running into who was before us. Before I could stumble to the ground in shock, whoever I had run into told hold of my arm to keep me stable. He had grabbed Lily's arm also, to keep her from falling. Catching my breath, I looked up into the face of James Potter. Kelsey and Kate had been caught by Remus and the others caught by Sirius and Peter. We all let out a sigh of relief, actually glad to see them. I jerked my head around in fright to see Bellatrix skid to a stop behind us. Lily let out a gasp of terror. James and Sirius were the first to notice her panting in front of them. The Marauders pushed us behind them, and then drew their wands. We all glanced at each other, apprehensive at what was going to happen next. I stood on my tiptoes and watched over James' shoulder. Why'd he have to be so tall? I thought in frustration. I glanced at his profile. He had an extremely good poker face on and his chest was heaving in and out slowly in deep breaths. He blew the hair out of his face, before pointing his wand at Bellatrix, who was smiling menacingly.
"Sirius Black." She spat in disgust. "I was just trying to get your disgraceful mudblood friends to pay for something they owed me." Lily and I charged in pure rage, making it through the barrier of the Marauders, but caught on the arms by Sirius and James.
"Like hell we did!" Lily screamed in anger, her green eyes flashing. Her hair blew across her face, as did my own.
"WE OWE YOU NOTHING, BLACK!" I cursed with madness! I slipped my arm out of Sirius' grip, but he grabbed my other arm, trying to pull me back. James gripped Lily's shoulders, but Lily kicked forward. Bellatrix watched in amusement.
"Lefave! Evans! Leave her to us!" Sirius bellowed not as harshly as he meant it to be. I turned my head to him, eyes burning. I looked at Kelsey, who was watching over Remus' shoulder in shock at me and Lily's behavior. Lily and I quieted down, but we stayed in front of Sirius and James, tension rising.
"I haven't seen you much around Grimmauld, dear cousin. You must be hangin' around the Potters as usual. I must say, they would be the last family that I'd recommend anyone to stay with." Bellatrix said coolly. This time, James charged forward, but was restrained by Remus and Sirius. Bellatrix shook her head in mock pity.
"Such a temper. Must run the family," she hissed. She cackled at her own humor. Sirius sucked in a breath of anger, still half-trying to keep James from attacking Bellatrix. This time, Kelsey raced forward, but Remus caught her with his other free hand.
"YOU MOCK THE NAME POTTER NOW, BLACK! BUT YOU WAIT! YEARS FROM NOW, YOU WAIT!" Kelsey shrieked angrily. I was shocked by Kelsey's outburst, but I was to mad to care. James was taken aback about this since he had no clue about his own son, but I nodded my head furiously. Wait until she encounters Harry Potter!
"ALL HOGWARTS STUDENTS PLEASE MAKE THEIR WAY BACK TO THE CARRAIGES NOW! ALL HOGWARTS STUDENTS!" Came a booming voice on what seemed to be like an intercom. Bellatrix smiled menacingly.
"Whoop! Time to go. See ya around, mudbloods," she said with an evil elegance. She spat close to Lily's feet, then turned on her heel and strutted down the cobblestone street, leaving us enraged, struggling in each other's grasp.
A/N: Ooooo! I really liked that chapter! I thought it was great. You can tell here that James is truly protective over Lily, but she has her own mind. I'll update ASAP!