Well, here's chapter three. I finally got the time to type it up and put it on the site, so please if you get the chance, read it and review. Thankees.
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The first rays of sunshine woke Remus, as they glanced off of his face. He slowly turned to peer at his friends. Neither was awake. I'll just go to the Great Hall and eat breakfast, then quickly go to Potions and study before class starts. He thought.
He nodded his head, as if agreeing with himself, and quickly threw on a pair of clothes, and grabbed his wand. A last glance around told him he had not woken his friends up, so he quietly slipped out of the boys' dormitory.
While walking down the stairs he forgot which ones he jinxed, and accidentally slipped on them. He toppled down the stairs and landed in a pile at the bottom. "Ouch! Just my luck; damn stairs." Muttered Remus. He slowly collected himself and managed to hobble out of the common room. Thank god, no one saw me. I should have counted those stupid steps before I jinxed them.
A quick glance around proved there were no teachers present. With a smirk Remus jumped onto the banister and slid down the seven flights of stairs. Unfortunately when he jumped to the bottom, he slid on the clean floor and fell backwards.
A girl walked over to him and offered her hand to help him up. "Are you alright?" her voice was soft and strangely familiar.
Remus lifted his eyes and pushed his light brown hair out of his face. He was startled to see it was Holly. His face turned a shade pinker as he took her hand and stood up. "Yea, I'm fine, no worries."
Holly quirked an eyebrow and stood there with her hands on her hips, as Remus winced and put a hand to his head. "Right… I don't think I believe you. You just have too much pride."
"Me? Prideful? Nope, that's Jamesy."
Holly hid a giggle behind her hand. "Well… have you had breakfast yet?"
"No," replied Remus simply. "I was just on my way to get some. Care to join me?"
She shook her head. "I can't. I couldn't sit at your table. I'm in the Slytherin house; remember. Besides I have…umm…things to do. I guess I'll see you around." Holly turned around and quickly hurried off in the opposite direction.
I wonder what's wrong with her. Oh, well I better hurry and eat some breakfast if I want to be able to study. Remus soon found himself sitting at the Gryffindor table with a plate full of pancakes, eggs, and bacon in front of him. A few bites were all that was eaten as he quickly got up and left to go to the Potions Classroom.
Remus took every shortcut he knew and got to the classroom 15 minutes ahead of time. He looked around and decided to sit quietly in the corner. He took his Potions book out and began to study, fervently hoping Mr. Krickly would not appear anytime soon.
Ten minutes passed and the room began to come alive as students poured in into the classroom. James and Sirius came in snickering, probably at some inside joke. They turned and sat down by Remus.
"Hello mate. I see you got an early start this morning." Smirked Sirius.
"Yes Sirius, I did. You see unlike you two, I decided maybe it'd be a good idea to study." Stated Remus.
"Yea, whatever."
Just as Sirius finished talking, a figure walked into the classroom. Normally the person wouldn't have been noticed, but Remus couldn't help it. It was Holly; she just seemed to keep appearing now. She walked to the opposite side of the room and sat in a corner, alone. She shifted her gaze from the board to the rest of the room. A small look of surprise came across her face as her eyes met Remus'. She held his gaze for a minute then quickly dropped it as Mr. Krickly came out of his office.
"Alright class, test today," he looked over the class as a few kids groaned. "Close your books and put away all notes…NOW!" Books were slammed shut and papers rustled as people quickly put things away. "Alright, when I pass a test to you, then you may begin. Absolutely no talking or surely you will fail. Mr. Potter! I told you to put your book away!"
James quickly shut his book as Mr. Krickly started passing out tests. Sirius gave James and Remus a wink as he slipped his foot inside his book, which he had put on the floor earlier.
"Ouch!" exclaimed Sirius as something fell onto his foot. He looked down and seemed to shrink back into his seat. A foot rested upon his, and in fact it was Mr. Krickly's foot.
"I don't think so Mr. Black. That's not going to work this time. Here are your tests. I will be keeping a sharp eye on you three." He walked away with only a small glance back, until he got to his desk where he sat down and stared at the class.
"Well I guess I'm screwed," whispered Sirius.
"That makes two of us," whispered James as he stared at his test with dull eyes.
Remus ignored them both and quickly finished his test. Ten minutes left to just space out or check my answers. He gazed blankly at his paper for a few moments then let his gaze roam around the room. They landed on the back of Holly's head, and stayed there. What am I doing? I can't let Sirius and James catch me staring blankly at her. I could tell them I was looking past her, but they'd never believe me. Oh well… A sigh escaped his lips as he looked back down at his test.
"Time's up; pencils down!" Mr. Krickly stood up and walked to the front. "Pass your tests to the front." Everyone was quick to comply and passed in their tests, then sat still as Mr. Krickly began to look over the tests. His expressions changed from contempt to disgust and back to contempt. "Well, well, well… It seems there were two students who studied and managed to only miss one question. Congratulations… Holly and Remus." Stated Mr. Krickly in his snide way. Both Remus and Holly shrunk into their seats and blushed. "Well done. Tomorrow I will give no essay or homework, because I'm deciding to be a bit nicer since some effort was shown today." He said sarcastically.
Kids began clapping and shouting with huge grins on their faces. Sirius slapped Remus on the back. "Way to go mate. I always knew you'd get rid of some of our work."
"Silence! I can always change my mind you know. Keep quiet till class is over." He shot a look towards the Marauders. "That includes you Mr. Black."
Sirius quickly sat down and the whole room was silent for the last ten minutes then Mr. Krickly dismissed the class with a nod and the wave of a hand.
Outside the door Holly was talking to a pretty red-haired girl. James grinned and walked over to the pair. He tilted his head a bit and quickly kissed the girl. "Hey Lily. I see you've met Holly."
"Of course I've met Holly." She said with a smile. "She's been one of my best friends for awhile." Lily gave Holly a playful shove and smiled.
James turned to Holly in disbelief. "Why didn't you tell us you knew Lily?"
"You never asked. Besides, I didn't think it would make any difference. I'm still just a Slytherin girl. You'd hate me because I'm a Slytherin girl."
Lily gave James, Remus, and Sirius a reproachful look and put her arm around Holly's shoulders. They're not going to hate you, at least not just because you're a Slytherin."
"We don't hate you. It'll just take some getting used to, I mean being nice to a Slytherin." Stated James.
"I guess the getting used to thing only depends on the person." Said Remus as he moved over by Holly. "I think it'll be easier then you make it out to be. She's nice and usually carefree. Just act like she's in Gryffindor."
"Easy for you to say mate. You've obviously taken a liking for her." Said Sirius with a wink.
Holly blushed and dropped her gaze. "Um… Lily… can I borrow one of your robes and lay down in your dormitory? I'm not feeling so well and I don't want to have to deal with the girls from my house."
"Sure Holly… in fact I'll come with you. Just in case you get any looks, though you're I there enough I'm sure no one will care." Lily stood on her toes and quickly kissed James's warm lips. "I'll see you guys later." She began to walk toward the Gryffindor house then turned around and motioned for Holly to come. Holly began to leave, but Remus grabbed her wrist.
"Wait a second, please," his eyes locked with hers as she turned around.
"What is it?" She questioned.
"Um, well… next weekend is the Hogsmeade trip, and I was curious… would you want to go with me?"
Inside Holly was surprised if not somewhat confused. He's a Gryffindor and I'm a Slytherin. This isn't really happening is it? I can't give him an answer, at least not here in front of everyone. "Let me think about." With that she caught up to Lily and they hurried to Gryffindor.
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Birds were chattering back and forth as the Marauders sat talking by the lake. Their reflections were crystal clear as the wind made no ripples along its glassy surface.
"Do you think she'll tell ya yes?" asked Sirius. "She seemed pretty into you earlier."
"I hope she says yes. I really enjoy it when she's around." Stated Remus.
James snickered behind his hand. "Well I know I'll be especially nice to her now, since you like her so much. Besides I've got to stay on Lily's good side ya know. She's be very mad at me if I ever did anything mean to a good friend of hers." Said James.
Remus skipped a rock across the lake causing ripples to wipe their reflections. A silence fell over them as they all tried to think of something to say or do. The breeze whistled through the over hanging willow trees, making them sway and dance above the boys' heads. A movement over in the Gryffindor tower caught James's eye.
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Running farther and farther away. No chance of turning back now. The wind whipped Holly's hair out behind her as she ran through the woods. Howling could be heard behind her as bushes rustled and branches snapped. She had seen I tall happen. A wolf with smoke colored fur had killed a girl in Hogsmeade. She screamed and began to run, while the wolf followed her.
I've got to escape. I can't stop running. She gasped and came to a complete stop, because she had run all the way to the edge of a cliff. She spun around and watched the woods in front of her with bated breath.
A minute or two went by with no disturbance so Holly took a step, accidentally landing on a twig. "Snap!"
She took a step back and mentally hit herself, and let out a scream when the wolf bounded in front of her. It stopped and stared; drool dripping off of its fangs. Its eyes were as black as the night with no soul in them. The wolf jumped at Holly, but she took another step back and fell of the cliff. A second passed and she had managed to grab a hold of some vines that wrapped around the Cliffside. The sounds of a scuffle came from up above her and another voice joined the howling.
Suddenly all was quiet. There was no howling, no sounds of a fight. She was losing her grip, but just as her hand slipped off the vines, and started screaming, a hand grabbed her wrist…
"Holly? Holly! You've got to wake up!" exclaimed Lily. Holly woke up, but there was a look of fear and sadness on her face. She hadn't gotten to see whom her rescuer was, and she was shaking. Lily moved over by Holly and put a hand on hers. "Holly… it's ok. You were just having a nightmare."
Holly shook her head and just moved closer to the head of Lily's bed still shaking. "It wasn't just a nightmare. I think something bad is going to happen at Hogsmeade this weekend."
Lily began to pace the room, twirling her hair around her fingers. "So you think it was a vision of the future, like the one you had about that Eric kid?"
"Yes I do. I was being chased by a wolf with jet black eyes. I watched as it had killed a girl in Hogsmeade and now it was after me. The last thing I remember was someone grabbing my wrist saving me from falling to my death. I don't know what happened after that."
Lily had been over by the window ever since Holly had mentioned the wolf. She spotted the Marauders and motioned for them to come. A thought had crosed her mindthat there was no way they would see her, but when they got up and hurriedly went inside, her hopes were raised. "Holly maybe it was just a nightmare, something that will never happen. Oh, what did the wolf look like.?"
"It was a smoky gray with sharp white fangs and jet black eyes, with no souls. Oh! In the background I thought I heard a dog. It all seems so strange."
A knock resounded on the door, surprising Holly, and Lily gave permission for whomever it was to come in. It was the Marauders and they had seen Lily. Their eyes first looked at the nervous Lily, and then at Holly, who was still shaking somewhat. "What's going on Lily?" asked Sirius.
"Holly had a premonition, and I really think you guys should hear it."
Remus walked over to Lily's bed and sat down on it. He put a hand over Holly's and asked what the dream was. When the dream had been told, an eerie silence hung over the room. Remus gulped and looked at his friends. Is there going to be a full moon during this weekend's Hogsmeade trip? His unspoken question answered by a slight nod from James. "Well, maybe we should just skip this weekend's trip to Hogsmeade."
"No!" exclaimed Holly, "I mean I don't think we should cancel. It may not even be this week's trip. IT could be next week's." She turned her body so she was facinf Remus, "Besides my answer to you, is yes." she gently squeezed Remus's hand.
"Holly maybe you should both skip this time aournd. We don't want anyone getting hurt." stated James.
"Wait a minute, it's not going to be this week. Remus was no where near me in my dream."
"That's what you think." mumbled Sirius.
"What Sirius?" asked Holly with a sideways glance at Remus.
"I just meant..."
"He meant nothing," interupted Remus. "Let's just forget about this for now. We should just go to our last class, since we basically ditched our other classes."
"I agree with Remus. Come on Holly, or we'll be late for Transfigurations." said Lily.
"We'll come too. That's our last class," said James, entwining his hand with Lily's.
Everyone quickly left the girl's dorm and the Gryffindor tower completely. Standing outside of the Transfigurations classroom was Lucious Malfoy.
"Oh boy, here we go." Whispered James.
"Well, well Potter. You and your crew have managed to pick up a Slytherin. How funny." He turned to Holly and smirked, running a hand through his slicked blonde hair. "I would have expected better from you Holly. You were one of the few I found to have brains, but I guess you lost them."
"Shut up!" shouted Holly. She whipped out her wand and pointed it at Lucious's throat. "I'm sick of you and your other snobby friends doing things to me just because I don't seem like a normal Slytherin. Sure I'm pureblood so that's a plus for you, but guess what… I don't give a damn! I'll never be like you, so just leave me and my friends alone! Petrificus Totalus!" She shouted. Lucious only had time to gasp before he was completely frozen and toppled over.
Lily and the Marauders just stood there flabbergasted. Lily had never known Holly to do things like this and it seemed somewhat funny. "Holly, do you realize what you just did?" Holly shook her head, a little bit amazed at herself. "You stood up Lucious and Lucious and did something for all of us." Lily grinned and hugged Holly as random students in the hallway who had been watching, began to cheer for her.
Remus moved towards Holly. "Let me be the first to officially congradulate you. We've done stuff like that to Lucious, but you'd never done anything like that." He leaned down and lightly kissed her on the cheek, but quickly moved away blushing.
I need to get to class. I know I shouldn't have done that and it'll just come back to me. Holly shrugged it all off and quickly let her head droop as she rushed into the classroom.
"Is she ok?" asked Sirius, as he watched her hurry off.
"Probably too much excitement." Said James. "Come on, we need to be in class." He cast a glance at Lily as she sat down in a seat by Holly
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Yayness! My writing is finally getting longer, but it's not as long as I'd like to be yet. Either way please send in reviews after you read this. It helps so much to read them and be able to use them in my next chapter. I hope you keep enjoying my story!