Ahhhh! I know, I know, I know. It's been such a long time! But my computer got a virus and it shut down, so my dad had to redo all this stuff on his laptop to make it seem like a real computer for now. But the bad news is that all of my previous chapters and everything got deleted! DELETED! All this crap hard work for nothing! Ya know?
But thanx to my reviewers anyways! I feel incredibly bad for not updating for the past few months! And I don't know how to make up for it. Ideas?
Pleione:
James shouldn't be going out with someone else if he likes Lily. That is totally true! But since he can't get Lily…well, I mean, he's been trying for the longest time. And she still rejects him. That's a total blow on that huge ego of his, ya know? You know how guys are…insensitive creatures but w/e. That's just their nature.
DallasTexas:
I seriously think I am going to make this a Hermione/Ron since many people voted for that. Hermione/Harry seems kinda weird cuz' they're just such good friends, and Harry showed no interest for her…ever! I seriously kinda feel bad for this girl, but that's only if she likes Harry. Also, one of my stupid friends was all like, "Dude, Hermione and Harry are brother and sister, do you know that? I heard it on the news." I was all like, "Impossible. What news station do you listen to?"
White-angel-snowflake:
Chinese Cinderella and Falling Leaves are kinda like the same thing. It's the same author and kinda the same theme, except Falling Leaves is just more of a biography. It was kinda boring in some places. I don't even know who turned out to be American Idol, but I know the Vonselle wasn't, even though I really liked her. My second choice was Kerri though and she got to be one of the finalists, soo…maybe? And what's X factor?
Moirariordan:
I'm sorry for spreading everything out! But I didn't wanna leave anyone out so…I'll try to keep it more on one group or so. Night is by Elie Wiesel and correct! It is about the Holocaust. It's really quite short but it makes an impact on your opinion of the Germans. You don't like them even more then, but to be fair, some of them really didn't like Hitler, but were forced to do what he told them to do to the Jews…such a sad chapter of world history.
Eternal Dragon101:
You're possibly gonna kill me for not updating fast enough, but the delay was unavoidable. And thank you! You are one of the first people that said my username was cute! I kinda had a different one that I don't remember now…but then I changed it cuz' it was too boring.
Hewhoistomriddle:
Awww…that is really nice that you like the story! That makes me happier than anything else this crappy summer. And I really couldn't even begin to imagine the feeling of seeing your dead parents when they weren't dead and they weren't your parents. That is totally freaky!
LovinLovegood1:
Kelly Clarkson has a fantastic voice. It's all soothing and pretty and everything. I really liked her song Behind These Hazel Eyes. Did you notice that all of her songs are pretty much about relationships and guys and how you have to be strong? I wonder if anything happened to her to make her sing those.
Amrawo:
Lol! I haven't heard of anything but Angus! And I haven't read that either. But my friend has. She's really into relationship stuff…it is about relationships right? Or maybe it was another book. But w/e, I'll try and check them out the next time I go to the public library if they are really THAT funny.
Poisoned Ink898:
Thanx! And I'm sincerely sorry for not updating. There seems to be so many things to do (not for me, but probably for you) during the summer. I'm just plain lazy and didn't wanna type for a few…months.
IamSiriusgrl:
I stopped watching A.I. afterwards cuz' my teachers were piling homework on me! But did Kerri Underwood win? Or was it that other guy? Bo? Right?
Jersey Princess:
AHHHH! Me too! I used to like Harry/Hermione, but then it kinda just flopped, and I was like, Harry gets everything and Ron gets nothing. So that wasn't fair. But I've decided that I'm most likely going to make this a Hr/Ron fic. Why do you detest Harry/Ginny? I mean, the story isn't gonna have them together, but I'd like to know why anyways.
Tea-and-cake-or-death:
Lol! I love your screen name! It's adorable and cute!
Dusty Dawn:
Thank you! You do not know how much your comment means to me right now.
Pandas rule the world:
Ahhh! I love your name! Pandas do rule the world and it's sooo incredibly sad that they are quickly diminishing in numbers! But I'm really happy that at least everyone's trying to save them, ya know? Like China has passed laws and everything. But I guess the rest is up to the public people and citizens and everything. (sigh)
Shelm:
Three Doors Down is a pretty awesome band. I like their style. I've been wondering, does that count as Emo? Seriously, what is Emo? Is that just another word for alternative and rock? Uhh…all these terms are killing my brain!
Shalaren:
Why are you thanking me for updating? I should be thanking you for reviewing!
Rem'sony:
Rem? How can I figure out what that stands for? Meanie…Does it stand for Remus? If it doesn't, then I am seriously dumb, even if you did leave me a clue! Urgg…it's summer too! About your riddle…I have a guess.
What is better then god and worse than hell,
The poor have it but the rich don't,
If you eat it you die,
What is this?
Is it nothing? I mean, better than god? come on...nothing.
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"Mr. Porter, I sense you are not telling me the truth. Unless you do so now, I shall have no choice but to bodily remove you from this school." Dumbledore stood up, his towering figure roaming his office. He paced around the room. "I do not believe you wish anyone harm, however, one innocent could be one guilty. That is too much of a risk to take."
"Professor Dumbledore," Hermione said. "Do you have proof that we are truly not from Beauxbatons? I mean, are you positive?" Dumbledore stopped pacing to look at her from behind his moon spectacles.
"On the matters which I am mistaken, it is never on something like this. Now I ask again, do you wish to tell me?" Dumbledore looked in Hermione's eyes. "Do not be mistaken Ms. Granger. One mistake is much more than what you can risk. Do not make a mistake." He gave them a letter that was on his desk.
Hermione took one look at it and turned pale. "Oh," she said in a small voice. She leaned against Harry for support. Ron glanced at her and then at Harry, grinning weirdly. Harry stood up to look at the letter himself, having a solid excuse not to have Hermione leaning on him. It wasn't that he didn't like it, but…
He focused on the letter in front of him. It was from Madam Maxime to Professor Dumbledore, replying to his last letter. Their cover was blown.
Lily laughed at Amos' antics. He was just too cute to resist. She looked up at him dreamily. He was so handsome, dashing, in fact. A prince in shining armor…
As a child she always dreamed of someone like that, but she never expected to find him until that day, in third year, when he asked her for a quill he could borrow. They became friends and well, now they were going out. The years were just going way to fast.
"And he says to me, 'That's not a hag, that's my girlfriend.'," Amos laughed. He looked at Lily and gave her a shove playfully. "Thinkin' about your handsome boyfriend."
Lily grinned back at him. "Oh yes, that Sirius Black is mighty somethin'." Amos looked indignant. "Just joking."
"You better be," he grinned. "James Potter is so much finer."
Lily shrieked even though she knew he was joking. "Save me! Save me! The guy of my dreams is gay! Ahhhh!" She swayed her arm and pretended to collapse in his arms. "Oh! My prince in shining armor. Come to save your princess?"
"Ah, but of course!" He kissed her. "My my, is it me or are you gaining weight?"
"What!" Lily slapped his arm. This guy sure knows how to ruin a moment…
"I was only kidding," Amos protested, rubbing his arm. "Even if you were the fattest person on Earth, I would still love hanging out with you." Ouch, that hurt, Lily thought. I would still love hanging out with you? It's always bad when a guy says 'I love hanging out with you' when they're trying to avoid 'I love you'.
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Lily flopped face down on her bed and curled up. The sun was blinding her. "Stop! Guys, it's a Saturday, go back to sleep." She faced the other direction but found it not as comfortable. Reluctantly, she flipped back around to face Bella, who was smiling cheekily down at her. "Bella, you meanie, shut the stupid blinds."
Bella laughed. "You lazy pig…you've slept for fifteen hours!" She tugged the pillow out from under Lily and hit her with it lightly. Lily just snuggled deeper in the covers.
"I need sleep. Now go away." Lily grabbed her pillow back and clutched it tightly, yawning. "Great, I can't go to sleep anymore. I hope you're happy Bella." She sat up, slouching and trying to stretch. "Ahh…that feels good. What time is it?"
"Time for breakfast!" Bella replied cheerfully. "Cummon. Let's go!" She dragged Lily to the wardrobe and Lily tiredly put on her clothes. Since it was a weekend, it didn't really matter that much what you wore…and it was a Hogsmeade weekend too, so it really didn't matter that much. It was just idiots like James Potter who needed uniforms anyway…that and his slutty fan club. Lily groaned and rubbed her head. These thoughts were too disgusting to think about in the morning, so she idly allowed Bella to drag her to the Great Hall.
At the Great Hall, Lily suddenly frowned. Potter was always here earlier than she was, but somehow, today, he wasn't here. Arrrrgg…why was she thinking about that idiot? But nonetheless…
"Hey Bella, do you know where Potter and his lackeys are?" Lily asked, reaching for her pumpkin juice. Bella frowned slightly, her hair swaying with her movements.
"I heard that Lupin was sick, so maybe their at the hospital wing…but I'm not sure. Who knows what they're up to these days? For all we know, they could barge in here at any second. I don't think they would miss breakfast though." Bella helped herself to some sausage that was in front of her. She looked at Lily's plate and raised her eyebrows. "Aren't you gonna eat?"
"Oh…I don't have much of an appetite," Lily assured her, smiling.
"What?" Bella stared at her and laughed lightly. "You're joking right? This coming from the Lily Evans that always ate something no matter what?"
Lily waved off the comment. "So, you said that Remus was sick?" She bit her lower lip. "Maybe I should go check on him."
Bella grinned slyly. "But you already have AAAmmosss…remember? You're boyfriend?"
Lily got up and grinned back. "I won't tell if you won't." She wandered along the corridor to get to the hospital wing. She actually just wanted to get out of the Great Hall. Looking at food didn't do her much good this morning, but she could still check up on Remus. It's not like she hated him or anything. Just the other three…she thought to herself wryly as she climbed the stairs.
"We'll check up on you again, Remus. Just don't do anything stupid okay? In fact, since you love us sooo much, we'll be back right after class is over—"
James's voice rang out through the corrider as Lily hid behind a statue of Goleik the Gremlin. She didn't feel like seeing him at the moment. As she peeked around the corner, she saw two of the four Marauders exit the hospital wing. Where was Pettigrew?
Sirius and James walked right past her and Lily breathed out a sigh of relief. She slipped down the gloomy, dark corridor and strode in the hospital wing, more confident than she felt. It wasn't as if she was cheating on Amos or anything, so she shouldn't be all weird, right? The pale walls shone brightly as she entered the sick ward. Remus was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, but Lily could tell that he wasn't sleeping. How could he be, when James and Sirius just came to see him? She took a seat next to the window and Remus, startled, opened his eyes.
"Lily? What are you doing here?" he asked weakly, managing a little wave.
She smiled brightly. "Nothing. I heard you were sick, so I came to see you. How are you?" Remus relaxed, but shifted a bit.
"I'm fine. It's not like it's anything life threatening or anything," he joked. "but I am honored that you could be worried about me."
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Lily asked, affronted. "I am a very caring person, except when it comes to the other three idiots. But whatever, if Potter got hurt, I wouldn't just be uncaring like a statue. After all, he is Dumbledore's golden boy. He has to have some good qualities."
Remus coughed quietly. "I'll tell James you said hi."
"You do that."
"Harry, do you want something to eat?" Hermione came in with a plate of delicious smelling sausages and pancakes that were tickling Harry's nose with their delicious scents. He gestured to the nightstand and she put it down.
"Thanks," he said, staring back out toward the window, where you could see Hagrid bustling about with jingles on his boots. Hermione stood next to him and her shadow fell over him as he looked at her. "What?" he asked, almost defensively, as she crossed her arms and peered into his eyes.
"It's Remus, isn't it?"
Harry looked at her, annoyed that she was so fast at picking things up. What he wouldn't do to make her average for a day… "Who else could it be?" he answered her question quietly. She sighed and sat on his bed.
"I overheard Bella talking to Lily about it and I knew that was why you weren't at breakfast," she explained without him asking.
"Where's Ron?" Harry changed the subject quickly because he didn't want to talk about this to her anymore. He felt guilty, though, after she flashed a look of hurt and annoyance.
"If you really wanna know, he's still downstairs eating, saying, 'Harry can handle himself. You don't need to worry so much!' It was almost as if he didn't care that you were up here alone!" Hermione commented in disbelief. "He even tried to get me to stay down there, but I decided to come up here anyways. I think he was kinda mad when I left. What is with you two lately?"
Harry berated himself for lying, yet again to Hermione, but he still did. "It's nothing. Just emotions. Ron thinks that his parents might be around here even if he hasn't seen them yet. Besides, he's worried, but he has different ways of showing it. He knows I need space sometimes."
"Is that your way of telling me that I'm not wanted here?" Hermione shifted. "Because I can go if you really want me to…"
Harry didn't say anything and she huffed angrily.
"Fine! I don't know why I bother! You just try and show someone that you care and all you get is nothing." She stormed out of the dorm angrily and he heard her stomping down the steps. Harry stared at her back sadly.
"But Hermione," he whispered, "I do know you care, but I just can't accept it. Ron needs you more than you know." He glanced at the letter on his nightstand and frowned. Dumbledore already knew that they weren't normal, that they didn't belong, but he was still letting them stay here. After they had read the letter from Madame Maxine to Dumbledore, all he asked was "Can I trust you?"
Could he trust them, or were they not to be trusted? Harry couldn't quite tell anymore or maybe, he never could really answer that question in the first place.
"Things went pretty damn bad yesterday," Sirius leaned on the wall. James sat down and buried his face in his hands. "I've never seen him look so bad after one of his transformations. Where the hell was Wormtail?" he asked angrily all of a sudden. "The one bloody night we could've used him, that stupid rat just…" he sighed. "He just disappeared."
Last night had been the full moon. They had done everything according to plan and still messed everything up. Remus was quite well during the beginning and James and Sirius carefully led him outside, thinking that no one was there. Suddenly, the wolf in him started growling and he slashed his way through everything and everything meant everything. They almost became minced meat themselves.
James looked up at him, defeated. "Sirius, no more rendevous. Not even when we're with him. He was so close to being exposed and biting that person…it's not worth it anymore." Sirius looked at him.
"Was it ever?"
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Hey, sorry it took so long to update. Haha (slaps herself) it's been almost…maybe more than half a year…hehe…sorry. But I'll try and update more often …promise! too bad there's not much drama in this chappie, but it kinda sets the thing for the next chapter.
So…what's been going on? Any drama? This year's been so crazy and I don't know why. It's not as if school's anything new and I should be used to it..but still…wow! Veteran's day is coming up! Friday! Yipee!