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A/N- Just to clear something up Arabella is NOT the old cat loving Arabella Doreen Figg from Harry Potter; she just has the same name. This Arabella is Arabella Erin Patricia Figg. See not the same. A bit confusing I know, but just work with here. And another thing I said that there will be Lily/James action in FUTURE chapters not the last chapter or this chapter. It could be twelve chapters (if it goes on that long) away or even two chapters away... Now that that's out of the way here's chapter fourteen. Enjoy!
Chapter 14She quietly padded down the steps early that Sunday morning. She was quite intent on getting an early breakfast and then going talk to Dumbledore. She wasn't at all surprised to see hardly any students in the Great Hall, a few graduated adults, and only a hand full of Professors. She quickly spotted Dumbledore talking to tiny Flitwick, who glanced up and gave her a tiny smile. She looked away and sat down at the far end of the table, and almost let out a bitter laugh as she recognized it was the exact end that she had always sat at when she was at Hogwarts.
Dumbledore finally stood up obviously finished with breakfast and disappeared out of the Great Hall. She finished off her toast and stood up, she wanted to catch up with him because she had no clue as to what the password to his office was. She turned around and couldn't suppress the scowl that had appeared.
"Evans." He greeted her smoothly.
Lily glared at him. "If you'd be so kind to move. I have an agenda to keep." She snapped.
"You can't even spare a moment of your precious and tainted time." He sneered.
Lily's eyes narrowed dangerously at the man in front of her as she gazed up at him. "No Snape, I can't. Now get the fuck out of my way."
With that said Lily pushed past him and calmly walked out of the Great Hall. She cursed Snape for his inconvenience, she was almost positive that Dumbledore would already be in his office and she would be left stranded outside making invalid attempts at getting the right password. She came to a surprised halt and blinked once looking at the gargoyle that usually guarded the entrance, but instead was standing off to the side leaving it wide open. She glanced from the gargoyle to the opening, nervously tucking a dark red lock behind her pierced ear.
She stepped inside the entrance and cringed as the moving staircase took her closer and closer to the door. She hated the moving staircase, she truly did. It reminded her too much of escalators that she also hated with a passion. They always made her extremely nauseated, and the moving staircase wasn't very different. She was relieved when she was standing in front of Dumbledore's door.
"Come in Ms. Evans." She heard after she had knocked lightly.
She pushed the door open and was greeted warmly as she took a seat in front of Dumbledore. "Tea?" He asked pleasantly.
"Uh no thanks." Lily said and once again out of habit placed her hair behind her ear.
Dumbledore smiled at her and waited patiently for her to speak. "I wanted to talk to you." She said finally not sure how to start or say what she wanted to say.
"I thought as much." He said, eyes twinkling behind his glasses. "Please go on." He beckoned.
"It's about Egwene." She said bluntly and straight to the point.
Dumbledore leaned forward on his desk and clasped his hands together. "Oh? You have met Egwene Singvutomen then?" He asked.
Lily nodded. "Kristi and I went to her club last night and we had a rather um interesting conversation with her." Dumbledore nodded. "Well she said that... well we got into a conversation about the magic that surrounded the club and then she told us or rather Kristi that Kristi was a... well a witch."
Dumbledore looked thoughtful. An unnerving silence filled the room. "I always knew there was something different about her. She couldn't have been a muggle because she was able to see Hogwarts. Indeed."
"So she is a witch?" Dumbledore nodded. "What about Egwene? Is she a fraud, is she planning on doing something bad to Kristi? Or was she telling the truth? Should we go and meet her today?" She asked in a rush, but Dumbledore understood her completely.
"Egwene Singvutomen is one of the nicest people I know of. She will not harm Kristi and she is what she says she is. And yes I think that if Kristi wants to know of her true origin she should go and meet with Egwene." Dumbledore explained.
Lily nodded. "So there really is a sacred magic and Kristi can wield it?" She asked.
"Yes. Though I know not a lot about it, I do believe that with Egwene's help Kristi will be able to successfully wield it." Dumbledore told her.
Lily nodded her head. "Well then I think that's all." Lily said standing up. "Good day Professor."
Lily quickly left Dumbledore's office and closed the door behind her. Dumbledore sat behind his desk musing over what Lily had told him. He found it extraordinary that Kristi was a witch. Even more so that Lily and Kristi had became best friends. "Fate does have a interesting design indeed." He whispered.
(Lily's dorm)
Lily swiftly pulled the curtains around Kristi's bed back. Lily rolled her eyes a smile pulling at the corners of her mouth. Kristi was lying on her stomach, her blankets twisted around her body with her face turned toward Lily. A wet circle was forming under her mouth, indicating that she had been drooling. On a closer look, Lily could still see that she was. Lily touched her shoulder and shook her gently.
"Yo, wake up." Lily said, trying to be as quiet as possible because she didn't want to wake up her roommates.
She narrowed her eyes into thin slits when Kristi didn't even budge an inch. She shook her harder and still Kristi didn't wake up. Lily flopped down her bed, making Kristi fly up and fall to the ground in a tangled heap. Lily laughed when Kristi looked at her with a dazed look on her face.
"You bitch." Kristi muttered as she tried to stand up and only succeeded in tripping over the sheets that were still tangled around her.
Lily laughed harder and looked at Kristi in amusement. It was always so amusing to wake her best friend up. Kristi finally managed to pull the sheets off her after a long two minutes. She bundled them up in a ball and threw them in Lily's face and grinned when Lily glared at her.
Kristi pulled herself up off the floor and shoved Lily off her bed. She grinned when she heard Lily thump against the floor. She looked down at her friend and patted her on top of the head. Lily smacked her hand away and pulled herself to her feet.
"Now why did you wake me up? I was dreaming of handcuffs and whipped cream and-"
Lily put her hand over her friend's mouth. "Kristi babe I don't want to know." Lily said.
Kristi grinned and pulled away Lily's hand. "You sure? It was really exotic. There was-"
Lily placed her hand over Kristi's mouth again. "Kristi I really don't want to know."
Kristi shrugged. "Suit yourself. Now why did you wake me up at... 7:30?!" Kristi looked at her with wide eyes. "Are you fucking insane?! Where the fire truck has your mind gone?"
Lily rolled her eyes. "Get over it. I talked to Dumbledore."
"Honestly Lils, you can't keep- You talked to Dumbledore? I thought you were going to wait for me?" She asked incredulously.
Lily shrugged. "I saw an opportunity so I took it. Anyways do you want to know what he said or not?" She asked impatiently.
Kristi nodded her head, her tangled locks falling in her face. "He said you should go and meet Egwene."
Kristi nodded slowly, letting what Lily said sink in to her brain. "So she isn't a fake?"
"Nope."
"Wait I have to go alone?" She asked.
Lily raised her eyebrow. "That was the idea. From the way Dumbledore said it I'm getting the feeling this is something you have to do alone."
Kristi frowned. "I'll get lost."
"I'll take you there."
"I'll get lost on the way back."
"I'll meet you after you two finish talking somewhere in Hogsmeade."
Kristi sighed, knowing that Lily wasn't going to budge from her decision. "I really have to go and meet her alone?" She asked one final time.
Lily nodded. "Yup. Then you can tell me everything that happened."
Kristi sighed again. "Cool." She said at last.
Lily grinned and slapped Kristi's knee. "Now get dressed."
Kristi groaned, but got out of bed and walked into the bathroom to take a shower. Lily moved over to her bed and opened up one of the drawers beside of her bed. She brought out a little bottle of black nail polish, fully intent on painting her nails with the dark liquid.
Engrossed in her nails, she didn't hear the creak of the bed in front of hers. Feeling someone watching her Lily looked up and raised an eyebrow.
"D'I wake you?" She asked.
Arabella shook her head and stretched. "No. I usually always get up at this time." She yawned.
Lily nodded her head and gave her attention up to her nails once again. A slightly awkward silence filled the dorm room that Lily successfully ignored. The dark liquid covered her short nails gracefully, making a sleek back coat that shinned if turned in the light a certain way. She lightly blew on them, letting her warm breath trickle over them as she finished the last one.
"Is your friend in the shower?" Arabella asked.
Lily looked back at the other woman. "Yea, she should be out soon though." She answered, before looking away and putting the nail polish back in it's proper place.
Arabella nodded her head. "We didn't really get to talk last night."
Lily leaned back against her pillows and looked at Arabella. "Not really."
She twirled a red lock around her finger and studied Arabella thoughtfully. There was something she wanted to say, she could sense it. Why wasn't she? Arabella was never the type to bet around the bush. Why was she now? Surly she couldn't be nervous.
"I was thinking maybe we could... catch up?" Arabella said.
Lily stopped twirling her hair and leaned forward. "Catch up?" She nodded her head. "I'm free today. You?" She asked casually. If Arabella wanted to catch up, she didn't have a quarrel about it. Besides she really didn't have anything to do today since Kristi was going to meet up with Egwene.
Arabella raised an eyebrow. "Today? Yeah. If you want you can even bring your friend. Kristi wasn't it?" She asked.
"Kristi's meeting up with someone today."
Arabella nodded about the time the bathroom door swung open and out stepped a towel clad Kristi. Lily raised an eyebrow in her direction and Arabella blinked once before looking elsewhere. Kristi raised her eyebrows and shrugged before walking over to her drawers to get something to wear.
"You're Arabella correct?" Kristi asked distractedly.
Arabella looked at Kristi. "Yes. Arabella Figg."
Kristi nodded her head and Lily leaned back against her pillow again and admired her handiwork with her nails.
"I'm Kristi Jefferson if Lily hasn't already told you." She introduced herself as she pulled on a pair of silky underwear without showing anything.
Arabella nodded. "I know who you are. Sirius Black is quite taken with you."
Kristi looked at her briefly as she took the towel off now that she had both vibrant red bra and panties on. She turned her attention back to her closet full of clothes as she shuffled though them.
"Do you have a thing for Mr. Black? Or do you and Mr. Black have a fling?" Kristi asked, her voice showing nothing.
Arabella raised an eyebrow and looked at her attentively. "We used to back when we were still at school." She answered slowly.
Kristi glanced at her for moment. "Used to? What about now?"
Arabella didn't answer for a second. "Black and I are... well there isn't another way to put this. We hate each other. We always have."
Kristi stopped looking through her clothes and turned to face her, leaning up against the wall and crossing her ankles. "You hated him back when you both were going to school and yet you screwed him? And nothing's changed?"
"I'll admit that Black's attractive, but that doesn't mean I'm screwing him anymore. Though I'm sure the offer's still there, unfortunately." Arabella said, a defensive look in her eyes, though her voice remained placid and calm.
A snort could be heard from somewhere in the room. The curtains around Kayla Wonders bed opened and the blonde looked at the three women opposite of her. Kristi, Lily, and Arabella looked at Kayla with raised eyebrows.
"Everyone knows you and Black still have a thing Figg. Now if you'll be so kind and to lower your voices, some of us are still trying to get our beauty sleep." She snapped.
"Lord knows you need it." Lily said loud enough for Kayla to hear it. Kayla glared and her and tore the curtains closed.
Kristi looked back to Arabella with a raised eyebrow. Arabella brushed some hair out of her eyes and looked back to Kristi who was in the same position as before.
Arabella also raised an eyebrow. "So you and Black don't have a thing anymore, though you do think he's attractive."
Arabella's caramel eyes studied Kristi. "No."
"But Black still wants in your pants?"
Arabella's caramel eyes rolled upwards. "He wants into everyone's pants."
"Not mine." Lily put in.
Kristi snorted. "No Potter does." She mumbled and got a glare thrown at her.
Kristi looked at Arabella one final time before going back to her closet. She quickly pulled out blue jeans and a dark navy blue baby tee shirt. Quickly dressing she turned to Lily with a raised eyebrow. Lily just gave her an amused look and a small smirk. Kristi scowled and pulled on her shoes.
"Yo you ready, I'm hungry." Kristi asked.
Lily rolled her eyes. "I've been ready, and I already ate."
Kristi shrugged. "So. I haven't and I'm hungry."
Lily sighed and pulled herself off the bed and straightened her clothes out. "Let's go. I'll catch up with you later Erin, aight?" Lily called back as she walked after Kristi.
Arabella looked up from her closet where she was looking for her clothes to change into. "Cool."
Lily walked out of the dorm behind Kristi and out of the commons room. The two women walked in silence for a good minute. Lily glanced back the way they had come making sure no one was behind them before smirking at Kristi. Kristi glanced at her and raised her dark eyebrow again.
"What?" She asked curiously.
"Jealous?" Lily stated more then asked.
Kristi scoffed. "I am not jealous?"
Lily snorted and raised an eyebrow. "Really? Then what was that back there?"
Kristi shrugged. "I was just discreetly finding out if I had any competition that I had to worry about."
Lily rolled her eyes. "Right."
"I was."
"Whatever."
"No I seriously was."
"Uh-huh. Your jealous admit it."
"Am not. I'm was just trying to find out what competition I had."
"Whatever you say Kristi."
Lily quickened her pace and left Kristi trailing behind her.
(Hogsmeade)
The icy wind whipped at her cheeks, blowing her vibrant red hair outward as she walked down the crammed street. Kristi had gone to meet Egwene fifteen minutes ago leaving her to go and meet Arabella at The Three Broomsticks. She was already five minutes late thanks to Rachel Dinnwiter and her twin who insisted on pissing her off.
She swung open the door and walked in welcoming the warmth that followed. It was one thing that she still hadn't got used to yet, the weather. She missed Hawaii's warm sunny beaches and wonderful weather. She knew Kristi felt the same way as she always complained about it any chance she got.
Her emerald eyes scanned over the heads, looking for a certain chestnut girl. She spotted her in a booth next to the fireplace. She approached Arabella and slid into the seat, taking off her leather jacket.
"You're late." Arabella sipped her Butterbeer and slid one across the table to Lily.
"You can thank Rachel Dinnwiter and her sister Valeria for that." Lily said a bit darkly.
Arabella raised a questioning brow. "Rachel and Valeria, they were both Hufflepuff's... One of them got married you know."
Lily looked at her while tying her red mane back in a loose ponytail. "Really, isn't that interesting." She said tonelessly.
Arabella nodded her. "Valeria Kathleen Dinnwiter Hilton. Married Greg Hilton that Ravenclaw boy who graduated three year before us. Don't know if you remember him or not."
Lily nodded. "Yeah, I remember him. A real jerk if I do say so myself."
Arabella shrugged. "Plays on the Chudley Cannons."
Lily frowned. "Always was a Quidditch fanatic." She mumbled.
Arabella smirked. "Like Potter and Black?"
Lily snorted. If there were ever a bigger Quidditch sports fanatic then Greg Hilton it would be James Potter and Sirius Black. They were positively obsessed with the sport Quidditch. Everyone knew it. "They don't play on a Quidditch team also do they?" She asked, her voice holding a rather disgusting note to it like she was talking about a disgusting insect.
Arabella shook her head. "No. They're Aurors."
Lily choked on the Butterbeer she had been about to swallow and beat her chest, trying to subdue the mad coughing fit she was experiencing. She looked at Arabella with wide emerald eyes, disbelief showing in them, but Arabella only nodded. Lily shook her head, pieces of loose hair falling and framing her face.
"Aurors?" She asked weakly. "Has the wizardry world gone absolutely mad?" She asked.
Arabella cocked her head to one side. "I feel your shock. On their way to being two of the best from what I hear."
Lily put her face in one of her hands. "What has this world come too?"
Arabella chuckled slightly. Lily's antics were highly entertaining to her. She herself was quite shocked at the revelation, but she hadn't acted the way Lily was doing.
"So I don't have to deal with any more disturbing news I think a change of topic is in order. What have you been up too since graduating Hogwarts?" Lily asked Arabella.
Arabella took a long drink of Butterbeer before setting it down. "I work at Diagon Ally at the Apothecary."
"Single? Married? Involved? Looking?" Lily asked.
The corners of Arabella's mouth twitched upward. "Single and looking. Tried having a relationship with this blue-eyed French hottie named Charlie for about two years, but it didn't quite work out. We went our separate ways. After that I've had a few flings but nothing solid like Charlie and me. You?"
"Single." Lily smirked.
"So where have you been keeping yourself all these years? And don't say America." Arabella asked.
Lily raised an eyebrow. "In Hawaii."
She hadn't planned on telling anyone where she lived now. She didn't want them to know where she lived. Someone could get the notion to go and purposely visit Hawaii just to make her life hell. She had no doubt in her mind that some of them would do it just out of spite.
Arabella raised both eyebrows at her. "Hawaii? Bet that's nice." Arabella said causally.
Lily nodded her head. "Yup, been there ever since I graduated outta Hogwarts."
A frown suddenly appeared on Arabella's face. She had been there ever since she had graduated Hogwarts? Hadn't her parents tried to stop her?
"Like right after or a year or so after?"
"Right after. The very day I got back from Hogwarts I packed a few things went to Diagon Alley, changed my wizard money into muggle and got on the first plane out of here."
Arabella's dark caramel eyes looked at Lily curiously. "What about your parents? Didn't they try to stop you?"
A bitter laugh emerged from Lily's laugh. An icy smirk planted itself on her pale lips, and her emerald eyes took a chilling look. Arabella raised an eyebrow and continued to stare at Lily, becoming a little unnerved by her cold gaze.
"My parents?" She spat the word out. "Arabella they didn't care. I don't even think they knew I left until a week later, but I was long gone. They never found me. Never."
Lily shrugged. "Doesn't matter nonetheless. When I turned eighteen I would have left anyways, I just figured I'd do us all the favor and do it sooner. Besides I didn't want to stay in England any longer then I had too." She explained.
"I never knew your parents neglected you." Arabella said softly.
Lily posed her eyebrow in a high arch. "Of course you didn't."
"So why was your friend asking all those questions this morning?" Arabella asked.
The change in subject was so sudden, Lily blinked a few times before her brain registered the question properly. "She was just getting a lay of the land if ya know what I mean."
Arabella raised an eyebrow, her caramel eyes having a small glint in them. "Yes. I think I do."
"Look what we have here Figg and Evans... The two filthiest people in are whole year I think getting lunch." A snide voice sneered behind them.
Lily's eyes hardened immensely. "Snape."
That chapter was... I dunno but I was not into it at all. And the ending was a complete UGH! Anyways, plz review and hopefully I'll get a chapter out that's not so UGH! But I'm sooo tired and everything and I think my mind's turned into mush so yea... So REVIEW!
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