(A/N I made a HUGE mistake. I left out a chapter. I'm really sorry! If anyone notices any mistakes in the titles or any mistakes in the chapters PLEASE let me know. It was really difficult for me to fix it, and I'm still not sure if it was all repaired. Also, this chapter was written on a really old computer, please be nice if there are any errors. Sorry!)
Chapter 23-Hogsmeade Part Two
Lily watched as Ally stifled a yawn under her hand. They were huddled in the far corner of The Three Broomsticks, waiting for James and Sirius to come. Earlier in the day, during breakfast, James had sent them a note. He wanted to meet them to question about what had happened. To tired to argue, they both agreed on meeting at The Three Broomsticks, it was crowded enough so that no one could hear them if they wanted to have a private conversation.
The rain, so far, had not let up and Lily was not happy. It was dark and dreary on the streets of Hogsmeade, meaning it would be harder to predict a Dementor attack. Whenever Dementors attacked, they had a nasty habit of turning the sky dark. Today was no different, though they would not have any forewarning due to the weather.
Lily and Ally ordered a round of Butterbeers. Lily sipped hers lightly and was wary of Ally, who had made a habit of downing the glasses. Even though there was no alcohol, with Ally you could never be sure.
The bells on the door of the shop rung and Lily looked up to see James and Sirius shaking some rain out of their hair. Ally waved tiredly and Lily suppressed another yawn.
James and Sirius saw them and waved back. They sat down across the table and Lily ordered another round of Butterbeers for their friends, stifling a yawn as she did.
"How can you not be tired?" Ally asked spitefully to James, but the effect was ruined by another yawn. "It took me ages to get to sleep."
"Guess I just have a lot of energy," James grinned. "Are you two tired?
"No," Lily yawned.
"Not in the least bit." Ally slurred her words.
"So what did you two come here to talk about?" Lily asked leaning heavily on the table.
"The subject of a certain Mr. Riddle that we have just found out about." Sirius whispered.
Ally and Lily looked at each other and nodded grimly. They had expected that this was what they were going to be talking about. No one could expect to learn the name of the next Dark Lord and then forget about it.
"What do you want to know?" Ally asked drowsily.
"And keep the sentences short," Lily said, putting her head down on the table to rest. "I'm tired."
"Well," James said. "How much did you find out about him?"
"A lot," Ally yawned. "Next question."
"You know what we mean, Al," said Sirius. "We want to know all that you know about him."
"You want to take turns?" Lily said drowsily.
"Sure," Ally replied, "You start, though."
"Alright," Lily sat up slightly. "His full name is Tom Marvolo Riddle. He went to Hogwarts in the forties, during Grindelwald's time. He hates all muggleborns and muggles, Even though he isn't pureblood himself."
"We figured out the first part. But what do you mean he isn't pureblood?" Sirius asked curiously.
"He wrote in that book you saw," Ally pointed at James, "About how he murdered his 'filthy muggle father' and then how he is the descendant of Slytherin."
"He was the descendant of Salazar Slytherin!" James whispered excitedly.
"Correction." Lily said smartly. "He is the descendant of Slytherin. The man who wrote those notes is still alive."
"But still... Slytherin. But he was a right prick, wasn't he?"
"I thought he was smart... and a bit funny when he wanted to be. But other than that, he was very upright and--and. it's weird." Ally yawned. "The way he wrote about things... sort of made you want to follow him, and believe in him. He was very persuasive."
"He's a hypocrite though, murdering his own father... who was a muggle!" James said incredulously.
"It doesn't matter," Sirius said gravely. "No one will believe he's not pureblood, his followers, they want to think that he's the purest of them all. The one who has the power to purify the race. That's what my mum talks about."
"Anything else?" Ally said, lying her own head down on the table.
"Yes," James said, "What else was in the book, other than his name?"
"Oh," Ally thought for a moment, "There were dates for meeting... Death Eater meetings. And there were doodles of snakes. Rude comments among other things."
"What did he talk about?" James asked.
"To be honest... I haven't put much stock into it." Ally said. "It was mainly sarcastic comments about the Gaunt family. In the columns he raved about how he wouldn't be like his ancestors. How he was going to be someone. He talked about being immortal and about being the leader of a secret society of purebloods. He even talked about how he had started recruiting in his teenage years. He sounded mad to me."
"Sounds like he was mad to me too." Lily agreed sleepily. "Another round of Butterbeers!"
"Are you sure that's such a good idea?" James said. "It'll only make you more sleepy."
"Nonsense!" Ally said as the Butterbeer appeared at their table.
They both took a large gulp and were surprised to find themselves very much awake afterwards. Lily looked at Ally and then to the Butterbeers. She shrugged and took another gulp. Feeling even more awake, she nodded at Ally to do the same. Together, they finished their Butterbeers with more energy than they could imagine.
Ally was bouncing up and down in her seat.
"So what else do you want to know about Riddle?" Lily asked cheerfully.
James and Sirius looked at each other and exchanged a silent conversation. Lily guessed that it went something along the lines of What's with them? Who cares, they do weird things at times. Women are confusing. I agree.
Lily giggled uncharacteristically at the looks on their face.
"What else do you know?" Sirius said slowly.
"What else do I know?" Ally said, "Lots! Like... he always was talking about being a god on earth. He wanted to exterminate muggles. Create Horcruxes to make him invincible. Wage a war and get rid of the Ministry idiots. I'm with him on getting rid of the Ministry officials. They're stupid."
"I agree." Lily said conversationally. "I had a cousin who had a government job."
"Whoa!" Ally said jumping up and down. "Did she do secret government stuff?"
"No!" Lily laughed, "She got coffee!"
Ally and Lily laughed uproariously and Sirius ordered for the same type of Butterbeer they were given.
"Wait," James said, "Horcruxes? What are those?"
"How should I know?" Ally said quickly. "All that Riddle said in the book was that it had something to do with hiding a piece of your soul in something else. If I were him, I would hide it in a piece of grass."
"Then bury it in the desert," Lily added excitedly.
"In the middle of an oasis!"
"With guards around it!"
"And flowers!"
Sirius now eyed his new drink with suspicion.
"Is that all you two know?"
"Nope!" Lily said happily.
"Not at all."
"We know loads about charms."
"And I know a lot about Divination! My mother was a Seer!"
"Really! Great!" Lily said. "Can she do any math?"
"No." Ally said sadly.
"I can do math!" Lily said.
Sirius pushed his drink toward James. James looked at it warily before pushing it toward Lily and Ally.
"What I meant was..." James continued. "Did you learn anything more about You-Know-Who?"
"Oh."
"Well, why didn't you say so!" Lily said. "Honestly James, I thought you were asking about how intelligent we are. That would be silly. You know all girls are smarter than boys."
"Naturally."
"It's sooooooo obvious."
"I wonder why they even try to be smarter than girls..."
"Don't crush their hope." Ally said peppily, "It's so cute!"
"I think there was something in those drinks we had, Ally!"
"I think so too!"
"Whatever it is..." Lily said. "I think we're on a sugar high!"
"I think so too!"
"We must get that recipe!"
"I think so too!"
"Stop saying that!"
"I think so too!" Ally said. "Let's go see if there's a Dementor attack yet!"
"I think we should go see if there's a Dementor attack too!"
"Alright." Ally shrugged. "Let's get going!"
"Wait!" James and Sirius called after them.
"What are you talking about?" James said, hurrying to catch up to them. "A Dementor attack. How do you know? What are you talking about? How can you be certain?"
"Didn't we just explain this, Ally?" Lily said and Ally nodded in agreement. "Girls are smarter than boys. Of course there's going to be a Dementor attack! I told you so!"
"Remember how there was an attack when there was quidditch?"
They were walking down the crowded lanes of Hogsmeade. Not knowing exactly where they were going, Lily and Ally led them toward the outskirts of town. If there was going to be a Dementor attack, they might as well attempt to stop it before it reached the town. Unknowingly, they were walking toward Shrieking Shack.
"Yes," James said dumbly. "Of course we remember. We were in the air on our broomsticks! How could we forget, we thought we would fall off!"
"Well," Lily said. "Do you know what attracted them?"
"The crowd," Sirius added.
"Not precisely." Lily said cheerfully. "It was the attraction of the happiness! The good feelings were amplified because it was a crowd. They just could not resist visiting the pitch that day."
"So how do you figure," James said, "That there's going to be a Dementor attack today?"
"Look around you!" Lily spun around and stretched her arms our in the middle of the crowded street. "What do you see?"
James looked left and right.
"People." he said dully. "Just people."
"Are they sad people?" Ally prompted. "Are they?"
"No... Oh," Realization dawned on his face, "People are happy. A lot of people are happy, in one place. They're going to attack... We should tell someone! A professor!"
James looked wildly around again but the only people were students shopping and talking loudly.
"We can't," Lily said pointedly. "The Professors don't control the regulations on the Dementors. The only people we could tell would be the Ministry officials.
"Who would never believe us in a million years!" Ally was skipping.
"Oh." James said and they continues walking. Not in silence, far from it. Ally and Lily were chatting excitedly about the Patronus charm. James and Sirius were listening to them talk about it. They were interested, but whenever they had attempted to ask about it, the conversation would take a drastic turn toward how pretty James and Sirius would look in pink.
They approached the Shrieking Shack. Remus and Sam were talking by the fence that led to the walkway. Ally and Lily ran forward to chat excitedly to Sam about how good Remus would look in pink.
"What are you two on?" Sam looked them up and down.
"Butterbeer!" Ally cheered. "The best in the world!"
"You two know," Sam said slowly, "That there's no alcohol in Butterbeer."
"Oh, we know!" Lily nodded energetically. "Our drinks were spiked in something else! I feel invincible!"
"Let's kick Dementor butt!" Ally cheered, then paused to screw her face up in thought. "If they have a butt..."
"What's up with you?" Lily asked Sam.
Sam had spaced out for a moment. She looked thoughtful and suspicious. Once she was addressed she jumped in surprise and shook her head.
"It's just..."
"Dog problems?" Ally said wisely.
"Dog problems?" Sam looked lost. "What are you talking about?"
"Nothing." Lily said, glaring at Ally. Then she whispered loudly, to make sure that Sam could hear her. "We promised Remus we wouldn't tell."
"What was that?" Sam looked alarmed. "What was that about Remus?"
She looked over at Remus who was talking to James and Sirius. Sirius was laughing at a joke that James had just told. Remus was blushing.
"Oh... well," Ally said mysteriously. "We aren't supposed to tell."
Ally leaned in a looked around to make sure no one was listening. It was a pointless gesture because the only people around were the three Marauders.
"It's a secret!" Ally whispered. "Remus is afraid...that if we tell you... you won't like him anymore."
"What is it?" Same leaned in. "You can tell me."
"Nope!" Ally straightened up. "I'm a Hufflepuff! Loyal to the end!"
"I always thought that Hufflepuffs liked to gossip." Lily pondered.
"That is a bit odd, isn't it?." Ally said.
"That doesn't matter!" Sam burst out. "What's Remus' secret? I know that he's hiding something! Where in the world does he go when he disappears once a month! His mother can't be that sick! She would be dead by now! He's lying and I know it! I'm a Ravenclaw!"
"Hufflepuff!" Ally pouted.
"Slytherin!" Lily argued.
"I told you it DOESN'T matter!" Sam shouted.
Remus, James and Sirius looked at them oddly from across the clearing. James nodded wisely and, no doubt, the group turned around to tell Remus that Lily and Ally had been acting bizarrely after receiving a few drinks from the Three Broomsticks.
Sam looked them both in the eye.
"I have to know. I don't care, whatever it is, I don't care." Sam said seriously. "I have to know."
"I don't know..." Ally said, more to Lily then to Sam. "What if you and Remus got into a fight? And you were really mad... would you blurt out his secret to get revenge?"
"Never," Sam swore. "I would never do that to him. I would never do that to anyone."
"If you say so..." Lily said skeptically.
"But we did promise Remus we wouldn't tell anyone..." Ally pointed out.
"That is true..."
"But wait!" Ally snapped her fingers. "She's a Ravenclaw! She could figure it out if we gave her a few very good clues!"
"Right!" Lily jumped at the idea.
Ally and Lily huddled together a couple meters away from Sam. They conversed quietly to them selves. Minutes passed and Sam shifted her weight from foot to foot. She was waiting patiently in the beginning, but now she was getting annoyed.
"Are you two going to tell me anything or not!" she shouted.
"Okay," she heard from Lily. "Let's go!"
They clapped their hands together and strode back over to Sam.
"We want you to just consider dying your hair to a nice brunette col--"
"JUST TELL ME!"
The three Marauders clapped their hands over their ears but Lily and Ally did not look fazed.
"Just consider it--"
"Tell me." Sam said dangerously with her eyes narrowed, it looked like her patience had run out.
"Alright," Lily sighed. "Once upon a time there was a little boy."
"Who was bitten."
"Then he had a furry little problem."
"Every time a big white orb appeared in the sky."
"He had big teeth and yellow eyes."
"He thought his friends wouldn't like him because he went mad."
"But his friends still liked them."
"He just had a problem telling them."
"So you might need to confront him on this issue."
"Don't worry." Ally said. "If you believe that people don't realize what they have until it's gone, then you won't have a problem with Remus leaving every month."
Sam looked incredibly confused and Lily patted her arm sympathetically.
"It's okay," she said, "Give it a moment to sink in."
Sam still looked confused and Ally laughed. Together, they dragged Sam along with them toward Hogsmeade. Remus, James, and Sirius followed them, obviously worried what Ally and Lily could do in their current condition.
They walked through the streets of Hogsmeade, there were still many students milling around. The rain had cleared up but it was chilly and foggy in the village. Ally and Lily took a turn into the back alleys of Hogsmeade. Sam was still being dragged, thinking over the clues she had been told. The group of six settled into a dark back alley far away from the streets.
Sam sat leaned against a wall heavily, still thinking.
Lily and Ally left her there.
It wasn't their fault she was slow to figure this out. Or maybe she had figured it out, but she was having trouble digesting it. Or she just didn't believe it was true.
"What were you three talking about?" James asked, looking at the confused Sam.
"Nothing," Ally said innocently.
"Nothing," Lily mimicked.
"What did you do to her?" Sirius was watching Sam.
"We didn't do anything," Lily said. "Sam's just thinking about something."
"What's she thinking about?" Remus asked quietly.
"A story we told her," Ally replied. "It's a good story."
"Very goo--"
"OH MY GOSH!" Sam shouted. "HE'S A WEREWOLF!"
Ally and Lily looked ecstatic and went to hug Sam.
"You figured it out!"
"I'm so happy! I always knew you were a Hufflepuff!"
Sam looked shocked and surprised, she was staring at Remus. James was staring at Remus too. Sirius was looking from Sam to Remus. Ally was watching Lily and James. Lily was looking at a butterfly.
"Don't you think its great that you don't have to lie to her anymore, Moony?"
Remus looked anything from ecstatic. He looked like he was going to hurl. He also looked like he was torn between killing Lily and Ally and crying because Sam had discovered his secret.
Sam was still in shock. She quickly recovered herself and shook her head as if to clear off any thoughts still buzzing. Then, to everyone's surprise she rounded on Remus.
"How could you not tell me?" she said softly.
Remus was startled and started to blush and stutter.
"I-I didn't t-think that you would l-like me. Or I didn't k-know if you would t-tell." He looked down at his feet.
Sam leapt forward and swept him into a hug.
"Of course I wouldn't tell," she murmured against him. "I would never."
Remus had barely enough time to look relieved. Lily and Ally's 'Aaaaaw' was cut short abruptly. Sirius' rude comment died at his lips and James was stopped from asking Lily out at the last minute.
Screams and shouts erupted from the main streets of Hogsmeade. Ally jumped and looked startled. Remus pulled Sam closer to him. James started and went after Lily. Sirius pulled out his wand reflexively.
"What's going on?" Remus asked.
"Dementors!" Ally shouted and ran with Lily toward the main streets.
"You boys stay here!" Sam shouted as she ran after Lily and Ally.
"Like hell!" Sirius shouted over the noise now coming from the main streets. "We're coming with!"
James and Remus pulled out their wands in agreement. Ally and Lily had no time to argue as they ran into the village.
The two Gryffindor girls, and one Ravenclaw, pushed against the now teeming crowd of witches and wizards who were fleeing into the dark alley. Ally and Lily tried to push their way through the crowd. But for every step they took, they took another three back as they were shoved and tossed. Lily felt an hand wrap itself around her arm and she was pulled back.
The three Marauders were standing on the edge of the alley. James had taken the liberty of pulling out his cloak.
"Time to go undercover," he said and flipped the cloak over all of them. Ally marveled at the fact that they all fit.
They slowly walked along the edge of the alley, avoiding the panicked crowd. James led them to a brick wall. He pulled out his wand and tapped a few select bricks. Lily could hear him muttering under his breath as he did so. "...Three to the right, one to the left... two down."
Lily gasped as the bricks rearranged themselves into a door before her very eyes. James grinned at her but it quickly wilted when he heard the screams issuing from the main street. Lily felt herself being pushed into the secret alley way.
"James, don't push me. I can get in by myself," Lily said irritably.
"I didn't push you," he countered at the same time as throwing the invisibility cloak off of them.
"But I felt..." she trailed off as she caught a wisp of red hair around the corner.
"What is it...Lil?" Ally asked while drawing out her wand and advancing into the alley way.
Lily felt herself shudder at the feeling of cold that washed over her. The sky was unusually dark and rain was pouring down.
"Nothing," she pulled out her wand.
"EXPECTO PATRONUM!" she said.
A silver stallion galloped out of her wand and pranced the alleyway proudly. He stopped behind Lily and Lily pet his mane. Ally's bear was soon tumbling happily around the alley, followed by the Raven from Sam.
"What are these?" Remus asked while petting the stallion.
"No time to explain," Lily said swiftly. "We have to get to the main street."
The group of six ran quickly through the alley. Ally lingered behind, giving her bear an affectionate pat on the nose before Sirius pulled her arm and told her to hurry. Lily fronted the group. The alley soon breached out and she was faced with another brick wall.
"James! Open this one up," she said.
He gladly consented to tapping more bricks with his wand. The bricks slowly rearranged themselves into another door. The six students stepped forward to see beyond the darkness. It sis not clear at all, the world was entirely dark on the streets. Ally nudged her bear forward and it cautiously walked into the darkness.
What's going on here? Lily asked herself. Her Patronus pranced ahead of her happily and Lily followed, she was the only of her friends who risked entering the street yet. James followed her cautiously. The streets were ice. Lily could feel the cold sweeping up past her shoes and into her feet. She shuddered.
"What's going on?" Remus asked.
"I don't know..." she said, then she addressed Sam. "Tell your Patronus to soar ahead and get an aerial view."
Sam nodded and conveyed the message to the Raven. The bird nodded and happily soared above the rest of them, high into the sky. Sam watched it fly away with sadness. One gets attached to these sort of things.
Their was noise in front of them. It was a shuffling sound. James raised his wand in a ready position and walked forward. Sirius soon followed his friends. Together the two boys left the light that was coming from the remaining two Patronus'.
"Where are you two going?" Ally whispered. "We don't even know what made that noise!"
"Relax, Al," Sirius said calmly. "We'll be back in a second. It was probably just a stray cat."
Ally couldn't see him, but she could tell that he was grinning. Sirius was the type of person who liked adventure a little too much. Ally nodded grimly and watched and waited for any signs of life.
Lily was nervously twiddling her wand between her fingers. She didn't like their situation. They could see nothing but darkness, everything was silent. Where were the screams that they had heard before? Where were the Dementors? More importantly, what had happened to James and Sirius? She shifted from foot to foot in anticipation. Sam was watching curiously, gripping Remus' arm tightly. Lily could tell he was in pain, but he said nothing.
"I'm going to look for them," Remus said finally. "This is getting to be ridiculous."
He started to walk forward, but Sam quickly followed him.
"I'm coming with you," she said.
Remus looked like he was going to protest, but Sam sent him a look that closed his half open mouth with a snap. Lily stepped forward.
"Come back and tell us what your Raven found... We need to know too."
"Alright," Sam said, walking away. "Stay safe."
Remus and Sam walked away. The last thing Lily saw was their backs before they disappeared. Now, Lily and Ally were the only two left in the darkness, except for their Patronus' who were the only source of light.
They waited for one minute... two minutes... three minutes... Lily sighed exasperatedly and turned to look up into the darkness. She could faintly see a bright bulb.
"Al," Lily pointed. "What is that?"
Ally sighed and looked up into the sky. She looked faintly surprised then hopeful.
"Maybe it's a streetlamp..." she said. "If the lamps are going back on then it means the Dementors are leaving..."
"I have a feeling that it's not Dementors..." Lily said. "Are you sure that it's a streetlamp?"
"What else could it--" Ally cut off. "Look, it's getting bigger."
The light that was once feint was growing in intensity. It was beginning to take shape. The edges were becoming more defined. It grew in size and brightness.
"I think it's coming toward us!" Lily said in alarm. "Get your wand up, we don't want to be caught off guard."
Lily was standing in ready position with her wand fixed at the light. Then, Ally pulled her wand down.
"No," she said. "I know what that is... It's Sam's Raven."
The bird was diving down toward them with speed that neither knew it had. It landed on the rooftop next to them and cawed loudly. Lily turned and watched the Raven hop nervously from foot to foot.
"What is it?" Lily asked. "Sam went ahead."
The Raven jumped and flapped it's wings. It was still hopping from foot to foot and cawing loudly now. It jumped down from the rooftop and walked past Lily and Ally. It paused to look at them and then waved it's wing forward.
"It wants us to follow!" Ally said. "Sam must be in trouble!"
They both raced forward after the bird gave an affirmative caw. Ally had to be right, something magical was happening. Something that had blocked Sam's Patronus from getting her, something had stopped the light from getting to the main street.
Ally and Lily raced into the darkness. The only light was coming from the bear and stallion that followed obediently after their witches. Lily could see nothing. There was nothing around them. Then she felt herself run into a barrier, she stumbled backward into Ally.
"What happened?" Ally asked. She stuck her hand out and felt the barrier. "What is it?"
"It must be a boundary... Someone doesn't want us to get in."
"How did the others get in...?" Ally asked, feeling the wall with her hand.
"I don't know..." she trailed off, looking left and right. "There must be a flaw somewhere."
"The Dark Lord makes no flaws..." came a greasy voice to their left.
"You can't get through little Hoggies..." came a woman's sneering tone to their right.
"It's hopeless," said another woman. "You'll never figure it out..."
Lily looked wildly around, nothing but darkness.
"Oh, yes." cackled a second man. "The Dementors are very useful at darkening the world aren't they? Can't see us can you?"
"That's a good thing though, Lucius," said the first woman. "This way, if they come back as ghosts..."
"They won't be able to tell..." said the second woman.
"Which Death Eater killed them."
"Oh, very smart Bella," the second woman giggled unattractively. "You have such a knack for seeing the bright side of things."
The two women cackled sinisterly and Lily shuddered at the unnatural sound of their laughter. Please let someone come... Anyone...
"We should give them a welcome party."
Four Death Eaters appeared before them. The light from their Patronus' revealed four very scary looking witches and wizards. The first of which was an old man, he had a large nose and brown mousy hair, his eyes were black and they glinted darkly. He stood with an undeniable slouch, he looked like a vagabond. Lily didn't want to get too close to this man, he looked like he smelled.
The second woman, Bella, at first glance, looked very beautiful. But the more Lily stared at her, the more she didn't like.. Her hair was black and glossy, too black and glossy, it looked like water on her head. Her features were angular and hollow, as if she was slightly sick and starving just from being alive. Her eyes were grey and misty, and it didn't look like she was capable of any proper thought.
The second woman had white blonde hair. At first glance she looked very regal. Her stance was proud and pampered. But she didn't look any older then seventeen. She was young, to say the least. But her eyes betrayed nothing but cold, misty, hard feelings toward everyone around her. Her nose was held high, as if she was constantly smelling something that repulsed her. She had to be a pureblood aristocrat. She had to be. No one else held them self in that manner.
The last Death Eater, Lucius, Lily and Ally recognized immediately. He looked the same as ever. His white blonde hair blended nicely with his pale, untouched skin. He held himself in the same aristocratic manner that the second woman had. Very regal, and very rude.
"What do you want?" Ally asked bravely, "We've got nothing that would matter to you."
"Oh, but you do..." the white haired woman stepped forward and stroked Ally's cheek lightly, then slapped it. "You have tainted blood... No one with tainted blood is acceptable. I'm afraid we have no choice."
She turned to Lily and sneered at her in disgust. Lily could barely contain herself from sneering back. Ally forced herself not to rub the cheek where the woman had hit her.
"Especially not your friend here." She crinkled her nose. "A Mudblood."
"I'm sorry Narcissa," Bella said. "But we must keep the pleasantries short, no matter how much you love to entertain."
"You're right," Narcissa said. "Sometimes I get ahead of myself. I suppose you want to take care of this, Lucius?"
"Ah," Lucius said lightly. "Torture is my expertise. I'm afraid I'm not suited for the simple killing curse. It brings no satisfaction to my part. Bella, would you like to?"
Bella grinned evilly and nodded. Narcissa stepped to the side and hung onto Lucius' arm. Bella raised her wand threateningly at the two and opened her mouth.
"AVADA K--"
Lily felt herself being jerked back. A hand from behind her clapped over her mouth, preventing herself from screaming. She was forced backward and head the Death Eaters shouting.
"Where did they go!"
"They disappeared."
"Should we search for them? The Dark Lord won't be pleased."
"NO!" screamed Lucius. "We tell him nothing! We don't look, we never found them! He won't tolerate failure!"
"Let's leave while we can!" Bella said. "Now, come sister!"
Lily heard the sound of their retreating footsteps. Slowly the hand over her mouth loosened and Lily broke free of whomever it was. Ally pulled her away and together they stared at their saviors... It was them... Lily realized that what was happening, she was just having difficulty believing it.
"Quickly!" said the second Lily. "Go back!"
Lily stared at herself. Ally was staring at herself.
"Just go!" said the second Ally. "You're wasting time."
The first Lily jumped to life. Ally felt a chain being swung around her and Lily spun the golden disc at the end of the golden necklace. While she was turning it, she dropped the disc. It spun a number of times while it fell and Lily felt the familiar sensation of the world blur.
They were going back in time...