Six shapes scurried through the library, making an odd echoing sound. Three were the famous Marauders, known throughout the school. The other three were like female versions of the Marauders, consisting of Lily and her gang. Usually certain Marauders wouldn't be caught dead where they were, but Lily had convinced James, Sirius had been dragged along by the boy, and Remus didn't want to be left alone with Peter.

Lily, being the bookworm she was, was scanning the shelves. Beside her another girl huffed in annoyance, narrowing her hazel eyes at the shelf. She started tapping her foot, annoying the third girl in the group. She used every ounce of self-control she possessed to stop herself from strangling the impatient girl, rather taking a few deep breaths. As she reopened her light brown eyes, she met the startled gaze of someone she knew all to well.

"Remus!" she exclaimed, her voice going up an octave. "How are you? I mean…" Words kept tumbling from her mouth, and beside her her friend snickered. She forced a smile, trying to keep herself calm and not strangle a certain somebody.

"Wow Aubrey, Brooke's about as smooth as stone," Sirius declared, creeping up behind the giggling girl and scaring her out of her wits.

"Woah Sirius, heart attack," the girl announced, placing a hand over her Gryffindor tie. "But I agree. She does need some lessons in keeping it cool. Wanna tutor her?" Only then did Aubrey get the irony of that. "Woah. Sirius Black, Gryffindor prankster, tutoring Brooke Lyons, intelligence incarnate. Pretty amusing."

So Aubrey and Sirius continued their little chat, the Gryffindor 6th year twisting her short brown locks subconsciously. "Hey Prongs, looks like Moony's got a girlfriend," Sirius yelled, just loud enough for the puzzled werewolf and the love-stricken Ravenclaw to hear. They both blushed furiously, causing Sirius and James to howl with laughter.

"Yes!" a voice called, drawing everyone's attention to Lily. "I found the book."

"Whoopty-tap-dancing-doo. Can we go now?" Aubrey asked, obviously not happy at having spent free time stuck in the library. Brooke walked up beside her, pulling her dirty blonde hair up into a ponytail.

"Aubrey, Aubrey, Aubrey. The library is a magical place where…" Brooke began, only to be cut off by laughter from the short-haired girl. "What?"

"Duh, everything here is magical. A magic library isn't going to help you convince me to stay," she snorted in reply, stopping when Lily's high-pitched shriek of pain met her ears.

"Lily!" five voices cried as one, the small group running to meet the stunned girl.

"The book, it was so cold and… frigid. Like ice…" she said, cradling one of her arms in her hand. Brooke tried to reach forward and touch it, only to be slapped away by Lily's uninjured hand. "Don't touch it."

Brooke backed away, gazing at Lily with unseeing eyes. Lily wasn't usually this bitter, and apparently she realized she'd snapped at one of her best friends. "Sorry," she sighed, looking at her feet. But what she saw surprised her. The book was there, its pages revealing an ancient text.

James bent down, intending to pick the book back up for Lily, when several more pages flew aside. His hand froze in the air, as the page had a clearly illustrated picture of him, down to the small freckles on his ear. "Wha…" he started, stopping when a small ball of yellow light emerged from the book.

Before he could even react, the object flew at James, inserting itself in his chest. He flopped backward, falling on the floor with a loud crash.

"James?" Lily asked, concern clear in her tone. She bent down near the book, shielding her eyes as many pages flew by. They rested on another one, where a clear picture of her was sketched. "Wha," she began, stopping when a light, crystal colored ball flew out of the book, flinging itself into her own chest.

The cycle continued, the page showing Brooke, then Sirius, then Aubrey, then Remus. When they all awoke five or so minutes later, Lily let out a small cry of disbelief. James' eyes had changed from their usual color to a bright yellow, and a mirror nearby told her her eyes had changed to a clear, crystalish color, causing her to look blind. Brooke had bright azure eyes, Sirius orange eyes, Remus clear, white eyes, and Aubrey's turned from hazel to a vivid green.

"What just happened?" Sirius asked, bringing a hand up to his head.

"I don't know," Brooke replied, rubbing her own head. She leaned over towards Remus, tapping him lightly on the shoulder. He stirred a bit, opening up his eerie white eyes.

"Thanks Brooke. Is Aubrey alright?" Those last three words pierced through Brooke's heart, how he had asked about Aubrey and not herself. But she hid her pain so well, pointing to her friends form across the room.

"Thanks Baylee," he said, his voice oddly occupied. Her eyes welled with tears at that, the all-knowing Remus she had known having disappeared.

"It's BROOKE!" she replied, her voice wavering when he didn't even seem to hear her and walked over towards Aubrey. Sirius came up, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"Hey Aubrey," Remus greeted, the girl snapping to attention. She smiled weakly at him, still glancing enviously at Sirius' comforting hand on Brooke's shoulder.

"Hey Remus," she replied, her voice not showing the emotion in her heart. However, when Sirius pulled the surprised Brooke into a hug, she couldn't help but feel anger in her gut. After a few seconds she bent down, kicking the book Lily had dropped as hard as she could. It didn't budge, but rather flipped to another page. The green-eyed girl bent down, reading the text on the yellowed page.

"Six has been spread,

Opposites attract,

Your old selves are dead,

Emotions strengthen your attack."

"What the heck does that mean," she yelled, her anger only growing.

That's when the ceiling crumbled, a large stone dropping directly on the book.