The Missing Marauder

by theslytherinmarauder

' My name's Lilah Darcy' 'And I'm here to save you' she smirked at the boy who looked just like her former best friend. Well apart from his eyes. His eyes were of another friend of her's... Lily Welcome to the life of Lilah Octavia Darcy and her past, present and future.

5. 4- The Road And The Rubble

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