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Messalina's Fifth Year

There were many ideas about just why Messalina Lucien was the way she was. It's those twins, her teachers stated, she was so quiet until she became friends with them.

It's always the quiet ones who are waiting to become loud, like Moony here, was the Marauder's idea.

Or the best one that Messalina had heard so far: I heard from someone that her parents killed her and then found a permanent replacement-no! It was a permanent polyjuice potion I think or was it-Nevermind that's not what's important. What's important is that it's not actually the Messalina Lucien that was here in first year, she was killed over Christmas Break that year...What do you mean she spent that break with the Prewetts?

But honestly only people repressed by their parents for years really understood. For her entire pre-Hogwarts life was forced to say 'yes ma'am, sorry ma'am, very pleasurable to make your acquaintance'. Meeting the Prewetts was finally a way out of her stuffy and overly formal previous life and now she hadn't said three words to her family since she had been burned off the wall that Christmas so long ago-and that was how both parties involved liked it. The most formal thing that ever happened while Lina had been with the Prewetts was their much older cousin getting married and having to go to the ceremony and reception. She was, for all intensive purposes, a Prewett and everyone but her teachers treated her as such.

Sure her last name had remained Lucien, and she did intend on keeping the last name she was born with, even if it reminded her of horrible times. But every time anyone said Lucien it reminded her of why she acted the way she did, of the time where she couldn't say anything unless spoken to, which was pretty rare.

And the twins couldn't imagine Lina without them. She was the type of person who needed attention every once in a while, if she didn't get it she became slightly more irritable and sarcastic than usual. That was why they practically forced her to join Quidditch as a chaser, that and because she was a great player, and also why she was always so keen to join their pranks.

It was early morning when the Hogwarts' owl appeared in the Prewett's kitchen. Mr and Mrs. Prewett were each at work, and it was only the twins and Lina home. The latter was eating a piece of toast and reading Quidditch Weekly (something Mr. and Mrs. Prewett had paid for the teenagers to get)when she opened her letter and scanned over it roughly. The twins were still asleep, they would be until noon at least, and Gideon's letter looked rather thick and bulky.

Curiosity got the better of her and she opened it quickly spilling its contents onto the table. Something gleamed in the light and without thinking the sixteen year old screamed in excitement.

The twins were downstairs in record time, wands at the ready looking for an intruder. All they found was a shaken Messalina and she pointed and shaking finger at Gideon.

"You've got it! You got it!"

"Got what?" Fabian demanded, upset that his brother had gotten something that he hadn't.

"Captain! He got captain!"

"What in the name of Merlin's bulging trousers do you mean? I'm the better beater!"

"No I am!" Fabian ripped open his own and laughed insanely, pulling out a small badge of his own.

"I'm captain too!"

"Are not!"

"Gid, that honestly made no sense. You're looking at his badge right now." Messalina shook her head and continued on eating her toast and watching in rapt attention as the twins fought, her head going back and forth with each statement.

September 1st

Messalina sighed as she looked in the slightly dingy mirror. She would be leaving the Prewett's house for her fifth year and her last year with her best friends in the same school as her. She had branched out and became friends with a few other people in her third and fourth years but they had been more of acquaintances than friends.

"Lina, come on we're gonna be late!" Gideon banged on the bathroom door and she rolled her eyes as she opened the door to her bedroom. She had hated Lucien Manor her entire life, the cold and unfriendly rooms and people, it never made you want to go back there. For most people, they thought of Hogwarts as their home away from home but for Lina the Prewett's small house was her only home. She had never felt so at home anywhere in her life. It made her forget about the fact that she had been disowned when she was eleven.

"We're never late, Gideon." She teased as she opened the door only to be blocked by his chest.

"There's a first for everything, Lina." He grinned at her and pulled her down the stairs to the kitchen where Fabian was waiting. He pulled her from his brother's arms and spun her around as she laughed.

"Seventh year Lina! Seventh! Year!"

"Fifth year Fabe! Fifth Year!" She said in mock excitement but still grinned along with her best friend. She had never imagined she would have one of those let alone two.

Hogwarts Express

Fabian and Gideon had managed to escape their mother's goodbyes along with Molly's, like they usually did but in doing so Lina had been left behind to the rantings. If she was honest she was more interested in observing the three little red headed boys in front of her. Six year old Bill was watching over two year old Percy, four year old Charlie was already preoccupied watching all the animals move past him. If she was honest, Charlie was her favorite, something told her she shouldn't have favorites but he was her godson. Almost at the thought, Charlie hurried over to the brunette and tugged on the bottom of her dark red sundress.

"Yes my lord?" She asked, picking him up. He was thin for his age and taller, probably from constantly running around outside.

"Why do you have to leave?" He asked very near to crying. Without a second glance at her adopted family Messalina began to walk through the throngs of people.

"Well Charles-"

"It's Charlie." The boy giggled making Lina grin

"That's what I said-Charles. But you see when you become eleven, you'll be able to go to Hogwarts. And then you'll have so much fun that I'll cry because I miss you so very much. How about while I'm gone, you write down every animal you've seen and what it looks like and send them to me, I'm sure your mum would let you." Charlie nodded, deep in thought when someone bumped into her.

"Oh hey Lucien, didn't see you there." James Potter paused and ran his hand through his always crazy black hair. "Who's this little man?"

Charlie buried his head in Messalina's neck and she laughed quietly.

"It's okay Charlie, this is the prat I was telling you about, Potter."

"His hair does look stupid!" Charlie remarked and Lina began to laugh along with Sirius Black whose barking laugh couldn't be mistaken for anyone else's. Remus Lupin had appeared along with them and Peter Pettigrew was beside him.

"Indeed it does. Charlie, this is Potter, Black, Remus and Peter. Guys, this is Charlie Weasley. C'mon Charles, let's go find your mummy." Lina wandered off into the crowd, leaving Remus Lupin staring after her for a few seconds longer than normal.

Messalina was nearly dying of laughter as Fabian magically turned a sleeping Gideon's hair pink, his clothes bright yellow, and all his freckles purple.

"Oh..Merlin...stop!" She said between bursts of laughter, finally falling onto the floor. From there Fabian ditched his wand and sat on her stomach tickling her until she shrieked with happiness.

Before they knew what was happening, the door to their compartment was opened and all the Marauders plus Lily Evans and Marlene McKinnon were standing out there staring at them.

Had it been anyone else, they would've blushed when they realized they were straddling someone but Fabian climbed off and helped the giggling girl up.

"What?"

"Oh um you screamed."

"Oh sorry." Lina nearly turned red but managed to stop her embarrassment. Much worse things had happened in front of a lot more people.

The full moon was the next night, that much Sirius knew but he didn't know why the werewolf was grinding his teeth as they walked back to their compartment.

"Moony what in the fuck is wrong with you?" James gave him a warning look and Peter squeaked as Remus stopped walking.

"Prewett." He managed to grind out before walking towards their compartment. He knew that he wouldn't be acting this way if it wasn't for the full moon, and he hated the way he felt, the hatred and lust the sixteen year old felt.

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During the entire Sorting, the Fabian and Gideon kept whispering things at Lina to see if she would laugh. She always did in the end, they had been doing it since her second year when she had fallen off the bench in a fit of silent giggles. Oh the looks she had gotten for weeks after that.

"When we were younger, Gideon gave Molly this necklace..." Lina grinned at it and it was then that she realized that this year was going to better than any of the previous years. So what if she always said that, it was always true.