Beginning A/N: Okay, so, I know I said it was finished, but I realized that Chapter 17 had a funky download and was written in source code by mistake. The last chapter was actually very detrimental to the story line, so I rewrote it, made it better, and added an ominous bonus that wasn't there before to it. I hope you enjoy.
-Queen of the Scorpions
Chapter 18
The Journals
James's Journal
The most insane thing just happened to me, and no one is ever going to believe it. Wormtail said that keeping a journal would help me make sense of everything that happened. I think he's right. Just before Christmas, two of my best friends, Moony and Wormtail, were acting a bit strangely. They kept saying that they were seeing a demon, but Padfoot and I didn't believe them. Wormtail mysteriously disappeared on winter holiday and returned a changed man. It seemed he couldn't catch a break, though. What happened when Shinobi, Wizards, and evil Shapeshifters clashed? My long term enemy, My long term crush, a ninja named Scorpion, and us marauders teamed up and kicked demon ass! After the whole cave incident, of which Wormtail has declared we will never go into detail about, Scorpion decided to take her place in Hogwarts. She showed up and ran her sister out by turning her into a cat with the word 'copy cat' in white fur on her back. I took up writing as a hobby. Not something I thought I would ever do, but Peter got me into a few different fictional book series and I decided that literature was worth looking into. As you can see, I definitely need to work at it some, but I've gone from mediocre at best to a bit higher than average, and I'm really proud of myself for it. I've been working and practicing so hard. Any way, the insane thing that happened was, I just became best friends with my arch nemesis and my crush, and one of my other best friends who used to be kind of, well, hopeless, is now just about the coolest person ever! My life is pretty weird right now, actually. Well, I'll be back later.
-Prongs
Peter's Journal
I'm not really quite sure what to make of this. Life at Hogwarts has changed pretty drastically. The real Scorpion Flametail has joined us at Hogwarts and she drove her wicked sister away. Everyone seems to love me now, and I'm not sure that it's sitting quite well with Prongs that I'm more popular than he. I am, however, sure that he would never admit it, even to himself, if that were the case. He's a loyal friend, if nothing else, and he would convince himself that he was happy for me. Padfoot is too preoccupied with Scorpion to even notice, I doubt he even realizes that popularity is a thing anymore. Speaking of Scorpion, she has a really strange habit of appearing out of nowhere whenever you're talking about her. If I didn't know any better, I'd've thought she tabbooed her name. Moony and I were talking and we decided it would be good to get the other two into hobbies that are less… dangerous and sports related than quidditch. Something that'll take up their time and keep them out of trouble that would be good for them in the long run. We introduced them to a few fictional books, but Padfoot wasn't taking to it. I think we started him off on too big of a book. Prongs took off with it though. If he's not at quidditch practise, he's got either a book or a quill and parchment in his hands. I think he'll blossom into an excellent writer if he keeps up with it. We got Padfoot into artwork, specifically sketching, and he's been practicing quite a lot. It's the only thing he does besides trying to win Scorpion over. Moony started writing poetry. He's amazing at it in my opinion, especially for a beginner. I'm fairly sure that's his coping mechanism for everything that's going on right now. If it's hard for me, I can't imagine how hard it must be for him. He goes through so much on a regular. I think I'm going to start something like that to relieve stress. Maybe an instrument. I've always wanted to learn flute.
-Wormtail
Remus's Journal
Pain is only pain
Just like a storm is only rain
It doesn't last for long
And it make the plants grow strong
And it's followed a calm
That reaches everyone
Words can save a life
And words can cause some strife
But you don't have to bleed
Just take my hand and follow my lead
-Moony
Severus's Journal
Last night, I had a horrible nightmare. I normally wouldn't think much of it, but I recently discovered my psychic abilities, and this dream, though it was blotched and incomplete, felt so extremely real that I thought I should write it down in case it means something. The dream began with James running into view, panting and out of breath. He was saying something about Sirius having been turned to stone and he didn't know what to do. Just as suddenly as all that had happened, I found myself in an empty room in what must have been the dungeons with a great statue of Salazar Slytherin standing at the far wall, cowering behind Peter while he was creating a thin wall of something that appeared to be transparent yellow glass.. I'd never seen the room before, and all of a sudden a snake with gleaming yellow eyes begane slithering out of the mouth of the statue. Peter yelled for me to run, and the room and him disappeared from view again. I was standing in the hospital wing, looking down at Peter, Sirius, and Lily, each of whom had been turned into stone. Madam Pomfrey was talking to James about a cure, when James extracted his wand from his pocket and pointed it at Scorpion's chest, who was standing behind him. His voice came out dark when he accused Scorpion of aiding the monster. She was crying, repeating that she loved Sirius, and that she would never betray her friends, but James wasn't listening to her. He kept mumbling about how all the evidence was pointing at her. Remus had to stand in between them to keep James from hurting Scorpion. When James looked up, his eyes were a bright red. I woke up screaming, drenched in a cold sweat shortly afterward. I remember every detail of that strange dream, but I'm not entirely sure what to make of it.
-Severus
Scorpion's Very Kawaii Kitten Diary
I was sorted into Hufflepuff! Woooo! I asked Sirius whether or not Hufflepuff was a good house and he laughed so hard. He must've thought it was a silly question. Of course Hufflepuff is the best house! Duh, Scorpie! Anyway, so last week, I found a network of secret passageways that connect literally every room and hallway in Hogwarts together! I decided to call it "The Labyrinth". I think it's enchanted or something, because every time someone says my name if I'm in the Labyrinth, I hear it loud and clear, and I even know where they are. Today, I found something really weird in an abandoned, closed off classroom when I was exploring. It was a box with a diary in it. The box had the name Abraxas Malfoy painted on the inside of the lid. The diary was empty, so I pulled out a pen to write a little message to Abraxas telling him that I found his diary before I sent it off with my raven Aphrodite to give back to whoever he was, and you know what happened? The diary wrote back! I'll write down our conversation here:
Me: Hi, Abraxas. This is Scorpion Flametail. I'm sure it's been quite awhile since you've seen this diary, but I found it in a hallway, so I'm returning it to you.
DiaryBoyo: Hello… Scorpion did you say? I'm very pleased you found me, and I beg of you not to return me to Abraxas.
Me: Oh my Karai, you're a talking diary. I've never met a talking diary before. Why do you not want to go with Abraxas?
DiaryBoyo: He left me all alone in a cold place for years. I thought I was his best friend before I was locked in here, but he didn't even try to take care or me.
Me: Aw, you poor thing. What's your name?
DiaryBoyo: Tom Marvolo Riddle.
Me: Would you be okay with me keeping you Tom? I promise to keep you warm and safe and I'll write to you whenever I can.
DiaryBoyo: I'd like that very much Scorpion.
So now I have a friend that's a talking diary! Wooooooooo!
Until next time,
-Scorpion A Flametail