(August 10, 1971)
A brunette curiously gazed around her blonde friend's room, taking in every detail, and making her own silent judgement's. Amaryllis waited as Dorcas judged her room, knowing that the state of it was a rarity. Dorcas let out a low whistle and sat on the bed. "I have to say that I am really shocked. You're always so neat and organised." Dorcas whispered.
"My room isn't that bad." Amaryllis took a step towards the bed and cringed when her foot snapped a pencil. "It's just been rather hectic, and I've been trying to pack..." Amara trailed off. Dorcas' eyes widened in alarm at her words.
"What do you mean pack?" She asks, abruptly. Amara froze at internally cursed. The girl still hadn't told her friend about leaving for a 'special boarding school'.
"Well... I'llbegoingtoScotlandforschool." Amaryllis rushed out, she winced hoping that Dorcas' reaction wouldn't be bad. Dorcas just smiled, no it was more of an evil grin that people had when they knew all of your secrets. The brunette dropped the grin and casually walked around the room.
"Does this... school have a name?" Dorcas asked in a neutral tone.
"Hogwarts."
There was a pause.
Dorcas squealed and tackled Amara in a hug. "You're a witch! Me too!" She exclaimed. The blonde gaped like a fish before a smile made its way to her face.
"So we're going to Hogwarts together?" Amaryllis whispered. Dorcas nodded happily and Amara hugged Dorcas tighter. "I was so worried." She admitted, quietly. Dorcas released her from the hug and sat down on the carpeted floor.
"Same here. You were my first and only friend when I moved here. All the other muggles probably sensed something was 'weird' about me. I didn't know how I was supposed to tell you that I was going to be leaving." Dorcas blabbed. "Have you gotten your wand?" Dorcas asks.
"Yes." Amaryllis sighs out with a fond smile on her face. She crawls to the side of her bed and grabs a box from underneath the bed. "Mr. Ollivander said the wand is made of Red Oak wood, 11 2/4 inches, and has a core of Dragon Heartstring," Amaryllis informs her as she pulls her wand out of the box, showing it to her friend. Dorcas stares at it with wide eyes and grins.
"Wow, your wand looks better than mine. It's very... handsome." Dorcas says. "I wish I would've brought my wand." She mumbles to herself, a pout forming.
"Diagon Alley was amazing. We went to this one bookstore. I fell in love and I already read all of the books, but I got a few extra's." Amara let out a dramatic sigh and laid on the floor, clutching her wand to her chest. Her hair fanned out around her head making it look like she had been electrocuted (Dorcas' opinion).
"I remember my first time at Diagon Alley too. Mum had threatened to put a Sticking Charm on me so I wouldn't keep running away from her to look at all the new things." Dorcas laughed at the memory.
"Your parents are witches and wizards?" Amara queried. Dorcas nodded and her eyes squinted as she stared at something on the ceiling.
"Yeah, both mum and dad are halfbloods. Is that a star on your ceiling?" Amaryllis followed Dorcas' gaze and then nodded, internally chuckling at Dorcas short attention span. "Very nice. What house do you think you want to get into?" Dorcas asked.
Amaryllis' brow furrowed at her question since the girl didn't know which house she wanted. Her sister had told her that Severus wanted Lily to go to Slytherin with him, but Amaryllis knew that it wouldn't work out. She could see Lily in Ravenclaw from the way the house is described or even Gryffindor. Lily's nasty temper would cross out Hufflepuff. Amaryllis frowned when she realised how she knew which houses Lily could get into but had no idea what house she could get into.
"I don't know," Amara mumbled. Dorcas turned to prop herself on her elbows and studied her friend with a contemplative eye.
"Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff. I can see you in either of those. Gryffindor seems too brash for you, Slytherin's would be harsh on you, so, yeah, the eagles or the badgers. Don't ask me why Ravenclaw has an eagle on the crest instead of an actual raven." Dorcas told her.
"What about you?"
"Ravencla-" Dorcas' word was cut off by a crashing noise in the room beside them. Amaryllis instantly stood up from her spot on the ground, wand still in hand. "What's wrong? Isn't that Petunia's room?"
"Petunia isn't home right now," Amaryllis mumbled, slowly making her way out of the room. A grin formed on Dorcas' face as she stood up to follow the girl, walking stealthily making her feel like a secret spy. She almost giggled at the thought, but Amaryllis gestured for her to stay silent. Dorcas nodded handing the girl a bat which she picked up on their way out of the room. Amara took it with a frown, knowing she didn't have a bat, and Dorcas just gave her a thumbs up.
The blondes ear twitched when she heard muffled voices in Petunia's room. One sounding nervous and another was trying to calm the nervous voice. Amaryllis slowly opened the door, bat in hand, while Dorcas barged into the room. "What is going on here?!" Dorcas exclaimed.
Severus jumped slightly at the sudden noise and Lily squeaked. Her hand instinctively went behind her back to hide what she was looking at. Amaryllis raised a brow at that and Dorcas snatched the bat from her friend. "Intruders!" Dorcas shouted, waving the bat in a threatening manner.
"I live here." "She lives here."
"Neither of you reside in this room. I suggest that both of you leave before you make things worse." Amaryllis' voice was still quiet, but you could hear the silent threat. Her eyes traveled over to Petunia's desk where several notebooks and pencil containers had fallen to the floor. One of the desk drawers were cracked open like someone had tried to close it quickly, but it opened slightly at the force. Her gaze went over to the trash can where a discarded envelope was crumpled, then to Lily's hand that had been placed behind her back.
"Give it here, Lily," Amaryllis said with her hand stuck out. Severus subtly shook his head to Lily while the girl sighed, handing the letter to her twin. "It's a response from Dumbledore." She mumbled to herself.
"Petunia's too old to be a first year," Dorcas expressed, smiling down at the bat. "Can't imagine which house would take her either." Amaryllis softly elbowed her friend. Severus and Lily exchanged nervous glances.
"What are you talking about?" Lily asked, trying to sound casual. Amaryllis went over to Petunia's desk to fix the mess and place the letter where it had been previously.
"I'm a witch as well." Dorcas deadpanned with a roll of her eyes. "Merlin. You didn't actually think Amara would tell me this. No more snooping around, come on." Dorcas gestured for them to follow her out of the room while Amara finished the desk.
"So Snivellus," Severus glared at Dorcas' choice of nickname. "Amaryllis tells me that Lily told her that you told Lily that you wanted to be in Slytherin." Dorcas' grin turned into a smirk as the boy continued to glare at her.
"And..." Severus drawled.
"I don't know what fantasy you're living in, but if you actually think Lily's going to be in Slytherin with you, then you're in for a rude awakening," Dorcas told Severus.
"What does that mean?" Lily asked, her question directed to Snape. He shot another glare at Dorcas before looking back to Lily. "Nothing. It doesn't mean anything." He reassured her. Dorcas rolled her eyes at this.
'Oh, my Godric. He's totally in love with her and they're still my age.' Dorcas thought to herself.
"I personally... think that Lily would do well in Ravenclaw or Gryffindor. Amaryllis told me about how nasty your temper can be so that helped me eliminate Hufflepuff." Dorcas informed her. The red heads face turned a light shade of pink at the mention of her temper. "Amara could go into Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff."
"Because everyone wants to get into the house of rejects, and I'm pretty sure that you have to be intelligent to get into Ravenclaw," Severus mumbled after hearing the house choices. Dorcas shot a glare at Severus.
"My mum was a Hufflepuff and don't insult Amara's intelligence. She's already read all of the books that we were told to buy." Dorcas sneered. Lily's green orbs widened at her words and her jaw dropped slightly.
"Really? We've only got the books a few days ago." Lily seemed completely surprised. Severus rolled his eyes, not believing Dorcas' words. The brunette caught the rolling of the eyes and opened her mouth to comment on it. Her words were muffled as a hand slapped over her mouth.
"Children, you really need to behave," Amaryllis whispered, giving Dorcas a look. The brunette licked her hand and Amaryllis removed it. "Did you just..."
"Yes. Yes, I did." Dorcas replied in a grave tone. Both Lily and Severus had disgust written on their features. Amaryllis kept a blank face as she stared down at her hand which was wet with saliva. She opened her mouth and spoke with an indifferent tone that contradicted with her words.
"This is really disgusting."