Chapter 11: Bad Wishes Bad Dreams

Mimi, Sarah, Arabella, and Lily walked tiredly to breakfast the next morning and plopped down next to the Marauders who were somewhat grumpy due to the week's worth of detentions they had received from McGonagall last night. Only a few grumblings of conversation was exchanged before the group trudged off to Transfiguration.

"Ms. McMahon! Do you not have a bed?" McGonagall's voice rang through Mimi's head and woke her up from her slumber.

"No, Professor I do," Mimi answered innocently knowing she was in for it but being to tired to care.

"Is it inadequate?" McGonagall glared at her.

"No, Professor."

"Then why are you falling asleep in my classroom?"

"I don't know. I am sorry."

"We'll you can show me how sorry by joining your friends in detention tonight," McGonagall snapped, still sore from the prank played on her last night and thus quick to punish. Mimi groaned and hit her head with her textbook as McGonagall resumed the lesson.

"Worst luck Mimi," Arabella whispered to her sympathetically.

"She's just in a fit because she had to go to commando today," Mimi kidded back and the Marauders and the girls laughed into their palms.

"That's page 364 Ms. McMahon!" Professor McGonagall called out ignoring the comment and referring to the textbook page they were supposed to be reading.

"Of course Professor," Mimi smiled and quickly began the work.

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"Hey guys, we were just wondering if you wanted to come to down to dinner with us," Lily said later that night poking her head in the boy's room, Arabella and Sarah visible behind her. Mimi, Sirius, James, Peter, and Remus were lying on the floor dreading the detention that was awaiting them.

"Aw, you are sweet Lily-pad but we have are gruesome detention to attend to," James said winking.

"Oh, we forgot. We'll good luck with that," Lily gave them a small smile before ducking down the steps.

"Perfect, I bet their having mashed potatoes for dinner tonight," Remus moaned as his stomach growled loudly at the mention of dinner.

"It was worth it to see Minnie's face but damn I don't want to go," James complained.

"Sorry guys," Mimi said remembering she had come up with the dare.

"We might not be able to forgive you Mimi, I mean Merlin mashed potatoes!" Remus said but he smiled at her.

"Ah, and there is the answer to why Moony never has a date, he's already got a secret love: mashed potatoes," Sirius teased his friend who gave him a playful punch.

"I guess we should head down," Mimi said sitting up.

"I suppose your right," James agreed and the Marauders all stood, Sirius extending his hand to Mimi to pull her to her feet.

"Let's go," Sirius said and he wrapped his arm around Mimi's shoulders as the group walked down to McGonagall's classroom.

"Ahh hello Marauders," McGonagall said as they walked into her classroom.

"Hey there Minnie," Sirius said flashing his heart stopping grin.

"Mr. Lupin, Mr. Pettigrew and Mr. Black you will be polishing all the trophies in the trophy room- without magic. Mr. Potter and Ms. McMahon you will be cleaning out the hospital bed pans, without magic as well. You are free to go at 9:00," McGonagall instructed. Sirius and Mimi looked a bit put out about being separated but shrugged it off and followed their groups to their set tasks.

Mimi and James were on their tenth bedpan each with Mimi's head resting on James stomach as they cleaned. She heard his stomach let out a low rumble from underneath is well defined six pack and glanced up at him.

"I really am sorry I made you guys get detention, you have to be starved," she said guiltily. He let out a laugh and looked at her.

"Mimi, you act like we've never gotten detention before. Whether or not you gave Sirius that dare or not we'd probably have detention tonight anyway just now, we actually have detention for a good reason," he told her.

"A good reason?" she asked.

"Yea, getting your mind off your parents," he said softly. Mimi sighed, her friends had done exactly that, but she was slowly slipping back into that worry.

"I am so scared for them James," she whispered and he set his bedpan aside and began rubbing her head.

"I know you do. I know how it feels trust me, I feel the same way every time my parents go off to do stuff for the Order." Mimi nodded as a lump rose up in her throat.

"How are you so brave about it?" She asked her voice barely audible.

"I'm not Mimi. Nobody is," he said and she let out a sob. James took her into her arms and kissed the top of her head.

"There, there it's okay," he soothed as he felt her tears wet the cloth of his shirt.

"I just can't stand not knowing, I just wish I knew what was going on," Mimi told him and he nodded.

"I know Mimi I do too." He let her cry a few more minutes before they both resumed their detention duties.

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Mimi walked back to the Gryffindor common room in silence as her friends groaned about the detention. They had taken a slight detour to the kitchens so Remus could get his beloved mashed potatoes and James, Sirius, and Peter can get a couple slices of cake, but Mimi had passed. She, however, was not hungry at all she just wanted to go to bed.

"I am beat. Night guys," Mimi said as they walked into the common room.

"Night Meems," Sirius said giving her a quick kiss and the rest of the Marauders echoed their goodbyes as she departed. Mimi changed quickly with only a few words to the girls and settled into her bed falling quickly to sleep with an odd dream indeed.

Mimi looked around at the rainbow she was sitting on and noticed Sirius all the way down at the bottom.

"Sirius! What in the name of Merlin are you doing down there?" She called as she sat proudly at the top.

"Minnie said I had to finish cleaning your share of bed pans, she said you didn't finish," he cried back up to her brandishing the said bed pans.

"Oh, well let me help," she told him and began sliding down the rainbow. Where she landed, however, wasn't the fluffy cloud Sirius had been perched on, but a dark and cold room.

"Tell me why he sent you," a harsh voice snarled and Mimi looked about in fright. Was he talking to her?

"Never," a woman's voice answered instead, but it was tinged with fear. Mimi looked around again, she KNEW that voice.

"Tell me or you will be sorry," the harsh voice said again. Mimi began getting very scared this man sounded serious.

"I said I would never tell you," the woman's voice answered but this time it was strong and clear no fear evident. Mimi realized whose voice that was!

"As you wish," the harsh voice said and screamed, "AVADA KEDAVRA!" just as Mimi screamed, "MUM!"

"Mimi! Mimi wake up," Mimi opened her eyes and saw Lily looking down at her worriedly. She was soaked with sweat and her sheets were tangled around her legs.

"He killed her! He killed my mum!" Mimi screamed grabbing Lily's arms.

"Mimi it was just a dream calm down," Lily said but her eyes had widened in fear.

"Voldemort killed by mum," Mimi said again and she tore out of the dormitory.

"Where are you going?" Lily cried after her but received no answer, Mimi had already left the common room. Lily stood stock still in fear until she snapped back into her senses and raced to the boy's room. She banged on the door and barged in.

"Argh, what time is it?" Sirius grumbled his eyes adjusting to the light.

"Lily? What are you doing in here? Are you alright?" James asked as he noticed her standing their shaking.

"It's Mimi," she began and all the boys instantly jolted awake, "She had a bad dream she said- she said You-Know-Who killed her mum. She's gone!" Lily said and the boys raced out of the dormitory.

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Mimi ran down the corridors until she reached Professor Dumbledore's office.

"Ice Mice!" Mimi cried to the gargoyle and it instantly sprang open and she jumped up the stairs and barely knocked on the door before entering.

"Ms. McMahon? What may I ask are you doing here?" Professor Dumbledore looked up in shock as she walked in breathing heavily and pajama clad. Mimi didn't even begin to ponder the fact that Dumbledore was up at 2:00 a.m. but instead blurted out,

"He killed her Professor! Voldemort killed my mum!" Dumbledore froze and looked deep into her eyes.

"How do you know this?" He asked her slowly and Mimi blushed realizing how silly it was going to sound.

"I had, well I had a dream sir," Mimi told him and he continued to look her in the eye.

"How did it go, please if you don't mind, tell me in detail," he said and conjured a chair and gestured her to sit. She perched on the edge for about 3 seconds and then rose again and began to pace.

"It started out quite silly sir, I was on top of a rain bow and Sirius was on the cloudy part of the bottom, and well he was saying McGonagall was making him clean the bedpans I didn't finish so I er said that I would help him and slid down the rainbow. When I reached the bottom, though sir, I was in this really dark cold room and there was this voice… Voldemort's voice, and he said tell me why you sent you and then my mum she answered. She said she'd never tell and he responded tell me or you'll be sorry but she insisted she'd never tell. Then well, then he- he avadaded her!" Mimi said quickly and Dumbledore rose up. Mimi looked about and a pretty red bird appeared before her eyes carrying a letter on its leg. The bird extended its leg towards Dumbledore, who in turned took the letter and began to read it silently. Mimi watched as his eyes flew across the parchment and grew worried at the somber look on his face.

"What does-" Mimi was cut off when the Marauders burst through the door.

"Please do come in Marauders," Dumbledore said as they ran over to Mimi.

"Are you alright Meems?" "Lily said you had a nightmare and ran!" "How are you feeling Mimi?" "Was it scary?" The Marauders asked her altogether.

"Please, please everyone sit down," Dumbledore said and conjured up four more armchairs.

"I am afraid I have some very bad news," he began and Mimi felt her stomach drop, "Mimi your dream is, much to my dismay, entirely true. Voldemort did murder you mother-and father- but they died a brave death with you on their minds. I am so sorry for you loss, for all of your losses," he said looking at each Marauder in turn with sadness etched into his face.

"NO!" Sirius, Remus, and Peter cried out in unison but Mimi and James stood still and silent. James felt the full force of the news and for some reason couldn't help but remember what Mimi had said earlier: I just can't stand not knowing, I just wish I knew what was going on. She had gotten her wish in the worst way possible.

"It can't be true! It can't be," Sirius cried obviously heartbroken. Dumbledore opened his mouth to speak, but Mimi beat him to it.

"It is true. Their dead. He mother fucking murdered them and their gone!" Mimi growled and Sirius looked taken aback but before he, or anyone, could respond Mimi fled from Dumbledore's office as she had fled the dormitories. She ran as hard and fast as she could all the way onto the grounds. It was raining hard and Mimi stood their letting the cold water wash over her mixing with the tears streaming down her face.

"Meems," Sirius's voice came from behind her and she spun around.

"Their dead Sirius, dead, gone, NEVER FUCKING COMING BACK! You told me it would be okay you said it would all be okay! You lied to me," Mimi ran at him and began beating his chest with her fists. She was so angry at the world that she grew lost in her rage.

"Meems I am so sorry," Sirius tried to reason with her but Mimi continued to punch him.

"You lied, you lied to me…" her voice trailed off as did her fists and she began taking big gasping sobs. She buried her face into Sirius's chest sobbing hysterically. He wrapped his arms around her and, for the first time in years, he began crying as well.

"I loved them, Sirius, I loved them," she cried and he rubbed her hair unable to speak. The heartbroken couple stood holding each other in the cold rain, crying over the deceased parents who they loved with all their hearts.

A/N: I updated this fast to make up for all the lost time last chapter. This is the darkest chapter so far so please please REVIEW and tell me what you think!!! Thanks bunches and bunches.