Chapter 11
Disclaimer: OMG! I OWN HARRY POTTER! Okay…so I was joking…
Dorcas opened her eyes as a bright light hit them. There was only a brightly-lit wand in front of her, but everywhere else was black.
"Give me the book, Meadowes!" said a voice in the darkness.
Dorcas rubbed her eyes. "It's too bright. What book? Who are you?"
"Damn it, you told me that his would work!"
"I never!"
"What, are you kidding me? 'The bright light will make her tell us! It's how it's done in all the Muggle movies…'"
"I didn't say that!"
"Yes you did!"
Dorcas pulled out her own wand whilst the two voices were arguing. "This is so dumb…Lumos."
The light filled the room.
"A broom closet?" said Dorcas, looking around. "Aargh! Lockhart!"
Gilderoy flashed his teeth at her. "Hi Meadowes! Now, you have made this so much easier on my poor sensitive eyes…and we wouldn't want poor Gilderoy to have to get glasses, now would we?"
Dorcas opened her mouth to say, yes actually, that might make you look better, but she stopped when she caught sight of the other person. "Eek! I'm in a broom closet with Lockhart and Argent!"
Tyson grinned. "Hey sexy, what cha doin' later?"
"Uh, I'm busy," said Dorcas, trying to sound apologetic. "What the hell are we doing in here?"
"Trying to find Barson's little black book," said Gilderoy sadly. "A second-year took it, but then we thought maybe Evans –"
"Tabitha," put in Tyson.
"Uh, yeah, her," said Gilderoy, giving Tyson a funny look. "We thought that maybe she had it by now, and since you're her best friend, we figured you would know where Evans –"
"Tabitha," corrected Tyson again.
"Yeah, that girl," said Gilderoy, giving Tyson another funny look. "We figured you would know where she had stashed the book that has everything about her in it."
Now it was Dorcas' turn to give them both a funny look. "Uh, Lily doesn't have the book. And you guys were supposed to deliver it to her door at, like," Dorcas glanced at her watch, "nine! And right now, it's ten! Wow," said Dorcas, furrowing her brows. "Has my watch gotten faster or what?"
"Uh, we knocked you out a little hard," said Gilderoy, not meeting her eye. "So, yeah, a few hours passed by."
"Well, I guess I can help you guys find this second year," said Dorcas. "After all, this is my best friend's privacy at stake."
"Right!" said Gilderoy and Tyson happily.
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"So, uh, have you seen Dorcas, Lily?"
"Emmeline! I'm getting changed!"
"You're getting ready for bed."
"Well, I still need my private time."
"To do what?"
Silence greeted this question. Emmeline shrugged. "Anyway, where's Dorcas?"
"In the bathroom."
"Uh, you're in the bathroom. How is she in there with you if you won't let me in?"
"Well…Hey, she's not in here!"
Emmeline sighed. "Duh," she muttered.
"Where's Dorcas, Emmeline?" asked Lily.
Emmeline sighed again. "That's what I've been asking you!" she said impatiently.
"Okay…how did we lose our best friend?"
"I dunno," replied Emmeline. "Maybe she fell into a ditch. Maybe her new hair product is mud, to match her toenails."
Lily came out of the bathroom, a scolding look on her face. "Don't be mean, Emmeline," she said. "Well, where can she be?"
Emmeline shrugged. "Hey, did the boys leave the book outside?"
Lily glanced at her clock. "Oh yeah! I'd better check." Lily hurried over to the dormitory door and opened it. She glanced down at the ground. Lily turned back around, a furious expression on her face.
"WHERE IS IT?" she screamed.
Emmeline winced. It's only a book, she thought. Just a book with practically everything about you in it, including toilet times, allergies, holiday destinations…Okay, so maybe it is an important book.
"Calm down," Emmeline soothed. "Perhaps the boys are running late. Just lie down, and I'm sure the book will be here soon. I'll keep watch for it."
"Thanks Em," Lily said. "You're a great friend. You and Dorcas…" Lily yawned and closed her eyes.
Stupid boys, thought Emmeline, taking up position by the door. It'll be their entire fault if I don't get any sleep tonight.
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Lily stretched and yawned widely as she woke up the next morning. She spotted Emmeline sitting on a chair, her head on her chest sleeping, by the door.
"Okay…" she said, getting up and walking over to her best friend. "Emmeline?"
Emmeline jerked awake. "Sorry!" she cried. "But nobody dropped any sort of book off."
"Oh," said Lily. "Right then." She dived to the floor and scrambled under her bed.
"Uh, Lily?" asked Emmeline, unsure of her friend's behaviour.
Lily came back out, holding a baseball bat. "I think I'm ready for breakfast."
Emmeline backed away slightly. "Okay…hey look! Dorcas!"
Dorcas stirred in her bed. "Huh? Wassthemasser?"
"Nothing," said Lily. "You can keep sleeping. I'm just gonna go knock out a couple of boys with my baseball bat."
Dorcas' eyes snapped open. "I'm coming!" she said and quickly got dressed.
The three girls walked downstairs and into the Great Hall.
"Oh, Potter!" said Lily in a singsong voice. "Argent?" Lily looked around the entire Hall, her eyes narrowing. "Where are they?"
"I don't see them," said Emmeline, looking around the Hall as well.
"Pity," said Dorcas. "I was looking forward to seeing Potter's head get smashed."
"And I was looking forward to doing it," said Lily. "We'll see about this. They are gonna get their heads smashed so bad the minute I see their faces…"
Dorcas realized that she would have to help those if they didn't want their faces smashed.
Although, she thought, it might make Argent and Lockhart look better…
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Hello! Another chapter! Thanks you guys so much for all of your support; it has really made me wanna keep writing!
Uh, just a question though…I'm writing this new story about ten people (Lily Evans, Dorcas Meadowes, Emmeline Vance, Alexandra Willow, Lidia Caracalla Thanks Genairco Girl ;-), James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Alexander Willow and Gilderoy Lockhart) all getting stuck on a desert island…Now since my stories are like viewed 'round the world, I'd like to know what you call the outfit that you wear swimming…You know, like your swimming costume or whatever. Here in Australia, I've always known them as togs, but I don't want people getting confused…So, at the bottom of your reviews, if you could please just put down whatever you call them and I'll try and work out what I should write…Thanks! ;-)
