Hey guys! I'm SO SORRY it took so long to update, it's been about three months. :S I just got really busy with school and life and what not. I would say I'm back (!) but I'll still be really busy…

Chapter 27

"Knock knock" Declan said as he slowly pushed the door to the girl's dormitory open.

"Come in?" Michelle said from her bed where she was painting her nails. He stepped in the room and all four girls looked at him.

"Hey I need you gals to step in the boy's room for a moment, I have an announcement I'd rather only make once."

Lily sent a confused look to Gemma, and then to Declan, he motioned for them to follow.

Once inside the dorm, Lily automatically leaned against the nearest wall, farthest away from the Marauders. The atmosphere was tense. No doubt James had told the others what had happened.

"Alright," Declan started "as I'm sure you have all realized, sense that initial attack several months ago, nothing has happened. Thus giving us Aurors little to do. As I'm sure you also know, there's been dark magic arising, and the Ministry needs a fighting force. That fighting force would be us."

"What are you saying?" Back piped up from where he sat with James.

"I'm saying that we're leaving. We are needed elsewhere, considering the year to be almost over with bonds fully in shape, it's considered safe for us to depart."

"That's ridiculous!" Gemma exclaimed, glancing at Lily before she spoke. "What if another attack happened and no one is here to help? With only a few months left surely you can stay until year end."

"Gemma, the probability of another attack is low. Even if it does happen, which it won't, it would be mild enough that the Hogwarts staff could take care of it."

"You don't really believe this do you?" Remus asked skeptically

"No. I don't."

"Then why are you leaving?" Said Michelle

"I must follow orders. " Declan was determined to stay cool.

"Your orders are messed up" That was Adrian

"Agreed, though there's nothing I can do about it. I apologize but that's how it is."

"Declan." He froze at the sound of Lily's voice

"Yes?"

There was an impregnigated pause where Declan refused to look at her.

"Five weeks, you can stay that long."

"I can't" His voice sound strangled

"Yes you can," She pushed herself away from the wall and walked towards him. "Tell the higher officers that you feel that at least one person should stay with Hogwarts simply in case. Tell them that you can easily be reached so you can help with other cases if you're desperately needed. When school gets out you can full on join again."

By now she was standing right next to him, but he refused to look at her. Raising a cautious hand which he placed on his shoulder, she called his name. Declan still looked away. Lily sighed, closing her eyes. She thought back to all the experiences she had had with him, then to all the current events, with Arameo, the Attacks, Potter and everything. Her eyebrows brunched together, she felt weird. She couldn't describe the feeling, it was like a balloon being popped, something being tugged out of her, the spike of telling a well-kept secret and the boom of something new.

She felt a cold streak run across the web and immediately pulled her hand back to pull up her collar. Lily jammed her eyes shut, praying nobody saw anything. When she finally brought her eyes up, everyone was looking back and forth between them confused. She looked at Declan; his eyes were on the ground. Suddenly he snapped up to look at her, eyes beseeching. He took a step towards her, she took a step back.

"What have you been hiding from me?" There were so many conflicting tones in his voice she didn't know how to respond. While looking away, her sight was caught on his neck. Right where there skin had made contact, there was a small sliver of a tattoo that looked just like Arameos' web. Her mouth dropping even further open, she forced herself to look back at Declan's face, which was still expecting an answer.

What the crap just happened!

She took several more steps backwards, before running out of the room.

Ok...i think that's it…I'll write a really small chapter and post it today or tomarrow, I'm so sorry guys, I'll try to do better in updating. But what would help…Reviews! PLEASE PELASE REVIEW!

~LIZIES~