Broken Bodies, Broken Hearts

by OliTheWitch

The stories of Dorcas Meadowes, Emmeline Vance, Pandora Lovegood, Narcissa Malfoy, and Caradoc Dearborn, from their times at Hogwarts, to the first war, and after. Because I’m tired of people having the entire Gryffindor class of 1978 be in the order of the phoenix, or else being order-of-the-phoenix-aligned. Takes place from 1963-1992.

A brown-haired girl, and a short ginger boy, searched an abandoned classroom for a charm bracelet that a first year had lost.

"-Emmeline, I think I found something!" Said the ginger, as he climbed out of the large cabinet he was sitting in.

The girl-Emmeline, looked over her shoulder.

"Edgar, let me see," she strolled over to Edgar.

Edgar showed Emmeline his palm, wherein was a silver bracelet that had several small, animated charms on it. It matched the description they'd been given by a Ravenclaw named Pandora De Montmorency, who'd approached Emmeline outside of charms class earlier that day, with the request to find her heirloom bracelet.

"That's it! " Said Emmeline.

"Well then, let's go find her," replied Edgar. Emmeline and Edgar left the classroom, and headed to the great hall.

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By the time Emmeline and Edgar got to the great hall, the students had already started their daily mass migration from it. They fought their way through the horde of pupils, barely managing to make it into the hall.

To their relief, Pandora was still at Ravenclaw table. They plopped down next to her.

"Hi, Emmeline, who's this?" asked Pandora. Her skin was pale, her large eyes a light blue, and her hair was wavy, and light brown.

"Pandora, this is my Gryffindor friend, Edgar Bones," she gestured to Edgar. Edgar intimidated a lion's roar. Pandora giggled.

"Well, hello Edgar. No wonder I haven't seen you around, you Gryffindors don't hang around Ravenclaws much. So, did you manage to find my bracelet? Sorry I couldn't look for it myself, I had to go to Saint Mungos to see my mum, I barely got back in time for dinner," said Pandora. Edgar stared at her. Emmeline didn't know why Pandora's mother was at Saint Mungos, but she didn't seem particularly perturbed by it at the moment, so it couldn't have been that bad, right?

Several moments passed in silence, before Emmeline tentatively said "yes. Edgar, give it to her." Edgar handed Pandora the bracelet.

"This is it! Thanks for finding it for me," said Pandora.

"You're welcome," said Emmeline and Edgar in unison. They looked each other in the eye, and burst out laughing