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Millicent was the only girl awake inside the girl's dorm. It has been a week, since they return from vacation. She heard how her friends spend their vacation. James was busy sending love notes to Lily. Lily was busy burning the letters she received from James during the holiday. Peter only spent his time with his parents, and Remus read books as usual. Millicent can't sleep that night because she was bothered with Remus' family. Why is his family always getting sick? I wonder if Remus would get sick too because he always visits them. If they weren't sick, they are throwing a party of some sort. The weirdest thing about it is that he got scars and pale every time he got back. Millicent decided to visit the boy's dorm and see if her friends were still awake like her. As she opened the door to the boy's dorm, she found three empty beds. Remus was gone because her mother was ill again. What could the three possibly do, in mid morning? Millicent opened the door to the gryffindor dorm and turn into an eagle. If Finch ever caught her, he'll only catch an eagle, and their house points wouldn't be deducted. Millicent went first to the room of requirements. No one was there. Next, she went to the kitchen which is found in the dungeons. She just flew on her way down. No one was there too except from the house elves. Where could they possibly be? Milly can't think of any place where her friends could be. It's very late to have a stroll in hogsmeade. After searching for possible places that her friends might be, she failed to find them. So she just returned to the common room. Everyone seems to be asleep so no one could have notice her gone.
Milly looked at the forbidden forest. It seems so peaceful out there but there are creatures out there lurking in there. Just then, she heard a long howl. A werewolf? She drummed on the window-pane with her fingers, gently. Where the bloody hell are they?
"Wait up" Milly yelled to James, Sirius and Peter. She ran towards the three.
"How's care of magical creature, class?" she asked the three.
"Kettleburn had a boring discussion." Sirius rolled his eyes.
"Padfoot and I got caught passing notes. He took points from gyrffindor. Then did you know what happened?" James asked Milly with enthusiasm in his eyes.
"You got detention?" Milly replied in an unsure tone.
"Not even close. Evans looked at me with her lovely green eyes that make my heart melt." James said in his hopeless romantic voice.
"Prongs, Evans was glaring daggers at you. If looks could kill, you could have died!" Sirius laughed. He nudged Peter so that he'll join him to laugh. Peter laughed nervously; he was usually torn between James and Sirius. He doesn't know sometimes whom he would follow.
"It doesn't matter. Evans looked at me. I think she's starting to realize how handsome I am. Right, Wormtail?"
"Ye-Yes."Peter nodded. It's not like he have much of a choice. He had never disagreed to what Sirius and James said. Milly sometimes wonders if he has statues of James and Sirius back home. He seems to be worship the two.
"Anyway, I have to borrow wormtail." She smiled at them, wrapping her arm around Peter. Sirius and James exchange glances then they started to laugh like there is no tomorrow.
"You should have told us you like Wormtail, Fluffer." James laughed harder and Sirius got a teary eye.
"Yeah, Yeah. I'm about to confess to wormtail my deepest desire that I had, since I first met him." Millicent said, sarcastically.
"Now If you two dungbrains excuse us" Millicent lead Peter to an empty classroom.
"Er.. Fluffer, what is it that you want to talk about?" Peter asked. Milly made sure that they were far from the two. Milly gestured to Peter to enter then she followed him.
"You see I went in your dorm last night, and I saw that your beds were empty. I bet the three of you were in the kitchen, aren't you? Getting some midnight snacks"
"Yes we were. Prongs got hungry and so does Padfoot. That's… why we came down there." Peter lied. It was blatant that he was lying. I didn't think that it would be this easy, Milly thought.
"Remember what happened to Dorcas on our fourth year?" Millicent asked Peter that was now sweating like a pig.
"Yes, I do remember him."Peter nodded.
FLASHBACK
"Look at the blood traitor. Thinking she was one of the best students because she got the spell correct in her first try? Pity she was a pureblood with no manners. Think about it, hanging out with Lily Evans? A good for nothing mud blood know it all." Dorcas laughed with his friends, leaning on the tree. Dorcas was one of the typical slytherin that dislike muggle borns. He also seems to dislike Milly's group, the marauders and Lily. Millicent could bear all the words that he said about her, but she wouldn't allow him to call her best friend, Lily to be called a mud blood. Milly glared at Dorcas and Dorcas just smirked at her.
"Don't mind him, Milly. He's just trouble." Lily sighed glaring at Dorcas, too. Without thinking twice, Milly approached Dorcas.
"So blood traitor what do you want? Maybe you wanted to leave your mudblood friend so you'll be friend with us." He smirked at her, which made Milly angrier.
"Take back what you said. Don't you ever dare tell Lily that she's a mudblood." Milly threathened Dorcas. He seems to have a pleasure with what he was doing.
"What can I say? She's a mudblood and nothing can change that." After saying that, Dorcas felt something hard slammed to his nose. It was Milly's fist.
"Petrifikus Totalus."Milly aimed her wand to Dorcas. Before Dorcas could react, the spell already hit him.
"Who wants to be next?" Milly bellowed and Dorcas' friend stepped back. A small crowd was forming to watch what was happening. Milly doesn't like being in the spot light. It was the least thing she wanted to do but she needed to teach Dorcas a lesson.
"Milly don't" Lily held Milly's arm. Lily was always the one tried to keep Milly out of trouble.
"He called you the M word. He deserves it." Milly shook her head and dragged Dorcas to the nearest tree.
"Accio rope" A rope quickly went to them. She stood Dorcas up and tied him on the rope.
"Milly, we'll be in trouble for this." Lily reminded Milly.
"This should teach those slytherin a lesson."Milly murmured then she removed Dorcas' clothing leaving him only in his underwear.
"Milly it's winter, he'll get cold!" Lily was very kind. Milly on the other hand wasn't in the mood to be nice. Lily had always ignored those slytherins that call her a mudblood and Milly think that it was about time to teach one of them a lesson.
"Nox." Milly smirked as she saw the embarrassment on Dorcas' face.
"Let me go! " Dorcas screamed. Lily slapped her forehead. She wasn't able to stop Milly again.
"Oh come on Dorky. Apologize to Lily then I'll let you go." Milly smiled cruelly.
"I-I'm sorry Evans." Dorcas looked on the ground.
"With feelings please."Milly giggled.
"Ahem."A voice behind them said.
"Oh Lily wait. He is already apologizing."The smile on Milly's face vanished when she saw professor McGonagall.
"Ms. Mortox. I hate to say this but I'm taking 10 points to gryffindor" The gryffindor head house sighed.
"But professor it was his fault! He called Lily the M word!"Milly protested.
"But you do know that your way of punishing is incorrect."McGonagall swished her wand to the ropes that set Dorcas free.
"Mr. Faust, I won't take any points from slytherin but you will be given detention." McGonagall said. Milly stucked her tongue out to Dorcas.
"Ms Mortox you will also have detention for a month." McGonagall sighed
END OF FLASHBACK
"Peter If I were you, I would stop lying. I went to the kitchen last night but the three of you weren't there!" Milly roared. She knew that Peter can be easily scared especially when James and Sirius weren't with him.
"Bu-but Ja-James and S-Si-Sirius!" He cried. Sirius and James were the one who protected him. She didn't know why he always praised James and Sirius like they were Gods. Milly glared to him.
"W-were at the Shrieking Shack!"He squealed.
"What are the three of you doing there?"
"We he-helped Moony."
"Remus? I don't want any lies. Remus was with her sick aunt. Tell me what were the three of you are up to." Milly demanded.
"The three of us wanted to be animagi be-because we wa-wa-wanted to help R-Remus with his tr-transformation every full moon."Peter blurted out.
"T-that can't be."Milly whispered putting her wand down. She hurriedly left Peter in the empty classroom. She didn't want to believe Peter. Remus, her best friend a werewolf? It's not that impossible but how can such a nice guy turns into a monster every full moon? Milly didn't want to believe Peter but it started to make sense. She felt that Remus was hiding something, and she's right. Her question about Remus' nickname was finally answered. She trusted him but what did he do? He lied to her. Milly doesn't like liars.
A few days has passed and Milly avoided the rest of the marauders. Lily knew something was wrong. Milly wasn't her usual self. She doesn't seem like Milly at all. She rarely cracks a joke and seems to be lost in her own world, most of the time. Milly attended her last class with Peter, James, Lily, Severus, Sirius and Remus. It was her first time to see Remus, since she found out about his secret. Milly was the last one to arrive on the class. She saw that there is no vacant seat except the one besides Remus. She mentally slapped herself. She should have arrived early.
"How's your day?"Remus asked her. She pretended that she hadn't heard him. Their professor started their class after she sat down. She was thankful for the timing. Time passed by so slowly for Milly. Every second feels like a minute to her. When the class ended, she quickly gathered her things and left the room. Before she can even reach the end of the corridor, Remus grabbed Milly by her shoulder.
"Is there something wrong?"He asked.
"Nothing's wrong. It wasn't wrong to lie to your friend, MOONY?"She quoted the moony part. She didn't know if peter already told James and Sirius. She didn't care less.
"How did you know?" He gulped. This was the moment that Remus didn't want to happen. He was happy with Milly and things might change between them.
"It doesn't matter how I know that you're lying to me the whole time."Milly glared.
"I-I'm sorry Milly. I know I should have told you before." He apologetically said.
"But you did not. I can't believe I considered you as my best friend but it turns out that I wasn't yours." Milly said. No one dared to make a sound. Milly grabbed Lily's arm and went to the girl's dorm. Sirius patted Remus' back.
"That…didn't go well moony. She'll forgive you. I know Millicent. She can't ignore us. She can't stand not talking to any of us for a week."Sirius tried to cheer Remus up. What Sirius said was true. Milly can't ignore them. No matter how angry she was to them. She would forgive them.
"Have you noticed Lily? Blimey! She's getting lovelier every day, hasn't she?"James sighed. Peter nodded.
"Prongs? I think it's not the right time to talk about Evans."Sirius said looking at Remus.
"Oh. Sorry about that. It's just Lily and my undying love for her. Don't worry about Fluffer. Everything will be alright." James shrugged.
"I hope it does." Lupin muttered.
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