Just A Typical Weasley Christmas, Right?: Chapter Five

I'm so sorry that I haven't updated in a while! I was originally going to make this chapter longer, but I felt bad that I hadn't updated in so long, so I decided to stop this chapter here. So I'm sorry that it's not exactly action packed and that it's not very long, but I just really felt like I should update already.

Quote of the Post: "Have a biscuit Potter." -Minevra McGonagall

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Who The Hell Are Talon And Indigo?

"You really think that I'm a Masked Marauder. Really, Lily? I may have a couple strokes of genius at times, but I'm not to that level. They're legends, Lils. And anyway, how do you know I'm not sending Scorp an angry letter?" I asked Lily, crossing my arms and desperately trying to weasel myself out of this situation.

"Yes, Rose you are a Masked Marauder, you're Scarlet. I honestly don't know how I hadn't noticed before. The two of you are so blatantly obvious with all the scarlet stuff. I just thought that you were really into scarlet or something. And also I know that you're not sending an angry letter because one, you're acting unbelievably guilty. Two, you just called him Scorp. And three, this is probably part of an elaborate scheme to get revenge on someone. And if I were to take a guess that person's Al, seeing as you're trying to make him feel incredibly guilty," Lily explained. How did she get everything right? Then again, this was Lily. She is way too perceptive then any one should be. I gulped and then sighed. We knew this would happen eventually.

"You know Lily, you know far more than most people give you credit for. We knew this would happen eventually, we just didn't expect you to figure it out now at this moment. It's rather inconvenient timing to be perfectly honest. We're about to launch Phase Three of our master plan. But I figure I should tell you sooner rather than later because otherwise you'll just bagger us until we explain, which would effectively hinder our efforts," I said slowly and thoughtfully. I then gave her the real story of what had actually happened, and explained to her what our future plans for Al were. At the end of my tale, she was grinning wickedly.

"Rose, I know that you've got this all figured out and all and I'm sure you're going to do great, but I want in. This is such a great opportunity to get back at my brother for hexing Lorc after he caught him giving me a goodbye kiss." She sighed, and I sympathized with her. Scorp had received a fair share of hexes after we announced that we were together. I just wondered about how everyone would take our engagement. Lily seemed fine with it, then again she'd always supported our relationship and had even let out an uncharacteristic scree of delight when she heard that we were actually engaged. Maybe an extra wand would be helpful for our current prank. Lily had proven herself trustworthy and she also had an uncanny knack for finding out information that she wasn't supposed to know. She would definitely be a beneficial asset. Of course I'd have to ask Scorp first and I told her as much. She smiled in response.

"Then my only question is who the hell are Talon and Indigo? I know that you're Scarlet and that Scorp is Nightshade but I've tried and I can't figure out who Talon and Indigo are. I thought that they might be Al and Alice, but you're pranking Al so that wouldn't make much sense," she said, exasperated. I imagined that it took her a lot to admit that. Lily hated it when she didn't know crucial information. The identities of the Masked Marauders had probably been eating away at the back of her mind for the past seven years. Nevertheless, I couldn't bite back the wicked grin that spread across my face. We'd actually stumped Lily. Lily!

However, you my dear reader, are probably wondering exactly what Lily was. Who the hell are Talon and Indigo? Well you see, they were a rare stroke of genius on my part. After Scorp and I had come up with our nicknames I came up with another idea that would definitely ensure our escape from detentions, howlers, punishment, and worst of all our parent's knowledge of our pranks (I shudder at that thought, my mum would probably have my head.) We created two other Masked Marauders called Talon and Indigo (We chose the name Talon because we thought it sounded cool, and we chose Indigo so that it would again point suspicion onto James and his friends: Miranda Finnigan, Fred, and Amélie Delacour. Amélie had a streak of indigo in her blonde hair.) so that people would be looking for four people to punish instead of just two. (However, it was quite obvious that they weren't the Masked Marauders now since they've already graduated.)

I smirked at Lily, torturing her in her anguish to know this information. I sighed, deciding to tell her after reveling in the fact that we'd gotten the better of Lily.

"Well Lils, there's a good reason why you couldn't figure it out. It's because Talon and Indigo don't exist," I said, silently laughing at her look of utter befuddlement.

"Well, are you to explain or not? That's not exactly a satisfactory answer," Lily complained. I laughed at her and then explained the purpose (and genius) of Talon and Indigo. After I'd explained, she was gaping, her mouth dropped for so long that I worried she'd start catching flies.

"Now I understand why you guys are legends," she trailed off, "you guys are pure geniuses." I blushed at the compliment.

"Thanks. But Lils, don't sell yourself short. You're the smartest person I know and that's saying a lot. I mean my mum is Hermione Weasley for Merlin's sake! But you were the only one that was able to piece our clues together. And I think that you'd become an essential asset, maybe even a permanent one," I told her, smiling. Her eyes widened, realizing what I was implying.

"Of course, I'd have to ask Scorp first, so don't get your hopes up, but I think that you're definitely Masked Marauder material. And if this works out our legacy would be carried on for a little longer," I told her. She gave me the biggest grin in response.

Several minutes and a floo message later, I grinned at Lily.

"So do you like the sound of Talon or Indigo better?" I asked her. She uncharacteristically squealed with happiness, tears of joy glistening in her eyes.

Once she calmed down, she said, "I like Indigo. Suits me better, don't you think?"

"It's perfect," I grinned.

Don't forget to review. Again sorry about this action-less chapter, but I felt bad for leaving you guys on that sort of cliffy for so long. I'll try to update soon, but school is starting so no guarantees. Again, I'm really sorry about this.