Prophecy ~ Lams (COMPLETED)

Chapter 26: The World Turned Upside Down

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ELIZA POV

We were in shock.

Maria and Peggy looked like they were about to spontaneously combust. Laf and Herc looked at each other, eyes filled with worry. Alex struggled to get out of John's spell, crying and mumbling apologies in multiple languages.

And me? I didn't know how to feel.

On one hand, I was terribly mad at Alex. On the other hand, and I would never admit this to anyone, I was secretly glad. I felt awful for feeling that way.

I could tell something was off about the entire situation. Alex was always talking about how much he liked John... and I couldn't imagine him ever cheating on anyone. Not even on a test.

"What in the actual fuck did you do?" Maria yelled, springing up from her seat to storm over to the emotional mess that was Alex. Peggy stayed in her chair, but I could see the fire burning bright in her eyes.

"I-it wasn't m-my fault!" Alex choked out. He still couldn't move his feet, so he was squatting awkwardly on the ground in the middle of the restaurant.

"You fucking kissed someone that wasn't John! In front of everyone! I'm pretty sure it's your fault."

"I-I'm sorry..." John's spell released and Alex landed on his knees. I ran over to him.

"Maria, calm down! I'm sure that if you just listened to him, we could see that this isn't what it seemed."

"Oh, shut it Eliza. You can defend him all you want; Hamilton, figure your shit out, then come talk to me." Maria left to go find John, with Peggy following her. I grabbed Peggy's wrist as she walked past me.

"Pegs, make sure that John is ok. For me." She nodded solemnly and left.

The whole situation was quite the spectacle for the rest of The Three Broomstick's population. Everyone would be talking about this, even after winter break in a couple of weeks.

Laf and Herc rushed over to us, and we brought the heartbroken Alex outside. He could barely walk and was breathing heavily. Laf undid the appearance spells that he had cast on Alex, returning his hair and eyes to the normal length. 

"Alex, you have to breathe," I said, rubbing his back in circles.

"E-everyone always l-leaves me. Why does everyone l-leave me? It's always b-because of me."

"mon ami, you have us, ok? nous n'allons jamais partir." 

"b-but John left me! and Maria, and Peggy, Mother, Father, James, Peter... they all left me. They all h-hate me. They all l-left for a reason."

Laf, Herc and I all exchanged looks. We had no idea who most of those people were, but we wanted to help Alex calm down. We wanted to know what happened.

"Hon, why were you kissing someone else?" I had to tread lightly. We were all on thin ice.

"That guy just came up to m-me and started k-kissing me! I d-didn't want to..." he erupted into another bout of tears.

"I'm going to find that wanker and slap the life out of them." I stood up and marched back into The Three Broomsticks, searching the crowd for Alex's assaulter.

"Elizabeth Schuyler, is it not?" there was a voice from behind. A guy with short blond hair and light eyes leaned against to door frame, his arms crossed.

"Hello Francis." Francis Kinloch. Professional git. He'd been pining after Angelica and I since my first year.

"Whatever happened to your friend? He seemed a bit... distraught."

And then I knew: he was the one. But why?

"Francis, I think you know what happened." He feigned confusion. "You kissed Alex! Why?"

"I have no idea what you're talking about."

"But you wouldn't have known it was him... unless someone put you up to it! Who are you working for?" I pointed my finger at his chest. He put his hands up.

"Sorry, pumpkin, Someone gave me a job and I did it."

"Don't. Call me that," I growled. This guy pissed me off.

"When did you get so feisty?" He pulled me closer, playing with a strand of my hair and looking at me. I shoved him away.

"Bloody hell! You disgust me. You'd better tell me who put you up to this, or so help me, I will mess you up." I took my wand out of my pocket and put it to his throat.

"Damn you, Schuyler. It was some Slytherin. Curly hair, tall. He preferred to stay anonymous."

"Are you sure about that?"

He looked scared. "Y-yes!"

"Ok. You can leave now." He was about to run away, but I grabbed his arm. "Oh, and Francis? Do not come near me, my sisters, or my friends ever again. Understand?" He nodded quickly and I let go of him. "Have a good day!"

He scurried off into the crowd and I went back outside. Alex had calmed down, but his breath was still hitching and he had this terrified expression on his face.

"I know who did it."

The three looked up at me, anticipating my response.

"Thomas Jefferson."

Alex's sadness was instantly replaced with rage.

"Fucking Thomas Jefferson. I'm going to beat the literal shit out of him, no wand required." he said, standing up. "But Jeffershit wasn't the one kissing me."

"That was a git that goes by the name of Francis Kinloch. But don't worry, I took care of him."

"Well, I think we should all pitch in, huh Laf?" Herc stood up menacingly, getting ready to go in the pub and punch Francis.

"No, Herc, we should just focus on Thomas. Trust me, Francis Kinloch is not worth the waste of energy."

"Whatever you say, Eliza." He put his fists down.

"But Jeffershit?" Alex asked.

"This means war. No one does this to my friends and gets away with it. Never."

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"Using John's Invisibility Cloak that Laf had in his book bag, Herc and I were able to take Alex with us on the train back to Hogwarts. Laf went back with John, through the secret passageway.

"Maria, can you please go talk to Alex?" I pleaded, hoping that she would go so that we could all tell her what really happened.

"No." She crossed her arms. "If there's one kind of person I hate most in the world, It's cheaters."

"Maria, just listen to me! Alex didn't cheat on John-"

"Then what did I hear and see? A mirage?"

"Peggy! Come with me!" I dragged my sister out of their cart and into the thin hallway.

"Alex didn't do anything. Francis Kinloch-"

"Wait. THE Francis Kinloch? The one that's been wanting to snog you and Angie for 5 years now?"

"Yeah."

"Why would Francis have any motive to kiss Alex?"

"Because someone put him up to it."