Éthérée

CHAPTER 42

"your lips, my lips,
apocalypse,"

Audrey's heartbeat doubled as Evan Rosier walked towards her, his steps slow and cruel. She didn't know where she was. The pitch-black walls were covered with mirrors and the cold marble floor shone menacingly like ink spilt on parchment. She kept taking steps back as he moved towards her, his ivory wand held in a tight grip. She wildly scanned her surroundings, looking for any way out, any way she could escape. But she was faced with nothing but dark reflections of her own self. 

"You cannot escape little girl. I won't allow you to," Rosier spoke with gritted teeth. Audrey had finally hit the wall behind her, and the tall seventh-year towered over her. He raised his wand up to her chest. 

"IMP-" 

"Audrey!" Lily's voice shrieked through the dorm. Audrey woke up with a start, raising her body a little, and was immediately faced with three very concerned faces of Alice, Lily, and Marlene looking down at her. She exhaled deeply and collapsed back onto her sheets, a layer of sweat over her forehead. Her fists had tightly clumped her blanket, and she let go of them, closing her eyes. 

"Nightmare?" Alice asked worriedly. 

Audrey nodded, getting up. "Really weird one too. I dunno why, this one seemed different," 

"What do you mean Aud?" Marlene asked, sitting next to her. 

"It was- it was about Evan Rosier, I think. He- he was trying to cast some spell- ugh, forget about it. It was just a stupid dream," she said rolling her neck with a groan. 

"Alright then," Lily said with a slight shrug, dismissing it as soon as Audrey did. After all, it was just a dream. The girls walked away from her bed, starting to get ready for the day. Alice ruffled the Potter girl's blond hair lovingly before leaving for a shower. Audrey grinned at her before getting up herself. 

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"Hiya vixen!" Peter exclaimed cheerfully as he sat beside her during lunch, a chicken sandwich in his hand. She smiled at him, putting her book down. He raised his sandwich to her, and she took a bite out of it gratefully. 

"It's so dumb how people have the pure audacity to call Achilles and Patroclus "friends"!" Remus said throwing his hands up in frustration, putting down his teal copy of the Song of Achilles. 

James and Sirius loudly groaned. Remus had completed his book a few days back, and he talked about nothing else since the night they found him sobbing over the ending. 

"Exactly! Bunch of cowards!" Audrey exclaimed, pouring herself a glass of orange juice. 

"Stop talking about them for Godric's sake! Get over it!" James groaned loudly. 

"You lot don't get it. It was pure love," Audrey said with narrowed eyes. 

"It was fiction,' Sirius said looking at her, his chin resting on his palms that were propped up onto the table. 

"You're fiction," Audrey grumbled looking down at her food. Sirius laughed a bark-like laugh. 

"Oh shit. Why in merlin's name is Wood coming towards us?" Marlene asked, her eyes focused on the approaching figure. The air suddenly turned tense, and the boys sat up a little straighter, their demeanour turning serious all of a sudden. The obviously uncomfortable Gryffindor captain reached their table and cleared his throat to get their attention, even though everyone was already glaring daggers at him. 

"Er, we have practice today evening. 6:00. Be there on time," he said, scratching the back of his head. Lily raised his eyebrows at him. 

"Please," he added before scurrying away, and the redhead looked away, pleased with herself. This demeanour was not like Wood at all. Usually, he would be strutting down the hallways with an overly confident pace, and a large grin, but the Marauders had a certain effect on him. To put it simply, he was terrified of them. And being blasted against a wall by them certainly didn't really help. Robert did not have much of a good reputation left. The school had been expected to split into two different sides, half the students on Audrey's side, while the other half on Robert's. But there was something about five of the most influential people in Hogwarts absolutely loathing him, that swung the vote towards the Potter girl. To put it shortly, he didn't really have any friends except the Slytherin, who he was now dating, and his best friends from Ravenclaw.