Mischief S.B.

03

–V–

My head was pulsing tight with tension when I blinked my eyes open this morning. I could feel bile threatening to rise up in my throat but I forced it back down as I rolled over in my bed. Hiking myself up onto my elbows I looked around the room to see if all the girls made it okay back last night.

The rest of the party had gone by really well. Or at least the parts that I can remember. After dancing with James for a little while we started hitting the drinks table over and over and I was then bouncing between groups. I don't regret my choices but I do regret the hangover that I was currently impaled with. I don't remember getting back to the dorm last night but it seems I managed quite decently on the front.

Doing a quick head count I sighed in relief seeing all the girls safely in the room. Looking at the bed I was laying on I came to realize it wasn't my own with a furrow of my eyebrows. Marlene's bed. Alright, could've been way worse. I thought to myself with the sound of a hum on my lips.

Looking towards my own bed I saw a sleeping Lily, passed out sideways with her feet almost hanging off the bed if she wasn't curled in a tight ball. Lily's bed held a passed out Alice, and Marlene was in Alice's bed. Seems like Mary was the only person to successfully make it to the right place after last night.

I yawned loudly as I stretched my limbs out before climbing out of the bed. Picking up my wand I gave it a vague wave over the bed before it started making itself. Trudging my feet over to my bedside table I wrenched it open before grabbing a vial of pepper up potion, known to cure sickness and surprisingly hangovers.

Popping open the cork I downed the bottle in a short few gulps. The relief of my headache was so nice and instantaneous that I left out a happy sigh. I threw the empty vial back in the drawer to save for another batch of pepper up potion. Grabbing the sweatshirt James gifted me along with a pair of pants, I made my way into the bathroom to change.

The Great Hall was still pretty empty when I arrived for breakfast. Plopping down in my seat I huffed and rested my head on the table, still trying to wake myself up. After a few moments I gathered myself together and began piling my plate with bacon and pancakes. Almost finishing my food I began to wonder where any of my friends were as the Great Hall was starting to look a little more lively.

Deeming it a problem for later, I kept eating and sipping my glass of orange juice. It didn't take me long to finish and so I decided to stand up and go back to the common room in search of everybody. I waved to a couple more portraits on the way and even said hello to a few ghosts. Stepping through the portrait hole I was met with chaos.

"WHERE IS SHE?" Cried out James. "I DON'T KNOW! SHE WASN'T THERE WHEN WE WOKE UP!" Marlene yelled back frantically. "Mary and I will check the other girls' dorms!" Lily called, grabbing her wrist and sprinting up the girl's side and down the hallway.

Putting the pieces together I realized they were looking for me. Bloody Idiots. I crossed my arms and leaned on the wall next to the portrait hole. I wish I had some popcorn. I thought to myself as I watched the panic unfold. If only they used their brains and remembered to check the Great Hall since it was breakfast time.

"Remus and I will go check the boys' dorms!" Sirius called out. "Break down the doors if you have to!" James said to them pacing with his hands in his hair. The two boys then sprinted off in search as well. "Godrick I hope she's okay." James said, sitting on the sofa and putting his head in his hands.

Alice sat down next to him biting her nails, "It's okay James. I'm sure nothing bad has happened to her." "What if something happened though? What if she didn't actually make it back to her dorm last night? My parents will actually curse me if something bad happened to the 'daughter we never had but always wanted'!" He said exaggeratedly.