The Marauders Era

Who drew wings on my back?

Warning: There is some cursing further down, not much but just thought you ought to know.

Soft snores and occasional mumbles filled the dormitory the next day. Somehow during the night, all beds had surprisingly been filled with their owners, except Dorcas's as she was currently sharing with Marlene. The room looked cleaner than you would have thought, though the floor was filled with yesterday's clothes, and several ballons were currently occupying the ceiling.

A loud, rather persistent tapping sound came from one of the windows, and a groan was heard from Lily as she placed her pillow over her head to block the sound out. Cassie had pulled her comforter above her head while Alice just tried to ignore it, hoping it would disappear.

It felt as if the more the girls ignored it, the more the sound grew. However, Lily grew more and more annoyed with every tap until she just couldn't take it anymore.

"What the bloody hell is that?"

Alice rubbed her eyes while lifting her head unwillingly from her pillow and looked over to the window between Lily and Cassie's beds. For a moment cursing the person who forgot to draw the curtains last night as a ray of light hit her face. She let out a deep sigh at what she saw and let her head drop back down on her pillow, cursing herself as a punding started.

"Its Nova"

The sound continued, and for a moment, being as tired as she was, Lily considered to ignore it, that was until the screeching started.

"For goodness sake, Cas, let that bloody owl in."

A loud groan appeared from the bed next to her, and not too long after, the dark-haired girl sat up in her bed, looking exhausted. She pulled on a jumper before making her way over to the window and opened it.

Nova glared at the girl, and Cassie wondered for a moment if she might try to bite her as she looked awfully annoyed.

Though was bothered Cassie the most was the question of how the owl had even gotten out. As far as she remembered, she hadn't sent any letters lately, and she never sent Nova out at night unless it was necessary.

Cassie looked at the letter the owl dropped in front of her and turned it around to see a familiar green seal and felt dread fill her immediately.

"Oh, fuck."

Her eyes moved a few inches higher before widening significantly.

"Oh fuck fuck fuck..."

Lily lifted her head from her pillow and saw her friend's face go a few shades lighter than normal, gawking at the letter she held in her hands.

"What is it?" Drowsiness filled her voice as she let out a yawn.

"It's from Rabastan..."

Alice shot up from the bed; however, she immediately placed a hand on her forehead and moaned as the pounding got louder. Gently she rubbed her forehead before looking at her friend, who was currently sitting in her bed and was furiously reading the letter.

"Oh dear... this is bad.. this is very bad."

Lily raised herself from her bed and crossed the floor before placing herself on Cassis's bed, leaning over the girl's shoulders to read the letter.

"Apparently, I sent him a letter asking him to meet me in Hogsmeade on Saturday... And he agreed."

Alice looked confused for a moment and wondered how she would do that, as there were no Hogsmeade trips until Christmas.

"That's not all." Lily took the letter out of her friend's fingers. "Apparently, she said something that he liked as he thought she was quite funny. This truly makes no sense at all. It's like looking at a conversation where half of the context is missing... which it is."