Accio love

Date: November 3rd 1975
Location: Charms Classroom
Status: Incomplete

Open to all 7th year students


It was still rather early in the morning when Marlene slowly made her way to the Charms classroom, glad to find the door unlocked and the room empty. Sighing, she sat at the nearest table and sighed of relief, putting her school bag down on the floor. Her arms felt sore, as did the rest of her body, but the pain was now more like a dull ache so it was bearable and not strong enough so that it should be obvious to other people. She was early in class as she had spent the previous night in Hogsmeade and had come over here directly after waking up, not feeling very hungry. After the Masquerade, Marlene had gone back home for the weekend with the permission of the Headmaster so that she could visit her mother in St. Mungos. She was glad to see that her mother was doing better, but her father had apparently saved up most of his anger for when he'd have another punching bag. The fact that his wife was in the hospital made him unable to touch her or hurt her as she was often being watched by the Healers - if a new bruise appeared on her body, it would be obvious that he was the one giving it to her as he was the only one visiting. Marlene had been happy to see her mother - she looked so healthy and happy in the hospital, away from her husband and all the work he made her do. But Marlene hadn't been able to stand in her mother's hospital room the whole weekend and she had had to go home for some time, which explained the soreness of her body and the new bruises of her arms and stomach. Luckily enough, she could cover these up - the weather was getting colder as it was already November and long sleeved shirts were often required to keep students from being cold.

However, her father had not been as careful as usual this time. He mostly hit her in places that would not be seen by other people - stomach, back, arms and legs. He usually avoided the face and the hands, and it was never bad enough for her to have to wear a cast or bandages either. Sadly enough, he was cruel but smart. But something must have made him angrier than usual this time for he had not been as careful. Of course, the conversation they had had beforehand probably hadn't helped. They had started talking of her 'future' after Hogwarts, which for her father meant getting married and staying at home. He still lived in the 50s, it was unbelievable. He had even started talking about having found a possible husband for her, pureblood and all. Marlene was not exactly a bad tempered girl, but having her whole future decided by her father was not something that made her exactly happy, and the mention of the husband had been too much for her. She had started yelling at him, saying she didn't want to get married just yet and that even if she did, she would be the one choosing who she did marry. Her father hadn't appreciated her reaction much and had been so mad that she now had a bruise on her temple, which she couldn't hide though she could always lie and say she had been clumsy, like usual, and fallen down the stairs or something like that. She also had a bandage on her left hand, which had practically been cut off, but luckily she had been quick enough to dodge.

Marlene sighed and shook her head. She was back at Hogwarts now and what happened at home stayed at home. She didn't want people to pity her or try to make things better. What good would it do if anybody tried to mess with her life anyway? Her father was close to the Ministry and nothing bad would happen to him even if people tried to make complaints or accused him of abuse. It would only result in her being hurt even more for opening her big mouth. She was aware Dora probably suspected something - after being friends for seven years, there were some things that were impossible to ignore, like the way her face paled every time she received a letter from home. She also knew that her best friend had seen some of her bruises over the years, and she had probably noticed she mostly had some when she came back from Summer vacations, or any other time she spent home. But she had never asked questions and Marlene was grateful for that. She didn't like to lie, but sometimes she didn't have the choice. Luckily enough, Remus hadn't seemed to notice anything yet - she knew she wouldn't be able to look into his eyes and lie.

Chasing the thoughts away, Marlene reached down for her bag with a light groan and took out her Charms book along with a quill, some pieces of parchment and her bottle of ink. She placed everything in front of her on the desk and leaned back on her chair, glancing at her watch and then at the door, waiting for other students to arrive as she tried to remember what they would be doing today. She was almost sure they would be learning an advanced Accio charm, in team. Shrugging and instantly regretting it as a slight pain coursed her shoulders, she sighed and placed her elbow on the table, resting her chin on her palm as she waited.

Marlene was lost in her thought when Dora entered the room, only noticing her when she started speaking. She smiled and turned to face her friend, forgetting about the visible bruise on her temple. "I missed you too, I was happy to see my mother but I am glad to be back," she said, smiling softly. "What about your weekend, anything interesting happened?" she asked, knowing she had left the castle before her friend could tell her what had happened at the Masquerade. She had noticed Dora spending time with someone else than Sirius but she didn't know who that person was. When Dora noticed the bruise on her face and brought her hand up to touche it lightly, Marlene bit her bottom lip lightly and winced slightly. It was still sensitive and she knew it probably didn't look pretty. She gave a small smile and shrugged her shoulder lightly. "I feel down the stairs at home, nothing big," she said casually. She hated lying, but she was used to it by now, and if she had had troubles making it sound real at first now almost nobody could tell wether or not she was telling the truth. "Those stupid stairs of mine, there's always something to trip on in them," she said, rolling her eyes. "But I'm fine, don't worry yourself," she said softly with a smile, taking her friends' hand and gently pushing it away from her face. "Should be gone by the end of the week," she added with fake cheerfulness.

"Now I want to know what happened at the Masquerade," she said, changing the subject quickly. She was maybe good at lying but she did not want to stay on the subject too long. She figured that Dora probably found it curious that she almost never fell when at school, though she did had her share of bumping into other people or walls accidents, yet when she went home, she suddenly became very clumsy. It was, however, the best and only reason she could come up with. Bruises she unwillingly inflicted to herself. "I saw you were with Sirius for a while but then he was gone and you were with someone else?" she said, raising an eyebrow lightly. "Do you know who it was? I know he was wearing a mask but maybe he told you his name or a hint of who he could be," she said. She was aware that her friend's attraction for Sirius had lasted for so long, but she didn't think it was love yet and it would be somewhat normal, though highly shocking, if Dora founded herself with someone else.

As the word love crossed her mind, Marlene suddenly thought of Remus, but unlike any other times she thought about him, these thoughts were not exactly good ones, though not all that bad either. What would she tell him if he asked about her bruised face and bandaged hand? She'd have to lie, obviously, but that didn't even seem possible to her. She had had trouble lying to Dora at first, and had grown used to it, but with Remus it was all new, and no matter how dear her friend was to her, Dora's eyes definitely didn't have the same effect on her as Remus' did. And if she looked away while telling him what 'happened', she knew he would suspect something.

Marlene forced a small laugh and nodded, smiling lightly as her friend said it must have been painful and embarassing. "Oh it was," she said with a light shrug. "But it's all fine so there's nothing to worry about." The more she lied, the more she hated it, and having to lie so often to her best friend was much more painful than any bruises her father could give to her, and yet she found herself having to lie more often than she was getting hit. She felt badly over it, but what could she do? Absolutely nothing. She was not trying to protect her father by lying about it and not telling anybody - she would gladly send him in jail if she could. She was merely trying to protect her mother, and it was the only way she could do it. That, and taking every hits he gave her. But physical pain didn't bothered her much anymore anyway. Emotional pain was so different, and worse as well. She didn't know how some people could go along with it.

She raised an eyebrow curiously as Dora talked about the Masquerade. She knew she hadn't spent the whole evening with Sirius, but she didn't know he had spent some of it with another girl. As she mentionned she knew the identity of the other guy, Marlene opened her mouth to ask who it was but then closed it again. It was obvious her friend didn't want to talk about it and wanted to change the subject, and after hiding so many things from her she figured Dora was allowed to have some secrets from her as well. She decided that if she didn't want to tell her right now who the guy was, she wasn't going to try and force her to do so - when she would be ready to tell, she would, and when that would happen Marlene would be there for her.

When she asked what had happened at the dance between her and Remus, Marlene simply smiled. "I'll tell you everything later, I promise," she said with a light grin. "Just not now, or here," she added, looking around to see Madeline Abbot entering the room. She smiled at the girl - she didn't know her too well, just like she didn't know anybody too well, but she knew she was a nice girl - and leaned back on her chair slightly to be more comfortable. "Hey Madeline," she said, smiling. "I'm fine, what about you?" She then blushed slightly as she mentionned the falling down the stairs, smiling lightly when she mentionned knowing a potion that could make the pain go away. "Thanks, that would be really nice," she said sincerely - the pain in her back was starting to get unbearable.

She smiled as the girls started talking about the Masquerade and took her Charms book, opening it at the Accio charm page and reading what it was saying. She cringed inwardly when she noticed the advanced version of the spell was to Accio a person. She wasn't sure that would be too nice on her wounded body, but she didn't really have a valuable reason to get out of the lesson. She looked up when she heard her name being mentioned, laughing lightly when Dora said Marlene was great at achieving impossible hairstyles. "You're only basing that on the few times I did it Dora," she said teasingly. "And it was the first time it turned out to be so good, too. Other times were not all that great you know," she said, wrinkling her nose slightly.

Marlene then noticed Severus entering the room, feeling a bit shocked when the Slytherin student came to them and talked to Dora, nodding to herself and Madeline as well. It wasn't like him to talk to people - she knew that, of the last two years of both being prefects, he had never spoken to her much. He never exactly made her feel comfortable, but he had never exactly been mean to her either so she had no reason to hate him - just like she had none to like him. However, he seemed to be acting strangely lately, and she was curious as to why. Suddenly, something clicked into her mind - the way he had looked at Dora in the prefect bathroom, the fact that he was talking to her now, the mystery date at the Masquerade... he was the guy Dora had spent so much time with! Her eyes widened slightly but she forced herself to look normal - she couldn't be sure it was him anyway, and even if that was the case, it was her friend's choice. He seemed nice to her and Marlene only wanted Dora to be happy. "Good morning Severus," she said a little shyly, even though he hadn't talked to her directly. It'd be rude to just ignore him.

Emmeline slipped into the classroom. It was very unlike her to be early, but she could not sleep that morning. She'd even tried studying, but not even that had put her to sleep. Not that it normally did, but then again, she had even tried History of Magic. if that couldn't put someone to sleep, there was obviously no hope at all for their "beauty" rest. Although Emma really didn't think it helped with her beauty, that was a hopless cause. Her blond, curly, hair was pulled back into a bun on the back of her head, just to keep it out of her eyes. It could awfully annoying at times, but she loved her hair anyways.

As she looked around, Emma saw some of her friends together. She slipped into a desk nearby and nodded at them. "Hello," she offered happily. Pulling out her charms book, she opened to the marked page. Ok, so they were going to go over the accio charm, she could handle that. Emmeline basically knew that one like the back of her hand, which she truly did know well. Meaning, how often can one zone out looking at ones hand, and not memorize it comepletly? Exactly.

Sirius rolled out of his bed lazily as sat there on the edge for a few minutes debating on whether or not he should go on and get ready for his Charms lesson. It was early and Sirius hated getting up, especially when there was classes he had to go to, it wasn't all bad though, it wasn't like it was Potions or anything, it was actually one of his better classes. He would turn his gaze and look out of the window, the rays of light that were filtering in made him squint and just reminded him of how much he hated getting up so early. A heavy sigh would follow as he pushed himself up and off of the bed, he looked a mess, his hair was all over the place and he hadn't shaven in a few days so a bit of stubble had grown in. He would lightly shrug his shoulders and then proceeded to slip on the school uniform and robes. Slipping the knot of his tie up he would smooth down his hair and make his way into the common room. Upon entering the common room there was little hustle about, it was expected seeing as many had just woken up. With satchel slung over his shoulder Sirius exited the common room and made for the Charms class.


Walking down the halls the chatter of the other students would crash into his ears, it was horrid, he was not a morning person at all. It would tread down the stone floor paying no attention to his surroundings as he hurriedly tried getting to his destination with haste. And finally! He had arrived. Standng outside the door Sirius would look up and down the hallway one last time before entering the room, it was tempting for him to skip the class all together and go aobut his daily business pranking and flirting, but seeing as this was his final year he figured it was better to not risk getting into trouble so early in the season. Not yet anyway. He pushed the door open and strutted in like he owned the place, the mischevious grin spread across his lips, his brown eyes scanning the classroom for familiar faces. It was more crowded than he expected it to be, though he wasn't one to ever be early to a lesson and he was sure the others would be quite suprised to see him there. A hand would unconsciously be brought up to his red and gold tie where he would adjust it a bit, how he hated the thing, he felt like he was choking everytime he wore it. As he shuffled on in he took his usual seat in the back of the class, dropping his bag to the floor with a thud. Leaning back he would prop his feet up on the desk hands behind his head as he just sat there looking around the room. Waiting for an oppurtune moment.

What his gaze fell on was a sight to behold, it was none other than Snape, sitting with Dorcas Meadowes. It was funny to see ole Snivellus actually able to speak to a girl, but to actually keep one interested was an impossible thought to wrap his mind around. Sirius glared at the two, leaning up resting his elbows on the desk fists clinched together. His eyes squinted, he had already despised the man but now it was even more personal. It wasn't like he didn't have other choices, or that it was even the fact he had lost a girl to another man, it was the fact that Severus Snape, the lanky whiny git had actually managed to seduce a woman from him. He would grit his teeth as he stared daggers into the man, oh the plans he had for him almost made him weep. It was going to be a fun final year after all.

Ted had woken up early that morning but spent most of it in bed, thinking. It was not very much like him to do so but, considering the events that had happened during the last few days, now was definitely the time to do a bit of reflecting. When the other people in his dormitory had started getting up, he had decided it was probably time for him to do so as well and had gotten dressed before heading to the Great Hall, grabbing only a piece of toast and making his way to the Charms classroom while eating it. He didn't feel all that hungry but he knew it wasn't good to skip breakfast. Oh how his mummy would have been proud, he reflected dryly, rolling his eyes, then he shook his head. Why was he so moody all of sudden? Shrugging his shoulder lightly, he quickened his pace as a smile spread on his face. There was no reason - yet - to be in a bad mood today so why act differently than he usually did. Of course, the presence of Slytherins in the classroom would probably be a rather big turn off but oh well, no reason to change his habits for a few prejudiced prats.

When he finally got to the Charms classroom, he saw that it was already rather full with a few students, some he knew from sight and other he barely even knew at all. When he saw Severus Snape standing in the front, talking with a girl, he stopped in shock and examined the situation, grinning slightly - he knew who the girl was, and lately she had been said to hang out with Sirius Black a lot, but now she seemed to be pretty much into Severus. He didn't mind the guy much though he didn't talk to him, but the mere thought of him stealing a girl from the famous Black was pretty much hilarious. Shaking his head slightly, he made his way to his usual desk which was in the back of the room and flung his school bag over the hard surface, sitting down and taking out the stuff he'd need for the lesson. He remembered Professor Flitwick saying they'd be studdying an advanced version of the Accio spell today, meaning they'd have to accio people to them. Now that would be rather interesting... He knew the teams were already made by the teacher and he was pretty curious as to who he'd be paired up with.

At half past six in the morning, Isabella was already up, sitting just outside the Owlery with a small bad of treats in her hands, giving some to all the owls that came and left, smiling lightly as some perched themselves on her shoulder and stayed there for a few minutes before leaving again. She didn't have a owl of her own, though they had a family owl which stayed at home, but it wasn't exactly the same. She knew the selection of pets which Hogwarts allowed wasn't very big, but she still wished she had one. After a while of staying outside, her growling stomach had brought her back to reality and her eyes widened as she saw she had only one hour left before her Charms lesson. "Shoot," she muttered, getting back to her feet and running back to the castle, quickly making her way to the Hufflepuff Common Room and entering her dormitory to find it empty, which was good since at the speed she'd be going to get ready in time, she'd have woken up the whole room, possibly even the whole house. Shrugging off her muggle clothes and coat, she threw it on the ground in a corner and stepped into the small bathroom that was shared by the girls of the dormitory, getting into the shower to wash off the owl smell that lingered on her skin. When she was out, she attempted drying her hair magically but only manage to half dry it, which she decided was good enough for now. She grabbed her school robes and put them on hastily before leaving the Common Room and heading to the Great Hall to grab a quick breakfast.

When she got to the Charms classroom, she stood outside the door a few minutes, trying to catch her breath and put some order in her hair. When she saw it was no use and that her wand had decided to be of no help that morning, she reached into her bag and pulled out an elastic band, pulling her hair up in a messy ponytail and taking a deep breath before finally entering the classroom. She saw a few students sitting there, but no tiny Professor yet. Sighing of relief, she made her way to her usual table and dropped her bag on the ground beside the desk, sitting down on a chair and rubbing her temples lightly. Next time she was out in the morning, she'd bring an alarm clock with her. It was worse than waking up late.