A lose , a find , and an explantion. ( friends)

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Through the wooden doors, Alyson walked out in a suprising good mood. She didn't know why but, she was pleased that she was able to smile. As she past a group of second years she saw them return her smile and she smiled bigger. Thoughts ran through her mind. All were about a lose, a find, and an explaintion. She wondered if she would ever be the same after finding Talyor. She often dreamt of reuniting to her sibling. Hoping the next day she would. So far nothing happened. Instead she found more info. Sometimes if she was working late at the secert place, she nicknamed it pawpaw's dreams, she would spend the night there. Well it was one of the nights and Alyson was getting dressed for bed, in the corner of the mirror she saw a box. Slipping of the family ring she walked over to it and found pictures. Pictures that struck memories. Memories of laughter. A hug. The most active one was were her parents toke Taylor away. For a moment she stopped smiling as if she was losing her mirror image again.


The smile returned as she past a gaint oak tree and down to the lake. She looked around her. People reuniting with their friends. Alyson had not seen her friends yet. Hopeing today to be time she look out as far as she could see. Trees. Birds. That was all she could see. And then a memory crossed her mind. Two little girls who looked alike sat in matching baby strollers. A woman and a man were pushing them. The one in the with the bow was chatting in a langaue that onl her twin understood and to prove the point nooded and said something back. Alyson felt tears come to her ocean eyes. Tears of joy. At least she and her sister shared a moment. One moment meant the world.

[Maryn Livley]

Maryn had finally left her shelter, a chair in the Gryffindor common room. She had barely left that spot since the attack except a few times just to get away from the students. Maryn had felt different. After the attack, she felt like all her happiness was gone. She didn't like people getting killed for no reason. It didn't make sense to her, but now she felt better. She was lifted from her isolation. She felt like a new person. She had finally fixed her hair and slept normally. Even her cut from the attack was looking better. It was not red anymore and instead left a barely noticeable scar on her cheek. She pushed open the wooden doors and started to head outside. She had been longing for some fresh air.

She was searching the grounds for the perfect spot to relax. She needed that. Spotting a large oak tree, she decided to rest against it and take in the scenery. As she approached it she noticed a girl that she recognized as a Ravenclaw in her year crying. Maryn couldn't tell if she was crying from pain, sorrow, or joy. Maryn wasn't good at determining those sorts of things. She continued to step towards her. "Are you okay?" She asked.

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Alyson heard a voice from behind. She half exoected it to be Taylor. As she turened around she saw it was Maryn a team cheer captain she choose. " Yes i'm fine." She replied. Getting up she walked over to the girl. Since she was walking up the wind blew her hair in her face.


As she walked up to the Gryffindor she yet again wondered about Taylor. Not many people knew. Maybe Fiona and Kadan thats was all. She would find Taylor this year. Find her and reunite with her twin. She touched the locket around her neck holding the only picyure if Taylor she had.

[Maryn Livley]

"Your look a bit pale." Maryn said. She now recognized the girl as Alyson. Alyson had chosen Maryn as the Gryffindor Cheerleader Captain. Maryn was very grateful to her for that. "Cheer, up. The year just started. It's to early for any crying. Except if your crying for the dead Hufflepuff. Are you?" Maryn was a curious person, but right now she just wanted to make sure Alyson was okay.

She said she was, but Maryn had a talent to see people hearts. Not what they said. Maryn noticed the locket on Alyson's neck. "Thats really pretty." She said looking at the locket. Maryn had one similar to the one Alyson was wearing, but she kept it in her drawer. She didn't want to remember the people she got it from. It was too painful.

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'' No not for her. Its about my s-s-sister." She said with a little trouble. Not many people knew and she felt as she could trust this Gryffindor with her thoughts.


Alyson twirled before sitting down. " Thank you." She said to the comment about her locket. " My grandfather gave it to me." She said and he did he did. It was in a case with her name on it. " Anyways..." she said trailing of.


Sitting in a room was a girl about eight. She seemed to be sad. " Granddaddy!! Were's mommy and daddy?" She asked the old man standing in the doorway. " Working baby. Lets have cake." He replied to change the subject. The image faded.

[Maryn Livley]

"I didn't know you had a sister. Is she okay?" Maryn was a caring person. She didn't want to ask too many questions because she knew that would make Alyson worse. Maryn could tell something was troubling her. What could be wrong with her sister?

She didn't know if Alyson was going to be able to give her an answer or not but either way Maryn didn't mind. She just liked to be there for people. If they didn't want her to be then she would leave and let them be.

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Alyson snapped back to reality. " Umm... well." she began. " Well have you heard of the Wekki's?" Alyson asked. Even if she din't she would explain. " My grandfather he well he was like this person who controlled alot of things before you-know-who. I don't what side he was on or what he did exactlly. All I know he was the the only one there for me. He and my grandmother had two sons. My dad being the oldest was goinng to be another straight desentent like his father until dad started seeing my mother. My dad's parents and my mom's parents didn't like each other but, wanted to be friends I guess but neither wanted to make the first move." Alyson paused for a sec and continued. " Anyways my parents got married and had twins. Me and my sister Taylor. We were kind of like a peace offering. One for each side of the family. Mom's and dad's. We my father got made at his father and he gave Taylor up for adoption thinking she was the favorite. But my granddaddy liked me more. So all this goinng unknown by me. My parents build magical cities anf have no time for me. So I loved with my granddaddy. I rember grandpa cursing dad and saying no true desendent would do that and toke a way the family heriloom. Last year my grandpa died. All his possions and stuff belong to me but I ca't have until i'm of age. One evening this summer Fiona and I decided to visit this place grandpa built out of magic and I discovered Taylor. Or who she was. I relized that this mirror image of mine was a witch and most likely went to school here. So the rest is history. This locket was my grandma's. The only picture of Tyalor and me toghter. Sure there's memories but, and artifacts but I would die to meet Taylor. To find my other side." Alyson spoke low. As if she wasn't really there. Her words hung in the air.


Standng up she looked at Maryn. Wondering what secert this girl contained.

[Maryn Livley]

"Woa, thats a big secret. Yea, I think I may have heard of the Wekkis" Maryn said. She wondered how one person could deal with such pain like that. But, she then remembered she went through her own experience that she barely ever talked about. Maryn looked at Alyson and she seemed to want to know something about Maryn.

" Your life is tuff. My secret is something I haven't talked about in a long time. Actually, ever." Maryn hadn't told anyone except her parents what she witnessed many years ago. Maryn didn't know if she really wanted to tell Alyson, but she thought Alyson would understand. They both had pain. Alyson probably had more than Maryn, but Maryn was ready to talk about something she never had. "When I was three years old, I saw something." Maryn paused. She didn't even know why she was telling Alyson this. She didn't know her too well. But, she continued. "Um, Death Eaters came to my grand-parents house and my grand-father pushed me in the closet and I, I." Maryn had tears in her eyes. "I saw them murdered through a crack in the door." Maryn whipped the tears from her face trying to look strong."They left me a locket like yours. It belonged to my great-grand father. My grand-parents understood me more than my parents ever will. They accepted me." Maryn looked at Alyson. "But, yours is alot worse." Maryn managed a small laugh and lifted her head towards the ground wondering what Alyson would say.

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Thonking about what Maryn was saying she could amke a picture out in her mind. What a terrible thought. " I don't have it worse you do. A kid witnessing that its-its-its wrong." Alyson managed.

Standing up she gave the girl a hug. As she let go she thought about what she just did. " Maryn. Well we're gonna work toghter this year on cheering. It couls be easier if we were friends." She said with a smile.

[Maryn Livley]

Alyson told her she didn't have it worse. "People have witnessed murders before. But, not so many have found out they have a sister." Maryn replied. It had happened so many years ago. She could see it vivid in her brain.

Suddenly, Alyson hugged Maryn and said the year would be easier if they were friends. "Friends. I'd like that." Maryn smiled. Alyson and Maryn had alot in common. They both had troubling things in their lives, but maybe they could help each other.

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" So friends tell each other stuff so let me tell you a little about my self." Alyson said as she toke a seat on a bench. " The Wekkis are a respectable pureblood family and it gets dull. Sometimes I can't date people because of that. I like this guy from the U.s he was a half-blood. His mother a muggle orn and father a muggle. Dad put his foot down at saying hello to him." Alyson said with annoyance in her tone.


So her dad was dead. Not that it bothered her. " So is there anyone there that you have a crush on?" Alyson asked with her mischevous smile. Everytime her cusions saw it the knew it was useless to make her behave.


She ran her fingers down her head waiting for a response. She was pleased at her self to steer the conversation as far as possible from pain. No wonder she was a Ravenclaw.

[Maryn Livley]

Alyson sat on a bench and Maryn sat beside her. "Well, I come from a pure-blood family too. My moms entire family was in Ravenclaw and she was the only Hufflepuff. My dad is in an entire Ravenclaw family as well. I guess I take after my mom in switching houses." Maryn gave a little laugh. "I'm a dancer and I play soft-ball." Maryn added.

"No, I don't really have a crush on anyone." Maryn replied. It was true. She didn't.

"How about you?" She asked with a grin on her face.

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" Well..." Alyson drug out the word. " I do. Havn't seen him since well... this summer. Last time we saw each other about week after the attack at the beach. He was out of it though." Alyson her smile dropping alittle she wondered how he was after his talk with Fiona.


" And of course there's Dereck. We have been friends since we were in daipers. No until we were eleven did he tell me he always liked me. Kinda of made us distant for awhile seeing as I could not return his feelings." She said smiling back at the thought of Dereck.

It made her wonder, why was he so good to her. Didn't run over to her house when she found out about Taylor. And he was the one who suprised her on her birthday. And he let her cry on his shoulder at her dad's funeral not it was alot of them.

[Maryn Livley]

"Wow, two guys." Maryn laughed. Maryn hadn't met a guy that she really liked most of them were taken and some she thought of as friends. "Maybe, I'll find someone this year." Maryn laughed. She wished she would. "Guys think I'm to giggly, and it's true." Maryn laughed again. "See!" maryn said. Maryn was a happy person. She had fun with everything.

"So, what class are you looking forward to this year?" maryn asked. She was curious of what Alyson thought was her favorite subject.

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" No not two guys one guy. The other just likes me." Alysson said simply. The Gryffindor told her about what she knew of guys. " Last year I was a bit over giggley and always happy. well until this summer and dad and well..." She clued out.She tought of her summer. It was all but, a happy beggining.



" I'm looking forward to cheering." Alyson said. She knew what she couldn't believe was actaully happening.

[Maryn Livley]

Maryn laughed as Alyson said one of the guys likes her and she likes the other. "Oh, drama." Maryn joked. Then Alyson said something Maryn didn't quite understand. Maryn didn't want to push it so, she moved the subject forward.

"Me too." She said cheerfully about Cheerleading forgetting the state she was in minute before. "Hey I should probably head back to the common room." Maryn said to Alyson. "Um, see you later." She called as she ran off. Maryn still couldn't believe what she had just told Alyson. Suddenly, she thought of something and ran back to her. "Hey, before I go can you keep what I said between us?" She asked. "Your the only one I've told except my parents and we've never talked about it." She explained. Maryn didn't want people asking about it and they had their own problems.

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as Maryn went off she asked Alyson to keep her secert. " Sure. Between the two of us." She said and she got up and exited the feild.