Midnight Lake. (Open to Lilith, Sarah, and Harley)

[lilith]

Lilith moved; the motion was lightening quick and soon she had Harley by the throat but tears were forming again in Lilith's eyes.
"Damn it, Harley. Do you not understand anything about friendship anymore? My word is good as gold to them... That final commission I was on when I faked my death? I was working for them. They owe me."

[Harley Johanson]

harley wrenched herself from Lilith's grip and she fell to the waters edge. She looked up to Lilith and rubbed her neck. "I guess I don't understand the concept of friendship anymore." She said with a slightly cool voice as she got back to her feet.

[lilith]

"Harley, look me in the eye.." Lilith asked, her voice low as she prepared a nonverbal Legimens in the back of her mind.

Forgive me, my friend, but if you will not speak then I must resort to this to help you!

[Harley Johanson]

Harley looked Lilith in the eye and before she could react, scrambled memories flashed before her eyes. The first was of Lilith and Harley playing on a warm summer’s day. The next memory was when Harley defied the order, as she stood in front of Heather with her wand drawn ready to kill her. The next memory was the longest and the hardest for Harley to relive.

It was Harley’s 9th birthday and there was a knock at the door. Her mother looked out the window and told Harley to run upstairs to her room and stay there for a while. Harley ran up the stairs and stopped just around the corner and poked out her head. She saw her Uncle Lucius walk in through the front door.

“What do you want?” Harley’s mother asked

“You know why I came. I heard rumors that you want to defy the Dark Lord. Tell me, are you going to defy our family legacy and take Harley with you?” Lucius asked.

“Whatever it takes, you will not take Harley away from me.”

Harley ran the rest of the way to her room. She could barely hear her mom and her uncle talking. She suddenly heard a loud thump and Harley opened her door and ran down the stairs. Lucius met her at the bottom of the stairs.

“Whe- where’s my mom?” she asked

“Your mother is sick, she asked me to take you away for a while.” Lucius said, placing a hand on Harley’s cheek.

Harley’s mom walked into the room, her wand drawn. Harley ran over to her mom and hugged her.

“THAT’S ENOUGH!” Harley yelled before pushing Lily down into the water. She was breathing heavily. “I can’t believe you would do such a thing Lilith Warren!”

[lilith]

Lilith broke the surface of the water and looked at Harley, not with a glare but not with a smile. She clambered out of the water, still panting from the strength it took to wield such a spell.
"How could I do such a thing? Harley, you forget who you are speaking with."

[Harley Johanson]

Harley reached for her wand as Lilith looked at her. "You actually enjoyed going through my memories? You wench!" she yelled. She resisted the urge to pull out her wand and curse Lilith right then and there.

"I thought you were my friend." Harley said as she turned around and walked to her flip-flops and put them on.

[lilith]

"I WOULDN'T HAVE TO IF YOU WOULD JUST STOP YOUR BLOODY RAMPAGE AND THINK ABOUT THOSE WHO USED TO CALL YOU FRIEND! IF YOU WOULD JUST OPEN UP JUST A LITTLE BIT... THEN I MIGHT BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND!!!!!!" Lilith had finally lost her temper. She had practically flown across the grass, barefoot, and stopped right in front of Harley until they were nose-to-nose. She held her wand against Harley's throat. "Harley... there's one other thing I have to tell you.." Her mouth went dry and she could barely breathe as she watched Harley's eyes.

[Harley Johanson]

By the time Lily had put her wand to Harley's throat, Harley had her wand against Lilith's head. "Well, then. Tell me." Harley said, still keeping the wand pressed aginst Lilith's head

[lilith]

"Petrificus Totalis!" Lilith cried, breaking the stalemate. She scooped up Harley's wand as Harley fell to the ground, paralyzed. "Now, if you don't have your wand, you can't do nonverbal either." Lilith mused, but she was upset. "I am sorry it had to be like this, Sis... please, forigve me." Lilith dragged Harley to the Slytherin Girls' Dormitory and put her in her own bed. She hugged Harley and said before she left as she put Harley's wand on the nightstand, "This is for your saftey.. I won't have you threatened about me like you were the other night." Then Lilith ran out the door to confront her own demons of her past.