The Leak

Part 1

The first drops

A/N: Ok guys. This is the sequel to "Love, or hate?", by no one other then myself. You DO NOT, I repeat YOU DO NOT have to read that to read this. You can, though, if you want to know that whole story.

Disclaimer: No one except Daphnie belongs to me (so far…)!

I floated into the girls dormitory on a bundle of pink, fluffy clouds. This had been the best night of my life. Not only had James Potter— the coolest, cutest, smartest, most athletic guy in the first year apologized to me on a bent knee, but he kissed me!

I flumped on my bed, and grabbing my diary, forgot all about my broken life. I forgot all about my mother, who was an alcoholic. I forgot about my sister, who hated my guts as much as it was possible. I forgot about my everything-has-to-be-perfect-and-if-it's-not-I-go-crazy father. I forgot I tried to throw myself off the balcony of the Astronomy tower. I forgot all about that, and went into a dreamy world, planning my bright, happy future in my journal.

Feeling that my eyes were already closing, I closed the diary and set it on my night table. Turned off the light, and fell into a deep sleep. I dreamed about mine and James' wedding. About how I would walk down the isle. Howwe would say our vows. How he would kiss me. How the crow would begin to cheer…

Beep! Beep! Beep!

I slapped my alarm clock and jumped out of bed. Today, I will sit with James at breakfast, I decided as I told Daphnie, one of my few friends at Hogwarts, to wake up.

"Goodness, Lily!" She mumbled at she rubbed her eyes. "Where's the fire? I've never seen you so jumpy!"

"Come on. I'll tell you on the way to lunch!"

Daphnie listened with her mouth opened. She couldn't believe her ears! That I, Lily Drews, had captured the heart of the James Potter.

We walked into the Great Hall. It wasn't completely filled yet. At least James and his friends weren't there. We sat down at the Gryffindor table. Soon the Great Hall was full of chattering crowd. James and Sirius walked in. They looked like they were arguing about something. James shot one o his light smiles my way, and they sat down.

Soon, the mail arrived. This time, I couldn't help noticing, there were a LOT more owls then usually. And no wonder! It turned out that every single person had received something! An own flew over to me and dropped a piece of parchment on my head. I had no envelope. I turned it right-side-up so I could read it.

From the moment my eyes hit the letter, I realized that I was in a living nightmare. It was an entry from my diary. The first one. One of the most personal ones, too. It was about my family, how they treated my. And that was my deepest secret! No one was supposed to know! I gasped loudly, as the whole Great Hall erupted in laugher. Who would do such a thing? I thought as my eyes filled with tears. By the time I finished reading how Petunia always said I was the ugliest thing that ever walked the planet, I was running out of the room, voices of James and Daphnie calling my name mixed with a swirl of others.

I crashed into the girls bathroom, and sank against the wall. Who would do this to me? WHO!? And why???