Chapter 1: A Man Returns Home

Lily PoV

"Lily did you hear about Lorcan." I shake my head no. "He coming back to town." My older brother Al said. He took a seat at the bar. I turn around to get him a drink. I give him his butterbeer.

"Why do I care? He was your friend, not mine." I walked to the end of the bar to help a consumer who needed me.

"Come on, Lily. He's your friend, too." Al took a sip of his beer.

"Al, he only saw me as your little sister." I walked back over to him. I lean over and pat his cheek.

"Whatever you say." Al said. The door opens to the Leaky Cauldron and Rose walked in. She was heavily pregnant with her first child. She came to sit down next to Al at the bar.

"Hi, everyone." Rose sound happy because she and her husband, Scorpius was living happily ever after. "How is everyone doing?" She asked us.

"Good. Did you hear about Lorcan." Rose shook her head. "He coming back to town." Al said.

"We should throw him a welcome home party. Invite everyone he knows." Rose made the suggestion.

"We come have it at your place." Al asked. I walked away to go help a consumer, who waved me over.

What they didn't know was that I was in love with Lorcan. Lorcan and Al was friend since they were three. I fell in love with him when I was thirteen and he was fifteen. Somewhere form the end of fourth year to the beginning of fifth year for him, he turn into a sexy blue eyed beast. With his midnight black hair and clear blue eyes.

All he saw me, as was Al's little sister. On his last day of Hogwarts, I meet him in the Entrance Hall.

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"Lorcan, can I talk to you." I walked in the Entrance Hall and saw Lorcan standing in the doorway, looking out at the rain.

He turns to look at me. He smiles his little smile. "What can I do for you, Lily."

"Nothing. I was wondering if you were sad about leaving here." I couldn't tell him that I was in love with him.

"Yeah, I'm going to miss this place, but I want to see the world out there. I want…" I didn't let him finish.

"I love you." I shouted out.

Lorcan was shock, then his face fell and he smiled a weak smile. "Lily it just crush, you will be over me when the next boy catch your eye."

I had tears in my eyes after what he said. Through the tears I saw him walk away. That was the last time I saw him was almost nine years ago.

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"Lily, what do think about it?" Rose said. Rose and Al were looking at me questionably.

"Sorry, think about what?" I asked them.

"About having the party this Saturday." Al said, looking for another butterbeer. Rose was still looking at me questionably. I gave him the butterbeer.

"He's your friend. Why do I care?" I said looking away before Rose read me like a book. She was my best friend and she knew all of my secrets expect one, the one secret of me in love with Lorcan.

"Maybe because he is gorgeous." Rose was looking at closely.

I started to blush. "Rose you have a husband."

"Yeah. Lily, do I see a Weasley's blush." Rose smile grew.

"Shut up." I growl at her. I turn away from her before she can see the blush at full bloom.

"Rose, Let me know more about the party. I have to go." Al walks out of the Leaky Couldron.

"I'm needed in the back. I'll see you later, Rose." I left before Rose could say anything.

Lorcan POV

I was standing in front of the house he grew up in. I haven't been home since he left Hogwarts. I sent letters to my family and friends, but they were a small comparison to me. I smile when I saw a light on in the sitting room.

I walk up the front step and open the door. I walk in the familiar front hall. I could smell my mum cooking. I walk over to the sitting room and saw my dad sitting reading the Daily Prophet. He has changed some since I left, he was graying at the temple and he was wearing glasses now.

"Dad, how are you?" I say to break the silence.

Dad looks up from his paper to see me standing in the doorway. He folds the paper and stands to walk over to me. "Lorcan, it's been too long." He hugs me.

"I know. I'm home for good. I found a permanent job here in England." I smiled. Dad and I broke apart.

"Let me go and get your mother." Dad left the room. I follow him to the kitchen to find my mother making dinner for them. "Dear, we have a guest here, tonight for dinner."

"Rolf, I told you to tell me when you bring someone for dinner." Mum turned around to find me standing behind Dad. Tears started to run down her face. "My baby." She came running to me. She grabbed me into a hug. "You're finally home."

"Yeah, I home for good, Mum." I whisper in her ear.

She pats me on the cheek. "Go freshen up. Dinner will be ready in twenty minutes." She wipes her face and turns back to the stove.

I walk up the stairs that leads to the upper part of the house. I put my stuff in my old room. I look around and see it looks that same way as it did nine years ago. I throw my bag on the bed and pull some clean clothes. I find the bathroom is in the same place as last time. I take a quick shower and put on the clean clothes.

I go back downstairs and sit with my dad. We make small talk because I don't want to tell him thing and tell my mum the same thing in a few minutes. Mum called dinner a few minutes after I came down.

Dad and I walk into the kitchen and take a seat at the table. Mum kept looking at me, like I would be gone if she turn away. We talked the rest of the night. I told them about my travels and how I think I'm going to write a book about it. They were happy that I was home. We finished dinner; Dad and Mum sat and drank coffee while I did the dishes. We moved to the sitting room and talk about three hours before we went to bed.

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The next morning, I had breakfast with my mum and then went to find my brother and best friend, Lysander. I found him at his flat. He was getting ready for work when I knock on the door.

"Where do you think you are going?" I laughed at my brother who had on his work robes.

He didn't look at me. "Work. You should try it some day."

"I will in two weeks." I walked into his one-bedroom flat. I saw that he was the same as ever, the whole place was trashed. "Same as ever."

"Shut up, Lorcan." Lysander got his owl to tell his work that he won't be there today. "I thought you were to be back on Thursday." He grabbed us some coffee.

"Yeah, but there was an early portkey that came open." I put some sugar in my cup.

"Good, it gives you more time to rest." My look on my face told him I was confused. "There going to be a party welcoming you home at Rose's new place."

"Rose has a new place, last I heard she was living with Lily." I asked.

"Yes, that was until she got married and moved to a house on the edge of town." Lysander told a sip of his coffee.

"Rose married. Who is the lucky man who stole her?" I smile.

"Scorpius Malfoy." Was all he said.

"Finally." We change the subject and spend the rest of day together.