Thanks to hpswst101 for chapter seven!

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Chapter 7: Step 1

Seth smiled at her, his blue eyes twinkling. "Yeah, I remember you now." Lily nodded her head as she tried to keep cool. I wonder… she thought to herself. "Which play is your favorite?"

He thought for a moment, scrunching his eyes in thought, "I think it would have to be," he bounced his head in thought some more, "Probably Much Ado About Nothing." He answered and looked back to her. "I love how he does the story and the whole rivalry between Benedick and Beatrice, and then everyone sets them up and they fall in love. I just love that, and then you fling in Don John, and how he wants to ruin his brother and so he ruins Claudio's wedding with claiming that Hero's virginity has been taken. I just love it."

Lily felt her smile grow wider, "That's one of my favorite's too. I adore that Benedick is willing to do anything to get Beatrice's hand in marriage when just a week ago he was saying how no woman is good enough for him, and he just goes on and on."

"One of my favorite parts of the play is when Benedick is trying to think up a love poem for Beatrice and he struggling to get the words-"

"I was not born under a rhyming planet!" Lily interrupted and felt her heart speed up a bit as he chuckled and nodded his head. The two sat there on the ground laughing and talking about Shakespeare. Lily was quite impressed with how well Seth knew his Shakespeare; he really had been studying up on the man.

"So what are you doing now?" Lily decided to ask after what felt like an hour of laughing and having fun with Shakespeare.

"I'm a herbology teacher," Seth said. "Professor Sprout needs to leave for a few months so I said I would take over the spot. I'll be her assistant for a few days, learning the students and how to teach the class and then she'll leave for a bit."

"So…" Lily summed up, "You'll be staying at Hogwarts for a while then?" He nodded his head.

"Of course my lady," he smiled and gave her a wink. Lily felt some heat rush to her face and she looked down at her shoes.

"EVANS!" She heard a voice shout. "Where are you Evans?"

"Oh Merlin, no," Lily breathed and groaned.

"What?" Seth asked and looked at her in concern. "What's wrong?"

"Hey, Evens!" She had been spotted and by one of the last people she wanted to see today.

"It's Potter," she muttered and hung her head.

"Wow, he is still going after you?" Seth asked. She nodded her head. "He really needs to learn to how to surrender. I wish there could be a way I could help you Lily."

Lily looked up and smirked. "You really want to help?"

"Sure," Seth agreed.

"Ok, follow my lead and I'll fill you in later." With that she motioned him to get up and quickly wrapped her arms around him, Seth quickly did the same. She put her head on his chest, and felt some nice muscles that were hidden underneath the robe. Hmm, he smells great, she thought. I could live with this.

"Hey Evens what are you doing?" James asked as he came into her view. She could see his eyes narrow, and his lip form a grim line, he was mad. She smirked, oh yeah she could live with this.

A/N I do encourage everyone to watch Much Ado About Nothing, great movie and play. Hope you enjoyed the cliffhanger and the chapter.

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Holy Merlin fornicating with a goat. Lily's going to have an affair with a teacher. What will Dumbledore say? What will Potter do? (Will the answer to that question involve murder?) Who the heck is this Seth guy, and am I right in thinking him shady or not? Will Danielle Quinn from chapter four return? What will happen with Potions tutoring? Will the house elves make lasagna today? How is Frank and Alice's relationship? When will Dorcas make an appearance? And, finally, does Slughorn get any crystallized pineapple?

We shall all have to wait and see for the answers to these burning questions, and if you happen to be the one with the answers then ask me about writing the next chapter!