Why Can't I Have You?
Chapter 7
(The previous day...)
-James' P.O.V.-
-The Great Hall-
"It came!", said an overly excited James Potter, "I'll put this to good use! Finally Lily will see what you really are, Snively".
His expression contorted into a glowering look at the object in his hands.
Being a pureblood he was completely clueless to how it worked but he knew what it was used for, so, being the most popular wizard in school finally had its useful side. He had already convinced a muggleborn third year to teach him how to use it, the third year obliged immediately in exchange for tips on how to do a very complicating looking Quidditch trick he had so spectacularly pulled off in the last match. It seemed like a good deal and, one hour later, he knew everything about the machine.
Now he could finally test it out…
Looking down at the object he started turning it around in his hands. Recognizing what he had been told was a lens he popped off the cap, holding it close to his face he looked through the eyepiece and looked around the room, amazed, he pulled away from the blinking letters and saw the record button flashing, frenetically, a bright red light at him.
Curiously, he pressed it and the screen, in the eyepiece, turned from a blinking white square outline to a red one. The third year said this would happen when it was working, knowing this he let out a "Yes!".
Looking around him he saw that a number of people were now staring at him like he'd gone nuts but, at the same time, they seemed to be vaguely interested in the object that had captured the older wizard's attention so intently.
As he pressed the 'stop' button and watched the piece of 'film' that he had 'taped' he let out an "alright!" and ran out of the great hall and practically skipped to his hiding spot (an empty classroom that Severus practiced in) and slipped the invisibility cloak over himelf with his new video camera in hand about half-an-hour before the unaware senior student would arrive.
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-Sev's POV-
-The Library-
Where did I see that book? ...Umm...no, no, no, oh, here it is! he thought as he pulled out an enormous translation book entitled: Latin/English Translation guide.
He sat down at the nearest table and opened the large book, flipping through it briefly, recognizing, now and then, words used in actual spells. He got up after inspecting the book, grabbing it, and left.
Arriving at a familiar vacant classroom he looked around suspiciously and then entered it.
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-Lily's POV-
-Potions Class-
Resting her head on her arms, folded over her desk, she was deep in thought. After a couple of seconds, she let out a small sigh.
"Could someone enlighten us with the uses of unicorn hair in this potion? How about you, Miss Evans?" suggested Professor Slughorn.
"Huh?" she exclaimed coming out of her trance "oh, … um … could you repeat the question, Professor?".
"Are you feeling alright there, young lady?" said the professor, with a half-stern, half-worried expression, contemplating his favourite student.
"Oh yes Sir, I'm just a bit .. tired" she said feeling bad for having to lie to the Professor that had become one of her dearest friends.
"Oh, keep up the good work then" he said smiling at her with a look that seemed more like a proud father looking at his daughter "but don't forget to get some sleep as well" he added rather sternly.
"Ok, Professor" she said with a defiant but, at the same time, disciplined tone in her voice, characteristic of her normal, fun self.