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"Remember, when Dad did his OWL the examiner offered him extra points for a patronus. If they do that to you Lils, the happiest memory you can think of." James told me as I reread his old fifth year Defence Against the Dark Arts book for the tenth time since Boxing Day. It was the morning of my early entry OWL and to say I was nervous was an understatement.

"I know James." I muttered, all the other Gryffindors had learned not to talk to me since I practically tossed a fifth year into the fire when he bumped into me while I was revising last night, everyone except my family that was.

"You shouldn't be reading Lily, if you just relax and eat you'll have a clearer head." Fred called down to me from the top of the table.

"Make sure you've got a good grip on your wand during the practical, they'll fail you if you drop it!" Molly said as she walked past.

"Neat handwriting, the examiner will love it if your writing is readable." Albus yawned.

"SHUT UP!" I screamed at them all, not caring that my scream was heard by every single person in the hall, students and teachers.

"I know; don't drop my wand, write as neat as possible, the patronus, eat. I KNOW!" I shouted, looking at each family member through narrowed eyes.

"Just leave me alone, I'm nervous enough as it is without you lot reminding me of things I shouldn't do. Just - forget it." I sighed, grabbed my book and stormed out of the Great Hall, ignoring the first years that jumped out of my way in the doorway. I walked upto the Defence corridor and sat on one of the windowsills that faced the mountains. Who was I kidding? I'm a fourth-year who get's lucky during her classes. I can't pass my O.W.L! I haven't even had any fifth year classes! Fair enough, for the last four years I haven't done a single bit of revision for DADA and came out top of the year, by a long-shot. That was pure luck though wasn't it? I told myself.

Defence was my thing, it always was ever since I stole James' first year book and read it when he returned for Christmas. If I fail this exam, everybody would laugh. Lily Luna Potter, too big for her boots. Thought she was better than everybody else.

"Sickle for your thoughts?" A smooth, soft voice whispered from behind me, making me smile instantly.

"What if I fail?" I whispered back, moving my legs so that Scorpius could sit on the ledge beside me.

"You won't fail, you know the subject better than Thomas does." Scorpius shrugged, moving his hand so it was right beside mine and interlocking our pinky fingers together.

"You also know that book by heart, come on stop being stupid. You'll ace this exam." Scorpius smiled at me.

"You do realise that if I do pass this exam, from tomorrow I'll be in your Defence class? Five lessons a week, five hours more we get to spend together." I smiled at him.

"Five hours a week we'd be spending with your brother and cousin, neither of whom are my biggest fans right now." Scorpius told me, it was true; ever since Scorpius broke up with Rose officially yesterday morning at Platform Nine and Three quarters, all of my family - except Dominique and I - were either avoiding Scorpius or treating him like scum. Hugo even planted Dungbombs on him when we got off the train.

I'd told Dominique everything, and even though she was angry with me for going behind Rose's back she agreed to keep my secret and was pleased I'd trusted her enough to tell her. She also understood why Scorpius and I wanted to keep it secret, not only would my brothers and cousins kill us our parents would freak out. It was one thing him and Albus being best friends, it was another when him and I were boyfriend and girlfriend.

"If I fail, my Dad will be so dissapointed." I sighed, obviously changing the subject away from my family.

"No he won't, the only way he'd be dissapointed in you would be if you tried to bring Voldemort back too life. Even then he'd still love you, even as he killed you." Scorpius laughed, making me smile. Scorpius glanced up and down the deserted corridor and cautiously moved his arm so it was resting on the small of my back.

"Do you think you'll be able to steal the map and cloak tonight?" Scorpius whispered, leaning in so his lips were just near my ear.

"Probably, why? Going to sneak into the kitchens?" I teased, smiling when he scowled and rolled his eyes.

"Yeah, that's what I had planned for tonight Lily. I was going to ask to borrow them so I can sneak into the kitchens." He laughed.

"Oh, see if you wanted to borrow them so we could sneak off and spend a few hours together, alone. Then I'd have had to say yes. However, if you want to go to the kitchens and put on more weight, I'll have to say no and leave you to pile on the pounds." I laughed, smiling broadly at his shocked face.

"I am not fat!" He gasped, removing his hand and standing up, trying to check his reflection in the window.

"Whatever Fatty, I think you should go though it's nearly nine. Thomas will be coming up with the examiner soon." I teased, looking up and down the corridors.

"I'll forgive the fatty comment if you kiss me." Scorpius grinned evilly, holding his hand out for me to take. I checked that the corridor was empty, twice, and checked for portraits that are known to blab their mouths to other portraits; for example the Fat Lady's friend Violet who was known to follow Gryffindor's around and report the gossip back to the Fat Lady who'd tell everyone who used the portrait hole.

"Violet is currently engaging in pleasant conversations with the Fat Lady regarding the time your oldest brother entered the common room with his girlfriend, who were both looking flushed and extremely happy, early this morning Young Potter." A kind old man who'd befriended me on my second day at Hogwarts told me.

"Thank you sir." I smiled, he winked at me to let me know my secret was safe with him. Grinning, I walked upto Scorpius and slowly kissed him. I groaned as he pulled away.

"Thomas will be here soon. You know for a fact he'd blab to Longbottom who'd only write home." Scorpius whispered as he rested his forehead against mine.

"I know, go on then. You better run to class so you're not late." I giggled.

"I'm sure this is a form of bullying you know. Good luck." Scorpius laughed before he kissed my head and walked away, holding onto my hand until our arms were stretched out.

The exam was in two parts, a written theory test on the morning and a practical, that would normally be on the afternoon but mine was after a short fifteen minute break. The examiner was the same person who examined both my parents and both sets of Grandparents, he even asked me how much I took after my father.

"If you mean, can I do the same things he could as my age? Spells, charms?" I asked smiling slightly.

"One wonders these things." He shrugged, winking at me and chuckling. I nodded once, closed my eyes and thought of the happiest memory I could; it used to be Dominique, Roxy and Lucy all laughing with me over something but now all I had to do was picture Scorpius with his arms around me.

"Expecto Patronum." I whispered, I grinned when I saw my dove erupt from my wand. I allowed it to glide around Professor Thomas' office for several minutes before I waved my wand and made it dissapear.

"Well done Miss Potter! I think that clearly deserves an extra two marks! You're father was good but your just as, if not better than him!" He chuckled, scribbling eagerly on a piece of parchment. Since it was lunch time in ten minutes he told me to just go straight there and to report to the Head's office after lunch hour was finished. I was the first person in the Great Hall since the entire school were still in lessons so I did what I do after every exam, sit and mentally go through it. Almost as soon as people started walking in the room, my family surrounded me.

"Albus? What can determine a difference between a regular wolf and a werewolf?" I asked as soon as he sat opposite me, which was odd normally he'd sit with one of his friends from another house since he didn't really like the fact we had a huge family.

"Eye's, snout, I don't know really." He shrugged, piling his plate high and filling his mouth with food.

"That is disgusting." Rose muttered, sitting down beside him and scowling at the food on Albus' chin. She shook her head and asked me how the exam went. I answered her, and all my other cousins with brief answers and focused on the Slytherin table where I couldn't see Scorpius at all.

"Who was your examiner?" Molly asked me, waving a hand in my face to catch my attention.

"Oh, I think he said his name was Tofty? Toffee? Totty? Something like that? I wasn't really paying attention." I shrugged. This made everybody laugh, which the entire hall heard because nine laughing Weasley's and Potter's was quite deafining. Albus, Rose, Fred, Louis, Lucy and James who were sat on the opposite side of the table stopped laughing at once though and all had stony expressions on their face.

"Rose? Could I please talk to you?" I heard Scorpius ask from behind me, Hugo, Dominique, Roxy, Molly and I all turned round to look at him; he looked at every single one of us before his eyes rested on Rose.

"What do you want Scorpius?" Rose asked quietly.

"To talk with you." He said simply, he stared her down until she nodded once.

"Al? Don't forget we have to do our presentation in Muggle Studies this afternoon." Scorpius reminded Albus who nodded without looking at him. Once they were both out of earshot James told everybody to lean in close;

"What do you think that means?" Roxy asked everyone.

"Are they getting back together?" Louis asked.

"I hope not, he really hurt her." Hugo muttered, not taking his eyes off them, they were stood so Rose's back was towards us so all we could see was her head nodding and shaking.

"Al, your their best mate; has either of them said anything?" Lucy asked Albus who wasn't really paying attention.

"I don't know, haven't really spoke to Scorpius since Christmas and Rose normally tells Molly or Lavender or Selena or another girl about her boy troubles." He shrugged, piling yet more food into his mouth.

"You are clearly more Weasley than Potter." I scowled at him, disgusted at his eating habits.

"Hey! Were not all like that!" Roxy laughed, the other girls nodded in agreement while all the boys shovelled food into their mouths.

"Must just be the boys who are pigs." Molly laughed.

"Not true, Mum and Lily can eat their fare share too." James said, pointing his fork full of sausage at me. Everyone started laughing at that remark and didn't notice Frankie take Rose's vacant chair.

"Hi everybody, what's funny?" He asked, smiling at all our laughing faces.

"Nothing, just some family stuff." Hugo laughed.

"Right, you lot are wierd. Lily?" Frankie smiled, looking directly at me.

"Yes?" I smiled, still giggling over the silly little joke.

"It's a Hogsmeade trip weekend after next, Dad just told me." He said, not looking at any of my brothers who were throwing him death glares.

"Oh, thanks for letting us know." I smiled awkwardly. Oh crap, he's going to ask me out! I need an excuse!

"Your welcome, so I was wondering if you wanted to go with me? Like on a date?" He asked straight away, damn that stupid Gryffindor bravery.

"Er - well the thing is Frankie -" I stammered, looking at Lucy, Dominique and Roxy for help; Dom smirked at her plate, Roxy shrugged and Lucy raised her eyebrow's at me. If I say yes now and cancel later they won't ask questions, and I can come up with an excuse.

"Yes, I will go to Hogsmeade with you. Excuse me, I need to go to McGonogall's office for my exam results." I faked a smile, not looking at Dominique and definetly not towards where Scorpius and Rose were stood talking, got up and walked quickly out of the Great Hall.

Scorpius is going to kill me. I'm leading Frankie on, I'm such a nasty person, someone should just Avada me right now, I thought to myself as I made my slow walk towards the head's office; lunch wasn't over yet and I still had around twenty minutes to kill before I was expected to go get my results so I just let my feet wonder wherever they liked, not really paying attention to my surroundings. I wasn't remotely surprised when I ended up at the top of the Astronomy tower, looking at the lake. I was surprised when I heard somebody cough behind me.

"Score." I grinned at him, he nodded his head once but never took his eyes off of me.

"I have a message from Dom. 'What the bloody hell is wrong with you?' Her words not mine." Scorpius grinned. Great, stupid blabbermouth blondie I groaned to myself.

"So? What is wrong with you?" Scorpius asked me, wrapping his arms around my waist. I closed my eyes and took a very deep breathe before answering;

"Frankie Longbottom asked me out." I said quickly, looking at a spot an inch or so above his head.

"And I said yes." I whispered that part, closing my eyes waiting for the explosion.

"What? Longbottom asked you out? You said yes? What the hell is wrong with you Potter?" There it is.

"Nothing is wrong with me Malfoy. Yes, Frankie asked me out; Hogsmeade weekend after next. Yes, I said I'd go -" I started to explain before he cut me off.

"So what are we then? A bit off fun? Forgive me if I'm wrong, but this was your idea? Keeping it secret?" He shouted at me.

"No! We're more than that! If you just let me explain -" I attempted, shouting louder than him.

"You know what Potter? Forget it, your obviously not worth the effort it your going to run around after lads like Longbottom while we're still carrying on. Go on, go off with him. It will make your parents happy, Lily and Frankie I expect they've been expecting that since you two were in nappies!" He spat at me, throwing me a filthy look before storming off. He actually left me speechless, words could not politely describe how angry he'd just made me. I tried to think of something truthful to say back too him; yes our parents had said they'd be expecting Frankie and I to get married but that was a joke. Or was it? Mum and Dad weren't that surprised when they found out I'd been dating him. Neville wasn't shocked or angry when he caught us snogging in his Greenhouses either. Everyone expected it if I think about it. Then again everybody expected Polly Longbottom and I to be bestfriends and we can't stand to be around each other. On playdates with our families, James, Rose and Albus used to play together, Frankie and I used too and Hugo and Polly used to. Polly always prefered playing with Rose over me. ROSE!

"Your one to talk Malfoy!" I shouted just as he was walking out the door.

"You and Rose have a nice catch up? Decide to pick things up where you left off?" I said sourly, scowling at him. I attempted to storm out of the room first, being the child that I was, but he grabbed my arm and pulled me back.

"No actually, I was asking if she could forgive me and forget that everything happened. See if we could go back to being best friends; that way your family wouldn't be so hostile with me if Rose tells them not to be, I'd be able to spend more time with Al which means I'd have been able to see you a lot more!" He told me, narrowing his eyes so they were like slits.

"Well I wouldn't have bothered! If you think I'm going to run off with Frankie behind your back then you don't know me at all and I don't want to associate myself with you if that's the case." I snapped at him.

"Well don't then! I'm not going to force you into doing something you don't want to do!" He snarled at me, I scowled at him and stalked past him, pushing his hand of my arm in the process.

"Go boil your head in a cauldron Malfoy." I muttered before I slammed the door shut.

"Lily, why are you late? I saw you leave nearly half an hour ago." Professor Longbottom asked me as Professor McGonogall signed some papers with my examiner at her desk. I was ten minutes late, not that it mattered though; apparently my parents had to be here when I got my results and they needed to sign some forms so the Ministry would have their permission for my early entry NEWT.

"Oh, I'm not feeling too well. I was sick. Professor? Can I please have your permission to have the rest of the day off? I only have Defence Against the Dark Arts and Herbology next." I asked him, putting the face I used on my Dad on.

"Well, I suppose that going to Defence would be pointless but I think you should come to Herbology." He told me, ignoring my face.

"But I feel really ill. I think I should just go back to my dormitory and have an early night Professor." I said weakly, giving him my best puppy dog eyes.

"Lily; I have two daughters, one who's the exact age as you and I've known you since you were born. The eyes don't work on me." He snorted and shook his head.

"Yes, but Polly and Sophie have not sat an OWL today though. I don't feel well and I want to go to bed." I muttered.

"I'll think about it, look here's your parents." Neville sighed, nodding to the green flames just as my Mum stepped out. Professor Thomas, who was silently watching the conversation while trying not to laugh, hurried over to greet her.

"Mrs Potter, thank you for coming." He smiled.

"No problem, Dean." She smiled back, I smiled too when Dad came out of the fireplace and put his arm around Mum's shoulders protectively.

"How's Pavarti Dean?" He asked with a raised eyebrow, making me and Neville chuckle.

"Right, now everyone is here I'll fill the forms out and you'll get your results Miss. Potter." The examiner smiled.

"Student, Lily Luna Potter; parents, Harry James Potter, Ginevra Molly Potter, teacher, Dean Ashley Thomas, head of house, Neville Frank Longbottom, headmistress, Minerva McGonogall." He muttered outloud as he scribbled on a piece of parchment, he scanned over the parchment once more before nodding to himself and handing me an envelope, keeping his face expressionless. Taking it with a deep breathe, I looked around the room; my parents were smiling at me, Neville and Professor Thomas were watching as Professor McGonogall sat behind her desk with a blank face. Behind her Albus Dumbledore winked at me in encouragement.

"If I fail -" I whispered, looking at my parents.

"Then you'll return to class this afternoon as a fourth year and we'll love you the same as we did this morning." Mum said automatically, I'd heard her say the same to James and Albus when they both recieved their OWL results. I nodded once and opened the envelope slowly. Just as I opened the flap and saw my full name, I practically threw it to my Mum who caught it quickly.

"I can't do it, open it and tell me." I muttered, ignoring the muffled laughter the portraits were giving me. Mum sighed but opened the envelope quickly, reading the parchment with an expressionless face, she handed it too Dad who did the same. Dad then handed it to Neville and Professor Thomas who read it and glanced at each other before folding the parchment up and handing it too me.

"There you go Lily." Neville said seriously.

"I've failed haven't I? Oh man, everybodies going to laugh at me - you suck, you know that?" I gasped as I checked the parchment which read 'Lily Luna Potter has recieved an Outstanding in Defence Against the Dark Arts at Ordinary Wizarding Level.'

"I am so proud of my little fifteen year old NEWT student!" Mum grinned, rushing to hug me. I wasn't really bothered about the result, as long as I passed I didn't care what grade I got.

"Mum! Get off me, I think I'm going to be sick." I muttered, trying not to grin when Mum felt my forehead and looked into my eyes.

"Oh sweetheart, you're quite warm. Have you ate? Neville! Why aren't you making sure she's eating? Did you sleep last night? Have you been sick?" She asked, snapping at Neville who gulped.

"I was sick earlier and I feel tired." I moaned, closing my eyes so I couldn't look at Neville and Professor Thomas who had knowing looks on their faces.

"Perhaps you should go to your dormitory now Lily, I'll excuse you from your afternoon class and I'm sure Dom will lend you her notes." Neville nodded too me, Professor McGonogall agreed with him so I hugged my parents, thanked the examiner and left the room where I ran to my dormitory and cried over my first fight with Scorpius.