AN: Hello, my darling readers! I am sooo sorry that it has taken me this long to update…I am very disappointed in myself! Anywho, I DON'T OWN HARRY POTTER, and here's chapter 9!
(Lily's POV)
I was still on Cloud 9, thinking of the Champion's Meeting we just had when I ran into Marissa, literally. "Hey, watch where you're going!" she said, then realized who I was. "Lily! How did the meeting go?"
"Great! It was fantastic, Marissa! Headmistress McGonagall changed the whole nature of the competition?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I don't know exactly how she is going to accomplish it, but she said that by the end of the competition, she hopes that House rivalries won't exist anymore!"
Marissa scoffed, "Yeah, like that'll ever happen. Hogwarts without House rivalries is like the Weasley's without red hair; as in, it's never going to happen. I don't know what ole McGonagall is planning to do, but if she really wants to get rid of the rivalries, she's going to have to do something really drastic, like taking away the Houses all together."
I stared at her in disbelief. "You don't actually think that the Headmistress would take away the Houses, do you?"
"Of course she wouldn't, Lily! I was just saying she'd have to do something like that or equally as extreme. So, do you know what changed McGonagall's mind about the competition?"
"She said it was this whole problem with my family and all of that shit. McGonagall blamed house rivalries as the start of the tensions in my family."
"Well, that's the truth, isn't it? If you hadn't been sorted into Slytherin, even if you were still dating Scorpius, you'd still be welcomed at home with open arms." My best friend then got a smirk on her face as she said, "So, why don't you tell me what else happened at the meeting."
"What ever do you mean, Rissy" I asked her in the most innocent voice I could muster. Damn, am I really that easy to read?
"No, Lily, you're not that easy to read," I stared at Marissa in shock while she had a smug look on her face. "At least not to everybody else. But I've been your best friend for the past six years, so I have the pleasure of pretty much reading your mind: so spill, missy!"
"Bloody hell, for such a small person, you sure can be pushy! But fine then, when I first got in the office only Hugo was there, besides for the Headmistress herself. Once I sat down, Hugo told me that he was on my side, that he wanted me back into the family!" I said with a smile.
"That's amazing news, Lils!"
"No shit, Rissy. And then when Rose and Albus came in, McGonagall called in my dad and he said he'd do his best to convince Mum to accept both me and Scorpius into the family."
"Merlin Lily, that's fantastic!" a male voice behind me said. I spun around to see Scorpius walking up towards me and Marissa with a smile on his face that reached his gorgeous eyes.
"Scorpius, how long have you been listening to this private conversation?" I asked him in a stern voice, but let a teasing look shine in my eyes.
"Ouch, you hurt me with your accusations, love." My boyfriend told me as he wrapped his strong arms around me and enveloped me in a hug. "And, seriously Lily, I only her that part about our dad."
"Oh, well I guess that's okay." I laughed.
"You guess?" he asked, then pulled me into a kiss. We stayed in that extremely comfortable position until Marissa coughed, letting us know that we actually weren't the only people in the corridor.
"What?" I hissed at Marissa in annoyance.
"Sorry for giving you a heads up about a professor coming this way. Especially since it's not just any professor; it's your dad, Lily." She whispered at us quickly. Scorpius and I jumped out of each other's arms right as Dad walked into the corridor.
"Marissa, Scorpius." He nodded towards them, and then he paused to look at me with a smile. "Lily."
"Professor," I greeted him. He started to walk away, but I called out to him. "No, wait Dad!" He turned around and as I walked to him I asked, "Do you really think I will be let back in Potter Manor?"
"Oh sweetie," Dad said as he pulled me into his arms. "Your mother loves you and I know that she would like nothing more than for you to come home." Just then an owl flew into the corridor and landed on Dad's shoulder, so he let go of me.
"Well," I told him. "It looks like you're busy, now, so I'll go. Come on guys." I motioned to Scorpius and Marissa to follow me, and we walked to the Slytherin Common Room.
(Harry Potter's POV)
I watched as my daughter, her boyfriend, and her best friend walked away, then looked at the bird on my shoulder. I untied the letter on its leg and was startled to see Lily's name written in Ginny's handwriting. I began to call out to lily so I could give her the letter, but stopped myself because I was getting a very bad feeling since the letter was from my wife. I know Ginny (obviously, I married her, after all), she still loves Lily and would be glad to have her home; yet I still got worried about the letter. Therefore, I walked to my office, closed the door, and opened the letter.
Lily,
How dare you suggest coming back here, to Potter Manor! Let me write this out for you, so you are sure to understand me: you are not welcome at my home, anymore. You may think the reason I wanted you out of my house was to bloody Malfoy's; but trust me, I've wanted you gone as soon as your father told me you were a Slytherin. I only used your pathetic, little boyfriend as an excuse to kick you out. And for your information, Lily, even if you broke up with this Scorpion, or whatever his name is, you will NOT be allowed at Potter Manor. If I have me way, you won't ever come back to the Manor, and I always have my way! Do not attempt to pursue this matter further, you snake, or the consequences will be severe.
Mrs. Ginny Potter
My eyes grew wide as I read the horrid letter. 'This wasn't my Ginny, my loving wife, who wrote this letter. The person who wrote this is twisted and evil, not the woman I married.' I thought as I stormed to my fireplace, planning to floo home and figure everything out.
AN: By the way, if anyone is confused…James used a spell to make his handwriting like his mom's then wrote the letter to Lily.
