Hey! This is a short chapter, but it mostly happens in a short time frame. It's one of the main events in the early years and after the next chapter we're going to skip forward a few years. Anyway, sorry for the delayed update I can't even remember last time I submitted. I've been that busy with exams and I'm in the middle of work experience. But thanks for all the reviews, they mean a lot to this story while it is in such early stages and I'm sorry for the slow pace!
L x
Chapter Ten: Tension
Lily walked down the hallway with a smile on her face. It was nearing the end of her first term and apart from her Quidditch accident it had been a good one. The morning she left the hospital wing Scorpius Malfoy had a look of envy on his face as if he was so surprised that the small first year could outrun him. Still, he found it amusing how she had missed the victory party.
Things with the other Malfoy sibling were much better. Aurora was kind and understanding as well as being funny and easy going. In lessons were she didn't have Aurora whispering and giggling in her ear, she tended to hang around with Jen, Kirsten and Alice. Alice wasn't very talkative as usual but Lily always attempted conversation with her.
It was the last Monday of the term and Lily sat up in the Astronomy tower waiting for Aurora. It was a good meeting place, the stars shone and gleaned into the circular room. She shivered in her grey cable sweater hoping she would come soon.
"Sorry Lil, I was getting cocoa from the kitchens, want some?" Aurora smiled and asked her.
"Yeah sure, but only a little since it's nearing curfew." Aurora poured her a mugful and Lily sipped the hot brown liquid. "I'm gonna miss this place over Christmas." Lily said sighing.
"I will too, but I guess spending more time with Scorpius is a plus point. Aren't you looking forward to spending more time with your brothers?"
"I see my brothers a lot around school. And the rest of my cousins, but I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of my family." Lily replied.
"I'm not, I'll get dragged to the other snobby Slytherin friends my Dad has. Especially the Goyles, they're so tense. I wish I got to see my brother at school more."
"I don't really ever see him with you."
"He's always with friends or girls. But he's a totally different person at home. He sneaks down to the kitchen with me a midnight to have something to eat."
"That sounds fun, I will be snowball fighting with my brothers." Lily laughed at the thought of a frosty snowball down the bam of her neck. Her brother James had an exceedingly good aim. "We can't play that in the Manor, the snowball as would hit the garden statues."
"Ah, my parents don't mind if we hit anything, they just fix it straight away. Most of the time my Dad joins in."
"Who's there?" A manly voice bellowed from the dark staircase. Lily grabbed Aurora's hand scared. The figure continued up the steps into the light and was revealed...
It was James.
Lily gasped and ensured him: "This isn't what you think James."
"I'm pretty sure Dad told you to stay away from this family." James replied sternly.
"What's wrong with my family? Lily and I, we're just friends." Aurora admitted, Lily gave her brother a guilty look.
"I don't need your opinion Malfoy, I'm here to escort her away." James snapped back grabbing Lily by the hand.
"Goodbye Lily." Aurora said with meekly.
"Stay away from my sister next time, will you Malfoy? She's a lion, not a snake." He fled out of the room leaving Aurora on her own. She knew the bridge had been broke between Lily and her, and she began to weep.
"Let go of me James!" Lily shouted.
"No, if you wanted freedom you should have done what you were told!" James replied gripping her hand tighter.
"I have done as I was told! Making friends isn't a rule!" She could feel herself brimming up with anger.
"No, but making friends with a Malfoy is. Why couldn't you spend more time with Alice?" James corrected her.
"I don't understand it, it's just so you can tell Dad I have an army of Gryffindor friends just like the rest of us and we're all brave and loyal and love our house. It doesn't mean that people from other houses aren't good enough. It's hypocritical to have such an opinion. You're a hypocrite James, an arrogant hypocritical alpha male with too much pride. I'm not even going to say goodnight." She flounced off to her dormitory.
"HUGO WEASLEY!" James shouted.
"Oh, hi James. Erm did you want something?" Hugo asked him.
"Yeah, since when has my sister been friends with Malfoy?"
"Why would I know that?" Hugo gave him a glare.
"Because you're in the same year you dimwit! Come on, we're family, you didn't even tell me Lil was in trouble."
"They've only been chatting in potions and Slughorn made Lily work with her. I guess in other lessons too, but she hasn't been hanging around with her at lunch or anything." Hugo ensured James thinking he was just overreacting.
"That's what Lily's made us think, she's been meeting up with her in secret, wait until I get my hands on Scorpius Malfoy. I bet he's put his sister up to it."
James clenched his fists with anger.
Meanwhile, Lily slammed her door shut. It was empty; all the girls hadn't come in yet. She collapsed on the bed, closed the curtains and sobbed hoping the pain of losing a best friend would eventually disappear...
The last few days went slowly at Hogwarts, and Lily was most of the time lost in her own thoughts. Her brother apologised but she hadn't forgiven him. He had told Scorpius as well as duelling him and now Aurora seemed to be alone as well scared of what her family would think. A few times in lessons their eyes would meet, and Lily would quickly glance at Aurora's solemn face. She would smile subtly at her, but Lily refused to take notice of it. Although things were difficult at school, she was anxious to return home and hear her Dad scream at her. James had told the majority of her cousins as well, so a big family Christmas wasn't a good idea\ when Lily felt so ashamed of her first term.
Hope you liked the little soap opera of this chapter. I added some family drama to show that the Potter's are all happy and get along. You can also see a hint of Lily's teenage angst starting to appear and James' overprotective brother personality. I'm going to progress on to Lily and Scorpius now, but this section just introduces you to the barrier between the two families.
Anyway enough of that talk now (I've started to rant) It's great to have such a positive feedback from fans for my writing as both stories are starting to come along nicely. I'm hoping on doing more chapters soon as the summer holidays are approaching but thank you for being so patient!
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