A/N: This chapter took a bit longer, sorry about that. I've been completely stressed out with my thesis, but here it is! Big thanks to everyone who followed, favorited and reviewed, it really does motivate me! Hope you enjoy this chapter!

"Seems like someone had fun last night," Ginny mocked, glaring at Lily over the newspaper, as she entered the kitchen later that afternoon wearing Rose's clothes, and her shoes as well for that matter. Hopefully her parents weren't too familiar with her wardrobe seeing that she spent most of her time at Hogwarts.

"Where in Merlin's name have you been? Not a word from you in twenty-four hours, your mother has been worried sick! Who knows what could've happened to you? I've heard terrible things about that Obscuro-place." Harry had wasted no time getting up from his chair and pulling Lily into a tight embrace. Least to say, her father was quite overprotective and most likely, it was him rather than Ginny who had worried all night.

"I'm alright. I spent the night at Rose's. It got late so I didn't want to wake you. And I don't understand why you're making such a big deal out of it, you don't hear for me in weeks when I'm at Hogwarts…"

"That's funny, because Rose flooed us in the middle of the night asking if you had come home. And I could've sworn you wore your black skirt yesterday, didn't you? Where did it go?" Ginny sure was a bloody good investigator, much like grandma Molly, but thankfully she didn't have a kitchen clock tracking her location twenty-four seven.

"Alright, mum. Here I am trying to spare you lot the details, but if you must know I met someone at the club and spent the night…"

"Gross, Lily. I don't think anyone wants to hear the details about your non-existent love life." Albus chirmed in as he poured her some wine, as if he knew she was going to need it, although he was obviously unaware of her hangover.

"And what makes you think that anyone wants to hear, and see, you and Alice snogging day in and day out, Albus?"

"Don't change the subject Lily. You were at Obscuro last night, too? I didn't see you there… and how on earth did you even get in? You're only…"

"Seventeen, James. I'm seventeen. That's how I got in." Great. Her entire bloody family were discussing last night's events, and seeing that James had almost walked in on her making pancakes in Teddy's Weasley-jumper this morning, she'd rather avoid this discussion before he came to any conclusions.

"Well, there's a 20+ age limit, Lily, so that doesn't really explain anything…"

"What can I say? Being a witch has its benefits."

"That's enough. Boys, get off your sister's back. Lily, I need you to be more careful. Don't go home with strangers…"

"Or anyone..." Ginny had been interrupted by Harry, who was back sitting in his chair with his arms crossed over his chest, and green eyes glaring at his daughter as if he was the head auror and she was Lord fucking Voldemort.

"How do you even know if it was a stranger?" Lily argued defensively, realizing quite soon that she should not have said that, as her entire family was looking at her with wide eyes, Albus more so than the others.

"It's someone we know?!" Fuck. James was losing his mind, and Lily was not ready for her entire family to find out about a relationship she wasn't even sure existed yet.

"Of course not. It was just a question. Can we please talk about someone else now? James, did you shag anyone lately?"

"ENOUGH, LILY!" Apparently, Harry wasn't fond of discussing these matters with his children, and Lily knew that it was different with her. He had always treated her differently than James and Albus, and she could never really put a finger on why, but it bothered her massively. Perhaps it was because she was a girl, or it was because she was the youngest, or because they had never really had anything in common (except for a surname, green eyes and quidditch). Either way, he obviously didn't approve of such words coming out of her mouth.

"Let's just eat and forget about this, shall we?" Ginny remained calm, levitating the food from the stovetop to the table. It took a lot to upset Ginny, which Lily was extremely thankful for. But once that line was crossed, which had happened a few times, her mother could become a real nightmare. Thankfully, it took a lot more than Lily spending the night with some wizard to upset her mother. Perhaps if Ginny knew who that wizard was, the evening would've ended on a much more dramatic note. But despite everything, it was a quite calm evening. Both of her brothers looked suspicious throughout the dinner, which left Lily sitting on the edge of her seat. And while she was the one who couldn't wait to get out of there, both James and Albus left long before she got the chance to.

Finally, her parents went to bed. It was late, and despite how full their house had been that evening, Lily felt lonely. She couldn't talk to them. She never really had been able to, at least not without getting into an argument, which was exactly what had happened tonight. She couldn't wait to get out of there. Hell, she couldn't even wait to get back to Hogwarts, even though she knew Teddy probably wasn't coming back. At least now she knew where to find him. At least now she didn't have to lay awake all night wondering where he was and whether he was okay. And with that thought, Lily left Grimmauld Place with a pop.

Lily reappeared in the same spot in Teddy's kitchen where she had disapparated that same morning, although by now it felt like forever ago. They hadn't gotten a chance to talk that morning, and Lily realized she was scared to death by now. He was her safe-place, her home, but what if he pushed her away again? What if he pushed her away now? That was beyond what she could bare, and the mere thought of it had tears running down the cheeks of the seventeen-year-old who never allowed herself to cry.

"Lily."

There was a familiarity to that, her name leaving his lips when he first saw her. There was something about the way he said it, and she couldn't tell if it was a good or a bad thing.

"What happened?" He made his way through the room and wrapped her in a tight embrace, an act that should've made her feel safe and calm, but which in reality, for some odd reason, seemed to break her down even more. Because having him hold her like that made it even worse to think of never being in his arms again. Suddenly, Lily understood exactly what he had meant that morning; past, present, future. In a sense, they had grown up together. And Teddy had been her best friend for as long as she could remember, the only one she could turn to. And she couldn't imagine a future without him without breaking down like this, like a scared little child.

"Please don't push me away, Teddy. Not again. I can't take it. I n…. I need you." Shit. She never said these things, and all the sudden these words were throwing themselves out of her. She was saying things she barely even knew she felt, and at least she managed to stop herself before saying that last word on the tip of her tongue.

"Me neither," he mumbled, placing a soft kiss on the top of her head.

"So can we just go back to being us, now?" she asked, running her hand through his brown hair, which started to shift as he let out a small chuckle.

"I like the sound of that." He was smiling, hair turning into that green she had begun to love. It was perfect. He was perfect, they were… Everything was perfect, until the familiar pop of apparition sounded through the room, and James Sirius Potter appeared in the other end of the room.

A/N: Thanks for reading! So... Potter family dinner and secrets revealed! What did you think? Did I do an OK job portraying Harry and Ginny? I always have the hardest time with the characters from the book-generation. How do you think James will react? Please let me know in a review!