Hey, how long has it been? Two weeks? Well, that's good. I'm trying to update every two weeks from now on! Well, now it's time for Zane's chapter!

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Early October

Lunchtime

I was looking for Melonie again. She always seems to disappear.

Then I saw her. Not Melonie, no. I saw Lily Potter.

I knew her. She's a prefect this year, and I've seen her play Quidditch.

Usually, I just overlook her, but this time...

I don't know. I just saw someone amazing.

Her fiery red hair, and light freckles, I just never noticed it before.

Lily Potter was beautiful.

I had rounds with the Head Girl, and Lily's cousin, Rose Weasley.

I thought if I could impress Rose, I could impress Lily.

I ended up making Rose laugh the entire way through.

"You should meet my cousin, Lily. She's a lot like you!"

At the mention of Lily, I saw her again. She was sitting on a staircase, her head in her hands.

"Lily? What's wrong?"

"Rose?" Lily hesitated before speaking again. "I lost my journal. I forgot the password, and I wrote it down in my journal."

"That's all? Here, I'll get it for you,"

Lily stood up and walked to the portrait of a fat lady.

"Password?" the lady asked.

Rose went to the portrait and flashed her Head badge.

The door opened immediately, and Lily and I exchanged a glance.

She nodded at me, and I was going to say something, but my mouth was dry, my face was hot, and my legs were shaking.

So I stood there. My jaw on the floor.

Lily smiled at me.

"You're a funny one," and she went inside the dormitory.

I like to think of that as our first exchange of words, only she's the only one who said anything.

When Rose and I went back, she was silent. I wonder why.

In December, I told Melonie about Lily, and how I think I like her.

"Ask her to Hogsmeade!" she insisted.

I didn't say anything. Everyone tells me I'm the most popular in my year, but I'm quiet. I don't like talking to many people.

This is probably why I haven't said a word to Lily. Not even during the rounds we had together. She did all the talking, while I just nodded.

Melonie and I were walking into the library, when I saw her.

Lily Potter was sitting by the window, with a sugar quill in her mouth.

Melonie pushed me towards Lily. She didn't notice me until I said her name.

She looked up, "Yeah, that's me."

I was hoping she'd know me. From our rounds and such.

"I- er- I'm Zane Rickton. I'm a Ravenclaw prefect. We had rounds the other day, together," I said.

Lily's face brightened at the recognition, and I felt my stomach flip.

She asked what I needed with her.

"I… um… wanted to ask you… if- if you…" I stammered.

"Yes?"

Melonie hit me in the back, but I don't think Lily saw.

"If you had someone you liked!" I yelled. Then I covered my mouth, as if to keep all my other words in. I'm sure I looked like a tomato.

She didn't say anything for a minute.

"No, why?"

I let out a relieved sigh. I was more confident now, knowing I had a chance.

"What? Someone as pretty as you not have a boyfriend?"

She turned a light pink at the flattery.

"Well, yes. I don't have a boyfriend or someone I like."

I turned pink. Now's the time. I'm going to ask Lily Potter out.

"Would you try to like me?"

Ah! Stupid, so stupid! What kind of a line is that? I'm the most idiotic person in the world!

Lily said she'd think about it, then went off.

I sat down at her table, and put my head down.

"So... how'd it go?" Melonie asked, sitting down.

"You know. You were watching the entire time."

"I say you did a good job. That 'would you try to like me' line was pretty cute. Unlike that line some prat used on me."

I laughed.

"Mel, I feel like a prat."

"Why? You finally asked her out after months of fancying!"

"I feel like I'm bothering her."

Melonie laughed at me, and told me to try again at the next prefects' meeting.

"Wait, isn't she... oh no," Melonie said.

"What?"

"If her cousin is Rose Weasley, that must mean she's friends with Scorpius Malfoy!"

I swore loudly, and the entire library did a simultaneous "Shhh!"

Well, as long as Malfoy doesn't know, it won't hurt me. Him.

The next Saturday was a Hogsmeade day, and Lily had agreed to go on a date with me.

All I remember is Lily. Her voice, her face. Just Lily. My Lily.

When Christmas came around, all the prefects had to decorate the Great Hall for the ball that would be starting in a couple of hours.

I asked Lily to help me with something, when Malfoy told her to help him.

We glared at each other for a while. Then Rose Weasley came and took Lily from us. I knew what they were talking about. They were talking about me and Malfoy being friends, long ago.

Later, during the ball, Lily and I danced to almost every song. But the last dance, the final dance of the night, was the one that got me nervous. I was going to tell her what happened seven years ago.

When I finished my story, I was going to ask something that I forgot soon after.

Some girls started yelling "no" at us. I found out why about two seconds later.

There was a bright green patch of mistletoe above us.

Lily turned red, and I'm sure I did, too. Her brother, Albus, egged us on. I think he had some of the spiked punch because otherwise, he'd be holding me by the throat.

"Er– um..." I said.

"DON'T KISS HER ZANE!" cried someone from the crowd.

Then... Lily kissed me.

Lily kissed me.

LILY KISSED ME!

"Lily!" someone yelled.

I heard something. Nothing from the ball. All those sounds were nonexistent to me. I heard something pop. Like those party poppers you use at new years.

People always tell me you're supposed to hear bells or see fireworks when you kiss the right person. I wonder what this might mean.

When we broke apart, some yelled at me.

"RICKTON!"

Then I felt a sharp pain on the left side of my face. Malfoy was punching me.

"What the bloody hell, Malfoy!" I shouted.

"The only thing bloody will be your face!"

What hurt more than his punches, was Lily's cries.

"Stop! Stop it, Scorpius! Stop!"

Then I passed out.

When I woke up, my nose felt hot. And there she was.

I felt my nose.

"Ow... Ugh... Lily? Where am I?" I asked.

"Hospital Wing. Madame Petula's in her office getting her remedies. She says you need blood replenisher, and a pain or shock remover."

"Shock. Definitely shock."

"Why's that?"

"You came out of nowhere and kissed me!" Which was a total lie, since there was a mistletoe above us.

"Oh, yes. Well, um..."

I cut her off with a kiss. Now we're even. Well, that and... I just wanted to kiss her again.

Then Malfoy burst in shouting, "Lily!"

He was followed by Lily's friends. I think the girl with the auburn hair was Augusta "Windy" Longbottom, and the blonde one is Lorcan Scamander. I think. He and his brother are pretty identical.

Malfoy and Lily were arguing. I didn't catch much of it. I was slipping in and out of consciousness. Weird.

"Well, I don't want to forgive you! Now just leave!"

I was fully awake then.

Scorpius... uh, I mean Malfoy. Old habits still die hard!

Well, Malfoy had a really hurt look on his face. Then he turned around and left.

Windy and Lorcan asked if they should stay, and Lily told them to go in a broom closet.

"I still have to get my nose checked," she said.

Once they left, I asked about her nose.

The conversation somehow ended up to Lily asking me if I was her boyfriend.

I have to admit, that was pretty insulting. We kissed, we went on dates, we went to the Christmas Ball together for Merlin's sake!

Madame Petula chased Lily out before I could answer her.

Christmas Morning, all my mates were gone. Probably down meeting up with their girlfriends/girls they wished were their girlfriends/girls they wished were their friends/Peeves.

I only had a couple of gifts from my family, and Melonie gave me a bear. Of course. Where does she keep all these bears anyway?

I started going to the Great Hall, hoping there was still breakfast.

I need to find Lily so I could give her the gift Melonie helped me come up with.

When, whaddaya know? I run into Lily!

"Oh, um, hullo, Zane..." she said.

"Hey, Lily! I've been looking everywhere for you! Oh, wait..." I said, pulling out the ugly orange scarf I enchanted.

She made a face, then tried to turn it into a grin.

"Thank you. It's lovely."

I laughed and told her to tap it with her wand.

The moment the scarf and wand made contact, the scarf turned into a silver bracelet.

Lily examined it and found out it's secrets.

She thanked me and told me she had to get the gift she had for me.

"You don't have to," I said.

"Yes, I do. I'll be back."

I grabbed her hand.

"You already have my gift," I said, and I pulled her to me.

Then Malfoy popped out from behind a statue. He mentioned the accio spell.

I wish I knew why Malfoy hates me so much. I didn't do a thing to him.

The next thirty seconds kinda came as a blur.

Lily used accio on her gifts. About a dozen came flying straight at her. I pushed out of the way. Then the next thing I knew, we were in a very awkward position...

"Sorry. That was really stupid of me," Lily said.

I noticed our position, and I'm sure I looked much like a tomato.

Later, at night, Lily disappeared. Melonie found me and asked about the present.

"She liked it. Thanks for the idea."

"You don't sound too happy. What's wrong?"

"Do you ever get the feeling that something is wrong? Like you're doing something wrong?"

"Yeah. But it's probably nothing for you. Maybe you just left your quill in the prefect's bathroom and someone stole it. For you, it's usually nothing."

The next two days were a blur. Then Malfoy picked a fight with me again. He knocked me out again, and I woke up with Lily next to me.

"I give you a lot of trouble, don't I?" I said.

"Did you know that the word 'don't' could also mean donut?"

We both laughed, and Petula shooed her out.

My parents came and said they're taking me out of Hogwarts.

"What? Why?"

"You're getting into too many fights! Do you think we like hearing that our only son being beaten to a pulp?" my mother said.

"Son,it's for your own good. Regina has already given us permission to take you. We have your trunk. Let's go."

I put up a fight. I don't want to leave! I finally have Lily!

Somehow, they got me into the train.

Then... I think we crashed.

They say you see the best moments of your life flash before your eyes is you're close to death.

I saw... me and Scorpius playing, Melonie and I making up songs and buying teddy bears. My first date with Lily. Our first kiss. Our last kiss...

"Lily..."

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