Ok, this isn't the chapter I was talking about looking forward to, but it's necessary! Please review! It's short, I know.

Albus was walking back to Hogwarts from Hogsmeade with Rose and Zeph. They were talking about preparing for their N.E.W.T.S. when they saw Lily and Jim Benson snogging on the school grounds. Zeph could feel Albus's hand become tense around hers.

"Lily?" Rose called in order to stop her cousin from her snogging. She pulled away from Jim and shot a strong cutting look at the three of them. She turned back to Jim, the look of her eyes softening.

"See you later babe" she said quietly, as he leaned in to give her another long steamy kiss that was quite inappropriate for the moment.

"See ya" he said to her, turning to give the other three a quick nod and wave. Lily leaned on her back leg, a bitter look on her face. After Jim was far enough Albus began to talk.

"I don't like him." Lily rolled her eyes.

"You don't even know him" she snapped.

"Lily," Rose began gently "We don't, but you two… you are young, and well… he's older… and the two of you seem rather sexu-"

"Oh don't pull that crap with me" Lily rolled her eyes "It's like a pot calling the kettle black" Rose glanced over at Albus.

"Well she's right I mean…" Rose mumbled "Can't say we've been the best examples." She looked from Albus and Zeph. Zeph stepped back.

"This is a family affair, I am just a bystander" she said lifting both hands into the air. Rose laughed lightly.

"Soon enough" she said under her breath receiving a quick elbow jab from Albus.

Albus redirected the attention back to Lily "This isn't about us, it's about you and him and we think he's told old for you."

"Look you don't know him, and if you think he's just using me well he's not. I've gotten to know him, and he's a really deep person, he's had a lot of struggles in his life." Albus rolled his eyes.

"Oh really?"

"Yea, so you can stop being an asshole" she shot. Albus rolled his eyes.

"What has he been through that's been so awful?" Albus pushed. Zeph could see the worry in his eyes for his sister.

"You want to know?" she was getting annoyed, and sensitive. Zeph had never seen that tender look in Lily's eyes before. "His mum is a witch, and his dad's a muggle."

"So he's a halfblood." Albus said "That's not that bad."

"His mum's dead. His dad killed her after he found out she was a wizard. He's in foster care right now. Happy?" she said rapidly, her words filled with anger and sadness. Albus suddenly felt the anger melt away, and now felt like a huge jerk. "Now I've got to go. See you later." She parted her words filled with poison.

Albus groaned. "Now I feel like a jerk." Zeph patted him lightly.

"I don't think any of us saw that one coming." He groaned again. Zeph tried to make him feel better, but she could see Albus felt like crap. However Rose had already adjusted and accepted. "I certainly didn't."

Zeph and Albus were walking to the library to get some studying done. They had been down at Hogsmeade, but the thought of taking their N.E.W.T.S. next year hung over them. The two sat quietly at a table in the back. Albus felt Zeph's knee resting on him, as she next to him her legs folded on her seat. She was deep into her reading.

He liked to watch her when she focused, of course he could never. He would read on and off, stop paying attention, watch Zeph. One thing she could do was focus when she needed to. She scribbled down notes on and off, falling deep into reading or deep into note taking. Albus was losing focus as he began to look around the library.

Students were walking in and out, no one realyl studying, well minus Zeph, and Rose at a far away table by herself. Albus shut his book, preparing to get up.

"Need me to put anything back?" he asked, looking for something else to do. She nodded pushing two books away from her.

"Thanks…" she mumbled to him jotting something down. Albus picked up the books and carried them over to their shelves. A lot of them were on the other side of the library, which caused Albus to wonder why they had even chosen to sit so far off.

He placed them into the shelves when he heard voices.

"I'm going to do this! At first, it was just… but now!" He heard a feminine huff and saw Professor Slughorn emerge. He looked flustered his round face a deep red. Albus had never seen him look like that before. He straightened himself off and then stormed away. Albus wondered what that was about.

He shoved the last book in its place and went to follow him. He was moving rather quickly, being the rollie pollie-ish man he was. Albus was moving as quickly as he good when he ran into someone. Someone's.

Madame Pince and Professor Neona were in his way. "Sorry," he mumbled in an attempt to slip around them and continue following Professor Slughorn, but Professor Neona grabbed the back of his arm.

"Not so fast." She said as she pulled Albus in front of her and Madame Pince.

"Where are you running to?" Professor Neona tightened her grasp on his arm.

"And more importantly why are you even running the library!" Madame Pince demanded sharply. Albus looked over their shoulders, but Professor Slughorn was gone. He sighed.

"Sorry Madame Pince." He sighed "Won't happened again." She glared at him, but nodded and marched away. Professor Neona released him.

"Good day Mr. Potter." She smiled and walked off.

Albus groaned as he walked back to study with Zeph. She was still absorbed in her reading, but Albus, Albus was only thinking about one thing. Why was Slughorn so upset?

And that's the chapter. I hope you guys liked it! Every review makes me SUPER happy to REVIEW!