September 2008
Ch36: Fourth Year
With the fresh memories of their summer vacation, none of the four friends enjoyed the idea of going back to school, with its black robes, covering everything except hands and faces, with the cold, oppressive weather and the lessons and homework which left very little time for being together.
While on the Hogwarts Express, Lillian was contemplating asking the Headmistress for a heated swimming pool, open for all students. She didn't think it could be done immediately, but maybe if she convinced her, Minerva would be able to make it ready for the second half of the year.
The welcome feast went as usual. It was only after they all finished eating that Professor McGonagall stood to give her beginning of term announcements.
"There has been some major renovations done during the summer. The muggle-studies section was enlarged and we added some more modern instruments. The entertainment annexes to the common rooms have also been updated with a few new computers, all connected to the Internet. Yet the newest addition, one we've been planning for a few years already, is the Olympic-size swimming pool, built on the right-hand side corridor of the third floor, replacing some unused space. The pool is heated, as is the air in its hall, making it comfortable for swimming, playing water games and just relaxing in the water."
Lilly was almost shocked at the news. It was like a dream come true. She could see that Dianna and the boys were also happy with the news. Well, almost all students were.
"We shall give swimming lessons to those who may need them. All students will also have to participate in a physical fitness course and some of the lessons will take place at the pool."
"We don't have swimsuits!" somebody shouted.
"Everything will be explained and settled in due time," the headmistress answered. "Now, off to bed!"
There was an announcement on the common-room billboard the next morning. "The swimming pool will be open Monday to Saturday from 4PM to 9PM, starting next week. It will be open to the male students only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; it will be open to the female students only on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. No clothes of any kind are allowed in the pool. Teachers of the appropriate gender will supervise the pool during its opening hours."
"That's no fun at all!" Lillian grumbled. Some of the other girls looked at her curiously.
She later told Brenda about her summer vacation. The girl looked at her disbelievingly. "You were all NAKED?"
"Yes. It was fun!"
"And everybody could see you?"
"Well, yes. That's the whole idea – not having to hide anything, being just free of clothing."
Brenda was shaking her head. "It took me several weeks to just feel comfortable with the girls' common bathroom, and I'm still reluctant every time I take a shower, not knowing who may see me naked. Letting men and boys see me... I don't think I'll ever be ready for that."
Lilly smiled mischievously. "Don't you plan being a mother sometime?"
"Of course I do! What does this have to do with being naked?"
"A woman needs to be intimate with her man in order to become pregnant, you know. This usually means both are naked. Didn't you listen when we had that lecture on second year?"
Brenda looked uneasy. "It was so embarrassing that I didn't want to listen."
Lilly looked at her harshly. "You've been very close with Bob lately, haven't you?"
Brenda just blushed.
"Have you gone beyond kissing?" Lilly interrogated.
"Just a bit..." She noticed the inquisitive gaze in Lilly's eyes. "I've let him touch me under my shirt."
" Have you liked it?"
Branda's face turned dark red. "A bit... A lot, really."
"He touched your tits?"
Brenda looked alarmed. "What do you take me for? I only let him touch my back!"
"I take you for a hormonal teenager, just like I am. I know I like it very much when Julius touches me, especially my breasts and between my legs, and he loves being touched at about the same places. After this summer we both know exactly how each looks and what it is we're touching. You'll soon do the same, I'm sure."
Brenda nodded, too embarrassed to talk.
"You should know what to do and what to avoid, or else you'll either find yourself a mother at fifteen or lose the boy you like to someone who knows how to keep him happy." Lilly seemed almost furious.
"What should I do then?" Brenda asked, quite overwhelmed.
"I think you should first go to Madam Pomfrei and ask her to give you her lecture again, paying utmost attention. Then I may show you a few photos from my vacation." There was a glint of mischief in Lilly's eyes.
It took Brenda a few days to act. Lilly acted much faster. She asked to meet the headmistress despite knowing how busy start of term was for the old lady.
"What made you request this meeting?" Minerva asked her. "Couldn't it wait for our regular meetings during the weekend?"
Lilly wouldn't budge. "Some things are better dealt with sooner."
Minerva raised a questioning brow. Lilly sighed. "You know we spend some time in France each vacation, don't you? This time we've spent most of it on the beach at Cap d'Agde. You know that place?"
The old lady smiled understandingly. "I used to spend many summers there when I was younger. I wish I could still do that."
"Why can't you?" There was real curiosity in Lillian's voice.
"Summers have become too busy since I've taken this burden and I also didn't think it wold look appropriate if I'm seen there."
"That's bullshit, aunt Minnie. There were very few magical folks there and we were the only British ones. Still, even if you're seen there, you have nothing to fear of. You have a perfectly nice body, as far as I can judge, and even if you have some scars from the war..."
"I don't have any," Minerve interjected.
"...you still have nothing to hide. You should actually be proud of your body and of the way you keep it trim."
Minerva sighed. She knew Lilly was right, yet prejudice and conservatism still ran high in the magical society. "I believe you didn't come here to talk about your vacation," she said somewhat sternly. She was too fond of this girl to be really stern with her.
"Sure! I wanted to talk about the pool, but it's really the same subject."
"Oh?"
"You see, students will go nude to the pool, won't they?"
Minerva nodded.
"You may also supervise there or just enjoy the pool yourself, I believe."
The Headmistress could already see where this was leading, but she let Lilly talk.
"Wouldn't it be more educational, not to mention more fun, if you let both genders bath at the same time?"
Minerva didn't expect this turn in conversation, at least not so soon. "Some families may not like this," she noted. "Just having nude bathing for each gender separately is revolutionary for many. Letting them all together will raise a protest, not to mention all the hunkey-punkey many of the older students may engage in."
"There will be no such things," Lilly said reassuringly. "I've spent most of the summer nude with Julius and we're still both virgins, just like Dianna and Andrew are. Most couples who want to do otherwise use the broom closets or unused classroom, just as they did when you were a student here, I'm sure."
Minerva blushed slightly as some old memories reawakened. She didn't say anything, but she was sure Lilly understood.
"That may still be too revolutionary a change," she said after a moment of thought. "We may do it after people get comfortable with the idea, maybe after Christmas and the new year." She now smiled mischievously, looking decades younger. "We may move there some of the body fitness lessons, though, in which all students should participate."
A similar smile appeared on Lilly's face. "May I suggest these be part of DADA lessons? One must be physically fit in order to dodge and shield as needed."
Minerva's smile widened. "That's a worthy idea."
Brenda looked very pensive for a few days. Lilly thought she knew why, but she let her friend tackle the issue with no disturbance. Eventually they talked again, when nobody else was present in their dorms room.
"Thank you for insisting I talk with Madam Pomfrei," Brenda said.
"It was just what was needed," Lilly shrugged it off.
"It was, yet you were the only one who cared enough to direct me. Did you know it beforehand?"
"Before that lecture? Most of it. My parents were always very open about answering my questions as were my grandparents, while they raised me. And I was a very inquisitive girl."
"You still are," Brenda said, blushing furiously.
"Yes, I am. I hope to always be fascinated and interested in learning everything I can. Mom still is."
Brenda seemed to think hard and then she looked a bit afraid, yet she asked what was on her mind. "Why were you raised by your grandparents?"
"Oh, that? My parents were too young when I was born and they still had a war to fight. They married soon after the war and then started raising me themselves."
Brenda was still pondering her answer, doing the math. It didn't seem to make sense to her. "What do you mean by them being too young? I can't seem to find their age then."
"They were about our age now, way too young to be parents," Lilly answered nonchalantly.
Brenda opened her eyes wide. "Our age? Your Mum had you at fourteen?"
"Well, she was closer to fifteen, yet my Dad wasn't aware of that for a few more years. Mom was very good at hiding her pregnancy and then my existence."
"Why would she want to hide it?"
Lilly smiled. Brenda was still so naïve. "Had you become pregnant at fourteen, would you be willing to let others know? Dad even thought it was all a dream he had, and was quite ashamed of thinking that way of his best friend. Boys take a bit longer to mature, you know."
It was too confusing for Brenda. She opted for a somewhat different subject. "You promised to show me your vacation photos. Can I see them now?"
Lilly took a small album from her trunk and enlarged it, waiving her hand at it. Brenda gasped at the display of raw magical power but said nothing. The first photo, showing Dianna, Andrew, Lilly and Julius naked in a group hug attracted her attention and made her blush again. She studied the photo carefully, trying to see everything in there.
"I can enlarge it, if you want," Lilly said.
Brenda nodded and the image grew much larger, letting her study all the details.
"Didn't it feel awkward, being touched by both boys, being naked and all?"
"No, it was fun, really. Andrew is still smooth like we are, yet Julius is starting to have some manly hairs on his chest. I like playing with them."
Brenda looked some more, paying special attention to the boys' genitals. "They aren't the same size," she noted.
"Julius is older and a bit larger. I believe Andrew will be about the same size when he matures, yet both look very impressive when erect."
Brenda looked alarmed again. "You've seen them erect?"
"Of course I did. They got erections whenever we undressed near them and whenever another shapely girl or woman passed near them. There were plenty of these, believe me." She turned a few pages, stopping on a photo showing the two boys with very impressive erections, while she and Dianna were giggling on the other side, their breasts wiggling as they moved.
"Oh!" was all Brenda could utter. Lilly enlarged the image for her to study and enjoyed looking at her face, which was showing her fleeting emotions.
"You think Bob looks the same? Will he have similar reactions for me?" Brenda seemed not too confident.
"Yes to both. Bob should be a bit larger, as he is generally larger than Andrew, and he likes you a lot. Just don't hurry things. Keep your mind and heart open to him and you will know how to keep each other happy without taking undue risks, I'm sure."
"Wow! You sound like my mother sometimes, not like a girl my age."
Lilly shrugged. "I sometimes feel much older, but I'm still a teenager and I try to live like everybody, although I have a feeling things may soon change for me."
"Are you a seer?"
Lilly smiled. "No. I don't know what will happen. I only feel there's a big change going to occur in my life and it's coming nearer. It won't be a bad change, but an important one for me. I wish I knew why I feel that way and how to be ready for it..."
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