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4 reviews! Yes! I took the stupid SAT's today and I think I did all
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That night Lily couldn't sleep, she wondered if Hogwarts had
given up on looking for her or not. Lily finally fell asleep with the
awful thought that she'd be married at age 15 and she'd never see her
friends or family again. The day before the wedding Camden came to
Lily, she saw the fear in his eyes. "Camden? What's Wrong?" "Attack!"
he gasped, "On the village, I must hide you!" Lily let herself be
thrown in a cabinet "Be absolutely quiet!" Lily nodded and silently
waited. She heard voices "Are you sure that you haven't bought anyone
from Galia, the giant squid? She said she sold Lily Peterson to a
merman." Lily could have kicked herself, how could she have been so
stupid? "Help!" she screamed! "Help! It's me! Lily! I'm in a cabinet!"
Soon the cabinet had been wrenched open and Lily swam out. She was
soon surrounded by 7th year Griffindors and Hufflepuffs all using the
Bubblehead charm. "Did they hurt you?" Lily let a smile spread over her
face "No! And you guys came just in time! I almost had to marry him."
she jerked her thumb at Camden. They all gave her a quizzical look
"Lily, you're speaking mermish, can't you speak English?" "What are
you talking about?" Lily asked but she heard an eerie squeaking sound
come from her so she shook her head no. She didn't know how to speak
English. "Can you understand me?" Lily nodded "Did they hurt you?" She
shook her head no. "We need to bring her back to school" said the
student to another "Look at her!" exclaimed another student "She's got
gills and a fish tail! She can't leave the water or she won't be able
to breath!" Lily touched her gills for the millionth time. "Lets at
least get her close to the school, Dumbledore will know what to do
from there." They turned; ushering Lily away from the village but
Camden stopped them. "Lily belongs to me!" He grabbed her wrist. The
7th years looked alarmed and they reached for their wands but Lily
help up her index finger, hoping they would take it as saying "one
moment please" it must have worked because they backed up "You are
named after a water flower, Lily! Your destiny is here, with me." Lily
looked at him with sad eyes. "Cam" she said tenderly rubbing the arm
that had hold of her wrist." You know I don't belong here, I'm not a
true mermaid and I never will be." She looked at him "You need to let
me go" his hand dropped to his side and Lily kissed him on the cheek.
With that she left with the other 7th year and was led back to
Hogwarts.