Nothing, accept Lucius Malfoy, belongs to me.
-"Guys, with all deserved respect, but your plan is dumb" - James sighed.
-"But why? I thought it's perfect when I made it up" - Peter asked in inquisitive voice.
-"Snape doesn't ride rollers" - James's frown was reflecting on the palpable situation in the room. The situation of agony of embarrassment.
-"Yeah, that is dumb plan" - Sirius cried.
-"But it would be cool to push Snape while he is ridding roller blades" - Remus wondered.
-"You know what, I just need time to think" - James said, leaving the common room. He was going to take a walk around the deserted corridors and hallways.
Hogwarts had a note of sinister chill at night. Everything appeared in it's coldest shape of those mortal years that take life forgranted. Ancient pictures of knights, nature, all framed in most picturesque frames. Finally, after last few days of anxiety about Lily and who will he go to the grad with, James could relax. He meditated his mind letting it carry him into some parallel universe of cold solid walls.
Only fear was Filch or his kitty-cat, or maybe some of the teachers. Ghosts, too, of course, but not such a good chance.
Third floor was empty. At least it seemed that way. He turned around the corridor, entering a new hallway. Something that wasn't supposed to be there was; at first James couldn't decipher who's walking way in front of him, but he knew for sure that those were two students. Eager step, he followed them making sure not to distract them so they would turn around. Apparently, they entered a classroom, leaving the door slightly ajar. James located himself so he can hear what's happening inside but at the same time not to be seen.
Inside something out of James reach was happening.
-"Why did you bring me here, Lucius" - she questioned, frowning face.
-"Because I want to be here with you, Ancilla" - Lucius approached her.
-"Lucius, please we talked about this so many times... you know I love you" - she moved her face away.
-"And I love you. You know I want to marry you. What's up, you don't believe
me when I say you are only person I ever loved."
-"It's not that Lucius, I believe you. How can I not believe you? But I just can't be with you. When I leave Hogwarts, I am already promised to someone else. I must marry him".
Ancilla was also a graduating year. She was tall, standing face to face with Lucius. Ordinary brown hair, ordinary brown eyes, clear white skin, just an ordinary person. But she carried something special inside herself. That's intriguing charm and eyes of an eagle that pierced through you.
-"Tell me you'll go to grad with me" - Lucius held her hands.
She wanted to nod saying yes, but instead: "How many times do I have to tell you that it will be easier for both of us if we just forgot... about our love".
-"Ancilla, I swear, I will never forget our love. You have to promise me that, too. We will go on with our lives, waking up be someone else." - Lucius looked significally serious. Eternal sadness was filling his eyes.
-"I don't have to swear; my love for you will be always there. But I have to marry someone else. That's how father wanted" - her words were firm and decided.
-"So you won't go to grad with me; you will marry someone else; you will love someone else..." - Lucius paced away towards the window and folder his arms.
She silently nodded.
-"Consider this a formal goodbye, mon chére" - he pronounced those cold word as he walked back to her. She let him kiss her for goodbye, and than left.
James moved away behind a statue of a tall wizard, allowing himself not to be seen by Lucius who sighed deeply after leaving the room and walked down the hallway. He stood there for few minutes waiting for Ancilla to go away. When the paths of her were lost in the vista, he went back to the common room. His friends were asleep.
Quietly, he sledded into the bed thinking about what he just witnessed. He never even suspected that Lucius actually loved someone. Suddenly he had an idea - he'll ask Ancilla for grad.
Next morning he dressed up, putting on his Hogwarts robes and descending down to breakfast. He peered into the Great Hall, seeing only few of the students eating. It was still early. He decided to wait for Ancilla in front of the Great Hall.
Students passed by. Finally, after some five minutes, she appeared from a passage. Her friend was accompanying her.
-"Ancilla, can I speak to you for a second" - he asked her before she entered the Great Hall.
Her friend left, and she stood in front of James. They were alone in the hallway. Ancilla was giving him somewhat curious and mocking expression.
-"Can I ask you a question?"
-"Yeah" - her voice was opaque.
-"Uhm, do you have a date for grad?" - James asked. She looked around her. Lucius Malfoy just passed with three girls, giving her no slightest glance.
-"No" - she answered.
-"Would you like to go with me."
-"Sure" - utter surprisment was in her voice.
-"That's - err - cool" - James smiled, - "Grad is in few days. I'll meet you at this same place at seven."
-"Fine" - she went. -"Bye" - she turned and waved.
-"So, you are sure you don't want to take Tammy to the ball" - Lucius and Peter approached him and Sirius sitting on the grass, under a benign tree.
-"No, I got a date" - James shut the book, Sirius and he were reading, with snap.
-"Who is it Potter? That Lily girl?" - Lucius' eyes were malicious. Peter was rubbing his hands neurastenically.
-"Ancilla Deitrich" - James said waiting patiently for Lucius' reaction. Sirius was also told what he saw, Remus, too. They couldn't tell it to Peter, he would rattle it all to Lucius.
-"Her? You like her?" - Lucius was surprised. He gasped in agony to say something else, but he couldn't.
-"She is really nice" - Sirius cried, tapping James' shoulder.
-"Well, that's nice" - Lucius uttered. -"I'm taking Narcissa."
James gave him gaze of support.
-"We have to go, come Peter" - Lucius turned around, his robes swirling behind him.
James and Sirius laughed. -"I bet he is going to be so jealous when he sees me with her" - James laughed.
-"It would be wise for you not to forget that you Lilly is going to the grad with that grease-ass Snape" - Sirius exclaimed in serious voice.
Graduation day, everyone was excited. Girls were talking nervously, and changing their make up on every fifteen minutes. Guys were taking baths and combing their hair. James picked up his black robes with gray strip where the silver buttons were. He waited for Sirius and Peter to get ready and for them to pick up their dates than they went downstairs to find Ancilla in the hall. He climbed down the marble staircase and saw her coming out of the Slytherin dungeon passage. She had on black robes with something silver over that looked like spider web spread. Her brown hair was combed all over her shoulders.
-"Hallo" - James greeted her. She replied with a smile and they linked their arms. James took her to his friends. Even though she knew everyone he made sure to introduce her to them.
-"This is Ancilla Deitrich" - everyone looked at her from Sirius, Peter, to Arthur Weasley.
-"Hello" - her smile was reserved. -"Let me introduce you to my friends.
She dragged him to the group of Slytherins talking to each other.
-"Pardon me" - she separated the clique circle at the exact spot between Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Bruckner. Everyone looked at her.
-"Oh, so that's your mysterious date" - Walden who was standing beside Lucius said in sardonic voice.
-"Shut your mouth" - she sent him a loathing stare. -"James, you know everyone here" - she said coldly, James nodded. He glanced around the circle. Severus and Lilly were standing there. Lilly was stunning; her white shinning robes were perfect for her. Her hair was up and even though she was wearing really little make-up it didn't matter.
-"We should go inside" - Eddie Parkinson announced. All sixteen of them entered, and they split in half occupying two eight seat tables. James ended up sitting at the same table with Lilly, Severus, Lucius, Narcissa, Walden, his date, and of course Ancilla.
-"Dear me, all of you at this table are extremely quiet. Could I know why?" - Walden sneered.
James and Severus kept shooting each others mortal stares. Apparently they tried killing each other with their gaze. Lucius and Ancilla avoided each other in all ways.
They haven't said a single word to each other. Every time their eyes would accidentally meet, they would quickly look away.
-"Lets dance" - Walden pulled his date to the dancing platform.
Severus went to washroom as Narcissa went to get everyone drinks.
-"I never thought that this will be so boring" - Ancilla exclaimed for herself. Lucius dared to look at her with relaxed, provoking stare that was saying 'You're the one that wanted this way'. James understood that.
-"So, are you having a good time" - James questioned Lilly who sat beside him.
-"Well... that's not the best definition" - she smiled awkwardly. -"Severus doesn't want to dance".
-"Ancilla" - James asked her quietly, pressing his mouth close to her ear -"you wouldn't mind if I asked Lilly to dance, because you're to busy mourning Lucius?"
-"What?" - she snapped, turning to James. Both Lucius and Lilly stared at her. -"Go and have a smashing time with her" - she said quietly.
-"Lilly would you like to dance" - James asked her.
-"Well, I don't know..."
-"Just go" - Lucius was annoyed.
-"Ok". - They went away.
What James just said about her mourning Lucius was burning inside her head. He knows about two of them.
-"Ancilla..." - Lucius glanced to her from over the table.
-"What?" - she replied emotionlessly.
-"You look pretty tonight" - he said quietly and gave her a small grin patiently waiting for her answer.
-"Thank you" - she sighed deeply.
-"Could I know why you are here tonight with James Potter?" - he didn't want to leave the conversation.
-"Because he asked me" - she answered.
-"Silly girl... of course in not very long time you are getting married" - Lucius sarcasm was painted with a shade of melancholic sadness.
-"You will never leave me alone" - she asked, a tear running down her eye.
-"I will love you forever" - Lucius exclaimed.
On those words, Ancilla stood up, and stormed out of the Great Hall. Lucius followed her instantly.
James and Lilly were swirling on the dance floor following the rhythm of a vivid song. After that, a slow chanson came and they slowed down. James looked at Lilly's face with rosy cheeks and she smiled.
-"You two having a good time?" - Sirius asked them as he and his partner danced.
-"Of course" - Lilly said.
-"Good" - Sirius grinned and kept dancing.
-"Lilly can I ask you for a favor?" - James said.
-"Of course."
-"Would your Magnificence Lillian Evans please accompany me as I take a short walk around Hogwarts grounds?"
-"I would, but..." - she was uncertain.
-"I don't want to hear 'but'" - James adjusted a face of a fallen warrior.
-"I don't want to leave Severus alone, and what about your date?"
-"I don't care for Severus, and he can supply me for Ancilla" - James said.
-"Ok, but not very long."
-"Narcissa, where are everyone?" - Severus asked Narcissa when he came back from the toilet. He found her sitting at the table, alone.
He shrugged her shoulders, confused.
-"How could they be gone?" - he sat down on his previous seat.
-"I went away before you; when I came back no one was here."
-"That's strange."
Ancilla passed the hall, went outside on the Hogwarts grounds until Lucius managed to reach her, and stop her from moving away even further. He held his hands around her in a tight grip.
-"What do you want?" - her nervous voice asked.
-"I want you." - Lucius didn't want to let her go.
-"But Lucius..." - she said, but he cut her -"Did you know how much did you hurt me when you came to grad with Potter."
-"You came with Narcissa..."
-"Did you know that I could kill for you..."
-"Than kill yourself..."
-"I could do all kinds of things..."
-"You would take suffering into a great lament for both of us..."
-"Ancilla, I love you" - he held her face with both of his hands looking into her eyes. They were dark, cold, malevolent sparks.
-"And I love you, too" - her arms were around his waist by now. She inclined her head, her right temple on his neck.
-"God, if only we could be together."
Lucius and Ancilla stood there, beside the ancient building of Hogwarts, holding each other.
Narcissa was sitting at the table with Severus. No one to strike conversation. She swung her foot nervously over a crossed leg and her arms folder. Severus was resting his chin on his hands, pensive stare.
-"I shall go and look for them" - he got up, and left. Narcissa just scrawled taking a sip of the butterbeer.
-"Where are you taking me?" - James dragged Lily outside the castle. As they went around the corner a surprise was there. Ancilla and Lucius were there. They were making out. His left hand was tethering her to him around her waist, and his right hand was in her hair.
James wanted to move somewhere else with Lilly, but she uttered an amazement gasp. Lucius and Ancilla saw them, and immediately separated.
-"Wondering around at night, Potter, with your little Mudblood. There is a lot of creatures in the Enchanted forest that could be fatal for her" - Lucius sneered, maliciously. Ancilla was standing beside him looking loathfully at Lilly.
-"Lets go away from here; they want to be alone" - James said stiffly. He was looking straight into Ancilla's eyes. She knew that he knows about Lucius and her.
-"It's ok. We will leave you alone" - every syllable in Ancilla's sentance was accented. They went away.
James hugged Lily -"We are alone now."
Severus Snape checked everywhere for Lilly. She just seemed to wiped out from the Earth. He was in the hallway thinking, all alone, when Lucius and Ancilla entered from outside. He glanced at them. Lucius always told everything to Severus so Severus knew Lucius loved her.
-"Have you by any chance saw Lilly?" - a glimpse of hope was on his face.
-"They are outside" - Lucius said carelessly, as he walked across the hallway towards the hall for the Slytherin, holding Ancilla around her waist.
Severus quickly got outside, looking where they are. He decided to go left and went in that direction. Just as he turned the corner his love was there. It was dark, only silver light illuminated them. James knelt in front of Lilly. He spoke:
-"Lillian Evans, I know I don't have an appropriate ring... - er - I don't have a ring at all, but would you marry me?"
-"Oh James... Yes" - she cried, dropping on her knees and kissing him.
Suddenly, Severus felt like he wanted to die. His heart hurt so much, like he had a lead hook hanging on it, pulling it down with its weight.
'She will marry him' he repeated inside over and over. A single tear burned its way down his young face.
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::sigh:: It was nice that I finally got inspiration to finish this chapter (after circa six months).
Ancilla, on Latin means slave-girl.
-"Guys, with all deserved respect, but your plan is dumb" - James sighed.
-"But why? I thought it's perfect when I made it up" - Peter asked in inquisitive voice.
-"Snape doesn't ride rollers" - James's frown was reflecting on the palpable situation in the room. The situation of agony of embarrassment.
-"Yeah, that is dumb plan" - Sirius cried.
-"But it would be cool to push Snape while he is ridding roller blades" - Remus wondered.
-"You know what, I just need time to think" - James said, leaving the common room. He was going to take a walk around the deserted corridors and hallways.
Hogwarts had a note of sinister chill at night. Everything appeared in it's coldest shape of those mortal years that take life forgranted. Ancient pictures of knights, nature, all framed in most picturesque frames. Finally, after last few days of anxiety about Lily and who will he go to the grad with, James could relax. He meditated his mind letting it carry him into some parallel universe of cold solid walls.
Only fear was Filch or his kitty-cat, or maybe some of the teachers. Ghosts, too, of course, but not such a good chance.
Third floor was empty. At least it seemed that way. He turned around the corridor, entering a new hallway. Something that wasn't supposed to be there was; at first James couldn't decipher who's walking way in front of him, but he knew for sure that those were two students. Eager step, he followed them making sure not to distract them so they would turn around. Apparently, they entered a classroom, leaving the door slightly ajar. James located himself so he can hear what's happening inside but at the same time not to be seen.
Inside something out of James reach was happening.
-"Why did you bring me here, Lucius" - she questioned, frowning face.
-"Because I want to be here with you, Ancilla" - Lucius approached her.
-"Lucius, please we talked about this so many times... you know I love you" - she moved her face away.
-"And I love you. You know I want to marry you. What's up, you don't believe
me when I say you are only person I ever loved."
-"It's not that Lucius, I believe you. How can I not believe you? But I just can't be with you. When I leave Hogwarts, I am already promised to someone else. I must marry him".
Ancilla was also a graduating year. She was tall, standing face to face with Lucius. Ordinary brown hair, ordinary brown eyes, clear white skin, just an ordinary person. But she carried something special inside herself. That's intriguing charm and eyes of an eagle that pierced through you.
-"Tell me you'll go to grad with me" - Lucius held her hands.
She wanted to nod saying yes, but instead: "How many times do I have to tell you that it will be easier for both of us if we just forgot... about our love".
-"Ancilla, I swear, I will never forget our love. You have to promise me that, too. We will go on with our lives, waking up be someone else." - Lucius looked significally serious. Eternal sadness was filling his eyes.
-"I don't have to swear; my love for you will be always there. But I have to marry someone else. That's how father wanted" - her words were firm and decided.
-"So you won't go to grad with me; you will marry someone else; you will love someone else..." - Lucius paced away towards the window and folder his arms.
She silently nodded.
-"Consider this a formal goodbye, mon chére" - he pronounced those cold word as he walked back to her. She let him kiss her for goodbye, and than left.
James moved away behind a statue of a tall wizard, allowing himself not to be seen by Lucius who sighed deeply after leaving the room and walked down the hallway. He stood there for few minutes waiting for Ancilla to go away. When the paths of her were lost in the vista, he went back to the common room. His friends were asleep.
Quietly, he sledded into the bed thinking about what he just witnessed. He never even suspected that Lucius actually loved someone. Suddenly he had an idea - he'll ask Ancilla for grad.
Next morning he dressed up, putting on his Hogwarts robes and descending down to breakfast. He peered into the Great Hall, seeing only few of the students eating. It was still early. He decided to wait for Ancilla in front of the Great Hall.
Students passed by. Finally, after some five minutes, she appeared from a passage. Her friend was accompanying her.
-"Ancilla, can I speak to you for a second" - he asked her before she entered the Great Hall.
Her friend left, and she stood in front of James. They were alone in the hallway. Ancilla was giving him somewhat curious and mocking expression.
-"Can I ask you a question?"
-"Yeah" - her voice was opaque.
-"Uhm, do you have a date for grad?" - James asked. She looked around her. Lucius Malfoy just passed with three girls, giving her no slightest glance.
-"No" - she answered.
-"Would you like to go with me."
-"Sure" - utter surprisment was in her voice.
-"That's - err - cool" - James smiled, - "Grad is in few days. I'll meet you at this same place at seven."
-"Fine" - she went. -"Bye" - she turned and waved.
-"So, you are sure you don't want to take Tammy to the ball" - Lucius and Peter approached him and Sirius sitting on the grass, under a benign tree.
-"No, I got a date" - James shut the book, Sirius and he were reading, with snap.
-"Who is it Potter? That Lily girl?" - Lucius' eyes were malicious. Peter was rubbing his hands neurastenically.
-"Ancilla Deitrich" - James said waiting patiently for Lucius' reaction. Sirius was also told what he saw, Remus, too. They couldn't tell it to Peter, he would rattle it all to Lucius.
-"Her? You like her?" - Lucius was surprised. He gasped in agony to say something else, but he couldn't.
-"She is really nice" - Sirius cried, tapping James' shoulder.
-"Well, that's nice" - Lucius uttered. -"I'm taking Narcissa."
James gave him gaze of support.
-"We have to go, come Peter" - Lucius turned around, his robes swirling behind him.
James and Sirius laughed. -"I bet he is going to be so jealous when he sees me with her" - James laughed.
-"It would be wise for you not to forget that you Lilly is going to the grad with that grease-ass Snape" - Sirius exclaimed in serious voice.
Graduation day, everyone was excited. Girls were talking nervously, and changing their make up on every fifteen minutes. Guys were taking baths and combing their hair. James picked up his black robes with gray strip where the silver buttons were. He waited for Sirius and Peter to get ready and for them to pick up their dates than they went downstairs to find Ancilla in the hall. He climbed down the marble staircase and saw her coming out of the Slytherin dungeon passage. She had on black robes with something silver over that looked like spider web spread. Her brown hair was combed all over her shoulders.
-"Hallo" - James greeted her. She replied with a smile and they linked their arms. James took her to his friends. Even though she knew everyone he made sure to introduce her to them.
-"This is Ancilla Deitrich" - everyone looked at her from Sirius, Peter, to Arthur Weasley.
-"Hello" - her smile was reserved. -"Let me introduce you to my friends.
She dragged him to the group of Slytherins talking to each other.
-"Pardon me" - she separated the clique circle at the exact spot between Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Bruckner. Everyone looked at her.
-"Oh, so that's your mysterious date" - Walden who was standing beside Lucius said in sardonic voice.
-"Shut your mouth" - she sent him a loathing stare. -"James, you know everyone here" - she said coldly, James nodded. He glanced around the circle. Severus and Lilly were standing there. Lilly was stunning; her white shinning robes were perfect for her. Her hair was up and even though she was wearing really little make-up it didn't matter.
-"We should go inside" - Eddie Parkinson announced. All sixteen of them entered, and they split in half occupying two eight seat tables. James ended up sitting at the same table with Lilly, Severus, Lucius, Narcissa, Walden, his date, and of course Ancilla.
-"Dear me, all of you at this table are extremely quiet. Could I know why?" - Walden sneered.
James and Severus kept shooting each others mortal stares. Apparently they tried killing each other with their gaze. Lucius and Ancilla avoided each other in all ways.
They haven't said a single word to each other. Every time their eyes would accidentally meet, they would quickly look away.
-"Lets dance" - Walden pulled his date to the dancing platform.
Severus went to washroom as Narcissa went to get everyone drinks.
-"I never thought that this will be so boring" - Ancilla exclaimed for herself. Lucius dared to look at her with relaxed, provoking stare that was saying 'You're the one that wanted this way'. James understood that.
-"So, are you having a good time" - James questioned Lilly who sat beside him.
-"Well... that's not the best definition" - she smiled awkwardly. -"Severus doesn't want to dance".
-"Ancilla" - James asked her quietly, pressing his mouth close to her ear -"you wouldn't mind if I asked Lilly to dance, because you're to busy mourning Lucius?"
-"What?" - she snapped, turning to James. Both Lucius and Lilly stared at her. -"Go and have a smashing time with her" - she said quietly.
-"Lilly would you like to dance" - James asked her.
-"Well, I don't know..."
-"Just go" - Lucius was annoyed.
-"Ok". - They went away.
What James just said about her mourning Lucius was burning inside her head. He knows about two of them.
-"Ancilla..." - Lucius glanced to her from over the table.
-"What?" - she replied emotionlessly.
-"You look pretty tonight" - he said quietly and gave her a small grin patiently waiting for her answer.
-"Thank you" - she sighed deeply.
-"Could I know why you are here tonight with James Potter?" - he didn't want to leave the conversation.
-"Because he asked me" - she answered.
-"Silly girl... of course in not very long time you are getting married" - Lucius sarcasm was painted with a shade of melancholic sadness.
-"You will never leave me alone" - she asked, a tear running down her eye.
-"I will love you forever" - Lucius exclaimed.
On those words, Ancilla stood up, and stormed out of the Great Hall. Lucius followed her instantly.
James and Lilly were swirling on the dance floor following the rhythm of a vivid song. After that, a slow chanson came and they slowed down. James looked at Lilly's face with rosy cheeks and she smiled.
-"You two having a good time?" - Sirius asked them as he and his partner danced.
-"Of course" - Lilly said.
-"Good" - Sirius grinned and kept dancing.
-"Lilly can I ask you for a favor?" - James said.
-"Of course."
-"Would your Magnificence Lillian Evans please accompany me as I take a short walk around Hogwarts grounds?"
-"I would, but..." - she was uncertain.
-"I don't want to hear 'but'" - James adjusted a face of a fallen warrior.
-"I don't want to leave Severus alone, and what about your date?"
-"I don't care for Severus, and he can supply me for Ancilla" - James said.
-"Ok, but not very long."
-"Narcissa, where are everyone?" - Severus asked Narcissa when he came back from the toilet. He found her sitting at the table, alone.
He shrugged her shoulders, confused.
-"How could they be gone?" - he sat down on his previous seat.
-"I went away before you; when I came back no one was here."
-"That's strange."
Ancilla passed the hall, went outside on the Hogwarts grounds until Lucius managed to reach her, and stop her from moving away even further. He held his hands around her in a tight grip.
-"What do you want?" - her nervous voice asked.
-"I want you." - Lucius didn't want to let her go.
-"But Lucius..." - she said, but he cut her -"Did you know how much did you hurt me when you came to grad with Potter."
-"You came with Narcissa..."
-"Did you know that I could kill for you..."
-"Than kill yourself..."
-"I could do all kinds of things..."
-"You would take suffering into a great lament for both of us..."
-"Ancilla, I love you" - he held her face with both of his hands looking into her eyes. They were dark, cold, malevolent sparks.
-"And I love you, too" - her arms were around his waist by now. She inclined her head, her right temple on his neck.
-"God, if only we could be together."
Lucius and Ancilla stood there, beside the ancient building of Hogwarts, holding each other.
Narcissa was sitting at the table with Severus. No one to strike conversation. She swung her foot nervously over a crossed leg and her arms folder. Severus was resting his chin on his hands, pensive stare.
-"I shall go and look for them" - he got up, and left. Narcissa just scrawled taking a sip of the butterbeer.
-"Where are you taking me?" - James dragged Lily outside the castle. As they went around the corner a surprise was there. Ancilla and Lucius were there. They were making out. His left hand was tethering her to him around her waist, and his right hand was in her hair.
James wanted to move somewhere else with Lilly, but she uttered an amazement gasp. Lucius and Ancilla saw them, and immediately separated.
-"Wondering around at night, Potter, with your little Mudblood. There is a lot of creatures in the Enchanted forest that could be fatal for her" - Lucius sneered, maliciously. Ancilla was standing beside him looking loathfully at Lilly.
-"Lets go away from here; they want to be alone" - James said stiffly. He was looking straight into Ancilla's eyes. She knew that he knows about Lucius and her.
-"It's ok. We will leave you alone" - every syllable in Ancilla's sentance was accented. They went away.
James hugged Lily -"We are alone now."
Severus Snape checked everywhere for Lilly. She just seemed to wiped out from the Earth. He was in the hallway thinking, all alone, when Lucius and Ancilla entered from outside. He glanced at them. Lucius always told everything to Severus so Severus knew Lucius loved her.
-"Have you by any chance saw Lilly?" - a glimpse of hope was on his face.
-"They are outside" - Lucius said carelessly, as he walked across the hallway towards the hall for the Slytherin, holding Ancilla around her waist.
Severus quickly got outside, looking where they are. He decided to go left and went in that direction. Just as he turned the corner his love was there. It was dark, only silver light illuminated them. James knelt in front of Lilly. He spoke:
-"Lillian Evans, I know I don't have an appropriate ring... - er - I don't have a ring at all, but would you marry me?"
-"Oh James... Yes" - she cried, dropping on her knees and kissing him.
Suddenly, Severus felt like he wanted to die. His heart hurt so much, like he had a lead hook hanging on it, pulling it down with its weight.
'She will marry him' he repeated inside over and over. A single tear burned its way down his young face.
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::sigh:: It was nice that I finally got inspiration to finish this chapter (after circa six months).
Ancilla, on Latin means slave-girl.
