Chapter 11. Mission complete

"Clarissa!!!" panted Lily. "Here! Wait for me!"
"What?" asked Clarissa as she slowed down, but continued to walk. Lily ran up the stairs and she finally reach to Clarissa.
"Clar, what's wrong?" asked Lily, still panting.
"Oh, nothing! Why you ask?" said Clarissa, staring straight at the corridor.
"Why didn't you stop Justin?" Lily finally asked. Clarissa froze. Then she continued her steady footsteps.
"Stop him what?" she asked.
"You know what I mean." said Lily. Clarissa looked upset.
"I couldn't do anything. I can't stop him from doing things. Or any of his thoughts!" she shouted. Lily was shocked. She didn't say anything but just kept on thinking.
"Oh, I'm sorry Li, but I can't help it." she said, with her eyes a bit red. "Would you excuse me?" and then she ran off the girls toilet, which Lily strongly suspect she was crying in there.

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"This is serious." said Hannah.
"Don't you think that I should tell Justin about Clarissa?" asked Lily. "He's the only key for this case."
"You don't think that he doesn't know about Clarissa crush, do you?" asked Felicity. "He knows everything about these kind of stuff."
"So? What do you suggest?" asked Lily. "I can't just sit there and let Justin following me around! With Clarissa's teary eyes watching!"
"I dunno...... you got to think it over yourself. You are the only one that really knows and feels what's happening." said Felicity. Then she looked at Hannah wickedly.
"Hannah," she said so sweetly in a voice which Lily was so familiar. "Tell me, when did you started being his girlfriend?
Hannah flushed. "I never thought I would be so dumb." she muttered.
"Tell us!" egged Felicity. "Come on!"
"Well. There isn't much to tell. I was trying to find a book in the Library. Madam Sufrica said she was positive it was in the Library and perhaps some students hide it for fun. I wanted to use Magic but Madam Sufrica was already watching me. Then Justin came by and asked Madam Sufrica something. He winked at me and instantly I knew he talk with Madam Sufrica on purpose. Then I quietly say a few magic words and I found the book." explained Hannah.
"And? You can't tell me you just liked Justin because he helped you with that!!" cried Felicity.
"Hmm..... not really. I'm interested in psychology so I find some reading material about it. Then it just so happens that Justin was interested in that too. It's hard to find a boy interested in that and willing to study about it. Justin was finding that book himself and he asked me to lend it to him after I'm finished with it. You guys want to read it? I got it back already." Hannah replied and she stood up to look for her book.
"And then?" continued Felicity, not letting Hannah go without telling the whole story. Hannah sighed.
"Okay. Then we have many talks about psychology and then....." she could say more.
"You are so easy." snored Felicity, grinning.
"It's all the past okay? So why don't we just drop it?" she said, half annoyed.
"I believe that I have plenty talks with you about psychology. So, why Justin interest you so much?" said Lily slyly. Hannah blushed.
"I can't believe you are playing that on me too, Lily!" she cried and hid herself in her bed. Lily and Felicity giggled.
"Okay Lily, what are you going to do about Justin and Clarissa?" asked Felicity.
"Dunno. I'll think about it....."

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"Don't you think you should care about Clarissa more?" Lily finally asked Justin.

Professor McGonagall was absent for the lesson because there was some kind of case that she need to investate immediately. All the students were left in their common room. Justin went to stick with Lily, of course. She was very tired about it and when she saw Clarissa pretending not to care, she felt sick.

"Clarissa?" asked Justin. He looked at Clarissa to see what was wrong, then he smiled. "There nothing wrong with her."
"Nothing wrong??? Don't you know she really likes you and now you are chasing me!" cried Lily.
"So? I like you and she can't change that." he replied. Lily ignored him and continued in her essay. Justin sighed and he continued his work.

"When will you stop following me around?" growled Lily suddenly.
"Until you are my girlfriend." said Justin, smiling at Lily's angry face.
"That's all?" asked Lily dangerously. Justin just nodded his head, looking at Lily in amuse. Lily stood up.

"Everybody, listen up. Now I'm making it clear that Justin White is my boyfriend!" she cried. Some was whisling and some was catcalling. Clarissa was pale. Lily didn't bother to see her ex-boyfriend's reaction.
"Now will you stop following me?" Lily asked Justin. He just grinned.

"If you're my girlfriend, you should to hold hands with me." he said, holding out his hand. Lily groaned. She pulled Justin's sleeve, without touching his hand.
"There! Now it that okay?" she shouted.

"Not that easy! If you're my girlfriend you should kiss me." Justin said wickedly. Everyone was looking at them, and seeing what Lily was going to do. Felicity was stunned.
"No, Lily, you know you can't....." she started.
"Is that all?? If I did that you won't follow me around?" she asked. Justin nodded. Then Lily kissed two of her fingers and each touched Justin's cheek.
"Okay now???" roared Lily. Justin sighed and replied "Okay."

"Really?"
"Really."
"Then now, I officially break up with you!" cried Lily. "You have successfully chased all the girls in the second year, your 'mission' is complete!" She ran out. Everyone was stunned at all this. Justin was just going to follow her but Lily stopped him.
"You promised that you won't follow me anymore!" she cried. Justin stopped and watched Lily running out.