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A/N: Thanks glory, PsychoAngel and DaemonGirl for reviewing! Means alot to me. As you might have noticed, I've changed the rating to R. For now for language. Especially in the next Chap, there's going to be some words like the bad F* word etc, so well. Enjoy this chapter and please review!

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Hanging by a moment - Stuck in the past

Chapter 2: Nice to see you, Ms Granger!

Draco Malfoy! How could I possibly have been so blind in that stupid office? I slowly shook my head when walking out of Lily's bedroom, completely irritated by my own stupidity. Of course it had been Malfoy, no other person looked like him at all!

When thinking about it longer, I got an idea of why i didn't recognize him. Of course he had smiled at me, it even was a little smirk, but not at all the little trademark smirk Malfoy was known for. He had SMILED at me, while holding little Lily, the daugher of his worst enemy, Harry Potter. I shuddered. God, I had let him hold my beloved child! And worst was, I had actually found him handsome! Another sigh, and I finally slipped into my own bed.

I had expected to run in someone who went to school with me sooner or later. But why did it have to be Draco Malfoy out of all people? And since when was he so nice? And looking so good?

I immediately felt ashamed of myself. Thinking like that about another man. Not only that, but thinking like that about your dead husband's arch-enemy. I felt tears build in my eyes, but ignored it. What would Harry say about it? Would he hate me for it? No, of course not, Harry couldn't really hate at all. But he'd probably be extremely disappointed or sad or something like this. Now the tears ran down my cheecks continuously. My cushion got all wet, but I didn't care at all. Sometimes I just had to think about Harry. And cry over him. And feel how much I still loved him. I often did this, it kept me and my dead love close together somehow. Like always, I cried myself to sleep.

The following few mornings Lily would always wake me up, as usual jumping on my bed. And I'd smile at the sight, and think about what an angel she was.

"Morning honey" I'd say to her, yawning.

And she'd still keep on jumping up and down my bed, as if there was nothing better in life. "Morning mommy." It was always such a joy watching her. She was so full of life, so careless and free. Just as I had been, before... I didn't think any further, didn't want to cry again. Not in front of Lillith. GOd, how had I become so pathetic?

She glanced at me curiously and beamed with anticipation. "Mom, what time we go to the big house?"

"What are you talking about, honey?"

"Where we were last week, mommy. When you changed our name."

Now it was me to glance it her curiously. "Why do you think we're going today, Lily?"

She smiled at me with a somewhat proud face, and said "I don't think that, I know, mommy! You wrote on the re-frid-ger-ator"

I chuckled. She was extraordinary smart for a child her, but long words like that made her sound so cute! Then I shook my head disapprovingly. "Lily, I told you, lying is bad, and you shouldn't do that! You can't read, honey."

She still beamed. "I learned it mommy! All by myself! Look-" and with that she grabbed her little fairy tales book from under the bed, and begang reading "Cinderella" to me. Very slowly, and with many mistakes, but still! I couldn't believe it! My daugher had learned to read at the age of 2! She was alot smarter than I had been certainly.

I hugged Lily and gave her a loving peck on her flushed cheeks. "I'm so proud of you honey! Now don't I have a smart daugher?" Lily hugged me back, and just smiled happily. "Now, honey, you were indeed right, we're going there at 3 pm."

Afternoon came all too soon, and we were preparing to apparate to the office building. In my stomach I had this strange feeling of uneasiness. I somehow feared of meeting Malfoy again,too. But then again, it would be very strange, if he was there again, he had obviously had a random appointment last time, so why would he be there, today?

But he was. As soon is I entered the office - this time we knew the way there - I met a glance of perfectly silver-blue eyes in a shining white face, framed by streaks of sleek, yet a bit tousled silver-blonde hair. Leaving his gaze I found his lips curled into that mocking kind of Malfoy smirk, still seeming more like a smile, just like last time.

My eyes drifted down to his other bodyparts, and although I immediately felt that small amount of shame rise, I couldn't tear my eyes off him. He was wearing very tight green pants - how typical - and a black robes, the black cloth with a little silver shimmer. God, he still dressed in full Slytherin pride! His robes couldn't hide his manly features either, and that really surprised me.

I had always remembered Malfoy as the gangling, bony boy, who had always seemed a bit weak and thin, especially when being with his bulldog bodyguards Crabbe and Goyle. Now, however he looked quite the opposite of it. Even through his black clothing I could clearly see he had achieved a nice muscled chest, and probably - although I couldn't see that - nice abs and a six-pack too.

Finally, my shamefull thoughts were disturbed by my very own daughter who exitedly ran over to the man I had studied the past two minutes. "Mommy look! Mr.Ghost is here again!" she cried out. I cringed. As I knew Malfoy he'd get angry now. I remembered him threatening me, once, in 3rd grade, because I told him his face was pale. He didn't show any anger, surprisingly. In fact, he smiled. Hell, he SMILED, after being called a ghost! Lillith continued her horrifying babbling and looked at me happlily. "Mommy, are you listening! Look, the man with the white hair is here. Last time-"

"Lily stop it! You know you aren't supposed to-" I interrupted her, but was myself cut off by Malfoy himself, who was smiling at Lily.

"Mr Ghost is actually called Draco, young Lady" he said, and Lily gave him his most charming smile, and hugged him. Uhh SICK, she hugged MALFOY!

I finally managed to calm down and called Lily firmly "Come here, honey, I'm sure the young man has alot to do." When Lily didn't react, and Malfoy finally offered me his best trademark smirk, I eventually got angry and annoyed. "Lillith you come here NOW! And leave Mr.GHOST alone" I emphasized the "Mr.Ghost" part, hoping to annoy him just a little bit as well, but he obviously didn't care.

Instead of getting angry, he just smiled once more, and got up, bringing my daughter back into my arms.

"Nice to see you again, Ms Granger!" he said in a mockingly polite tone and his nose twitched dangeriously. "Or should I rather say Mrs POTTER?"

How DARE he! Hoe dare he saying Harry's name in such a disgusting way! All I wanted to do now, was slap him right across his damns ghost face. Hard. But I just couldn't. Not in front of Lily!

Instead I gave him my best cold stare. We stood there for quite a few moments, staring in each others eyes. It felt like old times. School times. Always when I had called him a slimy ferret, and he had answered with "filthy mudblood" we had stared at each other for minutes, just like now. I was furious, and my eyes probably the darkest possible brown, and very fiery. His eyes however, a mixture of blue, gray and shining silver were really cold. As cold as ice. That stupid song starting playing in my mind, and - deciding this was not the right time to think of some dumb song I finally spoke.

"Malfoy how dare you speaking my husbands name in a tone like that?" I questioned, trying to sound as calm is possibly.

I didn't get an answer. Malfoy simply smirked, and placed his pale hand on my right shoulder. I shivered at the touch, and Malfoy's smile turned into a sneering grin. "Such lonely times, Ms Granger, isn't that so? Send me an owl and I'll take care of that! Like I said, nice to see you again, and-" Another smile. Real smile this time. "Hope to see you soon, young lady." The last part had been directed to Lily, and with that he left, leaving me absolutely bewildered, and Lily extremely happy.

What in god's name had THAT been about?