Disclaimer: Ditto as ever.
I know the fact that I am bringing in people, that were not at Hogwarts at the same time as Lily, may annoy some people, but this is my story! So here it goes!
Chapter 10: Tom.
" 'Agrid's the name!" said the giant boy standing in front of them.
"Hello Agrid!" smiled Remus, putting out his hand for him to shake, "Remus Lupin, pleased to meet you"
"Not Agrid, 'Agrid!" he laughed, "with an H,"
"Nice to meet you Hagrid," whimpered Lily, "I'm Lily Potter."
"You 'ere for an early breakfast too?" he asked.
"Um, something like that!" smiled Remus,
"Anyway 'ave to go! Nice meetin' you both," he did a kind of half bow and exited through the low doorway.
"Wow!" grinned Lily, "He was amazing!" she heard a thump behind her, turning around she saw Remus looking slightly pale sat on the floor surrounded by house elves, "Remus what's the matter?"
"You know, it's a full moon tomorrow," he managed a weak grin,
"Oh Remus I totally forgot!" she knelt down beside him and held his shoulders to support him, "can he have some food please?" she asked the nearest house elf. Nodding furiously he rushed of returning with a tray full of food.
"Lily?" Remus laughed, "If you are ever stuck for a present for me, buy me a house elf!"
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Lily was stood by the Quidditch pitch with the invisibility cloak in her bag, she had got there 5 minutes early encase James got there before her, as it turned out, he didn't.
She was now stood watching the Slytherin play a friendly game against Ravenclaw, (not that you could call any of the Slytherins games friendly). The Slytherin seeker was watching her in a way that made her feel uneasy.
Suddenly he was diving, full speed towards her. Lily froze; he was going to hit her! He was metres away when she shut her eyes waiting for the impact, but it never came. She opened her eyes to see the boy's handsome, laughing, smile in front of her face, in his hand was the golden snitch, and it had been behind her. That was the reason he was watching her. Or was it.
"Shouldn't you go and celebrate your team winning?" she asked with a smile,
"You're Lily Potter aren't you? I've been watching you," he grinned mysteriously,
"I might be! Who are you?"
"You're not a pure blood are you? I normally only allow pure-bloods to be my mates, oh well, I could make an exception for a pretty face!" he smiled.
"That is very cheesy, but thank-you for the complement. You do know I'm in Gryffindor don't you? Don't Slytherin hate us?" she couldn't believe she was flirting with a Slytherin! There was something about his smile.
"Wow, you're making me go against all my principles, but I suppose I could bend that rule, just don't mention it again!" he chuckled,
"So are you going to tell me your name?" Lily asked,
"Of course, my name is Tom Marvolo Riddle,"
"LILY!" she turned around, it was James, "Lily thank goodness you are still here, I got a little over involved in my eating!" he laughed, "So where is my present?"
"Oh right," Lily dug in her bag for the cloak, talking all the time, "it's an invisibility cloak, Remus knows about it, so does Chloe, but no one else, keep it secret, don't lose it and…well…have fun!" she turned around, missing the look of excitement on James face. Tom was gone.
"Thanks Lily, I can't believe you are giving this to me…I," he grabbed her into a tight hug, "thank you so much," he mumbled, "you are the best girl in the world!"
"That's okay, I hardly use it," all Lily could think about was Tom.
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"Oh, Chloe he was wonderful!" Lily was dancing around the girls bedroom, "He had these piercing eyes, and this mysterious smile!" she sighed and sunk onto the bed,
"But he's Slytherin Lily! And what about James," Chloe stared at her and whispered through clenched teeth, "He's your BOYFRIEND!" Lily spun round,
"What about James?" she giggled, and looked wide eyed, "he never asked me! Everyone just assumed…"
"Including JAMES! You'll break his heart if you chase after this Tom fellow, besides he is a fifth year Lil!" Chloe interrupted.
"Okay, but if Tom talks to me I am not going to ignore him," she laughed with a mischievous look on her face.
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The next day Remus was looking terrible, his face was pale and he kept on running out of classes, but that wasn't Lily's problem.
That morning James had come into the common room, thrown his arms around Lily (who was quietly studying for a charms test professor Flitwick had set for them) and announced to everyone that, "for reasons he could not say, Lily was the best girlfriend he could ever have!"
Chloe gave her a sinister look that made Lily turn bright red with guilt, James kissed her on the cheek and then took off for his first lesson.
It was now evening and Lily was pacing the corridor outside the portrait of the fat lady, not wanting to walk in and talk to James.
"What am I going to do!" she muttered to herself,
"Oh no Lily Potter, not going mad are you? Talking to yourself," Lily looked up,
"Tom!" she gasped, Tom flashed a smile,
"Missed me?" he laughed,
Wolfe: What do you think? I was running out of story lines and I thought this would be an interesting twist!
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