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Chapter 5: Part 1 - Midnight Meeting

Lily crept down the staircase and was halfway across the common room when a hand grabbed her shoulder. She jumped, a hand on her chest.

"Hermione! What are you trying to do, give me a heart attack?!"

"What are you doing up?"

Lily was already at the portrait hole, opening it. "It's none of your business. Go back to bed."

"Oh no, I'm coming with you."

"WHAT?!"

"Shh!" The girls passed a suit of armour when something grabbed Hermione's leg. Hermione tripped and fell. It wasn't enough to attract Mrs. Norris's attention. Lily turned to the thing, wand out and saw...

"Neville?!"

The boy looked up, startled. "Lily? Hermione?"

Lily stared at him, then Hermione. "I'm going now. If anyone else plans on coming...?"

Ten minutes later, Lily, Hermione and Neville were tiptoeing up the staircase and towards the trophy room. Lily's eyes glowed when she saw the blond. "Dray!"

Draco turned and nearly fell over from Lily running into him. She attached herself to him, her arms around his waist. "Hi Lily." He returned her hug, then noticed Hermione and Neville. "What are they doing here?"

"Them? They followed me."

"Ahh..." He looked at the two Griffindors and nodded in way of greeting. "Lily, what happened with McGonagall? And please let go."

Lily did as she was told. "You're looking at the new Griffindor seeker!"

"You've got to be joking!"

"Congratulations Lily."

"Thanks 'Mione, Neville." She turned to Draco, who looked like he was in shock. "Well?"

"Is the Griffindor Quidditch team that desperate?"

"Hey!"

Draco smiled. "Sorry. Congrats Lily. That would make you the youngest player in a century, right?"

"Yep! Oh...please don't tell anyone. It's supposed to be a secret." Hermione and Neville nodded. She looked at Draco. "Please? Draco, I'll do anything!"

Draco smirked. "Anything?"

"Yes!"

Hermione sighed. "Lily maybe you should think about what you're saying."

"I know what I'm doing 'Mione." She turned back to Draco. "Please Dray?"

"Alright. I'll think about the anything later."

"Oh thanks Draco!" Lily hugged him and he chuckled, returning the hug.

"You're welcome. Go ba--"

There was a noise in the next room that cut Draco off. The four stiffened when they heard Filch's voice.

"Sniff around my sweet. They might be lurking in a corner."

Draco grabbed Lily's hand and indicated to the two other Gryffindors to follow. The four students snuck out of the trophy room and began running down halls until they ended up outside the charms classroom.

"I think we're safe now."

"You sure Lily?"

"Yeah."

She spoke too soon.

"STUDENTS OUT OF BED IN THE CHARMS CORRIDOR!"

Lily turned to see Peeves as Draco dragged her down the hall to the locked door that Hermione was unlocking. Once they were inside, Draco and Hermione leaned against the door, listening as Filch stomped away.

"Uhh...Dray?"

"Yeah?"

"I think you should turn around."

Draco turned to see a three-headed dog, which filled most of the space between the ceiling and the floor.

"Well, what now?"

Lily shrugged. "Run like the Furies are on our tail?"

Draco nodded. "That's an idea. Let's do that."

When Lily, Hermione and Neville walked into the common room, Rom was waiting for them. Lily's eyes narrowed when she saw him.

"Did you meet Malfoy?"

"Yes. And we had a time trying to avoid Filch. You told him, didn't you?"

Ron glared at her. "And if I did, what would you do?"

"I'd kill you, that's what."

Part 2 – A secret

Quidditch season started soon. Lily was glad that there was something to take her mind off her recent run in with the troll at Halloween. She and Ron were friends, for lack of a better word. He still fought with Draco, but didn't do anything to make her angry.

The first Quidditch match was Slytherin vs. Gryffindor.

Lily was in the Great Hall early that morning. Only a few Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws were up. She was poking at her oatmeal when Draco and Blaise sauntered up.

"Lilith."

"Blaise."

"Lily."

"Dray." The two Slytherins sat on either side of her. Lily couldn't stop a smirk from forming when she saw the reaction of the older students.

Blaise watched her pick at her food. "You're nor nervous, are you?"

"No, not--" She looked up at him, suspicious. "What do you mean nervous?" Not waiting for an answer, she turned to the other Slytherin. "Draco? You told him, didn't you?"

"Well...Yes."

"Oh, I'm go--"

"Now Blaise!"

The boys attacked Lily on both sides. She yelped and jumped away from the boys to hide behind one of the Professors who happened to pass by.

Professor Snape.

"Miss Black, what exactly are you doing?"

A pair of innocent seeming blue eyes stared up at him. "Hiding from Draco and Blaise."

Snape sighed. "And why are you hiding from Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Zabini?"

Tears appeared in her eyes and her voice wavered. "Th-they were t-tickling me!"

"...Ah..."

THUMP!

THUMP!

THUMP!

THUMP!

"And what was that? Mr. Zabini?"

"2 Hufflepuffs, 1 Ravenclaw and 1 McGonagall fainting."

"I see..." Snape turned to leave, but was stopped by Lily.

"Professor, what happened to your leg?"

"That, Miss Black, is none of your concern."

"But Professor..."

Blaise and Draco joined in. "You can trust us Professor."

"We won't tell anyone. You can tell us in your office godfather. Please?"

"Fine, but only because that was very good acting. My office right after the Quidditch game."

"Yes sir!"

"By the way Miss Black, you would have made an excellent Slytherin."

"Thank you sir." After Snape left, she frowned. "I think..."

Draco, Blaise and Lily, still in her scarlet Quidditch robes, raced through the halls to professor Snape's office in the dungeons. Hermione and Ron wanted to take her down to Hagrid's after, but she told them she was going up to the tower to have a nap.

"Professor!"

The Potions Master looked up from one of his books as the three ran in. "Welcome. I suppose congratulations are in order Miss Black? Catching the snitch in your mouth?"

Lily blushed. "Thanks sir."

Blaise looked impatient and Snape let the three into the back room where they arranged themselves on the couch, Lily in the centre.

"I don't know if I should be telling you this." Three pairs of pleading eyes stared at him. "Well..."

Hermione and Ron had just turned the corner to the Fat Lady's portrait, eager to tell her what they had learned from Hagrid, to see Lily exiting the portrait hole, dressed in her Hogwarts uniform.

"Lily!"

The crimson haired girl looked up and tripped out of the common room. She stumbled and looked at her housemates, annoyed, once she regained her balance. "Yes?"

"Did you enjoy your nap?"

"Well--"

"Never mind that. We found out who was jinxing your broom."

"I kn--"

"It was Snape."

"WHAT?!"

"He's after whatever that dog, Fluffy, is guarding."

"Who's--"

"Fluffy's that three-headed dog by the way. Anyway. . ."

Lily sighed as Hermione and Ron spoke rapidly and she wondered why she bothered.

Poor Lily... R&R