Heya! Sorry I didn't post in a long time! I was so incredibly busy! Anyways, I wont be able to post this summer either, because im going on vacation. But I promise ill post before September! I'm so sorry! I just wont have access to any source of internet during my vacation! Again, im so sorry!!!

So yeah. Here's the chapter! I hope you guys enjoy it! Knock yourselves out ;)

Chapter Five:

The Day after Yesterday

The first week of school seemed like an eternity to Rami. Not only did he seem a bit distant from all the other students in his year, but he also had a bit of trouble with all his classes. Well, most of them. But one great thing came out of moving to this new school, and that was that he was no more taunted by horrible memories.

As he lay in his bed in the quite, peaceful dorm, he couldn't help but think about his parents. His loving parents, who were both in Azkaban. What had droved them to doing what they did, he never found out.

The last thing he remembered that was remotely related to them was that his uncle had came to his house while Rami was home alone, and told him to pack his belongings and come downstairs when he was finished packing. Rami made no objections, seeing as how he hated the summer break, and assumed that the two of them were going on a vacation. He finished packing and went downstairs to find his uncle standing in front of a piece of newspaper, whispering something to himself. He told Rami that the newspaper was a portkey, and that the two were going to touch it at the same time in order for it to work. They did this, and were soon transported into a shabby hotel inside a wizard pub.

At the beginning, Rami was not even a tad bit curious about why they were in London. The next day, however, his uncle told him the reason why he was there, and not back in Belgium.

"Rami, you are aware that your parents are on Voldemort's side, yes?"

"Who's Voldemort?" Rami asked bluntly.

"He's an evil wizard who just recently rose to power. I'm surprised you've never heard his name before, seeing as how your parents were so close to him."

"What? So you're saying my parents were on the evil side? That's insane."

"It's the truth. And you're old enough to accept it. I was forced to take you to London after your parents were sent to Azkaban. You do know where Azkaba-"

"Azkaban??? They were sent to Azkaban?" Rami gaped. Azkaban was the worst punishment to possibly give to any wizard or witch. What had his parents done?

His uncle sighed. "They were convicted because of cruel torture made towards muggles and muggle-born witches and wizards."

Rami was too shocked to say anything. His uncle ordered him to rest for a while, and to enjoy London. He also informed him that he would now be attending a school called Hogwarts, since it was much closer to London than Durmstrang was.

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Rami wiped away a tear running down his cheek. He hated thinking about his parents, and how they had given up on him. They had never even wrote a letter in the months they spent in Azkaban. For that matter, they were barely ever even home months before they were sent to Azkaban. Rami started believing what his uncle had said, as painful as it was to accept.

But it had all changed now. Or it was going to change. He was in a new school, had new friends, and was going to start a new life. It was the beginning of the beginnings, Rami thought to himself. His new friends were caring, and seemed to have a huge influence in the school. Plus, he had only been there for a week, and he already had a girlfriend.

Well, he thought as he took off his shirt due to the heat, Lily Evans' isn't really my girlfriend. Not yet. The two were to go on a date to Hogwarts the next day. Wicked.

However, Rami couldn't help but feel guilty. On the first day of school, he was informed that one of his first friends had a huge crush on Lily Evans. But Rami couldn't help it. What if he liked Lily, too? He had the courage to ask her on a date, and she said yes. As far as he saw it, it was James' fault he didn't ask Lily out sooner.

Rami's thoughts were soon interrupted by a knock on the door. He got up and dashed towards it, expecting to see the marauders with a whole lot of deserts from the kitchen. Instead he saw Lily Evans.

Lily was wearing a shirt too big for her and a pair of shorts. Her mouth was slightly open as her eyes examined his topless appearance.

"Seen enough?" he commented, smiling slyly.

Lily, who seemed to have just noticed that he was watching her, said, "Sorry I wasn't really looking looking, I zoned out there for a couple seconds." She closed her eyes and mentally slapped herself.

Rami laughed. "I understand. Wanna come inside?"

"No. I don't want to disturb you guys."

"The marauders aren't here," I informed her, winking. "It's only me"

Lily seemed to be fighting the temptation to come inside. "It's ok. I'm fine here."

She's a good girl, then, he thought.

"I just wanted to ask you if our date is still on", she asked, smiling sweetly.

"Unless you have other plans, yes." He got the distinct impression that she never went on a date, since she didn't really seem to believe that he had asked her out.

"No, I don't. So ill see you tomorrow then, right?"

"Sure thing. 12 o'clock, right?", he smiled charmingly at her. Lily smiled back and left. There was a slight skip to her walk, which couldn't help but make him smile.

Rami sighed and returned to his bed. He flopped down on it and opened a book that James had let him borrow a few days ago: One day in the life of a Quiddich superstar. James seemed obsessed with the book and had told Rami that he used some of the ideas to train the quiddich team.

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James and Sirius entered the common room. James waved at a few of his fellow classmates as he and Sirius made their way towards the seventh year boys' dorm.

"Hey, Sirius", Brad Smith yelled from across the room. "Did you finish your Potions essay?"

"Of course not. I think ill just borrow Evans' tomorrow", Sirius replied unworriedly. James laughed.

"Evans wouldn't lend you her essay. She doesn't lend anyone her homework. Ever."

"Yes, Black. Unlike some people, I actually have morals." James and Sirius turned around to see Lily Evans standing behind them, with her hands on her hips and a stern look on her beautiful face.

Sirius grinned his famous grin. "I do have morals, Lily dear. And one of my morals is that I don't eavesdrop on what others are saying."

"Well, its not really considered eavesdropping if you're talking about me. Besides, how could I not hear what you two were saying, seeing as how you were yelling across the common room?"

"Tsk, Tsk, Lily. Don't raise your voice to me", he said coolly.

Lily looked like she was about to explode. She closed her eyes for a few seconds and tried to keep calm. When she reopened them, she gave Sirius and James a fierce look and said and walked off.

"Thanks, Black. Now she's angry at me too", James watched her leave the common room and go to her dorm.

"Well, she would've gotten angry at you sooner or later", Sirius shrugged, walking towards the dorm. "Where do you suppose Remus and Peter are?"

"Remus is most likely in the library, and Peter probably went with him as well", following Sirius. The two reached the boys' dorm and entered it. Rami was lying on his bed and reading James' book.

"Enjoying it?" James asked, glancing at the book.

"Apart from the fact that the main character is rather narcissistic, it's great", Rami responded. He closed the book. "Did you get anything from the kitchens?"

"Yup. Here", James said, giving him a butterbeer. "I got it off an elf. He probably got it in Hogsmeade."

"Hogsmeade, eh? Isn't that where students go on the weekends?"

"Yeah", Sirius responded for James. "Why don't you come with us? We're planning on picking up some girls at the pub."

"Sorry, I already have a date", Rami responded. He quickly regretted saying that.

"What? Who?" James asked, taking off his shirt to reveal a muscular body (A/N: drools).

"My thoughts exactly! You've only been here for a week and you've already got a date! You lucky…guy", Sirius said, grinning. "So who is it?"

"Well…it's a girl in our year", Rami replied casually.

"Who?!?!" James asked more urgently.

"We're fine as long as it's not Lily, eh James?" Sirius laughed.

Rami swallowed hard before saying, "Actually, it's Lily Evans."

Lily woke up early the next day from the sound of Nada's voice. Lily opened her eyes to see Nada and Marlene standing on their beds and yelling at one another.

"What's going on?" Lily asked, yawning. She looked at her alarm clock: 9:30.

"Marlene was telling me that Florence is going out with Sirius! The bitch!!!" Nada yelled, stomping her feet on her bed. She looked like she could kill.

"What? That can't be true. Sirius wouldn't ever date a Slytherin, let alone Florence. Maybe it was Regulus Black, his brother?" Lily commented. She got up from her bed and headed towards the restroom.

"Maybe. That would make more sense. Plus, weren't Sirius and Florence together two years ago?" Marlene said, yawning. Nada got even angrier.

"Does this mean that I've kissed the same guy that Florence kissed years ago?" she said, feeling somewhat nauseous. Marlene chuckled.

The 7th year Gryffindor girls had come up with their own plans on how to spend the day. Nada had proposed that they could go to Madam Puddifoot, and watch couples from their year and get the latest in gossip. Teresa, a vivacious roommate of theirs said that they should go to The Three Broomsticks and have some butterbeer. When asked for Lily's opinion, the redhead shrugged, saying that she had to go somewhere.

"With who?" Gabi asked her. Lily got the distinct impression that Gabi had read her mind.

"With…no one", she responded, not meeting her eyes.

"James?"

"Potter? Of course not!" Lily replied, outraged.

"Well it is someone, I can tell. How about Lupin?" Elina asked.

"Of course not. We're only friends."

"Sirius?" Nada added, giving Lily a glare.

"No, I wouldn't do that to you!"

"Lily…it isn't Peter, is it? I mean, I know the marauders are handsome…but Peter isn't", Gabi gave her friend a worried look.

"What? Who said im going with a marauder?" Lily said, quizzing them.

"It's an assumption. Who else can it be? How about that new student…Rami?"

Lily didn't want to lie to her friends, yet didn't want to tell them the truth, either. She could just imagine Gabi saying how romantic it is, Elina telling her how it's much better than going with James, and Nada commenting on how cute he was.

"Well", she slowly responded, weighing the impact of each word before saying it, "he asked if I'd like to accompany him."

"So, in plain words…you're going on a date with him? How romantic! Lily and Rami, I can see it now!" Gabi said dreamily.

"Better Rami than James", Elina commented, curling her hair with her fingers.

"He's so cute and dreamy!" Nada smiled.

Lily raised her eyebrow at the three and asked them what she should wear for the occasion. Gabi thought that she should dress casually and wear a slight amount of makeup. Nada nodded and said she'd do Lily's hair, while Elina lent Lily some of her own makeup. Gabi quickly went through the redhead's luggage, trying to find the perfect thing for the occasion.

"Honestly you guys, you don't have to do all this for me", Lily said, blushing as red as a tomato.

"How can we not do something? It's got to be perfect! Besides, we don't have anything else to do…" Nada replied, smiling fondly at her friend.

It was almost afternoon by the time the trio had finished doing everything they could to Lily. Gabi had decided on letting her wear muggle clothing: a beige skirt that came an inch above the knee and a white blouse. Nada magically curled Lily's hair and instructed her to leave it down (seeing as how Lily had a knack for tying her hair in a messy bun). Elina gently applied a bit of makeup to Lily's already beautiful face, making her look even prettier. The three stepped away to admire their work.

Before Lily could thank the three for doing all they could, they heard a knock on the door. "I'll get it!" Nada said, grinning at Lily before dashing towards the door. She opened the door slightly, so that the rest couldn't see who the visitor was. Nada said something, laughed, turned to Lily and grinned even more. Lily smiled back and headed towards the door. She then opened it to see Rami standing there, looking like the deliciously hot person he was. (A/N: ok…that was totally uncalled for, but who cares? Plus, since when is hott with a double "t" not a word?)

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"Hey", he smiled charmingly at her.

"Hi", she replied. She quickly closed the door and the two headed down the stairs. "By the way", she asked, "how did you get up the stairs? Boys aren't allowed."

"I have my ways. The Marauders taught me how", he answered, grinning.

Damn the marauders, Lily thought, as they entered the common room. The common room was filled with people, as usual. The 7th year students were getting ready for their trip, taking some of their younger friends with them. Lily noticed some of her own roommates sitting in a corner playing Exploding Snaps. She smiled.

The two left the common room and quickly made their way to the entrance hall. They then joined the queue of people being signed out by Professor McGonagall, occasionally catching each other's eye and grinning, but not talking to each other.

They left the entrance hall and walked in complete silence, which was only interrupted a few times by Rami's comments about the beauty of the school.

They left the gates and entered Hogsmeade, which looked perfect in autumn. Hogsmeade was quite, except for the occasional group of seventh year students who were heading towards the Hog's Head or the Three Broomsticks.

"So where do you want to go?" Lily asked, once they reached the High Street. Rami didn't answer quickly; he was too busy looking at a Quiddich shop. Lily chuckled, but didn't say anything.

"Well, where do you want to go? This is the first time I've been here."

"How about The Three Broomsticks? Its where a lot of the students go during these visits. Plus, they have the best butterbeers ever!" Lily commented, pointing towards the entrance to The Three Broomsticks.

"Sure thing", he said, smiling. Lily smiled back, took his hand, and took him to The Three Broomsticks. The two entered the pub and found an empty table near the back. Lily sat across from Rami, who was busy scanning the pub. He then got up and went to buy drinks for the two, leaving Lily alone.

Lily searched the pub, looking for a familiar face. She noticed the Marauders sitting close-by. They were busy looking over what seemed like a parchment, and had a serious look on their faces. Lily noticed that Remus seemed to be saying something to James, but James interrupted him. He had a rather stressful look on his face.

Then, as if he had just noticed that Lily was sitting only a few tables away, James turned around to glance at her. Lily quickly looked away, breaking the eye contact. She didn't want him to think that she was spying on them.

"Here", Rami's voice interrupted her thoughts. She looked up to see that he was back, with two butterbeers in his hands. Lily quickly glanced at James, and saw an expression on his face that she'd never seen before; hurt.

She took one of the two drinks out of Rami's hand, and slowly drank it. "Is something wrong?" Rami asked, noticing that she seemed a bit distant.

"No. So, tell me more about yourself, Rami. Are you muggle-born?"

"Me? No. I'm a pure-blood, but I lived my life mostly as a muggle. I mean, I did things the muggle way, and had muggle friends. Are you muggle-born?"

"Yes. So what do you do in the summer?"

"I hang out with my muggle friends."

"But don't your parents mind? I mean, don't they want you to be with other wizards and witches?"

That was it. Lily had asked him the ultimate question, involving his parents. What was he to say? "My parents don't really care. They're too busy with their own things to care about me."

"Oh, im sorry", she said. She did look sorry, too.

"Its ok. I'm just not used to talking about them."

"So…are you enjoying Hogwarts?" Lily asked, changing the subject.

"It's better than Durmstrang, in a way. Plus, I have great friends."

"The marauders?" Lily asked, smiling. She seemed to be trying hard not to laugh.

"Yes. They're wicked."

"I'm sure they are. They have a knack for getting people on their side. I don't understand how they do it!"

"Its probably the fact that they're nice to everyone."

"Nice?" Lily looked as if she was about to explode.

"Yes, well, they're nice to everyone that I know. Why, are they mean to you?"

"Yes. Mostly Potter and Sirius."

Rami chuckled and took a sip from his drink. "Yes, well, they seem to talk much about you."

"What? So they told you about me?" her eyes quickly darted to the table with the Marauders. Sirius caught her gaze and smiled charmingly at her. She rolled her eyes and looked away.

"A bit. They did talk about you, though. James seems to fancy you."

Lily took a few quick sips from her drink. "Unfortunately, he does."

"So what would you say if he asked you out?"

"I'd say no, like I did many times before. There's nothing more to say. Can we change the subject?"

Rami sighed. "Sure. What do you want to talk about?"

A new thought reached Lily's mind. "Can I ask you an honest question?"

"Shoot."

"Well, I don't mean to be rude…but did the Marauders tell you to ask me out?" she pointed her thumb at their direction.

"Huh? No. I asked you out myself, because I thought you were really sweet."

Lily blushed. "Thanks." The two then finished drinking their butterbeers in silence. Rami asked her if she wanted another one, but Lily politely refused. So the two left the pub afterwards, heading to nowhere in particular.

They walked towards the High Street, and passed many shops, entering only a few. They talked about different topics, including Quiddich and their teachers. Lily found Rami to be a great listener and talking to him seemed just like talking to her own friends. After they passed by most of the stores and their feet had started aching, they decided to sit down on a bench outside of Dervish and Banges. The sun was setting, and many of the students were returning to Hogwarts.

"So…" Rami said, thinking of what to say.

"Yeah." Lily responded. "I had a lot of fun today. Couldn't have been any better."

Rami chuckled. The fun has barely begun, he thought to himself. "Well, how would you like to end the day?"

"I don't know", she said, smiling. She got up, and so did he. "We better start heading back."

He smiled charmingly at her, his eyes boring into her's. He moved his head a bit closer to her's, and before she had any time to react, he kissed her.

His mouth closed the scant inches between them and came down on her's. Rami jerked her closer to him and lightly planted a kiss on her tender lips. Lily didn't pull away. She didn't want to. Her blood raced and her heart beat quickened. The kiss was slow and languorous. After some time did she become aware of how ridiculous her hands looked by her side. She clamped her arms tightly around his neck and inched closer. His scent filled her senses. The feel of his cheeks against her soft skin made her heart accelerated even more.

God. He was a good kisser. No, a great kisser.

She made a move to withdraw her arms from his neck, but he pressed her closer, not allowing her to move. He kissed her more thoroughly, cupping her cheek and brushing her flushed skin with his thumb.

After what seemed like eternity to her, his tongue parted her lips. Lily immediately tried to direct his lips back to her's, but he pulled away and gently gripped her shoulder.

"Wow", was all Lily could say. Rami chuckled in response.

Meanwhile, James was busy watching the two, thinking of the different ways of which he could kill Rami.

Ok…sorry for the cliffy, but I just couldn't resist! LoL. plus, I wanted to keep you guys on the edge 'till the next time I posted! Hehe.

amandil: Hi! Thanks for reading! Well, about the whole deflating part…well he did deflate his head. But in my opinion, he'll deflate it more when he and Lily kinda get together. So yeah. He's a bit of an egotistical person now… huggles thanks for the review!

Padfootlet: Thanks! huggles to you, too

Missers: LoL! omg, I swear, you like read my mind! giggles LoL. but yeah. thank you so much! I luv reading your replies! cookies and huggles

marrianna847: Hey! Thanks for the review! And I don't mind criticism, as long as its constructive! (how cliché is that? LoL) but anyways, about the fast pacing and stuff…I took your advice and kinda slowed down on this chapter. Or did I? wonders well, I think I did.

And about the whole Bellatrix thing…hmm, well I mentioned that Bellatrix seemed to want to be on the side that had the advantage. Plus, she kinda could tell that something was wrong. And Bellatrix doesn't seem like the type to wanna miss out on an opportunity to lower someone's self esteem ;)

Thanks a lot for the review! huggles