"Lily?" whispered Ebony. She pulled open the curtains of Lily's bed. Lily rolled over, opened her eyes.
"Ebony, it's four in the morning," she said as she looked at her watch. "What on earth do you want?"
"What happened?" Ebony asked as she sat on the bed.
"When?" asked Lily, sitting up against the headboard.
"When you talked to James!" Said Ebony. "He's really depressed."
"Wasn't he really depressed before?" said Lily.
"Well… yeah… but he seems to have lost all hope."
"He got a letter from his father."
"So…"
"He threatened to kill me if James didn't stop seeing me."
"Oh, God."
"Yeah… and I honestly don't see a way around it. James says he'll find a way… but honestly, how can he? There is no way!"
"You have to have faith, Lily."
"Faith!" she scoffed. "Faith… what has faith gotten me? I had faith in James and he turned out to be engaged to that loathsome little chit, Amy. I had faith that my mother wouldn't leave me with my bastard of a father, and she ran away and left me with him. I had faith that –"
"I know, Lily." Ebony interrupted. "But… there's always hope. We'll find a way out."
"I really don't see how we can." Said Lily.
"Maybe.." started Ebony. Then she stopped.
"Maybe what?"
"Well… I heard Amy talking to some of her friends."
"And?"
"It was about that attack in London…"
"Yeah?"
"She said her father was involved."
"Involved how?"
"One of the… death eaters."
"Really?"
"Yes… if we could.. I don't know… exploit that information… find proof… maybe that would get James out of the engagement…"
"That doesn't change the fact that James's father hates the… situation of my birth."
"So you're not a pureblood… he'll get over it."
"I don't know…"
"It could work! C'mon, Lily. What's the harm in trying?"
"None, I suppose."
"Exactly!"
"Well…okay."
"Good…to-morrow we'll make a plan… and then set it into action."
Author's Note: I know... it was short, and kind of sucked. Please don't hurt me!! On the plus side... I did upate!! I know... I took me a while. I'm sorry... school took over my life. But we're on break for another week, so I may even be able to write another chapter!! Please review.. you can tell me how much I suck!! YAY!