There was a soft voice whispering to her. Whispering words that she couldn't hear. She was locked in a dark room and someone was behind her. She strained to hear what he was saying. It was definitely a man or was it a boy she couldn't tell the voice was too fait. Then there was pounding coming from the locked door. The knocking grew louder. Lilly sat up like a bolt of lightening. The knocking was not part of a dream it was her father. She jumped out of bed and ran to the door.

"Hello Father. I'm terribly sorry I fell asleep."

"That's alright dear. I've just heard from Cornelius Fudge. He says he'd be more that happy to have us at the game. They are adding some extra seats to the top box for the guards and us. So, as long as you keep up your half of the deal we'll go."

"REALLY!!! You mean it?"

"Of course I mean it Lilly!" King Dalon said laughing, "But there's something that I'd like to talk to you about."

"Sure what?" Lilly said in bliss.

"Dear you might want to sit down so I can explain this all to you." He said walking with Lilly to her bed, "As you know you are a Princess and of pure-blood when it comes to the wizarding world. And because of this you are well to marry someone of nobility and pureblooded. And well if you haven't hear the Malfoy's, who are a pureblood family, have a son your age. His name is Draco. And well in a few weeks his father is to be knighted as a Lord, which would mean Draco would become a Lord too. And well his mother and I have come to an arrangement..."

"YOU ARE KIDDING ME RIGHT!!!! Don't you DARE tell me I'm to marry this kid?!"

"Well yes. But dear just calm down for a minute and let me explain some things to you." He said urgently because Lilly had jumped up off the bed and had walked away to her daybed window, "Now Lilly this was not how I hoped you'd get married but they are a powerful family and if we don't go along things could become very dangerous for us and no amount of protection could help." He lied.

"DAD please don't do this to me!!"

"You have plenty of time to get to know him. He goes to Hogwarts. And well I'm not sure if everything will go to plan alright?"

"I hate you! Get out and leave me alone!"

"Lilly..."

"I said get OUT!"

King Dalon sighed and left the room without saying another word. At least she knew part of the story he swore to Severus not to say anything about the whole plan. He didn't even understand all of it.

Lilly stood in her room her back to the door. She turned around and grabbed her antique glass vase and hurled it at the door. It shattered into millions of little pieces. The sound of the shattering glass made Mek screech in fright.

"Sorry Mek. But can you believe him!! An arranged marriage!! GOD! No way in hell am I going through an arranged marriage to some prick like what's name... Draco Malfoy!!"

"Whoo."

"You said it. Who's ever heard of an arranged marriage in the 20th century! I won't go through with it! Not in a million years! I want to choose who I marry!" Lilly said her anger subsiding, "I wish mom was still alive."

She walked over to her window and looked out upon the castle's grounds. The sky was a perfect blue with no clouds and the grass, which was being cut, was as green as green could be. The flowers were all blooming. Turning away she walked to the broken vase and whipped out her wand and repaired it. She then placed it back on her table and left her room.

She ran down the halls and stairs of the castle and burst through the back doors. She ran through the gardens and through the orchard. She passed the maze and ran to the forest she ran along it until she found the secret entrance. Lilly continued down the narrow path that weaved in between the large trees until she reached the small clearing she was searching for.

She used to come here when she was younger to talk to her mother and the fairies. When Lilly was six and she got in trouble she came here and the fairies comforted her. They used to sing and dance together. They taught Lilly all sorts of different fairy languages. Once they built her a swing out of vines, flowers and leaves. Lilly ran to the swing and curled up on it and began to swing and hum her favorite song.

After a while of singing, reminiscing, and taking in the sweet smell of the mystical flowers and herbs Lilly got off the swing and headed back to the castle for dinner and to get ready for the World Cup the next day.

Dinner that night in the palace was a quiet and tense one. Neither, King Dalon or Princess Lilly spoke during the entire meal. All the servants and maids felt the tension when they entered the dinning room but said nothing. Shortly after dinner Princess Lilly left for he bedroom and said she was turning which she never normally did.

Lilly packed all the clothes she would need for the World Cup and then when she was done she opened her windows to let in all the fresh summer night air. She lit all of the candles in her room and stepped out onto her balcony to look at the stars. Then she reentered her room and let Mek out of his cage. Before she went to bed she said a prayer for her mother and blew out all the flickering candles.

A/N: Sorry about not telling you the other secrets but I promise you will find out later on. Don't forget to R/R! In the next chapter: Lilly heads off the the World Cup and runs into a few people.