A/N:Those classes are explained in this chapter! It's a big development in Lily's schooling.
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The rest of Lily's week went very well. Molly still wasn't talking to her, but James was back on speaking terms, even if he weren't quite as friendly as he had been. Lily had officially decided to not participate in Charms Club. Fabian had let her know that he was quitting, so she didn't see any point in staying.
She hadn't really talked very much to any of the Slytherins, except for interactions in class. James and Sirius were delighted to note that she was spending her free time with them. Even though this was only because she hadn't been invited to any of their meetings again, and her pride prevented her from asking.
Today was tryout day. Fabian had stopped her in the common room almost every night to remind her about them. The entire team would be there to help choose, including Sirius and James, who were apparently fantastic Chasers.
She had been worrying about it a little, even though she kept on reminding herself that she was only trying out as a favor for Fabian. The day went by very fast, and before she knew it, Care of Magical Creatures was over and it was time to go get ready.
She walked out of class with her stomach twisted in knots and tried to think about something else. A distraction came in the form of Severus almost knocking her over from behind.
"I knew you'd make it!" he whispered fiercely in her ear, earning himself murderous glares from Sirius and James.
"Go ahead on without me," she waved at the others, and then looked back at Severus, "What do you mean?"
"You've been accepted for classes! It's a pretty rare thing for non-Slytherins to get it. This year we have five of you, which is very unusual, but you made it!" he finished breathlessly.
"Whoa, slow down. You've got to explain this to me. What are these classes?"
"Can't tell you that. You have to wait until the meeting tomorrow."
She sighed, "When's the meeting?"
"After breakfast. Meet me in the Great Hall. Gotta go, see you tomorrow."
Lily thought about the classes and what they actually were on her way up to the castle. Some Slytherin thing, obviously. But what, she had no idea. She'd have to wait until the meeting.
She arrived at the Quidditch pitch on time. There appeared to only be three other people trying out. Maybe she'd have a better chance at this then she thought she would.
She flew ok during the tryout, and managed to almost knock James off of his broom with a Bludger, which made her feel surprisingly better. The other people flew better then she did, but couldn't hit the Bludger nearly as well.
When Fabian blew the whistle to end the tryout, she was feeling pretty good about herself. She glanced at Sirius and James and saw that they looked a little worried. She couldn't decide if that was good or bad for her.
The team went into a huddle while Lily and the others sat around avoiding each other's glance. The team finally broke apart and came back. Fabian nodded at them and cleared his throat.
"Alright, well, all of you were pretty good, but there was one person who stood out. Lily Evans, congratulations. You're the new Beater for the Gryffindor Quidditch team."
Lily was attacked by Sirius and James, who had apparently forgotten all hard feelings. They pounded her on the back and mussed up her hair. She laughed and pounded them back.
Fabian came up and pulled them off of her.
"Ok Lily, c'mon and meet the team. Me, James, and Sirius are the Chasers. My brother, Gideon, is the Keeper. Arthur Weasley is the Seeker, and Dorcas Meadows is the other Beater."
Sirius started to laugh, "We only have two girls on the team and they're both Beaters!"
Lily exchanged a look with Dorcas.
"Yes, well," said Fabian, "Our first practice is next Monday during free time. Don't be late!"
Lily walked back to the castle with James and Sirius.
"Hey, why don't you come practice with us tomorrow, Lily?" said James suddenly.
Sirius jumped on the idea, "Yeah! Give us some practice dodging Bludgers!"
Lily held up her hands, "Sorry guys, I can't! I already have plans."
"What are you doing?"
"I'm not going to tell you."
"Well, we don't want to know then," said James resolutely. Lily thought he knew perfectly well that she was doing something with Slytherins, but didn't want to get in another argument. She appreciated the thought.
Lily hurried through breakfast the next morning, mentally if not physically. She had to wait until breakfast was over to meet Severus, but she was pushing time along as fast as she could in her mind.
When she was done eating, she went upstairs, looked around, and then came back down again to the Great Hall. She had to wait almost twenty minutes before she saw Severus.
He laughed, "Are we anticipating anything?"
"I'll admit, I'm a little curious."
"Ok, let's go then," he started walking the same way they had the other day.
"Are we going to the Room of Requirement again?"
He nodded.
"Is that where the classes are held?'
"No, this is just an introductory meeting. Class locations and time will be discussed. Just be patient."
She sighed, "All right."
When they got to the room, Lily noted instantly who the other non-Slytherins were. Dorcas Meadows and Peter Pettigrew were there, looking extremely uncomfortable. Lily also saw her seatmate from Transfiguration, Amos Diggory, and a 6th year Ravenclaw from her Astronomy class, Hestia Jones.
"Is there anyone below 5th year here?" she whispered in Severus's ear.
"No, classes are only open to fifth years and above. This is my first year."
Conversation died off as Augustus stood up in the front of the room and cleared his throat.
"All of you were chosen to take these classes because you have some special qualities. Someone noticed these qualities and decided that you should have the opportunity to do this. So here you are. What are these classes?" he started to pace the floor, "These classes teach you something that is neither Ministry or Dumbledore approved. Something that would be very useful to you in your future life. There are four areas of study. Each of you have been assigned to a specific area of study. If you do not wish to study this, you can leave. You may not change your area. Here are your assignments: Walden Macnair, Rabastan Lestrange, Lily Evans, and Amos Diggory will be studying Necromancy."
Lily stirred and started to say something to Severus, but he shushed her.
"Evan Rosier, Peter Pettigrew, Lucius Malfoy, and Emmeline Vance will be studying Demonology. Regulus Black, Bellatrix Black, Dorcas Meadows, and I will be studying Sorcery. Severus Snape, Hestia Jones, Narcissa Black, and Rodolphus Lestrange will be studying Potions. Any questions?"
Lily raised her hand, "Who will be teaching the classes?"
"That information is on your class list. Each of you will get a list of classes you are required to take. There is also a book of course descriptions up here. Certain courses are marked as open to everyone. If you wish, you can sign up for any of these courses that are not on your required list," he began to pass out the lists, "Classes start Monday night. Meet at 11 o'clock. Those of you who are not Slytherins will be contacted about the meeting place. Each of you have also been assigned to a work group. These assignments are posted up here. I will be here for a while longer if you have any questions."
Lily took her class list and looked at it.
Lily Evans - Necromancy
Comparative Necromantic Research (taught by Sinistra)
Ethical Summoning (taught by Cassandra Vablatsky)
Common Necromancy (taught by Dark Lord)
Future High Necromancy (taught by Dark Lord)
Inter-Planar Necromancy (taught by Dark Lord)
Modern Summoning Enchantments (taught by Cassandra Vablatsky)
Lily looked at Severus, who was looking over his list with a slight frown.
"There are normal teachers teaching this stuff?"
He looked up, "Some of them. They aren't all completely loyal to Dumbledore."
"Can I see your list?"
"Sure, let's switch."
Lily took Severus's list and looked at it.
Severus Snape - Potions
High-Energy Potions (taught by Dolly Trigit)
Advanced Common Potions (taught by Dolly Trigit)
Theoretical Potions (taught by Bloody Baron)
Indefinite Potions (taught by Dolly Trigit)
Philosophy of Amazonic Potions (taught by Bloody Baron)
Contemporary Potions Research (taught by Sinistra)
"You're getting taught by the Dark Lord?" Severus said in awed voice.
"Yeah. Who is it?"
Severus got an odd closed expression, "I guess you'll find out soon enough."
Lily gave him a funny look, "Ok... well, let's go look at work groups and those other classes that were open to everyone."
She went to look at the posted lists and quickly found her name.
Supervisor - Bloody Baron
Lily Evans
Evan Rosier
Bellatrix Black
Severus Snape
"Hey Severus! We're together!" she gave him a thumbs up and then went to look at the class descriptions. Amos Diggory came up besides her.
"Lily, are you actually thinking of doing this?" he whispered to her.
"Yeah, why not?"
"Don't you know what this is?"
"Um.. a chance to learn some cool stuff?"
"It's a recruiting meeting, Lily. Look at these classes. This is the Dark Arts!"
"It might be," she said slowly.
"And you're still thinking of doing it? Are you insane? Do you know what you could get dragged into?"
"I'm at least going to give it a chance. Did it ever occur to you that Dumbledore might be wrong about this sort of stuff?"
Amos looked at her in disbelief.
She sighed, "You're not going to tell Dumbledore about this, are you?"
"Are you kidding? I want to stay alive for a little longer."
Lily picked up the course descriptions. Amos watched her for a little.
"Lily, be careful. Be aware of what's going on around you."
"Thanks Amos, I was planning on walking around with my eyes shut," she said sarcastically.
"You know what I mean. Just... be careful."
"Thanks for worrying about me, Amos, but I don't think that there's going to be a problem."
She focused her attention again on the course descriptions. Amos finally left.
"What's his problem?" Severus was standing at her shoulder.
"He's not going to do it. He's afraid."
"I'm not surprised. Are you?"
"Going to leave? Nah, I'm intrigued."
"No, are you afraid?"
Lily thought for a little, "I don't know. I'm a little nervous about it, I suppose."
Severus scrutinized her face, "Well, that's normal. Everyone's a little nervous their first time."
"Even you?" she teased.
"Even me."
"Hey, look at this class!" he pointed at the class descriptions.
"Low-Energy Demonology. Sounds interesting. And I'm already taking the prerequisites. They're on my class list," Lily said.
"Hmmm, I'd have to take Ethical Summoning and Modern Summoning Enchantments."
"You should do it!" Lily begged, "C'mon, it'll be fun!"
"I guess I will. It sounds pretty cool. Now, what other cool stuff can we take?"
Lily spent the next twenty minutes pouring over the descriptions with Severus, trying to decide which extra classes she wanted to take. She finally settled on Low-Energy Demonology, Advanced Common Potions, and Theoretical Potions. Severus decided to take Ethical Summoning, Modern Summoning Enchantments, and Low-Energy Demonology.
Once they had finishing signing up for the new classes, they settled in corner. Only Lily and the Slytherins were left in the room. Lily looked around and noticed someone else was missing.
"Where's that other 7th year? I can't remember his name."
"Antonin Dolohov?"
"Yeah, him. I don't see him anywhere."
"He's away on business. He'll be back by Monday evening."
"I wonder what classes he's taking."
Severus shrugged, "So how did Quidditch tryouts go?"
Lily gaped at him, "How did you know about that?"
"I'm a Slytherin. I know about everything that goes on in this school," he smiled slowly, "Like, for instance, how the teachers are worried about the time that you're spending with us. That's the topic of many of their meetings."
"That's really creepy, you know."
"I agree. They should have better things to discuss."
Lily laughed, "No, I meant you knowing so much about everything."
Severus looked slightly surprised, "I guess it's kind of a survival instinct."
"A survival instinct?" Lily choked slightly.
"Well, yeah. It's how Slytherins survive in this school." Severus shut his eyes and rested his head against the wall.
Lily watched him for a little, "I'm sorry."
He opened one eye and squinted at her, "About what?"
"I don't know. About everything... that you guys have to put up with."
"It's not your fault, Lily."
"I know, I still feel bad."
"And that's exactly what makes you a bad Slytherin."
"Excuse me?"
"You feeling bad about something you don't affect. If fact, just you feeling bad about stuff once it's already happened."
"That's... a bad thing," Lily said slowly.
"It's a weakness."
"Uh huh."
"So, how did tryouts go?"
"I got the position!"
"Congratulations! So I guess this means that you'll be trying to knock me off my broom at our first match."
"You better watch out. What position do you play, anyways?"
"Chaser."
"Same as James and Sirius!"
"Don't remind me," Severus looked very bitter.
"Are you guys ever going to get along?"
"Are you ever going to start shunning your house and come live with us."
"Don't be ridiculous."
"Exactly."