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Ch.24: Exams and the call

Tuesday soon came and with it so did the Brighton Exams. Lily woke up early, very early. It was 4:30 when the very tired, over studied red head woke up. Lily got out of bed and went into the shower. She got dressed in a pair on a pair of brown dress pants, a button down shirt and crème colored sweater. She grabbed her tote and went out the door. She came down the stairs and saw James sitting on the couch hunched over. It was quite early for James to be up she thought. Lily walked over to James.

"James?" Lily asked gently as she came around the sofa. She turned to look at him. James sat there still with tears in his eyes. He was looking at the file Lily had given him the day before.

"He killed people." He uttered. He looked up to Lily. She was silent.

"Yes" She replied, it was all she could say.

James put the file on the table.

"My mother also."

Lily stood there.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you before, but I wasn't sure if you had known f you were adopted or not." Lily said as she sat down next to James.

"It's just that I didn't know . . . do you?" James said.

"What?" Lily asked.

"Kill people?" James looked up in to lily's eyes. She looked down.

"We don't use magic, we only use a little for wizarding cases, but mostly we use muggle tactics. In some cases agents are in trouble, they need protection, people whom we fight against or try to stop use muggle weapons. Usually they will try to harm us, more so than we do to them." Lily explained.

"But have you ever killed anyone?" he asked once more.

"Not intentionally. I have killed some but it was due to other reasoning's, weather it was cross fire or man to man combat. But, yes I have. I don't want to James it's not like that, it's just what happens. Sometimes it can't be helped. If the whole world was like the wizarding then no guns or bombs would be used. But it's the Muggle world and there has to be some sort of protection, some sort of defense."

"When was it?"

"When was what?" Lily asked

"When you first killed someone?" James asked gently.

"Last year. During a raid in Japan." Lily responded.

"Oh. Lily, where are you going?" James asked now seeing that Lily was fully dressed. Lily stood up.

"I have my Brighton Finals today, so I'll be in London for the day." She said

"Oh, have you studied at all?"

"Yes some but I think it will be okay."

James stood up.

"Well good luck. I'll see you tonight." He said leaning in and kissing Lily.

"James, are you alright?" Lily asked concernedly as she picked up her tote.

"Yeah, fine. I just didn't realize that you are doing sort of the same things as my parents did. That's all."

"Well I'll see you later tonight." She said and kissed him once more. She walked to the portal and left.

James stood there for a few minutes more. He was thinking about his dad and who he was. Then the question came to him, why aren't I an agent? James flipped through the file to see if there was any trace of him having clearance. He didn't find any. James took the file and went upstairs to get ready for class.

-Brighton-

"One tube ticket please." Lily said to the ticket teller at the underground station.

"Here you go." The teller said handing her one to and back ticket to London. Lily took the ticket and boarded the tube. The ride was about twenty minutes. She got off and caught a cab to the Brighton School for girls. Lily walked in to the main building and headed to the main office. A young woman was sitting behind the front desk and welcomed her.

"Good Morning Miss how may I help you?" she said cheerfully.

"Hello, good morning. My name is Lily Evans I am a first year here and I am scheduled to take my Art history and business Finals for this half of the semester." Lily said pulling out her examination registration form.

"Alright, Miss let me get your ID number into the computer system first."

"You are Lily Margaret Evans, Born in 1960. And you are in Professor Drowing's Art history class and Professor Billson's Business class?" she asked

"Yes, but I am taking the Online program, I attend another school in Scotland." Lily said.

"Alright well the exam is about to start in fifteen minutes you are free to use the restroom for there is only two breaks and Good Luck!"

"Thank you." Lily headed to the restroom. She entered and made sure none was in any of the stalls. She pulled out her pen and clicked it three times.

"034516" lily whispered into the pen head.

"Sector 30181" the pen responded.

"Agent Langston please, this is Evans." Lily whispered.

She waited a couple of moments.

"Hello?" a rough voice said.

'Langston its Evans." I forgot to tell Croft that I have Finals today, could you tell him?" Lily asked.

"Lily this isn't a walky-talky. And yes I will. Good luck on your finals." Langston said and hung up quite abruptly.

"Well" Lily muttered. She stuffed the pen back in to her purse and used the restroom. She then got cleaned up and went in to the examination room.

"You may use a number 2 pencil to take the exam. You will have two hours for each exam. You may begin." The examiner said.

Lily turned the page of her testing booklet. She looked down at the first question.

Where was Leonardo Da Vinci Born?

Germany

France

Italy

Spain

Lily looked at the answers, she circled C. "This is going to be so easy" She said to herself. Lily continued the test and saw that some of the questions were very hard, it took her a while to write her essay, for she really know some of the themes the essay called for. Two hours past and Lily was sick of art history. The students were given a five minute break. Lily got up and stretched and took a sip from her water bottle. Lily put away her bottle when suddenly her phone started to vibrate ( I know in the 70's they didn't have cell phones, but lily does so hopefully it won't make a big difference) Lily picked up the phone and read the screen it said "K4181" Lily thought to herself of who that could be. She didn't know. She pressed the yes button and put it up to her ear.

"Hello?" she whispered quickly walking out of the examination room to the outside hall.

"Hell Bernice" a cool voice said on the other end. (Wow that sounded like Silence of the Lambs, ha)

"Hello" lily said calmly, she just realized who it was.

"I was thinking of our little deal if you will call it and I was thinking of where the book is located and it occurred to me that you didn't tell me. Aren't we supposed to be telling each other things?" Voldemort asked coolly.

"Yes we are and I was hoping I could meet you to tell you everything I know of the book." Lily said

"Well that can be arranged, how about tonight?" he asked.

"Tonight? Sure that would be fine, where?"

"I will have someone pick you up at . . ."

"That won't be needed Mr. Riddle I have my own way of transportation. All I need is the location." Lily said cutting him off.

"Very well, know of a restaurant we can meet at. It's called The Cyprus. It is in Ireland, you can make it to Ireland right?"

"Of course, what time?" Lily asked

"How's about ten thirty and don't bring your little friend either, just you. Oh and wear something dressy it's a fancy restaurant." He said and hung up.

Lily's stomach churned at the thought of having dinner with the man, especially having to dress up nice. Lily quickly returned to the examination room and two hour later was done with her business final. Lily walked out and caught a cab to MI-5. Lily entered the office and went straight to Langston.

Lily sat down in his office and waited, he wasn't there. Suddenly Langston walked in to the room followed by Professor Dumbledore.

"Hello Evans, what are you doing here I thought you had exams?" Langston asked surprised to see lily.

"I did I finished, but about half way through the exam I got a call from you-know –who." Langston looked to Dumbledore who had taken a seat next to lily in front of Langston's desk. Langston shut the door and sat at his desk.

"What did he say?" he asked quickly

"I' am meeting him for dinner to talk with him about the plan tonight." Lily said.

"Tonight, where?" Dumbledore asked.

"At The Cyprus, a restaurant in Ireland." Lily said. Dumbledore looked away in thought.

"Yes I have been there; only once, it's a normal hang out for the Dark wizards, lots of death eaters go there." He informed

"Yes and well there's a catch, I'm to go alone, none is to come with me." Lily said.

"Well Croft can stay in a van across the street." Langston said.

"Oh no he cannot, you see the Cyprus is underground, magically placed there, only few now of it." Dumbledore said.

"How do you know of it, well when have you been there?" Langston asked.

"I was last there about ten years ago, with Thomas Riddle himself. For a brief drink"

"Well I am to meet him at ten thirty, well dressed." Lily said now standing.

"Well perhaps there is someone who could go with you, yet not go with you." Langston suggested.

"Such as who?" Lily asked.

"Perhaps Burns, but he would be seen, but he could become invisible."

"No he's Muggle born remember?" Lily informed.

"Oh that's right."

"Well I think Lily should go by herself as He wishes but have a bug on you so we can hear everything that's going on." Dumbledore said.

"I suppose, tell Ledford of your trip and Croft as well he would want to hear of this. Your plane will leave at 9:30." Langston said getting up.

Lily went to Ledford and told him of the tip. He went to get everything prepared. Lily then went to call Croft, but she couldn't get a hold of him. She unfortunately didn't have an owl to write either so she decided to travel to Durmstrang, which she didn't want to do, especially what happened the other day. Lily walked in to the back alley behind the building and pulled out a port key. Lily began to spin around fast; she became dizzy, but soon landed on solid ground. Lily looked up and saw an enormous fort. Lily picked her self up and looked up once again at the enormous building, it was bit like Hogwarts, and it had that ancient, old, historic look to it but was much older. Vines and moss covered part of the building. Lily wondered what it looked like to those who weren't wizarding. Lily walked up to the Fort entry way. She didn't know where she was going, but she was a bit nervous to ask anyone where she was, she figured she would find a class room somewhere. Lily made her way through the corridors. After about an hour of trying to find Ben she came to face the fact that she was lost. Lily went to the one of the rooms randomly, pulled out her wand and knocked on the door. The door opened slowly. An old man's voice came from within.

"Hello who is it?" he asked gruffly. Numerous whispers could be heard as well. Lily walked in slowly.

"Hello my name is Lily Evans."

"Girl?" The man cried out in question. This was an all Boys school and all.

"Yes sir I am sorry if I' am interrupting but I' am looking for a student who attends this school. His Name is Benjamin Croft, he is a seventh year." Lily stated as she came into the light to be seen. All of the whispers began once more as she entered the light filled room. She could hear the boys whisper "She's gorgeous" in Bulgarian. Lily didn't pay any mind to it though she needed to talk with Ben.

"Well this is Defense against the Dark arts." The man said walking up to Lily. He looked down at her with his deep eyes.

"Where are you from?" he asked.

"I' am from The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Lily responded now looking about the room. She saw the faces of all of the students and realized they too were Seventh years, seeing as one of them was head boy.

"Well he is not in here, I'm sorry. What do you need him for?"

"I need to speak with him privately." Lily responded.

"Yes but what about?"

"That is none of your concern; I just need to speak with him, now if you could please . . ."

"Excuse me, but in order for anyone outside of this academy to be able to talk with any of the students they will have to state their purpose for arrival." The man said cutting her off.

"I have told you my purpose sir. If you don not know where he is or where I can find him than I will leave and ask someone else. Now please tell me where he is or where he can be found if you know." Lily demanded.

The man looked at her straight in the eye.

"How do you know Mr. Croft Miss Evans?"

"He is a friend of mine." Lily said

"Really, I didn't know Croft was friends with a mud blood."

Lily's anger spiked at this comment.

"I do not know where he is, now leave." He ordered.

"Yeah get out of here mud blood." A tall boy said. Lily looked over and saw it was George, the guy she beat up.

"Shut up George, he's in Potions right now upstairs and three doors down the corridor." A medium heightened boy said with a calm tone.

"Thank you." Lily said. With that she left. She followed the boy's instructions. She reached the third door on the right and knocked.

The door opened.

"Hello?" a young woman's voice said in Bulgarian. Lily walked through thankful that it wasn't another man.

"Hello, I'm sorry to interrupt, but may I borrow Croft for several minutes?" Lily asked.

"Um who are you?" The woman asked in English.

"I' am Lily Evans I am from Hogwarts; I need to speak with Croft, if that's alright."

"Sure Croft you may go." She woman said gesturing to Ben.

Ben got up and walked outside to lily.

"Hey what's up, Langston gave me your message about your exams, is everything alright?" he asked.

"Yes everything's fine, could we take a walk?" she asked grabbing his hand.

"Uh sure, Have I done something?" he asked. They began to walk.

"No, Today, during my exam I got a call from you- know –who. I' am meeting him for dinner tonight." Lily said. Ben stopped.

"He asked you to dinner?" he asked

"Not really just so we could talk of, well you know. But I am to go alone, none can accompany me. I will have a bug on so you and Langston can hear me . . ."

"Oh crap." Lily said.

"What?"

"Your friends are coming."

Ben turned around and saw that in fact his friend were walking down the steps to where they were.

"Damn I thought they wouldn't see us." Ben said.

"Well I sort of Met up with George, I was looking for you and I walked in to your DADA class and well he was there and the professor was an ass, he definitely called me a mud blood in front of everyone."

"I'm sorry about that, he is really racist. Look let's go I don't want to get another detention especially if your meeting with you-know-who." Ben led Lily away from his friends, but they followed.

"Oy Ben!" George called out. Ben grunted and turned around.

"I thought you got rid of this Mud blood?" Asked

"Don't call her that! And no I didn't" Ben exclaimed.

"Ben I should go I'll see you tonight." Lily said. She began to walk off.

"Lily wait" Ben said and walked over to her.

"Be careful, tonight. I'll be listening." He said.

Lily nodded and took out the port key, she vanished within seconds.

Ben turned back to his class mates and stormed off.

Lily arrived back at school, it was about 3:00 pm and classes and just ended. Lily entered the common room and saw the group sitting around doing homework. She figured she would see her teachers tomorrow.

"Hey guys, what's up?" Lily said. Everyone looked up and smiled. Emily ran up and hugged her.

"How was it?"

"What?" Lily asked

"Your exams of course!"

"Oh they were fine the essay was a bit hard."

"Well I'm sure you did great." Emily said

"Yeah, well I better put my stuff away." Lily said. She went up to her room. She came back out and saw that a man was standing in the room with a large box.

"Hello are you Ms. Lily Evans?" Than man asked

"Yes I am."

"Oh good, I came to the right room, this is for you from a Mr. Damian Ledford." He said setting the box down on the table.

"Thank you, what is it?" Lily asked.

"I 'm not sure miss sorry, have a good night." With that the man left. Lily walked over to the box, there was a card stuck to it.

Lily ripped the card off and read it.

Lily,

This is the dress you will be wearing tonight, hope you like the color, your plane ticket and bug are inside as well. Press the blue button to begin recording, the ear piece is in the little purse."

Sincerely,

Ledford.

Lily set the card aside and began to open the box. Sirius grabbed the card and began to read.

"I don't get it" he stated flatly setting the card back down. James grabbed the card and read.

"What's the dress for?" he asked looking up. Lily pulled the dress out. It was a knee lengthen cocktail dress with thick straps and a v neck line. It was a red dress with a black trim and flower at the shoulder. Lily examined the flower and saw a tiny microphone in the center of it; the waist band was also wired to record sound.

"It's for a dinner I'm going to tonight." Lily responded.

"Are you going with Ben?" He asked

"No, just me I'm meeting someone for dinner."

"Who?" Remus asked.

"Oh just someone, we are going to have a couple drinks and talk."

Lily took the dress upstairs.

James followed her.

"Your not going with whom I think you're going with are you?" he asked entering her room with the other behind him. Lily turned around, away from her closet.

"Who do you think I'm meeting?"

"Voldemort." He said

"Huh, I'll be fine, it's just dinner, plus I will have MI-5's back up on it."

"Lily he's the most wanted man in all of Britain! I don't mean to diss MI-5 but how do you know they will back you up?"

"Because . . ." Lily began as she grabbed the dress from the closet. She walked over to James and the others.

"This little ornament has a bug in it, MI-5 will be able to hear every word he says and I will have my wand and several other agents there undercover as waiters and waitresses." Lily explained.

"When are you meeting him?"

"Ten thirty, but I'm leaving at nine thirty, I have to catch a plane to Ireland for the occasion."

"Why are you going to Ireland?" Sirius spat out before James could.

"That's where I'm meeting him."

"Where are you meeting him?"

"That I cannot tell you, I only will say I'm going to Ireland." Lily stated firmly as she put the dress aside.

"Lily?" Alicia said.

"No I can't, and I won't."

"Just don't go with him to the Cyprus, that's bad territory." Sirius warned.

"What's the Cyprus?" Remus asked

"It's a hang out for him and his followers. It's where they take their victims and kill them." Sirius said.

Lily picked the dress up again and thought about what Sirius was saying. This made her nervous.

Note: I'm sorry it took a long time to update, I was busy with school. Please update. I sort of left it at a blank. It is 16 pages and I thought it was a good place to stop. I'll have the next chapter up by tomorrow! Thank for the reviews.

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