Tom sat twirling his wand in his hand staring at the image in the crystal ball with satisfaction. Lily was suspicious about the dementor attack and the wisp of magic that had turned into his favor.
He knew he wouldn't be able to get close and keep himself from her notice so he took another route. She would know he was coming but would not know his intentions. He had decided it was time to act on fate and see what the hell happened.
A man with silvery blond hair entered the room. He bowed his head at Tom and said, "Everything is in place My Lord. We await your instructions."
Tom nodded win acknowledgement, "move ahead. I will be there in a moment's time. You are dismissed Lucius. Make sure everything goes as planned or it is your head." Malfoy nodded and left the room.
Tom put his hand on the crystal ball and smiled. His little cousin was in for a surprise.
Everyone was still celebrating the Gryffindor win with an extremely long party. James was still confined to the Hospital Wing but had heard all about it from Remus and Sirius. The teachers, on the other hand, were confused and nervous. The kids passed off the dementor attack as nothing but the teachers were worried.
Dumbledore had contacted the Ministry about the attack but they knew nothing of it. Lily, meanwhile, was not participating in either activity by student or teacher. She was in her room with a scrying crystal in front of her.
She sat back in her chair, an expression of grim resolve on her face. Tom was hiding something from her and she knew it. There would be a battle and she knew it. This battle would be the first of many. She sighed and rubbed her eyes. She didn't want to fight her cousin.
She loved her cousin with all of her heart but she would have to remember that this wasn't her cousin. This was Voldermort, the rising evil in the land and the man she would have to stall. It was not her place to defeat him, that much she knew.
She would end up stalling him for a few years at a big price but she knew that she was not the one to defeat him. The Fates would not show her whom would but that it would come to pass. Damn the Fates!
She threw the ball at the wall where it shattered into a million pieces. They wouldn't show her what she wanted or needed. She would go into this battle of destiny as blind as a newborn kitten with no knowledge of what would come.
She paced angrily on her floor trying to make sense of this puzzle. Leo and Tear watched her from the bed. When they made sure she wasn't going to set anything on fire, mainly them, they laid their heads back down and went to sleep.
Lily ran a hand through her frazzled hair. Damn it all to hell. She needed some food then some rest. Her head was starting to pound with tension and her stomach was rumbling with hunger.
She didn't feel like using the passages so she threw some Floo Powder into the fire, "Hogwarts Kitchens." She stepped into the fire and arrived in the kitchens. Mimi immediately came up to her,
"Lily! What is it you wish?" Lily smiled for the first time in hours, "nothing but the use of the stove and supplies Mimi. You go to bed and rest. I need to do something and right now cooking sounds good." Mimi nodded, "are you sure Lily?"
Lily nodded and Mimi waved goodnight and went to the house elf quarters. Lily drew out the supplies she would need for strawberry pancakes and started the mindless work. A tune she had heard on the American muggle radio sounded in her head.
It was by one of her favorite groups, Simple Plan. This was called 'Just a Kid' and it described her life almost perfectly. Plus it kept her from thinking too much.
I woke up it
was 7
Waited til 11
Just to figure out that
No one would
call
I think I got
a lot of friends
But I don't hear from them
What's another
night all alone
When your spending everyday on your own!
And here it
goes
I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare
I'm just a kid I
know that it's not fair
Nobody cares cause I'm alone and the world
is
Having more fun then me
And maybe
when the night is dead
I'll crawl into my bed
Staring at these
four walls again
I'll try to think about the last time
I had a
good time
Everyone's got somewhere to go
And their gonna leave
me here on my own!
And here it
goes
I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare
I'm just a kid I
know that it's not fair
Nobody cares cause I'm alone and the world
is
Having more fun then me
What the fuck
is wrong with me
Don't fit in with anybody
How did this happen
to me?
Wide awake
I'm bored
And I cant fall asleep
And every night is the worst
night ever
I'm just a kid
I'm just a kid
I'm just a kid
I'm just a kid
I'm just a kid
I'm just a
kid and life is a nightmare
I'm just a kid I know that it's not
fair
Nobody cares
cause I'm alone and the world is
Nobody wants to be alone in the
world
I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare
I'm just a kid I
know that it's not fair
Nobody cares cause I'm alone and the world
is
Nobody wants to be alone in the world
Nobody cares cause I'm
alone and the world is
Having more fun then me
Tonight
I'm
all alone
Tonight
Nobody cares
Tonight
Cause I'm just a
kid
Tonight
She chuckled over the lyrics and continued her pancake making. It was several hours later and over four thousand pancakes later that she came to halt. She washed her numerous dishes and left the kitchens via the passageway.
She was passing the passage that led to the Slythrin common room when she heard voices, "…yea he said to be ready at a moments notice." She recognized the voice as Avery Knott, the Slythrin seeker and a Death Eater.
They moved away and she couldn't hear anything else. So she was right. Tom was planning something and she too had to be ready at a moments notice. She went into her room and took a shower and changed to her PJ's.
She shoved Leo and Tear off and covered up with her comforter. It took only moments before she fell asleep but her last thought was that things were changing quickly and more was going to come.
Good and bad.
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