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Chapter 25

Lilly watched as Annie and Alicia drained the vial of its contents.

"Now to test and see if it has kicked in." Lilly said with a smirk. "Both of you please state your full names for us."

"Analizbeth Sunflower Jenkins," Annie replied with a cringe.

"Now your turn," Lilly told Alicia.

"Aliciana Trevana Longbottom," Alicia said as a tear fell down her cheek.

Behind Lilly, Andrew asked how that proved that the potion was working.

Hermione explained that Annie's Muggle parents named her a very uncommon and very strange name and she would never have said it out loud. As for Alicia, her father, Neville Longbottom, named her particularly for his pet toad he had during his duration at Hogwarts. Trevor. Alicia is very embarrassed by this. So this was Lilly's way of telling is the potion was working. Andrew said nothing, he just nodded His head as if to acknowledge he understood.

"Now for the moment of truth," Lilly said with a little smirk.

" Annie, and Alicia are you working for Macafoy?" Lilly asked seriously.

"No," The girls replied in unison.

"Annie why did you say those hurtful things to me?" Lilly said as her voice cracked.

"I was upset, I felt that you were excluding me, I guess I was jealous." Annie replied.

"Jealous, Why?" Lilly asked honestly.

"Because you get everything you want, you left Chris, then had Andrew. I want what you had. I never told you because you are my best friend. But, I am in love with Chris; I have been since 3rd year. But, he has been so obviously in love with you for the past six years, I never had a chance." Annie said as tears poured down her face. Lilly could not take it anymore, she felt the ice around her heart melt. Lilly ran up to Annie and threw her arms around her and sobbed.

"Annie, I am so sorry I ever doubted you, you too Alicia. Please forgive me!" Lilly begged.

"Of course," Alicia said casually.

"What are best friends for?" Annie replied through the tears of joy .

Lilly righted her self, "Sorry to do this, but I do have another question." Lilly said meekly.

"Go ahead."

"Do you know why Chris has been acting so weird?" Lilly asked in all seriousness.

"Not entirely, but I have a theory. At first I thought it was because of the break up. But I have been following him lately. He has changed so radically. I had to know for sure. One day about a week ago he was out by the lake and he was talking to some one, but no one was there. Upon closer inspection he was holding a mirror in his hand, talking to two people named Crabbe and Goyle. He said everything was going to plan, and they were to carry out their end of the plan on schedule. And no one was to know he was back, not his wife or his kids. After that I knew it wasn't truly Chris. So I ran to the castle to find you but you avoided me. So I am guessing some one is using Poly juice potion, or he is being led by the Imperious curse, but I can not be certain."

"Annie you do not know how close you are. I can't tell you everything yet, just stay away from Chris until graduation, you better be going." Lilly said quickly.

The got up to depart, when Hermione spoke, "Wait, I have another question." Hermione said looking at Alicia.

"Alicia, how do you feel about my son?"

"I love him more than anything in this world." Alicia said before she clamped her hand over her mouth and ran to the door to prevent any further embarrassment.

"Wait, just one more, Do you and my son know each other intimately yet?"

Alicia opened her mouth to answer when Lilly quickly slapped her hand over Alicia's mouth and ushered her out the door, once Alicia and Annie were out Lilly quickly shut the door.

Lilly turned to look at her Aunt. "Honestly Aunt Hermione!"

"What did I say?" Hermione feigned innocence.