Chapter 9
AN: OMG GUYS I AM SOOOOO SORRY ABOUT NOT UPDATING SOONER! The thing is all my other fanfics are tying me down. For instance 'In a Gilded Cage' has a rather large following and I am totally stuck for the next bit of the chapter I am writing. I spend about ten minutes just staring at my computer screen.
As for this story, my friend and I, 'LittleFenkelBitch,' have thought of LOADS of stuff to happen. Unfortunately, much of it is based within when Lily and her friends are 15 or older. So please forgive me if I decide to skip a few years of Lily's life. It means that I don't want this story to go down the toilet because I really like it. If anyone is interested, I am writing a story about Venus and Octavias' childhood; it's called (drum roll please)'Venus and Octavias' (original huh?) You can find it under my story list,
Thanks
LuciousLadyLucius
"I don't believe it, I don't bloody believe it" Venus yelled angrily. All four friends were in the common room; Lily reading a Quidditch magazine over Octavias' shoulder, Nancy doing her homework and Venus practicing her ballet.
"So you got detention, big deal. You brought it on yourself" Octavias said
"SQUID! It's not just the detention. He said he's going to write to Mother and Daddy!" she rose up on to her pointe shoes and tiptoed over her brother (who was sitting on the floor by the sofa)
"So" said Octavias
"Daddy will kill me"
"No he won't he'll say 'That was naughty Venus, don't do it again. Here I brought you some more designer robes for being my little princess"' Lily laughed
"Squid that's not true"
"I think Pushkilov's got something against me…maybe because I'm a Malfoy"
"Oh Venus I doubt" said Nancy
"I'm not so sure; it's not the first time it would have happened"
"What happened before?" asked Lily
"Nothing" said Octavias, not looking up from the magazine "Nothing worth talking about"
"Hey guess what, there are try outs for the Quidditch team" said Lily
"That's good, Squid you should try out"
"Are you good at Quidditch Octavias?" asked Lily
"Yeah" Octavias smirked proudly
"Modest aren't you?" Nancy said dipping her quill into some more ink
"Very" said Octavias
"I love Quidditch; I'm not bad at it…but not brilliant either" Lily explained
"First years never make the house team" Octavias stated
"My Dad did" Lily laughed
"Yeah well your Dad is Harry Potter isn't he?" said Octavias obviously speaking his father's words
"Hey, my Dad is much better at Quidditch than he is at being famous you know! He never lost a match…apart from one when there were dementors gliding around everywhere"
"Well I'll try out" said Octavias "But I'll never get in without a proper broom, first years still aren't allowed there own…even if they make the house team. Only in "Special Circumstances" he complained
"Are you going to try Venus?" asked Lily
Venus gave a disgusted look and shook her head
"No way…I hate flying" Venus complained
"Scared of heights?"
"No"
"Yes" said Octavias
"Am not"
"Are too"
"Am not"
"Are too"
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Dear Lily
Slytherin? I cannot say I am not shocked, and a little disappointed. I did have to take a while to calm down so I could write this letter to you seriously. Your mum said that you would prefer a sensible letter rather than a howler with me yelling.
I think I ought to tell you something I have never told anyone before Lil'
I too was almost put into Slytherin. You see Lily when I was given this scar by Voldemort, some of his powers were transferred to me, the same reason you and I can speak parsel-tongue. When I was sitting under the sorting hat, it said to me that I possessed much of what Salazar Slytherin prided his students in, I received this entirely from Voldemort.
A word of warning Lily, please beware of who you make friends with in Slytherin, this may sound prejudiced, but I have never fully trusted anyone in Slytherin. Your friends Venus and Octavias have very old pureblood names, names like the Malfoy family or the Black family would have. I would prefer it if you watch your step with them. However, Nancy Wood, I know of her. Her father was Oliver Wood was my Quidditch captain from my 1st to 3rd year, her mother, Katie Bell was in the Gryffindor Quidditch team since my start of school to my last year. I do not know if she told you this but both her parents were dead, one killed by death eaters. I am sure she will be a better friend than any other Slytherins
Yours Dad
"Wow your Dad doesn't like Slytherins does he!" said Octavias suddenly
"OCTAVIAS MALFOY WERE YOU READING MY LETTER OVER MY SHOULDER?" Lily yelled
"Uh…maybe…" he smirked "I guess you didn't tell him me and Venus' last name"
"No…I didn't think it would be a good idea, are you angry?" she asked, worried that she may have insulted the young boy by not wanting to tell her father who she was proud to be friends with
"No, not really" he grinned "I mean I haven't told my Mother of Father about you. Whatever Father said to Venus about making friends with you could be an entirely different matter if I told him. So both Venus and I decided just to call you Lily with no surname"
"What do you mean, an entirely different matter if you told him? You're as much his child and Venus is"
"Yeah but Venus is the spoilt one…I'm the one no one gives a damn about…apart from Grandmother" he smirked
"I'm sure that's not true Octavias…I'm sure your Dad loves you just as much as Venus"
"Probably…he just doesn't show it like he does with her?"
"Are you jealous?" asked Lily concerned
"No, I just accept it, it's always been like that" Octavias shrugged smiling a little sadly. "Besides me and Venus are like best friends…its not good to be jealous of your best friends"
"Good point"
"Anyhoo, are you nervous about Quidditch try-outs?"
"A little" she said "I've got a lot to live up. Everyone's expecting me to play like my Dad"
"Do you not play like your Dad then?"
"Are you kidding, I'm crap at Quidditch, I love it, but I'm dreadful!" she complained
Octavias put an arm around her shoulder
"Hey, I'm sure you're not that bad…come on, we'll get them the try-outs over and done with shall we…the likelihood of either of us getting in is pretty low. So lets just go have some fun"
"Sure"
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"Your Harry Potter's daughter aren't you?" said a lean sixth year boy "Welcome to Quidditch try-outs" he threw out his hand
"Uh hi" said Lily.
"And who might you be?" asked the sixth year to Octavias
"Father Christmas" said Octavias rolling his eyes
"Octavias Malfoy?…well well well"
"Do you need to say 'well' again Flint? Or was three just as much as your brain could handle"
Lily looked at the two boys, clearly they knew each other and cleary they disliked their acquaintance
"I'm sorry I didn't recognise you Malfoy, I thought you were Venus…Funny I'd have thought you would have grown a few inches, seeing as I saw you last year" Octavias blanched
"Shut up Flint" said Octavias menacingly. Flint leaned down towards Octavias smirking
"Watch your step around here Malfoy; I happen to be Slytherin Quidditch captain…so if you want a ticket in here, you'll drop the attitude"
Flint stalked off. Lily did not know quite what to say about that, she looked at Octavias inquisitively, he noticed her expression and shook his head
"I've hated him all my life. His Dad is a mate of my Dad's. But I can't stand Valentino Flint"
"Ha, is that his name!" laughed Lily
"Yeah…he's as gay as his name you know, but he always calls me gay, he's your average closet case" Octavias explained, Lily giggled
"Well what he's talking, is complete rubbish, you're not that short, you'll get a growth spurt soon"
"Oh yeah? I've been this height for two years now. I'm shorter than you are and shorter than most of the girl's in our year…believe it or not, Nancy is taller than me"
"Really?"
"Yes, I checked yesterday evening" he said grumpily "I didn't know that idiot was Quidditch captain, otherwise I'd never of put my name down for try outs"
"Come on, if your as good as you say you are he has to take you on account of talent"
"Tell that to Flint"
"Come on, even he wants the best for his team! Just do your best Occie!" said Lily
Octavias gave a cute little smile
"'Kay"