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New Resolutions III
Chapter 7- Back Again
By: Abbie Haven Snape
"Lils…why is your father here?" asked Sierra as they walked into the Great Hall Halloween morning.
"I don't know…" she said as they sat down at the Slytherin table beside Nathan and Austin.
"Let's go say hi," said Nathan beginning to stand up.
"How about we don't," said Lily pulling him back down.
"But he will," said Austin.
Lily looked up at the staff table where Harry was saying bye to Severus and looking at them. Harry walked over to them, drawing attention to himself and Lily.
"Hey honey," he said bending down and giving her a kiss on the cheek.
Lily turned a light shade of pink as she looked up at him. "What are you doing here dad?" she asked.
"Dropping off Tommy and Logan. Your Mum and I have to work late."
"You mean you actually have work to do?" asked Christian as he sat down with Cooper.
"Yes, I do. Staying out of trouble I hope," he said looking back at Lily.
"Um…yes," she said with a small smile.
Harry gave a smirk at her. Austin whispered something in Lily's ear, making her giggle. Harry looked at Austin with slightly narrowed eyes. Lily looked up at Harry before giggling even more.
"Dad, met Austin Blaine and Cooper Wood. Guys, my father," said Lily.
"Hello sir," said Austin, giving a nod.
"It's a pleasure to met you sir," said Cooper.
"Like wise," said Harry, still looking at Austin. "Well, I better go. Make sure you go see your brothers. Logan as been all excited that he gets to see his sister."
"I will, promise. I'll bring them to the feast tonight."
"Now I don't know about that…"
Lily smiled as Harvey approached them.
"Hey Lils, you ready to head down to the pitch? Hello Mister Snape," he said.
Harry smiled at him. "Yeah. Bye Dad, I'll see you later. I'll see you guys later."
Harvey smiled at everyone and grabbed Lily's hand, pulling her out of the Great Hall.
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Lily and Lo both winced one of the beaters that we trying out was actually hit with a bludge. Lily shook her head as she scribbled down a note on the parchment in front of her.
"How pathetic could you be?" asked Lo.
"I have no idea."
Harvey flew down and sat in front of the girls. He had a game of Quidditch going without Lo looking for the snitch. He was replacing a beater and chaser every now and then. He looked at Lily with a little puppy dog look.
"I am not going to play Harvey," she said looking back down at her paper.
"Fine. We only have one beater left trying out. After that last one, he can only be better."
"She."
"What?"
"You said he can only be better. The last one trying is a girl."
Harvey looked over to where the people trying out sat. As Lily said, there was only one person left and it was a girl. He looked back at them two with a raised eyebrow.
"She looks as if someone could knock her down with just a slight push," he said.
"Don't assume. I look the same but I can hit a bludger better than most boys," said Lo, hitting her brother.
"Alright, alright. I didn't say I wasn't going to give her a chance," he said.
"Put Brayden, the girl over there, and Blake Bradley in. If I am correct in thinking, those two may be the best."
Harvey looked at her with a raised eyebrow but shook his head. He left the two girls.
"Blake was the best for a chaser," said Lo.
"Yup and like Harvey said, Brayden can only be better than those last five."
Lo gave a giggle and leaned back on the bleacher and the other six began to play. Chad Hollow was a sixth year and a chaser for the team. He had been on the team ever since Harvey had and were best friends. Trey Ewing was the beater and a seventh year. He was also Lo boyfriend. Dustin Painter was a fifth year and the keeper. He and Lo had become best friends last year once she joined the team since they were in the same year. The Slytherin quidditch team was close. That is why they were the best Hogwarts had for four years how.
"Whoa!" said Lo, sitting up straight. Lily's eyes too went wide.
Brayden had knocked Harvey off of his broom with a bludger. That was something not many beaters could say that they have done. Lo looked at Lily with a smile.
"Now that's impressive," said Lily looking at her.
"I think we have our team," said Lo.
Lily nodded and walked over to the team as they landed. Harvey rubbed his shoulder from where he had gotten hit. He was glaring at Brayden, who was smiling. Brayden was just standing there as everyone looked at her. Harvey grabbed both Lily and Lo's arm and dragged them away.
"Blake and Brayden are the best," said Lo.
"I think that Matthew was better," said Harvey.
"You've got to be joking. Brayden was way better than Matt," said Lily.
"I think Matthew was better."
"Why don't you want Brayden because she is a girl, a fourth year, or that she actually managed to hit you," said Lo.
"Come on Harvey, all three of us know that Brayden Dockery is the best. Do you want to win the cup this year or not?" asked Lily.
Harvey sighed defeated. "Fine. Blake and Brayden it is."
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Lily walked into Severus living area to be almost knocked down as Logan wrapped his arms around her legs.
"Hey Logan," she said picking him up.
"Lils!" he said, hugging her.
Lily laughed as she walked into the actual room. Tommy smiled at her from over top his book.
"How was try-outs?" asked Severus.
"Good. Brayden Dockery, fourth year, is the new beater and fifth year Blake Bradley is chaser," she said sitting on the floor with Logan.
"Brayden? Beater?" asked Jade.
"Yeah. She is awesome. She knocked Harvey off of his broom. Harvey!" she said picking up an orange and pink dragon figurine.
"Well, we should have another great team this year," said Severus.
"They likely hood of having a winning season with two new members aren't very likely," said Tommy.
"It is when they are good," said Lily.
"I still don't think so."
"Then you don't know a whole lot."
Tommy glared at her before laying down his book. He then stood up on the chair and jumped at Lily. They both laughed as they rolled around on the floor, trying to tickle each other. Severus and Jade looked at each other while they were during so.
"Lily, do you mind watching your brothers for us?" asked Jade.
"No," said Lily, pinning her brother down. "The others can help. Why?"
"We need to go into Hogsmeade to get some supplies," said Severus.
"Why can't we go?" asked Tommy.
"Don't you want to spend time with your sister?"
"Well…yeah…"
"Then that is why. We will be back before the feast tonight Lily. You can go get the others to help. Do not leave this room."
"Yes Papa."
Ten minutes later, all of them were sitting on the floor playing with Logan. Severus and Jade had left but Lily thought for another reason and what Cooper told her only made her believe it more.
"Professor Granger, Headmaster, and Professor McGonagall weren't at lunch today," said Cooper as she walked a green dragon around the toy trees.
"That's weird. Jade and Severus left too," said Nathan, who had a black dragon.
"I don't think they left to go to Hogsmeade," said Tommy, who was with them on the floor playing.
"Something is up," said Lily.
"You mean something other than us playing with dragons?" asked Austin. "And how come I got stuck with a purple one?"
Sierra smacked him on the arm. "I am going to burn you with my fire," she said in a deep, pathetic try at a dragon's voice.
Logan giggled, obviously enjoying that.
"It has to do with whatever is at hidden," said Lily. "It has to be. And I bet that Dad and Mum didn't have to work either.
"Tommy, did Leah or Harry say anything this morning?" asked Christian.
"Not that I can remember. I was in my room most of the morning reading," he said.
"Bookworm," muttered Nathan, coughing. Lily smacked him on the back of the head.
"Don't insult my brother. Only I can do that," she said but them looked at the ground in thought.
"What are you thinking Athena?" asked Austin.
"Athena?" asked Tommy.
"Albus, Hermione, Dad, Mum, McGonagall, Papa and Me-Me all left," said Lily more to herself.
"Austin's nickname for Lily," said Sierra to Tommy.
"Where are you going with that?" asked Cooper.
"Why would all seven of them have to be doing something at the same time?" asked Christian, picking up on where Lily was going.
"It definitely is about whatever is here," said Lily.
"Why?" asked Nathan.
"Order!" said Logan after he knocked over two dragons.
Lily looked at him before giggling. "He heard them talking this morning. It must be important."
"Why!?" came six voices.
"It has to be if Albus needs the Order of the Phoenix's help."
"The Order of what?" asked Cooper.
"There really is one?" asked Austin.
"Yeah. Order of the Phoenix was used to fight off Voldemort when he was in power, both times. So whatever it is must have to do with the Dark Arts," said Lily.
"Maybe Voldemort left something behind," suggested Tommy.
Lily ran a hand through her hair in thought. "Or it couldn't. We really don't know. But we do know something."
"What's that?" asked Sierra.
"It's not good, whatever it is."
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Twenty people sat around the table in the dinning room of number twelve Grimmauld Place, which was also still being used as the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix.
"The repealing charms have been working," said Hermione.
"They are still going near them," said Severus.
"It didn't work when you told us not to go near the third floor corridor either. They are kids. Curiosity gets the best of them," said Ron.
"It is still four months before anything will happen," said Jade.
"And that is what we are going to worry with," said Dumbledore.
"How can we stop them after they are released?" asked Sirius.
"Why can't we just put repealing charms around the whole castle?" asked Draco.
"Because for one, it can't stop it and two, you can't put a repealing charm for those around a place that already had like a zillion charms around it boggart," said Leah.
"Only a potion can," said Harry.
"But you have to catch it within seventy-two hours," said Severus.
"And if you don't catch it in that time, what will happen?" asked Ginny.
"They are stuck with it until they die," said Severus softly.
"There isn't another way?" asked Remus.
"Killing them but I don't think we want to do that," said Bill.
"Why would anyone even think out putting it at Hogwarts? They know children would be there," said Tonks.
"Safest place from anyone trying to get them," said Harry.
"I still think that who ever decided to put it at Hogwarts was crazy," said Tonks.
"We just have to try to notice it before anything bad will happen."
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A/N- Hi! Nope…still not giving anything away. Each chapter you will be getting a little more information about "them."
And if anyone would like to know, Lo is pronounced like low and Brayden is BRAY-den. The AY is drawn out.
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Next Chapter--- First Quidditch match, Slytherin vs. Gryffindor, Lily and Austin find out a bit more about what is going on at the castle, and their bond grows with some trusting and truths…
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Abbie Haven