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New Resolutions III
Chapter 10- Found Him
By: Abbie Haven Snape

"Do you think Daddy and Mum will allow everyone to stay?" asked Lily.

"Your mother, yes. Your father, on the other hand, would probably strangle Nathan and Austin before the night is over with," said Ginny with a smile.

Lily smiled, shifting through the racks of dresses. Leah was to busy getting the house ready to take her and she really didn't mind Ginny taking her.

"What about this one Mummy?" Kori asked, holding up a bright orange dress.

"No," both Lily and Ginny said.

Kori frowned, going back with her father.

"So, what are we looking for?" asked Ginny.

"Don't know."

"Impressing anyone?"

Lily narrowed her eyes at her. Ginny just smiled, looking through the dresses.

"Maybe…"

"And is this person tall, dark, handsome, and your father hates?" Ginny asked a little amused.

"I'm eleven Aunt Ginny."

"And I was eleven when I first saw Draco," she said.

Lily looked at her. "What was it like? When you first saw Uncle Dray?"

Ginny smiled. "I was told by my brothers that Malfoy was trouble. I think I hated him for a good while," she said with laugh. "But then, your mother and father met and that changed everything. Gryffindors were getting along with Slytherins. Enemies were friends. But Harry, Leah, and Draco all had something in common that I don't think they could not have became friends. If they just realized it before, Hogwarts would not have had to worry so much about what Harry and Draco would do to each other."

"What did they have in common?"

Ginny slowly turned to her. "You parents never told you?"

"No…what was it?"

Ginny looked to the ground before back up at her. "I don't think I am the right person to tell you Lily. I would have thought your parents would have told you by now."

"Is it bad? What brought them together?"

Ginny didn't answer. "It's not my place Lily. I would have thought that Harry would have told you."

"Come on Aunt Ginny. If they haven't told me by now, they aren't going to. I don't even know how my parents met."

"How about we switch girls Ginny, love. Come on Lily…" said Draco coming up behind Lily and putting an arm around her.

"Uncle Dray! I was trying to get Aunt Ginny to tell me something," protected Lily has he lead her away.

"I know." Was all that he said.

Draco led her to a chair in the dressing room and made her seat down. "Unlike Ginny, I can tell. Leah and I didn't have the picture perfect life style. Our father-"

"The one that died in the final battle right?" asked Lily.

"Yeah…bastard…But he abused us and our mother just sat there, allowing him to."

"Narcissa?"

"Yes…her."

"Like Tommy's parents did to him?"

"Yeah…pretty much the same way."

"But why if Narcissa did that to you and Mum, why is she around all the time?"

"Your mothers doing. She was the one that told us about the Manor that you were at when…"

"I get it. Then, what happen to Daddy? I mean, Papa would never hurt Daddy," said Lily confused.

Draco sighed, binding down in front of her. "Try to stay with me okay." Lily nodded. "Your father didn't know Severus was his father until he was sixteen. Everyone thought he was the son of Lily and James Potter."

"Grandmother and Grandfather."

Draco nodded. "That's why you have Potter with your name. Severus didn't know that Harry was his because Lily left him without telling."

"Why did she leave?"

"Your Papa…it was costume for children of death eaters to be one and-"

"But Papa wasn't one."

"I know but everyone thought he was, do to him spying. So, if the Dark Lord knew that Severus had a child, then Harry would have been already in his services, are you following me?"

"So Grandmother didn't want that for Daddy so she left him."

"And went to one of her good friends, James Potter and they covered it up by saying that the child was his."

"But Grandmother and Grandfather died. Where did he go after they died?" Lily was seriously confused.

"With his Aunt and Uncle."

"I have another Aunt and Uncle?"

"Great Aunt and Uncle and cousin."

Lily looked at him before it hit her. "They abused him," she whispered.

Draco nodded. "Well, finally when me and your father were sixteen and your mother fifteen, all three of us got the worse beating probably of our life and Severus saved all three of us and I was out for a good while and when I woke up my sister and my enemy were friends."

Lily nodded.

"The way I hear, it was love at first sight."

Lily smiled. She knew now why her mother loved helping children or why they were so close to Tommy. They knew what it was like.

"Now that we know this, why don't we go find a dress?"

"You, helping me? What, you going to pick out a dress all the way to the ground, long sleeves?" joked Lily.

"Hey, I have to protect my niece too. Your father told me of your boyfriend."

"He's not my boyfriend!"

"Sure…keep telling your self that," said Draco with a smirk.

Lily jumped on his back as they went back to looking.

"Lily, Draco, come here," said Ginny, standing on her tiptoes.

Draco looked up at Lily who shrugged. They walked over to where Ginny and Kori were standing.

"No," said Draco, looking at the dress in her hand.

"Yes," said Ginny.

"No."

"Yes," said Lily, smiling.

"Do you want Harry to kill me?"

"Maybe but it is perfect for her," said Ginny, smiling.

"I love it and don't even argue Uncle Dray. You know you will lose."

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"How much do you love me?"

Lily jumped, sending a shirt into the air. She turned around, not seeing anyone. Narrowing her eyes, she turned to see Austin's face in the fire.

"Enough, why?" she asked picking her shirt up off the ground.

"I need out of this house. After you play tea time about a half a dozen times a day, everyday…you would go crazy too," he said.

"I have a little brother so I don't have to worry with tea time."

"You're lucky. So, what do you say? Can I come over?" he asked.

"Actually I was going to call you but I wasn't sure about your father…but anyway, we are having a party at our house tomorrow night."

"Ah, yes…the Snape's Christmas Party, I have heard," he said.

"Yeah…don't remind me… most have. Want to come? Nathan, Sierra, Cooper, and Christian will be here too. If you want to stay, Mum said that it was okay too. You can go home whenever. I figure Nathan and Sierra will leave the twenty-forth."

"Yeah…I'll be there. Can I come early? Please…please."

Lily laughed. "That bad?"

"You have no idea," he said. "A crazy sister, a nanny who hates you, and a father that hasn't said a word to you. You would want about too."

"Let me go ask Mum and see."

"Can't ask your Dad?"

"If I asked him, that would most definitely be a no."

"Ask Leah then."

Lily giggled, leaving the room. She found Leah in the dinning room. "What happen to our house?" she asked in the doorway.

"Hey babe," said Leah, whipping her hands on her sweatshirt.

The dinning room and turned into a room with nothing but a tree. The tree was huge though. Probably eight feet and had blue and white ornaments hanging on it.

"I think you have gone insane Mum."

"She's been insane, Lily," said Tommy stepping into the room but stop with his bowl of ice cream in his hands. "Where am I suppose to eat?" he asked.

"Can Austin come over Mum?"

"For the party?"

"Now…today and stay over until like the twenty-fourth. His sister is getting on his nerves and his dad isn't even… around," she said, staring at Tommy as he sat down on the floor.

"You can eat in your room Tommy and yes, I suppose so. Just don't tell your father until he sees him at dinner," she said.

"Wouldn't dream of telling him. Thanks Mum!"

"Austin is coming over?" asked Tommy, following Lily up the stairs.

"Yes," said Lily.

"Dad will love this," he said.

Lily stopped, making Tommy bump into her. "Be good," she said before turning and going into her room. Tommy followed her in.

"You can come," she said.

"Good…Kyki is already asking me to play again. Hey Tommy," said Austin.

Tommy nodded since he had a mouth full of ice cream.

"Ignore the little brother. You can come on through," said Lily.

"Um…I'll floo. I have something that might interest you both actually."

Lily raised an eyebrow. Austin just smiled and disappeared.

"Wha ould wase?" he asked, mouth full.

"I don't know what he would have…and I have been around you way to long," she said pushing him back on her bed as she finished putting her clothes away.

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Lily looked from Austin to the pile of books on her floor. He had brought all of them with him. Why, she was still trying to figure out.

"Austin…why do we have about twenty books on my floor?" she asked.

"Well…I was looking around in our library at the house and here are all of our books on Magic from B.C. something to just about a few years ago. I figured if we can't find Zachary Malone in any of these then we aren't going to find it," he said.

"Why doesn't Daddy or Mum have these in our library?" asked Tommy, reaching for one.

Lily shrugged. "Might as well get started. Want me to get Christian over here? He could help."

"That might be good. The more people we have the better chance we have at finding it," said Austin taking a seat on the floor. "Oh, by the way, I like your room." He smirked up at her.

"Hey! Don't mock my room. I like my room thank you."

"You've had the same color pink since you were born," said Tommy, starting to read on of the books.

"I'll be back. Until then, read!"

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"YOU SAID YES!"

"Harry James!"

"Leah…come on…you said that he could stay here?"

Leah turned to him, finger pointed at him. Harry took a small step back. "I think you need to trust your daughter more."

"I trust her! It's him that I don't trust."

"If you don't trust him I do not want to know what you were thinking about when you were eleven."

"When I was eleven I was wondering why I was famous and trying to survive first year. Times have changed! They are more…advanced then we were at that age."

Leah gave a giggle and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Trust me Harry. They aren't going to do nothing."

"You better hope they don't."

"You don't have a problem with Nathan when he stays," she said.

"Well…I've known Nathan for what, four-five years now. And Nathan isn't the son of a death eater."

"Don't you dare hold that against him," said Leah, giving him a push. "You're the son of death eater. I am the daughter of a death eater. Draco is the son of a death eater. Tommy is the son of a death eater. Are you saying that the four of us are bad?"

"Leah…that's not what I meant."

"Then what did you mean?"

Harry closed his eyes as Leah walked past him and into the kitchen. He looked down and saw Hook sitting at his feet. Hook looked at him, ears up, before getting up and walking into the kitchen. Harry nodded to him self, knowing he had said the wrong thing.

He walked into the kitchen and wrapped his arms around Leah. "Okay…I will be good and try to get along with Austin. Happy?"

"If you do it and not just say it."

"I promise," he said giving her a kiss on the check.

"You better."

"Is that a threat?" he asked, smiling.

"No…it's you better or I am sure Hook wouldn't mind giving up his bed."

Harry glanced down at Hook who barked. "Point taken."

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Lily looked at her self in mirror as she clipped her black butterfly pin in her hair. The dress that Ginny had picked out worked great for her. It was an emerald green that came to her knees with it flared out beginning at the waist. It was strapless, which was the problem Harry and Draco had with it but Ginny and Leah loved it. Her hair was done up in a messing, but good-looking bun.

Dinner last night was a sight. They all ate at the small nock in the kitchen and Harry and Austin had to seat across from each other. It was about ten rounds of questions, five glares-from each-and one agreement. Be good the Lily. Tommy thought it was so funny he almost fell off his chair from laughing. Breakfast, was a better experience. They didn't eat together, which might have been a good thing because Austin had fell asleep in Lily's chair.

She gave a smile as Austin came into view in her mirror.

"You look beautiful," he said with a slight smile.

"Thanks. Not bad yourself," she said stepping toward him.

He gave a shrugged. He had a pair of black slacks, a button up dark red shirt and a black dress robe over it.

"Can you help me?" she asked.

"I guess…depending on what it is…"

She smiled. "Tie this in the back for me?" she asked holding up a black ribbon.

He nodded coming up behind her. She reached into her jewelry box and pulled out the opal stone necklace her father had given her.

"Ouch!" she shrieked turning around and glaring at him.

"Too tight?" he asked with a smirk.

"I am not that big that you have to pull that hard," she said.

"Okay…turn back around and I will do better," he said with a smile.

She rolled her eyes, turning around. He winked in the mirror at her and she smiled. "Where's Nyx?" he asked after he tied the bow.

"On the bed with Hades," she said.

"Um…no, it's just Hades," he said picking up Hades.

"Shit…no…" she said looking around the room, hissing. "Hades, please tell me she didn't leave the room," she said then hissed it to her.

"And the missing snake is?" asked Austin.

"Not here," said Lily. "If Nyx is down stairs, the people are going to freak! Then I'll be in trouble. They both are suppose to be in cages when people are over but I just left them at school."

"Try calling her," he suggested.

"I can't. Then Mum and Daddy will know."

Austin shrugged. Lily sat down at the end of her bed, thinking. "Alright…maybe she will be smart enough not to scare anyone," she said.

"You hope," he said.

"Not helping Austin!"

"Sorry Athena," he said with a smile.

Lily rolled her eyes, reaching for her black, ballerina style shoes.

"LILY!"

Both Lily and Austin turned to the door to see Tommy running inside, knocking into her desk in the process. "Ouch!" he said rubbing his side.

"What's wrong Tommy?" asked Lily, walking over to him.

"I found him!"

"Found who?" asked Austin.

"Zachary Malone!"

"WHAT! Where?" the both asked.

"In here," he said holding up the book in his hands.

"Well? What is it? What did he create?" asked Lily.

"I don't know," he said rubbing his side.

"What do you mean you don't know? You found his name. Did you read it?" asked Lily, staring at him.

"No…I just read it and saw his name and thought I would show you," he said.

"What page?" Austin asked, taking the book.

"Five hundred and twenty-six. That's going to be a bruise," he said pushing on his side.

"LILY! THOMAS! AUSTIN!"

Austin stopped turning the pages and the three of them looked at each other.

"Mum," said Tommy.

"No…Okay, Tommy mark the page and hide it somewhere in here. If Mum finds us looking we are dead," said Lily grabbing the book from Austin and shoving it into Tommy's arms.

"Like she know what we are looking for," he said grabbing a scrap sheet of paper and shoving it into the crease.

"It's Mum. She'll know."

"LILY! THOMAS! AUSTIN! WHERE ARE YOU?"

"Hide it," said Lily. "IN MY ROOM MUM!"

Lily and Austin stepped beside each other as Leah appeared in the doorway.

"Finally, didn't you hear me calling you?" she asked. "People are starting to arrive."

"Oh…yeah, sorry. We were talking. You look great Mum," said Lily with a smile.

Leah had a long, flowing red dress on that came all the way to the floor, showing that she didn't have the mummy look going on.

"Thank you. Where is your brother?" she asked.

"Um…" began Lily.

"I found the back to your earring Lily," said Tommy appearing from behind her bed with a smile.

"Now come on. We have to greet the guest," said Leah.

"All of them?" asked Tommy, coming up beside them.

"Yes and go get your dress robe Thomas Isaac!"

"Yes ma'am."

Leah smiled at us before turning and heading down the stairs. "Come on," she said.

"I got it under your bed somehow. You have too many shoes Lily," said Tommy, letting out a breath.

"Let's go down stairs and then get away in a little and come up here and read it. Clue Sierra, Nathan, Cooper, and Christian in that we found him if you see any of them."

The both nodded and left her room and the book that had what they been looking for.

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A/N- Another chapter done! A looooong chapter! 10 pages! GO ME! Next chapter, I promise, all will be solved. Until then, don't kill me.

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Abbie Haven