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New Resolutions III
Chapter 13- Lust
By: Abbie Snape

Leah sighed as she leaned back against Harry, closing her eyes as he dipped his fingertips into the muscles of her shoulders to relieve her of stress. It'd been one hell of a week for the both of them at work and thought they deserved a night alone together, which was exactly what was going on now. They had just finished dinner and Harry thought it would be a good idea to just relax in front of the fire for a while.

Sometimes Leah missed having the sounds of children running around the house, one child's giggles unparticular. But there was nothing that could be done about that, and she'd finally realized that. Harry helped her, and her daughter did as well. All of them had a special connection to Jordan, but in a way she was still there with them.

Leah smiled softly when she felt Harry's lips on her neck and she gasped a little and turned her head to face them, seeing the reflection of the fire in his eyes she leaned back, kissing him tenderly. She felt him kiss her back, then she pulled away, settling into his arms once again. The two of them were just being quiet, letting their thoughts dwell together in the quiet of the room.

She glanced down at the bottle sitting in front of them, it was half empty with two wine glasses sitting beside it, both half full. "You know," she began to speak, her voice a little hoarse from them not talking for a while, "We'll be lucky if we don't wake up with a headache tomorrow morning if we don't put that bottle away."

"Hey, sorry to interrupt this snog fest, or whatever. But we have a problem," Draco said.

"Go away, Dray..." she said, tempted to throw a pillow at him, but knew that would serve no purpose but to catch one of their couch pillows on fire.

"Can't sis, sorry. The both are you are needed at Hogwarts."

Leah and Harry both sat up straight, staring at Draco. "Is Lily okay?" asked Harry, standing.

"Yes…I think."

"You think!" shrieked Leah.

"Calm down Leah Rose! One of the sins had been released. Severus sent for you both. They need you there, just incase they have a reaction to the potion. But it's not Lily. Though, I think Lily was with the person when it happened."

"Wasn't one of the others, was it? Sierra, Nathan, Austin, Christian, Cooper?" asked Leah.

"Got to name all of them? And I don't think so. Severus would have said so."

"Alright. We'll coming," said Harry.

"So much for our quiet evening…" muttered Leah, heading to their room to get a cloak.

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"Papa, what's wrong with Cameron?" said Lily, hand on hip, staring at Severus who wouldn't let her past the second row of beds.

"Lily…I think you should go back to your dormitory," said Severus catching her by the waist again, pulling her away.

"Papa! That's not Cameron. Something is wrong with him. Now what…" but Lily trailed off, taking a step back from Severus. It finally hit her what had happened. "Lust…" she whispered.

"Yes. Nice stunner by the way," said Severus, nodding to Austin, who was standing by the door with Brayden and Lo.

"Would have done worse if I didn't know that wasn't him," muttered Austin, staring at Lily.

"It just happened right? So the potion will work," said Lily, giving a small smile to Austin before looking at Severus again.

"It should Lily but his body could react to it. We don't know what the Potion will do."

"It has to work!"

"Dad!" came Lily's father's voice.

Lily turned to see Harry, Leah, and Draco coming inside the Hospital Wing. Leah was pulling her hair up into a ponytail as she did so.

"Lily…are you okay? You fine? Feeling sick or anything?" she asked, kneeling down in front of her, pulling out her wand.

"Mum…I'm fine. Cameron should be the one you are checking," she said, smiling.

"Right…just checking. Where is he Headmaster?" asked Leah, turning to the Headmaster, who was standing to the side.

"Through the curtains Leah. Severus, if you would come with us too," said Dumbledore, nodding to Harry.

"Who is he Lily?" asked Harry, trying to get her attention away from them.

"Cameron Shepard. He's a sixth year Ravenclaw. Seeker for the quidditch team," she said.

"How did you find out he had the sin in him?"

Lily looked at him before looking away.

"Lily…" said Harry, warningly. Still, Lily didn't say anything. "Lillian!"

"Do you really want to know sir?" asked Lo, looking at Lily. She knew Lily wasn't going to tell. She barely told Severus. Like she would tell her own father.

"Yes. I do want to know."

"We, as in me, Brayden, Austin, Lily, and Cameron were doing homework in the library and we noticed Cam looking at Lily oddly. Then, he…like…kind of came on to her. Trying to…um…well, I think you get the point. Austin stunned him in seconds," said Lo, looking at Lily, sadly.

"Lily…my little serpent," he hissed in parseltongue, walking over to her.

"I'm fine," she said back, in parseltongue, startling Lo and Brayden, who didn't know she was a Parselmouth.

"I think the four of you should head back to your common room. I don't think you should be here," he said, pulling Lily into a hug.

Lily slowly nodded, hugging her father back. "Can I come back…after…"

"Yes. I'm sure you can," said Harry with a soft smile.

Harry gave her a kiss on the cheek before Brayden placed an arm around her shoulders but they didn't get too far. Suddenly, someone was screaming in the Hospital Wing. Lily turned to see Cameron shaking, screaming, tousling and turning in his bed. Lily felt tears begin to form as she stepped back into the Hospital Wing.

"Cameron…" she whispered going toward him but Harry grabbed her.

"Lily, leave…" he hissed violently in parseltongue, not aware he did.

"No. What's happening to him?"

"Harry…is he alright?" asked Austin, who was beside Lily in seconds.

"It's just the potion. It's harsh to the person who has to drink it. It feels as if your insides are burning," said Harry, pulling Lily against him, trying to muffle the sound of Cameron.

Lily bared her head inside her father's robe. She hated hearing her friend hurt but she knew it had to be done. Harry pulled her into his arms, up off the floor. He walked her toward the door, running a hand through her hair.

"Make sure she gets back to the common room. I'll stop by before I leave," said Harry to Austin.

"I will sir."

Harry nodded, laying Lily's feet back on the ground.

"Harry, can you come back here?" yelled Leah.

"Go Lily please. I'll stop back and tell you how he is."

Harry looked at Austin, who nodded, wrapping his arm around her waist, practically dragging her down the hall. Harry watched until she was out of his sight before rushing over to the bed, where Cameron had stopped screaming but was still tousling and turning.

"Can you help Sev and Draco hold him down. I can give him a calming potion now," said Leah, pushing a strained of hair that had fell in her face.

"Did it work?" he asked placing an arm around the boy's chest.

"Yes…thankfully. He should be fine in a few days. He's fine now but his body is drained," said Leah, pouring the potion down his mouth. "Has his parents been told?"

"Yes. They are coming here tonight," said the Headmaster.

"I told Lily I would stop by and tell her how he is doing before we left. Do you want to come with me?" asked Harry, looking at Leah, Draco, and Severus.

"I bet Jade is already there," said Severus.

"Go on. I want to make sure his pulse and everything is alright."

Harry nodded, kissing Leah on the cheek before disappearing with Draco out of the Hospital Wing and headed down the dungeons.

"Mister Snape! Is Cameron alright?" asked a girl as the came to the Entrance Hall.

"What happen to him?"

"We just saw him go to the hospital wing!"

"And what about Lily?" someone else asked.

"They are fine. I am sure you can visit Mister Shepard later on this week. As for my daughter, she's fine and in her common room," said Harry, smiling to the children.

"Anyone know the password to the Slytherin common room?" asked Draco, rolling his eyes. Harry seemed to forget they didn't know that detail.

"Harry! Draco!" said Christian pushing his way through the people. "Can I get to my uncles?" he snapped at a group of girls that wouldn't let him through. Dinner had just been let out and the two Aurors found themselves surrounded by students.

Harry smiled as Christian finally made it to them. "Hey Christian," he said with a smirk.

"Hey…is Lily okay? Her and Austin went to the Hospital Wing to see how Cameron was…we haven't seen them since. So, they're in the common room?" he asked.

"Yes. Care to give us the password?" asked Draco.

"Sure…come on. Before everyone decides to make a dash for it. Then I have to find everyone else. They went looking for Lily and Austin…"

Harry and Draco followed Christian down to the dungeons and to where they knew the Slytherin Common room was. "Sectumsempra," he said to the wall, which spread open for them. Inside the common room, Lily was curled up on the couch, head in Jade's lap with Austin close by. Lo and Brayden were across from them.

"Daddy! Is he okay?" asked Lily, jumping up.

"He's fine Lils. His parents are coming tonight and he should be out by the end of the week. Mum is checking him over," said Harry.

"That's good," she said, smiling.

"Yeah…Now, I want you to be careful. Don't going anywhere alone. Pay close attention to people. Can you do that?" he asked.

"Yes sir."

"Harry! Don't tell her that! Now she is going to be paranoid!" snapped Jade, glaring slightly at him.

"She has to be alert, Jade. You know that too. I got to go pick Tommy and Logan from your Grandma's. I'll owl you later on and see how you are doing," he said, pulling her into a hug.

"Okay Daddy," she whispered, hugging him tightly.

Harry kissed her on top of the head. Lily hugged Draco bye and sunk back down on to the couch.

"One down…six more to go…"

"Lily…" said Jade softly.

"We are the only ones that know what is going on. Why can't the headmaster just tell everyone what is going on?" she asked.

"Because…both of you sit. Lo and Brayden you can stay too," said Jade, knowing that Lily and Austin told them what was going on since they saw Cameron.

Austin and Lily both sat back down on the couch, waiting.

"Some people believe that the sins have powers behind them. If you had one inside of you, it would make you more powerful or give you a special gift. We don't know if it is true or not. But, I have a feeling that some here know of the sins and will try to get one."

"Who would know of the power?" asked Lo.

"Death eater children," said Austin, glancing at Lily.

"Correct."

Lily nodded, finally knowing why. She could think of some that probably would want it just for power.

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A/N- Sorry for the delay in update. I got stuck on how to start this blasted chapter but thanks to Aurora who got me started! I should be able to update soon…I hope if I don't get stuck again…

Oh, and Sectumsempra, is a spell in HBP. Couldn't think of a password and I was flipping through it…

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Love From, Abbie