So, I'm holding my little contest again! If you can answer the question correctly in a review (as well as reviewing the chapter) I will let you name one of the characters in my story! All you need to do is answer this question (and REVIEW): What does the potion Lily brews cure?
Another little thing you can add into your review that you are going to leave (right?) I'm debating on how fast slow I want the story to move. I know when and what is going to happen, but we need to cover some time. Would you like me to keep the characters in this year for a while longer, or just move our story along? (If you are like me, you like meaningful chapters and not fillers) Leave a review and let me know!
Without further adieu!
Lorcan looked at me like I had just beaten him over the head with a rock. I kind of did, but I was not going to back down anymore, I wasn't going to let people step on me anymore. "I'm sorry, but the second you started dating her, you didn't just put me out to the side you put Hugo and your own brother to the side as well. You forced my hand into dating your brother, and we both know that Tara hates me, for what reason, I don't know! Even after I told you how I felt about you, you still decided to ignore it all, and I'm sorry, but we have been friends since we were born. All four of us and you want to throw that way for someone?"
"Lily," Lorcan tried to say something else, but I wasn't finished.
"No, it is either her or me."
"You're giving me an ultimatum?"
"Yes, I guess I am," I said standing up, "I waited ten years to tell you how I felt the first time, I won't wait that long again." I turned on my heel to see Tara and a group of people watching. I just smiled and walked past her out of the Great Hall and in to the steps as an arm caught me.
"Hey Potter," I knew that voice, I turned around to see Zabini holding onto my forearm.
"Zabini, what do I owe the displeasure?" I asked with a small smile yanking my arm back from him.
"You're just telling everyone off today, eh, Potter?"
I shook my head, "No, not really, but if you would like me to point out that you are a spineless pig who has nothing better to do than to annoy me and try to snog third years, then I can try my hardest to tell everyone off."
I took a step for the stairs and got my wrist grabbed and pulled off the steps by him; "what you are getting cozy with Malfoy, why not any other Slytherins?"
I pulled out my wand, and pulled his my wrist, but I pulled him closer, "I'm going to tell you this once, let go of me."
"Why? Is it because I'm not blonde?"
I threw a Bat-Bogey Hex at him and pulled my wrist away and watched him scream out of the hall. "Detention, Potter" I turned around to see Malfoy standing there holding Millie's hand.
"What?" I demanded, "He was coming onto me and I am the one who ends up in detention?" Did he want on my bad side again? Just because he made my body become on fire did not mean we couldn't make my blood boil either!
"You hexed him," He pointed out taken a step towards me, leaving his girlfriend who walked out of the hall into the Great one with a friend.
"So? He deserved it, I wasn't just going to stand here and let him man handle me!" Malfoy let out a sigh and leaned on the steps, "Or is this your way of getting to spend time with me, while not upsetting your girlfriend and not letting the Slytherin slime know it either? I get it! Would you like me to just go around hexing everyone else so we can build up time?"
"Lily," he sighed again.
"Oh no Malfoy, I'm Potter, you're Malfoy, and calling each other by those names will never change."
"Is this you trying to be annoying, or your Gryffindor bravery that is going to bite you in the ass?"
"Take away my detention and find out," I said with a sweet smile.
"Not going to happen, Potions room tomorrow night." He said stepping away from me.
"No way! I have Quidditch practice tomorrow night!"
"Potter, your arm is in a sling and I bet your healer told you to stay away from a broom, I suggest you listen." Malfoy said walking away. I took the few steps and pulled on his shoulder.
"What are you going to do? Tell your dad that I was up on a broom?" That wasn't really a threat.
"No, I'll tell you parents," He smirked down at me, I wasn't that much shorter than him but still, the look he was giving me, did he really think I was going to back down?
"So then owl them," I shrugged taking a step back.
"Then you will miss your detention, and then get another one."
"You're bluffing," I said taking another step back as Hugo and Lysander came into my view.
"Not bluffing," He called entering the hall as Hugo and Lysander came to my side with smiles on their faces.
"Hugo, did I just witness something?" Lysander said getting ahead of me on the steps.
"I don't know Lysander, but it did look like our best mate came back from her pity party," Hugo said nudging me on the steps.
"Yeah, yeah, who is going to carry my books to classes since I'm injured?" I said with a pout.
"You poisoned yourself!" Hugo said as we kept walking up the steps. I smiled to myself; it was good to have them back.
I sat in the classroom where Hugo, Lysander, Lorcan and I always did homework, since Lorcan was still ignoring me, he was missing, but we had Shania joining us. To be honest, it was nice having another girl around. We were playing my music and studying for our O.W.L's when I flew over a piece of parchment to Hugo, he reached for it and it burst in his face. Not gonna lie, one of my favorite treats I got from being sick. We all started to throw things at one another; it was hard for me since I was still in a sling with my good arm. I forgot how much fun I had laughing with them, keeping our moods light.
It was even cuter when Hugo and Shania shared a quick snog. "Gross," I said throwing a wad of parchment to them, a smile on my face as Hugo stuck out his tongue.
"You are just jealous," Lysander laughed picking up a parchment wad and tossing it at me.
"Did I tell you we broke up? Because I am not snogging you again," I teased.
"Oh good! Worst snogger ever, that one is," He laughed again.
"Glad to see your break up will not be destroying our group," Hugo said leaning his chair back, putting his arm around Shania.
We all went quiet for a moment before Shania spoke. "Lily, not to intrude here or anything, but urm, how long have you had a thing for Malfoy?"
My heart sank, or dropped or did whatever you would like to call it; it was in the middle of the lake. "What?" I asked my voice shaking.
"Come off it," Lysander said hitting me in the head with a paper wad, "The only time you ever snogged me was when he was in the view range."
"Like when you would only snog me when Daphne Cresswell walked into The Three Broomsticks, don't act like I didn't notice." I told him sticking out my tongue again as he blushed, "Now do I need to ask her out for you or—"
"I think I can handle that one on my own Lils," he told me picking up my things and standing up. I raised an eyebrow as he pointed to his watch, "You have detention," I opened my mouth to protest but he was already running down the wall with my things, normally I would have ran after him but since I have been out of the hospital for twenty eight hours. I followed him down the stairs past the Great hall as I noticed where he was going. Before I could scream at him Malfoy was holding my books. Lysander walked back towards me, and whispered in my ear, "keep the snogging to a minimum" I hit him with my good arm in the sling, already feeling the pain.
I walked to Malfoy letting out a huff and followed him to the potions room. "Who is in charge of my detention?" I asked looking around.
"We can't give out detentions," He said giving me a funny look, but I could see his smirk plastered under it. "I figured the only way you would ever be ready for your tests is with a little help." He sat my books down next to a cauldron and pulled out a rat's tail...ew.
"So you did just want to see me, you know you could have just asked." I told him sitting in the seat that was pulled out. Wait, was I flirting? Did I mean to be? Did he catch on, I looked up, he was smirking shaking his head, yes, I think he caught on.
"Your test is in two weeks," He pointed out like I didn't already know and sat everything down on the table.
I signed and picked up my wand, "What potion am I making?"
"Wiggenweld Potion," Malfoy said sitting down. It took me almost three hours, and Malfoy yelling twice at me, but I finally got it right, if I do get my . in potions, I have no idea why I would even want to take this class next year. He looked at it one more time as I played with it lifting it up and down in the air, "Do not spill that on me," he warned.
I smirked, "And if I do?"
He smirked back; I felt my heart burst a little as he did, "Really want to fight someone who knows more than you about spells?"
"I already did once, didn't I? And I had you almost knocked out," I told him putting the spoon down and standing up.
"Please, you didn't even have me breaking a sweat," He told me with an eye roll leaning against the table with his elbows.
I leaned back on it catching his eye as I laughed. "Please, I had you, DA and charms are my best classes, you can't hold a candle to my skills."
"This coming from a fifth year?" He laughed shaking his head looking over towards me. "Don't hold your breath."
"What want another go?" I asked moving forward, or sliding against the table.
"And get forced into spending time with you again?"
"You could only be so lucky," I said mocking the Slytherin attitude that caused us both to laugh even harder. The banter and the color of his eyes as he looked into mine; I could feel my soul alive in that moment, I could live in this moment forever.
I felt my skin tingle as his arm touched mine; I leaned in feeling my heart slowing down time. He leaned in as well.
"Darling, we have rounds in a few minutes, I'm just going to get Sadie and we can be off." I heard the voice from the door, and I bet she was paying attention the moment she walked in. Malfoy took a big step back from me when she spoke.
"Alright, give me a moment to help clean up." He told her grabbing a few boxes of ingredients. I turned around and Millie was gone. I didn't say a word, just picked up some boxes and handed them to him. He was right when he said nothing would change, but didn't it already? Could he not feel that? I shook my head, I was not going back to the place I was.
"So, Darling," I teased putting the potion into a vile, "Nice pet name, do I get to guess what you call her?"
I could feel Malfoy roll his eyes, "No Potter, you don't."
"Where is the fun in that?" I pouted handing him another box he faced me. "You really like her then, huh?"
"Why wouldn't I?" He asked casually.
"I wouldn't know, I don't know her, I'm not sure why I would or why she would want to know me." I was talking in circles, I just knew the look in his eyes, I had seen it before, and I had caused it for the past five years. I dropped the subject. "Well, thanks for the help; I'll let you know how they go." I told him putting the last of my things away, picking up my books awkwardly and walked away.
"Lily," a voice called from behind.