Previously on The New Defense Teacher,
"Well maybe I lied and I really DID care then. A lot. Since third year." Lily admitted before quickly covering her mouth.
Her secret was out.
Chapter 13: Talking with the Headmaster and Plots
Everyone was surprised at this declaration.
"Third year?" Melissa repeated.
"I knew about this year, but since THIRD?" Sara asked
"Did you tell ANYONE?" Spica asked her best friend.
"I told James when he had amnesia." Lily said quietly. "I knew that he'd never remember it when…"
She ran out of the room redder than her hair.
"Lily!" the girls yelled to her.
"Leave her alone. She needs some time to think." A male voice said behind them.
They turned to see which of the boys spoke.
It was James.
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Lily ran through the halls of the castle.
I can't believe I said that. He wasn't suffering from amnesia this time, so he will remember. What have I done? What if he's gotten over me?
While she was thinking this, she wasn't watching where she was going. As she turned a corner, she bumped into someone.
"Ah. Miss. Evans. Out for a late night run?" Albus Dumbledore asked her jokingly.
"You could say that." She told the Headmaster as she dried her eyes.
"Here now. What's this?" he said noticing the tears.
"Nothing Professor." She said.
"In order to get you this upset, it must be something. Come. I'm on my way to the kitchens to get a late night snack. We might even run into those boys."
"I doubt it." She told him.
"The number of times I've caught them in the kitchens. They however, never noticed me." He informed her. "I have ways of making myself invisible."
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In the kitchens, the Marauders weren't there, but there were plenty of house-elves willing to serve the Headmaster and Head Girl.
After they got their food,
"Now," Dumbledore said to Lily, "Why the tears? Start at the beginning."
"Well." She said. "It started third year when I was discovering that boys weren't all that bad. I've taking quite a liking to Potter. However, he changed as well. He became so self-centered and arrogant. That's why I started refusing to date him hoping he'd get the message. Finally, I was about to give up and tell him "One date. Then leave me alone." I was planning on hinting to him the reason why I never agreed before while we would be on the date. Well, he never did ask me again. His friends, my friends, and I got concerned. We were going to go to you, but we figured we'd try Professor Peeler first before involving you, but we decided to try to handle it ourselves before getting a faculty member involved. Then if we couldn't do it, we'd go to Peeler. Then if he couldn't do it, we'd go to you."
"Continue." Dumbledore said.
"We told him about how we were worried."
"Was that a problem?" Dumbledore asked.
"When James said that it was the first time I cared for him, I reminded him about the Quidditch incident last year. He repeated what I said to him after I gave him his memories back." Dumbledore raised an eyebrow at this part. "I then told him I lied then and that I did care since third year. I never told anybody, except James during his suffering from amnesia which he doesn't remember."
Dumbledore nodded. "You said that you gave Mr. Potter his memories back?"
"Professor Peeler said that I could be the only one who could do it. As long as I cared for him and he trusted me, then the spell would work."
"What spell was that?"
"Remuneratiomemoria" she told him. "When I shot it at James, it was gold."
"Ah. The Memories Return charm. That had been lost for centuries. I wonder how our Defense teacher managed to come across it."
He then look closer at Lily.
"Are you alright?"
"I'm just so embarrassed."
Dumbledore seemed deep in thought. Then he smiled.
"Give it time." He told her. "Soon, you and Mr. Potter will sort out your feelings."
"Thanks for the talk Professor." Lily said to the headmaster "Goodnight."
"Goodnight Miss. Evans." Dumbledore said to her as she left.
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The next day, Lily avoided everyone. She wouldn't look anybody in the eyes, and she only spoke to teachers when they spoke to her. She was still embarrassed by the episode from the night before.
"C'mon Prongs." She heard Sirius say to James at lunch. "You heard her last night. Go for it."
"Padfoot." James told his friend. "She's obviously not speaking to anyone. Give her time."
"Who are you and what have you done with our Prongs?" Remus asked him again.
"I'm still James Potter. But, even if I wanted to, I don't think I could do a prank a week anymore. Once in a while, but not every week." James admitted.
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That night,
"Lily!" Spica yelled banging on the Head Girl's door. "Lily Evans! You can't hide forever!"
"Nobody asked you!" Lily said through the door. She wasn't ready to face her friends.
"If I admitted I've had a crush on Remus since Second year, would that make you happy?" Melissa yelled.
"No! Everyone knows it!" Lily yelled back at her.
Melissa looked at her other two friends. "I was that obvious?"
"No duh." Spica told her. "Especially with that boggart."
Melissa blushed.
"Vixy! Don't make us do this." Sara threatened.
"Do what?"
"Alohomora." Sara said pointing her wand towards the door.
The door swung opened to reveal Lily reading her Godric Gryffindor book.
"Forgot about that." She said to herself.
"Talk." Spica said "Why have you been avoiding us?"
"Because I never told you about the crush." Lily said to her best friend.
"I've had a secret crush on Black since FIRST YEAR and I never told you." Spica said astonishing everyone.
"Black? You?" Sara asked.
"But of course. I like rebels. And a Black in Gryffindor is about as rebel as you can get." Spica told her.
Lily laughed at this. "Really Spica?"
"Like you, I'm an expert at denial." Spica told her friend. "Unlike these two. The whole school knows who they have crushes on."
"Hey!" Sara and Melissa defended.
"Thanks. I really needed to hear that." Lily said putting down her book.
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In Hogsmeade the next morning,
"Look guys!" Peter said pointing out the Zonko's window. "Evans' talking to the others again."
"So?" Sirius said as he looked at some fire gum.
"They're stopping in front of Zonko's." Peter continued spying on them. "They're nodding at each other." Then, his face was a mask of horror. "Oh Merlin."
"What is it Wormtail?" James asked.
"They're actually walking to the door!" Peter exclaimed.
Sirius dropped the package of gum. Evans, Jenkins, Oxford, and Montgomery walking into Zonkos was a sign of the Apocalypse to the Marauders.
The door opened to reveal two blonds, a redhead, and a brown-haired girl. The boys hid.
"Good afternoon." The manager said noticing the girls. "May I offer you some gum?"
He held out the same type of gum Sirius was looking at.
"No thank you." Lily said "We're just browsing."
"Well, if you find anything interesting, let me know."
"Thank you." Melissa said.
"Why are we here again?" Sara asked Lily.
"My question exactly." Sirius said to the Marauders who were hiding from the girls.
"You know why." Lily said. "We need to plan for the last day of school."
"We want to go out with a bigger bang than the boys could ever come up with." Spica added.
"Oh no they don't." Sirius said.
"We could always reveal ourselves." Melissa suggested.
"HELLO!" Spica said to here. "Not in THIS lifetime. I'm not giving those boys ANY ideas."
"We don't have to reveal. Instead, how funny would that be if a wolf, fox, squirrel, and rabbit walked in on graduation day?" Lily mused.
"Where would they get the animals?" James asked.
"The fox, squirrel, and rabbit would be fine." Sara answered. "It's the wolf I'm worried about."
"Yeah. Everyone yelling. That won't work though. Not with Remus' senses." Melissa said.
"Forgot about that." Sara said. "He'd know for sure, tell the other boys, and then they'd do it."
"Do what?" Peter asked his friends.
"I think I know what Spica could do to end the year with a bang." Lily said with an evil look.
"What?" Spica asked
Lily whispered something in a huddle. Spica got the same evil look when they came out.
"Oh yeah." She said with a grin. "That would not only shock him, but the other students and teachers."
"You could do it too, Vix." Melissa said.
"No. I'm saving for Christmas." Lily said. "You know, you two better hurry up before someone else claims Remus and John."
"They do, and they have to feel the wraths of Adolpha and Easter." Melissa and Sara said.
"We'll figure it out." Lily said. "We better get back to the school."
After the girls left, the boys came out of hiding.
"I wonder what Evans has planned." Sirius asked.
TBC