Chapter 21 - Alejandro
"Professor Dumbledore?"
Dumbledore looked up. His face was older after the years but he still had the energetic look. His eyes still twinkled when he smiled and his long silver hair had grown some inches longer.
"Harry!" Dumbledore exclaimed, "What are you doing here?"
"I'm sorry Professor, if I've never visited you throughout all these years, but I had my reasons. I was afraid to face the truth and you mean the truth. Unlike other people I knew that you always believed that Voldemort was with us throughout these years, so I avoided you. But now, having talked with Ginny, we both realised that Voldemort cannot have vanished in thin air," Harry said, as he looked nervous.
"I see Harry. I do think you're right. Harry, may I ask, why did you come today or better still what made you change thoughts?"
"Ginny's been worried lately. She thinks that Lily is no longer safe, and that Voldemort will come for her. I tried to calm her down but during all this time instead of calming her. the result I managed to get was me believing in all she says. Professor, promise me you'll take care of Lily! I can't expose her to his world!"
"Of course I will!" Dumbledore said. "But Harry, I have to warn you. I do believe that during all these years, Voldemort has been waiting for time to come. So we must all be prepared for the worst."
"I understand."
"Do you want to talk to your daughter?"
"I'd like to, but I'm afraid, being a curious girl she'd want to know all about why I'm here. I don't want to worry her!"
"You're right," Dumbledore answered as his eyes twinkled.
"Professor, if Voldemort would return, do you think that people will believe us now? I mean, remember in my 5th year?"
"Harry, things were different in those times. Fudge was the minister and sorry as I may be to say, I have to say that he was not a good minister. He was afraid of the facts but remember, Sirius Black died and after that Fudge did the only best thing to do that is helping us. With that people believed us. But then Voldemort disappeared and I must say, most people had started thinking again that Voldemort was indeed not back. But the death of Sirius was not to be ignored. So don't worry even though everyone forgot about him in the bottom of the hearts they all know that he's still here." Dumbledore spoke.
Harry listened to the speech, as he thought about his Godfather.
"You're right. Sirius died to save us and with his death, his name was cleared and Voldemort was uncovered. It's true, if Voldemort'll return, this time the people will help us," Harry said.
"And don't forget another thing, Harry," Dumbledore started, "This time Percy's the minister. And he seems to have become a much better man."
"I doubt it, Sir," Harry said with a grin, "He allows all his nephews and nieces to do the magic they want during summer!"
"Ah well, one has his favourites."
"Yes sir," Harry said with a laugh, "Well, good bye then!" Harry said as he stretched his hand forwards. Dumbledore took it and shook hands. "And thanks."
"Good bye, Harry."
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3½ weeks later
"Heard the news Lils?" Daniel said, as he and his cousin were walking back to the Common Room after Divination. Kevin had simply dropped Divination and had started Herbology instead.
"What news?" Lily asked curiously, as she played about with her hair.
"There's gonna be a ball!"
"What?" Lily exclaimed.
"Yeah! Delicata just told me. In this stuff she's always the 1st to know!" Daniel laughed.
"You're right cuz," Lily giggled. "So who're you taking?"
"No idea," Dan answered as he blushed.
"Really?" Lily asked sarcastically as she stopped walking.
"Yeah!" Dan said, and kept walking. She reached up to him, and stopped him.
"You wanna take Adriana don't you?"
"How did you know that?" Dan asked suspiciously.
"I realised by myself. Well, when are you gonna tell her?"
"I'll tell her this evening!" Dan said bravely.
"Good! Does Kevin know about the ball?"
"Yes, he heard about it yesterday afternoon. That's what David told Delicata who told me!"
"I see," Lily answered looking hurt. She started walking again. She was angry, because if Kevin wanted to take her to the Ball he would have already asked her by now.
"What's wrong Lils?" Daniel asked.
"Nothing," Lily answered in a tiny voice.
"Maybe Kev will ask you!"
"Who said that I'm going with him!" she yelled indignantly. "I definitely would never go for a ball with him, yuck!"
"Whatever!" Dan said as he grinned, "Let's go!"
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"Hooray!" Delicata said happily as she entered her dormitory.
"Hey Delicata, you look happy!" Adriana asked looking cheerful herself.
"Well David just asked me for the Ball!"
"What?" Adriana asked as she jumped on straight on her bed, and looked downwards at Delicata, "HE did?"
"Yeah!" she exclaimed happily.
"That's great!" Adriana told her friend, as she jumped off her bed, and hugged her. "Guess who asked me?"
"Who?" Delicata asked as she giggled, "Tom Reeves?"
"Nah! You invented all the stuff, but I already said this, we don't like each other!"
"Well, whatever. Who is he?"
"Your brother!"
"Yuck! How could you go with him?"
"Hey he's hot!" Adriana said as she defended her date.
"Well, whatever. So the ball's gonna be on Saturday evening, that is, we must go shopping on Saturday morning!"
"Yeah!" Adriana muttered. "I haven't got anything to wear!"
"Well, we'll sure find something!" Delicata giggled, and her friend smiled happily.
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"I heard you've asked Delicata!" Kevin told his brother as they were seated in the Common Room.
"Yeah," Dave answered then asked curiously, "Who're you going with?"
"Um? Me... Well I'm going with Diane Broadman, from Ravenclaw. She's nice! We have Herbology together!"
But Lily heard no more. She had only just entered the Common Room when she had heard David ask his brother about the ball. She had secretly listened to Kevin's answer, and was hurt.
"Well who needs him anyway?" Lily exclaimed, as she got back out of the Common Room. She then smiled, as she knew that she'd find someone to go with and decided to go and meet Dobby. Her father had talked to her about him and Dobby had even been kind enough to greet Lily with a package of sweets on her arrival at Hogwarts on her first year.
She was walking on her way to the kitchen, when she saw a guy opposite her. He approached her and smiled at her. She smiled back and continued walking until he called,
"Lily?"
'Hum, where does he know me?' she asked herself, 'Although I must say, he is familiar!'
"Um, yeah?"
"Hey, um, I'm Alejandro," he started earnestly, as his big blue eyes sparkled, "I'm in the 4th year!"
"Oh yeah!" Lily said as she smiled, "I recognise you now!"
"Yeah," he muttered. "So how are you?"
"It's not my best day!" Lily giggled. She did not know why, but she felt different then before.
Alejandro was in Gryffindor too. He was in his 4th year and like Lily had Divination too. He was a tall guy, with black hair and big, blue eyes. All she could say was the he was attractive, and she started looking at him, observing his features.
"So, um did you hear about the ball?" he asked.
"Yeah I did. Any idea whom you're going with?" she asked.
"I have an idea, although I'm not sure if she'd want me!" he said as he smiled.
"Just tell her!" Lily started, "She'll definitely say yes. I mean, who can say no to a guy like you? From the little I know you, I can say that you're a sweet guy besides being very attractive!" She had never been shy of boys and always said all she thought about them.
"Oh thanks then! So I might as well say it! Wanna come to the Ball with me?"
Lily looked at him, without saying anything. Had he been talking about her before? Or was he now making fun of her?
"Seems like a no?" he asked uncertainly.
She then grinned, and answered, "Of course I'll go with you, Alejandro!"
He smiled at her, and his smile was meant for two things. Having her as his date for the ball, and also having heard her call his name for the first time.
"Thanks Lily! I was so sure that you were already going with someone else!"
"Don't worry," she said, as she smiled, and grabbed his hand. "I'm going with you!" He smiled at her, and then she asked, "Hey, are you hungry?"
"To say the truth yeah! But what has this got to do with us?"
"Come with me," Lily said, as she tugged at his hand. He nodded, and grinned. 'Hmm, this is my type of girl. A secretive girl, always ready for an adventure' he thought, as he perfectly sized up Lily.
"Let's go!"
Lily grinned, and pulled his hand.
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Hey! Like I said in, 'A Little Magic,' now we're not allowed to thank our reviewers personally. So this goes to all of you out there, thanks a lot! Kisses!
Thanks!
Raiza.
BTW. No Kevin is not a seer :D he actually knew all Trelawney said by heart because Harry, Ron, Seamus and the rest had told them about it. But Trelawney being so dense thought that infact he was a Seer. Weirdo:D
