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Chapter 2: Secret Break through

"Ow! Sodding hell!" Lily cursed as a sharp pain shot down her side; she guessed this was the price she would have to pay for Apparating.

Gingerly, she took another step forward and looked towards the giant castle in the distance.

'Merlin,' she thought, 'this is going to be one hell of a walk!'

It was only ten minutes later that she was cursing again.

"Now I'm late! God Lily Evans--I mean, Potter, this is the last time you have a fumble with a man on the back of a broom. You will become a nun! Never again! Sex is so overrated!"

"Ow!"

While taking to herself , she had not been watching where she was going, and promptly walked headlong into someone; a very small someone. The someone fell over into the snow that covered the ground.

"Here," Lily said, holding out her hand for the Hobbit sized person to take.

The student, for that who it was, gave Lily a very disturbed look before scurrying away . "I wasn't talking about my sex life. I was talking about a fri- ok, I'm going to shut up now!"

The child had vanished, leaving Lily alone and talking to herself again.

-

"Ah , Mrs Potter, I was wondering if you were going to come."

"Yes, sorry Professor, you see it took me ages to walk here because--well, never mind. Better late than never ?" she asked.

"Indeed. And 'Professor'? I hardly think you need call me that. After all, I haven't had the pleasure in teaching you in several years. Here." He indicated to a chair by his desk. "Please sit down."

Obediently, Lily sat and Dumbledore did the same.

"Sorry Albus, um… is it Hogsmeade weekend because I just saw a student out by the forest-"

"I see you find it hard to let go of your Head Girl responsibilities," he cut in with a chuckle. "No, Richard had the job of seeing where you were - and he seemed under the impression that you should see Madam Pomfrey about-"

Lily hoped he wasn't going to say what she thought he was going to say. That's all she needed, the headmaster of Hogwarts knowing she was up the duff.

"- you talking to yourself ." She closed her eyes with relief and didn't see Dumbeldore's eyes twinkle mischievously behind his half moon glasses.

"Lily, I asked you here today because my sources tell me that there is a spy in the Order. A spy who has been passing a lot of information to Voldemort," Lily shifted uncomfortabl, "About several people in particular; you and James included."

"You mean?"

"Yes, whoever the spy is, it is someone you know."

She knew of course that there were spies. How could there be a war without them? But, but this just brought the fact home.

Home.

"It's not Sirius is it?"

"We cannot rule out the possibility. But I have something else to tell you."

As if the fact she was living with a spy wasn't bad enough.

"Lily, I am talking to you like I have to many young couples - the Longbottoms , the Prewetts , the Abbots for example . It is only natural that you will want to start a family."

Lily opened her mouth to protest

"Please, let me finish."

She closed it again.

"But I urge you to be careful."

Oh , so this is what it was about : the Birds and the Bees . Bit late for that, spoke the voice in her head. It had been embarrassing enough in seventh year.

Dumbledore was now rummaging in his desk draw.

No, he's going show me different forms of protection now.

"Hey, look Prongsie!" Her mind was drifting back to when she was thirteen and Sirius had found a condom. "Look I can stretch it right over my head . Harhar, I'm a giant penis!"

"Aha! Found it," said Dumbledore straightening up. He produced a crystal phial.

Taking out the cork, he tipped the phial upside down . A kind of mist floated aimlessly in mid air, and after a few moments, Lily noticed a shadow in the middle of the mist .

Then she heard it .

"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches… born to those who had thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies… and the Dark Lord will him as an equal, but he will have a power the Dark Lord knows not… and either must die at the hands of the other for neither can live while the other survives… the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies…"

-

Lily emerged from Dumbledore's office sometime later . It was darker now and her long shadow crept down the hall with her.

"Oho! Lily m'dear!"

Lily jumped at the sudden noise and turned around quickly her wand drawn.

The large form of Horace Slughorn stood in front of her. She inwardly groaned but plastered a fake smile onto her face.

"Horace, it's a pleasure to see you again."

And before Lily could protest, she found herself in Slughorn's office.

Her mind was still turning over all Dumbledore had said; telling her that if she was pregnant that it would have to be kept a secret for as long as possible.

"No one must know, if that is the case. Not even James."

"But-"

"Lily, if you die while carrying the child, that could bring an end to this war, then every wizard and witches fate is sealed."

"Lily?"

Quickly she was shaken out of her thoughts by Slughorn.

"Sorry?"

"I asked if you wanted some tea?"

"No thank you, Horace. I really must be going-" But Slughorn took no notice and began to pour out a cup anyway.

"I had Patrick Wood asking after you a few days ago- works for Puddlemore United now, you know?"

"Oh really?" Lily asked, looking at the sky that was getting darker by the second.

"You really should get together."

"Horace, I'm married, remember?"

"Yes, yes," he answered, waving this information aside quickly. "Once knew a witch who had seventeen husbands."

"Yes well, one's enough for me. Anyway, that reminds me: I must go. Thank you for the tea."

"How is Jason?"

"James, and he's fine."

"Still working in the department of sport and games ?"

"Yes."

"Always said you could do better."

Lily didn't answer.

"Not the best marriage in the world," he commented, rather to himself than to Lily.

"Oh really?" Lily remembered her wedding; Slughorn decided he didn't want to come after Lily had informed him that her father would be giving her away, not him.

"But what's your Father got that I haven't?" She remembered him asking her.

"I'll tell Patrick that you'll have a date sometime." Slughorn was now looking for a box of crystallized pineapples.

When he turned round to offer her one, he found the room empty.

-

After a rather uncomfortable ride on the Knight Bus , Lily returned To Godric's Hollow .

The sun was just starting to rise. Putting her key in the lock, she heard music playing from inside.

"I want to break free,
I want to break free,
I want to break free from your lies,
You're so self satisfied I don't need you.
I've got to break free,
God knows, God knows I want to break free!"

And there, if on queue, came James and Sirius. Wearing-

"MY CLOTHES!"

But they didn't seen to notice Lily's intense screaming . James swaggered up to Lily and planted a kiss on her cheek, smelling strongly of alcohol.

He then grabbed up Lily prized possession : her vacuum cleaner. And started dancing with it.

Sirius on the other hand was doing a very rude dance that involved a feather duster.

"I can't leave you for one minute, can I?"