Sequel to After the Final Fall

A New Beginning- Preview

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(Oh yes… I disclaim the ownership of all of J.K. Rowling's characters, plot, etc. I merely have my own new characters and the parts of this story line that aren't based on Rowling's.)

The weeks passed without interruption and soon Halloween was upon them. A month before Halloween, the headmistress announced that there would be a Halloween dance for third through seventh years. The only way first and second years could go was if one of the older students of the opposite sex asked them. Lilian was really worried about getting to go. She really wanted to, but the only person who she thought might ask her was Trey, and he'd most likely take his sister. He was really the only older male who she knew well enough for him to want to take her. They had their first Quidditch match the week after the dance. They were practicing constantly. Lilian scored on Trey three times in the last practice and was confidant that she'd do even better against the Hufflepuff keeper as she was new and supposedly not very good. Lilian played best with Von and Candace with her anyways and when she'd scored she'd been against the rest of the team and those two as well. It was only a week and a day before Halloween and things we re getting busier. Lilian was helping Professor Delacour's gifted group, The Exceptionally Talented, with decorating on top of trying to find someone to take her. Trey still hadn't told her whether Daree had agreed to go with him or not. She was also in the process of helping get ready for the Minister of Magic's visit on Halloween. He seemed to believe that he required security at Hogwarts. Lilian wondered how good of a wizard he was if he couldn't even protect him self but she didn't say anything to anyone but the team and Deena. They were the only one's she could trust other than her parent's and she'd decided not to talk to them until she could talk to them in person. She was in the Great Hall when Trey finally approached her.

"Hey, Lil. How's it coming?" he asked.

"Hardly at all, we've got all these decorations to put up, but Deena and Candace and I are the only one's who seem to be taking it seriously. The others put up the webs in a day and a half and decided they'd done a lot. Then they just left it to the rest of us and went to figure out the security and rooming situation for the Minister," Lilian said sounding very stressed.

"Oh. I'm sorry. If you guys need any help, I'm willing to offer up the rest of the team and myself for free labor."

"I know you didn't come just to chat so why don't you tell me what Daree's choice was."

Trey paused and took a long dramatic breath, earning him a frustrated look from Lilian. "She flirted with some fourth year and slipped him some love potion. She also convinced him that she was a third year and he agreed to take her," he said with a smile.

"So…" Lilian said smiling back.

"So, Lilian, would you like to go to the Halloween dance with me?"

"Only if we can go only as friends."

"You're way too young for me right now."

"Good," Lilian said forcing a smile.

"I'll see you in the common room on the night of the dance then," Trey said before skipping away, obviously happy to be going with someone that wouldn't be expecting him to dance with them all night.

"You'd better see me at practice tonight! Candace will kill you if you don't show!" Lilian yelled after him. Trey just gave her the thumbs up and kept on skipping.

"At least he's happy about taking me," Lilian said to herself before levitating another jack-o-lantern up to float in the rafters.