Here you go, chapter three!
Disclaimer: Forgot to put it on the other two, so please dont sue me. I dont own HP.
I waved goodbye to my mother and father as the train drew out of the station, and then turned around to face my friends. Hugo, Rose, Lucas, and Sarah were all standing there, their faces blank.
"Are you going to tell us now, or are we going to have to get the verustarum?" asked Sarah.
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you. Let's go find a compartment first." I told them nervously. Since the wedding, they hadn't left me alone. They had followed me everywhere except the bathroom. They weren't concerned, oh no. They were annoyed. Apparently, they were my best friends, and they had a right to know what was going on.
"Found one," said Lucas. "Now you can tell us."
They looked, or rather, glared at me. I was sitting in-between Rose and Lucas, with Hugo and Sarah on the other side. Everyone knew they had a thing for each other, but each seemed to think that the other considered them as 'just friends'. Talk about blind.
"Okay," I said, my voice higher than usual. "Now, what did you want to know?"
"What is up with you?"
"Why were you so upset at the wedding?"
"Why did you tell Dominique and not us?"
"Why were you in the attic?"
"One at a time guys, one at a time." I laughed nervously. "Ok, Hugh first."
He cleared his throat. "Why were you in the attic? It stinks up there." Rose nodded her agreement.
"I needed to think...Next!"
"But you didn't answer properly!"
"Too bad. You now, Sar."
"Ok. Why did you tell Dominique and not us?" My blonde friend asked. Ha. This answer would be easy.
"Because she was going through the same thing. And I didn't tell her, she guessed."I smirked. "Next!"
"Hey! No fair."
I just shook my head. "Rosie, your turn."
She seemed to be thinking. "You said that you had the same problem as Dominique... And I know that Dominique likes Lysander, and Lysander doesn't like her back..." I gulped. This was not good. Curse Rose and her inherited intelligence!
"So... Lily Luna Potter! You like someone, don't you!" She screeched triumphantly. Sarah took one look at my face and screamed.
"Ohmygod she does! Look, she's blushing!"
Rose squealed. "It all fits in! The moodiness, the crying in the attic... everything!"
Hugo was looking at me with his mouth wide open. Lucas had gone white. My face, on the other hand, was bright red.
"Spill Lils, who is the mystery man?" asked Sarah, giggling.
I muttered something. "Louder Lils, I can't hear!" said Rose, excited.
I was saved from repeating myself because just then the compartment door opened and Scorpius Malfoy came in. Rose's face, which had been bright with excitement turned stony.
"Get out, Malfoy."
"Can it, Weasley, I just came to tell you that the prefect meeting is in five minutes. And as head girl, I don't you think you should miss it."
Rose smacked her forehead. "Merlin, I forgot all about it! You'll have to tell me later, Lils." Here her face turned threatening. "And don't you dare tell them without me." I nodded weakly. Anything to gain more time.
Rose relaxed and as she pinned her badge on, she said, more to herself, "I wonder who head boy is..."
"That would be me." Said Scorpius' voice from the doorway. Then he turned around and walked away, yelling over his shoulder, "Hurry up, Weasley!"
Rose was frozen in place. "You have got to be kidding me."
Hugo shook his head, amused. "Go on Rose, or you'll be late." Hugo practically pushed her out into the corridor, and then slammed the door in her face. "Glad that's over. Now Lily. Do you really like someone?" Damn. Out of all the questions, he just had to ask that one, didn't he?
I just nodded my head shyly. I looked at Lucas. He was still white, frozen. I shoved him.
"Snap out of it, Luke! It isn't all that surprising..." He just looked at me disbelievingly.
"Who is it?"
"I think we'd better wait for Rose to come back, don't you? I don't think I want to die just as yet."
He grinned, seemingly recovered, and then looked out of the window, at the trees flashing by. Sarah pulled out the latest issue of Witch Weekly, and started reading, sneaking glances at Hugo when she thought no one was looking. Hugo was, of course, quite oblivious, and was looking out of the window wistfully, obviously thinking about Sarah. Lucas and I exchanged smirks. Why couldn't they just tell each other what they felt?
Lucas shook his head and looked out of the window again. I looked at him. His dark brown hair fell onto his face. His blue-green eyes were preoccupied, his forehead wrinkled. I thought back and remembered the skinny boy who had nervously asked if he could share the compartment me, Sarah, and Hugo were sitting in, and then the next day become best friends with us because he had stepped in front of us when Peeves threw an ink-bomb at us, thus saving our clothes. I smiled at the memory. He was definitely not scrawny any more. He had filled out, and quite a few girls fancied him. He was on the Quidditch team with me and Hugo, and he played chaser.
Out of our group, Sarah was the only one who didn't play Quidditch. I was the seeker, and Hugo was a beater. Rose, who usually hung out with Al, was our captain, and also the keeper, and her dad was very proud of her. She was extremely committed to her post, though not as crazy about Quidditch as James had been. This was most probably because a certain platinum blond, grey-eyed boy was the Slytherin captain and chaser. Yep. Scorpius Malfoy again. It was like her whole life was focused around him. She aimed to beat him in class, she aimed to beat him in Quidditch, and she aimed to get the house cup, just so Slytherin wouldn't. And then she had the nerve to say that she didn't like him. Oh, she believed what she thought, all right. She was so stupid. It was actually possible for her to get the love of her life, if only she opened her eyes. It had been different for me. I never had a chance. No. Don't go there. Don't think about... oh, too late.
Teddy was on his honeymoon, in Greece. With Victoire. Teddy. The one who always used to read me bedtime stories. The one who knew when I was sad, when I was tired, when I was angry. The one Victoire took away from me. Now I would never sit on his lap again, even though I was fifteen. I would never get to bake chocolate-chip cookies for him anymore. I would never again see him sleepily wish me goodnight as I stumbled towards my bedroom. I would never see him waiting for me on platform 9 ¾ with my parents, ever again. He would never sit down with me every summer and help me with my homework anymore either. I would be his cousin-in-law, not his little adopted sister he loved. I felt tears run down my cheeks.
He wouldn't love me anymore. He was with Victoire. He would live with her; she would be the one to bake him chocolate chip cookies because they were his favourite, she would sit on his lap. She wouldn't wish him goodnight, why would she need to? And he would go to platform 9 ¾ to see his and Victoire's children off. Help them with their homework. I was burning with jealousy. He had chosen her over me. Her over me. Didn't he even love me as a sister anymore?
And why was I realising this only now? Right now when there was nothing I could do? I could have told him before their engagement, refused to be the bridesmaid. Asked them to call the wedding off. But I suppose it was better this way. This way, he was happy. He had no idea. That was good, wasn't it? 'Good for them. Not for me.' the selfish voice in my head told me. I groaned in frustration. It was too late. I was too late. And why now? Why after the wedding? I was crying in earnest now. I heard my friends' voices. I ignored them.
I felt someone put their arm around me. It was warm, comforting. The voice that belonged to the arm spoke to me comfortingly, and I fell asleep, safe in their arms. My last thought was that at least I didn't have to tell them for some time now.
I opened my eyes slowly. I distinctly remembered thinking about Teddy and then falling asleep. I was leaning against something right now... or was it someone. I moved a bit and immediately, the person shifted. I saw anxious blue-green eyes look at me.
"You O.K?" asked Lucas. I had to admit I felt a little disappointed. In my dream-like state I had half-hoped it was Teddy.
"Yeah I'm fine." I replied. I looked around. Sarah saw me and smiled.
"I'll go call Rosie," she said. "She's with Helen and Dora down the train."
I nodded. It was time to tell them. They were my friends. They would help me. Hugo was staring at the door Sarah had just left from, and Lucas still had his arm around me.
"You like her, don't you?" I asked Hugo.
"I have no idea what you're talking about." He muttered, embarrassed.
"Please, mate. It's so obvious you fancy Sarah." Said Lucas, grinning.
Hugo muttered something else, and then he continued to look out of the window, his face the typical Weasley red.
Just then, Rose came in with Sarah. Rose saw Hugo's still red face, and looked at him knowingly. Then she turned to me. "So Lils, you gonna tell us?"
I took a deep breath and nodded. It all came pouring out of me. I told them how I had always loved Teddy, how I felt when James had seen him snogging Victoire. I told them how I felt when he had gotten engaged, and then how I felt when I had to be bridesmaid at the wedding. I told them how Victoire had stolen him from me, how he didn't love me anymore. I told them everything. How, when I was five, he had promised we'd get married, how he had given me a promise bracelet, how he had pinkie-sworn. How he had broken his promises. How I had hidden everything so he would be happy. By the end of it, I was sobbing.
Lucas was hugging me, his face white again. Rose and Hugo looked dumbstruck, but were comforting me all the same. Sarah was crying with me, stoking my hair. I felt a warm shiver run through me. As much as I loved Teddy, I loved my friends as well. It would be hard, but I would forget him. My friends would always be there for me.
"Thanks, guys" I whispered. "I'm feeling better having told you."
Sarah, sniffling, said, "We'll always be there for you Lils. Always."
Rose and Hugo nodded, and Lucas hugged me tighter. "Ow, Luke, your killing me!" I said, chuckling.
He grinned. "Anytime, Lils." I elbowed him and he grinned some more.
"Ok, I've gotta go, Lily, my friends are waiting, sorry." Said Rose, looking guilty.
"'s ok Rose, go ahead." I told her, and she nodded and left.
"Don't tell Albus!" I yelled at her retreating back.
"How much time 'til we reach Hogwarts?" I asked.
"An hour," said Sarah. "Are you sure you're ok Lils?"
"Yeah, I'm fine, I'm fine." I told her.
She looked disbelieving, but went back to her magazine. Hugo stared at her for a bit and then saw me and Lucas looking at him and looked away.
I grinned. This was perfect.
"So, Hugo," I said loudly, "Who do you like?"
Hugo was red again. Lucas, catching my drift, grinned as well. "And you Sarah?"
Sarah's eyes were wide. She blushed.
"Nobody." They chorused together.
I shook my head, grinning wickedly. "C'mon, guys, spill!" I told them. "I told you didn't I?"
"Yeah, aren't we your best friends?" Asked Lucas, using the same one Sarah had used on me.
Sarah and Hugo exchanged a panicked glance. "What about you, Luke, don't you fancy anyone?" asked Hugo, suddenly.
"No." he said, a little too quickly. I gaped at him. Lucas too? And why was I annoyed about that? That was weird. Must be because I hadn't suspected it...
"Who do you fancy, Luke?" I asked him.
"I told you, no one." He insisted. I shrugged.
"We'd better get changed." I told them. Idiots. Well, if they wouldn't tell me, I'd find out. Well I already knew Sarah and Hugo's. I find out Lucas'. I would, I would, I would. But as I pulled my robes on on top of my clothes, I wondered why I wanted to know so badly. Oh, well.
We played exploding snap for the next half-hour. Hugo always won. While Rose had inherited her dad's chess skills, Hugo was amazing at both exploding snap and gobstones. We had finished two games, when we arrived. I paused at the doorway. A new year. I thought about Sarah and Hugo, Rose and Scorpius, Lucas and his unknown crush, our O... It was definitely going to be an interesting year.
I stepped onto the platform and made my way towards my friends.
Reviews! Why werent there any reviews on the last chapter? :( Well, you can make up for it now... so review! Oh, and can anyone guess who Lucas likes? It is a little obvious, isnt it? Well, anyway, next chapter will be from someone else's POV, just for variety's sake. Most probably Rose. But might be someone else's. Wait and watch!
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