The evil plan is about to commence and Lily is getting feisty!
Phase 1 and Quidditch
Christian Thomas. Gryffindor Seeker. One of Hogwarts most eligible bachelors. Scorpius Malfoy's rival. Albus Potters best friend, and Lily Potter's new target. It was perfect it would get Scorpius' attention and piss off Al. Lily as almost giddy with the thought. It wouldn't be hard she'd get him to ask her to Hogsmeade where Al and Scorpius would be to see them together. Just perfect. There was a Quidditch game that day and if Gryffindor won she would fluff his ego a bit, if they lost she would console him. The game was also against Slytherin, everything was perfect.
She sat in the stands on Bianca's right in their front row spots. While Christian was flying around the pitch keeping his eyes out for the snitch, Lily shot him her toothpaste ad smile. He smiled back, good she thought. Throughout the rest of the game when Christian would look at her, she would smile or send him a small flirtatious wave. When he caught the snitch, as she knew he would, he raised it in the air and smirked at her. Lily made an impressed face and clapped. Bianca raised one eyebrow ay her, Lily just shrugged and smiled. Later in the great hall was where she carried out her plan.
"If you had pulled your head out of your arse and actually looked for the snitch we would have won, you pathetic little twit" Scorpius bellowed at the third year seeker, Trevor Avery over dinner that night.
"Temper, temper" Bianca tsked.
"Oh shut up, Bee" he spat "What would you know about Quidditch"
"Absolutely nothing" she replied as she sipped her tea, "I bet Lilikins could tell you loads, from how absorbed she was during the game by some enemy seekers"
Scorpius turned to Lily who was just pushing the remains of food on her plate with a fork.
"Absorbed were you Potter?" asked a tense Malfoy. She pretended not to hear him; she knew how it irritated Scorpius to be ignored.
"Potter" he called her still did not reply "Potter" he tried again still nothing. "Lily!" he called. Lily smiled she loved it when he called her by her first name; he only used it when he was desperate. She looked up deciding he had squirmed just enough.
"I'm sorry Scor. Did you say something? I was just thinking about the Quidditch game"
"According to Jones you weren't exactly a loyal fan"
"That's debatable really. I mean my father was a seeker on the Gryffindor team when he was here"
"My father also used to be a Death Eater, doesn't mean I'm going to try and bring back Voldemort" Lily frowned at this comment.
"Not the same thing"
"From my view Gryffindor house is just as bad"
"Well that's too bad, Malfoy" Lily sneered "I think I'm going to go congratulate them on their win"
She could feel all the angry glares and gawkers on the back of her head as she rose from her seat and meandered over to the Gryffindor table. She took a seat next to Albus across from Christian and the entire hall muted.
"Lily what are you doing here?" asked Albus almost appalled. Lily ignored him.
"Congrats on the win, Thomas" she smiled at him just as she had during the game.
"That's quite the compliment coming from a Slytherin" he commented.
"Then it must be your lucky day" this made him smile.
"Well I did it have some friendly faces that encouraged me throughout the game" he hinted at their interactions earlier that day.
"Those always seem to help"
"Will I be seeing more of those in the future?" he asked.
"We'll see, friendly faces need encouragement as well you know" Lily rose got up and left the table and only turned around to say "Oh Al, Mum can't seem to find Blankie and wants to know if she's with you" Al reddened in embarrassment from the reminder of his childhood comfort blanket. When Lily left the hall Maeve and Mack left the Ravenclaw table, to follow her and Bianca Jones began to clap.
"Well done Potter" she murmured "Looks like Christian Thomas isn't just your rival in Quidditch and academics any more dear Scorpius."
"Shut up Bianca"
Later the next day Lily was sitting under a tree by the Black Lake with Macklan and Mae reading the latest letters from her parents and James.
Dear Lily,
Read the letter from her parents.
Your father has been dreadful these last few weeks. You and your brother have only been gone six weeks and he is in that mood again. He continues to mope about the house looking at your and our brothers' baby pictures ranting about your first words and acts of accidental magic. I hope he does not drive poor James mad with his frequent visits. Work has been slow for him so he has a lot of spare time; he has been having lunch with James at the Leaky Caldron three times a week. Teddy and Victoire have dinner with us just as often, your father keeps hinting at marriage and children. He misses the sounds of little feet scampering down the hall and lisps; I married a very sentimental man. Do not worry though; your Uncle Ronald is taking care of suitable distractions.
I hope you are happy and well. Please do not give your brother a hard time about trying to fill James' shoes, you know how he is, try not to let Sebastian get into too much trouble. Eat all your meals. I mean it Lily Luna, do not make me send Granny Molly to force feed you blood pudding and hogs head stew. Send my love to Macklan, Maeve, Olivia, and Bianca. Try to figure out your holiday plans faster than a day before the break starts. Behave yourself with the boys and do not let your temper get the best of you.
Love,
Mum
Lily smiled and continued on to her next letter, from James,
Dear Baby Sister Lils,
Dad has gone completely mental, it is hard keeping a low profile when your famous father keeps popping in to just "look around". I finally got him to stop when I promised to have lunch with him frequently. It's first year at Hogwarts all over again. I had been so excited to leave home when I received my letter, being the oldest I had no one there. Teddy tried to help, but I missed Albus being a Mummy's boy and always getting me in trouble and I missed you filching my broomstick when you decided you were going to be a seeker just like Dad. By my sixth year of Hogwarts, I was so ready to become editor and chief of the Daily Prophet. I was excited that I would get to spend years working up to it, on my own in the city. Now I running Quidditch drills with Al, helping you find your precious cat, even Bianca flirting with third years when she was angry with me.
For mum and dad's Christmas present I am going to send them to Greece, do not tell them. The only reason I am telling you this is because I want you to stay with me in my flat during the holidays. Al is going to Christian's and I don't want to celebrate Christmas all by my lonesome. Even though I am demanding you to stay with me, this does not mean that you get to drag me to Bianca's annual New Year's party. I know you just want us to be 'together and happy forever' and as do I, but Bianca has decided that. Do. Not. Go. Meddling. Even though I have one more question to ask, is she really with Jack Kensington? Read it in the Prophet almost chucked my cookies. He isn't even her type!
Your Amazing Older Brother,
James
Lily turned to Maeve who was writing a letter to the Ministry of Magic's Magical Creature department about the dangerous side effects of delayed Fluffernots treatment.
"Mae, could I borrow your spare quill and a piece of parchment?" she asked.
"Sure, Lily" Macklan handed Lily the ink as she gathered the supplies.
Dear Amazing Older Brother James,
She began
Hogwarts misses you too. Al has tried to carry one your threats with various males at the school. It is so out of his character to be intimidating. Your gift idea for mum and dad is smashing; t would be even more smashing f you put my name on it as well. Just think it wouldn't be possible without my amazing ability to keep my mouth shut. You know you love me. I would absolutely love to spend the holidays with you in your 'bachelor pad'.
Going to Bianca's party is tradition! Like every year when we go to Granny and Grandpa's house and she chases me around with food trying to fatten me up, claiming boys do not find skeletons attractive. You don't mess with tradition no matter how painful it is for one person. No Bee is not seeing Jack; she ended that weeks ago after only one outing. She finds him pitiful and regrets that one outing immensely. I can tell she misses you even though she would never say it during a public conversation. You should come visit. Not for Bianca, but for me, and Al, Rose, Hugo even Macklan and Maeve would like to see you. Sebastian misses getting his fur all over your sweaters and robes, I am sure headmaster McGonagall wouldn't mind. You always said you had her wrapped around your finger. Prove it.
Your sister who is not a baby,
Lily
Lily gave Maeve back her quill and ink and ran off to get Pidge, he brother's owl.
This story has now become a story about James and Bianca as well. I like it though. Review!
