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Chapter 2

The welcome speech was over, and so was the sorting. Cousin Roxanne had been sorted into Ravenclaw, and all the cheering and clapping and noise was over. It was the perfect time for Lily to implement her plan.

She had, as usual, gone flamboyant in her look that morning. Perhaps even more than usual, because the teachers never said anything on the first day. Her hair, an auburn color, had a million stars in it, and she wore a belt of bright stars on her robes. She could see the new Professor look at her disapprovingly. She crinkled her nose, but did not have the time or leisure to wonder who he was and why the headmistress hadn't introduced him. She had bigger things on her mind.

Today she was going to implement the first part of her plan.

She could see Scorpius Malfoy coming towards her. Perfect. Hugo had told her once that no one could resist a beautiful girl head on. She was going to get him to notice her, even if it was the last thing she did. He walked towards her, and she planned the graceful flick of hair that was to enchant him, when suddenly…

"Lily!"

She turned, and in that millisecond, her opportunity was gone. She looked at Hugo with a scowl on her face.

"What?!"

"Lily, it's Teddy. He's coming here. Why are you in such a bad mood suddenly?"

"Oh it's nothing…Hi Teddy!"

The tall, brown haired man in front of her smiled. "It's Professor Lupin, Lily…"

"It's Ms. Potter, Professor Lupin," she said with a laugh.

"Haha, very funny," he said with a friendly smile. It was well known around the school that Professor Theodore Lupin always called people by their first names, and always insisted they call him Professor Teddy too. It did not make him popular among many of the teachers (though Headmistress McGonagall did not seem to mind…) but it made him very popular among the students.

"Lily, have you seen James?" he asked suddenly, and as he looked at her, she became aware that one of his eyes was the usual gray, and the other was brown. Teddy never changed his appearance for fun. Long ago, he had decided on one look that suited him, and he rarely changed it. He also looked sad and drawn.

Her face drawn in a sympathetic frown, she said, "Are you ok Teddy?"

"I'm fine Lily, thank you, have you seen James?"

"Yes, he's gone to the common room," she said with a sigh. Best let James handle this. He and Teddy had been very good friends since as long as she could remember.

"Thank you," he said as she walked off.

She looked around for Victorie. It was well known that the two were dating, and perhaps she would know something. Victorie was far by her favorite female cousin, and they were quite intimate despite their difference in age. But she was nowhere to be seen.

She sighed and went back to thinking about her plan.

Suddenly, Al walked up and sat next to her. She smiled at him. He smiled back, obviously a little troubled.

"So how's it going, Lils?" he asked as he looked around the table.

"Fine Al, who are you looking for?"

"Oh, no one…just Rose…Hugo, have you seen her? I think she's avoiding me…have I done something wrong?"

"I'm sure it's not you Al…it must just be her," said Lily, more vindictively than she had meant to.

He looked at her, probably surprised at the sudden violence in her voice. "What do you mean?"

"Oh nothing…she just seemed a little troubled in the train," said Lily, hastily covering up. Thankfully, Hugo wasn't paying any attention.

Still looking a little suspicious, he said, "Make sure you don't wear all this from tomorrow Lils…you know you'll get into trouble…I think I'll go now…have fun..."

"Hey, wait. Do you know who the new teacher is? And do you know where Victorie went?"

"Yay…the new teacher is Professor Arthur Snape. Yes Lily, he's Professor Severus Snape's far-off nephew. And Victorie's in her room, but I think she wants to meet you…"

"You know I'm taking her class this year…cool isn't it…being 3rd year rocks…"

"Ya, Divination with Torie is a whole loada fun…" said Al with a small smile, before walking off.

"Cool…Professor Snape's far-off nephew…" said Hugo with a distant look on his face. "Mmmm…I don't understand his story with you grandma, but it sounds pretty cool…"

"Don't understand it? How can you not…It's so amazingly romantic. I hope this Professor Snape is nice, though," said Lily, wrinkling her nose. "Mmm…I think I'll go up now Hugo…"

"Just wait a sec for me to finish, and I'll come too…" he said, swallowing his food.

"No, I'll go, you join me later…" she said as she walked off, leaving a slightly hurt Hugo behind. But what could she do?

Purposely, she passed the slytherin table, and stepped on somebody's foot. "Oops…sorry," she said as she walked off, and was rewarded by seeing most of the slytherin boys following her with their eyes.

She could only hope that a certain someone's eyes were within those ranks.