A/N: Ok, so I haven't updated this in nearly a year...I don't really have an excuse, I guess I kinda forgot about it *looks sheepish* I don't even know why I'm starting updating again, I'm just feeling bored and found this next chapter on my computer, so though I'd update it and see if anyone wanted to read it...anyway, hope you enjoy :)
Disclaimer: Nearly a year has passed since I last said this, and after that time I still do not own Harry Potter.
"Race you down there," Lily yelled to her friends, already running ahead of them through the snow down to Hogsmeade. Her friends started racing down after her, kicking up snow as they went.
"Not fair, you had a head start," Zara panted as she stopped beside Lily, trying to catch her breath.
"Nah, you're just slower than me," Lily grinned as she opened the door into the joke shop now owned by her uncle George. Zara and Isobel followed in behind her, looking around the store with excited looks.
"And what brings my favourite niece and her friends to my joke shop today, not planning any pranks I hope," Lily's red-headed uncle said jokingly when he spotted the girls and walked over to them.
"Us, pranks? We would never do such a thing, far too Gryffindor," Lily grinned at her friends, a look of great innocence plastered over her face.
"We could however do with some more dung bombs and I'm running low on your fireworks too. All for educational purposes of course," she said, winking at her uncle mischievously.
"Of course, I would highly frown upon you using them for anything different. I have some new and improved dung bombs actually, there are some in the store room," George grinned back at her, leading them through a door into a room at the back of the shop and summoning a box from a shelf near the back.
"Here we go, I think this should last you. I'll just get some more of those fireworks for you too," he said, giving Lily a decent sized bag full of the dung bombs and leading them back into the main store.
"Thanks Uncle George, I'll put them all to good use," Lily hugged the man, grinning at him with a twinkle in her eye after he'd given her another bag.
"I'm sure you will Lily. Now you three go off and enjoy yourselves," he answered, hugging her back and smiling as Lily and her friends left the shop.
"I really like your uncle, he's so nice. Plus we get free stuff from his shop," Isobel grinned, taking some of the dung bombs from the bag Lily had and putting them in her bag.
"Yeah, he's definitely my favourite uncle of yours. He doesn't seem to care that we're Slytherins even though he was a Gryffindor, unlike your uncle Ron," Zara agreed, also taking some of the dung bombs and fireworks and putting them in her bag as Lily kept the rest and stowed them away in her own bag.
"Yeah, my uncle Ron can be a bit annoying sometimes, but he's alright really. Uncle George is the best though, he's always been great fun," Lily agreed as the three third year girls headed towards the three broomsticks.
The door opened just as they were about to enter, to reveal the form of a tall boy that Lily knew well; Scorpius Malfoy. He stopped in the doorway when he saw Lily and smiled down at her.
"Hey Lily. First time to Hogsmeade eh?" he asked, raising an eyebrow at her.
"Yep, just stocked up on some of my uncle's things. Thought we'd come in here and try some butterbeer for ourselves. Everyone's always saying how good it is. You do realise we're standing under mistletoe don't you?" Lily added, looking up at the leaves above them with a smirk.
"So we are," Scorpius said, looking up as well and trying his best not to blush.
"I don't know about you, but I'm awfully superstitious, and it's bad luck not to kiss if you're under mistletoe, I do hope you don't mind," Lily said mischievously, moving closer to the blonde and standing on tiptoe, leaning in to kiss him full on the lips this time. Scorpius' instincts however acted differently this time, making him move his head away, so Lily's lips landed on his cheek, away from their target. Lily pulled back, trying to hide the frown that wanted to show.
"Well, uh, see you later Lily," Scorpius said awkwardly, moving past Lily and away from her as quickly as he could.
"Since when have you been superstitious Lily?" Zara asked with a smirk, nudging her friend through the door and into the warmth of the pub.
So that's chapter 3, hope you guys like it, I know it's been a long time (I expect anyone reading this is probably new to this story anyway as I left people waiting too long first time round, but y'know...) reviews are very much appreciated, they make me happy, and a happy me means I don't screw up my exams which are coming up, and when I don't screw up my exams, I get even happier and in the mood to write more, which means I may even finish writing this fic ;) so it's a win-win situation really :P
