Okay, I'm being serious, I am failing at school, you are all at fault.

Very excited to let the next chapter out, I'm aware it's also short, please do not stress.

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AGAIN: I am not Jo Ro, instead I have an Australia accent and braces.

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Also, It was not supposed to take this direction but there is a possibility of some trigger themes later in the story, so review if you DO NOT WANT THAT. Also review if you do.

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I solemnly swear that I am up to no good…

The girls had exhausted themselves, and after several round of Gobstones, fourteen empty chocolate frogs, a full packet of caramel cauldrons and two boxes of pumpkin pasties, Mary had fallen asleep on the window seat and Marlene on top of the sweet wrappings, cradling a bottle of butterbeer in her arms. Lea, Lily assumed, had crawled into her own four poster bed, and as Lily, after finishing her nightly bottle of dreamless sleep potion, began to drift off, she was extremely glad for the friends she had made.

However, as Lily closed her eyes, as to finally succumb to sleep on her very first night at Hogwarts, images flew into her head as soon as she shut her eyes. Images Lily soon realised were not going away. All she could picture was his messy black hair, his hazel eyes, his body, what it would look like, feel like, and all of a sudden Lily was overwhelmed by the sensations that she experienced when she kissed that curious James Potter. His lips gently on hers, probing yet alluring and Lily felt her chest tighten as she could practically feel where he had touched her skin. It had made her feel warm, whole. So different to the very first time she had been touched like that. If only she could feel him again, touch him again, if only-

"Oi, Lily, are you decent?"

Lily shot up as she noticed a figure standing outside her curtains, who had whispered harshly to her.

"Hmpffhhh" Lily groggily murmured, realising how fast and short her breaths were.

With that the curtains pulled back and Lea, with a frustrated glare on her face stared at Lily, who's hair was sticking up and one of her eyes was still having trouble opening.

"I thought you were having a bloody asthma attack in here, what were you doing?"

Lily took a good look at Lea. Despite her constant scowl, Lily could see a strange beauty behind her dark chocolate eyes, like maybe she didn't want to be irate all the time. Lily took notice to how Lea wore her hair that happened to be dead straight and blacker than night.

"Worried were you Lea?" Lily pressed back, smirking, trying to probe a little into her roommate.

Lea had definitely shared less about herself then Marlene and Mary.

After tonight, Lily could recite both of their birthdates by memory, she knew that Marlene loved Sirius, almost as much as she loved quidditch. She learnt that Mary's mother was a muggle and that her father worked for the Ministry of Magic. She knew that Marlene loved herbology and care of magical creatures, and that while Mary wasn't particularly academic (putting it nicely), that she was known the be one of the most beautiful girls in the school. Lily knew that Marlene's uncle had married a muggle and that she was cousins with Remus Lupin. She also knew that Mary was afraid of spiders, snakes and Professor Carrow, the new defence teacher.

Lea however, refused to open up, much like Lily actually and the only fact Lily learnt from her was that her little sister, Emma, was a first year Gryffindor.

"You wish Lily. Just didn't feel like explaining to your uncle why you suffocated on your first night here."

Lily snorted but Lea appeared deadly serious. Lily was unsure if she should continue her now 4am conversation with Lea, but seeing as continuing could lead to numerous negative consequences, and possibly lead to Lea potentially hating her forever, Lily accepted the challenge, obviously.

"You know he's not my actual uncle?" Lily said, watching as Lea's head cocked to the side as she couldn't help but be curious. "Come sit." Lily said smiling, patting the place next to her on her bed.

After a couple moments, Lea reluctantly sat down scowling, awkwardly shuffling over to where Lily was sitting.

They both sat in silence. Backs against the headboard, legs out in front, both with their own internal questions and their own external fronts.

"Dumbledore isn't your uncle?" Lea questioned softly, still looking at her feet.

Lily shook her head, but upon realised that Lea didn't notice as she was too engrossed with her toes she smiled. "I used to be neighbours with his brother Aberforth."

"Dumbledore has a brother?" Lea piped up quickly and curiously, causing Lily to turn to face her as Lea's ears went red and she relaxed back down, not wanting to seem too interested.

"Yes," Lily said chuckling, "He's a lovely man. He was very kind to me."

Lea smiled to herself. "Let me guess," she whispered, "Your childhood consisted of your mother and father and your perfect little siblings and you would all go to Aber North or whoever's house and enjoy butterbeer and play mock quidditch in the back yard like good little witches and wizards." While the statement began with a playful, teasing tone, it finished with that of resentment and a certain animosity that Lea could not hide in her voice.

Lily sat in silence for a moment, imagining her childhood to be what Lea had joked. Lily felt her eyes prick and felt a familiar fear bubble up in her gut as she blinked a couple times to hide her oncoming tears.

In a barely there voice, Lily whispered, "I'm a muggle-born."

Now Lea looked at Lily, and she did not see the girl that pranced into the great hall without a care in the goddam world. She saw a girl, innocent and raw, unable to hide the emotion and memories from her past that had stored itself forever in her heart. And at that moment, Lea realised Lily wasn't who she had originally thought, not at all. In fact, she seemed a lot more like Lea than she cared to admit.

Lea looked back at her feet before whispering, "Me too."

The girls sat in a still silence, both lost in their own thoughts. The dormitory which an hour ago had been filled with laughter and light felt cold, almost like the dungeons, and the maroon curtains which encompassed them seemed to be filtering out all heat, leaving both the girls with chilled bones and even colder memories.

Unexpectedly, Lea moved onto her knees and turned to Lily. "I'm sorry I misjudged you."

Lily looked up at Lea, her eyes still watering but a smile on her face nonetheless. "If I'm not mistaken Brill, I believe we could be friends."

At the term friends Lea cringed slightly making Lily giggle. "Alright," Lea said with a small smile, "Friends." The girls sat for a few moments longer, in silence, but it seemed slightly warmer. Lily felt her body relax as she yawned.

"Goodnight friend," Lily said mischievously.

"Don't push it red."

Lea began to crawl off the bed before she paused and turned around.

"One more thing, Lily."

Lily smiled and nodded at Lea, signalling for her to continue.

"Actually make that two."

Lily just smiled, glad to having seen a glimpse behind Lea's strong persona.

"I don't mean to pry, forgive me if I am, but I just wanted to know why you were made prefect? Our previous roommate was one of the prefects for Gryffindor but she moved to Spain with her parents so we knew they would need to replace her." Lea, after realising she had practically vomited words onto Lily, winced before sighing. "Sorry."

Lily chuckled, "Don't be." But as Lily continued, Lea could see past wounds resurfacing as Lily's demeanour changed. "Dumbledore and McGonagall believed I have been through enough to be a responsible prefect."

Now Lea could see the pain Lily was bearing and probed no further.

Lily shook her head quickly as to rid herself of a train of thought before looking back up at Lea. "Your second thing?"

Lea looked awkwardly at her feet. She wasn't usually this, well, nice to people. "I noticed the bottle of dreamless sleep potion next to your bed. I'm not going to probe and ask why you need it, but if you ever run out, I keep a couple spare vials in my trunk."

With this, Lea turned, pulled open Lily's bed curtains, hopped out and quickly shut them.

Lily rolled over and closed her eyes, ready for the black void of emptiness to over-take her that was far better than what she would dream of. Faces flashed before Lily's eyes just before she fell into a slumber. She felt cold as she saw the faces that had haunted her past and every night since.

A boy she had grown up with.

A sister she had trusted.

A father she had loved.

But then she felt a warmth that she hadn't in years.

She saw a man with a long white beard and half moon spectacles.

She saw a boy with a Gryffindor prefect badge and a scar on his cheek.

She saw a girl with blacker than night hair and red toenails.

Finally, she saw a pair of dazzling hazel eyes, messy jet black hair and a smirk.

"Goodnight… friend." Lily heard from the across the room.

And with that Lily was taken into the darkness.

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