Lily made a stink face at Scorpius. "Boys, are just... Inhuman." She shook her head, revolted.

"This is not disgusting!" he exclaimed. "It's the circle of life." He made a circle with his hands to indicate it.

"Cutting open a dead beetle, is not the circle of life. It's the circle of Muggle science!" She scrunched her nose up.

He looked at her strange. "Science is what exactly?"

Lily just laughed. "You'll never find out." At the moment they were sitting outside under a tree by the lake. It still had only been a week since they'd gotten... Involved. "Poor beetle." He smiled, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. Scorpius lifted her chin, planting a light kiss on her lips. Laying her head on his shoulder, she said, "I don't like going behind Clara's back. I'm the worst best friend ever."

"We could tell her," he offered.

She shook her head. "That would make things worst."

"Then maybe you need to choose: me or your best friend?" His voice sounded slightly angry.

Lily glared at him. "That's not fair, Scorpius. Clara is my best friend and has been since I was 11. I've only been with you for a week. Believe me, I don't want to wreck what we have, but I will end it if it puts my friendship with Clara at stake."

He stood quickly. "Then, obviously this-" he motioned between them "-isn't working. We shouldn't of even become friends." Before she could respond, he walked away.

Lily glared in his direction. Be like that, she thought.

Numbly she played with her fingers, trying to pay attention to what Professor Binns was saying. It seemed to be just going in one ear then out the other. In fact, everybody seemed half asleep. Of course, Professor Binns didn't notice.

In fact, Hugo was asleep, with a pile of drool spilling onto his desk. Out of boredom, Lily took her quill, then drew a mustache on his upper lip.

Lily glanced around the classroom. No one was paying any attention to her. Easily enough, she slipped out of the classroom. In the hallway, she took a shaky breath. It was icy, creating a fog.

Someone else was slipping out of classroom down the hall. The head was silvery-blond... She knew who it was. Her eyes filled with tears. She choked out his name. He didn't notice her, just kept on walking. Almost screaming in frustration, she walked down the hall, out of the castly, where she went to her tree. The trunk had a triangular hole in it, but it was large. Once there, she sobbed her eyes out. Not just because of Scorpius but because of everything.

Because she was no longer speaking to Clara. Because she hadn't told anyone that she'd had feelings for Scorpius, and it'd taken her this long to realize them. If she'd realized them earlier, Clara would never have developed her own for him. Then she would be able to date youngest Malfoy freely.

Lily hugged her knees to her chest. Because James didn't know about it. He was closer to her than Clara had ever been. She wished she could tell... She would tell him.

Not yet though. She needed some time alone. A time away from the world, even if it meant sitting in a tree.

Lily walked out onto the Quidditch field, where a lone figure was hovering in the air. "James!" she called.

He looked down at his little sister. "Hi, Lily, something wrong?"

Hesitating, she said, "I need to talk to you..."

After explaining everything that had happened to her since the detention, she finished with, "Earlier I cried my eyes out."

James looked at her sympathetically. He hugged her, pulling her closer to his chest. "Feelings for Malfoy? Wow, I wanna see Uncle Ron's expression when he finds out." He chuckled.

"Ha ha, James... I just wanted to tell you because you're my brother and I love you." She laid her head on his shoulder.

"Albus is your brother too," he pointed out.

"Yeah, I know... But you're more fun. But I love him too. Don't let him know that I said you were more fun. He'd blow." Lily smiled for the first time in a while.

James laughed. "Okay. But if you still like Malfoy and he likes you, I'm sure Clara would understand..." He brushed a strand of red hair behind her ear. "Promise me you'll think about it."

She sighed. "I promise..."

The end of the next year soon came. She and Clara drifted a part, and Lily and Malfoy never talked. Instead, Lily found friends in Hugo and Freddie.

That's how she found herself at the Three Broomsticks with both of them. "I wonder what I got on my O.W.L.s!" Lily exclaimed. After spilling her secrets to James, she'd felt a little better.

"I don't care. We can all work at Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes, right?" Freddie asked. He wore the famous Weasley smile.

Hugo scoffed. "I'm going to be head of Misuse of Muggle Objects. Granddad said Muggles are fascinating!"

"Fine, what about you, Lily?" Freddie turned his chair towards Lily.

"No, sorry. I want to work at St. Mungo's Hospital since my best subject is Potions... Makes the most sense, doesn't it." Lily leaned back. It was hotted now and they'd all had to shed their robes. Lily wore a plain T-shirt and jean shorts, while the boys wore Quidditch jerseys and jeans.

Freddie groaned. "You guys are leaving me!" His extra dramtics were noticed by people at other tables.

"Freddie, lower your voice," Lily hissed, hiding a smile. "We'll still visit each other, geez. We're not dying."

"Well, not yet," Hugo said.

"What you mean?" asked Lily.

Hugo made some weird gestures with his hands. "I mean, in two years we have the N.E.W.T.s! We're going to die!"

Both Lily and Freddie laughed. "True that," said Freddie. "But we should get back and pack. We leave in three days. I'm gonna miss Hogwarts."

"What's with the dramatics you too? We're not leaving Hogwarts forever, just for the summer..." Lily rolled her eyes, as they all packed up their stuff to head back to the castle.

Sorry it took forever to update... Well actually FIX chapter 15. I had another one but I didn't like it so I rewrote it. It might have a lot of mistakes I didn't reread it... I'm too lazy and I have to go to bed, I have school tomorrow.

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