Lily Potter and the Potions Professor

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Chapter 26: Harry Unhinged

Lily was troubled by the events that had taken place in the Restricted Section of the library last week. She was worried about Scorpius. Worried about what he was planning and what lengths he would go to. Despite telling herself that she never could have suspected it, even from him, she couldn't help but feel like she would be responsible for the result of his research. She knew what he was capable of and knew enough about his background to not be surprised by this but had she really been naive enough not to expect it? She was also beginning to wonder if Malfoy knew anything about his son's extracurricular activities and if he was even in on it. But he couldn't be, could he? He wouldn't, would he?

She decided that he must be completely unaware of the situation and that she should tell him about it. Maybe he could help talk Scorpius out of it.

So at lunch time that day Lily went to Malfoy's dungeon office.

"Lily!" he exclaimed when she entered the room.

"Hi," she forced a smile.

He came over and took her hands in his, beaming. What was this? Was he actually happy?

"What's going on?" she asked no longer having to force the smile that was on her face.

"Can't I just be happy to see you?" he asked, still grinning.

She laughed and kissed him. What had gotten into her? She was supposed to be warning him but she was getting caught up in his happiness instead.

She was attempting to sober herself when he suddenly scooped her up in his arms and spun around, setting her gently back onto her feet. She noticed a bottle of Firewhiskey on his desk; it was three quarters empty.

"I'm so glad I came back here," he said looking into her eyes.

She blushed and smiled up at him. All sense of why she'd come down here now disappeared. Scorpius didn't enter her head again because she was too wrapped up in his father, Draco.

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Lily had just exited Malfoy's office when she saw them coming down the corridor. It was a group of about six Aurors, she could tell by their robes that they were Ministry Aurors. As they neared her she recognised some of them; her Uncle Ron was there as well as...her father! It was too late to try to hide so she just stood there and waited for them to arrive.

"Lily?" said Harry once they had reached her.

"Dad?" she returned in an almost identical manner.

Neither of them tried to hide their accusatory tone or suspicion of the other.

"What are you doing here?" he said quickly.

"Detention," she said, not looking him in the eye.

She heard him let out an irritable sigh before saying; "Please step aside, we have some official business to attend to with Mr. Malfoy."

"What?" she asked anxiously, catching his eye again.

"That is not your concern, Lily. I suggest you return to your dormitory," he replied stiffly before brushing past her and knocking rapidly on the door.

She watched him with concern and did not budge from where she stood.

Malfoy answered the door, a look of fear flickered across his face which he immediately replaced with a sneer.

"Draco Malfoy?" Harry asked.

"You know who I am Potter," said Malfoy, a little annoyed and making no attempt to be friendly towards Lily's father as she watched on.

Harry ignored Malfoy's reply and continued with his formalities although Lily could tell that he was fighting the urge to hex Malfoy.

"We have an order issued by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures authorising us to search your Hogwarts residence under suspicion of illegally harbouring or breeding a class XXXXX creature," declared Harry holding out a roll of parchment to Malfoy.

"What?" exclaimed Lily and everyone turned to look at her.

"Lily!" said Harry angrily. "I told you to go back to your dormitory!"

"No, what are you doing?" she demanded.

Harry took a deep breath in an attempt to calm himself but his voice still revealed his temper.

"Please return to you dormitory, this is a Ministry matter and does not involve you," he said slowly now probably fighting the urge to hex his daughter.

Lily glanced at Ron for she didn't know what but he merely looked away.

Harry was still piercing her with his stare. Finally she gave in and obeyed; turning and retreating up the corridor slowly. She could feel her father's eyes on her until she disappeared around a corner. With no intention of going any further she waited until she heard their voices again. She pressed herself up against the cold stone wall and peeked around the corner to see the last of the Aurors disappearing into Malfoy's office leaving him standing alone outside. She immediately started back down the corridor to him.

"What's going on?" she asked him as she approached.

"I have no idea," he replied as he peered through the gap in the door.

At that moment they heard a triumphant call from within the office. They exchanged an anxious glance before they heard someone returning to the door.

"Hide," Malfoy hissed at Lily and she quickly crawled in behind a familiar statue as her father reappeared.

"Explain this!" demanded Harry holding out two things, one in each hand.

Lily watched on breathlessly as she recognised her missing toad.

What the...? she thought in confusion.

"I have never seen either of those things before in my life," said Malfoy indignantly.

Lily craned her neck to see what was in the other hand; An egg?

"Is that the best you can do?" questioned Harry in mock disappointment.

"It's the truth," said Malfoy.

"Enough lies," spat Harry as the rest of the Aurors returned from their searching, or ransacking as it seemed from the clattering and loud noises which had accompanied it.

"Draco Malfoy you are under arrest for attempting to breed a Basilisk, a highly dangerous, known Wizard-killer and class XXXXX magical creature. Ron, take his wand."

It all happened so quickly that Lily hardly had time to realise what was going on. One of the other Aurors had cast a non-verbal spell on Malfoy causing his hands to be bound behind him. Ron had roughly pulled Malfoy's wand from the inside of his robes and they were now marching him down the corridor. Harry, stilling carrying Hamlet and the chicken's egg, had a look of almost mad delight upon his face.

Lily didn't know what to think, she'd lost her toad after she'd been with Malfoy and now here was Hamlet in Malfoy's office sitting on a chicken's egg. This was the only known way to hatch a Basilisk, the very creature that was once one of Lord Voldemort's choice weapons. The same Lord Voldemort that Malfoy had once sworn allegiance to and had numerous times tried to kill her father. She tried to fight the thoughts of suspicion that were creeping up on her, she knew Malfoy; his Death Eater days were over. He couldn't possibly be trying to hatch a dangerous and murderous creature, could he? She reasoned with herself that she did have an undeniable and unfounded trust in Malfoy and had turned a blind eye to his poor treatment of Rose, Neville and even Hagrid. Was this now blinding her to his true intentions and loyalties?

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