Of Mudbloods and Sex
(A/N: here it is: chapter three. i had a no homework weekend for president's day weekend... the most relaxing weekend i've had in awhile.
and the fruit of my lazy days: this chapter, and the fourth chapter's already written, although it needs heavy re-editing.
To my wonderful beta Jamie: thanks for helping me with this chapter!
Chapter Three
Lily slammed her eyes closed as the whirling sensation continued. Although she understood that traveling by Floo was quite convenient, she never did like the feeling she got in the pit of her stomach while she was spinning around. It was like that teacup ride in Disneyland – she always threw up whenever her sister, Petunia, made her ride with her.
How long is this going to take? she wondered as the spinning continued. She renewed her grip on her trunk before wincing as the spinning continued.
Suddenly, she was thrown forward with her trunk onto a lush carpet. Lily groaned and got up, brushing off her robes and bending down to straighten her trunk. It had fallen over during the landing, and it looked like it was about to burst open from the impact.
Curse this trunk, Lily thought, annoyed. I really need to get a new one. This one is getting too old. Lily struggled to pull it up when something exploded out of the fireplace and made contact with her bottom.
Lily shrieked and was bowled over, getting hit in the face by various limbs before getting thrown face first into the carpet.
Nice smelling carpet, Lily thought as she waited for the person – or people – to get off of her. She was yanked up by the right arm into the smiling face of Ro and the giggles of Kirst. She put on a fake annoyed expression on her face before snapping, "Watch where you land, you klutzes!"
Kirst laughed and poked Lily in the ribs with her elbow, causing Lily to wince and rub her side. "You know you really don't care, Lily. You're just glad you're here."
Lily sighed, but couldn't suppress a smile from forming on her face.
"You're right, as always, Kirst."
Lily turned around, only to blink her eyes in surprise. The room that they had fallen into was elegantly furnished, with deep purple and silver being the main colors. Couches were placed to face the fireplace, and intricate tapestries and portraits littered the walls. The room had a large wall that was made all of glass which looked out across the well kept lawns.
Lily, having gotten over her surprise, grinned happily. Bloody hell, Lily thought. I'm going to have fun in this house…
"So what do you think?" Kirst asked, happily. Ro stepped up from behind Kirst, grinning.
"This… is going to be a wicked summer," Lily cried and she jumped up, hugging Kirst and Ro at the same time. They descended into giggles when a loud, business-like cough sounded from behind them.
Lily's head shot up and looked around, confused. Then she caught sight of one of the portraits looking down on them, politely waiting for them to stop laughing. Lily got up and dusted off her clothing and faced the portrait.
"Oh, right," Kirst said, rolling her eyes. "This is Holt. He's the butler here." Lily's eyebrows shot up, and looked back at the portrait.
Holt bowed, back completely straight, his proper wizarding robes never wrinkling.
"Pleasure to make your acquaintance, Mistress…?" he asked in a low, polite voice. Lily squinted up and her eyes widened in surprise when she caught a glimpse of his eyes. They were a startling light brown color, which would have been warm if they hadn't been cool and aloof.
"Lily, Lily Evans," she said, blinking. Holt nodded and announced, "I shall be telling the house elves to prepare your lunch. Do you have anything you would like to request?" he asked, his back ramrod straight.
Lily pondered for a minute before saying, "Spaghetti with meat sauce, perhaps?"
Holt nodded. Kirst told him happily that she would like a fudge sundae with sprinkles, receiving a few amused glances from her two best friends. And Ro uttered something softly that neither Kirst or Lily heard, but the butler had seemingly understood and bowed, disappearing out of the portrait, leaving a deep red background behind him.
"So now you've met Holt," Ro said. "He has a portrait in every room of the house, even the bathrooms. Of course, his portrait is covered with a cloth so he can only hear, but not see, into the bathrooms. Whenever you need him, just call for him and he should appear in the closest portrait," Kirst added.
"Blimey, you guys… this is probably the most wonderful house I've ever been in!" Lily said.
"Not really," Ro said. "I went over to Kirsty's house before coming here. You should see the size of that house. It's completely unbelievable!"
Kirst laughed and said, "It's not all that, honestly." As Ro and Kirst argued good-naturedly about her house, Lily smiled inwardly. Ro would never lie and not a lot could surprise her, so if Ro said Kirst's house was of that size, it must be true.
Holt reappeared and announced that lunch would be ready in half an hour. Kirst took charge, her face wiping of all silliness of the argument that she just had, and nodded, thanking Holt. A bow later, Kirst exited the room and gave Lily a tour of the house.
Lily could not believe how pretty the house was. It had at least seven private wings, and another one that was just for gatherings and parties. Everything was coated in purples and silvers, even the portraits.
"Kirst? Why is everything purple and silver?" Lily asked, as they walked past the twentieth bathroom.
"Well, we chose it."
Lily stopped in her tracks to look at her friend curiously. "What do you mean, you chose it?"
"Well," Kirst elaborated, "When we came here it was all in shades of green and silver. We couldn't possibly live in Slytherin colors, now could we? So, instead, we told Holt that we wanted it purple and silver. I know, we could have chosen Gryffindor colors, but we didn't."
Lily looked around incredulously before her face broke into a grin.
"I approve of your selection of colors," Lily said, and continued on. Ro hid a smile behind her hand before jogging to catch up to her friends.
After what seemed like an hour of touring, Kirst turned a corner and with an exaggerated bow, announced, "Your wing, Mistress Lily." Lily rolled her eyes and opened the door, before gasping.
Lily faced the largest set of rooms she had ever seen. Everything was purple and silver, but was plush and furnished with the best that money could buy. Lily walked into the room in awe, before collapsing on her bed. She bounced a couple of times before stopping, and she closed her eyes, reveling in the comfort that the sheets gave her.
Ro laughed before slipping off her flip flops and bouncing up and down Lily's bed. Lily shrieked in indignation before grabbing a large, comfortable pillow and hitting the crazy Asian girl who was wreaking havoc on her bed.
Ro stopped, and looked down on Lily, shocked.
"You did not just do that," Ro said, eyes wide. Lily grinned and nodded.
"Oh, yes, I did."
And the largest pillow fight Kendrickson Hideaway had ever seen begun.
All three girls collapsed onto Lily's bed, giggling. They hugged their pillows to their stomachs, gasping for breath. When they all caught sight of each other, they couldn't help but burst into laughter again.
"Forgive my barging in, Mistresses," a voice said behind a curtain. "But I am here to tell you that lunch is being served in the Emerald dining room."
Kirst sat up, shushing her friends, before replying, "Thank you, Holt. We'll be right there."
Kirst turned around and slapped her friends upside the head with her pillow. "Stop laughing," she said, her own eyes sparkling with amusement. "We need to eat before the food gets cold."
They exited Lily's room and made their way out of her wing of the house. Walking into a large, circular room, Kirsty paused, pointing to two doors to the left of Lily's.
"Those doors lead to my wing," she said, pointing to the one closest to Lily's, "and to Ro's wing," she said, pointing to the other one. "If you ever get lost, just state your destination and the room will tell you where to go."
Lily looked at her friend in confusion, but Kirst and Ro had already walked off to the front wing of the house. Lily caught up and followed her friends down two hallways and through a few doorways before entering a room on their left.
This room was different – the furniture and carpet was all in shades of green. The sunlight shone through the windows and lit up the room. A large dining table was set in the center of the room, with two doors at the back of the room, one on the right and one of the left.
All three made their way over there, and took their seats. As soon as they were seated, the doors opened and a couple of house-elves came in pushing three carts, four to a cart, and two of them lifted the covers off the trays. One cart held different drinks, in which Lily took an orange juice, and Kirst took a champagne. Lily rolled her eyes at this and her attention was caught by Romanda, who had a glass of something she didn't recognize.
"Ro, what is that?" Lily asked curiously as Kirst sipped her glass. Ro looked up, surprised, her fringe bouncing.
"Oh, it's nothing," Ro said happily. "It's called boba tea. It's this drink that I always drink back in Hong Kong. I can't believe that the house elves knew how to make it."
"Ooh," Lily said, eyeing the drink. "Could I try some?"
"Sure," Ro said, sliding the drink over. Lily took it and sucked through the straw. A sweet flavor filled her mouth and she enthusiastically kept on drinking, until something came up the straw and landed in her mouth.
"What the – " Lily exclaimed, her mouth full of little black beads. Ro giggled helplessly at her friend as Lily looked confused.
"Try chewing them, Lily!" Ro suggested, still laughing. Lily frowned and started chewing. The black beads were soft and mushy, and were actually quite fun to chew. Lily swallowed and grinned.
"That was good!" Lily announced. Ro smirked and grabbed the cup back to enjoy the rest of her drink. "Then get the house elves to make some for you," Ro said.
"Maybe I will," Lily said happily. The elves served the food, and Kirsty grinned widely when she saw her chocolate sundae. It probably the largest sundae Lily had ever seen, and Kirst dug into it with lots of enthusiasm. After smiling at the sight, she looked over at Ro who looked like she was eating some macaroni and cheese.
Lily gulped down the food, and smiled. It was cooked very well, and she hadn't had spaghetti with meat sauce for a long time. She dug in, but remembered her manners.
A little squeak caused Lily to look down to her right. A house-elf stood there with a piece of cloth she wore as a skirt, a napkin she used to cover her torso, and doily that she had placed on her head as a hat. The house-elf curtseyed.
"Hello, Mistress Lily," she squeaked. "Dolly is here to tell Mistress Lily that Dolly is going to be her personal house-elf. If Mistress Lily ever needs Dolly, Mistress Lily only needs to tell Holt and Dolly will be there as quickly as Dolly can!"
"Thank you, Dolly," Lily said, smiling. Dolly grinned and curtsied before running off into what seemed to be the kitchen with the other elves.
"Well, she's cute, don't you think?" Lily said to Ro and Kirst. They had watched this exchange without surprise, still munching on their food.
Suddenly, a house-elf came in with a beautiful owl perched on its shoulder. The barn owl hooted and took flight, landing on the back of Lily's chair.
"This letter came for Mistress Lily!" the house-elf squeaked and ran back into the kitchen.
Lily looked at it curiously. On the cover it said Lily Evans in a beautiful, yet masculine, handwriting. Lily flipped it over and saw a wax seal that was an interesting coat of arms. Lily peered at it closely and saw two lions rearing up and entwined by a ribbon that had floated down from a shield with a large 'P' in it. Lily frowned and opened the seal, only to release a jet of disgusting smell out into the room.
The three girls shrieked and tried to cover their noses in vain. The owl hooted and started flapping its wings, trying to drive away the smell from itself. The wind from its wings caused Lily's hair to fly all over the place.
"Not helping!" Lily yelped as her nose and hair were both assaulted.
Then the house-elves ran in, only to start choking from the smell. As one, they snapped their fingers and the smell was gone. The three girls sighed in relief and thanked the house-elves.
"House-elves are really useful, don't you think?" Ro said. The other two nodded as Ro continued, "Their magic is really good for stuff around the house."
"Lily, hurry up and open the letter so we know who to curse into the next century for sending you that smell!" Kirsty said urgently, waving the letter in Lily's face. Lily snatched it, annoyed, but opened it anyway, though quite gingerly. She didn't know if something else was going to pop out of it.
She unfolded the letter and started reading.
Dearest Lily,
I hope you liked the pleasant surprise I sent you. Consider it my gift to you after what you did on the train ride.
I was just wondering whether or not you – and your two friends, if need be – would like to come to a little pool party that I'm planning on later this summer.
If you would like to stay over before, it could be arranged. As long as you don't mind sleeping in the same bed as me.
A lovely summer to you, dearest.
Your loving James.
Lily fumed and she threw the letter down onto the table. Ro and Kirst leant over to read the letter before frowning as well.
"That… that bloody Potter! I hate him!" Lily fumed, crossing her arms.
"Well, you kind of deserved it." Ro ducked as a fork came flying her way.
"I don't care! Now I'm going to have to scrub myself a billion times to get rid of this smell!"
Both Ro and Kirst sniffed their clothing before clapping a hand to their mouths, their faces green.
"You're right," Ro said. "I'm going to have to do that, too." Kirst nodded, looking disgusted.
"Stupid Dungbombs!" Lily cried, crumpling the letter under her palm. "When I get back to Hogwarts, he won't have any Potter Juniors running around!"
They nodded but started staring at Lily from across the table. Lily's anger cooled immediately and she shifted uncomfortably, glancing between them both.
"What?" Lily asked, after a few minutes of this. She was getting irritated, not to mention nervous. Potter, and now this, she thought, annoyed.
"You know, Lily," Kirst said slowly. "You really need to see someone."
"What?" Now Lily was confused. "Are you implying that I'm crazy?"
"No… I meant as a boyfriend." Now Kirsty had an unnerving smile on her face.
Lily gulped and rolled her eyes. "Look who's talking. You both don't have boyfriends either." How did this come up after Potter's prank?
"Yes," Kirsty said, "But we don't need a guy. You do."
"Wait, why? Why me?"
Ro looked back and forth between Kirst and Lily, not understanding. She shot a very confused look at Lily which she returned. Kirst continued grinning in a malevolent way, but seemed to be staring at a spot near Lily's head and not at the girl in question.
"No, no, no," Lily said firmly, but nervously. "Who are you talking about? And I don't need a boyfriend! I'm fine just by myself!"
"When was the last time you had a boyfriend, Lils?"
Lily hesitated. "Uh…"
"Who was the last one?" Kirst countered. "Was it that Chris bloke who you met a few summers ago? Like, in fifth year?"
Lily gulped. They were right – she hadn't had a boyfriend in about two years.
"Well, what about Ro?" Lily asked desperately. "She hasn't had a boyfriend!"
Ro cocked her eyebrow. "I went out with that David fellow in Ravenclaw earlier this year. And another fellow from Hufflepuff the year before."
Lily bit her lip. Ro was right, she did date those lads back then… How could she have not remembered?
"And you don't need to complain about me," Kirsty said, grinning. "I probably had more boyfriends than you two put together for the next ten years."
Lily paled. She really didn't want a boyfriend, nor did she want to know who the person that Kirst had suggested earlier was.
"Why me? And why now?" Lily asked.
"Because," Kirst said, "this is our last year in Hogwarts. After that, we'll be off into the world on our own. I know this is harsh, but do you really think we'll spend as much time with each other after that? We'll be separated. Sure, we'll keep in good touch in the first few years, but after that we'll have our own lives to worry about. This is our time to have as much fun with each other as possible, so we can remember when we grow old and ugly."
Although Lily smiled at the last sentence, she knew that her friend was speaking the truth. Her two buddies were going to be lifelong friends, but after they got jobs, they will have their own paths to follow. There will be no time to spend laughing over foolish things only a teenager could.
"And who's more fun to help – me, or you?" Ro asked, smiling slightly.
"Er, no," Lily said, still reluctant to give in. Lily's mind was racing, trying to find an excuse to give – but she knew that she really couldn't give the real reason.
Kirst and Ro grinned at the same time, and both said, "Turn around and look at the portrait behind you."
Lily, confused, turned around obediently and her eyes widened. There, a beautifully done portrait was hanging on the wall. The background was painted to show falling deep green fabric. And there was a couple in the picture. The woman was sitting in a chair, and the man had placed his hand on her shoulder in a caring, reassuring manner.
The woman was wearing deep robes of green that spread out elegantly around her. Her hands were folded prettily in her lap and she looked out at the world with beautiful green eyes. Two tendrils of her hair framed her fair face, the rest tied up in a sophisticated up-do. The man, with a strong, stubborn face, was looking out with hazel eyes and his dark hair fell forward into his eyes. This couple seemed young, but not that young – late twenties perhaps.
Lily gasped, and looked at the man. This portrait was a Muggle portrait and didn't move – but the man… the man seemed to remind her of someone.
"Potter?" she cried, spinning around in her chair to face her friends. They had triumphant grins on their faces. "You want me to date Potter?"
She got up, outraged, and proceeded to stomp out of the room. Ro ran after her while Kirst thanked the house-elves before following as well.
Ro had successfully stopped her friend from going anywhere and Kirst caught up. Lily was looking at them both like they had grown another limb.
"Potter? Potter? For the love of Merlin! He just sent us a Dumgbomb letter! What are you talking about? Are you sure you guys don't need to see someone? Or get shipped away in straitjackets? Because you guys sure sound like you need to – "
"Lily," Kirst said calmly. "Shut up."
Lily gulped and fell silent. Inside she was in hysterics – she couldn't go out with Potter!
"I can't go out with Potter," she said, more calm now. "He's an egotistical… selfish… no-good… slimy git!"
"Ah, but think, Lily," Kirst said, her eyes narrowing into slits of amber. "You can get back at him. Think of all the things he's done to you. All the pranks, the teasing, the rudeness. You can get back at him."
Lily looked at her, not understanding. Kirst sighed.
"You can play him."
Lily's head shot up, astonished. Ro's jaw dropped. She didn't realize that this was what Kirst had in mind.
"What are you talking about?" Lily asked, but interested.
"Look at all of the girls he's ever played. You can get back at him for all those girls. Think about it – you, playing the player of Hogwarts. You know how he always asks you out. You can use that to your advantage."
Lily began to see a plan forming in her head. Still hesitating, Lily asked, "What am I supposed to do?"
A slow, evil grin spread on Kirst's lips.
"We're going to change you, Lily. You're going to be the complete opposite of what you are now. We're going to make you the hottest girl at Hogwarts. No longer will you be the weird, red-haired, green-eyed girl everyone sees. And Ro and I will join you."
At this, Ro squeaked. "What? I'm doing no such thing!" she exclaimed, eyes wide and backing away.
"Oh, yes you are. You're going to help Lily and me get back at that no good egotistical prat. And you're going to be one of the hottest girls at school."
"M-m-me?" Ro squeaked. "I can't be that! I just can't!" A flash of a face went through her mind, and brought a flush to her cheeks.
Not noticing the suddenly red Ro, Kirst grinned, now happily, though she still held a little mischievous twinkle in her eye. "Oh, come on, now. It's going to be tons of fun! So how about it?"
Kirst turned to Lily, who had been staring at the carpet in front of her, contemplating.
I can't do this! Lily thought frantically. Even though it would be immensely self-satisfying… I could change myself. I wouldn't have to be Lily Evans, goody-two-shoes, the one who lets anyone and everyone walk all over her. I could – would actually feel good about myself for the first time in my life… Would it be so bad to lead Potter on? He's probably led me on for the last five years he's asked me out… This would be a great opportunity to get back at him…
As these thoughts whirled through her head, Lily glanced up at her two closest friends in the world. They knew more about her than her parents. They knew everything about her, and she knew everything about them.
And suddenly, something clicked in her mind and she straightened up, a determined look coming to her face.
"Let's do this."
(A/N:(evil grin) and the wheels start turning...
so i lied. i said that the formation of the plan would be in here... it's in the next chapter, don't worry.
and if i do say so myself, the fourth chapter is going to be very... interesting, to lightly put it.
Review, perhaps?)