Ch3: All Right Decision

Lorcan Pov

A few days later, I was sitting in the Leaky Cauldron. I took a sip of the coffee in front of me while looking for a flat in the Daily Prophet. A plate slide in front of me. I could smell the beef in the pie.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Lily said. I look up to see her take seat across from me.

I smile. "Looking for a flat." My stomach let out a growl. Lily's eyes lit up; she had a small smile on her face. "I guess I'm hungry." We laugh and I start to the beef pie in front of me.

"I have a extra room at my place since Rose moved out. You can stay with me." Lily suggested.

"That sounds great. When can I move in?" I asked. I finish off the pie and fold up the paper.

"Why don't you come over about five." Lily said. "I'll be home then we can walk through the flat." Lily got up and went back to work.

"Thank you, Lily." I yelled after her. She waved it off. I finish my coffee and left.

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I went back to my parents' house to tell them the good news. When I got to the kitchen to find my brother there. "Hey, what are you doing here?" I asked him.

"I was looking for you." Lysander said. I took a seat at the table. "Where were you?"

"I was at the Leaky Cauldron looking for a place to live." I took an apple off the table and bit in to it.

"Did you find a place?" Lysander took the apple from me and bit into it.

We pass the apple back and forth. "Yeah, Lily has an extra bedroom I can use."

"Are you sure you want to do that?' Lysander threw the apple core in the garbage.

"Why not?" I question him.

"I saw the why you were looking at her. I know that look, you want her."

"I don't want her. She and I are just friends." I told my brother. Lily was breathtaking with her green and flaming red hair.

"Just remember that she is Al's little sister." Lysander got up and walked out of the house.

Lysander doesn't know what he is talking about. I do not want Lily. Yes, she beautiful but she is a good friend's sister. I walked out of the kitchen shaking my head.

Lily POV

"Lily!" Rose yelled to get my attention.

I turn to see Rose taking a seat at a table. I grab some tea and I walk over and take a seat across from her. "Hey. What are you doing here?"

"Spending Scorpius' money." Rose laughed. She took a sip of tea. "What is new with you?"

"Nothing much. Just Lorcan moving in me." I look away before I could see Rose's reaction.

I look up and see shock on Rose's face. She recovered quickly. "Lily are you sure about this?"

"Yeah, I need a roommate." I took a sip of tea.

"What about your feeling?" She finishes of her tea.

"Yeah, it's all in the past." I finish my tea.

Rose raises one of her eyebrows. "Sure." She sounded like she didn't believe me. Rose got up and gave me a hug. She walks out of the Leaky Cauldron.

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I was sitting thinking about what Rose had said earlier today at the Leaky Cauldron.

Knock. Knock.

I jumped about ten feet off the couch. The knocking didn't stop. I got off the floor and walk over to the door. I looked in the peephole to Lorcan standing there. I smile as I open the door to let him in.

"Lorcan." I move out of the way so he can walk in the sitting room. I close the door behind him.

He looks around the room. He walks around the sitting room. "Not bad. We will have to change a few things." He gave a half smile.

"We'll see about that." I gave him a force smile. "Let me show you the rest of the flat." I started to walk to the back of the flat. I didn't look behind to see if he was following me.

I open the bathroom door. "This is the bathroom." I move out of the way so he could look in. I watch his eyes travel around the bathroom. He nods his head. He moves out of the bathroom and I pull the door shut.

I open the door to the left. "This will be your room." The room was bare. The only thing the room had was curtains that Rose had left. I leave him to go over the room that he would stay in.

I walk into the kitchen to see an owl at the window. I let him in and take the letter from him; I feed him an owl treat before he leaves. I open the letter and see it from Rose.

Think about it.

Love Rose.

I shake my head and throw the note away before Lorcan comes back from looking at the room. Was I doing the right thing, having Lorcan move in with me? Yes. I answer my own question. He needs a place to live and I need a roommate. We are just friends.

"This place is great." Lorcan walk into the kitchen. "So, when can I move in?" He smiles.

"You can move in as soon as you want?" I pull out Rose's old keys for him to use. I slid them across the counter. "There are the keys you are going to need." He nods. "Hey, you want to get something to eat." I was hungry and wanted to get something to eat. Lorcan may need something to eat too.

"Sure. Do you do any place that has good food? I don't know of course." He smiled.

I walk around the counter. "Of course I know of a place." I walk back to the sitting room and grab my purse. I open the door and motion him to walk out. He walks out and I follow behind him.