Chapter 3 of tempest. Thank you to the first who reviewed!

Nott. What was he doing there? " Hello, beautiful. I thought I might find you here..."

Hello, beautiful? She thought.

" What do you want?" she asked

"You" he whispered.

" Well, I'm reading right now. Can't you see? You can come back later or better never" she spat.

" I can entertain you a lot more than Beedle the Bard." he smirked. Kurt was really handsome when he did that but she didn't let him play her and glared.

"I find a book much more fun and entertaining than you. Be sure of this." Nott laughed and tousled his black hair. His blue eyes hardened.

" That's because you still haven't tried the real fun with me" He gently but firmly took the book from her hands and pulled her from the chair. He drew his face closer to her, searching her lapislazuli eyes for the answer he was sure to find. She tried to step back but his hold was too strong.

" Stop it Kurt! You're hurting me and I don't want you!" she screamed.

" Admit it. You're just saying this because of your Gryffindor pride" he joked.

" Leave me!"

His lips touched hers but just for a moment. A sudden voice broke the one sided spell.

" I thought she told you to leave her..." it was Scorpius. Lily's terror abated. She felt Nott's hold loosen and freed herself. " Come on Scorpius... I was having some fun and she was too. You know, we have a past."

" Well apparently she wasn't having fun and for your information past doesn't always repeat itself. Fortunately." He closed the distance between Lily and him and Nott angrily got out of the library.

" Are you alright?" Scorpius asked coldly.

" I am... thanks..." she couldn't breath well, he was too close.

" That's what happens when you mingle with people like...him" rage crossed her eyes.

" Mingle? I was no more than a child when I was with him... we broke up because he cheated and snogged another girl... He's nothing to me. I forgot him but he hasn't evidently." she yelled.

" You're merely a woman. You are still a child." he emphasized the word 'still'. Their faces were nearly touching now and Lily could feel his musky breath on her cheek.

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A week had passed since Lily last spoke to Scorpius. To her it seemed like an eternity. They had been so close to kissing but she had run away before anything could happen. Maybe Nott was right, maybe she was affected by a typical Gryffindor oversized pride syndrome. Malfoy had hurt more than once and she didn't want to have anything to do with him. He hadn't even said he was sorry for his patronizing words. The only thing he kept on doing was storming away whenever she was near. He must have been quite upset. Nott hadn't disturbed her in any way since the incident in the library, which was good. He had finally learnt a lesson. She decided not to tell anyone of what had transpired. Not Hugo, not Albus. But as usual her brother had suspected something was wrong. He had asked her several times if everything was alright but she had answered always with a simple 'yes'. He wasn't convinced and so he kept on asking. Lily decided to distract him. They still had to go to the Room of Requirement and she needed to see, to know. This would keep her mind off Scorpius and her brother's off her. They decided to go on Saturday night, in two days.

Meanwhile, on Friday there was the first quidditch match. Gryffindor vs Slytherin. Big match to begin the term. James, who was captain of the team, practiced a lot. Hugo never had spare time. Either it was classes, homework or practice. She remembered when life was like this for her too. She used to be the Gryffindor seeker but she gave up. As much as she was talented she didn't like playing. She preferred watching. In her family, both her parents, she and James were exceptionally skilled. Albus was the different one. As much as he had tried as a kid, he just wasn't skilled. He developed a hate for the quidditch and rarely watched the game. This Friday, though, he must have been in a really good mood because she saw him pop up with Scorpius and some of his friends. Scorpius. Even from the other side of the pitch she could feel his gray eyes on her. In that moment she would have liked to feel his messy blond hair in her hands and his lips on hers. She told herself to stop thinking about it but couldn't. The match started, went on but her eyes remained locked to his. She knew that he was staring at her too. His intense gaze was difficult to resist to.

Gryffindor won. The snitch was caught by Oswald McLaggen, Lily's substitute after she quitted. He was Lilith's boyfriend. Nice guy but Hugo couldn't stand him.

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Saturday night finally arrived. After dinner Albus and Lily sneaked out, Marauder's map at hand.

" Lily, keep the map and check it."

" Alright." she pointed her wand at the map. " I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." The content of the map slowly revealed itself. " Filch is on the other side of the castle... it should be ok." she whispered.

"Good. Give me your hand and concentrate." Lily did so. She really needed the room to appear and so it did after a few seconds. They entered the room and the door closed behind them. It was quite dark and full of stuff. It was difficult to find something.

" Al, you check that side, I'll do this. Tell me if you find anything." He nodded.

The minutes went by...ticktocking slowly...

They had been inside the room for over an hour when Albus yelled: " Lils! Come over here! I think I found it!" she followed the sound of his voice and reached him. There, in front of them stood a big wooden cupboard with moving images on it. She immediately recognized her father's face. He was smiling with his big, round glasses. Besides him was Hermione. She must have been around her age in the photo. Her curly hair were long and she was smiling too. This photo was beautiful. They were all so young, innocent. The war was far away... Lily's eyes scrutinized the photos and they stopped on the image of a boy with long, blond hair and gray eyes. "Look, Al. This must be Abraxas Malfoy. He was in the same year as Tom so he might be right there."

" He resembles Scorpius very much... In this photo there are 5 boys. How do we know which one Tom is?"

" We'll guess. It's important. I want to know the way he looked... just... just to see if it is possible that something happened between him and mum. Don't ask why but it's important. Now let's see..." She scrutinized the boys. There were all different but one caught her eye. He was as pale as death with gray, intense eyes. But what really bewitched her was his hair. Blacker than wickedness. As if reading her thoughts Albus said: " It might be this one" pointing to the boy. " He looks evil" he joked.

" Evil but beautiful..." Lily replied. " I do understand mum's infatuation..."

" Don't you remember how it went? She was under some kind of spell. None of what she felt was real."

" That's what you think..." murmured Lily.

" That's what they told me..."

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Lily sat in front of the window inside the Gryffindor dormitories. It must have been really late. But at least another small piece in the great puzzle that was her life was settled. Of course truth was still far away. She had just seen a photo of Tom. She'd probably never know anything else. Her thoughts flew to the photo of his dad and aunt. It made her cry to think about it. They were so young. They probably used to go out and about Hogwarts doing exactly what she did now. But those times were over for them now. They were adults, old. Youth had left them a long time ago and age was slowly taking over... Time... how did it go by so fast... No way to stop it or let it turn around...

She fell asleep.

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