Chapter 5 for Tempest! Probably my favourite until now! Please review and tell me what you think!
Disclaimer: this is JKs world... She's the wonderful lady who created all this...
Lilith Scamander and Lily Luna Potter slowly walked through the corridors of the castle. They would reach their date in front of the big hall and commence the dance. " You know, I'm pretty nervous right now..." stated Lily.
" Of what? Oswald is a sweet boy. He'll like you... I'm sure of it."
" You think?" she blushed.
" Of course I do. I'd be more nervous if I were wearing Spectrespecs right now than this beautiful dress..." Lily laughed. Lilith was just as strange as a her mother, the witch whose name she carried.
They were really close to the doors of the big hall now. Lilith took her courage and went down the stairs to meet Hugo. Lily hesitated. She was alone now. Everybody would watch her. She took a look, staying securely behind the door and decided to step out. Some people turned around, including Oswald, to catch a glimpse of her. Harry Potter's only daughter. She was radiant. Her date looked at her, his face surprised and admiring. Lily smiled but secretly it was not for whom everybody thought it would be. But it looked like it had to be kept a secret, so she did. Fate seemed to have reserved that smile another road.
Oswald took her hand and kissed it. " You look beautiful, Lily..." he whispered just for her.
" Thanks..." such a compliment.
Hugo and Lilith joined the couple. They started talking about something but Lily didn't hear anything. She was concentrated on someone else. Scorpius was staring at her. A desire filled stare. He didn't really seem to care about the girl who was with him. A plain Slytherin with a horrible red dress. Her thoughts were interrupted by Oswald. " Shall we?" he took her hand and together they walked into the great hall. As they went by, Lily caught lots of people looking and then whispering. Her date seemed to notice too. " It's not everyday that I get to be the source of so much gossip. So this is what it feels like to go out with a Potter." She laughed.
" I guess so. We will be a gossip item all the night. Or maybe not... Probably Albus and James will be too."
" That's not fair. I want to be the only one. Not one of the three..." He joked.
" Life is hard, Os!" she replied.
The dances started. It was fun. Actually Oswald was fun. She tried to stay concentrated on him and it worked, with no effort at all. He had some sort of charm...
During the ball, she danced with her brother James too. " Lil' would you give me the honour of this dance?" he winked.
" No, I'm not dancing with you!" she joked.
" But you always dance with Al...Besides this is my last year and ball...Come on, you're my little sister..." he winked.
" Oh alright, jerk." they both laughed. It will be strange not to have James anymore next year... Not seeing him everyday in the common room...
Albus invited her too to dance. " So, who's the boy you're with...?" he asked.
" Why does it interest you so much?"
" First of all: you're my little sister. Second: you always ask me who my date is."
" First of all: I stopped asking you who your date is ages ago because you always invite the same, old, boring Eltanin Zabini..." they looked at each other before bursting into a laugh. She hadn't seen her brother laugh this way for some time now. He switched to serious mode again soon afterwards.
" Who is he?"
" Oswald McLaggen. Seventh year, Gryffinor. Don't you know him?"
" I tend not to be interested in people who are not in my house. Especially when they are Cormac's sons."
" Oh, come on... his father might have been a moron but he isn't..."
" Whatever you say... Did you receive mum and dad's letter?"
" Yeah... Christmas at the Weasley's"
" And there's more..."
" More? What could possibly be worse than spending Christmas with Rose?"
" I hoped not to be the one telling you, but..." he smirked. " But we are invited at the Malfoy's..."
" Why were you hoping not to tell me? It doesn't bother me that much..."
" Well, you see, your brother Albus thought you always had a thing for Scorpius."
" Al, come on. Don't be ridiculous. Why are we going there?"
" I certainly am not ridiculous. They host a party. It's on the 1st of January to celebrate 25 years since the war finished."
" But the war did not finish on the 1st of January." she observed.
" Of course not. But it's 25 years all the same and it's holidays so everyone can go."
" Right..."
" So what is there between you and Malfoy anyway?"
" I told you: n-o-t-h-i-n-g. Now if you don't mind, I'll go back to Os." Hmpf... Al has a way of knowing everything. I wonder if he has spies following me. Maybe he IS the next dark lord.
" Oh, there you are. I finally got my Lily back!" said Oswald.
" My brothers like to steal me a lot!"
" I've noticed it. I'll get a refill of butterbeer. Do you want some?"
" Yeah, thanks. I'll meet you outside, alright? I need some fresh air."
" Ok"
She got out of the ballroom. It was chilly outside. The cold was all enveloping. She could see the dark forest just in front of her. Never had she ventured inside it for her sake. There were strange tales about what lurked in there. But she was feeling reckless tonight so she dared take a few steps inside it. I really hope my dress won't get dirty. The snow covered sticks and dead leaves cracked under her steps. It wasn't definitely a nice place. She turned around, eyes searching for the castle but couldn't really see that. A hooded figure was heading towards her. She couldn't move and hoped it was Oswald. But as this black shadow got closer she understood that it wasn't him. Her pulse quickened but still she couldn't move. Could anything harm her? It was heading her way. Was it entirely human? The ends of the cloak looked like smoke. A voice then spoke. That was when she understood the figure was not human. It sounded like a snake. " Stay away from me, stay away from the diary..." It shifted and Lily screamed.
She felt enclosed by arms. Strong arms. " Shhh, it's alright... Just stay away from it and no harm will be done. She turned around to see who it was. No. It couldn't be... Just-no. " Yes I can. You are frightened just like your mother. So like her..."
" You are dead...how-I...?"
" Does it mean I can't pay you a visit?" He laughed wickedly and like smoke disappeared in the misty night. Tom riddle. Beautiful as death.
She was falling, falling. The diary... stay away from the diary... Albus' room...the diary...
Lily woke up with a a gasp. She could feel the cold earth around her. " Lily...Lily it's alright. You probably passed out. I don't know..." Scorpius. She realized it as soon as he talked. " Where am I?" she asked.
" In the dark forest. Don't you remember? I followed you here and you fell down. You must have fainted or something... And you started talking...a strange language. I think it was parseltongue."
" How long? How long?"
" Maybe 5-10 minutes... Let me bring you to Madame Pomfrey."
" No. I'm fine. I... I just had a very bad dream." which was partly true. It was a nightmare. Just her subconscious...
" What was it about?"
" None of your concern. Why were you following me? Can you only make mistakes when we're alone?"
" You don't understand. Don't you dare talk to me like that, Potter. I saved you again. You would have died of cold out here if I hadn't followed you."
" You haven't saved me from lots of things. You haven't saved me from you."
His eyes were full anger. She could see that. But anger slowly transformed into hunger. He wanted her too bad. And she couldn't resist temptation. Scorpius grabbed her arm and pulled her to him. It was too late to stop. She felt his lips. They broke into a kiss. It was different this time, though. More... needful. As if she was his lifeline. His hands went to her neck, feather touch skimming her skin. She nearly couldn't breath. But they were interrupted too early by a cry. " Lily! Where are you?" It was Oswald. Lily looked at Scorpius. He tried to regain some composure. " Os, I'm here! I'm coming" she screamed. " You should go back to him," he said. " He sure keeps better company than me," added bitterly. Scorpius made to leave but Lily walked to him and took control. She pressed her lips against his, for the first time leading the game. She wanted him for all the times she couldn't have him in the past months. He didn't fail to respond and held her so close... Oswald's approaching steps broke the spell. She had to go back to him. She stopped with all of her forces. He stroked her cheek while she mouthed I have to go. He took out his wand and murmured a spell. All the dirt flew off her dress and her hair rearranged itself. " Thank you. I'll see you at the Manor." He looked at her sadly and she wondered why.
Lily spent the rest of the night with Oswald. When she finally got to bed, she didn't manage to fall asleep. She didn't want to have creepy dreams again. She kept on wondering about Riddle's warning. The diary. That diary? Why should she stay away from it? She didn't even know where it was...She could feel her weariness taking over slowly. Thoughts of the diary kept on twirling madly in her mind. Where? Why? The diary. Black. In Albus' room this summer... she had to stay away from it. Albus too. Albus? His fault. Why didn't he tell her anything? She was furious with him. Why had he lied?... Her exhaustion took over and she was lost in dreamland.