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" Albus Severus Potter! You imbecile! I swear I'll kill you one day. Why didn't you tell me?" Lily shouted to her brother. She had finally found him on the train and luckily he was alone.

" Calm down, girl. Tell you what?" he said calmly.

" I know what you're doing, Al. Don't keep hiding it." He raised an eyebrow.

" I'll make it easier: where is the diary?" His face suddenly changed. His discomfort was evident.

" What diary?"

" Tom's Riddle diary."

" I have no idea what you're talking about." his face inscrutable.

" Don't lie to me, Albus Severus. Nobody knows you better than I do." He sighed.

" How did you find out?" Lily found herself telling a story to her brother again. Explanations, explanations.

" Alright. Now it's your turn to explain, Al."

" I still don't get why Malfoy was there with you."

" I told you, he found me there. It's none of your business anyway. Go on."

" Right... Um... I guess I became really interested some 8-9 months ago ab-"

" No details please. I don't care if it was 8 months, 16 hours, 2 minutes, 30 seconds ago."

" About dark spells, horcruxes, Voldemort in particular. Nobody was telling it right to us. I already knew that mum and Tom had had some kind of... connection so the first place I began searching was home. There I found his diary."

" I know, I saw it this summer but didn't give it too much importance. It all came to me yesterday."

" I wrote in the diary. And the diary wrote back."

" Wait. How did you write in the diary? It's broken. How did it answer?"

" Only the centre is broken because of the fang. The rest is intact. I literally have no idea of how it wrote back and personally it surprises me that no one tried to write on it for the past 30 years. The only thing I came up with was that his memory lived on or something but that's not what fascinates me. He told me lots of stuff. Lord Voldemort actually makes a good friend."

" Don't play with this stuff!"

" So yes. Mum had an infatuation. A sick one if I might add. And maybe she can't forget about him but... whatever..."

" Why did you start all this?"

" Because reality is not enough. What our parents, our family tells us is not enough. I want more. I didn't tell you just to keep you out of trouble."

" You aren't going to kill me because you need to split your soul, right?"

" Of course not. I just like the idea of it."

" Git."

" How many more times do I have to be insulted by my little sister today? I was sorted into Slytherin for a reason or more. At least let me dream about these reasons."

" You are so dark. You'd really make a wonderful emo." she joked.

" What is an emo?"

" Hugo told me that aunt Hermione told him that in the muggle world, people who are dark and brooding like you are called 'emos'. Or something like it... I'm not sure. What are you going to do with the diary?"

" Put it back where it was. Anyway Tom thinks I'm some kind of wizard in Ravenclaw."

" You know he could use you, don't you?"

" Lil, he's dead. It's only a memory. A memory 80 years old. Don't worry. Not about this anyway."

" And more about what?" she asked.

" Malfoy."

" Stop it."

" He's had lots of girlfriends. Which he used and then discarded"

" Come to the point," she said rolling her eyes.

" Don't let him use you."

" I won't. I'm not stupid. And by the way, just like you, I don't like you presuming things."

" It's not like anything ever happened between us." She lied. He gave her the look.

" Hmpf." That was her final answer.

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The three brothers walked towards their parents. " Oh, look at them, Gin," said Harry. Albus and Lily looked at each other and burst out laughing. " What's it all about?" asked James.

" Nothing," They replied in sync. Then came the family moment when everyone would hug and kiss and everything. Lily and Albus hated it. Same thing with their aunt and uncle. All over again. What really surprised her was that the Malfoy family actually stopped by. " Are you coming to the party, Potter?" asked Draco.

" Yes, sure. The whole family is. It's important."

" I'll make sure it will be memorable," added his wife Astoria. Lily saw Scorpius slowly getting closer. He slipped something in her pocket, squeezed her hand and walked away.

" I look forward to seeing you too, Weasley... Granger," stuttered Malfoy senior slightly bowing.

" As Harry said, it's important. We would miss it for no reason." Hermione looked apparently cold but Lily could feel that she really meant what she said.

" Awesome," said Astoria. She giggled. Lily bumped her arm against Albus'. This meant he had to keep an eye on Draco and aunt Hermione's interaction. He smiled without looking at her but kept vigil.

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And the long torture started. It began in the car. Rose unfortunately begged Lily's father to bring her with them in the car. So not only was Lily practically sitting on Albus' legs, but she also had to endure the long list of wonderful things Rose had already done this year. She was 16 and it looked like she was 4. The best thing to do was fall asleep. Which she did. During her slumber she felt her brother hugging her.

When they arrived at the burrow, they were welcomed by their grandparents and finally could go to their rooms. Lily had to share with Albus. Her other option was Rose and she really did not want to. When he closed the door of their room, Albus let out a sigh of relief. " Muffliato," whispered Lily.

" That was a fantastic idea. At least we can talk undisturbed."

" Rose. She soooo gets on my nerves," she growled.

" I know. You've been repeating this for the past 14 years of my life," he smiled a fake smile. " I have observed Hermione and Draco. Those two are definitely up to something."

" See? So now I'm not the only one."

" Albus, Lily!" it was aunt Hermione. "James! Rose, Hugo! George! Fred! Angelina! Roxanne! Bill! Fleur! Victoire! Dominique! Louis! Teddy!"

" Grrr... The list is infinite. I think I may have a nerve breakdown."

" You were the one wanting to extend the family..."

" What do you mean?"

" Quote: I hope Victoire marries Teddy so he can become part of the family," he said in a strange voice.

" That was 6 years ago. If it makes you happy, I regret having said that."

" It's done now anyway and we can't change it."

" She was so beautiful, just like Dominique..."

" Well, you can be as beautiful as them without being 1/8 veela." Lily smiled. At least Al was there.

He went down and she took the piece of paper Scorpius had slid in her pocket. She was expecting something nice and romantic. But that never came. She couldn't believe nor understand it.

I beg you not to come to the party. S.