Chapter 2

"Fred, you can't still be mad." Lily said as they walked to their divination lesson.

"I not mad." he said flatly, not even looking at her.

"Yes you are! I'm not an idiot." she pleaded.

"I know you aren't an idiot. Okay, I'm a little annoyed-" he said.

"You're pissed Fred." Lily cut in.

"I just don't trust Mason, that's all." he said, "I know he still wants you."

"Do you trust me?" she asked.

"Lily you know I do." he said.

"Then you know, that no matter how much Mason wants me, he's never, ever gonna have me. I'm happily taken." she said and beamed up at the tall red head.

"I just want him to back off," Fred said, "I don't want to fight to keep you, but I will if I have to."

"That's what I'm saying Fred, there's no competition." she said sliding her arms around his waist as they walked.

When they got to the classroom, they saw George and Lee sitting in a corner and went to join them. Fred sat on a light pink armchair and Lily sat across on his lap. Mason stepped into the class not long after. His eyes lingered on Lily longingly.

Professor Trelawney walked absent-minded into the room, silently demanding the students' attention. All eyes turned to the professor. She instructed them to continue their work with the crystal balls from last week. No one really took this class seriously; it was just easy to pass.

"Excuse me young lady." Trelawney said in her airy voice.

"Who? Me?" Lily asked. Trelawney nodded.

"I would advise you to get your own seat." she finished. Lily dragged her body off of Fred's lap an onto the chair beside him. Lily thought at the time that Trelawney just didn't like Lily sitting on Fred, but ten minutes later, a cup fell from the shelf above Fred and if Lily was still there it would've smashed on her head. Then again, maybe it was just a coincidence.

The lesson went quite slowly and Mason kept looking over at Lily and Fred flirting with each other. Mason was jealous. He wanted Lily and he planned on getting her.

Everyone was leaving and it was the last class of the day. Lily felt the professor's spidery fingers curl around her shoulder.

"My dear girl," she said in a sympathetic tone, "I'm so sorry."

"S-sorry? Sorry for what?" Lily asked.

"You'll understand tomorrow." she said and turned away.

Lily shook it off and left the room. Trelawney was a crock anyway.

"What was that about?" Fred asked.

"Guess I'll find out tomorrow." she joked, "I promised I'd help Pansy with her transfiguration homework, so I've gotta go."

"Okay love." he said and met her lips in a soft kiss. People around them muttered angrily and kept walking.

"Bye." she whispered before turning on her heel and walking in the direction of the Slytherin common room. Fred stared after her with a smile playing on his lips.

"Oi! Fred." he heard behind him. The corridor was nearly empty, and even if it wasn't, Fred would know the voice.

"What do you want Mason?" Fred spat, turning to face him.

"Oh, I think you already know." Mason smirked.

"Sod off! You'll never have her." Fred growled.

"Yes, I will." Mason said calmly.

"Oh really? How do you plan to do that?" Fred asked rhetorically.

"Easy, you're going to dump her, therefore, breaking her heart and if I know Lily, and I do, she will want you to hurt, and that's where I come in." Mason said.

"What the fuck makes you think I'm going to break up with her?" Fred shouted, seconds away from pulling out his wand.

"Well you see; your father's department at the Ministry is close to being shut down. My father has a large amount of input on that decision. Now, if your father loses his job, your whole family will lose everything. And you barely have anything to lose. So if you want your father to keep his job, you will let Lily go." Mason said and left Fred standing in an empty corridor, feeling empty himself.