Gradually, over the next few days, almost all the boxes were unpacked. All that was left were some boxes in the guest room. Lily knew that she should probably go unpack it, but she dreaded it. She was so done with unpacking boxes, she couldn't wait for it to be over, she was never moving again. She sighed as she made her way up the stairs to the guest bedroom. The house, was huge. Though Lily didn't feel the need for such a huge house, Scorpius insisted, partially because he'd grown up in a mansion. There were a total of 6 bedrooms, 2 offices, and 3 bathrooms, and it was three stories. Because Scorpius was working today, and Lily had the day off, she was on her own for unpacking the boxes. It only took her about an hour to do unpack, which wasn't long at all compared to how much time they'd already spent doing it. She began to fold the boxes down and carry them outside to their little campfire pit in their backyard. Lily teased him, telling him they hand wands to start the fire, but for some reason, Scorpius always insisted on building muggle fires. She made her way out the house, onto the balcony, and down the stairs. The cardboard pile lay beneath the balcony, so she threw the boxes on, and turned around to leave when something caught her eye; there was some sort of movement in trees. Lily and Scorpius had a huge backyard, and following their yard were acres of trees, so she was sure it was just an animal. But when she saw it move it just seemed so . . big. She tried not to think anything of it, but she felt that something wasn't right. She convinced herself that she was just nervous being alone in a new place, and made her way inside, making sure to lock the door behind her. She then looked down at her pajames and decided it was time to go get dressed.

Though Lily never really thought about her appearance, she was honestly a very stunning girl. As she slipped on a pair of jeans and tank top, she looked in her full body mirror. She was a thin girl, she didn't have much of a figure, but that didn't stop her from looking fierce. Her long, bright red, curly hair came just above her waist, and it really stood out against her pale skin, and her big, bright, chocolate brown eyes were enough to melt anybody. And she thanked god she'd grown out of her childhood ginger freckles; now not one freckle was spotted on her face. Just as she was about to sit down, she heard a knock on the door, she groaned, "Coming!" she yelled, then opened the door to find her best friend, Kelly Goyle.

Kelly, who'd been in Gryffindor with Lily, was one of the best friends anyone could ask for. She was loyal, she always had your back, and she always tells it like it is, which could be annoying at some points, but Kelly saw no benefit in lying. She was funny, genuine, crazy, and just a tad arrogant, but everybody has their flaws. She was also a very beautiful girl, with curly black hair that fell halfway between her shoulder and her waist, blue eyes that shone bright, and a small, but curvy figure, which Lily had always envied. She hugged Lily, then stepped into the house, "Damn girl, you did good," she said, with an approving nod and big thumbs up.

Lily laughed, following Kelly into her living room, sitting down on the couch next to her, "How're you and Albus coming along?" Lily knew that the two had wanted to buy a house, but kindly refused help from Harry and Ginny, who offered to buy them one. But, with Albus working fulltime as a healer, and Kelly working her tail off as a journalist, the two were saving up money fast.

Kelly beamed, "Oh Lily, we're so close to being out of that musty old apartment! Probably only a few more months until we are finally in our own place!" Kelly was so excited that her and Albus would finally be out of that damn apartment; she hated it, but not more than she hated accepting help from people, "And it'll be so good, knowing that we did it on our own, you know?"

Lily nodded and smiled, but looked down at the floor. She didn't know, because this place was paid for by the Malfoys. The house was in Scorpius' names, of course, but she still hated it, because she felt like she's always owe that Malfoys something, "No, I don't know, actually."

Kelly smiled sympathetically, "It's okay Lily, don't even –"

And then Kelly was cut off by the sound of glass shattering upstairs, it was definitely a window, and then a voice, cursing in pain, followed. Lily threw Kelly to the ground and covered her with her own body, if someone had to die it wasn't going to be Lilys' best friend, then when she was sure the coast was clear, she grabbed Kellys wrist and ran out the door and into to woods. Then, she apparated with Kelly to her mothers' house, frantic. No one was home, but she knew it was a safe place. Lily checked Kelly from head to toe with her eyes, "Kelly, are you alright?"

Kelly, who was quite shaken by the event, nodded, "Lily, you jumped on top of me."

Lily shook her head, "I'm sorry if I hurt you, I –"

Kelly then took Lily into a tight hug, and Lily returned the gesture. Kelly almost felt like crying, and she never cried, "You were willing to risk your life for me," she said, as if Lily didn't know that.

Lily held Kelly by her shoulders at an arms length away, "I'd do anything for you, you're my best friend," she then looked down at her watch, and was suddenly horrified, "Oh god! It's almost quitting time! We need to get to the ministry!" At first, Kelly looked confused, but when Lily looked back at her with concern evident on her face, Kelly realized why she was being frantic; Albus and Scorpius would return to that house any minute, what if they were hurt? They apparated to just outside to ministry, made their way to her fathers office and barged in, "Daddy, where are Scorp and Al?" Lily asked, terrified that they'd already left.

Harry was about to scold Lily for barging in here on her day off and interrupting his work, but the expression on her face said something was clearly wrong, "Lily, what on earth-"

"Just tell me where they are!" She nearly screamed, tears now coming down her face, her body shaking as she worriedly ran her fingers through her hair.

Harry called Scorpius and Albus, who were just about to leave in, and when they opened the door, Lily latched onto Scorpius like a leech and Kelly did the same to Albus. Both the boys, who were surprised to see their girlfriends, looked down at their worried faces, then at each other. Scorpius pulled Lily off him gently and looked into her eyes, "Lily, what's wrong?"

She shook her head and bit her lip, "Someone broke into our house," she said, her voice shaking as she looked up at him, "W-We heard glassing breaking upstairs, then a voice, and –"

"Then Lily threw me to the floor and jumped on top of me," Kelly said, looking gratefully at Lily, "Then we got the hell out of there.

Harry, Scorpius, and Albus all looked to each other, unsure of what to do. Of course, they all knew who it most likely was, but they didn't think he'd be this bold yet, "Lily," Harry said softly, "Do you remember Lorcan?"

Lily scowled; how could she forget? She'd been fifteen at Hogwarts when he had replaced Filch. He'd taken a special liking to Lily, and it made Lily feel so special. Soon, Lorcan started making advances on her, but, as a single, silly fifteen year old, Lily did not mind at all. Soon, the 23 year-old man and 15 year-old Lily were in a relationship. Lily thought she was so cool, dating an older man, and he treated her like a queen. Then, things started to get more serious between the two, and Lorcan had started to get overly possessive of Lily. When other boys would flirt with, or even talk to get, he'd go crazy and scold Lily, she had honestly started to fear him a little. Their relationship was taking a turn for the worst when they'd been caught making out in the corridors, and Lorcan was put on trial. A regretful Lily was forced to admit that yes, she'd had sex with Lorcan, which got him 4 years in Azkaban, "What does he have to do with anything?" Lily snapped.

"Lils, calm down," Scorpius said gently, stroking her hair as he held her against his chest, "Let your father explain."

Harry sighed as he looked at his daughter and continued, "He was supposed to be in for another year, but he got time off for good behavior. He got out a couple of weeks ago . . Do you think he could be behind this?"

Lily thought about it, but she didn't think it made sense. Why would he break into her home? What would he even be doing there? But honestly, she didn't know. She shrugged her shoulders at her father, "Doesn't matter, does it? Not like we can prove it."

Harry sighed, knowing his daughter was right. How could they prove it was Lorcan with no witnesses or evidence, just a theory? For all they know, this could just actually be a big coincidence.