Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or the characters.

Her morning had passed quickly, and now Lily was on the train going back to Hogwarts. She sat in a compartment with her cousin Hugo and a few of their friends. Hugo was sleeping, like always with his messy red hair falling in his eyes. He looked so much like his father. He even acted like Ron half of the time. Her other friends, Cassie and Vera were discussing boys, a topic which held little interest for Lily. She stared out the window watching the scenery change from plains of grass to dense forest. When the sky began to darken she knew they were getting close to Hogwarts. She felt her mind begin to wonder. Thoughts of Scorpius filled her mind. She couldn't quite figure out what was going on between the two of them. And then there was Teddy. She loved him so much and was so heartbroken when he tossed her to the side like a half eaten apple. Now he seemed to be sending her mixed signals. He was clearly jealous of Scorpius, although she wasn't sure he had a reason to be. Her thoughts drifted back to the afternoon she told him her feelings.

He was wearing her favorite blue shirt. Her house color. He had apparated them to a small park for a picnic lunch. Occasionally he would lean over to plant a kiss on her cheek, forehead, and nose. They had finished the simple pasta he made them and were relaxing under the shade of a large willow tree. It reminded her of the violent tree at school, although this one did not move. She moved to turn and look into his eyes. His hair had fallen into his face and she gently brushed it away. It was a lazy shade of blue, only a few shades darker than the sky.

"Where are we, Teddy?"

He smiled, "You don't recognize it?"

Her eyebrows furrowed together in concentration. "No, I don't."

"Well when you were younger I used to bring you here." He gently put his hand on her neck bringing her face closer to his.

She thought about it for a moment. Something did seem familiar about this place, but not necessarily happy. She looked at the green trees and the way the grass was taller, more reminiscent of a meadow than a park. It struck her like cold water in the face and she pulled back from his grasp. "You used to bring me here with Victiore," she tried to sound indifferent, but it came out in an accusing tone.

He looked a bit sheepish, but otherwise unashamed. "So you do remember?"

"Why did you bring me here, Teddy? Was it so you could pretend I was her? Because you know what, I am in no way like Victiore." In truth she loved her cousin very much. The beautiful part Veela had always made Lily envious, but she put that aside and loved her cousin equal to all the others.

"That's ridiculous and you know it." He seemed agitated now. "You know that I don't think of you like that. You are Lily to me, no one else."

His words comforted her, but there was still a doubt in the back of her mind. She settled back into his arms, but now her thoughts were distracted by thoughts of Teddy and Victiore. She knew he was in love with her. They had been dating for eight years, since she was seventeen and he was eighteen. His inability to commit to her made Victiore finally leave him. She wanted a husband and children, which he was not ready for and wasn't sure he ever would be. She found a handsome wealthy French man and settled down with him. They were planning a wedding in the summer, just after Lily graduated.

Teddy could sense Lily's unease and turned her face to his. He leaned in and kissed her softly at first, then deepened the kiss. He never kissed her quite this fiercely. She allowed his tongue to slide into her mouth and move in ways that she wasn't quite familiar with. His hand began to roam her sides and slid across her stomach. She wasn't sure where this was going, but she decided to forget her inhibitions and live in the moment with Teddy. She broke the kiss to get some air, but he continued to kiss her neck while his hand began to make their way up her top.

"Teddy," She choked out. "Teddy, wait."

He groaned as he dropped his hands and pulled his face back from her. "What's wrong?" He looked up at her with his dark chocolate eyes. He was so irresistible.

"It's just that, well, we've never really gone that far, and it's not that I don't want to," she trailed off.

"So what's the problem?"

She was beginning to feel foolish for stopping them in the first place. "I just hope you know how much you mean to me." She couldn't seem to say the words she really wanted to. He looked at her with an odd expression.

"I care about you too Lils."

No, Teddy, its not just that I care about you," she was hardly breathing as she threw out the words she had been holding in for as long as she could remember, "I love you." He stared at her for a moment, and when he didn't speak she continued, "I have loved you since I was six, and you brought me to this park. I loved you when you were dating my cousin and I was sure you were going to marry her. And when you kissed me, it was like a dream come true." She finally stopped rambling when he shifted to let go of her.

He put his head in his hands and didn't look at her as he spoke. "I should have known this wasn't a good idea." She felt as if she had been slapped, in fact she was sure she had been. Her eyesight began to blur as her eyes filled with tears.

"Teddy," She choked out.

"Lily, your too young to know what love is. You're only sixteen!" he finally looked up to her with regret on his face.

"I'm seventeen," she corrected. "My birthday was in May."

"You know this could never work. I'm almost twenty-eight. What would everyone think?"

"I guess I wasn't thinking about the others, I was thinking about us." She retorted.

"It would never work." He stated shortly, signaling the end of the discussion.

She could feel the anger bubbling up inside of her. She figured she had no reason to keep it in any longer. "So what?" Her voice was dripping with venom. "This was always a game for you? And I was just your toy." Her hand itched to smack him, but she didn't see the sense in that. He stayed silent. "No answer for that, huh Teddy?" She began to stand up, but he pulled her back down.

"Lily!" He pleaded. She knew he was more worried about her telling her parents than losing her.

"Oh don't worry," her voice full of a mixture between hurt and anger, "Your dirty little secret is safe. No one will know you fooled around with the youngest Potter." With that she jerked her arm free of his grasp and apparated home.

Lily was shaken from her thoughts by her friends squealing laughter. How could she still be in love with Teddy after all that? But her heart ached for him, and she knew she still loved him.

"Oh Lily!" Cassie all but shouted at her. She could be a bit eccentric at times. Her blond hair fell just passed her shoulders and was almost always in a neat updo. Her skin was fair, similar to Lily's but without any freckles, which Lily was always a little envious of, although all her friends agreed that they adored her sprinkle of freckles across her nose. The striking thing about Cassie was her incredibly dark eyes. When they were younger they could seem beady at times, but as she grew her eyes became her most stunning feature. She was just a few inches taller than Lily and had long legs that seemed to go on forever. "Did you hear Vera?"

"Huh?" Lily was a bit dazed from her earlier reverie.

"Oh Lily," Vera smiled sweetly at her. "Always in your own little world." Vera was a Slytherin who Lily became friends with in her second year through mere coincidence of being in the same place at the same time. She had dark brown hair, and beautifully tanned skin. She was one of the most beautiful girls of the entire school. From her enchanting eyes to her full lips and slim figure, most of the boys at school lusted after her. However, she was off the market. She had been dating Nate Zabini for the passed seven months. He was of course the most handsome boy in Hogwarts, along with his twin brother Xander. "I was just telling Cassie that Nate's brother, Xander has his eye on someone. Nate told me so himself." She smiled eyeing Lily.

"Oh." Was all Lily could think to say.

"Lily don't be so daft!" Cassie squealed.

Vera rolled her eyes at Cassie's enthusiasm. "I was telling you because it's you he's been eyeing you,"

Lily didn't really know what to say. She obviously wasn't interested, but how could she tell her friends that, without revealing why. She was saved by Hugo waking up.

"We there yet?" He questioned sleepily.

"Not yet sleeping beauty," Cassie joked.

"Whatever, Legs" he teased back. He had taken to calling her Legs around their fifth year.

They were nearing Hogwarts, so the girls kicked Hugo out to change, but he was back immediately after. Before they knew it they were back at Hogwarts. They rode to the school in the carriages as they had every year since their second. The dinner and sorting were a bit of a blur for Lily. She did notice Xander eyeing her, and even winking at her. What a twat, she thought. She felt exhausted and was ready to go back to her dorm and sleep. She rushed through her Head Girl duties and made a note to herself that from now on she would be more diligent with her duties. It wasn't a shock that she was made Head Girl, she was, after all, very focused, unlike her brother James who was one of Hogwart's biggest pranksters since the twins and James Potter Sr.

She finally reached the Ravenclaw common room and just about ran up to her bed. Cassie lagged behind her, probably to flirt with some random boy. She threw on her flannel pajamas and flung herself into bed. She wrapped the blue and bronze sheets around herself and shut the blue drapes. That night she fell asleep and did not dream of Teddy. Instead she found herself dreaming of Silver blond hair and stormy gray eyes.

AN: Ok so not much Lily/Scor, but that is to come I promise! I just wanted to show what happened between Lily and Teddy. I also wanted to introduce her school friends and their dynamics. I usually prefer Lily in Slytherin, but I put her in Ravenclaw because I feel like it fits her personality better in this story.

Also thanks to those who are reviewing and reading! I hope you all are enjoying it. My goal is to update everyday, but occasionally I may have to skip a day. I am going to try to have chapter 4 up tonight.