In contrast to the start of the year, days passed unbearably slow after Lily's argument with Seth, like time itself wanted to give her a chance to reconcile. But Lily hadn't done anything. She didn't want to be the one to apologize first. Although she wouldn't admit it she now realized that Seth had a point about the way she had talked to him. But it still shouldn't have been enough to make such a big stink about. It was especially hard for Lily to ignore it with Jane constantly trying to get her to talk to him.

"Come on Lily, he's our friend," said Jane after Potions.

"Then why doesn't he apologize," she answered.

"You know Seth he- he's a Gryffindor with his obnoxious self pride, you're the nice one," she said.

"I'm a Potter, definition of obnoxious self pride," Lily pointed out as they walked.

"Well it's going to be hard studying without him," said Jane.

"Appealing to my selfish side won't get you anywhere," said Lily.

"Well- what about how he helped you last year, when you thought you'd gone mad," said Jane.

Lily bit her lip. Jane had struck a nerve. Seth had been a great friend when she was at her lowest point.

"We have to get to Herbology," Lily said quickly before rushing away.

When she Lily to the Herbology classroom Professor Longbottom announced they'd be working with the now flowering Oblivoleaves in Greenhouse Three. As soon as they walked out of the castle Lily felt the chill of the late November air. With a jolt she realized the holidays would be soon and she was no closer to solving any of the mysteries surrounding her. Lily was forced out of her thoughts when Longbottom asked them to pair up. Since she didn't feel like getting chewed out by Jane she paired with Grace Dawes. Unfortunately the small girl was so timid she wouldn't get within a foot of the plant so Lily had to do most of the work.

"Are you sure it's safe to touch the flower?" Grace asked in her squeaky voice.

"Professor Longbottom said it was fine," Lily assured her.

Lily decided after class that she would try to solve one of the mysteries and went to the library to research the Dark Lady. Unfortunately Seth was correct that there were many throughout history.

"Seth did tell you," said Jane.

"Shut it," said Lily as she was reading about a Dark Witch that terrorized America in the 1700's.

But it was hopeless. She decided on the only method she could think of. She wrote her father.

Dear dad,

I know that I'm going to see you in a couple months but I really need your help about something I'm researching. I've been trying to see if I can find anything about a witch called the Dark Lady (just out of curiosity) who lived in the last fifty or so years. The library's been rubbish. Maybe Aunt Hermione knows? I'd really like your help.

Sincerely, Lily

After sending the letter Lily saw that Seth was sitting with his own house as he had since their argument. She wondered if he was still talking to Jane. She didn't ask, so as not to risk another lecture about why she should talk to him. Her question was answered as she then saw that Jane was talking to Seth, presumably giving a similar lecture. Lily grinned. It served the git right! Jane walked back over to Lily.

"You really need to talk to Seth. He won't say anything to you," said Jane.

"It's not going to happen," Lily said. "Why do you even want me to talk to him?" she asked.

"I just don't like to see friends mad at each other," Jane answered.

They walked down the hall to see Eve Sage silently watching the students pass. As always her eyes bored right into Lily.

"Why is she looking at me?" Lily thought out loud.

"You're still on about Sage?" Jane asked. "She's looking at everyone, it's her job to inspect the school."

"That's another thing, she's been here almost a month. How long does it take to inspect a bloody school?" said Lily.

Jane shrugged.

"It's not my area of expertise," she said.

"Well I think she's up to something," Lily said.

"Whatever," Jane said dismissively.

Before she could go to her first class Lily was stopped by the large figure of her oldest brother.

"Finally, I've been looking all over for you," he said. "Where is it?" he asked looking annoyed.

"Where is what?" Lily asked.

"The Marauder's map," he said.

"How should I know? You had it." Lily said.

"It's been missing for two weeks," said James. "I tore up all my stuff and interrogated all the Gryffindor Marauders," he said.

"Well why do you think I have it, I'm in another house?" Lily said.

"You have the Cloak," said James.

"James, you're being ridiculous," said Lily. "You think I actually used the Cloak to sneak into the Gryffindor dorms and take the Map?"

"So you don't have it?" he asked.

Lily shook her head.

"Cross my heart," she said.

"Then who?" James thought for a second. "Albus! I bet it was him, the sneak," he said rushing away.

After Lily's encounter with James she was busy in her classes. Her professors were working them hard before the typical relaxing period they usually got right before the holidays. Lily got a return letter from her father five days after she had sent hers.

Dear Lily,

Thanks for writing to me. I'm glad to help with your problems. As for your question Aunt Hermione didn't know anything. I do however know of a place you can go to whenever you need something. It's a bit hard to explain but just go to the painting of Barnabas the Barmy on the seventh floor and think about what you need. Good luck!

Sincerely, Dad

Lily re-read the letter to make sure she'd read it right. She hadn't misread. The idea of a room that could provide whatever the seeker needed seemed implausible, but Lily trusted her father.

After her final class Lily walked up to the corridor her father described under her Invisibility Cloak. There was nothing across from the portrait. Despite being alone and invisible she felt silly. But she did as she had been instructed. I need to learn about the Dark Lady she thought. She turned and to her amazement a metal door had appeared in front of her. She opened it to find shelves of books lining the walls. There was a desk with a comfortable chair in front of it. It was beyond amazing.

Soon Lily realized that her thought had been too broad. I need to know about the Book of Curses she thought. Nothing happened. This made sense as she thought it was unlikely there were any books on what had been a huge secret. She couldn't think of anything else. Unless… how much knowledge did the room have? I want to know about the Dark Lady who is around right now.

As soon as she made the thought the shelves disappeared until only one remained. She walked over to see what books were on it. "The Story of Morgan Le Fay", "The Wars of Camelot", "Secrets of Morgan", "Morgan, Arthur and Merlin" were the first few that she saw. Morgan Le Fay was the common theme in all of them. Morgan Le Fay? Lily only knew about the ancient Dark Witch from chocolate frog cards. She was parts of the popular myths about Camelot in Wizarding and Muggle culture. Of course Lily knew that she was very real but she had been dead for centuries. Why was the room giving her information on Morgan? Had she confused it?

Then she noticed that there was a book on the desk. She sat down in the chair and looked at the cover. "Magical Conspiracy Theories of History" by T.S. Cobblestone. She opened it and looked at the Table of Contents. Each chapter seemed to be the story of a theory throughout history. She turned to the first one, The Castle of Avalon Hoax. The page read;

The first conspiracy theory in the magical world comes from one of its first wars. In the final battle of the Avalonian War most commonly lumped into the other conflicts known as the Camelotian Wars the forces of Merlin and Arthur had broken into Morgan's fortress "The Castle Of Avalon". They found the body of Morgan Le Fay the ruler of Avalon. It was assumed that she, known for being unwilling to surrender took her own life at her own army's defeat. Her body was burned and the ashes thrown into the sea. However some soldiers of Merlin disagreed with his quick assumption that the dead woman they found was Morgan. A wizard who had encountered her said that, "The heathen always had a trick up her sleeve." Also even Merlin admitted that her appearance was slightly different which he attributed to malnourishment. While these facts make the theory seem plausible Morgan wasn't seen or heard from afterwards which seems strange as the entire magical population knew of her appearance. Wizarding historian and Hogwarts History of Magic teacher Cuthbert Binns says "Given the nature of Morgan's personality it seems unlikely she would be content to lie low until her death." These facts make the theory while possible, quite unlikely.

Lily shut the book, crazy thoughts going through her mind. The Room had shown her the book for a reason. The theory wasn't incredibly sound but it had to be correct. She thought back to her father's adventures, Could Morgan have somehow had the Sorcerer's Stone? No. A Horcrux? Maybe. Or…

"Time travel!" she exclaimed.

It all made sense. Carrow would only have agreed to work for a witch as powerful as Morgan. Time travel didn't work between such long periods but Morgan might have been powerful enough to make one that did. She ran down to her dorm to see everyone else was sleeping. She went to see Jane fast asleep. She decided to tell Seth in the morning. She wanted his opinion and this was a good time to suck up her pride and talk to him.

The next day she went to breakfast straight after getting up. She saw Seth already sitting at the Gryffindor table. He was talking to… Hugo?

"Chudley Cannons are built this year," said Seth.

"Best Beaters in Britain!" Hugo said excitedly.

"Seth," she said.

"Their Chasers aren't scrubs either," said Seth.

"Seth I need to talk to you!" Lily said.

Seth turned around.

"Well maybe I'd rather talk to Hugo," he said before turning back to Hugo.

Lily walked away in disbelief. She had just been snubbed by Seth for her cousin!

A/N: So the plot thickens! Lily seems to be close to finding out about Morgan. But what is she planning? How is Eve Sage involved in all this? And since Seth and Lily's feud is continuing then who do you think is in the right? Feel free to Review and give your theories and opinions.