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❝ your loss, lilypad ❞
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𝓔𝓿𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓮'𝓼 𝓟𝓞𝓥
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th 1977

I enter the great hall for breakfast and my smile widens when I spot Remus at the end of the Gryffindor table, Peter beside him while Sirius and James are opposite him. I saunter up to the table with a flirty smile on my face and stop at the table, smiling down at the oblivious brunette who's nose is stuck in a book.

"Hey, Remus" I greet him and he looks up in surprise.

"Hi" He smiles warmly, his honey brown eyes gleaming up at me.

Just when I think I'm getting somewhere with the boy, he looks back down at his book and proceeds to get lost in yet another daydream, causing me to frown.

I hear a snort of amusement and I turn my head to the pair of idiots opposite the brunette haired boy. Sirius Black and James Potter are almost bright red from holding in laughs, making me glare at them in anger as I storm away. I huff childishly as I sit down in between Mallory and Regulus at the Slytherin table.

"Bad luck, Angel" Mallory comments sympathetically.

"Why doesn't he want me?" I pout like a child "Everyone wants me"

"Maybe he'll come around" Evan suggests from the other side of Regulus.

"Or maybe he'll ignore me forever" I argue dramatically.

"I wouldn't bet on the latter statement" Regulus states and I look up to see Remus staring at me.

The shy Gryffindor boy quickly looks down at his book when he's caught looking and I grin widely, turning to my best friend.

"Did you see that, Reggie? He was looking at me" I say happily, grabbing his arm "Remus looked at me"

"Mmhm. I did indeed see that, princess" Regulus hums with a small amused grin.

I sigh dreamily, looking over at the Lupin boy and my friends chuckle at me.

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After my last class of the day I'm tired and ready just to leap into bed, but fate seems to have other plans for me. As I turn a corner I am met with Lily Evans and James Potter snogging, the latter having the former pushed up against the wall.

"Oh, for Merlin's sake!" I gag loudly.

They split apart in surprise, Lily immediately trying to fix herself while James still seems dazed as he shakes his head and looks at me with wide eyes.

"How does one unsee something? Because I'd like to know" I mutter in disgust "Shouldn't you two be a little more respectable? I mean, you're the heads for a reason surely"

"Please don't tell anyone" Lily pleads.

"Hey!" James says sounding offended.

"Shut up, Potter!" Lily huffs at him before looking back at me "Please, Evangeline"

"What do I get out of keeping your little indiscretion a secret?" I hum curiously.

"I'll do anything" Lily blurts out.

"Anything?" I grin widely.

"Lily, no" James warns her.

"Anything" Lily confirms, ignoring James.

"Come, Lily" I beckon her to follow me "We have lots to do today"

"Leave her alone, Malfoy. She's not a puppet for you to mess around with!" James yells at me.

"Zip it, twit. This has nothing to do with you" I warn him before grinning at the redhead "Right, Lily?"

James frowns deeply and Lily shoots him a guilty smile.

"It's fine, Potter. Just go find your friends or something" She assures him.

James shoots me a glare and I wink at him before grabbing Lily's tie, tugging her along with me as I walk away. We reach the Slytherin dungeons and I notice how anxious the girl gets, twirling her thumbs so I don't notice how her hands shake, but I notice.

"Relax, Evans" I laugh, opening the door "You're my mudblood for the day. I won't let them put their manky fingers on you"

"Angel, where have you been?" Evan hollers from the sofa as we enter the common room.

"What's with the Gryffindor?" Alecto sneers in disgust.

"Why have you brought her here?" Barty questions in confusion.

"Lilypad here owes me a plethora of favours" I declare, twirling a strand of her red hair around my finger.

"Evangeline" Regulus says in a disappointed tone.

"Don't be a bore, Black" Amycus grins maliciously "Let us have a little fun with the ginger"

"She's a red head, not a ginger" I correct snippily "And she's not yours to have fun with, Carrow. She's mine"

Mallory and Evan snigger in amusement, making the Carrow boy glare at them and I tug on Lily's hair gently before walking towards my dorm room. My arm is grabbed and I turn my head to meet the soft eyes of Pandora.

"Make good choices" She advises me vaguely and I smile at her, pinching her cheek with my free hand.

"No promises" I reply.

Regulus gives me a warning look and I grin at him mischievously before pulling Lily into the dorm, locking the door behind us.

"What are you gonna make me do?" Lily asks as I flop onto my bed "Public embarrassment? Something detention worthy?"

I snort loudly, kicking off my shoes and she looks at me in confusion.

"I'm not gonna make you do anything, Evans" I tell her "The look on James' face when you walked away with me is enough to satisfy my amusement"

"Then why am I still here?" She questions me.

"Well, if you are immediately seen after we left then there is no room for rumours, is there?" I smirk, leaning back on my elbows as I look up at the girl "Imagine what people will be saying tomorrow after the word gets out that we spent hours in a locked dorm room together"

Her eyes widen at the implication and I sit up, pulling my hair down from the ponytail it was in.

"Of course, I wouldn't mind if you wanted to actually do something, considering the fact that everyone's gonna assume anyways" I shrug.

"I-I don't like girls" Lily stutters out nervously.

"Your loss, Lilypad" I sigh, standing up and gently cupping her cheek, running my thumb over her bottom lip "You really are quite pretty"

I drop my hand from her face and turn to open my trunk but Lily grabs my arm, pulling me back to her.

"Do you mean it?" She asks curiously.

"Mmhm. Very much so" I answer.

Without another word, the redhead leans in and presses her lips to mine in a heated kiss.