Chapter 10
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When she entered double potions next, a reply was waiting at her desk.
Lily, you are a genius. Meet you free period at Moaning Myrtle's. I'll bring the veritaserum; you bring your plan. -D.
Lily tucked it into her pocket, and let the excitement carry her through the two-and-a-half hour potions class.
As soon as they were dismissed, Lily rushed to the girls' bathroom on the second floor. Danna was waiting.
"He has a message, I'll try to give you the general gist," she handed over the little glass vial, "He says he won't tell you what he's going to do, but he will do it, you'll just have to wait and see. He also says he orders that you give him some veritaserum before hand so he won't chicken out. He said he would go back on his word, but he promised you, so he can't."
"I'm flattered," Lly said, flatly.
"You should be," Danna replied, seriously, "I just can't wait till tonight."
"...Tonight?" Lily thought it through and realized it was Friday. "Bloody hell, I thought it was only Tuesday! Bugger... I've got tea with Slughorn!" She rushed off to the dungeons, leaving Danna dazed.
"Sorry I'm late professor, I-"
"No problem, Miss Potter - take a seat." Slughorn smiled warmly at her, offering her a steaming cup of tea.
"Er... thanks," Lily sat next to Hugo, surprised to see him there. She knew what this group was: the Slug Club. Slughorn was well-known for using his students' connections as much as possible. Lily noticed Shanna there, as well; she must've been a very promising student.
Slughorn introduced everyone, and Lily heard names with strong lineages attached. There was only one muggleborn there: Peyton Turner, a fifth year Ravenclaw with a kind and handsome face and black rectangular glasses. His parents were influential muggles: a producer of muggle film and an artist. He was obviously well-nutured in the arts, as Slughorn mentioned that he would love to view some of Peyton's "work."
Free period was nearly over when the door opened. "Hello Professor, I'm sorry that I-" Scorpius faltered as he saw Lily, sipping her tea calmly. "I was talking to a friend..."
"No problem, my boy, just have a cup of tea," Slughorn fixed a saucer for Scorpius and ushered him to the seat next to Lily, which he took, sourly. "Have you met Miss Potter?" He introduced Lily, who just smiled.
Scorpius held amazing calm under the circumstances. He was surprisingly polite - and fluent in his lies. "I can't say that I have," he said, and smiled at Lily. She could tell he was thankful that she was still wearing the perfume; it made it easier for him to act civil. "It's a pleasure," he nodded to her.
Hugo watched in appalled interest.
"Likewise, I'm sure," Lily purred, sipping her tea, feeling like a character in a historical novel.
Scorpius couldn't hold back the small amused smirk that slipped its way onto his features.
"Miss Potter, this is Mr. Malfoy," Slughorn introdced them, excitedly.
Lily let herself look surprised and intrigued. "Well, it's very nice to meet you," she said, sounding the way she would've sounded had the situation actually occurred: cold, but forcefully polite.
The tea continued in this manner, until Slughorn brought out dinner, and the Slug club ate privately.
"You should all be going," Slughorn sounded disappointed, "The dance will be tonight, and I'm sure you'll all want to get ready."
The students were dismissed to wander off their own ways, and Scorpius hurried to catch up to Lily.
"Potter!" He called, glaring at Hugo until he walked away, then turning to Lily. "I need you to get me that veritaserum some time during the dance," his voice was low.
"Of course, Mr. Malfoy," Lily smirked.
"Can't I have my fun, Miss Potter?" He asked, matching her look with one of his own.
"When it involves sounding like a Jane Austen novel, yes; when it involves scaring off my cousin, no," she scowled.
To her surprise, he laughed. "See you, Miss Potter," he kissed her hand with a flourish, and jogged off in the opposite direction, leaving Lily stunned and confused. Had he just been flirting with her?
A/N: A short one, I know, but the next should be pretty good. No reviews on the last chapter, yet? Well, hurry it up! =P