I can't believe I haven't commented on this yet! Stiil ur #1 fan though See you when you get back from Florida! Really good chapters!

Hahaha, I can believe, I've nearly forgotten about it a few times!
I'll cya then too!
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Dedicated to Jeyn<33 who wanted Lily and Septimus to get together.

Chapter Twelve: Broken

"Hey Lily." Septimus smiled faintly at the red head when he sat down next to her.

"Hey Septimus." Lily replied, not looking up, her face still buried into her book, she wasn't even bothering to put any breakfast food on her plate. "Ugh, this is impossible." She groaned to herself.

"Nothing is impossible." Septimus said before he could stop himself.

"Huh?" She looked up confused, "what I meant was, oh, I don't know what I meant. Do you have any parchment? Mine seems to have gone missing."

"It's beneath your plate, and Lily, are you okay?" Septimus found himself genuinely worried, and he wasn't even sure why.

"Oh, yea, thanks." She chuckled dryly, and began to write on the parchment she had pulled from beneath her plate. "And I'm perfectly okay, why do you ask?"

"You've been off recently, always been studying in the library, hardly touching your food, I was just wondering if this had something to do with the guy you talked with at the quidditch game." Lily's eyes bulged as Septimus finished.

"What, how, how did you know I talked to someone at the game? I didn't tell anyone." Lily gasped.

"I'm more observant then Mel, Missy and Jacob." Septimus replied offhandedly.

"Fine, you've figured me out, yea, it has to do with me talking to that guy at the game." Lily sighed, giving up. "He told me that my parents were still alive, and that they were at some cave, and the only cave I can think of is the one where my dad went to in his sixth year, but I don't understand why they would be there, and I'm worried that the guy is insane and that my parents are really dead, or they are going to die in that cave, and I'm just so worried, I don't know who to tell, because they wouldn't believe me, and then they'd think I'm insane and-" Lily was suddenly cut off from her rambling, Septimus had leaned over and kissed her. Shocked, she didn't move at all until he pulled back. "Did you just...?" She blinked staring at him surprised.

"I don't like seeing you broken like this Lily, now get up." Septimus didn't even bother to answer her question, and he stood up. Lily, not sure what else to do, stood up as well. Taking her hand, he lead her out of the great hall. As soon as they were out Lily exploded.

"YOU KISSED ME!" She shrieked, then clamped her hands over her own mouth, Septimus just stared at her, looking amused. "I mean, I just, I didn't expect it, why did you kiss me?"

"Lily, why does a guy normally kiss a girl?" Septimus took a long breath, sticking his hands into is pockets.

"Cause they want to shut them up?" Lily replied, and Septimus rolled his eyes. "Or cause they like... You like me?"

"That is understatement of the century Lil." Septimus laughed quietly.

"One second, I need to take this all in." Lily squeezed her eyes shut, and remained that way for about a minute. "I like you too Septimus." She finally spoke up, and kissed his cheek.

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"So, how do you plan on getting to this cave?" Septimus asked, and Lily glared at him. "It's a logical question to ask, stop glaring at me."

"I don't have any idea, I'm not even fifteen, I can't apparate. I don't have permission to make a portkey. I can't tell anyone that can apparate me. I'm not going to walk or take a broom, because I don't know where to go. I don't even think the Knight Bus is an option. So, pretty much I have to wait until I'm seventeen." Lily groaned angrily, she and Septimus had been working on this for several months now. And her birthday was in a week, which was very frightening. "I can't wait two more bloody years!"

"Calm down Lils, we'll think of something, I'm sure of it." Septimus said, Lily shot another glare at him and then looked down at her homework. "So, I'm curious, why haven't Albus and James killed me yet?"

"They don't know." Lily answered truthfully, she and Septimus had been dating for three and a half months, and hardly anyone knew. Hardly anyone meant Jacob, Mel and Missy, and maybe a few smart professors, but thankfully they kept their thoughts and opinions to themselves.

"That kind of makes sense then, come on, lets go get some lunch, I'm sick of homework." Septimus stood up, and held his hand out for Lily, who gladly accepted it. They had been sitting on the floor of the Slytherin common room doing homework, until Septimus had brought up the subject of the cave and Lily's parents.

"Sounds like a good idea, I haven't eaten since last night. Last time I'm ever doing homework till three am and then sleeping in." Lily laughed to herself, and the two of them made their way to the great hall, holding hands and smiling at each other. If the students of Hogwarts were more observant, they might have realized that Lily and Septimus were a couple, but then again, the two of them had never acted like this in public together, before.

"WHOA!" Skar Longbottom skidded in front of them. "I knew it!" He jumped in the air happily, and the couple blushed faintly, and dropped hands. "I kneeeeeeeeeeeew it!" He nearly shouted. "You two are so cute together." He then whispered to them, before running off laughing.

"I swear he spends way to much time with his sister." Lily shook her head in mock disbelief.

"That is probably true." Septimus nodded in agreement.

The two continued into the great hall and began to eat, exchanging a few jokes every now and then. Lily had gotten up at one point to go grab her notebook because she needed to write something down, when she arrived, she accidentally slipped, and landed on the floor right next to her seat. Before she knew it, she was laughing to hard to get up. "I swear, I am the clumsiest person around." She managed to say through her laughter. Septimus laughed as well and helped her up onto the bench. After she had calmed down from her fit of laughter, Lily kissed his cheek. And five seconds later, two very furious Potter boys were right behind them. "Oh, hey Al, James."

"What is going on over here?" James demanded, as Albus crossed his arms, standing next to him.

"Um, I was a clumsy person and I slipped?" Lily offered, as Miles showed up behind James. "And then I laughed at my clumsiness."

"I'm talking about what is going on between you and Snape." Albus growled, glaring at Septimus.

"Oh come on guys! You can accept Malfoy, you might as well be able to accept Septimus." Lily groaned in frustration.

"So you mean you guys really are..." James looked sickened.

"Way to go, Lils." Miles grinned at her, and Lily was almost sure he gave her a thumbs up.

"What are you three guys bothering Lily about?" Cue Rose entering, with Dominique right behind her.

"She has a boyfriend!" Albus immediately rapped out.

"Let me guess, you guys don't like her choice?" Rose rolled her eyes at them.

"I think that Septimus is a brilliant choice, he's a great guy." Dominique cut in, and everyone stared at her. "What? I hung out with him for a little bit, there's nothing wrong with him."

"Does the fact that he is the grandson of Sevurus Snape mean anything to you?" James whirled around to face her.

"And Albus is named after Sevurus Snape, why?" Dominique crossed her arms, giving them a look of distaste.

"Guys, can we work on this later, cause I'm really hungry." Rose quickly cut across Albus and James, grabbing them she began to drag them away, with Miles help. Dominique just chuckled and walked away.

"Now they know." Lily and Septimus said together.

I think I just peed my pants from laughing...

Great chappie!

Glad I could make you laugh!

And thank you!

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Hehe, they're cute together. So, why don't they tell Hermione and Ron? Or even James and Albus?
That's exactly what I was thinking! I think they wouldn't be happy no matter who she was dating; it's a sibling thing
Only an offspring of Ron Weasley... *shakes head*

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I knowwwwz, I was awwwww'ing when I wrote it!



Lily believes that everyone will think she is insane.

Too true, siblings are like that.

Hahahaha! That is definitely true!

Thaaaaank you!

Ooooooooh! I love some of the reactions to them dating! They are soo cute together! I very much enjoyed reading this chapter, my best friend and I read it out loud, each reading for a different person....This was great!


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Hahahahahaha! Their reactions were fun to write.

I know, just adorable-ness togetehr.

Hahahahahaha! I know you did that cause im your best friend

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Hahaha we have good time

Reactions are always fun to write, unless you have no idea how they should react...

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Said i would catch up and i did (:
I really don't know why i stopped reading this FF because it was AWESOME!
I mean i LOVE your writing it's so good!
I love the chapters i just read, Aww Lily and Snape...so cute!
But her parents may be alive!? But But she needs to find them SOON! (:
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Thank you again!

Thank you all over again! I knowz

They just might be alive...

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Little spoiler as I work on the update

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Oooooooooooo... that's cool. Little teaser trailer.

Chapter Thirteen: Tracing

"Nimueh?!" Lily clambered to her feet in shock, she had been studding alone by the great lake, when she happened to notice a somewhat familiar face that didn't look as if it quite belonged there emerging from the forbidden forest. "What, how, what are you doing here?" She ran over to the confused looking young woman.

"I'm not even sure, by the way, have you seen James?" Nimueh asked sounding as confused as she looked. "Oh, and the not dead one."

"He's over here." Lily lead the elder woman over to where James Potter was chatting with Fred Weasley (the alive ones) and tossing an apple seed up in the air and then catching it. "Oi, James."

"Lily, wha-NIMEUH!" James jumped up, startled. "What, er, what happened? I mean, you know what I mean, ugh."

"Hey James, I just um, I'm not sure, I was looking at um, something in Borgin & Burkes and I picked it up to examine it closer, not the most brilliant idea, besides, I hadn't even looked at what the sign said it was, so I um, appeared here! Well not here exactly, the edge of the forbidden forest." Nimueh said in quick breath.

"Portkey," Lily and James echoed each other as Fred just sat in the background looking confused.

"Pork-a-what-key?" Nimueh mumbled looking at them in confusion.

"A portkey is an object enchanted to instantly bring anyone touching it to a specific location." Lily muttered, hoping with all her might that she didn't like a know-it-all.

"Oh, so that means, great." Nimueh had a tiny conversation with herself, and then sat down. "Hi, I'm Nimueh, who are you?" She asked the only person that had yet to join in with the conversation.

"Fred junior," he stuck out his hand and Nimueh shook it. "So, your James' friend eh?"

"Somewhat, we had a strange er, funny encounter a while back." Nimueh chuckled as she remembered the story.

"Well then, it's certainly a pleasure to meet you." Fred nodded, and then laid back down in the grass, relaxing.

"Maybe I should enroll in the school." Nimueh suddenly announced.

"Enroll in Hogwarts, that sounds brilliant!" Lily cheered, someone to stop James from being a git.

"Yeah, that would be really radical." Fred nodded, and James turned to face him.

"Did you honestly just use the word 'radical', Fred?" He spluttered, shocked.

"Yea, it's a radical word," Fred smirked, and Lily took this as her moment to slip away unnoticed.

"SEPTIMUS!" She shouted and hugged him tightly when she finally found him. "I needed to get away from my family, sorry." She giggled a little bit.

"I can tell," Septimus laughed and kissed her cheek. "What were they doing now?"

"Fred was using the word 'radical' and one of James' friends showed up." Lily smiled brightly at him, and then sat down for lunch, realizing that she was really hungry. "Oh hey Scorpius, why you all gloomy?" She asked him, nearly bursting with happiness.

"Why you are all optimistic and happy?" Scorpius snapped, and Lily just laughed and poked his nose.

"You need to cheer up." And with that the finished making herself a corned beef sandwich. "So, what's up, well, in your case, down?"

"Rose and I had another fight." Scorpius finally said and Lily laughed harder, nearly spewing her food all over the table. "It's not funny Potter, so stop laughing."

"It is to me, you guys are so funny." Lily said after she finished swallowing her bite of food. "Oh Merlin, I left my school bag by the lake, be right back." She jumped up from the Ravenclaw table (they had better food then the Slytherin one) and skipped off back towards the great lake. When she arrived there she noticed that Nimueh was all alone, muttering to herself, eyes closed and walking in oddly shaped circles. "Hey, what are you doing Nim?" She asked out of curiosity. "And where did Fred and James run off to?

"In all honesty, I am tracing my footsteps inside of my head, sorry I may seem a little insane, and the two boys went off to go chat with McGonagall about accepting me this late into the year." Nimueh gave Lily a quick grin and then continued with what she was doing.

"Well good luck and all, with everything." Lily nodded and then began to walk away with her school bag.

Brillient chapter!
Insane girl!
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Marvelous Girly!

Please Add More Soon! PAMS! (I'm being redundant)

Thaaaaank you!

Teehehehe, I like insane people.

I shall try too!

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I was reading it thinking....that is soooo me! Kinda XD But lol i would so do something like that *walks around in circle's talking to myself* Hahaaa.
Good! XD

Haha, I'd do that too, I actually do that sometimes. And again, thank you! (those are my two new favorite words)

Great post! She really is a bit insane Can't wait for more! Please PAMS!

Awesome I love this story she came from whiney and teary, to happy and insane (: oh puuuuurrrleaaase make more

Oh, I thought I posted here. Great new chapter luv, keep it up!

Thank you! Hehe, yes she is! I'll begin to work on it immediately!

Thaaaaaank you! Hmm, she kind of did, hehe. I shall!

Ahh, it's alright and thank you, I will!