Witchcraft [Edmund]

[lily luna potter]

@edmund

Lily had a feeling that this happened one other time. Moaning Myrtle was being an annoying, translucent, words that would make her father roll in his metaphorical grave. Some things were better left unsaid when it came to the ghost, because she wasn’t going anywhere. Literally. Whoever decided that getting attached to a toilet for the rest of their afterlife was a good idea was an idiot. All the Gryffindor wanted to do was use it, but there was Myrtle, every single darn time yapping away like she hadn’t talked to a living being in decades. Plus the ghost knew who Lily was, and apparently there was some bad blood, erm…ethereal goo, between mummy Potter and Myrtle. If she went off screaming again the next time, Lily would certainly make sure that a textbook managed to find its way through her head.

This time, Myrtle managed to explode a few toilets the second Lily stepped inside, spouting her usual whiny gibberish, and instead of being soaked in toilet water, the Gryffindor stuck her tongue out and exited the bathroom immediately, another flood of water following closely behind. She didn’t have to go that bad anyways. Rolling her eyes as she heard the screams from Myrtle quiet with time, Lily spotted something far more interesting walking down the hallway. The encounter with Moaning Myrtle wasn’t just the same as it had been last time, but so was the fact that Edmund Windsor was passing by at exactly the same moment Lily stepped out of the bathroom. Fate? Maybe. If it was, it was the extremely uncanny kind. “Eddy!” She shouted as she skipped the distance over to the Slytherin. “You’re not following me are you?” Lily smirked devilishly as she looped her arm around one of Edmund’s. “Because there are more flattering ways to get a pretty girl’s attention, you know.”

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As Edmund made his way down the corridor where Moaning Myrtle's bathroom was located, the situation felt slightly familiar. Almost like deja vu, but he sincerely hoped things wouldn't turn out like they had last time. The last time he noticed the floor so sopping wet, he'd run into Lily and the entire situation had been ... incredibly awkward. Naturally she teased him, as Lily was wont to do, but Edmund never knew how to react to things like that. He just felt uncomfortable.

As he walked past the bathroom, he was relieved not to run into anyone, especially Lily. Then he heard her. He froze, turning slowly when she called him. Eddy. Ugh. It was better to face her than let her sneak up on him. At her question he rolled his eyes. "Of course I'm not following you, Lily. Just walking down the corridor, like normal." She wrapped her arm around his and Edmund felt tense. She wasn't going to do this again, was she? Things were different now, weren't they? He thought she was in a relationship with someone ... then again, he wasn't entirely positive of that. Why was she following him? His jaw dropped at her next comment. "You think I came here trying to get your attention?" he asked, feeling stunned. He hadn't- he was just- it was a corridor! All Edmund was doing was walking along it! It wasn't his fault Lily was here, making things up as usual. "Nope, like I said, just walking."

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[lily luna potter]

@edmund

Normal this, normal that. Lily rolled her eyes as she tried to pull Edmund closer to her. Of course she knew he was walking down the corridor like a normal person. But that wasn’t fun. And she liked fun. It was things like this that she had to make fun out of nothing, and Edmund was perfect for that. He had tensed up slightly when she first grabbed a hold of his arm, and that created more than enough interest to keep this whole thing going. If he had played it off like she had thought he would, then it would be short lived entertainment. Today though, she was going to be relentless. “That’s what I said, isn’t it?” she replied, batting her eyes exactly once at him. “I’m a pretty girl, and you got my attention. Duh.” His excuse of just walking was getting old, but she gave in regardless, starting down the hallway with him at her side. “You’re so tense Ed. I have ways to fix that, you know,” Lily stated nonchalantly as she moved her free hand up and down his arm. She knew that little addition was sure to get a reaction from him. “Not nervous because you’re with me, are you? I only bite during full moons or when I’m politely asked.”

She took a few more steps before stopping them once again. “So how have you been Eddy? Miss me much?” The answer was yes, because everyone was supposed to miss her. “If you’re just walking, like you claim, then I might as well join you for the remainder of it. Myrtle didn’t want to play today…” Lily made sure to turn her head and stick her tongue out at the bathroom before it was too late. “But you, my dear Ed, are perfect for what I have planned.”

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Edmund felt distinctly nervous. Mostly because he couldn’t help it around Lily. She brought out an uncomfortable side to him, a side that he rarely saw and thus didn’t know how to respond to. She pulled him closer and, since Ed wasn’t expecting it, he ended up bumping into her, which was probably her plan all along. He didn’t understand why, but she seemed to be big into physical contact. Maybe that was why she made him so nervous. He shook his head when she insisted that he was trying to get her attention, but she batted her eyes at him and he forgot what he’d meant to say. He coughed to clear his throat. Ugh, he hated that she brought out this side of him.

She mentioned how tense he was, running a hand up and down his arm and he instinctively jerked away, though not hard enough to get her to let go. She was probably prepared for his reactions. How did she- wait. What did she mean, she had ways to fix how tense he was? Ed opened his mouth as she asked if he made her nervous, saying she didn’t normally bite. “Doesn’t everyone get nervous around you, Lily?” he asked automatically and then winced. Crap, he should not say things like that. She’d take it as an invitation, probably.

She stopped, which meant that Ed did too and he turned slightly to face her. She asked how he was and if he missed her. “Uhh, I’m fine. Classes and homework and, just fine.” Blast, why couldn’t he sound like a normal being. It was probably because she still wasn’t letting go of him and memories of what she almost did last time … no. He couldn’t think about that right now. “Of course,” he muttered, finally getting his voice back. He knew she wanted to hear she’d been missed, so that’s how he answered. Maybe it would help her calm down. He nodded when she said she might as well join him. “Sure. Join me,” short answers, but that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. “Is there anywhere in particular you want to go.” Ha! That wasn’t bad at all. The nerves came back when she said he was perfect for what she had planned. “What exactly do you have planned, Lily?” he asked, trying to sound casual and hide the nervous tone in his voice. Not that it would help. Lily noticed everything, like always.

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[lily luna potter]

@edmund

Edmund Windsor was adorable. It was as simple as that. Lily had done this to plenty of people, and most had wizened up to it by this point in time, but Edmund was one of the few that she could rely on to be a twitchy, nervous mess. And for six straight years at that. Her eye batting caught him off guard, and he coughed instead of saying anything. That was perfect. There weren’t too many times where she could ensnare someone this easily. Most took a little wearing down first, and then she’d pounce at the opportune moment. A little physical contact and some sultry words and she had Eddy completely hooked. Knowing that he was trying to escape but couldn’t bring himself to do it made it that much better. He was a gentleman after all, and leaving a lady like her all alone in a corridor was rude. Edmund Windsor wasn’t rude.

He tried to pull away as she ran her hand along his arm, but Lily was positive that her vice like grip was enough to keep him attached to her. Did he even realize that he was giving her exactly what she wanted? Someday she’d remember to ask him that. Right now it was more entertaining to wind him up over and over again. “Depends…” She drawled, blinking a few times. “There are different kinds of nervousness you know. One where you have no idea what’s going to happen next, and the other that gets your heart racing with excitement.” Lily moved the hand that she had been stroking his arm with towards his chest, right above his heart, but stopped before placing it down. It would be way funnier to see his reaction to her movements. “I wonder which one yours is…”

Lily rolled her eyes when he said his classes and homework were fine. “That’s not what I meant.” Obviously. “How’s everything else? Family, life, that kinda thing.” She wanted to pry into every little detail and see what she could pull out and use against him. Making him squirm was the name of the game of course. She grinned as he said he had missed her, even though it sounded like he was just telling her what she wanted. At this point, it didn’t really matter. “Aww I missed you too love. And so nice of you to let me tag along. What a true gentleman.” He asked where she wanted to go, and what she had planned, and that was more than enough for her to let loose with everything. “Well, you did call me pretty that one time, so I thought now was perfect for you to follow up on your word and take responsibility. Though I would like to meet the rest of your family before the wedding. Obviously I already know your siblings, but like, the Queen would be cool. Do you go over to her house often on breaks? I’ve always wanted to stop by and say hello, but I’m not royalty yet, so the guards always stop me. But that’ll change once I have you!” Lily unloaded all of it at once in a flurry of a sentence, hoping to fluster him even more. The poor little snake. He probably wouldn’t even be able to process half of what she just said.

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Of course, it didn't matter what Ed tried to do, there was no way Lily was going to let him escape this situation. He could tell from the way she held tight to his arm and seemed to do whatever she could think of to rile him up. It was strange how he still got tense around her, after her putting him in situations like this before, but Edmund couldn't seem to control his reactions to her. It didn't help that she was one of the most forward girls he knew. Keeping control of himself seemed almost impossible when he never knew what she was going to do. Lily Potter was an undeniable wild card. Then she started talking again and Edmund swallowed thickly, trying to hide his nerves from the girl who was rattling him so thoroughly as she continued to tease him about what kind of nervous he was. "I-" he paused, having entirely no idea how to answer her. "I guess we'll have to find out," he said, hoping she wouldn't actually try to do that, because he felt a mix of both types. He had no idea what she was going to do, but a part of him felt excited for that reason. Heaven help him. 

He shrugged when she rolled her eyes and clarified her meaning a little more, "I haven't talked to anyone in my family in a while." Since his conversation with Susan after the Yule Ball, actually. "I assume they're doing fine though." He paused. "Life is ... fine. Nothing new since the Yule Ball." Hopefully she knew about his falling out with Addi and wouldn't make him talk about it. That would just put the icing on the cake. He nodded sharply when she said she missed him and thanked him for letting her come along. She was teasing him and he wished he could relax or say something to make her want to leave, but he couldn't. He literally couldn't think of a thing to say. Then she went off, talking about how he called her pretty and needed to take responsibility for that and ... marry her? No, introduce his family first, including the Queen. She was teasing, right? "I-I don't v-visit the Queen often," he stammered uncharacteristically. He coughed, trying to gain his control yet again. How was he losing it so much in this conversation? "Rarely, actually," he added after a few seconds. Then- finally- a rational thought entered his head and he spoke before she could do something to make it leave. "Besides, that's not really something we can do now. They won't let us leave school. So what are you really planning on doing with me." Ugh nooooo. That made it sound like she could do whatever she wanted. Not that he was putting up a good defense. Crap, Ed was just digging himself a deeper and deeper hole. How could this get worse?

lily luna potter

[lily luna potter]

@edmund

Lily thought she almost caught him off guard, but instead the Slytherin did something else. Something that was more interesting. He ‘guessed’ that they would have to find out what kind of nervousness he had. Did Edmund hear what he just said? That was practically an invite for her to continue doing what she was doing. The real question was whether he knew that he had done that or not. He was a Slytherin after all, and with all her experiences with snakes, they could certainly be cunning when she would least expect it. Except for her brother. Albus was always obvious. Then again, maybe that was all a part of their game. Scorpius had caught her off guard a few times over the years, and he was one of the nicer ones. Not as sweet and innocent as dear Edmund Windsor though. Eddy was a whole different story. “I guess we will have to find out,” Lily repeated, a small smirk playing itself across her face. She finished the attempted pat of his chest that she had started, just to see if that had any effect on him at all. At this point, he probably expected her to do something to him. That meant she couldn’t disappoint. Though what that something was, was yet to be figured out by her. Go with the flow and do something crazy. That usually worked.

She put on a frown as Edmund talked about his family, and how he hadn’t talked to any of them in a while. That was actually kind of…sad. Like, it happened because different houses and all, and Lily didn’t see Al all the time either, but not making an effort to do so only made it worse. And his sisters were so sweet too, not to mention Will. Who didn’t like Will? “Nothing new since the Yule Ball?” Lily questioned. Oh! That’s right! She heard about that one. Good old Daryl being Daryl. “That was quite the fiasco I heard. There were a lot of those that night though, so I think a lot of people get them all jumbled together.” Lily didn’t know if there were others, but that was her way of hopefully making it seem like it wasn’t as public knowledge as it apparently was. “Forgive or forget, that’s what I always say. I guess you could do both, but that wouldn’t make it fun, would it? Sometimes you just have to move on,” she stated with a nod of her head. That was easier said than done.

“No? That’s too bad…I was wondering if she had the power to officiate the ceremony. Make it super legit, you know?” Edmund went on to say that they couldn’t actually leave the school right now, and Lily let out a howl of laughter. Did he really think that? There were plenty of ways to get out of the school. If there was a will, there was a way, obviously. “Oh Eddy. This is why I love you. Now that you’re with me, you’ll never have to worry about things like not being able to leave the school.” The bonus of having lots of family members was that a lot of time was spent wandering around the school amongst them. Sometimes certain family members, ones that shall not be named, but are occasionally called James and Uncle George, let secret passage locations slip to her. Others always tell them that should know better than to tell her that. “Hmmm. I haven’t thought about that yet. I’d ask you what you’d want to do, but it’ll be something boring like, walking or talking.” Lily stopped walking again. There was a door right behind where Edmund was standing. “We could go in there,” she said, pointing at the door. “And I’ll leave it up to your imagination to figure out what would happen next.” This was it. Time to see the look of horror that she had been waiting for.

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She repeated what Edmund said about finding out and a foreboding feeling came over him. This was Lily Potter he was dealing with and he was positive that she had some sort of plan that would make him extremely uncomfortable. She patted his chest and Edmund took an instant step back without really meaning to. It didn't really do good because his arm was still looped with hers, but he couldn't help it. Ed had never been good when it came to physical contact and Lily Potter had a gift for making him feel uncomfortable.

She echoed his comment about the Yule Ball and Ed was almost ready to pull away and run down the hall when she continued. He looked at the ground as the anger came back. Anger at Daryl and Addi and he just couldn't help it. Why did- no. He couldn't be thinking about this now. He was with Lily and she wasn't going to take pity on him just because of what happened a few months ago. Ed was sure of it. He nodded, relaxing a little when Lily seemed to move on, instead of trying to make him talk about it. Instead she was talking about forgiving and forgetting, but Edmund was feeling too relieved that she wasn't working to get him to talk to Addi that he didn't really pay attention to what she was saying. 

When she talked about the Queen officiating the "ceremony", Ed rolled his eyes. He knew that Lily didn't really want to marry him, so what was the point in answering her silly questions. "No, I'm pretty sure she doesn't have anything to do with weddings, other than attending them," Edmund answered despite himself. She laughed at his comment about not getting out of school. She started talking about how, with her, he wouldn't have to worry about not being able to leave the school. Did that mean she was actually planning on them leaving now? Edmund wasn't really a stickler for the rules, but he also didn't want to leave right now. "I'm sure you could ... I just wasn't thinking." That was true enough. Lily normally did whatever she wanted. He was sure she knew ways out of the castle, he just didn't expect her to want to share them with him. He made a face at her when she said he would just want to do something boring ... which was true. It wasn't so much that he didn't want to do something fun, but Lily made him uncomfortable and he knew she wouldn't hang around if they were walking and talking. Then she pointed to a door, telling him to use his imagination and, for the second time in the last few minutes, Edmund found himself stepping away from the girl. He twisted his arm a little, having every intention of not going into that room. Lily made him nervous in a corridor where anyone could walk by. He didn't want to be in a room alone with her.

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[lily luna potter]

@edmund

Lily’s mouth dropped open as Edmund took a step back from her. How dare he! She wasn’t being that aggressive with him, just pointing out the fact that he was clearly nervous and she was wondering which kind it was. Scrunching her face up and narrowing her eyes at him, she reeled him in a little more. It wouldn’t do him any good to try and run away. That was like tossing a stick for a dog and trying to hold them back from going after it. Edmund was the stick, the plaything, and Lily the dog. She was sure that they both understood that at this point in time. There wasn’t much reaction from him concerning the Yule Ball, though she could feel his arm tense up as she talked. She knew what those kinds of things were kind of like, so there was no use bringing up a bunch of sad memories. Last thing she needed was Edmund crying on her shoulder over some girl that went off making out with other guys right in front of him. He was supposed to be paying attention to her right now, and that would get in the way.

The Gryffindor frowned as her companion mentioned that the Queen didn’t officiate weddings and just attended them. That wouldn’t do for her. “Well, she would with ours. I’d make it happen,” Lily nodded. There were ways to persuade people to do things. Or confound them. Whatever worked better. Most of the time all it took was a little buttering up. Lily knew she was pretty darn good at getting on people’s good sides. As long as she didn’t try to get them to do something crazy all would be good. The Queen seemed like an easy going old lady. A little fun wouldn’t kill her. “Exactly! Not thinking. Like I said, all you need is a little imagination.” Lily had positioned herself so that getting around her would require a decent struggle. The plan was to back Ed up into the room behind him. It was fool proof, and she had him flustered enough already that whatever happened next would be hilarious.

Except Edmund tried stepping away again, this time acting like he really wanted to go elsewhere, and not into the room with her. She couldn’t have that. Pushing him up against the door, she found her hand reaching around behind him to locate the doorknob. “In. Now.” Lily commanded, popping the door open and continuing her movement forward into the room. The first chance she got, that door was being locked. Now the real fun was starting.

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There was no way Ed was going to get out of this easily. That was the first thing he realized as Lily stayed with him when he tried to step away and when he tended. Whatever she was planning on doing, him leaving was not going to be simple because she seemed determined to ... have some sort of fun. Either that or she just wanted to make him nervous and flustered. Since he already was nervous and flustered, it probably wasn't that.

Lily was not pleased that the Queen wouldn't officiate their wedding ... not that he actually thought they were going to have one. Ed shook his head when she said she'd make it happen. That wasn't a surprise. Lily seemed to have a gift for making people do things she wanted them to do. "If anyone can do that, its you Lily," he mumbled, then started to berate himself. Why did he call her Lily? Potter was a much safer name, especially when she was in a mood like this. Apparently Ed wasn't good at staying safe. "I think you have enough imagination to make up for half of the world not being imaginative," Ed paused. He'd planned on saying more, but that was probably more than enough. He really didn't need to boost her ego more than it already was.

Of course she wouldn't let him leave. Edmund wasn't even surprised when Lily pushed him against a door, demanding he enter. Ed was about to tell her no and duck under her arm to get away, but before he knew it the door behind him was open and he was stumbling into the room, trying desperately to keep his footing. However, by the time he did Lily was between him and the doorway. Ed looked around the room, hoping for another exit. Though if he knew Lily, if there was another door here she'd have it covered so he couldn't leave.

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[lily luna potter]

@edmund

Damn straight she would make it happen. Lily was a go-getter, she knew how to sway people into doing what she wanted. The best part? Edmund probably didn’t even realize that he was doing exactly that right now. At first she thought he was just an awkward little turtle and didn’t know how to say no to her, or rather didn’t want to hurt her feelings by turning her down. Now it looked like he didn’t know how to interact with her at all. Spontaneity caught the little prince off guard apparently. She had already woven her strings throughout him, and he was basically her puppet by this point in time. At least she wasn’t aggressive enough to take advantage of that like some were. It was all fun and games at the end of the day, and hurting Edmund wasn’t her goal. Pushing him to the upper limits was though. Make him do a little dance. She laughed as he said she had enough imagination to make up for half of the world. “Which half are you included in? Because I can show you how to be on my side.”

That comment didn’t necessarily matter though because the door opened and Edmund was backing up into the room. Perfect! She followed him in, pulling her wand from her pocket and waving it behind her at the door, slamming it shut and making it lock. It was dark in the room without the light from the corridor. She contemplated creating a source, but that would ruin her plans. “So what’s that little head of yours thinking about now Eddy? Trying to guess what I’ll do next?” That was a good question actually. Lily had no idea what was in this room that she could torture him with. From her quick glimpse inside when the door was open, there were desks and chairs stacked up. Those would have to do. Another flick of her wand pulled a chair off of one of those piles and pulled it towards her. “Sit down Edmund.”

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She asked Edmund what half of the work he was a part of (the imaginative or unimaginative half) and he shrugged. "Why don't you tell me?" he asked. "I mean, don't you think it's obvious?" He was unimaginative. At least, most of the time. He hadn't been with Addi though. As thoughts of some of their dates flooded his mind, he realized that he might actually be in the imaginative side. "Show me," he muttered, meeting her eyes. He wasn't exactly sure what he was getting himself into but he just had a realization. He didn't want to be among the boring people. He wanted to know how to have fun ... and Lily did just offer to show him. He'd take her up on that offer.

His newfound determination to not be unimaginative changed everything. When Lily pushed him into the room be stumbled, yes, but he caught his firing quickly. He wanted to see what she would do. He waived get luck the door and then she asked what he was thinking, if he was trying to guess get next move. Edmund shook his head. "I don't think it's possible for me to begin to guess what your about to do next," he told her, watching her as much as he could in the dark room. She told him to sit down and Ed glared at her momentarily. He didn't like being bossed around. Then again, he did just ask her to show him. "Now what?" he asked, realizing only now that he was alone in a locked room with Lily Potter. This would be interesting.

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[lily luna potter]

@edmund

He was asking questions to her questions. Lily didn’t mind those kinds of things, but this time he was asking her what her opinion was on them. Or at least that was what it sounded like. She knew where he was on the imagination spectrum. Slytherins could be rather boring; just looking at her brother told her enough. But there were definitely a handful of more interesting ones, like Scorpius, for example. He was always drilling away at his books and studies like the proper little pureblood he was. According to Rose though, he was something else altogether when he wasn’t studying. She trusted her cousin’s words. Lily had a feeling that Edmund could be the same way if he really wanted to. So that’s what this forcefulness was all about. Could she tap into something? Who knew? That was his decision. The best part was stringing him along until he bought into it, and then leaving him hanging. That was most likely going to be the end goal of this all.

And he was definitely playing along now. The challenge he put forth, for her to show him, was enough for the Gryffindor. That was something she couldn’t let go. That was also why she had the chair stop right behind him, and why she had told him to sit down. “Eddy, of course you know what’s going to happen next. We’re going to be married eventually, so why not get a head start on it,” Lily grinned at him, still waiting for him to sit down. Making her repeat herself wasn’t going produce a pleasant result. At least not one that Edmund would want. She would gladly welcome it.

He asked what was next, and Lily took a few steps closer to him, placing her hand on his chest again. “First, you’re going to sit down for me,” she whispered, turning her head slightly as she looked up at him. “Please?”

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He could hear, as well as see, Lily's smile as she told him that he already knew what was going to happen. The thing was that with Lily Potter, Edmund never knew what to expect. Sometimes she messed around and just teased him mercilessly and sometimes she took things a little farther, though she'd never done that with him before. That was the reason for his nerves, though those were mostly buried at the moment. She mentioned that they were going to get married eventually and he shook his head, though he didn't argue with her out loud. He knew Lily was just playing; she didn't really want to marry him. Still, it was something she was using to tease him and he decided to let her. 

Then she stepped closer to him, touching him again and Edmund tensed. Why? He was trying to be calm, but Lily had a gift for not letting that happen. She told him to sit down and then said please and Edmund swallowed before sitting down. He still didn't like being told what to do, but he reminded himself that he asked for this. "And now?" he asked, looking up at her curiously.

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[lily luna potter]

@edmund

Even in the darkness she could see the slight pause from when she asked him to sit and from when he actually did. Eddy was thinking about everything he was doing. Such a good little boy. Obedient to a T. Who ever said snakes weren’t loyal too? They just knew how to snap back if pushed the wrong way. He wasn’t biting right now though, so that meant she could continue as she pleased. The real question here was how far Eddy was willing to let her take this. She wasn’t going to do anything that would really compromise either of them, but getting his heartrate going just a bit more would do. Pushing buttons and limits was the name of the game, and Lily knew exactly how far to go before ultimately pulling back.

At least she thought she did. She knew herself better than anyone else did, and yet she still found herself forcing Edmund to sit down just so she continue with her fun. His protests had long since stopped, so why continue doing this? For fun. To see what he would do. To see what she would do. There was no harm in it, but there was. Still, Lily found herself forming a grin as Edmund asked her what was next. What was next? This was. She pulled her wand back out, igniting it so that the soft blue light of lumos was only passing over the two of them. Moving towards the chair, Lily pivoted herself around it slowly, making sure to drag her wand point across Edmund and up to his shoulder. She stopped behind him, bending down and draping her arms over his shoulders. Leaning in, she made sure to keep her mouth right next to his ear. “How about this?” Moving over to the other ear, she blew at the back of it softly and then spun around to the front of the chair again, making sure to move one of her legs over his so that she was standing directly over him. This was starting to turn into a really weird lap dance thingy. She wouldn’t have it any other way. Sitting down onto Edmund’s lap while facing him, Lily pulled her wand so that it was between their faces. She moved her face closer to his. “And now?”