Loving Lily: A Snily Story

Chapter 71 - Scraps and Heirs

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As Harriet prepared for her final task, Lily carried out a task of her own.

On a mission to scope out potential attack targets for Voldemort's next violent scheme, she found herself walking through a shopping mall one afternoon in muggle London.

Beside her, Bellatrix and Narcissa whispered to one another.

Their long, black dresses seemed oddly out of place next to the bright, spring clothing that the other mall-goers sported.

"Disgusting." Bellatrix hissed to her sister as a young, muggle mother walked by, holding the hand of her little girl.

"Keep your voice down, Bella." Narcissa chastised, "You don't want someone to over-.....Laima?" She asked as she noticed her other companion no longer remained at her side.

Narcissa and Bellatrix stopped in their path to turn and find Lily staring into a shop window.

".........Laima?" Narcissa called again as Bellatrix scowled in suspicion, "What are you doing? Come away from there, we need to move on."

"Just a minute, you two!" Lily answered while she rushed into the shop.

"Where on earth is she going?!" Bellatrix hissed.

Narcissa threw her sister a worried frown before they reluctantly followed Lily, er, Laima, into the clothing store.

Bellatrix blanched at the bright lights and glittering displays of all the latest women's fashions of the muggle world, but Narcissa remained calm as she walked through the shop and came to stand beside Lily at the counter while she completed her purchase.

After Lily finished her transaction and left the store with her two companions, Bellatrix shot her a look full of disdainful suspicion as she spat, "May I ask how giving money away to lesser creatures furthers our mission?!"

"Oh, it's very simple, Bellatrix." Lily smiled as she clutched her bag, "The Dark Lord will be able to touch the fabric of what I bought and with his great power, he can map the entire building in his mind. Surely that will be a much better guide than our mere descriptions of what we see today?"

Bellatrix narrowed her eyes to slits as she realized that Lily had come up with a better idea than her or Narcissa had been able to produce.

"What an intriguing notion." Narcissa said with a forced smile.

Lily nodded silently as they walked along.

She had purposely bought a separate piece of clothing to hand to Voldemort, certainly, but her main purchase, what had caught her eye in the shop's scandalous window display, that had been for Severus.

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At the Death Eater meeting that very evening, Severus nearly folded his hand while Voldemort praised his wife.

"Excellent work, Laima, my dear!" The Dark Lord cackled as he lifted the muggle bathrobe Lily had bought into the air with his wand, "This tells me exactly what I wanted to learn!"

Lily beamed a smile of feigned pride as Severus clutched her hand underneath the Malfoys'  elegant dining table.

"........Then our intended target is indeed wise, my lord?" Narcissa asked.

"No, Narcissa!" Voldemort hissed as he threw his hosts a hideous snarl. Narcissa and Lucius blanched as Voldemort roared, "Too few people! Too easy to reconstruct!  How are we supposed to inspire shock and fear if we can't make a proper impact?! This will never do! We must find somewhere else to strike!"