A Cup Affair

Epilogue

Hello, guys! Welcome to our Epilogue. This is just post-story love and fluff!

We've got other three extra chapters, just waiting for a translation, and they shall be posted at random.

Once again, thank you for those who have read this from the first day, for the support and I can only wish you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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"Marlene, if you've ever been my friend at some point of my life, you'll help me now."

The brunette raised her eyebrows and looked up.

Marlene was in her office, reading what promised to be the most boring report on the universe, when her red-headed friend appeared, no knocking at all, a slight air of desperation about her.

"Lily, is everything alright?" Marlene asked, glad to put those parchments away (so preachy it was almost insulting).

"Yes. No. I'm not sure." The redhead bit her lower lip and fumbled with her clothes.

"Alright, why don't you sit down?" Marlene suggested, indicating a chair. Lily nodded and did as her friend said. "D'you plan to tell me what's wrong?"

"Yeah, I just...I'm not sure...I..."

Marlene was surprised. Lily almost never was so confused, not even able to communicate, showing so many signs of anxiety. Marlene couldn't remember the last time it had happened.

"Should I get James...?" Marlene asked. Since Lily had started dating the Quidditch player three years and a half ago, he had discovered ways to calm Lily down in critical points of her cases.

"No!" Lily cried immediately, the hint of panic on her voice getting Marlene really worried. "Please, no James. I...I need your help before. Then James."

Marlene raised her eyebrows again.

"Lily, you're scaring me. What happened?"

"Can you go out for lunch now?" Lily replied. Marlene really couldn't, but she would manage somehow.

"If they sack me, I'm moving in with you," Marlene grumbled while she walked with Lily to the restaurant they usually attended, but not even that made Lily smile. She was still a bit pale, as Marlene rarely saw her.

"Marls! Lily!"

Marlene and Lily stopped walking at once and turned to the voice; the brunette was smiling but the red-headed was tense.

"Going for lunch?" Benjy asked with a hug. Marlene grinned when she saw his hair with a yellowish colour he had to get for some case.

"Yeah, your partner's gotten herself in some sort of trouble and wants to see me unemployed," Marlene replied.

"Not feeling better then?" Benjy asked again.

"I am. Sort of. Oh, God, let's just go, don't get in the way, Fenwick."

"What was she feeling?" Marlene asked. "Oh, wait! Let me get my recorder and discover the mystery that's Lily Evans."

Marlene and Benjy laughed, but Lily just kept walking.

"We were helping the newbies with some defensive spells when she started feeling poorly. Asked to leave for a bit to take some fresh air a while ago."

"Like in the beginning of the week when she passed out while doing that potion?" Marlene asked. "Evans, are you with some sort of flu or something?"

Lily mumbled something inaudible and they finally got to the restaurant.

"Remus's coming as well?" Benjy asked as they sat down.