"C'mon guys, not long before it will close." Rose alerted them.
Sweating non-stop, they had been digging the library for at least 20 minutes, and they hadn't found anything realistic to unique witches. They had almost finished reading every book title in the whole library, but the 'last' column at the very far end.
"That is our last chance." Rose sighed, but she still had the potential of finding the book.
Hugo's hands trembled in weariness, and his eyes were hard to peel open.
Is it this one? No. This? Don't think so.
Rose gasped as she covered her mouth.
"I've found something..."
Lily rushed but Hugo was acting as if he was a cat being dragged up the motorway.
Rose looked at her pendant in perplexity. 8:29:35. She scanned through the book, entitled Unique Wizards or Witches, Part 3: The immune.
"Nothing in here..." Lily muttered.
"We have to leave. The library is going to close in a few seconds," Rose warned.
"How about the restricted section? There are more valuable books in there," Lily suggested.
Rose frowned. "Are you nuts? It's RESTRICTED. Add that to your vocabulary list too. If you two don't mind, I'm going to borrow this book before any one of you comes up with a clever idea to get us killed, or worse, expelled." She stormed away.
"She really has to sort out her priorites!" Hugo whispered.
"I don't care what she thinks but I'm still going to stick to my plan of searching in the restricted area." Lily said confidently. Stealthily, they sneaked into the restricted area and ducked in order to hide themselves. Footsteps filled Lily's ears which alerted her to grab Hugo to hide behind the shelves. Lily kept track of Madam Pince but also kept the distance. A horrific sight struck her - Madam Pince had locked the doors.
"Oh, no! We're trapped!" Hugo exclaimed. "So... we have to spend the whole night in here?" Lily murmured in disbelief.
"Do you have a lantern or something?" Hugo inquired.
Lily sighed. "James always uses the spell Lumos to read at midnight. That cheeky little monkey always wakes me up when we were at home."
"Lumos!" Lily said in a low voice, trying to mimic James's motions. A small ball of light illuminated her wand tip and Hugo did the same.
"Here it is! Unique Witches or Wizards, Part 2: The Descendants of the Heroes! Strange, part 1 isn't here... I wonder what it's about."
Suddenly a ghostly figure loomed over them. "Oh no! We've been found!" Lily whispered in exasperation. "Quick! Here!" She beckoned down behind another shelf.
"This is getting out of place. I don't understand. Who was that shadow? A Death Eater? In Slytherin? But Voldemort is dead!" The ghostly figure muttered loud enough for Lily and Hugo to hear.
"Nick?!" Hugo said in relief. He let out a gasp so loud it echoed through the room, which earned him a "Shhhh!" from Lily.
"You two? Quick, get out, it's very late at night now. Here, I noticed that Peeves stole Madam Pince's key to getting out. I got it back."
Lily knew she should quietly obey, but curiosity stopped her. "What's with the death eater you just said?"
"No time to explain. Quick, get out of here first, before anyone notices that you took something from the restricted section!!"
Lily had no choice but to walk out the door and go back to her room. "Lemontea," she told the fat lady as she let the two in.
"Rose! Rose! Wake up!" Lily urged. "You need to know something important! Two things, actually."
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Lily Potter and The Pearl of Fate
FantasyThe scar hasn't pained Harry for nineteen years. All was well. Or was it? Danger looms over Lily Potter, daughter of Harry's life, as she unravels a secret about herself - and less than 1 percent of the world's population. Death Eaters roam the wiza...
