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"I want to do something evil!" Lily announced one night while Teddy was making dinner.
Now if Teddy were to say he hadn't been surprised, that would be a lie, because he was surprised. Very surprised. He had dropped the pan he was holding, before cursing wildly when it crashed into his foot. Half-cooked eggs lay splattered across the kitchen floor but were ignored in favor of Teddy turning to stare at Lily with wide eyes.
"I-" He shook his head, wondering if he had just misheard her, "what?"
Lily rolled her eyes, her legs swinging from the counter where she was seated. "I said," she repeated, talking slowly as if speaking to a small child, "that I want to do something evil!"
He stared at her. She continued.
"I don't mean Dark Lord evil or murdering people evil," she quickly assured him, "I just want to do something evil right now, something that reflects my personality.
He continued to stare, she huffed.
"Y'know, like what I did yesterday!" She added as if it explained everything, it didn't.
So now he was confused, "what did you do yesterday?"
She frowned, flicking a bit of red hair out of her face. "I texted you about it yesterday, didn't I?"
Oh, that.
"Lily," he began, "you texted me in all caps yesterday—for an hour—about the new colored pencil set you had just bought. How the hell is that evil?"
"It was the last one!" Lily cried out, throwing her hands into the air. "This little kid wanted it, so I went to the art section and bought it before he could."
Teddy arched a brow, "And what did he do to deserve this?" He asked, his voice filled with amusement.
She scowled, crossing her arms, "He... he stole my cookies."
Teddy couldn't help but snort, Lily pouted. He held up his hands, "I'm sorry, what?"
"He stole my cookies," she repeated, "it's unforgivable."
He grinned "okay fine," he hesitated, "so this kid stole your cookies, and so you decided to buy a set of colored pencils that he wanted to get back at him?"
"He ate them in front of me!" Lily cried, "this little shit thought he could steal my cookies, eat them in front of me, and get away with it! I couldn't allow that, now could I?"
"No, no your right," Teddy agreed, "that is unforgivable, did he at least see you buy the colored pencils?"
Lily scoffed, "Teddy," she said, "what kind of Slytherin would I be if I didn't have him watch?"
"Good point," he grinned down at her, "was his face worth it?"
She beamed up at him, "oh yes! He started wailing and everything, his poor mother looked so embarrassed."
Teddy chuckled, reaching down to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear. "I bet, guess that'll teach him to mess with you, mmm?"
"Never mess with a Potter," Lily chorused, "not that he could've known that, but still." She burst into a fit of giggles.
Teddy laughed with her, then an idea sprouted in his mind. A mischievous smile spread across his face. He nudged her, "Hey Lily, I think I have an idea of the next evil thing you can do."