Title: Nothing But the Truth.
Author: rime-n-rezon.
Summary: Everyone knows what happens when you drink a truth potion. But what happens when Veritaserum mixes with your blood? Albus Serverus Potter/Scorpius Malfoy fic. M for Violence, Language, and Lemon in future chapters.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of the characters mentioned in this story, except for those of my own creation. I do not own Hogwarts, nor am I making any money off of this story. I am not J. K. Rowling; if I was, Harry would be with Draco, Sirius wouldn't be dead, and I'd be off writing the 8th book.
A/N: I really hope you like this. If you do, or even if you don't, please review and tell me what you think.
Scorpius Malfoy yanked his bag higher onto his shoulder and walked down the deserted corridor to the empty classroom. Instead of serving detention, the Potionsmaster had "assigned" him a third-year to tutor. The poor kid had hopelessly failed at making Veritaserum, and now it was the seventh-year's responsibility to help him re-do it.
When Scorpius entered the classroom, he found Kaden already working. For a Hufflepuff, the kid was smart. He just sucked at anything that involved potions.
The blond set down his book bag and pulled out his copy of Advanced Potions.
The smaller boy looked up from his book and smiled. "Hello, Scorpius," he said in a voice with a hint of an Irish accent.
Malfoy nodded politely in acknowledgement and said, "Hello. Shall we get started?"
Kaden nodded enthusiastically. He was excited to work with an older boy. Plus, it meant he would get better marks on his potion.
Sitting in the chair across from Kaden, the older boy began to cut the ingredients for the Veritaserum. Once everything was ready, Scorpius instructed the younger boy on the order to add the ingredients to the cauldron.
Kaden did as he was told, stirred the correct number of times, and watched as the potion changed from a light blue to an almost clear color.
He let Scorpius siphon some of the potion into a vial, and watched as he carefully slid the cork into place. The blonde stuck the vial into his pocket and said he would show it to Professor Snape.
Kaden grinned and thanked him profusely.
Malfoy nodded and turned to leave the room. Just as he was about to reach the door, he was hugged from behind.
"I really appreciate all your help, Scorpius. Now I won't fail potions!" Kaden had his arms wrapped around Malfoy's waist, and didn't look like he was planning on letting go any time soon.
Scorpius resisted the urge to sneer, and turned to awkwardly pat Kaden on the head.
He turned back to the door, with the boy's arms still around him, and felt something spiky poke into his thigh.
He looked down, and, to his horror, saw that the bottle of Veritaserum was broken.
A single shard of glass had stabbed into his skin, and the clear liquid was blending quickly with his blood.
He gasped, and rounded on Kaden. "Do you have any idea what you've just done?" He yelled.
The small boy jumped back and cowered. He stammered out a response, but Scorpius was already gone.
There were serious consequences for anyone who mixed Veritaserum with their blood. He knew if it got far enough into his blood stream, he would never be able to lie again.