CHAPTER ONE

We all have an idea of what we think high school will be like. And for most, our true experiences never live up to our expectations. However, for Lilly Potter life was kind of perfect. She was in her fourth year at Hogwarts and she was top of her year. Her oldest brother James had graduated, so now she only had to deal with one over protective brother. She was seeker for the Gryffindor quidditch team and was dating Phillip Montgomery, the team captain. It seemed like this year was going to be just as perfect as the last.

Lilly's POV

I walked into the great hall desperate to find Phillip. I couldn't see him anywhere. He was always surrounded by his Gryffindor team's mates going over previous matches and planning a new training, one could say they were obsessed. Then I saw him, his jet-black hair that just always sat so perfectly and stopped right before they reached his piercing blue eyes. Oh, how I had missed those blue eyes. I walked up behind him.

"I hear Gryffindor won't be able to survive this year without their seeker some say she is the star player"

He turned, and his grin was as wide as id ever seen it. He jumped out of his seat picked me up and swung me around.

"Never leave me again Lilly"

"Never I promise"

And then he kissed me. There was something about the way Phillip Montgomery kissed you. It made you feel like you were the most important person in the world. We'd spent most of summer together, but we didn't see each other for the last three weeks. I'd been away with my family before school started and he had been interning at the Ministry of magic. It had been the longest three weeks of my life.

"Hey, cool it you two, you know you're in the great hall"

I heard Albus' voice call out across the room. I looked up to see my brothers disapproving frown and I just rolled my eyes.

"Albus you're the perverted one, watching your little sister make out"

I'd know that voice anywhere. Scorpius Malfoy. He and my brother were always fighting, but no one really knew why. Up until last year they were the best of friends, then one day they stopped talking and started to hate each other. It was Kind of a good thing since it meant I didn't have to spend any more time with Scorpius then I already had to. He was he epidemy of a rude, conceited, self-righteous jerk. I guess my brother just finally saw the error of his ways.

But before I had to witness Albus start a fight, I grabbed Phillips hand and raced out of the room. Today was the last day we would have together before classes officially started and I wanted it to be perfect. We walked out into the grounds and down to the place we called our spot. It was the place we had our first kiss. It was a secluded patch of grass that no one else knew existed. We laid out a picnic rug, struggled and forgot the world. We'd been talking for hours when Phillip sat up, turned to me and looked serious.

"Lilly, I have to tell you something"

"Phillip, what's going on?"

I was so confused, he looked so serious and I was worried what might come out next. He took my hand and squeezed it tight.

"Lilly I…. I…. I love you"

My heart nearly exploded in that moment, all my fears washed away, and I don't think I'd ever been that happy.

"Phillip, I love you too"

Phillip just smirked and leaned in and started to kiss me. He started slowly and then suddenly he deepened the kiss and pulled me on top of him. He started to kiss my neck and pulled me closer rolling me over, so he was now on top. He continued to kiss down my neck, eventually kissing the cleavage my shirt was showing. I grabbed his face and brought it back up to my lips and they crashed into my mine. This was more passionate then we had ever kissed before. Slowly I felt his hands move down my body and I felt his finger unbuttoning my jeans. I grabbed his hand and moved it away, but next it was going up my shirt trying to remove my bra.

'Phillip, stop" I pushed him away a little bit.

"No Lilly its fine no one will see us, we've waited long enough" and he was back to kissing my neck and unbuttoning my jeans. Suddenly I just yelled

"No!" and pushed him right off. I scrambled to my feet, fixing my shirt and buttoning my jeans.

"I said stop Phillip, you know I'm not ready"

He huffed and ran his fingers through his hair, obviously frustrated.

"yeah well when are you ever going to be ready Lilly? we have been dating for over six months now and I just told you that I love you…... I love you and you still won't sleep with me"

"you think because you told me you loved me I should just sleep with you? Is that the only reason you told me?"

I was furious and starting to raise my voice.

"No, I told you because I do, and I just think if you loved me too you would want this."

I was about to explode, who does this boy think he is. He just stood there with a look on his face like he had just won the fight.

"I love you Phillip and the fact is, that if you loved me you'd wait for me to be ready."

He looked taken aback and hurt.

"Well then I guess I just don't love you Lilly. And if I don't love you there is no point in continuing this relationship."

I started to tear up. How did this go so wrong so fast?

"No… I…."

I started to speak but Phillip spoke before I could.

"I could have any girl I wanted at this school. Girls practically beg me to sleep with them, and I have no idea why I was dating such a self-righteous Prude."

I couldn't just stand here anymore I turned to walk away, only turning back to respond,

"Go to Hell Phillip."

With that I left him at the bottom of that hill and with tears streaming down my face I made my way to the one place I knew I'd be alone, the Bell tower. It was my sanctuary. I made it there just before anyone was able to see my distraught appearance.

Scorpius POV

I was finally starting my sixth and final year, and for once I wanted to do well. I made a promise to my mother that this year would be different. I wouldn't get into any trouble or cause any fights. I tried to explain to her that these kinds of things just seem to follow me, but she wasn't listening. I know I'm not a bad person. I guess one day everyone else decided I was, so I figured might as well be bad if they are going to think it anyway.

I was walking into the great Hall when I saw three first year girls looking lost and confused. This is the start of the new me, I'm going to start helping others.

"Hey, are you girls okay?"

The tallest of the three turned with tears in her eyes

"no, I can't find my brother"

And then she started to cry even more. I had no idea how to deal with crying girls. I reached over and put my hand on her shoulder.

"it's ok, I'll help you find your brother. We can start..."

And before I could finish my sentence I heard a familiar voice call out.

"Hmm Scorpius starting a little bit young, aren't we?"

I looked up to see Samantha Coarsely. My on again, off again girlfriend of last year. Girlfriend is not really the word id use. We kind of hated each other, but they say the best kind of sex is angry sex. And I can attest to the fact that is true.

" Oh shut up Samantha, Im just trying to help."

"Scorpius Malfoy wants to help? That will be the day"

The crying girl stopped and glanced up at me

"you're Scorpius Malfoy?"

She asked kind of taking a step back.

"yeah…"

I answered slightly confused. And then suddenly the three girls scurried off whispering and throwing glances behind their heads.

"what was that all about"

I asked out loud to myself, forgetting about Samantha's presence.

"Are you really that daft Scorpius? Do you really not know who that little girl was?"

I shook my head, confused and suspicious of Samantha. Whenever she was around trouble followed.

"Scorpius that was Abbey Fuller…... AKA sister of Bella Fuller, the girl you screwed for a bet last year. I'm sure abbey told her sister all about you and how kind you are."

I'd forgotten about Bella, I never had to see her because she made it her life's mission to avoid me. I felt bad about it all, but I couldn't change the past. This sixth-year boy last year made a bet with me to see who could sleep with Bella first. I thought it was an easy win, she was in my year, so I had more chances to speak to her. However, it was only after it had happened I found out it was her first time and I had just basically destroyed this poor girl. Thankfully she didn't really tell anyone about what I did, since I'm guessing she didn't want people to know that her first time was part of a bet or that it was with me.

Samantha pulled me out of my thought.

"Don't try to be the nice guy Scorpius, that's not you. You'll never be the hero of anyone's story"

She said the last line over her shoulder as she walked away.

"Screw you Samantha"

She turned back with a grin,

"you wish"

And she was gone, half the school had seen our altercation and I'm pretty sure I wasn't off to a good start.

I made my way to the great hall and sat by myself at the end of the table. I just wanted a moment alone with my thoughts when perfect Lilly comes running in and starts kissing her boyfriend. The two of them were sickening. Lilly and I never really got along. I mean she had 100 opinions on everything I did, and she berated everything I did. And I frustrated her because I always had a smart remark for anything she said. To put I nicely we tolerated each other. So normally I would have made some embarrassing remark, but I was trying to be better. So, I kept my mouth shut.

But then he twit of a brother Albus called out

"Hey, cool it you two, you know you're in the great hall"

I saw Lilly roll her eyes and before I could stop myself my mouth was moving

"Albus you're the perverted one, watching your little sister make out"

I was smirking, I knew how much Albus would hate this comment.

He turned around and glared at me

"Why don't you mind your own business Malfoy"

"why mind my own business when it's so much fun to watch your pathetic life"

He had stood up and walked over to the Slytherin table, I stood up expecting a fight.

He just leaned in close and said quietly

"Malfoy, you're a bad person and you will always be a bad person. It's kind of sad really. I can go to the common room to meet my friends who love me. But do you even have any real friends? or are you just surrounded by people who are too afraid to point out the truth? The truth that you are not worth anyone's time."

And with that he walked away. I slumped back into my chair, my heart beating fast I wanted to kick something or run but I just sat there for what felt like forever. I knew I had to do something, I felt my throat burning. I'd never cried at school before and I wasn't going to start today. So, I stood up and started walking. I walked for hours but, I couldn't find a place to be alone. So, I decided to make my way to my secret place, the bell tower.

I finished climbing the stairs, and as I reached the top I heard sniffing and I knew I wasn't alone. I turned and found Lilly Potter sitting on the ground crying. She was properly the most annoying person id ever met but she was even beautiful when she cried. I tried to back out of the room but as I turned I kicked a rock and it fell down the stairs and echoed a loud sound. She looked up, it was too late she had seen me.