The way he brushed his hand against the back of hers sent chills down her spine. She wasn't sure how he ended up sitting next to her, but she wasn't going to complain. She'd had a crush on him since her third year, when he began noticing her. He never showed any romantic interest, but she still held out hope.

"Lily," Albus pulled her out of her daydream state. She looked up at him expectantly, waiting for a reason for his interruption. "Dom wanted me to tell you she is going to be busy tonight, and wanted to see if you guys could study later."

Dom was always cancelling on Lily to be with her dreamy boyfriend, Lysander Scamander. Lily had to admit he was quite handsome, but he was also far too sweet for someone as deceptive as Dominique Weasley. Not that Lily minded her cousin, Lily could be sneaky when she wanted too as well, they were after all Slytherins.

Lily sighed. "That's ok, I'll just go back to my dorm."

"I'll study with you, if you need someone," Scorpius offered. Albus rolled his eyes, shaking his head as if refusing for Lily. "Really, I don't mind."

"Don't you have a date with Shelby tonight, mate?"

Lily eyed her brother and then Scorpius. That was why she could never be with him. Not because of her brother's disapproval, because she was sure he would get over it, but because he had a reputation, and one that she really didn't care to be a part of.

"Actually, we broke it off," Scorpius replied smoothly.

"Really," Albus challenged, "because I could swear I saw you snogging her only two nights ago."

"Must have been someone else, mate."

"Really−"

"It doesn't matter," Lily interrupted. "It's fine. I think Lorcan said something about needing some help." Lily stood up to leave. "Thanks anyway, Scorpius."

Before Scorpius could respond she was out of her seat and halfway across the great hall. She walked over to the Gryffindor table, where Lorcan sat with Lysander and Dom, asking him to join her. He smiled widely accepting.

Lily began to spend her time with Lysander, more often, though she claimed they were only friends. After a two weeks Scorpius finally approached Lily to see what was going on.

"Hey Lily," he smirked, his trademark smirk that he no doubt inherited from his father. "Got a minute?"

"Sure, if you'll walk with me." Lily's grip tightened on her books, and her stomach clenched with excitement, though it wasn't entirely welcome. She enjoyed Lorcan's company and he was just as dreamy as his twin brother.

"Oh, yeah." He fell into step next to her, remaining quiet for longer than he planned to. He wasn't quite sure where he should start. "So you and Lorcan, huh?"

"What?" Lily glanced at his face, reading his misunderstanding. "Oh, no. We're just friends."

"Are you sure? Because that's not what it looks like."

Lily's temper flared slightly at Scorpius' assumption. "Of course I'm sure. And what do you care anyways."

"I do care," Scorpius muttered.

"Oh, please," Lily scoffed, "You care this week, and next week it'll be Charissa, and then Melody."

"Fine, if that's what you think."

As he walked off in the opposite direction Lily felt a twinge of sadness. She really liked him, but couldn't bring herself to ever think of him in actual romantic terms, all because of his history.

Lily was sitting at the Gryffindor table next to Lorcan and Dom when her white owl, Perdita, flew in. She had been watching Scorpius and Albus across the room as they took turns glaring at her and Dom, when the envelope dropped in front of her.

"They're just mad, because they think we're betraying them by sitting at the Gryffindor table," Dom leaned over and whispered.

"Yeah, I know." Lily was sure that was what Al was thinking, but she knew Scorpius was still mad about her outburst.

"Who's the letter from?" Dom nodded.

"I'm not sure," Lily tore it open at the seam, expecting something from one of her family members and was surprised to find Scorpius' neat handwriting.

Lily,

Let's not fight. I hate when we fight. Come back to the Slytherin table. I don't know what I did to upset you, but I am sorry. Oh and come to Hogsmead with me.

SHM

Lily couldn't help the smile that spread across her face as she read the letter again. She wanted to get up at that moment and march back over to her table. Part of her acknowledged that she had been avoiding sitting there because of the fight between her and Scorpius. She smiled, but stayed in her seat, figuring she could wait until dinner to sit at her table again.

Dom agreed to sit at their table again when dinner came around. Albus and Scorpius came to sit next to them.

"Nice to have you back sis," Albus patted her back taking his seat next to Dom. "And you too I guess," he smiled widely at her.

"Whatever, I'm only here because Lily said you guys were crying together in the boys room that the two coolest Slytherins weren't even sitting at their table." Albus rolled his eyes at Dom before nudging her playfully.

"So," Scorpius turned to Lily, "Hogsmead?"

"Um," Lily's cheeks turned slightly red.

"Come on, Lils," he smirked, sure of himself at this point.

"I can't," she smiled sweetly at him. "I'm going with someone else."

He was pretty sure he knew the answer, but Scorpius still asked, "Who?"

"Lorcan. He asked me out on a date, and I didn't have a reason to say no," Lily looked into her small hands as she spoke. She was thrilled when she received the letter from Scorpius, but she had already agreed to go with Lorcan, and he had made his intentions perfectly clear. "I'm sorry Scor," she frowned.

He looked at her silently for a moment before he seemed to snap back to reality. "It's ok. I guess I was a little late in asking anyways." He looked down the table, searching for a specific face, not one that he cared about, but one that he knew fairly well.

"Oi, Shelby," he called. "Hogsmead this weekend?"

AN: Ok so it's been a while since I've written a story, so I may be a little rusty. I know this is a short first chapter, sorry. Anyways let me know if you like it and if I should continue it.