AN:Hello!

This is my first fanfiction so please be don't too harsh on me.

Feel free to review. I'd really like to know what you think about it! And I should probably tell you that this will not be a very Scorose-y story. It will be more about Albus desperated attempt to make them become a couple. But I might write some Scorose later on, I haven't really decided yet.

Enjoy!

Disclaimer: The world and all characters belong to J.K. Rowling

Chapter One

"Rose, I really need to talk to you." Albus grabbed his cousin's arm to stop her from following Hugo and Aaron outside. It was the summer before seventh year at Hogwarts and their last week at the Burrows. And things were staring to get really bad.

"Sure, Al! What is it?"

"We need to talk in private. I'm really worried about Scorpius."

With a concerned look, Albus dragged Rose up the stairs and into one of the smaller bedrooms. Not entirely willingly since Al held her arm in a pretty tight grip. He closed the door firmly after them and turned slowly around so he could see Rose's face.

"I've talked to Scor all night. He really loves you, you know. He couldn't sleep and he was also crying. A lot. It's because you flirted so much with Aaron, he thinks you don't love him anymore. I tried to tell him you did, but the guy was and still is emotionally damaged. He is really sensitive."

During Albus monologue Rose had changed from looking slightly concerned to like she was ready to hit something, Albus's face to be more precise.

"Albus Sirius Potter, I am going to make three things very clear. One, I did not, nor ever will I flirt with Aaron. Second, Scorpius has already told me that you told him a similar story about me and my – I quote – shattered and forever destroyed heart. And third, Scorpius and I have never liked each other in that way nor ever will we. And if you don't stop try to get me and Scorp together I will personally fold every corner of every page in all your books and every single book you'll buy in the future. Am I making myself clear?"

Albus gasped in horror and all his normally red cheeks was now completely white. Rose really knew how to hit him where it hurt the most.

"No you wouldn't" he stuttered. It sounded lame even in his ears.

Rose leaned in forward giving him a stern look; Albus suddenly felt very small and defenseless.

"Oh, I would." She pushed him out of the way and opened the door.

"You're a bloody psychopath!" Albus shouted after her before she disappeared down the stairs. He had to sit down on a bed for a couple of minutes. Just the thought of treating books that way – especially his books – made his knees feel weak.

When he finally came downstairs and saw Scor resting casually against one of the kitchen sinks. His mate looked at him like you would look at someone who's mental health you are worried about. And that was probably the case thought Albus bitterly.

"This have got to stop, Albus."

He didn't even answer him, he just ran out of the house slamming the door very dramatically behind him.

Albus threw a rock in the lake, groaning in frustration. Stupid Rose. Stupid Scorpius. All he had done was trying to do them a favor but the ungrateful bastards hadn't even thanked him. Al sat down at the landing stage, gazing out over the quiet lake, wondering why everything went so wrong all the time. He didn't know. So he went through everything from the start.

Rose and Albus had always had this special bond even if they weren't very close these days. When he was sorted into Slytherin, with a minor feeling of rebellion, he and Scorpius had become best friends. Naturally, he introduced Scorp and Rosie. It wasn't exactly love at first sight but they came along just fine. Even if Rose started to hang out more and more with her friends in Gryffindor, the three of them had spent all summers at the Burrow together. Once they grew a little older they had started to flirt scandalously with each other. Albus had confronted them both – in private – about their feelings for each other. Rose had laughed in his face and Scorpius had demanded to know what potion he was on. He was sure that they were hiding their feelings, maybe he hadn't stressed enough that he wouldn't judge them. But that was the moment when he realized they were going to need a little help. And with little, he meant massive.

Albus had always had this grand vision of the two of them ending up together. When he found out that they were both planning on starting Auror training after Hogwarts, he had started consider them to be soul mates. Now they could get married AND work together with their shared profession. Perfect, right? He had done everything he could to make their dream (even if they didn't know it yet) come true. He had tied them together with rope for an entire day, he had lured them into meeting each other when they thought they were meeting him. Nothing had yet worked, not locking them up in broom closets – where they would have a lot of privacy - not even pushing them under mistletoes. But now despite all his careful planning, schemes and efforts, it looked like Rose was going to fall in love with Lorcan's buddy Aaron. Albus considered him to be just as smart as granny's ghoul and as charming as a troll covered in stinksap. Needless to say, he didn't like Aaron. Neither did Scorpius. As he said before, things were starting to get really bad.

Suddenly fear gripped his chest. What if he was running out of ideas? What if they would end up with someone else? No. Albus would never allow that to happen, not ever. Not when he was so close to achieving the goal he had worked so hard and so long to achieve.

The month before they'd left school last year, it looked like the whole "Rose and Scorpius" thing actually were going to happen. Albus didn't know what went wrong. Only that it wasn't according to his grand plan. Couldn't they see why they should be together? If not, he could give them a list in alphabetical order.

"Giving up on your matchmaking plans yet?" Albus turned around and saw his little sister Lily approaching.

"Don't be ridiculous. This is just a minor blow!" he answered in a rather defensive tone. "And I had no idea you knew about all that."

Lily laughed mockingly. "Don't look so puzzled. It doesn't suit you." She lay down with her head in his lap. "And I have eyes, brother mine. Discretion isn't one of your stronger sides. But I must agree with you" she continued, "They've got potential to become a great coup-"

"I know" Albus interrupted with a rather irritated voice. "I don't understand what their fucking problem is. I bet it's Rose and all her problems with Slytherin standing in the way."

"Rose is not the only problem! Even you have to admit, Scorpius can be a bit of a sexist sometimes."

There was no denying that, so Albus just grunted in agreement. After some moments of comfortable silence Lily started talking again, more softly this time. "Plus, none of them have never really bothered to figure out the other. They never try to see it from the other one's perspective; walk in the other one's shoes, so to speak. But none of them is really the problem here. I think you would do them a great favor if you just stopped. This is getting rather ridiculous and uncomfterble for everyone. So just, stop."

Unfortunately, Albus hadn't heard the last bit at all; he was for the moment too stunned by his own brilliance to be paying any attention. I can make that happen, he realized and started to working on his new plan on how to get Scorpius and Rose married. It was time to change tactics and start stirring the cauldron a bit. That'll get them to work together, have some shared experience or something. And for me, it'll be a laugh! It's a win - win situation, he thought he had been a fool to lose hope like he had before, in his moment of weakness. This was not yet a lost battle.

One week before it was time to return to Hogwarts, Albus saw his opportunity to do the first step in his perfectly calculated plot; get the information and recipe he needed. They were all over at Ron and Hermione's for dinner. And while everyone was busy eating, talking, pulling pranks, thronging food and jinxes at each other and doing all the other normal things they did when the brood got together; Albus saw his opportunity to sneak off to Hermione's well stuffed library. He really liked it in here. The dark bookshelves filled with interesting books, the cozy fireplace and the comfortable chairs. It looked a lot like Gryffindor's common room, except this room had a lot more books and less annoying students. Albus closed the door carefully behind him. Now he had to work fast or someone might notice he had gone missing. He walked quickly over the room with confident steps until he reached the potion section. Quickly he found the recipe of the potion he was looking for. He transcribed it with magic to a piece of parchment he'd brought, thinking that he was to be congratulated on his marvelous idea. Albus had just hidden the parchment in his pocket and was on his way to put back the book in the shelf when he suddenly felt someone grab him from behind.

Startled, Albus screamed on top of his lungs and dropped the heavy book on his foot. "Ouch! Merlin's beard and trousers, that hurt!" He turned around and saw Lily behind him. She was laughing and looked extremely pleased with herself.

"Wow, you blow me away with you elegance. " She said in mock amaze.

Albus didn't answer since he was still trying to catch his breath.

"Anyway, Mom told me to go and get you. They've just started with desert and you have to hurry up if you want some" Lily told him, still chuckling. "We both know how Uncle Ron can be when it comes to desserts."

"Oh, I believe me I really do! I'll better come with you." Still shaking Albus picked up the book from his hurting foot. While he followed his sister downstairs, Albus smiled to himself. Step one done! When he was back at Hogwarts was it time initiate the next part of this genius plan.