Disclaimer: Harry Potter belongs to J.K Rowling, though I wish it belonged to me.
Chapter 1: The Beginning
Albus's POV
Scorpius had asked Rose out.
And she had said no – thank goodness for that.
Albus had tried to hide it, and had succeeded, but the truth was that he was very jealous. Jealous of Rose. Scorpius had teased him about having a thing for older women. How can I explain to him that I have a thing for boys? And that I'm currently crushing on a boy – a boy I'll never get, Albus thought.
How could he tell Scorpius that he was gay – wait, no, bisexual, because he had had a crush on Delphi, and that proved that he was attracted to women too.
And how on Earth will I be able to tell him that the boy I'm hopelessly in love with is actually him?
Scorpius's POV
Scorpius had completely given his heart away to Rose Granger-Weasley. He was besotted with her and he didn't believe that any other girl in the world could ever make him feel the way Rose did.
I'm in love with her, He thought, hopelessly in love with her, and I'll love her until I die. He had asked her out only three times and she had refused. She didn't like him at all, and that sucked. But over the years, she had melted a bit. Only a bit – but still, it was progress.
I just wish that she knew how much I like her.
But Rose was very stubborn, and she wouldn't give in. But he hoped that she would realize that he was nothing like his father had been in his early years at Hogwarts.
I hope that she gives in to me.
I hope that one day she'll love me back just the way I love her.
I'll never lose this hope.
Never.
It was almost night-time and the Slytherin common room was occupied by two people sitting on two comfortable couches in front of the fireplace. Albus Severus Potter was working on his homework, while Scorpius Malfoy was reading a book.
'Hey Scorp, did you complete your History of Magic essay? About Goblin Rebellions or whatever the topic was?' Asked Albus, stretching. He was very tired, because he had spent the whole evening in the Common room completing his homework. Normally, he never completed his homework until the deadline was the next day, but now they were supposed to spend the next few days in the library, reading about the Battle of Hogwarts and writing long essays about it, and also giving their opinion about the event. This assignment had been given by Professor Willoughby to every fourth year since the Battle of Hogwarts, to let them know about The Great War and how the end of Voldemort came. There was a separate book on the Battle of Hogwarts written a year after it had happened, and the students were supposed to read it. The students were allowed to pair up with whoever they wanted, and Albus and Scorpius had paired up together. Albus had no problem of spending the next few days in the library with Scorpius, because Scorpius was the one who usually did the group assignment given by a certain professor, while Albus just talked and kept Scorpius entertained.
Scorpius looked up from his book and sent a disapproving glare in Albus's direction. 'Yes, I did complete it, but I won't let you copy it. You've got to do your homework yourself. I'm not going to be there to help you in your examinations, you know.'
Albus groaned. 'Please?'
Scorpius sighed, but handed the parchments that contained the essay over to him. Albus's face brightened, 'Thanks Scorp!'
'You're not welcome,' said Scorpius, going back to reading his book.
The next hour was spent in silence, and finally Albus completed his essay. He sighed loudly. 'I'm tired. I'm going upstairs. You won't mind sorting out this mess, will you?' said Albus indicating to the parchments and quills on the table.
'Sure, I'll bring everything upstairs,' said Scorpius, closing his book and sighing.
Albus was making his way up to the dormitory when Scorpius said, 'Hey Albus?'
'Yeah?'
I'm going to ask Rose to sit with me on the Slytherin table tomorrow at breakfast. Do you think she'll say yes?'
Albus's heart sank. Scorpius still liked Rose – even when she had already refused him three times. Even though she didn't like him back.
'I don't know,' he answered. 'Maybe she'll say yes.'
'Yeah. Maybe,' said Scorpius with a smile. 'I hope she says yes.'
A/N: Okay, guys, so this was the first chapter! This is my first attempt at writing a fanfic so, sorry if I've made any mistake or anything. I don't know when I'll be posting the second chapter - as soon as I finish writing it I guess. I'm very busy these days, so it may take a while for the second chapter to come. Review, please! Because it's the reviews and the good feedback that keeps me going and encourages me to write more.
I hope you liked this chapter! :)
