Hey everyone. This was supposed to be a oneshot, but it got to the point where it was rather...long. So i split it up. Hope you all enjoy it.
Scorpius Malfoy looked at Lily Potter. She was an interesting character to say the least. He had known her longer than anyone else and she still amazed him. The Gryffindor had an aura of liveliness that clung to her and a spunk she had probably gotten from her twin uncles. He himself was very fond of Fred and George. He had spent the summer working in their shop. It was then that he had first seen Lily Potter.
During the summer after his first year, his parents had suggested getting a job since they were unsure whether or not the Ministry would confiscate their land and family money. The Weasleys' was the first job opening he had seen and he was ever so glad that they had chosen him amongst the numerous others who were fighting for the job. His parents weren't too pleased at his new job. He simply couldn't understand why. Fred and George were kind and didn't expect him to know everything when he first started working there and were funny. One could say he learnt how to laugh from them. His parents, however, didn't say much nor forbid him for working there.
As the days passed, Scorpius came to love his job very much. Some of the customers tended to look down their noses at him but others looked at him like they would at any other employee.
The day he met Lily Potter had been a bright sunny day. The sun would have definitely hurt his skin if he hadn't been inside. A tall red-headed woman walked into the store demanding to see the 'Mr. Weasleys.' He was minding the counter and had been told to tell anyone who asked that they were away. Scorpius had thought nothing of it since he had received similar instructions many times.
"I'm sorry ma'am, but the Mr. Weasleys are out," he said calmly.
"Bullocks!" said the older woman, "They're in the back. Tell them to come out."
"I'm sorry Ma'am," he repeated, "they are not in the store. They have gone to France for vital ingredients for their newest product."
"Let me in! I need to speak to them!" she yelled.
"I'm sorry Ma'am; they are not in. if you would like to leave a message, I'll be happy to convey it to them when they return."
"Let me in you fool!" she yelled, spitting all over his face.
"Ma'am—"
"I knew there would be problems when they hired you. Spawn of a Death Eater."
She was out of control now and Scorpius had seen his grandmother in a similar situation before. He knew better than to say anything. "You piece of scum! Working at a respectable place like this; probably trying to buy it over for your dear father!'
Scorpius thought of something his grandfather had once told him.
"Scorpius, when you fight with women, you must be careful. Men have a sense of honor when they fight, but women, they are another story. They know no rules. One must be cautious while fighting with an angry or slighted woman."
Scorpius had no idea what he should do and would have probably made an even larger mess of things if his father hadn't announced his presence.
"Weaslette, I would appreciate it if my son could work without your overbearing presence," he said coldly.
Scorpius was shocked. He had never heard his father speak so rudely to anyone. He had been the one who taught him to respect women and be very careful not to anger anyone since their position in society was precarious.
"Ferret. Good to see you again. Your brat of a son has no place here," she replied. Scorpius looked at the younger girl, who he guessed was her daughter from the facial similarities. She too had obviously never seen her mother speak this way.
"Tsk, what a way to speak in front of the young ones," this was more of the father Scorpius knew, "Ms. Lily Potter I presume?" he asked bending down and giving her a miniature white lily.
She giggled.
"Thank you Mr.—"
"Malfoy. I don't believe you've been properly introduced to my son. Lily this is Scorpius."
Scorpius mustered a small "Hey."
Lily blushed and averted her eyes.
"I'm sure you will get along very well," his father said kindly, "while your mother and I settle our differences," Scorpius saw it as their cue to leave.
Scorpius didn't mind in the least. He didn't want to be around when his father got angry. Lily's mother also seemed to have an equally matched temper and together, a significant amount of damage could be done to anyone within sight. He did however hesitate on account of loosing possibly losing his job.
"Go on boy," came Fred's voice from the back room, "and don't forget to take Lily with you."
He and Lily quietly slipped out as their parents began arguing once again.
"Your dad looked really funny back there," Lily said giggling.
Scorpius blinked. He had heard people call his father many things, but funny wasn't one of them.
"Whaddya mean?" he asked.
"I mean that his face became so weird. His eyes were all wide and his eyebrows were wrinkled. And his nose was kinda like he smelled something rotten. And the really funny thing was the way his mouth was puckered over to the side," she made an imitation of his face that had both of them erupting into giggles. Of course Scorpius didn't giggle, he laughed.
"You up for some ice cream?" he asked as they came to the ice cream shop.
"Sure thing!" she replied, "By the way, what's your favorite flavor?"
"Mint chocolate chip," he replied, "Yours?"
"Vanilla." she answered.
He was growing strangely comfortable with her. Never before had he felt so…happy just to be with someone. Of course no one had treated him like she did, as an equal.
This was the first of many of their future meetings. Lily Potter was a mystery to Scorpius. Where he had led a sheltered life, her parents had exposed her to the world.
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