Author's note: None of this is mine. All belongs to J.K. Rowling. I'm in the middle of another story right now, but I had inspiration for this one, so decided to start it anyway. Review and let me know what you think!

Chapter One

"Fabulous, Lily darling. Absolutely fabulous."

Lily Luna Potter smiled at her older brother as he perched atop her dresser. Albus had just finished applying a thick layer of makeup to his favorite model's face, and then she had donned a tight white dress and stiletto heels. The pair were joining their friends for a night out on the town, and Lily couldn't be more excited.

Albus jumped down and ruffled his hair as he stared at himself in the mirror. "Being in a relationship makes me so complacent about my appearance. I just never feel like I have to try anymore."

Lily snorted. This was complacent? Albus had spent nearly an hour choosing his outfit. She couldn't be too judgmental though—having a gay brother had been a blessing growing up. And she was truly happy for her brother—after struggling with bullies all through Hogwarts, he finally found happiness in the outside world. Even though Evan was slightly older than Albus, they genuinely made each other happy. Albus had met Evan while on assignment covering a muggle fashion show in New York City, and shocked the family when he brought his new boyfriend back to London from the states. Albus worked as a fashion correspondent for the wizarding magazine Robes, and Evan was perfectly content to design his own fashion from London, occasionally apparating to New York to discuss his designs and assist with production. Even better, Evan had decided to use Albus' female cousins and sister as models and muses every once in a while.

Dominique was the obvious choice. Along with her older, now married, sister Victorie, and younger brother Louis, Dominique had inherited her mother's veela qualities. The three children had the shiny blonde hair, flawless skin, and blue eyes. The fact that they spoke fluent French didn't hurt their charm, either. When Evan moved to the U.K., he became instantly infatuated with Dominique, saying that she would serve as the perfect model for his new designs. Of course Dom, who wasn't afraid to show off her good looks and use them to her advantage, accepted the offer, and was frequently invited to Evan and Albus' flat to try on new designs. She had quite the reputation as a seductress, much to the dismay of Victorie, who had settled down young with her husband, Teddy Lupin. Dominique had a rocky relationship with her older sister, and frequently did outrageous things just to cause a scandal. While Victorie had settled into a quite home life, Dominique was often seen out and about, and her good looks had earned her a regular spot in many of the wizarding tabloids. She still didn't have a career path, and although her parents were starting to push her toward a permanent job, she flitted between retail gigs in Diagon Alley shops and fashion spreads in muggle magazines. As Dom had told Lily in the Gryffindor common room during her seventh year, "I just don't think I'm cut out for academia, you know?"

Lily herself had taken after her mother and gone into journalism. Ginny, Lily's mother, was one of the leading Quidditch correspondents for the Daily Prophet, but Lily had decided to pursue a career in news broadcasting. She had only been out of Hogwarts for a year, and was stuck in an entry level position for the newspaper. Because of her probie status, she frequently traveled up and down the English countryside, covering small events and interviewing witches or wizards of interest. She hoped to one day be a senior political correspondent, covering major events in the Ministry of Magic, but refused to allow her father's fame and connections to assist her in getting that job.

Rose, Lily's older cousin, was the most serious and studious of the group. She'd been sorted into Ravenclaw, much to the dismay of her Gryffindor family members, but had excelled at almost everything she tried. After acing her OWLs and NEWTs, she'd gotten a job working as a personal assistant to the Minister of Magic. Although Rose could be completely out of touch with her cousins (she didn't even understand Quidditch!) she would occasionally let her hair down and have a good time with them.

"So, is there reason for that sexy dress?" Albus' question pulled Lily out of her reverie.

"I don't know what you're talking about." She responded casually, moving next to him to glance at her own reflection in the mirror. She fluffed out her straight red hair, admiring the way it looked gold in the fluorescent light. Unlike her mother and cousins, her hair was a more strawberry color than their flaming red. It contrasted nicely with the green flecks of her golden eyes.

"Bullshit. I know how you get when you know Scorpius is going to be around." Albus laughed, and his piercing green eyes shining excitedly.

"Well, it doesn't matter how I get, because it's never gonna happen. Scorpius doesn't see me that way." Lily blushed a little and turned away from her brother to hide it.

"Oh yes he does, he just can't admit it yet." Albus smoothed the back of Lily's hair down. "Come on, its almost time to leave." He wrapped her shawl around her shoulders and gallantly offered her his arm.

The pair walked down the stairs, Lily teetering in her tall heels. Thank goodness for Albus propping her up, she honestly didn't know what she'd do without him.

"You kids heading out?" Harry asked, looking up from his book as he sat in front of the fireplace in the front parlor. Lily and Albus nodded. "Have fun! Tell everyone we send our love."

"Yes, and tell your brother that we expect to see him around for dinner. It's been weeks." Ginny yelled from the kitchen.

"We will." Albus replied. "Bye Mum, bye Dad. See you soon."

Lily waved and followed her brother out the door and down the steps of Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place. As they made their way arm in arm down the dark London streets, Lily let her mind wander to Scorpius Malfoy. Despite trying to play it cool with her brother, she couldn't deny to herself that she was crazy about the man. She'd had a crush on Scorpius since she was about ten years old, when Albus and James brought him home for the summer after Albus' first year at Hogwarts. Although James was a Gryffindor, Albus had been sorted into Slytherin, and immediately befriended Scorpius. Over the years, Lily and James had been very grateful to Scoripus for defending their brother and his sexuality against the constant taunts and bullying from students of all Hogwarts houses. It hadn't been easy for a sexually confused teenager at boarding school, but Scorpius had been loyal and understanding.

Scorpius was also particularly close with Rose, because they had both become prefects in their fifth year and were Head Boy and Head Girl in their seventh. Lily's deepest fear would be that the pair would end up as more than friends, but thankfully all those nights spent together in the library had simply led to a mutual interest in academic pursuits. Although Rose had no idea that Lily garnered a serious crush on Scorpius, Albus had flat out asked her if there would ever be a romantic interest between them. Rose, taken aback by the question, had assured her cousin that there would never be anything more there. In fact, Albus and Lily were staring to wonder if their studious cousin would ever take an interest in anyone. She was so caught up in her own world she seemed not to notice all the attention she got from men.

Although Scorpius was extremely intelligent and dedicated to his studies, he knew how to let loose and have fun more than Rose did. He was fairly outgoing, but had a warm heart and didn't hold grudges or dislike anyone. According to Lily's parents, this was quite the opposite of his father, but even through all their years of friendship, none of the Potters or Weasleys had been invited to stay with Scorpius at his family's mansion.

Lily had no idea what to do about her unrequited love. Scorpius was already gaining acclaim in his career at the Department of Mysteries, doing top secret work for the Ministry. He was talented, charming, and devastatingly handsome. His deep blue eyes and sandy blonde hair made her melt every time she saw him, but she had no idea how to proceed with her crush. They had never really hung out alone—he was always around with her family and friends, but she feared that he only saw her as the little sister of Albus and James and the younger cousin of Rose and Dominique, who were prettier and more talented.

Lily and Albus reached their destination, and entered the loud restaurant to find their friends and relatives already conversing at the largest table near the bar. James stood, pulled Lily into a massive bear hug, and clapped Albus on the back. Lily smiled; she missed her oldest brother. He was always on assignment working with dragons in Ireland and Wales, but came home every weekend to catch up with his family. Recently, though, he'd been avoiding Grimmauld Place—Lily wondered why he didn't want to see their parents. She made a mental note to question him about this later.

Albus found Evan, kissed him lovingly, then sat down to join the conversation. Lily glanced around the table, appraising the group before her. Dominique was the center of attention, as always, seemingly unaware of the men drooling over her from the bar. Rose and Hugo, her brother, were sitting at the end of the table, deep in conversation with Molly, Lucy, Fred and Roxanne, some of Lily's other older cousins. James was laughing hysterically, and she heard a "Fuck off, James!" from Albus' end of the table. But there was someone missing…

"Aren't you going to sit?" someone whispered in her ear, and she whipped around to see Scorpius gazing down at her.

"Oh..uh..yeah. I might get a drink first." She tried to slide past him towards the bar, but he followed closely behind.

"Two firewhiskey." Scorpius motioned the bartender, who nodded and started to pour their drinks. "You look beautiful." He said to Lily appreciatively. She blushed and mumbled a quick thank you before leading Scorpius back to the table. He pulled her chair out for her and sat down next to her. Albus noticed this immediately and shot Lily a pointed look, which made her blush even more furiously.

The family and their friends chatted animatedly for the next hour, occasionally ordering rounds of drinks and appetizers. Several members of the family invited friends or significant others over, and Lily was having such a good time she didn't even feel self conscious that Scorpius was merely a few inches away from her.

Finally, Albus got drunk enough to drag his boyfriend and little sister onto the dance floor. James was sitting at the bar, chatting up a young American witch, and he laughed hysterically as Albus proceeded to dirty dance with their little sister. Lily threw her head back gleefully; she didn't mind. She had had plenty of firewhisky, and Albus was a fantastic dancer. Evan twirled her around out of her brother's grasp, and she tripped over her stilettos.

"Whoa, there, why don't I cut in?" Someone asked. Evan stepped back and allowed the stranger to take Lily around the waist. She looked up through her eyelashes and noticed that it was Scorpius offering to dance with her. Well, this is a first, she thought. In her drunken state, she started grinding against Scorpius without even thinking about it, and he instinctively placed his hands on her lower back. The back of the restaurant was getting more and more crowded as more people made their way to the dance floor, and Lily noticed James pulling his American friend onto the floor behind them. The song changed to a hip hop tune with a heavy bass beat, and she threw herself into the dance with Scorpius, trying to get as close to him as possible. He reacted with enthusiasm, his hands straying lower and lower towards her ass, and finally his fingers began toying with the hem of her short white dress. Lily was intoxicated by the firewhisky, the strobe lights, the music, and the smell of Scorpius. Suddenly, a wave of drunken inspiration hit her, and she stood up on her tiptoes and kissed him full on the mouth. It took a moment for him to respond—he seemed shocked—but when he did, his lips crashed onto hers with an unrestrained passion that Lily had never felt before. Without warning, he started walking her backwards to the back of the bar, never breaking contact, until her back hit the wall of the hallway near the restrooms. Scorpius grabbed Lily's legs and hitched them around his waist, pushing his crotch against hers.

"What do you want to do to me?" Lily asked, trailing hot kisses down his neck.

"I want to fuck you. I've wanted to fuck you for so long, Lily Potter." Scorpius thrusted against her, causing her to moan.

"Then do it." She said forcefully. His eyes met hers, as if gauging whether or not she were serious. She nodded, and he lowered her back to her feet. Taking her hand, he disapparated back to his apartment, and Lily shivered with excitement of what was to come.