Authors Note: The prologue is super long, yes I am aware of that. All characters belong to J.K Rowling except for my OC's. Reviews will be greatly appreciated! I apologize for the poor grammar (haven't had much time to write so I'm a little rusty).

"Lily honey, wait here by your brothers luggage while your father and I help your brothers board on the train, okay?" Ginny brushed young Lily's stray hair strands from her face.

Lily sighed, "Alright mum." She was feeling bummed out that her brothers were all going to school while she had to wait one more year. Although she had her parents, she would mostly be left home alone while her parents were working. Sure she had the house elf to keep her company, but it wasn't quite the same since Kreacher always did as he was ordered to do.

She poked playfully at James' pet owl Aeries, "You're going to leave me too aren't you Aeries?" Leaning forward she lost her balance and in a split second, she found herself on her knees and Aeries cage crashed onto the floor, releasing the mighty owl from her captivity. Lily gasped, "Aeries no!" She chased after Aeries as he glided across the station.

"James is going to be so mad at me!" Lily panicked at the thought of her brother livid in the face. She remembered how James' had begged his father all summer for an owl and when he finally received the owl, he was gushing with happiness.

"Aeries please come back!" She pleaded hopelessly as she stopped to catch her breath. Looking up she saw that Aeries had landed on the arm of another boy who did not look much older than Lily herself, perhaps a year or two older but not much. He had platinum blonde hair that was slicked back and his eyes were an ice grey shade. His complexion was pale, but there was a smile plastered across his face as he stared at Aeries then Lily.

"Is he yours?"

It took a moment for Lily to realize that the boy was talking to her, she quickly answered, "Oh, yes! Thank you so much, you just saved my life…literally." James' angry face popped up in her head again and she sighed in relief. "Aeries must really like you, it took a month before he let my brother even touch him." The boy helped Lily put the owl back into the cage and latched the lock tight.

"Owls are very wise creatures, so they are a little sensitive when it comes to who they can trust, but they eventually warm up to you." He smiled at Lily, "I have to go now, I'm glad I could help you find your owl." With that, he left her alone to go join two adults who wrapped their arms around him; they must have been his parents since the man looked almost identical to the boy but much older and colder in appearance. The woman was planting a kiss on the boy's forehead before allowing him to board the train. Lily blushed slightly; the boy was so nice to her. Even though her brothers were always overprotective and loved her dearly, having a complete stranger her age and of the opposite sex being nice to her was a whole new experience for Lily.

"Lily! There you are!"

She quickly spun around and saw her parents who were breathless from looking around frantically for her, "I thought your mother told you to stay by the luggage sweety."

Lifting up Aeries cage, Lily grinned awkwardly, "Aeries got away so I had to catch him or else James' would have been furious!" Her father sighed, "Alright Lily, we'll talk about this later." Her mother grabbed the owl and handed it to her brother who boarded the train. Lily turned back once again to the boy but saw he had already boarded.

Somehow, she knew they would cross paths one day, hopefully.

Chapter One

Star Crossed

"Gryffindor!" The sorting hat bellowed crisply.

The great hall erupted in cheers and applause, particularly from the Gryffindor table. Lily hurriedly went to join her brother Albus and her cousins Hugo and Rose and beamed, "I was so nervous that I would be sorted into Slytherin or something!"

Albus smiled, "Dad always did say the sorting hat took your choice into account, so naturally, it did."

Rose wrapped her arms around Lily, "Oh Lily! So glad we're all going to be together!"

Lily glanced over at the Slytherin table across from her and she suddenly froze in shock.

While her brother and cousins continued to ramble on and on about how awesome the experience of Hogwarts was going to be for Lily, her attention was completely on someone else.

Blond hair, pale skinned, and the captivating shade of grey eyes.

Lily felt her cheeks flush as she suddenly began to recollect her encounter with the boy one year ago at Kings Cross Station.

Their eyes suddenly crossed paths and Lily quickly turned away, she began to panic, did he notice her staring at him? Oh no, he was going to think the worse of her!

"Lily, your face is like the color of a tomato!" Rose was examining Lily's face now, her hands cupped around her crimson face.

Hugo frowned, "Malfoy just looked over at you Lily."

Lily's eyes widened, "Malfoy?"

Rose nodded, "Yes, Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy. You don't know him because he's a 2nd year like Albus and I. Our fathers and his father were not on the friendliest terms, but I'm pretty sure Uncle Harry has at least mentioned the name Malfoy once or twice before."

Oh, Lily did recall her father mention how during his second year at Hogwarts, he managed to still beat Malfoy at a game in Quidditch despite being chased by a rogue bludger and his broom being slower than Malfoy's. It was hard to believe that the boy she encountered a year ago, who was so nice to her, is the son of her father's school nemesis.

Albus shrugged, "Malfoy's not too bad, and at least he doesn't act like his dad did. He mostly keeps to himself, and he's quite popular with the girls. Oh and he's smart too, possibly smarter than Rose.

"As if Albus! Malfoy has a long way to go if he thinks he can beat me academically!" Rose snapped quickly at her cousin. "Anyways Lily, don't worry too much about Malfoy because you both aren't going to be seeing much of each other."

Lily felt her heart sink a little; she was hoping that she would get more of an opportunity to cross paths with him.

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For the next weeks at Hogwarts, Lily found herself seeing Malfoy once in a while. She would encounter him at the library, but he was often studying or surrounded by girls who literally threw them self's on him. Still, he was level headed and polite; it was his most appealing trait to Lily. He was definitely intelligent, as most of his fan girls used his knowledge as a means to talk to him.

"Scorpius, I need some extra help on my potions homework!"

"Scorpius, I heard you're excellent at transfiguration!"

"Scorpius, can you help me with this problem?"

Despite how obvious their desperation for attention was, he rarely turned any of them down. Lily felt a little embarrassed at how she did not have the courage to approach him or say anything to him. Instead, she had spent the past month sort of kind of stalking him. The more she got to see him and his ways, the more she felt admiration for him.

Why was she so fearful to approach him? Lily practiced what she would say to him for the first time over and over again in her mind.

"Hi, you're the boy who helped me with my owl Aeries at Kings Cross last year right?"

No, he might not remember that incident and that would be the end of it.

"Hi, can you help me with Herbology? Professor Longbottom told me you were the best!"

No, that wouldn't set me apart from his fan girls.

Slumping against a book shelf, Lily sighed loudly to herself, "Lily you bloody idiot, stop over thinking everything! He'll think the worst of you!"

"Lily?"

Lily quickly shot right up and saw herself face to face with her cousin Rose who had three very large books in her arms. Lily couldn't help but be reminded of her Aunt Hermione who is responsible for Rose's book wormy ways.

"Who are you talking about Lily?" Rose's question caught her off guard, she hadn't quite expected their confrontation.

"Oh, nothing I…am not doing too well in Herbology." That was such a lie, Lily was not struggling in any of her classes, well…maybe except potions. Her cousin however saw right through her lie, "Lily, don't lie to me. You've been acting real funny since you got here. You've been all dodgy and I want to know what is up! Is it about a boy?"

Before Lily could say anything she was cut off by a voice behind the book shelf.

"Why do you like me?" Lily flushed red, did he know?

She quickly turned around and peered through the shelves but to her relief, the question was not directed towards her but rather to another girl.

Rose grabbed Lily's shoulder, "Lily! I'm talking to you!"

Lily quickly grabbed her cousin and covered her mouth, "shh! He'll hear you you git!" They both peered through the crack on the book shelf.

Scorpius was standing with his back turned to them, but he was facing a Ravenclaw girl. She had a puzzled look plastered on her face, "Scorpius, I've like you since our first year together. You are so polite and an ideal gentleman."

The girl had shoulder length dirty blonde hair, and dark brown eyes. She had her hands clasped together across her chest and she was staring intently at the boy across from her.

He stared back at her, unmoved by her confession, "You didn't answer my question. You're simply stating the way I am, but not why you like me."

Rose rolled her eyes, "this jerk…."

Lily ignored Rose and fixated her attention to Scorpius, he was…so cool.

The brunette girl was taken aback by his response, "What?"

He quickly cut her off, "Regardless of your reason, I'm sorry but, I'm not interested."

A flush of red came across the girls face and she stormed off in a rush out of the library, Lily couldn't tell whether she was angry or just sad.

"Didn't your parents teach you that eavesdropping was rude, Weasley?"

Lily and Rose quickly backed off from the crack on the book shelf. Rose glanced over at Lily and placed her finger over her mouth as an indication to stay quiet.

"Well I was quite bored and I heard that this was the hottest spot for entertainment. You know, the one man show on breaking girl's hearts."

He smirked, "Happy to entertain you." He turned on his heel and headed for the exit of the library.

Rose frowned, "I can't stand his sarcasm, it's always dripping with malice."

Lily poked her head from the book shelf, and sighed in relief, "That was a close one for me."

The red headed girl grabbed the smaller auburn haired girl, "Alright, your brothers may have rocks for brains, but I don't. You clearly are crushing on Malfoy aren't you?"

Lily's cheek flushed bright red, but she couldn't defend herself, because Rose would see right through it regardless. She finally gave in, "Fine, I do have a…little crush on him."

The admission made Rose gag slightly, "Yuck! And I thought your brothers had bad taste, you're far worse!"

A look of hurt crossed Lily's face and Rose quickly took back what she said, "Kidding! It's just surprising that's all. You don't have any classes with him so I can only assume you find him…physically attractive which is why you have a crush on him?"

Lily wondered whether it would be a wise idea or not to let her cousin in on the first encounter she shared with Scorpius at Kings Cross Station.

Batting her lashes, Lily smiled at the memory, "It's complicated."

Author's Note: I know I put humor in as a genre, but it won't be apparent until later chapters so...BEAR WITH ME!