"James," a voice whispered, cutting through the silence of the night. "Since when has your father actually cared what you do?" Scorpius Malfoy put his hand on his best friends shoulder.
James Potter stared off into the distance, thinking about what to say. "I…I don't know, Scorpius!" he finally said, turning and stomping away.
"Wait!" Scorpius ran after James and stopped him. "Don't be so loud! Do you want to get caught?" James shook his head. Scorpius grabbed his friends shoulder again and began walking through the hallways of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. "You must answer soon," Scorpius said.
James shook his head again. "I'm not sure, Scorpius, I've told you this a thousand times." James looked at his friend and stopped walking. "I'm the son of Harry Potter, the boy who lived, the boy who defeated Voldemort."
The hallways were completely silent for a few long minutes.
"Why does it matter whose son you are?" Scorpius finally said. "I'm the son of Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter's nemesis, and I've befriended you, haven't I?" Scorpius sighed. "We are not our fathers, James. We are whoever we want to be."
"Oh, so you're telling me you're joining the new Death Eaters because you want to?" James snapped.
Scorpius hesitated. "What do you mean?"
James sighed heavily. "I know that you're only doing this because of your father."
Scorpius looked at his feet. "That's not true." James knew he was only saying this to convince himself. "I want to do this."
James frowned. "I know you don't." Scorpius looked up and opened his mouth to say something. James stopped him. "I know you don't want to do this, but I know you have to." The halls were silent once again. "But, since you're my best friend, I'm going to do this with you." Scorpius smiled and the two friends hugged.
Suddenly, a door was swung open and Professor Longbottom walked out into the hallway. Scorpius turned and ran, James close behind him.
Sorry I took this story off for a while! I thought that I'd gone so long without writing anything it might be best if I just reposted it :)
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