Chapter 1

Albus grinned as Scorpius arrived in his home. Scorpius shook the soot out of his pale blonde hair, stepping out of the fire place. The two close friends did a small handshake, happy to see each other. School ended just two weeks ago. Scorpius set his suitcases down, looking around the Potter home.

"I see this house hasn't changed one bit," Scorpius said, grinning.

The living room Scorpius landed in was like any other- lived in. The brown couch pillows sprawl across the room, the loveseat had magazines on them, and the coffee table had fruits and empty coffee cups. The floor was a shiny wood, not a scratch on it. It looked like a muggle home. There were no flying knickknacks anywhere, so sign of there being a wizard or witch living there. Probably because they lived in a muggle town.

It was early morning, Harry Potter went off to work and Ginny Potter was off with the Harpies for a week. The kids were free to do whatever they like for the day.

Scorpius stretched, "James awake?" He asked, walking into the kitchen.

Albus shook his head, pouring himself some cereal, "Not yet, but it's almost eleven, he should be waking up soon."

Scorpius shook his head; he had never slept past nine. He poured himself some cereal, too. It was good, even if it was muggle made. He always did muggle things when he went over Albus'. Considering he was staying at the Potter house for the whole month of July, he'd have to get accustomed to doing muggle things.

"Where am I putting my things?" Scorpius asked as he finished his cereal.

"My room, the bed with the blue sheets is yours." Albus said, yawning. Despite Scorpius's early arrival, Albus had woken up just thirty minutes before. He had rushed through his morning routine and almost forgot to eat.

Scorpius grabbed his things, taking it upstairs. He's comfortable walking around the Potter home alone, he's been there plenty of times before. He and Albus were close friends since they were both put into Slytherin their first year. Sixth year was just ending, their friendship had stayed strong. Scorpius was actually surprised his parents let him stay in the Potter home for a month.

He went to Albus's room, putting his things down on his bed. Looking around, Scorpius was lucky Albus was an organized fellow, unlike James who made a mess everywhere he went. Scorpius threw his wand on the bed, feeling a bit naked without it, but continued out the door.

"Lily! Pass me the blow dryer?" Scorpius heard someone call out as he left Albus's room.

Scorpius stopped in his tracks. In front of Lily's room, which was down the hall, was Rose Weasley. Her red hair was wet and she knocked on the door several times. She had a red towel around her chest, and it stopped mid-thigh. Scorpius felt like he just walked in on her naked. Technically, she was. He couldn't help but look at the girl's thin figure. She bounced on her toes until Lily appeared with a pink blow-dryer in her hand. She spotted Scorpius once she opened the door.

"Scorpius? What on Earth are you doing here?" Lily asked, looking confused.

Rose spun around, her eyes widening, "Malfoy?" she questioned.

Scorpius never noticed Rose Weasley actually had any type of body, especially… breast. He cleared his throat, it's not like he hasn't seen a naked girl before. "Didn't Albus tell you? I'm staying here for a month." He smiled, enjoying Rose's discomfort.

Rose and Scorpius aren't exactly fond of each other. Rose and he constantly fought over grades and both were hoping to be top of the class when they graduated Hogwarts. However, Scorpius and Lily were good friends, she was in Slytherin. Rose was in Gryffindor, as was James.

Rose seemed to notice she was in a towel and quickly grabbed the blow-dryer and disappeared into the bathroom. Scorpius followed her movements, she might be my rival, but I never noticed how attractive she was. Scorpius snapped out of it, looking at Lily, who had her eyebrow raised.

"You don't have a chance with her," Lily laughed, tossing her artificial crimson red hair over her shoulders and crossed her arms. Her brown eyes studied Scorpius with amusement.

Scorpius smirked, waving her off, "Who said I want a chance with the muppet?"

"I heard that, arsehole!" Rose called out.

"You were supposed to, you bloody prat," he retorted calmly.

James came out of his room, wearing a tank top and his boxers, "Can someone please tell me why you kids are making so much noise?" He asked, yawning. He noticed Scorpius and grinned, "Scorp! I didn't know you were coming so early!"

"You couldn't have told me he was sleeping over? And just because you graduated does not mean you're superior," Lily rolled her eyes.

"Didn't cross my mind, sis," James replied, glancing at her with annoyance.

Albus went up the stairs, looking confused, and said "No one invited me to this party."

Rose then exited the bathroom. Her thick hair was wavy and reached her elbows. Her bangs stopped right under her eyebrows, she pushed them to the side as she looked at everyone. Her bright blue eyes narrowed at Scorpius, who smiled at her bitterly.

"Rose! I didn't know you were here!" Albus exclaimed.

Rose grinned, "I'm stuck with you guys for the next two weeks. My parents went off to Canada. I didn't want to go, so they let me stay here."

"Good, you'll distract Lily from bothering us," Albus laughed, earning a glare from Lily.

Rose shook her head, smiling. "Well, I like to wear just a towel as much as the next person, but I think I should get changed."

"Where are you two going?" James asked as Lily stepped into the bathroom.

"Downtown, you guys should come along," Rose said, walking into Lily's room. She glanced at Scorpius, "I guess you'll have to come along."

"Anything to discomfort you, Weasley," Scorpius replied, narrowing his eyes.

Rose made a face and closed the door. Albus looked at Scorpius, "You okay with going with them?" He asked.

"Of course, why wouldn't I be?" Scorpius shrugged and followed Albus downstairs. James followed Scorpius.

James chuckled, shaking his curly dark hair, "You two have only been going at it for the past six years," he said, rubbing his brown eyes.

Scorpius breathed out a laugh, "I'm aware. The girl just picks at my nerves."

"You're going to have to put up with her for the next two weeks, since you'll be living under the same roof," Albus informed him, chuckling and fixing his neatly combed black hair, and then scratched his green eyes, "please don't start hexing each other."

"I almost forgot I could use magic outside of school," Scorpius smirked, "thanks, Al."

Albus groaned while James laughed. The boys talked and joked, until Rose came down. She wore a sleeveless purple button up shirt with small flowers on it, shorts, and sandals. Scorpius couldn't help but stare at her. He never saw her out of her school robes. Who knew hidden under the school robes, was a perfectly shaped girl like Rose Weasley.

"You're staring, mate," Albus said quietly to Scorpius. He tried hard not to smile.

Scorpius cleaned his throat, snapping out of it and shaking his head, what am I thinking? There's nothing good about Rose… except her body. Lily went downstairs next, wearing a blue summer dress. Her hair was up and she had a blue bandana with white polka dots in it. James went up to shower as the girls looked for food.

"Do you guys have coffee?" Rose asked, looking around.

Albus nodded, "The cabinet to your left," he answered.

Lily put bread in the toast and searched the fridge for juice. Scorpius's stormy grey eyes subconsciously followed Rose as she moved about the kitchen before Albus elbowed him. Scorpius laughed lightly, assuring Albus it was nothing, but truthfully, he didn'tknow what he was doing. Why the sudden interest in Rose Weasley?

Scorpius shook off the feelings, reminding himself that the prat is just another pretty face. He can have plenty of those in no time. He straightened his gray t-shirt and slid his hands into his khaki shorts. Finally James finished getting ready, slipping his green shirt on and fixing his shorts as he headed downstairs.

"Everyone ready?" Albus called out, looking in the mirror and making sure his blue polo was perfectly ironed as his khaki shorts were secure on his waist.

"I think you're the only one that's not, Al," Snickered Lily.

Albus turned, only to find everyone was looking at him fixing his clothes and hair in the mirror. Albus rolled his eyes and headed outside, "Whose car are we taking?" he asked.

"Mine, of course!" Rose exclaimed, taking her keys out.

"You have a car?" Scorpius asked, confused. Why have cars when you can just apparate?

"How else am I supposed to travel?" Rose laughed, opening the door to her red Acura ILX Hybrid. James slid into shot gun and Albus took the left window seat. Lily sat in the middle while Scorpius stood outside, looking at the car. Rose rolled her eyes, "Well, get in!"

Scorpius sighed and got in the car. They drove for about ten minutes before parking. The teens piled out the car, looking around. They settled into outdoor seats at a café. A waiter took their orders.

"I love London," Lily sighed, leaning back and putting her hands behind her head.

"I love the girls," James said, winking at a girl with a short skirt and pretty face. She blushed and giggled, but walked on with her friends.

"The boys aren't too bad to look at, either," Rose smiled slyly and glanced over at a few guys sitting at a bench waving at her and Lily. She shook her head, laughing.

"Right like you have a chance," Scorpius scoffed. He smirked, it was a challenge.

Rose narrowed her eyes, "What are you saying?"

Scorpius smiled and leaned forward, "I say you don't have a chance with any of them."

"Oh really? Let's see about that." Rose stood and sauntered over to the boys on the bench, who all stared at her. Scorpius admitted he liked watching her walk.

Lily, Albus, James, and Scorpius watched as Rose approached them. She couldn't hear what she was saying; only her laughs as one of the boys stood up and stepped closer to her. Scorpius watched with interest as she put her hand on his arm and laughed at something he said. She spoke to the others for a bit before they took out a napkin. Three of them wrote their numbers down on the napkin, including the one standing. Rose grinned and waved at them as she turned around and walked back towards the others.

The boys liked the way she walked, too. Rose sat down next to Lily, smirking at Scorpius and showing the napkin, "That wasn't so hard," she sighed as the waiter gave them their order.

"Be that as it may, they only want to shag you," he responded, smiling slightly.

Rose laughed, and shrugged, "Be that as it may, they're not the only ones." She winked and took a sip of her coffee.

"Can we please change this conversation?" Albus groaned.

"Yes, please! I don't want to think about anyone shagging my little cousin," James said, shaking his head with distaste.

Lily giggled and Rose lifted an eyebrow, "Oh, so it's wrong for me to talk about shagging, but it's alright for you?"

James waved her away, "That's different- you're a girl. And my younger cousin. You're not even of age, yet."

Lily glared at him, "You sexist prat."

Rose's eyes flared, "Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean anything! I've actually sh-"

"Don't finish that sentence, please," Albus shook his head.

Rose seemed to realize what she said and blushed; only her best friend Lana, and Lily knew about her shagging Brendon Zabini. She wasn't proud and really hoped the information hadn't leaked out.

Scorpius raised an eyebrow; he hadn't realized Rose had done much with anyone. He knew she's been affiliated with a few people like Louis Finnegan, his good friend Brendon Zabini, and more recently, Lysander Scamander.

Scorpius smiled, "Well it seems James and I aren't the only ones that-" He was cut off because Rose had thrown a piece of her bagel at him. He glared at her as Lily, Albus, and James laughed. Scorpius rolled his eyes, "Very funny, I guess I deserved that."

Rose smiled cheerfully, "Alright, then, how about we walk around a bit? I hate staying in one place for too long."

"Oh! I've got my camera! It's a muggle one, though. Say cheese!" Lily lifted the camera to her eye.

The picture consist of James grinning widely and putting two fingers behind Albus's head, Albus had his eyes wide open, Scorpius looked confused, and Rose's eyes were crossed and she smiled showing all her teeth.

Lily rolled her eyes, "You four are a fantastic group, really."