Well, here's chapter two. Sorry it took so long! I work 11 hour days and by the time I get home from work, the baby has drained all energy that I had left. So it seems like I only have Tuesdays to write. I'm hoping to get another chapter written before the end of tonight, so there may be another update later on. Thanks for reading! Please review!
Also, because I forgot last time:
DISCLAIMER: I am not JKR! I do not own Harry Potter! If I did, Sirius never would have died!
FIVE YEARS AGO
Scorpius is starting his third year, Lily is starting her first.
"Hey Spitfire!" he yelled while running up the stairs. "Your mum wants you downstairs to help her with breakfast!"
Lily slowly opened the door of her bedroom and gave him a glare that he was pretty sure was reserved just for him. She was strangely still in her pajamas and her hair looked like it hadn't been brushed yet.
"Whoa. Did something attack you in your sleep or do you have a rat living in that nest on top of your head?"
The only response he got were more glares. It was then that he realized that her eyes were slightly red and a little puffy. He stared at her for several seconds wondering if she was going to say anything. She slowly turned away from the door to go sit in her thinking spot, leaving the door open. He knew this was an invitation to come in and talk to her.
They had done this for two years now. The first time it happened James had been making fun of himself and Al and Lily had tried to defend the two first years. Unfortunately it only made James angry that she was defending the "Slimey Snakes" and started teasing her about wanting to ruin the Potter reputation even more. The nine year old had quickly left the room and disappeared for the remainder of the night.
It was when Scorpius was coming out of the loo while getting ready for bed that he bumped into her in the hallway. She had been coming upstairs from grabbing a snack since she had missed supper. Her eyes had been red and puffy and she refused to talk to him. So he followed her to her room and she left the door open and went to her thinking spot. They had spent the entire night talking and became very good friends. It was because of that moment Scorpius knew that if the door was open, you were allowed in.
He walked in the room and laid down on the bed with his ankles crossed while she sat on her window sill staring at the garden below her bedroom. A year ago Scorpius had nicknamed it her "thinking spot" because she was only ever there when she was upset about something and needed time to think.
"What's wrong, Lil?"
He knew it would take several minutes for her to collect her thoughts, so he played with a muggle stress ball that she had gotten from her dad's cousin, Dudley. He thought the thing was pointless but always played with it to pass the time.
"I'm scared."
That got his attention. Lily was never scared. He had no doubts that she'd end up being a Gryffindor with the rest of her family. With the exception of her last name, she was everything Weasley. He sat up in the bed so quickly he actually got a little dizzy.
"What in the world could have Lily Potter scared?" he asked.
"What if I don't get sorted? What if I don't make any friends? What if the sorting hat tells me I'm not magical enough and that I have to leave? My family would disown me!" she cried.
She really did look terrified. He knew that his answer would have to be really good to get her to calm down. There were very few people who could calm Lily down and luckily, Scorpius was one of them. He wasn't sure that Albus could even accomplish such a task.
"Lil, do you remember the time we were outside playing quidditch with James, Al, Rosie and Hugo? Remember how James wanted to make you and Hugo keepers since you were the youngest? You were so furious with him that you managed to vanish his broom AND turn his hair pink. It took your mum ages to fix it! You have an unbelievable amount of magic in you! There is no way that the hat will tell you that you don't belong at Hogwarts. And I'm 99% positive that you will be in Gryffindor and that you'll have dozens of friends! Don't worry, everyone is going to love you way more that either of your brothers!"
At that last comment, he finally got her to smile.
"Now come on, your mum may not need help with breakfast, but I'm sure it's on the table now. And then we've got to pack for the train ride tomorrow!"
He knew not to linger too long after cheering Lily up. She always needed time to process what had been said and to fix herself up without anyone watching. He hopped off the bed and was just about at the door when he felt a small hand on his wrist.
"Thanks, Scorp." she said, giving him a hug.
"Anytime, Spitfire, anytime." he replied. He smiled as he hugged her back, knowing that she was going to do great at Hogwarts.
