A/N: Thanks to my reviewers! Many hugs and kisses to all!

Disclaimer: If the seasons were mine, it would never be winter. (By the way, I don't own this keyboard…)

Dedication: Still the sweet Megsy42!


Falling for You

They get together in late September of Scorpius' last year.

Rose is happy. She tells Lily this, and tries to convince the rest of the family that Scorpius is okay. For a Malfoy.

Albus is furious. James and Fred have planned how to kill Scorpius multiple times since the news. Roxy sits in silence whenever Lily is in the room. Victoire says she is almost afraid to let her daughter spend time with her second cousin. Dominique sends her dirty looks in the halls. Molly and Lucy whisper to each other as they pass, throwing her furtive glances.

But thank Merlin for Louis. He stands by her, making his sister let the baby spend time with Lily, forcing Nika away from beating her cousin up, shouting at Al right back when he yells, telling James and Fred that their ideas just won't work, and ignoring Roxy right back.

If it isn't for Lou, Rose, and Scorpius, she never would make it through this mess.


And then Lily and Scorpius fight. Their argument is loud, angry, and full of swear words.

"Fine! Then maybe we should end this!" Lily shouts towards the end.

"Oh, see if I care! I've been getting enough shit for being with you! I couldn't wait to end it—and don't think we'll get back together!" And he stomps out of the Gryffindor common room, about to burst from anger.

Lily stares at his retreating figure. She can't remember why the fight even started. She suddenly begins to cry, sometime during the time that she was rushing up to the Girls' Dorms and collapsing on the bed. Roxy and Lucy stand quickly.

"Look, guys, it's over, okay? I'll get with some crappy, idiot boy from Gryffindor for you, got it? But right now, I'm not taking your shit. I don't care if you never talk to me again," she chokes.

The girls look at each other. "Oh. Sorry about you and Scorpius," Lucy says fakely.

"Get out," Lily says, and gives them the angriest glare she can muster, given the fact that she is sobbing her eyes out.

"Why is she so mad at us? We knew what was best all along—and now, look! He's broken her heart!" Roxy can be heard saying.

"He is a Malfoy. I can't believe she looked past that Mark on his dad's arm!" responds Lucy, flouncing away.

Lily hums a tune her mother used to sing to her when she cried, trying to ignore the emptiness she feels.

"The sooner you sleep, the sooner you'll wake. Tomorrow, we'll go to—" she falters at the end and begins to cry harder. She and Scorpius sang this song…

"The fair," Rose whispers. She is standing by the door, her glasses perched on her nose as usual, her red curls everywhere. "Did I ever tell you why Scorpius and I broke it off? Because he liked you at the time. And I—well, I liked Lorcan…and you know how that turned out. He's a great guy, Scor is. We were never great friends again because it was so awkward—'I liked you, but then I liked your cousin…' and 'I liked you, but then I liked your best friend…'"

Lily laughs a bit and wipes her eyes.

"Go talk to him, Lil. I couldn't bear it if you two broke it off—I mean, I'm living vicariously! I'm not in the dating game any more! I love to watch early-on-ers flirting shyly—it's hilarious! Please, Lil?"

Lily nods and heads downstairs. She's always had a fascination with the Ravenclaw common room, anyway…


An hour later, she sits on the ground in a pile of leaves she and Scor have just jumped into. She breathes calmly as she leans against his chest. There are brown leaves stuck in his hair, and she pulls them away with a laugh.

"You're so—brown right now, Scor," she says. He laughs too, and leans her against his chest.

"I'm so sorry about the fight, Lil, I really am. I never want to break up with you."

"My cousins were giving me so much crap, and I guess I just couldn't hold it in anymore. I picked the fight, and I'm sorry too."

He kisses her temple. "You're extremely brown too, Mrs. Malfoy."

"Excuse me?" she says, craning her neck to peer at his face.

He blushes. "I—I meant…"

"It's okay," she says with a happy sigh, nestling back. "You know, that's a tree worth climbing."

"And what does that mean?"

"That I think it could work out…somehow…"

He laughs. "Let's sleep, Lil, yeah? That's what they do in the Muggle films when everything is all happy—they sleep."

"The sooner you sleep, the sooner you'll wake," she starts.

He finishes with, "Tomorrow we'll go to the fair."