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LILY

As I went to the rest of my classes that day I still couldn't think about why Scorpius decided to sit with me. I couldn't think of one probable explanation which was really frustrating me. I sat down at dinner with Lysander and his boyfriend Charlie. As I sat down they both stared at me.

"What? Do I have something on my face?" I asked them.

"No but we heard a rumor about you today." Charlie said.

"Oh, what Potter-related rumor has been floating around this time? Does someone think they saw me sucking blood and now think I am a vampire?" I scoffed at them. The rumors about the Potter family got more and more ridiculous as the years went by. At first they were fun but now they were just stupid.

"Oh, no. Not a rumor like that this time. No, the rumor is that Scorpius sat with you in class today and actually had a conversation with you." Lysander laughed.

"Ummmm, well actually…" I started.

"NO WAY!" Charlie busted out of his seat yelling before I could finish. A lot of the conversation stopped in the Great Hall and all started to stare at him. He sat back down blushing. Charlie wasn't a shy person but no one likes all of those eyes on themselves.

"So tell me what happened!" Lysander inquired.

"Well it happened in Ancient Runes this morning. I still don't know what to make of it. He just sat down and asked me why I needed to take the class. I told him that I didn't and that I was probably going to drop it and then class started."

"That's it? That's why he broke the all-so-famous ignoring rule that he came up with? To talk to you about that?" Lysander seemed just as confused as I was.

"I honestly have no idea. I have been trying to figure it out all day. How did you hear about this anyway? I didn't tell anyone, and I didn't know anyone in the class."

"I heard from Hugo because he was bursting at the seams to tell someone. But I have no idea who told him." Lysander said.

How did this get around so fast? I mean I didn't really care so much as there were always rumors about me but they were mostly always false. How was this one so true? I really didn't understand. I turned around the look at Scorpius to find him already looking at me. I turned my head quickly away.

"Lysander, why is Scorpius staring at me? Do you think he has heard the rumor as well?" I said.

SCORPIUS

Oh, bloody hell. Lily has caught me staring again. I need to stop this; she is never going to talk to me if I keep being this creepy. Someone in our class gossiped about us to their friends and our seating arrangement news was all over the school. So much for trying to keep this (hopefully) new friendship under the radar. I know it wasn't Lily because I doubt that she would try and start another rumor about herself, especially when right before the summer break someone told me that Lily had a pet rock family named after her real family. Where do people come up with this stuff?

I guess I was going to have to be more discreet about talking with her. Or maybe just less creepy considering I am still staring at her.

Then Lily got up and started to leave the Great Hall. I needed to tell her that I didn't tell anyone about our conversation. I mean if she is ever going to play her beautiful melody for me again then she needed to know I would not start a rumor about her. I started to follow her. But this time she wasn't going towards the Gryffindor Tower she was going in the opposite direction. I was trying to be discreet following her because she could get the wrong idea. Then Lily turned a corner and so I did as well but there wasn't anyone down the hall.

"Why are you following me?" a voice said behind me. I turned around and there was Lily peeking out from a tapestry hanging on the wall. I would have to remember how sneaky and observant she was from now on. Nothing would get past her.

"I'm sorry. I just saw you leave the Great Hall and I wanted to speak with you."

LILY

"Wow. Two conversations in one day, I feel touched." I was getting so sick of this. I wanted to know what had changed because nothing had changed from where I was standing.

"Okay…" Scorpius said a little taken aback. He doesn't get to ignore me for 7 years and then get to be offended. It doesn't work that way.

"So what did you want to speak with me about?" I crossed my arms.

"I just wanted to tell you that I wasn't the one that started the rumor, or should I say the gossip with truth to it flying around Hogwarts right now." Scorpius said looking down at the floor.

"Oh." I was shocked. "I never thought it was you." I said looking down at the floor and scuffing my feet back and forth.

Scorpius snapped his head up. "You didn't?"

I lifted my head as well and looked him in the eyes. "No, why would you think that I would think that?"

"Well, I figured maybe you thought I was trying to prank you or something. I mean you seemed like you didn't want to talk to me this morning. So maybe the rumor just confirmed your suspicions or something." He said while still looking me in the eyes. His eyes were telling the truth I knew that and I also knew that they were a beautiful stormy grey after looking in them for so long. I could see all of the flecks of blue in them as well.

I had to look away. I started walking back and forth and fidgeting with my hands. "No, I never thought that. I mean I was wondering how it started but it never crossed my mind that it was you. I was just hoping that you didn't think it was me. I had talked to my friends and that had somehow heard or something."

I stopped walking for a second and looked at him. He had this weird look on his face. Like confusion. Like he didn't understand what I saying.

"You were worried about what I was going to think? Why?" Scorpius said.

I didn't have an answer to this question. So I deflected him with another question. "Why did you just decide to talk to me this morning? We have never spoken before in my life. No one in my family has spoken to you either."

SCORPIUS

Ok, she definitely goes all in for the kill. Should I tell her the truth about her music or lie and make up a story? I feel like the music thing is really personal because I have never heard of her playing before.

"I ask you a question." She said tapping her foot. I was still giving her a blank stare.

I finally said, "I just wanted this year to be different. Not that I think we are going to be the best of friends or anything but I didn't feel like going out of my way to ignore everyone anymore. I mean it's exhausting." As words came out of my mouth I didn't realize how true they were. I was tired of taking the long way to class to avoid seeing Potters or Weasleys. I was tired of having to walk away from a conversation because one of them had entered it. I was tired of not going to Quidditch match's and for Hogsmeade visits.

Lily just stood their staring at me. "I never realized you did that." She said.

"And I am not blaming you at all. I chose to do all of this and I am pretty sure it was my decision to ignore you all, all of these years. But I am just tired and wanted to have a good year."

Something shifted in her eyes when she answered me. No longer were they full of attitude. Now they were filled with sorrow. As she tilted her head to the side she said, "I am sorry that you felt you needed to do those things. You can sit with me in Ancient Runes from now on if you want. Hell with all of the rumors. You deserve a good year."

"Does that mean you're not dropping it them?" I said.

"I couldn't leave you all alone in that class now could I? Lily said with some sass.

As she started to walk away she said, "See you in class." This time I didn't follow her and when to the Slytherin common room. I smiled the whole way down. Lily was special I could feel it.

LILY

On my way to the common room I couldn't stop thinking about what Scorpius had said. I couldn't believe he went out of his way to avoid all of us. Why did he think he needed to do that? None of us would of done anything. Or would we of? I like to believe the best of my family but sometimes if their pride was hurt they could do some pretty nasty things to people. I could see why Scorpius would want to avoid that.

I am happy that he decided to come to me and told me he truth. There was no way I could let that admission go by without doing something. I was going to drop Ancient Runes but not a chance in bloody hell now. He needed a friend I was going to give him one.