I congratulate thee on surviving the first chapter. And hey, I made a slight mistake. Keep this in mind from now on: James and Freddie and Daniel are no longer at Hogwarts. That was a mistake. Lily is in her fifth year. Al and Scor are in their seventh. That is all.
Just a reminder: I do not happen to own Harry Potter, do you?
"Hey! Hey Lily! Wait up!" I twirled around, stopping on my way to Defence Against the Dark Arts to find who was calling my name.
"Lorcan?" I grinned as the dark haired boy pulled to a stop next to me.
"Hey, I- uh- hey," he stammered, running his hand through his hair like he always did when he was nervous. He picked it up from the many Christmases over at our house, my dad always did it.
"Yes?" I smiled, waiting for him to get out with it.
"Er, will you, um," he laughed at himself. "WillyougotoHogsmeadewithme?"
"I'm, sorry," I laughed. "What's that?"
"Right, sorry," he shook his head. "Will you go to Hogsmeade with me?"
"Oh!" he looked with hopeful eyes. "Absolutely Lorcan! I'd love to!"
"Great!" he exclaimed. "Oh, I mean, er, awesome. Yeah, tomorrow, right. Uh, see ya around Lily." He stumbled off in the other direction as I walked away, thrilled and chuckling.
"Where have you been?" Cleo hissed in my ear as I sat down in our usual spots behind Roxy and Jenna and in front of Kara and a Ravenclaw in our year, Josephine.
"Getting a date with Lorcan to Hogsmeade," I whispered back as Professor MacMillan entered the classroom, writing the day's agenda on the board.
"Really?" Cleo shouted.
"Ms. Wood, if you would kindly keep it down," Professor MacMillan said in a tired voice. Seemed like she said that seven times a period.
Upon hearing the distinctive snort from behind that came from Josephine, Cleo turned around.
"I wouldn't be huffing Boot!" she cried. "You're just jealous because nobody likes you!"
Josephine's cheeks flushed and she glared at Cleo, opening her mouth to retort, but Professor MacMillan turned around and instructed us to get our wands out and ready.
"We're reviewing basic defensive spells today," Professor MacMillan instructed. "Find a partner, get a cushion, and find a corner of the room to practice in."
Cleo and I snatched a pillow and walked over to where the window was cracked slightly open, and the October air was spilling into the room. The classroom was soon filled with spells and shimmering haze, and I was lying on the ground, stunned.
~O-O~
"Merlin Cleo," I muttered, rubbing my side where she had blasted me with a stunning spell.
"Oh don't be a wuss," she said, waving her fingers and winking at a random seventh year boy, who looked so stunned to be looked at by one of us, that he nearly ran into a post.
"I don't get it," Jenna stated. "How do you four manage to get every boy to notice you?"
I laughed, loudly at that, causing a couple people to glance our way. Jenna would ask a question like that. It's not that she's not pretty, because the girl is drop dead beautiful with her Scottish accent and her long brown hair. But she's shy. And she sticks to books. If she was slightly more outgoing, then she could get any guy, including my brother, who she has long harbored a crush on.
"Jenna, we're outgoing," Roxy said, popping a mint from the platter in front of her into her mouth."
"More like you never shut up," Al interrupted, sitting down next to Jenna, who blushed deep red. Scorpius and I looked at each other, then back at them, and rolled our eyes.
"So Lily," Cleo said, grinning and winking at me.
"Cleo…"
"What is it?" Roxy demanded.
"Cleo don't you dare!"
"Oh Lily…"
"Tell me now!" Roxy shrieked, slamming her fist onto the table and earning a reproving glance from Professor Longbottom as he walked up to the staff table.
"Cleo don't…"
"CLEO YOU BETTER BLOODY TELL US WHAT YOU'RE GOING ON ABOUT THIS INSTANT OR I WILL HIT YOU!"
The entire hall turned to stare at us, and Roxy glared right back at them.
"Oh go back to eating or I'll hit YOU," she said to a passing Slytherin, who glared and whirled around.
"Anyways," Cleo rolled her eyes. "Lily here, has a date to Hogsmeade tomorrow!"
Albus chocked into his soup, Jenna beamed, Kara laughed, Roxy's mouth dropped open, Cleo looked triumphant, and Scorpius just stared blankly at me.
The table was silent for several moments until Albus turned purple and widened his eyes at me.
Keeping his voice steady, he just looked at me. "When?"
"Tomorrow," I said, eating a piece of bread.
"Who?"
"Lorcan Scamander."
He sighed.
"Albus, you aren't James. You don't get to boss me around."
"I may not be James, but that doesn't mean I can't be bloody pissed if my sister doesn't tell me about her date. Besides, seeing as I'm your elder brother, I can boss you around as much as I want."
"This is just why I didn't tell you!" I huffed, snatching my bag and storming away from the table.
I heard Albus mutter something but was too pissed to care. I didn't know exactly where I was headed, but I did have a free period next class, so I just climbed until I found myself at my spot on the Astronomy tower.
Sometimes I hate Al. He and James interrogated every boyfriend I've had, and they think that I'm naïve. He bothers me. But really, I love him. I think. And he loves me. I know.
I sat with myself in silence for a while, occasionally checking the watch on my wrist, waiting until I had to go back to the Great Hall for dinner. After about five minutes of being alone, I heard footsteps.
"Who's there?" I turned around.
"Hey, it's just me," Scorpius sat down next to me, draping an arm over my shoulder.
"Oh," I said. Leaning into him, I set my head on his chest. This boy was the best.
"Al is pissed."
"I know."
"He wants to know why you didn't tell him."
"Because he's a prick and a git."
"Lily, he really does love you."
"It's just a date!" I exploded, turning to look at Scor. "Just a date! It's not like I'm getting married! It's not like I'm going to sleep with him! What's wrong with Al?"
I saw Scorpius grow slightly pale before grinning at me.
"Damn straight you won't sleep with him. Because you don't lose your virginity to some boy who's just going to break your heart."
"Not you too!" I moaned.
"Besides, you shouldn't be thinking about that, you're fifteen."
"Psht, you're one to talk! Didn't you bed some girl at fifteen?"
"That's beside the point," Scorpius laughed. "Come on, we're going to dinner."
Pulling me to my feet, we walked back downstairs laughing about Albus's naivety and the fact that Scorpius walked in on him shagging his girlfriend.
