Having recovered quickly from his 'beat down' by Lily, Scorpius decided there was only one way to mend his broken ego.

"Victoria Parkinson, you are looking absolutely ravishing," Scorpius said, as he walked beside the black haired girl on the way to his potions class, only a little bit later then the earlier incident.

"I can't tonight," Victoria replied as she adjusted her book bag on her shoulder. "I'm busy, Scorpius, I have an essay due in tomorrow."

"W-"

"Please, Scorpius, I know you better then anyone, I know what you want depending on the way you talk to me… And I'm assuming since you are asking me, which I know you hate having to do, asking me for it, L-"

"Don't say the name!" Scorpius hissed, looking around to make sure no one other than a very amused looking Albus could hear their conversation. "What would people think if they found out that I like a girl, who for some totally insane reason hates my guts?"

"You're the one who decided to develop a crush on the fiery little Gryffindor, I can't help that," Victoria said grinning. "Mind you I really can understand why you would like the Gryffindor."

Scorpius shoved Victoria lightly, smirking. That was a thought he really did need to get out of his head before class. He looked back to Albus who it appears had gone completely white at the thought.

"Oh don't be such a pansy," Scorpius said, laughing at his friend. "I'm sure she's tried it at on point or another."

It was after these big brother unfriendly words that Scorpius received a sharp whack to the back of his head.

"Have you finished yet?" The soft voice of professor Ravid called to the class, she was standing at the front of the room looking around the tables, and smiled.

A chorus of 'Yes professor' rung through the room and Ravid grinned at the class. "Brilliant, just put the potion in a vial and bring it up," She announced. "Once you've done that you can go."

There was a quick scurry to get their potions finished, because everyone wanted out of the room, and in the hustle and bustle, no one saw the door open, so Scorpius believing everyone had rushed forward, didn't look where he was going as he carried the vial full of potion, until he walked into someone.

Quickly Scorpius jumped away as the solution splashed everywhere, and he watched in horror as it fell down the face of Lily, and onto her lips…

Silently Lily fell to the floor, and lay there not breathing.

"OH CRAP!" Scorpius looked down at her body, sprawled onto the floor in a near dead state of unconscious, her red hair spread across the floor and covering her face. "Professor Ravid, Lily needs your help!"

"You raving lunatic!" Rose Weasley screeched at Scorpius as they waited outside the hospital wing, Hugo, Albus, and James, who had come in to see Lily, were all waiting anxiously for the results of will happen to Lily. "You threw potion in her mouth!"

"No Rosie," Scorpius replied. "I dropped potion on her, it fell on her face, and ran into her mouth, it's because she's so damned short!"

James grabbed Scorpius by the scruff of the collar now and growled at the blonde boy.

"I don't care who you or your parents are, if my baby sister isn't perfectly fine when she gets over this I swear on Dumbledore's grave I will beat the ruddy crap out of you, and then feed you to one of my Uncle Charlie's dragons, doubt that for even a second and you'll learn the hard way, got it?"

"Cool it James," Teddy called suddenly appearing in the corridor, Victoire, Dominique and Louis with him.

"Sorry we're so late guys," Victoire said smiling warmly at the others. "Domi was intent on getting a few things for Lily." Dominique blushed as she held a bag full of bits and bobs, as Lily's best friend she felt that it was her responsibility to gather things that she might want around her.

Victoire walked towards James, and kissed his cheek.

"There's no need to worry Jay, Lils is a strong girl, and they have the remedy," Victoire said smiling at her cousin. She turned to Albus and smiled warmly at him, before engulfing him into a hug.

"How are the wedding plans going?" Rose asked when finally they had all settled so they were sitting with their back against the wall, and looking at the doors leading into the medical wing.

"Brilliantly," Victoire answered as she looked lovingly up at Teddy. He grinned down at her, his amber eyes shining with adoration as he looked at her.

"It's great that you two are finally settling down to plan this," Rose sighed.

"Please," Dominique gagged. "They've been grossing us out."

"That's just because you're too hardcore for our mushy wedding stuff," Teddy replied grinning at Domi, and ruffling her hair affectionately.

"You used to be hardcore," Domi muttered, and Teddy nudged her softly before, wrapping am arm around her shoulders, and gave her a quick hug, he would have done so properly, but his hand was entwined with Victoire's.

The door swung open and everyone looked up as an ashen Ginny and Harry Potter walked towards them.

"It's not great news."