A/N: So chapter 3 is finally here! I'm sorry it took so long, but the move to college was stressful and this was the first time I've had free time in a while. I wanted to get this chapter out before my classes start tomorrow. This chapter is not very long and it's definitely not the best, but things get more exciting soon I promise! Once I get a routine going, I will try and find time to write more. Thanks for your follows and favorites, but it would be really great to hear some feedback as well, so please leave a review! I'd love to read them and see what people think!

Chapter 3: An Awkward Encounter

Lily had been anticipating her first visit to Hogsmeade ever since James came home at Christmas his third year and told her all about the wonderful wizarding village. She couldn't wait to spend all of her money at Honeyduke's or have a butterbeer at The Three Broomsticks. Her first Hogsmeade weekend came in early October of her third year. Tommy Nott, Slytherin's Quidditch captain, had called a very short practice right after breakfast, knowing that people would want to spend most of the day shopping and hanging out with their friends. When practice ended, Lily was the first out of the changing rooms, eager to make her way to Hogsmeade. Hugo was waiting for her at the gate and they turned in their permission slips and hurried off together.

This being their first Hogsmeade weekend, many third years had spent the weeks before asking around to find dates to spend the day with. Lily had received quite a few invitations, but she turned them down, as she had already promised to spend the day with her cousin. A few girls had even asked Hugo, but he quickly and awkwardly declined. None of their invitations were incredibly savory anyways.

Lily knew that they had to steer clear of Madam Puddifoot's, because not only would an incredible amount of their classmates be there, but Albus had told her that James had invited a girl there. The last thing Lily wanted to do on her first Hogsmeade trip was watch her older brother snog someone. Hugo held the door as they stepped into The Three Broomsticks. They found a table for two and ordered their butterbeers.

"We have to go to Zonko's before we go back to school," Hugo said as he took a sip of his drink. "I promised my dad I would scope out the competition for Uncle George."

"I thought Weasley's Wizard Wheezes was doing well," Lily answered.

"Oh it is. Uncle George has so many ideas. I think he just wants to make sure nobody is copying him."

"That does sound like him."

A few minutes later, the door to the pub opened. Lily had her back to the door and didn't see who came in, but Hugo's eyes nearly popped out of his head.

"Oh bloody hell!" Hugo shouted. He picked up his drink and quickly downed it.

"Slow down, Hugo! What's the matter with you?"

"Look who's just come in."

Lily turned around and looked in the direction that her cousin was pointing. Sitting in a booth nearby were Rose and Scorpius. Now she understood why Hugo was so upset. Rose and Scorpius had been dating for three months and nobody was a huge fan of the relationship. Lily and James had made a bet to see how long they would last. She saw Scorpius go up to the bar to order drinks.

"Do you want a refill?" she asked Hugo.

"I want to leave," he retorted, crossing his arms and huffing.

"Well I'm still thirsty so get comfortable." She grabbed her mug and headed over to the bar.

"Could I have another one, please?" Lily asked the bartender. The woman behind the counter took her mug and began preparing her drink as she handed two butterbeers to Scorpius.

"Fancy seeing you here, Potter," Scorpius said in greeting.

"I'm a third year now, Malfoy. I gather you'll be seeing a lot of me in Hogsmeade."

"I guess so. How've you been?"

"You mean since this morning when we had Quidditch practice? Just peachy, thanks. How's Rose?"

Scorpius blushed. "She's fine. We're fine. Thanks for asking."

"Not a problem. You know, Rose tends to be impatient, one of the very few traits she inherited from her father, so you should probably get back with those drinks. Wouldn't want her to think there's something going on between us," Lily added with a wink, which made Scorpius laugh.

"Of course not. It was nice talking to you, Lils. I'll see you tomorrow for our Charms session. Is Hugo coming too?"

"Yeah, we'll both be there!" The bartender gave Lily her drink, and she hurried back to Hugo who was still pouting.

"Please drink that quickly. I want to get out of here."

"What's the rush Hugo?"

"I don't really want to watch Scorpius snog my sister. So we should leave before that happens."

"Okay, calm down. We'll leave soon!" Lily rolled her eyes as she began to drink her second butterbeer.

Scorpius returned to the booth where his girlfriend was sitting, carrying their drinks. He sat down across from her and took a sip of his butterbeer.

"I didn't know you and Lily were so close," Rose commented.

"I wouldn't call us close. That's really just Al and me. But we're on the Quidditch team together and I'm her Charms tutor. I help your brother out too, sometimes."

As Scorpius and Rose were talking, they watched as Lily and Hugo got up from their table to leave the pub. Lily gave a big smile and waved as she passed by their booth, whereas Hugo looked very uncomfortable and shuffled along after her.

"You should be careful, Scor," Rose said after they left. "I think she has a bit of a crush on you."

"Lily? You're kidding right? If anything, Hugo has a crush on me."

"Hugo's not gay, Scorpius." Rose rolled her eyes, seeing as this was a conversation they had had before.

"And you're absolutely positive about that?" He saw the look in his girlfriend's eyes and knew that he should probably change the subject. "I'm sorry, I won't bring it up again. But honestly, Lily is the least of your worries. You have nothing to be jealous of."

"Why would I be jealous of my thirteen year old cousin?" Rose asked, slightly confused. She took a sip of her butterbeer, leaving a little bit on her lip.

"Exactly my point. You have no reason to be jealous. I'm very good looking, so you can't get upset when people fancy me." Scorpius leaned over the table to kiss her, mostly because he wanted the leftover butterbeer, but also because he enjoyed kissing Rose. At the moment, Rose was pretending to not enjoy kissing him, probably because of his previous comment.

He hadn't expected much to come out of Albus introducing the two of them, but Rose had seemed just as smitten as he had. This came as a surprise to both Scorpius and Al. After their initial encounter, they started to hang out more often. They would study together in the library and they eventually started going to Hogsmeade together. Scorpius had been very afraid to make the first move, still not completely believing that Rose fancied him. They had been sitting together by the Black Lake right before the end of term last year, and Rose suddenly leaned over and kissed him. They didn't officially start dating until July, but Scorpius was glad that it had happened.

"I know you're good looking, Scorpius. And I'm not going to be jealous, because I have absolutely no reason to be," Rose answered. She leaned over the table to kiss him again.

"I'm glad you have faith in me. Are you finished with your drink, we can go back to school and snog for a bit."

At that, Rose upturned her butterbeer and pulled Scorpius up from the table. He wrapped his arm around her waist, and they left the pub quickly, wanting to get back to school as quickly as possible. Scorpius was enjoying every minute that he spent with Rose. He had never felt this way about anyone before, and he never wanted their time together to end.

Hugo was glad to be rid of his sister and her boyfriend as he and Lily finally escaped The Three Broomsticks. He wanted to spend the rest of his Hogsmeade day not living in fear of watching couples be affectionate with each other. Public displays of affection had always made him uncomfortable, but he had never exactly been sure why. He was glad to hang out with his cousin and just walk around. After checking out Zonko's to make sure Uncle George wasn't getting ripped off, the pair decided to end their day at Honeyduke's.

"What were you and Scorpius talking about over at the bar?" Hugo asked as they walked into the candy store.

Lily glanced over at Hugo, with a confused look on her face. "Nothing, really. He just asked if we were still on for studying tomorrow. I told him you were coming."

"I don't know if I want to come," Hugo groaned.

"What are you talking about? You really enjoyed it when Scorpius tutored us last year."

"Well this year's different. For one thing, he's been snogging my sister and that makes me feel weird. And last week when we were studying, you seemed a little too distracted."

"I wasn't distracted, Hugo! I was paying plenty of attention." Lily rolled her eyes as she picked up two chocolate frogs and a box of chocolate cauldrons.

"You were paying plenty of bloody attention to Scorpius," Hugo muttered under his breath. Lily turned around.

"What did you say?" She was fuming, and Hugo instantly regretted the decision to open his mouth. He always seemed to forget that Lily had amazing hearing.

"I didn't say anything!"

"Don't lie to me Hugo, I know you said something!"

"I'm afraid to tell you. You'll hit me," Hugo whined, not wanting to upset her anymore.

"I promise I won't hurt you. Just tell me what you said."

"I said you were paying plenty of bloody attention to Scorpius." At that, Lily quickly slapped his arm. "Bloody hell, you said you wouldn't do that!"

"Well I didn't realize how stupid what you had said was. What do you mean I was paying too much attention to Scorpius?"

"You wouldn't stop staring at him. And when he said something that he meant to be a joke, you laughed almost as soon as he finished saying it. Scorpius isn't all that funny. You never used to laugh at him last year."

"You're being stupid, Hugo." Lily began to walk away, heading up front to the register. Hugo went to follow her.

"But see, I don't think I am. I think you fancy Scorpius, and you just don't want to admit it. I understand that. He's dating Rose and he's your brother's best mate."

"I don't fancy him Hugo!" Lily whispered quietly. "Talk a little louder, the whole store will hear you."

"But if you don't fancy him, then why do you care if anyone hears?" Lily went silent. After she paid for her items, she slapped Hugo once again on the arm.

"You have got to find a better way to release your anger," Hugo said, rubbing his arm as they left the candy store.

"Stop saying stupid things and maybe I'll consider it."

"If you feel weird about admitting it to me about it, just know I would never tell Rose, Al, or Scorpius. Your secret is safe with me."

"That would be jolly well and good if there actually were a secret to keep. I don't fancy Scorpius, Hugo. I never have and I'm absolutely positive I never will." At that, Lily began walking back to school.

Hugo followed silently after her. He knew very well how this worked. Whenever he had said something to upset Lily in the past, she would give him the silent treatment. Sometimes he wasn't allowed to walk next to her. He figured this was probably one of those times. All Hugo wanted to understand was why she wouldn't just admit that she fancied Scorpius. It certainly would have been much easier than just sitting around and pretending it wasn't true. Then again, he couldn't really talk considering the fact that he never liked to admit when he fancied someone. Not wanting to cause anymore trouble, he decided to leave the matter alone, knowing that Lily most definitely did not want the subject to be brought up again.

Lily began quickly walking back to school, Hugo following a short distance behind her. He knew better than to get too close when she was mad at him. All she had wanted to do was have a pleasant day in Hogsmeade, but Hugo had been quick to ruin her fun by telling her that she fancied Scorpius. Lily still didn't understand why anyone would fancy Scorpius Malfoy. He didn't seem all that desirable in her opinion. She still didn't understand what Rose saw in him, or Albus for that matter.

Since Hugo was sentenced to the silent treatment, Lily was able to lose herself in her thoughts. Why exactly did Rose like Scorpius so much? He was certainly good looking, there was no denying that. Much to Lily's surprise he had been very helpful and nice, especially during their tutoring sessions. But there were other times when he could be extremely arrogant.

He was always at his worst on the Quidditch pitch. It was Lily's second year playing for the Slytherin Quidditch team as a Chaser. Scorpius was the best Seeker at Hogwarts, so he definitely had reason to be cocky, but sometimes he took it a bit too far. If it started to get too bad, Al would sometimes purposely whack a Bludger in his direction. But that was only some of the time. He was usually very sweet. When he saw Lily in the corridors before classes, he would smile at her and he was always good company for a game of Exploding Snap in the common room. In actuality, Lily understood why Rose was with him. All things considered, he really wasn't all that bad. There were certainly worse people Rose could have decided to date.

After having Scorpius on her brain for a few minutes, Lily realized that he was almost always in the back of her mind. Why had she never noticed that before? Could Hugo be right? Did she really fancy Scorpius? She stopped walking and stood where she was, letting Hugo catch up to her.

"Are you alright Lily?" he asked as he stopped to stand next to her.

"I'm fine. You're not supposed to be talking to me right now," she answered quickly, upset that she had let her guard slip.

"Are you sure you don't want to talk about it?"

"What is there to talk about Hugo? As you were." Lily started walking again, adding distance between her and her cousin.

She was lying. There was something to talk about, but she certainly didn't want to say it out loud. Even if she was just talking to Hugo, how could she admit that she fancied Scorpius Malfoy?