WOW! GUESS WHAT! I OWN HARRY POTTER!
Wanna know what else?
I really don't. I had you tricked there though!
This might be a new high… two chapters in a shortish amount of time.
"Hey Lils!" Albus waved me over to where he was sitting by the fire with Scorpius.
"What?" I said as I got there.
Scorpius was doing his best not to laugh, but failing miserably, and Al looked thoroughly uncomfortable. I raised my eyebrows suspiciously.
"What?" I repeated, a little more forcefully this time.
"So, Lily," Albus said, clasping his hands and leaning forward. Patting the seat beside him he said, "why don't you take a seat?"
"I think I'll remain standing."
"Oh, er right," Al said, trying to continue.
"Would you get on with it?" I sighed. "I've been celebrating my month anniversary with Lorcan and I need to study for my Potions test. I promised them I would!" I said, pointing at the dormitory when Albus looked at me skeptically.
"Yeah Al," Scorpius grinned. "Get on with it!"
Gesturing with my arms I nodded my head, telling him to get moving. Running his fingers through his hair, he leaned back a little.
"So. Lily," he clapped his hands again, and I almost lost my temper.
"Look Al, if you don't hurry up, I'm leaving."
"Fine! Right!" he looked at Scorpius for help, and received nothing but a blonde boy staring out the window and whistling tunelessly. "Well, you and Lorcan have been dating for a month now…"
"I just said that."
"And well, since James isn't here, and I am, and you know, a month, you two are getting pretty serious… and I felt that it was time to talk to you."
"Albus!" I said, waving my hands for him to stop. "I am not having this conversation with you!"
"Lily!" he said. "You need to understand the consequences-"
"And YOU need to stay out of my business Albus Potter, or I will tell mum all about your girlfriend and how you two've been shagging every chance you get!"
"What girlfriend?" he cried. "I dumped Crissa last year! My nonexistent girlfriend?"
"Exactly." With an air of finality, I turned on my heel and marched up towards the dormitories. But behind me I could hear Al talking to Scorpius.
"What did I do wrong?" Al said confusedly.
"I reckon she didn't want to hear it from you, mate," Scorpius said with a grin in his voice.
Shaking my head, I walked into the dormitory, slamming the door shut behind me. Flopping down on my bed, I pulled the potions book next to me and turned to the others.
"Alright!" Jenna clasped her hands together. "So, what are the properties of-"
"Hold up Jen," Roxy said, throwing a pillow in Jenna's direction, and receiving a look from the bookish girl.
"What do you mean hold up?" she said incredulously. "We have a test tomorrow! This is bound to be on it!"
"I mean I want to know what she was yelling at Albus about!" Roxy declared, grinning as my face reddened.
Throwing aside her Potions book, Roxy jumped to my bed, quickly followed by Cleo, Jenna, and Kara.
"So tell us," Cleo winked. "What were you two arguing about?"
"Nothing," I said matter-of-factly.
"Bullsnitch!" Roxy cried. "It was something big! I reckon the Hufflepuffs heard you down in the kitchens!"
Throwing a glare in her direction, I started to pull my book towards me, only to have it dragged away by none other than Jenna.
"Tell us Lily!" she said, raising her eyebrows.
"Well if you really must know…"
"We have to," Kara put in. Another glare form me silenced her.
"He was trying to give me 'the talk'."
The other girls raised their eyebrows, feigning ignorance.
"What 'talk'?" Kara asked, all wide-eyed innocence.
"You know… the talk."
"The talk…" Jenna said slowly, as if experimenting the phrase.
"Yes the talk!" I cried. "My older brother, Albus, was trying to talk to me about Lorcan and sleeping together!"
"I thought that was James's job!" Cleo gasped, laughing.
"I'd rather it was nobody's job," I put in.
"Freddie tried to give me 'the talk' before we left for the platform this year," Roxy grinned.
"What did you do?" I asked.
"I let him go on with it until he got uncomfortable, at which point he flung his hands in the air and yelled "You know what I'm talking about!" and walked out to go get my trunk. It was really quite an amusing experience."
"And Daniel tried to talk to me, but dad walked in and yelled at Daniel for talking to me about that because I was 'too young,' and then they had this row because Daniel said that somebody had to talk to me."
We raised our eyebrows at Cleo. "Your dad yelled at him for giving you the 'talk'?" Kara raised her eyebrows.
"Yup. My family's dysfunctional."
"Your family's dysfunctional!" I laughed. "Have you met ours? I'm not sure how we even manage to fit everybody in for Christmas, there's so many of us!"
"Lily's right," Roxy grinned. "We breed like gnomes!"
I rolled my eyes at our antics. The Potions books lay on the floor, long forgotten, by the time Roxy said something that gathered all of our attention real quickly.
"So Lily," she said, making sure I was looking at her. "While you were out with Lorcan today, Jenna here was going on and on about Albus. I reckon you oughta talk to him about this."
"What?" Jenna yelped.
"What did he do?" I asked her.
"He… nothing!"
"Jen…"
"Well, he winked at me, and then he had my hand and was twirling me while we were all walking outside, and oh your brother is just the best!"
I felt my heart wrench a little. If anybody deserved a boyfriend, it was Jenna. She was too sweet, and she didn't notice how many guys liked her, and admired her. Jumping off the bed, I hurried down to the dorm, slamming the door behind me.
"Albus!" I shrieked, storming over to where he was sitting. Drawing my hand back, I let it slam into the side of his face, leaving a bright red handprint on his cheek.
After being stunned for a moment Scorpius burst into laughter and Albus looked at me indignantly.
"OW!" he yelled. "What the bloody hell was that for?"
"Agh!" I screeched, slapping him again.
"What was that one for?" by now people were looking at as.
"For not knowing what you've done!"
"Well excuse me if my sister storms into the common room and slaps me across the face and I don't know what I've done!"
Snarling, I slapped him again.
"Merlin Lily!" Albus cried.
"That one was for generally pissing me off today."
By now, Scorpius was on the ground in hysterics. Gasping for air, he climbed back onto the sofa, his usually messy blonde hair more tousled than ever.
"Now can you tell me what I've done?" Albus said, rubbing his sore jaw. "And don't hit me again!"
"You've been leading Jen on all day! Can't you see the girl's head over heels for you? You're a right idiot Albus Potter!"
He just stared at me blankly as if he hadn't a clue what I was talking about. Scorpius had shut his mouth and was watching the exchange worriedly.
"You're an idiot!" I screeched, slapping him yet again. One would think he would catch on by now. "An inconsiderate, foul, git!"
"It's my fault I'm a boy and don't know these things?" Albus cried. "It's my fault that I've liked her for a long time, and am just now starting to hit on her?"
"It's always your- what?" I stopped as suddenly as if I'd hit a brick wall. "You what now?"
"Now who's the idiot?" Albus mocked.
"Shut up and repeat yourself!"
"I said I've liked her for ages, and that I was hitting on her today!"
"You frustrate me Albus!" I shrieked, and slapped him again. Storming up towards the dormitory, I could hear him talking to Scorpius again.
"What did I do this time?" he was saying.
"I reckon she thinks you're clueless," Scorpius replied.
"Damn right I do," I muttered, going back into the dormitory.
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