The New Intern by HPFangirl71
Part 4: Moving Ahead…
Harry didn't know quite what to say to the boy's mumbled confession. Knowing that the younger Malfoy shared his attraction was something he'd never expected. It was just as Scorpius had described it, both exhilarating and frightening all at the very same time. How was he supposed to handle this without scaring the kid off? It had to be his call, that was all there was to it. He had to let him decide no matter what that decision might be. Harry let go of Scorpius' hand and pushed himself back against the couch.
"So where do we go from here?" Harry said putting the question out there to hang within the air like some heavy cloud.
"Not sure…," Scorpius whispered. "I mean my idea was to run and that obviously didn't work…," he said with a nervous chuckle.
"Well you didn't do a great job at hiding... Not really…" Harry informed him with a grin on his face.
Scorpius smiled back at him and Harry was left almost dizzy by the boy's heady charms. He knew exactly where he'd like this to go but he wouldn't play the part of perverse older man pressuring an inexperienced youngster. Instead, he waited silently for Scorpius to make the first move.
"We could go on a date…?" the boy whispered tentatively.
Scorpius pushed a loose tendril of blonde hair from his face and then looked expectantly over at Harry.
"Sure we can," Harry replied with a warm smile crossing his face. "Do you want it to be a public date or a private one?"
"Private," Scorpius answered immediately. "I mean to say, we don't want to fall flat on our faces in front of everyone that is if it doesn't work out."
"Of course, I totally understand." Harry said nonchalantly but inside he was bursting at the thought of having the boy all alone for an evening.
"Well I should get back to work then," Scorpius said hurriedly in an attempt to cover his awkwardness.
"Sure thing, I'll see you on Friday for our date then." Harry answered with his own bit of nervousness.
He smiled at the handsome blonde before turning to leave. Harry paused briefly within the doorway and then crossing the short expanse of the room, he kissed the boy. It was a brief kiss but when they parted, they were both slightly flushed with excitement. Harry left quickly after that, whistling and half skipping as he moved through the corridors toward his own office.
Moments after Harry left, Pansy reentered the office. Her eyes raked over her godson in a curious manner as she waited for him to speak. Finally, she couldn't contain herself any longer and jumped on him like an Auror during an interrogation.
"Ok, what's going on between you two?" she demanded to know.
"What's going on with whom?" Scorpius' voice was nonchalant as he tried valiantly to avoid the topic.
Pansy however couldn't be thwarted quite so easily.
"You and the stinking "boy who lived" of course!" she cried out in sheer exasperation.
"He just wanted to talk," Scorpius informed her, and then in a hushed tone he added, "And I'm having dinner with him on Friday."
"You're having dinner with Harry sodding Potter! Do you know what your father will say?"
"No Aunt Pansy, you can't tell him!" Scorpius exclaimed.
Pansy looked him up and down coolly before replying.
"Don't worry, I won't tell him but he's sure to find out sooner or later, the way this office talks."
"Better it be later," Scorpius muttered, the relief at knowing his godmother wouldn't go gossiping to his father flitting easily across his slight features.
"So you really like Potter?" Pansy asked him, covertly steering the conversation away from Draco's impending disapproval.
A smile crossed her godson's lips as he spoke of the aforementioned Harry.
"I think I do. I mean I haven't had much experience at this whole social thing."
"You do realize that Potter is the same age as your father and I…" Pansy continued with her questioning.
"Yeah, its one of the things that threw me off when I first realized I was attracted to him. As I said before, I haven't had a lot of experience dating. I was always too busy in school trying to avoid the infamy of being a Malfoy. Making a better name for myself seemed more important at the time. I just hope I'm not a disappointment to him." Scorpius admitted his fears somewhat reluctantly.
"You certainly did have a lot to live down Scorpius and I'm proud of you that you did. You're definitely not your father; he made many mistakes where Potter was concerned. I just hope you aren't making your own." Pansy said in a sincerely concerned voice.
Scorpius looked at her with renewed trepidation filling his eyes.
"You think I'm making a mistake here…?" he said in a still whisper of a voice.
Pansy looked at her godson, his eyes filling painfully up with fear and doubt at her words and suddenly she didn't have the heart to discourage him.
"No... That's not it at all, I just want to be sure you're prepared for what people might say. Harry's life isn't exactly private sweetie… but if you like him enough to take a chance then I support you one hundred percent," she said with a bright smile.
"Even against father…?" Scorpius said with a playful grin.
"Yes, even against your wretched father!"
The two broke out in a burst of laughter, as they went back to work. The topic of Harry Potter, and Scorpius' impending date with the man were quickly laid to rest. Still, it continued to weigh heavy upon Pansy's mind as she silently worried over her godson's tender innocence…
