Lamo filler Chapter, before Christmas... sorry.... nothing interesting till the next story, but if I rush this people complain.... after this NO MORE LONG SEQUELS!!!! There will only be short ones.

NG: Omen's of Darkness

Chapter 7

Changes

The next morning, James walked out of the hospital ring with only a slight migrane, explaining that he was perfectly fine. When the discussion of contacting parents was mentioned, James had flipped and had yelled about smothering.

"He's a little edgy...." said Albus as they watched James reading in the common room.

"Maybe he doesn't want attention," shrugged Scorpius as he worked on his essay for History of Magic.

"It's James... he always wants attention." said Albus with a blank face.

".... True." said Scorpius after a moments thought.

"Let's go talk to him." said Albus, yanking Scorpius out of his chair.

"Hey!" Scorpius protested, but he was already sitting next to James.

"What happened last night?" asked Albus.

"I don't remember. I wish everyone would stop asking me!" said James in annoyance, "Fred asked me three times, Lynn wouldn't stop pestering me. Neville, the nurse... now you two. I'm surprised Rose hasen't....."

"I don't think she knows yet. She went to bed before we found out and she doesn't exactly socialize in the morning." said Albus.

"It might have something to do with last year?" suggested Scropius, who had resumed his homework from his new spot next to James.

"Listen, I just remember wondering off, thinking I heard Fred and that's all." said James, going back to reading.

"Is that when you shot of the flare spell?" asked Albus, sitting on the other side of James.

"I did?" asked James, looking at his wand.

"Yeah... you don't remember."

".... I have to go." James jumped up and left through the portrait hole.

"Do you wanna go down to breakfast?" asked Albus.

"You just want to stalk James." said Scorpius, working on his paper.

"...." Albus watched him for a second.

"Let me finish this sentence first." sighed Scorpius.

The following over the next few months had been a lost cause. The only thing unusual was James' annoyance scale as they followed him. Rose had wiped her hands clean of the situation by simply stating that James didn't remember and it was most likely that he ran into a tree when his lantern wouldn't light. It seemed logical enough for Scorpius, but Albus was very reluctant in the situation. He kept complaining about how something didn't feel right about the forest. Still over the passed time, they had worked on other things. Scorpius seemed determined to practice non-wand magic, Rose was studying, and Albus was daydreaming a lot. It was a cold weekend and the trio had decided to visit Hagrid's as Snape now had a tendency to disappear when they came, which Rose had now become convinced that the monk's on the fourth flour we're in conspiracy against them. Dumbledore was fun to visit and gave good advice, but often he seemed troubled.

"This year seems boring." sighed Albus as they walked down the hill.

"Albus, stop complaining about... WHOA!" Rose had hit an icy patch of grass, Scorpius had almost managed to catch her, but it ended with both of them falling.

"The one patch and you managed to find it," laughed Scorpius.

"Stupid ice," she huffed, while using Scorpius as a prop to stand.

"Hey!" Scorpius mad a face as she pushed him back on the cold grass.

"Can you two stop goofing around!" Albus yelled from a great distance off on the way to Hagrid's.

"Well then," said Scorpius as he and Rose picked up passe to catch up with Albus.

"Hey, are you coming to the Christmas party. It's been changed a bit, its at my house." said Rose as they finally caught up.

"That was the initial plan, but my parents want to go visit my grandparents over seas." said Scorpius.

"Which ones?" asked Albus.

"My mom's." smiled Scorpius, "I get to see all my cousins. I don't see them often, last time I did was horrible, but that was like three or four years ago."

"That stinks," sighed Albus, "Now I'm stuck with Rose."

"Thanks," said Rose in mock annoyance as she shoved the laughing Albus into Scorpius.

"I can't wait for the holiday, only a few more weeks," smiled Albus, he turned to Scorpius, "What are you getting me?"

"I'm not telling you." said Scorpius.

"Can you tell me what you got Rose?" asked Albus.

"You can't barter with it, because Rose doesn't know your gift," smiled Rose.

"She's talking in third person.... is this new?" asked Scorpius.

"No." said Albus, "Just not that common.... Tell me."

"Why?"

"Because, I wanna know."

"Later, when she's out of ear shot." smiled Scorpius.

"I know what she got you." smiled Albus.

"ALBUS!"

"I don't wanna know till I open my gift," smiled Scorpius proudly.

"You guys are no fun," sighed Albus.

TBC