Scorpius Malfoy stopped short and let out a low growl, causing the couple behind him to bump into him.

'Oi!' James rubbed his nose, after checking that hisEvans (he LOVED saying that in his head) was alright. He was concerned when his new friend ignored him and barged into the trophy room, wand out.

"Get your filthy hands off her, dog" Scorpius had inherited Draco's sneering drawl. He didn't use it very often, except in similar circumstances. Albus and Remus had been watching, unimpressed, as Orion White kneeled before Lily, kissing her hand and smiling his best Black smile. What made Scorpius almost physically ill was the light blush tinging Lily Potter's cheeks. It was almost as if she was being charmed by this smarmy new boy.

'I was just showing her how we Americans ask a girl out on a date, mate,' Sirius' grey eyes held a smirk. Scorpius stared, about ready to punch when he felt himself being held back by a pair of strong arms.

"He's not worth it, mate" Albus whispered to his best friend, the gears in his mind clicking. What American used the word "mate" anyway? James Potter, meanwhile, was seriously annoyed at his friend. He commiserated with the Malfoy boy, if he felt the same way about Lily Potter as James did about his Lily, there was no doubt who loved the girl more. And what was Padfoot trying to do, anyway? This girl was young enough to be his granddaughter. He was about to open his mouth when Sirius and Remus noticed his hands entwined with 'Petunia' Evans'.

'Prongsie! She finally came around, eh? And they call me the dog!' Even James was starting to blush slightly as Sirius started to blather about calling dibs on being their children's godfather. Lily Potter, however, was confused.

"Finally? Weren't you already dating?" Her eyes widened as the couple in front of her went silent. Even "John" seemed to be stifling a chuckle as Orion White barked out a long laugh.

'Them? Dating? Not unless you count Prongsie here getting his balls hexed off every day since we were thirteen dating."

'Oi' James' growl of protest was good-natured. Now that he had finally got the girl, he was willing to put up with a little bit of teasing. Lily Evans, on the other hand, was glaring at Sirius like she wanted to hex him. Badly.

Lily Potter, on the other hand, was starting to blush slightly. Her heart rate accelerated as Orion White recounted his friends' many elaborate schemes to get 'Petunia' Evans to go out with him. She could feel Malfoy's grey eyes staring at her as detailed descriptions of the various hexes and jinxes that had been used on the hapless boys that had asked the girl out over the years. It was confusing her – this Parker seemed to have been every bit the ponce Malfoy had proven himself to be over the years. Yet, the way he looked at that Evans girl – he actually seemed to genuinely like her. More than that – he seemed to love her. And according to Orion, Evans had hexed Parker and rejected him constantly – just like she had with Scorpius. Now, she seemed to be looking at the boy next to her with a soppy glow. It was making her head hurt.

'Go on, Prongs. You and Evans can double date with me at this Hogsmeade place we were hearing of' Sirius Black winked at his best friend, causing Scorpius to turn paler than usual. Lily Potter's eyes flashed with indignation. Orion White was charming, but she had NOT agreed to go out with him.

"You'd need a date for that, White"

Scorpius grinned at the sound of Lily's sarcasm being directed at someone other than himself.

'I was just about to ask you when we were rudely interrupted. How about it, Flower?'

Scorpius smirked as he heard Lily Potter's snort. Back in her first year, Lily had told him how much she hated that nickname.

Flashback:

'I had to hex him, Scor' Lily had been plaintive as she was reprimanded by her brothers.

'Iain called me FLOWER'

'What's wrong with that, Flower?' Scorpius had grinned at the furious expression on the little girls face. The splotches of red complemented her pale skin and he liked the way she tossed her red gold ponytail indignantly.

'I'm not a flower. I'm DANGEROUS'

'You are?'

'Yes. Ask James and Al. I turned their robes into dresses last summer.'

'Before you started school?' Scorpius had been impressed.

'It's amazing what you can pass off as accidental magic these days' flashing her dimple, the eleven year old winked and stood, leaving the stunned second year behind her. Shaking his head, the twelve year old Scorpius Malfoy had received his first lesson on the Lily Potter charm.

Sirius Black stopped short, wondering why the redhead in front of him had that slightly ticked off expression.

'White.. this is a first offence, but just so you know… the last person who called me Flower was coughing hairballs for a week'

Sirius grinned. This girl was something special. His grin faded when he saw the smug expression on Malfoy's face. Sardonic bastard.

Albus Potter, on the other hand, had narrowed his eyes. "Orion's" story about his friends sounded remarkably similar to the stories he had heard growing up about his grandparents. But then again, maybe it was normal for boys to lose every modicum of common sense around girls. Al had prided himself on keeping his cool around Hannah Longbottom, she had had a crush on him for years. Even then, he had had a hard time asking her out, probably because he genuinely liked her. James, however, had been known to make an idiot of himself around girls like Eloise Zabini in his time, despite his blathering about the Potter charm. And Merlin knew Scor's brains turned into niffler dung around Lily. Still, there was something about Harold Parker and Petunia Evans that seemed to bother him. He couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Meanwhile, Remus "John" Lupin was watching his friends with a keen werewolf eye. For years, he had been hoping Lily would see the loyal leader James was going to become. As a second year pureblood, he had knowingly befriended a werewolf and boldly declared his willingness to risk Azkaban to help him. Even Sirius, untamed as he was, deferred to James on their pranks and other marauder business. Remus wondered what was going to happen when they returned to their own time. Knowing Minnie, she would probably erase their memories before sending them back. Would Lily Evans go back to hating James Potter? Remus hoped not.

AN: There wasn't much happening in this chapter, but I'm setting things up for later – r/r!