DISCLAIMER: Not JKR. Duh.
Chapter 7
Watching Scorpius
She was watching him. Watching him like a creepy stalker. What was she thinking, kissing him in the middle of her own brothers' wedding? With all of her family there! It's a recipe for disaster! The Weasley and Potter families know how to gossip, everyone will know that she kissed her best friend!
"Oh Merlin, Scorpius, move! Don't just stand there!" Lily whispered.
"Lily, sweetheart, who are you talking to?"
Lily whipped around to come face to face with her mother. "Oh Mum! Don't startle me like that!"
Ginny Potter was no fool, she knew her daughter was avoiding the question. She was probably hoping that her mother didn't see her kiss the young man that she considered a son. "Sorry, Lil. I didn't mean to scare you. Who were you talking to?"
Lily sighed, knowing her mother wouldn't give up. "Just myself, Mum." She turned back to the window. "Scorpius is just-" she said, trailing off. "He finally moved. I'm going upstairs to see if I can find him."
Ginny raised an eyebrow at her daughters odd behavior. "Why would you want to watch him from a window?"
"Because I-" she started saying. "Shite." She was caught.
"Lily Luna Potter, watch your tongue! Just because you're of age doesn't mean you can talk like that! Now, let's go upstairs to my old room. I think it'll give us the best view of the tables and you can tell me when you realized you were in love with Scorpius."
Lily's eyes widen and her cheeks turned a brilliant shade of red that almost matched her hair as she watched her mother walk up the stairs. She couldn't believe her mum knew and she hesitated with following, but in the end her curiosity of where Scorpius ran to outweighed her feeling of fleeing.
When she reached her mother's old bedroom, Ginny spoke. "Scorpius is sitting a table with your father and Uncle Ron. He looks absolutely terrified."
"What? What are Dad and Uncle Ron doing there?" Lily asked as she ran to window to get a look. "Better yet," she asked as she found them, "why are they laughing?"
Lily looked over at her mum and saw an evil little grin spreading across her face. "I suspect since Scorpius is clearly freaked out by you kissing him on the dance floor, he just called your dad Mr. Potter or sir."
Lily looked back to see Uncle Ron stand up and shake his head. "And what exactly are you grinning at, Mum?"
"Oh, no reason, dear. I'm sure you'll find out in due time." she replied. "It looks as though your father is getting serious with Scorpius. I do hope he doesn't mess it up."
Lily was about to ask what she meant when her Uncle Ron burst into the room. "Shoulda known you'd be in here, Gin. Never could avoid the good gossip." he said as he handed her 20 galleons. "I believe this is yours. Any idea where my wife is? I still have to give her the money."
"No, sorry Ron. Last I saw she was talking to Teddy and Victoire."
"Thanks, Gin." He said turning away. Before he got to the door though, he turned back around and spoke to Lily. "Don't make him look for you too hard, kid. If you wait long enough he's just going to get harassed by all of the Weasleys. And I'm pretty sure you don't want your Grandmum getting to him." He gave her a wink and walked out the door.
Lily looked at her mother when she said "Oh, your father is getting up. I think I'll go down and dance with him and make sure I get my money from him."
"You guys bet on us?" Lily asked before her mum could get away.
"Of course, sweetheart. We've known this was going to happen for years now. Listen to what your Uncle Ron said. He may not have any tact, but he knows about love."
Next thing Lily knew, she was standing alone. She looked back at the window and saw Albus talking to Scorpius. She smiled, knowing if anyone could get through to him, it would be her brother. She watched the conversation for a little bit, and sensing the end of it would be soon, she started her desent down stairs. Her Uncle Ron was probably wait, she shouldn't make him look for her too hard. As she walked outside, she saw Albus getting up from the table so she took a seat on a bench right next to the door and waited.
AN: A second update in one week! Hopefully this was up to standards. I'm not sure if I'll get the chance to start the next chapter today as my son is starting to fuss in his swing. But in the mean time, I put a poll up on my profile on what I should do for my next story. I will eventually write them all but I can't decide which one to start with. Opinions would be appreciated! Thanks muchly! Oh, and please review!