A/N:

Albus: We don't own Harry Potter, so don't sue. Okay, blah blah blah. Are we done now?

Scorpius: Slow down, Al. We have plenty of time.

Albus: Yeah... But your sister's coming back soon and I want to spend some time with you...

Scorpius: What happened to my innocent little Albus?

Albus: He died. Now let's go!

Scorpius: Right this way, your majesty.

*Scorpius bows and gestures off.*


Chapter 7 - All Guts, No Glory


"Our young heroes are back at Hogwarts from a long, insane Christmas break. Albus, the boy genius of the group, glances over at his new, secret boyfriend as he climbs over into his bed."

"I missed the crazy," Scorpius groaned, as Albus kissed him good morning.

Albus crawled over on top of Scorpius, as Finn sighed from his bed. "If you guys are trying to keep it a secret, you're doing an awful job of it. All the fifth year boys know. And the girls just refuse to believe it."

"You're just jealous," Scorpius bitched, while leaning over to kiss Albus again.

"Even if he's exaggerating, they'll all know by tomorrow," Alexander sneered at the two boys cuddled up on the bed across from him.

"Oh my god, are you jealous, Lexi? Do you want some Malfoy loving?" Scorpius got up and jumped on Alexander's bed, kissing him all over the side of his face.

Albus jumped up, following his love's example and taking over the opposite side of Alexander's personal space.

Finn quickly got up and joined the dog-pile of love.

"What the hell are you guys doing?" Madeline walked in, head tilted sideways, staring at her brother and his "friends".

"Come here," Scorpius said, gesturing for his sister to come forward.

"I don't think I want to," Madeline said, nervously eying the group.

Finn jumped back up and dragged the youngest Malfoy into the pile of Slytherins. "Look at that, now you got double the Malfoy loving!"

Alexander rolled his eyes, deciding a happy Scorpius, while annoying, was much less dangerous than a pissed off one, and as long as his nose didn't get broken, he could tolerate it.

Edward growled and reached over from the adjacent bed, and rubbed Madeline's leg. "I'll take some Malfoy loving."

"Dude really? Just shut the fuck up for once!" Alexander snarled. "She's eleven. Leave her alone."

Scorpius looked at Alexander, pleasantly surprised. "I think you deserve some extra Malfoy sugar for that." Scorpius pushed Alexander sideways off the bed with the force of his newest tackle, accidentally taking the rest of the group with him.

Finn squeaked out from the force of being compacted by the other Slytherins.

Once the wild rumpus had died down and almost all the Slytherins left the room, Finn's face turned into a mask of cold, giving Edward the glare of doom. "If you ever try pulling that 'Malfoy loving' shit again, I will strangle you, force feed you wormwood, and rape you with the broken bottle afterwards."

Finn's glare of doom quickly turned into a small, cute smile accompanied by a small amount of laughter. After fixing his tie, he headed for the door, confidently wishing Edward a good day and walked out.

After class, the small mixed group of students met at their usual spot by the lake. The group decided to meet one last time to hash out what happened and how they should proceed.

"I don't think we should break up," Madeline bluntly stated.

"Break up? Like a relationship break up?" Lysander questioned the younger Slytherin.

"No, our friendship!" Albus replied, throwing his hands up for emphasis.

"Why are you such a girl?" Scorpius teased.

"But I'm your-" Albus started, until Scorpius quickly cut him off with, "Just shut up, Albus."

The whole group turned raised eyebrows at the oldest Slytherin, while Madeline turned in the opposite direction towards the young girl standing on the edge of their clearing. "What's up with the chick?"

"Uh, I don't know. I think she came with this spot." Lorcan shrugged, uninterested in the new development.

"Are you kidding me? She's been following you around for like two years now!" Lysander bitched at his twin.

"Really?" Lorcan said, assuming his brother was exaggerating.

"Yeah, she's our next door neighbor. She follows you around everywhere you go. How haven't you noticed?" Lysander chastised, exasperated by his brother's unobservant behavior.

Lorcan turned a critical eye to the girl and then to his brother. "You're messing with me."

Lysander just gave his brother "the look" before plopping down in the grass and opening a book to read.

Lorcan cautiously turned towards the girl and mumbled out a "hey".

"Oh my god, Lorcan! I've been waiting to hear you say those words to me for forever," the girl fangirled, stepping across the grass towards her object of obsessive compulsive affection.

Madeline took a step back from the new girl, weirded out by her level of devotion.

"Oh, like you're not like that with Chase," muttered Scorpius, annoyed at being reminded of his younger sister and her tutor.

"So... What's your name?" Lorcan questioned, following Madeline's queue and going further to take another step back on his own.

"Irene Ann Amortia! I'm a second year Hufflepuff! I have dark brown hair, chocolate eyes, and I'm 129 and a half centimeters - yes the half matters! I was born March 2, 2010, so that makes me a Pisces! And you were born September 1, 2008, which makes you a Virgo! I find that completely compatible! So it's perfect; we're perfect! I like flowers, my favorite color is yellow, and I think Butterbeer is icky! I-"

"Okay, okay. I get the point." Lorcan made a face at all the new information he was expected to digest.

"But you knew all that. I told you last time, remember? 'Member? 'Member? 'Member?" She exclaimed, hopping up and down while she was talking.

"He doesn't, but I do," Lysander deadpanned.

"Hey guys, why didn't you tell me we were meeting over here again?" The squib stomped up, upset at being left out from the activities of his so called "friends".

"Because we hate you," Madeline retorted.

"Yeah, yeah, I hate you too, Maddie." The squib went to reach out to pat her on the head, but Madeline ducked quickly.

"Don't call me that. It's Madeline to you." The squib brushed off her comment and stayed in the center of the half circle.

"So I think we should retry our last plan, this time without the squib." Madeline spat, glaring towards the offender.

"No. No. No." Scorpius determinedly said. "After what happened last time, there's no way I would ever let you try that potion again."

The older Malfoy was quickly pushed aside while the little one set up the necessary ingredients to make the potion.

Madeline reached up the front of her skirt, much to her brother's horror, and quickly pulled out a small vile that was tucked inside of the top of her stockings.

"Why do you have a vile hidden inside of your stockings?" Scorpius practically screamed, horrified, mumbling to Albus about "the things that can't be unseen".

"I snuck it out of Professor Cid's office. Duh." Madeline rolled her eyes and continued to expertly brew the potion. She added the Hippogriff hair, flinching. When the potion didn't smoke or explode, she smiled and continued to burn off the excess water until she was able to scrape the paste out of the cauldron and put it in a clear container.

"Okay, I'm leaving now. Bye! Ummm... You girl, you look unassuming. Come with me."

"Okay! Bye Lorcan, I love you!" The young Hufflepuff waved ecstatically as she followed the only other girl down the path back to Hogwarts.*

"Uhh... I love you, too?" The lazy twin called back, confused as the girl strolled out of sight.

Lorcan then turned towards Scorpius. "Well someone's getting laid regularly," he teased with a smirk.

"Only once." Scorpius returned the smirk with one of his own and wiggled his eyebrows towards Albus' direction.

"Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy! You do not tell other people about our private activities! I thought we agreed to keep this a secret," Albus screamed, face Gryffindor red.

"From the people we commit pranks with? We're like a band of brothers." Scorpius said to adhere Albus' modesty.

"Come on, Al. I'd totally tell you if I got laid or something. Be proud!" Lorcan prodded, attempting to embarrass Albus further.

"You do not talk about things like that." Lysander screamed, matching Albus.

"Whatever, prude!" Lorcan threw back over his shoulder.

"I'm not a prude! I just don't want to know about my brother's activities." Lysander said defensively.

Scorpius and Lorcan share a knowing look, and replied together, "Prude."

Meanwhile, Madeline brought the other girl into the dungeons.

"Okay, so we need code-word. If you see Professor Cid coming, you just say... 'Floxinoxinihilipilification'."

"Okay!" The Hufflepuff said, excited to have made a new friend.

"Watch the door," Madeline ordered, stalking inside. "Uncle Cid!" She called out. "Perfect. He's not here." Madeline stated to no one in particular upon not receiving an answer. She pulled out the small container and proceeded to wipe the paste across the bottom of all the practice cauldrons.

As she finished, the Hufflepuff poked her head into the classroom. "What was the word again?"

"Floxinoxinihilipilification. Why?"

"Oh, well, that word! That word!" The Hufflepuff quickly yelled.

"What word, ladies?" Professor Cid questioned, giving Madeline a "I know you did something" look.

Professor Cid shooed off the second year Hufflepuff and turned to Madeline. "And just what were you doing in here?"

"I stole this container from your class and I was trying to put the container back before you noticed it was missing." Madeline handed over the now empty container with his best apologetic face.

"Sweetheart, you know better than this. Don't let me catch you taking things without my permission again. Just ask and I'll give it to you."

"I know. I'm sorry," Madeline apologized, before receiving a quick kiss to the forehead and walking out.


*"Hey I just met you, and this is crazy, but you look unassuming, so follow me maybe?"

A/N: This chapter was written for the real life inspiration for the character Cid. As of right now, it is both MustacheLuv and CaptainMaye's favorite chapter and we're hoping you like it too. We were wondering who your guys favorite characters are so far?


Coming Soon:

Madeline's homesickness boils over and begins affecting the gang's dynamic and school life. Scorpius attempts to juggle his clingy sister and his new official secret boyfriend.