"Blair?" he called once they were away from the boy. "Blair, are you alright? That bloody moron… Was he being mean to you? Do you want me to teach him some manners?" Scorpius gestured with his wand.
Blair stared up at him with her wide eyes. "You're a good friend, Scor."
And with that, she walked away, leaving Scorpius furious and dumbfounded all at the same time.
CHAPTER 8: AMERICANS
Over the next week Scorpius made it his mission to torture that American boy as much as was wizardly possible. Every time Scor saw him with Blair he would hex him with a new spell, each one better than the last. Blair would always glare at him but that didn't stop him in the slightest.
While all of this was going on, McGonagall was still conducting her investigations. Then one night at dinner she made an announcement.
"Students! Listen up! I have talked to the other headmasters and we have unanimously agreed to cancel the tournament. It is too dangerous to continue while the students may be in danger."
This was greeted with lots of groans and boos, but Scor didn't really care. All he wanted was revenge on whoever poisoned Felix.
"This means that a week from today, the American students will be leaving."
Scor stole a glance at Lexi and caught her staring at him with a sad look in her eye. She quickly looked away and Scor turned his attention to Blair. She was sporting blue freckles to match the blue streaks in her hair. Her violet eyes were glued to that American boy Scor hated so much. With a triumphant grin, Scor remembered that in a week, he'd be gone.
After dinner that night as Scor was heading down to his dormitory, Lexi found him. Looking at the ground, she tugged on his arm and led him into an empty classroom.
"I'm sorry for the way I acted," she said, her left foot moving as if it were trying to grind down the floor. "I shouldn't have reacted so harshly."
Scor scowled. "Well, I probably shouldn't have blamed you Americans."
Lexi smiled. "Can we be friends again?"
Scor shrugged. "Sure."
Grinning broadly, Lexi hugged him. "I'm so glad I can leave on good terms with you." Pulling away, she asked, "You'll write me after I'm gone, won't you?"
"If you'd like me to, I suppose."
"Oh good!" She hugged Scorpius again before opening the door. "Shall we go to the common room, then?"
Scorpius followed her out of the room, feeling as if he didn't really care if he and Lexi were friends.
A few days later, Scorpius was walking around the castle when he saw Blair and the American boy. Peeking out from behind a tapestry, he watched as the boy bent down and kissed Blair on the lips. Jealousy ripped through Scorpius and he pulled out his wand, ready to hex the boy into oblivion. But then he hesitated. Blair would probably hate him forever if he intervened.
With a scowl on his face, Scor started to walk away, but not before he saw the American boy start to kiss Blair's neck as his hand wandered under her shirt.
"Stop," Blair said. He ignored her. She tried to pull away from him but he held onto her tight. "Stop it!"
"Oh come on, Blair, you know you want to."
"Get away!"
"Expelliarmus!" Scor yelled, racing forward. As the boy's wand flew across the room, Scor balled up his fist and punched the boy as hard as he could.
"Scor!" Blair yelled.
The American fell to the ground and Scor kicked him repeatedly.
"Enough!" Blair yelled as the boy began to sob. "Scor stop it!"
Reluctantly, Scor stopped kicking. Glaring at the American, Scor said, "If you ever come near her again, I will put you in so much pain you won't even be able to remember what your name is. Understood?"
The boy nodded and Scor kicked him one last time for good measure before turning to Blair. "Are you all right?"
She nodded. Her face was pale and her eyes were wide with fear. Scor wrapped an arm around her waist and began to walk her toward McGonagall's office.
"Come on, let's go Blair."
Scorpius told McGonagall the story who then talked to the boy – Drake's – headmaster. It was decided that Drake would be sent home immediately and would be suspended from school until further notice.
After that was all taken care of, Scor walked Blair to her dormitory. "Are you sure you'll be alright?"
She nodded. "Thank you."
Blair gave him a hug and then kissed him on the cheek before entering the Ravenclaw common room. When she was gone, Scor put his hand to his cheek and smiled.
Once the week was up, the Americans started saying their goodbyes. Scorpius sent Blair's American boy one last Jelly-Legs Jinx before going to find Lexi. They had begun talking again during the course of the week and Scor was sad to see her go, though he would admit that to no one.
When he walked into the Entrance Hall, someone tackled him.
"I'm going to miss you so much Scor! I'll never forget you!" Lexi pulled away to look at him, a tear rolling down her cheek. "Don't forget to write me, ok?"
Scor nodded. "I won't."
"Attention students, this is your last call. All American pupils should be back at their assigned flying group within five minutes!"
Lexi looked at Scorpius. "I guess I'd better go then."
"I guess so."
With a slightly sad look, Lexi stepped forward, took his hand and kissed Scorpius goodbye. It was a short kiss, but it was enough for her. Smiling sadly she began to walk away, slowly letting their hands fall apart.
"Goodbye, Scorpius."
"Goodbye, Lexi."
And with that, she was gone.
Sighing to himself, Scor began to walk to the Astronomy Tower, where he would begin to sketch the castle, his most favorite place in the world. On his way, he ran into Theo and Felix.
Theo began to talk excitedly. Felix looked a little pale. "Scorpius! They found out who poisoned Felix!"
