prompt: serendipity
writer: PrincessPearl


Sunlight glimmers, warm and hazy, over the rolling blue waves of the river, casting a glow upon the little clearing where Lily lies, stretched out on the river bank, inhaling the scent of evergreen trees and fresh air, basking in the tranquility of the nature surrounding her.

"Busy, Strawberry?" interrupts a familiar, teasing voice, and she feels rather than sees Scorpius Malfoy dropping onto the grassy bank beside her. "Mind if I join you?"

"Not at all," Lily murmurs, turning her head to flash him a smile. "What are you doing?"

"Hiding," he answers matter-of-factly. "I told Nessie that Al has a crush on her, and he's out for my blood. So, for that matter, is Rose, but she's mad because I'm not studying."

Lily giggles. "You have such pleasant friends. But I think that's called being unfriendly."

"Hm," Scorpius grins. "I prefer to call it serendipity."

"How come?" she asks, shifting her hazel gaze back over to him.

"Well," Scorpius begins, reaching out to tweak a strawberry-red curl of hers, "I found you, didn't I? I think that's considered accidental good luck."

A heartbeat of silence swirls around them, and then Lily finds herself sitting up, leaning over, her head angled. His hand tangles in her curls, gently tugging her closer, his grey eyes intense with something unidentifiable (love), and then his lips are right there, and she can practically taste the spearmint on his lips, and -

"Serendipity, huh?" she breathes against his mouth when they part. "That'll be a fun story to tell."

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