-Great Strength-
Come Together
Scorpius had been friends with Rose Weasley and Albus Potter since their first train ride to Hogwarts, and that turned into being friends forever.
When Rose broke her leg after falling off her broom during their first flying lesson, Albus and Scorpius were the ones that almost carried her to the hospital wing for it to be repaired. The trio were friends from the start and everyone knew it would never change.
During Scorpius's first stay with the Potter before his second year was when he met her. Lily Potter was Al's little sister and absolutely adored everyone who was in Hogwarts and wanted to know every detail about Al, Rose, and Scorpius's year there. Scorpius caught himself leaving Al and Rose occasionally to talk to Lily when she seemed lonely or bored. After his first conversation with her, he knew she was different and he wanted to spend time more time with her. She was strong, but having another big-brother type couldn't hurt her.
The day Lily was about to board the Hogwarts Express for the first time was the first time Scorpius had ever seen Lily on edge or even nervous, he'd never even seen her not being a little strange. He helped her put her trunk in the over head storage before saying good bye to everyone. Al and Rose agreed to let her sit with them during the ride to Hogwarts, where all she did was looked out the window with an expression of pure terror on her face.
Scorpius sat next to her while Rose and Al ate their lunches.
"Nerve rattling isn't it?" he whispered in her ear, making her jump a little. She turn around to him and nodded, she looked about in tears. "Everything is going to be OK," he encouraged, "you and I have had this conversation before. I'm always there for you."
That last sentence seemed to have calmed her jitters a little bit and she unclenched her fists. "I hope so," she said and hugged the boy.
Scorpius felt awkward but hugged her back and whispered in her ear: "You just need to stay strong. Hogwarts can take great strength."
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