Disclaimer-J.K Rowling is the owner of Harry Potter. I'm just fan writing about her characters.
Well I'm completely sorry for not updating sooner. Unfortunately it might be like this for this week because my sister is getting married this Saturday. I'm sneaking this chapter in while everybody is arranging the stuff outside of my bedroom. So, yeah it's sort of short but I will repay you guys with a longer chapter!
Chapter 9-What happened to Lily?
Scorpius- Summer Break Lily- Summer Break
Harry Potter
He enjoyed watching his wife cook. It was something about the way she flicked her wand in the air that made him engrossed with her every move. She still looked as beautiful as she was when she was sixteen. He still loved her and to think he almost lost her to Dean Thomas. He'd made many stupid decisions when he was younger but never noticing her was his biggest mistake. He thanked Merlin her heart always belonged to him or else he would have never gotten the opportunity to love her as much as he did.
She was smiling at him and he smiled back admiring the way the sun hit her Weasley red hair. He got up and kissed her.
"Are you alright dear?" she asked. He wrapped his arms around her waist. He hid his face in her hair. He loved her scent; it made him feel at home. She and the kids were his only family. He loved her for giving him the one thing he desired all his life.
"I picked a kid to train for the summer." He replied. The Auror Department decided to conduct these training sessions for kids that took an interest in the Auror field. Usually he'd have a million applicants to train under him. Most of the time it was for the publicity so he'd never actually pick a kid that is, until today.
Ginny's eyes widen and she broke into a wide grin, "That's fantastic Harry. Who did you pick?"
"Scorpius Malfoy." Ginny frowned. He had the exact same reaction when he interviewed the kid today. He honestly thought it was a joke until the kid started explaining his reasons for wanting the position and his goals for after he graduated from Hogwarts. He was blown away. The kid had amazing potential.
"Um Harry are you sure-"
Harry kissed her forehead, "He's an intelligent kid. I've never seen anybody so focused and determined. He's got so much potential."
"Maybe this will keep your mind off of Lily." Ginny sighed. Harry nodded. He hoped this would keep his mind off of Lily.
Scorpius
He walked tiredly towards the chair. He sighed as he plopped into the seat and titled his head back to sleep. He was exhausted. Harry Potter wasn't a man to be messed with nor was he an amateur as people had told him. Scorpius was honored that the man had chosen him to be his trainee and even more grateful for the things that he was teaching him.
Despite the exhaustion that came with the job, Scorpius got to know the man much better than the stories his family told him or the lies that were in the prophet. He wasn't as arrogant as people depicted him to be nor as pathetic as his grandfather mentioned countless of times. He noticed a few similarities between him and Lily. It was in those moments he would stare at the lightning bolt scarred man and smile like an utter fool.
He missed Lily. Every moment Mr. Potter mentioned Lily his heart would quicken. He learnt so much about Lily. Mr. Potter mentioned her love for Pumpkin juice and the muggle dessert cheesecake. He laughed when Mr. Potter reminisced about Lily's attempt to make breakfast for him when she was six. Apparently the batter got all up in her red hair and the pancakes came out with a red tinges in them. Scorpius also noticed the sad look in eyes when he spoke about her as well.
"Sorry about today, I guess I went a little overboard with the work." Scorpius spun around to see Mr. Potter walking towards his desk.
"Oh it's alright Mr. Potter. I've learnt a lot since I've been here. A few weeks ago I wasn't able to conjure a Patronus."
Mr. Potter nodded, "No problem Scorpius. Although I'm quite surprised that it only took you a few tries to get a proper Patronus Charm. That must have been a really good memory."
Scorpius shrugged, "Let's just say, someone really inspired me over the past few years." He wasn't about to tell Harry Potter that his happy memory was of his conversation with Lily at the Slytherin table.
Mr. Potter rubbed his temples and sighed.
Scorpius frowned, "Is everything alright Mr. Potter?"
Harry shook his head, "No, my wife and I are sort of disappointed that Lily has decided to spend a year at Beauxbatons."
Scorpius felt the pain stab sharply at his heart. Lily wasn't returning to Hogwarts? Why wasn't she returning to Hogwarts? It was his last year. He was supposed to spend his last year being her boyfriend. They were supposed to be together after the summer.
"Why isn't she returning to Hogwarts?" he blurted.
"Earlier this summer, Ginny thought it was best to rid Lily of her childish antics and beliefs."
"What childish antics?"
Harry Potter ran his fingers through his hair, "Lily is a lot like her godmother Luna. She believes in these creatures much like her godmother did when she was her age. Ginny felt it was time for Lily to become a woman and let go of silly things."
"So what happened?"
"Well, Lily didn't take any of it well. At first she just sulked for a while and then she tried tried to Owl somebody but her godmother thought it was best if she didn't. She kept quiet for a few weeks until yesterday. She called her mother and me and told us that she couldn't go back to Hogwarts. She thinks Hogwarts will remind her of everything she once believed in."
Scorpius couldn't believe what Mr. Potter was telling him. His Lily wasn't returning to Hogwarts? His Lily would be miles away from him. He couldn't believe he wouldn't see her beautiful face, hear her beautiful voice speak about crazy creatures and touch her soft skin when their hands brush lightly against each other's.
"I'm sorry about spilling all my problems to you Scorpius. I'm just a little shaken that's all."
Scorpius nodded towards him. He was shaken as well. His last year at Hogwarts would be spent sulking over losing the love of his life. Maybe this was Merlin's way of punishing him for not being interested in a pure-blooded Slytherin girl. Scorpius leaned back in the chair and rested his head.
"Oh, your father invited us to your home this weekend."
Scorpius nodded, "Yeah, our annual evening festivities that my mother has to combine both my birthday and my return to school. It's much bigger this time because it's my last year at Hogwarts."
Mr. Potter smiled, "Of course. We're looking forward to it, especially Lily."
Scorpius piped up, "Lily's here?"
Harry smirked, "Yes, she isn't expected to go to Beauxbatons for a few weeks. There are still a few things we have to work out before she leaves."
Scorpius nodded, "Well, I can't wait to see her then." Mr. Potter laughed at him but Scorpius was too busy trying to think of what to say to Lily to hear him.
Ok so the reason Astoria changed her mind so quickly about Scorpius and Lily, is because she never really cared for Scorpius to marry Alissa. She cared about his happiness. She noticed how much he cared for Lily and decided that it would be best to support him.
Also, Scorpius is able to use magic because he got permission from the Ministry of Magic to use it while training with Harry.
