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For the first in his life Scorpius Malfoy was nervous, later that day everyone was supposed to come back from the Easter Break… he would finally see Lily after his epiphany. He was aware that his actor skills would be put into the test...one he could not fail; he needed to act as if everything was the same when it wasn't in order to protect her. He was currently fidgeting in the dorm room to the displeasure of Stephen who was trying to read a magazine in the comfort of his bed.
"Malfoy, either you calm down or I'll make you," a desperate Stephen threaten Scorpius, in response he threw a pillow at his friend who caught it in midair; he checked his reflection on the mirror and decided to go fly before she got back.
Scorpius was halfway down to the Quidditch pitch when he decided it was not a good idea, so he opted to take a walk through the school grounds instead…to calm his nerves and complete his strategy. He had to wait for the right time to talk to her about what he was feeling. He was still angry at himself for letting it happen but also extremely happy, for the first time he actually cared for a girl…a girl that was perfect for him, who complemented him to perfection, a girl who he would proudly present as his girlfriend, he smiled at this thought. He was glad Lucius had passed away months before; he never liked his grandfather…he had been the cause of all his family misfortunes, sure they still had money but their reputation had been shattered after his implication with Voldemort; Scorpius father, Draco, had worked extremely hard over the years to rebuild it but still it had never been the same…the Malfoys were forever branded. He knew his mother and grandmother were going to support his decision, they only wanted him to be happy, his father on the other hand would be a more little difficult to convince due to the animosity he and Harry Potter had during their time as Hogwarts students, in the end he would have to relent and support him...How could he not, he was the sole heir to the Malfoy name and estate. He continued to wander until the sun began to set, he checked his clock and realized that everyone must be entering the Great Hall for dinner…she had finally arrived.
He entered the Great Hall and the first thing he did was search for the petite red-head, the girl in question was on the other end of the hall talking with Constance and Gaia, his stomach did a somersault at the sight of her, yes, definitely completely screwed…get a grip you are a Malfoy for crying out loud, he walked towards her, act cool…don't show anything, in the end the sound of her laughter completely melted him, he grinned at the sight of her. He finally reached her, when Lily realized that Scorpius was behind her, she turned around and jumped into his arms
"Hey handsome," she greeted him while he spun with her
"Hey yourself beautiful," he finally led go of her and both were completely oblivious to Albus Potter's and Lynn Zabini's murderous glares. They both sat down at the Slytherin table and began to catch up. Lily was showing him and Constance pictures of baby Marie, while the girls were completely gushing over the baby, he had to maintain his image so he watched in contempt the photographs. In reality Scorpius was a sucker for babies, he begged his parents for a baby brother or sister but unfortunately his mother suffered a complication after a miscarriage and left her sterile, forever ending his big brother dream. He didn't know Marie Lupin but he was completely in love with her, in part because Lily dotted on the girl but her sweet baby face was impossible to resist.
Doing a great job...control yourself, Scorpius was immersed in his thoughts and didn't notice Lily watching him intently with a curious look
"Scorpius are you alright? You seem a little off," busted, he smiled nervously and laughed, "I am great," Lily kept staring at him, she didn't believe him but decided to drop the subject, she squeezed his hand and started eating. He did it too just to do something with his hands and prevent them from doing something stupid.
Hugo came and sat down with Constance much to the whole Slytherin table dismay, everyone was glaring at the Gryffindor that had dared invade their territory, Scorpius being one of them. Lily and Constance ignored everyone and began attending their guest. Hugo kept glancing over at Scorpius and frowned, something about the blonde was different and he didn't like how he was looking at Lily.
When everyone finished dinner they parted to their corresponding common rooms to rest and begin once again their responsibilities as students. Lily and Constance arrived a few minutes after the rest of their housemates; they had stayed to chat a little bit with Lily's relatives. Constance was telling her all about her holidays in Australia, but Lily became distracted by the sight of Scorpius talking with Lynn; she shrugged it off and went to her room with Constance.
Like every night Lily snuck out of her room and went to the seventh year's dormitory. She casted a disillusionment charm and tip toed towards his bed. The light of the bathroom was on, so she had to be extra careful. She climbed into the bed and found him soundly asleep, she smiled…he was such a princess when it came to his sleep time; she had to muffle her sniggers. Out of habit he had left the right side of the bed for her, she got in and the minute he felt her, he rolled over and embraced her in a spoon position…she relaxed into him and shut her eyes, she was in desperate need of rest, the Easter Break had messed her sleeping habits...making her an night owl.
Scorpius woke up to find an empty bed, so typical of Lily…she was an early riser. He stretched and found that most of his dorm mates were already down at the Great Hall having breakfast. He took his time on the shower and began singing, he was glad he was alone…he didn't know what his signing could do to his reputation, after all he still had to uphold it. He dressed in his school uniform and went directly to the Great Hall to eat something, he was starving.
His day had a bright beginning; he really hoped everything would continue like this…he didn't want to lose his good mood. He sat down between Lily and Stephen and filled his plate with scrambled eggs, bacon and some toast. He was about to take his first bite when his father eagle-owl dropped a letter for him. His curiosity roused, his mother had owled him yesterday and he was not expecting any correspondence from them, at least in two more days. He opened it and in a matter of seconds his good mood was replaced by anger and disgust…he angrily got up and searched the entire Slytherin table for her, he needed to have another word with Lynn. Lily and Stephen were surprised at Scorpius's sudden outburst, Lily tried to grab him but he was already too far away.
She grabbed the letter he received and was about to read it when she heard shouting at the other end of the table. Scorpius was holding Lynn's upper arm and screaming at her
Lynn was scared; she just kept staring at him while he ranted in front of everyone, "WHAT THE BLOODLY HELL ARE YOU THINKING?" Lynn was cowering below his cold stare, the whole Great Hall was intently hearing and watching the scene unfold in the Slytherin table, "JUST BECAUSE WE SHAGGED IT DOES NOT MEAN WE ARE GETTING MARRIED," by now Lily and Stephen had gotten to his side and were trying to soothe the rampaging Slytherin, "GET THIS INTO YOUR THICK SKULL, WE ARE NOT BETHROTHED AND NEVER WILL BE. WHEN I DECIDE TO MARRY, I WILL CERTAINLY NOT MARRY SOMEONE LIKE YOU…YOU GOLDDIGGING…"
Lily sank her fingernails into his arm and scowled at him, before he disrespected her anymore…he was humiliating her in front of everyone, "Scorpius," her tone was final, he violently led go of her and wrapped his arm around Lily's waist, "come on, I'll walk you to class. You don't have to spend anymore time with the likes of her," they both left the Great Hall to everyone's stares. Lynn was paralyzed and did not move from her spot until Naomi moved her out.
Lily was angry at him for his behavior, she knew he had a horrid temper but in her five years at Hogwarts she had never seen him lose it in front of the whole school, he had completely humiliated her and what it was worse, he had almost called her a whore.
He left her outside the Potions dungeon and left to god knows where. She had tried to talk to him but his gaze was colder than usual and she frankly had been afraid to utter a single word, she hoped he would never look at her like that...a stare full of disgust and hate. She was 15 minutes early to her class, so she sat down on her place and took out the letter Scorpius had received and finished reading it
Son,
Your mother and I are extremely happy with your decision. The Zabini's owled us yesterday and led us know about your plans with Lynn. Your mother and grandmother are a little disappointed and angry because you didn't tell them yourself and they had to find out from someone else. Don't worry we are going to revise the betrothal contract. After you graduate we can talk and straighten out the details so you can marry after your sabbatical and after she graduates.
Love
Father
Lily was surprised; no wonder why he had gone ballistic. Lynn had tried to guilty him into marrying her. Lynn was considered the house slut, she did everyone she liked. She was sorry for her...the way he had humiliated her was horrible, but he had a right to be upset. The whole school was going to be murmuring about the incident. Suddenly it hit her, she was interfering in his love life; he was always looking after her and had no time for him. The thought made her anxious, she had no idea what she had to do or what would happen with her. The Easter Break had shown her that she still depended on him to create an emotional equilibrium to stop her from losing herself once again. She had to talk to him, the sooner the better.
Lynn suffered a nervous breakdown after the Great Hall incident and had to be hospitalized in the Hospital Wing for several days, which gave Lily some time to relax before confronting the angry bull. She was sure; she would blame her for everything.
After a rather trying and long week, Saturday finally came and with it a Hogsmead trip. Lily dragged Scorpius through the entire magical town shopping for baby Marie and much to his panic, he became her Barbie doll.
Lily was perusing through the boutique's racks while the sale witch was fitting some jeans to the young wizard.
"Lilyyyyy," he whined, he always hated going shopping, that was why her mother usually just ordered his custom made black suits and some shirts to go with them, "please can we leave," he pouted, the red head began laughing, he really was a big baby and sometimes gave more trouble than little Marie.
"You need to diversify your wardrobe," she stated matter of factly and passed him a very unmalfoy black v-neck t-shirt to go with the jeans, he was at the brink of tears (figuratively), "Ok, try this one and then we can leave," he smiled like a Cheshire cat and tried it on…much to the pleasure of the sale witch and Lily...His well muscled chest and six pack was an unforgettable picture.
They finally finished shopping; Scorpius was maneuvering the shopping bags with a little magic…after all magic was bloody helpful. When they arrived at Hogwarts, Scorpius went to the common room to leave the bags while she directed herself to the kitchens to grab a snack for both of them.
They walked down to the lake and sat down below an oak tree, Scorpius was leaning into the tree trunk while Lily lied down on Scorpius stomach. A very comfortable silence settled between them…he was reading some Arithmancy notes while she read a muggle novel (Wuthering Heights). He took a lock of her red hair and absentmindly started playing with it; Lily was falling into a light slumber but was abruptly shaken out of it when Scorpius stretched his legs.
"Sorry, Lils," she didn't move from her place…she was trying to bring up the subject that had bother her from her first day back.
She stared up at him, "Scorpius…is my sleep problem interfering with your love life?" he looked at her with a bemused expression and chuckled, "Does this has to do with Lynn?" she nodded, "No, she was an escape to accumulated stress," she sat up and gazed into his grey eyes, "Are you sure?" he nodded and kissed her forehead, she smiled and resumed her previous position. They spent the rest of the afternoon just enjoying each other company.
Scorpius knew he was really screwed…accidentally he had found his soul mate and was considering cancelling his two year sabbatical, he didn't want to leave her in England while he traveled the world. Most importantly he was scared that she would find someone when he wasn't there to fight for her. A brown owl perched itself on one of the branches of the Oak Tree, he screeched for their attention, both of them gazed up to see it, the owl flew down and gave Lily a letter...she recognized James's owl Fiona and grinned opening the letter
Lily,
How was your week? I hope you are studying for your O.W.L.S. (yeah right!). I am missing you like crazy. Training is great! I am dying to see you at the Ministry Summer Ball. I have a new teammate (wink wink) that I know you are going to love, I'll introduce you to him at the Ball.
Love
James
Lily was surprised, James wanted to introduce a boy to her...that was definitely interesting and new to her, she was eager to meet this mystery man. Scorpius had read the letter without her taking notice and was furious at James Potter for trying to set her up...she was his and nobody would change that, of course he had to stake his claim without her realizing how he felt.
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