ScorpiusAlbus

Love-Hate Relationship

A/N: -fallsasleep-

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They travelled in separate cabins, Phil and Riley with John and Jenny, who had quickly become a bit more than friends in the past month or so, Rose and Lily sitting with Yuna and Albus, Scorpius off with some other Slytherins.

"So, we'll be seeing you after the holidays?" Lily asked her little big brother.

"Yeah, afraid so," Albus replied, smiling a little. "Don't miss me too much- and please, wear the Weasley jumper at least once."

Rose giggled somewhat, shaking her head. "At least that's one less Potter to worry about," she said. "You and Phil would make it a lot more crowded."

"I'm taking that as an insult," complain Albus, pouting a little. "Besides, we're the quieter ones in the house."

Lily turned her attention to Yuna. "Make sure he eats enough, okay? I'm holding you responsible if he doesn't."

"Okay, I'll be sure to keep a close eye on him."

"And don't let him ruin your holiday. I don't want a nice time for you going wrong because of him."

Albus turned away from the two, saying something about wanting to find the snack trolley. Rose agreed to join him and Lily went into a detailed description of what they would be doing at the Burrow.

The end of the train ride came too soon as far as Albus was concerned though. He was a nervous bundle; the thought of spending the entire holiday with Scorpius and his three friends was driving him insane. Something would obviously happen to make him seem like a complete prat, knowing his luck.

When they finally arrived, Yuna dragged him over to Phil and Riley, who were standing with their bags next to Scorpius, looking at detached as ever. James intercepted them though, and glared down at his brother.

"Ok, you're sure you're ready for this?" the elder asked.

"Yes, James. Positive."

"It's not too late to come home with us…to the sane land."

"How can you call having a Weasley Family Gathering sane?" Rose asked with a horrified look on her face.

"Shut up, Rosie. Phil, I trust you to look after him," James called sternly to his cousin, who nodded briefly before ignoring him in favour of Riley.

"Phil will be busy looking after Riley."

"Just be careful!" the older brother snapped, punching Albus' arm lightly and forcing a grin. "I'll be having awesome fun without you, as always."

"Get lost, don't irritate Aunt Janice, and come back to school with your head."

"Nice to know you have faith in me..." he muttered, crossing his arms and looking round for their parents. Lily was bringing them over, talking to her mother about something.

"Hey mum, dad!" greeted James smiling widely. "Are we ready to go?"

Mr Potter nodded, looking to his youngest son and patting his shoulder while James and Lily ranted to their mother about something. "You're going camping, right?"

Albus nodded and Yuna stepped forward. "Nice to see you again, Mr Potter."

"Nice to see you too, Yuna. Are your parents here yet?"

"I'm not sure. Dad should be soon though, and mum is probably making sure the students are okay. Shall I say hello to them for you?"

Harry nodded, giving his young son a careless hug before giving in to James' begging to leave. Yuna and Albus continued over to where the other three campers where, Yuna smiling dreamily as she did and Albus just looking nervous. Phil was stood between Scorpius and Riley, both who looked like opposites.

"Are they not here yet?" Yuna asked, looking around, her voice drifting in the air.

Riley stood on his toes to see. "Ah, they're over there!" he exclaimed. "With Seamus."

The only girl took the lead, making her way over to the group, hugging her mother. The two were almost the same height, as Yuna had adopted her father's height.

A small girl stood next to them, light chocolate skin and brown hair that had traces of blonde in. Her inky brown eyes were looking down at a box expression curious. She wore bright Muggle clothing and stood out like a sore thumb. Seamus was looking at her expectantly, and every now and then they would exchange words. She looked about thirteen to Scorpius.

"That's Kim," Albus filled, leaning over a little. "She's tall for her age. In her last year of primary school."

Scorpius' grey eyes widened a fraction. "I thought she'd be in second year already..."

"I know, it's weird how quick she grows. She takes after her dad so much it's scary," muttered the smaller boy. "I swear, when she's taller than me I won't be happy."

Scorpius smirked. "The girls in the family are taller than the boys."

"I hope Lily never surpasses me. I'll have to crane my neck to see Yuna soon."

"I have to see that."

Professor Luna Thomas turned to the two boys with a faint smile on her face, matching her daughter's. "Hello Albus, Scorpius. It's nice for you to join us for the camping trip."

Albus grinned. "Thanks, it was nice of you to let us come."

"Yeah- thanks, I hope it's not too much trouble…" Scorpius said, cringing a little, but trying to keep his emotionless façade.

"It's no trouble at all," a deep bass voice from behind their teacher, the dark, tall figure of Dean Thomas coming into view. "It's nice to see you again."

"You too, Mr Thomas."

"Please, call me Dean. I'm not sure I'll survive if you call me Mr all holiday."

Scorpius smiled slightly, nodding his head.

Kim snapped her head round as soon as the Finnigan's were gone. "Can we go now? I hate this station. It's like being in a cave or something! Besides, the quicker we leave the quicker we get there."

Riley poked his sister in the side, fuming a little. "Don't rush just because you don't like it here! We have guests you know? Did dad not teach you manners, or did you forget them again?"

"And this is coming from you?" she snapped back, folding her arms across her chest. "Puh-lease. You wouldn't know manners if they hit you in the face."

Yuna tactfully stepped between the two, ignoring them. "You guys ready to go?" she asked the three extras.

Albus nodded and looked to his cousin and crush…

…who were glaring fiercely at each other with burning hatred.

"Oh no…"

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He was squashed between Phil and Scorpius, both looking out the windows, the former somewhat grumpy and the latter plain unsociably. Sighing through his nose, he looked forward to the three siblings in front.

Yuna was obviously in the middle to keep peace, as her twin and younger sister would bicker a lot. Kim didn't have the disadvantage of being smaller than Riley, so they would have every reason to get into a fist fight, which Albus was sure they did.

"How long is the ride?" Riley asked, banging his head against the seat, obviously bored.

"It's not too much longer, only five more minutes," his mother replied, smiling softly in the rear mirror of the car. Dean was driving, focused on the road and blocking his son out.

Riley perked up considerably. "Really? Good, I can't wait!" he turned in his chair, looking at Albus. "We went camping last year too. I hope you don't mind, but we use Muggle tents rather than wizard tents."

"To help me learn or something," Kim explained, also turned in her seat a little. "Because sometimes the Muggle schools go on camping trips. And because dad likes doing things the Muggle way sometimes...as does mum."

"It's interesting," Yuna inputted.

Shooting a side glance at Scorpius, Albus could see he was cringing, his muscles stiffened and his hands fisted. Phil looked just as horrified at the thought.

"Awesome," said Albus with a grin. "This'll be...fun."

And, true to Luna's words, they arrived at the site in five minutes, parking the car in the dirt road car park. There was a few other tents pinned up around, but obviously no one had really wanted to adventure into the cold middle of England during winter. Stepping out the car, Albus found out why. It was freezing and that wasn't the half of it. Beneath him the floor was slightly soggy and slush puddles around the parts.

"Here we are," Dean said, opening the boot of the car and fishing out some things in the boot. There was a large bag with four rolled up tents in it, shoulder straps to carry it with. The man huffed it onto his back before picking up a cooler box. Luna came and retrieved the bags for her and her husband, before they headed off to the large field for camping. Riley and Kim grabbed their bags, the former shoving Phil's into his arms and dragging the tall redhead after his parents. Scorpius and Yuna were next at the boot as Albus looked up to the cloudy sky, parts of winter blue showing through and the cold sun lighting up the grass in random places.

"Hey, what you thinking about?" asked Scorpius, following the green eye line.

Albus glanced at him and chuckled nervously a moment. "Just thinking...you think the sky's a different blue every season?"

The Malfoy frowned, grey eyes not leaving the doorway to heaven. "What do you mean? The sky doesn't change with seasons. The surrounding area may make it look somewhat different, but it's still the same sky."

"I'm still under the same sky as my brother then...ugh," Scorpius smirked at Albus' mock shiver. "What a horrid thought."

"Quite."

Albus turned, passing the boot of the car and taking his bag, shutting the car after. "Come on; let's catch up with the others."

When they arrived at the large space, Mr Thomas dropped the bag on the floor, picking the largest roll and walking to his desired space. Riley and Kim complained that he stole the best tent, but the man just grinned.

"I'm older and taller, deal with it."

Yuna took the blue tent and turned to her sister, telling the younger girl to pick the spot.

"Who wants to share with whom?" Albus asked, looking at the three other boys.

Riley glanced at Phil and was about to speak before the object of his focus cut him off.

"You're with me, Al. No questions asked," the Weasley snapped, picking up a tent and steering his cousin to form a semi-circle with the other two tents from their party.

Scorpius and Riley exchanged looks and the former smiled somewhat. "I'm glad I'm with you. I don't think I'd cope being with the others..." he said.

Riley grinned bashfully. "It'll be nice to spend some time with an old friend."

"You should've gone with Riley," Albus said, a little happy that he didn't have to share a tent with Scorpius and very upset. "He's your best friend..."

"Don't think about cracking the couple joke," Phil snapped, looking up at his cousin while trying to follow the instructions on the sheet entitled 'how to build a tent'. "You're my cousin. No way am I letting you stay in a tent with Scorpius."

"Would you let me stay in a tent with James?"

The boy raised a brow. "No, I wouldn't. But I don't think it would matter, would you actually want to stay in a tent with James?"

"No."

Luna came up behind them, flashing Santa's in her ears and a smile on her face, hair out of its usual ponytail. She was wrapped up tightly with the Ravenclaw scarf on, as her husband had the Gryffindor.

She bent down next to Phil, wary of her long skirt. "Can I help you build it?"

"That would be wonderful, Professor!" said Phil, grinning madly. "I have no idea what I'm doing."

Laughing the same laugh as her daughter, Luna took over from Phil. "Don't worry, let me do it. You can go find the others if you like; I imagine Yuna and Kim have finished their tents. Dean just went to help the other boys."

As they walked into the centre of the fully formed circle, Phil glanced over to where Riley and Dean were building their tent, Scorpius opening two deck chairs. Yuna and Kim were in the distance chatting while carrying their own chairs. Albus jogged over to Scorpius, who was having no trouble at all in opening the chairs. If anything, Albus thought it might've been a bit too forceful.

"They do break quite easily," he advised.

Scorpius looked up with a mocking glare. "Is it broke?"

Cringing, the smaller boy took a step back involuntary. "No," he whimpered.

"S-sorry..." Scorpius said, backing up from the chairs as well. "I-I didn't mean to snap."

"No, no, it's okay! I guess they might be kind of annoying. Deck chairs. I mean, all...chair...like. Yeah." A smirk that Scorpius tried to hide pulled at his mouth, making Albus flush and bite his lip. "That wasn't...never mind."

"Well, they are annoying...and very chair-like, amazingly," Scorpius teased, making Albus laugh lightly. "You want to open the other one?"

"Sure."

The two then sat on the chairs while the others put them in a circle in the centre of their mini-campsite, sitting and talking with each other. The two boys however were in a world of their own.

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Hermione clicked her fingers in front of her nephew's face, scowling at him glaring into his plate. "Will you stop brooding, I'm sure there's nothing wrong with Scorpius Malfoy."

Ron had a very similar look, except his glare was aimed at his wife. "We're talking about the son of Draco Malfoy, Hermione. That asshole that picked on us for seven years?"

"We weren't at school for the last year, and don't swear in front of children."

Though, Ron thought, it wasn't like any of the 'children' would hear them with the volume of noise in the room. Teddy was there, flaunting his Black charm he somehow inherited with his Lupin smarts. George, Daisy and Fred were also there, plotting with the newly acquired trouble maker Pierre. Only Rose seemed slightly keen on cheering the last trouble maker up. Although she couldn't help but be glad for the lack of pranks. And Seamus, who was visiting for dinner, was also glad that there were less people to help keep in line.

"There's everything wrong with Scorpius Malfoy, Aunt Herm," the woman huffed at the nickname. "I bet he's some random monster come from…from…anywhere! I don't know! He could be a flesh eating were-creature for all we know!"

Seamus chocked on a piece of broccoli, thankful the Fred who came to his aid hadn't heard James' statement.

"Nothing wrong with were-creatures," Harry stated, raising a brow. "You sure you're not over reacting?"

"There's something wrong with Malfoy-were-creatures though…"

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