Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters, obviously otherwise my name would be JK Rowling.
Challenge: Written for deja vu again's 20 drabbles, 20 prompts challenge. My Character is Scorpius Malfoy and the prompts are the chapter titles.
Author Note: I apologise for the slow updates, im back at Uni now so the writing is having to take a back seat...even though it isnt really and i'd much rather do this but i have to force myself to get my school work done before i can justify writing a new chapter :(
Chapter Ten: Go
Scorpius practically bound out of bed the next morning. It was finally time to tell Lily exactly how he felt. To tell her that he reciprocated her feelings. When he got to the doors of the Great Hall he scanned the room seeking out that brilliant shock of red hair he was so fond of. He saw her sitting half-way down her House Table with a group of her friends. Scorpius' nerves increased the closer he got to her. He took a deep breath as he came to stand almost behind her. Just as he got within ear-shot he saw the boy next to her nudge her elbow to get her attention.
"Hey Lils, are you excited for this weekend?" the brown haired boy asked.
"Yea, i've been dying to get a new quill from Scrivenshafts and Mum finally sent me some money to get one!" Scorpius rolled his eyes, he knew Lily had an obsession with quills, whenever he had been in Diagon Alley with her and her family over the summer she always managed to persuade her parents to buy her a new one.
"Well i need to go down to pick up some sweets for the Halloween Party, would you like to go with me? We could stop off for a a cup of tea on the way aswell if you'd like." Scorpius' smile fell from his face. Had he just asked Lily to Hogsmeade...on a date? Surely it couldnt be a date. Maybe he meant it as just two friends going down to the Village to do some neccessary shopping...but the tea. There's only one place in Hogsmeade that sold tea. This boy clearly had more than just friendly intentions
"Oh ummm..." she looked around the Great Hall as if looking for someone, her brow furrowed in confusion as her eyes scanned up and down the tables. "I ummm..." she looked down at her watch then scowled. When she looked up her face softened in what looked like defeat, she sighed and looked back at the boy, "I'd love to." she replied.
Scorpius felt like the wind had been knocked out of him. She said yes! He stumbled back slightly into a group of Hufflepuffs whose cries of indignation at being trampled on drew the attention of the third year Ravenclaws infront of him. Lily spun around in her seat to see what was going on when her eyes fell upon Scorpius.
"Scorpius!" she exclaimed, her mouth hung open slightly in shock. "What are you doing here? I...You..."
He quickly hid all remenance of shock from his face and cleared his throat. "I just came to tell you that..." Scorpius' eyes flickered to the boy sitting behind her. "I just wanted to say that..." jealousy was flooding through his body at an alarming rate. His emotions were getting almost too much to contain. He felt like dragging the stupid boy off the bench and pummeling the life out of him. How dare he ask Lily to Hogseade exactly when he was about to come over and do the exact same thing. Didn't he know that Lily was interested in him! How could she say yes to a snivelling little boy like that. But she did say yes. She said yes. She wanted to go with this other boy. She wanted someone else.
Scorpius paled. The feeling of rejection sent his heart plummeting to the floor. He shook his head and looked back and forth between Lily and the boy.
"You know what, it doesnt matter anymore. Have fun in Hogsmeade." he said before turning around and walking out of the Great Hall before he did something he'd regret.