Chapter 9: Words I Held Back

Scorpius was fuming. He knew his father could tell his attitude has changed, but he didn't care. How could Draco do that to him, to his mother! Astoria had only died about five years ago, and now his father had moved on. That person just so happened to be a girl who was young enough to be his bloody sister! As they reached the Potter home, Scorp completely left his father to find his girlfriend. She, thankfully, was getting drinks at the table. Scorpius picked up a shot glass and down it, and then took another one, doing the same as before. Rose looked at him, and he gave her a faint smile, grabbed a glass of Butterbeer, taking Rose's hand, and moved toward the staircase. Lily would be making her appearance soon. The two were close friends, practically siblings. The idea of Lily and Draco together caused Scorpius to have a bitter taste in mouth, and he sipped his Butterbeer, trying to get rid of it.

Soon enough the music started, and Lily walked down the staircase, her father helping her down. He could tell that her shoes were a bit too big and the girl was afraid she was going to fall, but he didn't care at this point. The pair moved from the stairs to the middle of the ballroom, and the first dance had started. Couples started to dance as well, and Rose took Scorpius by hand and they started to dance as well.

"Is something wrong Scorpius?" Rose asked him, her chocolate brown eyes looking into his icy blue. He faked a smile for her girlfriend, and twirled her around.

"I'm just peachy." He lied to her, his gaze moving to Lily, who his father was walking now walking towards.

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Lily couldn't help but smile even brighter as she saw Draco coming towards her on the dance floor.

"Can I have this dance?" He asked Harry, who smiled towards his daughter, kissing her forehead, before handing her to Draco, who immediately started to dance with her. He smiled as he pulled her closer, and spin them both around, causing Lily to laugh. Her eyes couldn't help but pass over people in the crowd around her. She spotted Rose, who smiled at her, and Scorpius, whose eyes met hers with a cold, heartless moment, before turning back to her cousin.

"Is something wrong with Scorpius?" She asked him lightly, her smile turning into a small frown. Draco looked up from her and looked towards Scorpius, receiving the same icy stare, before turning back to Lily.

"He's been acting weird since we've left. Maybe I should talk to him." Draco mused before someone cleared their throat. The two turned to Scorpius, who looked at both of them with a scowl.

"Can I have this dance, Lily?" Scorpius asked, it seemed, through gritted teeth. Draco looked towards Lily before giving her hand off to Scorpius, leaving the two to dance. Scorpius smirked as they started to dance, and Lily keep a small grin on her face, wondering what had set him off.

"I know." He murmured towards her as they dance and Lily raised her eyebrow at him.

"Know what Scorpius?" She asked, and he gripped her closer to him so their faces were almost touching.

"About you and my father," He sneered at her quietly, and her eyes widen, "How long do you think you two would be able to keep this a secret? How could you do this to me and my family?" The last line was a bit too loud, and few couples dancing turned to look at the two, but just then they forced smiles as Scorpius spun her around. As they joined back as the looks left them, Lily looked towards him, a frown on her lips.

"What do you mean doing this to do? It has nothing to do with you!" She whispered harshly towards him, and his grip on her hand got tighter.

"It has everything to do with me, my father, and my mother, in case you forgot about her! I thought I could trust you Lily, but now I know who I have to tell." Scorpius said and he looked up. Lily followed his gaze towards her parents, and Lily heartbeat quicken.

"Scorpius you can't!" She whispered loudly, looking towards him, tears filling the brim of her eyes.

"Why the bloody hell shouldn't I?" He asked her, a challenge in his voice. The song they were dancing too had died, and the two had separated. They two looked at each other harshly and Lily sighed.

"If you want to talk to your father and me about this, then let's do so. But don't act this way around all of these people. Bring Rose into the study, we can talk there." She told him gently. Scorpius left her then and moved to find his girlfriend. As Lily wiped her eyes, she moved towards Draco and motioned with her eyes to follow him. As the two moved into the study, Lily looked up to him and the tears started to fall.

"He knows." She whispered towards him, and Draco's eyes widen, and pulled Lily into him. He was fearful about his son's knowledge, but angrier towards him for making Lily cry on her birthday.

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Scorpius pretty much pulled Rose into the study, and once the two were inside, he closed the door and locked it, switching the shades so no one could see. As he turned around, he looked towards his father, who was holding a crying Lily. The two Malfoy's met each other's gaze, icy blue meeting icy blue.

"Lily, what's wrong? What's going on?" Rose asked quietly, moving towards her younger cousin. Draco let go of her as Rose pulled her into her, letting the brunette cry onto her shoulder.

"What's going on Rose," Scorpius said, the bitterness in his voice, looking towards his father who moved to the desk facing Scorpius, "Is that my father and your cousin have been having a relationship!" Rose shockingly looked towards her crying cousin, who simple nodded against her shoulder.

"Congratulations!" Rose mused, hugging her cousin closer to her.

"What?" All three of them asked in unison, looking towards Rose, who was smiling brightly.

"Well, Lily has always had a thing for Draco; I've known that since we were kids. And ever since Astoria died, your dad's been lonely. They are both what each other needs!" Rose told them, walking over to hug Draco before taking Lily over to the older man.

"Are you insane Rose!" Scorpius yelled at her, causing the redhead to wince, and Lily's tears to start falling again. Rose looked towards him and frowned.

"No I'm not insane Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy! I'm happy that your father and my cousin can finally be happy and we shouldn't be in the way of that." Rose told him, crossing her arms in front of her chest.

Scorpius sighed loudly, throwing his arms above his head, pacing around the room.

"Rose, do you not understand that they could both be put into prison for this! Lily is young enough to be my sister! How the bloody hell do you think my mother would think!" He yelled at his girlfriend. Draco jaw tensed and he let go of Lily to go towards his son.

"This has nothing to do with your mother and you have no right to bring her conversation!" Draco yelled at his son, and Scorpius sneered back at him.

"It has everything to do with mom! How do you think she would feel about you dating someone young enough to be my sister?" Scorpius yelled back. Rose moved over towards Lily, and tried to calm her down, as the yelling match continued.

"I should hex you right now for treating not only me, but Lily, Rose, and your mother with this much disrespect!" Draco yelled at his son, pulling out his wand. Scorpius pulled out his as well, ready to fight back.

"Hey now, none of this needs to happen." A new voice appeared, and they all looked towards Teddy and Victorie who had entered the room.

"How did you-"Scorpius started before Teddy's laugh stopped him.

"Please, I pretty much grew up under this house. You learn how to pick a lock." He told them, crossing his arms, his hair a vibrant yellow. Victorie had moved towards her two cousins, pulling Lily into her as the tears had now turned into a slight sniffle.

"Teddy, no offense, but how in world do you know what's going on?" Draco asked him, still holding his wand out, seeing his son doing the same. Teddy sighed walking to stand between the father and son.

"I found a letter that you had sent Lily about a week and half ago. I confronted her about it and she told me. I told her I would do as much as I could to help you two out. In turn, my wife agreed to help her cousin." Teddy told them. Draco looked towards Lily, who looked at him sadly. She moved away from her cousins to walk towards him.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you; After he found out, my mom almost immediately started the party planning and I had no time to write you." Lily said, quietly. Draco placed his hand under her chin, and had her look into his eyes.

"It ok Lily, I understand." Draco said smiling, and Lily showed a small smile. Scorpius anger got the better of him. Again.

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"Am I the only one who thinks this is insane?" Teddy heard Scorpius yell, and Teddy turned towards him, his hair turning dark blue.

"Hey, I'm not waving the Draco/Lily flag here either Scorpius, but it's not my relationship to judge." Teddy told him, his arms moving to lower Scorpius's wand.

"We're not asking you to support Scorpius; we just want to accept it." Lily said her voice louder than it had been all night. Teddy watched as Scorpius looked towards Lily, Draco, Rose, Victorie, and towards himself, before he sighed.

"Fine; I'm not going to tell anyone." He told them, and Lily brighten instantly, moving to hug Scorpius. He instantly pulled away from her.

"Just because I accept it doesn't mean I trust you anymore Lily. Our friendship is over as long as you're dating my father." Scorpius told her before exiting the room. Rose looked at everyone apologetically before following her boyfriend out. Draco moved towards Lily and they two shared a small smile before exiting the study as well. Teddy sighed and pulled his wife into him, kissing her forehead.

"How did we get pulled into this?" He asked her, and she shrugged, pulling him out of the room, turning off the light and with shutting the door of the study, they all rejoined the party.