I hope none of you will be disappointed with me this time after reading this chapter. I've really, really, done what I could in this chapter...half the time. :). eeep. I'm really stressed with all the events and practices here and there and I barely had time to write something. Anyway, patience please. :D
And oh, thanks to dracolover, I Cannot Wait Until March 23rd, Rusichan, kana117, Debate4life and ShortSC22 for reviewing the last chapter. I really think it's the worst chapter I've posted so far so please do forgive my...er, aimless writing? Yep. Thank you!
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Chapter 11—New
December came in at Hogwarts at the same time with a blanket of snow. The usually green grounds were now snow-white. It was colder than ever inside the castle. Students wore more layers to prevent catching cold.
What was more?
It wasn't just snow that came in the month of December. The Headmistress asked everyone to gather in the first Saturday of the month because she had an 'announcement' to make. And from her tone of voice, it seemed of some importance.
"What d'you think she's gonna say?" Lily asked Mikayla as the two of them walked towards the Great Hall. It was still early morning but the Professor McGonagall's voice rang through their ears, making them unable to sleep. It was like someone was shouting inside their heads.
"I don't know but it seemed really important," Mikayla said. "She wouldn't have woken up the whole school just for some petty announcement. Anyway, where's Beth?"
Lily shrugged. "No idea. Anyway, maybe she had woken up early today."
They entered the Great Hall and took their seats. Beth was, predictably, there.
"Where've you been?" Mikayla asked her.
"Here and there," Beth answered tersely. "Anyway, what do you think will McGonagall announce?"
Both girls shrugged. Lily looked around. The Great Hall was bustling with students chatting curiously about that announcement. Three seats away, she heard a first year Gryffindor telling her friend enthusiastically that it might be about letting first and second years to go to Hogsmeade. And in front, on the Hufflepuff table, she overheard a girl telling a guy in front of her that maybe McGonagall would resign.
Lily shivered a bit, not because of the cold, but because of what the girl had said. Last time that Lily saw the Headmistress, she looked older, but well, still strong. She wouldn't step down from her position, would she?
At last, McGonagall stepped into the platform where all the professors and staff were sitting. From the looks on their faces, it seemed that they already knew what was going to happen. Lily looked at Hagrid. He didn't seem sad so it was a good sign that McGonagall wasn't resigning.
"Good morning everyone," the headmistress said. An eerie silence followed. "Before everything else, I am delightful to see you all here, even though some of you still looked a bit tired and ruffled." Her hawk eyes zeroed in on Adam, who was yawning hugely in front. Lily bit back a giggle. "Now, I know all of you are curious as to what announcement I am going to make. It wasn't first at Hogwarts that this has happened, but this had last happened about a hundred years ago."
Murmurs spread around the hall. Lily and Mikayla exchanged looks. McGonagall cleared her throat. Lily looked in front again and was taken aback to see McGonagall smiling. It was a rare feat.
"I am not talking of a grave thing if that's what you think," she continued. "And well, it had been a tradition that this be taking place before breakfast that's why I called all of you right at this very moment."
She snapped her fingers and a four-legged stool with a ragged black wizard's hat on top of it. Lily's eyebrow's snapped up. She knew that hat very well. It was the Sorting Hat.
"There are new students to be Sorted at this time of the year. They aren't suited as first years but still, they need to be Sorted."
Two blondish students came out from the door on the side of the platform—a girl and a boy. And from the looks of it, they were siblings.
"Nicole Evans," Professor McGonagall called. The girl stepped in front and placed the hat on top of her. After a few seconds, the hat called, "Gryffindor!"
The girl beamed and practically ran towards their table.
"Aidan Evans." So Lily was right. They are siblings.
The boy was sorted into Gryffindor, too. The Headmistress seemed satisfied that the two were sorted into her own House.
"You may now eat."
Lily turned around to give the blonde girl, Nicole, a look. She was already chatting with everyone around, including Adam. Lily rolled her eyes. She didn't want to make assumptions about Nicole but she got irritated it was Adam she first talked to. She sighed and turned back around to her seat.
She jumped slightly in surprise to see someone leaning and staring curiously in front of her. It was that other blond, Aidan Evans.
"Hello," he said, beaming. He was, well, good-looking. His almond-shaped eyes were a light, icy shade of blue. His nose was just right. His face was smooth, and his blond hair—it reminds her a bit of Scorpius. "I'm Aidan." Lily just looked at him. There was something different about the way he talked. "Did I startle you?"
Lily shrugged. "A bit. Why were you leaning on the table like that, staring weirdly at me?" She grinned at him. He seemed friendly enough.
"So what's your name?" he asked again in that different…sort of….accent.
"I'm Lily," Lily said. "Are you from USA?"
Aidan grinned. "You caught me! Yep, that's where I came from. I'm from New York. Have you ever been there?"
Lily shook her head. "I've never been to anywhere other than Europe."
"You should go there," he said. "It's fun."
Lily smiled slightly, biting her lip. "Well, you should know it's more fun in Europe."
Aidan snorted in disbelief. "Yeah, yeah," he said sarcastically. "I don't think so."
"You haven't been around Europe yet, have you?" Lily said. "It's amazing."
He merely rolled his eyes. "Lily," he said, shocking her a bit, "I. Don't. Believe. In. Lies." He grinned. Lily smiled back. She could definitely get along well with him. She didn't realize her two friends were staring at her until Mikayla pinched her arm under the table.
"Ow. What the—?" She gave her a look.
Mikayla nodded towards the Slytherin table. Lily's eyes moved straight to Scorpius. He was staring at her with a hard look on his face. Lily tried to give him a reassuring look but he looked away.
Lily sighed.
"Have a problem?" Aidan asked suddenly.
"Nothing."
Lily piled her plate with food and started eating. Scorpius didn't happen to be jealous, did he? If he were, she'd give him a good kick in the arse. Aidan was just a new student who happened to talk to her in a friendly manner. There was no reason for him to be jealous.
"Hey."
Lily jumped slightly again.
"Stop startling me like that," Lily said, breathing hard.
"What's the matter?" Aidan asked.
Lily rolled her eyes. "Obviously, I get surprised easily."
Aidan sighed, rolling her eyes. "No, I meant, what's the matter with your mood? You seemed suddenly in a bad mood?"
"Nothing. It was just some stuff."
"And I guess it's too personal," Aidan said in a very serious voice, yet his face was…humorous.
Lily couldn't help but laugh a bit. "Shut up," she said.
"See. I could make you laugh. Stop being a bipolar."
"I'm not a bipolar," she countered. "But I think it's best that you talk to someone else or someone will definitely strike at you."
Aidan grinned. "Oh. So Miss Lily has a boyfriend, huh? I wonder where he is…"
"You'd better watch your back because he's just behind," Beth said.
Aidan turned around and back again. "Which table?" he asked.
Lily sighed and stopped listening to them altogether. She kept eating, thinking about whether she should come over to Scorpius or ignore his petty assumptions. She sighed and decided to do the former. She didn't want another row.
Standing up, Lily made a beeline towards him. He raised an eyebrow at her but she continued. Who cares? She had done this before.
"Hey," Scorpius said, moving to give space to her. Lily sat there and said, "Don't get jealous of Aidan, okay? I just met him for like, ten minutes, you know. He just seems fun."
Scorpius gave her an innocent look. "Who says I'm jealous?"
Lily rolled her eyes. "You can't fool me, Malfoy. You wouldn't have eyed us suspiciously if you weren't." She smirked at him. "Don't make silly assumptions. You're still better-looking at him, anyway."
Scorpius gave a faux-pout and said, "So you're saying he's good-looking, too."
"Yes." Lily giggled. "Girls like good-looking boys, you know. Just like you guys like sexy girls."
"Yep," Scorpius said. "I like you because you're sexy."
Lily slapped his arm, giggling furiously. "Shut up. You know what I mean."
Scorpius grinned, wrapping an arm around her. "But you are sexy. Really, really, really—"
But before he could finish it and add that 's' word, Lily leaned forward and interrupted him with a kiss. Scorpius kissed her back passionately, regardless that they were on the table, being watched by Slytherins.
And well, it weren't just Slytherins watching them. When Scorpius pulled away, his eyes went straight towards the Gryffindor table, meeting a pair of almond-shaped, icy blue eyes.
Lily went back to the common room, having promised Mikayla and Beth that they'd do homework together. They went up to their room to gather their things when something—or rather, someone— stopped them.
"Hello."
It was Nicole, Aidan's sister. She had the same blond hair as her brother but her eyes were brown. Her nose was a bit different and her lips were pouty. She looked gorgeous, alright.
"Hi," Lily said tentatively."You're Nicole, right? I'm Lily, and this is Mikayla and Beth."
Nicole smiled at them. "It's good to see you, girls." Her eyes moved to Lily. "I saw you hooking up with my brother a while ago."
Lily almost spluttered in surprise. She stared long and hard at Nicole. Like before, she didn't know what to make of her. "That wouldn't be called hooking up," Lily said nonchalantly, not letting her sudden anger get the better of her. "If you're witty, you'd know that it was called 'friendly chatting'. Why the hell would I hook up with someone I just saw."
Nicole shrugged. "Don't you? I mean, I do it all the time."
There was such a serious look on her face that Lily was certain she was telling the truth. She did hook up with someone she just saw, and all the time. Lily could only think of one word to describe what she thought of her. Bitch.
Beth cleared her throat. "Er, aren't we doing something?" she said loudly.
"Yes," Mikayla said. "C'mon, girls."
They gathered their book bags and got out of the room when Nicole called them. "D'you girls have some lip gloss?"
With that, they ran down the stairs as fast as they could.
"Such a snag," Beth said. "I wasn't even that…whatever."
They took their seats and started working on their Potions essay. After fifteen minutes, Lily was halfway through it when someone tapped her on the back. She turned around and saw Aidan hovering there.
"Hey Lily," he said. "What're you doing."
"Homework," Lily said tersely.
"What subject?"
"Potions."
"Nicole said the three of you were mean to her."
With that, the three girls turned around furiously.
"What the hell!" Beth snapped angrily. "Why would we have done that? We didn't even know her, except her bloody name."
Aidan shrugged. "Yeah, sorry," he said. "It's just what she said but Nicole was sometimes like that. If she didn't like someone, she'd lie about them.
Lily sighed. "Then tell her to shut up," she snapped. "Who's older than you two, anyway?"
"No one," he said. "We're twins, see. Not identical, though."
"Yeah, because you're blond, and she's a hag," Beth muttered under her breath so that he wouldn't hear.
"Anyway, where is she?" Mikayla asked. "Maybe we could talk to her or something."
Aidan scratched the back of her head. "Er, she's…um…well, she's right there." He pointed on one corner of the room. Their mouths dropped. There, sitting on the loveseat beside the window, were Nicole and Adam, snogging the daylights out of each other. Nicole was sitting on Adam's lap, her hands raking up through his hair. Their mouths were open and Lily was certain there were tongues involved.
Lily felt like vomiting. How the hell could this girl snog with someone just like that? She wasn't even certain that Nicole knew Adam's name.
"I think I'll go find Scorpius," Lily said quietly, tasting vile in her mouth. Flicking her wand to put her things back to her room, she put on her coat and went out of the common room to find Scorpius.
She walked out fast, searching for him everywhere but had given up trying because he might've been in their common room. She was about go back when he, on the other hand, found her.
"Lily!"
"Oh, hey."
"Palmer—I mean, Mikayla said you came to find me."
"Er, yes."
Scorpius held her hand. "Is anything wrong?"
Lily sighed and nodded. "I'll tell you later," she said dismissively. "But first, let's find a perfect place to talk."
She led him to the seventh floor corridor, inside the Room of Requirement. The room turned into a miniature Gryffindor common room, just like Lily wanted.
"Have you been here before?" she asked him.
"Yes," he answered. "My father told me about it. The last time I went here was last year." They sat on the couch in the middle of the room with their legs up. Scorpius wrapped an arm around Lily. "So what was it you're going to say?"
Lily bit her lip. "Well, it's about that other new student, Nicole."
Scorpius looked down at her, frowning. "Did she do anything to you?"
"Not really…" She sighed. "Well, from what I've perceived earlier, she's a snag. And I think she likes boys too much."
"How d'you know?"
Lily told him what she saw and what Aidan said about her. Scorpius gave her a squeeze.
"And she's staying in our room!" Lily whined. "I really think we won't get along."
"It's gonna be a disaster," Scorpius agreed, probably referring to Lily's famous temper.
"If she didn't shut up, it will really be war."
Scorpius looked at her. "Maybe you could at least try to befriend her. You'll never know. She might just change her moves."
"If I don't puke seeing her, maybe," Lily said. "And well, have you seen her. She's really pretty. I think boys would fawn over her. I could just see it."
"Yes, she is," Scorpius agreed lightly. Lily glared at him. He laughed. "Well, you're certainly prettier than her. You're utterly beautiful, after all."
He leaned down and kissed her lips lightly. "Don't worry about her just now. At least I wouldn't worry much because you'll get less attention if she wanted the limelight. I could have you on my own."
Lily giggled. Yep. That was definitely a bright side. If Nicole was really that showy, then boys would definitely fall for her, not for Lily-the-beautiful-yet-temperamental-woman anymore.
"I think that'd be a good change," she said in agreement, "except if you're one of the boys who'd fall for her."
Scorpius pretended to think. "Maybe? You'll never know."
Lily laughed. It was obvious he'll never like her. Scorpius didn't like daring, flirty girls who only thought about their lips and lip gloss.
"Yeah right. She's definitely your type," Lily said sarcastically.
Scorpius smirked. "Hot, sexy, daring women are definitely my type," he said teasingly, nudging her. "Just like the girl beside me right now. Definitely hot."
Lily giggled. "Yep. I'm hot, alright," she said, laughing. "And anyway, it's getting a bit hot. I'll just take some layers off."
Lily took off some clothes until all that's left is a black long sleeve T-shirt and a pair of muggle jeans. She folded the others and put them on the table beside her. "Aren't you feeling too…er, warm?" Lily asked Scorpius. He still wore all those layers, except the coat which he hung up earlier near the door.
He smirked. "I never thought Lily Potter would ask me to take my clothes off," he said dramatically, grinning at her.
"Shut up," Lily said, smiling nonetheless. "If you want to sweat then keep on wearing them."
"Alright, alright… If you insist…" He took of his jacket and threw it on the table. Lily almost spluttered in amazement. Scorpius also wore the same clothing as Lily's—black long-sleeves and denim jeans. "Now we're matched."
Lily grinned, nodding in agreement. Scorpius wrapped both his arms around her this time and Lily cuddled into him. His body felt a bit like…stone. It was probably because of all those Quidditch trainings that his body was developed…like this.
"Could we stay like this for a while?" Lily muttered against his chest.
Scorpius kissed her forehead and said, "Of course, I'd love to."
Lily smiled. It was a great feeling, being hugged like this. Probably even better than when she and Scorpius were kissing.
"What's your favorite color?" Scorpius asked suddenly.
Lily looked up and gave him a look. "Why are you asking?"
Scorpius shrugged. "I just wanna know, I guess," he said. "Is it red?" he added, a playful smile tugging on his lips.
Lily shook her head, sticking out her tongue childishly at him. "Nope."
"Then what is it?"
Lily grinned mischievously at him. "I won't tell you."
Scorpius smirked at her. "Oh really? Then I guess I'll just have to get it out of you." Without warning, Scorpius began tickling her furiously.
Lily yelled in laughter. "S-STOOOOP! Aaaargh!" she giggled. "What. The. Hell! Fine! I'll. Tell. You!"
Scorpius stopped tickling her, grinning triumphantly. "So? What is it?"
Lily took deep breaths, glaring at him. "You know how ticklish I am!" she yelled at him, pouting.
"You're avoiding the question," Scorpius said, crossing his arms, unperturbed by her sudden temper.
Lily rolled her eyes. "I'm not. It's red, for your information."
"Red?" Scorpius repeated. "Really? That a joke?"
Lily glared at him. "Do I look like I'm joking? Of course I'm not. It's red, red, RED!"
"You're really that loyal to Gryffindor, huh?" Scorpius said. "Or is it just because of your hair?"
Lily crossed her arms. "Shut up. I like red. End of story."
Scorpius grinned at her despite her change of mood and wrapped her in his embrace again. She didn't resist but she didn't hug him back either. She just sat there, stiff as board. Scorpius pulled away from her on arms length and gave her a look.
"What's with the mood?"
"Nothing."
Scorpius sighed. He looked at her for a few moments before wrapping Lily in his embrace again, kissing her forehead, then her nose, her ear, and finally her lips. It was just one soft kiss before Scorpius pulled away.
"Better?"
"A bit," Lily said with a hint of a smile.
Scorpius leaned forward and kissed her again, longer and more passionate this time.
He pulled away and said, "You know you could just ask if you want a kiss from me."
Lily laughed. "Shut up. You're so full of yourself already."
Scorpius raised an eyebrow at her. "At least I didn't get mad for no reason."
"I've got every right to get mad because you tickled me when—" Lily stopped, suddenly embarrassed.
"When what?" Scorpius prodded.
Lily sighed. "When I have my…my period, okay?"
Scorpius bit his lip. "Oh. Right. The Red Thing," he said awkwardly. "Er, how d'you feel?"
"I'm fine," Lily said, smiling. "I think your kiss made it feel better," she pointed out.
With that, Scorpius leaned in once more and kissed her.
Lily returned back to the common room after Scorpius said that he had some homework to do. She would've preferred to wander around the castle this time but with the unusually thick blanket of snow, she couldn't. And she felt like a coward if she stayed in the Room of Requirement.
Entering the common room, the first person she saw was Hugo, calling out her name. She went straight towards him, wondering why he suddenly wanted to talk to her.
"Hey Lils," he said. "Is Nicole really in your dorm?"
Lily nodded, rolling her eyes. Of course Hugo would be fawning over the new pretty girl, too. He was just like Uncle Ron.
"Yes, apparently," Lily said in a bored voice. "Is that all?"
"Er, Lils…could you introduce her to me?"
Lily rolled her eyes, wanting to just kick her cousin really, really hard.
"Do it yourself," Lily said and without waiting for Hugo's response turned around and went straight towards their dormitory. She went upstairs, opened the door with a number five, and almost died in shock of what she saw. It was Nicole, rummaging through her things, oblivious to her presence. Merlin, she had only been here in less than twenty four hours.
Fury slashed through Lily. Never, not once, did Mikayla or Beth look through her things without her permission. And this girl thought she could?
She made a beeline towards her, her hand in her pocket, holding her wand.
Nicole looked up and upon seeing who it was, she paled. "Er, d'you have some lip gloss?" she asked tentatively.
Lily glared at her. "Why the hell are you looking through my things?" she asked in a quiet voice, trying to control her anger.
"Er, like I said. I was trying to find your lip gloss."
"Couldn't you have asked for my permission first?" Lily said furiously, pulling out her wand. For a second, she thought of hexing her. But then, she pointed her wand at her things instead. They returned to their right places instantly. Then, Lily yelled furiously, "Accio lip gloss!" It zoomed instantly in her hand. Nicole smiled tentatively at her.
"Can I borrow it?" she asked.
Lily rolled her eyes. "Haven't you even thought of summoning it?"
"Er, no. I don't know how to use the Summoning Charm."
Lily couldn't believe it. This girl wasn't only a prissy, but was also…well, dumb. Lily sighed. She would really have a hard time coping up with her.
"Here," Lily said, handing over her lip gloss. She rarely used it, but this girl looked like she could finish it within a week. "Don't go overboard."
Nicole smiled. "Thanks. And sorry for…er, searching through your things."
Lily smiled back, taken by surprise that the girl could say 'thanks' and 'sorry'. Maybe, just maybe, she wasn't half-bad. Just…bitchy.
Lily went downstairs again to find Mikayla and Beth, and partly just to give Nicole some space.
She found them immediately but before she could even join them, someone blocked her way. She looked up and saw that it was—
"Aidan," Lily said in a tired voice. Wouldn't the twins give her some…er, space? Not that Lily hated them in an instant, but still…
"Um, can I ask you something?" Aidan said in that American-accented, troubled voice. "Please, I think I really need your help."
Lily crossed her arms. Why the hell would he need her help after just getting here?
"What d'you need my help for?" she asked.
Aidan bit his lip, looking troubled. "Look, I know my sister got a really bad first impression on all of you, including the younger and older students, but could you give her a chance?"
Lily sighed. "I've been thinking about that earlier," she said. "I'll try, I guess. Although what I hated most was seeing Adam making out with a girl when the whole world was watching. It gives me goose bumps and grosses me out. That shouldn't have been the first thing a girl should do when she meets someone, you know. Who'd blame me for looking at her in a negative way?"
"Yeah," Aidan sighed. "I guess you're right. But just try to understand her. She does have a problem about that…"
"What d'you mean?"
"Nothing. Just be kind to her."
Lily shrugged. "Anything else you need?"
Aidan nodded. "Could you…er, talk to me? I find it awkward to talk with the other boys…"
Lily gave him a look. "What're you? A gay? Or d'you have phobia for boys just like your sister has addiction for them?"
Aidan scowled at him. "I guess I'll just have to befriend other, nicer people around."
Lily laughed at him. "Shut up. I was kidding. C'mon, then." She turned around, expecting to see Beth and Mikayla still sitting on their earlier places but to her surprise, they were gone.
"Hey Timothy, have you seen Mikayla and Beth?" Lily asked her fellow prefect.
"They just went outside," Timothy replied.
"Oh, okay."
Lily sat on the couch beside Aidan, feeling awkward without her friends. "Er, are you shy to talk to someone else?" Lily asked him. "I could introduce you to them if you'd like."
Aidan shook his head. "Don't introduce me now. I'm sort of not in the mood. Especially since that Adam is…you know."
Lily nodded. "Yep. Adam's an arse."
Aidan turned sharply to look at her. "I couldn't help but notice that you've got some anger towards him," he said, sounding more concerned with his unusual accent.
Lily thought of whether or not to tell him about it. She didn't know him that well, after all. But still, she felt at ease with Aidan, opposite with what she felt toward his sister. And anyway, he'd probably know about it soon. "Well, I loathe him," she said. "He was my boyfriend till last September and…well, I guess you could just think of the rest."
"Oh." Aidan looked at her. "Um, I wouldn't sympathize because it's been months and you've got that other blond boy already, right? And anyway, who wants pity from me over some loser named Adam?"
Lily grinned at him. She could definitely befriend this type of guy. He seemed easy to get along with and the way he talked was sort of…fun. It wasn't just the accent but there was definitely something about him…
A week had passed since the arrival of the two new students at Hogwarts. And well, their popularity status was already zooming upward. In those mere seven days, Nicole became an instant number one on the majority of male's hottest girls list. And well, although Aidan wasn't as showy, he gathered attention from girls from all Houses. And that includes Slytherin. It was probably because he didn't have instant hatred towards the House that girls there grew a fancy on him, too.
And that included Claudine Selwyn. Lily laughed her stomach out when Claudine approached him during their first time in class and introduced herself. Claudine asked him if he wanted to pair up with her in Potions but was rejected instantly. He paired with Hugo instead. He and Hugo became instant friends after a night of stay in their dormitory.
And well, Nicole wasn't that useless. She dumped Adam even before the week ended. For all Lily knew, it was the first time Adam got dumped by a woman because of, well, nothing. She merely wanted to find 'hook up' with different guys. Lily, Beth and Mikayla became friendlier towards her since then.
It would've been a nice end to the week, except that Scorpius was having some unwanted assumptions again. It was Friday night and they were scheduled to patrol. They were walking quietly across the third floor corridor when Scorpius suddenly stopped and gave her a hard stare.
"Er, Scorpius?" Lily said. "Stop staring. You're creeping me out."
"Do I have something to worry about?" Scorpius asked her.
Lily frowned. "About what?"
Scorpius sighed loudly. "About that Aidan. Do I have to worry about you and him?"
Lily's eyes widened. "What the hell! There's no 'me and him'. You're talking rubbish again, Scorpius!"
Scorpius rolled his eyes. "It's obvious he likes you."
"You're imagining things."
"No I'm not."
"Yes, Scorpius, you are. Stop those silly accusations. You just see what you fear of seeing, when in fact, it'll never happen."
"Won't it?" Scorpius challenged. "How can I know it won't really happen?"
Lily glared at him. "There's this thing called trust, you know."
"Why do I feel uneasy, then?"
"Ask yourself. It's not me who feels that way," Lily snapped. "C'mon, let's just continue this bloody patrol so I could sleep."
Lily walked ahead of him, feeling suddenly hot-tempered. Scorpius shouldn't have been making assumptions again. Why'd he be jealous? There was absolutely nothing to be jealous about! Lily never got jealous on the girls around Scorpius. Except, maybe when she thought Scorpius would be married to Claudine…
She sighed and waited for him until he stopped beside her.
"I don't want us to talk about this again," she said. "And please, give me some credit. I wouldn't leave you just like that because someone suddenly appeared in front of me."
Scorpius sighed. "I know. I just feel really uncomfortable. I don't like to see you with him."
Lily shrugged. "Then I'll stay away from him then," she said. "Does that make you feel better?"
Scorpius nodded. "Bit," he said. "You're still in the same House, though."
Lily rolled her eyes. "You know what? Just shut it. You sound like a whining kid."
"Oh, do I?" Scorpius said. "Well, you're like my mum, then. No matter how much I whine, you gave me what I wanted, anyways."
Lily snorted. "I don't look like a mum."
"I don't look like a kid, either."
They grinned at each other. "What are we, then?" Lily asked.
"We? Well, we're like shoes," Scorpius said.
Lily eyebrows shut upward. "Huh?" she asked in confusion.
Scorpius smiled. "We're useless without the other, like a pair of shoes," he said.
Lily smiled at him. "You're so cute when you're being cheesy," she said as she gave his cheek a small, affectionate kiss.
I hope you liked it! There's more on the next chapter, I guess. It's still not written yet, but I've already got some thoughts on what to write about it. And about Nicole, I hope none of you is disappointed about her character. I couldn't always make new characters as angels. And Aidan was, well, you might've guessed his role already. He's gonna be more important in soon-to-come chapters so stay tuned. :D
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