=========================== NEW LIVES ===========================

============ HOGWARTS - SCOTLAND - UK - NOVEMBER 20TH - 2020 A.D. ============

Albus was sitting on the hospital bed that seemed to be reserved for him with a large ice pack over his balls. He could feel the Healing potion that Madam Pomfrey had given him, working it's way through his groan to repair the damage that Lynx's foot had caused.

She had actually managed to rupture his left testicle. Laura Pomfrey has assured him that the damage would be fixed in no time and with no long term effects to his reproductive organs. The pain had faded from all but his pride now.

Scorpius sat next to him in silence. He was well and truly at a loss of what to say. His mouth opened and closed several times before words finally came out.

"I tried to stop her…" He said weakly.

Albus said nothing.

"At least she didn't transform into…whatever her animagus form is."

"A tiger."

"What?"

"A white tiger. That's Lynx's animagus form. Apparently she's a natural." Albus said with serious annoyance in his voice.

"Oh…" A few seconds went by before Scorpius suddenly start laughing. "Kitty! I get it!" Scorpius finally understood the ironic nature of Albus's insult.

"I'm sorry." Albus grumbled quietly.

"Huh?" Scorpius honestly thought he imagined that.

"I'm sorry for getting angry at you earlier. I…" Albus stared into space while he tried to think of the words to explain. "Your sitting on top of the world, then suddenly, someone comes along a flips everything around on you. Black becomes white, up becomes down, happiness becomes…you get the idea. I just…I wanted someone to blame…and the only people that were around were the ones that have actually been trying to protect me. It just took me some time to realize how lucky I am that you guys were even there in the first place."

Albus didn't want to have to look Scorpius in the eye.

"We shouldn't have kept this from you for so long. But just because we did, doesn't mean we don't care about you. We're your friends Al." Scorpius assured.

For a few seconds nothing was said and both of them started to become more and more uncomfortable.

"Sorry, I'd hug you but I don't think my balls would allow it." Albus said breaking the tension.

They laughed.

"Handshake?" Scorpius suggested.

"Handshakes good." Albus laughed. They shook hands and continued to laugh.

Albus stopped laughing instantly. Someone had just entered the hospital wing. It was a scent that Albus recognized instantly.

Lynx.

"I might not have the strength to defend myself this time so if she tries it again, you take the boot!" Albus begged.

"Fuck that!"

Lynx walked straight up to Albus looking extremely sheepish.

"I'm…I'm sorry for breaking your balls." She said tentatively. "Aurora told me not to hurt you, but I…I'm sorry."

Albus and Scorpius were stunned. The fact that they didn't speak seemed to make Lynx extremely anxious.

"Well say something!" She demanded. "Your making me uncomfortable!"

"I'm making you uncomfortable?" Albus said indicating the ice pack.

"You know what I mean!"

"Wanna come to Scorpius's party?" Albus said quickly.

"What party?" Asked Lynx.

"Yeah! What party?" Scorpius followed.

"Your birthday party." Albus said simply.

"Your having a birthday party?" Lynx asked Scorpius.

"I'm having a birthday party?" Scorpius repeated the question to Albus.

"I missed your birthday last year. True we didn't exactly know each other very well but, yes, you are having a party."

"When?" Lynx asked.

"December 13th"

Scorpius was about to say something but couldn't seem to follow through.

Lynx really didn't seem to understand what had just happened. She had gone there to apologies for destroyed Albus's genitals and would be leaving with an invite to Scorpius's party. "Umm…Okay."

"Invite Violet." Albus added causing a slight smile to curl in the corner of Lynx's mouth.

"Okay." She smiled.

"Hey! I thought this was my party! Aren't I suppose to be doing the inviting?" Scorpius interjected.

"Shh, it's a surprise party, your not suppose to know!"

"Surprise." Lynx smiled and began heading for the exit.

"Lynx…" Albus called back. "Invite Aurora and…and tell her to bring Cody." He made no attempt to hide the effort that it had just taken him to force that out.

"I will," A light wave of pride fell over Lynx's face. "Thank you."

She left the hospital wing to deliver the good news to Violet and Aurora.

"That was good." Scorpius grinned.

"I think it's time a grew up a little…matured I mean."

"No, I mean it mate. That was a really cool thing you just did." He said with pride.

"No it wasn't. You wanna see something really cool?" Albus asked with a grin.

"Cooler than the whole shield thing?"

"Oh yes."

"Alright!"

Albus tried to stand but as soon as he did the pain returned to his testicles. He admitted defeat and sat back down. "Well, I'll show you later when…ah crap!"

Albus nodded towards the door.

Draco Malfoy was powering through the hospital wing and heading straight for Albus.

"Didn't I say don't do anything strenuous! What the hell is the matter with you Potter?" Draco snarled.

"Oh you know, I just missed having my balls crushed by an angry Ravenclaw so much, I just couldn't resist!" Albus laid on a heavy coating of sarcasm.

"Did you have anything to do with this?" Draco shot his son.

"Well I tried to stop it if that's what you mean?"

"Albus! We still have no idea about your condition! Anything could cause sudden and irreversible effects to you at the moment." Draco tried to reason. "You have to be more careful!"

"You know, if I didn't know better I'd say you were worried about me Draco."

"I am concerned for the well being of my patient!" He hissed through gritted teeth. The very thought of being concerned for a Potter brought back nauseating memories.

"You really don't need to be. Apart from my happy sack, I'm fine."

"I'll be the judge of that." Draco said pulling out his wand.

"Oh come on!"

"Has Madam Pomfrey checked you today?" Draco asked.

"No." He admitted grudgingly.

"Well then! As I'm here..." Draco began casting spells over Albus, checking temperature, blood pressure and anything else that could point to this being a contagious disease.

Albus wanted nothing more than to tell him exactly what had caused his sudden ageing but stopped himself.

"I'll find ya in a bit. I'm just gonna go and tell Ro -" Scorpius stopped as his father shot him an evil look. "Roger…about the party." He recovered and slipped out of the hospital wing as fast as possible.

"What's this party then?" Draco asked.

"I'm throwing Scorpius a little do for his birthday. Unless you mind of course?"

"I suppose not." Draco said quietly. "Will the Weasley girl be there?"

"Naturally. She is his girlfriend and her name is Rose." Albus added some force to his voice causing Draco to shudder slightly at the word 'Girlfriend' Albus laughed. "I don't see why you mind. It's not like she's Muggle born." Albus caught an icy glare from Draco.

"You really think that bothers me about this?"

"Doesn't it?"

"You may find it hard to believe but a person can change. Especially after 22 years." Draco breathed as he began casting a different spell on Albus.

"Well then, why is it such a bad thing for him to be dating my cousin?"

"Because I know what people will say!" Draco snapped. "They'll say that Scorpius is trying to get friendly with the Potters and Weasley's to repair the Malfoy reputation! My son shouldn't have to be burdened with my mistakes!"

Albus was taken back by that. Draco Malfoy was actually being noble. From the stories he had herd from his father and especially Ron, there wasn't a noble bone in Draco's body.

You of all people should know that people evolve over time!

"Well if anyone says that, I'll have to cause them considerable pain." Albus grinned.

For a second he thought he saw a smile curl in the corner of Draco's mouth but it wasn't there long enough for him to be sure. "So," Albus asked. "When did this…transformation take place?"

Draco huffed. "You wouldn't believe me."

"Try me."

Draco took a breath. "The day you were born." He said putting away his wand and taking a seat beside him.

Albus's eyes narrowed. Draco was right. He didn't believe him. It had to be a joke.

"Your mother experienced some problems during your birth. She couldn't give birth naturally so we had to help and after a long and complicated surgery, I was actually the one that handed you to her." Draco was staring at nothing, probably remembering the day in his mind. Albus sat in silence listening.

"I spent most of my early years hurting people. It seemed only logical that I try helping them for a change. And when I handed Ginny Potter her second child, there was this look on her face. Like a whole new world of happiness had opened up for her…and I realized that I was the one that just gave her that. I never got to see that look on my wife's face. When she was giving birth, I was working on a critical patient that had come into contact with a cursed object. I only got to see her and Scorpius four hours after she gave birth, but for your mother. I was right there, just like your headmaster…"

Albus didn't know why he was so shocked by that statement. He knew Tannis has been a doctor at St. Mungo's. He was still there around the time that Albus was born.

"Making people that happy was a lot more enjoyable than making them sad." Draco continued. "I want the very best for my son. I thank Merlin that he never wanted to be like me and I don't want to see his name slandered just because he has fallen for the wrong girl!"

"Who says she's the wrong girl?"

"I suppose we'll see, won't we."

"Yeah. That's if my Uncle doesn't kill him first." Albus laughed.

"Well then I'd have to kill your Uncle and we'd be right back where we started."

"Don't worry. I'll make sure that doesn't happen."

Draco actually smiled. "I'm glad he has you as a friend Albus." He stood up. "But please try and find him a different girl! The Weasley's are annoying. And they have that whole crazy hormone problem. I really don't what him becoming a father at 15."

"No promises. Now that there isn't a war to preoccupy people, they have a lot more time to…get to know one another." Albus giggled.

"Don't remind me." He sighed. "You have a clean bill of health which still makes me a little nervous. If something seems too good to be true it usually is. Anything and I do mean Anything changes, I want to know immediately!"

"Yes, my liege" Albus attempted to bow but the pain in his balls returned to quickly.

Draco nodded and left the hospital wing. Albus sat in silence for a while. He was still finding it difficult to believe that he had just had a heart to heart with Draco Malfoy but then again, he was Scorpius's father and he could see the similarities.

Albus stayed still while he waited for the healing potion to do it's job. He smiled to himself. This had certainly been an interesting day.

============ HOGWARTS - SCOTLAND - UK - NOVEMBER 20th - 2020 A.D. =============

Three hours later, when Albus was actually able to walk without limping or groaning in pain, he left the hospital wing hoping it would be a very long time before he found his way back there. He mulled over the list of things he needed to do in his head.

Talk to Aurora, Scorpius's party, continue testing, do NOT anger Lynx!

First he headed to the Owlary to send a letter to his father, very politely requesting money for Scorpius's party. He decided not to use the slightly psychotic Owl that George and James had got him from his birthday. In fact he had all but given that bird to Hogwarts.

He was actually looking forward to the party. He knew he could just take a quick flight to the Muggle village a few miles away and stock up on booze. He had also decided that because there would be a considerable amount of underage drinking going on, it would be best to have the party in the Room of Requirement.

But all of these thing could have waited. In truth, Albus was becoming more and more nervous about speaking to Aurora. Every time he thought about going to see her, the image of her with tears in her eyes popped inside his head. And every time it did, it was followed by a cold sickly feeling in his stomach.

He really had hurt her.

Albus was so rapped up in his thoughts that he almost walked straight into a terrified 2nd year. He recognized the boy as Mathew Clemmens. The poor first year that he had terrified on his first day at Hogwart.

The colour drained from his face and his eyes were wide. He looked like he had come face to face with a Dragon. Mathew obviously knew it was Albus despite that fact that he now looked five years older then the last time they met.

"Mathew right?"

Mathew nodded rapidly. He seemed far to terrified to speak.

"I wasn't very nice to you on your first day was I?" He asked knowing that he wouldn't get an answer.

Mathew simply stared at Albus.

"Well I'm sorry. I wasn't exactly in the best of moods that day. Err…see ya." Albus finished quickly. Mathew's horrified staring was making him uncomfortable.

Albus continued down the corridor, glad that that was over.

Bloody hell! If it's that hard to apologize to a little 2nd year, what's it gonna be like with Aurora!

Albus stopped in his tracks. He was panicking about what might happen when he spoke to her.

Maybe I could write her a letter…No! Just bite the bullet and do it!

He started heading for the Ravenclaw portal. He stopped again.

Tomorrow! I'll talk to her tomorrow!

He turned around and disappeared off to his room.

========= HOGWARTS - SCOTLAND - UK - NOVEMBER 21st - 2020 A.D. =========

Scorpius had found it a hell of a lot more difficult to sneak out of the Syltherin dungeons and into the ground than he first thought. In addition to avoiding as many snoozing portraits as possible, he also had to dodge Filch and Mrs Norris. Even though Filch had insisted that Professor McGonagall do everything in her power to extend Mrs Norris' life span, there seemed to be the added side effect that she had gotten extremely senile and therefore seemed to enjoy getting students in to trouble more than ever before.

Luckily he managed to evade them both and made it out onto the grounds where Albus was already waiting. He was finishing off what looked like his 3rd or 4th beer and had a lit cigarette in his mouth. His visits the Muggle village for booze and tobacco were becoming a regular trip.

"Anyone spot ya?" Al asked.

"Nah, almost got caught by Mrs Norris though!"

"Don't worry. Filch only ever checks the castle at night. Never bothers with the grounds."

Albus breathed out a lung full of smoke. Scorpius didn't like seeing his friend poising himself. Having a Healer for a father meant that he was well aware of the effects that any kind of drug had on the human body.

"You know that those things will kill you right?"

Albus chuckled. "I'm starting to notice quite a few similarities between you and your old man and besides, it's a stress relief."

"I take it you didn't talk to Aurora then?"

"I'm gonna do it tomorrow." Albus mumbled.

"Yeah sure." Scorpius had a tone of skepticism in his voice.

"Your one to talk! What's this I hear about Rose trying to become a little closer to you?" Albus asked with raised eyebrows.

Scorpius turned even more pale than he usually was. "How do you know -"

"Overheard her in the bathroom. - So what's going on? You not up to the challenge or are you planning to dump her or something?" Albus asked in all seriousness.

"NO!" Scorpius realized that the volume of his voice had just gotten away from him. "Look…it's just…I wasn't really expecting it…she was just so…full on! I'm starting to think that that Weasley Hormone thing isn't a myth!"

"You better believe it!"

"I don't want to break up with her! I'm just not sure if I'm…you know…ready." Scorpius admitted.

"Relax Cassanova. The only reason she's been trying to bed you all of a sudden is cos she's worried that somethings going to happen to you. I mean, between you getting cut up on the train and me jumping in and out of coma's every few minutes, she's worried that she's going to lose you before you two get the chance to…you know." Albus was trying desperately hard not to get another mental image in his head.

Scorpius was so relieved that Albus didn't mock or laugh at him for admitting that he wasn't ready for sex. It wasn't exactly a rare occurrence in the world today. He could remember reading in a Muggle newspaper about a 13 year old girl that gave birth to triplets not too long ago. He also knew, mainly through rumor and gossip, that most students at Hogwarts wouldn't be virgins by the time they made it to their seventh and in some cases sixth years.

"You know she's crazy about you…right?" Albus asked shyly.

"I'm crazy about her…" Scorpius sighed. Not only did he hate himself for simply not going to the next level with Rose but he wanted, so badly, to tell Albus how Aurora truly felt about him.

POP!

Nook had appeared in front of Albus along with the quick quotes quill, the notes from the other tests and a few fresh bits of parchment. He looked as nervous as ever.

"Nice of you to join us. Oh, Nook Mal, Mal Nook." Albus made the very quick introductions before stubbing out his cigarette.

"Hey." Scorpius smiled.

Nook looked at him with both fear and loathing. The Malfoy's treatment of House-elves seemed to be common knowledge along with most of their other exploits during the war.

"Don't worry. He always looks that." Albus smiled.

"Nook is ready to serve…masters." Nook said grudgingly.

"Good. Okay, Submersible flight test Mark 1. For lack of a better option, Nook is still on Safety watch," Albus turned to see Nook looking extremely insulted. "No offense, but the way you keep shaking during these test and that paranoid look in your eyes makes me think that something bad is going to happen. Seriously, stop looking at me like that!" The house elf couldn't help it. He tried to shift his face into a happy expression but just ended up looking like he was constipated. "All right that's it! Turn around! If something happens, then you can freak out but until then…Look at a tree or something! " Nook grudgingly turned around and looked at one of the large tree trunks. Al turned back to Scorpius. "That goes for you too Mal. Please don't act all weird after you see me do this."

Scorpius held up his hands in innocence while the quill took down everything that Albus was saying, including his small quips about Nook.

"Okay, the lake isn't all that deep, I think about 200 feet at the most, but the water is probably freezing so I'm just going to use a standard shield to combat pressure and temperature and let's hope that Jerry and the Merpeople don't mind the unexpected company."

"Jerry?" Scorpius asked.

"Yeah…Jerry the Giant Squid."

Scorpius raised his eyebrows.

"What?! I got bored one day in my second year!" Albus whined.

"And decided to name the squid." Scorpius tried to stop himself from laughing out loud.

"Piss off!"

Scorpius couldn't help himself. He burst into laugher. "Jerry and the Merpeople! Sounds like a 60's rock band!"

"Can we continue with the test please?!"

"Go right ahead…say hi to Jerry for me."

Al glared at Scorpius for a second, who again tried very hard not to laugh. Al turned back and looked towards the lake. "Test Commencing!"

He blasted 50 feet into the air, put up his shield, back flipped and then dive bombed straight into the Black Lake.

As soon as he hit the water he felt the resistance and a slight increase of pressure of the shield. She shot off like a man shaped speeding submarine. Visibility was terrible. The moon's light made is possible for him to see if he stayed close to the surface but he knew he had to venture in to the darkness below.

Albus descended at a comfortable speed.

At about sixty feet down even his enhanced vision couldn't see more than a few feet in front of him. The water was muddy and dark with schools of tiny fish swimming in clusters all around.

He continued on. He wasn't entirely sure how long the oxygen in his shield would last.

As he went lower and lower he could feel the water pressure begin to squeeze. He strengthened the shield but was now gliding slowing through total darkness. As he did, Tannis' words about Gravity effecting and causing light were running through his head. He had always hated those stupid little POPS but he was starting to think that could actually come in handy right about now.

There was light, even at 80 feet down. It was barely enough to see a hand in front of his face but it was there. If he could somehow find a way to bend it using the gravity around him, he might be able to see a little better. Albus stopped to think for a second. He wished he had finished reading the books on physics instead of going to the Muggle shop to pick up more booze.

Something caught his attention in the corner of his eye. He turned but couldn't see anything.

Suddenly something shot past him and disappeared into the blackness.

Albus got the distinct impression that not only was he intruding on somebody else's turf but he was also surrounded.

Light! Come on! I need Light!

He closed his eyes tightly. Suddenly he felt the wake of another creature shoot past his back. He continued to clutch his eyes shut, trying to feel, not think the solution. And in that second, the door once again entered his mind.

He felt his shield do something strange. It felt like it was twisting or folding it's self.

Suddenly the invisible membrane around his body began to glow. It was giving off the same eerie radiance that a Patronus caused. The glow grew in power until Albus suddenly realized that there were at least 50 Merpeople circling him. They backed away slightly as the Light from his shield grew more intense.

Albus looked around for a second and smiled. It was like having his own personal spotlight.

And with that, He took off!

The Merpeople gave chase. Albus wasn't sure if this was some kind of game or if they were actually being aggressive. He didn't care. He found it amusing. He shot through the water and quickly found him self looking at the underwater Mervillage.

The water slowed his acceleration and made his control a little more difficult but not some much that the Merpeople stood a chance of catching him.

He glided in and out of the half broken stone pillars right into the heart of the village, where more Merpeople joined the pursuit.

He banked left to avoid gliding into some very dense sea weed and made his way back around. He shot out of the other side of the open village and back into the darkness of the lake.

He turned around to see the Merpeople had given up their chase. Albus slowed to a crawl and smiled.

I win!

He jumped! A giant eye the size of a Quaffle was staring at him. Jerry had come to say 'hello'

The 60 foot invertebrate was floating effortlessly next to him with it's giant tentacles dancing lazily in the water. His enormous eye seemed to shy away from the light being given off from Albus' shield.

Albus decided to leave the aquatic creatures in peace and jetted towards the surface. He blasted out of the lake and flew back over towards Scorpius and Nook. Albus dropped his shield an landed carefully with a smile on his face.

Scorpius jaw couldn't get any lower if it tried. Nook simply looked relieved that Albus had returned alive. He took a breath before speaking.

"Acceleration and maneuvering were sluggish but functional and pressure build up was much more intense than in the air." Albus spoke directly to the quill, ignoring the look of shock on Scorpius' face. "I discovered another interesting little talent as well. I can use the grav-shield to bend the light around me, effectively creating a kind of spotlight…should come in handy if I decided to visit the bottom of the ocean."

"Why are you talking like a scientist?" Scorpius breathed.

"Well…it…sounds more professional."

"Oh."

"What?!"

"Nothing…it's just…that was the coolest thing I have ever seen and now your talking all weird…just a bit surreal is all." Scorpius did look slightly dazed by what he had just witnessed.

Albus ignored his odd remarks and turned to Nook. "Okay Nook, you can go. We're done for tonight."

"Thank you master!" Nook exclaimed before Disapperating away. Albus handed the quill and parchment t Scorpius and they began walking back towards the castle.

As they did Scorpius read though the data from Albus's previous tests.

"You can fly at 2900 miles an hour!" Scorpius blurted.

"At the moment. I know I can go faster than that." Albus said absently.

"70,000 feet high!"

"Yeah, it's pretty cold up there."

"Albus this is…" Scorpius tried to find a suitable word to describe his abilities.

"Fantastic?" Albus offered.

"Among other thing!"

"Yeah, being a freak has it's quirks ya know." Albus smiled.

"I'm surprised that Aurora actually needed to protect you!"

Albus looked solemn for a moment. "It's what she does…" He sighed, thinking about those enticing wolf-like eyes of hers.

"You really need to talk to her -"

"I said I'd do it tomorrow! I've got a lot on my mind right now, not to mention your party!"

"Oh yeah, forgot about that." Scorpius grinned.

"Yeah well, make sure you keep it discrete. I'm going to be bringing a lot of booze to it and I don't need the teachers finding out."

"How ya planning on doing that? You know the portraits will just warn the teachers if they see us drinking in the common rooms."

"That's why we're having it in the Room of Requirement." Albus smiled mischievously.

"Nice."

"Yep, I think it's going to be the highlight of an otherwise boring December." Albus chirped.

"What about Christmas?" Scorpius asked.

"My last Christmas was exactly wonderful. And besides, you think I want the whole family treating me like I'm some kind of cripple…which they will!"

"Hard to believe that the super powered Potter is the one that will get the sympathy treatment!" Scorpius chuckled.

"Why do you think I haven't written to them. As far as I'm concerned, I'm in exile until they start acting normally around me!"

"No one can act normally around you at the moment Al. Sorry to say, but your hot gossip at the moment. The public is very interested in you, judging by the papers and the students. Which reminds me, are you sticking around for the Convention?" Scorpius asked.

"The what?"

"The International Wizarding Convention?"

"That's not until next year!"

"Err…no. They bumped it up to co-inside with your Aunt becoming Minister. I think she's doing some kind of press junket," Scorpius instantly clocked the reason that Albus had no idea about this. "Which, of course you wouldn't know about because you were in a coma when it was announced…sorry. I thought your family would have told you."

Albus looked extremely pissed off. "Is there anything else people have neglected to mention?! Third Wizarding War going on? Any other bodyguards pretending to be students?!"

"That's about it I think."

"Bloody hell!" Albus sighed. One of the main reasons he wanted to get out of the hospital and back to Hogwarts so quickly was because he couldn't stand having his entire family coming there and scrutinizing his new appearance. But, naturally, the entire family would be attending the Convention. The presence of the Potter/Weasley family was one of the main reasons that so many people came to it. Not to mention the swarms of wizards and witches that would be coming from other magical schools around the world. "When is it?"

"17th of December I think. Still, not all bad. At least we get a day of free roaming. We could go to Hogsmead and check out that new wannabe Muggle Pub."

"Is that open already?"

"Nah, I think it opens in about two weeks. The only wizarding pub in Britain that has electricity."

"Oh great. My granddad'll love it."

"They've got a tele."

"Wonderful. Maybe they'll be showing some Buffy re-runs."

Scorpius walked up to the main entrance of the castle but Albus stopped. "You know it's probably safer if I…you know." Albus pointed to the sky.

"Oh no no no! I fly on brooms not Potters! I'll take my chances with Filch!"

"Don't be such pussy!" Albus moved closer to Scorpius but Scorpius recoiled.

"Look. I'm still rapping my head around the whole superpowers thing, I'm really not ready to…fly coach with you!"

"Hey, I'm not gonna drop ya! I'm just gonna fly you up to the tower and then you can make your way back to the dungeon!"

"I got a better idea! Why don't I just walk!"

"You know I'm actually kind of insulted that you don't trust me enough to just -"

"FINE!" Scorpius caved.

Al smiled, grabbed Scorpius by the arm and they both shot into the air. Scorpius couldn't help yelping and squeezing Albus's arm tightly.

Al laughed. He was tempted to actually take him for a proper flight but knew it would probably leave Scorpius mentally scared. He brought them down nice and softly on the balcony of the Dark Tower.

Scorpius instinctively backed away from Al and soon as he let go of him.

"Okay! I'm never doing that again!"

"Wimp! This is ridiculous! You fly in Quidditch but your not willing to let me -"

Albus stopped mid-sentence and looked to his left. Scorpius looked in the same direction to see James Sirius Potter standing next tot the entrance with a bottle of fire-whiskey in his hand and an extremely shocked look on his face.

"Did you just fly?" He breathed.

Ah shit!