Disclaimer-J.K Rowling is the owner of Harry Potter. I'm just fan writing about her characters.


A few things on the agenda-

Bucky5- I wouldn't say Scorpius is a hypocrite. Yes, he wasn't a fan of her personality a few years ago but it was that personality that he came to adore. He's still shocked that he fancies her so imagine his confusion when her personality changes. He's sort of torn.

Readsalot4- He was attempting to break up with her. He thought it would be the best choice but she wouldn't let him. If she'd agreed, they would have broken up. So technically, they are still together, or trying to be.


Chapter 12-Speaking up


Scorpius- Seventh year Lily- Fifth year


His eyes barely stayed opened as he read the final chapters in his Defense against the Dark Arts book. He yawned as he ignored the footsteps of his fellow classmates. His inability to see Lily had created a frustration that he'd decided to get rid of by studying. His frustration also brought on insomnia and it was only now that he was feeling the exhaustion of not sleeping in two weeks.

He closed the book and weighed out his options. He could wait until class was over and spend the afternoon asleep or he could sleep in class. It wasn't as if Professor Bennett was going to teach him anything new. The brunette professor knew as much about defensive spells as Scorpius knew about Muggles which was basically nothing.

He could feel the harsh stares of the Gryffindors on the other side of the room. He ignored the sniggering from them especially those from Potter and Weasley. He thought about Lily but it pained him more knowing that they were changing her. He closed his eyes and rested his head against the cold wooden surface.

"Good Afternoon Class!" he groaned at the sound of Professor Bennett's voice. Her heels clicked loudly against the marble floors. He rose his head up and frowned. He knew he needed to pass this class to become an Auror but it seemed useless after learning everything he did in the summer.

"Today, we have a few special guests. The Legendary Trio from the War against You-Know-Who is here to have a class with you. Please give them your undivided attention."

Scorpius felt a jolt of energy shoot through him. Mr. Potter was here? He swallowed the saliva in his mouth when Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger-Weasley walked into the classroom. Scorpius eyes kept on Mr. Potter and not for the same reasons everybody else's eyes were on him. Scorpius wanted to know the man's opinion of the entire situation.

"Hello, Seventh years." Mrs. Weasley said with a warm smile. Rose looked a lot like her mum except not as beautiful. Scorpius realized that while Rose looked a lot like her mother, she had a lot of her father in her.

As they spoke Scorpius absorbed everything around him. They were there to speak about the War. Each of the three Heroes gave their recollection of the event. He'd heard the story before. He'd read about it a dozen times and watched the pathetic movie they made about it. He knew the details as he'd read the book, A Journey of Seven, written by .

He paid little attention to the jabs made about the Slytherin house or at his family. He knew about his grandfather and father's involvement in the war.

When it came to the question portion of the class, he noticed everybody asked the Trio about questions concerning their journey and he noted all the sneering towards him or insults to his family of house. He was slightly irritated. It wasn't like he didn't get those sort of remarks before it was just he'd never gotten them alone. All the other Slytherins in the room weren't too happy with him either nor did any of their relatives play such a large role in the war like his.

"One more question before class ends. Anyone?" Professor Bennett exclaimed. Scorpius raised his hand. He noticed everybody turned to him and began whispering. The trio turned to him and Mrs. Weasley nodded to him.

"What did it matter?" he asked. He heard his class mates burst into laughter.

"Excuse me; I don't quite get what you're asking." Mrs. Weasley replied. He got up from his desk.

"I'm asking, what did it matter?" She looked at him even more puzzled than before. He continued, "What was the purpose of the war? Yes, Voldemort died but I'm wondering who exactly got the peace?"

"Everybody did. Killing Voldemort gave everybody a future, gave you a future." She reasoned but he shook his head.

"No offense Mrs. Weasley but the future you're referring to wouldn't have been any different from the one I'm destined to have already."

"What are you saying Malfoy?!" Mr. Weasley growled.

Scorpius frowned at the sound of his last name, "I'm proving that! That exact reaction."

"Scorpius, we don't quite follow you." Mr. Weasley's wife said with a hint of annoyance.

"Peace came only to those who were on the right side of the war. It didn't come to those who were on the wrong side."

"You guys didn't deserve peace!" He heard a Gryffindor kid scream.

Scorpius pointed to the shaggy haired seventeen years old, "See that's what I'm talking about. You said the war gave me a future, is this the future you fought for?"

"My grand-dad and dad fought for the wrong side of the war and I have to suffer for it. I'm looked down upon because of them. So tell me what it mattered if I can't have the future I want because of a stupid war! Or my cousin can't love the person she wants because of whom she is or who she's named after."

Mrs. Weasley looked towards him with sympathy, "Scorpius-"

"I don't want your pity! Forgive me when I say, I don't really care that you guys defeated Voldemort. What you should have done is kill the prejudgments. Now that would have given me a better future." He glared at the trio before picking up his wand and bag and storming out the classroom.

He sat in the common room venting his frustration in studying. He'd gotten three weeks detention for his misbehavior towards the Trio. He didn't care. They needed to hear that they hadn't saved everybody.

He ignored his thoughts and read the ingredients for a Draught of Peace. It was a potion he learnt in his fifth year. It wasn't as tricky for him as he'd gotten it correct every time he brewed it. Professor Morris is always satisfied with his work. He heard someone come inside the room. He ignored them. He didn't need to hear their disapproval again.

"I haven't been in here since my days at Hogwarts." He heard the voice of Mr. Potter and he spun around abruptly. The black haired man took a seat on the Slytherin green couch and Scorpius decided to give him his attention out of respect.

"Why were you in the Slytheirn common room?"

Mr. Potter sighed, "Long story that involves Poly juice potion and cat hair. I was young and naïve. Sometimes when James and Albus get in trouble it's difficult for me to punish them after knowing all the stuff I did when I was their age."

"Mr. Potter-"

"Scorpius I know this passion for abolishing house prejudices comes from the fact that you can't date Lily."

Scorpius scratched his head, "So you got the letter."

Harry nodded, "Yeah I did. Actually, I was expecting it after hearing about the situation from Albus and Rose."

Scorpius held back a growl. He really hated those two.

"No matter which house the guy is from, I'm always going to hate the fact that my daughter is dating. I'm going to despise the guy she marries and have kids with because that means she'll love another other than me."

Scorpius nodded, "I understand Mr. Potter."

Harry snorted, "When you have a daughter and she starts to date you'll understand. But for now, you're only thinking about being with Lily. I can't say I'm happy about her growing up but I'm happy she found a gentleman. You're not a bad kid Scorpius."

Scorpius smirked, "I think you're just glad to know I could protect her if necessary."

Harry Potter laughed, "Yeah Ginny threw that in their when she was convincing me to let Lily date you."

The both of them laughed and Harry got up from the couch, "You're a smart kid Scorpius. Don't let what others think of you or your family hold you back."

Scorpius nodded to Mr. Potter before he left the room. For the first time in his life, Scorpius had someone to look up to. His biggest wish was to become the man Mr. Potter had grown up to be.


Ok so I'm not sure when I'm going to update because school starts Monday and I've got stuff to do before then...so I'll try to update or at least try to remember!