Author's Note: Hey guys! I posted on time! Almost didn't, so I have to be short with this! Next chapter they'll be back at Hogwarts! Hope you enjoy!
Chapter 12: The Last Christmas Part 2
Lily Potter Knows Everything
*Scorpius P.O.V.*
"Rise and shine, sleeping beauty!" A voice said loudly near my left ear. I groaned and rolled over, hugging the pillow to my chest. Someone snorted, and I heard the tapping of a pair of feet on the floor, then sudden light flooded into the room. Groaning again, I sat up slowly, shielding my eyes from the glow. Squinting until the person in front of me came in focus, I looked at them confusedly. At first, due to the red hair, I had thought it would've been Rose, but it was actually Lily.
"What're you doing in my room?" I asked blearily, surveying her. She was dressed in a warm outfit: gloves, jacket, and all. Rolling her eyes impatiently, she turned to the door.
"Expecting Rose? Sorry to disappoint you lover boy, but I'm just here to tell you we're opening presents now, and then going to have a snowball fight. It's Christmas Day, remember?" Groaning again, I got up out of bed and Lily went out. Rubbing my eyes, I froze, looking out the crack in the closed door. Wait, what did she say?
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*Rose P.O.V.*
Turning my head as I heard the sound of footsteps, I saw with a twinge of disappointment that it was only my younger cousin descending the staircase in a very Lily-ish sort of outfit. It was warm, yes, but Albus would probably still be itching to get her into something else the whole day. Something more nun-like.
"Hey Lil," I said, greeting her. Lily smiled tightly at me at me, grabbing a mug of hot cocoa from the counter and leaning against it, looking over at the tree thoughtfully.
"What's up?" I asked, frowning at her strained expression. She didn't reply, so I continued knowingly: "Lorcan?" A half-smile flitted across Lily's face for a moment, her expression amused as she turned to me.
"It's funny how that's always it, but no, not this time." My eyebrows furrowed.
"What, then?" I could've sworn Lily rolled her eyes as me.
"You and Scorpius." She said, emphasizing the sentence. My eyes widened.
"I have no idea what you're referring to." I said stiffly, taking a nervous sip of my hot chocolate. I heard a snort from the kitchen, and Lily pushed off the counter and walked closer.
"Remember when we used to tell each other everything?" She asked, scowling at me. I avoided her eyes. Lily sighed. "Not that you needed to tell me anything. I should've seen it earlier, but I know it now. You know you can't hide it from me at least, don't you Rose?" I looked up at my small cousin. Her brown eyes seemed to look straight through mine. I sighed.
"I know."
"You know you're gonna have to tell them at some point."
"I know that too."
"Then why the secrecy?" She asked, but before I could answer Albus walked into the room, then stopped, looking from Lily to me. His eyes narrowed as he saw Lily's outfit. Lily, seeing this, smirked and got up, swinging her hips as she walked over to sit directly beside the tree. Albus' green eyes looked ready to pop out of his head, but he simply growled under his breath and went to sit down next to me. I patted him on the head sympathetically and he glared at me. Holding my mug up, I gestured towards the kitchen.
"Maybe some hot chocolate would calm you down, Al." His eyes immediately brightened.
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*Scorpius P.O.V.*
I walked into the living room to see everyone already there but Lorcan, who was behind me. As I entered, Rose stood up sharply and gave me a look that I associated with the dreaded words, "We need to talk". I nodded and as we left, I felt Albus' eyes on me. When we were out of earshot, we both turned to each other and said at the same time:
"Lily knows." Then our eyes widened and we pointed at each other accusingly.
"You told?!" We accused each other. Rose crossed her arms and huffed.
"No, I didn't. Not really."
"Well I didn't either." I said. We rolled our eyes.
"Should've known. Lily always knows."
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*Albus P.O.V.*
I frowned as Rose whisked Scorpius away out of the room as soon as he entered it. Lorcan was just behind him, and he furrowed his brow at the two, but Lily didn't look surprised. Rose and Scorpius were back in a few minutes, looking like nothing had ever happened. Those two were so weird sometimes. I would have to ask Lily about it later. After all, Lily Potter knows everything.
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*Lily P.O.V.*
I pulled a small package towards me, laughing as Albus blew his party noisemaker he had found in his stocking in Rose's ear, making her clutch her ears desperately. Looking at the box curiously, I twiddled with the ribbon.
"Open it." Lorcan reached over, pushing it closer to me. I looked at him questioningly, then back to the small white box. Hesitantly I untied the ribbon and opened the box. Gasping, I lifted a small gold charm necklace from the box. Rose looked over and scooted closer to me together we looked at it. It had two circular charms on it, one with my first name on it, the next with my birthdate: May 5th, 2001. Flipping the hair that had fallen over my eyes over my shoulder, I looked up at Lorcan.
"Is this...from you?" I asked hesitantly.
"Yep," he said, ruffling his hair up absentmindedly. "I saw you looking at it in Hogsmeade one time when we were there together with Hugo and some of your friends, so I thought: why not?" I stared at him. I remembered it. Hugo had been laughing at me for being such a girl, but I didn't remember Lorcan saying anything.
"I remember that." I whispered. "Thank you." I said a little louder. He nodded, and we both fell into a rather awkward silence until Mr. Malfoy came into the room. As he exclaimed, I saw from the corner of my eye Scorpius whispering something in Rose's ear. She smiled and blushed slightly, nodding. I grinned. I loved the thought of my cousin and Scorpius together. Looking up over at Mr. Malfoy, I saw him looking over at his son and Rose as well. When he looked away, I saw a slight amused smirk on his face. He caught my eye and I smiled as well.
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*Rose P.O.V.*
"So what's my present?" I said, smiling at Scorpius as he entered the room. He came up to me, wrapping his arms around my waist. Leaning down, he kissed me lightly.
"That." he smirked. I rolled my eyes.
"But really." I asked. He smiled and reached into his pocket, taking out a charm bracelet. He slid it onto my wrist. I looked down and smiled. It had a few charms on it, one was a heart, one an owl, and one circular with writing on it. Looking closer, I made out the words "lovers quarrel". I laughed and kissed him.
"I love you." He smiled and kissed me again, deeper. We fell back onto my bed, and I crawled onto him, kissing him deeper. He kissed me hungrily. My lips moved down to his neck. My breathing got faster. Fear took over. What was going on, I wasn't supposed to be scared of Scorp. I wasn't scared of him. He seemed to sense this.
"Rose." He muttered and I moved back to his mouth. "Rose!" He said, sharper this time between kisses. I kissed him, but the kisses were getting shorter, and Scorpius pulled away to look at me steadily.
"Rose, are you okay?" He asked, looking at me.
"I'm fine." I said, but my bottom lip trembled. His eyes softened and he pulled me to his chest, hugging me.
"No you're not, you're shaking." He said, holding me tighter. I relaxed at his warmth, and he kissed my hair. "I would never force you into anything Rose. I would never do anything to hurt you."
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*Scorpius P.O.V.*
"1...0!" We all screamed. I grinned as the fireworks went off in the distance. We watched as the colors spewed into the sky from the roof of The Malfoy Manor. Turning to Rose, I hugged her to my chest.
"It's 2017!" I exclaimed, and she giggled, pulling away. Speaking quietly, I said: "Just another year I want to spend with you."
Rose blushed, and, looking around to see if anyone was watching, kissed me quickly. When she pulled back, she said: "This'll be our year." I nodded. Turning back to the rest of our crowd, I hugged my mum. Looking around, I saw everyone was smiling. Lily and Lorcan were talking amicably and I saw that Lily was wearing her necklace. I grinned. This was the best winter break ever. I finally got Rose, and I got to bring my friends home. What could be better?