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Year Three: Predictions Fulfilled

Chapter 21: Summer Views

A girl sat on the edge of a river, chucking stones into the slow moving water and watching them sink. Out here she could relax and not worry about the questioning looks of her parents. She wouldn't have to lie to her friends about why exactly she couldn't spend time with them this summer either. It's not that she didn't want to spend time with them, she did, but she didn't know how long she could lie directly to their faces.

Sometimes she wondered why she had to deal with this. She wasn't a serious person, definitely not brave like her friends. There were times when she thought that somehow something had been messed up. She must have been sorted incorrectly or her bloody "gift" wasn't meant to be hers. For Merlin's sake, she just wanted to be able to bounce around like she used to, flirt with a couple of guys and maybe get semi-decent marks in her classes. Her hand found a large rock and she hurled it into the water with enough force that a small wave rose up and splashed her.

She closed her eyes in annoyance, but didn't open them again for a few minutes. When she finally opened her eyes again, Alice Longbottom let out a scream loud enough to startle the birds up in the trees above her.

xXx

Albus Potter lay outside in the tall grass hiding from his siblings. He could hear James taunting him to come out, but Albus wasn't as thick as others thought him to be. If he moved, he knew that his brother would no doubt subject him to some sort of torturous prank. James paused his calls for Albus and Rose's voice could be heard. Albus fisted some of the tall grass in frustration, knowing that now that Rose had appeared, she would be James' next target.

Albus hadn't seen his cousin in a few weeks, and no doubt she wouldn't want to speak to him again anytime soon after James did whatever he was planning to her. Rose gave a scream loud enough to drown out James' laughter, and Albus let his head fall backwards into the dirt. He was such a coward.

xXx

Rose Weasley wasn't sure what was wrong. Ever since April, she'd been feeling off, like there was something that she was missing. She glanced across the room at her younger brother who was reading a book and tried to tell herself that she was just worried that he was starting school this year.

"You're thinking too loudly," Hugo said without looking up from his book. Rose rolled her eyes, leave it to Hugo to say something creepy and cryptic. "No really," Hugo looked up at her. "I know you are under the impression that the entire wizarding world rests on your shoulders, but go think somewhere else. I would like it to be quiet." She made a face at him, but got up and instead went to go brood somewhere else. It was true though, the world didn't rest on her shoulders. It was all, supposedly, on someone else who might not be able to handle the pressure. Why couldn't she relax then?

xXx

"That's ridiculous!" Percy Weasley fiddled with his glasses while Lucy huffed in annoyance.

"Is it really that ridiculous that I don't want to be in the Ministry, Dad?" Her father had decided to have a chat about her future, but of course her plans didn't fit with his perfect plan for her. She wasn't Molly who agreed to everything their parents told them. He just couldn't take a hint now could he? Her father was now ranting about how beneficial the Ministry could be in her life, obviously oblivious to her defensive position. Did he not recognize that slumping in her seat, arms crossed and an obvious scowl meant that she didn't want to continue the conversation?

"-Knowing the people in the Ministry will prepare you for-"

"Look, Dad," Lucy stood up as she spoke over his rant, "I'm going for a walk. To think." Such a lie. She wouldn't be thinking about joining the Ministry.

"Fine," Percy sighed, shoulders slumping in defeat. Lucy left her family's home and wandered down the street, keeping her eyes straight ahead, watching the setting summer sun.

It only took a moment for someone else to fall into step beside her, "Rough day?"

Lucy snorted, "You have no idea, Surey."

xXx

Malfoy Manor was quiet. The inhabitants were sleeping, at least that's what they were supposed to be doing. Astoria Malfoy sat out on the balcony looking up at the full moon while her husband slept. She didn't sleep well anymore. If she managed to scrape a couple hours of solid sleep together, it was a miracle. Every time she had closed her eyes, she couldn't help but worry about Scorpius and Draco. Merlin, how weak had she become. Caring about others enough to keep herself up at night. Her friends and parents would call it weakness, but Astoria knew it was love. Even though that love had undermined her own self preservation.

"You're keeping me awake," Draco grumbled from inside the room. Astoria turned around to see him frowning at her with one eye open.

"That's what I was trying to do." She turned back to examine the clear sky again. "I was thinking of taking up Astronomy again so I can name all the stars when I stay up at night."

"Good for you," Astoria felt herself get tugged back up onto her feet and dragged back into the room. "Now go to bed and think about it in the morning."

She pulled Draco's wand from his hand to break the spell and placed it back on the table by his bed. "Technically, it is morning."

"Think about it when the sun is up." He closed his eyes again, but continued to frown.

Astoria bent down and smoothed his hair before giving him a quick kiss, "No promises." Draco didn't open his eyes, but when she pulled away, he was smirking. She smiled at him, he may be the cause of many of the reasons she couldn't sleep at night, but she knew what she was getting into when they fell in love. Astoria Greengrass wasn't one to be deluded by love, she had known what would happen if she tied her name to the Malfoy's. She slipped under the silk sheets and curled up next to Draco before trying to fall sleep. Neither her or Draco saw the shadowy figure running in the moonlight towards the forest.

xXx

Scorpius clutched his wand as he sprinted for the forest's edge. He might not be able to use magic in non-life threatening situations, but going into the forest during a full moon without a wand was about as safe as putting Lucy and Rose in the same room. He quickly fell to his knees as soon as he reached the first trees and began to dig frantically, his wand momentarily placed aside as he dug his fingers into the cold earth. Once the hole was a few centimeters deep, he managed to unearth a few worms. "Ugh." He breathed as he examined the pale wiggling worms to make sure they were what he needed. Making sure that he snatched up his wand again, Scorpius sprinted back towards the Manor, glancing back to make sure that nothing was following him before he opened the door and slipped inside quietly.

He barely breathed until he slipped into his room again, safe and undetected. Instead of going straight to bed, he threw open his wardrobe to expose a bubbling cauldron. The thick book sitting next to the cauldron was opened to a potion page where numerous ingredients had been scratched out when they were added. "Three non-magical worms, gathered at full moon." Scorpius whispered as he dumped them into the mixture. The bubbling sludge changed from brown to black and he sighed in relief. After months of sneaking around and collecting the ingredients, all without using magic, his mixture was finally complete. He consulted the old battered book which stated to consume the entire mixture before the next full moon. "Fun." He said sarcastically as he filled a goblet and swallowing it in one gulp. The effects were instantaneous. Scorpius fell to the floor, trying to keep the potion down as his body tried to reject the disgusting mix. He barely noticed the glass shattering before he sprinted towards the bathroom, knocking over the book he was reading from, exposing the title, Secrets of the Darkest Art.

"No wonder they give you a few weeks to drink all of that," Scorpius gasped as he lay on the cold floor in his bathroom. He was proud that he managed to keep the disgusting potion down, but then he remembered that he still had an entire cauldron full in his room. He groaned and banged his head against the tile.

"Scorp?" His mother knocked on the door.

"Uh- What?" He cleared his throat as his voice cracked.

"Are you alright?"

"Never better." He managed to push himself off of the floor and stick his head outside to face his mum. "Bye now." Astoria shook her head before leaving him alone again. Scorpius shut the door and slid down to rest his head on his knees. He would have to be more careful if his mother was coming to check on him at four in the morning. After a few minutes, he slunk back to his room and cleaned up the mess that he had made. He swept the broken glass under the wardrobe and picked up the book. The page he had been reading had crumpled, and he smoothed out the wrinkles until the title of the potion was legible again, Protective Elixir, designed to protect the drinker from some of the Dark Arts.

The book was tossed unceremoniously back next to the cauldron and he padded back over to his bed. Even though Scorpius wanted to make sure that he would at least be somewhat protected in case his grandfather reappeared, but for now, he would rather not drink the disgusting mixture that he had made.

It was the end of July, and he hadn't seen any of his friends all summer, and from what he had heard, none of them had seen each other either.

A/N: This may be a really short chapter, but hey, it's not exactly filler! I've wanted to write from a few different POVs for a while, what do you think? I LOVED writing Lucy. Were you expecting her to befriend Surey? I barely hinted at it last chapter, and as my fantastic beta said, that's why Lucy needs a slap.

By the way, HEY YOU READER! I don't usually plead for reviews, but if I say please, will you? Please? Pretty please? I'll give you a small preview of the next chapter if you ask for one in your review... :) (Which means, yes, most of the next chapter is written too!)

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Next Chapter: Scorpius might actually be sick of summer now. His parents are keeping secrets from him again, his friends barely write, and he's just pissed off in general. He receives two letters that change things, one from the Ministry of Magic and one that might actually kick him out of his bad mood. (Or as Lucy would say, bad personality.)