AlbusScorpius

A/N: I've spent pretty much all weekend drinking hot chocolate and reading Harry Potter fanfiction. I totally don't feel like a dork.

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Everyone was in a buzz all day. Seemingly everyone, anyway. Most of the girls, and a surprisingly large amount of the boys. Those who had dates were significantly more excited than those who didn't, and the group of student who had organised it all were incredibly proud of themselves, though their leader was slightly panicky about how well it would go. None of the teachers could get the students to settle down, and they were all glad that the dance was on a Friday and not during the school week.

Albus had to admit, he was excited. He'd never actually been on a date, in all five years he'd been at Hogwarts. He'd been far too smitten with the same boy for at least two years, and he certainly had no interest in putting himself out there. And now he was going to a dance with the boy of his dreams. And his brother hadn't done anything to sabotage it.

"Yet," Albus reminded Rose. "He hasn't done anything to sabotage it yet!"

She rolled her eyes, though she kind of understood where the boy was coming from. "Look, I'll keep the boy on a leash all night, how about that? I'll entertain all three of them."

"I'd love you forever," he said. "But I don't want you wasting the dance. I know you were looking forward to it."

Rose shrugged. "I can always force them to dance with me. Three boys all to myself?"

The brunette laughed. "Two of who are your cousins? Yeah, sounds great."

She raised a brow. "Do you want my help or not?"

"That'd be great."

She nodded to the stairs. "I think Riley wants you."

Albus turned to look at the darker skinned boy, who looked rather worried. Albus stood, saying goodbye to his cousin and followed his roommate upstairs to their dorm.

Riley bit his lip, staring at the floor intently. "I-we-ah," he sighed. "Phil thinks we're not going to the dance."

"And you want me, because?"

"I'm not sure how to tell him we are going."

The middle Potter child folded his arms across his chest, frowning. "I imagine if anyone can do it, it's you."

"Yeah, see, no," Riley grinned sheepishly. "Because he fell out with me this morning and has only just forgiven me. I don't think it'll help me if I then tell him he has to come to this dance with me, he's not going to be happy."

Albus cringed. "That's true."

"I want you to convince him it's a good idea!" Riley said brightly. "In a way that doesn't get him angrier at me."

"How am I meant to do that?"

Riley slumped onto Albus' bed, shrugging. "I don't know."

"What are you fighting about this time anyway?"

"I don't know," the two boys were now sat next to each other. "I think I may have kicked him in the balls during sleep again."

"You what now?"

Riley panicked. "I don't mean to! I do wriggle in my sleep a lot though, I always have! And apparently I kick too, and he's 'had enough of it'."

Albus rubbed the boy's back sympathetically. "You know how Phil is; he's such a hot head."

"Has he mentioned anything about the dance to you?"

"He hasn't talked to me properly since Scorpius asked me to go."

"Looking forward to that?" the darker boy asked with a grin.

Albus smiled. "Yes, I'm really nervous though."

"Don't be, I'm sure it'll be fine!" Riley said. "I suppose this'll be your first date, huh?"

"Yeah."

Riley stood, looking pleased with himself. "Well, I trust you to help me out."

Albus nodded, noticing that the bathroom door was opening and that there was a certain redhead stepping out, scratching his head. Riley skipped over to the boy, kissing him lightly and whispering something in the boy's ear before scampering out the room. Phil moved to his bed which was across from Albus', getting his things out his trunk.

"You know, Riley wants to go to the dance with you," Albus started smoothly.

Phil snorted. "Does he now? He should've thought about that before he picked up the nasty kicking habit."

"You don't seriously mean that."

Sighing, the redhead pulled on a vest. "I guess not, but it's pretty painful when you get woken up by someone digging their knee into your balls."

"Maybe you should sleep in separate beds?" Albus suggested.

"Maybe you should not go to a dance with a sleazy Slytherin?" Phil suggested snidely. Albus looked at the floor, a mixture of emotions running through him. The two boys were silent as someone passed through the room to go to the bathroom. "I'm sorry. It just pisses me off."

"I know," Albus said with a sigh. "It pisses James and Fred off to."

"Unsurprisingly."

Albus smirked, and Phil swore his baby cousin had been spending far too much time with one Slytherin boy. "You're not going to leave me without someone to keep an eye on Scorpius at the dance are you?"

"What do you mean?"

A grin. "Well, James and Fred will be far too busy chasing skirts, and Rose has already agreed to distract Seamus so that he doesn't ruin my night. Who will be there to protect me from a sleazy Slytherin?"

"You're a sly one, Albus."

The boy hummed in agreement. "I trust you and Riley will be coming to the dance then?"

"Piss off, we'll see you there."

Albus left the room, seeing Riley waiting at the bottom of the stairs. He nodded, making the Thomas boy light up like a firework and rush up the stairs to give his boyfriend a massive hug. Albus retook his seat opposite Rose, who was still reading a book. She gave him a questioning look.

"Riley was scared to ask Phil to the dance."

"He's left it a little late."

"I convinced Phil that if he didn't there'd be no one to protect me from Scorpius."

Rose giggled, shaking her head. "Speaking of which, I would've thought you wanted to spend more time with the boy," she smirked. "Make sure you both know exactly what you've gotten yourselves into."

"I know what I've gotten myself into," Albus said with a shrug. "Several howlers and temporary disownment from your dad. Nothing new."

"What about Scorpius?"

Albus hesitated, looking away. "I-I'm not sure."

"I don't think his old friends will be entirely happy," Rose said, shaking her head. "Not after what James told me."

"What did James tell you?"

Rose looked up, scanning the room. "James told me that he found Scorpius pinned to the wall by Crabbe and Misha's new grunt, and they were threatening him."

Albus was on his feet again in seconds, half way out the door. "Later Rose!"

She sighed to herself with a small smile, watching her cousin leave. She was pretty sure she should've warned him that she'd heard James saying something about Albus' dress robes when she passed by his little 'discussion circle', but he was gone before she could open her mouth.

"Scorpius!" Albus snapped, skidding up to the table his best friend and date were sitting at in the library. "We need to talk!"

"Perhaps not in the library then, if you're going to shout," Scorpius said, raising a brow. "What's the matter? I don't remember doing anything wrong."

Yuna glanced between the two. "But you didn't tell him about when James saved you, did you?"

Scorpius glared at the girl. "Nor was I planning to."

"Why not?" Albus muttered, anger disappearing and adopting a cute face instead as he sat opposite the two. "Why wouldn't you tell me something like that?"

The blond boy grimaced, sitting back in his chair. "I didn't think it was relevant, and it would just make you worried."

"I am worried."

"My point exactly," Scorpius said, rolling his eyes. The boy scooted round to sit next to Albus, brushing the slightly wavy hair out of the green eyes. "I hate it when you worry. I like to see you happy," he smirked. "Or annoyed. You're adorable when you're annoyed."

"What happened?" Albus questioned. "Rose said James found you being threatened by Crabbe and Misha."

Scorpius sighed. "Yes, Crabbe and Misha were threatening me, and your brother very gallantly came to my rescue. It was one of my most proud moments," he said sarcastically.

Yuna smiled softly. "It is sweet of you not to want to worry Albus."

The smaller boy huffed. "I guess she's right, it's sweet."

"I'm sure Scorpius can make it up to you at the dance tonight," she said. "I'm sure it will be lots of fun."

"Are you coming, Yuna?" Albus asked, mood lifting slightly as he missed the thank you that Scorpius mouthed to the girl. "It'll be fun; you can help Rose distract James and Fred!"

She nodded a little. "I will, yes. I'm sure she will need the help."

Scorpius raised a brow. "Moving on to more pressing matters, I've finished my half of that Muggle studies assignment, give me yours and I'll make a full essay out of it."

The bespectacled boy grinned sheepishly, trying to look as cute as he possibly could as Yuna started to giggle, shaking her head. Scorpius did not look impressed as he realised this meant his partner hadn't finished, and went on to a lecture on how it was due by the end of the month. The three were eventually snapped out of their thoughts as the others in the library started to move, very quickly, towards the door.

"What's going on?" Albus questioned.

Yuna chuckled. "It's time for everyone to start getting ready for the dance."

Scorpius twitched his lips, trying his hardest not to look slightly nervous as Albus flustered, glancing at the clock above the library desk. The brunette nodded stupidly. "So it is."

The blonde girl looked between the two boys, thoroughly amused. After a few moments of awkward silence she stood, deciding to get their asses moving. "Shall we head back to our dorms?"

"Yeah!"

"Sure."

"Sounds good."

The two boys stood, bidding each other goodbye as they walked their separate ways, one to the Gryffindor tower and one to the Slytherin dungeons. Yuna shook her head, complimenting herself on the great matchmaking, muttering something about how they'd forgotten to decide how to meet up.

Rose pointed this out when Albus returned to the common room by saying: "So is he picking you up?"

Albus slapped a palm to his forehead. "I totally forgot about that."

"Al! That was one of the reasons I sent you away!" she scowled. "I should've known you'd forget."

"I noticed you haven't moved an inch since I left."

She scoffed. "You were only gone for fifteen minutes. Please," she put her book down, standing. "But you have a point. I should be getting ready."

Albus nodded, leaving to go to the boy's dorms as she left for the girl's. He arrived to see most of his roommates sitting on their beds, reading magazines. He walked over to John, raising a brow at the reason no one was getting ready, yet everyone was in the dorm.

"Riley and Phil are getting ready," John explained, pointing to the showers. "They haven't showered at the same time since we got back from Christmas. None of us want to know why they've suddenly started."

Albus glanced at the door, and one of the other boys shouted to him. "You go, Al!" Michael suggested. "Phil's your cousin!"

John grinned. "And you were the one who had that talk with them."

The Potter boy shook his head. "No, that was Scorpius. He asked them to stop disturbing their roommates."

"Really?" John asked curiously. "How interesting."

"Is it true?" Michael started with large eyes. "That you're going to the dance with Malfoy?"

Albus flustered, but nodded nonetheless. "Yeah, I am."

"Didn't you see their little display of affection in the great all?" John joked. "You know, where Scorpius asked him out?"

"I did, but I almost didn't believe it."

Albus rolled his eyes as the other boys had their say in the matter. "Yes, yes, I'm crazy, I know, shut up."

"Go free up the shower, Al!" Michael said with a grin. "Heidi's expecting me in the common room waiting for her when she's finished."

Sucking up any fear and attempting to show the other members of his house just what Gryffindor Courage was, he matched into the bathroom, door swinging open violently as he braced himself for the worst.

But the two boys were showering, as they'd always done. Separately.

"Hey, Al!" Riley said, looking over the door of the shower. "You coming to get ready for your big date?"

Phil glanced over his shoulder, but said nothing.

Albus frowned. "No, actually, the others just wanted to know if it was safe in here."

Riley's dark skin got darker. "Oh! Yeah, it's safe," he cleared his throat. "Everyone has to use these showers."

Albus turned to call over his shoulder. "It's safe, you yellow bellied pigs!"

Michael and John were at his side in an instant with matching thankful grins. Albus moved into the bathroom, heading towards where the toilets were.

An hour and a half later, half of the boys were ready, having there not been enough showers for them all to get ready at the same time. Riley was finishing straightening out Phil's collar with a content smile on his face as Phil watched him with a very similar expression. Michael had headed down to the common room to meet his date earlier, and John was with Albus as the two got ready to join whoever else was ready downstairs.

"Are you going to meet Scorpius there? Or is he picking you up?" John asked as they made their way down the stairs.

Albus huffed. "What makes you think he's picking me up? I might be picking him up!"

"Are you picking him up?"

"No."

"Exactly."

Albus shrugged. "We never got round to talking about it."

John raised a brow. "Would've thought that would be one of the first things you talk about."

The two reached the bottom of the stairs and were met with a group of gossiping girls surrounding the entrance. They silenced as they saw Albus descending the stairs, all giving him odd looks. He glanced at John, who shrugged, and Michael who was lounged on the couch, smirking knowingly. Albus approached the door and the sea of girls parted, Rose amongst them, encouraging him forward. He stepped out of the portrait of the Fat Lady, who was huffing and puffing, and saw a blonde haired Slytherin leaning against the railing, staring off into the distance absentmindedly. He glanced at Albus as he left the Gryffindor dorms, straightening himself and nodding politely.

"Scorpius!" the brunette said with surprise. "What are you doing here?"

"It seemed appropriate for us to walk to the hall together," the blond explained. "Was I wrong?"

"No!" Albus flustered, smiling sweetly. "It's actually really nice."

Scorpius smiled lopsidedly as the boy approached him. "I'm glad. But all of your female housemates are making me slightly uncomfortable."

Albus turned to see the door to the common room was still open, the gaggle of girls still hovering round, peeking past each other to see what was going on. Albus grabbed the portrait of the Fat Lady, pushing it back up against the wall. She glared fiercely between the two boys before huffing and turning away, sticking her nose up.

"Sorry, about them," Albus smiled awkwardly.

"Not a problem," Scorpius said with the same smile as before. "Is there anyone you want to wait for?"

The portrait swung open again, as if on cue, and out stepped a bubbly Riley and a moody Phil. The darker boy was the one to talk.

"Shall we all walk down together?" he suggested, his boyfriend's hand gripped tightly in his as he dragged the taller boy along. Albus nodded happily and the four started to walk, the smaller two at the front, the grumpy two at the back.

They arrived at the Great Hall to find most of the Ravenclaw's there, known for their impeccable timing, and the odd Slytherin of Hufflepuff. They seated themselves at one of round tables that had been set up with pink balloons and heart-shaped confetti decorating the table. The roof was adorned with the night sky, and around the room there were firefly-type lights flickering around.

"They tried to use mostly Muggle-type decorations," Riley told Albus. "Seeing as it's a Muggle holiday?"

"It's pretty cute."

"Makes me feel sick," Phil muttered. Scorpius hummed in agreement. Riley rolled his eyes and Albus giggled slightly.

"Hello," the familiar airy voice of Yuna said as she sat at the table, smile painted onto her face. Her long hair was pulled into a loose bun, the strapless lilac dress showing her tanned shoulders.

Albus grinned. "You look beautiful, Yuna!"

"Thank you, Albus," she said, pulling the shawl round her elbows slightly higher up. "It is my favourite dress."

A girl in a similar golden dress huffed as she plonked herself next to the fair haired girl, curls somehow tamed for once as she pulled at the top of her dress slightly. While Yuna's was long and touched the floor, Rose's stopped at her knees and hugged her figure.

"This thing- I keep thinking it'll fall down!" she muttered before pushing her hair out her eyes. "Ugh, you know how long it took to make my hair look decent? So long!"

"Evening, Rose," Yuna said softly.

"Hey!"

Phil raised a brow. "Why wear the dress if you don't like it?"

"I like it," she muttered. "It makes me look good."

Slowly the hall started to fill with people, laughter and voices echoing off the walls. The tables filled with snacks, as dinner had been moved earlier in the day for the people who would not be attending the dance, and refilling jugs in the centre of the tables for drinks. The music started, the teacher's table having been turned into a DJ-booth of sorts, automatically playing music for the other students as one of their teachers sat in the chair behind it, spinning slightly and supervising. There were other teachers dotted about the room to keep the students under control.

"Hello, little brother!" James sang as planted his hands on Albus' shoulders, a large grin on his face as the boy dropped his head back, looking up at his brother's upside down grin. "Enjoying yourself?"

Scorpius had left to go to the bathroom, so Albus felt like he could speak his mind.

"Ugh! I'm so bored!"

Seamus smirked, sitting in the seat Scorpius had been sitting in as Fred joined them at the table. "Shouldn't you be more appreciative?"

"But this is so dull! I hate school dances!"

Rose sighed wistfully, staring out at the dance floor where Yuna and Lily were dancing, spinning round and laughing together. "I might go join them soon, if you continue to complain."

"I'm not complaining…"

She glared. "You and Phil have sat yourselves down and complained since we got here."

Phil turned his nose up. "I never wanted to come."

Riley huffed, standing and moving to take Rose's hand. "Shall we dance, Rosie?"

She grinned at her cousin, who looked horrified. "Oh, that'd be wonderful, Riles."

They headed towards the dance floor to join Yuna and Lily. Fred raised a brow at his little brother, nodding towards the dance floor. Phil gave him the finger.

"No wonder your little boyfriend ditched you, Al, if you're complaining," Seamus said.

"And stuffing his face," Phil added. "He's been real attractive."

Albus glared, picking up another of the Muggle sweets that the girls had managed to get for the dance. Clearly they'd come back from their Christmas holidays with the intention of making this dance happen. "I don't know what you mean."

James rolled his eyes, patting his brother's shoulders and straightening his dress robes. "Well, unlike you sorry lot, I'm going to go get myself some tail!" he declared, glancing around the room. His eyes settled on a pair staring right at him that rolled as he grinned brightly. "Maybe I'll catch myself a lesbian."

Fred looked over to see the object of his best friend's focus to be May-Xing, sitting at the table with her girlfriend and little sister. James strode over, placing a palm on both May and Tabby's backs, greeting the two charmingly. May raised a brow and scoffed at him as Tabby laughed, brushing her side fringe from her eyes and taking his hand, allowing him to drag her to the dance floor. May watched, trying to hide her amusement.

"Damn that boy and his charming ways," Seamus joked.

Scorpius soon re-joined the group, raising a brow at the new occupant of his seat and taking the one Riley had instead, on the other side of Albus. The brunette smiled brightly as his date returned, and Seamus wondered if he actually had been sat here complaining.

"Welcome back."

Scorpius smirked at the boy's obvious pleasure. "Miss me, did you?"

"He was pining for you," Seamus said, turning to Fred from across the table. "Wasn't he Fred?"

Fred raised a hand to his brow, gripping his heart. "Oh, woe is me! I'm so lonely without someone to Slither-in to my pants."

Seamus burst out with laughter at the bad pun, throwing his head back and roaring as Fred wriggled his eyebrows. Scorpius started to chuckle as Albus grunted in protest, going bright red.

"I didn't even mention him."

"I know, but I've been waiting to use that joke since he asked you out," Fred said with a bright grin. "So, Phil, you going to go win your man back before Rose sweeps him out from under your feet?"

Phil grumbled beneath his breath.

"I swear to Merlin, boy, I don't know what Riley sees in you."

Phil continued to grumble.

The girls soon joined them once again at the table, and the three marauders left in favour of hanging out with their own friends. Riley seemed slightly brighter after his little affair on the dance floor, and Lily had now joined their company.

Half an hour after jokes and conversation, admittedly dominated by Riley and Rose, a slower paced song started to float through the speakers.

"It's a slow-dance!" Rose exclaimed. The three older boys that ditched them found them once again, though they didn't sit down.

Yuna turned to Lily with a soft smiled on her face as she noticed the young girl had started to watch Scorpius carefully. "Shall we dance again, Lily? Or is there a boy you'd like to dance with?"

The small girl forgot about her brother's violator. "Of course!" she said, taking Yuna's hand as they started the slow dance, the tall girl spinning the youngest Potter round, pink dress flaring out.

"Our little sister looks stunning," James said proudly. "So glad Yuna's there to protect her."

Albus raised a brow. "Isn't that our job?"

"Would you like to take over?"

"Nope."

James smirked. "Thought not." His eyes returned to the Ravenclaw table he had been at earlier and he ran a hand through his hair as he stared at a girl in a dark blue dress that had sequins decorating it like fireworks. Several small butterflies held up her hair in a complex pattern as they fluttered furiously. Fred and Seamus patted him on the back, pushing him forward in encouragement.

"I thought James barely remembered her name?" Albus muttered.

"He's been staring at her all night," Fred explained. "He said he 'never noticed how pretty butterflies were'."

"Took some convincing. From Tabby I believe," Seamus added with a mischievous grin.

Phil cleared his throat, standing and holding out his hand awkwardly as the dance floor quickly filled up. He refused to look Riley in the eye as he cursed below his breath.

Riley stared at the hand. Then at his boyfriend's blushing face. Then at the hand.

He stood eagerly, throwing himself into Phil's arms for a big hug before practically dragging the boy to the dance floor, wrapping his arms around his neck. Fred had a good laugh over his brother's uncomfortable expression as Rose pulled a camera from her purse, taking a photo and cooing.

Scorpius followed the redhead's lead, standing and holding out a hand to Albus, whose eyes widened and face flustered.

"Would you like to dance?" Scorpius asked smoothly. He was already doing so much better than Phil.

Albus nodded slowly, closing his gaping mouth and taking the blonde's hand, allowing himself to be guided to the dance floor.

Fred and Seamus sat with Rose, making mock-kissy faces at each other as Albus glanced in their direction. Rose rolled her eyes with a sigh, folding her arms across her chest.

"Grow up," she muttered.

Seamus gave her a charming smile. "I'm sorry Rose, do you feel left out?"

"Yes," she decided standing and grabbing his arm. "You, you're dancing with me."

"Wait, what?"

Fred guffawed with laughter as one of his best friends was dragged to the dance floor by his younger cousin, shouting in protest all the way. He scouted the room with a seductive smirk, finding a table of girls giggling in his direction. He stood, opting to join the girls at their table as they proceeded to inflate his ego.

"This is nice," Albus said. "Thank you."

"You're welcome," Scorpius replied. "I was worried you weren't having much fun."

"You weren't," Albus teased. "Don't try to lie either, I saw those bored looks on your face."

"I admit, it's not the way I'd usually spend my time," the blond said. Albus giggled. "But, you're here," Scorpius flattered, pulling the boy closer and lowering his voice. "That's all that matters."

"You're so smooth."

"I'd certainly like to think so."

Albus giggled as Scorpius' nose brushed against his own and he was pulled closer towards his date so their stomachs were touching.

"Fuck!" Scorpius swore, pulling back and doubling over, biting his knuckle. "Oh Merlin's beard."

"Scorpius?" Albus panicked, hands on the boy's back in seconds, ignoring the curious looks they were getting. "Are you okay?"

"My balls," he breathed.

Rose paused in her dancing to gawk, looking between the two boys and Seamus, standing beside the couple. "You didn't!"

"It wasn't my idea," Seamus defended as Albus and Scorpius turned their attention to him. "It was all James' fault. I just went along for the ride."

Albus frowned. "James' idea to do what?"

"They've done something to your dress robes, Al," Rose muttered, having pulled back from Seamus' hold now, staring at her cousin's clothing. She glared at the boy she had been dancing with. "What did you do to his robes?"

Seamus shrugged, trying to stay cool under the harsh Weasley glare. "Every time Al and Malfoy get too close, it sends a jolt of pain towards the offending body part," the Irish boy tutted and shook his head. "Naughty boys, grinding your hips together."

Albus flustered as Scorpius seemed to recover. "We weren't doing anything!" Albus declared.

Seamus couldn't help but grin. "Well, I suppose it is a sensitive charm."

The grey eyed boy stopped his date from saying anything else, pulling him back into the dancing position. "Its okay, Albus. We don't need to be close for me to enjoy your company."

Seamus nodded, impressed. "He sure is a suave talker, huh?"

Rose sighed in annoyance, pulling the boy back to face her and putting one arm round his neck, scowling at him. "Don't think you're getting out of dancing with me, Mister."

The song soon ended, and the students dispersed. Scorpius took Albus' hand and smirked before suggesting: "Do you want to get out of here?"

Albus' eyes widened. "What now?"

"Go for a walk round the courtyard?" he suggested. "Most of our teachers are supervising this dance."

Albus smiled softly. "I'd like that."

The two disappeared without anyone noticing at first. It wasn't until Rose asked James why he wasn't upset that the two had disappeared, and James said that he'd turned his brother into a 'walking rape-alarm', and if anyone other than Albus tried to remove his clothing not only would they get a kick to the balls, but the whole school would be alerted, no matter where you were. Rose wasn't sure if she should've been worried or not.

The two boys soon found themselves walking round the small courtyard in the centre of the castle, staring up at the not-quite-clear sky as they moved slowly, fingers intertwined.

"Thanks for this evening," Albus started. "I know you would've rather not gone."

Scorpius smiled at the peaceful look that decorated his friend's face. "It was my pleasure."

Albus turned his green eyes to lock with grey and they stopped, staring at each other. Scorpius moved forward a step, careful not to get too close, and gave the boy a testing peck on the lips.

"He hasn't managed to have it shock you if you kiss me, has he?"

Scorpius smiled proudly. "Nope," he pressed his lips against Albus' more forcefully. "Mm, definitely not."

"Enjoying ourselves, are we?"

"Most definitely."

Albus giggled, eliciting a wider smile from his companion.

The two continued with their innocent kisses for a while, which gradually got harder and longer. Albus eventually pulled back however, squeezing the hands that were in his to prevent them from getting too close. "Scorpius," he started.

"This isn't good news, is it?"

Albus laughed awkwardly. "It's not bad news! It's just," the boy frowned. "Well, what are we?"

Scorpius raised a fine brow. "We're two teenage wizards, who study at-!"

"That's not what I meant," Albus said with a mock glare. "I mean what are we, you know," he bit his lip. "Relationship wise."

"You need to stop trying to talk while you're biting the inside of your mouth," Scorpius suggested. "And what would you like us to be?"

"I dunno."

"You don't know, do you?" Scorpius teased. "You're still mulling that one over after two or three years?"

Albus glared. "You know exactly what I want us to be."

Scorpius took one of his hands and traced Albus' cheek. "Friends? Best friends? Boyfriends?" he smirked, eager for more of that adorable blush. "Lovers?"

"Scorpius!"

A small chuckle. "And usually I'm the high-strung one."

"I'm not high-strung," Albus muttered, looking away. "I just- I want to make sure. I know having Misha all pissed off was great, but was that it?"

Scorpius kissed the boy once again, hand still resting on his cheek. He cringed as he wrapped an arm around Albus' waist, his hand screaming in pain at being so low on the robes. Albus pressed his hands into Scorpius' chest to make sure they stayed far enough apart not to hurt the boy too much.

"Albus Potter," Scorpius started. "Whose middle name I cannot remember."

"Severus."

Scorpius smirked. "Albus Severus Potter," he said slowly. "Will you do me the honour of being my boyfriend?"

Albus grinned like an idiot, trying his hardest not to giggle like a lovesick girl. "Maybe."

Scorpius' eyes glinted with mischief. "Maybe, hum?"

"Maybe."

The blond bit on Albus' bottom lip playfully and Albus giggled once again, swaying back and forth cutely. "You bloody well better, because otherwise I just made an arse of myself in front of half the school and ruined my chances of ever being friends with half of Slytherin again."

"So long as you don't call me 'the girl'," Albus said with a raised brow, looking up through his glasses. "My answer is hell yes."

Scorpius shook his head with a toothy smile, pulling Albus closer to him for a kiss.

"Fucking bastards, my balls!"

"Scorpius? Scorpius, are you okay?"

Zzz

James was quite proud of himself when Albus came back with a glare on his face, directed at his brother as he muttered something about brothers destroying the mood with their childish games. Seamus chuckled and Fred also looked relatively proud with a grin on his face, as Rose rolled her eyes before declaring she needed to go to bed. Albus retreated to his bedroom to find John and Michael outside, looking very pleased to find him, shoving him in the room first to 'make sure it was safe' again. It was, as far as he could tell, though there was no one in Riley's bed, and Phil's curtains were drawn tightly shut.

Rose spend the time it took her to get all the makeup off and get ready for bed listening to Gina droll on about how lucky she was for getting to slow dance with an Irish boy, and the fair hair girl wasn't deterred when Rose pointed out he was only half Irish, and practically family. James spend the rest of the night describing how wonderfully cute one Ravenclaw girl had been and how he had no idea how he didn't notice it before. Fred and Seamus had their fair share of sarcastic comments which James either didn't hear or ignored before they fell asleep.

Scorpius entered the Slytherin chambers after dropping off his date at the portrait of the grumpy old lady. He strode through the common room with his head held high, and was actually surprised at the amount of congratulations and teasing comments he received from his housemates. He spared a glance at the eerily quiet corner where his former 'friends' were, staring at him intently. He was, after all, dating the son of the boy who lived, also known as the boy who'd sentenced a fair few of their parents and relatives to life in Azkaban. He didn't allow himself to dwell on it, however, and continued on to go to bed.

But he couldn't shake the feeling that Misha had looked almost pleased with herself about something.

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Kivea: -passes out-

It's late, but wanted to finish this chapter sooo badly it hurt.

R+R

Thanks,

Kivea R.

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