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Al sat on his broom, frantically searching for the Snitch. He needed to win this game. Not only was it important in order to get the Quidditch Cup, but this match was against his brother. He watched only for a moment as James and the other two Chasers bombarded Rose until they scored. As Scorp snagged the ball and tried to fly over to the other side of the pitch where Hugo sat guarding the goals, Lysander hit a Bludger in his direction. Rose and Scorp were exhausted, trying to help the game.

The other players were far too inexperienced to be much assistance and James' team was far too well-trained. Al's eyes darted around the Pitch, hoping he saw the Snitch soon. He was the only hope his team had to win.

Suddenly, in a quick burst of motion, Lily, the Gryffindor Seeker, shot off. Cursing under his breath, he sped after her. He saw the Snitch then, fluttering above the Gryffindor stands and leaned forward on his broom trying to catch up. Adrenaline filled him as he raced forward, praying he could get there on time. It was all for naught, though, when Lily snatched the Snitch and with a yell, held it up in the air.

"Gryffindor parties are much better than ours," Scorp said, sipping at his firewhiskey.

"I know. I've always known. I've just been in denial," Rose said, laughing.

They glanced around at the debauchery happening around them and grinned. Gryffindor common room was very similar to theirs, but everything was in red and gold tones instead of blue and bronze. They watched James get pulled down for a quick snog from a random Sixth Year girl and shook their heads.

"It's a lot safer in Ravenclaw, isn't it?" Scorp asked, smirking.

"It is," Al agreed, making his way back from congratulating his brother.

"I for one, am glad that you're here," Alice said, smiling at Al. Rose shifted from the sofa to the floor so Al could sit next to her. He smiled at her gratefully, before sinking into the comfortable seat.

Almost immediately, he pulled Alice in for a snog. Scorp rolled his eyes and dropped to the floor as well.

"At least we don't have to be exposed to blatant shagging in our common room," he said, gesturing towards a couple of the sofa opposite them. Rose giggled and said,

"Shagging notwithstanding, this is fun."

"Having thoughts of being transferred into Gryffindor, then?" Lysander asked, grinning from next to them. He moved to sit on the floor, scowling at Al and Alice.

"It's worse when you know them," he said, making a face.

"Where's Lorcan?" Rose asked, glancing around.

"He didn't come. Something about seeing too many bare bums the last time he was here or something."

Rose and Scorp laughed until they realised he was being completely serious.

"Well that's disturbing," said Rose with a grimace.

"I was just mauled," Lily said, making her way over, wiping her mouth.

"What?" Lysander asked, confused.

"Some bloke just snogged me," she said, taking a sip of her drink before dropping into the empty seat on the sofa. When she recognised Al and Alice however, she made a slight gagging noise before joining them on the floor.

Rose noticed that Lysander seemed a lot more attentive now.

"Who snogged you?" he asked, irritated.

"Doesn't matter," she said, shaking her head.

"Was it your first snog, then?" Rose asked with a wink.

"No," she said, shrugging. Lysander seemed flabbergasted.

"It wasn't?"

"No. I was similarly mauled after our last game, I've never been voluntarily snogged, though," she said, shrugging.

"Well who was it that time?" Ly asked, obviously outraged.

"Some bloke," she said, dropping her head on his shoulder. He remained annoyed for a while before seeming to settle down.

"Haven't you had a snog, Lysander?" Scorp asked, nudging him. Lily glanced up at him to see the answer and his face went red.

"Yes," he said, in a slightly defiant voice.

"Who?" Lily asked, her brows furrowing.

"Y-you don't know her," he said, stumbling over his answer. It was obvious he hadn't expected to be interrogated.

"Liar," Lily said with a smile, going back to lying on his shoulder.

"What about you two, since your both so chatty?" Lysander snapped at them, exasperated.

"Not yet," Rose said with a shrug. They glanced over at Scorp who was pretending to be interested in his drink. When he glanced up and saw them grinning at him, he sighed.

"Fine, I haven't either."

"It's not a bad thing, mate. This way, I don't feel as bad," Lysander said, slapping his arm.

"Well isn't that just wonderful?" Scorp asked, annoyed.

"I think Al and Alice left," Rose said, tilting her head back to look at where they had been snogging.

"How the bloody hell did we miss that?" Scorp asked and they jumped up to the sofa. At this point, Lily had her head in Lysander's lap and they seemed to be having a private conversation.

"Aren't they adorable?" Rose asked, grinning at them.

"Sure," Scorp said, glancing around, looking for Al.

He spotted James chatting about the game with a pretty blonde girl who seemed to be hanging on his every word. With a smirk, he pointed him out to Rose. Snorting, she started mimicking. By the time James noticed them, Scorp had joined in.

Scowling, he flipped them the bird.

"I dare you to... poke Lysander with your toe," Rose said. They had started a round of truth or dare, waiting for Al to return. At this point, they were generally trying to keep their eyes off of the sofas and armchairs where couples had migrated to at various points of the night.

Scorp stretched his leg over to poke Lysander. He glanced up, curiously, from where he had been stroking a sleeping Lily's hair.

"It was a dare," Scorp said with a shrug. Lysander grinned.

"I want in, then," he said, turning slightly to face them without disturbing Lily.

"Truth or dare?" Scorp asked.

"Dare," he said, grinning.

"Mighty brave of you when you know what Lily's like when you wake her up," Rose said and she saw all the colour leave his face.

"Truth," he said quickly.

"Do you fancy her, then?" Scorp asked, nodding his head to where Lily was.

His eyes widened and he stuttered out a,

"N-no!"

"You're supposed to be honest when you're answering truth, Lysander," Rose said grinning and his face went from white to red in a matter of seconds.

"Is it that obvious?" he asked, quietly.

"Only if you're looking for it," Rose said, grinning.

Lysander smirked at her before glancing down at Lily. He stroked her hair again before he said,

"Doesn't matter. She doesn't feel the same."

"How would you know unless you asked?"

"I know her," he said, rolling his eyes and Rose wanted to burst out laughing. He obviously didn't know her that well, since Lily had admitted to pining after him since she was a little girl.

"Truth or dare?" Lysander asked her, trying to change the topic.

"Dare," she said, smirking.

"Snog him, then," he said casually, gesturing to Scorpius.

"What?" they both asked, simultaneously.

"That way, you both lose your snog virginity with someone you trust," he said shrugging.

As Rose turned to Scorp, they were both blushing furiously.

"Sorry about that!" Al said, taking the seat next to them, grinning. "Got distracted," he added, winking. He glanced around, noting the tense atmosphere.

"What's going on, then?" he asked, frowning.

"Rose and Scorp were going to-"

"Leave," Scorp said, cutting off Lysander.

"Already?" Al asked, brows furrowed.

"Yeah. We're exhausted," Rose said, sending a glare Lysander's way. He grinned back.

Scorp and Rose left the library to make their way towards the Great Hall, stepping over each other's feet as they went, making a game of it.

"Al usually steps on my toes when we do this," Rose said, laughing. Scorp laughed and said,

"He is rather clumsy."

"I miss him," Rose said, frowning slightly. Stopping their game, Scorp hugged her to his side.

"He really isn't spending that much time with us anymore."

Rose shook her head, agreeing completely.

"I know he has Alice now, but he can afford to spare a couple of hours for us," she said, frowning.

"I don't know about that," Scorp said, shrugging slightly.

Rose sent a shocked glance his way and he grinned.

"If I was getting a good shag, I might stay away too."

He watched as her jaw dropped. He felt the blush rise up his neck as he realised how that statement sounded. He hoped she didn't think he thought they should-

"They're shagging?"

As relief flooded him, he couldn't help but laugh at her incredulous expression.

Scorp watched Rose analyse Al and Alice's behaviour and couldn't quite hide his smile. He was hoping they wouldn't notice, but that really was too much to ask. Al quirked his eyebrow at his cousin.

"Something the matter?" he asked, serving himself potatoes.

"No, nothing," she said, trying to look innocent. Al and Alice exchanged a glance before he gave Scorp a questioning glance.

Trying to smother a laugh, Scorp shrugged, stuffing a roll into his mouth.

"Really, Rose, what is it?" Alice asked, curious.

"I was just wondering," she said, slowly. Al and Alice nodded, encouragingly, leaning forward slightly.

"Are you two shagging?"

Scorp choked on the roll at their expressions.

"You could have told me that they weren't!" Rose said, smacking his arm as he was still chuckling on their way back from the Great Hall.

"How the bloody hell was I supposed to know? The minute Al wants to talk about Alice, I usually tune him out with a good book," Scorp said, shrugging.

"That was humiliating," she said, giving him a pinch for good measure. He chuckled, rubbing the spot on his arm.

"At least now we know," he said with a shrug. Rose rolled her eyes, shaking her head as she went.

"I know I said I wanted to spend more time with him, but this really isn't what I meant," Rose said, rolling her eyes.

She watched Al and Alice grin at each other while they were supposed to be studying and shook her head.

"He's not going to do as well on his exams this year," Scorp predicted and she slapped his arm.

"What?" he asked, "I'm being honest!"

Rose rolled her eyes before her eyes focused on something.

"Are they holding hands?"

Scorp peeked under the table and snorted.

"Fat lot of good that'll do him when he has to start his Arithmancy problems," Scorp said, grinning.

Rose sighed, shaking her head at the couple, but they seemed to be in their own little world.

Grinning mischievously, Rose grabbed Scorp's hand and pulled it under the table, startling him. When he turned to look at her, she fluttered her eyelashes exaggeratedly at him. He snorted out a laugh and shook his head, turning back to his text book, but he didn't pull away his hand.

Slightly flustered, Rose's gaze switched between her textbook, their hands and his face for the rest of their study session.

The first two weeks of Summer were spent at Al's house. As was the usual when they spent any time at all with Al's family, everyone was outside playing Quidditch except Alice, who was cheering from below.

"Don't get distracted, Lils," Scorp heard Harry call to his daughter. He saw her nod and shake her head slightly, going back to searching for the Snitch.

"Tighten your arm, James," Ginny said and Scorp grinned at the lovely dynamic their family had. His father often took him out to play a quick game or two, but since he had been a Seeker and Scorpius was a Chaser, there weren't any real tips he could provide to his son.

"Try to take it from him, Scorpius," he heard Ginny call and he nodded, flying off towards James.

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