Lily woke up early the following morning, and sat up straight.
"Damn, he's cute." She whispered to herself, feeling that tingling sensation in the pit of her stomach. It was Sunday, but she didn't want to go back to sleep. She wanted to think about her day with Scorpius Malfoy, the best day ever in the history of romantic days. Well… She shook her head. In her world, it was. Restless as she was, she got out of bed and slowly put some clothes on. It looked warm outside, so she decided to wear a pretty short jeans skirt and a white t-shirt covered in rainbows and flowers in fierce colours (she'd bought it during the summer, and every time she glanced at it she giggled. The pattern wasn't at all childish, just super happy and eye catching). She felt happy, sort of delighted, and couldn't stop smiling. Putting on her bright green Converse, she then skipped out of the dorm, down the stairs and into the common room.
It was about quarter to eight, and on a Sunday morning the room was obviously empty. Humming to herself, Lily lit a fire with the flick of her wand. It was warm and light, but she liked the sound of the crackling fire. As she stood up again, there was a sharp tap on one of the windows. Sitting on the windowsill was her snow white Trudy. Beaming, she walked over and opened the window, letting the bird sit on her arm.
"Hi there. What have you got for me?" The owl held out her leg, and Lily took the scroll of parchment, placing Trudy on the arm of a chair. She started humming again, and unrolled the letter.
Dear Lily,
Well, it was about time. They hadn't written since she'd started for the term. Smiling to herself, she kept reading.
I'm sorry we haven't written earlier, there's been a lot going on with work, for both me and your dad. How is everything? I hope classes are bearable and that your brothers (James that is) aren't giving you a hard time. Again, I'm sorry for not having written earlier.
Love,
Mum x
When she'd finished reading, she was smiling and shaking her head slightly. That they hadn't written didn't matter: it really didn't bother her anymore. Now and then she completely forgot to answer, making her mum go bonkers. Lily folded the letter and put it in her pocket. Making sure her wand was in her other pocket she left the common room and strolled about the castle. Even though it was only just past eight, there were a few people wandering about the castle, mostly older pupils and a few ghosts. She eventually reached the square yard in the middle of the school, and walked out into the sunlight. It wasn't very warm yet, but Lily didn't mind the chilly breeze. Humming quietly to herself, she sat down on one of the stone benches and turned her face to the faint sun. It was completely silent, no birds singing and no kids talking in the background, which was unusual for Hogwarts. After having enjoyed the peace for fully ten minutes, Lily heard footsteps coming from the corridors to her left. Turning to the sound she saw Rose coming towards her, her nose in a thick book, looking scarily like her mother (but with ginger hair). She was wearing a short sleeved pinkish blouse and jeans shorts with black ballerina shoes.
"Hey, Rosie!" Lily yelled, making her cousin jump and her book crash to the ground. "Shoot." She was on her feet in two seconds running over to the girl. "Sorry, sorry." She rambled and picked Rose's book up, handing it to her.
"That's alright." She said with a small laugh. "Nothing important." Rose placed the book under her arm and followed Lily back out. "What are you doing up so early anyway?"
"Dunno really. I woke up, and I just can't go back to sleep when I do, whish really isn't very nice at times." Rose grinned and they both sat down on the bench.
"What woke you then?" asked her two year older cousin, while staring up at the pale blue sky.
"Thoughts…" Lily said, avoiding the real reason, as she really didn't know what Rose thought of Malfoy.
"About…?" Rose actually looked interested now, and met Lily's eyes. "Come on, silly, you startled me, you owe me the truth." She nudged the younger girl jokingly, and smiled.
"Well, I sort of have a boyfriend." She said hesitantly, breaking the gaze. Rose chuckled, and put an arm around Lily.
"How sweet." Lily giggled.
"Come on, I'm not bloody three years old."
"Then don't be a child, and tell me who it is. Do I know him?"
"Probably… He's in your year?" Rose snorted sceptically.
"So he's two years older than you? Right, whatever… Just make sure the Adam-incident isn't repeated." Lily groaned.
"Please, spare me."
"Come on, spit it out. Which house is he in?" Lily remained silent for a few moments before replying.
"Hufflepuff."
"Okay, so probably not a complete psycho if the Hat thinks he's kind hearted…"
"Oh he is…"
"I can't understand how unbelievably cute you are!" Lily punched her cousin, who just laughed. "Now tell me." She then demanded.
"Then promise me something."
"Anything."
"Don't laugh and don't judge." Rose raised an eyebrow.
"Okay then. I promise." Sighing heavily Lily shook her head.
"Scorp. Scorpius Malfoy." The silence that followed was profound. Biting her lip, Lily turned to Rose. The latter was staring at her, her mouth half open, her breathing slow.
"Rosie?"
"Malfoy?" Lily nodded, unable to interpret her cousin's expression. "When the hell did this happen?" Rose Weasley was rarely distraught or angry, she was a very collected person, but her voice was now strained as she looked away from the puzzled Lily.
"Oh, a while ago…" Lily answered distantly. "Are you okay?"
"I'm sorry." She blurted out, grabbed her book and ran away. What the hell?
HP The Potters HP
"Seriously?" Lily asked, her eyebrows raised at her older brother. She was sitting in a dark corner of the library, opposite Albus, who was trying to study at the same time as they were speaking.
"Yeah, they were together for the entire last year. Apparently Rose got a bit too close to some other bloke, so Scorp decided to end it."
"And so know she's pissed off because I'm seeing him?" she said, feeling rather irritated. Rose was being so bloody selfish.
"I guess so. I haven't spoken to Rose lately. But having your cousin grab your ex after only a few months must sting a bit, do I can't say I blame her."
"Thanks, Al." He snorted and dipped his quill in the ink.
"Don't be stupid, I'm just being realistic here." Lily groaned and placed her face in her warm hands. What a damn mess…
"What should I do then?"
"How the hell should I know? I'm a lifetime single, honey." He said, winking at his younger sister before scribbling another sentence onto the parchment. Lily sat quietly for a minute or so before continuing.
"But how come I never knew about their relationship?"
"Lily, not even Hermione or Ron knew. Ron would probably have a fit and Hermione… Well, she might've been okay with it, but you know what Uncle Ron thinks about the Malfoy's. Don't you remember the day when I first went to school? He said he'd disinherit her if she was sorted into Slytherin. Her dating Scorp would probably be under the same category." He finished the essay with a little flourish of his quill and then magically dried the ink with a flick from his wand.
"Al, why are you always doing school work?" Lily asked, completely changing the subject.
"I don't always do school work." He retorted, rolling the parchment up and putting it in his bag. "I just have a lot of work to do, and I take it seriously." He packed all of his things away and then flexed his fingers. "What's the time?"
"Half past eight." Lily replied dully, trying to figure out what the hell she should do about the situation.
"Right. I'll write to Mum and then head back to the common room. Shouldn't you already be there?" Lily snorted.
"No, curfew is at nine."
"Right, sorry, you're in fourth year now." He grinned at her.
"Why is everyone treating me like a child?"
"I'm sorry, sis, but you're the youngest. I can't help it." Lily muttered under her breath and walked together with Albus back to the Gryffindor common room.
Well, a bit happening now xD Sorry it's been a bit dull.
We'll see how many more chapters there'll be...
I will in any case write a sequel... And now I'm rambling, Sorry
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