Lily Potter and the Potions Professor
AN: Sorry I didn't post this yesterday but I didn't have my computer and I was too busy rocking out to Bon Jovi! Front row seat woooooo!
Chapter 29: Apology Not Accepted
Lily was overjoyed by the fact that Malfoy had returned and with no solid evidence against him he had been cleared of all charges. As she and Scorpius had not been spotted together again the gossip had shifted from being about them to being about Malfoy. While this wasn't completely favourable this did cause Lily to be in a much better mood. She decided that she'd use this to try and make amends with Rose, who she valued dearly as both a cousin and a friend.
It was a Friday evening when Lily approached Rose in the Gryffindor common room. Rose was sitting in one of the armchairs near the window reading a copy of the Daily Prophet. She looked sulky but Lily didn't let this dampen her spirits.
"Hi Rose," she said, taking a seat in the vacant chair next to Rose.
Rose ruffled the newspaper in an annoyed manner and continued to read.
"You can't stay angry at me forever, we are family," said Lily, determined to make things right.
"I'm not angry," replied Rose, although she defiantly sounded like she was. "I'm just disappointed and disgusted by you."
Lily had thought she was prepared for this but the words stung her.
"I'm sorry I don't live up to your standards," said Lily as sudden anger swelled within her.
Rose looked momentarily surprised by Lily's words, and tone.
"Well I'm sorry that your standards are so low," she said heatedly. "And sorry that you think that a git like Malfoy is the best that you can do."
The phrase 'git like Malfoy' was the last straw. Now Rose really had insulted Lily.
"Well I'm sorry," yelled Lily standing up. "That you think it's any of your business who I hang around with."
"Don't you remember we're family, so it is my business," Rose yelled back also standing.
By this time the whole common room had gone silent and were watching the two intently, hanging off every word.
"You can't tell me what to do Rose," said Lily lowering her voice only a fraction.
Rose glared at her with almost as much venom as when she looked at Scorpius.
Lily returned the glare before storming off. When she reached the stairs leading to the dormitories she stopped.
With tears in her eyes she turned and called back across the room at Rose; "And for what it's worth I was never with Scorpius Malfoy. We're barely even friends let alone anything else but right now he's worth a hundred of you. I suggest you stop listening to the gossip before it costs you more than just me!"
With that she turned around and ran up the stairs, slamming the door to her dormitory behind her, with the shocked look on Rose's face imprinted in her memory.
AN: Short chapter, I know. What else did you think? Please let me know in a review. Thanks for reading. :)
