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Author's Notes:

Sorry this took so long to get up. I was moving and school and like a hundred other horrid things were happening...Anyway all is good now and I am back. Hopefully you'll enjoy this chapter.

jamie

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"Well, well, well, what do we have here?"

Al would recognize that sneering voice anywhere.

Scorpius sighed and quickly stepped away from Al. Not that he had any problems with the school knowing about him and Al, and truth be told, he rather thought Al's performance in the Great Hall not half an hour ago might have clued a few people into what was going on. No, he didn't mind people knowing, but Al might not be ready for the repercussions.

"What do you want, Davies?" Scorpius jumped in first hoping that Davies would satisfy himself with some superior smug remarks and then disappear.

"I had planned on using the facilities," he said, indicating the urinals. "But who knows what diseases I might pick up after you two faggots have used them." Davies' face was all scrunched up in disgust and for the first time Scorpius was afraid of what he might do. If his mates were here to back him up, Scorpius was fairly certain that blood would be shed.

As it was, Scorpius made the decision to be constantly aware of who was around him from now on. It wouldn't take much to catch either one of them alone and then who knew how bad it would get.

He thought Al knew better than to retaliate but apparently not.

"Oh, that's a really smart observation, Davies. Been working hard on that one have you? Not that it surprises me, you'd have to be the dumbest sack of dogshit I've ever met."

Scorpius groaned. Al was just playing into his hands by attacking him like that. Didn't he know that by now? "Al…" he said, placing his hand on Al's arm in warning. But Al shook him off and Scorpius was left watching Davies become redder and more furious and Al preparing for a fight.

"You'd better watch it, Potter. One day when you least expect it, there I'll be giving you what you deserve."

"And what's that?" Al moved to stand in front of Scorpius, arms crossed, defiant. Like he was protecting him. While he appreciated the thought, Scorpius frowned because he didn't need protecting from the likes of Davies. Scorpius crossed his own arms and stepped up beside Al.

"Something you won't forget in a hurry." Davies sneered back. "You filthy fucking faggots sicken me and you shouldn't be allowed in a decent school. A dick is supposed to go in a cunt, not up some other guy's arsehole."

Scorpius couldn't help himself, he laughed. Al was furious, he could tell by the waves of tension he could feel rolling off him, but he really couldn't help laughing. Hopefully it would help Al settle.

"Oh, really?" Scorpius asked. "Thanks for that, Davies. You've sorted us out now. I can't believe we didn't know that, Al."

Both Al and Davies glared at Scorpius in confusion. Scorpius continued. "Well, now you'll have to let us thank you properly. You're so clever, Davies, it's a wonder you're not in Ravenclaw with me. You're amazing, like sunshine on a cloudy day..." he hardly knew what he was saying, only that it was confusing both Al and Davies and that was a good thing. Perhaps there was a way out of this after all.

"Scorpius, what the fuck are you on about?"

Or maybe not.

"You'd better keep your girlfriend under control there, Potter."

"Shut the fuck up, Davies." Al was even more angry now. And Scorpius had lost his desire to laugh his way out of this situation. He wasn't a girl!

"Do I need to remind you that there are two of us here and you are on your own, Davies?" Al growled and Scorpius' stomach fluttered. He just knew he was going to have this same reaction every time Albus growled. He wondered if it was going to be a problem getting Al worked up enough to growl.

Davies' glance went from one to the other. "I could take on both of you poofters any time."

Before Scorpius realised, his wand was out and at Davies' throat. Al followed a split second later before Davies could even react.

"I think you had better watch your filthy mouth, Davies." Scorpius said calmly. "And get yourself out of here before Al decides that the loss of house points are worth it and curses you with something awful."

And just like the big dumb coward he was, Davies discovered that he didn't want to take Al on after all. He left the bathroom as quickly as he'd entered, Al yelling after him "And stay away from my sister!"

Al turned to Scorpius. "What was all that?"

"I was trying to get away from this confrontation without a fight."

"I'm not scared of Davies, Scorpius. I'll never let him hurt us."

Scorpius sighed and moved into his arms, wondering if perhaps they'd been sorted into the wrong houses after all.

"So why did you yell after him about staying away from Lily? You know he doesn't even know how she feels about him."

"Well he can just stay away from her."

You're going to have to warn her, Al. Now he knows you care he'll go after her and she's a girl who fancies herself in love with him." Didn't Al see that?

"Well he won't get too far," Al said, and Scorpius could feel him smiling against his shoulder, so he pulled back and looked into Al's smug face.

"Why not?"

"While you were busy reading him the riot act, I was cursing him. Whenever he thinks about romancing my sister – anyone really, he'll feel violently ill and have to run to the bathroom.

Scorpius grinned. His Al was definitely a Slytherin after all.