AlbusScorpius

LoveHate Relationship

A/N: I think this is the second last chapter. I'm pretty sure I've dragged it out long enough now.

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Their exams had approached and descended, and Albus still wasn't back on a normal sleeping schedule. His teachers had been lenient with him, seeing as he had gone through a lot, but he could tell they were losing patience. He was seeing Madam Pomfrey every other day, and still doing revision with his friends in the library on the weekend and now during the week too. Scorpius was hanging over him every minute of the day, snarling at anyone who dared look at him funny, snapping at anyone who asked questions about what happened. When he wasn't flanked by his boyfriend, he was flanked by his brother. The only time either of them seemed to leave him alone was when the Thomas twins were around to talk them into some sort of calm. Fred still hadn't had a proper conversation with him, though the boy seemed to be acting more like his usual self.

The Ministry were still dealing with Misha; 'far too slowly' as his uncle said, and from the letters he received from his mother Mr Potter was very busy doing his best to speed up the process. Albus couldn't help but feel slightly guilty; he knew his father would be using his fame, and he also knew his father hated to do that. They were trying to keep him up to date through letters and the headmistress, who was beginning to discourage his lie-ins and early nights.

"You have spent a few weeks recovering now, Mr Potter," she said as Madam Pomfrey gave him another inspection. "I worry your sleeping patterns have become habit."

The nurse nodded grimly. "I believe the headmistress is right, Albus. It's time to start getting up and coming down with everyone else for breakfast."

"What if he hasn't recovered yet? He has to do his exams!" Scorpius insisted, standing behind the boy. "Are you sure-?"

"Mr Malfoy, you are not the healer here. We will take Mr Potter's situation into account when grading his OWLs," she said with a stern face. "What has happened is regretful, and I understand why you are upset, but Mr Potter needs to be moving forward, not staying in a rut."

Scorpius looked like he wanted to say something, but clasped his lips shut and nodded, looking down.

The elderly woman nodded, smiling tightly as she turned back to Albus. "I'm glad to see you're improving, Mr Potter. Be sure to send an owl to your mother and father and let them know, as will we," she patted Madam Pomfrey in goodbye before striding out of the infirmary, leaving the three behind. The nurse packed her things away, shooing them from the room and wishing them both good health before attending to other work.

Albus slipped his hand in Scorpius', smiling softly. "Thanks for everything, but its fine. I'm feeling much better."

"You'll push yourself though, I know you will," the blond boy muttered.

"I promise, I won't. If I start to feel exhausted again you'll be the first to know," he insisted, squeezing on the hand. Scorpius smiled, going to kiss him on the forehead before a something caught his attention out the corner of his eye, sparks flying through them.

Albus turned, looking to see what could make the other boy so mad. He smiled as he saw one of his cousins standing a few feet away from them, awkwardly rubbing his neck and looking at the floor. The redhead raised his eyes and took his hand from his neck, raising it in greeting with a 'hey Al' before letting both his eyes and hand drop.

"Fred," Albus greeted with a smile, running to the boy and throwing his arms around the tanned neck. "How are you?"

Fred patted the boy's back nervously, smiling tightly as they separated. "Been better," he joked. "How're you?"

"I'm fine, just been to see Madam Pomfrey, she thinks I'm almost fully recovered," a large smile twinkled in the green eyes. "Isn't that great news?"

"It's awesome," the Weasley boy agreed.

They stood in a slightly awkward silence for a few moments, Albus basking in his cousins' return, Fred trying to work out what he wanted to say in his head. The Slytherin boy stood behind them, regarding Fred with suspicion and hovering protectively like he always did.

"I'm sorry, Al," the redhead said finally, eyes lowered to the floor and back hunched. "If I hadn't shown her the room, none of this would have happened."

"It-its okay, Fred."

Scorpius growled in response and stepped forward, jamming his finger into Fred's chest, making the boy cringe and withdraw further. "No, it's not bloody okay, Fred, are you that sex-oriented that-?"

"Calm down, please; don't fight," Albus said, trying to keep his voice level, stepping between the two. His green eyes glanced from the angry pale face of his boyfriend to the ashamed tanned face of his cousin. "Misha would have found a way to get at one of us anyway, with or without Fred. At least we knew she was up to something."

And when the anger faltered, Albus realised why the blond was being so angry at everyone all the time. He felt guilty. Albus could only assume it was guilt from not being able to prevent what his fellow Slytherin did, that he was trying to figure out what she was up to and couldn't. The brunette lowered his arms and looked on at Scorpius with wide eyes, watching the boy glare and step back defensively. Albus stepped forward, making the anger falter once again as he wrapped his arms around Scorpius' neck.

"You're not at fault either, Score," he said softly, chin resting on the boy's shoulder. "You couldn't have seen this one coming."

"How-how did she-!" Scorpius' voice cracked up and Fred watched on amazed as the specks of yellow vanished and the grey eyes turned dull. "How did she know to find me that night?"

Fred looked on confused, shifting awkwardly. "I don't know what it is she found out, but her mother works for the ministry. Kind of high up on the chain," he offered.

"She said she'd been talking to her father through the room of requirement," Albus murmured. "Maybe that's how she found out? Her mother got the information for her father to tell her."

Scorpius looked devastated. "I never realised it was so easy to find out," he said in a voice that was barely a whisper. "I thought-I thought I was safe."

"How would she find out?"

"The registry," he explained. "Almost anyone can view it; it's not a completely private document. So that anyone can know who to avoid should they not want to associate themselves with half-breeds."

"That's terrible."

"I should go," Fred interrupted, clearing his throat and gesturing behind him. "I didn't tell Seamus or James where I am; need to get back to them."

"Thank you, Fred."

The tall boy smiled down at his younger cousin. "I'm glad to know you're okay."

With an almost classic Fred grin he left with a wave, Albus meeting it before turning back to the blond in front of him. His smile vanished and returned to a look of concern, cupping the pale face in his hands and saying; "It bothers you."

"Of course it does, Al," the Malfoy said, running a hand through his hair and letting out a deep sigh. "This isn't something I want the whole world knowing."

They stood in silence for a while, staring at each other with matching looks of sadness. Albus pressed his lips against Scorpius' lightly, enjoying the feeling of two hands settling on his hips and pulling him closer. "Then you should fight for others to have the privacy you couldn't have."

"I should what?" a fine brow rows. "Make myself publicly known? I'm quite happy, thank you."

"It'd be better than becoming Teddy's lab rat."

"Teddy's experiments would help me, and others."

"Then help them by fighting for them too," Albus insisted, stepping so that their bodies were pressed together, looking up into sceptical grey eyes. "Make it better for other kids who have to hide at Hogwarts and have vindictive teenage girls trying to kill them."

"I doubt there'll be many more of those."

Albus rolled his eyes. "That's not the point, Score."

"I'll think about it," the boy muttered, glancing out the closest windows. "I believe it's probably about time we went and sought out our little study group."

The bespectacled boy groaned loudly in protest as he was dragged down the hall. "But I don't want to study potions!"

"You have little choice."

"But Score!"

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Rose let out a frustrated cry as her head hit the book in front of her, her hands clasping the hair on the back of her head. Yuna chuckled, shaking her head as she watched, Phil rubbing his temples. "Clockwise!" the redheaded girl repeated. "You stir it clockwise three times, Riley! How many times do we have to go over this?" her voice was slightly muffled by the pages in front of her. "It's really not that hard!"

"I'm not good at remembering," he muttered sheepishly. "I'm sorry; I'll do better next time."

"No, we're moving on," she said, sitting up and turning a few pages. "We'll do something else, come back to that later. Make a note of it, so you can rehearse it before bed tonight. Phil can help you."

"Thanks for volunteering my help there, Rosie."

She smiled sweetly at him. "Is it not what every good boyfriend should do?"

He turned and looked away, grumbling something before pausing. The other three turned to what had caught his attention to see the final two in their group heading towards them through the tables crowded full of students. The twins greeted them as they sat, Scorpius taking their books from the bag he was carrying, Rose and Phil waiting patiently.

"Did he find you then?" Rose asked.

"Who?"

She scowled at her cousin. "Fred, he came and asked where you were."

"Ah, yeah, he did," Albus smiled brightly. "Thanks for telling him where we were."

Rose nodded politely. "You're welcome, Al. Now, we're on page fifty seven, hurry up already."

The boy flicked through his book, feeling pleased with his day. He had made amends with his cousin, and was almost fully recovered from the sounds of things. Now all he had to do was get through his exams and make up with James, as while the boy was watching him like a hawk he could tell his older brother was still incredibly upset with him. He entertained the idea of asking Seamus to talk to him, seeing as the Irish boy knew about Scorpius, but was unsure if that would make things better or worse. He turned his attention to Yuna and Riley, the former who was getting her twin to recite the potion while Phil covered it with his hand. He glanced at the girl who was sat between the twins and raised a brow, seeing the usually well composed girl biting her lip and frowning at the pages in front of her.

"Rosie?" he questioned, tilting his head slightly. "Are you okay?"

"Lily told me!" she said quickly, glancing at Scorpius with an apologetic expression before turning it to Albus quickly. "I'm sorry, she was just so upset so I went to comfort her and she told me-!"

"Merlin, and I thought it was James who was going to break," Scorpius hissed, glaring at the page in front of him. "To think this time last year only one student knew."

Albus flustered as he realised what Rose was talking about, glancing at the other three occupants round the table. "You really picked a good time for this, Rosie."

"I'm sorry, I just thought you should know," she said. "I assumed the others did too!"

"What are you talking about?" Phil asked, glancing between the three. Riley placed an arm on his arm to gain his attention and shook his head. He glanced at the blonde girl, seeing her looking sympathetic and amused at the same time. "I'm totally missing something."

"I'm-!"

"Score!"

"Well it appears everyone else in your family knows," the blond boy snapped. "I trust Phil."

There was a stunned silence that fell over the table. The redhead in question raised a brow at this statement, while Yuna tried her hardest not to giggle.

"You what now?"

Scorpius rolled his eyes at his boyfriend. "I trust Phil. Doesn't mean I like him."

"Thank you," Phil said. "The feeling's mutual."

"You're aware that the Thomas' have taken me in, due to my family kicking me out?" Scorpius confirmed. Phil scowled, but nodded. "This is because my grandfather did not want a gay werewolf in the house anymore."

They all stared at the Weasley boy expectantly while Scorpius turned his eyes back to his book. Phil looked at Albus, Yuna, Rose and Riley in order before nodding, shrugging slightly. "Cool."

"Cool?" Albus questioned, trying to keep his voice quiet. "Are you being serious?"

"What? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I believe they're surprised you haven't flipped the table over in anger," the Slytherin boy supplied.

Phil huffed. "Do you think I'm so narrow-minded I'd get upset about Malfoy being a gay were-what?"

The others relaxed instantly.

"Am I the only one who didn't know?" the boy snapped, glancing around at the faces. "Does this have something to do with why you were wandering around the forest that night?" he asked, turning to his male cousin.

"Yes, I was trying to stop Misha finding Score."

Phil huffed, folding his arms across his chest childishly and pouting. "I can't believe you didn't think this was worth mentioning when we all went camping together," he glared at the blond boy. "I seriously hope you'll be careful around Riles."

"Don't worry; I won't hurt your little boyfriend, Weasley. I'm sure his parents are capable of providing a safe place for me to transform."

Yuna smiled softly, speaking up. "Mother has suggested we take you to our Christmas house, seeing as there is a forest there."

Albus was practically jumping in his seat. "Of course! You'll be close to us for Christmas at the Burrow! You can come see us during the holidays! This'll be so cool!"

"You all have to tell me who else knows, so I don't slip up and tell Fred or something."

Scorpius rolled his eyes. "Or you could just not talk about it, that'd be helpful."

The boy scoffed. "Please, I don't gossip about you in my spare time. Better to be safe than sorry."

Seamus placed a hand on his best friend's back from the corner of the library as he watched the fifth years talk away animatedly, seeing the younger Potter boy happier than he seemed to have been in a while. They were still waiting for Fred to get back, but Seamus had a nagging feeling they'd have to go and find the third member to their group.

"You were told, weren't you?"

James snapped his eyes to the boy, an uncertain look on his face. "Told about what?"

"About Malfoy's little furry problem."

The boy snorted, unable to help himself from laughing at that. "Yeah, we were told. Me and Lily."

"You're upset."

"Are you being serious?" James asked, looking at the boy like he'd grown another head. "How are you not upset? That's my little brother, dating a-a-!"

"A Slytherin?"

James glared. "Not funny."

"Oh, come on, it is a little bit," Seamus said with a grin. "I bet our little war with him seems even more foolish now. After all, we were playing with a dangerous monster, we might've gotten hurt."

"Don't be so simple minded, Seamus, he's not a dangerous monster because he's a werewolf, he's a dangerous monster 'cause he's a slimy bastard. Werewolves aren't as dangerous as everyone would like you to think."

The boy let a knowing smile play on his face.

James glared again. "Fuck off," he muttered before returning to watch them. "Of course I'm worried about him. He's dating my brother. Al's going to start spending full moons with him, what if something happens and he gets hurt again?"

"Al's brave, but not foolish or reckless," Seamus said softly. "He's like a smarter version of you."

"Again, fuck off."

"I love you too, Jamie. Now, let's go find Fred, I have a feeling he's being a pussy and not coming back."

"He always was the wimp."

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Kivea: I think that's everyone. I've kinda drawn out the past few chapters because I want the final one to take place in the summer holidays, and I needed something to happen. But I think that's everyone wrapped up and closed, if I've missed anyone do tell me and I shall add them.

Someone said something about a sequel in a review, and I dunno if they were being serious or not, but the answer is no. I might have another story with werewolf Scorpius, but I don't know yet. I have ideas for a new chapter fic floating about in my head, but I think I'm going to plan it next time, rather than winging it and then forgetting what I was origionally wanting to do.

Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed this chapter despite it being incredibly short.

R+R!

Thanks ~

Kivea R.

PREVIEW

"I assumed Scorpius would be here."

"You assumed wrong then,"

"I just want to talk to my son."

"You've had plenty of time to do that."

YOU THOUGHT I WOULD FORGET! BAHAHA!