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Scorpius and Valerie's 6th Birthday
Hermione Potter kissed the top of her youngest daughter's head as she finished brushing the unruly brown hair. "Your dad and i never did have the neatest hair...I don't know why I thought yours would be any different" She chuckles. "Are you excited for your party?
"Yes mummy! Daddy said James, Lily and Albus are going to come home for the weekend for it! I hope they got my drawings from Lulu!" She was talking about her favorite owl, it was a golden masked owl that had been Harry's gift from Ron two christmases ago.
"I'm sure he got them Valerie dear, now go get your dress on! Quick before the party starts!" Hermione laughed as Valerie ran giddily to her bedroom closet where she pulled out a brand new pale blue dress. Narcissa insisted she get a new pretty dress for every birthday party, and Hermione had to give her credit. The woman had taste.
"Hermione! Love where are the quidditch balls?" She hears Harry call from the floor below. "It's in the shed Harry, but I hope you aren't trying to get Valerie on a broom again. You do remember last time yes?" She calls back thinking back to just a few weeks ago.
FLASHBACK
"Alright Val, just take a deep breath and kick the ground hard!" Harry was holding onto the back of Valerie's shirt as she clutched onto her little broom
"BUT I'LL FLY" She's got her eyes shut tight and her teeth were clenched together
"I know Val but I've got you" He kisses her cheek and smiles. "You'll love it Val"
She takes with a very deep breath and kicks the ground. As the broom lifts off she squeaks in terror but doesn't move and doesn't open her eyes.
"Alright now lean forward and you'll move"
"I'm scared"
"It's alright Val, I've got you" Harry says comfortingly but Valerie was no less tense. She slowly and stiffly starts to lean forward and the broom glides ever so slowly forward.
"IT IS MOVING DAD" She squeals
"That's the point of it love!" Harry looks toward Hermione who's got her face in her hands now.
"You've got this Val" He says as he gently lets go of her shirt hoping she won't notice. With how tense she was she didn't notice and he breathes a sigh of relief "Alright, now open your eyes. He's stepped back and smiled, surely she'd open her eyes and realise how safe she is when on a broom...that is not what happened. She opened her eyes nervously and the first thing she saw was her father standing well in front of her. No longer holding onto her...and she did not handle it well.
She wrapped her arms around the wood of the room and began crying. The broom ZOOMED forward and turned her upside down. She's still holding on for dear life but now she is also screaming at the absolute top of her lungs. Harry tried to grab her but she continued to zoom around the yard without any control. It was lucky children's brooms didn't fly more than 2 ft off the ground. "DADDY!" She screamed as though she was facing an acromantula. It took Harry a full 15 minutes to catch her; all the while Hermione is attempting to stop it with her wand WITHOUT hitting Valerie. By the time they stopped the broom Valerie's hair was in knots from the wind, her cheeks were completely tear stained and she'd clutched the broom so hard she'd left nail marks in the wood.
"I don't like brooms dad...I don't like flying. I am not an owl" She'd sniffled as Hermione fussed over her
FLASHBACK OVER
"No...but I still think another try-" He began sheepishly from the bottom of the stairs and Hermione wanted to kill him in that second. She marched to the top of the stairs and stared down at him. "She'd have either crashed or she would have gone on in circles SCREAMING and crying."
"Love, she's just got a bit of a fear of flying. I think she'd be fantastic-"
"Harry. You have THREE other children. Three children who LOVE flying and quidditch. Unfortunately for you Valerie takes after ME and doesn't like flying." Hermione folded her arms and glared at him "And if I see even a hint that you might be putting her on another broom you'll be sleeping in the garden with the gnomes."
Harry ran a hand through his hair "But-"
"Harry James Potter. I love you. I have been your wife for nearly six years. But I swear you will regret even meeting me if you continue this argument. Today is her damn birthday. I don't want her screaming, crying, and terrified on her birthday. Play quidditch with the rest of the children. But let Valerie alone."
Harry sighed, "I'm sorry love, I just love it when they all play quidditch with me...and they won't be young much longer. She's the only one not in Hogwarts and it won't be long until she's there too." Harry looked a little glum and didn't look up as Hermione descended the stairs.
"Oh, Harry you know our kids love you. And just because Valerie doesn't want to fly that doesn't mean she doesn't love her daddy" Hermione wraps her arms around him lovingly.
He smiles "Thanks love" he leans down to kiss her and is met by an excited squeal from the top of the stairs. "DADDY! Look at my dress!" He looks up to find Valerie grinning with her frizzy brown curls chock full of ribbons that match her pale blue dress. "Isn't it pretty?" She twirls around to show off the skirt as it flew out around her.
"It's beautiful Val" Harry grinned at his youngest girl he walks up the stairs and scoops her up playfully "Ready for your party?"
"Yes! Scorpy's coming!" She squeals and jumps down and runs for the back garden door.
"Aw she's in love" Hermione teases quietly
"I'm sending her to Beaxbatons" Harry sighed
"Harry, you may not know since you and Ron drooled over those pretty blue uniforms but some of the students from Beaxbaton were gentlemen. Would you like her to meet a lovely French boy?"
"She's going to be a nun then" Harry says resolutely.
Hermione shakes her head with a laugh before following Valerie out the back door.
During the party
Valerie ran through the crowd of older people giggling as she did, she and Scorpius were playing hide and seek through the party and she was supposed to hide. She made a break for the blueberry bushes behind the shed. She his between them and the shed, she had to cover her mouth to suppress the giggles. She waited there for what felt like hours but was only a few silent minutes. Then out popped her best friend in the whole wide world. Scorpius grinned at her "Found you!" Valerie throws a blueberry at him with a smile on her face. After a few blueberry fight filled moments the two sat on the side of the hill and looked at the sliver of a blue river far from them. "This is so pretty" Valerie smiles as she hugs her knees to her chest.
"Valerie...we are best friends right?"
"Only the bestest of friends " Valerie scoffs as though it were obvious
"Do you wanna be my best friend forever?"
"Forever and ever! Even when we are old with no teeth!" Valerie giggles at the thought. Scorpius's smile brightens and he turns back to the view
"Happy Birthday Scorpy"
"Happy Birthday Val
Four years later (Scopius and Valerie are now a little over 10)
It was the New Years Eve and the Malfoy's were hosting this years celebration so naturally it was a large affair, All six of the potters were there, Ron, Pansy, their twin girls, George, Parvati, their sons Gred and Forge, and of course Narcissa. The children were all sitting around in armchairs with their new christmas gifts, well all except Scorpius. He was sitting with Valerie who was reading a book about Hogwarts she'd gotten from her mother. He was looking forlornly at the floor as the minutes ticked by. The adults all had their drinks in hand and were talking about all of the joys of the past year. But the chatter dies as Draco taps a fork against his wine glass.
"If I can interrupt the festivities for a moment. Luna and I have some wonderful...but also sad news. Luna, because of her hard work and dedication has been offered the opportunity of a life time. She's been asked to lead a research team on Flittywifs! After finally having them verified as a legitimate magical creature she's being asked to lead a research team to learn everything about them." The group applauded but Hermione looked at them concerned "What's sad about that Draco?"
His smile falls to a somber frown "This job is in Bulgaria and is a ten year project. So we've decided to move there for that period and have Scorpius go to Durmstrang instead of Hogwarts. We will keep in touch but with Luna's workload...it will be hard to visit. Even through magical means." Draco runs a hand through his hair and looks around the room of disappointed faces. Hermione again was the first to speak. "We'll all miss you, and we're proud of you for getting this opportunity Luna. And like you said, we'll keep in touch." She ran forward to hug Luna who'd begun to tear up. As the rest of the room began to give their encouragements there was the very small snap of the doors at the other end of the door closing. Valerie was now running down the hallway with tears in her eyes. It wasn't long before Scorpius caught up with her "Val! Don't be upset-"
"Why didn't you tell me you were leaving?! She whirled around as she shouted this at him.
"My mum and dad wanted to tell everyone. They-"
"You still should have told me! We are best friends! We don't have secrets" She's slumped against the wall now and slid down the wall until she was hugging her knees. "I don't know if I'll cope without you at Hogwarts. James won't be there. Lilly will be a 7th year, too cool to hang out with her dorky baby sister...and Albus will be too cool for me too. I'll have no one" She cries the last sentence as her eyes overflow with tears. She sniffled and put her chin on her knees.
"I know Val, I won't have anyone at durmstrang either...but we can owl each other all of the time. You're still my very best friend and you will be forever...right?" He asks as he sits next to her cautiously
"Of course, but I'll miss you so much Scorpius she sniffles. "Promise to owl me every single day. And I'll owl you every single day too!" He looked deeply into her emerald eyes and nodded fervently "I swear"
"Cross your heart?"
"Cross my heart"
Hogwarts Express
Valerie sat in a little compartment in the very back of the train, she was the only one in there...well except for one little someone. In her lap lay a snow white kitten that Scorpius had gotten for her as a parting gift. He knew she loved cats and wanted one instead of an owl as her companion at Hogwarts. She'd named her Juniper, the kitten had one green eye and one blue one. She looked out the window as she slowly ran her hands over the soft fur on Juniper's sleeping head. She hadn't seen Scorpius since August, that's when he and his parents left for Bulgaria. Was he riding on a train to Durmstrang? Or did he get on a boat to Durmstrang like they'd used to go to Hogwarts during her father's Tri-Wizard Tournament. She would have wondered for the entire ride had the door not opened. She looked over expecting her older brother or sister to be bringing her a cauldron cake or pumpkin juice to cheer her up. but instead there was a boy with golden blonde curls...darker than Scorpius's white blonde hair.
"Hi, is this seat taken?" He asked pointing to the one across from her.
"No." She goes to turn back to the window but he thrusts his hand forward for her to shake. "I'm Charles Mclaggen. You are?"
"I'm Valerie Potter." She shakes his hand tentatively and goes back to petting Juniper. "Oh so your da-"
"Is Harry Potter. I'm well aware of my parentage thank you" She rolls her eyes. Albus had warned her that her father would be the talk of her classmates.
"I didn't mean to offend." He looked sheepish and didn't take the seat "I could leave if you like..."
"No...I'm sorry. I have had a rough summer. And I would have been coming to school with my best friend...but he had to go to Durmstrang." She sighs and turns back to the window.
"Oh, well that's alright. I'm not coming in with many friends either." He sits across from her and smiles "What's your cats name?"
"Juniper, she's gorgeous isn't she?" She looks down at the still sleeping kitten in her lap. As the train continued to slink through the countryside she opened up more and more to Charles. Perhaps school wouldn't be so bad.
Valeries 3rd year (February 13th)
Valerie grinned almost madly as she dragged Charles (her now good friend at hogwarts) to the sweet shop in Hogsmead "I am so excited, Scorpius will just LOVE the raspberry sherbet balls from Honeydukes!"
"Yeah, um...did you see they're having a special at Madame Puddifoots?" Charles asks awkwardly as she begins to search the shelves for her desired candies.
"No I didn't. That place is so...so mushy, corny" She grabs a small bag of toffees for herself and two bags of the raspberry sherbet balls (they were actually in the shape of hearts for the valentines day).
"Uh...they're doing a free platter of biscuits with purchase of two teas-"
"That's nice but I'd rather get butterbeer. I promised Sabrina Longbottom that I'd meet her at the Three Broomsticks." Valerie said brightly
"Um...after that would you like to have a picnic by the shrieking shack?"
"Charlie! There's five inches of snow!" She giggles She continues to wave him off obliviously as she gathers a few more bags of sweets for Scorpius and goes to pay. When she and Charles leave the shop she makes a beeline for the post office, "I need to send these to Scorpy along with my latest letter!" She grins
"Valerie?"
"Yeah?" She asks
"Why do you owl him every day, isn't that a bit much?" He asks sulkily
"He's my best friend Charlie, we have been since birth and...I miss him. Besides he sends me a letter every day too." She looks at him as though it were the oddest question
"Well...what on earth do you talk about then"
"Well...we talk about our days, our friends...feelings" She begins to blush and clutch her letter closer to her chest along with the bag of sweets.
"What kind of feelings?"
"Don't make me say it Charlie, you know what kind" She's red as a beat under her bushy brown hair.
"Do you like someone at Hogwarts? And you're confiding in him?"
"No...I...I like him" She whispers, her eyes won't make contact and she's still blushing heavily
Charles's eyes darken as he continues to trail along behind her. "So what does the letter say?" He pries
"I...I am telling him. Because I think he likes me too" She then turns completely toward the post and practically runs inside as Charles stops dead in his tracks. He glared at the door and turned on his heels. He needed to get back to hogwarts now.
Valentines Day (Still 3rd year)
Valerie ran up the stairs from the Slytherin dungeon and up to the great hall, she was later than usual for breakfast. She hoped she hadn't missed Scorpius's owl. She got to the slytherin table and looked around for an owl with a green envelope (Scorpius's signature). She saw nothing. She sat down with an odd feeling in the pit of her stomach. But she grabbed a slice of toast and a goblet of orange juice. She waited all while scouring the ceiling for a stray owl. But none came. Perhaps there was some awful weather...it wasn't the first time the owl had been late. So she went to her classes for the day, all the while watching for an owl. But none came. By dinner she was not hungry and she wanted to cry. Had he not liked the sweets? Or worse...had he thought she was insane for telling him she liked him? She spent the whole night by the door to the Slytherin dorm, perhaps someone would have found it from somewhere strange and delivered it to her. But it never happened. Meanwhile in the Slytherin boy's dorm in his four poster bed with the curtains drawn was Charles. He held a green envelope in his fingers and ripped it open as he'd wanted to all day.
Dear Valerie,
I swear you should have been a Gryffindor...I've been wanting to tell you the same for months, mum and dad say I can come visit during christmas if you were going home for christmas. I hope you can. And you were right, I loved the raspberry sherbet balls! I hope to hear you're well soon
Love,
Scorpius
Charles glowered at the smooth handwriting and felt jealousy ignite once more. This boy...he wouldn't let a Malfoy win. His father had told him long ago that he'd lost Hermione Granger to Ron Weasley. He didn't want to make the Mclaggens two time losers when it came to sweet bushy haired bookworms. Bagging the youngest potter wouldn't have been bad either. It was a good thing she was lovely. You could tell even now that she'd be a beautiful young woman. One thing was for sure, the slytherin fireplace would be full of green envelopes...whenever Valerie wasn't around.
Alright that's the end of the Prologue, I wanted everyone to have a little background for where I wanted the sequel to start! Hope you enjoy it guys!