Aria: Hello everyone, yes I know I'm late again with getting the chapter up (SORRY! _) I got really busy. Anyway, it's here now and I have made it my mission to update more regularly. Thank you so much for sticking with me! :)

Warning: there will be swearing or bad language

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Chapter 20 – Valentine's Day part 2

- 14th of February 2022 -

Narrator's POV:

"No"

Scorpius clenched his fists. Jack sneered at Scorpius and gave an annoyed huff.

"Oh, are you the ¬shining knight in Armour, are you? What is she, your property?" Jack said poking Scorpius on the chest.

Scorpius stated through gritted teeth, "Bastard, I'm not like you!" Scorpius then shoved Jack back out of his face. The corridor was not terribly big for a fight like this. Jack hit the wall on the other side of the corridor. Scorpius turned around for a second to check on Rose.

Rose looked up at him with her big blue eyes. She had a grip on the back of his robes and hadn't let go the entire time. Rose had been indecisively rambling to herself about what she should do.

Rose saw a fist appear and connect with Scorpius' ear. Scorpius stumbled a bit to the side being taken by surprise. He had this ringing in his ear that made it painful to hear anything. Scorpius straightened himself up again and this time was ready for the fight. Scorpius was taller than Jack and was going to take full advantage of it. Jack threw punches that Scorpius dodged. However, Scorpius landed a punch to Jack's face. He must have broken Jack's nose because he was now bleeding.

"Son of a bitch! You'll pay for that!" Jack spat as he reached for his wand.

As soon as Jack reached for his wand Rose had hers out and cast a spell. "Stupefy!"

Scorpius was always amazed at how well Rose could cast certain spells and that was one of them. They both breathed a sigh of relief. However, they couldn't leave Jack on the floor like a crumpled mess. Rose turned to Scorpius "Are you ok?"

"Yes, mostly," Scorpius replied, "I have a painful ringing in this ear." He pointed to his left ear. Rose nodded, "No doubt the teachers will be here soon so best the get him, and you, to the Hospital Wing."

Scorpius agreed and they both carried Jack to the Hospital Wing. They took a way that wouldn't be seen by many people because they didn't want anyone to know about it. Rumours spread fast you know. Scorpius chuckled when they got to the Hospital Wing.

"And what's so funny Mr Malfoy?" Rose asked in a posh voice.

"Oh, just that you're so short that you didn't really help with carrying Willern at all." Scorpius wore a smirk on this face.

Rose let go of Jack and stated with her arms crossed, "And for that, you can meet me in the Gryffindor common room if you have nothing else better to do."

Scorpius chuckled, "You're not sticking around out of concern for my safety then?"

"You running your mouth has assured me of that, Good day Mr Malfoy." Rose turned and left yet she couldn't help but smile.

- Meanwhile -

Lily's POV:

It was quite the chaotic day. Valentine's Day usually is. People consider it a day of courage to confess their love to others. However, it's also a great day of gossip and rumours. What? A single girl has got to find something to entertain herself with, on this famous day of love. Even the Great Hall was completely decked out, in the theme of pink and red in the forms of streamers and hearts. I was sitting with a couple of my friends in the great hall as we discussed the topics of the week.

"Well I heard there was a girl who got caught in the 6th year Hufflepuff boys dorm," Louisa commented quietly. Louisa's a Ravenclaw who's quite shy, however, she has a good ear and so she finds out all sorts of things. She's shorter than the average girl and has chestnut brown hair. She has always reminded me of a cute and quiet brown mouse.

"Really? Do you know what year she was in?" Clara asked turning her attention away from somewhere else in the Great Hall. Clara was in Gryffindor with me. She's athletic and is Muggle-born. Her sandy blonde hair gets her the looks from an array of guys, but, no guy has ever been about to put up with her extremely stubborn nature. And she's always monitoring certain couples or people she ships together. She's shipped me with half a dozen imbeciles by now and is yet to find a really good match for me. Which doesn't surprise me. Most of the guys in this school are stupid. Oh well…I'll just die an old maid with 100 cats.

"Heyyyyy girls," Peny greeted as she sat down smiling.

"Heyy," we all replied almost in unison. We chuckled and went back to the conversation at hand.

"Where have you been?" Clara wiggled her eyebrows suggestively.

Peny chuckled and replied, "Oh just checking the usual spots."

"Anything happening?" Clara inquired.

"Well, I will say, that I saw Scorpius Malfoy and Rose Weasley helping Jack Willern into the Hospital wing. Malfoy looked pretty banged up. Maybe there was a fight over Rose?" Peny spoke in a hushed voice.

All three of us were intently listening by the time she had finished telling the gossip. Geez, what did those two do this time?

"Was Rose ok?" I asked hoping that it wasn't really serious.

"Yes, she seemed completely fine, not a scratch on her."

I let out a sigh of relief. I know that Rose is tough, she is a Weasley after all, but she is popular and well known by nearly everyone. It makes her a bigger target than usual with our family.

"Hello there Ladies," interrupted my wandering thoughts.

We turned to see Lysander Scamander standing in front of us.

"And might I say that you all are looking very lovely today. However today I have come to have a word with Miss Lily Potter, if she would," Lysander held out his hand to me. My friends all motioned for me to take the offer and so I accepted. Only because I doubt that the hottest guy in Hufflepuff was interested in me. And even if he was I doubt it would be a lasting relationship anyhow.

I took Lysander's hand and followed him to a corridor branching off from the Great Hall. "Lily, I have wanted to ask you a question for a very long time now. I think I finally have the courage to ask you…." Lysander took a deep breath, "Will you be my girlfriend?"

Slightly predictable but sweet nonetheless. And I have had a small crush on him for a while. I opened my mouth to reply when…

"NO! LILY! I have something to say first!" Mark appear out of nowhere. Literally nowhere. Where the fuck was he hiding? He pushed Lysander aside and grabbed me by the arms.

"Mark, what the hell is going on? Let go of me!" I demanded as I was quickly becoming aggravated with the whole situation. Seriously everyone is off their nut today.

"Oi let go of her," Lysander gave Mark a shove but he didn't let go.

"Lily I just had to say it. I am in love with you and I have been since I met you. You're so cute and I need you to know that I am the one for you," Mark stated in a hurried tone.

What the actual fuck is wrong with him?

"What prank is this? Did you take a love potion or something?" I inquired as I tried to slip out of his grip.

"No this is not a prank, these are my true feelings!" Mark replied, "I'll show you."

Mark moved in closer. Shit, he's going to kiss me! I was so furious I kicked Mark where the sun don't shine and I ran back to the common room.

I ran back as fast as I could because I knew that they would follow. I got to the common room out of breath yet continued in any way.

Once I was inside, the first ones to notice me were Fie, Mya and Albus.

Albus immediately got up and said, "Lily, is everything alright?"

Suddenly Mark and Lysander were both at the door. I was so angry. I wanted it to stop. So I turned to Mark and Lysander and the common room entrance and said: "Mark, if you ever come near me again I will make Hell seem like pretty delusion!" Then I ran up the stairs straight to the dorm room. I fell onto my bed determined to be in full denial that anything besides the bed existed.

- Meanwhile -

Rose's POV:

That Scorpius. I chuckled as I walked into the common room. Then I heard something that would completely change my mood.

"What the fuck did you do?" James yelled.

I looked up to see James angry for the first time in a long time. But why?...