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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;"Author's Note: Hey y'all! So I am writing all of this between actually doing what I am supposed to be doing for my internship, good thing everyone here is really cool and not looking over my shoulder at what I am actually doing! I would really love it if y'all could comment about what you would like to see or to give some support. Your comments are what keep me going!/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;"Wow! Ummm, so I wrote this chapter like 3 years ago oops. I generally don't publish a chapter until the next one is finished so lets see if I can get some creative juices flowing and write another chapter or two because I have no more chapters of this in storage. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;"**RECAP**/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Lily? Lily! Lily?!" He shouted down the corridors. No one had seen the witch since earlier that morning and Scorpius feared more than anything that something had happened to her. Forgoing dinner he wandered the castle calling out to his Lily. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" In a whisper so quiet he though he had imagined it he heard her soft voice, "Scor?"/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" Following what he thought to be the sound of her voice her stumbled, literally, upon the crumpled form of the little redhead. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Bloody hell! Watch where you are going!" Rubbing her head she looked up at the blond wizard in front of her. Of bloody course. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" Frantically searching for words the young blond started rambling, "Sorry Lily. When you didn't come down to dinner or message me back I went looking for you, I though you had been kidnapped or somethi—"/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Scorpius, Scor, slow down. Breathe. Everything is okay." She said reaching out to place her hands on the his shoulders. Lily could see Scorpius visibly relax as he realized she was safe and unharmed. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "I'm sorry. You must be starving! Let's go get you some dinner." With that Scorpius grabbed her hand and pulled her close. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" Scorpius led her down the corridor in a comfortable kind of silence until they reached an unusually brightly lit basement corridor decorated with food themed paintings. Suddenly Scorpius reached out and tickled a pear in a painting of a bowl of fruit. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" Flabbergasted, Lily let out a gasp when the pear started to giggle and turned into a green door handle. When Scorpius gently pulled the door open, the duo entered a large room with four long tables as if in a model of the Great Hall. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" Gone were the tears streaming down her pale complexion and in their place a look of amazement speed across Lily's face as he lead her to a small table near the crackling fireplace at the front of the room. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;"` "Mr. Scorpius! How nice to see you again!"/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Would you like some pumpkin pasties? They just came out of the oven"/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Who have you brought with you?"/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" As soon as the house elves noticed Scorpius sitting at the table, they began to come over to speak with the young wizard. Scorpius created them each in turn taking the time as Lily watched on amused at the sudden change in the blond's demeanor. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Hello Miss. Can Patsy get you something?" Lily jumped as a small elf appeared next to her. "Oh Pasty is so sorry. She did not mean to scare the young miss." The house elf began to hit her head against the table violently. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Patsy! Patsy! Please stop." Lily shrieked. The house elf looked up at Lily. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Patsy is sorry, miss. Can Patsy get you something?"/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" Scorpius looked on amused at the young redhead's affinity for the small elf. "Hi Patsy. Lily and I missed dinner in the Great Hall could you please bring us something to eat?"/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" With Scorpius's request the house elves who gathered around the table rushed off to prepare what was surely going to be a feast for the two of them. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "They seem rather fond of you," Lily spoke up beside him. "You must come to the kitchen often."/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" She wasn't wrong in her assumption. Being an only child with few friends outside the manor, the expanse Great Hall was sometimes too much for him. He almost rather eat in the kitchen with the house elves. "They are just as fond of me as I am of them," He joked. "Of course I eat in the kitchens they have the best food here and the best company!" He laughed nervously. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Here you go Mr. Scorpius. Patsy made your favorite foe you and the little miss." /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" Before Scorpius had the chance to respond the the elf Lily was kneeling next to the small elf embracing her in a hug. "Thank you. All of you have been so kind and it smells absolutely delicious." The house elf was frozen unsure what to do with herself. Scorpius snickered at the scene unfolding in front of him. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" As quickly as she had gotten down, she was back in her seat scarfing down the feast the house elves had placed in front of them. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Oi! What are you staring at Malfoy! Like I told you this morning I'm half Weasley deal with it!" Scorpius did not realize he had been staring at the young redhead and immediately took on a bright red completion when she pointed it out. Ashamed, Scorpius looked away and began devouring his own meal. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" With the every crumb having been consumed, the young Slytherins walked in a comfortable silence to their common room. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy! Where the bloody hell have you been? Do you have any idea how late it is? You couldn't even be bother to tell us where you were." With the Lara through herself at him and engulfed him in a hug. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Sorry Lara. Lily got lost by the one eyed witch earlier today and I went looking for her." Scorpius mumbled looking at the ground. He was mentally kicking himself for being so reckless. With everyone's aversion to Slytherin's after the Second Wizarding War, Scorpius and Lara among many others had taken to making sure someone knew where they were at all times for safety sake. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Well, at least you are both okay. Now up to bed both of you." With that Scorpius and Lily headed to their respective dorms. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" Lily trudged into her dorm room to three girls sitting on her bed. Cautiously, she walked over to her bed, "Hi?" One of the girls jumped at the sudden noise. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Sorry we didn't mean to frighten you or anything. We just wanted to talk." The girl with sleek black hair and magnetic blue eyes spoke up. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Amelia! How dare you speak to this blood traitor scum. Her blood may be pure but she comes from tainted lineage. You dare associate with filth like her!" Shirked the beautiful blond sitting on the nightstand. With this the other three girls smiled and snickered and finally they couldn't hold back and burst out laughing. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" The girl the blond designated Amelia chocked back her laughter, "That was the best impression of Bella I've ever seen Izzy!"/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" The blonde spoke up again, "Sorry I swear I don't care about all that blood business. I just couldn't pass up that opportunity I've been practicing my Bella impression all summer. I'm Isabella Nott, but everyone just calls me Izzy. And I guess you know that's Amelia Pucey. The brunette at the end of your bed is Makenzie Avery or Kenzie. Lastly the other blonde who is more concerned with her hair is Natasha Mikhailov or Nat. We just wanted to introduce ourselves and I guess we missed you all day today."/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;"Author's Note: Damn I finished that fairly quickly. Which means you get more chapters. Have a great day y'all! /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;"Author's Note: Hey y'all! So I am writing all of this between actually doing what I am supposed to be doing for my internship, good thing everyone here is really cool and not looking over my shoulder at what I am actually doing! I would really love it if y'all could comment about what you would like to see or to give some support. Your comments are what keep me going!/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;"Wow! Ummm, so I wrote this chapter like 3 years ago oops. I generally don't publish a chapter until the next one is finished so lets see if I can get some creative juices flowing and write another chapter or two because I have no more chapters of this in storage. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Lily? Lily! Lily?!" He shouted down the corridors. No one had seen the witch since earlier that morning and Scorpius feared more than anything that something had happened to her. Forgoing dinner he wandered the castle calling out to his Lily. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" In a whisper so quiet he though he had imagined it he heard her soft voice, "Scor?"/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" Following what he thought to be the sound of her voice her stumbled, literally, upon the crumpled form of the little redhead. /span/p
p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;"**END RECAP**/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Bloody hell! Watch where you are going!" Rubbing her head she looked up at the blond wizard in front of her. Of bloody course. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" Frantically searching for words the young blond started rambling, "Sorry Lily. When you didn't come down to dinner or message me back I went looking for you, I though you had been kidnapped or somethi—"/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Scorpius, Scor, slow down. Breathe. Everything is okay." She said reaching out to place her hands on the his shoulders. Lily could see Scorpius visibly relax as he realized she was safe and unharmed. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "I'm sorry. You must be starving! Let's go get you some dinner." With that Scorpius grabbed her hand and pulled her close. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" Scorpius led her down the corridor in a comfortable kind of silence until they reached an unusually brightly lit basement corridor decorated with food themed paintings. Suddenly Scorpius reached out and tickled a pear in a painting of a bowl of fruit. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" Flabbergasted, Lily let out a gasp when the pear started to giggle and turned into a green door handle. When Scorpius gently pulled the door open, the duo entered a large room with four long tables as if in a model of the Great Hall. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" Gone were the tears streaming down her pale complexion and in their place a look of amazement speed across Lily's face as he lead her to a small table near the crackling fireplace at the front of the room. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;"` "Mr. Scorpius! How nice to see you again!"/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Would you like some pumpkin pasties? They just came out of the oven"/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Who have you brought with you?"/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" As soon as the house elves noticed Scorpius sitting at the table, they began to come over to speak with the young wizard. Scorpius created them each in turn taking the time as Lily watched on amused at the sudden change in the blond's demeanor. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Hello Miss. Can Patsy get you something?" Lily jumped as a small elf appeared next to her. "Oh Pasty is so sorry. She did not mean to scare the young miss." The house elf began to hit her head against the table violently. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Patsy! Patsy! Please stop." Lily shrieked. The house elf looked up at Lily. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Patsy is sorry, miss. Can Patsy get you something?"/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;"Scorpius's POV/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" Scorpius looked on amused at the young redhead's affinity for the small elf. "Hi Patsy. Lily and I missed dinner in the Great Hall could you please bring us something to eat?"/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" With Scorpius's request the house elves who gathered around the table rushed off to prepare what was surely going to be a feast for the two of them. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "They seem rather fond of you," Lily spoke up beside him. "You must come to the kitchen often."/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" She wasn't wrong in her assumption. Being an only child with few friends outside the manor, the expanse Great Hall was sometimes too much for him. He almost rather eat in the kitchen with the house elves. "They are just as fond of me as I am of them," He joked. "Of course I eat in the kitchens they have the best food here and the best company!" He laughed nervously. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Here you go Mr. Scorpius. Patsy made your favorite foe you and the little miss." /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" Before Scorpius had the chance to respond the the elf Lily was kneeling next to the small elf embracing her in a hug. "Thank you. All of you have been so kind and it smells absolutely delicious." The house elf was frozen unsure what to do with herself. Scorpius snickered at the scene unfolding in front of him. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" As quickly as she had gotten down, she was back in her seat scarfing down the feast the house elves had placed in front of them. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Oi! What are you staring at Malfoy! Like I told you this morning I'm half Weasley deal with it!" Scorpius did not realize he had been staring at the young redhead and immediately took on a bright red completion when she pointed it out. Ashamed, Scorpius looked away and began devouring his own meal. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" With the every crumb having been consumed, the young Slytherins walked in a comfortable silence to their common room. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy! Where the bloody hell have you been? Do you have any idea how late it is? You couldn't even be bother to tell us where you were." With the Lara through herself at him and engulfed him in a hug. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Sorry Lara. Lily got lost by the one eyed witch earlier today and I went looking for her." Scorpius mumbled looking at the ground. He was mentally kicking himself for being so reckless. With everyone's aversion to Slytherin's after the Second Wizarding War, Scorpius and Lara among many others had taken to making sure someone knew where they were at all times for safety sake. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Well, at least you are both okay. Now up to bed both of you." With that Scorpius and Lily headed to their respective dorms. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" Lily trudged into her dorm room to three girls sitting on her bed. Cautiously, she walked over to her bed, "Hi?" One of the girls jumped at the sudden noise. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Sorry we didn't mean to frighten you or anything. We just wanted to talk." The girl with sleek black hair and magnetic blue eyes spoke up. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" "Amelia! How dare you speak to this blood traitor scum. Her blood may be pure but she comes from tainted lineage. You dare associate with filth like her!" Shirked the beautiful blond sitting on the nightstand. With this the other three girls smiled and snickered and finally they couldn't hold back and burst out laughing. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" The girl the blond designated Amelia chocked back her laughter, "That was the best impression of Bella I've ever seen Izzy!"/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;" The blonde spoke up again, "Sorry I swear I don't care about all that blood business. I just couldn't pass up that opportunity I've been practicing my Bella impression all summer. I'm Isabella Nott, but everyone just calls me Izzy. And I guess you know that's Amelia Pucey. The brunette at the end of your bed is Makenzie Avery or Kenzie. Lastly the other blonde who is more concerned with her hair is Natasha Mikhailov or Nat. We just wanted to introduce ourselves and I guess we missed you all day today."/span/p
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p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"span style="font-kerning: none;"Author's Note: Damn I finished that fairly quickly. Which means you get more chapters. Have a great day y'all! /span/p
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