Short Chapter to move my story line along, because well let's face it, we all secretly want Lily with Scorp. We just have to wait. R&R, I really love seeing comments!
I was more than ready for my Easter break; I was ready to take a break from studying and a break from Lorcan and Tara sucking face. I had been spending most of my time with Lysander, Hugo and Shania. She was really nice and Hugo needed someone like that. Besides the fact that I was doing better in school, I still wasn't exactly back to me, I guess, I didn't want to sneak out, I didn't want to stay up late and I never wanted to be out in the open, the Gryffindor common room and my small room at the top of the school were my hide outs, thus where I found myself the night before I was supposed to leave for home. I had my books sprawled around the room and a small music box playing a new Wicked Witches song. It was edgy like how I was feeling these days. I was currently walking around the room quizzing myself over O.W.L things as the door opened wide. Malfoy came into the room his hand still on the door. I stopped in my step.
I had been avoiding this moment, even during meal times I had kept my back to the Slytherin table, left early, and it wasn't like he was he was trying to find me. But here we were both of us together, in the room where I had kissed him two months ago. "I'll just go," I said with a deep sigh my knees hitting the floor stopping my music.
"No, you were here first," he said still holding the door.
"I was just leaving" I told him picking up my book.
"Potter," he sighed. I looked up to see him watching me. Why was this awkward? Because we both told the other that no matter what happened, we would still hate one another that is what had happened? "I" he started but I shook my head and collected my things and stood in front of him wanting him to move. I wanted him to, I really did, and I wanted this year over with so I never had to look at him again because each time I did it was like something came alive in me and the second it did, I fell apart. "I'm sorry," I heard him say. I looked up again, my breath caught in my chest.
"What?" I heard come out of my mouth,
"I'm sorry, about what I said, what I did. It wasn't fair to you."
I nodded my head and tried to pass him, but he still didn't move, "But I'm not sorry I snogged you."
The last part caught me off guard, he what? He had a girlfriend, he wanted nothing to do with me but torment me. I bit my bottom up and did something I never thought I would do. "I grabbed some snacks before I came up; the room is big enough for the two of us, right?" I asked moving back into the room playing my music box. Malfoy went to the other side, putting his homework around the floor. For some reason, it felt right, I kept pacing around the room, going over my notes in my head before Malfoy stood up and stopped me.
"If you are trying to study, you might want to try it the way you will take the test." Malfoy said with a smile. I sighed and sat down on the ground next to him. "Alright, what are the ingredients in Living Death?"
I looked to him confused, "That is N.E.W.T level things, it isn't even in my books."
"But it is on the test." My eyes went wide as he told me. I banged my head against the wall, Malfoy let out a laugh, "I will help you, here," he started writing on my parchment, his neat handwriting next to my childish one. "Here, this should help; these are the base ingredients to almost every potion."
"Thanks," I said looking down to the notes. After a few hours of the two of us studying in a non-hostile setting, my music box playing we finally both looked up at one another and started laughing.
"So, are you ready for Easter break?" I asked him pulling out my Transfigurations.
"Yes and no," Malfoy shrugged pulling out his own homework, "I'll be happy to see my parents, but having lunch and dinner with two sets of grandparents will not be fun. What about you? Have plans?"
"Well, we always go over for supper to my grandparents' house and have a massive Weasley super, but before we go we always have Teddy and his wife over and we play a game of Quidditch, Victoire watches because she hates to fly."
"My dad and I could never get my mum on a broom, we always try each summer, but she refuses, on their first date my dad took her flying and she wasn't holding on right and fell off in the middle of the pond outside my grandparents' house. I really wish I could have seen her face."
"And she still gave your dad a chance?" I asked with a laugh.
"Oh yeah, she mostly did it to prove to my aunt that she could handle my dad."
"What is your dad kind of loony?" I asked with a laugh.
"Your dad never told you stories of mine?" He asked leaning back with a laugh, "He always talks about how your dad just annoyed him to no end in school."
"Sound familiar" I teased.
"But he will still swear your dad is still a good guy."
"My dad says that about your dad as well," I told him looking over at him with a smile.
"I should get going, head boy duties and all. I'll give you a five minute head start before I give you a detention."
I laughed and stood up collecting my things, as Malfoy did the same, we walked down the steps together, still talking and laughing before I reached the floor for the Gryffindor tower. "I'll see you later?" I asked as he had one foot on the steps, he nodded and waved goodbye.
I guess my brothers thought my good mood was changed by them, or maybe it was the fact that I had a conversation with Malfoy and didn't want to jinx him into the next room. No matter I was enjoying being home with my family. Teddy and Victoire were sitting at the table holding hands while talking with my parents. I was doing last minute homework before we headed over to my grandparents' house tomorrow where we will leave to go back to school. We had just finished supper and James had headed over to his future in-laws for wedding planning. All I knew was I was going to be a bridesmaid and the wedding was in our massive backyard here in Godric's Hallow. My dad came into the living room while I heard Teddy head up to his room upstairs my mum and cousin were finishing dishes. Albus was working at the shop with our uncle. I put my quill down and went over to my dad. He put his arms out and I sat in his lap, my head resting on his shoulder as he put a blanket over us. "I'm going to miss you Lilybug," my dad said squeezing his arms tighter around me.
"I'll miss you too daddy," I told him closing my eyes. I remember falling asleep like this all the time when I was younger, my dad would take me up to my room and tuck me into bed. "Just think the next time you see me I will be an N.E.W.T student," I told him beaming.
He let out a little laugh and pulled away from me, "I forget you lot are growing up on me, can you stop and give your dad a break." I shook my head no. "Well then, I guess I will have to hold on as long as I can."
"You act like we will run off and never see you; Teddy is still over here all the time with Victoire, and James works for you."
"Yes," he nodded slowly, his glasses falling a little on his noise, "but sooner or later you will fall in love and things will change."
I nodded slowly, "How did you know you loved mum? I mean, you knew her since she was in school with you and when you went to grandma and pa's house, but when did you know?"
My dad let out a deep breath, "I knew the moment I saw her kissing someone else. Your Uncle Ron and I walked in and saw her kissing someone and I knew at that moment I wanted to be the one she kissed. When we were out fighting and your mum was in school, I always kept an eye on her, I never thought I would make it out alive, as I have told you, but I always knew she would, but when it was all over and I saw her mum holding her like I am holding you, I knew I was going to have forever."
I nodded my head slowly nuzzling against my dad who held me tighter. "Just never forget, I will always love you more than anyone else."
I woke up the next morning with the sun in my eyes, and the smell of my cousin's cooking. Not to say that is a good smell, but she was learning. I pulled on my flying robes and headed down to the table to see everyone but Al, my mum, and dad at it. "Hey sis," James said buttering some toast. "Mum had to go into work for something; she said she would meet us at her folks house. She also said you promised to pull weeds from the garden."
I nodded slowly as Teddy flipped something into the air. "Dad had to leave I'm guessing?"
"Yup, something happened, he said not to worry, he would be home soon. But we are still on." James said with a smirk.
After we ate and got Al out of bed we were all in the yard ready to fly up in the air. Teddy and James were getting the balls out. I held my broom to one side, picking out the weeds in the yard like my mum asked me to do yesterday. I pulled another one tossing it to the side as I did, a thorn or something ripped into my skin; I let out a moment of pain and put my finger in my mouth to stop the bleeding. I pulled it out again, the blood stopping when James and Teddy came tossing the quaffle at me. I caught it and went into the air.
Teddy was flying on the opposite side as James and Al came into the air, I flew around them, flying high into the air, feeling the cold air hit my face. Something felt strange though, I couldn't feel my fingers. I tossed the ball as far as I could, but it missed Teddy by a few feet and James had it. What was wrong with me? I made that toss in my sleep at school.
I shook my head and started back again, flying over James trying to take the ball from above him. My vision started to blur, I could feel my body sway back and forth on my broom, I could feel myself flying high with the way I was on my broom. I started to feel dizzy, my eyes lost sight of the air, or the ground, I felt my head spinning, something was strange, and I felt like I was falling.
I thought I was…
