APOV
I woke up feeling as though I had been hit with a sack of bricks. Why were Gran and Dad and Aunt Hermione all yelling I wondered siting up slightly in my bed. How did I get up to my roo… "Ooomph" I managed as Scor crashed into me with a violent hug.
"Are YOU crying?" I asked incredulously. He was actually sobbing… Scorpius wouldn't cry if he were forced to watch a kitten being tortured. For some reason that thought brought a tingling sensation to my fingers.
"You scared me so much you shit!" Scor said not lessening his hold. Hyperion had jumped onto me as well, nuzzling at me affectionately.
"Scor what happened?" I started unable to breathe. Scor was going to break me if he didn't loosen his grip.
"We have no time. Your aunt is going to come in and obliviate me just like I asked. They already did you while you slept." Scor started pulling back just enough to look at me without fully letting go.
"WHAT!" I couldn't believe it, why would they do that to me?
"What happe…"
"Listen. Rose, James, Lou and the rest of the children have already had their minds erased too. You had a vision of the future that frightened us half to death. I'm actually thinking this happened before at the Manor… but never mind that. I-"
"Scorpius are you ready?" Neither of us had noticed the door squeak open to a hesitant aunt Mione. She stood unusually resigned, not at all the confident minister that ruled the DoM.
"Erm could I have a few minutes, this is still a lot to process and I would like to at least…" Scor paused as though either Hermione should understand or as if he genuinely didn't know how to finish the thought.
"I understand. Let me know when you are ready. Most of the adults agreed to it too I'm afraid. As few people can know about this as possible. Even I will have to do it."
What the fuck did I do, again? Why was I such a freak? I thought to myself. The door closed again with a prolonged groan.
"Scor… will you tell me what just…" I started before…
My head was still so sore I wasn't sure I hadn't imagined it. Scor must have been angry and attempted an unsuccessful head butt. My lips tingled where his own had pressed softly against them.
"Scor? Did you just… kiss me?" I asked blushing, referring to his more than awkward…
"Um… listen, please try and forget that yeah? I know once your aunt is done with me that I will. You just really scared us and… I…" Scor stopped starting to blush too. If he hadn't been half sobbing earlier…
"Listen, there is so much I want to warn you about right now but we don't have time. The stone is exactly what we thought it was."
"I—"
"Don't interrupt." He said slapping my hand as I raised it to interject.
"You were right to mistrust some of the Slytherins, don't let me ignore the danger they pose. I don' know if your parents are going to try and send me home or what after this… just know that I will always be your friend ok?" He finished seriously.
"The ring. It's yours Al. Yours. If your parents ask, tell them that I merely lent it to you to learn better control and that you'll give it back to me in a few years." He added slipping his christmas gift onto my finger.
A few moments went by in silence before I contemplated speech.
"Scor you were planning on giving me this all along weren't you? You said on my birthday that the real gift would come over hols… you were going to give me this before I even gave your dad…" I began before he stood to leave.
"Al… if anything really terrible happens to me…" Scor stopped turning to look at me curiously…
"If… If Father ever invites us to…" Scorpius didn't know what to say. "If anything happens to Hugo… Tell me that that is code to leave the country that same night, just you and me." Scor said seriously before trying to bolt out the door.
I caught his wrist. He was starting to scare me and all I could think about was how he had defended me. Forgetting his manners to yell at a crowd full of famous wizards and war veterans just to stand up for me. This strange child so much like myself was the only person in the world who understood me entirely.
"What you said to them." I started. "I will never forget that. Not until the day I die." I was looking into his eyes as i spoke. He looked so afraid, so confused, so terribly sad.
We merely watched each other in silence. What had happened out there?
"Crap I guess that and our little display of magic is the last thing everybody is going to remember… except for your Mum and Dad. Promise not to let them kill me?" Scor asked humorously overlooking my comment.
"Oh and James didn't deserve that… You may be exactly what I always imagined I would want from a brother… and you may really be one to me…" he added with a smile "but you shouldn't give James any extra reasons to hate me." Scor finished cryptically. Just before he was about to leave, Scorpius looked at me so intently and smiled deeper than I had thought possible for a Malfoy.
"There is at least one thing I really am looking forward to. It is simply too bad I won't know for years if it will come true." Scor said tapping the side of his nose. Amid all the weirdness in that moment I saw the real Scorpius Malfoy. The informal, open, humorous boy that could blow trees up with his mind and freeze half the surface of the black lake with a wave of his hand. 'He was always jealous that with a headache and a bloody nose I could freeze the whole thing' I thought watching Scorpius run from the room. My lips were still tingling from the kiss.
I must have been crazy for wanting him to do it again.
I went downstairs a few minutes later to see if they'd finished with Scorpius. When I got to the living room everyone turned to look at me. Louis and Rose looked sad.
"Where's Scor?" I asked.
"Al, we sent Scorpius home."
"What? But i thought..." I said looking at Mom and Dad.
"Al. We didn't think it appropriate to..."
"Why do you always do this to me?" I was going to be alone again.
"Al..."
"Leave me alone." I shot running back to my room. I thought they'd at least let me say goodbye.
Sorry about the mixup, i deleted the authors note at the beginning which reduced the chapter count by one. Now everything's a bit mixed up.
if you are following the story please leave some feedback about the previous chapter, it would mean a lot to me. I would really like to know what you guys think about it.
Things are going to be speeding up soon, there will be a time jump, then some insight into the Valois over the summer. There is a lot more darkness up ahead, but also a lot more fluff. Expect to see more of Louis and Rori and many others, (Lorcan and Lysander, Vex Avery, Marvolo Lestrange)
I will be picking up the speed at which i upload new content at least for the next few weeks. I'm fairly certain i will be posting a new chapter every wednesday.
Hope you all are well
