-Under the Rain-
Come Together
Scorpius had learned one thing about his friend's little sister, she was not like the rest to say the least. She loved to go in public with rainbow shirts and blue jeans, she would sing loudly and proudly to everything on the radio if she liked it (in a not-so-beautiful voice). Most of all, she loved to run around when it was raining. It was like the fact that it wasn't nice just made her more attracted to it.
One evening, during the summer after her second year, it started to rain and Scorpius remembers her almost begging her mum if she could go outside to play. When Mrs. Potter finally said yes, the joyful look on her face lit that whole house up. Lily ran outside and just held her arms out while spinning in circles, laughing. Al and Rose looked out the window at her like she was crazy, but Scorpius couldn't help but notice anything but how much fun she was having (then he wondered if she was nuts).
That August after his fifth year was as fun as the past 3 years before, anything but the poor weather for almost a week straight that kept them in the house. Just because the other kids were trapped in the house didn't stop Lily from running outside like she had done for years.
During one of the more heavy rainfalls, Lily begged her mother, once again, to let her go out. After a little bit more begging then usual, Ginny finally gave in and Lily ran out and was soaked from head to toe within seconds. Scorpius watched out the back window as she splashed in the puddles, skipped in the grass, and danced in her wet clothes. He decided at that very moment that he was sick of just watching her having so much fun, he wanted to know why she enjoyed it so much. So he did what any boy would do, he threw on his trainers and jacket and was out the door in under a minute.
When he was by her again, she had just jumped into an unusually deep puddle and was muddy to her knees.
"Try it!" She exclaimed when she saw the look of confusion on his face, after she was done laughing.
Scorpius followed her orders. He jumped into the air and toward the puddle, he never saw how deep the puddle truly was, because as soon as he landed he face was under the water. He had slipped and fallen on his face in the mud. When he finally stood back up, Lily was holding the stitch in her side from laughing before she offered him a hand up. So he did what every boy would do, he pulled her down with him.
The shock on her face as she went down and after she got her head out of the mud was priceless. Scorpius couldn't stop himself for almost a whole five minutes.
"Jerk!" was all Lily said and splashed the puddle water in his face and stood back up. She smiled as he got back out but slipped again. After he was standing up again, he looked down at his once-white shirt, now almost brown. Lily couldn't hold in the giggles any more once she noticed it as well.
"You ready to go back in yet Scor?"
He nodded and they both headed back to the backdoor where they found towels hanging on a hook on the door. They dried off on the doormat before walking back in the house where Al and Rose both looked at the kids like they were out of their minds.
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