-Rejection-
Come Together
Most people thought that Lily Potter was never going to get a date in her life. Not because she was never asked, but because she never said yes to any one. Ever.
Every year of her Hogwarts career, some guy would go the extra mile and buy flowers and chocolates and anything they felt she would want so she would go out with them. Not even those guys got a yes. Lily was doomed to be lonely forever at the rate she was going with men.
This usual pattern kept up even through her fifth year, after her brothers were both out of the school (which was what many though was the trouble) and off exploring the world or trying to get a job. The Annual Post War Ball was coming up and Hogwarts was bustling with teenagers nervous and franticly looking for a date to the dance. The same as every other year before, Lily was asked two times and turned down both of them. Many thought she just wanted to go alone or not at all. Others thought that she didn't date because her dad and mum were going to be at the dance and she didn't want them to see her dancing with some random guy. The answer was always a mystery.
Just ten minutes after she rejected a little second year Ravenclaw boy with rosy red cheeks and burning ears, Lily went to the Great Hall right as the mail came in. She looked up instinctively to see if anyone she knew had an owl heading her way and was only mildly surprised to find Franklin, Scorpius' owl, heading her way with a small package tied to his foot.
She allowed Franklin to sit in front of her on the table and nibble on her toast while she read the letter taped to the top of the package.
Dear Lily,
A little birdie told me that you're still breaking those boys' hearts while they try to get a date to the Ball. It's just as I suspected.
Anyway, I don't want to write you a novel so I'm going to get right down to business. I'll be heading towards Hogwarts about that night or before. And well…. Can you save me a dance between all those admirers you have? I haven't actually seen you in so long (two months is a lifetime now) and it still feels a little weird not seeing my favorite youngest Potter everyday.
I hope to see you and your family at the dance, maybe Albus, Rose and James will show up too. Mini family reunion we'll have won't we?
Don't forget about me while you're dancing with all of your fans.
Can't wait to see you again,
Scorpius
P.S. Don't let Frankie drink Pumpkin juice…. His system has not… liked it much.
Once she finished reading, she couldn't help but smile. Scorpius finally asked her. The one guy she would never reject.
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