Rose was late

Chapter 6

Drake hadn't had a decent night's sleep in more than 2 weeks and it was starting to show. He was drop dead tired, his eyes had dark circles around it and he looked like he lost 10 pounds. He walked into the apartment with his heavy backpack.

"Hey!" Scorpius said.

Scorpius and Albus were sitting on the sofa looking right at him. They looked concerned and slightly irritated.

"Hey! What are you guys doing up? It's almost midnight," Drake asked them.

"We were waiting to talk to you," Albus answered.

"Tomorrow. I'm going to bed. I'm exhausted." Drake said.

"That's what we wanted to talk to you about," Scorpius said.

"You have a scholarship for auror training but you're working 3 jobs. You're never home and you're always broke," Albus said.

"So we've narrowed it down to three possible conclusions- One, you're living a double life," Scorpius said with a smile.

"Or two, you're heavy into gambling and have a huge debt to pay," Albus added.

"And finally," Albus and Scorpius got up from the sofa and made trumpet sounds, "You're saving up to take your two best pals on vacation."

Drake gave a weary smile. "No, No and No," he said. "I'm going to bed and you keep dreaming up crazy thought."

"Hey, we're serious," Scorpius said. His entire demeanor changed. He became somber and walked over to Drake, placing his hand on Drake's shoulder, he said, "you'll let us know if you need anything, right?"

"Yeah," Albus said as he walked towards Drake. "Anything, anytime- let us know."

"There's nothing going on. I just need to work to keep my mind off Lily," Drake said. It was partly true but he knew Albus and Scorpius were never going to buy it.

"Come on. You don't have to deal with this on your own. Whatever it is," Albus stressed the point.

"IT'S NOTHING, STOP ASKING ME," Drake couldn't take it. In his overworked and exhausted state, his breaking point was near the surface.

Drake shoved Scorpius out of the way and made his way to his room. He threw his backpack on the floor and aimed his wand towards the door. He did not want them to come in. To probe and ask him things in his present state that he would regret tell them.

But Albus was training as an auror and knew what Drake was going to do. He walked into the room with his wand drawn. "Drake, put the wand down. We're just concerned. But if you tell us not the worry, then we'll trust you."

Drake dropped his wand and lets out a frustrated moan. He sat on his bed hard and flung himself back. "I'm tired. I need the money for someone, Ok? I'm not in trouble with the law or anything. If I need you, I'll let you know."

Albus turned around and started to walk out but Scorpius was blocking his path. Scorpius pushed Albus back into the room and stood in front of Drake.

"Are you sure? This is the last time that I ask you this," Scorpius said.

Drake got up into a sitting position. He let out a deep breath. "I want you to not judge me," he said pointing at Albus.

"Me? How about him?" Albus asked looking at Scorpius.

"He knows a little bit of what I'm about to say," said Drake.

"I'm just going to say this fast. It's going to be a big jumble of words so try to keep up," Drake took a deep breath and leaned over to take a bottle of water from the bedside. Pointing to two chairs by the window, he said, "Sit. This is going to be a long night."

Both the men sat down and looked expectantly at Drake. He looked nervous.

"Here goes…," Drake said.

Lily was in bed with the curtains around it drawn. She had put a silencing spell and was crying her eyes out. She was still upset about her breakup and even more upset after she received Rose's owl telling her that Drake had not opened even one of her owls.

Lily always thought Drake was cute. Albus had spoken about him as well as his other friends, Scorpius and Alex when he came home for the summer. The four of them were in Slytherin and were roommates. She didn't bother much because she was more nervous about going to Hogwarts after the summer ended. She was 16 months younger than Albus and got her Hogwarts letter exactly a year after he did. James was 3 years older than her. Their parents kept busy soon after their marriage!

The day her parents took the three of them to the platform 9 ¾, Lily was scared. It was the first time that she was leaving home. She said goodbye to her parents and boarded the train. Luckily, she had Hugo who was as nervous as she was. But it was at the end of the ride to Hogwarts that she met the boy who would steal her heart.

Lily had changed into her robes and was quite lost in the train. She stumbled into the wrong compartment when she saw her brother and his three friends along with Rose and her friend, Cathy.

Albus proudly introduced his little sister. Everyone smiled and received her warmly except Drake, who just sat there looking at her. Lily's heart did somersaults and she actually felt dizzy.

After that, every time they passed each other in the halls or corridors, he gave her a small smile or nod. But never spoke to her. Scorpius did mainly to pass a message on to Rose who was in the same house as her. Alex used to tease her but Drake never went beyond minimal contact.

But one day during her 5th year in the library while Lily was doing her potions homework, everything changed. Lily, a couple of her friends, Hugo, Rose, Scorpius and Albus were seated at a table. She was complaining about how she couldn't remember any of her potions. Drake sat next to her and told her all the tricks that Slytherins used to remember them.

Lily was grateful and asked him to help her the next day as well. Surprisingly, he agreed. They met the next day and the next and the day after that. He did not teach her beyond the second day. They just studied next to each other enjoying each other's company.

But at the end of the week, while Lily went in search for a book, Drake followed her. After she found it, he gently took the book from her and kissed her lips. The kiss was soft. He brushed her hair back and kissed her again, she pressed her lips a slight bit harder which opened the door to passionate kissing.

Drake suddenly stopped. He pushed her against the wooden bookcase and took her hands placing each one on either side of her head. His breathing was fast and he said, "Before this goes any further, we need to tell Albus."

Lily was in a daze. It took her a few seconds to concentrate on what he said. "Yes," she said, "we should." She didn't voice out what she thought. Tell him what? They kissed but what did that mean to him? Did he want to start dating?

Drake walked away from her and out the library. The next day, Albus answered all her questions. He sat next to her at the Ravenclaw table and told her that he was surprised but happy that Drake and her were dating. From then on, they were a couple.

Not that she had any complains. Lily loved being with Drake. He was kind, loving, trustworthy and honest. He knew just what to say to her to make her feel better. And best of all, he listened. Being the youngest of three siblings, she sometimes felt invisible. But he made her feel secure in herself.

Lily knew with all he heart that he was the "one" especially after he told her secrets of his past. It took him a year before he trusted her with such intimate details of his life. But she knew that he would never give details of his life to anyone easily. She was touched!

Lily was lost without him. He was her best friend and soul mate rolled into one. If only he read one of her owl, he would see how much she missed him. A small voice inside her told her that there was something more going on. But she hushed it.

For now, she was going to concentrate on her NEWTS and leave Hogwarts. Then, she was going to slap some sense into the guy. She got up, wiped her eyes and took out her books to study for the exams.

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"So I'm the grandson of a death eater," Drake said.

"So? A lot of the kids we go to school with have grandparents who were death eaters. In fact," Albus said pointing to Scorpius, "this one is one of them."

"Yeah. But mine was a lot worse than Lucius Malfoy."

"Who was it?" Albus's curiosity was spiked.

"Bellatrix Lestrange."

"Wow! I wasn't expecting that," Said Albus. "And you knew?" He asked Scorpius.

Scorpius nodded. "Known it all my life."

"It gets worse," Drake said.

Scorpius eyebrows knitted together in surprise. "I don't know what the next part is."

"I found out who my dad is." Drake said.

"Please, tell me it's a muggle. I'm sure everyone could sure a laugh," Scorpius said.

"Close enough. His dad was muggle and his mom was a pure-blood," said Drake. "And his name was Severus Snape."

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How was that? And to all of you who assumed that the death eater was a male, hahahaha.

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