A/N: This is technically the second half of the original chapter; I realized that the first one was way too long for a beginning chapter and I needed to tone it down a bit. I do want to stress that I would love feedback on how to improve the story and want not. Advice and encouragement always helps the author. I do want this to be a memorable fic for myself and for you lily/scor shippers. I've also decided to throw in a third chapter as well so please be kind and review :)

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. I wish I lived in their lovely world but sadly I have to suffice as a whimsic Muggle. I do have a hand in creating characters that are children of canon characters. That is all.

Changes and Stuffs

As the next couple of years flew by, things began to change. Ron and his father more or less were accepting of the Malfoys and began to treat Scorpius as one of their own while maintaining civility but not friendship to Draco; Astoria Malfoy they couldn't help but like. Although Harry refused to see Draco as a friend partly to be on Ron's side, he did acknowledge that both of them had a respectable acquaintance which was enough for them. Astoria, Ginny, and Hermione got closer themselves and despite their husbands attitudes, they insisted on once every few weeks having everyone over for dinner and talked of the kids currently attending Hogwarts, about to graduate, and enter. Albus and Scorpius were set on making the Quidditch team for their 3rd year while Rose proving herself to be her mother's daughter and excelling in her studies except Defence Against the Dark Arts. Molly Weasley, older daughter of Percy and Audrey Weasley was a prefect, top of her class, and her heart set for Head Girl in her final year at Hogwarts. James and Louis and their cousin Fred were decent students, but preferred getting detention now and then, which either infuriated their mothers or gave their fathers headaches or in George's case, a sense of pride. Bill Weasley sometimes cursed himself for encouraging his twin brothers at their time at Hogwarts; he should have known it would come back to haunt him. Harry began to feel like Mr. Weasley at times and praised the man for being a wonderful patriarch. Victoire was a recent graduate, starting her job as a Healer at St. Mungo's and her relationship with Teddy Lupin was as strong as ever, which had Lily and Lucy and the other Weasley women wishing for a future wedding. Hugo would just get frustrated with the "girly stuff" and would run off to either terrorize his sister Rose if she was at home during school break or prank his younger cousins, especially Roxanne the next in line to attend Hogwarts, with recent items he acquired through his uncle George. Lily also became more mischievous and terrorized her older brothers and Scorpius whenever they were at the house during school breaks. Whenever they had gotten caught, Lily would look up at her dad with a slight pout and her eyes would close in sadness and whatever fault Lily had in the scheme was instantly forgotten and forgiven from her dad while the boys took the blame. Albus and James were infuriated that she always got away with everything, managing to fool their mother too, while Scorpius was amused. His twin cousins were more or less the same so he knew how to handle Lily and go with it. He began to look out for her as well and when he was irritated with James, as a favor Lily would Scorpius and help set James up to be the bad guy whichever scheme she had come up with; Lily would play the victim of the shenanigans which were usually her ideas. Both of them enjoyed it and even Albus would join in at times.

Lily and Hugo and their cousin Lucy, younger sister to Molly, were the next ones to enter Hogwarts and that whole summer was all excitement, planning, and waiting. The three of them were playing one summer afternoon a few weeks before they would embark on their Hogwarts journey and Astoria had come over and left Scorpius and Al at the manor to play Quidditch with a few others from their class. She mentioned to Ginny she couldn't stay long since her sister's daughters will be starting same year as Lily and she promised them she would take them to Diagon Alley; she and her sister were still close but had different points of view. Daphne Greengrass had married Theodore Nott who still felt purebloods were above Muggles, which made Astoria weary and Draco wary of his fellow Slytherin mate. They were formal and cordial but the closeness of the sisters is what kept that tie somewhat strong and the fact she adored her twin nieces, whom she began to suspect they will most likely be Slytherin, like their parents before them. Astoria confessed to the other women present that she hoped that one of them would get sorted into a different house, so her sister and brother in law can come down from their old fashioned views. Ginny laughed while Hermione shook her head with a smile.

"What are their names, Astoria?" Hermione asked.

"Penelope and Paulina Nott. They're lovely girls but always scheming; they like to switch places since they're identical twins, confusing everyone. I'm lucky to know the slight differences since I'm their godmother but my goodness! The trials Scorpius went through when we used to visit them when they were younger! I have to admit it taught an important lesson. Its amazing how tolerant he is of females." Astoria chuckled while Ginny observed drily,

"He knows how to handle Lily pretty well. He's the only one who can calm her down slightly besides me or Harry, or worse join her in pranks against James. Sounds like the Nott twins will meet their match!" The three mothers laughed and began discussing the future wedding of Teddy and Victoire, which despite the objections of the said couple, knew it was only a matter of time. Astoria took her leave and Apparated to collect her nieces.

Albus and Scorpius took turns over the summer break before their 3rd year staying at each others houses. Today was Albus' turn to stay with Scorpius since their mothers and his aunt Hermione were having their usual luncheon party. He knew Lucy would be there since his aunt and uncle had to work and she always loved to stay to play with Lily and Hugo rather than stay with her big sister Molly, whom she loved but didn't really like. But he hated it when both girls would team up against everyone else; they were evil and because of Lily's innocent act with her eyes and pouty lips they got away with everything.

"I have a feeling our little Lily may be Slytherin material," Albus remarked gravely. Scorpius laughed while the other boys, Frank Longbottom and Nigel Creevey looked appalled at such a statement.

"She isn't that bad, Al. Don't go about wishing that upon her," Frank said in a shocked tone. Scorpius snorted in disbelief which was echoed by Al, who shook his head,

"Frank, its plainly obvious you don't know Lily. Besides, I think she has her heart set on not being a Gryffindor." This slightly surprised Scorpius even though he can see the plausibility in it.

"Has she said anything to you? I do know she strives to not be constantly in you or James' shadows." Al nodded at Scorpius and Nigel seemed appalled at Lily's supposed disdain for his house.

"Does she have anything against Gryffindors? Her dad and mum were from there." Nigel was apparently offended that Lily was set against the Gryffindor house but Scorpius understood Lily's point of view. Despite their differences, neither he, she or even Albus didn't want to be defined by their parents. James loved the attention as well as their other cousins, excepting Victoire. Albus grew a little frustrated at his friend and retorted,

"That's the point, Nigel. She hates that everyone expects her to be something she doesn't even know if she wants or not. I hate it too sometimes; everyone knows who we are and expect us to be just like my dad, mum, aunt Hermione and uncle Ron. It isn't fair to us that don't give a damn about it. We see them as who they are now, not who they were when they were kids." Albus sounded wise beyond his years and frustrated for his sister. He was more worried than anything else. He knew his baby sister was going to be watched the most. She was already a pretty thing and from her attitude and personality she would grow up to be a beautiful woman. He knew most boys will try to get close because of her looks and her family. He would kill any of them if they tried those tricks, if he got to them before James, their dad, all their uncles could, and even Mr. Malfoy who saw Lily as the daughter he and Mrs. Malfoy never had. Scorpius himself watched over Lily carefully, which had Al slightly curious about it. He knew it was too soon to tell but he knew that Lily was esteemed by all the Malfoys, even Scorpius' grandmother who was rare to please.

"Relax, Al. Lily can pretty much take on the world, especially if Lucy is on her side," Scorpius chuckled which had him smile. "Let's get something to drink, ya?" The boys readily agreed and proceeded to the kitchen in Malfoy Manor. The other boys were a bit afraid to enter the manor which Lord Voldemort stayed during the final year of the war, but Albus didn't care since he knew it changed from those days, partly in thanks to Astoria Malfoy and even Draco had a hand in purging those dark days from his home, also probably his mind. Albus decided to bring it up in a snarky way,

"So this is where old Voldy stayed huh? Bet it was cozier when he was here." Scorpius guffawed as the other boys looked at Albus in shock, then Frank began to laugh as well while Nigel smiled but still appeared to be scandalized. The walked into the kitchen and Frank pointed out,

"Hey that's a coffee maker! I've only seen Muggles use it when I would go to muggle London with my mum. And a stove too! Wow, Scorpius. Who knew you could be cool?" Frank chuckled while Scorpius looked sheepish.

"I actually don't know how to use it; my parents mainly due. My mom likes to do some muggle things. She did it at first to bug my grandfather and keep my dad on his toes. My grandmother always laughs at her antics. My grandfather passed away a few years ago but my mom and dad actually like doing things the Muggle way. If my mom is annoyed she'll cook without magic because it soothes her. Dad likes the smell of the coffee when it brews. He gets a kick everytime." Albus already knew the way of the kitchen and went straight to the refrigerator for cold pumpkin juice. He took out the jug while Scorpius took out the glasses. The boys sat themselves at the nook when Draco walked in.

"Hello all. Albus, good to see you again." Draco waved to the others while patting Albus' shoulder. Frank smiled congenially while Nigel nodded but kept a straight face. "Is Lily and Hugo excited for their first year?"

"Yes, sir. She can't stop jabbering away. Hugo is desperate to be in Gryffindor so he can stay away from Rose." Everyone in the kitchen laugh and Astoria walked in with a set of twins in tow. Scorpius groaned as the twin girls grinned evilly at their older cousin. Astoria ignored him and went to greet Albus who presented her to Nigel and Frank. She smiled at them and Nigel began to blush. Frank nudged his ribs which promised more taunting later.

"Everyone, these are my nieces. Penelope and Paulina Nott. Girls, that's Albus, Scor's best friend, and their other friends Nigel and Frank." Paulina smiled shyly and her gaze settled on Albus a few moments more while Penelope sneered.

"All Gryffindors, huh? How adorable!" Albus looked bemused and Scorpius was about to retort when his mother beat him to it,

"Penelope, darling. If you continue this further I'll have no problem leaving you with Mrs. Malfoy while I take your sister to Diagon Alley." Penelope's smile was immediately wiped away; both the girls feared the aristocratic Mrs. Malfoy, who was very distant indeed at first glance. Their mother always told stories of how cold the woman was; their aunt had tried to diffuse these claims but in the end used it as leverage to get them to behave, which had Scorpius embellish on his grandmother's character with her permission. Penelope apologized to her aunt and Scorpius, but she winked and showed her crossed fingers to Scorpius and his friend Albus. They both a motion to chase her but she was already gone. Astoria sighed while Draco ignored the commotion and made his coffee. "Do you want anything from Diagon Alley, Scor? Al?"

"No, mum. We got everything when I was at Al's last week. Mr. Weasley took us along with Fred, Hugo, and Rose." Albus nodded while Draco remarked with his back still to the rest,

"Is that when you boys almost tore down the bookstore after setting the Monster Book of Monsters out on James and Louis?" Astoria looked horrified while the other boys snickered. Albus and Scorpius were embarrassed and quiet while Paulina continued gazing at Albus; she couldn't stop gazing at his green eyes. Scorpius cleared his throat, finished his pumpkin juice and beckoned the boys to follow him out. Albus practically ran out the kitchen following Scorpius. Draco laughed as Frank waved at them and Nigel hurried with a muttered goodbye and thank you. Astoria was livid and she cried out in a loud and clear tone,

"Albus Severus Potter and Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy this isn't the end of this discussion!" She had a frown on her porcelain face and Draco couldn't stop laughing. Paulina was looking out the window, watching the boys mount their brooms behind some bushes that separated the Muggles from the Quidditch pitch that her uncle Draco designed. She sighed contently which shook Astoria from her annoyance at the two boys. Draco looked at his niece and rolled his eyes.

"Looks like our little Paulina has a crush, Astoria." Paulina sighed again in response and Astoria shook her head smiling and went to wake up Paulina from her reverie.

"Time to go to Diagon Alley, darling." Paulina nodded but looked sad. Astoria called for Penelope from her hiding place and the girls set off with their aunt to shop for their supplies, leaving Draco enjoying his coffee and went to see the boys play Quidditch.