Unexpected Things
KeysCanHurt: Hello :)) That's how I love you too, Keys ;) Haha, yeah, bad Trelawney :))
crazy-wee-cat: Thankies. Haha, as Raph put it- Scorpius has issues
yellow 14: Yepyep ;)
Zee: Well I said he would reach max emo :P Heheh, thanks :) Hmm... that would be really exciting to write xD Al against one or both of the twins, lol.
heartshaped-sunglasses: Yeah, gotta love James's timing xD
J. R. Lewis: thanks fer adding this to yer story alert list :) Righto :P
Hmm... Since this chapter was cruelly cut short xD I'll put up chapter eleven after three or four reviews ;)
Chapter Ten
Letters and Reactions
The days that followed were depressing for most of those who came to Al's picnic. In some ways, Albus felt guilty and responsible for what happened. They tried to talk to Scorpius, but he ignored or avoided them. Scorpius made his decision, and they couldn't persuade him to change his mind.
It was frustrating.
How could the Scorpius that Al and Rose met on their first train trip to Hogwarts turn into… this? This distant, bitter, solitary… stranger…
He used to be so… strong of will. He was eager to prove himself, determined to show his goodness to those who doubted him. Now… why did he just… give up?
Al promised his father he wouldn't let that happen to Scorpius.
Al failed.
Mum and Dad!
Hi! I'm doing good! It's great here at Hogwarts! I've some great friends here too.
Miss you all!
-Hugo
Mum! Dad!
It's been a couple of days since my letter, and it's great to hear from you guys!
Anyway, I'm worried about Rose… she seems… down…
Well, you told me to keep an eye on her, right dad? Well… there. She's bothered by something, but I barely get to talk to her.
Oh, and about my House… I'm in a House with a family member in it :D
-Hugo
Dad,
I'm sorry.
Something happened, and… Scorpius won't listen to us. He's convinced we can't be his friend because he's a Malfoy… things like that.
We've tried to talk to him, but he's been avoiding and ignoring us.
I'm worried about Rose too. She's really depressed… her Gryffindor friends told me they practically have to force her to eat. Our Ravenclaw friend Jacqui hasn't been doing any better either.
I don't know what to do!
-Al
DAD!
It's an EMERGENCY!!
I NEED YOUR HELP!
Tell me everything you know about girls!
There's this really pretty girl I like from Ravenclaw, she's a friend of Scorpy's, and with the whole… thing that happened… (Ask Al) she's been… kind of moody… I want to make her happy! Do you have any ideas?
I like her… a lot.
What should I do?
Oh, and tell mum I said hi.
Your beloved son,
James
Mom…
Did you ever have feelings for a boy… and then… things just… went wrong, things that neither you or the boy could control?
What would you do if the boy was ignoring and avoiding you?
Love,
Jacqueline
"Tryouts for a Slyherin Chaser will be tomorrow." Tom said.
"I hope we get someone good." Theo added.
Al remembered that the twins were Quidditch players. Theo played Seeker while Tom was Chaser. They got into the team last year, when Henry Harper and Banquo Urquhart left. Also, last year, Patricia Pucey, a quiet but determined Chaser, left Hogwarts. Bella Baddock took her place. Now that Dara Vaisey, their impatient, somewhat hotheaded Chaser last year was gone, there was another spot open.
"Do you think you'll be able to talk to Scorpius tomorrow?"
Theo and Tom just stared at their food.
"We hope so…"
"I'm really missing Scorpy…"
"Me too… he was fun when he wasn't being grumpy."
"He was." Al agreed.
Cookie was panicking. Her belly felt heavier than ever, and she could feel something squirming and kicking from inside her. Where was mummy? Cookie wanted mummy! Mummy's fingers on Cookie's fur always felt good, and the way she stroked Cookie's tummy made it hurt less.
It hurt!
It really hurt!
Mummy, where are you?
Or daddy! Where was daddy? The one with yellow-ish hair that carried her sometimes. She hadn't seen him in a long time, but he knew how to comfort her with his touch.
She wanted daddy and mummy!
Uncle was gentle, but he was very big and he had a loud scary voice! And his big black mane was prickly.
He did give her a comfy nest though.
The kicking felt worse. What to do?
Instinctively, Cookie searched for a warm, tight, shady spot. She couldn't fit into most of the cracks and spaces in this house because of her big stupid belly. The nest uncle made for her was the only option.
Cookie scurried over to it, which Uncle had placed under his big nest-bed. So it was shaded and cozy. Cookie lay down on her little nest.
The kicking and pain was WORSE!
Where was uncle? Where was mummy? Where was daddy?
I don't know what possessed me to write the random ferret scene xD Hey, it was fun to write from Cookie's point of view :P