Chapter 4: Girl Meets Third Year

Hey all, this chapter will feature heavily of Lucas and also Riley's and Albus's relationship as well.

"I was raised by Topanga and Cory Matthews. They are maniacs. They would walk through an avalanche of friendship for the sake of family. I got that from them. I got a talent. How about that?" - Riley Matthews, Girl Meets Maya's Mother, Girl Meets World.

Third year arrived as quickly as second year ended. I hardly associated myself with anyone now - except for Evelyn O'Brien who I worked with class work. I helped Albus and Scorpius out with their homework as well. My dad was still bitter about me being friends with Albus but I knew it was a matter of time that he sees things from my perspective. "Big year, third year," my dad says, entering my room. My room is covered by green and silver - the colours of Slytherin with a few pictures in the picture frames of me, Scorpius and Albus together. My father had despise the photos but I wanted those photos kept. "Hogsmeade."

"I don't want to go to Hogsmeade," I said, bitterly.

"Why?" He asked me.

"Too many Hogwarts students," I replied. "They all hate me. Even Maya."

"Riley," my dad says, sounding upset. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Look dad, it's none of your business," I said. "I can deal with this by myself." I snatched the permission form out of his hand and ripped the form into millions of tiny pieces.

"Riley," my dad says, raising his voice.

"Dad, please leave," I cried. "Just leave me be." My dad leaves slamming the door behind him as I started to cry.

I didn't speak to my dad after the massive argument ending with me ripping my Hogsmeade permission form as we headed off to King's Cross Station and towards platform nine and three quarters. As soon as I get onto the platform, I handed my bags to the Wizards that has been helping with everyone's bags as my dad walks beside me. "Here," he says, bitterly handing the Hogsmeade permission form to me. "I asked Professor McGonagall if she had a spare a few weeks back. I sort of knew that you would rip the permission form."

"Thanks," I said, also sounding bitter from the argument.

"I'm sorry about what I said," he added.

"I'm sorry too," I said. I hugged my dad tightly. After our long hug and headed onto the train.

As I boarded the train and walked to find Scorpius's compartment, I hear footsteps. "Hey, RIles," I heard someone say. "Wait up." I turned around to see Lucas Friar, smiling as he walks towards me.

I sighed, "What do you want, Lucas?" I haven't spoken to Lucas since the train ride at the start of first year, but he always bullied Albus and Scorpius.

"I just want to talk," he replies.

"Well, I don't want to talk to you," I said, walking away from him.

"Please, listen, Riley," he says.

I turned around and sighed, "Fine, but you better make this quick."

"I know I haven't spoken for two years, Riley," he says. "Mainly because you are friends with Potter and Voldemort's Son. But I'm wondering maybe we could hang out sometime. I saw the Hogsmeade trip is in a few weeks and maybe we could go together."

"I'll think about it," I answered. He steps closer towards me as his breath touches my skin which felt cold.

"Hey, Riley," I heard a teenage boy say. I turned around to see Albus standing there looking jealous as he sees both Lucas and I.

"Potter, what a surprise," Lucas says, bitterly. "Think about what I said, Riley." He walks off as I greet Albus.

"What did he want?" Albus asked me.

"A date," I answered. "Why are you jealous?"

"No," he confirmed, sounding unconvinced.

As we walked towards Scorpius's compartment as we entered, I notice how upset Scorpius was. I knew his mother was ill, but I wondered how ill was she as I never met her - but I know that somewhere in my heart, I want to meet her. "She's really sick now," he says.

"I thought you'd write to us," Albus says.

"I didn't know what to write," Scorpius adds. "Anyway, you looked like the green-eyed monster, Albus."

"Lucas asked me out," I added. "And Albus is jealous."

"I'm not jealous," Albus says.

Scorpius laughs, "Aw, Albus likes you, Riley. I knew it."

"I like Riley as a friend," Albus says.

"Of course you do," Scorpius says, smirking. "But I know you like Riley. You are just afraid to admit it."

"But Lucas is an ass," Albus says. "You know he bullies us, probably trying to make us turn against each other."

"Probably, but I know that you like Riley," Scorpius says.

"Hello, I'm right here," I said, laughing. "Anyway, I've known Lucas for ages."

Albus sighs as we finally see the trolley lady turn up with all that sugary goodness.

The sorting ceremony as usual takes place in the Great Hall, but this year was different as Lily Luna Potter would be sorted as well as Auggie Matthews and Hugo Granger-Weasley. All three of them gets sorted into Gryffindor to the disappointment of both Albus and I. "Great," both Albus and I muttered to ourselves.

"Did you really think they would come to us?" Scorpius asked us. "Potters and Matthews don't belong in Slytherin."

"But they both do," we both said.

In October, the first Hogsmeade trip takes place in the first week of October. I decided to accept Lucas's offer to go on a date to Hogsmeade. I met Lucas at the Great Hall as I see the icy, cold stares of Albus. Lucas greets me as we walked to Hogsmeade. Most of the Gryffindors stared at me as they saw me walk past. We walked into the three broomsticks as we sat down at a table. It was very quiet at this time of the day. Lucas seemed to hardly talk as we continued to sit there.

"So, I'm sorry about everything," he says. "I mean bullying Potter and Voldemort's son."

"Scorpius is not Voldemort's Son," I said.

"Whatever you believe," he says, bitterly. I could tell Lucas hates Scorpius. "But Potter is always having the attention - that attention-seeking ass."

"He isn't attention-seeking," I added. "He is my best friend. You are just jealous."

"Me, jealous," he says. "Never. He is just an ass."

'Albus was right,' I thought. 'He knew that Lucas only decided to go out with me because he wanted to make Albus and also Scorpius jealous - maybe make me breakaway from me being friends with them.' I sighed as I stood up to leave.

"Riley, where are you going?" Lucas asks.

"I don't think we suit each other," I replied. "I don't see ourselves being friends anymore, Lucas. Albus was right about you, Lucas. You are an ass."

I walked out and left Lucas behind. I somehow found my way back to the castle holding back my bitter tears as I made my way to the Slytherin Common Room. "Pure blood," I called out to the portrait. I walked in to find Scorpius and Albus talking to each other. "Hey," I sighed.

"Oh, hey, Riley," Scorpius says. "How was your date with Friar?"

"Beyond awful," I answered.

"Why?" Albus asked. "What happened?"

"Lucas is such an ass," I replied. "He kept on talking about Scorpius being Voldemort's son and also about you, Albus. Anyway, you were right about Friar, Albus. I should've listened."

"First time I was actually right," Albus added. He high fives Scorpius as I decided to head up to bed early as I found myself crying as I went to sleep.

Another chapter is up. Thank you to everyone fav/reviewing. Keep fav/reviewing. Anyway, I'll be having my operation in October so expect updates not to be on time. I'll try and update as much as I can between now and then. I'll also try and update in hospital as well - I have a seven day stay in hospital there maybe time for me to update.