Chapter Five

The following week progressed slowly for Albus, Lily and Scorpius because they were anticipating Saturday night's first transformation attempt. Rose's week was going slowly until Wednesday when Lorcan Scamander asked her out for a date on Saturday's Hogsmeade trip. Needless to say Rose was ecstatic to the point that she put less emphasis on her studies and more emphasis on having fun.

Albus and Lily were happy for and surprised to see this more happy-go-lucky Rose and were supportive of her new relationship with Lorcan. Scorpius felt the same way too but he was more knowledgeable about the circumstances that led Lorcan to ask Rose out on a date because he had set it up.

Scorpius, true to his word, approached Lorcan on Sunday and confronted him about his feelings for Rose. Lorcan was at first hesitant to admit his feelings considering that he thought that Scorpius had a thing for Rose. He admitted to Scorpius that he hid his feelings for her because Lorcan believed that if she was happy, even with another, he was happy too. Scorpius reassured Lorcan that he only saw Rose as one of his best friends and that he had feelings for another. Scorpius then encouraged the other male to ask her out and made him promise not to tell anybody about this conversation to which Lorcan replied in the affirmative to both. Days after Hogwarts was buzzing about the new couple: The Gryffindor Head Girl and the Ravenclaw Prefect.

Both families were promptly informed of this occurrence. The Scamander family were overjoyed by this development, especially Luna who still, to this day, thought fondly of Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny and Neville. The Potter/Weasley clan were just as happy and to everyone's surprise and shock even Ron was too.

It was Friday night when Lily was in the Heads common room helping Rose to prepare for her date the next day. Albus was absent since he was on patrols that night which left Scorpius to the girls because there was no place he'd rather be. Scorpius was in one side of the room writing as Rose gushed to Lily her happiness.

"You should have seen him, Lily." Rose said dreamily. "It was all my dreams could have hoped for, other than being the first female Minister for Magic."

"I'm so happy for you Rose." Lily smiled at her cousin as if she was adding extra proof to her words.

Rose then continued to launch in to a detailed explanation of how it happened and then proceeded to fret about her appearance for the first time in her life. She only stopped when she saw a tear roll down Lily's cheek.

"Lily!" Rose exclaimed. "What's wrong?"

"I'm sorry, Rose. I really am happy for you." Lily half-heartedly smiled at her in reassurance. "I am happy that you are finally getting your happily ever after, after all this time. It's just hard for me because there is a guy that I fancy but he doesn't like me back. I'd always thought it would be like when we were kids and made our promise to each other that we'd get our princes at the same time and be happy together."

Lily started crying in earnest and Rose held her cousin and comforted her. Knowing her pain and remembering the promise that they made, Rose tried to calm her cousin and in doing so didn't even notice Scorpius leave the common room in a temper.

Scorpius hadn't been paying much attention to the two cousins until he heard Rose's concerned voice and he gave the conversation his full attention. He wanted to comfort Lily and tell her that he loved her. But he was too angry at his mystery rival and too hurt that Lily didn't have feelings for him. Instead she had them for some brainless fool. So he stormed out and went to find Albus on his patrols.

"Albus!" Scorpius yelled to his best friend once he had approached him, venting some of his anger. "Get your wand ready, we are killing some heart breaking git."

Lorcan who had been patrolling with Albus looked mortified and a little green. Albus looked at his friend as if he'd grown an extra head.

"Scorpius, calm down." Albus said soothingly. "I was just talking to Lorcan about Rose and am one hundred percent sure that he hasn't broken her heart. It's quite the opposite, really."

"Not Rose." Scorpius replied a little exasperated. "Lily. She likes some jerk who stupidly doesn't return her feelings and has broken her heart. That's who we're killing, Al."

Albus took longer than expected to digest that Lily liked someone. His baby sister had grown up. What he really was taking so long to digest was the fact that this guy didn't fancy her back. Although what was most baffling was that this mystery male wasn't Scorpius, who Albus saw as the only man good enough for his sister.

"I would like to show this guy a piece of my mind." Albus began. "He would hardly be a match for a Potter and a Malfoy. Who is he? We'll pay him a visit now."

Scorpius was taken aback by this. In his hurt and anger he didn't stay in the common room long enough to find out a name. "She didn't say his name."

"We'll just have to go to the Heads common room and find out from Rose, then." Albus replied. "Then we can go kill the guy. Do you mind finishing patrols ten minutes early, Lorcan?"

"Nope." Lorcan replied, having found his nerve again after Scorpius' outburst. "It's better for me that way. Got to look my best for Rose tomorrow. See you both."

After Lorcan left, Scorpius and Albus made their way quickly to the Heads dormitory. Eager to find out the heart breaker's identity and exact their revenge. What they didn't know was the surprising turn of events that would happen once they got there.