A/N: I was PMed about this story and asked to put up as cast list, as apparently some people were confused over the characterizations of the story's obvious references to Romeo and Juliet. I wasn't aware i was being unclear, but nevertheless, here's a cast list just so everyone is sure and can follow along easier:

Scorpius Malfoy--Romeo Montague

Castora Dursley--Juliet Capulet

Albus Severus Potter--Mercutio

James Sirius Potter--Tybalt

Rose Weasley--Juliet's Nurse

Lily Luna Potter--Mrs. Capulet

Draco Malfoy--Mr. Montague

Duncan Finnegan--Paris

Prof. Neville Longbottom--Friar Lawrence

Minerva McGonagall--Prince Escalus

Brady O'Toole (an OC)--Benvolio/Balthasar

Hope that clears things up! Enjoy the update!


"Scorps! There you are! Didn't see you at breakfast!"

A-Sev noticed Scorpius running down the corridor towards the greenhouses at 11:30 Saturday morning as he rushed past the entrance to the courtyard where the Slytherins hung out. Scorpius looked to be in a rush, but Albus hadn't seen him all week, so wherever Scorpius looked to be going, he could wait a few minutes as far as he was concerned. He got up from his game of Exploding Snap with Brady and decided to make chase.

"Sorry A-Sev, can it wait?" Scorpius said, only letting up his pace slightly. Albus chuckled as he quickened his own pace.

"Where have you been all week, Scorps? You missed Brady's birthday, and oh, you got an owl from my evil twit of a brother, he wants to kill you—"

"—tell him I'll owl him back later, okay? I have plans!" Scorpius said. Albus looked confused.

"You'll OWL him back? Did you HEAR me or did someone Confund you?!" A-Sev asked.

"I have an appointment, very important," Scorpius said insistently. "And no, I'm not Confunded."

"Where are you going on a Saturday?!" he called, trying hard to catch up with Scorpius' brisk walking. "You used to have trouble getting out of bed any time before noon on weekends unless it was Hogsmeade day!"

"To the greenhouses," was Scorpius' answer. Albus looked confused.

"You were there every day the past few days! You never liked Herbology before! Are you in love with Professor Longbottom or something?!" Albus snickered at his own joke as he followed Scorpius.

"Something like that," said Scorpius, his breath all heavy from walking so fast in an attempt to avoid A-Sev.

"Well, I hate to break it to you, but Longbottom doesn't Chase for that team, and he's taken by that mean landlady at the Leaky Cauldron," Albus said with mock woefulness.

"You mean Hannah Abbot-Longbottom?" Scorpius said nonchalantly. "She's nice to me, just because she doesn't let YOU have firewhiskey shots…"

"A minor, overlookable detail. Anyways, Scorps, are you going to answer James' challenge or what?!" Albus asked to know.

"Don't have time, we'll talk later…" Scorpius said. Albus stopped walking.

"SCORPIUS!!" Albus yelled. Scorpius finally stopped and turned around. The two boys stared at each other. A-Sev was gritting his teeth in frustration.

"Are you coming to dinner tonight, at least? Brady and I, we need to catch up with you," he asked in a much softer tone after a moment. "And you have to tell us where you've been all week!"

Scorpius smiled. "Sure, A-Sev. You can count on it," he promised.

Albus grinned. "See you then, mate."

Scorpius' smile grew wider for a brief moment seeing the look on A-Sev's face. "Until then, mate."

Then Scorpius picked up the pace again and turned a corner. Albus watched him run off before heading his own way again, back to the courtyard before Brady cheated him with his back turned and won the game of Exploding Snap.


Neville was sitting, waiting for the noon hour to strike, in the greenhouse, reading over a basic wizarding marriage ceremony and what vows accompanied it. Seeing as marriage was supposed to be a vow for life, a variation of the Unbreakable Bond would be used.

Having woken up this morning with many doubts, fears, hopes, dreams, and other things clouding his mind, Neville had taken a visit to the Hall of the Honored to talk with the portraits of his parents, who had died within days of each other some four years earlier. He told them everything about what he was going to do, how he was uniting a son of Slytherin and a daughter of Gryffindor in hopes of ending the feud between their Houses. Frank and Alice had said nothing more than what Neville expected them to say: that while marrying two teenagers was very risky, the cause was more than honorable, as did the bride and groom's intentions seem. Neville knew that Scorpius was right, but he still wanted to keep some judgment in the equation. He only hoped his intuitions were right. For he may have been an adult and a professor, but he knew all too well that he didn't know everything.

Suddenly, Scorpius fell into the greenhouse, all out of breath and disheveled. Neville stood and went to help him to his feet.

"So, you're right on time," Neville noted.

"I couldn't sleep last night, and I couldn't get here soon enough," Scorpius answered. "Where is Castora?"

"Not here just yet," answered Neville. "Mind if I have a word with you before she arrives?"

Scorpius nodded. Neville took a deep breath. "Times like these are hard to get through, and acting rashly makes thing all the worse. I advise you two to be cautious about your love. Wait for the right moments, and think before you leap."

"Yes, sir," Scorpius said. "We know what we're doing."

Two more pairs of footsteps interrupted the conversation. Only Rose emerged from the bushes and wads of plant life in the greenhouse. She looked to be there unwillingly, yet she wore a peach-color jumper and a nice pair of white slacks. Her bushy brown hair was swept back into a simple ponytail and a paper lily held it in place. She looked like she'd at least made the effort to look presentable for her friend's wedding.

Her face, however, was painted in a severe scowl. She marched right up to Scorpius and grabbed him by the collar of his robes.

"If you're leading her on, or if you hurt her in any way, shape or form, I will come to your room in the middle of the night, and I will make you wish you never saw the sun go down," she warned. "I just want to let you know I don't think you're worth Castora's time in the least, and I don't support this at all, but I think her happiness is worth more than anything."

Scorpius solemnly nodded. "I promise I will take care of her."

"Are you mocking me?" asked Rose, threateningly.

Scorpius frantically nodded his head. Neville cleared his throat and gave Rose a wry look.

"Good," Rose said, letting go of Scorpius and retreating back to the bushes. Scorpius gave Neville a horrified look.

Neville shrugged. "Welcome to married life, lad."

Scorpius shrugged back with indifference after a moment and took his place to the right of Neville.

Rose emerged again after a few moments, just as the clock in Neville's office loudly announced the noon hour. This time, the scowl on her face was reduced to almost a pleasant smile, and she held a small bundle of orange lilies in her hand as she walked out of the bush and took her place on Neville's left, leaving a space for the bride, who emerged after a moment.

Scorpius could have sworn his breath left his body as Castora, carrying a larger (but still small) bundle of orange lilies. Of course, she couldn't have found wedding robes or even a fancy dress for the underground occasion, but instead wore a low-cut white frock with a skirt that hung mid-calf. She wore baby's breath in her hair, which was loose and free-flowing. The glow on her face was indescribable, at least to Scorpius. Neville smiled at her entrance. Scorpius could've sworn he heard soft, light, romantic music ringing in his ears, as the sunlight refracted off the lighthouse made her hair glimmer as she stepped into her place opposite Scorpius.

Neville took a breath. "We're here, performing a wedding under most unusual circumstances. Weddings done in secret don't stay in secret forever. But nevertheless, it is not only a commitment and a vow, but a demonstration of the love two people have for a each other, and an Unbreakable Bond that last as long as they live."

Castora smiled the smile that made Scorpius' heart stop. She handed her bouquet of lilies to Rose and gave her hands to Scorpius.

Neville continued. "Although your friends and family would look down upon your match, I, personally, feel that the spirits of those who's pictures hang in the Hall of the Honored look on us from behind the veil and smile at you two and the brave thing you have decided to do today."

Scorpius looked at his feet. Castora swore she saw him blush. Waved his wand, and a lavender ball of light appeared.

"Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy, do you vow to love Margot Olivia Dursley—"

Castora flinched. Castora rolled her eyes. "My birth name," she explained to Scorpius.

"I think it's very pretty," Scorpius replied. Castora beamed.

"—to never leave her, to be loyal, honest, true, and obedient as long as your life lasts?"

"I do," Scorpius said loudly and clearly. The ball of lavender glowed and echoed Scorpius' voice. Neville conjured another lavender burst of light.

"Margot Olivia Dursley, do you vow to love Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy, to never leave him, to be loyal, honest, true, and obedient as long as your life lasts?"

Castora took a deep breath and looked into Scorpius' eyes. "I do."

The beam of lavender light glowed bright and echoed Castora's words. Neville waved his wand again and produced one more ball of light. He turned to Rose.

"Rose Nymphadora Weasley, as sole witness to this Unbreakable Bond, do you vow to uphold these promises, to protect this couple and their bond with each other as long as your life lasts?"

Rose bit her lips and gave Scorpius a mild, but nonetheless menacing look. "I do."

The third beam of purple light glowed and echoed her voice. Neville started for a moment at the three hovering beams of lavender light with an odd expression on his face that none of the three students could identify. It was as if the seriousness and intensity of what he'd just done was just now sinking in.

Scorpius let go of Castora's left hand and dug into his pocket and pulled out a small brass ring that was engraved simply "Scorpius and Castora—I Love You." Castora gasped. She'd not expected a ring!

Scorpius took the ring and gently placed it on Castora's ring finger on her left hand. It glowed a soft, light, yet brilliant red. Castora felt ready to cry.

"This is a symbol of my everlasting love for you," Scorpius said. Neville smiled and waved his wand clockwise three times. The three beams of lavender light followed the trail Neville's wand made until the three small beams were one huge beam of lavender light.

Neville muttered an incantation and waved his wand again. "So shall you be Bonded eternally for as long as you live," he said. One last flick of the wand, and the lavender stream of light circled around Castora and Scorpius, and then it swirled gracefully around their joined hands. Amid the purple haze in the greenhouse, Castora and Scorpius kissed, thus sealing their Unbreakable Marriage Bond.

The purple mist cleared. Scorpius and Castora were subdued by the graceful, brief, wonderful ceremony that made them husband and wife.

"Castora, I must go," Scorpius said. Castora sighed.

"That's the worst part, we can't be together yet," she sighed. Rose pursed her lips.

"Castora, this evening, I will come to you up in the clock tower," Scorpius promised. Castora beamed and put her arms around Scorpius' neck and rocked her back and forth.

"It'll seem like forever until tonight," she said.

"Love, forever will START tonight," Scorpius replied.

"I'm going to vomit," Rose moaned. Neville laughed and put his hand on her shoulder.

"Must you go?" asked Castora. Scorpius nodded.

"The clock tower at eight, wait for me."

Castora nodded. "Yes, tonight at eight."

For the third time that week, Scorpius left the greenhouse quickly. But for the first time that week, he didn't stumble and fall on his way out.