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Scorpius Malfoy and Amiculus Zabini met each other shockingly late in their childhood; especially since Draco Malfoy and Blaise Zabini were very well known business partners. However, once they met, their friendship was one that could rival their fathers'.
"So who's the lucky girl?" Amiculus asked.
Ever since he and Lily had gone public, Amiculus had listened to him praise Lily every moment of the day. He had watched Scorpius write love notes to her a hundred times and never send one of them. And he had watched Scorpius hit on every girl in Hogwarts after Lily broke up with him. And now, he watched as Scorpius checked his hair in the mirror for the third time before going to bed. That could mean only one thing; he was seeing someone after hours.
Scorpius whistled a tune to himself as he finished fixing his hair.
"Are you listening Scorpius?"
"Yes," he responded quickly, "of course I am, Amiculus. Whatever made you think otherwise?"
"The fact that you didn't respond to my question," he responded dryly.
"Oh…um…can you repeat it?" Scorpius asked sheepishly.
"Just wondering who the girl is," Amiculus repeated flippantly.
"What girl?"
"The girl that you've been seeing every night after everyone else goes to sleep."
"Sorry to burst your little bubble, Amic, but I've got a month of school before my NEWTS and I really need to concentrate."
"Yeah," Amiculus responded, "and gelling your hair before sleeping is concentrating on your NEWTS."
Scorpius chose not to dignify that with an answer and crawled under the covers.
"Hey Scorp," Amiculus said after a moment, "You are my best friend."
"And you are mine," Scorpius replied confused as to where this unprecedented display of emotion was coming from.
"I just wanted you to know that you can trust me and I'll always be here for you to listen when anything happens. You're mi familia."
"Thanks Amic," Scorpius replied, "I do trust you, it's just that…there are certain places in the school where…the walls really do have ears, and I don't want something that shouldn't get out escaping."
Amiculus nodded in reply and the two fell into a comfortable silence before falling asleep.
-BREAK-
Amiculus walked up to the room of requirement the next morning. Scorpius wanted to tell him what was going on.
"Hey Scorp," Amiculus said, as he walked into a bedroom that looked much like a dorm room.
"Hey. I just…got to thinking. You're my best friend, and I don't know why I never told you before, but I want you to know now." He took a deep breath. "I'm still going out with Lily."
"Scorp," he was shocked, "I thought she broke up with you."
"That was the plan," he explained nervously. "Her dad was kinda upset about…us. So we figured we would break up publicly, but continue to see each other on the sly."
"And the flirting?"
"All part of the plan."
"Well then," Amiculus said with a grin on his face, "you're going to have to introduce us sometime."
"You mean you're ok with it? You don't think I'm going crazy?"
"Of course not. She's a great catch!" Amiculus said, grinning.
Scorpius' face turned serious. "It's more than that. I love her."
"Well that changes things a bit." Scorpius shifted nervously from foot to foot. "Are you sure?"
"As sure as I've ever been."
"But you've only known each other for a year!" Amiculus protested.
"Er…I wouldn't be too sure about that."
"So how long have you known each other?"
"We met while I was working for her uncles," Scorpius answered, still unsure of his response.
"In first year! You haven't told me for six years!"
"Um we were just friends at first, and then…it just kinda happened."
"Just sorta happened?" Amiculus asked.
"She's been my best friend for so long that I didn't notice when we got to be more."
"I'm happy for you mate."
"Really?"
"Of course! You're my best friend; I will stand with you no matter what."
"What if it was someone you hated?" Scorpius teased him.
"Then I would put up with her for your sake."
"You would do that for me?" Scorpius was touched.
"Yes," Amiculus responded, "that's what friends are for."
Scorpius couldn't stop the smile from creeping onto his face. He must be the luckiest guy around. With Lily and Amiculus by his side, he could spend the rest of his life in bless.
"I hope," Scorpius replied, "that I will prove to be half as good of a friend as you are."
"You are a great friend. You stand up for me when Crabbe and Goyle try to beat me up. You've always helped with my girl problems, and you've never doubted me." He turned and smirked at Scorpus. "So…when do I get to meet her?"
"Whenever you want. It's not like we'll be going anywhere for the next month or so."
-BREAK-
Harry Potter was at the front door of Malfoy Manor within seconds of receiving the letter from his daughter stating her breakup with Scorpius Malfoy.
Ginny had been flooing back and forth between the house and the Manor since the incident at school.
"Malfoy!" he said as he stepped inside. "Where's my wife?"
"She's in the parlor," he replied coolly. "What brings you to our place of residence?"
"Why, the same thing that brought my Gin-bug here." Not even Malfoy could bring his spirit down today.
"So you've come here to beg for our help to allow our children to go out with each other?"
Harry stopped in his tracks. "Is that why she came here?"
"What did you think, Potter?" he shrugged nonchalantly. "She and Pansy get along just fine."
"Where are they?" He started looking around frantically. "Where is my wife?"
"They were here a minute ago." Malfoy turned to his butler and asked for an explanation.
"They retreated to Mrs. Malfoy's room after receiving a letter that distressed them both."
"There you have it, Potter. I haven't done anything to her." Malfoy turned and muttered something that sounded like 'paranoid idiot.'
Malfoy led him to the room and sent him in.
"Ginny!" He looked at the red eyes of the woman he loved. "The best news in the world has arrived at last! We have our daughter back!"
Ginny immediately ran into his arms and began sobbing. "What's the reason for your tears?" Harry asked her.
"These are tears of joy, love," Ginny responded. "We have our family back together."
"Come, let's go home," he said, leading his wife out of the room before realizing that he had no idea which way the door was. "Hey Malfoy! How the hell do I get out of here?"
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