We're Here
Alice POV
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We all stared at him for what seems like hours. I mean, how could we not? We're eleven and somebody decides after fives minutes of knowing Lily that he loves her?
Scorpius looked horrified, then flushed, and then tried to save himself, "I didn't mean to say that, I mean, I don't love you!" he cried. Lily's look of immense shock on her face turned to hurt.
"I mean…not like someone couldn't love you it's just that-" he stopped himself then tried again, "I don't mean that you're not loveable I mean, you're beauti-" he just couldn't finish.
"You do realise," Hugo murmured to Scorpius, "that you should probably have shut up after the 'nobody loves you' part."
Scorpius looked horrified, "I didn't mean it like that!"
"Listen," I started, and they both quieted, "let's just pretend this never happened, okay?"
"Okay," they both chorused, Scorpius looking relieved. Lily nodded mutely next to me.
"Let's just switch the subject," Hugo suggested, "which house do you wanna be in?"
"Gryffindor. But Ravenclaw wouldn't be that bad." I stated immediately.
"I'm going to be in Gryffindor," Lily said with confidence, having finally recovered, "How bout you?"
"I wanna be in Ravenclaw," Hugo sighed, "but you know my dad."
We both nodded, Ron says Gryffindor or death.
"What house are you in Scorpius?" Lily asked.
"Hufflepuff." The thought brought an odd smile to his face.
All of a sudden we all jumped as James walked in, "Hey, Lily. Hugo, Alice." His eyes searched the room and his face looked suspicious, "Why's Malfoy here?"
"Because he wants to be," Lily stated, glaring at James, "what do you want?"
"Well I think you should get changed."
"Why?"
"Because we're here."