skipping stones
#5
Scorpius Malfoy
It's the anniversary of Lily's death and Dominique just wants to get completely wasted and forget that a year ago, her best friend left her forever. Sitting alone at the Hogs Head, she downs glass after glass of firewhisky until she can barely see straight. She decides that she's had enough and stumbles out of the bar, running smack into somebody. Reeling backwards, she trips over her own feet and falls into the snow. "Ow, you 'tupid asshawl." she moans.
"Wow, Dominique. Very classy," a familiar voice says. She looks up, straight into Scorpius Malfoy's grey eyes. Pulling herself to her feet, Dominique lurches forward for a hug, "Ay, Scorpy, whatcha doin' 'ere?"
He gently detangles himself from her, "I could ask you the same thing." She's confused; didn't he know what today was? Everyone should know, because Lily Potter was her best friend and everyone should hurt like she's hurting. Looking at him, she remembers that he and Lily were close. Oh, so it's okay to talk about her then, Dominique thinks because she just fucking hates it when people go on about her like they knew her.
"Lily," she whispers. Something deep flashes in Scorpius's emotionless eyes, but he doesn't say a word. She exhales just to see her breath in the mid-January air, "Hey, Scorp, did you love 'er? 'Cause I think she loved you."
He glares and shuffles his feet. "No, 'course not," he says, but she's almost positive he's as broken as she is. A moment of silence falls upon them and Dominique can barely stand it. Crossing her arms and shivering (because everything is just so cold and the wind is biting and she feels like she's going to fall apart), she whimpers, "I miss her."
"Yeah. I know," he says and he's back to being the impassive, blank-expressioned Scorpius Malfoy, and for some reason this makes her angry.
"No, you don'. I miss her 'cause she wasss mah bes' frien' and I don' get how she jus' had ta leave and I'm breakin' withou' her. She was sooo nice, did you know that, Scorp? Did I tell you that I miss her, cause I reallyreallyreally do." Bawling now, Dominique slips on the snow and nearly tumbles over again. Sighing, Scorpius puts his arm around her shoulders and helps her stand.
That's how it begins.