Lily shivered in her thin robes. Why did it have to be so cold? "Hey, Lils," Hugo said. They were in Herbology together, trying to replant mandrakes.

"What?" Lily asked. She couldn't exactly hear him with the earmuffs on. She had to read his lips.

"Hey!" he mouthed.

She nodded. "Oh, hey." The only thing keeping her hands from getting frostbite was the dragon leather gloves. "Haven't talked to you in a while," she mouthed,

Apparently he wasn't very good at lip-reading and looked confused. Lily smiled and they continued to repot Mandrakes.

"What were you saying in there?" Hugo asked her once outside.

"I was saying we didn't get to spend a lot of time together anymore. We should though, considering you are my favorite cousin. And if you tell Rose that I swear I will Bat-Bogey hex you."

He looked at her, alarmed. "Good to know."

"Potter!" someone called. Lily turned to see Professor McGonagall walking towards them. Lily cursed under her breath. Hugo, sensing she was going to get into trouble, walked off. "What happened to practicing instead of going to that Hogsmeade trip? I'm really disappointed in you, Lily, I would've thought better of you, considering you're Harry Potter's daughter."

Lily tensed. "Harry Potter's daughter," she repeated. "That's all anyone ever thinks of me. 'Oh, look it's Harry Potter's daughter!' or 'Hey, her dad saved the world' but for just once, I'd like to be known as 'Lily Potter, best Seeker of the decade' or even best student in Potions!" she snapped.

Professor McGonagall looked taken aback. "Detention ever Saturday for the next month. Three for missing Transfiguration practice, and three for talking back to the Headmistress." She gave Lily one last glance before walking towards the castle.

Great, Lily thought, just what I need, detention. She slouched back to the Slytherin common room. For the first time in weeks, she saw Scorpius sitting without Clara glued to his side. She walked over to him. "Hey, can we talk?"

Scorpius looked up at her. "Course, what's up?"

Lily shook her head. "Not here." She grabbed his hand and led him out of the dungeons to an empty class room. She sat on a table and just looked at him. Without warning, she burst into tears.

"Lily?" Scorpius asked, concerned. He took a step towards her and engulfed her in a hug. "What's wrong?" he whispered.

She sniffled. "You're the only one who doesn't care!"

"What? Lily, I care about you-"

She laughed fakely. "I mean, that I'm Harry Potter's daughter. Everyone has me tagged as that and only that. What makes it worse is that I'm Harry Potter's only daughter. But when I talk to you, it's like something is actually real. People just want to befriend me so they can say, 'I'm friends with Harry Potter's daughter!' and I'm just sick of it. I love my dad, but sometimes I wish he was just someone else."

"I know the feeling," he said. "I'm the son of Draco Malfoy, boy who tried to kill Albus Dumbledore, the only wizard Voldemort feared."

She buried her head deeper into his chest subconciously. "Guess, we're both in the hole. If it makes you feel any better, I think of you as 'Scorpius, the most conceited, rudest boy, I've ever met'."

He rolled his eyes. "That's nice."

"And, 'the boy who saved me from falling to my death'."

He smiled into her hair. "Much better."

Lily tensed in his arms. "This is wrong," she whispered. "You're dating Clara." Fresh tears filled her eyes. "She's my best friend, I can't do this to her."

"I don't even like Clara like that. I only asked her out because you told me to. And you're dating Taylor." Scorpius tightened his arms around her.

"If you break up with her, our friendship is over," Lily told him. "I'd never be able to live with myself after that. And Taylor and I are just friends..."

Scorpius chuckled. "Somehow I highly dougt that. And you and Clara are inseperable."

Lily cried silently into his shirt. "I hardly ever cry. It's embarrassing to have you see me like this."

"It shouldn't be. I don't like to see you upset, but I'm glad I get to be the one to comfort you." He leaned his cheek on her head.

Lily smiled. "I think there's only one way you can truly comfort me."

"And what would that be?"

"Guess," she said.

Scorpius smiled, lifted her chin, then kissed her. She tangled her fingers in his hair. Scorpius cupped her face in his hands and pulled her closer.

After a few minutes of that they pulled away. "All better," Lily mused. "I've wanted to do that for a while."

"Me too," he admitted.

She laid her head on his chest. "Nice to know that I have you..."

Scorpius laughed. "Do you think maybe we could just try this out for a while. I mean a you and me? We don't have to tell anybody. If it doesn't work out we pretend it never happened, if it does great, then we go public."

Lily blushed. "Sounds like you've got this all figured out."

"I've had it figured out for a while. Is that a yes?" He rested his forehead on her shoulder

"Definitely."

And for the next couple of days they caught each other between classes and before dinner and after and late in the common room. Every time Lily saw Scorpius give Clara a kiss on the cheek it was like a punch in the stomach. Every time she saw them snogging it was like a stab in the heart. Scorpius noticed the pained expression she wore when this happened and always gave her a reassuring smile.

When they were away together though, it was like the whole world disappeared. She was happier than usual. Sometimes they'd just sit in the common room at around 3 A.M. entangled in each other's arms doing homework. Lily would eventually get bored and play with his fingers. He'd laugh than kiss her temple, holding her close.

They were very cautious though. They made sure no one would discover them.

To Lily, the only thing that would make it better was if they could do this in public. Even though she loved Clara, she couldn't wait to shove Scorpius in her face. Lily was a girl with hormones, what could you do?

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