Only You

With none of Lily's cousins or siblings speaking to her except for in their fights in the hallways Slytherin House had all accepted Lily as own of their own. Everyone had gotten over their early pretences about her as they got to know her and by the end of September Lily was one of the most popular girls in the House. There were one or two older girls who just outranked her in popularity wise but that was after gaining votes for being notorious for sleeping around with the boys. Lily had got there by just being a nice person.

Lily was top of all her classes and with her the valued seeker place under her belt there were many people envious of Lily. However Lily was a fairly modest girl, she didn't boast her successes to others and took no pride in making others feel bad if she was better at something. Instead Lily helped people with their studies and tried her best to not show off.

Although Lily loved her classes and quidditch practices she found herself constantly looking forward to any time she could spend in the small music room with Scorpius. Lily didn't know why but every time she was around him she felt happy but a little nervous. She wasn't scared of him but being around him made her feel on edge. She relished every minute they were around each other.

The last Friday night in October found Lily and Scorpius in the music room. Fay and Rissa had gone for an early night as they had both been feeling slightly ill that day. The boys in Scorpius's year were all in the common room trying to catch up on all their homework which they had neglected that week. Lily was fairly certain she wouldn't be seeing much of them this weekend!

Scorpius unlike his friends had actually remained on top of his work these past few weeks so had a free night off as did Lily. Practice for Quidditch had been cancelled due to the gale force winds which Luke had deemed unsafe to play in so close to a match. His words to the team were 'we can't risk Lily being blown into the Whomping Willow in a gust of wind now can we.' They all knew lily was a strong flyer but regardless of this her physical build and weight wouldn't do much to ground her whilst she was flying.

Scorpius had been teaching Lily how to play some more simple songs on the piano. They were sitting next to each other on the small piano stool as he corrected her when she hit a wrong note or got stuck. He couldn't help but think that she was becoming rather good at the instrument. She certainly picked it up a lot faster than he had done when he had started learning. He was interrupted from his thoughts by noticing that Lily had stopped playing and was staring intently at him.

'What's up Lil' he asked her.

'Will you sing something for me?' She asked pulling her most persuasive face.

'No.' Scorpius replied sharply. Lily recoiled slightly at his tone and he felt bad instantly, he hadn't meant for his words to come across so harshly. 'I'm sorry Lil I didn't mean to be so rude; I just don't want to sing.'

Lily was pouting slightly her brow wrinkled delicately and it made Scorpius smile softly, 'you know, you're kinda cute when you pull that face.'

Lily blushed slightly before asking innocently 'What face'

'The one you pull when you don't get your way. You crinkle your face up and then proceed to test people's wills by pouting those pretty little lips of yours into an unforgiving position. Sadly it won't work on me' He grinned at her as she deepened her pout. 'So stop screwing up your gorgeous face as it won't get you anywhere.'

'Lily stopped pouting quickly and looked at him closely, 'you think my face is gorgeous?'

Scorpius didn't know how to answer her pausing for a moment before saying, 'Lily anyone with eyes can see your face is gorgeous. I mean Lil, you're beautiful you know that right?'

Lily was blushing properly by this point and looking down at the piano to try and hide this. She didn't answer Scorpius's question because she honestly didn't think she was beautiful. Beautiful was her cousins Victoire or Dominique. Beautiful was her mother or her Aunt Fleur. Beautiful was the models in the teen witch magazines she bought. Beautiful in Lily's mind was not her.

When Lily didn't reply Scorpius continued to look at her waiting for her to answer him. When he realised she wasn't going to her said in a quiet but authoritative voice, 'Lily look at me.' At the change in his tone Lily looked up straight away. He was staring straight into her eyes and Lily couldn't help but notice how serious he looked as he stared at her. 'Why won't you admit that you're beautiful?'

Lily said calmly, 'Scorpius I know I'm not beautiful or hot or sexy or even pretty. There's no point in pretending otherwise.'

Scorpius stood up suddenly his eyes flashing as he pushed the stool back whilst Lily still sat on it. She turned on the stool to look at him as he ran his hand through his hair in disbelief. 'Lil how can you not see what everyone else can see?'

'What do you mean?' Lily asked, she was confused now.

'Apart from the boys you are related to there are very few boys who would admit to not having a crush on you. Almost every boy in this castle wants to date you!'

In a cold voice Lily interrupted him, 'Scorpius I'd appreciate it if you didn't lie to me.'

'I'm not lying to you. I am telling you the truth!'

'Scorpius I can't even get a date to the Halloween dance! If almost every boy in the castle wanted to date me why am I going solo, tell me?'

'Lil, just because you don't have a date doesn't mean that people don't want to go with you. They just don't think they are worthy of you. They think that you would turn them down.'

Lily was really confused now. 'Why do they think I would turn them down?'

'Are you really asking me that?' When Lily nodded Scorpius continued. 'Lil you may not realise this, but you are somewhat of an idol. You are famous because of your parents, I mean for goodness sake Lil you are Harry Potter's only daughter. You are his little princess. On top of this you are ridiculously smart, you are the first girl on the Slytherin Quidditch team in Merlin knows how long. You are actually nice to people. You stand up for what you believe is right and you put James in his proper place several times, something people have dreamed of doing for years. Then there is the fact that you are gorgeous Lily. For some reason which I can't quite understand you don't seem to realise that you are stunning. You don't have to dress provocatively to make boys attracted to you because your charm and natural beauty does it for you.' He paused and slowed down a little but remained staring at Lily his eyes full of passion. 'So there are all these boys in the castle dreaming of taking you to the dance but they won't ask you because they don't think in a million years you would say yes.'

Lily had tears shimmering in her eyes by the time he had finished. The way he had said everything had made her actually start to believe what he was saying. She swallowed and took a deep breath but remained looking at him. When Scorpius noticed the tears that she was refusing to let fall down her face he walked the two steps towards her and taking her hand pulled her into a hug. Lily wrapped her arms around his neck whilst he rested his hand on her lower back. Lily rested her head onto his chest but he withdrew a hand and lifted her chin gently so she was looking up at his face.

'I just want you to realise how special you are Lily. It's okay to be modest about things but you need to know that you are incredible. Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise okay?'

'I won't' He let his hand go back to her waist and she put her arms around his back as he tightened his hold on her. He could feel her breathing deeply as she relaxed fully into him. They stayed like that for several minutes before Scorpius pulled away. Lily felt slightly disappointed as she had felt comfortable in his arms. Scorpius pulled out his wand and transfigured the piano stool into a large comfy sofa. He went and sat down on it and then extended his hand to Lily to get her to come and sit with him. Lily smiled at him and went and sat next to him on the sofa. Lily suddenly felt slightly awkward. She wanted to be in a more comfortable position than sitting upright on the sofa but the chair wasn't big enough for her to just stretch out at the other end. She would need Scorpius to move as well.

Scorpius had been watching her as she shifted in the seat; he grinned and said 'oh get up already Lil.'

She looked at him as she stood up waiting to see what he would do. He kicked his shoes off and stretched out of the sofa. His top half was slightly propped up against the arm of the chair and he looked at Lily expectantly. Lily looked at him on the sofa and had no idea what to do. She didn't know how to sit on it without making him uncomfortable or feel awkward. She let her gaze drift back to his face and bit her lip as she tried to convey what she was thinking without saying it out loud. Lily couldn't face admitting it out loud knowing she would sound stupid. Scorpius smirked at her as he said 'Oh Lil, you're so cute sometimes.'

In an indignant tone Lily replied, 'How am I cute?'

'Take your shoes off.' Scorpius said as he stood up and walked over to her. Grabbing her hand he walked back to the sofa whilst saying, 'you're cute because you are still so innocent for someone so feisty sometimes.'

'What do you mean?'

Scorpius stopped and said, 'you got embarrassed I'm assuming because you didn't know where to sit on the sofa, correct.' Lily nodded feeling her face heat up slightly. 'You didn't know how to sit in terms of my position without feeling awkward.' Lily nodded again. 'You don't mind touching me in a hug because I instigated it so you know I'm comfortable with it. But here, you didn't know what I wanted so you got embarrassed. That's how you are cute because you still want reassurance.' He paused again and Lily looked up, 'And that's okay with me princess so stop stressing.' Lily let out a deep breath.

He pulled her into a tight hug and then flopped back onto the sofa bringing Lily with her. He shifted underneath her to make himself more comfortable moving his legs to she rested in between them and sitting a little more up right so she would be more comfortable. Lily's head rested on her chest and she brought her own arms up one resting on his arm and the other on his side. Scorpius wrapped one arm around the bottom of her back and let his other hand play with her hair. After a few minutes Lily yawned softly and Scorpius in a quiet voice said, 'I'll wake you in a bit just get some sleep for now.'

In a sleepy voice Lily said, 'Scorpius, can you sing for me?'

He considered it again. It hadn't been long since she had asked him earlier on by the piano but as he looked at her small frame against him he couldn't help but say 'Sure precious.'

In a quiet voice he began to sing the song his mother had sung for him when he was very little. His mother had been very ill when he was young and he had never known if he would wake in the morning to see her again.

Close your eyes

Rest your head

The sun will rise

You've nothing to dread

I'll stay right here

So sleep my dear

As I sing for you tonight

It could be my last ever goodbye

But know I love you

And the stars will guide you

If this is my last lullaby

I'm glad it was for you

Lily was almost asleep by the time he started singing but at the sound of his voice she had forced herself to stay awake. She could feel the vibrations running through her as he sang each note quietly and it made her shiver. His voice was incredible yet as he was singing she could actually feel the emotion behind his words. She knew he was singing about someone he really cared for. When he finished Lily asked, 'Who were you thinking about?'

Scorpius had thought had thought she was asleep so was slightly startled when she spoke. 'I was just singing the song my mother used to sing to me when I was younger.'

In a soft voice Lily replied, 'It's a beautiful song, but that's not what I asked. Who were you thinking about?' Lily's head was still resting on his chest so she wasn't looking at him. He swallowed and didn't answer her. Lily had assumed he was thinking of what to say but in the pause she felt her eyelids becoming really heavy. Scorpius after a minute felt her breathing even out and her head get heavier as she fell asleep. In a very quiet voice he said 'You Lil, only you.'

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