Scorpius POV
Scorpius was lying there holding Lily as she slept. He couldn't believe that she had got him to sing, and it actually didn't take much persuading in her behalf. In the back of his mind he knew there were feelings for Lily. He knew that if he thought about it, it probably wasn't too far back however he knew that two years was a big age gap. When you are an adult it doesn't really matter if the gap between two people is two years. However, as children it was very big.
Scorpius didn't have the threat of over protective siblings to beat him up if he laid a hand on Lily. Instead he had his own conscious and that was by far enough. Scorpius knew that Lily had a small crush on him. But he knew that was all it was, a small school girl crush. He knew he was probably the first boy she wasn't related to that had paid her any attention so Lily having a crush on him was only natural.
Scorpius thought back to what he had said when he was telling Lily about how incredible she was. Part of him said that because he truly believed it but the other part of him spoke the truth of others. He knew he had exaggerated slightly when he was talking to her earlier. Not every boy in the castle wanted to date her, especially not the seventh years. However they would not deny that they thought she was beautiful. As he looked down at Lily he saw a small girl who looked so peaceful yet he knew that when she was awake she was the opposite. Scorpius knew that for now all Lily needed was for him to be there for her as a friend. He knew she wasn't ready for a relationship, hell Lily probably didn't think about boys in anyway except for the fact that she got slightly nervous around him. Lily had the kind of crush on him that young girls get over celebrities, they think they are wonderful but they know nothing will come from it. The more Scorpius thought about it he realised that he didn't have a crush on Lily, he didn't fancy her. What he felt for her was more protective than that. He wanted to make up for the shoddy brothers and cousins that she had ended up with. He wanted to be there to pick her up when she felt down as he had done earlier and let her feel safe as she did now. He cared about her but for now he wasn't ready to take that any further. A friend was what Lily needed and a friend was all Scorpius was prepared to be for now.
Just a quick update here in response to a review I got. I think this will take the story on a better and more realistic path for right now so thank you for giving me your opinion. Let me know what you think x