Disclaimer: Unfortunaterly, Santa didn't bring me what I really wanted (ownership of the Harry Potter world) so everything you recognise from this point on still belongs to Jo *sigh*

A/N: I know, my updating is completely out of schedule but as I was late last chapter (and it's Christmas) I decided to treat you all to another chapter! I'm going on holiday later, but there will be nothing to do whilst I'm there so expect random updates in the next few days! This chapter did not turn out how I expected but I hope it's okay; Scorpius gets angry, Eoghan turns out to be not so great and we get some funny banter between Al and Scorp. Exciting stuff! Hope fully I'll get a couple more reviews, none on the last chapter so far, I know its only been a couple of days but I was hoping. Pleeeeeaase? Ta!

Warning: Another use of bad naughty language further down (I told you Scorp gets angry!)

Oh and before I forget I use word "mardy" further down, and for any of you who are confused (basically people not from the East Midlands) it means moody basically. Hope that helps!

Okay longest author's note IN THE WORLD is done. Happy reading!

Albus thought that the next few weeks had to have been some of the worst in his life. He had two best friends who weren't speaking, and conversations when all three of them were present became excruciatingly one-sided as Albus tried in vain to get them to talk. He didn't really know what had happened to get them to this point, only that later the same day they had seen Rose with Eoghan, Scorpius had tried to talk to her again, and he had come back with a bloody nose cursing and mumbling something about knowing it wasn't a good idea to disarm her.

He had gathered from the few talks he'd had with them that Scorp had tried to warn Rose off Eoghan, saying that he was probably only using her. Rose retaliated by saying that's all that Scorpius seemed to do with The SS, and things had just escalated from there.

Now they were steadfastly ignoring each other, Scorpius saying he was waiting for her to admit she was in the wrong, while Rose sticking with the idea that she hadn't done anything wrong in the first place. It was like the quarrels they had at the beginning of term, except this didn't seem to be stopping anytime soon.

Suddenly it was the Christmas holidays, and far from being thrilled by this fact, Albus was anticipating another two weeks of icy silence. Plus, Rose had written to her parents and asked them if Eoghan could stay, which of course only exacerbated the tension between her and Scorpius. Unfortunately, Ron and Hermione Weasley had said yes, which meant Albus was going to spend his Christmas in the middle of a love triangle between his best friend, his favourite cousin and some other guy that he knew not even Rose liked that much.

When they left and headed to the train, they all automatically went to their normal compartment on the Hogwarts Express, the one they always sat in together. When Rose arrived though, and saw Al and Scorp already sitting there, her eyes flashed and she turned on her heel to go and sit with Alicia Longbottom and a few of her other cousins.

Albus sighed and looked at Scorpius who had got up and was now pacing up and down the compartment, "You know you're going to have to apologise sooner or later." He said wearily, leaning his head back onto the seat.

"But why?" Scorpius snapped, "It's always me who apologizes first, even when it's not my fault! It definitely isn't this time, so why should I be the bigger person. If she wants to talk to me again, she can bloody well come up to me and admit she was wrong." He ranted without a pause.

Albus smirked, "Bloody Hell, she's really got under your skin hasn't she mate? Where's that so called unflappable Malfoy skin?"

Scorpius groaned, "It's impossible to have a serious conversation with you Al, without you slipping in some kind of sly comment." He put his head in his hands. "Bloody Slytherin."

Albus laughed openly, "Of course." He smirked. "Come on Scorp, don't let this ruin your Christmas, it'll be awesome anyway, you'll be spending it with the Great Albus Potter and his family after all." He said, spreading his arms out and grinning.

"Really? Who's he then?" Scorpius quipped back with an accompanying smirk.

"Oh, you wound me Scorp, you really do." Albus put his hands over his heart, and gazes at Scorpius with a pained expression.

"Stop it Al, you look like a twat." Scorpius grinned.

"I always know you're feeling better when the insults return." Albus said, rolling his eyes and once again leaning his head back.

"Hey, at least I'm consistent." Scorpius winked, before he heard a noise outside the compartment and seeing Finnigan there at the door, his face fell in to an expression of uninterested coldness.

"Yes?" He inquired icily.

"I want to talk to you about Rose." Eoghan Finnigan said without a hint at nervousness. Bloody typical Gryffindor, thought Scorpius resentfully.

"What about her?" Scorpius asked, feigning disinterest at his answer.

"I don't know what went on between the two of you, and frankly I don't care. But she's acting all mardy all the time and I guess it's to do with you." Finnigan sniffed, an irritated look pasted on his face.

"Excuse me?" Scorpius replied, restrained anger evident in the tone of his voice.

"You heard me, its bloody annoying to have a girlfriend who's moping around all the time when I'm trying to snog her or whatever, I'm sure you guys understand." He added. "I was hoping you would talk to her or something, cheer her up so I don't have to deal with a whiny girlfriend and I'll have to find a new one." He sighed.

Fury flashed across Albus's face but before he could do anything Scorpius had stood up, walked carefully towards to Finnigan with measured steps and stopped in front of him, where he towered above him by several inches. He stared down at him with a frightening look on his face and spoke in a deathly tone that Albus knew meant he was really angry.

"What happens between me and Rose is none of your business," he began, "you clearly don't deserve her and if you ever talk about her like that again, I won't hesitate to tear you limb from limb. Without my wand." He added furiously.

"Alright, alright!" Finnigan replied, waving his hands in the air in mock surrender and seeming confused at Scorpius's reaction to his words. "I guess I'll leave you two to it then." He said shrugging, and he turned and left the compartment.

Scorpius stood there seething for a minute before sitting down opposite Albus with a terrifying look on his face.

"I told her." He said through his teeth. "He's such a fucking dick." He paused for a second, thinking. "I have to go and talk to Rose." He stood up and looked at Al, "Are you coming?"

Al looked dubious, "You know what Rose is like, she won't believe what he said, she'll think you made it up."

"Well then you'll have to back me up." Scorpius turned and walked quickly out of the compartment.

Albus sighed, "He never learns does he?" He groaned to himself before following Scorpius out into the corridor.