Disclaimer: I hate peas. I'm Jo Rowling. It's raining. Spot the lie? You're right, I ADORE peas.

A/N: I'm on an updating ROLL. Every other day, how great am I? However, this is literally the definition of a filler chapter, sorry guys! More stuff was meant to happen, but I admit I just have too much fun writing Albus. I love him so much, he was just meant to be a secondary character but I just keep writing him, he's so much fun! But more Rose/Scorpius interaction next chapter I promise. Thanks for the SIX WHOLE REVIEWS I got last chapter from you guys, you're literally the best. Continue being lovely? Ta :) As promised, my Molly oneshot is up, it'd be lovely if you would check it out and tell me what you think.

Thanks goes to my sister, who I talk through my ideas for my stories and who reads them all :)

And so, read on!

Scorpius spent the rest of the journey lying on the seat in his and Albus's compartment, with his face squashed into the worn upholstery. Albus sat opposite, giving pep talks and sympathetic words, which were nice, but fundamentally undermined by his sly jokes and imitations of Scorpius shouting at Rose interspersed in the niceness. He knew it wasn't going to help, but he couldn't resist throwing them in there when his best mate had given him something so easy to mock.

"Come on Scorp, she could like the way you screamed at her. Granted it's not the most traditional way of proclaiming your love, but you never know!"

"Hey, if you ever got together all you'd do is argue, you could call this practice!"

"I bet Finnigan never yells at her, you're offering something different. It could work."

Eventually Scorpius broke and he had to laugh. He laughed not only at Albus hilarious, albeit slightly cruel jokes, but also at the whole situation. He fancied his best friend and instead of telling her in a romantic gesture, he had screamed it in her face during a shouting match over her current boyfriend.

"Al, when did I become so pathetic?" He asked, half joking but also wondering how it had come to this.

"I think the potential's always been there Scorp, you just needed someone like Rose to bring it out." Albus sniggered.

"Tosser." Scorpius groaned.

Soon they reached Kings Cross, and the two boys gathered their trunks and headed out onto the noisy platform with Scorpius ducking his head and hoping not to bump into Rose. He knew he would have to see her eventually, but he was hoping to do so when there were others around to dispel the inevitably awkward moment.

"Mum, hi!" Albus called over the top of the crowd, waving at Harry and Ginny Potter with gusto. The two of them managed to fight their way through the people in the way and dumped their trunks next to them.

"Hi boys!" Ginny smiled warmly at the two of them before bestowing a hug on Albus and then Scorpius. Ginny had always hugged him, from the first time he had come to stay at the Porters 5 years ago. At first it had made him uncomfortable, he wasn't used to strangers hugging him, but however much Albus groaned about it saying it was weird; Scorpius didn't mind them so much anymore, it was just how Mrs. Potter was.

"Good term?" Ginny asked after she had released them, "Hope you kept Albus out of trouble Scorpius."

"Why do you always pick on me?" Albus pouted, "You clearly love Scorpius more than me."

"What can I say Mrs. Potter?" Scorpius smiled charmingly at Ginny. "I can't help it if I'm the one everyone likes."

Ginny laughed, "How many times do I have to tell you to call me Ginny." She said. Scorpius shrugged, he couldn't help it, to him she'd always be Mrs. Potter.

Harry turned around from hugging Lily and ruffled Albus's hair.

"Hello you two." he said with a smile. "You've managed to keep Albus in check this term then Scorpius?" He joked with a wink.

"What is this, all gang up on Albus day?" Albus said with a huff, crossing his arms and frowning.

"Yes didn't you hear about it?" James added with a grin, escaping his mother's hug and attempt to flatten his hair.

"Aw poor Alby!" Lily laughed, pinching his cheeks.

Scorpius laughed, the Potters' banter with each other was hilarious. He was surprised when he first met the Great Harry Potter and his family, he wasn't sure what he was expecting, but it wasn't the easy going man and the teasing family he encountered. It made a change from his home, where although his parents were loving and funny, because of their strict pureblood upbringing they could never really relax fully.

However, his good mood evaporated when out of the corner of his eye he saw Rose introducing Eoghan to her parents a few feet away. His smile faded and a grimace took its place.

Albus watched as his mum saw Scorpius frowning at Rose and looked at Lily, with a questioning look. Lily nodded slightly to which Ginny raised an eyebrow and then Lily shook her head and his mother grimaced. Albus exchanged a nonplussed look with his father.

"I don't know how they do it either." Harry murmured to Albus, still watching the two women seemingly conversing in silence.

"I think it's a girl thing?" Albus wondered to his dad.

"Definitely." His father whispered before smiling broadly at Ginny who was now looking suspiciously at the two of them. "Shall we go then?" He added, steering Albus towards the barrier and nudging Scorpius away from the Weasley family.

"I suppose so." Scorpius said morosely.

Ginny put a hand on his shoulder in a motherly gesture, "Come on then." She said. "James, get over here, we're leaving!" She called across to her eldest son who was deep in conversation with Fred, Louis and his Uncle George.

"Is it alright if I go with this lot to Uncle George and Aunt Ange's?" He called back.

"Fine, but don't be late for dinner!" She said with a stern look. He nodded and waved and Ginny sighed. "You'd think he'd be happy to see me wouldn't you?" She added to Scorpius, shaking her head.

"Are we going or not?" Albus whined form his mother's other side.

"Yes Albus, we are." Harry Potter said, linking his arm with Lily and moving towards the barrier.

Scorpius sighed, he always had such a great time with Albus and his family, but this time he wasn't so sure when he just couldn't get Rose out of his head.