What the Mirror Saw: Samantha's Story by Bandgeek252
Chapter 4- Potter gets hit (on)
October 31, 2019
Lily Luna Potter adjusted her robes as she climbed the many stairs to the Owlery. She knew no one would be around since everyone was at lunch. Saturdays were usually spent by most students at Hogwarts either in the library doing homework, hanging out outside, or in the common rooms. Lily used that to her advantage as she gripped her letter tightly. If either of her brothers were to see her, they would begin to ask questions and she didn't want to answer them. They'd think me barmy! Writing an older boy like this.
She called for Merry, her beautiful barn owl with the heart shaped face. A present from her father when she went to Hogwarts. She attached the letter. Albus had an owl that looked exactly like Merry except for its blacker feather tips. Albus and Lily had named them Merry and Pippin. Since they looked so much alike.
"Merry, please take this to Nate Granger. Make sure he writes back. Peck him to death if necessary." and off Merry flew. Lily flicked her long red hair off her shoulders and sighed. "Please write back to me Nate. I miss you terribly." Her heart felt a pang of loneliness at the thought of being abandoned of her first friend who wasn't a member of her family.
It wasn't that Lily didn't enjoy Hogwarts. There were so many new things to learn and see. She loved charms and transfiguration the most. Took after her mother in more ways than just her hair. Yet she couldn't escape the small emptiness being without that smiling and warm Hufflepuff. Sure she had her friends in Gryffindor, her bunk mates who giggled with her until all hours of the night, but it did nothing to fill this small hole in her heart. A hole that felt like it was growing. To her classmates no one would notice this small hole in her heart. To them Lily was a bright and sweet girl who loved to fly much like her parents and trying new charms. To them they saw her brilliant smile and enthusiasm for learning new things, but every now and then the smile would dip a little and she'd let out a large sigh.
I know I have a crush on Nate, but he's 18! What would he want with little twelve year old me? I am sure he just thinks of me as James' little sister. I know that's what my mind is saying, but I wish I could explain it to my heart. I miss him so much. His light smile. How the world could be falling apart and he'd still smile. I miss his chipperness, even early in the morning! What am I saying? Lily girl, you've got to get over this silly crush. He has a future and I have to hurry to lunch if I want to eat this afternoon. Blast Al and James for not showing me where the kitchens are yet. Said I had to wait until third year! Well that's just silly!
The youngest Potter quickly found herself in front of the Great Hall. "Good! I made it in time!" she sighed relief.
"Well if it isn't the littlest Potter?" a cocky voice came up behind her. Lily gasped startled by the sly grin of Scorpius Malfoy.
"Malfoy, you startled me!" Lily gently smacked him upside the shoulder. She never had a problem with the Malfoy heir. She knew Albus disliked him with a fiery passion, but she could never understand why. Sure he was cocksure and bit of snob, but outside of that he wasn't a pureblood supremacist like his grandfather and even his father... to a degree. Malfoy inherited his family's aristocratic cheekbones and pale skin, but his eyes were brilliant blue and much warmer than the Malfoys had ever had before. That in thanks due to his mother's influence.
"You're easily startled Potter." he smirked her and his azure eyes teasing her. Lily forbid herself from blushing. All the girls in her room had a mad fancy for Scorpius Malfoy. Lily could see the appeal. He was tall for his age, handsome with his sharp features, but Lily always found him more cold than she cared for you.
"Is there something you wanted?" Lily asked curious. Usually Malfoy tugged on a whisp of her hair, grinned at her, and then moved on without so much as two words, but what had gotten into him today, she wondered.
"That all depends," he leaned in a bit closer to her. For a moment the red headed Potter began to worry. Is he going to kiss me? He's charming and very handsome, but my heart belongs to someone else. I can't do this!
She turned her head so he couldn't take her lips as her cheeks began to blush slightly. Despite her well known family name, she tended to keep to herself and her family. Boys didn't just lean in to kiss her in the middle of the hall. She was still fairly gangly which suited her father and herself just fine. She didn't want boys to notice her. Not boys that is, but one man could... Stop thinking like that Lily! She scolded herself.
"Aww, come on Potter, I wasn't going to kiss you." he barked a laugh which just caused Lily to flush.
"Then just exactly were you doing?" she snapped getting annoyed with the blond snobbish Slytherin.
"I actually wanted to ask you if you wanted to go with me to the Yule Ball?" Scorpius' voice stood steady, but Lily could see his shoulders tighten. Is he serious?
"Why me?" Lily wanted to know. "Why not ask one of those Slytherin girls in your own year?"
"Because, Lily," he whispered her name which caused a small shiver down her spine. No one, not even Nate, had said her name like that! "I am a Malfoy."
The red head snorted at his arrogance. "And?" she raised an eyebrow.
He leaned a little closer. "and Malfoys only want the best." he whispered into her ear. Lily felt blood rush to her cheeks.
"Malfoy," she cleared her throat and backed away. "I don't know... I'm only a second year." she mumbled. She didn't want to say that she didn't see him that way. "I'm not sure that us going to together would be such a good idea."
"You're still more mature than most girls in this school." he complimented her. Lily looked up surprised. "And what could be more fun than watching everyone's face when I come in with one the prettiest girls in school." Malfoy grinned at her.
"Well thank you, I think." she was desperate to try to figure a way out of this. I don't want to go with Malfoy. There is nothing wrong with him, but I just don't like him like that. Oh I wish Nate was still here. Then maybe he'd ask me. No he wouldn't. He would have taken Anna Longbottom like he did last year. It would be funny to see my brothers' jaws drop when they saw me enter with Malfoy. Al would probably die of shock. Scorpius was watching her wheels turning almost wanting to smirk for he knew she would say yes. Scorpius was indeed a Slytherin and he knew that if he appealed her to Gryffindor sense of fun, she would go with him. And she had to say yes!
"Alright Malfoy, you have yourself a date." Lily smiled at him with a glint of mischievousness behind her hazel eyes. Yet inside her insides were shaking at her feeling of betrayal. Trying to snap herself out of it. He is free and so am I! I'll go and have a wonderful time with Scorpius Malfoy!
"Oi! Get your bleeding hands off my sister!" Lily could have groaned at the voice that called out.
"Don't get your knickers in knot, Potter. I was just saying a friendly hello to your precious sister." Scorpius' humor evaporated into thin air as his blue eyes hardened at his fellow Slytherin.
"I'll keep my knickers from knotting as long as you stay out of my sister's knickers." Albus threw a deathly glare at his bunk-mate. The raven haired Slytherin stepped between the blond and his sister throwing his younger sibling a fierce scowl.
"Al, I don't know why you're getting so worked up. Malfoy was only saying hello." Lily tried to placate her brother. Albus Potter had their father's temper when he got his back up. Relentless and fierce, Lily sighed at her brother's temper. This is why I'll never have a boyfriend! Albus and James will beat back anyone who even looks at me sideways.
"Leaning like that! Lily Luna Potter, I am astonished that you would think that was a proper hello." Albus' face grew red with anger.
"What's your problem Potter? Afraid someone likes your sister. She is pretty and brilliant. Why wouldn't someone like her?" Malfoy smirked willfully at the boy. Clenching his fist, he roared back.
"The only one I have problem with is you... MALFOY! You strut about this school as if you own everything. Lily is pretty and too good to fall to your empty charms. That may work on the some small minded girls that roam these halls, but certainly not Lily!"
Lily could have died from embarrassment as Al's proclamations were gaining the attention of the entire student body. She wanted to earth to swallow her whole as her cheeks flamed. She tried to back herself into the crowd a bit. Albus didn't notice her, to preoccupied with his arch nemesis.
"Oh really! I strut! That is rich coming from you Potter. Look alike to the Savior of the Wizarding World, why don't you look in the mirror before you go about swing wild accusations my way. I have neither the time nor inclination to listen to your huffing!"
"I do not strut!" Albus shouted.
"True! Strut would be too light of a word to describe the hero worship you get around here! Why I am surprised one of the houses hasn't been named after you yet! Potter Tower!" he sneered causing Albus to blush horribly. He knew that looking like his father had gained him more attention than he wanted. But he never liked it and actually preferred when people just left him alone and talked to his dad. He didn't save the world, his dad and his dad's friends did.
"That's not true." Albus said without the power behind it.
Scorpius could see that he had bested Potter, but being a Malfoy had it's down side, never knowing when to quit. "Oh it's not, is it? Then why did you feel the need to play rescue to your sister. Got that hero complex from your father! You just can't stand that she would want to talk to me. That she could be interested in a Malfoy. Burns your ears doesn't it?" Malfoy hissed angrily. Albus shook with rage as his clenched fist drew behind him and rightly punched Malfoy in the nose.
"Oooouch." the blond cried out. His pale face grew pink with anger. Malfoys never backing down from retaliation, he drew his fist back and hit Albus right in the stomach. From then a brawl came out with both parties throwing punches in a fury. The students gathered began to cheer each on.
"WHAT THE BLOODY HELL IS GOING ON HERE?" a stern young voice rang out causing both Slytherins to quake in front of their Head Girl, Samantha Snape.
"Explanation and quickly before I send you both to the Headmistress the points to my house be damned." she hissed at them. Both of them winced under her harsh tone. Samantha's tone resembled all too well their Uncle Severus.
"Nothing. Just a little tiff" Malfoy said politely while scowling at the dark haired boy.
Samantha looked at Potter. She always liked Albus and Scorpius, but the rules were there for a reason.
"As he said." Albus huffed glaring at Malfoy.
"Detention with Filch tomorrow night! And ten points each from Slytherin!" Samantha hissed. She loathed to take away points from her own house, but the rules were there and there was no way to hide this mess.
"What I'd miss? Everyone on your way." a boisterous voice called out causing the student body to disperse.
"Potter deal with your brother! I've already assigned detention and took away points. Maybe you can get something to sink into that thick Potter head of your family's. Merlin knows, Slytherin hasn't yet!" Samantha ordered the Head Boy.
"What did he do?" James asked in all seriousness.
"He was caught fighting with Malfoy here." she explained simply.
"Why didn't you wait for me?" James asked grabbing ahold of his brother's collar. Albus knew that he was in deep trouble.
"Well I wasn't sure if your fan club was about and since neither of them want to offer an explanation, I am to assume the worst." Samantha replied tartly.
"Fan club or not, Sam,"
"Don't call me that!"
"I'll always live up to my responsibilities." he pulled her eyes into his gaze and held it there. Sam had never noticed just how beautiful his brown eyes were when they looked at her in such a serious manner. They almost seem to sparkle with a richness that she had never noticed before.
"G-Good for that," she cleared her throat applying her best Head Girl voice, "why don't you take care of your responsibility as oldest brother."
"Thank you, Head Girl." he gave her a sweeping bow stalking away dragging his younger brother with him.
Samantha turned to the blond Slytherin and sighed. "I will write your father, Scorpius, but what I tell him is up to you."
Malfoy's blue eyes looked up in horror, but he quickly threw a sneer at her. "Tell him whatever you want!" he said as he stormed off. He certainly didn't want to explain to Samantha what their fight had been about. Scorpius wasn't proud that he goaded Albus. Afterall they were supposed to be housemates, but something in him just wanted to goad and taunt the raven haired boy.
"You deserve it, you know!" a quiet voice chirpped.
"Lily, what do you want?" he wiped the blood off his nose. He could say this, Potter could throw a punch!
"He hates it." she stepped forward wand in hand and muttered a small healing spell over his nose and bruised lip. "When people compare or think of him as our dad. Dad hates the fame, but has gotten used to it a bit. Albus hasn't." she watched Malfoy's eyes soften at her story.
"I didn't mean to go that far." he said softly. Lily looked thoroughly puzzled, but said nothing. She had her own ideas of what was going on. I'll have to watch him more carefully.
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James pulled his brother into an empty classroom and threw him in most ungraciously.
"Oi, James that hurt!"
"And it's going to hurt even more when Mum and Dad find out that you've been fighting. I can understand with Malfoy. He goads you, but you let him Albus!" James scolded his brother.
Albus sighed, "I know! James, he just gets under my skin. He doesn't treat any of the other Slytherins like he does me. I just wish he'd knock it off! He so damn arrogant."
James watched his brother in curiosity, but said nothing about it. "I'm going to have to write Mum and Dad. Expect a Howler in a day or two." James said. "Unless you want to tell me what this really was about."
"Nothing," was the emerald eyed boy's reply.
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Alex watched his best friend get dragged away by his brother and rolled his eyes. Slytherins were such dramatics. Thank Merlin, I am a sensible Ravenclaw. Reaffirming his delight in being placed in the House Wit.
"Alex!" a friendly voice rang out to him. He turned his head and wished he hadn't. None other than Freddie Weasley was coming his way and there was no escaping her. Alex found that whenever he would talk to Freddie something always happened and it was always at Alex's expense.
"Alex!" she repeated.
"Yes, Winifred." he said with biting sarcasm. Winifred only smiled at him warmly tugging at her Gryffindor robes. Her warm brown eyes held by her mocha skin and black hair with streaks of red running through it.
"I just hope that Al doesn't get into too much trouble. Your sister seemed to handle it well." she complimented her. "I wonder what they were fighting about."
Alex wanted to roll his eyes at her. He didn't really know what it was that had his best friends ready to tear each other limb from limb, but he was sure it wasn't about Lily Potter. That girl, he knew from experience, could handle herself just fine. I think I still have the bruise when she kicked me in the shin when I wouldn't give her Quaffle back.
"I have no idea what those two would be fighting about. I have homework to do so if you don't mind." he tried to excuse himself, but the dark haired girl simply followed him.
"Ooh what are you doing for a Muggle Studies project? Yours was so fantastic last year. A recreation of the a digital clock that could run in Hogwarts. Even with the school's anti-Muggle technology wards, you were able to work around it. Brilliant!" she exclaimed. Alex felt his cheeks begin to flush. No one complimented his work with Muggle Studies before. They had just rolled their eyes and asked what was the point when there were better magical spells out there.
"I didn't know you were interested in Muggle Studies." Alex commented dryly.
"Well," she sighed. "Daddy is and I do try to help out around the shop during the summers." Alex knew that George Weasley had expanded his branch of magic to include pranks taken from muggle technology, but he had no idea of Winifred's interest.
"Do you plan to become an entrepreneur prankster as well?" he asked trying to be polite.
"Yes... well maybe. I haven't decided. I actually would like to work with books, but I don't want to sell them."
Puzzled, he let his curiosity get the better of him, "What would you do with them?"
"I'm not sure. We recently learned of this collection of information, textbooks, and research that muggles can use to organize their information. Making it available to everyone. That would be useful here when students are trying to do research." she said thoughtfully. Alex looked at her in surprise.
"You mean the Internet?"
"Yes that is it! Fabulous clever bit of technology the Muggles have. If only the Wizarding world could use it!" To say that Alex was shocked would have been a gross understatement. He always knew of Freddie as a daughter of a legendary prankster, George Weasley and while she seemed to be smart enough to get into the tougher classes that Alex was in, she never seemed to be interested in anything as unpopular as Muggle Studies. Alex had even gotten into it just to annoy his father.
"I wouldn't think that you would be interested in Muggle Studies and books..." he ended lamely brushing his long black hair out of his face so he could see her.
Freddie blushed bright pink as she smiled. "Things aren't always what they seem, Alexander." she said softly. Alex looked at her for probably the first time in a year and saw how warm and friendly her eyes were. They reminded Alex of warm earth. Despite growing up around the Weasleys and Potters, Alex had tired of their noisy banter and rambunctious natures. So he pretty much ignored everyone but Albus and Rose.
"Oh Alex, there you are!" a dreamy voice called out and shook Alex out of his spell.
"Yes, Rose. I am here. Are you ready to study?" Alex asked as the strawberry blond Ravenclaw approached the two.
"Well let's go!" she tugged on his sleeve. "I don't want to miss our favorite spot!"
"Uh, bye Fred." Alex said quickly as he was pulled into the library by her cousin. Winifred stood there unable to move as tears threatened to spill over her eyes.
"What's wrong sis?" her younger brother, second year Gryffindor, Orion found her.
"Oh nothing." she tried to brush her tears away feeling incredibly silly for crying. And for a boy! How silly!
"If by nothing you mean, Alexander Snape then yes I believe you were telling me the truth." Orion teased her gently.
"Orion!" she cried in shock. "I have no idea what you're talking about."
Her brother with his blue eyes, gift from their father, and a wild fro of black hair smiled weakly at his sister. "You know that he's had a mad fancy for Rosie since we were little."
"I- uh," she stuttered not knowing what to say. "I know." she sighed feeling utterly defeated.
"Don't let it get you down. Rose has no clue." Orion laughed. Winifred felt her tears subside. Well who knows what will happen. Maybe she'll never wake up and realize what a wonderful bloke Alex is. She felt her hope crash as an evil little voice hissed at her, But that doesn't mean he'll notice you. And the sad part was she knew that it was true.
TBC
AN: I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I was actually inspired by fanart on Deviantart. I will put the link in my profile. I adore this artist. I just wish she did more outside of the canon work. I hate Ron and Hermione so much! I like Ron and I like Hermione, but not together. I think they make fantastic friends and that's it!
A lot was going on in this scene and I apologize for not updating more quickly. I have three major assignments due in the next so I will be a busy girl. Yet today for some reason this chapter finally spoke to me and I was able to write it. I hope you enjoy learning more about the Next Generation of Hogwarts. I love writing Lily and Winifred. Those forlorn ladies. And what's up with Scorpius and Albus? Why are they always at each other's throats? Hmmm, a mystery!
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