LILY

Dance? That involves touching doesn't it? Say anything Lily. Eggs, glasses, ice cream. Don't say yes, just don't say yes.

'Sure,' I said nervously. Scorpius led me to the dance floor, holding my hand tightly. Please change the song I prayed (it was a weird old Celestina Warbeck love song); oh thank God I thought when I heard the tracks switching. But of course they had to change it to The Only Exception by this muggle band called Paramore. I actually did love the song but it was kind of slow and slow songs usually involve way more contact than fast ones. Scorpius wrapped his arms around my waist; I put my head against his chest and we swayed to the music. I almost forgot why we weren't supposed to be doing this, and then I was reminded forcibly when I heard a shout and Scorpius sprang away from me. Oh crap. One of his shoulders was smoking a little. He looked straight into the blue eyes of his assailant, 'I am a guest here so I won't touch you Scamander, but you had better watch your back.'

'What are you doing you lunatic?' I yelled at Lorcan.

He just glared at Scorpius sullenly.

'We have to talk' I said. 'What was all that about?' I asked once we were some distance away from the rest of the party.

'He's always there Lily, everywhere. It's not fair, and he's always got his arm around you or is holding your hand and you don't seem to mind.'

'Of course I don't mind you idiot. He's one of my best friends.'

'No I'm one of your best friends' he shouted, 'he's just a freak with an attitude problem. And you certainly don't mind, you encourage him, you judge Andy because she likes male attention, but you're just the same. '

'Shut up, he's twice the man you are and I am not a whore.' I yelled back at him.

'Oh fuck this shit' he muttered and walked away.

I actually did break down then. I just cried as I watched one of my best friends in the whole entire world walk away from me.

'I got you' I heard a voice say behind me and felt warm arms hold me.

I turned around and sobbed into his robes. I stopped after a while and he just held me.

'I think we should head back' he said 'we've been gone a while.'

'Thank you' I said.

'Anytime' he said with a smile. He kissed my forehead.

'I must look gross.' I said with a watery chuckle.

'You actually look pretty much the same,' he said sounding almost surprised.

'Oh yeah, magic makeup' I remembered.

He held my hand as we made our way back to the party. Thankfully no one had really noticed our absence.

'Come join us Lil.' Ria called.

We went and sat with Al, Ria, Frank and Rose. 'Teddy and Vic have been going at it for about half an hour' Al said gesturing toward the couple. 'Someone should really tell them to get a room.'

'Oh don't be such a hypocrite' Scorpius laughed 'I've seen you do worse.'

'Shut it Scorp' Al said embarrassed.

'Hey Lil, do you want to get something to eat?' Ria asked looking a little worried. I hadn't said a single word this whole time.

I just nodded and we went to get dinner.

ALBUS

'We need to have a little chat with Lorcan.' Scorpius said, sounding deadly serious. I grew angrier by the second as he filled me in.

'What did he say? ' I asked refusing to believe that anyone could be that much of an arsehole. 'He said she liked male attention and compared her to that idiot Andrea Thomas.'

'So he basically called my sister a whore?' I asked almost trembling with rage. Scorpius didn't even have to say anything I could see my anger mirrored in his eyes.

'That's it, I'm going to hex his balls off.' I strode off purposefully with Scorpius at my side.

'Where are you going?' James shouted seeing the expression on my face from three tables down.

'I am going to destroy Scamander, do you wish to join?'

'Definitely, what did the twat do this time?' he asked.

'He called Lily a whore and made her cry.'

'I am going to break his fucking face' James cursed.

We saw him with arguing with Kreacher.

'Where have my shoes gone you annoying little house elf?'

'Kreacher does not know where master's shoes are. Maybe master lost them when master put his foot in his mouth.' Kreacher said with mock servility.

'We'll handle this Kreacher' I said calmly. 'So you think it's okay to make my baby sister cry, do you?' still hadn't raised my voice.

'You see Scamander normally it's rude to threaten guests, but then most guests aren't arseholes like you.' James said.

Lorcan already had his wand out. Well I'll give him this despite the fact that it was three against one he didn't flinch.

'We're just here to see that you never do anything like that to anyone ever again.' Scorpius said, his anger wiping the customary smirk off his face. 'Lily's special, but I think you already know that. You know Lorcan you can never get a girl by insulting her.'

He became bright red. 'I do not know what you're talking about.'

'If you weren't such a dick I might actually feel sorry for you. I've been in that history class for about four months now. Every time I looked up you were always watching her. You look happier in that class than you ever do, even when your girlfriend's stuck to your face.' Scorpius said coolly.

'It's not fair.' Lorcan spat venomously, 'We were fine before you came along and ruined everything. You act all holier-than-thou, but you want her just as much as I do.'

'I love her. All you do is hurt her. You're just a coward who can't admit what he feels because he's worried about getting rejected.' Scorpius yelled back.

'Boys what's going on here?' I heard my mum ask.

'Nothing mum, Lorcan just has to leave the party early. We just came to see him off.' I said pointedly.

He practically sighed with relief and apparated.

'I think master left his shoes behind.' Kreacher said, holding up a black pair of shoes.

'That's odd, I'll make sure they get to him' Mum said.

I could tell she knew exactly what had happened but had decided to overlook it. Lorcan never was her favourite godson.

After she left Kreacher sniffed and said 'Kreacher does not approve of the sneaky Scamander boy. Mistress Lily is too good for the Scamander boy.'

'She certainly is Kreacher.' I said grinning at the ancient house elf.

'I'm glad you dealt with that idiot' Ariana said as I rejoined her near the buffet table. 'Now how about we go see your room, I've been over about a billion times and have never seen it.'

I let her pull me into the house. Oh it was going to be a good night.

a/n: So what did you think of Albus's POV? And please review :)