Rose chuckled when she overheard her younger cousin's conversation. Lily and her 'best friends forever' were gathered in the Gryffindor common room talking about their favourite topic: boys. As far as she was aware they never talked about anything else, all their time dedicated to the 'dreamiest guys ever'. It was something she found endlessly amusing since she knew Lily had two overprotective brothers that would lock her in a closet before even letting her talk to a boy.
She dropped her quill in shock when she heard Scorpius' name from the gossiper's mouth. Glad her desk faced the wall and not the teenagers, she tried to hide her surprise.
She still wasn't entirely sure what was going on between the two of them. They had agreed that it would be best for everyone if they kept things secret, especially since neither of them really knew how to define what was happening. They weren't an official couple, she knew that much. They were just two friends who were having fun, or at least that's what they told themselves.
Both of them knew it couldn't last. When school ended and they lost the privacy Hogwarts gave them, things would change. If the media found out, they would have a field day so since it was their last year, they were going to enjoy themselves. That was all, she told herself.
She certainly wasn't going to complain. Being with Scorpius like that made her feel ...good. He knew all her secrets, knew why this couldn't be a serious relationship, something that had always caused problems before hand. He hadn't been overly enthusiastic when she had given him her terms but he did understand them, or at least the reasons behind them. Rose liked the fact that the two of them could skip the awkward first date stage, since the two of them already knew everything. It certainly made things a lot easier than the other times she had tried dating.
And the sex... It was brilliant. There was no other way to describe it. The two of them had stopped needing words to communicate a while ago but when you took that connection into the bedroom, or rather the Room of Requirement, the results were better than either of them had expected.
The two of them just worked.
The voice of Molly, her cousin caught her attention once again and she couldn't help but smile.
"And when he's in his quidditch robes! He looks amazing!"
You should see what he looks like without them, she thought, a wicked grin on her face as she abandoned her essay to find her best friend and lover before dinner
Al was beginning to worry about his friend. They had meant to meet in the library fifteen minutes ago and Scorpius Malfoy was never late, even if it was to quickly study before heading down to dinner.
For the last few days, it had been happening fairly regularly. He would turn up anything up to thirty minutes later, his face flushed and his excuses getting more unbelievable by the day. Al wondered whether he had found a girl, secretly hoping he had. It was about time he tried to get over Jade. Scorpius had been so cut up over their breakup; it had been heartbreaking for Al to watch let alone live through.
He certainly seemed happier. Al had watched the little smiles his friend kept making with approval. Scorpius walked taller, as if a weight had been lifted from his shoulders.
Maybe it's Lou, he thought, smiling at the idea of his best friend and the pretty Ravenclaw together. The two had been getting on rather well in Potions recently.
If only he had realized the truth, he probably wouldn't anywhere near as enthusiastic about what Scorpius had been doing with his favourite cousin.
"Lily..."
"Lily..."
"LILY!"
The redhead finally dragged her gaze from Scorpius to look at her cousin, Lucy.
"
What?" she hissed, her annoyance apparent.
"You were staring again –"
Lily quickly motioned for her the other girl to keep her voice down. The Great Hall was filled with students shoveling tonight's delicacies into already crammed mouths and she would sooner have died than have any of them knowing her secret. Molly was the only one she had trusted enough to tell about the feelings she had for her brother's best friend. If Al found out...she shuddered at the thought. She highly doubted he would shout, instead fixing her with that cold stare that filled her with shame. Lily had never once seen her older brother lose his temper, not even when James had set fire to his broom. He had simply walked away. It seemed that Albus Potter was not an angry person.
She had often wondered how the two had come to be friends. They were so different. Al was quiet, shy and extremely calm headed. On the other hand, Scorpius was a lot more like her cousin, Rose. Both had the same thirst for trouble, to live life as if they wouldn't make it to tomorrow. They were passionate people and is often the case, when two strong minded people collide, she had often seen them fighting in the corridors.
It was why she didn't believe the rumours that had been circulating since the pair were in their fourth year at Hogwarts; people in love didn't act like that.
No, Scorpius was too good for her cousin. He deserved some one who would love him unconditionally, not shout at him for the slightest thing.
Lily knew the two of them would be fantastic together. Harry Potter's daughter with a Malfoy! It was so dangerous, a forbidden love. She didn't see how it could be more romantic.
She just had to convince him that she was right.
She had tried to at Wood's party. Dressed in her shortest, tightest party frock, she had done her best to attract his attention. She had only seen him once, dancing idiotically with Rose. I would never make him look like such a fool, she thought, he must have been so embaressed. After that, she had been dragged away by her friends and hadn't seen him for the rest of the night.
Lily was disappointed but not defeated. If he just talked to her properly, she was sure he would see it too. The two of them were meant to be together.
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