THURSDAY

"Why are you so annoying?" Scorpius shouted.

"I am not annoying!" Rose yelled back.

"Yes you are!"

"Not as much as you are obnoxious!" Rose fired.

"The hell I'm obnoxious!" Scorpius shouted back. Rose let out a frustrated scream. She hated the way Scorpius could make her act so widely. Acting wild was not her style and Scorpius Malfoy seemed to be the other person and thing that made her furious to the point of yelling.

"Why?" Albus moaned quietly "Why?"

"If I knew the answer to that I'd have shut them up already," James grumbled. Rose and Scorpius might have been in another room but their arguing affected the entire house.

"What are they even arguing about?" Louis asked.

"Who knows," Hugo sighed "it's the only way they get each other's attention really."

"You'd think they'd get each other's attention by taking their clothes off but no," Victoire held up her hands as if the thought was a criminal offense "Merlin forbid they actually admit that they want to fu–"

"Hey!" Hugo frowned "That is my sister."

"You make an excellent point," Vic nodded "you should embrace your brotherly duties and knock some sense into her and you," she looked at Albus "you should knock some sense into your best friend."

James massaged his temples, "I will give my whole Gringotts account to the person who goes in there and yells out 'Quite fighting and start fu–"

"Again," Hugo cut across "that is my sister."

"You're feral the lot of you," Lily agreed "just let them run their course, it's the only thing that will work."

"They've been running their course for the past seven years," Albus complained.

"Maybe we should lock them in the cupboard again," James suggest.

"Excuse me?" Teddy asked raising his eyebrows.

"What? I didn't say anything." James said innocently.

"Thought so," Teddy replied.

"Maybe he's waiting to ask dad for permission to ask her out," Hugo suggested "he knows that dad's really protective about Rosie and it's not as if he exactly likes the Malfoys."

"Then what is the kid waiting for?" Vic exclaimed "How hard is it to go up to him and say, can I please fuck your daughter?"

Hugo plugged his fingers in his ears. Teddy buried his head in his hands.

"What?" Victoire asked, copying James' innocent expression "I said can I please have a glass of water." Teddy shook his head in exasperation.

"Why do you always argue with me?" Scorpius shouted.

"Why do you always make stupid decisions?" Rose retorted.

"Why are you acting like an immature bitch?" Scorpius yelled.

Rose felt that like a slap of the face. "Why are you acting like such a Malfoy?" she screamed back.

Everyone outside the room recoiled in a wince.

Scorpius' expression went cold and hard. "That was uncalled for," he told her.

To everyone's shock Rose sighed and said, "You're right, I'm sorry."

Scorpius' eyebrows shot up in surprise. "You are?" he asked.

"Would you prefer me not to be?" Rose asked with a frown, folding her arms challengingly across her chest.

"No I just–"

"So I'm not capable of apologising when I'm wrong is that it?" she demanded. "Well for your information Scorpius Malfoy I am. The only reason I don't do it often is because you're the one that's wrong the majority of the time. I apologise and you insult me and then you wonder why I think you're obnoxious."

"I can't win with you!" Scorpius exclaimed "Why do you always assume? You cut me off before I can say anything and you wonder why I think you're annoying!"

"It's not my fault you're rude and you don't get to the point!"

"Well it's not mine that you're bloody snappy and disrespectful!"

"Do you ever listen to yourself? You can't even put up a solid case!"

"Okay now this is bullshit, we're arguing for the sake of arguing and we're failing miserably." Scorpius said throwing his hands up in the air.

"Why do we do that?" Rose sighed.

"Ar– are they fucking serious? Like, are they joking? They – I….just…just shoot them both. Merlin, are they for real? Are they being legitimately honest? Dear Godric, we have blind people living in this house. That's right, not visually impaired – blind. Because the answer is literally thirty centimetres in front of them and they are epic bloody failing to see it. What am I related to? Kill me now. Someone do something – James…just…go fix it. Good Gryffindor I'm ready to commit." Victoire gave up, putting her head in her hands.

"I'm sorry," Scorpius finally sighed.

"Good," Rose said and then added "I'm sorry to."

"I wish they'd stop arguing all the time," Albus sighed.

"Be careful what you wish for," Lily told him.

"Are you serious?" James asked her sceptically.

"Lily's right," Dominique said "I understand what point she's trying to make."

"Think about it," Lily told them "they're arguing and fighting and shouting now but one day they'll be engaging in other activities and which would the lot of you prefer to live with?"

Everyone thought about this.

"Draco's going to kill me," Teddy groaned.

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"Are you sure you don't have a fever Jamie?" Teddy teased.

"Do you want to do the dishes?" James asked him.

"I'm good," Teddy grinned.

"I'll help you dry," Victoire said as she got up from the couch. Everyone's mouths dropped open. "You know that they say if the wind blows the wrong way your faces will stay like that."

"And I'm the one with the fever," James scoffed.

Everyone went to bed as James and Victoire began to do the washing up. The bad thing about living in a house with ten people who made their own meals was that there were a lot of dishes. They talked about work for a little bit but then decided that that was a bit too boring to discuss. They talked about home and about their families. They laughed when they brought up stories from Hogwarts.

"Going to pee, be right back," Victoire called over her shoulder.

"Thank you for telling me that," James frowned.

After Victoire left the bathroom she noticed the light was still on in James and Teddy's room. She walked in and plonked herself down on the end of Teddy's bed.

"Shouldn't you be drying?" Teddy asked her with an amused grin.

"James is slow at washing so I have a bit of time to buy," she shrugged. Teddy grinned.

"I haven't talked to you in ages," Victoire said.

"We spoke yesterday afternoon," Teddy laughed.

Victoire ignored him. "I have a question," she finally said.

"Should I be afraid?" he teased.

"Very," she grinned. Because Teddy didn't see it coming he didn't have time to react. Victoire leaned over and kissed him. It was the kind of kiss that no man refused. However Teddy frowned and pulled away, shocked by Victoire's sudden impulse.

"How is that a question?" Teddy panted, he edge further towards the end of his side of the bed making Victoire laugh.

"Oh that wasn't the question," she replied honestly "that was just me checking if I was about to ask the right question. I was by the way. Right as usual," she praised herself.

Teddy was extremely confused by this point.

"So," Victoire said smiling in a way that made Teddy feel like he should be cautious.

"So…?" Teddy pressed guardedly.

"So," she said, her smile never dropping "how long have you fancied James for?"

Teddy froze.

He opened his mouth to say something in his defence however nothing came out.

"Gotta run and dry the dishes," she gave him a parting wink, hopped off the bed and left the room. Leaving Teddy Lupin still stunned.