Things Start To Change

DISCLAIMER: J.K Rowling owns Harry Potter, and all of its characters. End of.

Albus stared up at the canopy of his four poster bed. His parents would be appalled at his behavior. Not that he wanted to admit it, but he was pretty ashamed of himself as well. The way he reacted towards homosexuality scared him. The idea that he could be gay had passed through his mind, but he threw that option aside. His reaction to gays obviously classifying him as completely straight, right?

The door to their dorm room opened, and through the slit in his curtain, he could see Scorpius, looking downtrodden, and yet; he had this air about him, like he was going to do something. But what, Albus didn't know.

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Scorpius trudged to his bed, and sat down on the edge of it, glancing towards Albus, where he saw the curtains closed. The mysterious change in the latter confused him a great deal. But he wasn't going to complain, if the man had problems with him being gay, then so be it… he was going to be flamboyant , and to the highest degree. Opening a muggle magazine he had, he slowly began to peruse the pages with an eager determination. Upon finding a couple of things he liked, he quickly wrote the numbers down, and then put the letter down for tomorrow, where he would send the letter and money to his house elf. Sparky would take care of everything. All he had to do now was wait.

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Scorpius was sitting in the Great Hall, eating his bread and marmalade, when the flurry of owls indicated the daily mail. Every day, for the past week he looked up hoping to see his brown tawny owl flying towards him. And every day he was disappointed. Until today, today, with a jump of his heart, he saw his tawny fly towards him with a very large box. Accompanying him, was a strange owl he had never seen before. Most likely, the box was too heavy for just one owl, and his poor tawny needed assistance…

It made sense, in a way, he nearly ordered a whole new wardrobe. Plus some side things, that would finish the look. He knew his parents were clueless, he gave specific instructions to Sparky not to breathe a word, and knew Sparky would oblige him.

The package landed next to him, and spilled his pumkin juice on his favorite jeans. He scowled, but then immediately brightened, at the prospect of what was in the box. Surreptitiously, he looked around, most of the Great Hall was looking at him, staring at the big box. He smirked and turned back to his glorious crate.

His eyes met Albus' for a moment, the latter's eyes were still cold as steel, but the curiosity and suspicion lingered. Scorpius ignored him, and quickly ran out of the great hall, a smile lighting up his face.

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It didn't take Scorpius long to get to the bathroom in the Slytherin Rooms, dragging his big parcel with him. Andromeda greeted him kindly, commenting on the big box.

"Scorpius? What is that?" She remarked, upon his tearing open the wrapping paper.

"My new attire, that's what." He responded in kind, not glancing at the mirror, his eyes riveted to his brand new clothes. He was very excited. Andromeda waited patiently for him to say something, but he said nothing, and shuffled through the contents. He wanted to look grand in whatever he decided to wear. He spotted a pair of very light blue jeans that were almost white, with black lining on it. It was very handsome. He took it out and admired it against himself, looking at the mirror, as if waiting for a comment.

"Those look..er small…" Andromeda finally deduced quietly, her voice suggesting wonder and curiosity.

"I'm aware, Andromeda," Scorpius replied, his voice laced with glee. "I'm going to give Hogwarts a run for their money. The boys of Hogwarts want to mock me, and beat me for who I am, let them; I'm going to look beautiful while they do."

Scorpius quieted, as his eyes rounded on a black cotton tee shirt, long sleeved, and a long array of buttons down the chest, that he could keep open or closed. Knowing himself, he would keep it open. Deciding this is what he'd wear, he took it out, and placed it on the counter.

He glanced at himself in the mirror once more, and contemplated one more thing. Deciding, he opened the bundle of items, and surfed through it, muttering an 'Aha!' when he found it.

"Makeup?" Andromeda screeched whether from excitement, or horror Scorpius couldn't tell. He shrugged his shoulders and put down his new makeup bag next to his clothes.

"Oh, my dear Merlin!" Andromeda gushed excitedly. "You are going to look GORGEOUS!" Scorpius chuckled, and closed the parcel of clothes, so it shouldn't get ruined.

"I am going to get dressed now," Scorpius murmured, turning to look himself full in the mirror. "Don't look."

Andromeda snorted, and didn't reply.

He stripped off his old top casually, throwing it to the floor, where he was going, he wouldn't be needing it anymore.

"Mmmm!" Andromeda whispered suggestively, giggling quietly to herself.

"Andromeda!" Scorpius groaned, "I said don't look!" Andromeda continued giggling, and Scorpius sighed, and turned resolutely away from the mirror, he could check himself out when he was dressed. He opened his belt, and stripped off his once favorite jeans, and let it fall to the floor as well.

He was about to put on his new clothes, and then decided a shower was called for. Quickly, he rinsed himself off, and washed his hair. Once he smelled perfectly to his liking, he toweled himself off, and exited the shower, a droplet falling to his shoulder every so often.

With a fervor he didn't know he possessed, he pulled on his new tee shirt, and nearly ripped it over his head. It fit him just like he hoped. It was fitted, to the point where, Scorpius was able to see his firm pecs just below the surface, enough to pique the curiosity. He smiled this was great. He adored being gay! He would show Albus.

His new jeans came next. He slipped this on a little more carefully. The fit was a lot more snug. It fit him like a second skin. But he felt comfortable. This was him, the new him.

Finally, he put on a belt, it was black with some silver adornments. It was sexy, and subtle at the same time, he put it through the belt holes and grinned at the look. He was fuckin hot. He wasn't shallow, not really, but even he himself would admit that.

He turned around, and faced Andromeda, who gasped.

"Scorpius! You look….dashing!"

Scorpius nodded his thanks, and looked back into the mirror suddenly unsure.

He opened his makeup bag, and took out the eyeliner he had purchased. With delicate care, he applied the eyeliner, he wasn't sure how this worked, but he knew the general idea.

Scorpius was shocked once he was done applying the eyeliner. He hadn't smudged once. Thrilled, he grabbed his mascara and with the same care applied it to his blonde eyelashes.

With a final glance at the mirror, and Andromeda singing his praise, he looked at his hair, which was flat, though gleaming. Resolutely, he pointed his wand to his hair and trimmed it**

Andromeda kept on squealing, and gushing praises. He took out his last item. Gel. With the gel, he spiked his hair, it was shorter now, and the spikes suited him.

He was finally done with his makeover. He didn't recognize himself. The boy looking back at him looked confident, sexy, prepared, all the things he wasn't. But this change was official, and he was ready to face it.

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Albus watched as Scorpius left the Great Hall, carrying his big lump of a package with him. He wanted to think that it was nothing suspicious, but the smug look on Scorpius' face told him otherwise. Quietly, trying to be discreet as possible, he followed Scorpius out of the Great Hall.

From a safe distance, he watched Scorpius saunter down into the dungeons. Figuring he must be going to their Common Room, he waited an extra minute, before slipping quietly to the entrance of the dungeons.

All was quiet. Not bothering to keep silent any longer, he sprinted the rest of the way to the Slytherin Common Room. Upon entering, he vaguely heard noises come from the Dormitory bathrooms. He heard Andromeda giggling, and saying some unintelligible things. Scorpius must have been doing something in the bathroom. He tiptoed to the Dorm Room, and quickly donned his invisibility cloak. What could have been so important that Scorpius had to run out of the Great Hall like that? He shrugged, and waited patiently. What felt like forever, but must'be been only ten minutes or so, the noises in the bathroom quieted. This made Albus perk up, and he waited eagerly for something to happen.

He could never have been prepared for what his eyes encountered next. Scorpius. Or what used to be Scorpius, emerging from the bathroom, his eyes lit up, his smile dazzling his face, like it had never been brightened before.

He wanted to mock, and laugh, and point. But all he could do was stare. Scorpius looked godly. With his heart in his mouth, he continued ogling Scorpius, who was none the wiser. It felt wrong, watching him like this, but no matter how hard he tried to look away, to close his eyes, and think about something else, he couldn't. Scorpius was a vision, and it was hard to clear it from his now paralyzed mind.

Scorpius, it seemed, was in no rush. He slowly went to his wardrobe, and started hanging up his new things. But Albus only had eyes for Scorpius himself, the way the clothes hugged his body like a second skin, literally left no room for the imagination.

When he felt his dick begin to harden, he stiffened. This was NOT happening. Scorpius was evil, he was gay, and Albus most certainly was not. Quickly, he shifted the thought aside, it didn't matter if the sight of Scorpius brought a reaction to his manhood, only that, it was natural, the man was, after all, quite handsome. He was certain all the girls and guys would think this way, not just him. Scorpius was the one who had changed, not him.

Suddenly, Scorpius turned to him, looking at the exact spot where he was sitting quietly on his bed.

"Albus," Scorpius murmured, but said nothing more.

Albus shivered, wondering if Scorpius had some kind of extra magical ability he knew nothing about, and could see through invisibility cloaks. But not knowing if this was the case, he remained quiet.

"Albus," Scorpius said again, edging closer, and sat down on the bed, staring at the empty space before him.

"I will show you, Albus. I will show you." His voice had turned bitter, and with that, Albus watched as Scorpius clenched his hands together, jumped off the bed and left the Dormitory, not glancing back.

Albus let out a breath he did not realize he was holding. This was bad. Very bad.

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Scorpius wasn't sure how he wanted to show off his new look to Hogwarts, only that it had to be monumental. Everyone had to be there. He didn't care about the teasing, beating, or anything else. He was the New Scorpius, and no one else had another say in the matter. His parents still knew nothing about this, and he knew now was not the right time to tell them. Eventually he would, he would explain his new desire in men, and they would just have to accept it.

He decided on Lunchtime, most everyone had already left the Great Hall, and were streaming around, heading to their various classes. Scorpius joined the crowd, remaining as inconspicuous as possible, not that it was too hard; no one generally looked away from their friends anyway.

Reaching the library, he sat down in the back where no one would try too hard to find him. Taking an old book from the shelf Scorpius quietly immersed himself willing the time to pass.

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Scorpius wasn't at lunch. Not that Albus cared, he was only curious where the other man had gone, and what he was up to. He went back to his mostly uneaten food and twirled his fork around the noodles, trying to build up an appetite. It wasn't working, his stomach kept clenching nervously, and his heart beating a couple times quicker than normal.

Suddenly, a hush caused him to look up, there stood Scorpius, at the entrance of the Great Hall looking fabulous. He looked over at his fellow mates, noticing their gaping, but perhaps for a different reason most were sneering, and had looks of disgust on their faces.

His eyes moved and locked with Spike Shadow. Spike's eyes were wide, and filled with lust. Albus shuddered, a surge of jealousy filling him to the point where he felt like he would vomit. And suddenly, it wasn't just a notion, he felt bile coming up, and knew he wouldn't be able to hold it down. Albus jumped from his seat, and literally flew out of the Great Hall, passing numerous girls, who looked like they were swooning. He rolled his eyes, and gripped his stomach with his hand, vomiting wasn't amongst his favorite things to do. He reached the entrance, and for a moment, time stopped. His gaze locked with Scorpius, like it had just moments previously with Spike, but this look was different.

The look was filled with everything Scorpius would never tell him, love, hate, determination, and defensive. The moment passed, and Scorpius opened his mouth, and leaned into Albus, so he could whisper softly, so no one else would hear. "I will show you, Potter." He said, repeating the words from the dorm room, but his eyes were cold, and his voice icy, nothing like the sound that he emitted in the bedroom, where he sounded more uncertain, and unsure.

The bile had reached his throat, and with a groan, he covered his mouth and ignoring Scorpius, ran past him, and into the bathrooms that were thankfully close the Great Hall. He bent to his knees, and the vomit came roiling, not stopping. He shivered, wiping his mouth with his sleeve. Scorpius had just done the unthinkable.

Albus was certain there were more gay boys in the school, but none had ever done this, flaunted their sexuality for everyone to see. None of them had ever been so blunt with the outcome. None had ever outed themselves.

But the thing that frightened Albus the most, was the fact that no matter how much he wanted to hate Scorpius' new look, he couldn't. Scorpius was a sight never to look away from. Once again, Albus vaguely remembered the dream he had a couple of weeks prior. He had bottled that memory, not wanting to remember whatever the contents were. He didn't want to remember, as obviously it was something terrible. But he knew his time was up, perhaps that dream held the answers to his questions. Perhaps not, but he was going to check it, even if it was the last thing he would do.

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A/N: hey guys! Another chapter completed, I am so terribly sorry for not completing this sooner, I am still sick, and on Sunday, when I would usually have written most of this chapter, I ended up sleeping for the majority of the day, trying to get rid of whatever ails me. (it hasn't helped)

I would like to thank everyone for their reviews, I got 10! I have never received that many for one chapter, I have also found a beta, who I will hopefully begin using from chapter 10 and on, I wanted to get this chapter out to you guys already, so I didn't send it in for this chapter.

For those of you who have been reviewing more than just one chapter, I tip my hat to you, its nice seeing people come back to give their feedback, and I appreciate it to the highest degree.

One more thing, so you guys shouldn't get bored, (well two more things) It has been requested of me to write a story, (short one, obviously) about the life of my friend, I agreed, and I will put it up on fanfiction, I'm not sure what category it will be under, as it obviously isn't gonna be harry potter or merlin, but perhaps poetry, or journal, I don't know what other categories there are. But I just wanted to alert you guys, for those who like my writing style, and would like to read a random heterosexual love story. I will be posting it regardless, so if you want to check it out, be my guest. It will be up sometime this week, but not sure when.

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NEXT CHAPTER: Albus finally gets the courage to reveal to himself what his dream was about, and regrets it, Scorpius catches him unawares, and does some …things…:D see you next week folks !