Okay so It's been far to long since my last update, I know. I hope you all can forgive me since this is my longest chapter yet. It's not my best but I do hope you enjoy it.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling does and I am just borrowing her ideas without permission:)
Scorpius stared at the letter he had received that morning. At the moment it was far more important than anything he could be learning in transfiguration. Part of him was hoping his father was wrong. The news hadn't been in the profit. His father could simply be mistaken. Yes, Scorpius decided, that was it. His father had heard a rumor and assumed it to be true. He would be receiving another letter any minute now to tell him it was all a misunderstanding.
As much as Scorpius wanted the information to be false he knew that it wasn't. He just wasn't ready to admit it to himself yet. He didn't want to accept the facts for what they were, but in the end facts don't lie.
You see there's a lot about Scorpius you would never get from looking at him. Sure he's a Malfoy. Sure he's in Slytherin. But Scorpius isn't like the others. He doesn't give a flying fuck about blood status, houses aren't all that important to him, and old family feuds just seem silly.
Yes, Scorpius is mean and rude to anyone that's 'bellow him'. Yes, he does his best to keep up his image of 'Slytherin playboy'. Yes, he is a conceited and arrogant git. Yes, he acts like the perfect Malfoy. But if you really knew him you would know it's all just an act on his part.
I bet you didn't know the sorting hat almost put him in Gryffindor. I bet you'd never realize he's secretly jealous of the Potters and the Weaslys. I'd guess you think he loves Quidditch, when really he only plays because his dad wants him too. Did you know he's been in love with the same girl since his fifth year? Did you know he only has all those one night stands because he's afraid no one needs him?
Scorpius Malfoy is a melting pot of good and bad, truth and lies, love and hate. His two sides are in a constant war against each other, battling for control. Each part of him wants something different and only one can win. And in the end who really knows whether he really is good or bad? Not Scorpius, that for sure.
For as long as he can remember Scorpius only wanted two things. One was to make his father proud. While at the same time he just wanted to prove he wasn't evil like everyone assumed all Malfoys seem to be. But what do you do when the two things you want are exact opposites of each other? What do you do when you can only have one?
It's for these reasons Scorpius was currently waging and internal battle. He knew if he agreed to what his father asked of him in his letter he would just be proving the rest of the world right about him. He would be confirming all the rumors that him and his family were still dark and evil wizards. And that is why Scorpius wanted badly to say no. That's why Scorpius wanted to refuse to help his father. He wasn't evil. Was he?
But Scorpius knew if he refused he would be putting his Mum's and Dad's life and risk, as well as his. No, Scorpius wasn't evil, and for that reason he would have to say yes. If he didn't people would lose their lives and it would be his fault. Scorpius knew there would be killing weather or not he agreed, but if he didn't the killing would be personal.
The bell rang just as Scorpius made up his mind about what he would do. So he set off for his next class with his decision weighing heavily on his mind.
Scorpius's thoughts were troubled as he sat by himself in his advanced N.E.W.T. level potions class. Professor Saren was currently talking about the potion they would be making later in the lesson. It was some sort of healing potion, very difficult apparently and dangerous if made wrong. They were supposed to be writing down all the things that could go wrong (which Scorpius was not doing) when all heads turned toward the door.
Scorpius wondered along with everyone else what Lily Potter was doing in their N.E.W.T. level class when she hadn't even taken her O.W.L.s. She ignored the many people staring at her and walked to the front of the room to speak with Professor Saren.
The professor did not seem to be surprised to see Lily; in fact she seemed quite pleased. The two exchanged a few words before the Professor turned towards the class to speak.
"This year Lily Potter," she paused gesturing towards Lily was still standing beside her a grin on her face "Has received special permission form Headmistress McGonagall to join our class. I expect all of you to be nice to her," she paused once more to give a few pointed looks to several Gryffindors as well as Albus Potter and Rose Weasly who were both grinning rather evilly at their relative. The Professor went on to tell Lily to grab an empty seat as they would be making the potion soon.
Lily's grin faded quickly as she realized the only empty seat was in fact beside Scorpius. He seemed to realize this at the same time as his signature smirk turned into a scowl. Great, he thought. Not only was he stuck in this class but he would have to deal with a partner two years younger than him who probably had no idea what she was doing.
Lily took her seat next to Malfoy and flipped to page 72 along with the rest of the class barely listening to the Professor as she told them to each make a separate potion although they were welcome to help each other.
Lily silently began working on her potion doing her best to ignore the only other person at the table. Scorpius however was far too busy messing up his potion to be concerned with bothering Lily. It didn't take Scorpius long to figure out Lily's potions skill far surpasses his own. His frequent groans of frustration caused Lily to giggle slightly as her potion turned pale blue and admitted spiraling green steam. This, according to Advanced Potion Making by Deshti Prewitt, meant the potion was to be left alone to brew for 23 hours, no more no less.
"How did you do that!" Scorpius asked in disbelief as he stared at Lily's bubbling cauldron.
"Do what?" Lily asked with a smirk as she watched the rest of her classmates try bring their potions to the same pale blue as Lily's, with the exclusion of Rose who was also finished and watching Albus struggle with his potion as he (unlike Lily I might add) had inherited no potion skills what so ever.
Lily resigned to watching Scorpius work with his potion. Several other people had finished already and were talking quietly amongst themselves but as Lily didn't know many people other than the ones she was related to, she decided not to join in the conversation. Instead she sat silently watching a very frustrated Malfoy fail miserably his potion, which turned out to be rather amusing.
Scorpius could feel Lily watching him continually mess up and soon he grew tired of it. "What's our problem?" He asked suddenly turning towards her. Lily was a bit shocked by his sudden outburst but she didn't show it.
"What me?" She asked innocently "I don't have a problem. Although you seem too," she said nodding her head towards his potion which was now hissing angrily and turning into a nasty shade of green.
Scorpius glanced at his potion before running a hand through his hair. Lily couldn't help but giggle as she reached up to flatten his hair back down without thinking. It was almost a habit with her, as she was constantly trying to fix James' and Albus' hair as they had both inherited their father's messy hair.
When Lily realized it was in fact Scorpius Malfoy's hair she was fixing, she quickly snatched her hand back. Scorpius was a bit disappointed by her actions as he had rather liked the fact Lily Potter was trying to fix his hair. Lily, however didn't notice this as she was busy trying to distract herself. This came as rather a challenge seeing as she had already finished her potion. The only distraction appeared to be Scorpius's potion which was practically begging for her to fix it.
Lily did not have time to act on her thoughts as Professor Saren had begun to address the class.
"Alright Class settle down!" The Professor began calling the class's attention to her, "I am coming around to check your potions before you are allowed to leave. If I say it's good enough you may leave your potion where it is to brew for now and I will move them later since you are my last class. We will finish them tomorrow."
With that the potions master began checking various student's potions. Lily didn't pay much attention to what was being said only catching an occasional "Good," here or an "It will have to do," there and (of course) "I'm impressed Rose". Lily only looked up when their Professor had reached her and Malfoy's table.
Professor Saren took one look at Malfoy's cauldron and instantly waved her wand, vanishing the potion. She then informed Scorpius that he would have to stay until dinner and work on the potion.
Lily waited patiently while the Professor looked over her potion. She knew her potion was good but she was nervous none the less. For some reason she felt as though she had to get this potion just right so she could prove to everyone that she wasn't just some stupid fifth year who only got into this class because her father was Harry Potter. Lily's fears were not entirely ridiculous either as most of the class seemed to be holding their breath, along with Lily, waiting to see how she did.
"Lily this is quite spectacular," The Professor began looking quite pleased. "I must say I was a bit worried this class would be too difficult for you but it seems as though I had no reason to be worried. Snape himself would have been proud." Lily couldn't help but smile at the last statement as she remembered well the stories her parents had told her about Professor Snape, and how he always found something wrong with everyone's potion.
Just then the bell rang and Lily join the rest of the students who were vacating the room, but before just before she walked away she looked at Scorpius, smirking. "Have fun!" she said throwing him and wink.
Scorpius wasted a few minutes staring stupidly at the door, as if Lily was going to come back at any second. It was only after Professor Saren yelled at him to get to work did he turn to his potion and attempt to do it right.
But from the time he began his potion up until the very second he left to join his mates at dinner he only had one thing on his mind. Lily Potter.
So as Scorpius left the potions room Lily left her spot in the back corner of the library, where she had gone after potions to catch up on some work. She seemed oblivious to him as she joined her many friends and cousins at the Gryffindor table. His eyes were on her, but she didn't notice or she didn't care. Either way Lily Potter was blissfully unaware that she was in any danger.
So how was it? To boring? Sorry if it was a bit boring, I promise things are going to pick up a bit in the next chapter.
Also I am putting the detention in the next chapter and if you have any suggestion as to what they should do please drop me a review or a pm and if I use your idea I will credit you on it.
Even if you don't have an idea you should still leave me a review and tell me how I did:)