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Chapter Six

Albus' POV

The sun was shining through the window in my dorm and I opened my eyes, yawned and stretched. I had decided last night that I would wait outside of the Great Hall for Scorpius. He probably feels so rejected…I thought. I hope he's not mad at me. I sighed and began taking off my pajama's. It was Saturday, so I put on a black t-shirt and a blue zip up hoodie over it. I slipped into my jeans and put on my red high top converse shoes.

After I was dressed, I looked in the mirror and tried to make my hair lie flat, but it was as unruly as ever. I sighed and quickly gave up on making my hair cooperate and walked out of the dorm. As I was walking down the stairs, I bumped into James.

"Sorry, I wasn't paying attent—," He looked up and saw it was me and his eyes narrowed. "Oh it's just you…"

"Good morning to you too," I replied hotly. We continued down the stairs together in silence and once we got to the bottom of them he turned to me.

"Why did you get Rose to talk to me about Malfoy?" He asked angrily.

"Okay first, you have no right to talk to me like that. I don't care if you're my older brother. Second, I didn't ask Rose to talk to you. She offered to talk to you for me because she doesn't understand why you're so prejudiced against me being friends with Scorpius. Neither do I for that matter!"

He grabbed my shirt collar and pushed me against the wall. "He's a Slytherin! You're a Gryffindor! You guys aren't supposed to be friends! I don't care if you met him on the train! Slytherin's and Gryffindors are supposed to be rivals!"

I glared at him, "You don't know him. I thought you would be happy that I finally made a friend. Don't you remember that when I was younger, I never had any friends because I was so shy? Well now I do have a friend and you're acting like this. So if you're so against me being friends with Scorpius, then just stay away from me." I replied angrily.

I wasn't expecting his next move and I didn't see his fist coming up until it hit my cheek. I fell over from the force of the punch and looked up at him, my eyes full of shock.

He leant down towards me, his eyes filled with rage and hatred. "You want me to stay away from you, fine! But I will never accept your friendship with that guy! I can't believe you would choose someone you just met over your own brother!" He hissed.

He then stormed out of the common room while I sat there on the ground, still in shock. James had never hit me before, no matter how angry he was with me. My eyes filled with tears and leaked out and I put a hand to my stinging cheek. I could already feel a bruise forming. I heard footsteps and looked up to see Rose walking towards me, her face looking sad.

When she finally reached me, she held out her hand and I reached up to take it. I noticed that my hand was shaking. She pulled me up and looked at me. Then suddenly her arms were around me.

"I saw everything…I'm so sorry, Al! I was trying to help you, but I guess I only made it worse. I've never seen James hit anyone before. Are you okay?" She asked, tears filling her eyes.

I wiped my tears away, "I-I'm fine, Rosie. Just…just shocked. I can't believe he actually hit me." I replied as I hugged her back.

She pulled away and looked at me. "Come on…lets go down to breakfast."

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Once we got to the Great Hall, I told Rose to go ahead of me because I had to do something. She nodded and let go of the hand she was holding. I stood outside the doors of the Great Hall and started looking for Scorpius. After a few minutes I finally saw him walking beside Alec. He looked annoyed and Alec looked like he was talking nonstop. I giggled a little bit at Scorpius's annoyed expression.

I saw him look up and I knew when he saw me because his eyes widened and his face turned beet red. I suddenly felt scared. What if he doesn't even want to see me? I thought to myself. But it was too late to back down now. I took a deep breath and started walking towards him, stopping when I was in front of him.

"Hey, Scorpius." I said quietly, my stomach twisting.

"Hey, Al." He replied just as quietly.

I could feel Alec's eyes on me and I gulped. "Umm…could I talk to you for a minute? Privately…" I added, looking nervously at Alec.

Scorpius nodded and looked at Alec. "Go on without me. I'll be in there in a minute." He narrowed his eyes at the boy as if daring him to refuse.

Alec just rolled his eyes and walked away, leaving Scorpius and I alone together. It was quiet between us after Alec left. What is with this awkward atmosphere? I wondered.

"Follow me…" I finally said. He nodded and started following me with his hands in his pocket and looking at the ground. So when I stopped after I got us to the darkest corner behind the staircase, he bumped into my back. He jumped away as if he was electrocuted and mumbled an apology.

"Sorry…"

Without turning around, I began talking in a low voice. "Scorpius…I know I probably hurt you real bad yesterday. I wanted to apologize for that…I wasn't trying to hurt you." I began.

"It's fine. I was too sudden, I understand that. Don't worry about it anymore, okay Al?" He quickly replied. I heard him turn away and start walking away. I turned around and grabbed his hand to prevent him from leaving.

"That's not the only thing I wanted to say. Please stay and talk to me," I pleaded.

He sighed and turned to face me, gently pulling his hand out of mine. When I looked into his eyes, I could see sadness reflected there. I took a deep breath before continuing. "It's true that that was really sudden. I mean, having someone kiss me like that. That was my first kiss." My stomach continued to churn and my heart pounded in my chest.

"It was mine too…" Scorpius replied quietly.

"I only ran out of the library because I was confused. I've never really…thought about the fact that I might like guys." I was struggling to find the right words. Why does this have to be so difficult?!

"Al, I get it. You don't need to say anymore. You're not gay. You don't like me in that way. I get it. Just stop." He looked away, but not before I saw tears fill his eyes.

I took his hand in mine again and held tightly when he tried to pull away. "No, that's not what I'm saying Scorpius!" I sighed. "Look…I don't know what my preference is when it comes to relationships. That's why I was confused. When I got back to Gryffindor Tower, I called my Dad. He told me once before that he dated a boy while he was in school so I thought I would ask him for advice. He told me that he dated a boy because he wasn't sure what his preference was. It was an experiment to see if he really did like boys. So, I don't know my sexual preference, but I'm willing to be your boyfriend if you don't mind me using you to see if I like boys." I finished speaking and held my breath as I waited for his response.

"You would date me as an experiment?" He finally asked.

I looked down, "W-well…if I want to see if I like guys, I would rather be with you than a stranger…" I chewed at my lip, something I did when I was nervous or stressed.

Scorpius cupped my cheek and made me look at him. His thumb brushed against my lips and my breathing got caught in my chest. "Then in that case…do you want to be my boyfriend?" He whispered. "I don't mind if it's just an experiment for now. I really am in love with you, Al."

Tears of joy filled my eyes and I nodded, throwing my arms around his neck and hugging him tightly. His arms wrapped around my waist as he held me tightly, but gently. I closed my eyes, reveling in his warmth and the feel of his arms around me. He pulled away slightly so he could look at me.

"Can I kiss you?" He asked me quietly.

My heart leaped in my chest and I nodded slowly. His face started coming closer to mine and I closed my eyes and leant forward as well to meet him halfway. When our lips finally touched, my entire body got warm and I pressed my lips harder against his. It was a sloppy kiss, as we were both new to this, but despite that it felt good.

After a few minutes we pulled away and smiled at each other. As we pulled away from our hug, his hands made trails of fire on my waist and back as he slid his hands slowly over them. "We…we should get to the breakfast now." I whispered.

He nodded, but then stopped me from walking away. "Al…what happened to your cheek? It's bruising." He said with a small frown.

I lifted a hand to brush my fingers against my cheek, wincing as it began to sting again. "Umm…well…as I was coming down to breakfast I ran into James. Rose talked to him last night and…he was mad at me because I sent Rose to talk to him about accepting our friendship. We had another argument and then he…punched me." I explained, chuckling nervously.

Scorpius's eyes narrowed angrily, "He punched you for being friends with me?!" He exclaimed. "I'll teach him a lesson." He started walking towards the Great Hall and I ran in front of him.

"No! Don't hurt him, Scorpius! Even though we're fighting, he's still my brother!" I begged him to stop.

"I'm not going to hurt him. I'm just going to talk to him." He replied reassuringly. He stepped around me and started toward the Great Hall again. I followed closely behind him and watched as he went over the place at the Gryffindor table where James was sitting with Rose.

"James, can I talk to you?" he asked patiently.

James looked up and his eyes narrowed when he saw who it was. "I'm not going anywhere with you, Malfoy." He replied turning back towards the table.

"Fine then. I'll just say what I have to say here in front of everyone. You don't like me. I get that. You don't want you brother to be friends with me. I get that, too. But if it's me you have a problem with then don't be angry at your brother. If I ever find out from Al that you hit him again, then you'll have to answer to me." He leaned closer to James and hissed, "Nobody harms what belongs to me."

James whipped around and leapt at him from the bench. They both fell to the floor and all the Houses crowded around chanting "Fight! Fight! Fight!" James punched him continuously. After the fourth punch, Rose jumped in front of him and the fifth punch connected to her jaw. She fell over holding her jaw and stared up at James with tear-filled eyes.

No one's POV

"Rose! Why did you jump in front of me?! Are you okay?!" He knelt beside her and hugged her tightly.

Rather than answering him, she whispered, "Please don't hurt Scorpius. Can't you see how happy Al is with him? Look at him." They both looked over at Al who had rushed over to Scorpius. James noticed that tears were running down Al's face. Scorpius smiled at him as if reassuring him that he was okay, despite the blood that covered his mouth and chin from his nose that was bleeding heavily.

Albus hugged Scorpius and stood up, whipping around to glare at his brother. "WHY CAN'T YOU JUST ACCEPT SCORPIUS AND I? I HATE YOU, JAMES! JUST STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM US!" He turned away and helped Scorpius up, heading towards the Hospital Wing.

James watched them leave and, unknown to him, tears dripped down his face. Rose wiped them away and smiled at him.

"James Sirius Potter! Come with me up to my office." Professor McGonagall had arrived on the scene and James stood up slowly, looking down as he followed the Headmistress.

"Never in all my years of teaching here have I seen this sort of behavior. I will be calling your parents and you will receive a week's worth of detention." She said coldly.

They got to her office and James stepped in and sat in a chair in front of her desk, listening as she called his Dad. Suddenly there was a loud crack and his Dad was standing there. "James, what did you do now?" asked Harry.

James didn't say anything. He just sat there staring at the ground. McGonagall went over to the PA System and called for Scorpius and Albus to come to her office. After five minutes, they knocked on the door and when they walked in, Al was behind Scorpius, clutching his hand so tightly that his knuckles were white.

"I'm sorry for calling you here when you're so busy, Potter." Apologized McGonagall.

He waved off her apology, "Don't worry about it. What happened?" he asked.

She looks at Al, "Why don't you tell him, Albus?"

Al gulped and looked at his father. "W-well…I was talking to Scorpius about…the thing we were talking about last night and Scorpius got mad because he saw the bruise on my cheek and I told him that James punched me…" he began.

"Wait…James punched you? Why?" asked Harry, his eyes full of shock.

"H-he doesn't like that Scorpius and I are friends so I told him that if he didn't like it then to stay away from me and he got mad then…punched me. A-anyways…once Scorpius found out that James punched me, he went to talk to him. He told him that if James has a problem with him, then take it up with him and not to take it out on me. Then…then James attacked him."

Harry sighed, "James, why would you do that?" he asked, squeezing the bridge of his nose.

James just shrugged and continued looking down and Harry sighed again.

"Because this is the first time James did something like this, I'm only going to give him detention. But if he does it again then I'm going to have to expel him." McGonagall explained.

"I understand. Thank you, Professor." Harry smiled at her.

She looked down at James, "You can go back down to breakfast. You will start your detention after classes in my office. You are dismissed."

James stood up and started walking towards the door. When he passed Al and Scorpius, he glared at them and they glared back. Then James walked out.

Scorpius' POV

When James walked out, I heard Al's father start talking again. "Professor, do you mind if I stay in here for a bit with these two? I have to talk to them."

McGonagall nodded, "Just make sure you're finished talking to them by the time classes start." With that said, she walked out and shut the door behind her.

Al's father looked over at us and I realized that Al and I were still holding hands. I tried to pull mine away, but Al held on tightly. I gulped as I looked at Mr. Potter nervously. He smiled gently at me.

"You must be Scorpius. I'm a friend of your father's. Well, an acquaintance. I heard that you have feelings for Albus." He was still smiling at me as he said that.

I looked over at Al and he nodded in encouragement. Then I looked back at Mr. Potter. "Um…yes sir." I said nervously.

Mr. Potter chuckled. "There's no need to look so scared, Scorpius. I'm not mad. I'm actually happy that Al finally has a friend."

"So you don't care that I'm a Slytherin?" I suddenly blurted out.

Mr. Potter laughed out loud at this. "Of course not! I dated a Slytherin. Al didn't tell you?" He asked, looking at Al.

"I…I was about to, but then the fight happened." He stammered.

"Tell me what?" I asked, frowning.

"While we were in school, your father and I dated for a little bit. Though he would never admit to that."

My eyes widened in shock at this bit of news. "My dad dated a Gryffindor? James seems to think that you and my dad were enemies." I exclaimed.

"Now where would he get that idea?" he frowned.

"That's why he doesn't like me being friends with Scorpius." Al said quietly. "He said that I shouldn't be friends with the son of your worst enemy."

Mr. Potter sighed, "Well don't listen to him. It's none of his business. Speaking of you and Scorpius…are you two still just friends?" he asked, a mischievous glint in his eyes.

Both Al and I turned beet red. "Umm…no…we're not just friends. We're dating now." I replied quietly.

Mr. Potter ruffled Al's hair despite his protests. Then he moved to me and hugged me gently. "Then I expect you to take care of Albus while he's at school."

"You can count on it, Mr. Potter." I replied, hesitantly hugging him back.

He pulled away and looked at Al, "I have to go now, but I'll see you at Christmas. Don't let what James says get to you." With another loud crack he disappeared.

Al looked at me and pushed me with his shoulder, "I told you he wouldn't care." He teased.

I smiled at him and pulled him close. "Yes, you did." I whispered before pressing my lips to his. He put his arms around my neck and kissed me back.

"We should get back to breakfast. Classes start in 15 minutes."

"Okay!" He intertwined our fingers, smiled at me, and then we began walking towards the Great Hall again.

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