Hey guys! So I am really sorry that this chapter is so late. I would have had it updated a long time ago, but my computer deleted all my work when it was updating, so I had to start from scratch. I forgot what I had written in the previous document, so this one isn't really good and I'm not really happy with the result. Anywho, I hope you enjoy the chapter nonetheless. Oh, and for those of you who are interested, James x Rose will be coming up soon. Onward to the story!

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of the characters. I merely own the idea for this story.

Chapter Seven:

Scorpius' POV

Al and I headed back to the Great Hall, hand in hand. I was still in shock that Al's father accepted us so easily, and even more shocked that him and my father dated. My dad has never mentioned that before.

Now that I think about it, Father never talks about his past or his time at Hogwart's. I wonder if something happened while he was here… A frown formed on my face at this thought.

"Scorpius? What's wrong?" Asked Al, green eyes filled with concern.

I shook my head to clear my thoughts and smiled at him, "Nothing. I'm alright, Al. Your dad seems really sweet." I quickly changed the subject.

"Yeah. He's always been like that." Al smiled. "I've always been closer to my dad than my mom. What about you?"

I looked at him in surprise. What am I supposed to tell him? That my father and I don't really have a good relationship? "Umm…well, I've always been closer to my mom." I replied. "Since we didn't get a chance to go to the hospital, let's get something fast to eat and go quickly before classes start. I'll meet you here in 5."

Al nodded and after a quick kiss, we went separate ways. When I got to the Slytherin table, Alec immediately called me over. I rolled my eyes and made my way over to him. "Hey, Alec."

"I can't believe that Gryffindor boy! You should have gotten a punch or two in! Why did you just lay there and take the beating?!" He demanded.

"I wasn't about to beat up Al's brother in front of him," I replied coldly. I moved to my spot beside Alec and noticed an envelope sitting on my plate. On the back, I could clearly make out my father's handwriting. I heart leapt into my throat and I gulped.

"Oh yeah, that just came with the owl post. What is it?" asked Alec, his eyes alight with curiosity.

"I-It's nothing!" I exclaimed, snatching it up and stowing it away in my pocket. I grabbed a piece of toast with jam and an apple. "I'm going up to the hospital wing. Don't wait up for me. I'll meet you in class." Without waiting for his reply, I hurried back to the doors.

Once I got there, Al was leaning against the wall looking down and tossing an apple from hand to hand. He looked up when I approached him and I could see that his eyes were red as if he'd been crying. "Al? Are you okay? Is that all you want to eat?" I asked him.

He nodded, "Yeah…I'm not really hungry. When I went over there, James was talking to Rose. When he saw me, he glared at me and told me that I was a coward for making you confront him rather than talking to him myself…then he got up and walked away with Rose…" He sighed. "This is going to be a very long year if my brother and I keep fighting."

I hugged him tightly and he hugged me back. "Don't worry about him. He'll come around. Maybe not immediately, but he will come around. He can't stay mad at you forever." I whispered to him. "Anyways, you think you have it bad? I just got a letter from my father about the letter telling him about you and telling him that I was gay."

Al pulled away and stared at me with wide eyes. "Well, let's go up to the hospital and then we can read it there. Come on. Classes start in ten minutes.

Xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

After Madam Pomfrey healed us, we went to the boys washroom in that wing to read the letter. My heart was pounding and my hands were shaking so bad that Al had to open the letter. I was terrified to see what was written, but with Al beside me, holding my hand, I got the courage to start reading.

Dear Scorpius,

I am happy that you have made new friends. I am also happy to know that

you're not worried about House differences. As for you befriending young

Albus Potter, I won't deny that I am a bit surprised about that; but at the same time

I'm not surprised. Afterall, once his father and I got past our differences, we got along decently

well. So I figured you would either be enemies or friends and I am happy that it's the latter.

As for your confession…I figured you were. I wasn't exactly blind to the fact that you preferred

dolls over cars. However, I don't know why you figured I would disown you. Even if you do prefer

males over females, you are still my son and I will support you in whomever you choose as a partner.

All I can really say is that I am happy that you are settling in well at Hogwart's and that I wish you

all the best with Albus. If you two decide to start dating, I will support you. I will see you at

Christmas.

Love

Your Father

PS Why don't you invite Albus to come over for a week during the holidays. I would love to meet the boy who you claim to have fallen in love with.

After I finished the letter, I couldn't stop the tears that filled in my eyes and slipped down my cheeks. My father accepted my lifestyle without a second thought. I-I'm so happy. I thought to myself. Forgetting that Al was standing beside me I dropped the letter onto the concrete floor and sunk down, wrapping my arms around my legs and burying my face into my knees.

Albus's POV

To say that I was shocked was an understatement. I was baffled at Mr. Malfoy's reply. The way that James said he was Dad's enemy made him sound like he was a jerk, but that wasn't the case. Mr. Malfoy was different. He cared about Scorpius and accepted that I was his best friend. I looked down at said boy who was still sitting on the ground crying. I sat beside him and put my arm around his shoulders, holding him close. He rested his head on my shoulder and I could feel him shaking with silent sobs. I gave his shoulder a squeeze.

"He accepted you, Scorp. That's great news." I smiled and he let out a single sob. "Why are you so sad?"

He took a deep breath and looked at me, "I'm not s-sad….I'm so happy. I was so sure that he would get mad at me and disown me for my lifestyle because he's so old-fashioned. So….so having him accept me so quickly is like a dream come true." Fresh tears filled his eyes and he clutched my shirt in his fist as he buries his face into my shoulder.

I didn't speak. I simply wrapped my arms around him and held him close. We stayed like that for what seemed like hours, when in reality it was only a few minutes, when Scorpius spoke up again. "I-I don't feel like going to class….can we go somewhere else? Please?" he whispered.

I nodded and helped him up. I took his hand in mine and we walked out of the bathroom. We were cautious as we walked through the halls, not wanting to run into any teachers. Once we got to the main floor, we looked around for teachers before running out the door into the courtyard. From there we travelled down to Hagrid's Hut, dodging Madam Hooch who was doing her Flying Lessons.

We finally got down to his hut on the edge of the Forbidden Forest and I knocked on the door. I heard loud barking coming from inside and Hagrid yell at the dog before opening the door. When he saw that it was me, his eyes widened and, holding his dog by the collar, he let us in.

"Well, if it isn't young Albus Potter!" He exclaimed, a broad smile on his face. "How are you doing? Shouldn't you be in class right now?"

I grimaced and looked away, "Umm…I'm skipping. My friend here isn't feeling good, so I'm skipping class with him. Please don't tell my dad." I begged him.

Hagrid chuckled, "Don't you worry, Albus. I won't tell him." He looked over at Scorpius who was standing quietly beside me. "And young Scorpius Malfoy, too. I must say that I'm a bit surprised to see you two together. If I remember correctly, your father's were bitter rivals when they were here."

Scorpius chuckled nervously, "Yeah…s-so we've heard…" He looked like he was scared of the attention Hagrid was giving him, so I took his hand and squeezed it gently and he looked down and smiled at me. Then I looked back at Hagrid.

"Please, could we stay here until lunch, Hagrid?"

He hesitated, looking down at our interlaced fingers, then he sighed, "I suppose you can, since yer already here. Sit down. I'll make us some tea."

We sat down and thanked Hagrid when he placed rather large mugs in front of us.

"So how are classes going so far, Al?" asked Hagrid with a grin.

I shrugged, "It's alright, I guess. It would be better if James was talking to me though…" I said sadly.

"Wait a minute, why isn't James talking ya? What 'append?"

I sighed, "He doesn't like that I'm friends with Scorpius. He thinks that because dad was enemies with his dad, we should be enemies as well." I explained warily.

"Are you guys really just friends? You look a lot more than that." He said, glancing once again at our interlaced fingers.

I blushed and looked down. "Umm…..well we may or may not be…..dating right now." I said quietly, my cheeks growing brighter.

Hagrid blinked slowly as he stared at us in what looked like shock. Scorpius gulped and I looked down. Because I looked down, I didn't see Hagrid come up to me and pick me up to give me a bone-crushing hug.

"Hagrid…can't…breathe," I gasped out. I was relieved when he put me down.

"Sorry Al. I'm happy for ya. When yer father was 'ere, all he could think about was being enemies with your father, Scorpius. It was until they were in their fourth year that they started going out. They broke up in their sixth year though. So you two, are making much more progress than they were." He beamed at us.

Scorpius looked shocked. "So…my father dated Mr. Potter for 2 years? He never told me that…" He frowned.

"Wel, no he wouldn't. Your father loved Harry. Truly. But their differences were too extreme. Plus, Harry was only experimenting, trying to see what his preference was. He told me that he felt like he had a crush on Draco, so I told him that he should experiment."

"Like father like son, I guess…" I sighed and looked down, feeling guilty that I wasn't sure if I was in love with Scorpius yet.

As if sensing my mood drop, Scorpius squeezed the hand he was still holding and smiled at me when I looked up. "Don't feel bad, Al. I know that you're experimenting as well and I understand the reason. You can take your time deciding on whether or not this is what you want. I can wait." He said with a shy smile.

"Yer experimenting as well, Al?" Hagrid asked. When I nodded, he looked surprised. "That's a surprise."

I looked at him confused, "What are you talking about, Hagrid?" I asked.

"Well…pardon me fer sayin' this, but it already seems like the two of ya are in love."

My eyes widened at that remark. What does he mean that it looks like we're in love? I wondered.

"We just started dating though," replied Scorpius with a frown. "Like, we literally just started dating today. How can we already be in love?"

Hagrid hesitated before replying. "Well…maybe ya were meant to be together."

I coughed to hide a chuckle when I realized what he was insinuating. "You mean…you think we're soul mates or something?" I may have hid my laugh, but I couldn't hide the wide smile that spread onto my face.

Hagrid chuckled, "It's a long shot, I know that, but soul mates do exist."

"You really believe in that stuff?" Scorpius grinned as he teased Hagrid.

"It migh' be true! Ya never really know!" Hagrid defended himself.

We got into a playful argument about how silly that sounded. Then we moved on to talking about school and our classes. After a few hours had passed (though it only felt like five minutes) the lunch bell* rang. We thanked Hagrid for the tea and hurried back up to the school. As we were walking up the hill I turned to Scorpius.

"How are you feeling now, Scorp?" I asked.

He looked at me and smiled, "I feel fine now, Al. Thanks for worrying about me." He reached out and took my hand in his, giving it a small squeeze. Without even thinking about it, I interlaced our fingers and lifted his hand to kiss it.

He had a deep blush on his cheeks when I looked at him again, but didn't pull away. Instead, he stopped and turned me face him. Putting one hand on my cheek, he softly brushed his thumb over my lips before tilting my head and leaning forward to press his lips softly to mine. As quickly as it happened he pulled away and smiled shyly at me. I felt my cheeks heat up and I smiled back at him just as shyly. Then, with our cheeks still pink, we interlaced our fingers again and let our joined hands swing between us as we walked through the large front doors into the castle. As we walked, I found myself thinking about the conversation we had with Hagrid.

Soul mates? As silly as that sounds…what if it's true? I did feel drawn to him from the moment I saw him walk past my compartment on the train. Maybe I do…love him.

That thought kept running through my head as we stopped in front of the doors in the Dining Hall. Scorpius leant forward again and gave me a quick peck on the lips before going to the Slytherin table. As I walked towards the Gryffindor table, I was so lost in my thoughts that I never saw James glare at me, obviously seeing Scorpius kiss me.

I'll take some more time to figure out if I really do love him. I mean…we just started dating today. It's impossible to fall in love with someone in just a few hours…isn't it?

Hey, so I am sooo sorry that I took so long to update! I've been getting random spouts of depression which made me not feel like writing. I hope you enjoyed this chapter though! I'm sorry if Hagrid is OOC. I wasn't trying to make him like that, but I'm not very good at writing with him :/ Anywho, please read and review! Any constructive criticism is welcome. Just no flames please. Let me know what you thought :D Love ya's!

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