Lily burst into my dorm room crying about a week after James's prank in the Great Hall. It had involved the Slytherins and immense amounts of water. Needless to say, he had spent the better part of the past week in detention.

But back to Lily. She flung herself down on my bed, sobbing. I sat up, alarmed, tossing my book to the side and immediately stroking her hair. "Lily?"

"Ja- James is," she hiccupped, "he's due- dueling Scor- Scorpius."

I jumped up. "What? Why?"

"He, he caught us, ki- kissing!" She threw her arms around my neck.

I rolled my eyes. "Where are they?"

She sniffled, starting to calm down. "Down, down the hall."

"Come on," I grabbed her hand, "let's go stop this idiocy."

I ran down the stairs and out the portrait hall. "Look, you disarm Scorpius, and I'll get James."

She nodded, her face tear streaked. We turned a corner and almost got hit by a flash of red light. I squeaked and shoved Lily behind me. Scorpius was entirely on the defensive, with James yelling as he sent spell after spell towards the Slytherin.

"My sister! My baby sister!" he roared.

Scorpius paled, and I could tell he was tiring fast. I pointed my wand at James. "Expelliarmus!"

James wand flew into my out stretched hand, causing him to turn around and face me. Lily rushed to Scorpius and threw her arms around him. He froze, watching James and I interact.

James turned red. "Lin, give me my wand," he demanded in a low tone.

"No, you idiot." I gripped the wand tightly in my hand. "What on earth do you think you're doing?"

He turned to Scorpius, about to answer. However, he saw Lily's arms wrapped around Scorpius's waist. He turned impossibly redder. "Lily, get away from him!"

"James!" I stomped my foot. "Answer me!"

He scowled. "I caught them," he gestured wildly, "ki- kissing!"

I crossed my arms. "Your point?"

"He's a Slytherin!" he yelled.

"Once again," I answered coolly, "your point?"

He glared at me. "Did you know about this, Caroline?"

I lifted my chin and met his glare head on. "As a matter of fact, I did. As did Albus, Rose, Hugo, and the girls."

"And you didn't tell me?" He punched the nearest wall. "Why?"

"Oh, I don't know," I answered furiously. "Maybe because we thought you'd react like this!"

He lunged for his wand, but I side stepped him. "James Sirius Potter! They have been dating for well over a year now, and you're the only one who has a problem with it. Stop acting like a child!"

He ignored me and lunged for Scorpius. I flicked my wand towards him. "Impedimenta!" He froze instantly, and I stepped towards him. "Yes, they were kissing, but unless he was attempting to deflower her in the hallway, you shouldn't care! Scorpius has done nothing but treat her with the utmost respect since they started dating. You need to apologize, Potter, or you'll be getting less action than your sister." I flicked my wand again, and he stumbled backwards.

He looked confused and hurt. He looked at Scorpius. "How do you feel about my sister?"

Scorpius examined his shoes and turned a bright red. "I love her."

Lily beamed. "And I love him, James, you prat. He's done nothing wrong. If anything, I need to convince him to kiss me."

James turned red again. "Oh, bloody hell. There are things I don't need to hear, Lil!"

I bit back a smile. "James, apologize and shake hands."

He glared at me, but complied. "I'm guess I'm sorry, Malfoy." He shook hands, but soon gripped Scorpius's in a tight hold. "But if you ever hurt her in any way, I will make your life hell, understood?"

Scorpius gulped and nodded. Lily looked angry, but I cut her off before she could retort. I grabbed James's arm. "Right. That's enough excitement for today. Come on, James. We've got homework to do."

He scowled, but allowed me to lead him to the Gryffindor common room. I pushed him into an over-stuffed chair. He crossed his arms like a petulant child. "I still don't like it."

"It really doesn't matter what you think, James. Lily is happy, so you should be happy for her." I rolled my eyes. "Or, at least, you could pretend to be."

Albus chose that moment to walk downstairs. He saw my expression and James's body language. "James get in trouble again?"

James turned to his brother. "Did you know?" he demanded.

"Know what?" Albus looked confused.

"I caught Malfoy and Lily snogging!"

Albus rolled his eyes. "Oh, that." He walked past us and through the portrait hole. "I thought it was something important."

James looked shocked and turned to me. "Am I really the only one who has a problem with it?"

"Pretty much, yeah." I nodded.

He hung his head and held it in his hands. "Am I that bad of a brother?"

I patted him on the back. "No, just over-protective, which isn't always a bad thing. But Lily is 14, and starting to grow up. She deserves some happiness, don't you think?" I paused, and he looked like he was considering it. "Besides, she could've chosen worse."

"I doubt that. He's a Slytherin." He threw out the last word like it was an insult.

I snorted. "You know, I know they've got a bad reputation, but you should know better than to judge a book by its cover!" I stood up. "You're a prick, James."

He looked pained and grabbed my hand to tug me down into his lap. I stiffened. "Oh, Linny, don't be like that," he murmured as he buried his face into the crook of my neck. "Our houses have had a rivalry since the beginning of time."

"So?"

He sighed. "You're right, as per usual. I am a prick. I guess I should get to know Malfoy before I make judgments."

I nodded and began stroking his hair. "Perhaps I'm getting through that thick skull, after all," I teased.

He snorted.

Over the next few weeks, he made an effort to talk to Scorpius. At first, he had to force himself to be civil, and Scorpius couldn't talk without stuttering, but soon enough, they were at least friendly towards each other. James apologized profusely to Lily, who forgave him.

"Al is still my favorite, though," Lily joked. He rolled his eyes.

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A/N: Thanks for all the reviews! They make my day

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