A/N: Thank you for following this fic and a huge thank you to anyone who has reviewed. Sorry for the delay, I was caught up in my other fic surviving and struggled to get back in the right frame of mind for this.
Chapter Seven
The first few weeks of term passed by rather quickly and Scorpius was distracted by the amount of homework they had. He wasn't as busy as Al, as Al had quidditch and his girlfriend to try and fit in.
The last few weeks went by with only a fraction, of verbal abuse that Rich usually bestowed on them.
He only really insulted them by name calling and abusing their dads, Scorpius found he could quite easily ignore Rich when he was like this. However the low lever of abuse didn't last long, Al was at quidditch practice and Rose was in the library studying.
Scorpius was on his way to his common room, when he heard, "Oi Malfoy where's your boyfriend?" Scorpius stopped and in a deadly serious voice replied,
"He's chained to my bed- I'd better go" and turned to walk away.
A stinging hex hit his shoulder, "Rich fuck off –that stung!" talk about stating the obvious he thought, of course a stinging hex would sting.
He faced Rich again, rubbing his shoulder, "Why don't you do everyone a favour and die Malfoy!" – Gee a bit harsh Scorpius thought.
"Rich we both told Rose we would avoid each other, just leave me alone yeah" he went to move again but another stinging hex hit his foot.
Jumping on one foot, "You're starting to piss me off, I wouldn't do that again." He warned, as he slipped his wand out from his sleeve.
"Or what, what are you going to do? Set your fag parents on me –oh I'm so scared. Your dad ruined aunt Astoria's life and I think you should pay!" he spat as he pointed his wand at Scorpius.
Scorpius raised his own wand, waiting to deflect Richs' spell. "Rich you can go on and on, about my parents being gay I have heard it all before. Get some new insults" he was growing impatient and wanted to leave.
Rich smirked, "I know what will push your buttons! What would you say if I told you, Rose and I are getting more intimate with each other?" Scorpius bristled and Rich knew he had found a sore point.
"Yeah she's so willing, I reckon if I tell her I love her, she will drop her knickers…" Rich didn't get to finish that sentence, Scorpius had fired a trip jinx at Rich and he fell over.
Scorpius walked up to him, hovering over him, he was only going to verbally abuse him. But then Rich said, "I'm going to take Weasleys virginity and there is nothing you can do about it!" Scorpius' foot connected with his face and a loud crack was heard.
"Mr Malfoy, go to my office right away – I will deal with you in a moment" Headmistress McGonagall snapped, as she helped Rich off the floor and ordered a passing student to take him to the hospital wing.
Shit! Shit! Shit! His dad is going to flip – fucking hell. He was waiting outside the headmistress' office, pacing back and forth.
The headmistress approached him, looking stern, "Tongue Tie Toffees" she barked at the stone gargoyle and it sprang to life, "In my office Mr Malfoy".
He grudgingly climbed the stairs and he took a seat, waiting for her to speak. She frowned at him and chucked some floo powder into the fireplace.
Scorpius frowned, she knew their address – typical. "Ah Mr Potter, is Mr Malfoy home?" Scorpius couldn't hear Harry, but he heard McGonagall and he knew he was done for.
"Good, can you and Mr Malfoy step through to my office a moment? I have Scorpius with me and he has attacked another student" she stepped away from the fire and took her seat behind her desk.
Moments later Draco and Harry stepped through the fire place, Harry looking concerned and his dad looking livid. His dads took a seat and waited for the headmistress to explain.
"I was walking down the corridor leading to the Slytherin common room, when I caught sight of a student on the floor and Scorpius hovering over them. I couldn't hear what they said, but the next thing I see, is Scorpius stamping on this students face and breaking his nose." She sounded outraged.
Scorpius looked at his hands in his lap. .Shit was all that was going through his head.
Draco stood and towered over his son, pointing his finger as he started shouting, "Scorpius how could you. You can't go around stamping on people's faces and breaking their noses." Harry bit his lip, trying not to laugh. Draco was one to talk, what with stamping on his nose and breaking it on the Hogwarts Express in fifth year.
"Mr Malfoy, calm yourself and sit back down" Professor McGonagall ordered.
Remembering where he was, Draco reluctantly sat back down.
The headmistress returned her attention back to Scorpius, "I suggest you explain yourself".
Scorpius shifted in his seat, "I was walking back to my common room, when Rich…" Draco groaned, "For crying out loud Scorpius, you and Rich. All you two do is fight." Harry tried not to laugh again as, all he and Draco used to do was argue and fight.
"I know dad but he's such a wanker" Scorpius protested.
"Language Scorpius" Harry reprimanded.
"Sorry. Like I was saying I was minding my own business, when he cast a stinging hex to my shoulder. Firing a hex when someone's back is turned – disgusting." Harry laughed that time but covered it with a cough when Draco looked at him. Harry had a flashback of Mad Eye, turning Draco into a ferret because he was about to cast a spell on Harry, when his back was turned.
Draco kicked Harry's chair to try and get him to control himself, laughing like that in front of the headmistress – this was serious.
"Go on Scorpius" he prompted.
"Yeah well the stinging hex f-ing hurt" Language Harry said, "What I didn't swear I said f-ing" Harry rolled his eyes.
"You're skating on thin ice Scorpius" his dad warned.
Scorpius didn't care, he was in trouble anyway – might as well get a few swear words in there.
"I told him to leave me alone and I tried to walk away, but he fired another stinging hex at my foot. That one really f..." His dad glared at him, daring him to swear again.
"Friggin hurt" he finished lamely and he caught Harry stifling his laughter.
"Well I told him to leave off and he started going off on one, banging on about having two gay dads and that I deserved payback for Astoria, or some such bullocks" He bit his bottom lip, he really hadn't meant to swear that time.
"Scorpius – you will not be allowed your laptop, mobile phone or I-Pod when you come home in the holidays, see it as your punishment for continuing to swear. I will discuss your punishment about your act of violence once I know how the headmistress will punish you." His dad sounded royally pissed off.
"What! Dad, not my phone!" he complained.
"Do not argue Scorpius – do you want to be on washing up duty for the whole holiday, the muggle way as well." Scorpius clamped his mouth shut, the injustice. His dad was such a tyrant when it came to punishment. Harry was easily won over and was more of a softie.
The headmistress took in the sight of Draco scolding his son and Harry badly concealed laughing fits – she couldn't help but smile herself. That was until she remembered the situation,
"Why did you break his nose Mr Malfoy?" she asked, steering the conversation back to why they were here.
"He fired two stinging hex at me, insulted me and my family and then, when I said I wasn't going to rise to it, he changed his insult material. He…he...let's just say he said some derogatory things about Rose. So I fired a tripping jinx at him and he fell over" Harry couldn't stop the laugh that escaped.
All three occupants stared at him. He couldn't help it, this was like history repeating itself, Kama Draco – now he has to deal with the other side of it. Draco had broken Harry's nose by stomping on it, he had antagonised and insulted Harry constantly, he cast jinxes and hexes when Harry's back was turned and he had actually cast the tripping jinx on him, when he was on the Inquisitorial Squad. He used it to capture Harry when he was fleeing from the Room of Requirement, after a DA meeting.
"Sorry, just reminiscing. Go on Scorpius" Harry said after he stopped laughing.
"I approached him, I was only going to warn him to stay away. But then he said something else degrading about Rose and I snapped and stamped on his face. I didn't mean to break his nose, really I didn't." he looked at his dads, trying to gauge how mad they were.
"What did Mr Nott say about Miss Weasley?" McGonagall asked.
"I don't want to repeat it – but it involved her virtue" Harry frowned, he really didn't like this Rich kid. If he pressured Rose into sleeping with him, then he was sure that Harry, Draco and Ron would be lining up to break his nose.
"Her virtue?" McGonagall said out loud.
Harry decided to start being an adult again, "Yes, Rose is dating Mr Nott headmistress" Harry explained.
"I see" she responded.
"That doesn't excuse your actions Mr Malfoy – physical violence and jinxes thrown is very serious. You will serve a fortnight of detentions, fifty points will be taken from you and you will apologise to Mr Nott." Scorpius scrunched up his nose.
"I'm not apologising to him – he doesn't deserve it" his dad threw his hands up in the air and muttered, "So help me god, I will kill him" and Harry took hold of his dads hand and rubbed it.
"Whatever, I'll apologise but I won't mean it" Harry laughed again.
"Sorry – I know, I'm not helping" he couldn't help it, Scorpius was so stubborn just like his dad.
"You may go back to your common room now. If you continue to fight Mr Malfoy I may have to reconsider your punishment" she was deadly serious and Scorpius hoped he could control his temper – Dad wold skin him alive, if he was suspended.
He chanced a look at his dad and his face said that this wasn't over. Great, hopefully by the holidays his dad would have calmed down.
Scorpius went straight to the Slytherin common room, no way was he risking Rose's fury once she found out.
Walking into his dorm he noted Al was back from practice.
"Rumour has it, that you beat the shit out of Nott" He asked in a casual voice, as he flicked through his quidditch magazine.
Scorpius plonked himself on his bed – next to Al's bed. "Not quite, I didn't beat the shit out of him, just stamped on his face and broke his nose. That's twice I've broken his nose now." He looked very proud of this fact.
Al smiled and chucked Scorpius a sweet, "So did McGonagall punish you?" he sounded bored.
"Urgh it was awful Al, she called our dads. Don't know what was wrong with Harry, he kept bursting out in random bouts of laughter. Dad however was fucked right off – can't have my muggle gadgets when we go back over the holidays. Yes before you ask that includes my phone!" the unjustness was not on.
"Shit that sucks" he added helpfully.
"Yeah shit indeed. Got points taken away and detention from McGonagall and have to apologise to that wanker Rich" he crossed his arms over his chest as he remembered the last bit.
Al shook his head, "That will be nothing compared to dealing with Rose. I'd watch your balls if I were you, she will have them" and Al laughed as Scorpius hand flew to cover his groin.
The next morning at breakfast McGonagall made Scorpius apologise to Rich, but to his surprise Rich also had to apologise for his stinging hexes. He too had detention and points taken, but nowhere near as the amount Scorpius had.
Scorpius successfully avoid Rose but he could see her glaring at him from the Ravenclaw table.
He ducked out behind two rather big seventh years and was on his way to collect his books, congratulating himself of his escape. However moments later her heard Rose bellow,
"Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy – you better stop right there" and he froze in place, not daring to take another step.
She marched up to him and poked him hard in the chest, "You…You…" he smiled.
"Idiot, wanker, bastard, thug, I'm what Rose" she screamed in frustration and stamped her foot. Scorpius thought she looked stunning.
"You are something else, I cannot believe you broke his nose AGAIN!" she shouted.
"Whoa Rose chill out. Blimey you will make me fully deaf – dad has made me half deaf with his shouting" he held up his hands in surrender.
"This isn't a joking matter Scorpius. I asked you to stay away from him and you go and break his nose. I can't even deal with you right now, I'm so mad" she stormed off and Scorpius called after her,
"You didn't even ask why I broke his nose Rose – take his side as always" but she had turned the corner and he wasn't sure she heard him. He kicked the nearby wall and then regretted it instantly, bloody toe was hurting now.
He grabbed his bag and headed for the first class of the day.
A/N: Short one sorry!