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Lily had been back at Hogwarts for nearly a month and was having an exceptionally bad day. She had been spending her efforts studying for NEWTS and avoiding Xander Zabini. While most girls would swoon over him she found him irritating and arrogant. She could normally stand a dose of arrogance, but Xander took it to a whole other level. The first time he approached her he grabbed her bottom and said "Not bad". She turned around and hexed him, and promised that if he touched her without her permission again she would not hesitate to hex him into oblivion. His response was "You'll be begging me to touch you in no time." Since then she did everything in her power to avoid the confrontations. As Head girl she would be setting a poor example if she were to constantly be hexing a classmate.
Today was no different, except that her efforts to avoid him were thwarted. He had come into her potions class with a note for their professor. Professor Greenwood, the potions instructor, told Xander to wait for his return before leaving. This annoyed Lily, and she was pretty sure Xander had planned this. As soon as Professor Greenwood left Xander waltzed over to Lily's seat with an annoying air of confidence and plopped into the seat next to her.
"Hello Lily," he grinned and licked his lips.
"Zabini," Lily replyed curtly.
"Oh come on Lily, I thought we were on a first name basis." She didn't even glance in his direction, instead continued crushing the sopophorous bean for her potion. She was just about finished when she looked up and saw him adding an ingredient to her potion.
"What are you doing?" She cried as he dropped the last bit of what looked like porcupine quills into the potion. She reached for her wand to empty the pot, but was a moment too late as the potion changed from black to brown to green and then exploded. She was knocked back out of her seat and felt her skin burning. She slowly got up, and when she saw Zabini she was livid. "What the hell is wrong with you?" She was about to hex him when Greenwood came back into the room.
"What is going on here Ms. Potter?" Professor Greenwood looked from Lily to Zabini trying to figure out who was at fault. Lily felt her skin burning she wanted to kill Zabini.
"Sir," she said, her skin felt like it was bubbling.
"You can explain later Ms. Potter. I think you and Mr. Zabini should go to the hospital wing."
Lily looked down and could see that her skin was indeed bubbling. She and Xander exited the classroom together and walked to the hospital wing in a very uncomfortable silence. Once there Madam Pomfrey treated their injuries and ordered them to stay there for at least an hour. This just topped off Lily's day. She hadn't been sleeping well and woke up late, and then she caught two fourth year Hufflepuffs making out in a broom closet when they should have been in class. Now she had to sit with the boy she had been avoiding for the next hour. The true reason for her horrible mood, though, happened that morning when she received letters from everyone in her family, except Teddy. It had been almost a month since she had spoken to him, and she had hoped to receive a letter when everyone else had sent one. Instead she read her mothers letter only to discover that it seemed he was spending time with someone, but no one knew who. Lily felt like she already knew, but refused to admit it to herself. It seemed to coincide with her belief that he did not care about her. Her eyelids felt heavy and she could feel reality slipping away as she fell into a deep sleep.
"Lily, dear." She was being shook awake by someone. "Lily, you don't want to miss dinner." Madam Pomfrey's voice registered in her head. She sat up slowly and rubbed her eyes into focus.
"How long was I out?" Lily asked.
"Over four hours dear. Mr. Zabini left about two hours ago. I think he was waiting for you to wake up." She smiled. "I didn't want you to sleep through dinner though."
"Thanks," Lily said as she swung her legs off the bed.
"Anytime dear," she began to turn away "Oh, and if you're having trouble sleeping I could give you a mild draught to help you out."
"I'm fine, thanks" Lily rushed out into the hallway to avoid further questioning. As she walked to the great hall she hadn't realized how hungry she was. She found her table and took her seat next to Cassie. Before Cassie could questioned her, she held up her hand and began piling food onto her plate. She hadn't seen an owl she didn't recognize waiting for her. It was a beautiful white owl with a silver streak down its back. The owl nudged the letter forward and she grasped it in her fingers. She gave the owl a nibble, but it didn't leave.
"I'll read it later, thanks" she told the owl, but it didn't move. "Ok," she sighed "I'll read it now." She slid her fingers under the envelope that was addressed in perfect penmanship to her and carefully tore it open. She unfolded the elegant paper and saw even more elegant handwriting.
Dear Lily,
Hello. I suppose this letter is a bit of a surprise, but I was thinking about you. It seems that I am going to be in Hogsmead next week for some Auror business (I'm sorry I cant tell you what, I shouldn't have even said that). Anyways, I was wondering if you would like to have drinks at the Three Broomsticks. I should be done with everything around 2:00. I've instructed my owl, Theseus, to await your response.
Sincerely,
Scorpius H. Malfoy
Quickly Lily scribbled her response on a spare piece of parchment she had stashed in her bag and handed it to Theseus who took it and quickly flew away. She hadn't thought about whether she should or should not go, she just decided to do what she felt like for once. For some inexplicable reason, this seemed to brighten her day. She walked around the rest of the evening with a large smile plastered on her face.
The rest of the week passed by quickly, with no major incidents. She still avoided Zabini like the plague and had to make up her mishap in potions by cleaning the classroom for the remainder of the week. When the day for her Hogsmead trip came Lily was feeling nervous. She rummaged through her closet trying to find the perfect outfit. She ended up settling on teal sweater and pair of skinny jeans with flats. The September weather was much colder than she had expected it to be and was grateful that she hadn't worn a skirt, although she wished she would have grabbed her coat on the way out. She reached Hogsmead at one o clock, so she wondered around until she ended up in Honeydukes. She was perusing the chocolate section enjoying her alone time when she spotted the one person who could ruin her day. Zabini. Lily ducked behind a bin of chocolate frogs, but of course bumped into someone with an arms full of candy. It was some fifth year, but they decided to make a fuss, and sure enough Zabini spotted her and made a beeline for her. She made her way out of the store, but it was too late. He was on her tail and reached her just as she exited the shop. He grabbed her arm a little rougher than was polite.
"You avoiding me, Potter?" Although he didn't seem angry he was far from a gentleman. His grip on her tightened.
"Now why would I do that?" She asked sarcastically. "Perhaps because you manage to make my like hell with such little effort."
"Oh come on now Potter," he licked his lips, which made her squirm. "You were obviously trying to get my attention in there." She rolled her eyes at that. "What happened? You get stood up?" He pulled her closer, his grip tightening. Lily was sure it would leave a bruise.
"Actually," a cool voice interrupted, "I think I am right on time." Lily turned as Zabini dropped her arm from his grasp. She had never been so glad to see him. He stood there in front of her, his eyes shining with a confident smirk. She noted that his blue sweater and gray jacket had a nice affect when showing off his body. She could see that he had defined muscles underneath. His silver blond hair was tousled, looking as though he hadn't touched it since he woke up.
"Malfoy?"
"Zabini," He reached for Lily's hand and pulled her to him wrapping his arm around her. "Lily's with me, and unless she says otherwise I suggest you leave her alone." He turned to leave keeping his arm around Lily as he did so.
"Thanks," Lily said as she put some distance between them, "that toerag has been bothering me since the start of term."
"If he bothers you again let me know. I know his older brother and our fathers are friends." As they reached the Three Broomsticks he held the door open for her. He ducked in after her and escorted her to a booth in the corner. They sat down opposite of each other. The waitress came and took their drink orders and proptly delivered them. Lily sipped on her butterbeer. Scorpius was the first to speak. "So how's term so far?"
"Oh you know, fending off Zabini has been my biggest problem, so not too bad."
"And how's studying for NEWTS?"
"Not too bad. I spend about half my time in the Library," she looked thoughtful, "Not that I mind."
"Perhaps that's why we didn't see each other too often, you were in the library while I was on the Quidditch pitch." He joked.
"What else would you expect? I'm Ravenclaw after all." They were both smiling now enjoying themselves. "Is it so bad that I want to get top marks? I mean if Teddy could do it." Scorpius stopped smiling at the mention of Teddy.
"Have you spoken to him?" Lily shook her head. He made a noise somewhere between a scoff and a growl. "I don't know why you pay so much attention to him."
"I don't either," Lily answered truthfully.
He reached for her had which was laying on the table. "You could do so much better than him." His gray eyes bore into hers. They had a dreamy quality to them at the moment.
"Scorpius," Lily began, but he stopped her.
"We don't have to talk about him. That's not why I came here."
"Then why did you come here?" He released her hand and it instantly felt colder.
"Well," he started "I have been thinking about you a lot since that night. I wanted to see you." He looked directly into her eyes as he spoke. "Is that ok?"
She thought about it for a moment before slowly nodding. "Yeah, it is." She smiled at him a bit shyly. His expression was soft when it suddenly changed. He was smirking, which was still mildly irritating to Lily.
"You want to get out of here?" He said suddenly.
"Sure," She replied slightly caught off guard at his change in attitude. He stood up and reached for her hand. When they touched she could feel and electric current running through her. "Where are we going?" She asked.
"You'll see." He had a mischievous glint in his eye. The walked a short distance, all the while he still had a hold of her hand. It was almost like holding hands, except he was leading her, rather than walking side by side with her. They seemed to be going toward the castle when he finally stopped. "Here we are." He smiled proudly.
Lily hid the small disappointment from her face. They stood outside of the shrieking shack. A place she had never gone and never intended on going in. "What are you doing?" He had climbed over the fence waiting for her. She shook her head. "No, I am not doing that!"
"Come on Lily. It'll be fine." He reached through the fence to stroke her cheek. "I promise."
"Fine." She just couldn't resist him. She climbed over the fence and reached the other side, glad for the second time that day that she was wearing pants. Once over the fence it seemed to have dropped several degrees in temperature. An involuntary shiver came over her, which did not go unnoticed by Scorpius. He quickly removed his coat and put it over her shoulders. "What about you?"
'Don't worry about me, I'll be fine." He smirked, "and if not you could always warm me up."
"Scorpius Malfoy!" Lily playfully batted at his chest, which she noticed was nicely toned.
"Kidding." He said quickly with an innocent smile.
As they made their way toward the Shrieking Shack Lily still couldn't believe that Scorpius had convinced her it would be a good idea.
AN: Sorry had to end the chapter there, but at least we know there will be more Lilyscor next chapter. Sorry if there are any grammatical errors, it's late and I'm tired!
Thanks for reviewing! It's nice to know people actually like the story. Two chapters in one day, not bad huh? Anyways let me know what you think. And more Lilyscor to come, and maybe some lilyteddy too.
