"Yeah but the thing is Rosie I really couldn't care less about the herbology essay and Neville's usually pretty ok with me handing in things late anyway!" Al argued his hands flinging wildly in front of him, "honestly Al you can't keep messing him about with essays just because he's your parents friend!" Rosie protested, her brown eyes squinting at her cousin's hands as they flung about like small birds, "could you stop that please you're making me very dizzy!" She said rubbing her temples Scorpius and Lysander appeared in front of them so suddenly the two cousins jumped, "Merlin" Al blurted out flustered, "No actually its Malfoy, but I can see how could have gotten so easily confused," Scorpius said winking causing both Rosie and to scowl while Lysander let out a chuckle, which ceased as he called "hey sis" directed behind them at as his sister Pandora who was in the year bellow them, in Ravenclaw house, she was dressed oddly as usual she had inherited her taste of clothes from her mother and wore the same dreamy expression, "Hello Sander," she said fondly, her eyes went straight to Al and seemed to linger on him making him feel slightly awkward, "Hi Pandora," he said awkwardly, she did not return the hello she merely swallowed an enormous amount of air and spoke her next sentence extremely fast "do you want to go hogsmede with me?" Her eyes were hopeful, Pandora was a nice girl but he'd known her since she was born she was more like a cousin, however he could not say no as he was currently receiving the look of death from her older brother and fellow team mate to Al, Scorpius's seemed locked on her, he couldn't work out whether or not he looked disgusted at the current situation or not, "yeah sure, ok," Al said faking enthusiasm, "oh wow, Al! Really I was so nervous..." she trailed off remembering that others were present, "see you guys in the great hall then" she ran off, Lysander approached Al making is way inside his personal space bubble without hesitation, "listen Potter you mess her around in anyway and I will fucking end you," Rosie stepped in immediately, "do you mind getting out of his face and not talking to him like that? Albus isn't a prick and he's going to be very nice to Pandora aren't you Al?" She said pushing both boys back as Scorpius stood looking flustered, "of course!" Al said his eyes were firmly in lock with Scorpius's and suddenly a feeling of unexplained guilt swallowed him up

"Yeah sure, ok," Scorpius heard Albus reply to Lysander's little sister as she stood waiting for her answer, he knew that Albus didn't really want to, he could tell by his eyes, he looked at her and could feel the disgust growing on his face towards her, She continued to talk and Scorpius watched her lips not listening to what was being said at all, after all she had already gotten what she wanted what more could she want to say? And he accepted? Why? She's the year below and dresses like someone who can't see, does Albus need a new prescription of glasses Scorpius thought to himself, I mean the girl isn't the worst looking in the world, definitely not like Pansy Parkinson who come occasionally to visit his father and clearly hasn't gotten over her school girl crush on him, but at the same time she wasn't up to Al's standards, Scorpius continued to think as the group continued passing words to one another, he could have sworn he heard Lysander threaten Albus and this made his blood boil even more, this family was definitely putting it all out in the open today. Scorpius quickly realized that Pandora had left and the other three were silent, he was staring Al right in the eye, he could see a tinge of something behind them but wasn't quite sure what it was, he shook his head and forced on a smirk "Got a date them Potter" his stomach turned as he said the words, A date Albus had a date with Pandora Longbottom why? Albus looked taken back and hurt by Scorpius using his last name again but quickly shrugged it off "What's it to you Malfoy? Looks like you'll be attend Hogsemde with your usual companion, Lysander" He had a look of anger on his face "it's none of your business Potter who I'll be attending it with, At least I can get someone my own age and within my own house" as soon as Scorpius said it regretted instantly, he had sounded so much like his father in his school days, or from what he was told he thought he did anyway. Albus stared at him and walked forwards with his eyes blazing "You're a real git you know that Malfoy?" He turned and began walking back the way that he and Rosie come, leaving her standing with a face of fury, Scorpius sighed deeply and rubbed his temples "I hope your happy Malfoy" Rosie said following after her cousin and towards the castle, slamming her feet so hard as she walked she almost seemed to leaving footprints behind, trying to make her point known, for such a small girl she had enough strength to move a troll when she was upset he thought to himself.

"Scorpius welcome back!" Lysander said proudly as they exited the Quidditch pitch under the gaze of the student that had gathered on the pitch for some Sunday sport, confused to what had just taken place in the middle of the field "I was begin to worry that you and Potter would have been going on a date yourselves if this "being friends" " he used his fingers to signal bunny ears "Had of carried on" he laughed to himself and Scorpius let out a low and forced chuckle. Why would he just walk off like that? He agreed to go with her I didn't force him! Why do I even care who he goes with? We aren't friends we just share a dormitory, Scorpius thought to himself shaking his head and quickening his step, he couldn't help but feel a sickening sensation in his stomach every time he thought of them maybe holding hands in the "Come on Lysander we have homework to do, for tomorrow's class and Longbottom wont be happy with we don't have this assignment done, we can't afford to lose any points" he entered the common room and caught sight of Albus sitting at the window sill with his parchment spread out in front of him, Albus looked up with a guilty smile on his face, this warmed Scorpius but he forced his face into that of anger and disgust, lifting his eyebrows at Albus, he signaled for Lysander to follow him up the stairs to do their homework up there "Come Lysander, there is a terrible stink of desperation in this room" he seen Albus eyes look sad as he turned back to his homework, and suddenly he felt a sadness that seemed be lingering in his chest causing him great pain, this mixed with his stomach turning wasn't making for a good situation for doing homework. He must be coming down with a bug or the flu, he thought to himself as he wondering why all of a sudden he was feeling like this, yeah that must be it, right? It couldn't possibly have anything to do with Al- Potter; he cut his own thought off before it could say his name as he threw himself on to his bed with his parchment and books as his only company.