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Love Z 3

Chapter 7. There is Nothing I do Better Than Revenge

The last couple days of break went by in a flash. Albus assumed it was because he and James hardly saw one another. And he spent most of his time talking with Lily. And when he wasn't doing that, he was staying in his room, placing some small things that he could in it in order to make it more...him and less what he thought he would be.

He had even brought the subject of repainting and changing up his room to his parents. Both of them told him that if it was what he wanted, they could do it this summer. So that was something that he knew would help it get through this second half of the year.

He just hoped that it would go by faster and without many incidents, but he knew the likelihood of that happening was slim to none.

Albus sighed as he listened to Professor Patil drone on about the duel between Albus Dumbledore and Gerrit Grindelwald. He didn't really care about something that happened over a hundred years ago. Especially when it had to do with one of his namesakes. He felt Annie nudge his side. When he looked over to her, throwing a 'what-the-hell?' look, she tilted her head to Professor Patil, who was looking at him expectantly. "Mr. Potter, are you going to answer my question?"

"May you repeat the question?"

She sighed, "20 points from Slytherin due to Mr. Potter not paying attention in class."

He held back the eyeroll, "Can you please just repeat the question?"

She crossed her arms, "I said, what year did the duel happen?"

He smirked, ever so happy that Lily was once obsessed with this time in Wizard History. "It depends on which duel you are speaking about. The one that ended with Dumbledore's sister's death, then the answer is 1900. However, if it was only involving Dumbledore and Grindelwald/the one that landed Grindelwald in jail, then it is 1945."

She gave a look of surprise over the fact that not only did he know the answer, he gave two different ones. He continued to resist the urge to roll his eyes, "Well...I guess I will take those points back, 20 points back to Slytherin." Now he did roll his eyes as he heard the obvious annoyance in her voice. "This marks the end of class for today. I will see you all on Thursday, have a good rest of your day."

Everyone got up and left the room. "Everything okay, Al? You never look so out of it in class."

Albus looked over at Scorpius, "I guess I'm just tired, y'know? And besides, History of Magic is boring and Professor Patil hates me because, apparently, she's bitter over how my dad treated her at the Yule Ball back in the 4th year." He sighed, "Or at least that's what James always said. And we all know that we need to take everything he says with a grain of salt."

"Well one, that's pitiful. And two, are we supposed to believe what James Potter says?"

He nodded, "I know, but hey, better than hating me for a real reason, isn't it?"

"True there Albus."

Annie shook her head and muttered a simple, "Boys." As they entered the greenhouse for Herbology.

"-Well maybe you shouldn't be such a dick James Sirius Potter!"

Albus stopped walking back to his common room when he heard a girl's voice yell his brother's name. "I'm just being honest! You're a lousy and horrible kisser!"

He heard the girl scoff, "And that gives you the right to cheat on me?"

"That's not what I meant?!"

"Then what is it?!"

Before he allowed it to go any further Albus walked over to where he heard their voices. In a mocking voice he spoke, "Yeah Jamie, what was it?"

James's head snapped towards Albus, "Stay out of this you snake!"

The girl only glared at James, "And is that any way to speak to your brother? I have a sister in Slytherin! They aren't as bad as you think!"

James turned to the girl, "He's friends with Malfoy and Green! They're horrible people!"

The girl scoffed, "My sister is dating a Green and he is nothing but nice to her!" She crossed her arms, "And that girl your brother is friends with? I've met her and she is the sweetest kid ever!" Albus held back a scoff with that. He wouldn't deny saying Annie was sweet, but the sweetest? That was stretching it a bit. "And as for him being friends with a Malfoy? So fucking what? Why does it matter? At least he isn't a dick to everyone who isn't in his house!" She turned on her heel and started to walk, but before she disappeared from behind the corner she turned back to James, "We're through Potter. And I never want to see you anywhere off of the Quidditch Field."

After she was gone and out of sight, James turned back to Albus, his face was red with fury. And Albus began to walk back slowly. "How dare you! How dare you get into business that didn't involve you! How dare-"

Albus stopped for a second, anger filling him as James got angry at him. "How dare I what James? How dare I be a Slytherin? How dare I make friends with my housemates? How dare I agree with a girl that you're a horrible person? How dare I be different from my brother? How dare I be me?"

James shook his head, "No. I say how dare you call me your brother. Because as far as I'm concerned, all I have is a little sister." James turned and began to walk away.

And Albus just stood there, unable to move, unsure of what to say. He couldn't move. He didn't dare to. Scared to move his legs. Scared to do anything. He wasn't even sure how long he just...stood there. But soon he heard the familiar voice of the Headboy and Annie's older brother, Aidan Green. "Potter! Curfew for you is in 10 minutes. Get back to the common room." Albus slowly looked over at Aidan. Albus didn't know what his face looked like, but from the way that Aidan's face went from looking like an authority figure to looking like a concerned brother, he knew it probably betrayed his thoughts. "Hey kid, everything okay?" Albus nodded and started to walk towards the dungeons, "Hang on, just in case you're late, lemme walk with you." He didn't say anything and just continued to walk to the common room.

The entire walk was silent. Neither one said a thing, so when they reached the wall that let them enter their common room, Albus nearly jumped at Aidan's nearly booming voice. "Quidditch." As he began to walk into the room, Aidan stopped Albus and spoke, "Are you sure you're alright?" Albus nodded silently before throwing Aidan his best fake smile and slipped into the common room.

But, almost as soon as he did he heard the ever worried voice of Annie, "Albus? What happened? Why was Aidan walking you in?"

"Nothing, honestly."

"Okay," He knew she was unconvinced, "I guess if you're sure." She sighed, "You were late, imagine if you ran into Dominick or another house prefect? Imagine what could've happened. You really are lucky it was Aidan that you ran into."

Albus just shrugged, "I probably would have earned a detention and lost us some points."

"Yeah Potter, how 'bout you don't do that-"

"-We do it enough."

Annie rolled her eyes at Liam and Randolph, "With how often the two of you get caught, I'm surprised that you haven't gotten suspended or worse, expelled."

"We just haven't laid the correct prank yet." Randolph nodded at his twins' statement.

She scoffed, "No, you're just lucky that for your whole time at school that at least the Headboy or Headgirl has been a Slytherin."

Liam smirked, "That to sis."

But instead of listening to the conversation the siblings were getting themselves into like he usually would, Albus walked over to the stairs to his dorm room. Opening the door he walked over to his bed and fell face forward onto it. Without changing out of his uniform, he soon felt the comfort of sleep wrapping around him.

When Albus awoke, he was surprised that his curtains were closed. He however, wasn't surprised that he woke up sore. After both of them were up, he asked Scorpius why his curtains were closed and he just shrugged and replied saying, "You passed out and I figured that you would feel better with them closed."

He wasn't surprised, however, when he saw his parents' owl that morning too. 'Cause even though she didn't directly say, he knew Professor Patil was going to write to them. That was how she was. She wrote to your parents if she had taken points away or she had given you a detention, which she did. Often. Especially to Slytherins. If he was to be honest, sometimes Albus questioned who hated Slytherins more, her or James.

And with James on his mind, he never told Scorpius or Annie what happened that night. But he knew that they noticed how there was so much more tension between him and James. But neither commented on it. The girl, who had learned was Amy Way, Castanova Way's younger sister, a 4th year Ravenclaw, had begun to make up this wild story about how James had attacked her. She even got away with it as she went to Professor Patil with fake injuries. Albus suspected that she either gave them to herself or had used something from Weasley Wizards Wheezes. No one commented on it and besides, James was on thin ice after getting in a fight with a group of Slytherins while on the train back to Hogwarts after break.

Albus groaned and laid his head on his Transfiguration textbook, "Why are teachers loading us with so much homework? Exams aren't until another...4 months!"

Annie rolled her eyes, "It's not that bad Al, lemme see what you're doing." She grabbed the textbook from under him, causing him to slam his head down onto the table. "Albus Severus Potter! This was due today! It'll be late when you turn it in!"

He threw his hands up in defense, "It's not my fault you got sick and couldn't help me!" He wasn't wrong, she had gotten sick and had to stay in the Hospital Wing for a few days.

"I'm not your mother! I don't have to do anything for you!"

"But you do! And I'm not complaining." He joked.

She scoffed, "Well it's not my fault you're bloody stupid!" She angrily slammed her book close and got up, beginning to walk away.

"Where're you going?"

She turned back to the two boys, glaring at Albus, "Somewhere away from you!"

She stormed out of the room and the two boys looked at each other. "She needs to sort out her priorities."

Scorpius hit Albus over the head with his Potions book, "No, you need to not be a git."

Albus raised an eyebrow at Scorpius. He didn't get it. He was joking. What happened? What did he say wrong?

Anne ignored Albus and Scorpius for about a week. When they were asked why she was, they said that she and Albus got into an argument and to talk to her about it. And she just said Albus was being a stupid git. Only talking to them again after Albus talked to her and apologized (even though he didn't fully know what he was apologizing for).

However, as it was nearing March, the temperatures were rising and so the three 1st years were just chilling outside. Most of the 3rd years and above were out at Hogsmeade, so most of the students were first and second years. The boys were laying on the grass near the black lake. Under an old tree. While Anne was laying in the tree. She had a copy of Quidditch Through The Ages in her hand while Albus and Scorpius were talking about the Arrows last quidditch game. "He caught the snitch way too early. They should've waited until they were at least 100 points ahead. They barely even won!"

Scorpius nodded at Albus's comment, "Honestly though, I think he caught it so they wouldn't embarrass themselves any further."

They saw the upside down head of their friend before she spoke, "Are they having a bad season or something?"

Scorpius scoffed, "They haven't had a good season since Baley became the manager." She nodded and flipped herself out of the tree. "And since Baley makes the plans, he also controls who can join the team. Then he added Johnson and my god, Johnson is the worst Seeker ever! Even you could play better than him, Anne!"

She laughed as she sat down next to the boys, "That says a lot if you believe I would be a better player than him."

"Exactly!"

"Hey snakes!" The three kids looked over and saw Jason Bell-Wood, Fred Weasley II, and of course, James Sirius Potter stomping over to them. The three 1st years stood up and got ready to grab their wands. Even though they all knew that it would be useless as the three Slytherins didn't know half as much as the three Gryffindors did. "Go tell that Way girl to give us our points back!"

Anne scoffed, "You assholes deserved it! You beat up a 12 year old who did nothing!"

Everyone in the Slytherin common room ran over to the young Avery girl. Her strawberry blonde hair was clinging to her face most likely due to the obvious amount of blood trickling down her face. She was limping in, clutching her side, Blood, not only seeping through her fingers and onto the floor from her side, but from her nose too. Her elder siblings, Oliver and Olivia, reached their sister quickly. Headgirl and 7th year Prefect, Castanova, not far behind them.

Murmurs began to go around, people asking for what happened, others asking if she was okay. She didn't say anything besides three last names. Bell-Wood, Weasley, and Potter. Castanova looked to the Avery girl's siblings, "Take her to the Hospital Wing, I'm going to pay those Gryffindors a little visit." She turned to Aidan, "Go tell Professors Slughorn, Longbottom, and McGonagall that those three students beat up a first year." He nodded and ran out the door after the Avery's left with their sister.

Albus and Scorpius were just coming down the stairs and saw the hoard of Slytherins near the door. Anne ran over to them, "Holly, got beat up by Bell-wood, Potter, and Weasley."

"Jason, Fred, and James?" Scorpius inquired.

"I guess, obviously yes for Potter, but for Bell-Wood and Weasley, I assume. He hangs around them the most." She looked at Albus, this time he knew he had a dazed look on his face, "Al? You okay?"

He nodded. He knew James was a horrible person, but he never thought he would beat up a defenseless kid.

"She's a snake just like you three! She didn't have to do anything for us to have a reason!"

"You beat up a kid who is now too terrified to speak to anyone!"

"Oh how about you shut up Green! You're just like your brother! You don't know how to shut your mouth!"

"That's rich coming from you Weasley."

"Oh yeah? Well, how about this, Langlock!"

When she tried to speak, she couldn't as her tongue was glued to the top of her mouth. "What the hell did you just do Fred?!"

Fred didn't say anything, instead it was James. "You should know that spell. After all, it was created by the person you're named after. Severus Snape."

Albus clenched his fists before raising his wand, "Slugulus Eructo!" A jet of green light hit Fred and soon after he began to vomit slugs.

James glared at Albus, "You'll pay for that!" He turned back to Fred and helped him up, "C'mon let's get you to Madam Pomfrey." The two 3rd years carried their friend up to the hospital wing. Some students were watching in wonder, others in disgust.

Albus turned to his friend, "Let's take her to one of the older students, I don't want Pomfrey to ask any questions." They nodded and walked down to the dungeons, stopping at the opening to the common room, "Salazar Slytherin." The wall opened and they walked into the room, immediately seeing a group of 7th years sitting at a table. "Castanova?"

The blonde haired girl looked over and smiled, "Hey kiddos, what's up?"

"Do you know the counterspell to Langlock?"

"Langlock? I've never heard of it. You guys?" The other 7th years shook their heads, "What does it do? Maybe I can use a different counterspell."

"Her tongue is glued to the top of her mouth."

"Okay, Anne, come here." The younger girl walked over, "Now you understand that if this doesn't work it could cause you some severe damage?" She nodded, "Okay." She muttered a counterspell, "Now try."

"That was rather uncomfortable." The other students smiled, "It worked! Thanks Cassy!"

"No problem, always glad to help you out darling." She brushed some of her hair out of her face, "Now do you three have anything else to ask?" When they all shook their heads no, she nodded, "Good, now you kids go and run along."

The three first years nodded and walked away. "That was exhilarating, wasn't it?"

"Exhilarating?" Scorpius breathed out, "I was scared you'd never be able to speak!"

Anne rolled her eyes, "Oh please Scorp, do you really think that would have happened?"

Albus shrugged, "I won't deny, I was a little nervous too."

She scoffed, "You two are hopeless."

Albus laughed softly and wrapped his arm around her, "Excuse me for actually caring about you."

"Oh wow, who knew that was possible. Someone should alert the papers. Albus Potter cares about Anneliese Green."

Albus rolled his eyes and pushed her to the side slightly. Merlin did he love his friends.