Easy To Hate (Rewrite)

Chapter 6: Everything I Need is Right Here by My Side

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A few days had passed since Christmas and Albus was sitting on the couch, waiting for Scorpius and Annie to arrive. He sighed as he flipped through the pages of the comic his aunt Hermione had gotten him. She tried to talk to him about Rose when she gave it to him, but he got out of the talk by claiming he was needed somewhere else.

His mum was in her office upstairs while his dad was out with Lily and James was out with his friends. He dreaded when they would come back. He only hoped it would be after Scor and Annie would leave. But he knew that would be a long shot as the two were staying until after dinner.

His eyes flicked over to the fireplace as he heard the roar of the Floo being used. He smiled as he saw the dirty blonde hair of his friend appear. Sitting the book down, he stood up, "Hey Scorp!"

Scorpius smiled and stepped out of the fire, "Hey Al, how're you doing?"

They hugged, "Good, you?"

Scorpius pulled away and placed his hands in his pockets, "Same, so are we just waiting for Anne?"

The fire roared again and soon the voice of their reddish-brunette friend spoke out. "No, no you are not."

"Oh my god." Albus gaped at Annie.. "Your hair!" It was shorter, shaved on one half, and pitch black.

Her hand instinctively raised up to her hair. "Oh, yeah, I asked my aunt to cut and dye it." THe hand fell slowly, smile following quickly after, "You don't like it do you?"

"No, I like it, it's cute. It's...you!" She smiled again, "Honestly, not many people can rock half shaved hair, but you look good with it."

Scorpius nodded, "He's right, it suits you. And I honestly thought that you were joking at the dinner."

Annie shrugged, "I was, but then I decided to go through with it." She looked around, "So this is your house?"

Albus shrugged, "The living room of it." He waved at them to follow him, "C'mon, let me show you my room." They followed Albus out of the room and up the stairs. He stopped when he reached the door. "So, my sister, Lily, will be home later with my dad." He pointed to Lily's closed door. "That's her room. And next to it is James's. I have no idea when he and his friends will be back." He opened his bedroom door and let them in, "It's not much, but it's comfortable."

"I like it, but it's just so..." Scorpius started, but he couldn't seem to find the right word.

"Gryffindor." Annie stated simply and placed a hand on Albus's shoulder. "Which is so not you."

Albus shrugged, "It's been like this my whole life, I never really noticed or cared." Not until he came back. "Maybe I'll ask mum and dad if I can repaint it over the summer."

Annie shrugged, "It's up to you, and I'm not surprised that you never noticed, you hardly ever notice anything." She walked over to his desk and picked up the radio, "I have one of these." She turned back to him, "Funny thing, my mum has always been interested in Muggle things. Radios, movies, clothing. But truly, anything that can play music she has fallen in love with." She sat it back on the desk, "I have a radio in my room."