Scorbus Fluff

2- Sorting and Feast

Albus buried himself in his friend's chest and felt his steady heartbeat increase a LOT. Albus caught himself blushing for the 19th time this week thinking about  Scorpius.

This marks the exact moment Albus Severus Potter admitted to himself that he was hopelessly in love with Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy. The love bit started about three years ago.

Well he started dozing off, Albus felt Scorpius adjust their position so that the blond had his back against the wall beside the window with his legs on the cushion, and Albus was lying between his legs, basically on top of him.
Scorpius had his arms loosely wrapped around his friend, and, once again, blushed. He realized that the boy had fallen asleep, and quickly took out his phone (just go with it, I'll add a phone explanation at the end of the chapter) to take another picture of Albus. Although the Potter doesn't know it, he is pretty much three quarters of Scorpius's camera roll.

The blond snapped a picture if his friend and tucked away his phone to instead play with the untidy hair of his companion.

Scorpius started thinking about his crush on Albus, and wondering how long he'd had it. Looking down at the limp fuiger covering him, he realized it had been for two and a half years... they were only in year three...

But Al was just so perfect, so perfect that Scorpius decides to make a list of all the wonderful things about him:

●his hair it somehow untidy, soft and knot-less all at once
●his eyes are easy to get lost in
●he always looks so earnest
●his smirk is adorable
●he smile can brighten either a room or a day effortlessly
●he's hilarious
●his laugh sounds like heaven
●his voice is so full of a variety of emotions
●I love hi-

The Malfoy was mid sentence when a meek, tired voice startled him.
"Watcha writing?"

Scorpius, unable to think of an excuse, de idea to turn the conversation to a different topic.

"How are you feeling? Also, we're about 2 hours away."
Albus smiled up at his love.

"Well for one thing, I am so unbelievably comfortable, I have to sleep with you more," the last part was added for the soul reason of making Scorpius blush which of course worked, "and I'm not worried about being that close. I'll just put my robes over my sweater, no one will be able to tell the difference."

Despite being awake and feeling fine, Albus moved his head up and snuggled into the crook of Scorpius's neck.
Scorpius caved in and wrapped himself around Albus, completely enveloping the smaller boy.

"You're adorable when you sleep." He muttered barely audibly.

"Pardon?"

"You're adorable when you sleep," He said a but louder, in a normal volume.

"One more time?"

"YOU'RE ADORABLE WHEN YOU SL-"

"I know, I heard you the first time," Albus smirked. Scorpius scowled half-heartedly.

"Then why make me repeat it?"

"Cause I love your voice saying those words." Albus knew his friend wasn't actually mad because Scorpius still hadn't loosened his grip on him, in fact, the hug got tighter.

"Someone's affectionate today," the Potter teased his closest friend. Scorpius sighed and sat up.
"NOOOO, WAAAIITTT, COOOMMMEEEE BAAAAACK!" Albus cried with regret.

"We have to get our robes on," Scorpius explained.
"But-"
"Now. The trains pulling up to the station in 15 minutes, and I need to collect everything I brought into the cabin."

With a large and exaggerated sigh, Albus stood up, grabbed his robes, and took off his shirt.

"Al, which compartment did I put my trolly bag- HOLLY SHIT, I'M SORRY," Scorpius screamed as he turned around and noticed Albus putting his robes over his bare torso. Albus just laughed.

"We are arriving at the station. Please collect any items ypu would like to have in the great hall during the sorting," a voice stated over the train. Scorpius started leaving, but Albus grabbed his wrist and gave him one last hug before going out without a word. And Scorpius didn't push for one either.

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The great hall was less packed then it had been the previous years the two slytherines had been at Hogwarts. Ever since everything that's happened here people have been trying to find alternatives for magical schooling, but this was fine by Albus and Scorpius. Less people, less eyes to watch the two unlikely friends when they were just trying to do what they do.

Soon enough, the sorting hat was brought out and started singing, but albus and Scorpius weren't much paying attention to the ceremony. They were to bust my with the most heated game of rock paper scissors in the history of time: whoever lost more rounds by the end of the day, and yeas they were keeping score, had to ask the first question when they were working together in class and had I one. At the moment, Albus was ahead by 29 rounds.

The sorting happened, McGonagall said stuff, and only were the two broken apart when the feast appeared. This year it contained of buttery corn, meatloaf, carrots, mashed potatoes, 100 different kinds of bread, gluten and non gluten, meat, vegetarian and vegan. Oh, how the boys loved the feast.

Scorpius, who often preferred vegetarian options, was very glad for this diet opertunity at Hogwarts.

Albus on the other hand, who often enjoyed a good meat, loved that they had still kept the classics. Although he would never admit it, neither of his parents could cook which is why he always loved dinner at his Nana Molly's. No better food in the world, not even at Hogwarts.

Too soon had the feast had finished and desert come and gone, Scorpius had tied with Albus, and now it was time for bed.  Of course, even that was OK because Albus shared a dorm with Scorpius and two other boys who were never around, so pretty much just with Scorpius.

"We will settle rock paper scissors in our dorm tonight," Albus jokingly glared at his friend. This year would most definitely be amazing.

So, as I said I would, here's an explanation for the phones. They exist, but Hogwarts has no service, data, internet, or any ability to play games... so the phones are pretty much just for photos, and will only be used for so in the story.