Just call me Lil (HP next generation)

Chapter 7 - A handsome yet bloody idiot

Lily

"I was talking about you," Scorpius says and I almost let my wand drop in the cauldron.

"What?" I say, feeling my cheeks burn.

"We have to let it rest for 4 minutes and 36 seconds, then add two more petals, stir counterclockwise thrice and then we're done."

I find it easier to talk about difficult potions than about love.

"You're beautiful," the damn handsome guy at my right whispers in my ear.

"Th-Thank you?" I respond, looking at my watch to check the time. Every day there's a different quote on the dial, and today it says You can't buy happiness, but you can buy books, and that is kind of the same thing. There are also some planets and stars turning around and around, and if you solve the quotation they form you know what time it is. As you just read, I'm in love with this watch. And with him.

Scorpius adds the petals and stirs. "Done," he says. "We're first." he adds after having looked around the classroom.

"Good for us. then," I grin, feeling proud of us. It's quite a big thing, brewing a potion which I'm supposed to brew in two years.

"Excellent!" professor Mellow exclaims. "Perfect, Perfect, Perfect. You may go now, there's just ten minutes left."

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"That was awesome!" Scorpius says when we're walking up the stairs to go back to the Entrance Hall.

"It definitely was," I say, smiling.

Suddenly Scorpius stops and I look up at him, raising my eyebrows. I feel butterflies swarming in my stomach. His platinum-blonde hair is perfectly messy, his eyes make me want to drown in them and his lips...

"You're an extraordinary girl," he mumbles.

"Yeah," I say "Ever seen a third year girl being so short?!"

"You're not so short," Scorpius ensures me.

"Look!" I say, standing on my toes. "If I'd ever want to kiss you I'd have to do it like this! I mean - if we'd ever uhm..."

Gosh. Awkward.

"I could also lift you slightly, like this," he says, taking my waist carefully pulling me up slightly. like he said. I lay my arms on his shoulders.

"You could do that, yeah," I whisper whilst our noses almost touch.

I look at his lips and notice that they are perfectly shaped. He tilts his head a bit to the right, and I'm doing the same while realizing: Oh my. This will be my first kiss. My first. Kiss. Help.

I can feel the soft touch of his perfect lips on mine and his strong hands on my waist, lifting me gently.

"Lily?" I hear a familiar voice. "What are you-"

I break the kiss quickly and let my arms hang uselessly by my sides again. Scorpius pulls his muscled arms back as well and turns around to see a surprised Albus standing at the top of the stairs.

"What were you - Scorpius? - Lily? Were you sn-"

"I can explain!" I say quickly. Oh damn damn damn! What am I going to do now?!

"We weren't snogging! I just gave your sister her first kiss," Scorpius tries.

"You did?! Lily! What are you doing with him?! What is he doing with you? He is two years older than you!"

"Yeah," I say. "So?"

"I don't know if mum and dad will accept this..."

"Why not?" I say, even though I already know the answer.