All the Graduates and their families were in the great hall celebrating with one another. Everyone for once finally put the drama to the side and actually enjoyed everyone's company. Once Scorpius noticed two people missing from the great hall, he decided to take a break from his friends and joined the group of adults.
"Dad, have you seen Cas?" Scorpius asked his father.
"She went out for some fresh air a little while ago." Draco answered him. Scorpius sighed and nodded.
"Aw, was someone worried about me?" Scorpius turned around and seen his sister. He smiled at her and nodded. His smile soon faded after he took a closer look at her appearance. Her hair was a bit disheveled along with her outfit. In short, she looked like a mess compared to when she first arrived.
"What the hell happened to you?" He asked her while pulling a leaf out of her hair.
"Oh well you see, after going outside Lysander found me. We argued, then we talked, and uh, i guess you could say we made up but im really not sure." She answered with a giggle at the end. Draco took the cup that she was holding out of her hand and smelled the contents.
"Are you drinking?" Draco asked her. Instead of answering, she just nodded. "Are you serious? Actually, no don't answer that. You see those chairs over there? Go sit down and you better not move until we leave. Do you understand me?" He asked her.
"Yes sir." She mumbled before walking away.
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While everyone else was celebrating, Fred made his way to his favorite hallway in the castle. He came here and talked to a certain portrait for hours at a time at least once a day. He wishes things were different, but coming here still satisfied him. He never understood how he could easily miss someone he's never met, but he's learned that it's very possible.
"I was wondering when you were coming to say goodbye to your favorite uncle." The ginger man in the portrait said with a beaming smile. "Congratulations, Fred." The man quickly added. Fred smiled up at the painting.
"Thank you, uncle Freddie." Fred simply replied with a smile. Soon the boys smile faded and he let out a shakey breath.
"What's the matter? You seem upset." The portrait noticed almost instantly.
"Im happy to be graduating but im not ready to say goodbye to you. Roxanne and I have spent so many hours here with you and im just not ready for that to be over yet." The boy explained to his uncle's portrait. Fred smiled down at him.
"It's okay not to be ready to say goodbye, but you'll always know where to find me. I've watched you grow for the past seven years. It was a pleasure but its time for you to move onto bigger and extremely better things." Fred told his nephew. The boy sat down and leaned up against the wall across from the portrait. He looked back up at the man and smiled.
"I know, but I'd rather spend my last few hours here with you if you dont mind." He told him. Fred smiled down at his nephew and nodded.
"Of course I dont mind." He replied.
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Everyone had cleared out of the great hall and boarded the Hogwarts Express except the Potters, Weasleys, and Malfoy's. Hermione looked at her watch and sighed.
"Guys, we only have a few minutes to board the train." Hermione announced to the group of kids.
"We're coming." Dominique replied. She took her girlfriend's hand with a smile and they headed out of the great hall. Scorpius went to follow but Albus grabbed his arm and pulled him back and kissed passionately.
"Most of our memories are here. I can't leave without one last memory. Scorp, i love you and we've been through some shit but i can't imagine my life without you. Can we give Scorbus one more try?" Albus asked after pulling away. Scorpius smiled and nodded.
"You're such a sap. Of course we can." Scorpius told him while leaving the great hall with his arm wrapped around Albus' shoulder.
"This is the first place I ever talked to Uncle Fred. I'll never be able to speak to his portrait again. Roxanne and I have spent so many hours with his portrait and that's all over now. I've never even met him and I miss him. How is that even possible?" Fred asked sadly while a tear escaped and slid down his cheek. George pulled him into a tight hug and sighed.
"I know the feeling." He simply told him with his own tears threatening to spill before leading him out of the great hall. Draco looked around and finally spotted Cassiopeia and the two scamander twins sitting down.
"We'll catch up with you guys." Draco told the others before making his way over to his daughter. He let out a sigh and grabbed a chair and sat down across from them.
"What's going on with you two?" He asked while pointing at Cassiopeia and Lysander.
"Well, sir, we sorta kinda made up. At least I think we did. Im actually not quite sure." Lysander explained. Draco looked at him and rolled his eyes.
"First of all, don't call me sir. Second of all, is that really your best shot at winning me over? Especially after I saw that little post?" Draco asked him while raising his eyebrows at him.
"Uh, no. Sorry." Lysander said. He swallowed a lump in his throat and continued. "Look, if you could just give me a chance, you won't regret it. I honestly didn't think your daughter and I would become best friends let alone a couple when I said those things about her." He quickly said. Draco sighed but nodded.
"Fine, you have my blessing." Draco told him before looking at Cassiopeia. "As for you, if i hear about you doing dumb shit with him one more time, the truce will be over and i will pretend this little chat never happened. Understood?" He asked her. She smiled at him and nodded.
"Completely understood, Dad." She replied.
"I knew you two couldn't stay away from each other." Lorcan said with a smile. The four of them stood up without another word being spoke and left the great hall to board the train.
A/N: Hi again! Here's part two! I was gonna ruin Cassiopeia's and Lysander's relationship but they're honestly my favorite couple at the moment and i just couldn't do it lol. But i hope you guys enjoyed. Love you all! ❤
