The Talented Potter Girl 10

The Christmas break flew past, and before I knew it, I was curled up on the couch in the Slytherin common room, in front of the blazing fireplace, busy writing a Charms essay. Snow was wandering around the couch, prowling to find any mice.

The common room was basically empty. Most students has class, or were in the library. My year, and the 7th years were preparing for our O.W.L's and N.E.W.T's. Especially the 7th years, were starting to dominate the library, Scorpius, Gabriel, Aaron, and Brandon being part of them and the Weasley and Potter clan.

I was busy describing to my charms professor how to successfully transform a potions set into a muggle style kitchen when suddenly I felt someone push my hair to one side and give me a kiss on the neck. I giggled, recognizing Scorpius' scent.

"Hello gorgeous." He said into my ear leaving a trail of soft kisses along my neckline. I laughed and tilted my head back grinning.
"Hello yourself handsome." Then I froze, realizing we where in the common room, public space. I quickly looked around me. Being the daughter of Harry Potter, had one major disadvantage, paparazzi and they were everywhere.

My childhood was littered with them on the streets, the shops we went into, the restaurants we ate in, the space they occupied to try and watch us during the Quidditch World Cup in Brazil and later in Algeria. They knew everything it seemed of our family. Of my dad's childhood, the people he had met, the spells he had learned and deflected, his likes, and his dislikes. They knew where my parents had met, where they first kissed, when and where my dad proposed, and how much my parents loved each other. They liked the idea of them knowing exactly when my mum started to love my dad, or how she felt when he was searching for Horcruxes or when uncle Fred died. They also wanted to know about James' first word, Albus' likeness to his namesakes, and they wanted to know everything about me. They wanted to know who's red hair I got, who's eye colour I inherited, whether I was good at Quidditch and which position I would play the second they spotted my parents buy me a toy broom for my third birthday. They commented on my appearance, my red, then black, then red again hair. They commented on my height, my weight, my figure and my chances of modelling. They wanted to know my best and worst subjects at school, and whether or not I was starting to become 'evil' in the Slytherin house, or if I would become Quidditch captain, and of course to no ones surprise, my so called 'love life' was discussed. One word, one name, and the headlines with my name in it would scream at me the next day. My name had already stood along side Gabriel's, Aaron's, Brandon's, Michael Philips', Garret Haruun's, Bryan Thomas', and Quincy Cameron's name, all of which had received uproar either from my family, fellow students, or the general public. Yes the public loved to give me life advice on just about everything, some letters are quite hilarious. James, Al and I keep the best ones in one album to look at when we want to have a laugh.
It was my goal to not have Scorpius' name in the paper unless we wanted it ourselves. Of course Scorpius' name, especially his last name appeared in the paper often. In the first years after the war the Malfoy's were always mentioned in a bad way. But as years passed, they people started to see what Narcissa Malfoy, Draco Malfoy and his wife, Astoria Greengrass were doing. They were donating money to rebuild infrastructure, donating to St. Mungo's Hospital for ones affected by the aftermath of war. They supported and set up excellent orphanages and did everything they could to help people. Astoria Greengrass thoroughly enjoyed charity and thus held fundraisers once every three months for different organization, also muggle ones. Unfortunately they still didn't always get recognition for all these things. Scorpius told me that as a child he was fully aware of what his dad and grandparents had done, but he also knew what they were doing now, and how much it frustrated him for people to hate so much.
He once told me this: "I will never deny that what my family did immoral, it was very terrible indeed. But people need to see how much my dad and grandmother have changed. People deserve second chances and my family took this second chance. I know how many people my family has hurt, but by now the amount of people that we have helped is almost twice as much. I hope that one day the name Malfoy wouldn't scare people but would be honourable again."

"Don't worry Lily, no one is here." Scorpius brought me back from my thoughts.
"Are you sure?" I asked still not completely convinced. Scorpius shook his head.
"No not completely but check the map." With the map he referred to the Marauders map, that dad 'gave' me. Well he didn't really give it to me, but he was so nice to show me where it was so I could take it. I quickly grabbed the map, which was lying next to me and checked. No one. With relief I put it down and focused my attention back to Scorpius.

"Shouldn't you be studying?" I asked.
"Shouldn't you be doing homework?"
"I was, until a certain someone distracted me from my work."
"Oh dear, is this certain someone attractive?"
"Very much so, I am afraid."
"Well I am sorry gorgeous, that is something I can't control."
"At least I can." And with those words I changed my hair the to match Scorpius' blonde hair. Scorpius laughed and went with his fingers through my hair.
"As beautiful and angelic as you look right now, I still prefer red."
"You decided to date a metamorphmagus."
"Yet we all know your favourite colour is your natural, just as Teddy wanted blue and Tonks pink." He laughed while I changed it back. I sat up, facing towards the fireplace as he sat beside me.
"It shouldn't be that way though! I feel like a failed metamorphmagus."
"How can you be a failed metamorphmagus?"
"Because the only things I can change is my hair, eyes and skin. I can't change the shape of my body at all, as much as I wish it at times. Tonks and Teddy could. Mum told me of times when Tonks would change her nose to that of a pig."
"Have you talked to Teddy about it? And your are perfect the way you are anyway, why would you want to change that?"
"Yes of course I talked to Teddy, but he doesn't know, it's not like he can ask his mum, and there's not much information out there cause it's so rare." I sighed leaning against him. Scorpius started to stroke my hair.
"Then don't worry about it, love."

We sat in silence for a while, watching the flames flicker. Then Scorpius picked up my Charms essay and read it. He then got a quill and altered some mistakes. It was amazing having a boyfriend who was so smart and excelled at Charms. After Hogwarts he wanted to go to Egypt to learn more about the ancient magic used and the different types of wands that could be made. He told me he wasn't sure yet what kind of work he would do then, but he would be content studying more. I dreaded the idea. Being separated due to school was one thing, but being separated from each other by different countries was another, and that for two years. I didn't want to be apart from him at all. Scorpius said that we would figure everything out and that we could make it, that our love could make it. I believed in it too, but still I had this feeling of dread whenever we talked about the up coming future.

"There, all done! You wrote this brilliantly Lily! Improving every time! Who knows you might even get an 'O' for Charms too." Scorpius said finally and put the essay away and kissed me in my neck. I laughed squirming away from him to face him.
"All because of my amazing boyfriend!" I said and kissed him fully.
"Fancy going outside for Quidditch practice?" He asked, anxious as we could hear people coming towards us.
"Aye captain! I need some extra practice for our next game this weekend." I said and as we stood and started to walk outside, a few Slytherins came in.
"Oye Malfoy! Out for some Quidditch?" One of the boys said.
"Yeah," Scorpius replied, "gotta win this one!"
"You better! Show those Gryffindor's what we've got and bring the cup home!"
"Always!" I piped in and followed Scorpius outside towards the field.

We practiced until it got dark and headed towards the Great Hall for dinner.
"We have to win this one! You think you can beat your family?" He asked me smiling as we held hands.
"Of course, anytime. We have the best team of the school, we will win."

And we did.