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Pairing: Lily Potter/Scorpius Malfoy

Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the plot. All the rest belongs to J.K. Rowling.

Lily Potter yawned and stretched, opening the curtains of her bed. It was a little early, but today was the first day of her fifth year at Hogwarts, and she wanted to be ready. Molly Weasley, Percy and Audrey's oldest daughter, was already awake, polishing her prefect badge and staring at it critically through her glasses.

"Morning, Moll," Lily yawned, searching through her already messy desk for her brush and running it through her long red hair.

"Good morning, Lily," Molly replied. Lily looked at her class schedule and groaned.

"Oooh, why do we have to have double potions with the Slytherins? First period too!"

"You know, Lily, we're supposed to practice inter-house friendship. As fifth years, we really should set an example for the younger girls," Molly said pompously.

"You're the prefect, it's your job," Lily said, grinning and digging through her trunk for clean socks. Molly sniffed and pinned her badge to her robes.

"Is this straight?"

"Yes," Lily replied, still bent over her trunk.

"Lily, you didn't even look!"

"Well, I'd look if I could find my socks…oh, there they are!" Lily straightened up and glanced at the badge.

"Yeah, it's straight."

"Well hurry up, you'll be late," Molly said, now straightening her tie. Lily changed quickly, and took one last look in the mirror before slinging her bag over her shoulder. The pair walked down the staircase into the Gryffindor common room, where their cousin Hugo was waiting for them, along with Becker Longbottom, the Herbology professor's son.

"Hey, Hugo! Hi Becker!" Lily said, "Ready for class?"

"Double Potions? Not on your life," Hugo said, scowling. Molly frowned,

"I thought I already told you, Lily, we should be practicing-"

"Inter-house friendship, yeah, yeah," Lily cut her off, "I'll be friends with every house but Slytherin. It's not my fault I'm better at potions than their whole house combined," she smirked.

"I'm sure that somewhere, there's a Slytherin who could beat you," Molly said severely. The fact that Lily could beat her in the subject without even studying was a sore spot with her.

"Doubt it," Lily said confidently, grinning at Hugo as they climbed through the portrait hole. Becker stumbled, and Lily caught him.

"T-thanks, Lily," he stammered. Becker had liked Lily for a year now, but couldn't bring himself to tell her. She tossed her coppery hair over her shoulder and the foursome continued down the hall.

"FIRE!" someone yelled suddenly, and a jet of water squirted from someone's wand and hit Molly in the face. Lily yanked out her wand, whirling to face the blonde boy with the pale, pointed face.

"Sorry," he snickered, "thought your head was on fire. Maybe you should comb your hair, Weasley."

"Scorpius Malfoy, how dare you!" Lily cried, "Scourgify!"

Scorpius spluttered and gagged as his mouth filled with bubbles, glaring at Lily. She put her nose in the air and her arm around Molly, and the four went on their way.

"You okay, Moll?" Becker asked anxiously. He had inherited his mother's nervous nature. Molly nodded.

"Don't worry, Moll, Lil and I will get him back for you," Hugo said as they reached the dungeon.

"We sure will," Lily said, making hot air come from the tip of her wand to dry Molly's hair and producing a brush from her bag to keep the curls in some semblance of order. Molly was cleaning her glasses on her robe, muttering about how there were water spots on her prefect badge.

Professor Slughorn came in, followed by Scorpius. Lily made a loud gagging noise and mimed throwing up to Hugo and Becker, who snickered. Professor Slughorn clapped his hands.

"All right class," he boomed, "First of all, I'd like to introduce you to my teaching assistant, Scorpius Malfoy. Double potions has gotten too big for me to teach by myself, and Scorpius has volunteered to assist me. He will also be tutoring those who need Remedial Potions before their O.W.L. All right, let's begin." He waved his wand, and instructions appeared on the board for an antidote for Doxy venom.

Scorpius walked around the classroom, giving the Slytherins glowing compliments and the Gryffindors sneering criticisms. Lily mixed hers carefully, and it was the perfect shade of puce when he walked by her table. He stayed there for a long time, and took his rage out on Becker instead.

Lily rolled her eyes and went to the cupboard. She had forgotten powdered Doxy wings. Scorpius was gone, and Becker was fussing with his potion.

"Lily, help me!" he said, frustrated, "I can't get it right!"

"Let me put this in really quick," Lily said. She carefully measured the powdered Doxy wing, and tipped it into her cauldron. The potion hissed and turned black instead of the turquoise it was supposed to be.

"What the hell?" Lily muttered, squinting at the instructions. Professor Slughorn had made his way over, and was looking down at her potion.

"Lily, have you made a mistake?" he asked, astonished. She was normally his best student, taking pride in the fact that she was as talented as her grandmother.

"I…I must have," she said, frowning, "but I'm not sure what step I messed up on."

"Lily, if you can't even make this basic Doxy venom antidote, you're going to need a tutor before your O.W.L.," Professor Slughorn said.

"No! I promise, sir, I'm just rusty from not doing anything all summer! I'll do better next class, I promise!" Lily replied, horrified.

"All right, but if you mix up your potion again, you're going to have to get a tutor." He waddled away, leaving Lily bright red. The Slytherins snickered, and she shot dirty looks at their side of the dungeon.

"Don't worry, Lil," Hugo said, patting his cousin on the back as they left the dungeon, "I'm sure you'll be fine next class. You're too smart for remedial potions."

"I hope so," Lily said fervently, "if I have to take remedial potions with Scorpius, I'm going to die!"

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