The two boys walked down the stairs of the dorm to the sight of the entire Weasley-Potter clan, plus friends and partners, lounging in the Slytherin Common Room. Money was exchanging hands, and from what Albus could see, almost all of them were involved in an exchange of some kind or the other – if not money, then Chocolate Frog Cards or something of the kind.

"You guys bet on us?" he cried, completely outraged.

"Of course we did," Lily told him breezily as she collected her winnings for a scowling Fred. "The two of you are the most interesting thing that's happened in Hogwarts in years. Sons of mortal enemies who form an unlikely friendship? It would have extremely irresponsible of us not to bet on when you would start dating."

"Oi! What about the entire piglet episode with James, Fred, Dom and the first years? I would have thought that would have been the most interesting thing!"

"Yes it was," Lorcan told him slowly, as though trying to explain something to a particularly thick piece of wood, "But it wasn't something we could have guessed early and therefore bet on, was it? You two starting to date has been inevitable. The only question that remained was when it would happen."

"But-" Albus tried once again.

"You should be happy we tried push you two together even when we knew we would lose our bets,' Lucy told him sternly. "Stop being upset over the betting, you're sounding rather ungrateful."

Albus stared at his insane family, mouth open as he tried to form words. After a few moments, he gave up and tossed his hands in the air, giving up. "I don't even know what to tell you insane people," he said.

"So," Rose said, pouncing on Scorpius as soon as he sat down, "Tell us everything! I want to know exactly what that godforsaken book had to do with anything, and how exactly did you convince him that he's in love with you?"

"Well, you all know how I found the book right?" Scorpius asked as all of Al's female relatives crowded around him, eager to hear the story.

"Of course we do," Dom said. "Al's gone over and over it ever since he got it."

"Well, I had to go through it once to make sure it was in good condition before I could buy it, of course," Scorpius continued. "Which was when I found-"

"Don't continue with that," Al said, "It'll only encourage them to try and interfere more in our relationship."

Before Lucy could reply, Al noticed something out of the corner of his eye and let out an irritated cry.

Scorpius immediately turned his attention to Al. "What happened?" he asked, sounding concerned.

Albus ignored him, striding over to where Louis was sitting and pulling a piece of parchment from him. "Who're you sending that to?"

Louis looked at calmly, a trait acquired from his father. "Calm down, Al, I'm not writing to the parents. Just thought that Vic and Ted would like to know the newest development in the family," he said.

"Oh," Albus said, returning the parchment as a deep blush stained his cheeks. "Sorry. It's just that-"

"We know, Al," James said, rolling his eyes. "We aren't stupid enough to tell one of the parents before you and Scor decide that you two are ready for it."

"Since we're on the topic," Lucy said, turning the attention back to Scorpius, "We already know how our family will react to this news, but what about your parents and grandparents?"

Scorpius smiled wryly. "My father's been under the impression that I'm going to start dating Lily anytime now. The rest of my family knows about Al, and they've had a lot of time to get used to it, but I'm hoping someone's around when I owl my father so that I can have memories of him fainting. He'll accept it, of course, but he'll need some time to get over the shock first."

While Scorpius was talking, Albus sat down next to him and curled up at his side. Scorpius unconsciously wrapped his arms around him.

It was only when the girls looked at them with sappy smiles on their faces that the two boys realised the position they were in. Scorpius opened his mouth to say something, but at that moment, the door to the common room opened.

Everyone in the room froze, looking towards the entrance. Two second year girls walked in, giggling madly. At the sight of Albus and Scorpius curled up together, the giggles tripled in the number, and they practically sprinted to their dorm, no doubt intending to discuss the newest Hogwarts romance.

"Well," Lysander said to the suddenly silent room, "There goes your intention of waiting for some time before going public. I hope you guys have a plan to break the news to our families."

And there we have it! The last chapter!

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