Hogwarts, Classroom
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ALBUS drags SCORPIUS into a room, full of excitement, and slams the door behind them.
SCORPIUS: Well come on now! Tell me what happened!
ALBUS: It definitely wasn't what I thought it would be, I'll give you that.
SCORPIUS: So, it went well?
ALBUS looks down and smiles, sitting on top of whoever the Professor was desk, and remembers the events that had happened a short time ago.
ALBUS: Yeah.. Yeah I think so.
SCORPIUS: And are you gonna give me any detail?
ALBUS: I mean.. we talked. It was nice actually.
SCORPIUS: About everything that happened?
ALBUS: And other things..
SCORPIUS: You really dragged me in here to talk and now won't give me any detail or information to go on?
ALBUS laughs and looks down again. It was silent for a minute before ALBUS breaks the small tension they both feel around them.
ALBUS: I'm sorry
SCORPIUS: Sorry? What for?
ALBUS: Everything really I guess? I dragged us both into hell, I caused you so much harm. I'm sorry, Scorp.
SCORPIUS frowns, and sits down next to ALBUS on the desk.
SCORPIUS: Al, it's okay.
ALBUS: I know, you've said it's okay earlier I just.. I really want you to know I am sorry. Seeing everything that happened to you, to both of us it was just...
SCORPIUS: Yeah, I get what you mean.. But hey, we stick together, yeah? Besides like you said, you would've messed it all up without me. Well, more than you, or we did that is.
They both laugh and the tension returns, but it's in a weird way not awkward nor comforting. It's clear to them both they can feel it, though neither knows how to address it. SCORPIUS clears his throat and is now first to speak.
SCORPIUS: Are you going to the Quidditch match today? Slytherin and Hufflepuff are playing, gonna be a big game.
ALBUS: Since when do you care for Quidditch?
SCORPIUS: Dunno. But I've been practicing, been getting bloody good at it to might I say. I might try out for the team next year even.
ALBUS: I don't think I've ever seen you that confident about something. I like it.
SCORPIUS smiles, and can't help but let his checks blush a light pink.
ALBUS: Well if you're trying out next year, I guess I'll have to go and learn as much as I can.
SCORPIUS: Really, you wanna go?
ALBUS: For you, yeah.
SCORPIUS smiles again, and scoots his body to the side to hug the smaller boy.
ALBUS: What's this? I thought we decided we don't hug
SCORPIUS: I wasn't sure weather we should -
SCORPIUS slowly leaned back and rubbed the back of his neck, a nervous smile on his softly shaded pale pink face.
In this new version of us - I had in my head.
ALBUS feels himself getting weak at the knees, and can't explain the new feeling he's having, the similar one he had whilst talking about SCORPIUS to HARRY earlier. His dark, tanned face grows a pink shade as well.
ALBUS: What version..?
SCORPIUS: I don't fully know yet to be honest..
ALBUS: Well is it a good thing? You gonna give me any detail?
Scorpius laughs at Albus's mocking and gives a small nod, looking right at him.
SCORPIUS: Yeah, yeah I think so..
The boys sat in silence after that, staring at each other for who knows long. The tension in the room was no longer present, though the feeling of something new, something special between the boys was clear, and neither of them dared to ruin it by breaking the silence again.