legacy? what is a legacy?

scorpius hyperion malfoy. sixth year. former slytherin. mentis.

[stinglikeascorpius]

albusisms:

The brunette could tell his friend was surprised, he tried to hide it- but Albus didn’t have to see his face to know. He knew the other well enough to know Scorpius would be shocked, probably even worried- and he should have been. He wasn’t himself, he hadn’t been himself for a while now- and this only proved it. He’d never been much of a drinker, he’d never had any desire, and even when he did drink, he always made a point to stay away from fire whiskey. 

And yet there he was, a half empty bottle clutched tightly in his hand, his arm draped around his friend as he struggled to stay upright. “My break was fine,” he muttered as he shifted his gaze towards the ground in front of them. It was an obvious lie, but he hoped his friend would know better than to pry. It hadn’t been terrible, but it was far from good- he’d spent most of it in his room, only leaving to use the restroom and to eat. 

When he heard Scorpius’ question, Albus couldn’t help but let out a stark laugh as he glanced at his friend. It was nice to know that he cared- even if it wasn’t what he wanted the other to care about, he’d take it. “I wanted to have some fun,” he responded with a small shrug as he took another sip of the bottle, attempting to keep a straight face as he downed the liquor. “Is that a bad thing?” he added, arching an eyebrow as he stared at the other. At this point it was clear that Albus was trying to get a rise out of his friend, maybe even start a fight if he was lucky. 

Scorpius wanted to reach over and extract the bottle from Albus’s hand but he didn’t think the other male would take kindly to it in his state. And their friendship had already felt fragile...he didn’t want to do anything to make things worse. He wasn’t sure he believed Albus about his break but he figured he could always quiz Lily about it later, she’d know if her brother was acting strange or broodier than usual.

“That’s good...mine was okay too. It was nice to see dad,” he said, awkwardly, not knowing what else to say. He kind of just wanted to shake Albus until he spat out what was wrong. But that wasn’t like him. It was just frustrating and painful to feel like Albus was hiding something from him. They didn’t hide things from each other. He felt off kilter in this situation.

He frowned at the way the brunet was looking at him, like he was challenging him to something. He crossed his arms and shook his head. “No, of course not...but this -- is this really fun? You’ve never done this for fun before,” he said stubbornly. He couldn’t help feel twinges of annoyance. He just -- he wanted Albus to be honest. “Besides, we always do things together. So is there a reason you’ve been avoided me and then decided to have fun without me?”

[maekwn-archived]

despite knowing about being a wizard since the age of eight, considering that she went to mahoutokoro’s wizarding school for her early education, bomi still felt so new to the wizarding world, and a lot of people knew that due to her curious questions and excitement that she showed whenever she learned something new. 

however, she didn’t look so excited once she had left her charms class in a hurry. 

like always, she was one of the top students, always raising her hand to answer, and immediately getting the spells right after a try or two. however, some other students didn’t seem to find that so great. someone put a spell on the blonde to have jelly legs as she was walking out of the classroom into the hallway. that’s when she fell to the ground, in complete embarrassment, as she heard laughter. bomi managed to quickly pull out her wand and put herself back to normal as the tears started to fall. she was so embarrassed, that when she ran out of the class into a secluded hallway to hide, she didn’t realize she left her backpack on the ground. 

[stinglikeascorpius]

Scorpius had been down the hall when he heard peals of laughter and looked up in time to see a student fall to the ground in the doorway of a classroom. He grimaced, knowing the pain of bullies all too well himself, and he sped up, wanting to go over to the girl to comfort her. Before he could reach her, she’d already darted off, but he noticed she’d forgotten one of her belongings on the marble floor.

He scooped the bag up and headed in the direction she’d disappeared off in, and started looking around carefully, peering into empty classrooms and down other corridors until he spotted what he thought was her blonde hair. He approached her carefully, not wanting to startle her. “Excuse me...you left your bag behind,” he murmured quietly.

[stinglikeascorpius]

jamcsiriuspottcr:

James placed his hand over his heart, “All I want is for everyone to be proud, so thank you. That means so much to me.” he pretended to wipe away a tear. Though he’s being sarcastic, it would be nice to have surprise his parents with some amazing grades for once, but he can’t be bothered. Especially after all these years, why would he suddenly care now, in his last year?

“I’m fine Scorpius, really.” People always seemed to offer him help. It was nice, but there was only one person he’d allowed to actually tutor him. And only because she wouldn’t take no for an answer. Not that he was going to admit to that of course. “I think I can handle my parents. Besides, you know them. They’re not all bad. Don’t let Albus make you believe that they are. He was born as a grumpy old man, mentally. He’s too bitter for his age.”

Scorpius stifled a laugh at James’ theatrics. Every single one of the Potters was so dramatic -- James with his rambunctiousness, Lily’s fiery spirit and Al’s endearingly relentless pessimism and eternally grouchy nature. He wasn’t entirely sure how their family managed all of them. “You’re welcome.”

He shrugged. “Alright, if you say so. Still, the offer stands if you change your mind.” He shook his head and smiled as James mentioned Albus. “You’re not wrong about that. I try to get him to look on the bright side sometimes but I think it’s a losing battle. Then again, would he really be Albus if he wasn’t perpetually brooding?”

[stinglikeascorpius]

arcsewiththorns:

“ don’t be blunt scorpius. legilimency. ” rose ROLLED her eyes and crossed her arms. she was S U R E that he should’ve known this. wouldn’t she have told him ?? and if SHE didn’t, wouldn’t albus have complained about her with it ?? she, after all, was liberal with her use of it most days.  “ it’s N O R M A L. well… normal-ish. it’s within the realm of possibility ?? UNFORTUNATELY it’s with in the realm of, O U C H !! i can’t turn the GODDAMNED thing off !! so i’m stuck hearing two conversations at ONCE. it’s a pain. in the ass. “

“Oh shush, legilimency isn’t exactly hearing voices. It’s hearing thoughts. Voices make it sound like you’re hearing things that don’t exist,” he said, shrugging at her. “I guess that’s what this place is for right? There must be a way to turn it off.” He couldn’t pretend he wasn’t curious about her ability though. “Do you hear all their thoughts or just certain ones? What am I thinking now?”

[stinglikeascorpius]

jamcsiriuspottcr:

The exam was snatched from his grip, and he chased after it, turning so swiftly he almost bumped into the culprit. “Scorpius!” he greeted the other enthusiastically, only for that enthusiasm to disappear as quickly as it had appeared at the sight of Scorpius scanning the piece of parchment. “Fucking hell Schorpius don’t give me that attitude.” he sneered at the younger boy’s comments. “I worked my ass off for this. You know what a devoted student I am.” he joked, as always his annoyance was rarely genuine, especially when it directed at people he’d come to see as pretty much part of the family. “Of course, that is if working my ass off is another term for cramming one day before the exam in the library because I procrastinated. But who cares about terminology.”

Scorpius shook his head but passed the sheet back over. “Oh definitely. The most diligent student I know,” he said, shaking his head at James. He was always the Potter wildchild and even after all these years Scorpius sometimes struggled with how to behave around him. “I’m sure you did....well not your best..but more than we’re all used to and we’re all very proud,” he joked back. He turned serious. “But I mean if you ever need help with potions or a different subject...you can always ask,” he said, even though he didn’t expect James to ever take him up on the offer. “Even if it’s just because your parents are on your ass.”

[stinglikeascorpius]

albusisms:

After the events following Scorpius’ quidditch accident, Albus had turned towards avoiding his friend, taking ridiculous measures to make sure they wouldn’t run into each other in the halls. It had been difficult- but break couldn’t have fallen at a more convenient time. It had allowed him to put the kiss behind him, to focus on other important issues, literally just anything but Scorpius.

But from the moment he stepped foot on the island, the brunette found himself starting to panic. He had spent the past couple of weeks trying to deny what had happened and for the most part it had worked, but now- every where he went, he couldn’t stop thinking about it. It had been impulsive, wrong, but at the same time it had been completely right. He had never felt more sure of anything in his life, and that was what scared him.

Albus had made the decision to skip the welcome back feast, heading straight to the bonfire, where he quickly found a bottle of fire whiskey. As the evening wore on, he found himself increasing a copious amount of alcohol, allowing himself to loosen up. 

So when he came face to face with the familiar head of blond hair, he let out a laugh as staggered towards him. “Scorpius!” he slurred, before wrapping his arms around his friend. “How’ve you been?” he asked, pausing to take another sip from his bottle, “I’ve missed you!”

Scorpius hugged Albus back, trying not to let his surprise show too heavily on his face. This was a far cry from the way things had been before break but Scorpius didn’t know what had happened then and he didn’t know what had changed now to warm Albus back up to him so much.

“I’m good,” he said hesitantly. “I missed you too.” He raised an eyebrow when Albus took another long drink from the bottle he was holding. He could vaguely detect the scent of firewhiskey on his scent and he had to stop himself from visibly cringing.

He guided Albus over to one of the logs that was lying next to the crackling bonfire, and pulled him down so they were both sitting. “There, that’s better,” he murmured, glancing at him carefully. He had certainly seen Albus drink before but he couldn’t figure out why it was the first thing he’d done when he’d gotten back to school and why....why everything felt weird with them.

“H-how was your break? And is there are particular reason why you’re trying t drown yourself in that bottle?” He asked, keeping his arm on Albus’s shoulder to make sure he didn’t topple off the log.

[ofrosetrees]

“Told you I could do it!” the eldest Potter sibling yelled, moving swiftly through the school halls, waving his latest potions exam around with a cocky grin on his face. For weeks, maybe months now, everyone had been telling him he’d been slacking off too much, that he should take school more seriously. Perhaps there was some truth in that, but he’d much rather spend his time flying above a Quidditch field or drinking butterbeer with friends than with his nose in his books. Potions was by far his worst elective, James had just taken it because it was the only Corporis class he’d kind if felt could be useful. So the fact that he’d passed.. well at least his parents could stop whining about it now. “Here, see: You all underestimated me!” he continued bragging to no one in particular, waving his exam results in the faces of random passing students.

[stinglikeascorpius]

Scorpius’s eyes widened when he heard the loud sound of James Potter making his way down the hallway, and he had to stifle a laugh when he realized what the older male was saying. When he finally spotted him, he raised an eyebrow, and reached up, grabbing the exam out of his hand. It was a bolder move than Scorpius would normally do, but with dating Lily and having been best friends with Albus since he had started at Hogwarts, he was a little bolder with all three of the Potter siblings than he really was with anyone else.

“Well you passed,” Scorpius conceded, scanning the page, trying not to snort at some of the more outlandish incorrect answers on the page. “I guess we can all be grateful for that.”

[stinglikeascorpius]

arcsewiththorns:

“ god. how i would REVEAL in the quiet. at least i wouldn’t have to listen to the complaints of literally everyone all the time. ” rose groaned, half burying her head in her hands, and running her hands slightly through her hair. her eyes are closed once more, and she POPS up one eye to glance at the blonde boy. “ you know, it’s worse when you can hear them both in your head and out loud. like.. Y E S H. i get it. you’re pissed off. but i have a raging headache ?? i don’t need Y O U R complaints about your raging headache on top of my own. “ 

Scorpius furrowed his brow, shooting her a concerned look, unsure if she was joking or being serious. He didn’t think hearing voices was good, and he went ahead with vocalizing that. “If you’re hearing your cousins in your head you should probably get that checked out. Doesn’t sound very healthy,” he mused, running a hand through his blond hair. “Can’t you just hole up in your room, lock the door and cast a silencing charm to get away from it all?”

[stinglikeascorpius]

Scorpius had quickly grown tired of socializing at the feast, his anxiety starting to get the better of him. He wanted to see Albus but he hadn’t managed to find him since he got back. He hadn’t spotted him at the feast and he’d swung by his pod as soon as he got back to school and hadn’t found him there either. He hoped he would find him at the bonfire.

Things had been a little weird between them since Scorpius had woken up from his quidditch accident, but break had happened so soon after that he hadn’t been able to figure out why before they’d been apart for two weeks. But now he just needed his best friend and he really hoped things would be back to normal.

Once he got to the bonfire, he looked around for Albus’s familiar head of messy dark hair. He furrowed his brow when he spotted him, lurching around with a bottle clutched in one of his hands. He crossed over to him, and then shot him a nervous smile when their eyes met. “Al! I’ve been looking for you all afternoon.”

@albusisms

[arcsewiththorns-blog]

“ finally. back from break. NOW i don’t have to sit in a house with half of H O G W A R T S. “ rose laughs, stretching out her arms and shaking her head slightly. she closes her eyes while saying, “ i’m not even related to most of them. just between my parents, they seem to know almost half of the wizarding community. who SEEM to take it upon themselves to drag their teenage children with them whenever they’re invited to our house. “ she sighs with a wrinkle of her nose. “ it’s not like we can’t literally be left at home to tend for ourselves. right ?? ”

[stinglikeascorpius]

Scorpius stifled a laugh when he heard Rose’s words. He’d heard similar grumbling from Albus on many occasions. He had assumed the Weasley-Potter clan must’ve eventually gotten used to having a full house, but the more time went on, the more it seemed they all still got overwhelmed by it sometimes. “Can’t say I relate. Malfoy Manor is pretty quiet most days,” he admitted. It was just him, his dad and a giant empty house. He couldn’t decide if the days his grandparents visited were better or worse.