The idea of Scorpius and Albus being bullied by Yann, Polly and Karl is so funny if you consider them slowly becoming friends.
Yes, they were arrogant jerks in the early years (and still are a bit), but as the years went on, I could just picture them snuggling up with to Scorpius and Albus. In a time after Time or in a universe where Delphi didn't exist, I can imagine them developing a strange affection for those two Slytherins and being friends in their own strange way. Yann and Karl frequently change the vibe, from bullying Albus to genuinely asking how he is going or taking an interest in what Scorpius is saying. Polly reminding Albus to eat something when she didn't saw him in the dinner. Karl teasing Albus while showing him how to do spells properly. Yann lending the books to Scorpius to study without Malfoy having to ask, because Yann saw him looking for those titles.
Don't get me wrong, they'd still mock the two at any given opportunity. But as Albus and Scorpius began to retaliate in equal measure, the five of them simply settled in together.
And I have my headcanon of Karl being aromantic, so my boy is having a HARD TIME with this group. Yann and Polly always flirt at every opportunity, while Scorpius and Albus look at each other with heart-shaped eyes in the other corner. Karl is about to pass out from sheer disgust
Hey!! First of all I love your writing, especially your portrayal of the gang and scorbus!!!! I wanted to ask, we can clearly see that albus is extremely close with the gang and Polly is definitely his best friend( apart for scorpius ofcourse) but who is SCORPIUS'S best friend? I always wondered if it were karl, but even he seems closer to albus and it kinda makes me feel like scorpius feels left out a bit but ofcourse I cam be extremely wrong and this ques was just bouncing around in my head !!
Hiiiii!!! Oh my goodness, thank you so much! That is such a compliment and I’m so glad you like my writing and version of the gang 🥹 this is going to be a little long and ramblely bc that’s just my nature I’m afraid!! anyway!
I think you’ve kind of hit the nail on the head there, and Scorpius definitely feels quite left out with the gang for a while. I think part of that is his only child-ness and the fact he Does Not Want to share albus with people. Like albus is His Friend and he definitely has a harder time initially accepting the gang as being their friends. Albus definitely has similar feelings for Scorpius but bc the gang don’t initially blend so well with scorp he wouldn’t realise the extent to which he feels possessive of albus (like Albus doesn’t realise Scorpius feels possessive bc he himself has no reason to bc it doesn’t feel like they’re stealing Scorpius away from him, if that makes sense??)
Which is funny bc I think there’s a world where Scorpius would be the one saying hey they’re being nice to us we should give them a chance!!! but that flips the second he realises it means albus isn’t Only His anymore, and he’d have a lot more trepidation for anything deeper than a surface level friendship with them. Albus would also be pretty unsure but I think surprisingly he falls into it a little easier than he’s expecting too whereas scorpius struggles a lot more than he’s expecting to. They are each others Best Friend at the end of the day but I do think watching Albus get closer to them is difficult for Scorpius but as long as he’s still Best/Number 1 then he would manage (he probably has the mindset of ‘I was his friend before you and I’ll be his friend after you’ for a while there)
ANYWAY!!!! I have reasons as to why I think he’s really close with all of the gang but he definitely only gets there bc of the perseverance of Yann and Karl specifically. Yann is very intentional about trying to include Scorpius and relate to him whereas Karl is just Like That imo. Karl’s not so good at reading social cues (read: bullied scorbus for 3 years thinking what he was actually doing was Banter and Befriending Them) and so he wouldn’t be deterred by Scorpius being less receptive.
I think Yann and Scorpius have a lot in common and are actually really very similar people, Yann just has a lot more confidence. they both come from money and they both have family in France and are therefore fluent (imo!!) and I think that is a starting point for bonding between them. Yann is very good at reading people and naturally takes on more of a leadership role in his friendship groups and I think he’d see Scorpius’ reservations immediately and really work at including him and inviting him to do stuff both on their own and with the others. I think it’d be very difficult for Scorpius to dislike Yann, he’s just too earnest and well meaning (and obviously desperately in love with polly and that always humanises someone) !!!
On the other hand, Karl is just too likeable once you get to know him. I think the fact he keeps trying with Scorpius would eventually work in his favour and scorpius would become begrudgingly quite fond of him, even when he’s being objectively Loud and Annoying. his heart is just too big and once scorpius realises that everything Karl does is a misguided attempt at connection and friendship I think they’d suddenly click. Karl would follow him everywhere and literally not take one pause for breath and scorpius is like why is he doing this why is he following me why is he talking to me and when he realises the answer is ‘because he’s desperately lonely and desperate for connection’ he’d become waaaaay more open to it. He indulges Karl in ways that the others don’t and I think that connects them!!
Of course it’s kind of hard to show all this bc I realise I almost exclusively write Albus POV so he’s not always privy to the stuff that’s going on with scorpius and the others when he’s not around. Also he definitely has a special connection with Polly, but that’s bc I have always seen Albus and polly as two sides of the same coin and once they realise that they become unstoppable <3 also I think scorbus and yolly go on double dates (potentially even before they realise that’s what they’re doing) and polly and albus get flustered over their bfs speaking to each other in French <3
in the life after verse specifically I think the shared trauma def bonds Craig with scorbus and I think he and Scorpius become much closer than Albus realises. outside of that verse I do also see scorpius and cbj being really close, I think they like the same trashy romance books and scorpius pretends he agrees with Albus that they’re above them but in secret he reads them with Craig and they gush over them :D
anyway ahhhhhhh I’m sorry this is so long and self indulgent!!! TLDR: Scorpius is probably closest with Yann and Karl, but everyone is really close with everyone once their friendships are fully developed. He doesn’t really have his version of the Polly and Albus friendship but Karl is possibly the closest to that? I think Scorpius is just really fond of him. Yann comes very close too just bc they’re so similar at heart.
Warnings/Content Notes: some swearing, getting together
Summary: Albus Potter has grown up in the wizarding world, has been around magic all his life and is used to the eccentricities being a teenage wizard can bring. But when he’s struck down with muggle flu, he wakes up in a world that seems to have turned upside down.
His sister is a bully, Polly Chapman is his friend and, weirdest of all, his best friend Scorpius suddenly seems to be his boyfriend. Albus would quite like to get back to normality in time for the fifth year Summer Ball if that’s not too much to ask.
AU: alternate reality
Word Count: 21,008
A/N: Thank you so much @fidgetyweirdo and @violetclarity for organising the fest! And thanks to @trolleybitch for all the support during writing :)
Summary: A bit of relaxation was exactly what Polly needed to relieve herself from the stress of exams and of course Yann would deliver in the form of a late evening picnic and cuddles under the stars
This is my first ever Yann/Polly fic and I am equally as excited as I am nervous to have it out there ! I know this ship is a much loved one in the fandom (one of mine too) and I hope I’ve added some wholesome content out there for any Yolly shippers !
