What if? ~ Scorbus

3 ~ Hogsmeade

"Never, I mean NEVER say that to him, me, or anyone else, again!" I hissed.

I dropped him and he shuddered before standing up and walking out. I turned then, suddenly realising that Scorpius had gone.

"Scorpius?" I called out. I grabbed the hat and scarf I had taken off and ran out, searching for my best friend. "Scorp? Scorpius?! SCORPIUS!!" I couldn't find him anywhere. I was really starting to worry.

I looked for another half an hour before finding him. He was sat next to the Shrieking Shack.

"Scorp?" I said softly 

"Hmm? Oh...Hi Albus. Sorry...I was just...looking...at the view." He said slowly. 

He sounded like he had been crying.

"Scorpius? Are you okay?" I asked.

He didn't say anything for a while so I walked over and sat next to him. We sat in silence for a while.

Suddenly, I looked over at him and realised he was crying, the tears streaming down his face.

"Oh my god! Scorp?" I gasped.

I shuffled closer to him and wrapped him in my arms. He buried his head into my shoulder and sobbed. 

We sat like that until it got dark and we had to go back.

"Do I look like I've been crying?" Scorpius asked, desperately.

His eyes were slightly red, but other than that, he looked fine.

"No. Not really." I said truthfully. 

Scorpius smiled and started walking back.

I stared at his back for a while, trying to remember the feeling of him, wrapped in my arms. 

What's happening to me???

I pushed the thoughts from my mind and hurried after him, catching up quickly.

~~~

We got back to Hogwarts before dinner, so we decided to go to the common room for a while. 

"You feeling better?" I asked.

"Yes, thanks" Scorpius replied.

"What got you so...upset?" I wondered.

"Nothing. Doesn't matter." 

"It didn't seem like nothing." I pressed. "Scorp?" I said when he didn't say anything back.

"Just leave it, Al." He said, finally.

"But Scorpius-"

"ALBUS!" He looked startled at the fact he had just yelled, obviously not meaning to be so loud. The whole room was staring at him, so he stood, glanced at me for what seemed like a year, but was really just a second, before turning on his heel and sprinting out.

"Scorpius, please!" I called after him, running through the portrait door.

~~~

I looked for him for almost two hours, missing dinner.

I had been everywhere.

There was no sign of Scorpius.

~~~ 

I was on my way back to the Slytherin common room when I heard someone yell my name: "Oi! Albus!" 

I turned and saw the boy from earlier, but, this time, he had a group of about four other people with him. I rolled my eyes and carried on walking back.