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Rose and Scorpius

Chapter 3

Rose didn’t know how long she’d been sitting under the tree for; all she knew was that she didn’t want to run into anyone she knew. She got up and started to run towards the castle. Through the doors and up the stairs, she ran until she was breathless. As she slowed her pace to more of a skip, she noticed James. Thinking that he hadn’t seen her, she continued down the hall and turned left. Suddenly she heard footsteps behind her. James had run after her and caught up. “What happened between you and Al?” he asked, slightly breathless himself. “I saw him come back a while ago, and he looked pissed off, and upset. Like he was going to cry, or something.” Rose looked up, and straight into James’ eyes. “James, I don’t know what happened. He asked me why I liked Scorpius, and I told him the honest truth, like how I might be in love with him. Then he just got up and ran back to the castle.” She said sadly. “Maybe you should ask him what’s going on, because I’m just as confused as you are.” James nodded. “Alright, I’ll ask him. Hey Rose,” he said as she was walking away. She looked back. “If anything goes wrong with that kid, come find me.” Rose smiled and continued down the hall, towards Gryffindor common room. She said the password and opened the portrait hole. Inside, she noticed Andrew sitting by the fire, alone. “Hey Andrew…” she said, then, as he turned and looked at her, said “Oh my god, what happened to your face?” He had a black eye and multiple scratches all over his face. One of the cuts was still bleeding. “I…I tried to stop Scorpius from leaving.” He said quietly. Rose raised an eyebrow and frowned. “Leaving?” She questioned. “Yeah. He said…he said he had some business to finish. He mentioned Albus.” Andrew looked away from her. “I think they’re going to duel. And neither of them know how to. Not very well at least.” Rose was shocked. “But I...” Andrew cut her off. “Rose, you’re the only one who can stop them. I think Scorpius said they were going to duel underneath the tree, around the other side of the lake. At 9 o’clock tonight.” Rose nodded. “Ok, thanks Andrew.” She hugged him and ran back out of the portrait hole and downstairs. She realized that it was only 7:30pm, so she still had time for dinner. Dashing into the Great Hall, she bumped into James again. “Rose…what’s wrong? You look stressed.” She sat down at her house table, near the end, so it was quiet. He sat down with her, and dinner appeared before their eyes. As they ate, Rose explained to James everything that Andrew had told her. “God Damn. So that’s why I haven’t seen him almost all day. He’s been preparing for battle.” James cursed under his breath a couple more times. The two of them got up as soon as they finished eating, checking the time. It was 8:25pm. “Only half an hour left.” Rose said. James nodded. “Let’s go. Maybe if we get there early, we can stop this whole stupid thing before it starts.” Rose agreed, and the two cousins walked down towards the lake. By the time they got there, it was 8:47pm. “Not long now…” Rose whispered as they crouched down behind a clump of bushes. It seemed like only moments later when they saw Albus, looking enraged, come out from behind the tree. “Ha.” He sneered. “Little wimp didn’t even show up.” As he turned back towards the castle, another voice spoke. “Little wimp, am I?” Scorpius had appeared from nowhere, but he too looked ready for a fight. Rose couldn’t stand it any longer. Just as Albus was raising his wand, Rose yelled “Protego!” and an invisible barrier was cast between her two friends. Both boys looked up to see who had cast the shield. Rose’s eyes met Scorpius’, but she looked away hurriedly. “Why are you fighting?” She yelled. “This is absolutely ridiculous!” At this point, James also came out from their hiding place. Albus looked shocked to see his brother, but also angry. “Stay out of it!” Albus shouted at Rose. “Don’t yell at her, Al.” James warned. “I don’t want to have to curse my own brother.” Albus smirked slightly, though not altogether confidently. “I’d like to see you try.” James sighed. “Stupefy!” He cried. Albus froze and toppled over. “Alright Scorpius,” James said in a voice that was barely audible. “Can you please explain what this is all about?” Scorpius sat down on the luscious looking green grass. “Well…” He started, “It’s all over Rose.” He looked at her apologetically. “When I first saw you yesterday, I was very taken with you.” He blushed slightly, and so did she. “I just knew that we could be a great pair. But then I noticed how much Albus hated me. I knew our family history wasn’t that great, but if I could get over it, surely he could too. But I noticed the hatred become worse, and worse. This morning, when he came back from talking with you, he confronted me. He said that no matter what, he was going to protect Rose from danger, from me.” Scorpius shook his head and inhaled. “So, I challenged him to a duel. Whoever won, won the right to you. But I guess, in retrospect, this wasn’t the best idea.” He gave a very feeble laugh as he looked at Albus, who was still stunned. Rose didn’t know how to feel right now. But James did. He looked at his brother in disgust. “Enervate!” he said angrily. Albus flinched and got up slowly. “So, this whole idiotic fight was your fault?” James cornered Albus against the tree. “I…” he stuttered. “I was told to protect her. We both were.” James hung his head. “I know that, Al. But our parents didn’t mean like this.” Albus sighed. “I know.” He whispered. Looking up, he realized Scorpius had walked over to him, his hand outstretched. “Shall we be in agreement then, to protect Rose from danger? Because that’s all I was trying to do.” Scorpius said. Albus smiled and shook his hand, but Rose’s face fell, and she faded slowly into the darkness of the night. Walking back to the castle, alone, she heard a rustle of leaves behind her. Whipping her wand out quickly, she turned around. It was Scorpius. “Can I walk with you?” he asked her. She nodded vaguely, and continued up the path, walking quickly. Scorpius basically had to run to keep up with her. “Are you mad at me?” He panted. She stopped, looking at the ground. “What you told Albus and James; about only wanting to protect me…” she stopped. “I thought we had a connection between us, more than just friendship, you know?” she said wistfully. Scorpius lifted her chin with his hand, and she had no choice but to look into his icy blue eyes. “We do.” He said, before kissing her gently on the lips. “Come on,” he said after breaking away moments later, “We’re already out after the curfew. We might even get detentions.” He said, breaking into a run. She smiled, and ran after him. After tonight’s events, even a detention couldn’t wipe the smile off of Rose’s face.

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Rose and Scorpius

Chapter 3

Rose didn’t know how long she’d been sitting under the tree for; all she knew was that she didn’t want to run into anyone she knew. She got up and started to run towards the castle. Through the doors and up the stairs, she ran until she was breathless. As she slowed her pace to more of a skip, she noticed James. Thinking that he hadn’t seen her, she continued down the hall and turned left. Suddenly she heard footsteps behind her. James had run after her and caught up. “What happened between you and Al?” he asked, slightly breathless himself. “I saw him come back a while ago, and he looked pissed off, and upset. Like he was going to cry, or something.” Rose looked up, and straight into James’ eyes. “James, I don’t know what happened. He asked me why I liked Scorpius, and I told him the honest truth, like how I might be in love with him. Then he just got up and ran back to the castle.” She said sadly. “Maybe you should ask him what’s going on, because I’m just as confused as you are.” James nodded. “Alright, I’ll ask him. Hey Rose,” he said as she was walking away. She looked back. “If anything goes wrong with that kid, come find me.” Rose smiled and continued down the hall, towards Gryffindor common room. She said the password and opened the portrait hole. Inside, she noticed Andrew sitting by the fire, alone. “Hey Andrew…” she said, then, as he turned and looked at her, said “Oh my god, what happened to your face?” He had a black eye and multiple scratches all over his face. One of the cuts was still bleeding. “I…I tried to stop Scorpius from leaving.” He said quietly. Rose raised an eyebrow and frowned. “Leaving?” She questioned. “Yeah. He said…he said he had some business to finish. He mentioned Albus.” Andrew looked away from her. “I think they’re going to duel. And neither of them know how to. Not very well at least.” Rose was shocked. “But I...” Andrew cut her off. “Rose, you’re the only one who can stop them. I think Scorpius said they were going to duel underneath the tree, around the other side of the lake. At 9 o’clock tonight.” Rose nodded. “Ok, thanks Andrew.” She hugged him and ran back out of the portrait hole and downstairs. She realized that it was only 7:30pm, so she still had time for dinner. Dashing into the Great Hall, she bumped into James again. “Rose…what’s wrong? You look stressed.” She sat down at her house table, near the end, so it was quiet. He sat down with her, and dinner appeared before their eyes. As they ate, Rose explained to James everything that Andrew had told her. “God Damn. So that’s why I haven’t seen him almost all day. He’s been preparing for battle.” James cursed under his breath a couple more times. The two of them got up as soon as they finished eating, checking the time. It was 8:25pm. “Only half an hour left.” Rose said. James nodded. “Let’s go. Maybe if we get there early, we can stop this whole stupid thing before it starts.” Rose agreed, and the two cousins walked down towards the lake. By the time they got there, it was 8:47pm. “Not long now…” Rose whispered as they crouched down behind a clump of bushes. It seemed like only moments later when they saw Albus, looking enraged, come out from behind the tree. “Ha.” He sneered. “Little wimp didn’t even show up.” As he turned back towards the castle, another voice spoke. “Little wimp, am I?” Scorpius had appeared from nowhere, but he too looked ready for a fight. Rose couldn’t stand it any longer. Just as Albus was raising his wand, Rose yelled “Protego!” and an invisible barrier was cast between her two friends. Both boys looked up to see who had cast the shield. Rose’s eyes met Scorpius’, but she looked away hurriedly. “Why are you fighting?” She yelled. “This is absolutely ridiculous!” At this point, James also came out from their hiding place. Albus looked shocked to see his brother, but also angry. “Stay out of it!” Albus shouted at Rose. “Don’t yell at her, Al.” James warned. “I don’t want to have to curse my own brother.” Albus smirked slightly, though not altogether confidently. “I’d like to see you try.” James sighed. “Stupefy!” He cried. Albus froze and toppled over. “Alright Scorpius,” James said in a voice that was barely audible. “Can you please explain what this is all about?” Scorpius sat down on the luscious looking green grass. “Well…” He started, “It’s all over Rose.” He looked at her apologetically. “When I first saw you yesterday, I was very taken with you.” He blushed slightly, and so did she. “I just knew that we could be a great pair. But then I noticed how much Albus hated me. I knew our family history wasn’t that great, but if I could get over it, surely he could too. But I noticed the hatred become worse, and worse. This morning, when he came back from talking with you, he confronted me. He said that no matter what, he was going to protect Rose from danger, from me.” Scorpius shook his head and inhaled. “So, I challenged him to a duel. Whoever won, won the right to you. But I guess, in retrospect, this wasn’t the best idea.” He gave a very feeble laugh as he looked at Albus, who was still stunned. Rose didn’t know how to feel right now. But James did. He looked at his brother in disgust. “Enervate!” he said angrily. Albus flinched and got up slowly. “So, this whole idiotic fight was your fault?” James cornered Albus against the tree. “I…” he stuttered. “I was told to protect her. We both were.” James hung his head. “I know that, Al. But our parents didn’t mean like this.” Albus sighed. “I know.” He whispered. Looking up, he realized Scorpius had walked over to him, his hand outstretched. “Shall we be in agreement then, to protect Rose from danger? Because that’s all I was trying to do.” Scorpius said. Albus smiled and shook his hand, but Rose’s face fell, and she faded slowly into the darkness of the night. Walking back to the castle, alone, she heard a rustle of leaves behind her. Whipping her wand out quickly, she turned around. It was Scorpius. “Can I walk with you?” he asked her. She nodded vaguely, and continued up the path, walking quickly. Scorpius basically had to run to keep up with her. “Are you mad at me?” He panted. She stopped, looking at the ground. “What you told Albus and James; about only wanting to protect me…” she stopped. “I thought we had a connection between us, more than just friendship, you know?” she said wistfully. Scorpius lifted her chin with his hand, and she had no choice but to look into his icy blue eyes. “We do.” He said, before kissing her gently on the lips. “Come on,” he said after breaking away moments later, “We’re already out after the curfew. We might even get detentions.” He said, breaking into a run. She smiled, and ran after him. After tonight’s events, even a detention couldn’t wipe the smile off of Rose’s face.