Rose Weasley stared over at Scorpius Malfoy, and hoped she wouldn't get caught. He was reading out his essay on about the Gemino Curse. His deep voice filled the room, like a sweet song sung by a rock band. His pale blond hair hung to his shoulders in a dead straight fashion, perfectly framing his pointed face. His pale grey eyes always glistened with mischief. Rose sighed as Scorpius looked up from his essay, with a sweet smile on his handsome face. Albus Potter hit her arm. "Hey!" Rose hissed at her cousin. "You were doing it again. You need to be more careful!" Albus hissed back. Rose blushed a deep crimson and banged her head softly on the table. Too bad he has a girlfriend, she thought. "Alright folks, that's enough for today. Enjoy the rest of your evenings," Headmistress McGonagall announced, her voice carrying clearly through the classroom. Everyone packed up and left.
2 hours later
Rose was curled up on a sofa by the fire in the Gryffindor common room. She had a book open in her lap. Completely absorbed as she was, she didn't notice Scorpius Malfoy sit on the armchair beside the sofa until he spoke. "Hey there," he said, his deep voice penetrating Rose's soul. Rose blushed deep red and kept her eyes on the book. "H-hi," she muttered. Scorpius smiled at Rose and took the book away from her. "Hey!" Rose exclaimed, reaching for the book. "Ah, ah, ah. No, I'm not gonna give you back the book Rose. You'll have to get it off me," Scorpius declared, a mischievous glint in his beautiful grey eyes. Rose glared at him and leapt for the book. Scorpius threw the book onto the table and grabbed Rose, pulling her onto his lap. She tried to get up, but Scorpius wove his arms around her and held her tightly. "Let me go, Scorpius," Rose demanded. "No. You see, I think you're enjoying this just as much as I am," Scorpius whispered, his warm breath tickling Rose's neck. Rose shivered slightly. "Why are you doing this?" she whispered, not trusting her voice enough to speak louder. "Because I like you, Rose. Alot. And I know you like me too, even though you try to hide it," Scorpius whispered back, turning Rose in his lap so that she faced him. She stared into his eyes, her blue eyes connecting with his grey, as he leaned forward. "If you don't want this to happen, then go. Leave now. But if you know what's going to happen then stay. Stay with me," Scorpius whispered, before closing the distance and kissing Rose softly. As he began to pull away, thinking Rose didn't actually want him, Rose kissed back. She was shy at first, but deepened the kiss, wrapping her arms around Scorpius' neck. Scorpius' hand moved up and down Rose's hips, stroking her gently whilst holding her to him. Rose was the one to break the kiss. "Oh Scorpius what are we doing? You have a girlfriend," Rose whispered softly, tears filling her eyes. "She doesn't matter. Come with me," he replied, as he stood up, supporting Rose with an arm underneath her. "Put me down Scorpius!" Rose hissed. Reluctantly, Scorpius placed Rose on the ground, but he took her hand as he lead her from the Gryffindor common room. Rose sighed, as she was dragged out of the common room out into the corridor. "Where are you taking me?" she asked, annoyance creeping into her voice as Scorpius pushed open a door. "Be quiet or we'll get caught!" Scorpius barked. Tears filled Rose's eyes, which went unnoticed to Scorpius.
For the past four years, Rose suffered from depression. It started just after her 12th birthday. She had been out walking near the forest by her home, when a man appeared. A wizard. He seemed very nice. He was well spoken and spoke to Rose as an equal and as if she was older than she actually was. They had sat on the roots of a large tree at the very edge of the forest. When Rose decided it was time to go, the man had grabbed her arm and dragged her into the forest. She had screamed for help, but her screams weren't heard. She fought hard and tried desperately to get away, but to no avail. She had hardly any strength left when the man finally stopped dragging her and threw her to the ground. Rose had tried again to get away, but the man kicked her, winding her. He proceeded to join her on the forest floor, ripped her clothes off and raped her. Rose had cried and fought, but the strength left her. The man produced a knife when he had finished and cut along Rose's stomach, permanently scarring her. When she had finally gotten away from the man, she locked herself in her room and didn't come out. As it was over school holidays, she told her parents that she just had alot of homework to do. Even then, four years on from the incident, Rose still hadn't told anyone that she had been raped. No one had seen the scar the man gave her and no one had seen any of the scars that covered Rose's arms from all the times she had cut herself.
Rose cried silently, tears streaming down her face. Scorpius turned around to Rose, a shy smile on his face. But he instantly lost his smile when he saw Rose's tears. "Rose?" Scorpius whispered, concern taking over his voice. Rose didn't speak, she just continued to cry. Scorpius moved forward and pulled Rose into his arms. "Let me go," she whispered. Scorpius obeyed immediately and stepped backwards. Rose turned and ran back to the Gryffindor common room. She ran up to the girls dormitory and entered quietly. She went to her bed and pulled the drapes around her bed, hiding her from view. She pulled off her dark blue jumper and produced a pocket knife from under her pillow. Taking out the blade, she placed it against her arm and cut. Blood welled up from the cut, but Rose didn't stop. Again and again she cut, until her arm was covered in blood. She put the blade away, and wiped away some of the blood. It took about half an hour for her arm to stop bleeding, but when it did, she pulled on an old t-shirt, took off her jeans and got into bed, drifting off into a restless sleep, filled with nightmares.
