Disclaimer: All characters and the setting are legal property of JK Rowling and associates, and I do not own anything except for the plot.

Black and White

On the outside, everyone saw it in black and white.

He was quiet, stealthy as shadows. His calm demeanor grew from isolation and his patience pious and enduring. His skin and hair were pale like the pages of the books from which most of his company came. His eyes were an enigma, a labyrinth of unasked questions and unanswered problems. And of course, his chosen tool was subtlety, which he wielded with caution and deft skill, careful yet unhesitant.

She, however, was bold, and always let her presence be known. She moved with purpose, and always had support, an army at her disposal. Her eyes were pools where laughter rang, friends embraced, and love abounded. Her form was slender, her skin and hair as radiant as if the sun's gentle rays had just graced her with their presence. And of course, her tool was bluntness, whether it be in determination or honesty.

What everyone failed to realize was the colors that sat under the surface. Love, compassion, intelligence…..both had a pallet of pigments so vivid with which to color their world.

And so, when the following scene unfolded before their very eyes, everyone was left as an incomprehensibly gaping group due to their disability to believe what they saw before them.

Scorpius entered silently, as usual, his footsteps seemingly muffled by bare stone. His face, though usually unreadable, had betrayed some emotion, and his heart was clearly worn on his sleeve. He approached Rose, cleared his throat, and waited.

Rose turned. Her eyes easily traveled his form, settling on his face. She looked into his eyes, and read him with ease. She stood up, leaned against him and quietly asked,

"Hogsmeade, Saturday?"

It was all over in with a single word, and black and white became shades of grey.

"Yes."

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