"Bloody hell, Weasley!" Scorpius shouted as he pushed himself up into a sitting position. Rose lay next to him sprawled across the floor. "What are you trying to do, get us killed?" His narrow gaze widened a bit as Rose's body started to tremble. "You weren't really scared were you Weasley," he taunted. "Aren't Gryffindors supposed to be brave? Weasley?" She still didn't respond. "Rose?"
Then he heard it; soft giggles were emanating from behind the hand Rose had clenched over her mouth. Scorpius huffed and sat back, leaning against the wall. "Of course you would think it's funny. We almost die and the Gryffindor has the gall to laugh."
"You should have seen your face." Rose choked out between laughs, finally rolling over to face him, and sitting up.
"You-Know-Who was right behind you!" Malfoy shrieked. "We've gotta tell someone. How is this even possible? This is really, really bad."
"You mean Voldemort?" Scorpius flinched, and Rose laughed. "You're such an idiot Malfoy. That was a boggart. The worst it can do is scare you. Though I'm sure it'll be useful to know what scares you most in the future."
"What the hell were you doing with a boggart?"
"James wanted something to practice on. I found this one hiding in the broom closet a couple days ago, and was bringing it to him. I had just dropped the box I'd had it in when you came running along, and tackled me into this classroom. Who knows where it's gone now. It'll take weeks to find another one." Rose huff, and pulled herself on desk.
"So it was really just a boggart?" Scorpius asked, standing up beside her.
Rose nodded, and grinned, clearly trying to bite back another laugh, and then Scorpius did something that surprised her; he started laughing. "I bet I looked pretty terrified."
Rose joined suite, and laughed along with him. "Oh you did. Don't worry though, it turns into a gigantic spider for me."
"So how do you take care of a boggart?" Scorpius asked.
"I'll tell you what," Rose replied. "You help me find the one we just lost, and I'll convince James to let you watch his practice." She hopped off the desk and grabbed Scorpius's hand, pulling him out of the classroom behind her.
