Chapter 1 - Long Year

"Babe, there's something tragic about you

Something so magic about you..."

-Hozier, From Eden

Scorpius

Scorpius Malfoy were feeling both happy and sad, after all he was going back to Hogwarts. That itself were a reason big enough to make him feeling that way, but it wasn't just that.

He loved Hogwarts, he felt like home there even with the hell he had to life with in his first years. Finally, the biggest part of the wizard world stopped with the idea that Scorpius Malfoy were Voldemort's son. Of course, people still didn't love him - or Albus, but time had change things for them.

Scorpius grow up and puberty made good for him. His platinum blond hair aways were in that I-just-get-out-of-bed look, he got really tall and muscular thanks to the books he was aways caring up and down the castle and quidditch. He end up being a quite charming young man and girls at Hogwarts thought that he was cute in an unique way, like the aways talking about books, History and Bathilda Bagshot way. Not that he cared so much about how the girls in Hogwarts saw him, the only girl he wanted to date was Rose Granger-Weasley and she didn't see he in that way.

Scorpius spend the hole forth year trying to get her to go to Hogsmead with him. She would tease him sometimes, but aways said "no". He never gave up on her, but he decide to stop pushing her so much.

In the end, she became some kind of friend for him and Albus. Rose was still the most amazing girl in the intere castle and had her friends in Gryffindor, but they often study together in the library - not that he did much concentrate with the girl so close to him, talk close to the lake or just sneak to the kitchens together to eat cake. She stopped to be so hard with the boys, and was currently trying to step out of the spotlight she created around herself. Albus aways were saying she felt bad about the way she treated them and that they had to face Delphi and that was the way she found to end her mistakes. But Scorpius knew he still liked his cousin.

The blond boy wanted so badly to see her again, but every day near her without been able to show how much he cared about her was breaking his heart. Scorpius tried to show his affection for her, but he was trying this new idea of being less hard on her.

'So... You don't seem too happy,' Draco Malfoy said as he and his son made their way across the sea of people in platform 9 3/4.

He looked to his father. After the events in his forth year they became some kind of close, Scorpius were happy to see how great it was doing for his father. The man were so broken and lost when his wife died, not only because he lost the woman he loved, but Scorpius knew it was because of the situation with himself and the way the boy aways was.

Draco were never the perfect father - at least in the stereotype, but he loved his son and he aways tried his best. The last years became the bests of the father and son relationship, it had to, Astoria loved them so much and now she was gone, leaving them with only each other to rely to.

Scorpius started to write to his father every weekend, talking about almost everything that happened with him at Hogwarts in his fifth year right after he became Slytherin's Seeker, he watched with a smile his father owl aways made her way across the Hall every Monday with a letter saying "it's gonna be okay" or "I am happy for you" and things like that. Even if his letters were very long and opened, Scorpius knew his father could never bring himself to write too many words for him, he was a man of a few words and the few he write him back were full of love.

'I am happy, I am going back to Hogwarts.' The younger Malfoy said with a forced smile ' Last year finally, school bullshit never again! '

'You never stay happy when the business is Hogwarts.'

'Not in my firsts years, but now things are better, you know it!'

Draco gave him a wide look and asked:

'Is it because of the Weasley girl?'

Scorpius didn't know how his dad felt about boy aways talked about her in his letters, but never make quite clear his true feelings for the girl.

Did Draco knew? How? Was it that obvious?

He must have left his toughs through his face, because his father gave him a grin - the Draco Malfoy equivalent of a big laughter.

'It's not that hard to know... The way you talk about her in your letters make quite obvious. And I keep speckling you write about you finally asking her to Hogsmead, but you never do.'

Scorpius were speacheless, were his father okay with him liking Rose Granger-Weasley? A Weasley?

If seemead he was not going to found out about it soon, because he heard Albus Potter voice screamed for him.

'Oi! Scorpius, right here!'

The two Malfoy man searched for Scorpius best friend, and started to walk in his direction. He was waving next to his family. His hole family for Scorpius despair.

The Granger-Wesley-Potter clan were together in the middle of the platform. They weren't playing attention to the two blond mans, at least not all of them.

Rose Granger-Weasley big sweet brown eyes were looking to Scorpius between her long ginger eyelashes. Her cheeks and nose were a little red, probably thanked to the summer vacation that her family spend at the Burrow - he knew that thanks to Albus letters, but didn't know much more than that, the color only made her freaclews even move cute - for Scorpius devious toughs. She bite her lower lip - something the boy learned were his guilty pleasure, making it became dark rose. And the girl was wearing a dark red sweater that only make her stunning curls more ginger and shiny.

Fuck, Scorpius thought, did Rose just get even more beautiful over the summer? It wasn't damn fair!

Albus gave him a man hug, with a crazy smile on his face. Scorpius were despede to found the reason why, they didn't talk much on the few letters exchanged between the tho friends.

'Hey, man!' The blond one said dragging his grey eyes away from Rose 'How was summer?'

'Really good, I have some news I want to talk about in the train' He said quite low almost like a whisper 'Hullo, Mister Malfoy.'

Scorpius father shacked the young Potter hand and than made the same with the boy's father and mother who were both looking happy for his son show of happiness. Scorpius knew Albus were only realived to finally see him and be able to talk about his crazy thoughts with him. Their families finally seemead to see how much their friendship made good for both of them, and even started to became friendly.

They were a team and had a condition that made their moods ride when they were together. They were open books with each other.

When Scorpius ended complimenting the Potter family he dragged his look to the red haired girl of his dreams again, who seemed to be looking to him for this hole time.

'Hi, Scorpion King' She almost whispered, making him guess if she did indeed say anything, but her teasing grin make him say the opposite.

'Hi, Rose' He said back not sure if he should hug her, so he took her hand ignoring the eletricid shiver in his arm and kissed her left hand softly.

When he finally look to her face again, he could tell she was holding her breath and became a little more red.

He heard someone cleaning the throat, and for Scorpius realived it was just Albus. The feeling that he could die with only one look of Rony Weasley never leave his mind since Albus asked what would he do if one day he become Rose's boyfriend and had to visit her parents.

Scorpius looked the other way letting go her hand not enjoying the empineness it let.

Draco, Ginny and Harry were talking about something that was happening with the wizard world, and Rose's parents, Lily Potter and Hugo Granger-Weasley were busy hearing some story about James Sirius Potter's crazy life.

'So, Albus did not told you the news yet?' She asked with a teasing smile in her cousin's way.

'He did not, but he will.'

'How can you two call yourselfs best mates if you don't talk to each other over the summers?'

'We talk to each other over the summers' Scorpius correctly her kindly ' Just not as much as we do at school.'

'And Rosie... ' Albus began.

'Don't call me that, Albus. People stopped calling me that when I was eight.'

'It will not be a problem after Hogwarts because we are gonna share an apartment and it's gonna be full time Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy talking about their life's to each other' Albus hand reached Scorpius's for a high five and his friend accepted it.

'Merlin help the dates you'll bring there.'

Scorpius could only think about how badly he wanted her to be his date.

It was definitely gonna be a long year.

Rose

When Rose Granger-Weasley saw Scorpius Malfoy in the platform 9 3/4 all she could think of was how handsome he became over the summer. Not he wasn't already quite cute before, but now that was something about him that made her desperate for air. Maybe was her new found feelings for him.

When the girl first met him, she didn't like him at all. In the beginning was because of the Voldemort son thing, but later it was because he had Albus.

Albus Severus Potter aways were her favorite cousin, when she picture herself in Hogwarts, she saw her and Albus like a dynamic duo and Scorpius Malfoy and that stupid Hat ruined her plans.

Of course, when the older Rose looked back she could see how awful, prejudiced and anfair she was with the two boys.

So, in the moment she heard about Delphi and the time-turner, the girl decide became friends with both them and that when Hell started.

Rose heart started to melt with Scorpius cuteness. He such a nice guy, so sweet and funny. And he was such a nerd! He was the best in all his classes, and it seemed that he didn't even try that hard! She should be jealous of him maybe, but all she could think it was how handsome he looked when he was almost sleeping on his books after a long night of study. And he was handsome, very handsome.

His hair aways shined when the light touched it, his eyes were indescribable, sometimes she thought it had the colors of the dark ocean, others the clouds of a lazy day. His skin was light, but looked so soft and he had a fell brown spots in his arms and neck - and of course, the one close to his mouth were Rose wanted so badly kiss. Scorpius had the cutest dimples ever, every time he gave her a smile and it apear she wanted to jump on him and kiss he endlessly. And his arms, Merlin his arms! They were muscular, but not too much and enough to make her dream about he hug her and never let go.

Merlin, she was so fucked.

Maybe she could just stop talking to him. It were going to kill her of course, the best conversations she had were with him.

She were just to proud to revel her feelings about him. And also, she wasn't sure he still liked her... And if he did, she didn't thinks she deserved him.

Rose changed, she tried and it worked, but she was still an proud little girl who liked to be the best in everything. So badly, the sorting hat wanted to put in slytherin.

(Merlin, it would had been a disaster, looked how hard it was for Albus)

The true was simple: she was courageous, but not when it comes with Scorpius Malfoy.

And when he kissed her hand in the middle of the platform all she could do was begged to herself not to blush more than she was already doing.

Rose needed to drag her thoughts away from his mouth, so she asked about Albus and his laters with one certain Ravenclaw.

In this summer at the Burrow they became so much closer than before that Rose almost felt like part of Albus and Scorpius friendship. Her cousin opened himself for her in a way she thought it would never happen ever again, talking about his relationship with his father, Hogwarts, Scorpius, everything that happened with Delphi and even his love life.

She didn't had much chance to tease Albus, because soon they hear the whistle of the Hogwarts Express. And in the middle of kisses and hugs of her beloved family, she found herself with the feeling: it was gonna be her last year.

Of course, she knew it a long time, but only there she finally felt it.

It was in the corridor she realized Scorpius gaze in her and she finally looked at him again.

'Don't worry, you'll do great this year' He said with a smile, the smile.

'How can you be so sure? ' Rose asked weakly.

'Because you're Rose Weasley.'

'That's not too much ' She rolled her eyes, but kept her voice gentle.

'Well, it's more than enough for me ' His tone was warm and comfortable.

Rose's brown eyes found Scorpius grey ones so easily that made her scary, making her fell butterflies in her stomach.

Kiss me, she begged in her mind, her lips opening just a little asking him to prove them.

Scorpius eyes dropped hers, and looked down to her lips, making her involuntarily bite them.

He take a deep breath and opened his mouth to say something.

'Hey! Weasley, Malfoy! ' Someone shot behind them ' You're blocking the way!'

Rose woke up from the moment saying sorry and running through the hallway.

She needed to be as far as possible from there. She needed to be as far as possible from Scorpius Malfoy.

It was definitely gonna be a long year.

First, this is obviously post Cursed Child. I am not the biggest fan of it, but I loved Scorpius in it and hated Rose (so as you can see, I made her change some thoughts)

Second, I ENGLISH IS NOT MY FIRST LANGUAGE (it is Brazilian Portuguese) so please don't kill me if there's any grammar errors and feel free to show them to me. I am graduated from English School and I have a CambridgeCertificated buuuut still not my first language.

I really hope you like it. This is a multi chapter fic, not sure yet how long.

I also not sure how long I will take to post new chapters, I am in my last year in High School and here in Brazil is crazy and a BIG pressure this year, but I promise my best.