A/N: I own only the plot and everything else is You-know-who's.

This is for The Title Swap Competition by The Crownless Queen on Harry Potter Fanfiction Challenges forum.

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Breaking promises

Part I

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It's the first of September and it's time for Rose's fifth year. The entire Weasley-Potter clan is at the station either to go or to say the last goodbyes to the kids that are leaving. It's the same case with Hermione and her daughter Rose.

"Now, Rosie, promise me that you will be careful around that Malfoy boy. I have nothing against him but his father..."

Hermione doesn't manage to finish the sentence because Rose cut her off.

"Mum! Would you all stop comparing Scorpius to his father? They are two different people."

"Promise me, Rose!" Hermione demands from her daughter.

"Fine! I promise you! Happy now?"

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Three months have passed and it is almost time to go home for Christmas; just one week and they will be home.

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Rose is walking down a hallway, doing her Prefect patrol when she is pulled into a classroom.

"Shhh! Rose don't panic, it's me, Scorpius. I had to talk to you before we go on the train to head home."

"And you couldn't do that tomorrow at a normal time?" Rose questions.

"I couldn't wait…"

"What is it? I have rounds to do," she says while raising her eyebrow.

"I..." He starts but trails off. Rose turns her back on him ready to exit the room.

"I really like you and I was wondering if you would go with me to Hogsmeade this weekend. It's the last one, after all."

"Are you serious?" Rose asks him, missing the glint in his eye.

He just nods his head and as she was close enough pulls her in for a hug. Rose looks up into his eyes and his lips slowly descend on hers.

After the kiss finishes, she goes into the hallway with one final look towards Scorpius and leaves him alone in the classroom - or so she thinks.

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It is the last weekend at Hogwarts and at the same time the Hogsmeade weekend. Rose gets up early and heads to have breakfast in the Hall. While she is eating, a great and majestic owl flies into the Hall and lands to her left. She takes the note and reads it.

Flower,

Meet me at the Three Broomsticks for lunch at 1pm.

Love Scorpius

She immediately gets up and runs happily out of the Hall to get ready. Her brother follows her exit with worried eyes for he recognized that owl. He shakes his head, knowing that nothing good will come out of this.

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It is 1:15pm and Scorpius hasn't arrived yet. She continues to sit, constantly looking at the door in hopes of seeing the blond boy.

Two hours pass and he still hasn't arrived but Rose stays there, still waiting.

Her brother comes at 4pm and shaking his head exits. He knows that there is no reasoning with her. His parents tried and didn't have much luck, they warned her about that boy and didn't listen, and she still doesn't.

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He didn't arrive and Rose returns to Hogwarts ready to go home tomorrow. She lays down into her bed and tears start falling down her face. She is silent as to not wake her roommates up. She casts a silencing charm around her bed and starts to cry. Just then her mind remembers the last conversation with her mother. That only makes her cry harder and she whispers to no one,

"I'm sorry mum, I broke my promise."