Rose meandered along hand in hand with Scorpius. They we chatting about the hard work the potions assignment was turning out to be, when Rose glanced around the near empty corridor leading to the courtyard. A figure caught her eye and she felt her butterflies of energy transform into a raging hornet's nest. They had stopped walking, which lead Scorpius to look at the source of Rose's sudden foul mood. He grimaced.
Rose let Scorpius' hand drop and stepped forward a few paces, not too close but close enough so that the light wasn't obscuring her line of sight. She wanted to make sure he knew how infuriated she was.
"What are you doing here?" She snapped, glaring at the boy.
Scorpius walked to the off side of Rose and place his hand in the small of her back. "Babe, he's not worth it, let's go." He directed a warning glance at the other boy.
Rose considered whether to leave for a second. Decided they had better go.
