You would have never guessed that Rose and Scorpius would end up together. No one did, in fact. Everyone just thought that they would be rivals all through school, and then go on with their lives, never talking, except to maybe throw insults at each other when the other got a higher test grade.

But as it turns out, the saying "opposites attract" really does ring true. Rose and Scorpius just announced their engagement, and I couldn't have been more upset about it.

You see, back when they still went to Hogwarts (they had graduated two years before), they did hate each other. They insulted each other when they passed in the halls, and rumor has it, they even hexed each other a few times. Whenever you heard their names in the same sentence, you knew something went wrong.

Which only made it more surprising when I heard Rose say, "Scorpius and I are engaged!"

I wanted to scream. I wanted to punch something, or someone. Mostly Rose, but also Scorpius. He lied to me. He said that we would be together forever, but with him graduating, it would be to difficult to maintain a relationship while I was still in school. He told me that he loved me, and that he would wait for me. But he didn't. Instead, he went a long and got engaged to my cousin.

"That's great!" I replied, trying my best to smile at the two of them. It was the day before Christmas Eve, and it seemed like my Christmas was just ruined.

"I know! Who would have guessed? I mean, we hated each other in school!" she nearly squealed, smiling at Scorpius.

"Yeah, I know. I was there every time you needed to complain about him, remember?" I said, trying my best to keep the mood light.

"Of course I remember that!"

"You complained about me?" Scorpius asked, a smile playing at his lips. The lips that used to kiss me before I hurried back to the Gryffindor common room.

"Oh like you never complained about me!"

"Touche."

"Does the rest of the family know?" I asked, looking down at my hands.

"No, I wanted to tell you first. Scorpius didn't think we should, but I wouldn't hear it. You're my cousin and my best friend! Of course you should be the first one to find out!"

I didn't know how to reply to this. All I wanted to do was start yelling at Scorpius, for being a lying idiot! I thought we would still have something once I graduated. I turned down so many date offers, and dance dates because I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him, and I thought he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me. But I guess I was wrong.

"We should probably go break the news to your parents, love," Scorpius said.

"This should be interesting..."

"Good luck," I manage to choke out, before running up to my mother's old room in the Burrow.

"Honey, are you feeling okay? Do you need anything?" I heard my mother ask after knocking on the bedroom door.

"No, Mum, I'm fine. Just tired," I lied, hoping that she would believe me and just leave me alone.

"You missed lunch, and dinner. I don't think that means you're just tired. You never miss meals. What's wrong?" she asked, opening the door and walking in. "I brought you some tea."

"Thanks, Mum." I took the tea cup from her hands and took a sip of it.

"So are you going to tell me what's been bothering you?" she asked after a few minutes, sitting down on the bed.

"I don't want to talk about it," I told her, taking another sip of the tea. In truth, I really did want to talk about it, but there was no way that I could. She would never believe that Scorpius and I used to date, and if she did, she would probably try her best to sabotage Rose and Scorpius' relationship. And although I didn't like that they were together, I wasn't going to be the one to mess everything up.

In truth, the only person I knew I could talk about it was Scorpius. Or at least that's who I would talk to if he wasn't the one that was causing this whole problem. He probably didn't even remember that he had promised to wait for me.

"Is it about Rose and Scorpius?" she asked. Sometimes I swear, mums are psychics. I guess all mothers are slightly insane.

I didn't say anything. How was I supposed to get out of this one?

"So it is," she assumed, nodding her head. "What about them? Did you not want them to get married? You know, Rose will still be your best friend, even if she's married, if that's whats worrying you."

"Its not that mum. I'm not worried about Rose and I not being best friends anymore. I'm happy that she's happy. Its just..."

"You wish it wasn't Scorpius that made her happy?" she guessed standing up and walking over to my trunk that was filled with clothes. "I know exactly how you feel. You know, when I was your age, your father made me feel the exact same way. He started dating a girl named Cho Chang."

"Yeah, but you and Dad still ended up getting together. Me and Scorpius aren't going to. If you hadn't realized, they aren't just dating, they're getting married!"

"I know honey. My situation wasn't exactly the same as yours, but I just wanted you to know that I know how you feel. Though, I am wondering, why are you so upset about them getting engaged?"

Before I knew it, I was spilling the whole story. "When I was in my fifth year, Scorpius and I started dating. There wasn't even a possibility that he and Rose were going to get married in two years. They hated each other more than Dad hated Draco. But I understood him. He wanted people to accept him for who he was, not what his last name was. At first we would just do homework together in the library, but then, before the Halloween Dance, he asked me to go with him, and after that, we started dating.

"But then, at the end of the year, he told me that we needed to break up, because it would be to difficult to have a long distance relationship. He told me he would wait for me, and that we could get back together once I finished school. He told me he loved me, Mum. He told me that he wanted to be with me forever, and that he would wait. But he didn't. He had to go and fall in love with my cousin of all people. It would be easier to except if it was just some random person, but its Rose. Its like he doesn't even remember me. Like he doesn't even care anymore." By then, I was in tears. All I wanted to do was curl up in a ball and cry myself to sleep, and hope that the pain would be lessened after a good night's sleep.

"Honey, it's going to be fine. There are plenty of people out there. This just means that Scorpius was not the one for you."

"Lily! Where were you all yesterday?" Rose asked me at breakfast the next day. Everyone was gathered around the large table in the dining room, waiting for Grandma Molly and Aunt Fleur to finish making breakfast.

My hair was everywhere, and my pajamas were still on, but I really didn't care. I thought that sleeping would help me feel better about Rose and Scorpius' engagement, but I only felt worse. It was lucky that I even made it down the stairs this morning.

And can you really blame me? The guy I have been in love with for two and a half years just told everyone that he is going to be marrying my best friend and cousin. Its quite a lot to take in.

"Sorry, I think I ate something when I was out with Alice a few days ago. My stomach wasn't feeling well," I told her, as I took my seat next to Albus and Roxy.

"Well its good that you're feeling better. We don't want you to be sick on Christmas," Albus says, giving me a side hug.

"Yeah, because everyone is supposed to be happy and healthy during Christmas," I whisper underneath my breath.

Suddenly, pancakes and bacon were flying through the air, landing on all of our plates, and everyone started eating. I glanced at Scorpius every now and then, and every time I did, he was looking right back at me.