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Written for OTP Boot Camp Challenge. (50 prompts. 50 drabbles/one-shots/Multi-chapter)

Pairing: Rose/Scorpius

Rating: Varies (but mostly K+)

Just When You Think Its Over

Prompt 1: Acrid

Rose Weasley watched Professor Slughorn carefully listening to his every word and writing down anything important in an additional parchment paper. Besides her Scorpius and Albus lazily tried to keep their faces attentive.

It was a an hot afternoon and they had double potion class, one hour and thirty minutes had gone by brewing Draught of healing and now the Horace was introducing them to a much more complex potion. The room was filled with pungent odor, and especially more around Rose, Albus and Scorpius' table since all the three had got the potion perfect.

"This isn't taught to lower years, but since it is the seventh year and you may come across it during your future profession the ministry has decided to include this curriculum."

Scorpius muttered something to Albus and he sniggered. Though both were lazy and inattentive, they seemed to have a talent at potions and sometimes beat Rose. It irritated her and made her grouchy. The boys preferred to ignore Rose for few minutes after every potion class if things didn't go her way.

"Now, I would like you to come closer and get a good look," Professor Slughorn continued.

Their stools were dragged and the seven students formed a semi-circle around the cauldron. Professor Slughorn stood beaming maniacally; he usually was like that when the potion was extremely complex or dangerous.

Rose was on her toes waiting in anticipation.

Professor Slughorn lifted the lid; Rose identified it at once as she noticed a distinctive mother of pearl sheen rising from it in characteristic spirals. She leaned toward in fascination.

"Any guesses?" Slughorn asked. Rose's hand went up faster than anyone else. She had years of practice doing that though her father was sure it was in her genes (he had received a smack on the head from her mother at that reference).

"Yes Miss. Weasley?"

"Its Amortentia sir, the most powerful love potion in the entire world," she replied promptly. "It's distinctly identified by the mother of pearl sheen rising spirally and is believed to smell differently to every single person depending on their liking. In large doses it is harmful though it is considered the same even in the opposite. It is banned by the ministry for the obvious reasons."

"Good girl, twenty points to Gryffindor," Horace Slughorn beamed.

Rose inhaled its scent deeply; she could smell the rainy air mixed with damp earth, roses and something different. She was sure she came across it each day because she remembered the smell…but couldn't point it out. It was the one that drew her the most.

Just then, Professor Slughorn snapped the lid shut. Rose realized that everybody including her had been surrounding the cauldron inhaling deeply. Even the boys. Albus looked mildly interested but Scorpius was very much into it.

"Alright, move back now," Professor Slughorn ordered. "Happens every time," he chuckled. Breathing rather heavily Rose waited for her Potions master's further instructions.

"I want you to write a twelve inches essay on Amortentia and its ill-effects, you may use examples and make it as descriptive as possible." he said in a dismissive manner.

At that everybody packed their bags and headed out the dungeons. Rose couldn't get the smell out of her head and she was feeling rather faint. The last husky smell still lingered around a little. Perhaps she had got a bit of potion on her robes.

"What did you smell?" she asked Albus and Scorpius curiously as they exited the dungeons.

"Nothing special, just my broomstick and grass," Albus shrugged.

"What about you Scorp?" Rose was still enthusiastic.

"Um…nothing," he mumbled.

"What do you mean?" she questioned.

"I mean I didn't smell anything!" he said defensively.

Rolling her eyes Rose said, "Oh please Scorpius! You were practically drooling over it." she watched him with raised eye brows; his face was still flushed and was growing darker second by second.

"So? I don't have to tell you," Scorpius huffed. Rose narrowed her eyes, she didn't know what had gotten into him, and he was perfectly fine just few minutes before.

"But come-on it can't be that stupid that you don't want to share!" she exclaimed.

"Jeez Scorp, you know how she can get, just tell her already," Albus spoke lazily. It was true anyways; they always got into various arguments like this and most of the time, Rose won in the end.

"I uh…smelt the ocean and uhh…" Scorpius was stammering. Rose was curious to know what it was that he didn't want to share.

"I got to go," Scorpius ended and walked away from them quickly.

Albus watched him in confusion while Rose stood there frozen absolutely horrified. She had just caught a whiff of Scorpius's cologne as he had left in hurry. It was the same as the smell she couldn't point out when she had smelt the Amortentia. The peculiar husky smell she was attracted to…Scorpius was wearing that.

Albus turned to Rose looking for an explanation and noticed her demented expression, "What's wrong?"

"I…uhh…n-n-oth-ing," Rose stammered.

Albus watched her with narrowed eyes and then looked at the way Scorpius had vanished, still confused and irritated he exclaimed, "What is wrong with you two!"

A/N: Haha…poor Albus! :P Any guess on what Scorpius might have been attracted to? *winks*

Well, I totally enjoyed writing this! Scorpius and Rose are just so unique together…I simply adore them!

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