"You know," Al said slyly, "you two are a little bit like Romeo and Juliet. You do realize this, don't you?"
"Who?" Scorpius asked. It was their seventh year at Hogwarts and he'd just started dating his best friend, Rose. Neither of their parents knew, of course, but Albus did and he approved greatly. Despite the fact that Scorpius was a Slytherin and Rose was a Gryffindor and their parents hated each other, they made a perfect couple. They were both know-it-alls according to Al, and they bickered none-stop. According to Al and Hugo, they acted a lot like Ron and Hermione when they were that age.
"Romeo and Juliet is a muggle play. It was one of Shakespeare most famous plays. How do you not know who Romeo and Juliet were? You're taking muggle studies."
"Shakespeare…..Oh, right!" Scorpius said remembering. "Well, we're still reading Macbeth and we haven't started any other plays he's written. So, who are Romeo and Juliet?"
"Romeo was a Montague and Juliet was a Capulet. The Montague family and the Capulet family hated each other's guts. They'd been having this feud for generations. At one point, Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, killed Romeo's best friend and Romeo killed him. Romeo and Juliet fell in love despite this."
"Wow," Scorpius said mildly impressed. "So, what did their family do when they found out?"
"They never did. Romeo and Juliet kept their marriage a secret. Juliet's parents tried to force her into marrying this one guy, Escalus, so she faked her death. Romeo thought that he was really dead so he commit suicide. When Juliet woke up, she found him dead, and she killed herself. Their parents found them dead together and the feud ended," Rose said simply.
"Oh, and how does this play remind you of us?" Scorpius asked Al.
"Well, you two are dating even though our families can't stand each other. I'm half expecting Rose to start saying 'Scorpius, Scorpius, where for art thou, Scorpius?'" Al said jokingly and Rose punched him in the arm. Al laughed muttering, "You hit like a girl."
"Hey, Al," she began mischievously. "If I'm Juliet and Scorpius is Romeo, that must make you Tybalt!"
Al stopped laughing at once and said, "No, that would be James."