* Rose's ball *
Rose was starting to regret staying at the castle for Christmas. She actully started to regret saying yes to Eddie's invitation to the Yule Ball. It's not that she didn't like Eddie. He was sweet and funny and nice. He just... he wasn't the guy she really fancied. The boy she really fancied was in another house and was probably going with another girl. Why? Why did it have to be that way? She sighed and looked at herself in the mirror. She was wearing a green, long dress. Her long and curly red hair tied in an elegant bun. She had slightly put in some lipstick and eye shadow. She walked out of the girls' dorm and went to the common room to meet her date.
The night was OK for Rose. She talked to Albus and James, danced a bit and ate delicious food. Still, she longed to be with somebody else. After some hours, she looked around for her date. He was supposed to be getting some butterbeers and he still wasn't back.
"So... alone, Rosie?" She heard someone ask. She turned her head to where the voice was coming from and realised it was her cousin Albus. He smiled at her.
"Eddie went to get butterbeers." She said. "What about you?" She asked.
Albus pointed to a black-haired girl in a pink dress that was walking towards them with a couple of drinks. She gave a glass to Albus and smiled at Rose.
"Hey, Rose! Having fun?" The girl asked.
"Hi, Stephanie. So far, so good." The red-haired girl replied.
"So... You'll never believe who I saw in the line kissing." Stephanie started. Albus and Rose looked at her like expecting her to continue with her story.
"Lana Winchester and Eddie Easton!" Stephanie exclaimed. Rose felt her eyes filling up with tears. Her date had dumped her? Albus put an arm around Rose's shoulder and pulled her close to him.
"It's alright, Rosie. He's an idiot." He said as she cried in his shoulder. She wasn't sad about it. She felt mad and used.
"I just... I don't know why I'm so upset. I mean... he wasn't even my first choice in the first place. I should have never said yes to him. I should have never stayed here for this stupid ball in the first place." She cried, pulling away from him. "I'm off to bed." She announced.
Just as she was turning around to leave, she heard someone calling for her. It seemed that this person was on stage with the band. She turned around and saw him: blonde hair, green eyes, black and green dress robes, broad smile on his face.
"Rose Granger-Weasley, I was the biggest idiot in this school for not asking you to the ball in the second it was announced. But I want you to know, I want EVERYONE to know, that I LOVE YOU!" Scorpius Malfoy shouted. Tears ran through Rose's cheeks. Scorpius smiled.
"So... if you allow me, if you want to, would you dance with me?" he asked. She brushed her tears with the back of her hands and ran to him. She flung her arms at him and kissed him passionately full on the mouth. He was shocked at first, but then grabbed her waist and replied to her kiss enthusiastically as the whole school clapped and whistled.
"Soppy bastard. He finally did it!" Albus exclaimed as his cousin Fred slipped 5 galleons in his hand. Albus looked at him and smiled. "Told you they would end up together in the end." he said later. Rose and Scorpius went down the stage and went to the middle of the dancefloor, not caring about who was watching them. They were happy to be finally together.