The first month of school was great for Scor, Albus and Rose. The only downside was that Scor's father had barely written him, and when he did his letters were very distant. But Albus and Rose would do everything they could to make Scor forget about it, and it always worked, because Scor had never had real friends.

As Halloween neared, there was a growing excitement among the students. The headmaster had promised a costume party/dance. All years were welcome. Albus had to build the courage to approach a cute girl from Hufflepuff named Maddie Thomas. Fortunately, she accepted his offer to accompany her to the dance. Rose had already turned down two boys from her house.

"So, who are you going to the dance with?" Scor asked her a few days before the dance, while they were by the lake and waiting for Albus.

"Oh, I'm not going." Rose replied.

"Why not?"

"I'm just not interested. Who are you taking?"

"No one...Actually, you know, I think I'm just going to hang out in the library...I have to do some studying for Potions."

"Really? I can help!" exclaimed Rose.

"That'd be great! Thanks Rose!"

"What are friends for? I'm always here to help you with your studies, so never hesitate to ask."

Scor knew how much Rose loved to help people. He was smooth, that's for sure.

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"Come on mate, you sure you don't wanna come? It'll be way funner than studying with my cousin." It was the evening of the dance, and Albus couldn't see why Scor wouldn't come.

"No, it's okay. I really need help, I'm starting to fall behind." Scor met Rose in the library at 6:30. She was waiting for him at the table in the back.

"Hey Scor! I've got all the books from the Potions section!" Rose informed him cheerfully when she spotted him walking towards her.

The two buckled down for a late night of studying. Scor did his best to stay attentive, but he was constantly being distracted by thigs such as the cute little gap in Rose's two front teeth or how every time she moved, her wavy hair seemed to ripple beautifully. Then there was the fruity smell of her body spray that he would catch when she motioned to the page he was leaning towards, and the adorable freckles that accented her sweetness.

It was a quarter after eleven when they put away the book and left the library, under Madame Elanda's watchful eyes. The curfew had been extended to midnight for the sake of the party. Scor walked Rose to her common room.

"I hope Albus and Maddie are getting along well." She commented as they neared the opening to the Ravenclaaw domain.

"I'm sure they are."

"Aunt Ginny will be pleased...I really miss my family."

"Are you going home for Christmas break?"

"Oh, of course. The family always gathers together for holidays, and Christmas is the biggest one of all! We go to my grandparents house, on the Weasley side, and you'd be amazed at the amount of people that gather there! My uncle George paid to have an entirely new house built on the property so that there was always plenty of room for people to stay. The dinners are huge, and we always get lots of presents. No one is ever lonely, that's for sure."

Scor stared at her in wonder. "Wow...that sounds so nice..."

"What about you? And your family?"

"Well, if I go home for Christmas break I will definitely be lonely. It's just my parents and I, and there is nothing special or elaborate. I get a few presents, yes, and they are all very nice, but...it's just so...cold..."

Rose looked very solemn. "I could never imagine that. I guess I never really thought about how lucky I am..."

The two finally stopped. They had reached their destination.

"Well, I guess I'll see you in the morning." Scor said.

"Yeah...in the morning. Good night Scor."

"Good night Rose." Scor turned and began to walk down the corridor.

"Wait!" Rose called after him. He turned.

"Yeah?"

"Maybe...maybe Albus and I can bring you home with us for Christmas break...would you like that?"

Scor smiled. "I'd love it."

"Would your parents let you?"

Scor shrugged. "Maybe. I sure hope so."

"Okay. Well...Good night."

Scor nodded and continued on his way, feeling extremely pleased.

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