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A.N- there are references to Pride and Prejudice and Les Mis, just warning you in case it spoils them for anyone.
A few weeks later found Rose and Scorpius in the library. Professor Pierce said their next assignment was to write a biography about the author of the book they had chosen, and do an accompanying essay about the time period that the author lived in and how it may have affected the story or the author's style. Scorpius had decided to start on a history book about that time period, when suddenly Rose reached for it at the same time-Les Mis and Pride and Prejudice were written only fifty years apart, and the history book went in volumes organized by century.
"Ladies first" Scorpius said, letting Rose take it.
"Oh, no, you were here before me, you should take it"
Scorpius smiled "okay, how about a compromise- you take it first, but only if you help me think of a creative way to present the book" he suggested. "Deal" Rose agreed, and she took the history book while Scorpius went to look for a biography on Victor Hugo.
"You know, it's funny," Rose said while copying something from the history book. "Our books are only fifty years apart, yet the history is completely different. Mine is fighting society and the human emotions and mindset based on it, while yours is fighting for the right to live. I'd say yours is a more intense history."
Scorpius looked up from the book he was reading. "Yeah, but yours is pretty intense too. Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy have to fight for each other amongst their friends and families, risking their name and reputation- especially Mr. Darcy. And reputation was big at the time. Marius and Cosette didn't have any emotional problem to stop them, only the war. Both our books are about prejudice and wrongful judgments, but the only one misunderstood in Les Mis is Jean Valjean. Both Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy-and even Mr. Wickham are all wrongfully judged."
Rose stared at him "how…?" Scorpius smiled. "You keep talking about the book all the time, I figured I might as well read it so I can understand what you're always rambling about" Rose was ecstatic, she always tried to get other people to read Pride and Prejudice, but no one had listened to her before. "So what did you think?" she asked him.
Scorpius paused. "Well, it's a little too romantic and fluffy for me, but it really is good. I kind of see myself in Mr. Darcy-the whole people thinking he is proud and arrogant when he really did good things, but in a quiet way, like in Lydia and Wickham's case"
Rose smiled. "It's funny, I always compared myself to Elizabeth. We're both known to be a little…" she trailed off.
"Blunt?" Scorpius said with a smirk.
Rose rolled her eyes. "Well, yeah, and we both want to break away from our families-I mean, she is embarrassed by her family, and while I love mine, it is nice to step away from being just another Weasley"
"Not to mention always being chased by different guys." Scorpius mumbled to himself. Rose heard him and flicked her quill at him. It was common knowledge that almost all the guys at Hogwarts wanted to date Rose, yet they never succeeded, thanks to Rose's family and her own opinions of the "idiot boys who can't think of anyone but themselves". Personally, Scorpius was glad that she felt that way, he knew exactly what was on those other guys' minds and didn't want Rose to be involved with them. But he didn't want to think too much about why he felt that way.
Rose was speaking again. "Yeah, there's all that, but I think the main one is that she learns to not judge other people by their names and reputations alone, and comes to love them."
Suddenly realizing what she just said, she blushed and looked down at the table. When she picked her head up, she saw Scorpius staring at her. She swallowed; dimly aware of their sudden close proximity and the silence in the library. Rose found that she couldn't look away, and neither could Scorpius.
A loud crash brought them back to reality; Albus had just bumped against the history shelf. "Hey guys," he said, "what's up?"
"N-nothing, I gotta go" Rose stammered. Hurriedly grabbing her stuff, she ran out of the library as fast as she could, her ears burning red, ignoring the librarian's calls for her to stop running.
Albus sat down in the chair Rose had just vacated. He sat, silently looking at Scorpius. Not knowing what to say, Scorpius pretended to continue reading his book.
"So, you and Rosie huh?" Albus said.
Scorpius looked up. "What are you talking about?" he stuttered, while turning slightly pink.
Albus rolled his eyes. "Come on Scorp, I'm not blind, I see the way you look and act around her. You like her don't you?" Scorpius started to deny, but one look at Albus made him fall silent. "I guess I've been feeling a little…protective of Rose lately…"
"Scorpius, I have protective feelings for Rose, you have more than that. Just admit it" Al replied.
"There's nothing to admit!" Scorpius argued. Albus sighed. "When you realize that you like her, come find me. Oh, and I give you my approval. Better you than all the other guys here." He stood up and walked out.
Scorpius looked at his watch, he had meant to go work on a potions essay, but now he suddenly had a few more things on his mind.
A.N- I hope you like this chapter! I know the other two were shorter, so I hope this one makes up for it. Please review, Thanks!