Forward in Time
Rose buttoned the crisp, white shirt to the collar. This could not be good. All of the buttons were practically bursting at the seams. Well, all of them above her waist, anyways.
"Mum!" she yelled out her door. "I think I might need new school clothes!"
"What's wrong Rose?" Scorpius popped his head in the door (as he always did, which annoyed her out of her mind, which he knew full well and he did it anyways, which annoyed her even more). "Did you get fatter?" he asked in a singsong voice (which also annoyed her). He knew full well that she hadn't gotten any fatter, and she knew so as well, but that didn't make the comment any less annoying.
Rose's eyes narrowed as she made his way over to him. Due to his fast reflexes – and the number of times it had happened before – he was able to remove his head before he slammed her door on it.
Today was the day that they would go to Diagon Alley. Rose looked forward to it every year, not only because she enjoyed the place, but also because the idea of the beginning of a new school year held the excitement that other visits to the same place would not hold.
Rose flung herself back onto her bed, letting the blankets envelop her. She sighed contentedly and let herself relax for a moment before she heard a knock on her door.
"Rose?" asked her brother from outside her room. "Can I come in?"
"Yeah Hugo," she said, but made no attempt to move from her comfortable place on the bed. He walked in timidly, as he always did when he needed to talk to her about something.
She lifted her head from the pillow and propped herself up on her elbows.
"What is it Hugh?" she asked softly.
"I was just wondering," he said slowly. "Well, I mean, if we have time today anyways and what not, and only if you want to – "
"Hugo what is it?" asked Rose, getting a little impatient.
"Okay," he said more determinedly. "You remember Hailey Hammenbrot's younger sister, Hannah?"
Rose smiled coyly. "You like her, don't you Hugh?!"
He flushed slightly and nodded his head. "Listen, I was just wondering if you wanted to help me pick out some really good-looking clothes so that I might impress her a little bit. I want thinking of sitting with her on the Hogwarts Express."
Rose smiled. "Oh, my little brother's first crush!" She grasped her heart in a dramatic display. Just then, she heard a button pop and saw it fly in Hugo's direction. Luckily, he dodged the plastic bullet and it hit the wall instead.
Rose burst out in laughter and Hugo looked stunned at almost being hit with the result of his sister's emerging breasts, which made her laugh even harder. She was rolling and howling on her bed for the next five minutes, and by the time her fit had died down, Hugo came back in to let her know that they were leaving in a minute. The sight of him brought on a whole new fit of giggles, and she could hardly contain herself enough to put on a stretchy t-shirt and pull on her shoes.
"Dad," Scorpius whispered as he tugged on Delilah's hand, making sure that she kept up with the group. "Are we staying with them all day?"
"What do you mean them, Scorpius?" Draco said. "We are them. They are us. We are one, together – "
"Oh spare me," Scorpius rolled his eyes.
"Fine, you can take your sister to Madam Malkin's Robes For All Occasions, and we will meet you two there later on," his father laughed.
Scorpius, although not thrilled with the prospect of carting around a three-year-old in Diagon Alley, took the offer without another word. Delilah was the only person he felt like tolerating at the moment anyways. After two years of living together, spending more than half an hour with the Weasley siblings was like torture.
Especially Rose, with her breasts and tight Muggle jeans and her batting eyelashes. Damn, woman, will you ever get over your crush on me? he thought to himself. Always trying to impress me – so pathetic.
Scorpius entered the shop and heard the little jingle of the bell on the door, which made him smile. If he liked shopping at all, he liked shopping for new clothes the most. He let Delilah wander around by herself while he scanned the store for new additions.
After trying on a couple of robes (black with green trimming, of course), he was almost certain that he had his final choice. The robes were thick and soft, and the insides were silk – a nice secret that he always enjoyed.
He had begun scanning the store for slacks when he saw his family coming through the door.
"I was thinking of a slightly tighter pair of slacks, Hugo, these are a little too loose," Rose was saying.
"How could they get any tighter, Rose?" Scorpius included himself in the conversation.
"Not me you idiot – girls don't even wear slacks at Hogwarts," she rolled her eyes. "Mind your own business, anyways."
He watched her walk to the other end of the store before he looked down at the pair of pants he was considering. All of the sudden he'd lost interest in the pants.
"Scorpus," he heard Delilah saying from some nearby rack of clothing. "Come find me."
He knew where she was, but he pretended not to for a few minutes until he could find her in the clothes rack and not have to play the game again. Then he took her over to where his father and Hermione were waiting for Rose and Hugo to emerge from their dressing rooms.
"Did you find a new robe?" Hermione asked him.
He nodded. "It's got silk," he said, handing the robe to his father.
"What do you think mum?" Rose asked brightly as she emerged from the curtains.
She was wearing a normal Hogwarts uniform, but Scorpius had never seen it look so… provocative… on anyone else. The fitted white shirt clung to her, outlining every curve. The skirt was relatively short – Rose had inherited her father's genes and was taller than most 4th year girls. The plaid skirt fell to about 1/3 of the way down her thigh, and the sight of so much of her leg made him uncomfortable.
"You look great Rose," Hermione said. She obviously had not seen the amount of leg that her daughter was sporting.
Scorpius rather thought that he should point it out to her. "Don't you think the skirt's a little – ahem, revealing?" he said in a skeptical tone.
Rose only growled at him. "Stop checking me out, creep," she said from between her teeth.
"Alright, enough," Draco said sternly, then a lit more softly, "Rose, the uniform is great. Grab five or so pairs. Hugo, you almost ready?"
Hugo emerged looking mortified. Scorpius laughed and had to keep himself from asking if Hugo'd accidentally grabbed a pair of women's trousers. Or not accidentally, for that matter.
"Oh Hugo," Rose beamed at him. "You look great. It's so nice to see that you have legs instead of tree trunks."
Hugo blushed even deeper.