A/N: This one took/will take longer to type. Do you know why? Apparently, my computer doesn't feel that I need to be able to copy-and-paste from one document to another. Hmph! Well, maybe if I restart it… Yay! It worked! So it actually won't take/didn't take as long as I previously thought! I 'blame' the intense amount of updates on the fact that Fanfiction keeps glitching on me. (Has it been glitching on you guys as well?)
NotADeamYetNotANightMare: Yes, because my sole purpose for writing this story is to torture you… :P Haha, I'm just kidding! Is this your 'drug'? You're in luck, then, because here's your latest dose! Enjoy! Also, I'd like to know what your favorite part of the story is.
EssaTheTwerp21: You are so nice and I 3 you! You always make me feel better! I hope your sanity is still intact (because, without it, you can't read this story)!
jazi12amaze: Yay! You are my NEW reviewer! The one who got me to start writing this chapter! Thanks for adding me to your 'Story Alert' as well! As for your comment…let's just say, the guys aren't as oblivious as you think, and just leave it at that, shall we?
Aria657: Well, he will be discovering who it is soon. How soon? I can't say! And who said Scorpius and Rose are going to get together? I didn't. And I AM the author, so I think I'd know if 'my' characters were going to get together.
Thanks to all of the new people who 'Favorite Story'd and 'Story Alert'ed me!
*4 Days Before Christmas*
Please give me a chance
All I ask for is just one
My life is lacking in romance
But this is not just for fun
"Well, that eliminates all of the girls with boyfriends," Albus said, turning to Scorpius, "So how many girls do we have left?"
"Uh, mate?" Scorpius grinned sheepishly, "That doesn't eliminate anyone. All of these girls are single."
"BLOODY HELL!"
*3 Days Before Christmas*
Perchance you might find
When you fall asleep
That I am on your mind
And you are in too deep
"There are NO clues in this bloody poem!" Albus swore, pacing his dorm room. Scorpius and Hugo looked on, alarmed at their friend's/cousin's erratic behavior.
"Al, are you okay, mate?" Scorpius inquired.
"No, I'm not bloody okay!" Albus continued to swear, his pacing quickening.
"Albus, I'm sure you'll figure it out," Hugo tried to reassure his cousin, "Isn't that the reason that she's been sending you these notes? So that you would finally realize that she likes you?"
Albus scowled, and deciding that he had had too much thinking for one day, went to bed. That night, when he finally fell asleep, all he could dream of was his 'secret admirer' and her poem. Of course, he didn't ACTUALLY dream of her, because he had no idea of what she looked like. But he dreamed of what it would be like when he finally discovered who she was.
*2 Days Before Christmas*
You 'told' me that I was not your love
Shattered all my dreams
I tried to shove you out of my breaking heart
While falling apart at the seams
"You know," Hugo said as the three boys contemplated the latest piece of the poem, "This poetry is actually pretty good. So she'd have to be creative, or at least intelligent."
"HUGO! You are now my favorite male cousin!" Albus cheered for joy as he embraced Hugo.
"So, obviously it can't be Josiane," Scorpius thought aloud as he crossed Josiane Loren's name off the list. Only three more girls to go, and only one more piece of the poem.
Victoire Weasley, two-year graduate, Gryffindor
Samantha Willis, seventh-year, Gryffindor
Alexis Longbottom, seventh-year, Hufflepuff
Amanda Longbottom, seventh-year, Hufflepuff
Dominique Weasley, sixth-year, Gryffindor
Scarlett Meyer, sixth-year, Slytherin
Josiane Loren, sixth-year, Slytherin
Sissie Malovin, fifth-year, Slytherin
Dolly Watson, fifth-year, Slytherin
Madison Ashburgh, fifth-year, Hufflepuff
Natasha White, fourth-year, Slytherin
Molly Ashburgh, fourth-year, Hufflepuff
Nancy Hopper, fourth-year, Ravenclaw
Lucy Nott, second-year, Slytherin
Willa Lawrence, first-year, Gryffindor
Yolanda Hopper, first-year, Ravenclaw
*1 Day Before Christmas*
This is my last try
To tell you how I feel
And there will be no eye that's dry
Because my love for you is real
"It can't be Scarlett," Albus announced, "She's not really one for emotions."
Victoire Weasley, two-year graduate, Gryffindor
Samantha Willis, seventh-year, Gryffindor
Alexis Longbottom, seventh-year, Hufflepuff
Amanda Longbottom, seventh-year, Hufflepuff
Dominique Weasley, sixth-year, Gryffindor
Scarlett Meyer, sixth-year, Slytherin
Josiane Loren, sixth-year, Slytherin
Sissie Malovin, fifth-year, Slytherin
Dolly Watson, fifth-year, Slytherin
Madison Ashburgh, fifth-year, Hufflepuff
Natasha White, fourth-year, Slytherin
Molly Ashburgh, fourth-year, Hufflepuff
Nancy Hopper, fourth-year, Ravenclaw
Lucy Nott, second-year, Slytherin
Willa Lawrence, first-year, Gryffindor
Yolanda Hopper, first-year, Ravenclaw
"Al, what're you gonna do?" Scorpius asked through a mouthful of pumpkin pasty as he crossed Scarlett Meyer's name off the list, "There are two girls left, and this was the last part of the poem."
"We should go back through this poem, and see if there are any hidden clues," Hugo suggested, earning him a pat on the back. Albus pulled the other eight pieces of parchment out from his bedside table, and overlapped them so the poem (almost) looked like it was only on one sheet of parchment.
In your arms
There's nowhere I'd rather be
You've entranced me with your charms
My heart aches for you endlessly
It was not my choice
To fall in love with you
Bur I still rejoice
When it's your eyes I fall into
Maybe you have noticed
Maybe you have not
Maybe I am biased
But I'm actually pretty hot
That gaze we once shared
Made my life almost complete
But then how I despaired
When you started to retreat
From this I expect nothing
But I'm done with all these lies
It's for you my being is aching
As you would see if you opened your eyes
Please give me a chance
All I ask for is just one
My life is lacking in romance
But this is not just for fun
Perchance you might find
When you fall asleep
That I am on your mind
And you are in too deep
You 'told' me that I was not your love
Shattered all my dreams
I tried to shove you out of my breaking heart
While falling apart at the seams
This is my last try
To tell you how I feel
And there will be no eye that's dry
Because my love for you is real
"There's nothing!" Albus sighed in frustration.
A/N: So here is the end of the chapter! Sorry that it was weirdly written, but I couldn't figure out what to have happen outside of the dormitory. Next chapter is Christmas Day! So the story will either be wrapping up (haha, that was a pun!) next chapter or the one after! Also, how much are you guys loving the fact that you had a double-update…TWO days in a row? I know, it's insane! I'm just so amped up for this story!
Poll Question: What are you more excited for?
A) The end of this story, where everything will be revealed
B) The sequel (Yes, there is going to be a sequel, and I've already started writing it)
C) The prequel (Which I may or may not write, I haven't decided yet)
D) The parallel story (Again, which I may or may not write)
E) Any combination of the other choices
Let me know in a review, which means you should R&R! If I got another new reviewer (or maybe two?), that would make me SO happy! Just a reminder, I take anonymous reviews, too!