Disclaimer: I do not own Rose, or Scorpius, or Hugo... or anyone else really for that matter. Harry Potter is not mine! :(


Rose sat in a dry patch of grass, her back against a large oak tree that provided plenty of shade from the blazing sun. A soft breeze blew every now and then, turning the pages of her book without her consent. Losing her page for the third time, she looked up into the beautiful clear blue sky, and for a moment lost herself in it's vastness. That is, until a boy on a broomstick caught her eye, his sneakers brushing against the tree tops.

"Hugo!" Rose called up, from her sitting place. "Don't fly so high, someone's going to see you!"

"Relax, will you?" he retorted. "There's no one for miles around."

"Yea? Tell that to the Ministry of Magic when they break your wand in half and throw you in Azkaban!"

"As if!" Hugo scoffed, but lowered himself by a few feet. Rose smirked at the small victory, and went back to her old Transfiguration book, going slowly through the pages, trying to take in as much as possible.

Her, Hugo, and Scorpius were in an old field, not fifteen minutes away from their home. It was private property owned by some Muggle, but since no one seemed to ever come by, the Weasley family deemed it as their Quiddatch practicing area. At the moment, Scorpius was teaching Hugo various flying tricks, and Quiddiatch plays, to increase his skill. Rose thought it was a bunch of nonsense. In her mind there was nothing more time wasting then flying on cleaning tools and throwing a ball back and forth.

As she continued her readings, a spell caught her eye, simple but powerful. She took out her wand and practiced the wand movements, while slowly pronouncing the spell at hand. She was completely absorbed with her studies, the world around her vanishing. Nothing could penetrate her bubble of concentration... or that's what she thought...

"Oy! Heads up!"

Rose dodged to her left, barely making it in time, as the soccer ball they were using as a Quaffle, slammed into the tree where her face had been seconds before.

"What the bloody hell is wrong with you two!" she yelled, trying to fix herself. She noticed that she had ripped a few pages of her book when she had made the mad dash to escape.

"Sorry," Hugo mumbled, bringing the broom to her level. "I thought I had it."

"You gotta focus better," Scorpius instructed from above, his blonde hair shining in the sun. "Stop worrying about what's going on around you, and focus on the ball."

"Then what if I get hit by a Bludger!"

" Doesn't matter! Just catch the ball next time!"

"Oy! I almost got my face tore off, and your still talking about the bloody game?" Rose yelled up at him, annoyed that he could overlook the fact that he just tried to kill her.

"Oh I'm sorry, did you get a boo boo?" Scorpius smirked, talking in a very unattractive baby voice. "Want me to kiss it and make it better?"

"Oh, go to hell Malfoy!"

"I'll see you there. C'mon Hugo."

"Sorry sis," Hugo apologized, flying up away from her, and into the vicinity of the demon child. She huffed as she pushed back her tangled red hair, then sat back down, a little farther back, trying to fix the damage on her book. She supposed she was close enough to the house that the Ministry wouldn't call on her for using a bit of magic.

"Reparo."

Instantly the pages melded back together as if nothing ever happened. Merlin, magic really did come in handy.

She opened the book back to the page she had been reading, but found it distracting with all the yelling the two boys were doing. It amazed her how they didn't attract every Muggle in the neighborhood. Peeking through her hair while pretending to be absorbed in her textbook, she watched as Scorpius twisted his broom in the air, sped around Hugo, then threw the soccer ball towards Hugo's left side, making her brother dive with both arms open in order to catch it. Rose inhaled quickly as she watched her brother lose his balance, then exhaled in relief when he readjusted himself to safety. She would rather her brother not fall headfirst to the ground; that would take a lot of explaining to her parents.

It was no secret that the Weasley's dominated the Hogwarts Quiddiatch team in the early days, half their family having been on it at one point. Hugo was fairly decent, Rose knew, and with a little more practice she was sure he'd be good enough to get a spot on the team. However, she had inherited her mother's fear of flying, and preferred to stay on the ground, rather then throw a silly ball around in the air.

"That was much better," Scorpius praised him. "Keep catching like that and you'll get Keeper for sure. Though once your on the team, don't expect me to go easy on you."

"I wouldn't dream of it," Hugo grinned.

She watched them for a little more before going back to her book, though now she was far from interested. Instead she pondered the two boys relationship. She couldn't understand how those two could get so close so quick. Hugo was not the type to make friends so easy, especially to a Slytherin git, like Scorpius. Wasn't he the one who was against Malfoy staying in the first place?

She sat back, letting the book fall to the grass, and closed her eyes letting the darkness of her eyelids soothe her. She thought about all the things the two boys had in common. They both had a sarcastic personality (though Scorpius's was much worse), they both loved talking back to her, they both liked sports and video games, and though she hated to admit it, they were both pretty smart. Seeing as she didn't know much else about Scorpius, that's where her comparisons had to end. All in all, it made some sense that they would get along quite well. If it wasn't for the fact they were in enemy houses she was sure they'd have wounded up felt herself grimace at the thought. If they created a team against her she'd be in trouble.

She back tracked for a second, and the thought that she really didn't know much about Scorpius came to mind. She had heard stories of when her parents and Malfoy's parents had gone to Hogwarts, and how horrible they were too each other. But as Hermione pointed out, to her father's dismay, everything between them now was fine, the hatred mostly gone. By her father's looks she wasn't sure if she fully believed it, but it gave her some food for thought. She wondered what Scorpius's home life was like. She knew he lived in a mansion but being rich didn't necessarily always meant you were happy. She had no idea what his childhood was like, or how his and his parents got along. In fact, she didn't even know whether or not he was worried about his parents at all. He really hadn't shown any signs that he was taking it badly.

Rose imagined what'd it'd be like to lose her own parents. Just the thought made her head hurt and her heart beat faster. For once, she felt compasion for the boy who might lose his mother and father. Maybe he was just acting out because he didn't know how to express himself.

That's when she felt a shift in the air.

She jumped to the side before her eyes even opened, the soccer ball hitting the tree behind her once more, making part of the bark fall off.

She could hear Scorpius laughing in amusement, from high above. "You missed her by an inch! So close!"

"Go to hell Malfoy!" she screamed up at him, picking up her crumbled book and making her way back to her home, done babysitting the two idiots.

So much for feeling pity for the kid. At this rate he'd be lucky she didn't lock him out of the house, and make him,and her brother, sleep outside through the night. What a slimy git!


A few hours later, the sun was setting and Rose put her Muggle novel down to check the time.

7: 45

She had fifteen minutes to collect the Malfoy boy and head out to Arianna's house where they decided to all meet up. Arianna's mother had volunteered to drive them all, and lucky for Rose she owned a mini van, so there would be no more lap sitting. She could not have been happier.

Rose opened her closet hastily, and pulled out a light jacket, hoping that the temperature hadn't drop immensely. She found a pair of sneakers, and shoved her feet into them; a safe choice seeing as they were going to an amusement park after all.

She went down the stairs, waving at her parents in the process. After she had told them the overall plan (and convinced her father that she was not, in fact, going on a date), they had approved. Now all she had to do was fine the stupid git.

"Have you seen Malfoy?" she asked her parents, as they watched a television program.

"You mean Scorpius?" Hermione asked, giving her a knowing glance. "I think he's outside with your brother."

"Of course he is," Rose muttered, walking past her parents, and out the door into the chilly night. It was a bit cold like she predicted, and she rapped her jacket around her for warmth.

The sky was dark, the last bits of the sun had finally crept behind the horizon. Arianna's house, which was across the street, had all the lights on, making everything inside perfectly visible from her place, across the street. She could the see the silhouettes of a few females through the window, leading Rose to assume most of her friends were already there. She checked her cell phone (which she now carried around with her, out of habit), and the glowing white numbers said she had ten minutes to find the Slytherin boy. She hoped to find him soon. Arianna's mother was not fond of lateness, even for something as unimportant as a carpool.

Rose let a car pass, then walked out in the middle of the street, squinting so her eyes could see are far as possible. She could make out a few shapes here and there along the block, but the street lights weren't of much help. She called her brother's cell a few times, but he didn't pick up. She would bet her life that he left it inside the house. So unreliable.

She checked the time again. Seven minutes left.

She groaned involuntarily, turned right, and started down the street. She had to start somewhere.

She passed by several groups of teenagers, none which held platinum blonde hair or her brother. After another two minutes had passed, she resorted to jogging around, and a minute after that she was calling their names.

Finally, when she had two minutes left, and was about to call Arianna herself and tell her the situation on hand, a familiar laugh caught her ear. Only her brother laughed like a sea lion who was getting eaten by a killer whale.

Under a street lamp, only a few feet away, she could see a group of boys laughing obnoxiously... and someone's hair was reflecting the light. She ran toward it.

"I found you!" Rose shouted, gasping for air, approaching the boys. "I was looking for you everywhere!"

"Well that's a first," Scorpius said, giving her his usual smirk. She did her best to ignore him, and grabbed her brother by the collar of his shirt.

"Where the hell is your cellphone!" she growled, through clenched teeth.

"I..I..I think I left it in the house!" Hugo stuttered, trying to back up."What's your problem!"

"My problem is I've been trying to find this idiot," she said, pointing to Malfoy. "And I have to run around the neighborhood like a lunatic because your the other idiot who decided he don't wanna carry his cellphone around."

"Ah Rose, how we've missed your rage," a boy with dark hair called out. The other boys laughed in amusement. Rose turned to get a better look at her antagonist, and recognized him to be Eric, one of their childhood friends. Now that she got a better look, most of these kids were people she's known over the years.

"Yea yea, your lucky I don't tell you mothers what you've been up to lately."

"We haven't done nothing wrong! Tell her Hugo," another boy named Dave laughed.

"Oh I bet," Rose cut in with a sarcastic chuckle, before Hugo could say a word. She didn't mind his friends much, they were good enough kids. However, another look at her phone said it was exactly eight and panic filled her heart.

"We gotta go," Rose said hurriedly, grabbing Scorpius's arm and dragging him away from the others.

"Oy sis! We're you going?" she heard Hugo call out.

"Amusement Park!" she yelled, without looking behind her, still dragging the confused boy by his arm. "I'll see you later!"

Hugo shouted something, but they were too far to make it out what he said, and no way was Rose going back now. Her goal was to now rush Scorpius to Arianna's house as fast as possible.

"What's an Amusement Park?" he asked, curiously.

"It's a bunch of rides and stuff. You'll see when we get there," Rose answered, realizing that he probably wouldn't understand, even if she did explain it to him.

"Why am I coming with you and your friends again?"

"Because they want you there." Rose huffed. Arianna's place was only a few houses away. "For reason's I'll never understand."

"Fair enough answer," Scorpius said simply. "I have a fair enough idea where we're headed, so do you mind letting go of me now?"

"Huh?"

She hadn't realized she was still holding onto Scorpius's arm. She let go immediately.

"Stupid!" Rose mumbled harshly, but at this point she wasn't sure if she was talking to him or herself.

She could feel the smirk on Scorpius's face without even having to look. From then on she made sure to keep at least a three foot distance at all times. Merlin, how she hated that boy.


They arrived at Arianna's, five minutes late. Normal people would have been fine with that, saying it was no big deal. Arianna's mother was far from normal, and she took things way too seriously. Even Rose, who was usually very organized and obedient, thought her mother was a bit much.

"I thought you kids decided on eight, not eight o' five!" her mother said critically from the driver's seat.

"Sorry Mrs. Ivy," Rose winced, knowing how this went. "It was my fault. It won't happened again."

"It better not Rose! You know I have you in the highest regard," Arianna's mother said, making a sharp turn. Everyone flew into each other painfully. "And then you come to my house late with this boy-"

"His name's Scorpius mother," Arianna says in a bored tone, texting on her phone, sitting in the passenger seat.

"Whatever his name is! You did not tell me he was coming!"

Scorpius, who had been trying to ignore the situation by staring out the window, turned and said in that sickly sweet voice of his that was used to impress Rose's friends: "Sorry for the inconvenience ma'am. I just found out I was coming as well. If there's anything I can do to make it up to you, please let me know."

His voice sounded so naturally pleasant, it made Rose want to hit him. However, it had the opposite effect on Mrs. Ivy.

"Oh, well aren't you sweet!" she gushed. It was amazing how quickly this woman's moods could change. "Arianna you need to find a boyfriend like him. Not those stupid one's you pick up that act like they've lived in a cave all their life. Terrible manners!"

"Yup, I'll find onet," Arianna said, barely listening. "It'll be top priority."

"No your top priority should be your grades in school! I've seen your report card!

Then Mrs. Ivy went on for a rant the rest of the way about how Arianna was gonna end up on the streets if she didn't start taking life seriously. It was pretty painful to listen to, but Rose couldn't help but feel relieved that the subject was off her. She hated disappointing people, especially those with authorities, and people she had grown up to love.

"Wow, your mother is one of a kind," Crystal commented, stretching. The group had just got out of the mini-van, Arianna's mother wishing them all well, and then racing off to go catch her reality television show.

"Tell me about it," Arianna said, rolling her eyes. "So Scorpius, I hear this is your first time coming to an Amusement Park! Whatdya think?"

However, he wasn't listening. He was too busy standing in awe at the twinkling lights that were scattered throughout the park, outlining the tilt-a whirls, carousels, and Ferris Wheels. The screams from the roller coasters were loudest among the crowds chatter and carnival music. Rose tried to picture what it'd be like to see a place like this for the first time. She could barely imagine it.

"He's so cute when he's confused," Tiff laughed, at the look on Scorpius's face.

"You really must be from the middle of no where if you've never been to one of these," Crystal said, matter of factly. "Where'd you say you were from again?"

"Enough talk, let's go have fun!" Rose said hurriedly, hoping to get off the subject of where Scorpius was from. She didn't feel like having to lie to her friends anymore then she had too.

"So you guys ride these things for fun?" Scorpius asked, trying to take everything in at once.

"Pretty much," Rose answered. "You'll see."

"Oy! Let's go on that first!" Tiff called out, pointing at a rather treacherous looking roller coaster.

"Uh... shouldn't we start with something...easier?" Rose said quietly, trying not to sound afraid as she craned her neck to watch the carts fall down the steep tracks. "You know, for Scorpius's sake."

"It's fine with me," he cut in, shrugging his shoulders.

"You really are useless, aren't you?"

"It's fine Rose!" Arianna says, patting her shoulder lovingly. "It's just an itty bitty roller coaster. No big deal right?"

The three girls ran ahead to get a place on line, while Rose walked slowly behind, wishing that they could have tried the carousel out first.

"It'll be just like flying, won't it?" Scorpius said, happily.

Rose nodded. "But I hate flying."


The group wounded up going on every thrill ride they could find, much to Rose's dismay. It seemed like every time they got off one, they went right back on another. At one point she had to sit on a bench and take a breather, scared she was going to faint or throw up, as her friends criticized her for her lack of tolerance. She couldn't help that her and her mother rather have there feet on the ground then up in the air, dangling from so metal contraption or flimsy broomstick.

A few hours went by, and the rides the group had not ridden was decreasing dramatically. Rose, who was having a good time despite her constant adrenaline rushes, was pleased to know she could finally lay her head down. The best part of this little trip (apart from getting the horse she wanted on the carousel) was that she barely had to deal with Scorpius the entire night. Tiff and Crystal kept him busy, fighting to sit with him on all the rides, so she was able to enjoy herself... well, that's what she thought.

"Alright last one guys!" Arianna called out. "I call that one!"

Rose followed the way she was pointing, and dread filled her heart when she came face to face with the Ferris wheel.

"Good choice!" Crystal commented, her hair still windswept from the last roller coast. "Let's go, the park's gonna close soon."

Everyone made there way, towards the spinning wheel except for Rose, who grabbed Arianna's arm, and pulled her to the side.

"C'mon Arianna, you know I can't go on that."

"What are you talking about!" Arianna snapped, hands on her hips. "You went on all those roller coasters!"

"Yes, but roller coasters are over in less then a minute! Ferris wheel's are far from quick, and they stop when your so high up..."

"Nothing's gonna happen Rose, I promise."

"...Maybe I'll just sit this one out..."

"You can't!" Arianna whimpered, starting to drag Rose towards their friends. "It'll be no fun! Here, I'll sit with you and make jokes, and it'll be fine!"

Rose barely had time to agree when they were on line. Since the park was closing soon, there was no one around, so it was only seconds before it was their turn. The Ferris Wheel was extremely tall; taller then any of the roller coasters in the park. Yet it could only hold two or three people in a bench, the only thing protecting people from falling was a metal bar. Rose could see people's feet hanging from the seat, swinging back and forth... she could feel stomach churning.

"It'll be fine," Arianna said, noticing how pale Rose had gotten. They were up next. "I'll be right behind you."

Rose gulped and made her way past the man holding the gate open, trying to stop her legs from shaking. She sat in the cold metal seat, the tips of her sneakers touching the floor. She tried to focus on the ground, afraid that if she looked up the world would start spinning. This was a bad sign, seeing as the ride hadn't started yet.

Suddenly, the seat shook a little, indicating that someone had sat down next to her, closing the bar that would protect her from falling out when they were up high. Unfortunately, when she finally looked up, the person sitting next to her wasn't Arianna. It was Scorpius.

"You!" Rose yelled in surprised. However, before she could get another word out, the Ferris wheel came to life, lifting her into the air. She could see all three girls waving at her, Arianna face practically beaming. Merlin, she hated that girl sometimes! All she could do now was give them a dirty look before they disappeared from view. The Ferris Wheel stopped once more to let the people after them on.

"Why are you here Malfoy?" Rose asked tiredly. Why could he never just leave her alone?

"Hm?" he said, focusing now on her rather then the view from below. "Arianna said you wanted to ride with me."

"And what, in Merlin's name, made you think she was telling the truth?"

"Well she seems like an honest person."

"If I wasn't concerned for my own safety, I'd push you off, right now."

This made Scorpius laugh.

Suddenly, the Ferris Wheel started moving once more, taking them higher. Before Rose could even process what she was doing, she was gripping Scorpius arm as hard as possible. She could feel her breath quicken and her head start to spin. No, this wasn't good at all.

Then the it topped, halfway to the top, most likely to let people on. They were high, but not high enough to get Rose too upset, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Jeeze Weasley, can you let go of my arm before you tear it off!"

"Oh,... sorry," she muttered, embarrassed, letting him go. From the lights of the Ferris Wheel she could see red marks indented in skin where her nails had dug in. He rubbed his arm a few time, but said nothing more.

"I hate heights." she mumbled, now holding on to the bar in front of her. She looked straight ahead, knowing that if she looked down she'd feel sick, even if they weren't that far up yet.

"I noticed."

They sat in silence for a few more seconds before the Ferris Wheel began again. This time however, it didn't stop.

Rose could feel herself being lifted in the air at a quick pace, and she wrenched her hands around the bar so tight her knuckles turned white, and her palms got sweaty. She closed her eyes, trying to trick herself into thinking she was still on the ground.

Finally the ride stopped, and a pit of dread filled Rose's heart.

"We're at the top, aren't we?" she whispered, trying to get her voice from shaking.

"Are you seriously closing your eyes?"

"Answer the question!"

"Yea, were at the top." she heard Scorpius from beside her. "It's a pretty nice view, you should look."

Rose just shook her head, not caring if Scorpius was paying attention or not. All she had to do was keep her eyes close, and everything would okay.

"Hey, are you gonna cry?"

"No, I am not going to cry!" Rose snapped, eyes still glued shut.

"Well, it looks like it."

"Well, I'm not."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, you idiot!" she said loud enough that she was sure people at the bottom could hear her.

All of a sudden, she felt a hand on her cheek.

The fact that Scorpius had the audacity to touch her, made her eyes shoot open. Yet, instead of seeing his stupid face, she could only make out blurry colors and shapes. For a second she panicked, afraid something had happened to her eye sight, then realized it was moisture that made her see like this.

"Really?" Scorpius said. "Because those look like tears too me."

Angry and embarrassed she pushed Malfoy's hand away. The sudden motion made the seat sway dangerously, and Rose thought she saw her life flash before her eyes. Before either of them could think, Rose dived at Malfoy, shoving her face in shoulder, and digging her nails into his skin, trying not scream. If she was honest with herself she'd take the stupid git over falling twenty feet to the ground.

"Ow, that hurts!" Scorpius said through clenched teeth, trying to pull away, but there really no where for him to go.

"Shut up and stay still!" Rose yelled into his shirt.

Several seconds later, the cart was stopped, yet Rose had no intention of sitting up straight. She was frozen in that position and she didn't really care, all dignity having left her.

Scorpius sighed.

"So much for being in Gryffindor, huh?" Scorpius said, patting her head in the awkward position they were in.

"Don't touch me."

"Last time I checked, you're the one on top of me!"

"Shut up," her voice came from his shoulder, muffled.

Scorpius sighed again. "You certainly are strange. You like to act so tough, but when it comes to being a few feet in the air, you're pathetic. ."

"No one asked you, stupid."

This time Scorpius laughed. It was easy to get used to her harsh words, he was almost used to being patronized by now. That probably wasn't a good sign.

He could feel his arm falling asleep in the awkward position it was in, half behind Rose's body while trying his best not to touch her. This wasn't going to work.

He pulled his arm up and wrapped it around her shoulders. He could feel the pressure in his arm leave, and he felt himself relax.

"I said don't touch m!," came her muffled voice.

"If you can touch me, I can touch you!"

"That's not how it works!"

One of her hands unclenched from his arm and he felt her punch him lightly in the side.

"You're ridiculous." he laughed, then sat back and enjoyed the view, letting the wind play with his hair, and watching the dark shadows of people walk around on the ground. The lights of the rides lit up the place, letting him see from one end of the park to the other. Beyond that, was a few pin pricks which he assumed were houses, and the rest was to dark to see. He couldn't see any stars in the sky, which he was used to, but a half moon hung down giving a few clouds a ghostly glow.

Rose still refused to look up, but she felt herself calm down. She knew she was going to hit herself for this later, letting the Slytherin boy see her so weak, but for now, everything was fine. Apart from making a few annoying comments, Scorpius didn't say much about her state of mind, which she thought was rather sweet of him.

Now that she thought about it, it was very hard to pin this kid. He treated her like garbage most of the time, and then there were moments like these, when he seemed like a completely different person. Maybe he wasn't a bad a person as he let on. Maybe, deep (way deep down), he was a decent kid. She would go over this in her mind later though. For now she would just concentrate on keeping her eyes closed, and the thought og how she'd be back on sold ground in only a few minutes.

She felt Scorpius's body shift.

"What are you doing?" she asked, panicky, afraid that he was going to make the seat swing again.

"Looking behind us."

"Why?"

"I think your friends are in the seats over there."

Rose just nodded into his side, not really caring. She was going to hit Arianna with the first thing she found as soon she was off this death trap.

"And..." Scorpius started, but trailed off, leading Rose's curiosity forward.

"And what?"

"And I think...," he began. "I think they're laughing at us."


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