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OKAY GUYS I MADE A MISTAKE (KIND OF)! IN A PREVIOUS CHAPTER I STATED HOW MALFOY WOULDN'T HAVE A PARTNER SINCE ROSE HAD INJURED HER FOOT BUT I NEVER SPOKE ABOUT THE DANCE SESSION - LET'S JUST SAY THE SESSION WENT ON AS NORMAL WITH ROSE IN THE INFIRMARY AND MALFOY PARTNERED WITH VALENCIA THAT DAY.
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A few days later and Rose, Orla, Timmy, Harley and Aidan were all huddled around chatting in the Great Hall whilst waiting for yet another torturous dance lesson to begin.
"I literally cannot wait until these sessions are over." Rose sighed, tucking a strand of slightly curled hair behind her ear.
"I agree. The stupid lessons are even tainting my excitement for the Ball!" Orla huffed, annoyed.
"Hey! I'm not that bad of a partner, am I?" Harley looked confused, his eyebrows furrowed.
"Aw, Harley, of course not! You know what, it's alright for me actually. It's Rose I feel sorry for!" Orla smirked.
"Ugh, don't even talk to me about it. I'm so pissed off I have to be with Malfoy." Rose rolled her eyes.
Suddenly, the surprisingly loud clap of Madam Trench's clawed hands rang through the air and Rose found her stomach doing the tiniest of flips. Let's just say she was a little bit nervous about seeing Malfoy after their heated argument a few days ago. Merlin, why did she have to be partnered with him?!
"Okay, students, find your partner and we're just going to carry on where we left off last week!" Trench called. "Ah, but Mr Malfoy?" She suddenly called, catching the attention of the platinum haired boy. "You will go back to partnering with Miss Weasley from now on."
Scorpius scowled once her back was turned, which did not go unnoticed by Rose, and made his way gloomily over to her.
"Glad to see your foot's better!" He smiled. "Actually, on second thoughts, I'm really not." His grin dropped immediately.
"Well, if you'd prefer it if one of us was injured, Malfoy, just say the word and I will not hesitate to break your wrist in a particularly nasty choreographed turn." Rose smirked maliciously.
"Oh, that won't be necessary – with any luck we'll have that ankle re-sprained in no time." He grinned.
Rose simply rolled her eyes and turned to face Madam Trench.
"Hang on, no come back?" Scorpius faked being surprised. "What, the mighty Rose Weasley has run out of things to say? Merlin, I thought the day would never come!" He exclaimed.
"Actually, Mr Malfoy, if you hadn't have been so preoccupied with chatting to Miss Weasley, you'll have noticed we are waiting for you." Trench glared over at him.
Much to Rose's delight, his cheeks became splashed with the faintest of pinks and he ceased talking straight away.
"Now, as I stated at the start of the lesson, we will be carrying on where we go off last lesson. Gentlemen, you will lead your ladies starting… now." With a flick of her wand, Trench began the music, a haunting melody which seemed to float out of nowhere and the couples began to sway and dip in time to the beat.
Sighing, Rose clasped her hand in Scorpius' while he held her by the waist, and with her hand on his shoulder, the pair began to move reluctantly.
Unlike the last time they danced, the couple said nothing however as the tune continued, they found themselves forgetting who they were actually dancing with, getting lost in the melodious harmony.
Scorpius' grip on Rose's waist tightened as he dipped her into a low scoop, her fiery hair cascading towards the floor. As he raised her up, her hand slipped from his shoulder to hold tightly on the back of his neck, tugging slightly at his hair. She locked eyes with the boy in front of her as he swung her round gracefully, their swift, perfectly timed steps practically floating across the floor. Separating their hands, Rose bought it round to his neck to join the other, while his slid down to her waist. He then proceeded to lift her in a short jump, her eyes never leaving his. They proceeded to dance for another minute before the music came to it's crescendo and they broke apart swiftly, panting slightly.
"Malfoy, where on earth did you learn to dance like that?" Rose broke the silence, curious eyes on the boy in front of her.
"Could ask you the same thing." He muttered, running a hand through his hair.
An awkward silence lingered throughout the whole hall for a few seconds before Madame Trench cleared her throat uncertainly.
"Well… let's move on." She peered around the room, her eyes lingering on Rose and Scorpius for just a second longer before flicking her wand and switching the song.
The rest of the lesson was uneventful. Rose and Scorpius, now engulfed in an extremely awkward silence, followed the steps mediocrely, doing their best not to draw any attention to themselves, all the while wondering what the HELL had just happened!
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Leah xxx
