After a few hours Hugo returned claiming that it was bedtime for the "kiddies", so Scorpius and I had to turn in for the night. But what felt like minutes later I felt soft fabrics being piled on top of me in bed.

"What the-"

"Sssh!" Scorpius whispered. "We're going for a ride!"

"What?"

"I'm taking you out. We'll ride around the woods on my broomstick. How else are we truly going to find time alone?"

"Oh really, Scorpius?" I was fully awake now. "You would do that?"

"Course babe, now get dressed, it's a bit nippy out there.

"But what about…"

"I'm sure Al will cover for us if needed, you made a very convincing threat earlier today, should last a few days…"

"Alright," I agreed, pulling on my think winter coat.

"Let's go," he led the way, quietly down the stairs, carrying only one broom.

"What about the adults? They surely can't be asleep yet."

"We're not going all the way down." He knocked lightly on my head. "Surely your Ravenclaw mind could figure that out…" On one of the landings, halfway downstairs at the biggest window, he stopped. "Help me get it open," he started pulling at the bottom, and I pulled with him. After a minute of struggling, we wrenched it open, and kicked off the broom and out the window.

He closed the window behind him as to not leave a breeze, and then we were off. Flying through the woods over and under. Around the small pond and the large field where we played Quidditch.

"This is much better than sports," I whispered from right behind.

"It is, isn't it?" He agreed, speeding up. I laughed out loud and threw my head back at the complete idioticy of the situation.

"Faster!" He sped up even more.

"Want me to land?"

"No!" He was crazy.

"How about on the roof?"

"You have to mention those tiny details a bit earlier, yes!"

Five minutes later we were sitting on the top of the roof huddled together, only partly because it was so cold in the December air.

"You're shivering."

"No…No I'm not."

"Here," he unwrapped his own Slytherin scarf and wrapped it around my neck.

"Thank you," I whispered.

"This is going to be the best holiday ever."

"What, Holiday's at the manor aren't enjoyable?"

"They're boring," He revealed.

I kissed him softy on the lips. "Well nothing's ever boring here."

"Rose!" Dad called from the ground. "Rose, where are you?"

"I'll be up there!" Scorpius whispered, taking off on the broom.

"Dad!" I called back.

"Rose, are you on the roof?"

"Yeah, Dad!"

"How'd you get up there?"

"I flew!"

"Come down at once!"

"Alright, Dad! How'd you know I was up here?"

"Hugo was worried!"

"Oh. Dammit," I muttered. "I'll meet you inside!" I called down to him. Scorpius returned once Dad had gone back inside, and he gave me a ride in.

"Where have you two been? Gone for an hour, no note! You had Hugo worried sick, he finally just fell asleep!" Albus lectured.

"Merlin, we were out for a ride," Scorpius answered.

"Just get to bed!"

Scorpius and I both shed our jackets and climbed back. I wanted desperately to get to sleep.

But five minutes later there was more pressure behind me.

"Shh," Scorpius whispered from right behind me.

"Just can't let me sleep, can you?" I rolled over to see him smirking.

"Albus is sill awake, so hush!" He wrapped his arms around me and I inched closer, sleep finally overtaking me.

"What the hell do you two think you're doing?" Albus whispered harshly in our ears.