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Harry didn't get to work until almost noon and he was still fuming about everything. People were going out of their way in the halls to avoid him, as he was radiating anger. He stormed into his office and slammed the door behind him. He just needed a few minutes to try and calm down before he went to deal with picking the rest of the Aurors. Although at this point they were probably already picked and he probably just needed to sign off on them. He wanted nothing more than to scream in frustration right now. He was still angry with Ginny for whatever happened with her and Hermione. He was furious with Teddy and was tempted to go back to his house and haul him in to press charges against him even though he knew Lily wouldn't support him and Teddy would just end up getting released. He sat down on the side of his desk and looked out the fake window of his office. He was feeling guilty for cursing Teddy and even guiltier for making Lily so upset that she had a miscarriage. He was basically responsible for the death of his grandchild and that made him feel even worse. He sighed and ran his hands through his hair. He really just wanted to see Rose and pretend none of this was happening but he knew that wasn't an option. There was a knock at his door and he said, "What?"

Christina opened the door and said, "I'm sorry to bother you Mr. Potter but Miss Weasley is here to see you."

Harry got up and walked to the door to see Rose waiting. He smiled and said, "Hey, come in."

She smiled back and entered his office and he closed the door behind her and cast a few privacy charms.

"I thought maybe you could use someone to talk to," said Rose shyly

He walked over to her and gave her a gentle kiss then pulled away and said, "You have no idea how happy I am to see you."

She beamed at him and said, "Well, I'm glad I came then. I wasn't sure if you would be mad at me for coming here."

He shook his head no and kissed her again. When he pulled away she said, "I don't have a lot of time because I was on my way to the dance studio but I wanted to make sure you were alright. This morning seemed a little intense."

Harry chuckled and said, "Yeah, just a little. But I'm much better now, thanks to you."

"Do you want to talk about anything?" asked Rose

Harry sighed and said, "I don't know where to begin…. I'm disgusted with what Teddy did; honestly, I feel slightly murderous still. Part of me wants to go back and finish what I started but another part of me wants to bring him in and press charges against him, then there's a small part of me that refuses to forget he's like a son to me. On top of all that I feel guilty for cursing him and I feel guilty for causing Lily to have a miscarriage. Then as if this wasn't enough, I don't know what the fuck happened with Ginny and Hermione this morning. I'm basically a mess," finished Harry raising his hands above his head in frustration.

"Oh, Harry, I'm so sorry," replied Rose hugging him. He buried his face in her neck and she rubbed his back soothingly for a while, neither saying anything, but just enjoying being close. Harry finally pulled away and said, "Thanks, Love. I really needed that," then he kissed her on the tip of her nose, making her smile.

"Anytime, love. I guess I should get going, everyone is probably waiting for me at the studio. I told Lily I would only stay a few hours then I would go back and stay with her." Said Rose

"OK. I guess I'll see you tonight then when I finish here." Replied Harry

"Sounds like a plan. Don't kill yourself working today, alright, love?" asked Rose

He smiled genuinely and nodded saying, "I'll do my best to make it out alive."

She laughed and opened the door to leave, winking at him before she turned and said goodbye to Christina and left.

Harry smiled staring at the space Rose was just standing before he finally snapped out of it and asked, "Christina, did they pick the final five Aurors yet?"

"No, Mr. Potter, they're still working on it." Replied Christina looking at him curiously. He seemed much happier now even though just 10 minutes ago he was looking murderous.

"I'm going to head over to help them then, but my daughter isn't feeling well, so please come get me if my family is looking for me." Said Harry

"I'm sorry to hear that Mr. Potter. Of course I will come get you if anything comes up." Replied Christina

"Thanks Christina and sorry about earlier… You wouldn't believe the past 24 hours I've had." Replied Harry shaking his head and leaving the office.

Harry entered the conference room and closed the door behind him. He sat down sighing heavily and said, "I'm sorry everyone, I had a family emergency come up."

"Is everything alright?" asked several people

Harry shook his head no but replied, "For now, there's nothing else I can do. Have you managed to pick the final five?"

They all looked at him concerned but filled him in on what they were doing. One of his coworkers summarized everything saying, "We thought it over and talked about our current Aurors and realized we are lacking those with a strong knowledge of the dark arts. Everyone is great at defense but we could really use some that understand the history of dark arts and some of the older uses for it. We realized that we need Aurors that come from the previously darker pureblood families. The problem with this is that we don't know any of their names. We've already taken a small number of applicants whose families don't work in the ministry, which would be one indicator, since most of the older families have plenty of money and therefore wouldn't work for the ministry but we're going back and trying to find more. We also thought that because of how pureblood families think, the applicants most likely wouldn't have taken Muggle studies in school. It's usually the half-blood's or more progressive purebloods that take it. I know all of that sounds quite controversial, but what do you think?"

Harry frowned while he was listening to the summary but the more he thought about it the more sense it made. They really could use Aurors that had the knowledge of the history of dark arts and not just defense of the newer dark arts. He finally responded, "I agree, it's controversial, and I don't like having to look at it that way, but I have to admit that we could use some Aurors with the knowledge of the history of dark arts and how pureblood families used to apply it, because it's what dark wizards will know and how they will do things."

They all looked relieved when he finished.

"So, what have you found so far?" asked Harry

"Well, we back to the original set of applicants again, then we filtered for the best grades in the core classes, then we filtered for applicants who do not have family working at the ministry, then we filtered for applicants who did not take Muggle studies, and we've ended up with this final batch of 20. We were just going to start looking at each individual application." Replied one of his coworkers.

"Alright, why don't we read their description aloud again as to why they want to be an Auror. That seemed to work well for us the last few days." Replied Harry

They all agreed and started reading the essays finding that there were a lot of interesting applicants. After a few hours they had 8 applicants that they wanted to keep. Harry frowned knowing that now they had too many and said, "Ok. Here's what we're going to do. I'm going to take these eight and combine them with the 20 we already have. Then I'm going to ask the Minister if we can accept 28 instead of 25. If he says yes, then problem solved. If he says no, then tomorrow we will go through the 28 applicants and wean them down to 25. Either way, go home for today and I'll see you tomorrow."

They thanked him and he grabbed the eight files to bring to his office. When he got there he asked Christina if she could contact the Minister to see if he could meet with him now. He grabbed the other 20 files and started to look them over when Christina poked her head in his office and said, "The Minister said he could see you now if you'd like."

He smiled at her and said, "Thanks, I'll just head over now," and took the files with him. He made to the Minister's office quickly and the secretary let him in.

"Harry, so good to see you." Greeted Kingsley standing up shaking his hand

"You as well, Minister" replied Harry

"Harry, how many times have I told you to stop calling me Minister?" asked Kingsley teasingly

"Too many to count, Minister." Replied Harry chuckling

"Yes, and yet you continue to call me Minister. Now what can I do for you, Harry?" replied Kingsley

"I have a bit of a problem with the selection of Auror trainees and was wondering if you could help me." Replied Harry

Kingsley raised his eyebrows and said, "Go on."

"Well, you see I've found 28 applicants that I would like to offer trainee positions to." Replied Harry

"Ah, yes, that does sound like a problem, since there are only 25 spots. So you would like me to authorize the other 3 spots?" asked Kingsley

"Yes, sir that would be the simplest solution." Replied Harry

"Well Harry, I may be willing to allow this in return for a favor." Answered Kingsley

"What can I do for you Minister?" asked Harry amused

"Harry, I'm sure you've realized that I'm getting on in age and I would like to retire one of these days, however, I would feel better if I could train my replacement." Replied Kingsley

Harry replied smirking, "Honestly, Minister, I hadn't noticed you, as you say "getting on in age."

Kingsley chucked in response then said, "Seriously, Harry would you consider taking over as Minister?"

"Me?" asked Harry shocked

Kingsley laughed and said, "No, how silly of me, I was thinking of the other Harry Potter."

Harry laughed briefly then turned serious and replied, "May I be honest with you Sir?"

"Of course, Harry." Replied Kingsley

"I was actually thinking of retiring myself after I finished selecting the new Aurors." Said Harry seriously

"Well, now that does create a problem. May I ask why are you thinking about retiring?" asked Kingsley

Harry sighed and replied, "There are several reasons really. I feel more and more like it's just a job these days. I don't love it like I used to."

"I can understand that, but becoming Minister would be completely new to you and you could make the changes you want more easily. I sense there is another reason that is closer to the root of the decision." Replied Kingsley

Harry smiled and said, "I've met someone. Well, not really met but re-met… Anyway, I'd like to be able to spend time with her and travel and maybe have more children."

Kingsley smiled broadly and replied, "That's wonderful Harry. I'm happy for you, truly. You deserve it. Care to tell me who the lucky witch is?"

"Well, it's a bit controversial actually…" said Harry

Kingsley frowned and said, "You're not related to her are you?"

"No, No, but… it's hard to explain without revealing who it is." Replied Harry frustrated

"Harry, you know you can trust me. I can take a wizards oath if you want…" said Kingsley

"You're right…I know I can trust you…." Replied Harry thinking pensively then he said, "It's Rose Weasley."

Kingsley definitely was shocked and spent several minutes thinking quietly before replying, "You're right it is controversial. You're not related by blood but it's close enough that people will still be apprehensive. That's quite a conundrum you've got there, Harry. I take it you're quite serious if you're thinking of retiring to be with her?"

Harry smiled genuinely and said, "Yes, I'm sure it won't be long before I ask her to marry me."

Kingsley smiled and asked, "Do your families know?"

"Hermione and Al know, but no one else does. We're waiting a little bit before we tell them, but I can't imagine we'll wait much longer. It's getting harder to hide it and I really don't want to." Replied Harry

"Well I can understand not wanting to hide it if you're this happy with her. If there's anything I can do to help you, please don't hesitate to ask." Said Kingsley and when Harry nodded he continued, "Now, I would still like you to consider the Minister position, even if only to humor me."

"Thank you Minister, I will consider it. May I ask if you have someone in mind besides me?" asked Harry

Kingsley chuckled and said, "Well, it's quite funny considering what we were just discussing but the other person I was considering asking was Hermione."

Harry beamed and said, "Hermione would be a fabulous choice, Minister. And even better if you ask me because she's a witch and I don't think we have enough witches in high power positions here at the Ministry."

"I agree Harry, we don't have enough witches in the upper levels of the Ministry. Do you think she would agree?" asked Kingsley

"Without a doubt, she would jump at the chance." Replied Harry sincerely.

"Alright, I'll give you until tomorrow to change your mind. Let me see about these extra Aurors in the meantime. Why don't we meet again in the morning, say 10AM?" asked Kingsley

"Sounds good, Minister. Thank you." Replied Harry getting up and shaking his hand before leaving.

He headed home to shower and change and then flooed to see Lily. When he got there the house was quite loud, obviously the kids were enjoying themselves. He found them all in the living room. Lily had moved to the couch and Rose, Hugo, Scorpius, James and Al were all piled around the TV watching a movie. Whatever it was seemed to be quite funny because they all were laughing and smiling, even Lily. After a minute of watching them, they finally noticed him…

"Hi Daddy." Said Lily

"Hi Pumpkin, how are you feeling?" asked Harry walking over to her and kissing her forehead.

"I'm feeling better… as long as I take the potions on time the pain's not so bad." Replied Lily smiling at his gesture.

"I'm glad. Can I get you anything?" asked Harry

"I'm a little hungry, will you ask Mum if we're going to eat soon?" asked Lily

"Sure thing. I'll be right back." Replied Harry winking at Rose when everyone had turned back to watch the movie.

Harry left the room not really looking forward to talking with Ginny after this morning. He found her in the kitchen.

"Hey." Said Harry

She turned around and said, "Hey."

"How was she today?" asked Harry

"She was OK, as long as she took her next potion dose before the previous one wore off. Since we figured that out, she's been feeling much better. She spent a few hours in her room and she just came out to the living room about an hour ago. The boys haven't left her side all day, it's really something." Replied Ginny not really making eye contact but busying herself putting dinner together.

"Gin, I thought I'd stay for a few hours…Do you want to go out with Cormac while I'm here?" asked Harry tentatively

Ginny whipped around and stared at him and asked, "Is it so hard to be in the same house with me?"

Harry sighed and replied, "No, Gin, it's not. I just thought you could probably use a break. You've been here all day with the kids."

Ginny narrowed her eyes at him but didn't respond further.

"Do you need any help with dinner?" asked Harry making an effort again to smooth things over with her.

"No, I've got it," snapped Ginny

"Gin…" said Harry warily

She sighed heavily and dropped what she was doing and turned around to look at him. They looked at each other for several minutes before Ginny finally said, "Look, I'm sorry I got so upset this morning. Your relationship with Hermione has just always been a weak spot for me…"

Harry nodded and replied, "I wasn't hiding the fact that Ron left us from you…it was just such a horrible time that I didn't even want to think about it again never mind talk about it."

"Maybe one day you'll tell me about it." Said Ginny softly

Harry nodded but didn't say anything else so Ginny went back to preparing dinner. Harry decided to at least set the table while he was there. When dinner was ready they all sat down to eat with Harry sitting next to Rose…

"So how was dancing today?" he asked

She smiled at him and replied, "It was great. I've been working so hard but I feel like it's paying off."

Harry smiled back and said, "Good, I'm glad." Then his eyes sparkled mischievously and he asked, "And how is Michael?"

Rose laughed and replied, "He doing well, I'll let him know you were asking for him. Perhaps I could set you two up?"

Harry chuckled and said, "Yes, perhaps, but I don't know what my kids would say about it."

"What are you talking about?" asked James curiously

Rose smiled and said, "Oh, Harry was just giving me a hard time about my dance coach. He saw me on my way to dance one day and thought that I was dating my dance coach because of how I was dressed. I told him that I was pretty sure my dance coach wasn't interested in me because he's gay. So I was just offering to set Harry up on a date with him since he seems so interested in him." She then turned and surveyed Harry then said, "yes, I do believe he would find you attractive."

They both burst out laughing and everyone chuckled (well except Ginny).

"Uncle Harry's right, some of the stuff you wear is just wrong. I can't believe Dad let's you out of the house sometimes." Said Hugo

"Oh, please. You should see what the other girls wear. Honestly, some of them walk around in a sports bra and shorts. At least I cover up myself." Huffed Rose

"Really?" asked James quirking an eyebrow. "When did you say your audition was?"

"James!" gasped Rose

"What? I'm just coming to support you!" replied James grinning

"I hadn't even thought about that! You're brilliant James!" said Hugo smiling

Rose groaned and Harry laughed then Al said, "Yeah, maybe I'll come as well."

"Al, you have a girlfriend!" yelled Lily smacking his arm

"Ow, Lily. It's not like we're exclusive or anything. Besides what harm is there in looking?" replied Al smirking.

Lily glared at him then turned to see Scorpius grinning at Al and she smacked his arm as well, huffing, "prats," under her breath.

Ginny spoke up then saying, "So tell us about the audition and what happens if you get picked."

Rose smiled and said, "The audition will have hundred of dancers, some just for one type of dance, and others for several types. I picked the hardest group to audition for of course. It's sort of an all around dance company, so I have to be good at all types of classical dance; tap, ballet, Pointe, jazz, and the like. Tap is my weakest skill so I've been practicing tons. They're 40 girls in this group and if you get picked it's for one year. You have to re-audition every year. So what will happen is first I'll audition for each type of dance and if I score high enough on all the types then I can audition for the group I want. So I'll spend all day getting through that and probably be exhausted by the time the audition starts for the group I really want. It's a lot of work and I've been trying to practice as much as I can."

"So if you make it, what will you do during the year?" asked Ginny

"Well it's full time, so I would practice everyday and have shows several nights a week. It involves a fair amount of travel as well." Replied Rose

"What about your schooling? I thought you wanted to be a Healer?" replied Ginny

Rose shrugged and said, "If I was lucky enough to get picked, I wouldn't turn it down. It's only a year and healer training would still be there when I was done."

"And Aunt Hermione is OK with that?" asked Lily

"She is…she's been very supportive. She said I needed to find my own way and decide for myself what I want. Plus she knows how much I enjoy dancing." Replied Rose smiling then she added, "I'm sure my Dad will be a different story though."

Ginny laughed and said, "Yes, I'm sure he'll have a fair amount to say about it. How has he been with you since your fight about your new boyfriend?"

Rose tensed up a bit and replied, "He's been fine since we set some ground rules."

"Well, that's good." Replied Ginny

"Rose, you totally had Dad wrapped around your finger. He started off saying how she couldn't have a boyfriend and went on and on and by the time Rose was through with him she only had to promise she wouldn't have any babies until she was married." Said Hugo laughing

Al who was drinking his pumpkin juice while Hugo was talking suddenly spit it all out choking when he heard the baby part. Coughing and spewing still he gasped looking straight at Rose and asked, "You're joking, right?"

She narrowed her eyes at him and said, "No, I told him I wouldn't have any babies until after I was married."

He spluttered some more under his breath making everyone look at him strangely

"Al, honestly, I don't know what has gotten into you lately. You seem to have serious issues with other people dating. You went all mental when your Dad told you he was dating someone, and now you're spitting out your juice over Rose's new boyfriend. What's going on with you?" asked Ginny curiously

Harry and Rose were frowning at him now and the others were looking at him waiting for a response…

"Nothing. I don't know. I guess it just freaks me out because I don't want a serious relationship so I don't understand it." Said Al quickly

"So, you're going to be just like your brother then and bring home a new girl every week?" asked Ginny sternly

"Hey!" yelled James

"James, it's so true." Laughed Lily

"It's because I play Quidditch, they just throw themselves at me!" huffed James

"Yes, I'm sure they have to twist your arm to get you to take them home." Smirked Scorpius and they all laughed.

"It's funny how only the youngest of my children is in an actual relationship. And Scorpius doesn't seem to mind at all, do you Scorpius?" asked Ginny putting him on the spot

"No, not at all." He replied grabbing Lily's hand.

"Good answer." Said Harry

"Did you finish picking your new Aurors today Harry?" asked Ginny

"Maybe. We picked 28 and I asked Kingsley if we could have them all instead of cutting three of them. He's going to let me know tomorrow but I've never asked before so hopefully he'll say yes." Replied Harry

"We're there a lot of good applicants this year, is that why you picked more?" asked Rose

"There's always lots of good applicants but we looked at them differently this year. We tried to figure out what we were missing in our current group and look for it in the applicants. I think we ended up with a great bunch in the end though." Replied Harry

"When are you two going to tell us what you applied for?" Lily asked Scorpius and Al.

They both laughed in response knowing that she hated not getting what she wanted

"Come on!" whined Lily

Al chuckled and said, "you'll know when we find out if we got in or not."

"What happens if one of you gets in but not the other?" asked Rose

"I'm already expecting Al to get in but not me, so I won't be surprised." Replied Scorpius.

"Who are you kidding, Scor. Neither of us is going to get in! Our families will be so ashamed of us they'll kick us out and we'll have to live on the streets." Said Al laughing

"Don't laugh, I just may consider that." Replied Ginny smirking

"Well, do you have back up plans just in case?" asked Harry

"Yeah, but I'm hoping I won't need it." Said Scorpius

"I don't. Not sure what I'm going to do if it doesn't work out." Said Al making Ginny groan

"There's always Quidditch, little Bro!" said James

"Yes, because playing professional Quidditch is everyone's back up plan!" said Lily sarcastically

"What, it's not like he's not good. He's my brother after all. Besides, I could get him in to the tryouts if he wanted." Said James mockingly offended

"Let's hope that his first choice works out because I can't handle another professional Quidditch player and his rotating girl of the week in my house!" said Ginny exasperatedly.

They all laughed and Harry said, "James, perhaps you should consider getting your own place and give your mother some peace."

"But who will cook for me? And clean?" asked James incredulously

"Maybe you could do it yourself!" replied Lily

"What? No, I can't do that. I have no idea how." Said James completely serious, which made them all laugh harder.

They continued to tease James for a while then when dinner was finished Lily took her potions and said she wasn't feeling well and going to take a shower and get ready for bed.

Scorpius said good night to her and when she had left the room he grabbed Al and went to his room closing the door behind them…

"Al, what's going on? I get the feeling this isn't just Lily being sick, what happened?" asked Scorpius

"Scor, I can't. I promised I wouldn't say anything." Replied Al clearly torn

Scorpius narrowed his eyes at Al and replied, "Al, she's my girlfriend, I'm worried about her."

Al nodded and evasively replied, "She's better than she was yesterday Scor. She'll be fine in a couple days."

"Damn it Al, tell me what's going on!" snapped Scorpius

Al sighed and sat down on his bed thinking for a few minutes before saying seriously, "Don't you think I want to tell you, I just can't. My mum made me promise not to tell you. It's not my place to say what happened to Lily. You need to talk to her about it."

Scorpius ran his hands through his hair and sat down in the desk chair and said, "She won't tell me. I asked her this morning and she said she didn't want to talk about it. Is it bad?"

Al nodded but didn't say anything.

"But she's going to be OK?" asked Scorpius worriedly

"Yeah…" replied Al

"I'll try again with Lily, but as long as she's going to be OK, I won't push." Replied Scorpius clearly frustrated

Al nodded and then said, "Thank you, Scor. Not just for this but for…." He stopped, unsure of how to tell Scorpius how thankful he was that he hadn't had sex with his sister because she wasn't ready…how do you say something like that? "For everything." Finished Al

Scorpius raised his eyebrows at him and said, "What are you thanking me for? I'm crazy for your sister, you know that."

"Yeah, I guess I just didn't realize how much until this week." Replied Al sincerely

Scorpius nodded and looked at Al. He could tell Al wanted to say more but wasn't sure what else there was to say, so he changed the subject. "I'm dying to find out if we made it, aren't you?"

Al smiled at the subject change, relieved that they could move on. "Yeah, it's all I could do not tell him."

"It sounded like they changed the way they picked them this year, do you think that's bad or good for us?" asked Scorpius

"It's probably good for you and bad for me." Replied Al

"I don't think so, I think you're going to get a spot no matter what." Said Scorpius

"Scor, it's not like they can see Albus Potter on the application, there's nothing that's going to jump out at them."

"Look, we did everything we could. We were top of our class, we did great on the OWLS and NEWTS, and we even took Runes for Merlin's sake! Nobody takes that class unless they're mental. The only thing I'm worried about it my essay, I was really honest in it." Replied Scorpius

"I know, we did do everything…. Yeah the essay was the hardest part. I didn't want them to read it and know whom my dad was so I had to be creative. What did you say?"

"I told them that I came from a family of mostly dark wizards and that I wanted to prove that we weren't all dark." Replied Scorpius

Al winced at that and said, "Wow, you really were honest."

"Yeah, what did you say?" asked Scorpius

"I said that my grandparents were murdered by dark wizards and it took a long time for the killer to be brought to justice which was hard on my family and that I wanted to help ensure others didn't have to suffer like my family had." Relied Al seriously

Scorpius nodded and said, "That is creative. It's completely true but general enough that they wouldn't know who you are."

"Well we only have a couple more weeks until we find out, so we'll know soon enough." Said Al then he continued, "I have no idea what I'm going to do if I don't get in. There's really nothing else that I want to do." Sighed Al

"Yeah, working with my Dad managing all our businesses is not my idea of an exciting life." Said Scorpius chuckling.

Al laughed and said, "Well I guess I could take my brother up on his offer and try out for Quidditch."

"I think your Mum would kill you." Said Scorpius laughing

"She would. James really needs to get his own place. He's always got a new girl around and those are just the ones that we see, I'm sure there are plenty that we never see."

"Lily doesn't mind?" asked Scor curiously

"Not so much, she usually just rolls her eyes and leaves it as that. It's like she expects that from him. Not me though, you heard her at dinner, 'Al, you have a girlfriend,' somehow she thinks I'm not supposed to do the same." Said Al confused

"You have a different relationship with her than James. She seems to expect better behavior from you for some reason. Maybe it's because you were in Slytherin and she didn't get to see all your partying like she did James." Replied Scorpius

"She saw enough when she was with you." Replied Al

"She was too busy with me to even notice you Al," said Scorpius cheekily

Al threw a pillow at him for that and said, "Git."

Scorpius laughed and got up saying, "I guess I'll head home."

They left Al's room and walked towards the floo in the living room…

At the same time Al and Scorpius were talking, Rose and Harry were in the living room. Harry was sitting on the couch with Rose sitting next to him. They sat in silence for several minutes, but it wasn't awkward at all, rather like they just needed some peace and quiet.

"Are you staying here again tonight?" asked Rose turning towards him

"I'm not sure, I guess I see what Lily wants." Replied Harry quickly squeezing her thigh.

She smiled and said, "Yeah, I was thinking the same thing." She then looked around and got up making Harry raise his eyebrow at her. She then moved in front of him and pushed his legs apart, coming in between them. She bent down and grabbed his hands bringing them up behind his head with hers. She held them in place and he smiled devilishly at her. She winked and bent down over him so that her hair was on either side of his face and she said huskily, "I miss you."

Harry smiled and said, "I miss you too."

She raised her right leg and placed her knee on the couch in between his legs and rubbed against him saying, "No, I really miss you."

He gasped at the seductive move and tried to pull his hands free, and was unsuccessful.

"Now, now, Mr. Potter. You must have patience." Rose said commandingly

He groaned out "Evil witch."

She chuckled and kissed his neck and sucked on his ear lobe just long enough to make Harry buck his hips making her moan.

"Where's Mom?" asked Al loudly from the doorway, fairly annoyed at walking in on this.

Rose jumped away from Harry like she had been burned and Harry cleared his throat before replying, "Cormac's."

Al nodded and looked to Scorpius to see that he was shocked and was looking at Rose like he had never seen her before. Rose was blushing profusely and wasn't making eye contact with him.

"Are you going home Scorpius?" asked Harry getting up off the couch

Scorpius still stunned just nodded in reply and Al nudged him towards the floo. Scorpius threw Al a confused look but when he didn't get any response from Al, he turned to the floo and went home.

Al turned around and stared them down, surprising Harry for a moment but then Rose spoke up, "Sorry, Al, I didn't realize Scor was still here."

Harry frowned when he heard this but Al replied before he could say anything.

"Seriously Rosie, in my house? You couldn't wait! What if my Mum was here!" yelled Al

"I knew she had gone out Al! I'm not completely oblivious!" snapped Rose getting angry

"What about Lily or James!" yelled back Al

Harry had enough of this. He stepped in between them and said fiercely, "Enough Al. Lily is in the bath and James went out for a little while. And may I remind you that I don't answer to you."

Al clenched his jaw angrily and turned away from his father.

Rose sighed and said, "Al, I'm sorry. You're right, I shouldn't have done that in your house."

"Stop apologizing Rose." Said Harry annoyed

"No Harry!" snapped Rose then she turned to face Al and said, "Al, I know this is going to be hard to figure out, but I don't want you to hate me." Said Rose on the verge of tears.

The trembling in her voice made Al turn around to look at her and he felt horrible. He walked over to her and gave her a hug and said, "I'm sorry Rosie, I don't want to fight with you. I just…I'm still getting used to this and you caught me off guard."

Harry was watching this play out slightly shocked.

"I'm sorry I upset you, OK?" asked Al

She sniffled a little and nodded, then pulled out of his embrace. They both turned to see Harry's surprised face.

Al said, "Why don't you two go out for a little while. I can stay with Lily in case she needs anything."

They were both a little shocked at this and just stared at him then Lily spoke up from the doorway and said, "Yeah, I was just coming to tell you all to do the same. I'm going to bed now anyway."

Rose and Harry quickly turned to see Lily in the doorway in her pajamas smiling at them. They had no idea how long she had been there.

"What did you do to make Rose upset Al?" asked Lily curiously

This clued them in as to how long she was there and Al replied, "You know me, just being my usual clueless self."

Lily rolled her eyes and said, "yeah, I figured. But seriously, I'm fine. You guys should go, you don't have to babysit me."

"Lily, we're not babysitting you, we're just worried. We want to be here for you." Said Rose genuinely.

Lily nodded and said, "I know, I do. But I'm tired and I'm just going to go to sleep. I set my alarm for when I need to take my potions so there's nothing for you to do here. Go do something fun."

"Are you sure, sweetheart? Why don't I stay until your Mum gets back at least?" said Harry

"Dad, I'm sure. Thank you, but I'm fine. Please, Go." Said Lily exasperated

Harry frowned but nodded.

"Do you want me to come back and stay here tonight?" asked Rose

Lily shook her head and said, "No. Go. Come back tomorrow and keep me company."

Rose smiled at her and gave her a hug and a kiss then said, "Alright, I'll see you in the morning. But call me if you need anything tonight, OK?"

Lily huffed and said, "Fine, now go."

Rose smiled and left through the floo.

Harry did the same after telling Lily and Al to call him if they needed anything at all.