Scorpius and Rose had been practicing religiously, waking up an hour earlier than usual to meet and rehearse their lines and then meeting up again after class to discuss cues and costumes and vent to each other about how nervous they were. Today though, that all stopped. It was the evening of their performance and they were walking together towards the room of requirement.
Every time they turned a corner the noise level from beyond them increased. Rose and Scorpius stuck close together as people bashed past them to find their seats. They probably should have been hurrying as well to get backstage but they were enjoying the quiet company of each other as they walked, it was certainly more reassuring than the setting of backstage where all the other students and teachers were stressing over costumes and cues and lighting and curtains.
Soon however, they found themselves just there, right in the middle of the dressing room and squeezing the life out of each others hands as Miss Parkinson left them to give her shakily produce an introductory speech to their parents.
When she finished, she reappeared from the curtains and motioned for the first pair to take the stage. They parted ways to their entrance sides and applause was heard as each of them appeared for the audience to see. Six pairs later, Scorpius and Rose stood and up and did the same.
Scorpius stood in the left wing, hardly listening to what Miss Parkinson was saying and focusing all his energy on watching his mother and father sitting in the back row of the theatre, their expressions smothered by shadows so that Scorpius couldn't tell what they looked like but still see enough to know it was them.
Rose knotted her hands together nervously as she watched Scorpius across the stage, she followed his eye line to see his parents sitting close together at the back, she shuddered and looked back at Scorpius who was now not safely hidden behind the curtain but lying right in the middle of the stage, ready for her to begin.
She snapped her vision away from him and forced her feet forward to where Scorpius lay with his eyes closed in the centre of the stage. She began speaking, her voice gradually smoothing out as she went on. As she continued she seemed to ease into the role and forget about her surroundings until she was completely comfortable. When it was time for the kiss she hardly hesitated before going in and doing it just as they had practiced. She wasn't even thrown off by the wolf whistle that James initiated from his seat in the front row.
Scorpius did just as exceedingly well when it was his turn, his lines were delivered smoothly and with emotion. He even made eye contact with his parents a few times, not being thrown off when Draco started staring the floor in favour of his son's grand speech.
When the scene ended they were both flat on the floor, breathing heavily while applause erupted all around them. When they finally picked themselves up off the stage they blushed and bowed to hide their pink faces. In the back row, Draco and Astoria stood hand in hand smiling broadly at their son. Scorpius grinned and gave a thumbs up.
Meanwhile, the front row was going crazy, Albus had Lily hefted on his shoulders so she could throw flowers at them. Ron was laughing at something James had said and when he caught Rose's eye he just nodded in approval, that was more than she needed.
Scorpius slung his arm around Rose's shoulders and they walked clumsily off the stage together, ecstatic that they finally had the approval they'd been craving the whole time.
This is the last chapter fir this story, I'm not writing anymore of it because I'm tired of the story and I'm happy leaving it here. Overall, I'm okay with how it turned out but it's definitely weaker than what I imagined the end product would turn out like.
Feedback would still be great and if you have any recommendations as to my next story please leave them in your reviews! (I'm thinking about doing Teddy and Victoire)
Thanks for reading :)
