A/N: Thank you to thepotterfamily, , Imperatrix Nyx, and "a fan" an anonymous reviewer who gave me FIVE reviews in one day. I love you for that and will definitely use all your great ideas. It's really thanks to you that I put this up because your many reviews made me smile.

Disclaimer: Credit for the amazing world that is Harry Potter goes to JKR, not me. Credit for this idea goes to AlyksDaughterofArtemisandHades !

#10 Tell your father you're dating his enemy's son.

Rose chewed her lip nervously. She stared down at the letter in her hands.

Dear Rose,

We would love for you to bring your new boyfriend home for the Easter holidays. Your father and I are very excited to meet this young man. Please have Hugo write us to say whether he will come home or not.

Lots of Love,
Mum

Rose knew her mother really would love to meet Scorpius. After all, her mother had always advocated inter-house relationships. And while she and Scorpius were in the same house, their parents were about as against each other as they could get.

Which was exactly why Rose was nervous about having her father meet Scorpius. Ron Weasley had never really gotten over the rivalry between the Slytherins and the Gryffindors, and Rose was sure he would not approve of her new boyfriend.

"Did your mum write back?" Scorpius asked as Rose sat down at the breakfast table. Rose nodded and showed him the letter.

"Do you reckon your dad'll really kill me?" said Scorpius handing the letter back to Rose. Rose laughed, but it sounded rather forced.

"No."

"Really?"

Rose thought about that for a moment. "No."

Her boyfriend gulped.

Rose exited the Hogwarts express into Platform 9 3/4 for what would be the second to last time, she reflected. Just one more ride after this.

Scorpius Malfoy walked behind her, struggling to carry both their trunks, and his owl, and Rose's cat. Rose had of course offered to carry her own trunk, several times, but Scorpius had insisted. As the two jumped off the train, Rose began to look around for her parents.

She spotted her father leaning against the old, beaten up Ford Anglia, but her mother was nowhere in sight.

"Hi dad," said Rose, slightly apprehensive, as they approached her father. "Where's mum?"

"Your mum had to stay at work a little longer. She had some last minute paperwork. She said to tell you she's very sorry she couldn't meet you, but will be home by dinner."

Rose nodded and moved to open the boot, but was more than a little panicked inside. She'd been counting on having her mother there for at least the first introductions, to keep Ron from using any Unforgivable Curses.

Scorpius walked up, panting slightly from carrying his load, just as Ron asked "Weren't you bringing your boyfriend Rose?"

Rose nodded and gave her father a quick, but slightly pained smile. "He's here now."

Ron looked up. He scanned all the surrounding area, his eyes passing straight over Scorpius, despite the fact that he was still holding Rose's cat Bandylegs in a wicker crate.

"I don't see him Rosie."

Rose moved to put her hand on the boy's shoulder. "He's right in front of you dad."

Ron Weasley now looked straight at his daughter, who was very pointedly resting her hand on the shoulder of Scorpius Malfoy. Both children later swore that they saw Ron's hand move towards his wand. But Ron turned away and said, in a slightly cold voice, "Right, well shall we get going then? We can talk in the car."

With that somewhat ominous note, Ron slid into the driver's seat and slammed the door.

"That was scary," Scorpius whispered as he and Rose loaded their luggage into the boot.

"Well at least your not dead," said Rose. "Yet."