Disclaimer: How many times do I really need to say it? I don't own Harry Potter (or Les Mis or Pride and Prejudice for that matter)
A.N- This is from Rose's POV. I figured it was time to hear what she thought. I originally was leaning toward it being her's or third person but I guess I've been leaning more on Scorpius's side of the story. Hope you like it!
Rose ran blindly through the halls, ignoring everything around her, only looking for a certain red-haired third year. Finally finding her, she grabbed her arm and dragged her to the Gryffindor dorms.
"Hey! Rose?...wait, what are you doing?" Lily asked, bewildered.
Rose didn't answer just pulled her along faster. She finally reached Gryffindor tower, quickly gave the password, ran to her dormitory and shut the door. She then promptly burst into tears.
"Oh, Rose, what happened?" Lily asked.
It was a few minutes before Rose could answer, she was sobbing hysterically into her pillow. She finally sat up and said, "I just made the biggest mistake of my life." And she hid her face in her hands.
Lily gently pulled her arms away from her face. "Tell me what happened Rose."
Rose took a deep breath and told her everything, from asking Scorpius to help right down to her slapping him.
"I don't know what happened to me, it was like something took over and I felt all of Elizabeth's injustices, and when I heard Scorpius talk about the "inferiority of my family" whose life is "decidedly beneath his own" I snapped. I didn't even realize I had hit him until after the bell rang. I was just so angry; I couldn't believe he was saying that. But I know he doesn't feel that way! He's tried to tell people that for five years and what do I do? I throw that away, all his struggles going out the window. People were slowly starting to accept him, especially because he's friends with Albus and me, but now look what I did! He looked like he really meant it, and I basically screamed that I agree with everyone else, that I do think like them and think that he's nothing but a death eater and a Malfoy." She spat out those words like a curse. "And not only did I say that, I slapped him!"
She slumped down on her bed. "He probably hates me now" she said in a small, sad voice, a few tears rolling down her cheek.
Lily forced Rose to look at her. "Rose, Scorpius could never hate you. The boy has been in love with you for years now, he's probably agonizing over this just as much as you are."
This was apparently the wrong thing to say. "Of course he's agonizing, I just slapped him! I – "
Lily cut her off "okay, fine you slapped him. But you said it yourself. You were just really in character. And he also was, you know that normally he would never say something like that, and you would never react like that. I'm sure he realizes that too, he's not going to hate you, trust me; it's not hate that he feels for you. Quite the opposite really."
Calming down, Rose looked at her cousin. "What makes you say that? Why would he like me back?"
Lily rolled her eyes. "Rose, you have never been the type to doubt yourself or go fishing for compliments. Don't start now. You know that you're gorgeous and have a great personality- don't try to argue. And think about it, he's been friends with you for this long, it's not that hard to go from "just friends" to something more."
She sat up straight. "Call it woman's intuition or whatever, but I am willing to bet all my chocolate frogs that he likes you too."
Rose smiled. "I'm still doubtful about that. But maybe you're right about him not hating me." She winced as she remembered his face when she slapped him. "Hopefully. Probably not. But either way, what do I do now?" she asked Lily, slightly panicking.
Lily started to walk out. "Just act normally. If you really believe that he hates you, then be nice and normal around him. Show him that you're not mad at him. I know that you're not going to flat out say it, but at least act that way, okay?"
Rose still looked skeptical and miserable. Lily turned to Rose again. "Do you want me to stay?" Rose shook her head. "No, go ahead, I'll be fine now, go back to your friends" and she lay back on her bed.
Lily, knowing that Rose wanted to be alone and would probably stay in her room all night, said "Just call me if you need me. I have a stash of chocolate frogs if you want, and you can go to the kitchens if you get hungry. The elves like you." And she shut the door.
Rose snuggled down into her blanket and thought At least somebody does and suddenly feeling drained, closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.
A.N- I hope you guys enjoyed her side of the story! I'll try to make some more from her point of view, but the next few are going to be a scattering of both. Let me know what you think!