Seventh Year: Halloween

"We don't have to match, right?" Scorpius asked as he ran his fingers through Rose's hair as her head rested in his lap. They were both relaxing in the Gryffindor common room before they had to start getting ready for the annual Halloween Ball.

There used to be just a feast, but after the war Professor McGonagall began to feel that the students needed more "social gatherings", as she put it, to promote healthy relationships between the four houses. The professors may have seen it like that, but the students saw it as a reason to party and get drunk with each other after hours.

"No, wasn't planning on it. I've had my costume planned already before our little discovery," she said and smiled.

"Thank Merlin, I thought you were going to insist on me wearing some stupid costume to match yours," Scorpius said and sighed before he smirked at her. "Is it short, skimpy, and something I would enjoy?"

"It's a surprise, you pervert," she said and laughed as she sat up. "Listen, we need to have a quick chat."

"About?"

"Just because the amortentia gave us reason to skip all the steps that eventually lead to a couple becoming an actual couple, doesn't mean that we are doing that. I want to be properly wooed."

"Properly wooed?" he tried to say without laughing at her. "What do you mean?"

"I don't want to feel cheated out of the fun parts of starting a relationship. I want that excitement that Dom and Lily talk about all the time when they meet someone new that they're into."

"We've known each other for seven years, I think that is out of the question," Scorpius said and winced as he saw Rose's face turn angry.

"Scorpius Malfoy, you will be your charming self and do what you would normally do with a girl that you eventually want to date."

"Fine, fine," he said as he put his hands up in surrender. "I will woo you."

"Thank you," she said and kissed him softly on the lips. "I'll see you later. I'm going to get ready."

"I guess I'll go meet up with Albus and figure out how to 'properly woo' you," he said and rolled his eyes.

"Thank you," she said sweetly before going upstairs to the girl's dormitory.

Scorpius ran his hands through his hair in frustration and sighed, not knowing what to do. He left the common room and headed to the kitchens, where he knew Albus would be snacking on what the house-elves were cooking up for the ball.

"Al, how do I 'woo' Rose?" Scorpius asked as he walked into the kitchens.

"Huh?" Albus asked, his mouth filled with food.

"She won't just be my girlfriend," Scorpius sighed as he sat down and thanked the house-elves as they placed a plate of brownies in front of him. "She wants what happens before people date."

"So do that," Albus said like it was the simplest answer in the world.

"It's Rose though."

"She's still a girl," Albus shrugged as he shoved a cookie in his mouth. "Just do what you normally do when you fancy a girl."

"Rose laughs in my face every time she sees me using the 'Malfoy charm', as you all like to call it," Scorpius said.

"Then let her laugh. She'll still love it because it's directed at her, not at some other girl."

"You think?"

"I know," Albus said and smirked. "Now come on, we have to get our costumes on."

"Because they'll take so long to put on," Scorpius said and rolled his eyes.

"Laziness takes effort, my friend," Albus said as they left the kitchens and headed back to Gryffindor Tower.

"No one is going to know who we are," Rose said as she fixed her hair that was charmed to be a dark brown for the night and straightened out her short black dress. "No one in the wizarding world knows them."

"Who gives a shit," Dom said as she tightened her pigtails. "We look hot and adorable at the same time. Plus, my muggle friends love them. We all do actually."

"These sequins are itchy as hell," Lily complained as she pulled up the sequined dress that had the Union Jack on it.

"I'm rather comfy," Samantha Wood said and laughed as she lounged across the bed.

"These leopard print shorts are riding up my ass," Roxanne grumbled. "Let's get this over with."

The five girls walked out of the girl's dorms and headed to the common room, which was still filled with people.

"Albus, are you kidding me!" Lily screamed as she walked down the stairs. "That's a pathetic excuse for a costume!"

"I'm going as the Boy Who Lived," he smirked as he moved his hair to the side and showed the lighting bolt scar he drew on his forehead. "Scorpius is the most hated guy on both sides."

"The fantastic, Draco Malfoy," he said dramatically as he eyed Rose. "You look even hotter than the actual Victoria Beckham, my love."

"Oh, so you know who I am," Rose smirked as she walked over to Scorpius. "It's a little creepy that you're your dad tonight."

"Halloween's supposed to be creepy," he said and winked.

"Who are you lot supposed to be?" Hugo asked as he walked over with Louis, both dressed as Quidditch players.

"The Spice Girls, of course," Dom said as she flipped her long, blonde pigtail over her shoulders. "I'm Baby Spice, Lily's Ginger Spice, Sam's Sporty Spice, Roxanne's Scary Spice, and Rose is Posh Spice. Duh."

"Right, I knew that off the top of my head," Louis said and rolled his eyes. "Aren't they old now?"

"So is Uncle Harry and Mr. Malfoy," Rose said as she gestured toward the boys. "Let's go down to the Great Hall, I'm starving."

As the group headed down to the Great Hall, Scorpius pulled Rose aside and wrapped his arms around her waist as he pulled her close.

"Your costume is short, skimpy, and something I do enjoy," he whispered in her ear, making her giggle. "Something funny?"

"Using the Malfoy charm on me?" she asked and smirked.

"Yep," he said and smiled widely. "You and only you."

"Come on," she laughed as she grabbed his hand and pulled him down the stairs.

The Great Hall was decorated for Halloween. Giant jack-o-lanterns were scattered around the room, huge spider webs hung from the ceilings, and candles floated above all the students' heads. The usual house tables were gone, replaced by smaller round tables that left room for a dance floor.

"Would you like a drink?" Scorpius asked as they sat down at a table with their friends. Rose smiled and nodded 'yes'.

"Since when is he so nice to you?" Dom asked when Scorpius walked away.

"I told him I didn't want to get cheated out of the fun parts of starting1 a relationship with someone," Rose said and grinned. "I'm being subjected to the Malfoy charm tonight."

"Lucky," Dom sighed. "I always wondered what it would like to be on the receiving end of the Malfoy charm."

"It's interesting," Rose said and laughed.

"What's interesting?" Scorpius asked as he placed drinks for him, Rose, and Dom on the table.

"You are," Rose said and smirked. "Let's dance."

"Okay," he said and took her hand.

They both walked out onto the dance floor, which everyone was slow dancing on. He placed one hand on her hips and the other took her hand.

"As amazing as you look right now with dark hair, I think I prefer your obnoxiously red hair," Scorpius said and smirked at the look Rose had on her face.

"It's auburn!" she said indignantly.

"Whatever you say, love," he said as he twirled her around.

"It's really weird that you're your dad right now."

"I was actually going to go as Mr. Potter and Albus was going to be my dad, but we were too lazy to change the color of our hair."

"Thank Merlin for your laziness because that would have been even creepier," Rose said and shuddered.

"I thought it would have been funny," Scorpius said.

"Of course."

Eventually everyone got bored of the ball and headed back to the Gryffindor common room to continue partying. Rose and Scorpius sat on a couch in front of the fireplace. Rose rested her head on Scorpius' chest as he ran his fingers through her hair.

"Did you have fun tonight?" Scorpius asked. Rose nodded her head on his chest. "Tired?"

"Too much firewhiskey," Rose said and giggled.

"Ah, so you're drunk," Scorpius said and smirked. "So I can take advantage of you."

"Sure," Rose said and giggled some more. "You know, I always laughed at you when you used the Malfoy charm on girls. I found it the funniest thing in the world. I kinda like it though."

"Oh really?" he said, his smirk turning into a full grin. "Why's that?"

"Makes me feel kinda special, like I'm the only girl for you," Rose said bashfully as she hid her face in his chest.

"You are the only girl for me, Rose," he said as he lifted her head. "I love you."

"I love you too," Rose said. He leaned down to kiss her, but they were interrupted.

"You two disgust me," Willow slurred as her drink spilled all over the rug.

"Well you're a whore, so we're even," Rose said angrily.

"What did you say?"

"You heard me," Rose said as she got up off the couch and wobbled a little bit. "Stop being jealous of my relationship. Scorpius is my boyfriend, not yours."

"Not yet anyway. He'll get sick of you and come running to me," Willow said confidently before stumbling away.

"Is, is that true?" Rose asked, tears threatening to spill from her eyes.

"Rose, you know it's not true," Scorpius said as he stood in front of her and took her hands in his. He knew that she could get overly emotional when she was too drunk. "Why don't we go to bed?"

"I can't go in your bed, I'm a girl," she said quietly.

"Don't worry, I know a secret," Scorpius said and smiled as he led Rose up the stairs to the boy's dormitories. Since they were Head Boy and Girl, they could get into each other's dorms.

"Scorp," Rose said as she sat down on his bed. "Can I borrow some clothes?"

"Of course," he said as he reached into his trunk and pulled out a Quidditch t-shirt he received on his birthday that had his name and team number on the back and a pair of basketball shorts. "Here."

"Thanks," Rose said.

She quickly stripped out of her black dress, leaving her in just a black bra and matching lace underwear. Scorpius didn't expect her to undress so quickly, so he didn't have time to turn around. He had seen her in a bathing suit countless times, but seeing her in her underwear, sitting on his bed, completely alone in his dorm room was different. She slipped the t-shirt over her head, and decided that she didn't need the shorts because the shirt was long enough.

"Uh, you sure?" Scorpius asked, praying she would take them.

"Yeah," she said sleepily as she climbed under the covers. "Are you getting in?"

"One minute," he said, taking a deep breath to calm himself down. He changed quickly and climbed into bed with her, wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her close.

"You'll always be my best friend, right Scorp?" Rose asked as she snuggled closer into his chest.

"Always, Rose."

"I love you," she sighed.

"I love you too," he said, pressing his lips against her forehead.

Not my best, but I thought it was cute :)

Here's some bad news: This might be the last of my regular updates. Not the last of my updates, because I have a lot more to write, but I might not be able to update next Monday, or the following Monday either. I've been hit with writer's block & I'm having a tough time figuring out what exactly to write. I have an idea, but it's not coming out exactly as I want it to. Throw in a lot of school work and that equals the end of my updating streak. I was doing so well too :(

I will keep updating this story, just might have to wait a little longer for it. Sorry :(

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