The next few weeks were strange. We were only around Muggles, so we
didn't have to sneak around. Scorpius could take me on real dates
without worrying about my family killing him.
It took me a few days to get over the fact that this was SCORPIUS, and
I was me, and it shouldn't work.

But it did work. Scorpius was softer, less arrogant than his father.
He had a wicked sense of humor-I'd woken up more than once to find
he'd booby-trapped my room-but he really was kind. And smart. Merlin,
was he smart. I guess you don't get to be a Ravenclaw for nothing, but
this was a bit scary.

"Rose!"

He interrupted my musings with a panicked yell.
"What?" I hollered back, too lazy to get up.
"The letter came. They're sending a teacher again on Friday!"
"And?"

"And this time they're interviewing the Old Lady to see if we've been
fighting!"

Bugger.

I got up, dislodging a sleeping Nymphie, who gave me a withering stare
as she trotted away-probably to scratch up my things some more-and
headed into the kitchen where Scorpius was holding a letter bearing
the Hogwarts seal.

"They can't do that. If they ask, she'll tell them that we've been
getting along a little TOO well."

"I knew it was a bad idea to sit out in the lobby the other day. I
told you!"

"Didn't stop you from trying to snog the entire time, did it?
I retorted, examining the letter.
An idea-a evil, perfect idea-started forming in my head.
"Scorpius..." I said slowly.

"Yeah?"

"You can do Memory Charms, right?"

"I'm the best in our year!" he replied, some of his old Malfoy smirk
creeping into his voice. I pushed him.

"No need to get cocky, mister I-begged-my-roommate-for-a-kitten."
He glared at me and continued.

"But we can't do memory charms without a wand."

"Oh, we'll have a wand.".

"But..."

"Trust me. Here's what we're going to do:"

I whispered the plan into his ear, a evil grin spreading across his
face.

*gzzzzt* "Target is entering building, over."

I raised my eyebrow at him.

"Scorpius, we don't need the walkie talkies if we're in the same room."

He pouted.

"Put them away for now. Please?"

He obliged, stuffing the new Muggle device in his pocket. After I'd
told him the plan, he'd insisted that we'd need them. I'd learned by
now that it was easier to just go along with it. He could pout like a
five year old when he wanted to.

"Mr Malfoy? Miss Weasley?"

Slughorn said, looking perturbed at even being here. The teachers must
be fighting over who had to come check on us if HE'D been the one
they'd chosen.

"Oh hello professor. How are you?" I said politely.

"Fine, fine. Let's get this over with-Miss Weasley!"

I had (very convincingly, if I do say so myself) slipped to the floor,
my eyes closed and holding my breath.
Out of the corner of my eye I saw Slughorn bending over to check my
pulse, and Scorpius sneaking the wand out of his pocket.

"Stupefy!"

I rolled quickly out of they way as Slughorn fell to the ground.

"Quick!" I hissed. Scorpius magicked a blindfold on him and handed me
the wand. I snuck out of the room, pocketing the wand.
First was Old Lady. I raised the wand, aiming at her back. "Obli-"

*gzzzt* "Ferret to Flower, how's it going? over"

Old Lady whipped around-way too fast for someone her age, if you ask
me-as I quickly hid the wand.

"You alright, dear?"

Cursing at Scorpius in my head, I smiled at her.

"Just fine. Scorpius and I are just trying out these for my nephew."

I held up the walkie-talkie innocently.

"Alright then dear. If you need anything, just ask."

As soon as she turned her back the grin slid off my face. "Obliviate."
I whispered.

Satisfied that the spell had worked, I hightailed it back to the
apartment.

"Scorpius!" I growled at him. "You almost made Old Lady notice the
wand. No more walkie-talkies. Ever."

"But-"

"Never. Now help me with him, he's waking up."

We levitated Slughorn to the couch, just in time.

"Miss Weasley? Mister Malfoy?"

"Professor Slughorn! Are you alright? You just collapsed!"

"Probably from your stink, Weasel."

Scorpius jeered, looking at me apologeticly over Slughorn's shoulder.

"Oh, very funny Malfoy. I bet you-"

"Now, children. No fighting." Slughorn muttered distractedly. Pulling
a clipboard out from somewhere, he scribbled something.

"Right then. I'll just be interviewing your landlady, and I'll be off.
Ah. So then. No more fighting." he called as he hightailed it out the
door.

I sank down on the couch wearily.

"Thank Merlin THAT'S over."

"Yeah, I think I did pretty well" Scorpius said smugly, plopping down
next to me.

" I did well, you prat." I
muttered, hitting him with a pillow.

"Alright! You did well too! Just don't hit me!"

Laughing, I kissed him.

"So, today we learned-"

"No kissing in the lobby."

I narrowed my eyes at him.

"No, we learned that we should maybe TELL people? Instead of sneaking
around Stunning teachers?"

He opened his mouth to reply...

And the chapter ends. :D Don't kill me! So, tell me. What should Scorpius say? I'll
still be working on this, but I might start a new Castle/Firefly one.
So updates may take a bit longer.