A/N: Some of you asked for a chapter based on Rose's POV. To be honest, I wanted to do this chapter maybe later after I finish with this story. But since I was stuck and I had no idea what to continue with the story, I decided to take a 'break' and did a Rose's POV chapter. It's shorter than the other 9 (if I'm not mistaken), so I apologise for that.

By the way, pretend that Dominique (Bill and Fleur's second daughter) is 2 years older than Rose.

Disclaimer: Everything belongs to JK Rowling.

CHAPTER 10

"Your rose is not going anywhere, Rosie."

She almost dropped her flower hearing the sudden comment. With her hand on her chest, Rose looked up to find her cousin looking at her with a smirk. "Dom! Don't do that."

Dominique just smiled as she took a seat in front of Rose. "Sorry," she mumbled. "It's just that it looks like you can't get enough of your rose." She started taking her parchment, books and quill out of her bag. "Who is it from, anyway?"

Rose shrugged off her shoulders, playing with the flower. "I don't know. There's no note."

"Not even a 'For You'?"

She shook her head this time. "Nothing."

"So you don't have a clue then?"

Rose sighed as she continued doing her homework. "Well, I think the person who sent this was a boy."

"That really narrows it down to … I don't know, hundreds? Thousands?" said Dominique, smiling again. After receiving a soft glare from the cousin, she continued, "Don't you have any other clue? For example, is he in your year or James'? Or maybe mine?"

"I don't know," answered Rose, sighing again. "Nobody seems to know." She looked up. "Albus said that the sender might even be a girl. He said that because this girl wanted me to think that the sender was a boy when actually it was a girl."

"And you think it's the opposite."

"Why, of course," she said, leaning in closer. "Wouldn't you? If you were me."

"Yeah."

"See?" said Rose, leaning back.

"But what Albus said is possible."

Rose rolled her eyes.

"Why? Are you actually hoping that it's from a boy?"

She seemed hesitant before finally answering, "Yeah, to be honest. I mean it's a bit weird receiving a rose from a girl, isn't it?" She suddenly widened her eyes when she saw the look on her cousin's face. "Wait, you're not the one who sent it, were you? I'm really sorry if you were. I didn't mean to offend you."

Dominique laughed. "No, it wasn't me. Why would I give you a rose, anyway? It's not like I'm in love with you or anything."

"So you think the person who gave me the rose is in love with me?"

"Possibly, yeah," answered Dominique. "Is there another reason why?"

"Scorpius said that this person sent me as a thank you for always helping this person with their homework," said Rose. "And because they're too shy to come and talk to me in person, they gave me a rose. And since they don't want me to find out, they didn't write anything just in case I recognise their handwriting."

Dominique narrowed her eyes. "You know it's a bit suspicious."

"What is?" asked Rose, leaning in closer again.

"Albus and Scorpius, both of them had a point. But their reasons are too good," she answered. She lowered her voice down, "One of them might be the sender, I think."

"What?" Rose hissed. "You can't be serious. Albus is our cousin. Why would he send me a rose?"

Dominique shrugged. "Oh what about Scorpius, then? He's not our cousin. He's your friend. Best friend, even. Don't you think it's possible for him to be the sender?"

Rose stayed quiet for a while. "But why did he send me a rose?"

"Just like what he said: he's thankful that you've been helping him with his homework. And as a thank you, he sent you a rose."

"But why didn't he just say thank you directly?"

"Maybe because he wanted his thank you to be special?" Dominique joked. She then smiled. "Why don't you ask him?"

Rose widened her eyes, her face a bit flushed. "I can't ask him."

"Why not? Aren't you curious?"

"Well, of course I am," she answered. "I've been going around the school to find out who the sender was." Rose sighed. "I can't exactly ask him whether he was the sender or not."

"Then, you're just going to wait until he admits it?"

Rose shrugged. "I guess so," she said. "I mean, what if he wasn't the sender? I'd look like a fool."

"What if he was? You never know."

She leaned back. "Then, what do you suggest I do? Just go straight to him and ask whether he was the sender or not?"

"If I were you, I would do that."

"Dom!" Rose whined. "You can't be serious. How do you expect me to do that?"

"Or do you want me to ask him?"

"Dom!" she repeated.

Dominique laughed. "Why are you so shy anyway?"

"I told you: what if he wasn't the sender?"

"I really think Scorpius was the sender. He fancies you after all."

Rose's face had turned even redder. She looked down to her parchment to avoid looking at her cousin's eyes. She then continued doing her deserted homework.

"You don't have to be shy; everybody knows that you two fancy each other."

Rose just kept quiet, pretending to read her book when her mind was actually somewhere else.

"The only ones who don't are yourself and Scorpius," continued Dominique. "Both of you are too shy to admit your own feelings." She paused for a while. "You'd better get him before someone else does. One of my friends fancies him."

Rose immediately looked up. "Really?"

"Yeah, she always talks about Scorpius all the time. She even asks me to introduce him to her," she said before she snorted. "I don't even talk to him that much." She smiled. "I think she's a bit jealous that you're close to him."

"What? But we have the same classes every day. Of course we're close."

Dominique smiled even wider. "And the fact that you two always do homework together every night makes you even closer. Oh speaking of which," she started looking around, "where's Scorpius? Why are you alone tonight?"

"He's already done with his work. So he left me alone here; although it did take him several minutes to leave."

"Scorpius is already done and you're still doing your work?"

"Oh hush, Dom," said Rose, smiling. "This is for this Friday."

Dominique smiled as she shook her head. "By the way, do you think he's going to send you another rose tomorrow?"

"You really think it's from him?"

"Yes, I do. Who else?"

Rose was quiet for a while. "I don't know. Maybe he will, maybe he won't. We'll just have to wait for tomorrow morning." She sighed. "But I'm not going to lie: I'm sort of waiting for him to send me another one."

Dominique smiled again. "You really do fancy this boy."

With her flushed face, Rose said, "Just do your homework, Dom."

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Til next time..