A/N: Lyrics belong to the Plain White T's. I sadly do not own them.

Chapter 13

Saturday came and Rose was super excited. She and Amy had agreed to meet up prior and get ready together. Rose had gotten up late so she ate lunch with Hugo in a stony silence. Soon she grabbed her bike and took off to Amy's.

The Slytherin girl lived smack dab between the Potter's and Rose's home. It was a small suburban area where the houses all looked the same. Amy was rich but her family was well off. Albus had told her Amy's father worked in the ministry, while her mother was a muggle and worked as a broker. Her father's side had all gone to a different magical school except her father was a Slytherin such as her.

Amy's younger brother James opened the door. The eight year old was a bundle of energy chatting all the way as he led to where Amy was studying. The girls' room was wide with no windows as it was the basement. Her bed was o one side and a wardrobe on the other. The walls were half stone and half wood.

'Hello!' Rose said brightly.

'Hey!' Amy said. James hurried away and they immediately began to go through Amy's clothes.

Finally after supper Amy's mother, a thin woman with hair in a long braid, drove them to Albus's. by now it was nine thirty and his parents were gone.

Lily answered the door. She was wearing a deep green sating dress that contrasted her red hair beautifully. She led them to the wreck room where the main party was happening. A table was set up with food and drinks. Music was playing and most of the guests were there already. Fred and Hugo were talking quidditch with James. James's girlfriend, who was wearing a very revealing dress, was chatting with Cassandra. Cass was a petite girl with spelled blue hair and wore all black.

Albus was sitting beside Verne chatting with William and Lucy. Their cousin Louis, who was far too dressed up (including a tie) was dancing with their cousin Vicki, Molly and Lily's new squeeze whom Rose did not know. Teddy was making himself a drink chatting with Scorpius. Scorpius was wearing a light blue polo shirt and grey pants. His messy hair had grown even longer the past week and was falling into his eyes and stopping just below the bottom of his neck.

He caught sight of Rose and gaped openly. Teddy noticed them as well and waved them over.

Amy had chosen to wear a white dress that hit right above her knees. The colour popped off her darker skin. It had a higher neck and a collar. Slight ruffles followed a few buttons down the chest of her dress and she had on silver flats. She was a tall girl, nearly Albus's height. She wore only black eyeliner and red lipstick to complete the look.

Albus, wearing a black dress shirt and pants leapt from his chair and embraced her. Rose sidestepped them and inched towards Scorpius.

'Hiya.' She said softly.

She was wearing a deep blue dress. It was a flapper style with a tasselled overlay and stopped even short then Amy's. she was wearing opaque panty hoes and golden kitten heels. She had golden bangles and sparkly eye shadow. Amy had done her hair. Making it into pin curls. Rose had early that week gotten her cut to a inverted bob. She had used magic to shrink the compact her father had given her and it fit snugly in the crest of bosom. Luckily the dress had a higher neckline and hid it perfectly.

'You look amazing.' Scorpius said. they hugged and she took his scent. Cinnamon filled her nose and she exhaled deeply. When they pulled apart Teddy had a drink for her already. His wide smile bright and his eyes twinkling.

'Well back to the misses!' Teddy said flouncing off to Victorie. The two had become engaged last summer. The wedding was yet to be unannounced but they promised it would be soon.

Rose took a sip of her drink and nearly gagged. She wasn't a school party with all her prefect duties and studying, but she had her fair share of sipping on drinks some of her uncles would slip her. However Teddy had mixed her a very strong beverage.

'What did you get Al?' she asked.

'Have you seen his school bag? It was falling apart so I got him a new one. But I also went to a small muggle shop by my house and got a bunch of pins of like random things from coca cola to superman symbols. I stuck them on.' Scorpius replied.

'Cool.' Rose said brightly. They mingled at the table munching on crackers and cheese and sipping their drinks. After a bit they wandered to where Albus sat talking with Amy and James now.

'So this is your new squeeze?' James said catching sight of Scorpius.

'Hey I'm not the one who goes through more girls then socks.' Rose retorted.

'I swear it's the dryer not me.' James said seriously then he waved to the girl sitting beside him, 'this is Delilah.'

'Like the song.' Scorpius said.

James eyed him, 'What say you Mal-Boy?'

Scorpius was about to speak but stopped with his mouth open still, 'What did you call me?'

'Would you prefer Skippy? I'm a nickname kind of guy. It's how I remember people.' James said shrugging.

'Oh!' Rose said. she shoved her cup into Scorpius's free hand and bounded up to the main part of the house. She found Harry's office and opened a closet. After James had finished school he began to work at magical factory making toy brooms and such. Some of the things he owned he took with him but some remained at the house. She tore back down the stairs and stopped nearly tumbling into Albus.

'Whoa, what'cha got there?' he asked. Rose showed them, it was an old guitar James had gotten for a birthday years ago. After getting himself a better broom James gave up on trying to learn. He preferred to fly and to flirt.

'Awesome! Can you play?' Delilah asked. James offered Scorpius his seat and he strummed tuning to guitar. Finally he struck a note and began to play.

William meanwhile had turned off the music playing and most of the partiers tuned into Scorpius and the guitar. At first he was humming along and then he began to sing softly. He had a good enough voice. The song was a muggle song and very pretty.

'A thousand miles seems pretty far. But they've got planes and trains and cars. I'd walk to you if I had no other way. Our friends would all make fun of us. And we'll just laugh along because we know. That none of them have felt this way. Delilah I can promise you. That by the time that we get through. The world will never ever be the same. And you're to blame.'

Rose was impressed. Albus snagged a couple of his drumsticks and began to tap on an empty chip bowl to the beat. By now everyone was milling about them.

Scorpius seemed lost in the song. She watched his fingers gracefully strum and he continued to sing, his voice growing a bit more with each lyric.

'Hey there Delilah. You be good and don't you miss me. Two more years and you'll be done with school. And I'll be making history like I do. You'll know it's all because of you. We can do whatever we want to. Hey there Delilah here's to you. This one's for you.'

He finished humming the last bit. When he stopped everyone began to clap. He looked up into Rose's eyes. The silvery blue were full of such a strong emotion Rose thought she might faint. Her head began to buzz and her mouth couldn't stop smiling.

'That was awesome Scorpius!' Lily said.

'Tres Magnificent!' Vicki exclaimed.

Scorpius blushed and James said, 'Well done, I never really stayed on with playing but I can tell you're a natural.'

Rose beamed as the party continued. The music was turned up again and people began to mingle.

Rose finished her drink and moved to make herself another one. Teddy had purchased the alcohol. He had gotten two bottles of wine, several pints of hard liquor and a pack of pumpkin cider. Rose decided to crack open a bottle of white wine. As she poured Scorpius came up behind her. He wrapped his arms around her waist.

'That was beautiful.' She murmured.

'The song is about a girl named Delilah but I was thinking of you the whole time. He said sincerely. She smiled and kissed him deeply.

'Aren't you afraid of all my cousins here attacking you for being so mushy with me?' she teased. He grabbed himself a cider and shrugged.

'Not at all. Teddy seems to like me as does Albus. I think Fred is getting used to us and I'm defiantly in James's good books now.'

'Everyone in their family loves music. Apparently a few years after the war Harry had a visit from his muggle relative needing money. He flat out refused and got really upset. I guess this was right before James was born, anyways he went and strolled by where his mother had grown up and saw a shop open. He went inside and found a guitar himself and decided to learn to help ease his mind off of everything that had happen.' Rose said.

Scorpius nodded, 'My father told me when the war ended our family was sort of adopted by the Greengrass's while Lucius was imprisoned for eight months. Their family isn't as rich but act very posh. They're part American I guess and love music. My mother always sang and played piano and taught my father as a way to cool his temper since everyone else in the world and ministry hated our family.' He said.

Rose smiled, 'Maybe that's why you and Al get along so well. You're both so similar in ways you didn't even know.'

'Maybe.' Scorpius said.

He finished his drink and Rose took a huge gulp of her own. He gently took the cup out of her hand as a fast song played and twirled her. She giggled as they danced. James had his girlfriend dancing as well as Albus and Amy.

When one in the morning hit some guests were tiring out. Lily and her boy (Rose still had not learned his name) went up to her room while William and Cass, who both lived nearby decided to walk home. Everyone else would crash there.

When Scorpius and Rose started to help clean Vicki waved her hand and used her wand to clean the mess. They moved upstairs following Albus and Amy to the free rooms. James and his girlfriend had his old room, Albus would have his, and Teddy and Vicki would have Harry's and Ginny's. that left the wreck room that had a pullout couch for two and two guest rooms.

Rose nearly tripped on her heels, and landed on her bum, she grunted not caring and slipped her heels off to make things easily. Scorpius laughed helping her up.

'Shush you, you want a bed right?' she said.

Scorpius gave her a wicked smile and they continued up the stairs. As they reached the two guest rooms, that were side by side, they found Hugo already had taken one.

'Molly and Lucy are sharing the living room couch and Fred and Verne have the wreck room.' He said.

'Okay, so get out of our way.' Rose said blithely.

Hugo seemed to stumble of his words, 'I'm sorry for being a dick to you two. You're my sister and I cant always be there but I cant stand how much you hate me now. I'm sorry for the way I treated you guys.'

'You're drunk.' Rose said.

Hugo shook his head pleadingly, 'Please, I'm really sorry Rosie. And I'm sorry Scorpius.'

Scorpius all the while eyed him, then he said slowly, 'I believe you for now, but I'll only really trust your word when we get back to school and are sober.'

Hugo nodded and shuffled to the guest room, Rose pulled Scorpius's hand and led him to the next door. It was a plain room with a single closet and bed, all in beige.

They both crumpled on to the bed. Scorpius wrapped his arms around Rose and pulled her close. They kissed for several minutes his hands wandering all over her body. Soon they both felt a wave of tiredness wash over them. The last thing she remembered was his voice softly whispering Hey there Rose, I love you.

Sometime between two thirty and three in the morning Rose needed to pee. She woke up and struggled a bit to get from under Scorpius's arms. When she did he barely budged. She smiled at his smile in his sleep. She quietly went to the second floor bathroom.

When she finished she was standing in the hall. The door to Teddy and Vicki's room was slightly open and a window somewhere was open in the hall causing a slight breeze. She shuddered wishing she had a cloak. She took a step forward and tensed.

A figure stood before the open window. They were cloak less and the eyes gleamed in the dark.

Rose gasped and moved to get into Teddy's and Vicki's room, the figure was faster then human and soon had her pinned against the wall beside their door. Rose screamed.

The silence in the house was broken. The figure slashed Rose's neck. She felt the cut and was thankful it wasn't deep. A stunner had been fired and soon the figure swung at her knocking her out cold. Teddy and Vicki had leapt from the bed and rushed out, Teddy being closer had his wand out and tried again to stun the figure. The being easily dodged and picked Rose's lifeless body up. Several more people rushed down the stairs, as teddy tried to subdue the figure once more. But soon the being had leapt out of the window, smashing the glass and taking to the sky, Rose in their arms.

'Rose!' Teddy screamed rushing to the window. Scorpius had followed, and stared into the sky. Vicki rushed to call Harry and Scorpius fell to his knees, upon the floor admits the broken glass and a few droplets of red was the necklace he had given her.