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Albus and Scorpius were in Scorpius's room at the Malfoy Manor. It was Christmas break and nearly everyone had gone home from Hogwarts.
"So when are you throwing a party?" asked Albus opening a box of chocolate frogs and unwrapping one.
Scorpius who lay on his bed playing with a snitch frowned.
"For what?" he asked.
Albus shrugged.
"Just because," he replied, "You're back home. Your parents are away."
Scorpius yawned.
"I don't know," said Scorpius casually, "I don't really feel like throwing a party this time."
Albus looked at Scorpius in surprise, then grinned.
"Ok who is she?" asked Albus, his mouth full of chocolate.
"Who?" asked Scorpius rolling his eyes.
"The girl who refused to go on a date or something," replied Albus his eyes glinting mischievously.
"I haven't asked anyone," muttered Scorpius, "Not in the mood for dating right now."
"You changed," snickered Albus chucking another chocolate frog in his mouth.
Scorpius coolly raised an eyebrow at his bestfriend.
"What are you talking about?" he asked rolling his eyes.
"When's the last time you went on a date?" asked Albus looking at Scorpius, "I mean it's refreshing, the change, but still when?"
Scorpius thought for a minute.
"Three months?" he replied frowning, "It's been a while hasn't it?"
Albus snorted.
"Three months by your serial dater status should be equivalent to about a year?" Said Albus raising an eyebrow, "What is stranger is that you hadn't even realized it until I pointed it out."
Scorpius shrugged.
"Something must be keeping you occupied," pressed on Albus unwrapping another chocolate frog, "Is it Rose?"
Albus said it so casually that it took a few moments for Scorpius to register what he said.
"Rose?" repeated Scorpius confused, "What about Rose?"
Albus shrugged chewing on the chocolate.
"Just noticed you guys have been spending a lot of time together," said Albus.
Scorpius groaned.
"Just because we spent half a decade on each others throats," said Scorpius smirking, "doesn't mean we can't find each others company nice now. It's called growing up arseface."
Albus snorted.
"Sure!" he muttered rolling his eyes.
Scorpius frowned as he stood up.
"I'm serious, Al," said Scorpius, "Get off my back about Rose. Don't go making things awkward by suggesting stuff like that."
"Like what?" asked Albus grinning his teeth caked in chocolate.
Scorpius raised an eyebrow.
"God look at the state of your teeth," he muttered reaching over and grabbing the box of chocolate frogs from him, "go home and give them a good brushing."
Albus swallowed the last chocolate and stood up as well.
"You should get dressed as well," said Albus, "Mum's having all the cousins over for dinner and she asked me to invite you over as well."
Scorpius nodded walking over to his closet.
"Oh and Scorp?" called Albus.
Scorpius stepped out of his closet and looked expectantly at Albus.
"Rose is going to be there," stated Albus grinning.
Scorpius rolled his eyes.
"You might wish to see me as a brother in law," said Scorpius dryly, "but I don't bibbody bobbity boo."
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Rose stood in front of Dominique's floor length mirror looking at her reflection.
She was wearing a burgundy knee length dress which Dominique had insisted she wear.
"Rose?" came Victoire's voice as she stepped into the room, "are you ready? It's getting late?"
Rose turned to face Victoire.
"Yeah I'm just trying to get my stupid hair to behave," muttered Rose bunching up her hair from her shoulders.
Victoire smiled.
"Braid it," she said, "it's just dinner."
"It's dinner with Scorpius," called Dominique from the bathroom, "and the rest of the family. Notice the emphasis I put on Scorpius."
Rose groaned her cheeks flaming. Not again.
Victoire's eyes widened in surprise.
"She's joking!" cried Rose, "Don't you go and start taking her seriously, Vic."
Victoire grinned and sat on the bed looking at Rose.
"Okay," said Victoire mischievously, "but just in case use your eyes and your hair."
Rose snorted.
"My eyes and my hair?" repeated Rose feeling a little curious but rolling her eyes nevertheless.
"Well I've observed Scorpius over the years," said Victoire twirling a strand of silvery hair around her finger , "he loves playing with his uh date's hair. And as for the eyes. It's a trick every girl uses consciously or unconsciously. You know, batting your eyelashes, looking up from underneath them. The basics."
With each word Victoire uttered, Rose's eyebrows rose higher.
"Thanks Vic," said Rose sighing, "but I won't be needing that tonight, or any night as far as Scorpius is concerned."
Dominique walked out of the bathroom in a skin tight red dress.
"We ought to keep a bullshit jar around here and start enforcing it," said Dominique smirking, "everytime someone utters bullshit that person deposit a galleon into that jar."
"Starting with Rose ofcourse," giggled Victoire.
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The Potter residence was lit up with holiday cheer. The spacious dining room was full. Apart from the Potter family, there was Ron Weasley and his wife and kids, Bill and Fleur and their three kids, Teddy Lupin, Scorpius Malfoy, Roxanne and Fred Weasley, George and Angela Weasley.
There wasn't enough seats so the adults sat at the dining table while the rest carried their plates to the living room.
Rose sat on a sofa in between Roxy and Lily. Scorpius sat across the room with Fred, James and Albus.
Rose tried to focus on eating her food and not thinking about what Dom and Vic had put in her mind.
Her eyes fell on Victoire and Teddy and she watched them furtively. Teddy was talking about something and Victoire kept her gaze on his steady, slowly blinking her eyes so that her lashes seemed to carpet her cheeks. Occasionally she would toss her hair with a shake of her head.
"Rose!" Roxy's annoyed voice cut across Rose's thoughts.
"I'm sorry what?" asked Rose turning to Roxy who was looking at her an eyebrow arched elegantly.
"I asked how is quidditch training going?" repeated Roxy slowly.
Rose nodded.
"Great!" she said, "Dom's a really great captain."
"Making me proud that girl," said Roxy grinning and tossing a carrot stick at Dominique.
Rose's eyes went to Scorpius who was smirking at something James had said.
Just in case use your eyes and your hair
Victoire's words rang through her mind.
Rose stared at Scorpius until he looked back. Catching her gaze, Scorpius smiled at her. Rose stared at him intently, which was kind of awkward when he was across the room, and slowly willed herself to blink hard a few times.
Scorpius's brows furrowed.
"Something in your eyes?" he mouthed to her looking concerned.
Rose turned scarlett. What was she thinking? Quickly shaking her head no, she turned away from him.
Scorpius stood up and walked over to where Rose, Lily and Roxy sat.
Rose felt her heart start racing.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Rose mentally scolded herself, "Get a grip!"
"Hey," he said grinning at Roxy, "I just came over to say I broke your record this season."
Roxy rolled her eyes.
"Talk to the hand, Scorp," said Roxy smirking, "and respect it."
Out of the corner of her eyes, Rose saw Victoire do another hair toss. Almost instinctively Rose found herself doing it.
Only problem was that Rose's hair was in a braid. That very braid swished and smacked poor Lily, who was sitting next to Rose, right in the face.
"Ow Rose!" exclaimed Lily grabbing her eye.
"Oh my god I'm so sorry," gasped Rose, "are you okay?"
Across the room, James and Fred who has seen this little performance both laughed out loud.
Even Scorpius was looking at Rose with an amused smirk on her face.
Rose wished she could find a rock big enough to crawl under.
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