A/n- I'm sorry it's taken me so long to update. I had reconstructive wrist surgery a while back and my wrist has been killing me for the past week. But I will type this up one handed. So hope you enjoy :)

Scorpius' POV

Returning back to Hogwarts after the funeral was awkward. All eyes were on us as we entered the hall for dinner. Rose was silent throughout dinner, Lily was stuck to Al like a permanent glue charm, and Longbottom and Morgan kept looking between everyone as if they were expecting them to break down in the middle of dinner. But they didn't. Their emotions were in check and they acted as if they were fine.

Dinner ended and Rose, Lily, and Al said good night to their families before we went our different ways. Once we got back to our common room, Rose insisted on doing some the work that she had missed. I sighed and not wanting to argue with her, sat down and helped her with Transfiguration. I worked with her until well after one in the morning, but eventually the need for sleep came over me and I tumbled into bed. I was asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.

I awoke the next morning to my alarm going off. I rubbed my eyes and felt for Rose, but the bed was empty. I grabbed a shower before heading down for breakfast. Rose was sitting at the table, in her pajamas that she hasn't changed out of yet. "Didn't you sleep last night," I asked.

She shook her head, and I reminded her about the day ahead of her. She walked towards her bedroom and I left. I joined Al and Lily at the table, piling my plate with breakfast foods around me. "Enjoy your night?" I smirked, noticing the tired looks on their faces. Al gave me the finger, and Lily tried to glare. It didn't help that she was yawning while attempting to glare. "Oh darling, you're very frightening," I laughed.

Morgan, Longbottom, and Rose sat down. "I have a feeling that everyone will be coming to breakfast tired," Morgan muttered, yawning. "NEWTS are coming up in a month," she added.

"Ugh, don't remind me," Al groaned. "I'm not looking forward to all the studying necessary."

The bell rang and I made my way towards my first period. NEWTS weren't something I usually would worry about, but I needed to get the best grades possible to obtain the job I wanted. So later that night, everyone was gathered in the head's common room, pouring over textbooks. I was truly surprised to enjoy the company of Rose's friends. They weren't as boring and stiff as I thought they would be. They were light hearted and fun. I was actually was enjoying their company.

Just like many seventh years before us have, we lost a lot of sleep in days and weeks leading up to NEWTs. My relationship with Rose had drastically changed in the days we were bent over books, trying to remember everything we could. It was no longer about sex; it was about trying to secure our futures. We opted to quiz each other instead of racing to take off each other clothes. Don't get me wrong, we still had sex but definitely not as much as before.

All the studying had come down to this. This one test that would determine if I would graduate and if I would be accepted into the Ministry to be an unspeakable. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous. My heart was pounding loudly and my hands shook violently. I tried to control my breathing, but I continued to think about if I would fail. In the hall, the tables were replaced with individual desks that we had often sat at during Defense Against the Dark Arts.

I took my seat, and glanced around, noticing all the seventh years mumbling under their breaths. Al was a few seats behind me, and Jocelyn sat to my right. "Good luck," she nodded to me, and I smiled weakly. Today was the first day of exams. First up was written charms, before we would go show the Professors what we had learned throughout our entire time at Hogwarts.

Papers appeared as the administrator flicked her wand. I glanced down at the first question. What is the charm for unlocking doors? I smiled, and started in. I placed my quill down an hour and a half later, knowing that I had done fairly well.

After the practical portion, we decided playing a little Quidditch would relax us and take our minds off the rest of the exams. Lily joined us on the walk down, holding the hand of Gavin Taylor. I rolled my eyes as Gavin was a sixth year and probably only with her for the popularity it was earning him. Since Harper had decided to sit out, we played a match of girls verse boys.

"First team to score twenty goals win, since we only have three for each team," Al decided.

When the wind hit my face as I kicked off, all my worries vanished. I kept my eyes on the Quaffle, making sure to watch out for Lily. She may be a damn good beater, but she definitely got her mother's skill in chasing. Rose had opted to be a keeper, blocking the attempts of myself and Al. Gavin had decided to try his hand at keeping as well, but he was failing miserably. Jocelyn was doing fairly decent at chasing for her first time.

The girls ended up winning since Gavin couldn't keep worth nothing. But I felt so much better as we headed back up to the castle for more studying. I took a shower once we got back, cleaning up from sweating. We circled around the coffee table in the common room and studied for the next exam.

The week continued like that. Exams would usually be in the morning and we would play Quidditch with Lily and Gavin in the afternoons. The night when we had Astronomy was interesting, since we tried to play in pitch black conditions which failed miserably. I truly enjoyed myself.

I threw myself into bed after the final exam and game of Quidditch. I was glad to be over with the worst exam week in the history of exams.

A/n- so not as long as usual, but it's a new chapter. Hoped you enjoyed. Please review.

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