Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters, except the plot and some ocs later on. All belongs to the wonderful JK Rowling.

"Uh, hi," Rose said, biting her lip nervously as she met Scorpius outside the Gryffindor tower for rounds.

"Davies was here," Scorpius told her abruptly.

Rose had no idea why he decided to mention Benjamin. "What, he was?" She asked, doing her best to sound as if she didn't care he had been there. After all, she had never really liked him anyway.

"Pacing back and force with a frown," he continued as if she hadn't interrupted him. "I told him to go back to his common room, as it was almost curfew. I expected he was hoping to speak with you before I came."

She didn't have a comment to that, so she just said, "Oh."

He frowned, finally gazing at her. "Aren't you going to talk to him, then?"

She shrugged in reply. "Why should I? I never really liked him."

"But he kissed you."

Why in Merlin's name was Scorpius worried about Benjamin Davies now? "And I didn't enjoy them, let's see, as much as the ones with you."

"Oh."

They stood there, outside the Gryffindor tower, staring at each other for a long time. Until Rose broke the silence. "Rounds?" She prompted, reminding him the real reason of why they were there.

Scorpius blinked a few times, shaking his head as if to bring him to reality. "Right," he agreed, taking her hand and pulling her with him. "And..."

"And...?" Rose echoed, aware of the tingling feeling on her skin at his touch.

"I was thinking I could teach you the Patronus?"

Grinning at him for the first time in a long while, she answered, "I'd love to learn."

They barely spoke again as they walked around the school, making sure there weren't any inappropriate behavior. Finally, when Scorpius decided they had checked every corridor and secret passage (he had memorized their locations from the times Al showed him the Marauders' Map), he led her into an empty classroom. "Here should work," he said, satisfied as he skimmed the room.

"What if someone hears us? Professor Morgan, for instance?" She wasn't going to take a chance.

He took out his wand after closing the door behind them. "Don't worry. I've got it covered. Muffliato!"

Rose commented with admiration, "Why didn't I think of that?"

Scorpius took a deep breath. "A Patronus isn't very difficult if you know the spell."

"It's—it's—um, Expecto Patro—" Rose began, unable to remember the rest of it. She hadn't been paying much attention when Scorpius saved her. She was focusing on the savior. Not the process.

"Expecto Patronum!" Scorpius said, and his Patronus shot out from the tip of his wand.

"Amazing," she breathed. "Expecto Patronum!"

Nothing happened.

Chuckling, Scorpius said, "The spell isn't the only thing most important in a Patronus. You have to think of the happiest memory you can."

Rose thought of the time she spent with Scorpius at his Manor before the Christmas incident. This time, she felt confident as she yelled out, "Expecto Patronum!"

A silver wisp floated into the air around them before vanishing. "Not bad for your first try," Scorpius commented. "I'm not surprised. You are Hermione Granger's daughter, all right."

"Did you think I wasn't?" Rose teased, tapping his arm lightly with her wand.

"I thought you were a Weasley."

"Hey!" Rose laughed, chasing after him as he dodged the hex she had attempted to shoot him with.

He held up his hands in surrender. "Okay, okay. Another go?"

"Oh, ah, of course!" And this time, remembering the birthday present he had given her, Rose said, "Expecto Patronum!"

A cat leapt out. Rose's eyes widened with wonder as it soared through the air. She had did it. She had produced a Patronus. And, speaking of cats...she remembered Hermia with a jolt. "How's Hermia?"

"Funny you should ask," Scorpius joked, conjuring his own Patronus so it joined Rose's in the classroom. A cat and a dog. Opposites. Enemies, in fact. Yet here they were, together. "Missing her owner terribly, but other than that doing fine."

"I-I'm sorry," Rose whispered quietly, watching their Patronuses as they moved closer to each other.

He shook his head. "I should be the one apologizing."

"What for? It was all my fault. I misunderstood you. I'm a horrible person," she argued, aware of Scorpius moving closer to her.

Scorpius took her hand in his, squeezing it. "You're not a horrible person, Rose," he told her, looking straight into her eyes. She didn't move away as he leaned in towards her.

The cat pressed its fur into the dog's as Rose felt Scorpius's lips meet hers.

And Rose Weasley kissed Scorpius Malfoy in a way she had never kissed him before.

In a way that practically screamed out: "I love you, Scorpius."

A/n: And they finally make up. For real. Without Al's interruption.

One more chapter left: the EPILOGUE.

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