Rose opened her eyes and looked up, to see Scorpius leaning against the cupboard opposite the white steel bed, a smile on his face.
"What?" She asked, looking around their bedroom. It was painted cream with wooden highlights, such as the door, the cupboards, the photo frames and the two wardrobes.
He raised his eyebrows, smiling "Happy birthday."
They'd lived in the house for two years, pretty much since they'd left Hogwarts. It was a completely random house, in the middle of nowhere, but they were happy with each other's company – besides, their family and friends were only a few fireplaces away.
She grinned, realising that she was twenty one. "Will you make me breakfast?"
He rolled his eyes "Fine. Get up though, I want to show you something."
She moved the white quilt off her and climbed out of bed as Scorpius disappeared out of the door. Sunlight lit up the bathroom as she brushed her teeth and pulled on some clothes.
Scorpius looked up from the frying pan as Rose appeared in the kitchen. Her hair was pulled up into a bun, loose curls framing her face. She was wearing denim shorts with a white t-shirt and a faded blue zip-up hoody that belonged to him. She wasn't dressed up, but Scorpius was fairly certain he'd never seen her look more beautiful.
She took a seat at the wooden kitchen table and ate her breakfast, not talking much. When she'd finished, she leant back and crossed her arms "Right, where are they Malfoy?"
Scorpius looked up innocently "What?"
"My presents." She frowned.
He nodded "Oh, yeah...I forgot about those."
Rose whacked his arm hard and he chuckled, standing up and walking to the cupboard under the sink, from which he pulled out several wrapped parcels that floated to the table and dropped down in front of her.
She smiled happily at him and Scorpius winked, leaning back on his own chair and waiting nervously.
When she'd got through the large presents witch many squeals of delight, she came to the smallest – a little square wrapped in silver paper with a red bow.
"What was it you wanted to show me?" She asked looking up.
"Open that and you'll find out."
She shrugged and unwrapped the little parcel, her eyes falling on a black velvet box. She glanced at Scorpius, who was biting his lip, before opening it, revealing a slim silver ring with a single sparkling diamond in the centre.
Rose looked up, her heart beating against her rib cage. He smiled nervously.
"Right, well...You're the only person in the whole world who I've ever been in love with and the only person in the world who has managed to break down everything I have to in order to get to know me. You know me better than anybody else so you must know how much you mean to me. So, Rose Weasley," He took a deep breath "Will you marry me?"
Rose stared at him for a moment, before pulling herself up onto the table and crawling across, grabbing his shirt and kissing him forcefully.
"Yes," She laughed, panting slightly "Yes, of course I'll marry you."
Scorpius chuckled and looked up at her, smiling "I love you."
"I love you too, now help me get this ring on."
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"Married?" Ron Weasley stared at his future son in law, with a gobsmacked expression as Hermione flapped her arms around, her and Ginny squealing like a pair of twelve year old girls.
"Yes, Dad. That's generally what is meant by the term 'engaged'."
"Rose." Scorpius warned.
"Shut up, Scorpius."
"Oh, charming." He said, catching the eye of Albus and grinning.
"Ron they're going to get marred whether you approve or not so..." Al said, walking up and smiling "Congrats, guys."
Rose hugged her cousin "Thanks, Al. I'm glad you approve."
"Shut up Albus." Ron looked at Scorpius "Look, I've avoided a reunion with your Father for a very long time. I'm going to have to see him now though, aren't I?"
Scorpius shrugged "I'm afraid so."
Ron rubbed his temples "this is not good. This is really not good. Hermione...what do you have to say?"
"Ronald, get a grip. I've already said I think it's great news."
"Oh my god...this is going to be expensive." Ron muttered to himself "I'm paying for my daughter to marry a bloody Malfoy."
Rose chuckled, turning to her cousin who was sat on the sofa with her legs crossed.
Lily spoke before Rose even opened her mouth "Of course I'll be a bridesmaid."
She laughed "You're good, Potter."
Lily smirked "I didn't get an Outstanding in divination for looking at Trelawney."
"Oh, Merlin - remember Trelawney, Harry?" Ron shouted "Can we invite her to the wedding? It might brighten things up a bit; you know - a few death threats."
"No way." Hermione said, before catching the boy's eyes and smiling at a joke long forgotten.
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The next few months were filled with plans, preparations and shopping trips.
"I like blue." Said Teddy, and Victoire rolled her eyes.
"Of course you like blue – you are blue."
"I'm not having blue flowers." Rose said, leaning over the breakfast bar.
"We had blue flowers, didn't we, Vic?"
Victoire laughed walked up behind her husband, wrapping her arms around his waist "We had blue flowers because they had to match the man I was marrying – not because it's my favourite colour."
"It is her favourite colour, you know." He told Rose "Always has been – she talks in her sleep."
Victoire blushed and Teddy kissed her while Rose watched and prayed that she and Scorpius would be this happy after five years of marriage.
"Scarlet, Rose. And you will be." A voice sounded from the doorway and Rose looked up to see Lily leaning against the wall, a broomstick n her left hand.
"Will you stop doing that?"
"What?" She asked innocently, crossing the living room and walking into the kitchen.
"Reading my mind." Rose said, and then looked at her cousin and laughed "What should be scarlet?"
"Oh!" Victoire said suddenly "Yes!"
Lily nodded smugly "The flowers, Rosie."
"I wanted them to suit the dresses though and-"
"I suit red...I'm not ginger." Lily reminded her.
Rose looked at her cousin, realising for the first time in her life that her hair wasn't the same as Ginny's...it was a darker shade of red – not the Weasley red.
"You have your Grandmother's hair." She said quietly "I've seen the pictures but...I've never realised."
"Nobody does." Lily smiled "So, Scarlet?"
"Scarlet it is." Rose said numbly, shocked at how blind she'd been.
"I'm not wearing red." Teddy said, shaking his head and turning his hair scarlet "Doesn't suit me."
"You won't even be invited to this wedding in a minute, Theodore." Rose said, smiling slightly.
Teddy hit her on the head and Victoire laughed.
"You're such a pair of idiots."
"They are." Lily agreed.
"Shut up, Potter." Teddy winked and then pulled Victoire out of the room, before Lily could hex him to death.
"What?" Rose asked, watching Lily look after Vic and Teddy with a strange expression on her face "What is it?"
"I think...I think she might be pregnant."
Rose's eyes widened "What – really?"
"I have a...feeling."
"Then she's probably pregnant." Rose concluded "Do you think she knows?"
"No, she'd be panicking."
Rose nodded "You're right."
"Always am." Lily smiled as the back door opened and Scorpius walked in.
"Made a decision, yet?" He asked, dropping a few bags onto the kitchen table and walking up to teh two women.
"Scarlet." Rose said, "We're going with red."
"Gryffindor all the way – my family will just love that." He winked and Rose chuckled.
"We could hardly have green – think how awful Lily would look."
"Fair point. As maid of honour, by the way," He turned to Lily "You're going to have to dance with the best man."
"Who's your best man?" Her brown eyes sparkled.
Scorpius winced "Tom."
The change in her emotions was apparent, as all anticipation of dancing with a mysterious and handsome man disappeared from her face "Lorcan is going to love that."
"Pretty please?"
"If he promises to keep his gaze on my face and not my chest...fine. If his eyes go any lower than my neck, though Scorpius, I will break him into small pieces."
Scorpius' eyes widened "Yes! Thank you! You're amazing!" He jumped over the breakfast bar and hugged her "Thank you."
"You owe me."
"I know."
She smiled "Good."
"Right, Rose." Scorpius said "We're going out."
"What?"
"Out. For dinner. We've not been on a date for...actually, I don't think we've ever been on a proper date."
"I'm not the dating type."
"Well you're going to have to be because I'm bored and I miss you. Come on, get your coat, I'm hungry."
She laughed and let him pull her out of the door, as Lily watched and smiled.
Scorpius apparated them to a small village, and Rose laughed "Here?"
"Sure...memories, and all that."
They walked into the cafe and sat in the familiar window seat of Casu de Sole, and after a few minutes, Julia turned up. Her hair was as crazy as ever and her smile just as radiant.
"Hey guys, it's been so long!"
"It has," Rose agreed.
"We have some news..." Scorpius grinned, and Rose held out her hand.
"Oh Merlin! Oh, Merlin! Oh, Merlin!" she squealed, ignoring the bemused looks from many other muggles in the room. "Oh, I knew she was special, didn't I say she was special?"
"You said she was special." Scorpius laughed.
"Right, I'll get you two strawberry milkshakes on me."
"Julia?" Scorpius shouted across the cafe, as she bustled off.
"Yes, sweetheart?"
"Do you want to come?"
And then her eyes welled up as she looked across her cafe at the only person who'd ever come close to being a child to her.
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I'm sorry it's been so long but I've had exams and things and I didn't know what to write...but here you are! I'm making this a thirty chapter story, because any more than that and I get bored...so please review :)
