Hello again. I am glad to see not many of you are too mad at me for last chapter. As promised this one is much more uplifting, also a very awaited and significant event occurs. Please let me your ideas on it, thanks!
"Purity", the word felt strange as it fell off her tongue. The entrance was granted for her at once, and she took small steps inside, her nerves growing with every second. Vicious and inquisitive eyes watched as she timidly entered the cold room, her fingers pulling at the dazzling bracelet on her wrist. She was moments from turning around when someone hollered her voice, "Rose!"
A smiling Zoee was standing from one of the sofas, waving a hand as she made her way over to the small girl. "What are you doing here, missy?" Rose smiled back, explaining that Scorpius and her had been on their way to the common room and how he had told her to go up to his room, when he was stopped by Professor Blackband. "Ah, well come on, I'll lead the way. No need to stay with these foul snakes for any longer." The Ravenclaw laughed at the girls poke at her own house, choosing not to tell Zoee that she had already been to Scorpius' dorm.
"Not to embarrass you or anything," the tall witch said as they descended the stairs, slowing her pace as to not out run the shorter girl. "But I think you're real good for Scorpius. I mean, I've noticed a change in him, a good change that is. I'm glad he's found you." Rose couldn't help but grin at the girl's kind words, as she felt her heart swell.
The auburn haired girl bashfully blushed, "so am I." Zoee gave her a friendly nudge with her elbow, causing them to both laugh.
They stopped once they reached Scorpius' door, and the Slytherin dramatically gestured to it. "Here you are," pausing as Rose thanked her. "No problem, have fun with Malfoy," Zoee said with a promiscuous wink. A grand blushed colored her face as Rose pushed the door open to the dorm. The room was empty, as Scorpius promised it would be, and the girl took small footsteps as she wander her way around the space.
Her feet shuffled as she walked towards Scorpius' space, smiling at his slightly disorganized desk. Rose let out a loud squeal when her foot caught the edge of a rug, causing her to tumbled downward. She reached her arms out in front of her, hoping to grab onto something. But she only made matters worse when she pushed an item from his desk, and heard it crash on the floor. Landing with a loud thud, a yelp of pain escaped the girl as her knees painfully collided with the stone floor.
Rose whined quietly as she brought her knees up and cradled them, pushing back the tears that were threatening to come. No less than three seconds later, the door to the room opened with a bang, and Scorpius was suddenly at Rose's side. "Are you alright," he asked in a voice that held nothing but concern. He was knelt on the floor next to her, one of his hand behind her back, the other hovering over the now red knees.
"I'm fine," she said in a small voice, and Scorpius could tell she was fighting tears. "I think I broke something," Rose admitted guiltily, looking back towards the pile of inky broken glass. "I'm sorry," she hurried out, turning towards it to wave her wand over the mess. After several tries, Rose gave up.
Scorpius sighed, "it's a family heirloom. There's too much old magic in it for it to be restored." The blonde began cleaning up, stopping immediately when he heard a small sniff. Looking towards Rose, he instantly regret his words. The small girl had tears trailing down her face, and her lip was about to bleed from how hard her teeth were biting into it. Her eyes were large and sad, and he realized how truly guilty she felt.
"Oh, I'm so sorry! I should have been more careful," Rose hiccupped, and Scorpius thought he had never seen anything so heart breaking in his entire life. Moving towards her, he swung one of his arms under her bruised knees, the other going behind her back. And with amazing strength, Scorpius stood up with Rose placed carefully in his arms, as he carried her towards his bed.
Gently placing her down, Scorpius sat beside her, using his thumb to wipe away all the tears from her face. "Rosie," his voice was kind as he brushed stray hairs behind her ear. "It's fine, I don't care about the stupid ink pot. To tell you the truth, I didn't even like it all that much, I promise." The upset girl quickly stopped her tears, much to Scorpius' joy. The man leaned down and pressed a kiss to her forehead, asking her how her knees felt.
With a shrug, she replied, "I'm fine." Turning on his bed until she faced him, she wrapped her arms around his neck, and pulled him close so she could hug him tightly. "I'm sorry for crying," she mumbled into his neck, as his hands rubbed up and down her back. "I think I'm just full of nerves over tomorrow."
"You'll do fine," Scorpius said, pulling back until the tip of their noses touched. "After all, you're the most brilliant witch I know." Rose looked up to him, meeting his eyes, and slowly their faces were brought together. The kiss started out slow and sweet, but it quickly progressed to a heated lip lock. The girl kissed him with a fervent passion, her arms pulling him as close as possible. And yet, it still didn't feel close enough.
She wanted more, but she didn't know how to get it. She wanted all of him, she wanted to completely engulf herself in his heavenly kisses. Scorpius felt himself come to life as he kissed her, he wanted nothing more than to stay like that with her for hours and days and years. Their tongues came out to tangle with each other, and there chests were so close together, they could feel the others heartbeat.
Scorpius had just pulled Rose onto his lap for her to sit astride him, when the door to the room opened yet again. "Whoa," Luciano shouted as he entered his dorm and saw the couple heatedly snogging on Scorpius' bed. The two pulled apart as soon as they heard the man, looking up to see him covering his eyes with a hand. Rose blushed furiously, as Scorpius sat and looked innocent as if nothing had just happened. "Sorry, mate. I didn't know you had little Rose up here with you."
"It's alright," Scorpius said as he stood from his bed, Rose trying to hide behind him in order to calm her face. "I need to get her back to her dorm, anyway." Reaching back, Scorpius grabbed her hand, and pulled her so she stood next to him. Luciano laughed when the small witch gave him a shy wave, her cheeks as pink as candy.
The Ravenclaw said her goodbye as she left with Scorpius, glad to get away from the man who had just caught her kissing her boyfriend. "Why did we leave so soon, it's only eight," Rose asked when they were passing through her common room to her dorm.
Waiting until the door was closed behind them, Scorpius answered. "You need as much sleep as you can get for tomorrow, Rose. I refuse to be the reason you're sleep deprived in the morning." The witch instantly frowned, which was the exact response Scorpius had expected.
"No," she whined. "I don't need twelve hours of sleep, Scorpius, that's absurd. Besides," Rose said, moving forward to wrap her arms around his middle. "I don't want you to go yet." Scorpius looked down at the extraordinarily beautiful girl wrapped around him, and fought to stay strong.
Shaking his head, Scorpius bit back a chuckle. "I promise we can spend as much time together as you want, after tomorrow. But a for now, I want you in your pajamas and in that bed in the next five minutes!" The wizard mimicked the strong voice his father used when he was a naughty child, though he was kind enough that Rose knew he was only joking.
With an adorable pout on her face, she stomped over to her bureau to pick out clothes, and went on into the bathroom. Three minutes passed by, and the witch appeared, scrubbed clean for the night. Scorpius almost lost all of his self control when he saw Rose just wearing a thin night gown, which showed off an ample amount of her luscious legs. "Come on then, doll," Scorpius said, clearing his throat unceremoniously.
Rose's light voice asked, "must I?" Scorpius only nodded, a silly crooked grin on his face. The girl moseyed over to her wizard, again, wrapping her arms around him tightly. Her chin was resting on his hard chest, and Scorpius smirked at her efforts. "But I don't want to," she whined.
A loud shriek escaped her when Scorpius suddenly picked her up by the waist and tossed her up over his broad shoulder in a fireman's carry. "Scorpius!" She yelled, laughing as he effortlessly carried her to her bed. The man grinned when Rose was finally tucked beneath her covers, as he sat on the edge of the bed. "I feel like a child, Scorpius." The man laughed and rubbed his hand over her cheek to get her to smile.
"Your anything but a child," he said, bending down to leave a tender kiss on her lips. "Good luck tomorrow, I'll see you after. And don't worry too much about it, I know you'll do perfectly." Rose thanked him, her eyes already beginning to droop as the effects of sleep came to her. Kissing her one last time, Scorpius rose from her bed. "Goodnight," he said to his sleeping beauty.
A huge grin was plastered to his face when she sleepily replied, "goodnight, Scorpius."
"Come on, Rosie, you've got to eat up!" Albus motivatingly urged on, shoving the half eaten plate towards her. Rose made a face at the plate, already having filled her stomach to the top. Hugo nodded from his seat next to Albus, piling yet another pancake on her plate, causing Lily to laugh.
A small hand came up to push the plate far away, as Rose reached up to take a sip of her juice. "I've eaten plenty! Worry about yourselves," guilt filled her when she heard the slight rude tone to her voice. "I'm sorry, my nerves are just on edge, and you two aren't really helping." Lily reached over and patted her back, a sympathetic look on her face. She had been there as Rose grew up, and she knew just how much pressure was put on this exam.
"You're right, we'll stop," Hugo said, a silly grin on his face. Rose huffed out a breath, thanking them. With a glance at the time, she realized she only had four minutes until she was expected somewhere. "Time to head out?" The wide eyed boy said, observing the time for himself. "Well, let's be on our way then."
So, it was then that Rose and her extraordinarily supportive family headed out. When the Ravenclaw was a few feet away from the doors, she snuck a glance towards the Slytherin table. Rose felt her worries melt away when she saw Scorpius staring back at her with a devilishly handsome smile on his face, blushing to herself when he sent her a quick wink of encouragement.
Lily and Hugo chatted loudly as they led the way, there hands flailing all about as they explained one thing or another. Albus walked beside the nervous girl, slinging an arm around her shoulders. "Nervous," the black haired man asked, and laughed when Rose nodded with huge eyes. "Don't be, Rosie. You're hands down the smartest and most talented witch I have ever met. I know you'll knock this one out of the park." Rose nodded, taking deep breaths as she soothed herself.
"Here you are," Lily said happily when they arrived in front of the transfiguration classroom, which was being borrowed for the day. "Good luck, Rosie." the redhead said, as she stepped forward to give her cousin a large embrace, which ended in a giant group hug. Thanking them again, Rose slowly left them in the corridor and began to enter the room. As she pushed the heavy doors open, she wished more than anything that Scorpius could be there with her.
The classroom had been transformed for her, with all of the desks vanished but a single one in the middle of the room. The small girl felt herself calm, when she spotted Neville Longbottom standing at the front of the room, next to two other men. The old family friend smiled kindly at her, as the three of them moved forward to greet her.
"Good morning, Miss Weasley," one of the very official looking man said with a small grin. "My name is Lance Burke, and this here is Marcus Flint, and we are both members of the Wizengamot. We were sent here today to administrate your test, along with Professor Longbottom." Rose shook both of the men's hands, moving to sit in the desk when they motioned for her to.
Clearing his throat, Mister Burke held a piece of parchment before himself and read off it. "On today; January eighteenth, 2024, Miss Rose Blaire Weasley will be completing the Test of Knowledge, created by the Ministry of Magic in the ninth century. This test has not been modified or changed in any way since it was first created. Miss Weasley will be the fourth wizard in history to take this test. This test has been taken by the following wizards; Miss Rowena Ravenclaw of Scotland, Mister Gellert Grindelwald of Hungary, and Mister Tom Riddle of England. Miss Ravenclaw holds the highest score, neither Mister Grindelwald nor Mister Riddle were successful in surpassing her score.
"This test will include a total of two hundred and fifty questions on all twelve subjects; transfiguration, charms, potions, history of magic, defense against the dark arts, astronomy, herbology, arithmancy, muggle studies, divination, ancient runes, and care of magical creatures. This test will be completed on the parchment with the ink and quill provided, and no section of the test is oral. During this test Miss Weasley will have to demonstrate a total of twenty-five different spells, and successfully brew one potion. Miss Weasley will have six hours to complete this test."
With every word that fell out of his mouth, Rose became more and more nervous, and soon her hands clutched the edge of her desk. "Are you ready to begin, Miss Weasley," the man called Marcus asked, and Rose nodded, wishing she were anywhere else. "You may begin, good luck."
Four and a half long hours later, Rose was answering her very last question. The clock ticked loudly, and the sound of her quill scratching the paper filled the silence of the room. The three wizards sat at a table in front of the room, all eyes glues to her. Her wand had been confiscated, since she had already completed all of her spells and brewed her potion. Rose ached to get up and stretch her legs, and her brain felt fried as it had been working its hardest for the past few hours.
With one last mark on the paper, the witch set her quill down, looking up to the officials. "Are you finished," Mister Burke asked, and Rose confirmed. "Would you like a moment to look over your answers, Miss Weasley?" When she shook her head, the man raised his grey eyes brows, and nodded.
All three wizards stood and made their way towards her. Mister Flint collected her test, stowing it in a large envelope, along with the quill she used as he gave her back her wand. His dark eyes then set on her, and he began speaking in his bored voice. "You will have your test results in forty eight hours, in which they will be sent to Headmistress McGonagall. It was a pleasure, Miss Weasley." The two Ministry official shook her hand one last time, before apparating on the spot.
"Well?" Neville said after a minute, with a huge grin plastered onto his face. "How was it, Rosie?" Rose smiled at the friendly face, glad the exam was over with.
The small girl nodded as she released a held in breath. "It was difficult, I'll admit that. But I think I did alright. I suppose I'll just have to wait until Monday and see." Neville could see the nervousness in the girl's blue eyes, and felt a tinge of sympathy for her.
Moving forward, he patted his hand on her back. "I'm proud of you, Rosie, and I'm sure everyone else will be too. Now, would you care to a company to the Gryffindor common room? No one has checked on my House for several hours, and that can't be good." Rose laughed loudly, smiling back at her professor as she agreed.
