Ch 18

Scorpius was waiting next to professor's table in Great Hall for Rose to show. They were supposed to meet McGonagall at breakfast so she could discuss when would they have their meeting. He knew that she was up, because of their morning 'accident', and she just took her sweet time.

"It's very early. Maybe she wasn't up when you left your common room?" asked the Headmistress.

He tried to hide smile. "She definitely was"

"Oh, now, I understand" it was Minerva's time to smile knowingly. For a second he was confused but then he turned around and his jaw dropped.

Rose entered the room. If that was any other Hogwarts girl student, it wouldn't be a shocking scene, but it was Rose Weasley, who was considered to be a tomboy. She charmed her school robes, not to hang loose like they used to. Now she had white skin tight blouse and average length skirt. Instead of sneakers she had elegant shoes on small heel. It may seem like regular school uniform, still she never wear it like that.

If that wasn't enough, she put on makeup. Scorpius didn't know she could use any beauty products. But there she was. Instead on thick layer, like more than half of Slytherin or Gryffindor girl population, she had made it delicate, so even professors couldn't hold anything against it.

Nonetheless, The icing on the cake was her hair. She didn't put it in the braid like normally she would do. She let it lose with central parting. For the first time since the beginning of first year her hair was straight. Her braid was long but in this hairstyle, it had gotten extra inches in length, so it was reaching almost middle of her thighs.

All of Great Hall hold still. They were watching while Rose was peacefully waking to professors table with her amazing red hair waiving after her. The only sound echoing were Rose's shoes clicking on the floor. When she reached them, she politely smiled and greeted, "Good morning, Headmistress" Then she turn around and smiled at Head Boy. "Scorpius, let me help you" and she put two fingers under his chin and she shut his mouth closed.

Albus started laughing out loud and added: "Uuu…" but it only take a glance of McGonagall to stopped him from more mocking truly shocked Malfoy. The Hall moved after first moment to natural order and Rose after studying for several seconds their time tables pointed free period on Wednesday, that they both shared since they have all classes together.

"Here, will it be suitable? " she asked while showing.

"Very well, see you in two days then. You may leave" she dismissed them.

"Admit it, you liked what you saw" she smirked after few steps. Scorpius only stared at her. She was a woman. Well, she had always been but he fully realised it only now. She leaned in and whispered: "and I still have my clothes on". She put a "what would happen then" face and walked away to enjoy her breakfast. Scorpius had only one option left. He admitted his defeat.

Rose was washed with complements and questions about reason for change.

"Albus, please I don't have a boyfriend. I just wanted to do it so everybody remember that I am not bookocholic" she tried to reason with him.

"So what happened with Malfoy?" he kept his interrogation. "Nothing" she replied him.

"Nothing, huh? That's why you wiped the floor with the bloke. By the way- his expression, priceless" he still has the picture in his mind. "I am not dumb. Something going on. Not so long ago I heard you use such words towards him, that uncle Ron would clean your mouth with soap. And then it stopped. And summer? I am on team, don't you remember. You both acted at least weird. And now you casually put on makeup and make his mind melted just by entering the room"

Rose exhaled nervously, she leaned and whispered: "I may or may not saw him going out from shower earlier. He should have closed his mouth then and didn't comment"

Albus expression changed into furious one and started standing up. Rose hold him down. "It was accident, really. And by the way I am adult, I can do what I want"

"No one will do funny stuff with my baby cousin"

"Baby? I am very well capable of defending myself and you are not going to turn into overprotective family member. He got his punishment, understood?" she said while holding his arm in tight grip. She started feeling bad. Something was wrong.

"What day do we have?" she asked him.

"Monday? Why?" She started counting something on her fingers. She stood up and started running to her dorm.