A/N: Due to a significant number of reviews demanding that I update soon, I've decided to post this chapter a little sooner than I planned (I was going to make you wait a week - the same as last time)

Enjoy!

Her Mother's Daughter

Rose,

I … yes. Yes, we can give it a go. Because I'm crazy about you too, and you're right: our friendship may be pretty much ruined anyway.

So yes, let's give this a go.

Scorp


Scorp,

Really? You mean it? Wow, I can't believe this is actually happening! I'm going out with Scorpius Malfoy! This is so weird. But good weird. Amazing weird, in fact.

So should we tell Al?

Rose


Rose,

Yeah, I think considering how long Al's wanted this to happen, we should definitely tell him. Do you want to send him an owl or should I?

Scorp


Scorp,

You send it. Actually … what if we don't tell him yet? We could just come down to breakfast holding hands or something. The look on his face would be priceless! What do you think?

Rose


Rose,

Yeah, let's do that. Admittedly, I'm not looking forward to the looks on the faces of the rest of your cousins. James, in particular, generally looks like he wants to murder any guy who so much as looks at you. At least I don't have to worry about them all ambushing me or whatever like they have with a couple of your boyfriends. Because I would never cheat on you, or hurt you the way some of those guys did.

Scorp


Scorp,

Nah, don't worry about my cousins; they pretend to be worse than they are. And they all like you. It's my dad you really have to worry about, once he finds out. But I'm sure we can bring him round to the idea eventually. And I know Mum will be thrilled.

Anyway, we should probably try and get some sleep. Not that I'm going to get to sleep very easily after this. But we should try.

Rose


Rose,

Yeah, you're right. We should go to sleep now.

Night, Rose

Scorp


Night, Scorp


Mum,

I'm going out with Scorpius! I took your advice and apologised and everything and now we're going out! I can't believe it! This is all just so amazing.

Apparently nobody else thought it was particularly amazing, though. We came down to breakfast holding hands, and we were expecting everyone to be really surprised and everything, but they weren't. Al seemed pretty pleased – but not surprised – and James just rolled his eyes and said it was about time. Apparently I'm just about the only person in the school who didn't know that Scorp and me fancied each other. Even Ethan knew. Apparently that was why he broke up with me. He said he gradually started to notice, and that he knew he could never compete with Scorp. I just wish he'd told me.

Anyway, it's all worked out okay now. This last week has been incredible. It was a bit awkward at first, because of us being friends for so long, but now it feels so natural I can't understand why we didn't see it before. We're perfect for each other. But apparently it's only me who was surprised by that discovery.

Can you tell Dad? Try and break it to him really gently if you can. And make it very clear that nothing he says is going to stop Scorp and me from being together.

Rose


Scorpius,

How did it go with that girl? It's been a couple of weeks since your letter, and I was wondering what you decided in the end.

Your mum is away at the moment and won't be back until the third week of the holidays, so we won't go away anywhere until she gets back. Grandma might come and visit for a little while, however. She says she's looking forward to seeing you again.

Dad


Dad,

I took your advice and gave her another chance, and I'm so glad I did. She's by far the most amazing person I've ever met, and the last couple of weeks have been some of the best of my life.

It would be great to see Grandma. I haven't written to her in a while. How is she coping?

Scorp

P.S. I just realised I never actually told you who the girl is. It's Al's cousin. You know, Rose Weasley.


Harry,

You'll never guess what just happened. Hermione told me she just got a letter from Rose, telling her she's got a new boyfriend. Not just any boyfriend, though. Scorpius bloody Malfoy! Can you believe my luck? Of all the boys she could have picked, she goes for Malfoy's son.

And, according to Hermione, I'm supposed to be happy about this! Happy! That my little Rose is going out with a Malfoy!

Ron


Astoria,

You'll never guess what just happened. I received a letter from Scorpius, informing me that he is now dating none other than Rose Weasley. Rose Weasley! Of all the girls he could be dating, he chooses the daughter of a blood traitor and a muggle-born! And not just any blood traitor and muggle-born. Weasley and Granger!

There's no way this was a coincidence. He's doing it on purpose, to wind me up or something. After all the things I've put up with, this is just too far. Scorpius has been going against everything our family stands for since the moment he set foot in Hogwarts. First he goes and gets sorted into Hufflepuff, and then he makes friends with Potter's son, and decides to take Muggle Studies, become Longbottom's star pupil, and hang out with that half-giant Hagrid. And now this! Well, I've had enough. Clearly I haven't been firm enough with him, but this I won't stand for. I've half a mind to pull him out of Hogwarts right now.

Where did we go wrong, Astoria?

Draco


Ron,

Yeah, that must be pretty tough to get to grips with. But it's not like Scorpius is anything like his dad. I met him once last year when I went up to the school to give the OWL students a Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson. He seemed like a nice enough kid. Besides, Al thinks he's great, and Al's judgement is almost never wrong.

Don't be too hard on Rose. Remember what happened last time you complained about her boyfriends? You don't want to go and fall out with her again.

Harry


Draco,

You're being ridiculous. You know all that stuff about blood traitors and muggle-borns and purebloods is a load of rubbish. And don't you dare write back to Scorpius and say all of that. He'll never forgive you. Rose sounds like a lovely girl, and we should be happy for him.

Astoria


Harry,

Yeah, I guess it's not the end of the world. I just don't want to see Rose getting mixed up with the Malfoys. I'm going to let Hermione write back to her. I don't trust myself to be reasonable about it.

But you're right; I can put up with anything if the alternative is falling out with Rose again. That was horrible.

Ron


Astoria,

I am not being ridiculous at all. I mean every word of what I said. Scorpius has taken advantage of my lenience for too long, and now I'm putting my foot down. He can break up with Rose Weasley, or he can forget about being considered a part of the Malfoy family. It's his decision, and I think I know what he'll choose. This thing with the Weasley girl is just a silly crush, or a way of defying me. He'll see reason soon enough.

I can't believe he even thinks I would be okay with this.

Draco


Draco,

The reason he thinks you will be okay with it is that you have been okay with everything else. You can't spend years telling him that pureblood mania is ridiculous and that you will be proud of him no matter what he does, and then turn around and say you didn't mean a word of it.

But I can see that you're not going to see reason anytime soon. All I ask is that you don't write back to him. Let me do it, and then you have until the beginning of the holidays to think over this.

Astoria


Astoria,

I'm not going to change my mind. My father was right; I've always been too relaxed when it comes to discipline with Scorpius.

But have it your way. You write back to him. Just don't think a couple of weeks are going to make any difference.

Draco


Scorpius,

Your dad told me all about your relationship with Rose Weasley. I think that's wonderful. She sounds lovely, and I can't wait until I get back and can hear all about her.

Enjoy the last few weeks of term, and I'll see you soon.

Mum


Rose,

I'm so glad it all worked out for the two of you. I can't wait to hear all about him, and perhaps meet him at some point. I would invite him to stay like Ethan did, but I think perhaps it's a little earlier. It's going to take your dad a little while to get used to the idea – a very long while in fact, going by his reaction when I first told him – and I think we should wait until we are sure Scorpius' life would be safe before inviting him over.

Enjoy the end of term. I look forward to seeing you.

Mum


Scorp,

I just got a letter from Mum. She's pleased, but it sounds like Dad just about had a fit. She reckons we should wait until he calms down (if he ever does) before we introduce you.

He's such an idiot sometimes.

Rose


Rose,

I got a letter from my mum, too. She's really happy about it. I guess that's what we expected though, isn't it? That my parents would be pleased and your dad would be furious. It'll all sort itself out eventually. And it's not like I was planning to come to the Burrow in the holidays or anything, so putting off me meeting your family isn't really a big deal. Maybe you could come and stay with us, though? I think my parents would like you, and I really want you to meet Grandma. Talking of Grandma, I haven't told her about us yet. Oh well, I suppose I may as well just wait and tell her when I see her.

Scorp


Scorp,

Yeah, it is what we were expecting. I guess I was just hoping Dad might be a little more reasonable than usual. Stupid of me really.

It would be nice to meet your family at some point, but I'm not sure Dad would take too kindly to me staying with you. I'm sure we can figure something out, though.

Why can't things be easier? Why can't our parents just let go of the past, or at least accept that we're our own people, and not just our parents' kids? It's so stupid.

Rose


Rose,

Stop worrying and go to sleep. It's all going to work out okay in the end. Though this may be an interesting summer.

Scorp