April

I swear I hadn't actually planned for there to be a next time. I promise. It was only in my drunken stupor that I had admitted to Malfoy that I wanted to meet in an obscure location and snog him senseless multiple times within the oncoming month.

And yet that was exactly what happened.

Oops.

The first time, I was slightly surprised when he dragged me into an abandoned classroom after potions, but I absolutely hadn't objected once we got started.

The second time, I was the one who initiated it. (Surprising, I know.) I had just gotten my first T on a charms exam, and needed something to distract me.

The third time, we were at a party, he started dancing extremely close to me, and then we escaped to our common room to snog some more.

The fourth time was the interesting one. If by interesting you mean embarrassing.

It was halfway through dinner.

"So Malfoy," jeered one of those groups of annoying Ravenclaw sixth years. Honestly, they suck at being subtle. I was all the way across the Great Hall and I could hear what they were saying. "Is your Death Eater Daddy stopping by anytime soon?"

I couldn't make out what they said after that, but I do remember Scorpius giving me a look from across the room that clearly said, "Help."

I got up, made my way across the Great Hall, and said the first thing that came to mind, "Malfoy we need to work on our potions assignment, let's go."

Thankfully, he realized that that was my lame excuse, and he glowered a bit, and then followed me.

"Thanks, Rose."

"They were being awful," I shrugged.

"Well thanks anyways."

"I think that's the most times I've ever heard you say that word over the course of the seven years I've known you."

"I mean it."

I laughed, "Yeah, right."

He stopped and turned to face me, "But I do."

"Of course Scorpius," I said, still joking a little.

"Rose-"

A question flashed across my face but it was quickly erased when our lips were suddenly touching. In the middle of the hallway.

Crap.

But don't worry, it gets worse.

"OH MY GODS!" I heard a screech and immediately pushed away from Scorpius, attempting to act normal, managing to stumble backwards, pulling him down with me, and ending up in a tangled heap with Scorpius Malfoy on the ground after snogged in public for a good five minutes, with my cousin Lily gaping at us from where she had just dropped her books.

We scrambled apart as Lily hurried over to us. "I callleeedddd it!" she exclaimed, "I swear I totally called it. Albus said your names in the same sentence once and I've been grilling him about it ever since. Oh, I totally knew you guys were a thing!"

I stood up about as quickly as a human being can and rushed towards her, slamming my hand over her mouth, "If you breathe a single word about what you just witnessed, I swear I am going to kill you Lily Potter."

She nodded vigorously, as if her life depended on it.

Which it did.