In the Previous Chapter…
"I want to go to Potions, Scorp'us, so let's go!" she squealed and dragged the Head Boy out of the Hall, much to the amusement of the rest of the school, as Scorpius stumbled and rolled along the floor before stopping a few metres later. He got up, shook the dizziness out of his head and dusted off his robes before saying "I know you're excited, Rosie, but I can't run that fast and I'm not really used to rolling on the floor, so I think I'll carry you to potions so you don't drag me there", and the rest of the student body watched as Scorpius lifted Rose onto his back and gave her a piggy-back ride to the dungeons.
When Scorpius arrived to his potions classroom, Professor Parkinson drew him aside whilst the rest of his class drifted inside.
"I know that Rose is extremely bright at her age" Parkinson said, "But if she gets bored, try to occupy her so as not to disturb my lesson" she said softly.
"All sorted" smirked Scorpius, "Do you mind if I charm one of the chairs so that it is higher? Otherwise Rose won't be able to see anything..." he explained.
"Of course, now hurry into my classroom, we're brewing Ammortentia today as a review topic from last year" she smiled, before indicating for Scorpius to enter.
"What's Ammor…Ammor….i can't say it" Rose frowned.
"Ammortentia, sweetie" whispered Scorpius. "It's a love potion. It smells differently to everyone depending on what they like" he explained.
"Can I help?" asked Rose, curiously.
"Maybe I'll let you stir it, hun, but for now I want you to play with these blocks" he said, retrieving the pile of building blocks from his bag. Rose eagerly set to work building whilst Scorpius got on with his potion. He let Rose stir the concoction several times when it was completely done, before scooping some into a vial to give to Parkinson. Rose inhaled some of the potion and said amazedly "I can smell loads of stuff!", her eyes glinting.
"What stuff can you smell, Rosie?" Scorpius asked. Everyone in the room turned to listen to the Head Girl as she listed the three things she could smell.
"Ummm…. Chocolate….apples..and….I can't tell what the last one is" she said. "What can you smell, Scorp'us?"
Scorpius leaned over Rose to smell his potion. "I can smell soup, new books and…"
"Scorp'us! I figured what I can smell!" said Rose excitedly. "I can smell you!" she whispered before cuddling into Scorpius' arms. Slightly surprised that the little girl in his arms had basically just told him that she loved him, Scorpius hesitantly hugged her back. It seemed as if the class had heard Rose's excited whisper, for the guys sat with their mouths wide open, and the girls had started a chorus of "awwhs" again.
"What was the last thing you could smell, Scorp'us?" Rose asked innocently.
"I couldn't tell, hun. When I figure it out, I'll tell you" he said quietly. He was still slightly in shock about what Rose had said. He was shaken from his thoughts by the bell, which signalled the end of the lesson. "Come on, Rosie, lets pack up and we can get to charms" he said, putting his books in his bag. He cleaned his cauldron with a flick of his wand and banished it to their common room, before lowering Rose to the floor from her chair. The pair then walked happily off to their Charms classroom.
"What is Charms?" asked Rose as they neared the door.
"It's where we do loads of magic" smirked Scorpius as he watched Rose's little face light up with delight.
"I get to see more magic!" she squealed before skipping happily through the door. Scorpius laughed at Rose's excited antics, but soon sat her down next to him at a desk.
"Good morning students!" greeted Professor Thomas.
"Morning Professor" replied the class.
"Today we are going to be recapping work from last year, so I would like you to successfully use the charms listed on the board". He swished his wand and a set of spells appeared on the board.
Scorpius performed all of the charms easily, each one followed by an exclamation of "woah!" or "cool!" from Rose. Scorpius saw that he still had 20 minutes left of the lesson, so bent down to Rose's ear and whispered "Would you like to try some magic?"
Rose's face beamed as she squealed "You'll let me do magic?!"
"I'll have to ask Professor Thomas first" Scorpius said, hoping that his teacher would say yes.
"Professor? Can I teach Rose one of the really simple spells?" he asked.
Thomas nodded before saying "I'd try accio, that's an easy one for a child", before walking over to the otherside of the classroom to check on another student.
Scorpius carefully taught Rose how to say the spell and what to do, before giving her his wand.
"Now, Rose, I want you to point at the feather on Professor Thomas' desk, and clearly say the spell" he instructed.
Rose did as Scorpius said before saying "Accio!" She watched as the feather flew towards her into her outstretched hand. "I did magic!" she squealed excitedly. The rest of the class turned to watch as Scorpius banished the feather to the desk again before letting Rose try again. The whole class smiled as the small feather flew into Rose's hand again.
"That's soooooo cool!" said Rose. "Wait til my daddy hears that I can do magic" And Hugo will be really jealous!" she giggled, obviously forgetting that her younger brother was actually 15, not 3 as she thought.
The whole class laughed at this comment before slowly filtering back to their desks to pack up their bags before heading to lunch. Rose gave Scorpius back his wand as Professor Thomas came over and handed the little feather to Rose.
"Keep it, Rose, you did very well today" he said, winking at the small child before leaving. Scorpius then picked Rose up and put her on his shoulders before walking to Lunch.
When they arrived, the Weasleys were all stood at the door.
"We've packed up some food so we can eat whilst we talk" Al explained when Scorpius looked questioningly at the picnic hamper in his arms. "Where do you want to go?" he asked Scorpius.
"Well, you can always come to our common room?" suggested Scorpius, "No one other than us can get in unless we allow them to, and you guys are obviously allowed" he smirked, before indicating for the red-heads and Al to follow him.
The group trouped down past the kitchens until they reached a stretch of blank wall. Scorpius placed his hand on one of the stones and the Weasleys and Rose watched in awe as a doorway appeared under Scorpius' hand.
"Only me, Rose and the teachers can do that" he explained, before turning the door handle and letting the group inside.
"So, you're saying that she doesn't remember any of us?" asked Hugo.
"No, she only remembers you from when she was a child, so she still sees you as her three-year-old brother" Scorpius smirked, remembering what Rose had said in Charms. "Would you like to introduce yourselves?" he asked before sitting on the floor and pulling Rose into his lap. The Weasley's raised an eyebrow at this, but nonetheless joined Scorpius on the floor.
"I'm Hugo" said Rose' brother. Rose stood and walked over to her brother before looking at him, asking
"Really?"
"Yup." Rose stared in awe before hugging her brother. "I can do magic, y'know" she giggled.
"Really?"
"Yeah, Scorp'us can I show them?" she asked, taking the feather out of her pocket. Scorpius nodded before handing his wand to Rose and putting the feather in his hand, across the other side if the circle to Rose. Her whole family gasped as Rose summoned the little feather and caught it in her hand.
"You always were clever" said Al, before introducing himself to Rose.
One by one, the rest of Rose's family introduced themselves to their tiny cousin. Rose gave each of them a hug before gravitating back to Scorpius' lap. Al reached into the picnic hamper and retrieved an apple for Rose, which she sat there happily munching.
"Well, Hugo, would you care to explain how this weird situation came about?" asked Scorpius.
"I swear, I knew nothing about what it would do. My Uncle George just gives me potions and stuff to test for him. He says they're always safe and that the effects usually only last for 24 hours, but it looks like he handed me a duff" he said miserably.
"Well, we know that the effects of this one are going to last a lot longer" said Scorpius.
"You know I'm meant to be older?" interrupted Rose, "Can I see what I look like?" she asked curiously.
"We'll run back to the tower and grab some photos" said Lucy, grabbing Hugo so that he could go and retrieve photos from the Boy's dormitories.
"I think Rose has some photos in her room" said Scorpius. "Shall I run and get them?"
He handed Rose over to Al before running up the staircase to his and Rose's rooms. He saw one photo on her bedside cabinet which was a group photo of all of her family. He grabbed it and brought it down to the common room before sitting back down. Rose scrambled to his lap so that she could see the photo. Scorpius pointed out who everyone was, except the slim, smiling redhead girl in the front row.