In the Previous Chapter…
"Rose, hun, I need you to close your eyes and hold your breath" Scorpius whispered.
"Okay, Scorp'us" she said, squeezing her eyes shut and taking a deep breath. With a final wave goodbye, Scorpius turned on the spot and apparated him and Rose to Malfoy Manor.
Rose kept her eyes shut, just as Scorpius had said. When they arrived, Rose still had her eyes squeezed shut.
"You can open your eyes now, hun" he whispered in her ear. Rose gasped.
"You live here!?" Rose was amazed as Scorpius nodded, smiling. "It's so cool!" It really was in Rose's opinion. Scorpius' house was massive, and the stone was a pale blue. The driveway was really big too, and the garden around the house was huge! Actually, in general, Scorpius' house was huge.
"You really think my house is cool?" Scorp'us smirked as he put Rose down on the gravel path leading to his front door. "I always thought it was too big."
"Lots of rooms for hide and seek" she smiled, grabbing Scorpius' hand and dragging him along the path. As they got close to the door, it was opened by a house elf. Rose was a bit surprised, and she looked up at Scorpius and asked "What is it, Scorp'us?"
"Rosie, hun, this is my House elf, Dipsey" he said, smiling down at Dipsey, who was just as tall as Rose, so only came up to about Scorp'us' stomach.
"Master Scorpius, sir" Dipsey squeaked, bowing so that her ears touched Rose's shoes. Rose giggled. "Who is this, Master Scorpius?" she asked. "Dipsey has not seen this little girl here before, sir" she said, standing up and studying Rose.
"This is Rose, Dipsey. I'm looking after her for a bit" Scorp'us said, still holding Rose's hand. "Rose, say hello to Dipsey"
"Hello Dipsey" Rose said, offering out her hand, like her daddy had taught her to do when she met new people. "I've never seen a house elf before"
"Hello Miss Rose" Dipsey squeaked. Rose giggled again.
"I've never been called 'Miss' before! It sounds funny" she laughed.
Scorpius then said "We'll go and say hi to mum and dad, Dipsey. Where are they?"
"Mistress Astoria is in the kitchen with Master Draco, sir" Dipsey said, bowing again before leading them inside.
Scorpius' house was lots of different colours, making it very bright. The halls were all painted a pale yellow, and the doors were made out of a dark reddish wood. Scorpius led Rose through loads of corridors, and Rose soon felt very lost, but they soon ended up in his kitchen. Rose smiled as she spotted Draco by the sink, a pretty lady with wavy brown hair stood beside him.
"Merry Christmas, Rosie, Scorp" Draco beamed, opening his arms as Rose ran forwards to hug him.
"Merry Christmas, Scorp, darling" Astoria Malfoy beamed, walking forwards to hug her son.
"Merry Christmas to you too, Mum" Scorpius said, hugging his mum tight, before picking Rose up off the floor and balancing her on his back. "Rosie, this is my mum. Mum, this is Rose Weasley" he said, introducing the pair.
"You're really pretty" Rose blushed as Astoria shook her tiny hand, before burying her head in Scorpius' hair.
"Why, thank you, Rose" Astoria smiled, watching her son interact with Rose. "You can call me Tori if you can't say Astoria right" she offered.
"Tori is a bit easier" Rose quietly admitted as Scorpius swung her round, balancing her on his hip.
"Well, we're done in here, aren't we, dear?" Astoria asked Draco, who nodded. "Shall we go through to the lounge and open presents?" she smiled.
Together, the four people walked from the kitchen down a few more corridors towards the lounge. They passed a burnt, black door.
"What's in there?" Rose asked, curiously.
"That's the drawing room, hun. We never go in there" Scorpius explained.
"Why?"
"Because we just don't" Scorpius tried to explain without getting frustrated. "Lets just go open presents, yeah?"
"Okay, Scorp'us" Rose smiled, before realsing what he had said "there are presents for me?"
"Well there's one more from me" Scorpius smiled, remembering his shopping trip with Leo, Lysander and Lorcan.
As they walked into the lounge, both Rose and Scorpius gasped.
"What do you think? Do you like it?" Astoria asked, beaming.
"Mum, I love it! It's amazing!" Scorpius gasped, smiling. The lounge had a few plush sofas, but in the corner by the window stood a massive Christmas tree, covered all over with lights and baubles. The high ceiling was littered with intricate hanging decorations and colourful paper chains, and there was a large, warm fire burning away at the fireplace.
"Wow" was all Rose said from Scorpius' arms.
They all sat down, Astoria and Draco on one sofa, Scorpius and Rose on the one opposite. Rose crawled into Scorpius' lap and happily perched there as Draco levitated the presents over from under the tree.
"There are some there for Rose as well" Draco said. "We thought we'd get her a few things"
"Thank you, Draco and Tori" Rose grinned as Scorpius handed her a small box. She opened it to reveal a silver charm bracelet, with multiple charms attached. "Ooooh it's really pretty!" she exclaimed. "Thank you!" she cried, passing the bracelet to Scorpius to put on her wrist.
Scorpius then picked up some of his presents, and was just about to tear into the first one when Astoria suddenly asked "I've never seen that jumper before, Scorp. Where did you get it?"
"You got a Weasley Jumper?" Draco asked with a look of misbelief. Astoria glanced his was questioningly. "You only get a weasley jumper if Molly Weasley properly considers you a part of the family" he explained. "They must like you a lot, Scorp"
"Yeah, I guess" Scorpius nodded. "It's really comfy" he admitted, before remembering the present in his hand, and started opening it.
A few presents later, Scorpius and Rose had a pile of presents on the sofa next to them. Scorpius received numerous books whilst Rose mainly received sweets. Finally, there was only one present left, a small square box for Rose.
"This one's from me, hun" Scorpius smiled as he handed Rose the box. She gleefully opened it, and stared at it as she gently lifted the lid.
Inside a beautifully decorated wooden jewellery box lay a necklace on a bed of silk. The necklace was in the shape of a time turner, but in the middle a single crystal rose charm was sat.
"Do you like it?" Scorpius asked hesitantly, as Rose was sat silent in his lap.
"I love it Scorp'us!" she said, turning round with the wooden box in her hand. "Can you put it on for me?" Scorpius gently lifted the fine gold necklace out of the box and fastened it around the little girl's neck.
"It has an extendable chain, so you can still have it when you're older again" Scorpius said as Rose hugged him.
"Thank you, Scorp'us. It's really really pretty" Rose smiled, sitting up in Scorpius' lap. "Love you!" she said, leaning forward and kissing Scorpius' cheek.
"Love you too, hun" Scorpius smiled, kissing her forehead. Draco and Astoria sat and watched as they witnessed the encounter.
"Why don't you go and take all of your presents up to your room?" Astoria suggested. "You can show Rose around the house as well, Scorp"
"Okay, mum. Thank you for our presents" he said, standing and kissing his mum on the cheek.
"Thank you, Tori" Rose smiled, before Scorpius carried her and their presents out of the room.
"Draco, darling, it's going to crush Scorpius when Rose is returned to her normal age" Astoria said to her husband as the door closed.
"I know, Tori" Draco sighed. "I haven't seen him this happy before now. I do hope Rose remembers everything when she ages again."
A/N: I'm sorry I haven't been able to update that often, but I'm entering the horrible, painful time in my life called GCSEs. I will try to update regularly, I promise! -Rxx