Okay, we are so so so sorry about the long wait! I know you guys haven't been reviewing as a way to punish us, and we respect that. But we did get sick, and we've both been in the middle of auditions and callbacks for a show we're in. Yes, we did get parts, and no, we didn't forget about you all.

So here we go.

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As Albus and Scorpius lagged behind her, Rose sprinted up the staircases and nearly slid around the turns in the corridors in attempt to get to the common room quickly. She skidded to a schreeching halt in front of a rather drunk Fat Lady.

"The pass-hic-word dearie," the satin-covered portrait drawled.

"Silver Bells," Rose panted. The Fat Lady swung open with a hiccup and smile.

The common room was filled of boys in dress robes awkwardly standing around waiting for their dates to come down from upstairs. Rose pushed her way through the black cotton crowd, causing quite a stir.

"Isn't she suppose to be at the dance?"

"That's my toe!"

"Damn, watch it!"

"Sorry!" Rose called over her shoulder. She pushed past another boy and ran up the stairs. She coughed as she entered the dormitory.

"Aw, go easy with the perfume!" she called out. "And why are you in the first year dorm?"

"Because all the others are not perfume rooms," one girl explained snootily. "They're being used for hair and dress."

"I'll kill her later," Rose muttered under her breath about her cousin. She made her way over to her trunk and began pulling everything out of it. She had buried the book at the bottom, thinking it was a good idea then, but she realized now how stupid it was.

"Just because it's at the bottom of something," she muttered. "Does not mean it will resist 'Accio."

Rose pulled out her extra robes and Muggle clothing, along with her school books, not caring as an inkwell exploded.

"I'll deal with that later." She pulled the last few items out and her heart sank upon realizing the book wasn't here.

"Damn!"

She rushed back down the stairs and looked frantically around for Albus and Scorpius. They locked eyes with her and she just shook her head as she climbed down the winding stairs.

"It's not in there," Rose told them.

"Are you positive that was the last place you put it?" Scorpius asked. Rose nodded.

"Yes. I remember, last night, I did," she assured. She turned to Albus. And then did it again. And then found herself back on the stairs walking down again. No one else noticed.

"Okay, now it's getting bad," Albus said. "We've got to find that book!"

"Well, it logically could be anywhere," Scorpius reminded. "Even though we know it's not."

"So we have to somehow distract your dad," Rose said. "But how?"

Scorpius shook his head.

"I'm fresh out of ideas," Scorpius said. "All that running…hey, Rose!"

Rose had took off for the boy's dorm. Scorpius and Al dashed after her.

"Rose, what are you doing?" Albus asked.

"James still has his birthday present from Uncle George, right?" Rose guessed.

"Um, I think. Why?"

Rose stopped, causing Scorpius and Albus to collide into her.

"You two need to run more," she said.

"Now it not the time to worry about our physical shape," Albus said. "And although your right, why do you need James' joke set?"

Rose waved her hand in front of the doors along the hallway.

"Which one?"

Scorpius pointed to the gold on nearest her. Rose pushed open the door and immediately knew which bed was James' by the messiness of it.

"Help me look through his stuff," Rose commanded. Scorpius knelt down beside her by James' trunk.

"I'm a little scared to open it," she said.

"Can't say I blame you," Scorpius replied. "Okay, on the count of three…"

They eased it open together, and the mess wasn't as horrific as Rose predicted.

"Okay, the kit should be red…that's how Uncle George usually wraps James'," she informed Scorpius as Albus dug through the dresser.

"He wraps in colors?"

"When there's a double digit number of people, it's the only way to keep organized," Rose explained wincing as she pulled out a sock.

Scorpius nodded, going green as he uncovered a soggy Pumpking Pasty.

"You're brother is nasty," he told Albus, who nodded from under the bed.

"Be lucky you don't live with him!"

They searched for a few minutes until Scorpius cried, "Got it!" He pulled out a torn package.

"Okay, now find a piece of parchment," Rose instructed, opening the kit. She pulled out a quill and held the tip of it to the piece of parchment Albus slid toward her.

"Middle age, cranky witch, Slytherin, thinks she's amazing," Rose said. "No offense, Scorpius."

"Well, she is cranky," Scorpius agreed.

"Now, what's new in your life?" Albus asked, guessing where his cousin was going with this plan.

"Um, I don't know," Scorpius responded.

"Well, what would your mother write to you about?" Rose asked. Scorpius shrugged.

"Um, trouble with the servants I guess…"

"Perfect."

A minute later, Rose handed the paper to Scorpius. His eyes bugged upon seeing handwriting extrordinarly close to his mother's.

"How did you do that?"

"Imitator Quills," Rose explained. "Now let's go. You can send a thank you to my Uncle later."

Upon hearing herself say it again as time rewound she added, "We don't have long. Let's go."

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Draco bent over the book, cursing as he yet again said the incantation. Like before though, Time only rewound slightly.

"Good Lord," Draco muttered. "Stupid spell. Misst Zeit das Gegenteil!"

The words felt funny in his mouth and he cursed the spell again as it only reversed a few moments. Little did he know it was longer each time.

"At least the MudBlood is too dense to know I knew about the book," Draco said smugly. "And that my son has no idea I've been reading his mind." Draco felt slightly guilty for using Legilmancy against Scorpius, but he kept reminding himself it was all for the better. Once he was in Slytherin, all would be okay.

"Let's try this again," Draco murmered. "Misst Zeit da-"

"Father!"

Draco hastily closed the book and kicked it to the floor behind his desk as Scorpius poked his head around the doorframe.

"Shouldn't you be at the dance?" he asked.

"I'm sorry, but I received an owl from mother," Scorpius said. Little did Draco know, Albus and Rose were under the Invisibility Cloak they had found in James' trunk in the hallway.

"What did your mother have to say?" Draco asked.

"Well, there's been some trouble with the house elves," Scorpius said, telling what Rose had dictated in the 'letter.' "Apparently she had gone to give a final inspection on my room to find Grandfather's snake head cane missing."

Draco felt his heart lurch. His dad would kill him.

"I will go and send an owl to your mother now. Expect to leave early tomorrow. This needs to be found before your grandparents arrive for dinner," Draco said before rushing off to the owlery. Scorpius nodded and watched him go.

"Aww!'

Scorpius' heart lurched as his father stepped on Rose's foot.

"What was that?" Draco called to the 'empty' hallway.

"Must be from the dance, Father!" Scorpius lied, hopping it would be convincing.

"You're right!" He heard his father's footsteps disappear down the corridor.

"Goodness, it's stuffy under there!" Rose cried, flinging the cloak off upon entering the room. "And that was a beautiful performance. Good job."

"That was so close," Albus said. "So to uncomfortably close."

"But it worked. And hopefully my mum'll be to stupid to even know the whole thing didn't happen or my dad just won't ask her," Scorpius said. "Now do you have the letter?"

Albus held up another letter, written to Bill. It explained the whole incedent with the book and what it contained and the spells need to access it all. There was also a side note asking him to keep it safe with some spell or another and Draco's plot.

"Do you think your Uncle with help us?" Scorpius asked. Rose nodded as she tied the book and letter to the owl they had Silenced and brought with them.

"Of course," Albus assured. "Uncle Bill lives for that stuff."

"He'll keep it safe," Rose promised too. "And we're seeing him tomorrow, so I'll make sure he received it."

"Isn't he living in France though?" Scorpius asked.

"No, that's Uncle Percy," Albus said. Scorpius just shook his head.

"You have such a big family," he commented.

"You should be with us at Christmas. It's a nightmare."

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So, crisis everted! I actually just came up with the distraction idea, and if I do say so myself it's pretty good! I hope you all like it and be kind with the reviews. We'll hopefully post soon, but it'll be a short one.

I'm sorry if any of you thought this was short. It was only four and a half pages on word, so I could see where you get that.

For any of my HSM fan fic readers, I'll post by Friday……I hope.

Be kind with the reviews please!

Lots of Love,

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