Hey Guys. I know it's been forever, but as always, I've been super busy. When I haven't been busy, I've been working on some original stuff, because I seem to have more success with that in more ways than one.

Now you can enjoy!

Early December

"Say, what do you think Emmett took from Greenhouse Two the day of the Hogsmeade trip?" Scorpius wondered aloud. He was lying on his back throwing an apple towards the sky and catching it. A light dusting of snow covered the ground, and Scorpius was lying in it.

"I don't know, but Professor Longbottom told us he was going to tell McGonagall. I'm sure she took care of it. I don't think we should concern ourselves with it," Rose reasoned.

I spoke up. "Actually, I don't think she did anything about it. Emmett hasn't made any disappearances from the dormitory to indicate any detentions. And he's been in all of his classes."

We spotted a few of Emmett's freakish cronies across the grounds.

Rose lowered her voice even though they were well out of earshot. "I don't think we should be talking about this here. Too many ears around."

I rolled my eyes at her but I knew she was right. "Where do you suggest we talk about it, then?"

"Well, Christmas break is in two weeks. We could discuss it then." Rose suggested.

"Hey!" Scorpius protested. "What about me? I'm going to be stuck in Malfoy Manor during break!" Rose and I looked to each other for assistance. "And you two are not discussing this without me."

For once, Rose didn't have an immediate answer. Luckily, I had an idea. Although, I wasn't sure it would go over well. "Sorry, Scorp, I guess we sometimes forget you're not part of the Weasley family. I've got an idea. Do you think your parents would let you stay with my family for Christmas?"

Scorpius squirmed in his spot on the ground. "Well, I could ask, but I don't know if they'll say yes. My dad's home more often during Christmas than other parts of the year. Plus he usually takes me to see my grandparents one day during the Christmas holidays. I can ask them, just to see what they say." Scorpius answered.

"Well, maybe we should just find somewhere else to talk about this some other time. Maybe put it off until after Christmas." Rose suggested.

Scorpius interjected quickly. "NO. We can't wait. I'll write a letter to my parents. Maybe I can work something out with them.

"Okay. I'll write to my parents to see what they'll say. They should be alright with it." I added.

Later that day, Scorpius and I wrote our letters to our parents at dinner. Most of the Potter/ Weasley clan had gathered at the Hufflepuff table today. Halfway through our letter writing, James interrupted us by wriggling himself between Scorpius and me.

Naturally, he snatched my letter away from me. Privacy was not high on James's list of virtues.

His signature big stupid grin appeared on his face. "What's this?" He read the first few lines, his face falling and growing surprised. He pointed to Scorpius. "Pasty Princess is staying with us?!" James had a wide variety of nicknames for Scorpius, especially those referring to his complexion.

"Possibly. If all goes well." Scorpius answered.

James grinned again. "Uncle Ron is going to freak. His ears might even turn red and everything." With that, James walked over to Fred to give him the good news about our uncle.

I looked to Scorpius. "Yours and Rose's dads didn't get on too well when they went to school." I explained.

A small smirk appeared on Scorpius's face. "I know. My dad has never talked about him too fondly. Mother always shushes him in front of me though. He's never said much about your father though, other than the fact that he owes your dad more than he'd like to admit."

"That's odd. I can't imagine what he'd owe him for. My dad usually calms my Uncle Ron down when he goes on a rant about the Malfoy's. Other than that, he doesn't talk about your dad much either."

Scorpius laughed. "I'd like to see your Uncle Ron and my father have a little reunion someday."

I shook my head at the crazy thought. "That'd only be asking for trouble. We'd have World War III on our hands."

That night, we went to the owlery to send our letters. After they were sent, we spent the next few days going through the motions of class, and assignments, and regular Hogwarts life. We were too anxious to get a response from our parents, especially Scorpius's.

Three days later, we were each greeted by our owls at breakfast. I opened the letter addressed to me in my father's somewhat sloppy handwriting.

Albus,

Your mother and I are okay with it. He can stay with us as long as he's like over break. We're looking forward to meeting Scorpius.

With love,

Mum and Dad

P.S. We will be checking with his parents. I know you're not James, but don't try to pull anything funny.

When I finished, I looked at Scorpius who had finished reading his own letter. Without a word being spoken, we swapped letters with a nod.

Dear Scorpius,

You can go as long as Potter promises to keep Weasley in check around you. However, you need to come home for at least one day throughout break to spend time with your mother and me, and to visit your grandparents.

With love,

Mother and Father

Again, we looked at each other with raised eyebrows as I said, "Looks like you're spending Christmas with the Weasley family."

This was a bit short, but the good news is the next one is already in progress! I only have one more week of school, so hopefully I'll have more time and inspiration for this.

Give me some feedback! I'm basically writing this story completely blind and I'm in great need of inspiration! Even if you just leave me some random thing about yourself, or point out something you like, or scream at me in French, I don't really care. Okay. I'm done. See you guys whenever the next chapter's done! Adios amigos! (Yes, Spanish speakers, I know there's supposed to be an accent there. It's just late, and I'm lazy.)