Sorry this is just a filler chapter and the fact that I haven't updated in ages! My internet was acting up and I had to get that fixed. So I'll try to update again soon. Please review and let me know how you liked the chapter. The next chapter is most likely going to be the Second Task and then so on! So enjoy and I changed my pen name so it's still the same person with a different pen name! Enjoy! :D ~ Bolts and Trees
Rose woke up the next morning to begin packing considering that she had in fact decided to go home for the rest of the holiday. She walked out into the corridor waiting for Scorpius who had decided to take up her mother's offer to him and come home with Rose. Scorpius appeared beside her in a matter of seconds and they waited on Hugo who was always running late.
"Are you ready?" Rose asked Scorpius who was standing there with a stony expression. He looked over at Rose and smiled before taking her hand in his. Rose felt that jolt of electricity she always felt when they came into contact with one another.
"What isn't there to be ready for love?" he murmured as he pressed a kiss to her head. She smiled and rested her head on Scorpius's shoulder until they could hear Hugo bumbling down the stairs.
Rose and Scorpius separated from one another and stood there as Hugo stared at them inquisitively. He eventually shrugged it off and then looked at his older sister, "Are we Appirating or what?"
Rose nodded and before they knew it they were standing in the entry way of the Weasley's rather large home. Hermione came out of the kitchen and smiled, "Rose, Hugo!"
She embraced them in fierce hugs and then turned to Scorpius, "Well I'm glad you accepted the offer Scorpius, there's plenty of room."
That's when Ron walked out of the kitchen covered in flour, "Rose, Hugo, Scorpius."
Rose hugged her father tightly, "Dad!"
"Thank you for allowing me to stay with you through the holiday." Scorpius smiled gratefully.
Ron nodded, "It's nothing. I hope you enjoy your time here."
Their mother served breakfast which consisted if quiche, sausage, and Pumpkin Juice. Scorpius was nothing but polite and Ron had no reason to hate him much to his dismay. Scorpius was nothing like his father, and Ron made note of that.
"So Scorpius how are your studies going?" Ron asked in an attempt to make conversation.
"Oh, they're going pretty good. I'm second in my class." Scorpius smiled over at Rose, "Rose being first in our class."
Ron smiled at Rose, "That's my girl. So Scorpius, do you know what you want to go into after Hogwarts?"
Scorpius thought for a moment, "I actually plan to go into Healing at St. Mungo's. My mother's a Healer."
"Rose plans to work with her uncle Charlie in Romania." Ron said.
Scorpius nodded, "And Charlie works with dragons am I correct?"
Rose looked between her father and her boyfriend. Ron nodded, "He does indeed. He's excited to have Rose come out there over the summer."
Scorpius raised his eyebrows, "Right out of school?"
Rose sent a look at her father, "Well I was considering it. I'm not sure if I still want to go into the Care of Magical Creatures. I might decided to work with Grandpa in the Muggle Artifacts sector of the Ministry."
"Well that doesn't matter at the moment. N.E.W.T.S matter right now." Hermione said, "Are you prepared for it?"
Rose nodded, "Doesn't Hugo have his O.W.L.S this year as well?"
Hugo shot his sister a dark look and then nodded, "I'm still struggling in potions though so I'm pretty sure I won't be admitted in Slughorn's class next year."
"Don't worry Hue, I had issues with Potions throughout school. Slughorn will let you in." Ron said between bites of food, "Hermione breakfast is bloody brilliant!"
Hermione smiled and then looked over at Scorpius, "So you want to be a Healer?"
He nodded, "It's been a life long ambition. My mother's taught me a few things and it's something I think I'd enjoy doing. My father however wants me to go into another branch of work."
"What would that be?" Hermione asked taking a sip of her orange juice in the process.
"Um something about Gringott's work. It's rather dull work if you ask me." Scorpius said.
Rose finished her breakfast and volunteered to do the dishes. Scorpius of course helped her with them. Ron scowled as Scorpius exited the room. Hugo ran outside to go send an owl to his girlfriend Lynn Thomas.
"You know Scorpius makes it impossible to hate him. He's too polite, there's nothing to hate about the boy." Ron scoffed.
Hermione laughed, "Ron, Scorpius is a nice boy and he really does care about Rose. Give him a chance. Ignore the fact that his father is Draco Malfoy. Besides I think Scorpius's mother sounds like a lovely woman and she's sure done a fine job raising Scorpius to be a polite young gentleman."
Ron muttered, "I guess you're right. I'll give the boy a chance, but it he steps one toe out of line I will hex him faster than he can draw his wand."
Hermione laughed and kissed her husband lightly on the nose, "Ronald Weasley, you never cease to make me laugh."
Ron smiled at his wife and then retired to the sitting room where he turned on the telly, something Hermione had introduced him to years ago. He watched Muggle Football and begun to understand why Dean Thomas had found it so entertaining. It was quite a bit like Quidditch without the brooms. Hermione joined him on the sofa and they spent their morning watching Football and arguing about the calls the refs made.
Rose started the water and brought out the sponge and soap. Scorpius slung a dishtowel over his shoulder and Rose couldn't help by chuckle. Scorpius pushed the sleeves of his white dress shirt up to his elbows and waited for Rose to hand him a dish to dry. She was having a hard time accepting the fact that Scorpius was voluntarily helping her with her chores.
"You want to work with dragons?" Scorpius asked her raising an eyebrow.
Rose shrugged as she washed the pan her mother had cooked the sausage in, "It's an option. I'm still not completely sure what I want to go into. I might become and Auror like my father. There's plenty of time to figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life."
"Dragons are dangerous." Scorpius said furrowing his eyebrows in concern and worry.
Rose looked over at him and laughed, "You're being protective."
Scorpius looked over at her, "No I'm caring about your well being. Dragons are unpredictable and you never know when they might snap on you."
Rose chuckled, "You don't have to worry about me Scor, I'm a big witch, I can cast my own spells."
Scorpius still frowned, "I still don't like the thought of you going against a gigantic dragon."
Rose set the dish she had been washing back into the sink and rose to her tip-toes to kiss him softly, "You don't need to worry about me Scorpius."
"You know I hate my name." Scorpius said once they finished their PDA.
"You do?" she asked.
"Why my father had to go and name me Scorpius. I hate the sound of it. It's just so harsh." Scorpius muttered as he dried a juice glass.
Rose looked over at him and laughed, "You're name isn't that bad Scorpius."
He nodded, "Yes it is. However the only time I can stand it is when you say it. Something about the way you say it makes it sound much better than it truly is."
Rose rolled her eyes, "Are these the tactics you use to get all those other girls to fall all over you?"
"There's no need to use them anymore. I've gotten the girl I was chasing after." Scorpius smirked.
Finally they finished the dishes and they decided that they were going to go skating. Scorpius of course had never even heard of ice skating considering that it was a Muggle thing and Rose was determined to teach him how to do so.
Ron lent Scorpius his gently used skates and Rose had her own pair and she took him out to the small pond that sat behind their house. Rose was the first out onto the ice and she reached her hands out for Scorpius after doing several jumps and figure eights that Scorpius watched in awe.
Scorpius cautiously allowed Rose to lead him out onto the ice and he fell withing a matter of seconds. He landed on top of Rose who was giggling uncontrollably, "You're doing good. You lasted longer than I did the first time my mother took me out onto the ice."
Scorpius looked down into her eyes and smiled before pressing his lips to her, "Well this is nice but I think it's rather cold."
"We could go in after I get you comfortable on the ice." Rose pouted.
"We have all holiday to teach me how to skate." he whispered before planting another kiss on her soft lips.
Rose sighed in defeat, "Fine."
Scorpius pulled away and then Rose pouted and pulled him back to her, "I never said you could stop."
Scorpius smiled and kissed her. Rose smirked into the kiss and wrapped her hands around the back of his neck. After another few moments of kissing on the ice Rose declared it too cold to stay outside so they went back to the house where they spent the rest of the afternoon in Rose's room giggling snuggled together under a blanket watching the snow fall.
"Rose, this is the best holiday I've had." Scorpius whispered.
Rose turned her head to look at him, "What do you mean by that?"
"This is the most fun I've ever had." Scorpius expanded.
Rose smiled, "What Malfoy holidays aren't as lively?"
Rose giggled and rested her head back onto his shoulder. They fell asleep until Hermione called them out for dinner around six. Scorpius made sure to note that Rose was a little ball of energy. He then also remembered that he still had the clue for the next task to figure out. He knew he had Rose to help him out there so he wasn't too worried about it.
Winter holiday ended and they were sent back to Hogwarts where Scorpius was informed that the Second Task was to take place on the 14th of February. Rose told him to meet her in the library so they could get to work on the rune around the egg.
So finally after hours of sitting in the library with his girlfriend, he had been completely tempted to snog, she finally looked up at him and smiled, "Well I've figured it out."
"What is it?" he asked her.
"There's different things. The egg explained that there will be three monsters for you to face, one for each champion. The monsters vary from dragon, mermaids, and lastly a three headed dog. You're going to have to recover something, it doesn't exactly say what you're going to have to recover, but that's the task. You have half an hour to complete the task and recover what was taken from you." Rose said.
Scorpius looked at her with his steely eyes like he wanted to kiss her, "You're amazing Rosie!"
She smiled, "I try my best Scorpius."
"Since you're only allowed your wand you're going to have to figure out something for each scenario. If you get dragons you're going to have to have a plan for that, mermaids you'll need another plan, the dog you'll need another plan. You're going to have to be prepared for whatever you're going to have to face." Rose said looking at him.
He nodded, "So then it looks like I'll be hitting the books."
"I'll help you out." she offered.
"You've already figured out the clue for me." he shook his head, "You go relax, I'll catch up with you later."
Rose nodded and kissed his cheek before exiting the library. Suddenly Scorpius became aware of the fact that he wasn't the only one sitting at the table Rose had just left moments ago.
He looked up to find the harsh green eyes of none other than Melanie Walcott, "Hullo Scorpius."
"Melanie." he nodded staying focused on the book in front of him.
"So, are you and Rose a thing?" she asked raising her eyebrows.
Scorpius nodded, "We are, why do you want to know?"
"So I can congratulate you." Melanie smiled sourly.
"I'm sure you do." he smiled emotionlessly.
Melanie's face pinched into a sour expression, "What do you see in her? She's loud and insufferable."
Scorpius stood without another word and left the library to go find Rose. He knew she couldn't have gone far considering that Helena was standing outside the library waiting to talk to her.
Rose was barely down the corridor when he caught up to her. She turned and raised an eyebrow, "I thought you were going to prepare."
He shrugged, "I've got until Valentine's Day. Why don't we go for a walk?"
Rose laughed and nodded, "Sounds like fun. There's a Hogsmede trip this weekend."
"Is there?" he asked with a slight smile.
"There is. McGonagall just announced it." Rose nodded.
"Well then, we'll spend the day together in Hogsmede." he smiled and they walked down to the Owlery because Rose said she had to send a letter to her cousin Victorie and her mother.
Rose sat in the Gryffindor Common Room with Lily and Helena. She was helping them with their homework and then she looked at the clock on the wall. She had Head duty and she was going to be late.
"Where are you running off to?" James asked as she almost plowed him over on her way out of the portal.
"I've got Head duty!" she called as she scurried off to the dungeon corridor.
Scorpius was already there when she arrived and she cursed herself for being late. Scorpius smiled from the spot where he was leaning on the wall, "Why are you so late?"
"I was helping Lilly and Helena with their homework and I lost tack of time." she said, "I'm sorry Scorpius."
He chuckled, "It's no big deal Rose."
She leaned against the wall next to him and they watched the corridors for anything that might be considered suspicious. They busted a couple fourth years for being out after curfew and that was about it after they had a long conversation with Nearly Headless Nick.
Around eleven thirty Rose started to become tired and they called it a night. Rose bid Scorpius goodnight with a soft kiss on the cheek and ran up to her dorm where James and Hugo were still sitting up doing their homework.
"Rosie!" James called over to her.
Rose walked over, "What is it James?"
"Can you assist us on our homework?" he asked her.
"What is it?" she asked.
"Well I'm trying to finish my Charms essay and Hugo's trying to start his Potions essay." James said.
Rose sighed and sat in the chair next to them. She helped them finish their essays and didn't end up getting to be until around one in the morning. So she woke up late and almost missed breakfast but managed to get a few pastries and then ran off to Care of Magical Creatures where Scorpius was talking with Hagrid about that day's lesson on Hippogriffs.
Rose walked over and handed her essay about Thestrals to Hagrid, "Morning Rose. How was your holiday?"
"It was fun, and yours?" she asked.
"I got to visit Charlie in Romania. He showed me all o' the new dragons they had." Hagrid smiled.
Rose smiled, "He writes me about them."
"He tells me that your interested in pursuing a career in the Care of Magical Creatures. There's lots of money to be made in that profession." Hagrid grinned. Fang barked and nudged Rose's leg with his wet and slobbery nose.
Rose patted him on the head and then turned to Scorpius, "Get anything figured out yet for your task?"
He nodded, "I was thinking about the bubblehead charm, and using a harp for the dog. The dragon has me stumped though." he admitted.
"I can help you later. The second task is coming sooner than you think. It's next Thursday." Rose sighed as they walked out to go see what surprise Hagrid had for them.
"I'll be fine. You taught me how to do that Patronus in a matter of moments. I think we'll be ok." he smiled.
Rose rolled her eyes, "You sound so much like James."