Scorpius Malfoy and the Note in the Library

"Time to work on that research parchment for Slughorn's class," Scorpius said to himself as he examined the books in the library. "Why did I have to wait until the last minute?"

"Because that's who you are?" Rose said from the other side of the bookshelf. "I finished mine two days ago."

"Of course you did."

"Yes, but now I can help you with yours." She winked.

"Maybe I don't need your help." Scorpius winked back.

"Maybe you do."

"Yeah, all right."

Scorpius grabbed a book on potion making and joined Rose at the table she had already picked out for them to work at.

"All right, Slughorn's letting us be wide open with this essay," Rose said. "I wrote mine on Potion Making in 1159, which was a big year for many discoveries and advancements." She opened the book to a random page.

"So what shall I write about?" Scorpius flipped pages until he came across something interesting. "Dearest Hermione—"

"Hermione?" Rose ripped the letter from Scorpius's hands. "Merlin, this is a love letter from my dad to my mum!"

"EW!" Scorpius and Rose exclaimed at the same time.

"Shhh!" Madam Pince, the librarian, said.

"What does it say?" Scorpius asked excitedly.

"I can't read this. A love letter from my dad to my mum. Ew, no." Rose threw the letter on the table as if it had burned her.

"I can." He unfolded the letter and began to read.

Dearest Hermione,

How many weeks has it been since you started your seventh year at Hogwarts? I can't believe after all we've been through you want to return for another year at that place. No, wait. You're Hermione Granger, of course, I can believe it.

"My mum's a brain," Rose interrupted.

I miss you terribly. I miss your bushy brown hair, the freckles across your nose, your bossy attitude, your need for obeying rules and then for being able to break them when the time calls, your chocolate brown eyes…everything. I miss everything about you. I miss the way you make me feel when you're around.

Okay, enough about me missing you. I don't want this to be a depressing letter. I want to make you smile. I miss your smile!

"My dad is very corny," Rose commented.

"You got that right," Scorpius added.

I shall write you every day we are apart and I hope you do the same.

"I can tell you for a fact that didn't happen. So not my dad."

I love you. XOXOXOXOXO, your dearest Ron Weasley.

"Wow, that was the cheesiest love letter I've ever read," Scorpius said.

"May I have it?" Rose pulled the letter from Scorpius's hands. "I think my parents my want to see this."