Chapter Six:

After I finished crying I headed up to the Gryffindor common room. It was empty, so I headed up to bed and pulled the cover over my head.

Over the next few days, I became very grumpy. Even Lily, my favorite cousin, got on my nerves. I passed Scorpius in the hall and he pretended not to see me.

"Rose?" James asked cautiously one day as I was doing my Potions homework.

"What?" I muttered.

"Quidditch tryouts are tomorrow."

"Uh huh." I said

"Are you trying out?" James asked.

"Yep."
"Okay." James said and then he turned away.

The cousins and my bother really didn't want to be around me, and I was okay with that. Even Pippa who was the sweetest person at Hogwarts, was quick to step out my path.

That night while I was hiding in a corner of the common room, I head Albus, James, Lily, and Hugo talking.

"What's got her so grumpy?" Albus asked.

"Who, Rose? Uh I don't know." Hugo replied.

"Boys?" Lily asked.

"What boy? Rose doesn't like anyone here." James said.

"She could." Lily said.

James laughed. "Sure Lily."
I rolled my eyes and got up and walked to bed, along the way giving James, Albus, Lily, and Hugo evil glares.

The next day, I woke up early. I was sort of happy for once. Quidditch tryouts. I was going to make the team and rip the Slytherin team, and Scorpius to shreds.

I got dressed, sliding robes on and then I walked down to the Quidditch field.

"Good morning!" James cried, all the people trying out turned to him. "First I want you all to get a broom and take a few laps around the field, you have to be able to fly to play.
I grabbed a broom and pushed off the ground, I rose into the air. I circled the field for awhile. I watched the others, some stayed up, others fell off when they had just risen. I laughed.

When James blew his whistle, I landed softly on the ground.

The next few minutes we did drills and then there were tryouts.

"ALL FOR CHASERS!" James called, I walked forward, so did Lily.

"What you doing Lily?" I asked. Lily smiled.

"I figured I let the boys fight it out."

After a bunch of flying grabbing the Quaffle.
In the end the Chasers were Lily, a fourth year named Hailey, and me.

"SEEKER TRYOUTS!" James screamed, then he turned to the team. "I myself am trying out for this, so I will have Rose keep track. First one to catch the snitch wins."
Only six people were trying out for this, James and Albus were two. I watched as they flew into the air.

"RELEASE THE SNITCH!" James screamed. I walked towards the box, and released the strap, the little golden ball flew into the air.

Five minutes after that, they landed.

James came storming over. "What happened?" I cried.

"Albus caught it! Albus caught THE SNITCH!" James crossed his arms.
Albus came running over to me and he opened his hand, sure enough there was the little golden ball.

"Oh come on James, there is still Keeper and Beaters."
"KEEPER TRYOUTS!" James screamed, "Albus keep score, Rose, Lily, and Hailey come on."
We followed James out to the field.

For Keeper tryouts us Chasers circled and tossed the Quaffle around. The person who kept the most out was going to be the Keeper.

After many rounds, we landed, James was smiling. Out of all the people, he kept the most out.

"BEATERS! BEATER TRYOUTS!" James called.

After those tryouts, we had to carry a poor third year away. Hank and Ronald both sixth years had made it as our Beaters.

"Ok team," James said, "Practice starts tomorrow after classes."

We nodded. "Be here or I'll find a different person to take your place."
Albus laughed. I rolled my eyes.

We walked off the field, and I was actually feeling better till Albus tugged on my sleeve.

"What Albus?" I asked turning, he pointed.
Sitting on the edge of the field was Mary and Scorpius. Scorpius was holding her in his arms.

"I love you." He whispered.

My heart snapped, I felt like I was dead.

"I-I got to go." I said turning and fleeing, I was trying to escape the tears but they came anyway. As I ran, the tears flew behind me.

When I reached the common room, I ran and threw myself to the ground in front of my trunk. I dug around, I grabbed the invisibly cloak. I tossed it over my head and ran.

I pushed out the front doors and ran, I ran to the first tree I could find and I climbed up.

I leaned against the braches, and let the tears flow.

"Please don't let anyone find me. Don't let anyone come look for me." I thought as I pulled my knees to my chest.

Why did love hurt this much? Victoire hadn't had this much time with Teddy had she? My dad hadn't had a lot of trouble with mom. Uncle Harry and Aunt Ginny they been love at first sight. Neville and Luna!

The tears shook my body and I curled tighter into a ball.

It got quiet and dark, and I got cold. I guess I had no choice, I climbed from the tree. I walked silently, and up to the Gryffindor common room. Lily and Albus were sitting up on the sofa.

"Have you seen Rose?" Lily asked.

"Nope, not since Quidditch tryouts, when we saw Scorpius and Mary together and she ran away." Albus replied.

"Al, do you think Rose likes Scorpius?" Lily asked. I held my breath.

"Lil! That's insane he is Slytherin, she hates him. Right?" Albus said.

"But, Albus she did stand up for him a lot." Lily said.

"But last year Rose hated his guts." Albus argued.

"Yeah, but a lot of things change in a year Al." Lily said.

"Uh that much? I don't think so." Albus said.

"Albus, you went from not being able to talk to Joanne to snogging her in a year! So why can't Rose turn and like a guy?" Lily said, Albus blushed.

"I don't know." Albus said.

And with that I headed up to bed, tucking the cloak under my pillow.
I pulled the cover over my head and shut my eyes tight.
"Please, please, please don't let me dream of Scorpius!" I thought and then I fell asleep.