***Five years later***
Chapter One: Rose POV
"If it rains one more time this week, I swear I'm going to break someone's arm." I thought to myself. The sky was gray, big drops of rain falling from it like it was sobbing. The rain lashed at the windows, gathering at the windowpane and making it nearly impossible to see outside at all. I sat at one of the small tables in the Gryffindor common room, a Charms essay spread out before me, only a few inches written on the page. My quill sat ready, poised for my intelligence to spill out onto the parchment, the inkbottle just waiting for something to happen. Sadly, I was distracted at the moment, and for the first time ever; Charms homework was not my first priority. My sixth year of Hogwarts had just started, and my long time sweetheart, Robin Hemming of Ravenclaw house had promptly dumped me on the way to school. I had cried for hours afterward, not even caring about more important things like being awarded prefect that previous year, or having been suggested to by Professor McKinnon, my Transfiguration teacher, that I take private lessons with him, as one of his most gifted students in a long time. These things were minor now, pushed into the back of my mind, while Robin stood front and center, parading around my thoughts, his last few words to me replaying in my head. "We're just not good for each other." Bullshit! We had been dating since fourth year, and he chooses now to tell me this? Absolute bullshit.
I turned my attention back to my Charms essay. It wasn't due for a week, and yet I had felt the strong urge, as always, to get it done as soon as possible. It seemed silly to be doing homework, while everyone else was mingling in the common room, enjoying themselves. I took a look at my cousins and my brother, huddled around the fireplace, laughing about something funny James had said. It looked so homey and peaceful over there, and I instantly felt guilty about shutting them out when Robin had dumped me. They were my family after all, and if anyone could help me get through this, they could. I swept my essay off of the table, throwing it into my school bag and made my way over to the fireplace.
"Hey, look who it is!" James said happily, looking up from his armchair. "Rosie, how have you been? Haven't seen you since we first got on the train!"
I smiled weakly at him. James' happy attitude was almost contagious, and I felt silly to feel so depressed and weak, and oddly enough, feminine.
"Had a bit of an epidemic." I explained, sitting down between Dominique, my cousin, and Lily, my other cousin. They were my best friends and had been since we were toddlers running around my grandparent's house in nothing but our nappies. Dominique was my age, with stunningly beautiful veela inherited looks and big, round eyes. Lily was two years below us, but funnily enough, more mature than James and Albus put together. She had long red hair, and brilliant green eyes. Everyone had said that she looked like Uncle Harry's mum, and according to pictures, I had no choice but to believe them. She was the spitting image of her grandmother and namesake, Lily Evans.
"What kind of an epidemic?" Albus asked from the spot in front of James' armchair. "Didn't get an outstanding on your Potions O.W.L.?"
Everyone laughed, and I suppressed a chuckle myself.
"No, actually," I said. My smile faded, and was replaced by a frown I had grown used to over the past week. "Robin dumped me."
Almost everyone was immediately shocked. It was a known fact around the school that Robin and I were the "it" couple. We had been dating since fourth year, both got good grades, both were apparently "acceptably attractive", and always got each other perfect gifts for Valentine's Day.
"That bastard!" James yelled, sitting up in his armchair so quickly, Albus almost fell face forward onto the rug.
"When did this happen?" Dominique asked, putting an arm around my shoulder. Her concerned look made me feel even worse for telling them about it, and my eyes began to brim with tears that usually were reserved for bedtime.
"On the train." I managed to choke out, before tears spilled down my cheeks, hot and wet like the rain outside.
"Don't cry Rose," Lily said, patting my shoulder. "Everything's going to be alright. If he doesn't want you, he doesn't deserve you."
I tried to smile, but instead only cried harder. These tears were different from the ones I had shed only nights before. These were even more heart wrenching, because they were mixed with the grief from my lost relationship with Robin and the realization that my family cared very much for me.
"I'm going to take her upstairs." Dominique said. She helped me up, keeping an arm around my shoulders and half pulling me to the girl's dormitories. Lily followed soon after, bringing my school bag with her and reassuring the rest of the family that I would see them later. Dominique helped me into some comfortable sweats and a hoodie before setting me down on my bed, and patting my back while I cried.
Lily came up again after a little while with a cup of tea. By then, my tears had subsided and I was simply hiccupping into my pillows while Dominique continued to rub my back soothingly.
"James nicked this from the kitchens." Lily explained, setting the tea down on my bedside table. I sat up, my head aching and my eyes sore and puffy.
"Tell him I said thanks." I whispered. I gratefully took a sip from the tea, the warmth of it spreading through me and making me strangely tired.
"I'm sorry." I croaked, as Lily sat on my bed.
"For what?" Dominique asked. I took another sip of tea, this one larger. The tea scalded my tongue, but I could barely find it in myself to care. The feeling was numb anyway.
"For breaking down like this. I didn't think it would be this bad. I thought I would be over him by now…" I trailed off with some more tea. Now that I had a clear head, and the tea had cooled some, I was able to detect the taste, and almost smiled at the thought of James and how he knew exactly how much sugar to put in my tea. Almost.
"Nonsense, you needed it. You guys had been dating forever; it's healthy to get more upset about it than normal." Lily said. I felt the urge to laugh. Even in situations like this, Lily always kept a cool head, and seemed to know exactly what to say.
"Thanks for helping me. It's funny; I don't even think I care anymore. It still hurts, but not as much." I said, feeling silly for acting so childish. I finished off the tea with one last sip, and Lily took it hurriedly.
"No problem. You're our best friend. We'll always be here when you need a shoulder to cry on about something…or someone…" Dominique smiled, patting my hand. "Get some sleep." She ordered in a calming voice. I nodded, and fell against my pillows. Sleep came easily with my warm comforter, the dark, empty dorm room and the sound of rain against my window. Huh. Maybe the rain wasn't so bad after all.
A/N: Hi! To whoever is reading this, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule just to read my newest story, Unexpected. This is going to be a Scorpius/Rose story, as they are one of my favorite HP couples. Don't worry, Scorpius will be introduced to the story again, and even a few chapters will be in his POV. Most of them will be Rose, but when I feel like I really need to get into Scorpius' head, or I think I need to write a chapter in his POV to get a point across, I'll be writing in his POV. Only the intro will be written in a narrator's POV, since I feel the characters are more in depth if they're telling the story themselves. Anyway, enough with my rambling. How do you like it? Let me know what you think, and if you have any suggestions as to where I should take this story, tell me them too! I really like how this is coming along so far. Also, there will be little mention of Robin in this story unless he just happens to be in the same room as Rose or Scorp or something. He really isn't all that important, and the only reason he's mentioned here, is because he's actually an important part to Rose and Scorpius meeting again for the first time since the encounter on the train. Thanks again, and enjoy the rest of this story! (Oh, and P.S. I will be putting an author's note at the end of every chapter just for some explaining. And don't worry; most of them will not be as long as this one. The only time I won't put one up is if I'm really tired or I immediately want to start on the next chapter. Also, sorry this chapter was kinda short…) –Yours in eternity. 3