Now old desire doth in his death-bed lie,
And young affection gapes to be his heir;
That fair for which love groan'd for and would die,
With tender Rose match'd, is now not at all fair.
Now Scorpius is beloved and loves again,
Alike betwitched by the charm of looks,
But to his foe supposed he must complain,
And she steal love's sweet bait from fearful hooks:
Being held a foe, he may not have access
To breathe such vows as lovers use to swear;
And she as much in love, her means much less
To meet her new-beloved any where:
But passion lends them power, time means, to meet
Tempering extremities with extreme sweet.

JANUARY

"Hey dude where did you go last night?" Albus whispered to Scorpius the next day in their Arithmancy class.

"Decided to turn in early." Scorpius muttered. No wonder Albus was doing so badly in that class, he never paid attention.

"LAME. So I guess that means you win the bet?" Albus groaned.

"It's okay dude, I won't hold you to it."

"You're the best, man!" Albus exclaimed as the class was dismissed. "So… I know you don't like when I talk about guys, so I won't tell you what, oh excuse me, who I did last night. Wanna go to the kitchens and get something to eat? I, for one, am starving."

"Sorry dude, I haven't really done any homework since Christmas and my room's a mess. I'm just going to head back to my common room."

"Dude, you can be so boring."

Scorpius whispered the password and entered the common room. Sitting on the couch by the fire, he saw Rose. She looked up at him.

"Hi." She whispered.

He sat down next to her. "Hi."

He cupped her face in his hand and smiled as he leaned down for a kiss.

FEBRUARY

Rose was sitting in Great Hall for breakfast when she felt a pair of large hands on her shoulder. "Happy Valentine's Day" a male voice whispered in her ear.

"Happy Valentine's Day, Lysander." She turned around and smiled at him. He sat down next to her and helped himself to a piece of toast from her plate.

"So," he looked at her, "I thought maybe you and I could skip dinner tonight and have our own little celebration tonight by the lake."

Rose took a moment to think about it. "Oh! I knew I forgot something! I have to do research for my pairs assignment in potions. We completely forgot it was Valentine's Day when we planned it but it's too late now. We were going to get food from the kitchens early and then go to the library and study. I'm sorry, Ly."

"That's okay Rose, who's your-"

"Oh, I'll be late for Herbology, sorry Ly! Got to go!" Rose stood up and ran out the door.

Later, after classes were over and everyone was going to eat dinner she went back to her common room. She went through the door and found Scorpius there, holding a bouquet of red roses. "Happy Valentines Day" he whispered as he leaned in to kiss her cheek. The two sat down to enjoy an exquisite meal prepared especially for them by the elves in the kitchens.

MARCH

"Rose has to talk to McGonagall tonight, so she won't be able to patrol with Lily Potter. We've looked at the schedules and we think the easiest way to solve the problem is to switch your schedule with hers." Scorpius explained to Ben. "She'll be patrolling with me and you'll be patrolling with Lily. Temporarily, of course."

"Sure, I guess that works."

"Thanks, you're a good prefect."

The next time Scorpius was patrolling he had Rose at his side. They checked the first broom cupboard they passed to see if there was anyone snogging there. It was empty, so Scorpius pulled Rose in and they occupied themselves for the rest of the night.

APRIL

"Hey Rose, let's spend the day at Hogsmead together tomorrow, I have something I want to ask you." Lysander walked beside Rose on the way to her next class.

"Actually, I'm not going to Hogsmead tomorrow." Rose looked up at him apologetically. "Heads stuff. McGonagall won't be in the school so she wants Scorpius and I to be in there along with the teachers, just to make sure the first years are alright and everything."

"Oh… Okay. Another time then."

Rose spent the night in Scorpius' bed and the next morning neither of them even bothered to stand up. They just lay there together.

MAY

"Hey, dude I have the best idea of how to prank the Hufflepuffs, we haven't done that in ages." Albus told his best friend one day at dinner. "Why don't you come to the Slytherin common room, we can talk about it."

"Sorry, but I really have to study for NEWTS."

When he got back to his room, Scorpius found his red-haired study buddy waiting for him.

JUNE

Lysander looked Rose in the eye. "I really have to ask you something in private."

"I'm sorry Ly, I really have to pack! I promise we'll talk later." She slipped into the door, narrowly avoiding him. Rose slid down the wall, sat on the floor and held her head in her hands.