A/N: Sorry about the long wait for this chapter, I've been busy with life. I'll be updating more often though, don't you worry! Enjoy!

Chapter 10 - Hogsmeade Weekend

Today was Rose and Scorpius's date, and Rose couldn't be more excited… or nervous.

She was standing in front of her bed in despair, every pair of muggle clothing torn out of her trunk and strewn across it. Alaine was watching from across the room, amused, "Do you want my help picking something out?", she finally offered.

Rose turned to her, her eyes hopeful, "Please?", she asked, "I just can't find anything dressy enough for a date, but casual enough to not automatically clue my dad in."

Alaine nodded and within a minute, she had something for Rose to approve. "What do you think, fit your purpose?", Alaine questioned. The outfit was rather simple, a Ravenclaw blue V-neck blouse, with a silky white undershirt and a knee-length black skirt. It was pared with a bronze pair of eagle-shaped earrings, a bronze belt, and a dark blue necklace with a bronze eagle charm hanging from it. A pair of simple blue flats completed the outfit.

"Alaine", Rose said, awed, "You are amazing." She quickly put the outfit on, then stood in front of a mirror in the corner of the room, "I don't suppose you have any hair options?", Rose asked hopefully.

Alaine laughed at her friend and quickly did her hair up in an elegant, but simple, French braid.

Rose hugged her friend, "You are a life saver!", she exclaimed, and quickly picked up her purse, navy blue with a bronze chain of course, and ran out of the common room, shouting her thanks over her shoulder.

Scorpius waited down near the doors, worried about what was taking his girlfriend so long, was she having second thoughts? These thoughts were ridiculous, he knew that, but he couldn't stop them from running amuck inside his mind.

He was dressed nicely, but not so much to arouse suspicion, for their date. He was a emerald green dress shirt with a silver tie. A pair of muggle jeans and sneakers finished his outfit, giving it the casual feel.

All his worries vanished the moment he saw his lovely Ravenclaw descending the stairs; her red hair was tied up elegantly, though not too much so, style and her clothes nearly had his eyes popping out. They were so obviously showcasing her Ravenclaw status, and the navy blue of her shirt brought out her sapphire eyes. In short, she was more beautiful than he had even seen her, which was difficult to do, because she was always beautiful to him, even in ragged muggle sweats.

"You look gorgeous, love.", he complimented, going to link their arms. He watched with a touch of amusement as a faint blush dusted her cheeks as she muttered her thanks.

He led her down to the carriages, helping her into one as they started to roll down the hill towards Hogsmeade.

Rose and Scorpius stood in front of the Three Broomsticks and Rose had never been so scared in her life. Scorpius, being the amazing friend, and boyfriend, he was seemed to sense this and gave her hand a light reassuring squeeze before they stepped into restaurant and to the table where Hermione, Ron, Draco, and Astoria were already sitting.

As was typical for their childish fathers, they were glaring at each other like the force of their gaze would enough to remove them from the room, or better yet, the earth. Rose, in an attempt to get them to stop, cleared her throat.

Automatically Ron turned to pay attention to her, as it was something her mother had done many a time during their years of friendship and marriage to signal her desire for him to stop whatever stupid thing he was doing and pay attention. He soon caught sight of Scorpius, standing a bit closer to Rose than he should, and redirected his glare to the son of his childhood enemy.

"Dad", Rose said, trying to once again redirect her father's attention, "Can you make room for me and Scorp to sit please?"

Ron shuffled down the booth a little, just enough to make room for Rose, but not Scorpius. With a long-suffering sigh Rose sat and Astoria elbowed her husband to scoot, and he did so.

Now that everyone was sitting, Rose quickly got the attention of he barmaid and ordered her a Scorpius butterbeers. While waiting Rose announced, "Scorp and I have something to say once our butterbeers get here, and I will not make a peep of what it is until they get here."

Of course, Hermione and Astoria knew what Rose had to say and smiled across the table at each other, Draco had a feeling of what it was, and was somewhat pleased, knowing of his son's long crush on Rose, but slightly annoyed at the possibility of having to deal more often with a stuck-in-Hogwarts-opinions Ron. Ron, being Ron, had no clue what was going on and barely restrained himself from bugging his daughter to tell him, knowing with her being so much like her mother; it would be a futile effort. The woman in his life were simply too stubborn to give in, even when he begged and pleaded. He knew Rose wouldn't tell until she was ready to.

After what seemed like an hour to the nervous couple, but was only a minute or two, the butterbeers reached them and Rose took a sip to fortify herself for what she was about to say, knowing that her father was about to cause a huge scene. She took a deep breath and Scorpius took her hand in his for a moment, rubbing his thumb across the back of her hand comfortingly. That was what it took her to stand, bringing Scorpius up with her, he dropping her hand as soon as she moved, "I know some of you are going to be shocked and maybe angry at this, but some of you will hopefully be fine with it… Scorpius and me are dating."

Ron acted as predicted, jumping out of his chair in outrage and bellowing so loud the entire village could hear, "YOU ARE DATING THAT SLYTHERIN, A MALFOY; A FORMER DEATH EATER'S SON!"

Hermione narrowed her eyes at her husband, hissing quietly, "He makes her happy, I can see this. If you continue to hurt our daughter by holding on to old, out-of-date prejudices, you will be on the couch tonight and every night until Rose and Hugo come back home for the summer."

Ron gulped and looked at his daughter, seeing her retrained tears glinting in her eyes, an effect of his insulting words to her boyfriend, who he could suddenly see, she cared about quite a bit, maybe even loved him. He felt horrible instantly and muttered an apology to Rose and the Malfoy's.

With that out of the way, Rose and Scorpius waited with held breath for the Malfoy's reaction. It didn't take long for a happy grin to stretch across Astoria's face, and a nod signaling her approval, letting them breath a little easier. But, not a lot, as they still waited for Draco's reaction.

Several endless seconds passed, and Draco began to slowly stand. The nervousness inside the couple had reached it's peak as Draco opened his mouth to speak, but were quickly reassured by his words. "Well, I've known for years that my son had a crush on the lovely Rose, and I'm glad he finally gathered the courage to tell her about it, I'm happy with this as long as Scorpius still is."

Scorpius and Rose grinned, and stated their thanks for their approval. They then asked to be allowed to leave so they could get on with their date, which the parents agreed to with a chuckle.

Scorpius and Rose were laughing as they ran out of the Three Broomsticks, big grins resting on both their faces. Hand in hand, they rushed to Honeydukes, one of their favorite places to visit on Hogsmeade weekends.

They entered; their cheeks flushed a faint pink from the chill outside and made their way first to the sugar quills, as Scorpius had a slight addiction to them, and Rose liked them as well. After grabbing a handful each, they picked out a few chocolate frogs and other bits and pieces of their favorites, getting a box of Every Flavor Beans to share. Scorpius offered to pay from the both of them, and then they went on their way to the next place, a little restaurant that was a favorite among the couples that didn't like the frilliness of Madam Puddifoot's. They ate a simple lunch, paying more attention to their new relationship and the love held for each other than their food.

All too soon they had to leave, the carriages were about to head back to the school. So, they climbed in one and cuddled inside until they reached Hogwarts. Scorpius helped Rose out of the carriage and walked her back to Ravenclaw Tower, giving her a hug, and kissing her cheek before muttering their goodnights, before he headed back to his dungeon dorms.

Both seventh years fell asleep that night with smiles on their faces and content love filling their hearts.