Weeks went by. Scorpius tried to talk to me on multiple occasions. I never responded. The problem was I couldn't stop thinking about him either.

I tried to move on. But every time I was in the great hall, I always spotted his blonde hair. In potions, I would constantly glance his way. I would always be looking for him. Usually Jessamine or Missy were draped over him. It was painful seeing him smile at them. It felt like my heart was always breaking.

In April the big news came that the Remembrance ball was to be pushed back by a month. There still would be a ceremony on May 2nd, but due to a giant international ministry event, many people would not of been able to attend the ball, including my mother and Uncle Harry. It was a big deal, this would be only the second year that the ball had to be rescheduled.

I had decided I was not going to look for a date until at least the middle of may, since I had the extra time. I had no clue who I was going to go with though.

I spent a lot of time with my family since the incident in February, but when the end of April rolled around and the final Quidditch matches came closer I saw them less and less. James was drilling the team, two practices a day. It was his final year at Hogwarts, and he was determined to win the cup.

The first Saturday in May was the Slytherin versus Ravenclaw match to determine third and fourth place.

The night before the match, I sat in my room doodling in a notebook. I had decided to skip dinner that night, I just wasn't feeling up to it.

There was a tap at my window, and I saw Artemis outside the glass.

"Well hello beauty, I didn't realize you were gone? Who's the letter from?"

I carefully untied the twine, and took the parcel off of her leg. I tore open the parcel, and a letter fell out onto the floor. I picked it up, and started to read it, absentmindedly running my fingers over Artemis's feathers.

Dear Rose,

I know you want don't want to talk to me, but please read to the end of this letter. I want you to hear what I have to say.

When I met you the first day of class, first year I was instantly jealous of you. I was jealous that you were smarter than me. I was jealous that everyone seemed to love you. And I was jealous of the family that was always by your side. I didn't hate you. I hated the fact that I couldn't be more like you.

I would of never of guessed that I would fall insanely and deeply in love with you.

I love everything about you Rose Weasley. I love the way you can beat in every class, even defense against the darks arts. I love the way you get way invested into books and TV shows. I love the way you curl your feet up to you, even in class. I love the look in your eyes when you're reading something good, and you can't look away from the page. I love the way you care for your family and would go to the ends of the earth for them. I love your family as well, every single one of them. I love when you smile and your laugh that makes even the worst days for me better. I love the way that you can stand up for yourself, even though you are a foot shorter than those you are standing up to. I love your red curls and the freckles that are just below your eyes. I love everything about you Rose Weasley. And I don't think I could ever be with someone else for the rest of my life because you are too perfect, no one else comes close.

I know that I've made mistakes, and I can never express how sorry I am. I want you to know that I did not mean a word of it. Perry is a great kid and ten times the better Quidditch player than I ever could be. It was the jealousy talking, just like it was for those five years with you.

If you could forgive me Rose, I promise I will never, ever keep my feelings bottled up to that point. I will never ignore you because I'm angry over something as petty as a silly sport's match. I promise you that, I will never hurt you or your family like that again.

If it means I have to wait ten years for your forgiveness, I will do that. You're the only girl I want, I will wait.

I love you Rose.

Scorpius Malfoy

Tears rolled down my cheeks as I finished the letter. Then I noticed something else in the parcel.

It was the picture of us from the last ball. I watched us gracefully glide around, our faces beaming, our eyes glistening.

I loved him. I will always love him. And he will always love me.

Artemis hooted happily beside me, and I couldn't help but let out a little laugh.

"That's right Artemis. I forgive him."

Sarah, Nicola, and Dom walked into the room discussing some new magazine when they stopped and saw me standing by the window, tears in my eyes, clutching the letter and the picture.

Sarah was over in seconds, "Rose, is everything alright?"

"Yeah," I said wiping away my tears. Then I laughed. "Everything is great actually."

...

Of course the girls had to read the letter twice.

"It's so romantic," Dom swooned, "Almost as romantic as me and Will."

Sarah look towards me and rolled her eyes and I tried to stifle a laugh.

"So when are you going to talk to him?" Nicola asked, "Are you going to have a dramatic moment in the rain when he's like," she lowered her voice, " 'Do you love me again' and then you say "I never stopped!' and then you make out?"

I laughed, "I was actually thinking of just talking to him at breakfast in the morning."

But he wasn't at breakfast in the morning. Apparently Daniel had ordered the team to eat breakfast in the locker room.

Disappointed, the girls and I made our way to the Quidditch pitch. We found Lily sitting by some of the other cousins, and we sat in front of them. The sky was looking a little gray, and it did look like it might rain.

Cheers erupted as the two teams came out onto the field.

I located him immediately. Steps behind Daniel Tommens. His head looked up, eyes swiveling around the pitch until he somehow managed to catch mine.

My heart did a flip. A smile broke out on my face, and I gave a little wave.

Scorpius erupted into a giant grin. He looked down at the field and then back up to me. The girls started giggling, and I bit my lip nervously.

"Welcome back everyone to the second to last match of the year, Ravenclaw versus Slytherin! As usual, I am Callum Jordan and it is a great day for Quidditch! That is a lie, I actually think it might rain. Oh well, it just adds to the drama! Captain Tommens of Slytherin and Captain Weasley are shaking hands. Only one Weasley out there today, of the Roxy variety."

The whistle blew once, and everyone mounted their brooms, eyes trained on the quaffle in the Madam Spinnet's hand. She blew the whistle again, and everyone took off.

"Weasley immediately gets the quaffle for Ravenclaw. She passes it to Locke. Locke to Myers, Myers shoots and nope! The Slytherin keeper is having none of that today! Malfoy now has the quaffle. He passes it Seeley. Seeley dodges that bludger, nice try Hopkins. Seeley sends it to Malfoy. Malfoy shoots and SCORES SCORPIUS MALFOY SCORES!"

We all jump up, clapping enthusiastically. Scorpius high fived his teammates, swooping around the stadium. When he looks directly at me, he gives me one his smirks that only I ever get along with a wink.

At the 45 minute mark, Slytherin is up 90-60. Suddenly, the sky erupts and rain pours from above. Professors take out their wands, pulling out the canvases to cover the crowd.

"Yes folks, it may be pouring but that's not going to stop these players. No sire, the rain never bothered them anyways. Wait- Scorpius Malfoy has the quaffle. He avoids Locke. He shoots-and scores! Another goal for Slytherin chaser Scorpius Malfoy, his sixth of the game! He is on fire out there!"

When the hour mark came, the players were soaked to the bone, but still they played on. Albus sweeped the stadium, even though it was getting difficult to see through the rain. James was so kind to shout out tips to him, even though Al could clearly not here him.

"The score is 130-140 folks, with Slytherin in the lead. They may be wet, but the play-WAIT ALBUS POTTER MUST OF SEEN SOMETHING. AND I DON'T THINK BUTTERFLIES WOULD BE OUT IN THIS WEATHER, SO IT MUST BE THE SNITCH! HE'S REACHING OUT-HAS HE GOT IT? HE HAS! ALBUS POTTER HAS CAUGHT THE SNITCH! SLYTHERIN WINS, SLYTHERIN WINS!"

We jumped up, screaming at the top of our lungs.

"Come on!" Sarah shouted, dragging me towards the stairs so we could get to the field.

The team had tackled Albus, slapping his back and hugging. As soon as Sarah and I emerged onto the field, he broke away and ran to Sarah picking her up and spinning her around.

Scorpius spotted me. I stopped in my tracks, smiling at him. He beamed at me, giving me a little nod to beckon me towards him.

I ran. This time towards him.

I threw my arms around his neck and he lifted me up. I wrapped my legs around his waist, and he held me inches away from his face.

"Rose." he said, his face suddenly becoming serious.

"Yeah?"

"I'm sorry."

I leaned in and pressed my mouth to his, leaving fireworks in my head from the weeks I had gone without this.

When I pulled away for just a moment, I said, "I forgive you."

I leaned in again, but he stopped me.

"Rose. Will you go to the ball with me?"

I laughed, rain tumbling down my face as I leaned my forehead against his.

"Of course."

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"Welcome everyone to the highly anticipated, last Quidditch match of the season, Gryffindor versus Hufflepuff! Whoever wins today's match will win the cup! We have some remarkable players today including Gryffindor captain and seeker James Potter! This is Potter's final year playing, but rumors have it he might be going pro. Of course Potter's cousin Perry Dursley is the Hufflepuff keeper today, who so far this year has only let in 6 goals all season! That may change today, because his other cousin Lily is playing, who has had a fantastic first year! The stakes are high today folks, and here come the players!"

We stood up and cheered as the teams took the fields. Scorp was standing right beside, with Al on my other side and Sarah by him. This was probably going to be the best game of the year. Although of course I was supporting Perry, I really hoped that Gryffindor would win.

James went and shook hands with Edmund Corner, and gave a little nod to Per. The players all mounted their brooms, and the whistle blew. Everyone shot up into the air, Edmund grabbing the quaffle right away.

Edmund zoomed as quick as he could, trying to get to the goal post before Louise had the chance to situate herself. No such luck however, Louise was ready for him and defended the goal with ease.

Hufflepuff scored the first two goals of the game, but Lily scored not long after. We jumped up and clapped our hands and yelled for her when she did it. She turned and waved in our direction, before shooting off back into the game.

I saw Scorpius was staring at me, a smile on his face.

"What?" I asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I just really missed seeing you so happy."

My cheeks turned red, and he laughed before giving me a peck on the cheek.

At the 50th minute mark, Gryffindor was behind 80-60. Lily had made five out of the six goals against Perry. Suddenly James shot forward across the pitch. The snitch had to have been almost on the other side of the stadium away from him, but he managed to keep track of its movements.

The Hufflepuff seeker, Marquis followed, trying to keep up with him. But James was too fast, and soon he held the tiny golden ball in his hand.

"JAMES POTTER HAS DONE IT! GRYFFINDOR WINS THE CUP!"

The crowd went wild, and stormed the field. The team was lifted up on everyone's shoulders, paraded around the stadium.

I caught James eye, and gave him a thumbs up when he waved my way.

With the excitement of the game, and Scorpius beside me again, I had never been happier.

Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed the chapter! The last chapter and the epilogue I will post together, hopefully very soon. Please review and I love you all :)