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Chapter 11

It was the perfect plan really, Albus was surprised he hadn't thought of it earlier.

When Scorpius had come back, Albus noticed him make a quick note and put it in his pocket. Albus being the talented sneak that he was, easily took the note from his pocket during dinner and as he reluctantly suspected, it was an invitation to the ball. Albus was unsurprised to see there wasn't a line saying 'To...' he would have probably just said he was asking someone else if Albus found out.

It was pretty simple attaching the note to Scorpius' owl, which Albus often used.

Albus knew that of course the misconception that Scorpius had asked Zelda (a girl he barely knew) to the Winter Ball would not last for long, but he knew it would stir something in Rose that would probably end in her breaking her friendship with Scorpius. A probability he liked the sound of.

XxX Rose XxX

"Are you okay?" Chi asked timidly the next morning, Rose was still lying under the covers of her bed and had missed breakfast. "Marianne told Carina and I last night."

Rose turned over and Chi heard her sniffle lightly, "come on Rose, don't make it out like it's just the end of everything."

"You say you see everything, but you don't and you didn't see this." Rose murmured to Chi.

Chi sat on the edge of her bed and patted Rose's shoulder, "come on you know I didn't say that, but I know that you might think it's all over, but it's not. Just don't count your chickens before they hatch." Rose didn't reply so Chi continued, "I wish Lorcan could get up here, he knows how to sort you out much better than I do."

Rose turned to her, and saw that Chi was smiling.

"What happened with Dino?" Rose asked, feeling slightly better.

Chi smiled, "well I haven't asked him yet, do you want to come with me and find him, we've got to get you out of here and we can get you some food from the kitchens."

Rose looked around her covers and then to her watch, it said 2. She nodded and started to get up. Rose's hair sticking up in an odd array, truly personifying the phrase 'bed head'.

Chi pushed her into the bathroom and waited while she had a shower and got dressed.

XxX Scorpius XxX

"Have you seen Rose, she hasn't answered her pages." Violet asked Scorpius who had just handed back the Great hall plans.

Scorpius shook his head, taking a glance around the Slytherin common room, which was mostly empty.

"Well would you mind checking up on her, I wouldn't want one of my top men to be lying unconscious in the girls bathroom, okay?"

Scorpius nodded and turned to leave, "and Scorpius, when exactly are you going to ask her to the Ball? The whole hiding your feelings thing is getting kind of old." He raised his eyebrows in surprise and continued out of the door, hearing Violet laugh after him.

He hadn't seen Rose at breakfast or lunch, it was strange, Lorcan hadn't given him an answer to her whereabouts either, and that girl in Rose's dorm, Zelda had been winking at him the whole morning.

Albus was seemingly in a more chipper mood, having not had an outburst at his cousins the whole morning, Scorpius suspected foul play.

XxX Albus XxX

Albus could already tell his plan was working, there had been no sign of Rose all morning, and that probably meant she was lying in bed, forcing herself not to get up. Just perfect.

XxX Rose XxX

Rose came out of the bathroom, her hair still in a mess, Chi quickly whipped out her wand and started to mutter spells at it, slowly but surely calming the birds nest.

"I would love for you to do that every day," Rose said smiling, Chi just rolled her eyes and dragged her out of the dormitory and into the common room.

"She lives!" Lorcan shouted across the room, making several students around him jump in surprise.

He got up and jogged over to Chi and Rose, his hands on his hips, "so where were you this morning?" he asked.

Chi looked at Rose's face, she had a pained expression, "she'll tell you later Lorcan," Chi replied for her, taking her arm and pulling her to the exit. Lorcan frowning after them, "and ask Emma to the Winter Ball before she decides on someone else," Chi called back opening the door and swiftly exiting with Rose.

"Thanks for that," Rose said quietly, Chi smiled and grabbed onto the crook of her arm.

"Don't worry about it, now where shall we start?" she asked happily, tossing her head from left to right as they walked, her ponytail waving about.

"Could I get some food first," Rose said and Chi nodded, pulling her towards the kitchens on the lower ground floor.

XxX

When they got to the kitchens and tickled the pear on the portrait outside the door, Rose was given a ham sandwich by the house elves, and they went on their way towards the dungeons.

"Oh Rose," Violet shouted, "it's about time, you haven't answered any of my pages." Violet said frowning and folding her arms across her chest. "Did Scorpius find you then?" she added.

"No," Rose said flatly. Violet looked at her quizzically and turned to Chi.

"And you are?" Violet asked Chi politely.

Chi smiled warmly, "Chi, friend of Rose." She replied.

Violet looked at her face for a second, thinking, "oh, the seer." Chi blushed and smiled again.

"Oh, I wouldn't say that, not just yet anyway."

"Well do you have any info on how are Ball will go?" Violet asked smiling.

"It's going to be a grand event," she said.

Violet sighed, "well it is me who is organising it. And Rose, collect the files I have given Scorpius and like before, check through them."

Rose frowned, "do I have to?"

"Now why wouldn't you?" Violet asked, looking at Rose truly confused at her change of heart.

She looked down and didn't reply, "fine, I will get the files and give them to you later, but do sort out your current problem with him please."

Rose nodded, twiddling her fingers together and Violet turned to Chi. "My brother is over there by the way," Violet said smiling and pointed to a selection of sofas in a far corner. Chi nodded and smiled, slightly going red.

"Come on then Rose," Chi said pulling Rose over to the corner, Violet walking away from where they were standing at the door of the common room.

"Hi Dino," Chi said smiling, approaching Dino who was sitting on a sofa and flicking through a magazine which seemed to be titled 'Cosmopolitan'. He looked up and quickly hid the magazine.

"Uh hi Chi, and Rose what brings you down to the dungeons?" he asked, rubbing the back of his neck.

"What were you reading?" Chi asked, trying to look at the magazine he had turned over.

"Just a Muggle magazine about cars and stuff," He said quickly. Chi gave him a look and crossed her arms. He started again, "a girl magazine." Chi chuckled softly, and Rose raised her eyebrows.

"What are you looking for exactly," Chi asked grabbing the magazine and reading the cover, frowning at what she read.

"Just some advice," he said casually, leaning back into the sofa and smiling at Chi.

"About what can I ask?" Chi asked.

"Well, how exactly I was going to ask you to the Winter Ball," he replied confidently. Chi grinned and Rose couldn't help nudging her in the side. "That's a yes then, is it?" he continued, standing up and standing in front of Chi.

"Why don't you consult your tea leaves," she replied grinning.

Dino nodded and smiled at her, Chi pulled on Rose's arm, "we've got to go Dino, I will see you later," Chi said smiling and pulling Rose toward the exit.

"Is that a yes then?" Dino asked quickly, still smiling at Chi.

"Of course," she called as she opened the door and exited with Rose. Chi just about contained her scream of excitement, and Rose was laughing.

"It's not like you didn't know that, didn't you like predict it or something?" Rose stated, Chi just laughed.

"You wish it worked that way Rose, then I could tell you everything you want to know." Chi replied, holding onto the crook of Rose's arm and leading her back to Ravenclaw tower.

They stopped on the ground floor, noticing Albus chatting to a Hufflepuff in the same year on the staircase. She was blushing and curling her hair between her fingers, Albus running a hand through his hair and twinkling his green eyes at her.

"Oh Rose," he said, looking past the girl, and whispering something to her causing her to giggle. He walked past her and stood in front of Chi and Rose.

"Good morning to you too," Chi said, giving him a look.

"Morning," he replied, Chi was looking at him suspiciously but didn't say anything more.

"Finally started talking to girls again then Albus?" Rose asked offhandedly.

"I was thinking about what Scorp said about finding a date to this Ball," Albus said pretending to act like he didn't know what was going on.

Rose stiffened though still tried to not show an emotion, and Chi grabbed onto her arm and squeezed it.

"About the Ball, has Scorpius asked you yet?" he said politely a small smile on his face.

"Why would you say that? You said to stop being friends with him." Rose said, frowning at Albus.

"Yes, but just because I say something, doesn't mean Scorpius will listen, I can't control him. I'm surprised he hasn't." He replied casually.

"Well he asked Zelda," Rose said angrily, Albus reacted with a mock shocked expression.

"Looks like I was wrong, doesn't it, I thought when he said that you were not his type, he was lying." Albus said lying, but remaining completely convincing.

"He said that?" Rose asked, her voice slightly going an octave higher, her cheeks turning crimson.

"Well he said you were okay as a friend, that's all you wanted, no?" Albus replied, changing his voice to sound sympathetic.

"Ye..Yes," Rose stuttered out and then turned quickly walking away from Chi and Rose. Chi sent a shooting glare at Albus and chased after Rose, taking hold of her arm.

"Calm down Rose, just breathe, it doesn't matter, it will be fine, remember The Star, come on Rose." Chi said, starting to lead Rose up the staircase.

Rose was breathing deeply, holding back the tears she felt trying to escape.

"I'm fine," she kept on repeating, her hand gripping the wand that had appeared in her hand, her unconscious defence mechanism.

"I'm not usually stern, but I will use a cheering charm on you Rose, seriously Rose Weasley, maybe it's all just a misunderstanding." Chi said adamantly, holding Rose by the shoulders, even though she was a couple of inches shorter than Rose.

"Just don't Chi, I just want to be alone, okay? Don't worry, I won't go back to bed or anything. And if you see Scorpius, don't tell him where I am." Rose said quietly, Chi wanted to say something more, but Rose quickly left for Ravenclaw tower, leaving Chi standing in the corridor of the 2nd floor.

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