Albus knew his cousin very well. When she didn't come to dinner he knew she was either studying or stressed about something, so he grabbed a dinner roll and went to look for her. It didn't take long because he found her in the Common Room, wrapped in a blanket, staring into the fire.

"Rose, you ok?"

"Yeah."

Albus sat down next to her and for the first time she looked up at him. He saw her eyes were puffy and red. "All right, what happened and who do I have to beat up?" He smiled at her hoping he'd get a little bit of a smile back.

"Al, I just feel sad for you, Marjorie and Scorpius are still together and I just know your heart must be broken."

"Rose, are you sure that you're just sad for me?" He knew after all that she'd been harboring a crush on Scorpius for awhile, of course, he wasn't sure if she knew it.

"Well, yes, why else would I be so upset over this. Why aren't you more upset over this?" She was looking at him now as if he had two heads.

"Rose, my dad has a saying, 'You don't marry who you go to the Yule Ball with.' And that is what comforts me."

"What kind of nonsense is that? Your dad has always been mental, though. Always going on with these weird ridiculous saying and notions that make no sense whatsoever. Well, my mum and dad get it, but that's about it."

"It's not nonsense, Rosie. It means if it's not real and it's not true love, then it won't work out and it will end. My parents and your parents went with passing flings and random people to the Yule Ball, but none of them ended up with any of those people because it wasn't meant to be."

"Oh. Well I guess that does make sense and it does make me feel a little better." She managed a smile and said "Thanks."

"Anytime." He gave her a hug and said, "Hey, I have an idea! Teddy and Victoire's engagement party is during our next break. Why don't we invite Marjorie and Scorpius to come, I know Teddy and Victoire wouldn't mind, and it can be a way for us to show Marjorie and Scorpius that we accept them as a couple."

"Sure, that sounds fine. Just ask Teddy and Victoire first and I think Grandma Weasley is hosting it at the Burrow so we should ask her permission, too."

"Not a problem, I'll take care of it. Now, here, eat this roll I brought you and go up to bed."

"Ok ok, I'll go." She took the bread from him and walked up toward her dorm.

Albus waved her off and then headed toward his own room, he had some owling to do.