Thanks for all the reviews guys, sorry about the wait but it took me ages to think of a way to do this chapter and I had to make sure it was good enough to go up on fan-fiction.

It starts in Scorpius's POV and then alternates between Rose and Scorpius with each dotted line. EXCEPT when it clearly states it is someone else's POV.

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, what a shame.

I would have liked to sink into a great lake of depression. I would have liked to sleep in a bed full of heart-break. I would have liked to go around and being moody and grumpy, but my best friend, Vincent Goyle wasn't having any of that. Stupid cheery person who was in love.

"Look mate." He was saying to me in the Slytherin common room. "I know this a blow and everything but you can't just sink into this great lake of depression. You either have to tell her, she might have been lying, or you have to get over her."

"Vince, mate, there is no way on this bloody earth that I could get over her! Have you seen her? She's perfect! And I'm just not." I told him, I way lying on one of couches with my head hanging off the end so I was upside down.

"Scorp, you are being utterly ridiculous. She is not perfect."

I glared at him.

"Okay, so she's perfect to you but you just have to get over her, or tell her how you feel. I've been telling you this for months; it's time you listened to some sense."

"That doesn't make sense. I am not going to humiliate myself by being rejected by a Weasley."

"But-"Vincent started but he got interrupted by his little brother John.

"I just have to tell you guys something." John panted. "I have been looking for you guys all day!"

"Not now John, we are in the middle of something." Vincent told his little brother.

"But it's important!" he insisted.

"We don't have time. Unless it is about our conversation then please tell us tomorrow."

"IT IS-"he got interrupted by Vincent again.

"I seriously doubt it so please tell us tomorrow."

"FINE! But you are going to kick yourselves tomorrow when you find out what I was going to say!" he stormed off over to some other 5th years.

"Maybe we should have let him speak." I reasoned.

"It was probably about some girl that he likes. I wouldn't worry." Vincent said.

"Whatever you say." I muttered.

"So anyway, on to more pressing problems..." he started.

"Can't you just let me be depressed in peace?" I pleaded.

"Fine, but only until tomorrow morning! Because then, Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy, your time for depression is up."

"Thank you."

"But you have to help me with potions." He demanded.

"Sure. It'll help me keep my mind off things. But it's not allowed to be love potion I help you with."

"Deal."

"Deal." We shook hands, me still being upside down.

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"You have to tell him." Lily told me as we sat by the fire in the Gryffindor common room with Al.

"Tell who what?" I asked her. There was this gut feeling I had that told me I knew exactly who and what.

"A certain Scorpius Malfoy that you-"

I clapped her hand over her mouth.

"People already are gossiping about the truth; please don't add to the rumours." I muttered.

"Fine, but you know what I mean." She huffed.

"I am telling no such thing to no such someone." I told her.

"On your own head be it. But for the record, I think you would feel better if you did." Lily promptly got up and left to go up to her dormitory.

"She's right you know." Al said.

Deep down I knew they were right but I couldn't. I just couldn't. I just couldn't tell him. I just couldn't tell Scorpius Malfoy. I just couldn't tell Scorpius Malfoy that I was in love with him.

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The next day it was raining again, a way to put a damper on things.

I suppose it didn't matter too much since I would be spending most of my day studying and going to lessons.

"You know what?" Vincent said at the dinner table that evening.

"What?" I asked.

"I am sick of studying." He declared.

"Great, do you want to do my head duties tonight?"

"If you can find a way to do my studying while I am still learning something then sure."

I scowled. "Never mind then."

"You just don't want to do them cos they are with Rose." He teased.

"No, I just need to study." I defended.

"Yeah right. You are going to get all O's without trying. And you'll come second in the year to boot. I on the other hand will barely scrape through with A's, let alone E's."

"You'll be fine mate. I'm helping you with Potions remember so I can probably help you with the other subjects since it will help me at the same time." I offered.

"I knew you were my best friend for some reason." He grinned.

"I still haven't found a reason for you yet but I'll let you know."

"What about my great motivational skills? Speaking of which. Have you decided which option you are taking?"

"What?"

"The option of telling Rose or getting over it."

"Can I have a third option like, wallows in self pity forever and dies a single man?"

"No my friend, you are only ruining your own life if you do that!"

"How can you say being single does that? I don't need a girlfriend!"

Vincent raised his eyebrows at me and gave me a look which clearly said 'oh really'.

"Well I don't." I said determinedly.

"Sure you don't."

"Whatever, I have to go now for head duties. We have to patrol the corridors for a few hours, even though people are still allowed to be up." I told Vincent as I got up from my seat. "Should be great fun." I added sarcastically.

"You'll have a great time. Its a few hours with a certain Weasley." He said almost laughing.

"Yeah, haha, very funny. I'll see you at 10 for our first study session."

"See you mate." He said and I walked out of the great hall.

I waited 5 minutes in the entrance hall for Weasley.

"Hey." She said when she arrived, not looking at me.

"Hey." I replied back.

"Should we get going?" she asked, still not looking me.

"Sure." And we set off. It was really awkward for a few minutes. I hadn't spoken to her since I found out she didn't love me (which I had already guessed but it still hurt to here it out loud) and she seemed to have something on her mind. It was just a really awkward silence.

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Malfoy and I were in the middle of a really awkward silence. A really awkward silence. I didn't want to speak to him since he probably knew by now that I loved him. Mind you, if he did know he would have surely said something by now. Maybe John Goyle didn't hear me and Al. And with this positive thought I decided to break the silence.

"So how's your studying going?" I asked him. He looked relieved that I had broken the silence.

"Pretty good. I reckon I might beat you this year."

"No chance Malfoy, no chance." This was true, I had been studying practically every spare second. Malfoy had never beaten me overall any year and I was not going to let him do it this year either.

"I've been studying hard Weasley, you better watch out." He warned me.

"I've been studying hard too Malfoy and there is no way you are going to beat me." I told him.

"We'll just see about that." He smiled cockily. Man I loved that smile. Snap out of it Rose, he loves someone else remember.

"Yes we will. And in 70 years time you still remember that I, Rose Weasley, bet you overall in every single year at Hogwarts." I smiled back.

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Stupid smile. I loved it so much. Snap out of it Scorpius, she doesn't love you.

"You haven't done that yet!" I told her. "Remember in fifth year? We both got the same number of OWLs."

"Yeah, but I've told you that I bet that I would have beaten you in percentages."

My mind flicked unwillingly to the day she sent the birds to attack me. She suddenly went silent and I knew she was thinking about it as well. This made me feel even worse than I already felt about the whole incident.

"I am truly sorry you know." I told her seriously.

"Yeah I know." She replied. "I can tell. I suppose it's just hard you know? Our families have been enemies for generations and we have been using the same insults for generations, it was only a matter of time before you used that one. It's just hereditary."

"That doesn't excuse what I said."

"No, you're right, it doesn't. It's the fact that you apologised that makes all the difference. You are probably the first Malfoy in generations to apologise to a Weasley. No offence or anything."

"You're probably right. My family are such morons. And none taken."

"No better than my family. I heard my granddad started a fight with yours in a book shop in our parents second year."

"Really? Well that sounds like him. Probably going on about some pureblood mania thing if know him." I said scowling.

"You don't like your grandfather then?"

"Not one bit. I yelled at him at Christmas, he wasn't too pleased."

"What was it about?" she asked me interestedly.

"Never mind." My cheeks went a slight pink colour. There was no way I was admitting to Weasley that it was about her (well kind of). "He was just going on about pureblood stuff."

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"And you don't agree with that?" I questioned.

"Not at all." He assured me. "It shouldn't matter what blood a person has, or who their parents were. It's about the person inside."

I have to tell you that made me fall in love with him even more. I was already head over heels but he sounded so sincere, so sweet. He is truly a remarkable guy. I can't believe I hated him less than a year ago. Well thought I did.

I don't even deserve a guy like him. A guy who is sweet, smart, caring, apologetic, funny etc etc. I just don't.

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My cheeks went even redder so I looked away. How the heck did I fall so hard for this girl? It's not like I deserve her or anything. She deserves someone so much better than me. Someone her family likes for a start. Good thing she doesn't like me right?

"So anyway." I said.

"Yeah." She replied.

There was another awkward silence.

"So how's everything going with Lisa?" she asked.

"What do you mean? We broke up before Christmas." I told her.

"Yeah, I heard." She said.

"Then why did you ask?" I laughed.

"To make conversation. I heard she took it hard. Are you still friends?"

"I suppose. Not as close as we were but she doesn't hate my guts which is a good sign, right?"

She smiled. "Yes that is a good sign."

"Phew, that's a relief. How are you and Thomas anyway?" I asked her in return. There was no harm in asking her about her ex was there?

"We're pretty good. Still friends, I like him better as a friend anyway."

"Really? Everyone thought you were going to get married." I informed her.

"Really? That's weird. What about you and Zabini? Wouldn't your grandpa want that to happen? I mean she is pureblood and Slytherin"

I laughed. "You have no idea how well you know him. Yes he told me it was a pity that I broke up with her. Too bad for him that the girl I like isn't pureblood or Slytherin."

Opps. That slipped out. Oh no, she is going to ask me who it is. Man I am good at digging myself a hole, I just keep digging deeper and deeper.

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I'm not pureblood or Slytherin. Maybe- ROSE! GET THIS THROUGH YOUR HEAD! HE DOESN'T LOVE YOU BACK. But I majorly wanted to know who he did like. I really hope it wasn't Abbey Winters; we don't need another Jennifer Boot. (A/n just in case you have forgotten, Jennifer Boot went out with Al in 5th year and dumped him say 'you are no Scorpius Malfoy')

"So who is it? I promise I won't tell her." I just desperately needed to know. Then I could move on and except that me going out with Scorpius Malfoy was never going to happen.

"You don't want to know." He told me.

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"Yes I do!" she insisted.

"Believe me; you seriously do not want to know." I warned her. She did seriously not want to know. And I definitely didn't want to tell her.

"Yes, I really do. Tell me about her then!" she told me. I was strongly reminded of my dad. She was never going to let this go so I continued. It's now or never right?

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"Fine." He grumbled.

"Great." I grinned, but it was more of a frown inside. This would help you Rose, it will make you get over him. "House?"

"Gryffindor." He said.

"Man your grandpa is going to get angry, a Malfoy liking a Gryffindor! To continue; year?"

"Seventh."

"Personality?"

"Well she's smart, kind, caring, witty, sarcastic, funny, confident, and responsible and that's just the start."

My heart sank. The girl sounded perfect. Someone like that could never measure up to me.

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"Okay, appearance?" she continued her questioning.

"But then you'll guess who it is!" I told her.

"Why do you think I asked Malfoy?" she smirked.

"Fine, but I know you'll regret it."

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Meanwhile..... (Vincent's POV)

"Hey Jack." I said as my little brother sat down in the armchair next to mine.

"Hey Vince, can I tell you what I was going to tell you and Scorp yesterday?"

"Sure. What was it?" I asked. "Girl problems?"

"Kind of, but not my girl problems." He said.

"Look, I know you're my brother and everything but I am not helping your mates with their problems."

"I know that, I'm not stupid. It's about YOUR mate's girl problems."

I suddenly sat up with interest.

"Who and what do you know?"

"Hold it, I get to ask a question first." He demanded, a smirk playing on his face. He was such a Slytherin. "How does Scorp feel about Rose Weasley?"

My eyes opened really wide. Whatever I was expecting (which I'm not sure what) I wasn't expecting this. What did my little brother know?

"I promised I wouldn't say." I told him.

"Does he love her?" he asked with interest.

"If I tell you, you have to swear that you wouldn't tell ANYONE."

"Deal."

"Yes." I said simply.

"No way! His family is going to freak. But wait to you here my news!"

"What?" I asked him impatiently.

"Well I yesterday I was going to get some homework that I had left in one of my classrooms when I heard a few people talking."

"Who? What did they say?" I said interestedly.

"It was Al Potter and Rose Weasley." He smirked.

"What were they talking about?"

"Well Potter said 'Why did you lie?'-"he started. But I cut across him.

"Rose Weasley lied? The world has turned upside down!" I said outraged.

"Let me continue. And then she said I didn't want the whole school knowing Liam Smith got it right."

"No way!" I breathed. I knew exactly what Liam Smith had said and I knew exactly why she lied.

"Yeah way. And then Potter said something about how it wouldn't be too bad and then Weasley said and I quote 'Malfoy was there, there was no way I was going to tell Jennifer Boot that I was in love with Scorpius Malfoy when he was right there.' And then I left the classroom and tried to find you guys."

"Oh my gosh. She loves him back. Oh my gosh, he thinks she doesn't. We have to go and find him before he does something stupid!" I could have kicked myself; I should have let John tell us yesterday.

Getting up, I ran. I ran through the entrance to the Slytherin common room and up through the castle, trying to find my best friend. Who knows how dig he could dig a hole when he thought she didn't love him?

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Back to Rose and Scorpius where Scorpius may just do something stupid.... (Scorpius's POV)

"She's average height, stunning brown eyes and reddish hair." I said looking right at her, at those stunning brown eyes I had just mentioned.

Her face looked puzzled.

"I don't know anyone like that." She said.

"And I thought you were smarter than me!" I sighed "I'm talking about you, you moron. I, Scorpius Malfoy am talking about you, Rose Weasley."

Just then I said it, just then I told Rose Weasley (a Gryffindor, half-blood, WEASLEY) that I loved her. Who knows how many birds she could send at me?

I looked back at her brown eyes. They were wide with shock.

"I love you Rose and I'm really sorry because I know you hate my guts. I know your whole family hate my guts and personally I don't blame them. But I'm sorry, really and truly sorry."

And then I turned around and started walking down the corridor.

What I wouldn't give to be able to apparate within Hogwarts!

Author's note: Of course there is a cliff hanger! How could there not be!

I hope you all liked this chapter, please review. PLEASE PLEASE review.

I love Scorpius, he is the cutest. And Vincent, how cool is he!!!!

Well I hope you enjoyed this chapter, sorry about the wait.

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