A/N : Hope you liked the previous chapter you guys :) sorry about it being so short! Anyway if you don't mind I'm going to skip ahead a few weeks now and its Christmas again :)

Rose hadn't talked to Scorpius since that awkward moment in the hall and she didn't really intend to, she had decided that if he wanted to talk to her he would and until that time she would just have to live without him. She had become extremely close to Marco and was really enjoying his company, he was kind, witty and funny.

Rose had decided that she was going to spend this Christmas at Hogwarts as her parents would be travelling again and James and Al weren't going home either. On Christmas eve Rose, James, Al , Erika and Angeline all sat in the common room playing games and telling stories and everyone decided that they wanted hot chocolate, no one wanted to go so they decided to draw straws and of course Rose drew the short straw meaning she had to go down to the kitchen and get the hot chocolates. She sighed but got up to go get them all the same, on her way to the kitchen Rose bumped into Marco,

"Fancy seeing you here" winked Marco

Rose laughed and said " I'm going to get hot chocolate because the other lazy gits wont get it, what's your excuse?"

" The exact same, I'm on my way to the kitchens to get hot chocolate" laughed Marco

Suddenly Rose found that she couldn't move anymore and her feet were stuck to the ground, she looked beside her and realised that Marco was stuck as well, she inwardly groaned ..enchanted miseltoe!

"Looks like we're stuck" commented Rose

"Well if you can't beat em..Join em" and with that Marco leaned over and kissed Rose full on the lips, It wasn't like her kiss with Adam or Dan this was soft and tender and to be quite honest she didn't want it to end. She found herself wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him back..

"Oh well look what we've got here!" sneered a cold voice, causing Rose and Marco to pull apart

"Hello Scorpius" Rose answered just as coldly

"You've fancied her all along" Scorpius said, it wasn't a question, it was a statement

"What is it to do with you Scorp?" Marco replied

"Nothing, yeah sorry it has nothing to do with me, she means nothing to me" Scorpius drawled looking straight into Rose's eyes.

As Scorpius walked away Rose started to sob and as Marco hugged her she sobbed even more until she was bawling her eyes out..

x-x-x

The minute he said it he wished he could take it back, he had rounded the corner to see her and Marco kissing underneath the miseltoe. He didn't know why this bothered him but it just did, he felt betrayed and he didn't know why. He actually really missed spending time with Rose but Mai just consumed all his time lately. What he said about Rose meaning nothing to him was totally untrue Rose meant alot to him! She was his best friend even after all the nasty things he said to her on the first day of school she gave him a second chance. He had suspected that Marco fancied Rose since the day Marco gave out to him in the hall for making Rose cry but he never thought that Marco would act on his feelings. But then Marco had said it was nothing to do with him and really it wasn't was it? Maybe he should try and patch things up with Rose? No it was too soon maybe wait for the wounds to heal a little first.

"Scorp!" called a voice from the end of the hallway

"Hi Mai" Scorpius replied rather downheartedly

"What's wrong Scorp, you don't look great?"

"I've just said something to a friend of mine that I really regret"

"Oh are you talking about Rose again? I told you, you just have to let her go! She was bad news anyway, have you seen how boys look at her? Imagine what it will be like in a year or two! I'd say she's going to be a major slut!"

"Mai that's out of order don't call her that"

"I just speak the truth Scorp! Now I'm sick of you pining after her you better pick now, me or her?"

x-x-x

After their little run in with Scorpius in the corridor Marco and Rose decided against going to get hot chocolate and instead went to the library to sit and talk.

"I hate this, I hate all the crying and the little stab I get in my stomach when I see him, I hate it! I really want to hate him but something in me is preventing it and that's what I hate the most!" Rose told Marco

"That sounds like you're a little confused about your feelings, I think that it's only now that you're discovering that deep down you have feelings for Scorpius that are more than just friendly" replied Marco

"Oh but it all sounds so deep! If you look at it logically we are much too young to be even comtemplating these topics!"

"Ah but Rose love isn't logical, there is no book in the world that can tell you exactly what love feels like and how you know, you just know"

"Oh to be quite honest I'm just sick of discussing this topic, I think it's best if we just don't mention him anymore" Rose sighed

Marco could see a huge flaw in this plan but just nodded in his agreement and stood to walk back to his dormitory. The plan was so hugely flawed as it's not possible just to decide to don't want to talk or think about someone anymore you can't control them kind of things. But Rose thought that everything was simple logic and Marco was sure that would be the downfall of her.

x-x-x

Rose returned to the Gryffindor common room to find Al, James, Erika and Angeline dozing on the sofa, she inwardly cursed herself. She had forgotten all about the hot chocolate, she must have been gone for at least 2 hours!

"Rose is that you?" Albus called

"Yeah it is" Rose called back "Listen you guys I'm so sorry I met Marco on the way to the kitchens and I completely forgot about the hot chocolate and then I ended up spending a while talking to him in the library"

"Oh Rosie I'm gonna kill you" James groaned "I was really looking forward to that hot chocolate"

"Well if there's no hot chocolate I'm going to bed" Angeline grumbled, followed by Erika and Albus, soon it was just Rose and James in the common room.

"Rose what's going on lately? I know there's something on your mind, you barely talk to any of us anymore and you just sit out by the lake on your own all day" It would take James to be able to pick up that something was on her mind

"Oh James I miss Scorpius alot, he spends all his time with the beautiful Finnigan girl and he doesn't even talk to me anymore and then tonight Marco and I got stuck under the enchanted miseltoe and we kissed and Scorpius saw us and said that I mean nothing to him and that really hurt!" Rose found herself spilling the whole story to James

"Okay first off Rose you're just as- if not more – beautiful than the Finnigan girl, Second you really need to stop kissing people! I think you're a bit young! And Finally I think what Scorpius said was totally out of line but did you think that maybe he was just jealous that it wasn't him you were kissing?"

"James don't lie I'm nowhere near as pretty as her! Hey It's not like I'm kissing them all at the same time! It's been a year since I kissed Adam and Dan. Don't be ridiculous he has that Mai girl and I bet they will be going out with each other by the New year. Now I really think I've exhausted the subject of Scorpius Malfoy for tonight so I'm going to bed"

As James watched Rose's retreating figure go up the stairs to the girls dormitories he thought that Scorpius Malfoy really did have some serious problems. He knew without a doubt that Scorpius had said that nasty thing to Rose tonight totally out of jealously but he just couldn't wrap his head around why Scorpius was with that Mai girl then? What he had said about Rose being beautiful wasn't a lie, She had long red hair like her Dad but it was beautifully curly like her Mum's and she had her Mum's big chocolate coloured eyes and her slender figure, She really was going to get more and more beautiful as she got older. James decided it was time for bed, after all it was Christmas day tomorrow which meant presents! And lots of food!