Chapter 6

"How does this one look?" Lily asked Rose, modeling a blue, two piece bathing suit.

Rose studied her. The top was frilly and strapless, and the bottom was regular. "I like that one a lot," she replied, grinning.

"Then this one it is!" She exclaimed, doing a little dance.

Rose turned her back as Lily changed, wondering which bathing suit she should wear. Lily skipped over, wearing an oversized T-shirt, looking at the choices. Lily pointed at an orange-colored one. It was strapless and tight, ending a few inches above her belly button. The bottom was pink as well. It looked like it was made for her. Of course Lily picked that one.

"I'm so jealous of your figure," Lily sighed, collapsing on her bed.

Rose smiled, shaking her head, "I much rather have your tiny hips,"

"Oh, please, I rather have a figure than be a stick. And it's not like you're over-weight or anything." Lily smiled.

Rose glanced at herself in the mirror. She wasn't overweight. Since fourth year, she'd been running and exercising. Her stomach was flat, her hips wide, and her waist small. Her chest not too small and not too big. Rose sighed sitting down, sometimes, she just didn't see it.

"Come on, Rosie. Be happy- we're going to a pool party later today!" Lily exclaimed, grinning.

Rose smiled, "Yeah, I'm excited. I can't wait to see Steven," Rose couldn't hide a small blush.

Lily smirked, and Rose was reminded why she got sorted into Slytherin. "You know, although you can't wait to see Steven, someone else can't wait to see you."

Rose smiled, "And who might that be, Lily?"

"Scorpius Malfoy, that's who," Lily whispered, and then giggled at Rose's expression.

"You're not being serious," Rose said, looking surprised.

Lily shrugged, "I think he fancies you."

Rose rolled her eyes, "Why would he fancy me? And, Scorpius doesn't fancy anyone, he just uses them. Just like he did to half the girls at school."

"Not half," Lily defended.

"Okay, a good third," Rose smiled.

"I'd say about a fourth…" Lily replied, and the girls laughed. Then, lily stood, throwing on pants on. "Let's see what the guys are up to,"

Rose followed her out the room and downstairs, where the guys were making sandwiches. Rose raised an eyebrow as she entered the kitchen. They were piling the sandwiches with bacon, ham, cheese, and several other things.

"Want one?" Albus asked, grinning as he held his up.

"It looks kind of gross," Rose said, furrowing her brows at the sandwich.

Albus shrugged, and James laughed, "It's far from it! This is our second, and it's absolutely amazing!"

Scorpius nodded, and put his in the toaster. "It is actually really good," he told her, smiling.

"I'll just get a regular ham and cheese," Rose breathed.

"Me, too," Lily nodded.

In a few, they all sat around the table eating their sandwiches, happy to be just relaxing. Scorpius thought, contently, that he'd have to visit the Potter home more often. Despite loving being a wizard, the muggle life enchanted Scorpius. He liked feeling 'normal' sometimes. He hadn't touched his wand since he arrived.

"You guys excited for the pool party?" Lily asked, grinning.

James shot a look at Lily, "I still can't believe mom said you could go."

She smirked and shrugged. Rose leaned forward, smiling. "I can't wait."

"Why, 'cause of that guy you were talking to?" Albus asked, giving her a sly smile.

Rose grinned, leaning back, "Maybe."

Scorpius glanced at her, but said nothing. James sighed, "I just hope he invites lots of cute girls."

"Rose, if there are drinks, do not even look at them!" Albus warned.

Rose rolled her eyes, "Oh, please, Albus. Like they'd have any good ones anyway. Imagine they have firewhiskey?" She chuckled.

"You too, Lily," James added.

"James, I don't drink." Lily crossed her arms irritable.

"Good, you shouldn't be," Albus told her.

"You guys are being a bit hypocritical. If I can't drink, you can't drink," Rose said.

"Fine, no drinking," James shot at her.

"Um… Do I have a say in this?" Scorpius asked.

Everyone turned to look at him, "No!" they yelled.

Scorpius sighed as the girls glared at the Potter boys. They finally finished their stare down, and left to get ready.

Later that day, at around eight, the group settled into the living room. Lily wore her blue frilly bathing suit and a loose dress. Albus had a white t-shirt and purple swimming trunks. James wore a graphic shirt and white and red patterned swimming trunks. Scorpius had on a plain t-shirt and silver swimming trunks. Rose wore high waist, blue shorts, and a pink blouse tucked in, along with her orange bikini.

"Remember, be back by eleven!" Harry called out.

"How about twelve?" James called out as they settled into the car.

"Eleven!"

"Sure, dad!" Lily called and Rose drove off.

It was a twenty minute drive. Rose parked in front of a large house with a white fence surrounding it. The lights were on inside and they heard music coming from the back. The wizards and witches slowly got out of the car and approached the front door. They rang the doorbell.

"So, is this the first muggle party everyone's been to or…?" Scorpius muttered, glancing at the others.

Rose and Albus nodded, James and Lily shook their head. "I have a few muggle friends," Lily explained.

"Me too," James added.

Then, the door opened. It was Steven. Rose's eyes lit up, something Scorpius couldn't help notice. He ignored the feeling in his stomach that deepened when Steven lightly took Rose's hand and led them all inside.

"Nice place," Albus commented, the others nodded.

It was nice. It was large, but cozy. Everything in it looked expensive. "It's my friends, but thanks," he replied, grinning. "Everyone's out back."

And everyone was. There were about thirty people, not a huge party at the moment, but not small or boring. Everyone was just hanging out. It was cool. A few people were in the pool, and Lily and Albus quickly joined them. The pool was large, and half of it was ten feet deep. James went off to talk to a couple of girls, leaving Rose and Scorpius with Steven. Joe waved at them, he was grilling burgers. Several of them, actually.

The three stood in silence. Rose and Steven exchanged nervous glances. Scorpius was completely aware they wanted to be alone, but for some reason, he didn't want that to happen.

"How about we go in the pool?" Scorpius suggested.

Rose narrowed her eyes at him, but then turned to Steven as he nodded. "Yeah, why not?" Steven said, sliding his shirt off.

Scorpius was very aware of Rose staring at Steven. He sighed as he slid off his shirt. A few more people arrived. Rose took her clothes off, a little shy, revealing her bathing suit. She was completely oblivious to Steven and Scorpius staring at her.

Just then, Scorpius jumped into the pool. He needed to cool down.

"Is it cold?" Rose called out, feeling slightly uncomfortable.

Scorpius smiled, "Not really, come in and see!" he called out.

Rose put her toe in, and yanked it back out, "It's freezing!"

Steven smirked, "Well, Rose you see…"

She turned to him just as he picked her up and jumped into the pool, both of them going deep into the eleven feet side. Rose's yelp was muffled by the splashed. Several others yelled out and jumped in the pool. Someone turned the party music up higher.

Rose emerged from the pool shivering and playfully glaring at Steven, "I was not expecting that!" she exclaimed, her voice high.

Steven laughed, pushing her hair out of her face, "That's the point!"

She splashed him, and the two had a small war between them, splashing everyone with water. Scorpius turned his back to them and thought numbly, I need a drink. He slid out of the pool and went to Joe.

"Hey, do you have any drinks?" he asked.

Joe nodded and gestured to a large cooler. There were several cans of soda and muggle beer. Scorpius grabbed the muggle beer, chugged it down, and wandered around. He went in the pool and drifted by Albus, who was talking to a couple girls.

"Hey, mate," Albus greeted, grinning. "This is Tina, Allie, and Jess. Girls, this is Scorpius,"

The girls smiled and winked at him, but he hardly noticed. His eyes, against his will, looked around to search for his befriended enemy- Rose. Finally, he found her. She was in a corner of the pool talking to the Steven kid. They were fairly close.

Scorpius tuned back into the conversation when he heard his name. "Scorpius, you alright, mate?" Albus asked, frowning.

"Yeah, of course," he scoffed, "Why wouldn't I be?"

Albus glanced back at Rose, and at Scorpius' expression, "Because Rose is-"

"Don't say it," Scorpius interrupted, "I don't fancy her."

Albus shrugged. Giving Rose one last look, Scorpius cleared his throat. He turned to Allie, a pretty brunette, and flashed a brilliant smile. She blushed; no one can resist that smile.

Except for Rose Weasley.

Scorpius shook his head, wanting her name out of his head. "Where are you from?" Allie asked, moving closer to him.

Scorpius had a nice view if he looked down. He smiled and turned his head to the side slightly, "Wiltshire. It's about two hours away," he replied.

"Oh?" She raised an eyebrow, "Why are you all the way over here?"

"I'm staying with a few friends," Scorpius gestured to Albus, who was talking to the other girls in a friendlier manner, rather than a flirty one.

Scorpius resisted rolling his eyes as he glanced as his best friend. They spent the past six years together; you would think Al would pick up a little game from him.

"Enough about me," Scorpius moved a little closer to her, "I want to know more about you."

The girl blushed; Scorpius realized she couldn't be older than fifteen. "Well, I'm from, um, here, London," she laughed lightly.

"Oh really?" Scorpius responded and tried to look interested as she listed off several facts about herself. Clearly the girl was nervous and couldn't stop talking.

"Burgers are ready and pizzas here!" Joe exclaimed, and several people got out the pool.

Scorpius followed Allie out and took a burger and a beer, while the girl settled for pizza and soda. The sun had gone down a while ago. Tiki torches surrounded the backyard, creating a nice, warm setting.

Scorpius spotted Steven putting a towel around Rose. The two grabbed pizza and a beer for each. Again, Scorpius forced down the unusual feeling in his stomach back down. He turned back to Allie, who was going on and on about something he really did not care about.

He glanced again at Rose, and suddenly felt rage as Steven leaned in and kissed Rose. Scorpius, without thinking, shut Allie up with a kiss, who stiffened then relaxed. After a few seconds, he realized what he was doing, and pulled away. His eyes slowly went back to Rose, who was watching them.

It was going to be a long night.