Summary: Are red heads the only kind of girls that attract a Potter boy? Not anymore.

Disclaimer: I do not own clearly.

AN: Sorry for an overdue update, but a lot of things happening that took up a lot of my time. I promise the next chapter will come up soon!

Scorpius and Casey stared a staring contest. Rose stared at Casey's smirk, Melissa began looking at her perfectly manicured nails, and everyone else watched.

"Here are your..." the waitress stood there surprised at the tension.

"OH! Our food is here!" Dominique said helping the waitress pass around the food.

"Well..." Melissa dragged every letter out. "You guys are eating, soooooo..." Her arm suddenly wrapped around Scorpius' arm.

"Yes..." he said still glaring at Casey. "We should be going. Enjoy your dinner." he said slowly walking away.

"Bye!" Rose yelled as they opened the door. Neither of them turned around to say bye. She turned around and her face became a different shade of red than before. "Excuse me." she choked out, throwing her napkin on the table and rushing towards the bathroom.

"Excuse me." Magnolia said getting up after her.

"Idiot." Victoire said glaring at Casey.

"What did I do?" Casey asked shocked.

"She likes him you prat." Lily said to him.

"Hey..."

"Now Scorpius probably thinks she doesn't like him."

"Hey! He's the one on a DATE. If he really liked her, then he should have asked HER out." James yelled defending Casey. Everyone snorted.

"You're one to talk, James." Al said.

"You like Magnolia." Teddy said.

"But you're still dating...What's her name?"

"Jill." Fred said.

"Yea. Her. You're still dating Jill." Lily said. James glared at her. The waitress placed a plate in front of James.

"Not to pry into your personal lives or anything." she started off. "But, he's right." They all stared at her in shock. "If that guy really did like the red haired girl, then he should have asked her out, instead of going out with someone else.

"So are you saying he doesn't like her?" Dominique asked.

"Yes, but I wouldn't know for sure." she said. "Refill?" she asked holding a pitcher of butterbeer.

"But..." Al said trying to believe his cousin and his best friend were meant to be.

"He might like her." She said pouring butterbeer into Fred's glass. "But he's going out with some other girl, then she should just move on."

Rose sniffed loudly. Magnolia and Rose stood behind them. The waitress turned around and smiled at them.

"Hello. Would you like a refill?" Magnolia shook her head.

"You're right....Waitress..."

"Mandy. Mandy Jets." she said.

"You're right Mandy." Rose said. "If Scorpius doesn't like me, I should move on." she said. "It's not I liked him that much."

"Good for you." Mandy said patting Rose on the back as she walked away. The two girls sat back down in their seats, and dinner continued as if nothing happened.

But in the back of James' mind, he felt that Rose wasn't gonna move on as easily as she said.

"So, anyone up for dessert at the Cafe down the street?" Victoire asked as they walked down the cold snow covered streets. Rose and Magnolia began snickering.

"What's so funny?" James asked. The two began to cough loudly.

"Nothing. Nothing at all." Rose said. "Just..coughing. I think we've caught a bug." she tried to cover up.

"Just tell us what's so funny." Al said rolling his eyes at his cousin's antics.

"You wouldn't think it's funny." Magnolia said.

"Are we gonna go or not?" Teddy asked. The two girls started laughing even louder.

"Sorry. Sorry." they said calming down as they walked down the streets, even closer to the shop. They opened the door and walked in. It was mostly empty, except for the witch sitting and reading a book next to the window and the wizard behind the counter.

"What can I get for you?" he asked. Rose and Magnolia hid behind the guys and tried to control their giggles.

"I'll get a chocolate croissant." Dominique said.

"Make that a dozen." Fred said.

"Magnolia?" a guy coming from behind the coffee make asked.

"Yea?" she asked slowing down her giggles. "Oh. Hey, Carl." she said.

"It is you. I haven't seen you in forever." He said staring at her. Rose started laughing loudly and Victoire had shut her up.

"How do you two know each other?" James asked cutting in.

"We met at a Quidditch game." Carl said.

"Yea. Rose was there too." the guy taking everyone's orders said. Everyone turned to look at Rose while Magnolia laughed.

"Um...Yea. We went to a game...Once..." Rose said looking at her feet.

"What happened?' Dominique asked.

"Carl and Rose got pregnant." Magnolia blurted out laughing.

"WHAT?" Everyone screamed jumping back and gawking at Rose's flat quidditch abs and Carl who looked nervous.

"No. No. We took balloons and stuffed them under our shirts and pretended to be pregnant." Carl explained.

"Why would you do..."

"We wanted better seats." Rose said. Then she remembered something and began to giggle. "The look on so many people's face was hilarious. But the funniest thing had to be when..."

"No. No. No. Rose, darling. We promised to only keep it to ourselves. REMEMBER?" Magnolia said glaring at her younger friend.

"OH YEA. Right. Can I get a pumpkin pastry with that hot chocolate?" Rose asked. The guy taking orders nodded.

"What did you do Magnolia?" Fred they sat down after they finished giving their orders.

"NOTHING." She said glaring at them. "It was the slip of the mouth from Rose."

"Yea. Slip of the mouth." Rose said with a snort. The door opened and Melissa and Scorpius walked in. "Shit." Rose whispered as she saw them. She held her breath and prayed her red hair wouldn't reveal her.

"Oh look Scorpius. We meet your friends. Again." she said exasperated at bumping into them.

"Here are your drinks." the guy who took orders said. He placed a large cup of hot chocolate in front of each one of them along with their pastry. He placed an extra small white icing vanilla cupcake in front of Rose. "On the house, just for you Rose." he said turning pink. She smiled at him.

"Thanks Cal." she said picking it up. He nodded and walked away. James noticed Melissa was ordering something and Scorpius glaring at Rose's head.

'Or maybe he's glaring at the cupcake...' James thought.

"Look at you. Getting a free cupcake." The six(James, Magnolia, Rose, Lily, Dominique, and Fred) sitting at that table turned to look at Mandy the waitress standing behind them.

"Hello Mandy." Magnolia said. "Aren't you supposed to be..."

"My shift is done for the night. I come here for a late night snack or cup of chocolate sometimes." she said holding up her drink. "Mind if I take a seat?" she asked looking at the chair.

"No!" Fred said taking a chair and whipping it right next to him. "Sit down, Mandy."

"Thanks." she said sitting next to Fred.

"So Mandy, you work at The Snitch." Fred stated.

"Yea."

"Do you work anywhere else? Where do you go to school?"

"No. I just work there. And I graduated Salem Witch Academy last year." She said. "Meaning I'm 19." she said. She emphasized 19.

"Really?" Fred asked staring at her.

'Fred does like older women.' James thought.

"Yes." She said. "I've been looking for a better job than being a waitress."

"Like what?" Lily asked.

"Um...Not really sure. Anything is better than serving perverted guys their food." she said sipping her drink. "So, why are you guys all out tonight?"

"Just a get-together to get to know each other before the wedding." Lily said.

"Oh! Who's getting married?" she asked.

"Those two." Rose said pointing at James and Magnolia. They both turned tomato red and opened their mouth to object, but Mandy interrupted them.

"You guys look so cute together!" Mandy said smiling at them. "I knew the moment I saw you sit next to him, you two were together. Though, you guys look a little young."

"Um..." Magnolia started. "We're not getting married...."

"Well, not now at least." Dominique said. "My sister, the blond and the guy with the turquoise hair are getting married in the summer."

"A summer wedding. How nice." Mandy said. "I'd love a winter wonderland wedding. All the snow." She said She turned to look at Fred who was staring at her with large heart eyes. "Well, I'll leave you guys to have your drinks. Good luck on the whole blond guy thing." She stood up and walked out of the cafe and into the snowy streets.

"Wasn't she hot!?" Fred asked staring at her shadow. They all stared at him and laughed. After starting up a new conversation, Rose's eyes shifted towards Scorpius who was talking to his date.

"Oh come on Rose. Stop staring at Malfoy." Lily said noticing. "He's just another playboy. Don't worry about him."

"You should go out with Cal." Dominique said. "He did give you a free cupcake."

"You should only go out with Cal if you really like him." Magnolia said. "If you're just dating to get back at Scorpius, then..."

"Why not?" Dominique asked.

"He's not so bad." Rose said looking at Scorpius. "He doesn't play around with girls. He has a girlfriend and treats her right."

"Why are you standing up for that guy!?" Lily yelled at her."He's dating some skank in a leather mini-skirt in the middle of winter!"

"Lil..." Magnolia grabbed Rose's wrist and pulled her outside.

Rose and Magnolia stood outside in the snow a block away from the cafe.

"Why are we out in the cold?" Rose asked shivering.

"I know you really like him and you're super pissed and miserable. You just want to cry and throw things at him. Then tear that girl apart. But sadly, I can't let you do that because we'd all really miss you if you were in Azkaban." Rose's eyes started tearing up. "But Rose. You don't have to cover it up by being nice. You can cry right now. Throw snow and scream all you want. We love you and we're here for you."

Rose started bawling loudly.

"M-m-m-ag-n-nolia. I--I-h-hate him. s-s-so-so-m-mu-much." Rose stuttered.

"No you don't." Magnolia said patting Rose's shoulder. "You love that idiot."

"I-I-I. Kn-kn-ow. But I-I-I d-don't wa-want to."

"Scorpius is a good guy. But he can be a little dense sometime."

"W-why can't I l-l-like s-some-someone wh-who is-isn't d-dense?"

"Then...You would like a girl."

"M-m-maybe I-I-I sh-should become a les-lesbian."

"Hmmmm....I don't know Rose. You're too much of a man eater to become a lesbian."

"What do you mean?' she said finally without stuttering.

"Well....There's Cal. Let's not forget Cormac Jr. and Ethan, Edward, William,..."

"Stop listing all the guys who sent me a valentine's day card!" Rose yelled, blushing a dark red.

"No. I'm just merely naming all the boys who helped turned into a man." Magnolia smirked.

"Hey! I did nothing of the sort! I..I just kissed them."

"I call a peck on the lips a kiss. What you did was..."

"OK! fine! So I snogged a few guys!"

"A few would be like 3 or 4."

"Several." Rose negotiated.

"Closer, I guess." Magnolia said. "You want to go back..."

"Rose!" Scorpius yelled running door the streets towards them. When he reached them, he bent over, hands on his knees, trying to catch his breath. "I've...I've been looking everywhere for...for you."

"We're only a block away from the cafe." Magnolia said.

"I didn't know that. I ran around in the other direction." He said. "Anyways. Are you..OK?"

"Yea. I'm fine." Rose said wiping her cheek.

"Why were you crying?" He asked looking at her red face and still tear stained cheeks. "Is it that guy!?"

"What guy?' Magnolia asked.

"That guy! The one you were sitting next to at the restaurant!" He yelled. Magnolia noticed a flash of anger in his eyes.

"No." Rose said sighing.

"What about the one who gave you the cupcake!?"

"Not him." Rose said.

"Then who!?" He yelled at her.

"YOU! OK? It's YOU who is making me cry!" Rose screamed in his face. "You don't notice any of my advances on you! You just laugh and pretend I'm making a joke! You go out on dates with different girls and never spend time with me alone! You're always with someone that's not me!"

"Rose..." Magnolia said. 'I never expected her to confess to him now.'

"Yea? Well, you're the one who throws away the roses that I send to you every Valentine's Day! You snog guys constantly in broom closets and I start freaking out when I can't find you! And it's not my fault someone else finds me before I find you!"

"Um..."

"You stupid Slytherin playboy!" She screamed at him, her face becoming redder.

"Man-eating Gryffindor!" His pale cheeks were red.

"You think you're so great...Wait a minute." Rose said after the information Scorpius had finally said sunk in. "Did you just say you send me roses every Valentine's Day?"

"Well...yea." He said.

"Do you like me?" Rose blurted out.

"Yes." Scorpius whispered.

"What was that?" Magnolia asked grinning.

"Yes." He mumbled.

"Come again?" Magnolia asked.

"OK. YES. I LIKE ROSE. NO. I LOVE ROSE. I LOVE ROSE WEASLEY MORE THAN I CAN LOVE ANY OTHER GIRL AND I WISH SHE WOULD EFFING DATE ME, THEN MARRY ME, AND BEAR MY CHILDREN!"

Both girls stared at him in shock for a moment. Scorpius stood there with an embarrassed face.

"You know you can forget what I had just s..." Rose grabbed Scorpius' face and kissed him. After letting go, he stood there dazed. "W-WOW."

"Yea..." Rose said blushing.

"Now I know why they make broom closets."

"I'm just gonna go. Now." Magnolia said noticing they were about to kiss again. She walked back to the cafe herself, only to see James Potter's face pressed up to the cafe window. She watched as he ran out the cafe door and towards her.

"Magnolia!" He yelled. "Where have you been? Where's Rose? We saw Scorpius..."

"James. You're standing outside in the snow without a jacket." She pointed out.

"Oh yea." He said looking down at his burgundy long sleeve shirt. "But..."

"He can talk inside." She said pushing him inside.

'SHE'S TOUCHING MY BACK.' James thought. That back touching moment ended as they returned inside to the warm and toasty cafe where everyone began questioning her.

Magnolia answered with a pointing finger. They all looked at Scorpius with his arm wrapped around Rose's waist who walked in with big smiles. Melissa stood up and started yelling at the both of them. But they couldn't stop smiling. In the end, Melissa stomped out leaving the new happy couple alone.

As James, Lily, Al, and Magnolia arrived at the Potter household, they noticed Harry and Ginny were already asleep.

"It's 10. How can they be asleep?" Al asked.

"Hey, Magnolia. Want to watch a movie?" Lily asked.

"Sure." Magnolia said sitting down on the couch.

"How about Jurassic Park?"

"Fine with me." Magnolia said. Lily popped the movie and began to make popcorn.

"Can I sit here?' James asked. Magnolia scooted over. "Thanks."

"I'll help you with your homework tomorrow." Magnolia said.

"Oh. Yea. Thanks." He said nervously.

"Can you believe Rose and Scorpius are already together? I wonder how your uncle is gonna take it."

"Rose and Aunt Hermione will convince him it's fine somehow. Plus Uncle Ron will do anything to make or keep Rose happy."

"Well, it's good to know Scorpius won't die." Magnolia said.

"So, Magnolia. Do you like Teddy?" He asked.

"Like Teddy? Of course I like Teddy. We're friends."

"No. I mean like like."

"OH. Well, no. Not anymore at least. He's too much of a brother to like like."

"Then do you like like anyone?"

"I wouldn't say like like." Magnolia said. "It's more of a like and a half."

"What's that?" James asked confused.

"Well, I like him a little more than a friend, but less than a lover."

"So...a best friend?"

"No. A best friend would be in the like category."

"OH."

"So, do you like like Jill?" Magnolia did her best not to say Jill in a mean tone.

"I don't know. I don't think I like her anymore. She's a bit of an airhead."

"I see." Magnolia mentally cheered. "So do you like like anyone else?"

"It's not so much like like as much as love."

"Oh so you love someone?"

"Yea. She's the best. She plays Quidditch and she's great it. She's beautiful and smart."

"Sounds like a great girl."

"Popcorn?" Lily asked shoving a large bowl in front of both of them.

"Thanks." Magnolia said taking a handful.

"Ice cream?" James asked holding up a carton of chocolate ice with cough dough pieces and bowls.

"Don't you need spoons?" Magnolia asked.

"This is what we Potters do." James said. He scooped out some ice cream into a bowl and took his fingers and stuck it into the ice cream and dipped it in the popcorn and ate it.

"He's the only Potter who does it." Lily said. Taking a spoon.

"I think I'll pass." Magnolia said laughing at him. She took a spoon and her ice cream like Lily.

Half-way through the movie, Lily fell asleep. Another 15 minutes in, Magnolia shut her eyes. Her head laid on the back of the couch, but as her body moved, her head ended up in James' lap. James stared at her sleeping face in shock.

"Oh crap. Oh crap. Oh crap." he whispered. "What am I going to do?" He wondered why Magnolia's head didn't just land on his shoulder. It would have been much easier.

Al, James' new savior had walked downstairs to get a glass of water.

"Al!" James yelled quietly. Al looked at the girl in James' lap and covered his mouth to stop from laughing loudly. "Shut up and help me!"

"Alright. Alright." Al said. "What do I do?"

"Lift her head up gently. Make sure she doesn't wake up." James said. Al did as he was told and lift her head. James carefully climbed out from that spot on the couch and stood next to Al. "Now put her down gently." Al placed her head down and both were relieved Magnolia didn't wake up.

"OK. You're safe." Al said.

"Yea. thanks bro. I owe you."

"A better Christmas present than tube socks, like a new broomstick will do."

"I'm not getting you a broomstick."

"Then I want yours."

"NO WAY I'm giving you Calliope!!"

"You named it?"

"YES."

"WOW..." Al said laughing. "You're so weird."

"Whatever."

"Well, since you're not gonna give me anything in return, I'll just wake up..."

"WAIT. I'll...I'll talk to Felicity for you."

"And say what?"

"I'll convince her to date you."

"Really?"

"Really."

"OK. Get me one date and I won't blab to Magnolia about your weird erotic fantasies." Al said skipping away with a grin on his face.

"WHAT!? I DON'T HAVE...."

"Why are you yelling Potter?" Magnolia ask covering her ears.

"Oh! You're awake..." James said staring at his beautiful would-be woman.

"Yea. I think I'm gonna go to bed." She said standing up. She walked away from James who stood there staring as she disappeared into the darkness. He sighed and began to clean up.

Magnolia laid in bed with her eyes wide remembered her previous conversation with James.

'Maybe I should have been more truthful. Like James.' she thought. She rolled over on her stomach.

'He practically spilled his feeling for this girl to me. I should have done the same.'

'But, I didn't LIE to him. I just bent the truth more than I should have.'

Suddenly an owl pecked at her window. She opened it and the owl dropped a package and a few letters on her bed and flew away.

She turned on the light to see. She opened one of the letters.

Dear Magnolia,

It's Mum and Dad. How are you? It's so lovely in the States. We are currently in New York and just loving it. We went to all the usual tourist sites. We'll send you the pictures when school starts again. We wish you were here.

And if you hate us for not bringing you along, blame your father. He's the one who just HAD to leave when your midterms started.

It's not my fault, Elle. My boss...

It's always him, isn't it? Oh sorry dear! This quill just writes whatever we say. Fabulous really, but can be ! Wonderful news darling! During one of the parties we attended we met up with one of the people who are at our "support group".

Not "Workaholics Anonymous". The one Hermione Granger set up for parents of Magical children who are not Magical.

Yes. That one. We met Henry, remember him? His son was 3 years older than you. He graduated when you were in....3rd year. Anyway, he works for a Quidditch team here in the States and he agreed to let you try out for the team THIS SUMMER. Isn't that exciting? We've talked to your Headmaster and he said that we could have a private tutor help you in your studies while you played Quidditch!

Of course you will have to do well in your current studies.

She knows that Harold. She's our Magnolia! Our wonderful Quidditch playing smart Magnolia.

Yes, Elle. I'm just reminding her in case she's wrapped up in that Potter fellow.

Harold! Don't you dare say a word!

I won't. I won't. I hope those defense spells you've been learning work well. I'm quite afraid he might try something...

ANYWAY, we're still wrapping your presents...

More like we can't find any stores that do decent gift wrapping. New York may have nice designer clothes and a large gold bull, but they do not have good gift wrappers.

So, the presents will be delivered on Christmas day. Write back!

Kisses and Hugs,

Mum and Dad

Magnolia smiled and cheered silently. 'QUIDDITCH!!! WOW. In the States!' She stood up and danced on her bed with happiness. She looked down and saw that Felicity and her older brother Peter had written her letters and someone else had sent a package. She sat back down and opened her best friend's letter first.

Dear Magnolia,

I heard you're staying at the Potters. I bet that's fun. I heard their parties and get-togethers can get WILD. Say hello to everyone for me. I'm still in Australia. Of course I'm taking pictures of all the sights and sexy men for of blonds with muscles which is nice.

Mary told me to tell you she's going to kill you when school starts again. Apparently she thinks you're ognna move in on her Potter boys. I asked why she didn't say brothers. She apparently likes their father too. I do not understand that, personally. He's handsome with that rugged look and everything, but he's OLD. Like...OLD OLD. But, whatever. I'm not really interested in the Potter clan or the Weasley clan. They reproduce like bacteria. Not bunnies because they're cute and fluffy. Potters and Weasleys are not cute and fluffy.

I'm expecting a full update on your Potter-Weasley Holiday break adventure in your next letter to me. Along with my gift. Your gift is on it's way so do not worry. Bye! I see a dark haired boy looking my way!

Your best friend,

Felicity

She grinned at her best friend's letter. 'I'll write to her tomorrow.' She opened her brother's letter.

Hey sissy,

I miss you so much!!! I'm going to send a howler to you if you don't write back soon!

I hear you're staying with the Potters. Make sure that Potter boy doesn't do something weird to you in your sleep. Remember that hex I taught you. Also tell him you are my little sister and if anyone touches you, I will hurt them. You are mine.

Working as a dragon keeper is so much fun. I net Norberta, finally. She's great! She's still vicious of course, but still nice. Nice as a dragon can get. I haven't burned myself, so it's all good.

Thank you for your present. I haven't opened it yet, since it's not Christmas. But I know I'll love it, just like I love you! Your present is on it's way. Tomorrow Freckles will deliver it. Don't worry. It's not a bag of homemade cookies like last time. It's something cool this year. I promise.

Your loving brother,

Peter

She smiled and stared at the package. She flipped it over and saw a pink envelope. She tore it open and saw that Bryant had written to her.

Dear Felicity,

It's Bryant. I just wanted to say hello and Merry Christmas. I know this is a bit of a late notice since I found out you liked me in 5th year and it's been over 6 months. But I just want to say, I like you now and I'm just wondering if you still like me. I'm hoping you do because I really really like you now. Please accept my gift and my love.

Bryant

Magnolia stared at the letter. 'Bryant likes me? He really likes me?' She glanced at the box and tore it open. It was a large black Tiffany's box. She opened it.

A large necklace laid inside. It had a silver chain with rubies hanging from it, growing bigger and bigger as they reached the center. She gasped and suddenly couldn't breathe.

"WOW." she said. "I can't believe Bryant gave me this." She whispered with huge eyes. She took it and put it around her neck. "So beautiful." she said to herself as she played with it. Her eyes began to get heavy and her "So beautiful."-'s became quieter and quieter until she was fast asleep.