Chapter 10 Remembering
"Hello no Katherine" Scorpius said entering the clearing.
"No she came yesterday though look what she brought me" Rose said hurrying into the house and coming out with a blue dress it was quite simple with straps and the skirt reaching knee length a white bow was around the middle of the dress.
"I knew I shouldn't have told her" he said exasperated.
"Told her what?"
"Well I've arranged for a dinner on top of the astronomy tower" Rose nearly dropped the dress then squealed with delight.
"Oh really I can go into Hogwarts what if I'm seen?" Rose said jumping up and down. Scorpius had not taking Rose out for a trip ever since the incident with the map.
"Well the feast is tonight so everyone will be there and I know for a fact that Flitch confiscated the map after a pretty messy prank"
"Wait tonight right now?" Rose asked and when Scorpius nodded she dashed into the hut closing the door and then the curtain on the window.
"Ok ready" Scorpius turned he'd been waiting outside for a few minutes now when he turned Rose was standing in the blue dress with white flats her hair was just hanging loose instead of in a ponytail like before.
"Miss Rose may I escort you too dinner?" he said putting on what the girls had dubbed his posh voice and holding out his arm.
"Why yes Mr Malfoy" Rose said taking his arm and letting him lead her out of the wards and onto his broom.
"Oh Albus stop sulking" Lily said patting her brother on the head. It was the feast and Lily was as always sitting with her brother it was half way through the main course and Al had barely touched anything.
"It's your fault you know" he said not even looking at her. Lily had set off a prank consisting of a lot of slime that went wrong with her getting caught and the map getting confiscated.
"I said I was sorry now drop it" losing the map had been a hard blow for all of them she had already got a howler from her dad about it because well it was a family heirloom.
"Albus I know why you need the map but it's been weeks and her name hasn't appeared again" Albus didn't look at her still though he stared around him at the rest of the Gryffindor table all smiling and talking with friends.
"I'm going to bed" he said simply standing up and making his way out of the hall.
"Do you like it?" Scorpius said standing behind Rose and wrapping an arm around her waist they were both standing on the astronomy tower the sky was filled with stars and a single table for two was set up on the tower.
"It's beautiful Scorpius I can't believe it" Scorpius pulled out Rose's chair for her and soon they were both seated talking and laughing as they ate.
"So is this what you always dreamed of" Scorpius asked Rose thought then said.
"Well it's perfect but one more thing" and leaning across the table she kissed him gently on the lips. Rose said back going nearly as red as her hair. Scorpius recovered quickly though and standing up grabbed her hand pulling Rose up as well and kissed her again both holding onto each other.
"Scorpius" Rose said quietly.
"Yeah" he said.
"I love you" Scorpius smiled and responded by lifting Rose by the waist and spinning her around.
"Come on I'll take you to the library" he said putting her down and she squealed with delight before grabbing his hand and pulling him to the door.
Albus made his way up the stairs it was only one more flight before he reached the common room but he was in no rush.
"Oh hurry up" a girls voice said Al looked up and out of a corridor came a very giggly girl usually he ignored people he didn't know but the girl had her back to him but even the sight of her back made him freeze.
"Rose?" Al whispered the girl heard and whipped around her red hair flying in every direction.
"How do you know my name?" she said fear evident in her blue eyes. Al could see the resemblance now it was a mini Aunt Hermione with red hair.
"Rose?" a boys voice said from the corridor making Al jump and turn at that moment Rose looked at the boy properly black hair green eyes.
"Ally" Rose began to cry slightly the memories were flooding back this was her cousin Albus he looked just like Uncle Harry then the bad memory came back that day in Diagon Alley going down that dark alley that man and then blackness.
"Rose, Rose what's wrong" Scorpius voice came from the corridor where he could see her standing stock still crying then she fell her eyes closed.
"Rose no" Albus said trying to get up the rest of the steps as quickly as he could to help her but before he got there Malfoy came out of the corridor and caught her in his arms.
"Rose" Scorpius said leaning over her trying to get her to wake up she had fainted but why he didn't know he didn't notice Albus until his wand was in his face.
"Get away from her Malfoy" Albus said Scorpius didn't want to let go though Albus's wand pointing in his face though made him realise it was usual so he gently lowered Rose to the ground and stepped back.
"Stay back" Albus said before looking down at Rose that was the second Scorpius needed to draw his wand and pointing it at Albus.
"Stupefy" Albus shot back stunned by Scorpius's spell. Scorpius not wasting anytime scooped Rose up and ran away back down the corridor.
"Accio broom" Scorpius said reaching the top of the tower his broom flew to him and jumping on making sure Rose was safe in his arms he steered the broom over the forest to the hut.
"Ally, Ally" Rose said opening her eyes and sitting up Scorpius who had been sitting at the table immediately rushed over to her.
"Sssshhh Rose its okay" he said holding Rose as she began to cry again.
"Scorpius I remember everything" Rose managed to gasp out.
"Rennervate" Professor McGonagall said waving her wand over Albus who was still lying on the staircase the feast had ended and he had been discovered by Gryffindors making their way to bed.
"Mr Potter are you ok?" she said as the boy opened his eyes and looked around at the people bent over him which consisted of Professor McGonagall, Lily and Professor Longbottom.
"Yeah I'm..." he started but then his mind went back to why he was lying on the stairs.
"Rose" he whispered to himself but the three people around him heard.
"Al what?" Lily asked obviously confused.
"Rose she was standing right there Lily she looked exactly like Aunt Hermione from all those old photos and she said my name the one only she called me but Malfoy, Malfoy took her and stunned me I" Albus was starting to babble towards the end.
"Mr Potter if you will come with me" Professor McGonagall said taking control of the situation she led Lily and Albus to her office where she sat them down.
"Harry, Harry" Ginny said poking her husband in the side to wake him up the alarm to say someone had Floo called had went off and woke her up looking at the clock she had seen it was nearly midnight and wondered who could be Floo calling at this time but decided whoever it was Harry could deal with them.
"What" Harry said sitting up and rubbing his eyes while reaching for his glasses.
"Someone's calling" Ginny said then she lay back down to go back to sleep.
"And you couldn't answer it because?" Harry said acting annoyed but no answer came from Ginny sighing he got out of bed and went downstairs.
"Oh Potter that goodness you have to come to the school straight away" Professor McGonagall's head said from the fire.
"What has Lily done now?" Harry said trying to imagine the new prank his daughter had concocted her reply he didn't expect though.
"No it's to do with Albus there's been an incident please bring Ron and Hermione with you as well" her serious tone told him this was more important than a prank or small fight between students.
Once Harry had got dressed and physically went and dragged Hermione and Ron out of bed they made their way to Hogwarts where in the headmistresses office they found Lily and Hugo sitting calmly and Albus pacing backwards and forwards.
"What's going on?" Harry said as he entered the office the sound of his father stopped Al's pacing who swivelled round.
"Dad I saw her I saw Rose but..." Albus was cut off though by Ron grabbing him by the shoulders and asking.
"Are you sure Al" Albus just nodded and that was all it took for Hermione to start crying quietly this could be it all of the adults thought in their knowing what Rose looks like now using Al's memory would open the case up again.