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Author's Note: Yay, more reviews! I really love the feedback. I like to know I'm doing an alright job with my writing. Oh, and there are so many ways I could go with this! Pick a letter- M or P. It's random, I know, but I don't want to tell you what they mean because it'll ruin future chapters for you. So all of you, pick M or P! Both are really good idea's, really I will tell you that P will be more sad and dramatic, I suppose. Anyway, on with the Chapter!

Chapter Four

"Are you sure you have everything?" Astoria asked her son, moving at a jog to keep up with his long strides.

"Mum. I triple checked everything. And if I did forget anything, you could owl it and I'd have it in no time at all. I'm going into my sixth, not first, year at Hogwarts. I have everything, Mum. I'll be fine."

Astoria made him stop walking and kissed him on both cheeks. "Go on then, my big sixteen year old."

"Remember son. Just do your absolute best. I know I'm not always the most supporive father, but I believe in you. 100 percent. Now go on! What are you floating around here for? The train is about to leave!" Draco said, flailing his arms about.

Scorpius rolled his eyes and said goodbye before walking towards the train. His dad had to be either PMSing or Bipolar. One or the other. When he'd almost began to board, a hand grabbed his arm. He turned and looked to see Albus, and Rose, who was standing behind him. "You want to sit with us, Malfoy? We've got an empty compartment."

Scorpius shrugged. "Okay." He and Rose locked gazes and he could feel a smirk growing on his face. Albus noticed and looked back at Rose, then at Scorpius.

"If you guys are going to be fighting the whole time, then forget it."

"We aren't going to fight." Rose said, walking around her cousin and slipping past Scorpius to board the train. "Isn't that right, Malfoy?"

"Regardless of how fun it is, you're right Weasley. No fighting."

"Well I find that hard to believe." Albus said, "Now go on, before the train leaves and I'm stuck here."

Scorpius got on the train behind Rose, and then Albus got on. He pushed to the front and led them to the compartment. "So where are all your little friends, Rose? I mean, the girl ones." Scorpius asked.

"Somewhere else. I was right, they're all mad at me for not writing them."

"Then who have you been writing all holiday?" Albus asked.

"I-I, um my friend." she said.

"What friend?" Albus asked.

"Jeeze Potter! You always give Rose the third-degree?"

"I am not giving her the third-degree, Malfoy. It's not my fault if I'm confused! I don't believe she's lying, because if she is, she's rather good at it, and she should be in Slytherin."

"Right. Rose has got as much cunning as a butterfly." Scorpius said, laughing at the look she gave him.

"Anyways, I'm not talking about one of my girl friends. I'm talking about a guy friend."

"A guy? What guy? What house is he in?"

"Albus." Rose said, "Just drop it, okay?"

Albus was far from giving up, but thankfully they'd reached the compartment. Rose quickly walked inside and Scorpius was about to follow her when Albus pulled him aside. "Oi! Are you alright? Wait, no, is Rose alright? What did you do to her?"

"What are you talking about Potter?"

"You two. Are you two fooling around or something, because you've had many a chance to make fun of her, or make some sarcastic comment, and you haven't. I told you to stay away from her, Malfoy. How many times do I have to remind you-"

"Albus. Calm down. We just grew up. You should try it sometime. Anyway, what's so terrible about the thought of me and Rose together?"

"You'e just no good for her, Malfoy. In the end you'd only hurt her."

"You think I don't already know that?!"

Albus raised an eyebrow. "You like her."

"No. I don't."

"You do. Shit, Malfoy, you like my cousin."

"Fuck off, Potter. I do not. We've hated each other since first year, I do not like Rose."

Scorpius looked at the door to the compartment and caught Rose's eye before she dissapeared back into the room. Shit.

"Whatever you say, Malfoy." Albus said, clapping him on the shoulder. "It better stay that way."

After a couple minutes they walked into the compartment. Scorpius looked at Rose just in time to see her put something in her mouth. She swallowed them without chewing. Rose saw Scorpius looking and dug in her bag. When she pulled up a box, he could see she was shaking. "W-want a jellybean?"

"I do." Albus said, grabbing the box from her and pouring them in his hand. He tossed one in the air and caught it in his mouth. If Scorpius tried that, it would hit him in the eye.

Rose was looking down at her feet, and Scorpius sat across from her. Soon her gaze drifted up and out the window, Scorpius could see her eyes. One was dialated, one not. Whatever she swallowed hadn't been jellybeans, and Scorpius had a suddn instinct. He didn't know much, but one thing was true- Rose had a problem. And he would have to help her. He'd have to help her or he might lose her forever.