A.N. So just a reminder, next week this will not be updated at my usual time, but closer to Wednesday (which is sad because next chapter is my favorite cue evil laughter). Thanks for the reviews, alerts etc, also I added a part because a couple of my reviewers believe Rose to be too moody and dramatic about the Scorpius thing, so the part with them at the end is a bit more upbeat (I hope). As always enjoy and review. Oh and my laptop is all better. Yay!

Thinking about you every day

Scorpius took a casual step back. Rose's heart sank, it wasn't even awkward, Scorpius acted like it was nothing, standing that close to his best friend. Where for her… palms sweaty, heart beating rapidly, a nauseated feeling in her stomach, it was far from nothing. She let her eyes watch his lanky frame as he went and sat down at a small circular wooden table that the busy house elves had set up for the two visiting students in the middle of the kitchens. Rose forced a smile and sat down next to him. She ate without even tasting her food. The silence between the two friends was comfortable; they had stopped needing to talk to fill the time years before. Rose's heart jolted every time Scorpius brushed against her with his leg or with an arm.

Scorpius ate his meal enjoying the silence of being with Rose. He was able to let his thoughts wander about various things without having to worry about Rose being insulted that he wasn't talking to her. He wondered if the house elves enjoyed when the students came to visit, because he felt that the food tasted a lot better than usual down here (although he must admit that with all the fireplaces that were in the kitchens it was a bit warmer than the rest of the castle). He turned to look at Rose who was swirling her fork around on her plate looking off into the distance. Scorpius looked down, brow furrowed. It must be that conversation Rose had overheard a few days ago preying on her mind again. He frowned, she kept saying it was nothing and yet here she was still thinking about it. Scorpius really wished Rose would open up about it to him, and yet he knew he wasn't going to ask again.

"So when's your next quidditch practice? It's been awhile." Scorpius asked casually. He never paid attention to things like that; he just knew when the actual games were. Rose would murder him otherwise. Rose swung her head around, her hair whipping around with the force. Scorpius watched the dark curls move through the air, Rose's hair fascinated him.

"Oh shite. I'm late; Carlos is going to kill me!" The 17 year old flew out of the kitchens leaving Scorpius Malfoy behind laughing. His best friend amused him.

"Weasley, get your head in the game!" Rose barely registered the shouting of the Hufflepuff Captain. Carlos shot the girl a glare as another shot went into the goal. Rose couldn't help it, she kept seeing Scorpius every where, keeping was the last thing on her mind. How could he not feel anything for her? Because Rose knew now that Scorpius thought of her as just a friend. That was obvious from the way he had stepped back from her before like it was nothing. Like she was nothing. Oh she knew that he cared for her, but not in the way that she cared for him.

"Oww," a bludger just grazed the side of Rose's head; she turned to glare at Conner, one of the beaters, who was grinning at her. She felt the side of her forehead and winced as she touched the tender area a bruise already forming. Rose scowled. It wasn't like she could help it, these past few days Scorpius had been the only thing on her mind. Finally, finally the torturous practice ended, with Carlos glaring at Rose as she shuffled off ready to shower.

"Rosie!" Lily Potter came bounding up to her older cousin grinning. Rose looked at her suspiciously.

"What?"

"How do you feel about playing matchmaker with me?" Lily asked looking excited.

Rose sighed. "Matchmaker? Why me?"

Lily looked uncomfortable now. "Well a friend of mine, fifth year, she's in Hufflepuff and well she fancies Scorpius." Rose shot up.

"No! I'm not setting Scorpius up with Maria Philips!" Lily looked surprised now.

"How did you-? Why not?" Rose was too angry to notice the little rather smug smile playing around Lily's lips now.

"Because, I'm not!" Rose glared angrily at the ground.

"You fancy Scorpius yourself." Lily stated this, as Rose looked at her in amazement.

"That's what I told Maria. Well actually I told her that I knew of someone who

was much better suited for her and to forget Scorpius." Lily scuffed the ground with the toe of her shoe; Rose watched the setting sun reflect the red of her cousin's hair. Rose sighed in defeat.

"I just can't stop thinking about him. Every day, and I only just realized why that

was." Rose confessed to the fourth year. "He's my best friend, and I think he only thinks of me like that. Probably like a sister." She snorted flicking her hair back over her shoulder.

"I wouldn't be so sure of that Rose." Lily said quietly. Rose looked at her "What

makes you say that?" Lily shrugged.

"Just the way he is around you. I wish there was a guy who looked at me, like

Scorpius looks at you." Lily looked off into the distance, a look of longing on her face.

Rose decided to leave Lily where she was, smiling in good bye as she went inside to take a quick shower before finding Scorpius was sitting waiting for her at the Hufflepuff table. Rose smiled at him in greeting and sat down.

"How was practice?" Scorpius asked.

"It was okay," Rose replied piling spaghetti onto her plate and swiping a slice of garlic bread.

"You don't sound convinced," Scorpius grinned at the exhausted looking girl.

Rose stuck her tongue at the boy before digging into her supper.

"Rosie posie," Scorpius sang out. Rose looked up only to have Scorpius flick spaghetti sauce into her face. She sputtered.

"What was that for?" Rose managed to get out. Scorpius shrugged and grinned.

"Well in that case…" Rose picked up a roll and threw it at Scorpius, it bounced off his shoulder and on to the ground.

"That's just a waste of perfectly good bread," Scorpius said in mock horror. He then smirked as his eyes fell on something. Rose turned to see what Scorpius was looking at.

"No," Rose whispered. Scorpius glanced back at his best friend as he picked up the bowl of grated cheese.

"You wouldn't," Rose insisted as Scorpius smirked at her. Rose let out a shriek as she found herself covered in cheese. She looked at Scorpius in shock as she grabbed a jug of pumpkin juice.

"This is war Malfoy," as she poured the juice over the boy watching as his shirt stuck to his body.

"Mr. Malfoy and Miss Weasley," the two Hufflepuffs looked up at Neville Longbottom. "I must insist that you not waste any more food, the house elves work hard enough as it is, plus there are people in the world who don't receive the quality and quantity of food you two seem so insistent on wearing." Rose noticed the grin playing around Neville's lips as he was trying to scold them.

"Sorry Professor we won't wear any more food," Scorpius said with a straight face. Neville nodded solemnly.

"Good, I'd hate to have to give you two detention," Neville left with those parting words. Rose cast a glance over at Scorpius; they looked at each other for a second before bursting into laughter.

A.T. So you know you're a big HP fan when you watch TV shows and movies and put those characters into houses. There's a lot of Slytherins in soap operas.