Albus was always an early riser, usually getting up before Rosie sometimes. He sat up on the couch he had fallen asleep on and looked around. Scorpius had already left, leaving the blanket he had over him folded on the floor.
Albus sighed, "Guess this means I'm late." He looked over at the clock on the wall behind him and squinted as he read it. "3:30 am? Why would Scorpius be up this early?" He shrugged it off "Maybe he's up in the owlry again."
He got up and folded the blanket laying it on the seat next to him. Walking over to the bathrooms he heard a slight squeaking sound meaning someone was coming into the common room. He stayed hidden in the shadows of the room and waited silently to see who it was.
"Lily get off me!" A voice hissed.
"Not on your life Hugo . I'm not getting caught." Lily Potter's voice whispered back to him.
Albus knew exactly what was going on. He waited until the foot steps stopped in front of him before leaping out of the shadows toppling over Hugo and Lily.
"Sneaking into the Prefects dormitories? That'll be 10 house points from Gryffindor for each of you." Albus said. "And another 10 each for using James' invisibility cloak. What are you two doing here?"
"Al, come on! 40 House points! We're already behind Hufflepuff as it is!" Hugo whined.
"We couldn't sleep so we were going down to the kitchens to get a snack from the elves, but then we saw Scorpius doing rounds and ended up here." Lilly said glaring a bit at Hugo. "He actually looked more like he was looking for someone. He was pacing back and forth in front of some
"Room of Requirement." Albus thought to himself. But why would Scorp be going in there? Specially around this time. "Well you both best get back to your dorms." He said aloud holding up the cloak. "I think I'll hold onto this for a while." He said grinning.
Lily and Hugo both mumbled and whined over the loss of house points as Albus walked them back to Gryffindor house.
Silence held strong in the Room of Requirement. The only sound was the sound of Scorpius' heavy breathing. He looked to the uncovered cubbard his Father had told him about the years before. This cubbard was his Father's "biggest mistake" as he once said. He opened it up to see a paper neatly folded inside. He took the paper unfolded it and read it. He clenched his fist around it and threw it to the floor as he walked off to wander the room.
Complete your task and all that is precious to you will remain safe.
They always sent him little reminders. Whether it be through there or in cryptic letters by owl. He was tired of playing errand boy. He didn't want to do this, but he had to. To keep everyone safe.
He stopped and slumped against a wall inside the room sliding down the wall until he was resting on the floor. He put his head in his hands and just sat there in the silence. Why did it have to be him? Why was he the one that was chosen?
"Scorpius." His father's voice had called from the door.
He looked up from his reading and over at his father. "Yes Father?"
"Blaise Zambini has requested you come to his estate. Alone." He said walking in. "Now why would a man that has only met you once in his life want to meet with you now?" He looked down at his son.
"He is my Godfather." stated Scorpius. "Maybe he has his reasons."
Scorpius stood up and moved to the bookshelf where he put the book back in the spot he had taken it from. He walked over to the fireplace and reached on top of the mantle. Grabbing a handful of Floo Powder he threw it in as he stepped in saying "Zambini Estate" and disappearing.
Draco Malfoy watched his only son leave in front of him, to what would most likely be one of the worst experiences of his life. He waved his hand in the direction of the still burning candle and it went out with a slight hiss. He knew this couldn't be helped. He was his son afterall.
Rose was in her room gathering her things for the shower. One of the perks of being a prefect and getting up early. She opened her bedroom door and made her way out of the Prefects Quarters silently. She strolled down the hall and made her way to the bath. Once inside she put her clothing down on the small bench near the dress room. She then undressed herself and layed her pyjamas next to her clothes in a neat pile. She turned a couple of the knobs on the faucet before slowly getting into the bath, leaving her towel next to the edge. The bubbles soon began to cover the top of the water. She let out a soft sigh as she rested peacefully in the warm water. As pre-game rituals went, this one was her favorite.
The game was the big one. Gryffindor against Slytherin. Her mind was going through all the strategies James had been going through this past week. Rigorous training had been getting done just for this match. Rose was ready to beat James senseless if they lost after all this.
About an hour later and satisfied with her time in the bath, she got out and wrapped her towel around herself. Once dressed she took her dirty clothes with her and went back to her room. The prefects dorm was empty so everyone must have been out eating breakfast. Once she put her clothes away she put on her Quidditch uniform and headed down to the Great Hall. She ran into her youngest cousin Lily outside the Gryffindor common room entrance.
"Rosie!" She called out catching up to her. "Hey Rosie, I got you something." she pulled out a gold and maroon 'W' and put it in Rose's hand. "Its just a muggle trinket I saw. It's originally a 'P' but I charmed it to fit you. It brought me good luck since I got it so I want you to have it. You gotta beat Slytherin." She smiled and laughed a bit as Rose hugged her. "Thanks Lily. I'll be sure to wear it for the match today." Her and Lily walked into the Hall together at sat at Gryffindor table for breakfast.
Albus and Scorpius had watched her walk in with Lily laughing and smiling. Albus loved seeing his cousin smiling. Recently all the stress from classes and quiddich had started taking it's toll on her. She socialized less and barely caused mischief with him and Scorp. All she wanted to do was sleep. Good thing that Winter break was right around the corner. Only a week or two until break. Albus would have to ask Thaddeus Nott. He had been counting the days until Winter break since Halloween. Either way he'd have to put family love to the side for the moment. He wanted Slytherin to win this year and when it came to Quidditch family rivalry was high. Scorpius was seeker for Slytherin and James was seeker for Gryffindor. He would love to see his best mate sweep the skies with his brother.
Albus looked back to Scorpius and saw him watching Rose. He cleared his throat and gave him a light shove with his elbow. Scorpius shook his head as if he was in deep thought. "Oh sorry, what were you saying?" He said. Albus gave him the "just-tell-her-already look" that he's given him since he first found out. "No. She hates me anyway." He mumbled out before putting his head down. His head shot up a second later. "But hypothetically, if I were to tell her. How would I even do it?" He said.
"So you are thinking of telling her." Albus stated, a grin plastered on his face. "No, I said hypothetic- Listen Al, are you gonna help or not?" He said almost pleadingly. Albus laughed seeing Scorpius like this. "Alright how about I help you, after we win the game?" He said to him. A smile broke out across Scorpius' face. "Looks like Slytherin is gonna win this then."
A/N: Sorry the update took so long guys. I procrastinate...a lot. Plus I just started my first year of college. Whooo. So hopefully the next chapter should be ready by the end of this month. but no promises. I have 2 essays per week to do for my English class.