A Turn of Events

Rose's POV

I woke up in shock. I was laying down on Scorpius's arm next to the lake. Panicking, I tried to recall everything that happened and gave a sigh of relief. Our clothes were still on and I guess we had just fallen asleep next to the lake last night talking. It was really, really early. The sun was just sending pink streaks into the sky without having shown itself yet. Scorpius was snoring softly, his head tucked into the crook of my arm and his floppy blonde hair going up and down with every tiny snore. I smiled and pulled myself away from him, trying not to wake him.

It didn't work.

"Rose?" he said quietly, turning toward me. He opened his eyes and looked at me questioningly. "What the hell are we doing here?"

I laughed. "I guess we just… fell asleep out here. You stink, Malfoy."

Scorpius looks down at himself and crumples his nose. "You're right. Damn I need a shower. I'm going to head to the dungeons. You'll be ok?" he asked me. I nodded and he stood up, stretched and I watched him go. I suddenly felt so happy that I could be with him like this, without worrying about my stupid family. It used to be so much sneaking around, and even though my family still hates his guts in general, they've stopped giving me so much shite about being his friend.

His friend.

I thought about falling asleep next to him, feeling so comfortable, so safe. He's been with a fair few girls, even though he was only fifteen. He's been around the block and if I were to ever be one of those girls, I'd find it intimidating.

Then I thought about it. When's the last time he's bragged about a girl anyway? Not since Parkinson, the pig. I frowned. That wasn't normal for him. He was always chasing after some girl or the other. I stood up and began to walk over to the Gryffindor tower, thinking of having a good bath for myself.

/

Except that didn't happen, because instead, I saw Eve stumbling out of the 6th year boys dormitory, looking extremely sheepish and extremely shocked and very hung-over.

"Eve?" I asked, running toward her to catch her before she fell over. There were tears in her eyes. "Eve talk to me?"

"I can't believe… oh God, I can't believe I slept with him," she said quietly. I raised an eyebrow.

"Slept with who?" I prompted, even though I had a fairly good idea.

"James," she said, letting out a bit of a sob and sinking down onto the top step.

"Shh, he'll hear you. Come on," I said, helping her up. She followed me quietly down the stair case and toward the armchairs. She immediately slumped down into one of them and I scooted over to her. "What happened?"

"He… we were drunk and oh my god, what the hell is wrong with me?""

"Eve, snap out of it." I said firmly. Sometimes you had to be firm with people. She looked up and immediately seemed to realize that she was being a sobbing, blubbering baby and her face cleared up and the familiar hardness came back to her eyes.

"I was drunk—"

"Was he drunk too?" I ask quickly.

"Um… yes, he was having a shot contest with Fred so I assume he was," she said. Oh yeah, then he definitely was because he never loses shot contests.

"Okay, go on."

"We were drunk and… Al… Al had something to do with this."

Oh Merlin, if she was about to tell me that all three of them—

"Oh yeah! He came and told me to forgive James because he cares about me and that's why he did it and just a bunch of things that irritated me. And so I started drinking and he made more sense and then James came and sat down next to me and started joking around and I was starting to warm up to him. One thing led to another and I—well fuck—lost my virginity to your cousin."

I stared at her. "And… now?"

"Now he's going to expect me to be his girlfriend isn't he?" she asked, her voice fearful.

"Well… yes…"

"But I don't want that!" she said, throwing her hands up in the air in frustration. "It was a mistake."

Now, James is my cousin and hearing this pissed me off a bit. Harlot. But that was just my first instinctual reaction. But I understood what she was saying, repressed this angry side of me, and continued to keep my arm on her shoulder comfortingly.

"I'm going to sleep," she said, standing up and heading up to her dormitories. I shrugged and went up to the fifth year girls' dormitory and took a very long shower, trying to forget about Eve and James, and how heart-broken James was about to be.

/

James's POV

I woke up. Sunday morning sun was pouring in through the windows and I could feel the chilly January air seeping through the windows and tugged the blankets more around myself. I caught that smell though, the smell of Eve and then everything came rushing back to me.

I checked the time and saw that it was well past eleven, meaning that Eve had probably gotten up and showered and such. She was a morning person after all.

A huge smile found its way to my face and I sat up in bed. I saw Fred snoring loudly in the bed next to mine and Riley shifting around in his sleep. There had been something wrong with him recently. And he still hasn't told me and Fred what the hell went on when he got beat up. I frowned for a second at the thought, but couldn't even keep that in my head because the thought of Eve's lovely soft skin touching mine just drove all those thoughts right out of my head and replaced my frown with a giant smile.

I threw my pillow at Fred, who groaned, and turned on his side.

"Wake up dude!" I said, getting up and shoving him off the bed. He groaned and sat up.

"What the fuck man?"

"Eve spent the night." His eyebrows shot up.

"No you're taking the shit."

"I'm not lying. And no it wasn't a dream."

"Jay, dude, not to burst your bubble, but were you both drunk?" I watched him, slowly understanding what might have happened. Even though I was drunk, I was in love with that girl. But Eve, well… she never really said anything like that to me. And she did leave…

"Yeah we were drunk. But she wouldn't have just… slept with me. She's not like that," I said slowly.

Fred looked unconvinced. "If you're sure Jay." And then he went back to sleep, leaving me a bit troubled. I wasn't sure.

/

Eve's POV

I spent that whole Sunday shut up in the girl's dormitory, not daring to go downstairs. On the bright side, my homework was all caught up for and I'm pretty sure I studied for my next three History of Magic exams.

I even wrote a letter to my mom and snuck off to the Owlery during dinner, mailed it, and rushed back before dinner was over. I knew that James was probably somewhere, either really angry or really deluded. But I was definitely going to continue to avoid him as much as possible.

For the next three days, this plan went swimmingly. True, we had all classes together, but I was doing really well at not making eye contact with him and running away whenever he tried to approach me. As a result, he probably wasn't deluded anymore. It would be dim for him to be deluded. It was obvious I was avoiding him.

On the fourth day though, Rose grabbed my arm and pulled me aside as soon as I made for the dormitory stairs.

"What are you doing? You have to set James straight!" she said angrily.

"Rose, I'd rather it just go away," I hissed back at her.

"He is heartbroken and confused. His birthday is tomorrow! I am throwing him a surprise birthday party on tomorrow night and I do not want him moping about you."

"Alright," I said, raising my palms. "Merlin, I'll get to it. Give a girl some time."

"Get to it. I don't have time to police you around. I have exams to study for and a party to plan."

"Alright, mom."

She shot me a glare and rushed away.

/

Rose's POV

"Jamesy!" I yelled excitedly, bursting into his room. Every single boy in the room shot up and began collecting sheets around their bodies, except Riley who just turned away from me. I didn't care though and I ran towards James's bed and jumped on it. "Happy birthday! You're legal!"

He grumbled at me. I heard something like "–so annoying" or something along those lines. But I wasn't worried. Instead I shook him awake and pulled him in upright sitting position.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" he snapped. "You would think that it's your birthday."

We had a pillow thrown in our direction and Fred yelled loudly at the two of us to "go to the common room you wankers!" I rolled my eyes and we stood up, making our way to the common room.

"Why am I up before class starts?" he groaned, settling himself down on my lap.

"James, I'm sorry about Eve," I said quietly, seeing it clearly on his face.

"Don't be sorry. I don't even know what happened yet. She won't talk to me."

I stared at him. She didn't say anything yet? I will kill that girl. Because there was still that look of hope in his eyes along with all the sadness. And I really just wanted to strangle Evelyn Martin. What a bitch.

"James—" I began, contemplating telling him myself. "I think—"

"I hope she doesn't think I just wanted sex. I wish she would talk to me so I could tell her I love her and want to be with her."

See this is what I was afraid of. He thinks it's his fault. It's not even a good idea to tell him today, because well it's his birthday. And his birthday party! I'm really going to kill her. I had to find her. But first, I had to give James his present.

"I'm sorry about everything that's happening. She's avoiding me too," I lied because I knew that it was the next question on his mind. He's been asking me about her since Sunday. It was driving me crazy not being able to tell him the truth, but I kept it quiet for Eve's sake. I reached into my pocket and pulled out a tiny black box and handed it to him. His face lit up when he saw it and he grinned at me. He reached up and took it in his hands.

"I always knew you were my favorite cousin," he said happily, opening it. It flew right out of the box and hovered in front of his nose.

"Wow," he whispered, reaching up to touch it.

"You like it right?" I asked, a bit nervous. He sat up and kissed my head.

"Love it Rosie," he said happily.

/

I walked into the sixth year girl's dormitory to find everyone asleep. What was it with people not getting up before class started? My eyes landed on Renee's empty bed and smirked. She must have transferred. Bitch. I walked over and tapped Eve, who woke up in bed instantly.

"What's wrong?" she said, alert.

"Want to know what's wrong?" I asked harshly. She looked relieved and annoyed at seeing me.

"Oh it's just you."

"You didn't tell him yet?" I accused. She shook her head and at least had the decency to look mildly ashamed.

"I—didn't have the courage. I'll do it today."

"TODAY IS HIS BIRTHDAY!" I couldn't help but yell. This earned several angry groans from the other girls. I brought my voice down to a whisper. "Since you've screwed up and not told him yet, you're not going to until after his surprise party. You will continue to avoid him or you will pretend that you're thinking about it or something. I will not have you ruin things."

She looked frightened, as she should.

"Fine," she said. "My pleasure. Now can you leave so I can shower?"

/

James's POV

Rose always gave spectacular gifts. My new miniature golden broomstick was flying around my head and it must have cost her a fortune. It had amazing detail and it was absolutely beautiful. Every now and then it did loops and tricks and it was almost a bit mesmerizing. Rose had already gone up for a shower and I was left in the common room sitting and playing with it. My thoughts invariably began to stray towards Eve, as usual. I looked up longingly toward the girl's dormitories. She must be up there. We had the next class together. I'd just sit here and wait for her to come down. She'd have to at some point.

Eve's POV

Ugh I was late. I grabbed my bag and started drying my hair with my wand while rushing down the stairs. Flitwick would really kill me, tiny as he is, if I didn't get to class on time. But I stopped short when I saw James on the sofa, something tiny buzzing around his head. Crap. Crap. What was I going to do? Maybe I could just miss class. No… I couldn't. I was learning a particularly hard spell in Charms.

God-damnit.

Well, I tried my best to just kind of walk along pretending as if he weren't on the sofa.

"Eve!"

Well that plan failed. I rushed out of the dormitory hole but not before I felt an immense force blocking my way. There was nothing physically in front of me, so I assumed it was James's magic. I turned and saw him running towards me.

"Eve, please don't walk away," he said, catching my arm.

I shrugged it away. "I'm late. So are you, so err… happy birthday and I'll talk to you later," I said, and ran as fast as I could. I know it was cowardly, but Rose had specifically told me not to tell him until after his surprise birthday party.

Maybe I should just kill myself instead.

/

Rose's POV

Everything was set up. There were so many people, it was unbelievable. Even Scorpius was here, although grudgingly, wearing a party hat and hiding behind one of the charmed armchairs next to Al. The lights were off, the firewhiskeys were in the ice buckets, the sweets were in the trays, and the food was lining the walls. The music was off for now, but was charmed to start playing Happy Birthday as soon as James walked in.

The door squeaked open and everyone jumped up and yelled "SURPRISE!" The lights turned on and the music began playing, only to show a very frightened and purple looking first year.

"I'm sorry!" he squealed, before running up to his own dormitory. I rolled my eyes and with a flick of my wand made everything back to normal.

"YOU SLEPT WITH ME AND IT MEANT NOTHING? NOTHING TO YOU?"

"Oh please James, what did you think that I was sleeping with you because in my intoxicated state I realized my undying love for you? I was sad, vulnerable, and you were there!"

"I can't believe this. I'm done. I'm fucking done with this shit. You used me."

"Don't be such a girl, James."

"You were my first!"

I looked around nervously and everyone had their mouths open. James Potter was a virgin? The whispering started like wildfire. Maybe the party thing wasn't such a good idea.

"YOU WERE MY FIRST TOO. LET'S DANCE THE FUCKING MAMBA!"

I was going to kill Evelyn Martin. I've said it before, but I was serious this time. The portrait hole opened, the music started playing, the lights came on, and a few people jumped up and said a feeble "surprise!" But most just stood slowly, some shocked and some uncomfortable. James looked around in complete surprise (not the good kind) and his eyes landed on me.

"Surprise?" I said quietly, shrugging, plastering a hopeful smile on my face. James just shook his head, stuck his hands in his pockets, and trudged up to his room. Eve looked mortified at the crowd. She ran up to her dormitories without a word.

Well fuck.

"I'll talk to him," Al said softly, standing up and making for the dormitories.

"And I'll kill her," I growled, making for Eve's.

/

James POV

Well that went swimmingly, I'd say. I groaned and sat down on my bed. Usually, I would never pass up a chance to party. But this time, I really, really wasn't in the mood. Especially because that girl—I will not think of her name—will not give me the goddamn time of day. I can't believe that I was stupid enough to think that it was me. I mean, did I not know her? She was incapable of loving anyone. And now there's the fucking thing that the whole entire fucking school knows that I'm a fucking sap. I was thinking about just ending it. You know, my entire life.

"Jay?" I looked up and saw Al. I gave him a weak smile and he sat down next to me. "Jay, what happened?"

"I finally caught her and made her talk to me. I was just so confused. Obviously I wouldn't have done it if I knew there was the fucking school on the other side of the door," I said angrily. "Goddamn Rose."

"It's not Rose's fault. She just wanted to plan a nice party for you," Al said frowning.

"I know," I groaned. "That's not what I meant really. I just—" I slammed the headboard next to the bed with my fist. I think Al got what I meant.

"Bro, you need to grow a pair and face the music. That girl is just not into you right now."

"Always the sensitive one, Al."

"I'm just not used to seeing you all pathetic and what not. Where's my Quidditch captain? Where's my retarded older brother? Be your stupid self again and stop worrying about her. If you're meant to be, you're meant to be."

And as much as I hate to admit that my baby brother can be right sometimes, he was right.

"Now get down there and party like James Potter the Second."

/

Rose's POV

"You unbelievable bitch of a girl!" I yelled, storming into the sixth year dormitories. It was empty seeing as how everyone was at the fallout party. Eve looked up at me and if I wasn't in such a raging mood, I would've felt sorry for her. She looked like she felt terrible. Her cat was in her lap and jumped at the sound of me. But I wasn't having it after she ruined my party.

"Rose, I didn't mean to—"

"Explain yourself!" I yelled.

"I—Rose, he made me. He found me and basically forced it out of me."

"Are you incapable of lying?"

"And breaking his heart twice as bad when I finally tell him the truth? You'd rather that?"

"Bloody hell! No. But goddamnit, Eve, he's my cousin. You did use him, and I don't even know what to say." I said angrily. Her cat was still staring at me. She was looking like I just slapped her.

"Rose—"

"You should go apologize to the group downstairs. They're really uncomfortable."

"Fine," she snapped. "If that will make you stop being such a bitch."

/

Eve's POV

I stormed downstairs, completely infuriated with everyone in the world. I mean, I got a pretty bad end here. I lost my virginity to someone I wasn't in love with and I was drunk. Drunk of my goddamn ass and sad. As if any of those others wouldn't have done the same thing. James should have known better.

I stopped dead at the bottom of the stairs. James was in the thick of everything, making out with Renee. I didn't even know she was back. My throat closed up and I couldn't move. I heard Rose coming up behind me and she stopped dead right next to me.

"She's back?" she breathed.

"Apparently," I said quietly, turning around and walking right back up the stairs.

/

A/N: Here's an extra long chapter for my lovely readers. (Also, there's been spacing problems, and hopefully, I've fixed them in this chapter. I've been trying to do it so far, but it doesn't show up. Hopefully it shows up.

Okay sorry for that novel-length AN :) Stay awesome!