Year Four

Rose awoke to a tapping at the window. She went over and opened it. In flew Scorpius's owl, Cadenza. She deposited a note in Rose's hand, hooted, and flew off. Rose looked at the note. It read:

Rose. Please meet me by the rose bushes on the far side of the Lake at 12:30. Scorpius xx

Rose quickly got dressed and scribbled a note to Albus, the relative she trusted most – and the only one that knew about her and Scorpius. She gave it a quick glance and satisfied, called her owl, Theia and sent it. She then went to breakfast with the rest of the dorm.

Albus was getting ready when he got Rose's note and attempted to read her scrawled handwriting. He eventually deciphered it and then realised it read:

Albus. I am meeting with Scorpius today and I don't want any of my family interrupting. I won't let them see me just tell them I am not feeling too good and want to be left in peace if they ask. Rose xx

At 12 o'clock Rose hurried out of the common room saying she was going to the hospital wing for an Invigoration Draught because she was tired.

It usually took her 10 minutes to reach where Scorpius wanted to meet her so she went via the Hospital Wing to get the draught she was pretending to need. Just in case, you know, one of her family came asking. Hopefully they didn't.

Scorpius was pacing when she arrived. She went behind him and hugged him. He immediately relaxed and turned to return her hug. He then blindfolded her – despite her protests – and led her somewhere.

"Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy. Where are you taking me?" Rose questioned.

He didn't reply.

She was sat down and the blindfold was removed. They were on Rose's favourite picnic blanket surrounded by Rose's favourite foods in Rose's favourite spot. She looked at the boy, no, man next to her and whispered, "To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment."

He replied, "Why did you choose me Rose? I'm always being told I am vain and I thought you despised that in someone."

"Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us." She responded, quoting from her favourite book.

After eating all the food available Rose enquired why Scorpius liked her as she was no-one special. He paused and then answered, "If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more."

"You love me?"

"Yes I do Rose. I love you, most ardently."

"I love you too Scorpius."

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