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"So whats next?" Scorpius asked a couple of hours later, they pair of them hauling their shopping bags along. "Madam Puddifoot's, The Hog's Head or The three Broomsticks."
"Three Broomsticks!" Rose said quickly. Then she looked questioningly Scorpius.
"What?" Scorpius asked.
"Madam Puddifoot's?" Rose asked and couldn't help a laugh.
Rose could swear she saw Scorpius blush a little.
"Yeah, I've heard it should be a pretty neat and nice little place." Scorpius quickly explained, looking straight forward.
"Well, I've never been there myself." Rose said. "But I think I still would prefer the Three Broomsticks." She sent Scorpius a smile worth heartbreak.
Scorpius blinked fast, as his heartbeat increased. Rose felt her own cheeks heat up a bit. She grabbed Scorpius by the arm and dragged him along.
"Let's go then." She said.
As they entered The Three Broomsticks, Rose caught the eyes of a couple of her classmates who starred at the rather mismatched pair. She felt her cheek heat up even further again, and kept dragging Scorpius along until she found an empty table in the back of the room.
"Is something wrong?" Scorpius asked.
Rose shook her head, but she could see that Scorpius weren't convinced.
"What is wrong?" he changed his words.
Rose shook her head again, refusing to answer.
"Will you please order our drinks?" She asked, distracting Scorpius.
"Sure." Scorpius said, easily distracted. "Butterbeer?" Rose nodded.
Rose focused at Scorpius as he walked to the bar, when she suddenly someone sat down next to her.
"Hello Prefect." Fred grinned to her.
Rose felt her cheeks heat once again, even though this time she didn't know why.
"Hey Fred." She said.
He put an arm around her - his favorite move whenever he wanted to tease someone.
"Well, I see that my favorite cousin is already over the little heartbreak that idiot caused her last night." He said.
"How do you know about my break with Andrew?" Rose asked, refusing to look at Fred. Instead, Scorpius caught her eyes. She saw him mouth "Everything alright?" and she nodded as answer.
"I was there." Fred said, causing Rose to turn her head and full attention towards him after all.
"What?!" She said, her surprise making her raise her voice. A couple sitting at the next table turned their heads towards her, but she ignored them.
"Yep," Fred said. "even though my favorite cousin has my favorite map, granted to me by the dear James, who understand nothing of the Marauders, I still know how to walk around the castle without getting caught."
Rose blushed a little as Fred talked about the Marauders map, which has been in her possession the last couple of year.
"That, and most of the school talks about it. A future Head-Girl and the captain of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team splitting up? That's serious gossip."
Fred lowered his voice, and nodded somewhat discreet towards Scorpius, who was walking towards the table, a glass of butterbeer in each hand.
"Especially when the aforementioned future Head-Girl already have already found herself a replacement."
Rose started to protest, but Fred cut her off.
"Don't worry Prefect; I wouldn't hand over my favorite cousin for anything in the world world."
Scorpius joined them at the table, eyeing Fred a bit suspiciously.
"Weasly." He said formally.
"Malfoy." Fred replied, face all serious. "You better take good care of my cousin; better than the last one." Then he cracked a grin and walked away.
Rose rolled. Typical Fred.
"Did he mean what I think he meant?" Scorpius asked, handing Rose her glass.
Rose lowered her gaze and took a sip of the butterbeer. "Probably."
"You got some foam on your upper lip." Malfoy said, reaching for his napkin. Rose sat still as he gently wiped away the foam. "There." He said. "As good as new."
Both of them where leaning forward, looking into each other's eyes. As the night before, there were only inches between their faces. Rose was suddenly hit with a impulse to lean further forward and kiss Scorpius. But instead she leaned back, her inner voice asking what had gotten into her.
"Thanks." Rose said as Scorpius handed her the last couple of her bags.
"No problem." Scorpius answered. As Rose turned around, he spoke again.
"Rose, I really had a good time today." He started.
Rose nodded and smiled. "Yeah, me too."
"I…" Scorpius started. "I would really like to do it again sometime. Soon." While he continued he kept his gaze on the wall behind Rose.
Rose felt her cheeks heat again. She wondered how the bloody hell one boy could make her blush so much in one day.
"Sure, me too Scorpius." She said.
Scorpius looked at her and smiled, his eyes bright.
Rose felt a knot tightening in her chest. She wasn't quite ready for the kind of hope, that seemed to beam of Scorpius.
"We already have an appointment tomorrow." She said quickly.
The hope in Scorpius' eyes faded, and his smile grew smaller.
"Yeah, of course." He said, his voice considerably colder than before. "I'll see you then." He said, turned around and walked away.
Rose fought the desire to call him back when Lisa and Camille suddenly shoved up.
"Uuh, what a heartbreaker you've turned into Rose Weasley." Lisa said, taking a couple of Rose's bags and grabbing Rose's right arm.
"Yeah, two boys in one day? She's turning into quite a badass." Camille grinned, grabbing Rose's left arm.
Rose shook her head. "You two are nuts. I might have broken Andrew's heart,"
"Yeah but he deserved it." Lisa mumbled.
Rose ignored her. "But I surely didn't break Scorpius' heart. He doesn't even like me."
That made both Camille and Lisa giggle like crazy. Rose eyes them suspiciously.
"Alright, alright." Lisa said, barely containing able to maintain the illusion of her not laughing. "Then that's the official story."
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