~Rose~

"H-How long have you two been here?" Albus said, the tips of his ears turning red,

"Long enough to see you guys tongue wrestling," Scorpius said, I laughed and hits his arm. Don't he know how embarrassed Albus is right now? I peeked at his face, yes, yes he does know.

"I-I have to go!" Alice jumped up, rushing outside, her blushing face clutching in her hands,

"So," I said, slipping into the now open seat while Scorpius stands right next to me, "You and Alice,"

"Scorp!" Albus cried looking at him, I turned to see Scorpius wiggling his eyebrows.

"Well," I said, "He's not wrong," I said, wiggling my eyebrows as well,

"Are you serious?"

"No," I said, "I'm Rose,"

~Scorpius~

"Soooo," Albus said, sitting us down at the ledge of the fountain in the courtyard. Having arrived back at Hogwarts, Rose left for the library to study for the OWLs, I was about to follow her myself when Albus dragged me off.

"So what?" I asked, having no idea what he is talking about,

"You know," He said slyly, "Your date,"

"What date, the only date there was, was yours,"

"Oh come on, I saw you and Rose having a snack at Three Broomsticks. Now I think the real question right now is what you guys were doing before you saw me and Alice." He wiggles his eyebrows suggestively,

"Okay, first of all, eyebrow wiggling is my thing, not yours,"

"Hey! Did you invent it? No, so it doesn't belong to you!" Albus cried but I waved him off,

"Second, there is nothing going on between me and Rose," I said in a sadder tone.

"Yeah, yeah, I don't believe that for a second, I may not be one hundred percent sure about Rose yet, but I know for a fact that you like her,"

"How would you even know if someone likes someone," I said, trying to divert his attention elsewhere,

"Well, I don't hear you denying,"

I sighed, "Okay, fine, I'll admit. I really, really like Rose,"

Albus let out a shriek, "I knew it!"

"Jeez, calm down," I covered my ears, "You sound like a girl,"

"So what, I'm entitled to react how I want to react and if I want to act like a girl so be it!"

"A girl Albus," I thought for a moment wistfully, "Albusa, yes I can totally see that,"

"No way," He shook his head, a smile showed on his face, "Albusiella is much better,"

I nodded, then paused, a thought suddenly occurred to me, "Actually if you were born a girl, then your name would be Lily,"

"You wouldn't know that for sure though, since-"

"No, obviously your parents wanted to name their first boy and first girl after Harry's parents, James and Lily Potter, so if you were a girl, your name would be Lily," I said, then after a moment I added, "Duh,"

"If so, then-" Albus started but got cut off by a familiar voice and I mentally sighed. Oh that voice, I love that voice, but I love the person that the voice belonged to even more. I paused at that last train of thought, that sounded especially weird and like a creep, argh! Why am I so weird!

"Scorp!" Rose called out, running over to us, stopping a few mere feet away from the fountain,

"And Albus," Albus said, gesturing to himself, " Another one of your best friends and also your favourite cousin. Geeze, you skip out on one of our Hogsmeade trips together to go on a date and it's like you don't even exist!"

Rose rolled her eyes, ignoring him, "Wait, what were you talking about before?"

"Nothing!" Albus exclaimed at the same time I said,

"Discussing whether or not his name would be Lily if he was born a girl,"

"Wait what?" Rose then shook her head, her silky red hair flowed across in the air, "You know what, I don't even want to know,"

"Good choice," I said,

"Yeah, you probably don't want to know," Albus said, scratching the back of his head.

"So what are you doing here? Not that we don't want you here," I added the last part quickly,

"Don't worry, I'll leave you two back to discussing if you were the different gender soon. I'm just here to inform that Henry and Sarah from Hufflepuff told Eric, who told Renee, who told Brian, who told Lorcan, who then told Lily, who told me that-" She paused, gasping for breath,

"Wait what?" I asked confused, not getting any of what she just said with the who told what the what- you know what, I'm just going to wait for Rose's explanation.

"Oh please don't make me say that again." She begged, slightly breathless, "Anyways, they got detention so we have to take over their patrol tonight,"

"Okay," I nodded, "When is it,"

"I believe that is from midnight to three, on the third corridor," Rose informed, "I'll expect to meet you in front of the doors of the Great Hall as always of course," I nodded "Okay, so, um, I guess I'll leave you guys to it then," Rose said awkwardly, leaving, and once she was out of sight, Albus slapped the back of my head,

"Oi! What did you do that for!" I exclaimed, clutching where he hit me.

"For making us look like fools!" Albus exclaimed, "Whether or not I would be named Lily if I was a girl, pleh!" He spat in my face,

I wiped the spit off my face with my palms, and then wiping my hands on Albus' robes, "Oh for Merlin's sake, she known that we were fools since first year!" I stood up, "Now if you excuse me, I'll be leaving now,"

"Hey, we aren't done talking about you and Rose yet!" He grabbed my arm, pulling me back down,

"What do you think Lily's name would be if you were a girl," I said, once again, unsuccessfully trying to change the topic of the conversation.

"Luna or Ginny Junior if mum's got any say in it, but that's not the point. The point here is you keep on trying to get out of this and not answering any of my questions,"

I sighed, deciding that the quickest way out of this is to simply answer all his questions. "Fine, ask any question you want,"

Albus lets out another squeal, "Okay first question! When did you start liking my cousin,"

"Wait, so you approve?" I asked nervously. The reaction I'm most scared of getting when telling people that I like Rose, is Rose, but after that, it is her family.

"Of course I do, but getting her dad to is a whole other question. Anyways answer!" He clapped his hands together,

"Okay," I thought for a moment, "I think realized I loved her in third year, but I started liking her when I first met her at the Hogwarts Express in first year,"

"Wait, you love her? I thought you just really liked her,"

"Like. Love. What's the difference?"

"A lot," He said, "It's a big difference," I thought about it for a while. Do I really love Rose, my best friend since forever? Do I? I don't know. "Anyways, next question, why do you like or love her? I mean, I get that she is nice and all but what makes you like her so much?"

I didn't hesitate a moment before answering, "Her smile, her laugh, the way she can make even the worst of days amazing. How she always bits her nails when she's nervous, how likes to usually keep her hair down or in a simple ponytail or plait instead of a fancy hairdo like all the other girls. Her heart, bigger than the whole wizarding world combined."

Albus fake gagged, "Ew, that's my cousin you're talking about!"

"What about you?" I asked, "What makes you so attracted to Alice,"

Albus lets out a rare smile. Not sly or his signature smile that can put a smile on your face any day. But a wistful one, hopeful even. "Her lips, so soft and pink. Her long, shiny brown curls that cascade down to her hip. The way she talks, so soft and understanding as if she really cares and want to know more about you,"

I nodded, yet my mind was elsewhere wondering the same question over and over again. Do I love Rose Weasley?

* * *

I waited outside the grand closed doors of the Great Hall when I saw her. Rose. Her bright red hair tied into a side plait, her robes all nice and ironed.

"Are you ready?" She asked, I nodded, "Great then let's not waste any time,"

I followed her as she started towards the third corridor. I mentally sighed, she is so organized, and prepared, and so, well perfect. She's smart but don't act like she's better than anyone else. She's kind, yet not like a pushover, she'll help you with whatever you need, as long as it is not illegal or will get her in trouble. She determined and cunning much like a Slytherin, but she don't use it to her advantage. She can make you smile even on the darkest of days with just a small smile of her own. And that's when I know. I love Rose Weasley.