Rose and Scorpius, A True Love

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

Whenever I woke up that morning in the hospital wing, all the pain was gone. I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes and looked around, and to my surprise Hugo was asleep in the chair next to my bed. I sat up and Hugo's eyes snapped open. He sat up and looked at me. "Hey." I whispered. And at that moment my fourteen year old brother who was normally always angry, always had something mean or hurtful to say, dissolved in tears. He put his face in his hands and was shaking in sobs. I got out of bed and got on my knees so we were eye level. "Shhh, it's okay. I'm here." I said softly. He threw his arms around me and cried on my shoulder. I rubbed his back soothingly. "I was so scared! What if the last thing I ever said to you was shove off? I'm sorry I've been so mean, I'm sorry I've been so distant, and I'm sorry I wasn't there to protect you." He gasped out in shaky breaths. I felt a tear escape my eye, "no Hugo, I'm sorry I wasn't there for you.." I whispered. He let me go and sat back up straight in the chair, rubbing his eyes aggressively. I sat criss cross on the cold tiled floor and looked up at my brother. He had grown up, his dark curly brown hair was swished to the side, his dark brown doe eyes, blood shot from crying. He had a medium build, and was just barley shorter than Scorpius. "How did you get in here?" I asked with curiosity. He laughed darkly and sighed, "sometime around midnight I unlocked the hospital wing door and sneaked in. Thought I would keep an eye on you incase you woke up." He said with a shy smile. I laughed, "your such a dork." His smile faded and he gave me a very serious look, "I really am sorry Rose." He said firmly. I shook my head, "I know, but I understand Hugo. Things have been complicated lately, but it's ok." I said firmly. He gave me a watery smile, and at that moment I felt like things between us were going be ok again.

I was finally released from the hospital wing around lunch time, and Hugo and I walked to lunch together. Although I was smiling and laughing with my brother, I hadn't forgotten about what Scorpius had said. Trying not to think about it too much I decided to catch up on my brothers life, "So let's see, any girlfriends I should know about?" I asked with raised eyebrows as we walked towards the great hall. He flushed bright red and sputtered, "no- no. No one." I started to laugh, "Ill figure out who she is later, don't worry." I said mockingly. "So, how's Lily? I don't see her much." I asked. He shrugged his shoulders, "She's alright I guess, she was really upset when she heard about you though." He said casually. I nodded my head. "It's nice to know that you two have stayed so close, even when you've been distant from the family this whole time." I said. He hesitated, "yea, it's hard not to. She's my best friend. And favorite cousin." He laughed. I smiled, "Yea I know, Albus and I use to be like that too. But I guess we drifted apart, him being in a different house and all." I said. Hugo nodded his head, "and it didn't help when he became friends with Malfoy." He said seriously. My heart skipped a beat at the sound of his name, "what about Sco- Malfoy." I asked. Hugo shrugged his shoulders, "you've said it hundreds of times before, how much you hate him. I don't blame you, he was and is a jerk." He sighed. I stayed silent for the rest of the walk. 'So that's how Hugo sees him...' I thought to myself sadly. When we entered the great hall, it became abnormally quiet. I sat down with my family who were all giving me smiling faces, as if to cheer me up, it was bad enough the entire school was whispering things behind my back about what happened, I don't need them doing the same thing. "Guys I'm fine, you can stop acting so weird now." I sighed heavily as I grabbed a sandwich off one of the plates. As I chewed thoughtfully the doors of the great hall opened, and in walked Albus and Scorpius. Albus waved at me and I waved back, but my eyes followed Scorpius to his table. When he sat down, he looked up and caught my eye. He didn't smile, or wave. He simply stared at me. I looked away and stared at my table. I still hadn't decided if I would meet him on the astronomy tower tonight, there was a lot to think about after all. After half an hour the bell rang for class to begin, I already missed my morning classes meaning I would have a lot to make up. Unfortunately, madam Pomfrey told me to spend the day resting, so I wasn't going to class after lunch. Instead I put on my cloak and went outside. The ground was layered in a giant blanket of snow, and I could see Hagrid in the distance doing his game keeper duties. I walked down the snowy hill towards his cabin to say hello. Whenever he noticed who it was he ran up to me and pulled me into a bone break hug. "Erg! Hey Hagrid!" I gasped. Hagrid started to sob uncontrollably. "When I heard wha' happen'd I was so worried! That you were gunna die!" He sobbed. I was off the ground as he sobbed on my shoulder, as much as I loved him, it was feeling a bit painful. "It's alright." I said, it was hard to talk when my lungs were being suppressed by how big he was. "O! I forgot'!" He yelled. He sat me down, and I took a giant breath of air. "Sorry bout that' was just- so happy to see yer" he said sniffly. I smiled even though my ribs were hurting. "It's fine, don't worry about it." I said lightly. "Come on inside, I'll make yea some tea." He said warmly, walking towards the hut. I followed along, and when he opened the door I was jumped by his Great Dane, Clover. She was only a puppy so she wasn't too big just yet. "Get down you crazy dog!" Hagrid said, pushing her away. I sat down in one of the giant chairs, and Clover jumped in my lap. Hagrid pored is tea in silence until, "Hagrid- could I ask you something?" I asked hesitantly. Hagrid looked taken aback, "o' course yea can, what kinda question in tha'?" He said with a chortle. He put down the kettle and looked at me with his beetle black eyes. I took a deep breath, not knowing how to ask this. "Um- what is your opinion of Scorpius Malfoy?" I asked quietly. Hagrid looked surprised by the question and shrugged his shoulders. "Nice enough kid, use to be a bit of a prat but now he's not so bad', he grew up a lil'. Cares bout me classes too." Hagrid said thoughtfully. I nodded my head slowly, "so- you don't- hate him?" I asked awkwardly. Hagrid gave me a searching look, "No, but why the sudden interest?" He asked. I stayed silent, wondering if I should tell him. 'I need advice! Just ask him! He will be honest with you!' I told myself in my head. "Scorpius wants me to meet him on the astronomy tower and I don't know what to do because if my father or his father finds out it won't end well and I'm worried if I choose him bad things will happen and that maybe I made the wrong choice in kissing him and it's just so confusing Hagrid I don't know what to do!" I yelled quickly. Hagrid seemed very confused, maybe I shouldn't have said it so fast? Hagrid thought about it for awhile then said, "Rosie. What do you want to do?" He asked. I felt any hope of advice shatter into millions of pieces. "What?" I asked in disbelief. "What do yea want to do?" Hagrid asked again, more clearly. I must have looked as confused as I felt about the question because then Hagrid sighed heavily and said, "Rosie, do you care about this boy?" He asked. I nodded my head, "yes but-" Hagrid cut my words off, "Go for it." He said simply. My eyes were wide with shock, "but what if-" Hagrid cut me off again, "stop thinkin' about what ifs, what's life without a lil' risk?" He said as he drank some of his tea. I sat silently, thinking of what he told me. It made more since when he put it that way... I finished my tea and told Hagrid I would see him around. As I walked back up to the castle, leaving footprints in the snow behind me, I was deep in thought. 'What do I want?' I kept asking over and over again in my mind. 'Right now I just want him, to talk to him, to learn all about him. To be held by him...' I thought. I went back to Gryffindor tower, waiting in my dorm room for night to fall. As I waited I started thinking about what Scorpius had told me.
"I've cared since second year..." Then all the sudden a memory came to my head of something he told me a long time ago...
"What's your favorite color?"
"Dark blue."
"Like the ocean?"
"No- like the night sky. With the silver stars twinkling in it."
Dark blue with silver... I laughed to myself out loud. I can't believe I never saw what he was talking about before! 'Dark blue like the sky, with silver stars twinkling within it? He was talking about his silver eyes, twinkling in the reflection of my dark blue eyes...' I laughed again. It was hard to picture Scorpius as the poetic type, but maybe there's a lot I don't know about him. The door opened and in walked Harley. She was singing merrily to herself, I coughed to let her know I was here. She jumped at the noise but saw it was me and smiled. "How are you feeling?" She asked, sitting next to me. I felt myself smile, "surprisingly wonderful..." I said softly. She smiled warmly, "good." And she got up and started to change into her pajamas. She was humming to herself as she did so, "okay. So what happened with Albus that your so happy about?" I asked curiously. She shook her head. "Nothing, why can't I just be in a good mood?" She asked. I rolled my eyes, "whatever." I said with a laugh. I looked at my watch and saw it was only seven o'clock. Would he be there by now? Maybe not.. I lay in my bed, not bothering to change out of my cloths, waiting. I started to pick at fray in my jeans. 'Should I change? No it's cold outside... But maybe fix it up a little?' I sat up in my bed and was twirling my wand in my finger tips. I pointed the wand at my jeans and muttered, "Abeo cultivate" and my dark blue jeans turned into olive green. I liked these much better. I looked at the time and saw it was nine o'clock. I got out of bed and walked towards the door, "where are you going?" Harley asked. I stopped walking, "just going down to the common room for awhile-" "oh cool ill go with you!" She said. "Wait no! Um-" Harley gave me a curious look. "I wanted some- alone time- to think- and stuff?" I lied. Harley nodded her head in understanding. "I get it. I'll see you in the morning I guess, I'm a little tired." She said as she stifled a yawn. Feeling relieved, I nodded my head and bolted out of the dorm room. I ran down the steps and grabbed my jacket, which I left on the couch, and started to walk towards the portrait hole. "Where are you going?" Hugo asked. I jumped, I didn't now he was here- and as I looked around a great deal of my family was there as well. "Just- out for a walk." I said awkwardly. Some of them nodded there heads and went back to what they were doing, but Hugo, Roxanne, and Dominique protested. "You shouldn't go alone-" "I'll get my coat." They were all saying. They ran upstairs and I took that as my chance to escape. I ran out of the portrait hole, and up to the eighth floor corridor, where stairs led to the astronomy tower. Whenever I reached the stair way that led to the top of the tower, I stopped walking. 'Should I do this?' I asked myself. But then I remembered what Hagrid said, "what do you want?"
I put on my coat and started to walk up the steps. There was a wooden door, standing ajar. And I felt a breeze come from the opening. 'So he is here.' I thought to myself. I slowly opened the door and felt the unpleasant cold lick my body. I saw a tall figure, standing by the edge looking out onto the grounds, his platinum blonde hair, windswept from the cold air. I started to walk towards him, he never turned around. "You came." He said quietly. At first I was shocked he knew I was here, but then I noticed he put a familiar piece of parchment into his coat pocket. "Yea" I said softly. "And you know that our families will hate this more then anything?" He said. "Yes" I responded. "And that we will suffer more then anything?" He said, still not looking at me. "Yes." I whispered. Finally he turned around and looked at me with his silver eyes. "Are you sure you want this?" He asked softly. I walked up to him, looking up into his eyes. "I know I do.." I said quietly. He wrapped his arms around my waist and I wrapped my arms around his neck. "This is so going to bite us in the ass." I said softly before he bent down and kissed me.