Little Things

Chapter Nine

Rose Weasley

"I can't do this!" cowered Rose, hiding behind the large tapestry on the seventh floor. She tried pulling down the tight dress she wore, but it didn't improve much.

"Of course you can Rose!" said Lily, with the air of confidence. "You're my cousin, so obviously you can pull this off." Lily was wearing a royal blue dress, that made her red hair and green eyes stand out. Her make-up looked flawless. And she walked with a confident strut, making it look like she owned the place.

Jo looked great as well. Her curly, black hair was up, showing of her pink rosy cheeks. Her grass green dress complemented her sparkling blue eyes. To finish off her look, she wore blood red lipstick.

Rose, however; felt like a stick in the mud. The dress Lily and Jo chose for her made her feel skimpy and bare. The little black dress was too tight, and made prominent features stand out, which Rose wasn't too happy about. The girls had put on loads of make-up on her face, making it feel cake-y. And to top it all off, the red heels Lily made her wear had already caused blisters to form, and the party hadn't even started yet.

Jo grabbed Rose's hand, dragging her towards the Room of Requirement. "Come on, Rosie. You look gorgeous. You'll be a knock-out," encouraged Jo.

The girls joined the crowd of students standing in front of the room. The music was blaring, lights flashed across the dance floor, making Rose's head spin from the minute she stepped into the warm, loud room.

The minute Jo entered, she was swept onto the dance floor by her boyfriend, Louis. And soon Lily was caught up with her boyfriend, Connor. But before she vanished, she turned around and winked at Rose. Rose knew what that meant; Operation Revenge was ago. Rose was supposed to find a way to get close to Oliver Blaine.

She scanned the large room. The flashing lights made it hard to focus on one particular area. But her eyes soon landed on the blonde she was in pursuit of.

She made her way over to the refreshment table, where Oliver Blaine stood, grabbing a glass of Fire Whiskey. Adjusting her dress, she bravely sauntered over.

Rose quietly cleared her throat. "Uh, hi Oliver,"

Oliver turned and his mouth dropped. "Whoa. Rose you look hot. Well, I mean you always do, but...wow."

Rose's eyes landed on the floor, while cheeks became flushed. But she tried not to let Oliver know, so she giggled and said, "Awe thanks. You're so sweet."

"You want to dance?" Oliver asked, putting down his glass. then holding out his hand.

Rose smiled and took his hand, "Of course,"

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It felt like they had been dancing for hours. They were sweaty and in bad need of water. They had danced song after, after song. Slow songs, fast songs, and all of the above. Rose's head spun from all the activity. "I need to go get some water," she told Oliver. She then weaved her way through the crowds of dancing students.

She made it to the refreshment table and downed two glasses of ice water. She then looked out on the dance floor. Kids were having fun dancing late into night, the lights still flashing. Her eyes then landed on a certain blonde haired Ravenclaw. And he was dancing with none other then Flora Brown.

Scorpius Malfoy

The minute Scorpius got to the party, he was ditched by his two best mates. Louis went to look for his girlfriend, Jo. And Albus ran off to attack any poor girl that would let him. That left Scorpius alone.

Scorpius's eyes scanned across the room. He saw couple, after couple dancing on the dance floor. He was surprised to see a girl who looked like Rose out in the crowd of dancing bodies. He then realized it was Rose. Gosh, she looked beautiful. Her curly red hair bounced up and down as she danced. She had a huge smile on her face as she danced, like know one was watching.

Scorpius then noticed who she was dancing with and he clenched his fists in anger. Oliver Blaine was dancing too close to Rose for Scorpius's liking. He contemplated what to do next. What he really wanted to do was go over and hex him out of oblivion, but of course Rose would never speak to him again if he did.

He balled his fists in anger, but of course, what could he do? He made his way to the refreshments table , his eyes still on Rose and Blaine. He downed a shot of Fire Whiskey. Then a second. Then a third. He loosened his tie, which felt as though it were suffocating him. He was to caught up in his own emotions, to notice Flora approach him.

"Hey, Scorpius," she said, batting her long, fake eyelashes.

"Hello," he grumbled.

"Wanna dance?" she asked, giving off a flirtatious vibe.

Scorpius thought for a second. "You know what? Let's dance," and with that he downed another shot and headed to the dance floor with Flora at his side.

Rose Weasley

Rose's face flushed in anger as she saw Flora and Scorpius dancing hand and hand. She then thought of Oliver Blaine. "Well," she thought to herself, "Our plan is to make them jealous,"

Rose weaved her way back through the crowd to wear she left Oliver. She found him dancing in his own little world, his blonde hair flopping up and down.

"Hey, Oliver, let's move over here where it's not as crowded," she held out her hand and guided Oliver out of the middle of the crowd, and right in the few point of Scorpius and Flora.

For an instant, she made eye contact with Scorpius, but he quickly averted his gaze.

"I've really had a lot of fun tonight," Oliver slurred, leaning closer to Rose.

"Me too," she smiled, doing her best not to pull away.

"You know something Rose? You're really pretty," he said as he leaned in and placed his lips on hers.