The Golden Group

Alice

All I can think about is Scorpius and Rose's argument from the other night. I should have listened to Rose and I know that Allison is evil but I don't know what to think of all of this.
I squint as I look out the window of the west tower. I came up here a little while ago because today is Saturday so I don't have anything to do. Therefore I came up here. I look around a the hay and sticks in cracks in the wall.
I guess sometimes owls come up here but I wouldn't know.
I look back down at the black lake and notice a slight ripple on the surface.
I think someone was just throwing rocks. Probably Hagrid but I don't see anyone and the mermaids don't go that close to the surface.
Wait. I squint to see a smallish white haired guy- and a red haired girl. Scorpius and Rose! I mean like seriously who else has white hair and bright red hair?
"Ehem." I hear someone cough behind me. I stand up and turn around quickly and see Albus standing there leaning against the curved wall.
"Oh hey I-" i immediately think back to a couple nights ago. The kiss.
"Yeah." Albus says awkward.
"It was nice." I say offering him a small smile. It was nice. Albus has really soft lips.
"Yeah it was. I wanted to know if you wanted to go to Hogsmade with me for lunch." He says quickly like he is afraid that I'll say no.
"Of course I would love to." I reply smiling bigger after her returns my smile from earlier.
"Great!" He says his eyes lighting up.
"I'll see you later I have to go study for the herbolgy exam-" he starts to say.
"I can help if you want." I say cutting him off. Albus laughs a little bit and I feel my face heat up.
"That's what I was going to ask." He says pushing off the wall. As he walks towards the door he stops and offers me his hand. I take it happily not thinking about what everyone else will think.
"Let's go then" I say as Albus opens the door for me not letting go of my hand.
I smile with a warm fuzzy feeling spreading through my body.
"So how have you been." I say as we swing our linked hands.
"Good how about you?" Al says looking sideways at me.
"I'm good." I sigh resting my cheek on Albus's arm. I guess you could say I'm not the on the tall side height-wise.
"Oh look it's the lovebirds," a car calling voice says.
"Allison?" I ask and we turn around," Albus you went though with it?"
"Alice, p-people change, my best friend changed," Albus says and I scan his face.
"Albus, why?"
"Because I changed and Albus here was just following the plan I offered, Longbottom," she says.
"The deal was-"
"Yea, yea I know the deal, Potter. I'll be careful, nobody will know," she says," Now I have a common room to relax in, bye." And like that she slips down the corridor.
"Albus Potter, why?" I ask and turn to him.
"Alice I need you to understand, Scorpius didn't and neither did Rose. I need you to trust me on this," he says and I look him dead in the eyes. He's serious about this, I've never seen him like this.
"Ok I trust you," I say and give his hand a squeeze.
"Thank you," he says and smiles.

A few weeks ago was Albus and my first date to Hogsmeade. It was nice even though I worried about Rose and Scorp a lot, but Albus assured me that they wouldn't kill each other in just one hour.

Today is another quiddich game against Miss gold and sunshine. I slip on the protective pads over my red and gold striped shirt.
"Alice hurry up we only have five minutes to be in at the field!" Rose yells from the locker room.
"Alice! Good luck!" I hear team mates say as the walk out. I smile and look at my watch. Only three more minutes.
Quickly I run out to the pitch with my broom.
"Captains shake hands," Madam Hooch says and Sam and the Hufflepuff captain shake hands. I see Phoebe look in the stands and I look at the Slytherin stands. I spot Albus and wave to him. Next to him is Scorpius and- Allison.
"Rose look in the stands now," I say and elbow her in the side.
"What?" She asks and looks up," She came?"
"Yea and friendly reminder she knows about that genius thing," I say and Rose groans.
"We're unregistered that's illegal," Rose said and I can sense the worry in her voice.
"Mount your brooms," Madam Hooch says and everyone mounts their brooks but me.
"Oh right," I say and swing my leg over.
I hear the whistle and our brooms rise in the air. The quaffle rises and Rose grabs it, I fly alongside as she weaves though.
"Rose!" I shout as a buldger comes her way she throws it to me and ducks. I keep a tight grip on the quaffle but someone bumps me.
"Oops," Phoebe says and the quaffle falls. Liam nosedives in at the same time as the Hufflepuff chaser and the Hufflepuff grab it. I hear Rose curse under her breath as we fly towards him. I speed up and nod to Rose I go underneath the chaser and come up in front of him. Rose positions herself behind and I kick the quaffel out of the chaser's hands.
"Sorry if I kicked you," I say to the Hufflepuff chaser as Rose, Liam, and I zoom to their goals. Rose passes the quaffle to me and I throw it into the middle hoop and the keeper let's it in.
"Nice," Rose says and I high-five her.

The game ends with Gryffindor winning 190-40.
"Why does Allison even want to come here?" I ask Rose when we went back to the locker rooms.
"Hogwarts give people a home," Rose replies and pulls her robes on.
"She must have heard good things about Hogwarts than," I say and Rose nods. We start to walk back to the castle when Albus and Scorpius meet up with us. Albus and my fingers intertwined and Scorpius gags.
"Oh shut up," Rose says and elbows him. We all walk up to the castle together then meet at the library. We start on our homework until Rose's voice breaks the silence.
"Blimey, I know why my mum quit Divination it's nonsense," she huffs.
"Just do your work," Scorpius says and Rose playfully rolls her eyes. This is going to be a long study session.