A Stitch in Time

Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Daphne burst into a huge fit of laughter and clutched her stomach. "WOW! I knew that would happen! I knew it! Someone like him just doesn't go out with someone like you. It just doesn't happen! You made him fall over, that's hilarious!"

Astoria was on the verge of tears. "S-shut up, D-D-Daphne,"

Scorpius got up from the floor and moaned. "Do you seriously like me?"

Astoria nodded miserably.

Scorpius let out a groan, almost hyperventilating at this point. "This can't be happening to me! You're my- UGH!"

Daphne fell on the floor clutching her stomach. "This is too funny! Astoria, tell me honestly, did you think you two would become a dream couple, huh? Love at first sight? He went out with Pansy, come on, no one that goes out with her would dream of going out with you."

Astoria glared at her.

Scorpius took a deep breath. "Um, Astoria? I think we would be better off as friends, you know?"

"But..."

"I'm sorry but.. It's complicated."

Daphne clearly was enjoying herself. "This is too funny! You and your relationship problems, Astoria, just forget about guys, you're only a first year. It'll do you good."

Astoria still looked like she was about to cry, and then she quickly fled. Scorpius made a futile attempt to follow her, but Daphne held him back.

"Its okay, she's used to it. No one goes out with her, its nothing new." Daphne said.

Scorpius stared at her. "Really?"

Daphne nodded. "Oh yeah. She's been after Draco Malfoy ever since she saw him, she thinks that they will honestly end up together!"

She looked at the stairs. "Well, I better go and check up on her before the parents send a howler on me. Wouldn't want to turn out like Neville Longbottom." She said while laughing wildly, and hitting Scorpius with her hip and winking as she left.

Scorpius stared at his aunt. Wow. I can't believe my mother likes me. This is the worst day ever. He thought.

Rose was in the library crying her eyes out. She didn't care about the people who were staring at her. She was disgusted with herself and how she handled the situation. Now the chances of Scorpius going out with her were gone, along with the chance of them becoming friends.

I am sick and tired of this freaking place! I don't want to deal with this anymore! I want to go home! I want to go home! She thought with anguish.

Rose sobbed again, allowing a fresh batch of tears to be spilled. She missed her parents so bad that it was like a constant poking in her stomach. She even missed Nye-Nye and Sungu, and she despised those cats, that's how desperate she was. Nye- Nye and Sungu were siblings and were the kittens of Crookshanks and some stray Sphinx cat in the neighborhood, so the only reason they kept them was because Crookshanks was very protective of his kittens and wouldn't allow them to give them away. In fact, Crookshank's relationship with them was making her jealous, because he cared a lot about them, and she wanted someone to be her Crookshanks and protect her right now.

She knew that if something like this was to happen back in her time, her mother would calm her down and give her advice. Rose hadn't told her father about her crush on Scorpius yet, because she was afraid on what he would say to her.

She wiped her nose on the edge of her sleeve and started taking deep breaths. She had sworn her mother into secrecy about Scorpius because after what her father had told her when she was a first year, and she was really worried about his reaction.

Someone tapped her on the back and Rose jumped. She quickly wiped her face on her shirt, and turned around to see who it was.

"What's wrong!?" It was the boy from the library before!

Rose hiccuped and then wiped her tears again. "N-n-nothing. I-I'm o-o-okay."

The boy stared at her worryingly then said, "I don't believe that. You wouldn't be crying that hard if it was nothing."

Rose shrugged then accidentally blurted out a loud sob. She tried to stifle it by covering her mouth. "No i-i-it's n-nothing, r-really." She insisted.

The boy grabbed a nearby book. "Here! Let me Transfigure this into a tissue for you!" He attempted to turn it into a tissue, but the book stayed still.

Rose let out a laugh in spite of herself. "No it's o-okay! Y-you don't have to do that!" She wiped her face. "You're really sweet! And it's the t-thought that counts."

The boy smiled nervously at her. "Thanks."

Rose smiled at him. "So what are you doing here at this time?" She asked.

The boy looked wide-eyed at her. "Well remember last time we met, we were supposed to meet at the library. So I came here, and I was really excited because I saw you here, and then I saw you crying, and then I thought that you didn't want to see me, but then I thought it would be best to talk to you anyways because I've watched you for a long time- I mean, ugh why do I always sound like a stalker? Well not watched but I thought that it would be my last time to talk to you, you know because you're probably not interested in me, because no one really gets interested in me, but-" He spoke extremely quickly and nervously.

Rose laughed again, cutting the boy off. "You really are one of the sweetest boys I've ever met!"

The boy turned pink. "Oh, t-thanks." He said bashfully. His nervousness seemed to increase. "B-b-but why w-were you c-crying?"

Rose shook her head. "Oh, that's not really important, it's over something stupid."

The boy sat down next to her. "Oh, it's o-okay if y-y-you don't want t-to talk about i-it. B-but if you ever, y-you know, n-need someone to t-talk about things w-with, I mean y-you don't have to of c-course, but if y-you, y-you, i-if y-y-you, i-if, i-if, y-y-you-"

Rose smiled, helping him out. "If I do, I'll make sure that the person I talk with is you." She said.

The boy turned crimson. "I d-don't know h-how to say this, b-but I really l-like you." He said, his voice turning at the end as if asking a question. "S-s-so...t-then, w-w-will you...go out w-with me, then?"

Rose broke into a huge grin. "You're so sweet! Of course I will."

The boy smiled such a wide grin. "R-really? Honestly!"

Rose cocked her head though. "But, shouldn't you tell me your name then?"

The boy looked horrified. "NO! I mean... at least not y-yet, anyway." He said quickly, avoiding her gaze.

Rose studied him for a minute. "Fine."

The boy looked up at her. "What? You're okay with it!"

Rose shrugged. "There's obviously a valid reason why you're not telling me."

The boy smiled widely, then glanced at his watch. "Oh no! I've got to leave now! I'm sorry!"

Rose smiled back at him, then watched him run out of the library.

Such a sweet boy... it's a shame I don't know his name. She thought.