Scorose - My Father Won't Hear About This

Chapter 14

Chapter 14 \\ Scorose - My Father Won't Hear About This \\ WICELA

Disclaimer: I do not own the Harry Potter series nor everything that comes with it. The rights go to J.K. Rowling. The only thing I own is the holes in her stories that I filled with my fantasies.

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It became very hard to understand Rose these days. Of course was everything about her looks and behaviour explainable. The exams had been very hard and they had to choose what to do after this year. There was so much to do, that actually nobody who looked very carefully saw that there was more with Rose. Other stress and things. Other worries.

'What's wrong, Rose?' Lily asked her every evening.

'Nothing. Just the exams, you know.' Lily nodded slowly. It wasn't her last year yet, so she had been very understanding. But it was only this day that Lily stole her book.

'Lily, give it back, I need to learn!'

'You have to follow me then!' And so it happened that Rose and Lily were sitting together at the black lake.

'You're in love with him, aren't you?'

'Do you believe it if I say no?' Lily smiled.

'No.'

'Maybe I am. Just a little.'

'Just a little?'

'Well, maybe a little bit more than that.'

'Rose...'

'Okay, yes Lil, I'm in love with him.' Rose stared at the ground. It was the first time she actually said it out loud - if you only count sober situations. It scared her more than she thought and it also made her feel a lot worse.

'Does it help?'

'What?'

'Saying it out loud?'

'It only made it worse.'

'Why?'

'Because I screw up. Again.'

'What do you mean?'

'I mean there was an opening, but I knew he was with Beaubelle, so I said I couldn't remember anything of the night before.'

'And?'

'And I haven't spoken to him ever since.'

'You do know he broke up with her, didn't you? And you also know that he looks exactly like you?'

'And how's that?'

'Well, like hell, I would say.'

'He's Malfoy, of course he looks fantastic and don't even begin about Beaubelle. They didn't break up, they're perfect together.'

'He doesn't seem to think that.'

'And how do you know that?' Lily got a little blush on her face.

'No...Lily, no...don't tell me...'

'We've been talking. We run into each other when you were enormous drunk that night. Fact was, he didn't drink that much plus he knows how it is to drink that much alcohol. You could almost call him sober. I told you that you almost slept with him, well I can tell you now that, that's a bit too much. He wouldn't do that. We brought you into my room - really Rose, did you thought I could carry you on my own? After that we talked. I know about the New Year's Eve kiss. I know about Joe. I know everything, not from him, but I'm, after all, not blind. I know what he does to you. I know how you response to him and I also know how much chemistry there is between the two of you. I haven't said anything to him about you what intend your feelings, partly because I wasn't hundred percent sure and partly because that's your job to do. He told me about his feelings. It was so weird, talking to that Malfoy, but it was good too. He is a really nice guy, he really is. I think Albus would like him if you weren't that much of a hater.'