Rubies & Emeralds (Scorose Fanfic)

XXVII: To Go Or Not To Go

A/N: So, I just wanted to say that I love the title of this chapter (look at me, being all modest :P) AAAAND I love you guys for clicking on this book and actually bothering to GET THIS FAR. I'm honestly going to start skipping over a lot of things. So time is going to be moving very fast from now onwards (the last chapter was during Valentine's Day and this one has skipped to March so you get the gist). I honestly don't know how many more chapters are left before the book ends but I know we're slowly getting there and I'm excited and sad since this is the fastest book I've written in quite a while (fastest *snorts*) so I'm gonna finish it and redo Sight during the summer holidays. Anyway... for now... HAPPY READING :D THANKS FOR READING ALSO! :D ~RFM

P. S. THIS IS A BIG CHAPTER (and I don't mean lengthwise). 

~&~

"So.. Scorpius..." Rose said, during their combined study session in the common room. So far neither one of them had spoken since they were so engrossed in their work. 

"Yeah?"

"You're looking awfully fine today—-"

"What do you want?"

"Why do you assume I want something? Can't a girl compliment her boyfriend without an ulterior motive? Has our trust level fallen to this? Because, if it has, then you owe me."

"It hasn't. I'm sorry. Thank you for the compliment." He said, giving her an amused smile. 

"However..."

"I knew it. What is it, Rose?"

"Remember the time we met my family?"

"The close one or the extended one?"

"The... James one."

"Ah yes. Of course. I could never forget the way the most random owl appeared at my window and pecked at the window, a piece of paper tied to her leg, rustling in the wind."

"First of all, I'm pretty sure James owns a male owl. And second of all, I'm not talking about that part."

"Well I'm sorry for not being an owl specialist. But yes, I remember the rest more or less."

"So do you remember me telling you about the Freedom Ball on March 2nd?"

"And how you sneak out of Hogwarts on one night of the year to dance? Yes, you did."

"Well... the invitation came yesterday and I am allowed to bring a plus one so... I was just wondering..."

"I got an invitation too, you know."

"Oh you did?"

"You sound surprised."

"Well you hadn't actually heard of the Ball until I told you about it so yeah I am kind of surprised."

"I told my parents that you told me about it during the Christmas vacation and they said that they would send me an invite."

"Oh that's great then! We can be each other's plus ones!"

"But I don't think I'm going."

"Why?" 

"Don't you remember? The farewell for us 7th years is on the second."

"I thought it was on the fifteenth."

"Yeah that's the one happening in the Great Hall. The unofficial one with alcohol is happening in the Room of Requirement on the first."

"So do you want to go for the farewell or for the alcohol?"

"Hmm... a little bit of both. But in any case I promised Charles I would go and—-"