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Previously:

"Fine," he huffs standing up. "But I guess you want me to tell Albus how you got that mark on your neck."

I shoot out of my seat. "You wouldn't!" I step towards him.

He pushes my hair back. "It's quite nice. I like it, reminds me that you're mine. All mine." He begins to leave. I jump over and stand between him and the door.

"What'll it take for you not to tell Albus?"

"Hmmmm, that's a hard one…"

"Malfoy," I warn. "Don't push your luck."

"Or what?"

"Or I'll Obliviate you."

"You wouldn't," he states simply with a laugh. "You don't want me to forget."

"Yeah, right," I chuckle.

"Fine. Do it." I raise my wand and open my mouth, but no words come out. "Told you."

"Malfoy, please don't tell Albus. What do you want me to do?"

"I'll think of something, Weasley," he says with a smirk before shoving past me and out the door.

I sat in class the next day shifting in my seat and staring at the back of Scorpius's head, wondering what he has store for me. Slughorn lets the class out, and I jump in my seat in surprise. I begin packing up my books when Albus comes over.

"Hey, guess what I fig-"

He cuts me off, "Ellie and Scorpius didn't shag."

"What?" I question, my hand stopping moving my books.

"Ellie. And. Scorpius. Didn't. Shag," he says each word slowly and rolls his eyes at me at the end of the sentence. "And Ellie's really upset that you don't trust her."

"Did Scorpius tell you this?"

"Actually, yes," Albus replies. I open my mouth to protest, and he holds up his hand to stop me. "But Ellie told me the same thing." I grab the rest of my books and swing my bag over my shoulder, ready to walk out. "And Rosie, jealousy does not look good on you."

I drop my bag, and my jaw drops. "I'm...I'm not...JEALOUS!" I laugh at the idea and grab my bag before sprinting away as fast as I can. I run right into Lily, my cousin. "Oops! Sorry!" I exclaim, reaching down and pulling her up from the floor.

"You ok, Rose?" she questions, dusting herself off. "You seem...frazzled?"

"I'm...well, I'm not really fine, but I'm not bad. Just anxious, you know? Little worried and the slightest bit angry."

"Oooooh," Lily responds with a giggle. "So, you're jealous of someone?"

"What!?" I ask.

"You basically just explained how if feels when you're jealous." She giggles again and walks away waving.

I groan and march to the library.

I walk to the back section of books, where I've never gone before. I grab a green book from the shelf. The Hardiest Monster to Handle: Envy. I look around to make sure no one can see me before cracking open the book.

Chapter 1: How to tell if you are jealous.

I begin to read, the nausea in my stomach growing as I realize I'm feeling all those things. I hear someone coming and quickly shove the book in my bag, hoping they didn't see it. Ellie walks around the corner.

"Oh, hey Rose!" she exclaims.

"You didn't sleep with Scorpius, right?" I question bluntly.

She nods. "We just talked. When he gets drunk, he spills out all his feelings. He was, well, he was talking about you."

I let out a humor-less chuckle. "No doubt how much he can't stand me."

"Not exactly, Rose," she says with a sigh. She walks over to me. "He sounds like he likes you."

I let out a huge laugh, a doubling-over-and-clutching-my-stomach laugh. "Yeah, right!" Something inside me builds with hope. I remember what he said to me, about not being able to snog the girl he loves. Loves. The word makes the hope grow stronger. I lean back against the bookshelf and make it look like I don't care. "You know what, I couldn't care less what Scorpius Malfoy thinks of me."

"Yes, Rose, whatever. Maybe if you keep telling yourself you don't like him, you won't." She moves to walk pass me, a melancholy expression on her face.

"What's it matter? You called dibs on him like 3 years ago!" I call after her.

She lets out an un-amused snicker. She turns and says over her shoulder, "Yeah, but love trumps dibs any day." She turns and continues walking.

There's that word again: love.

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