Ask and ye shall receive. Love all my reviewers (that means you!) This is for FameUpadhyaya who suggested a Scorpius POV.

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He knew the second he saw the Bludger out of the corner of his eye that it was going to hit him. Scorpius continued to stare at Rose, knowing that if he died, he wanted her to be the image he saw last.

He saw her eyes widen and her mouth drop as the ball struck him. Scorpius felt himself spiraling towards the ground and prepared himself for impact. Unsurprisingly, he was shocked when soft arms caught him and lowered him gently to the ground.

The same soft arms cradled him carefully and their owner buried her face against his neck. He opened his eyes slightly, ignoring the pain that coursed through his body at the slight movement. His efforts were met with the sight of curly, titan hair. He closed his eyes again and let the darkness suck him in.

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"Eneverate," he heard a quiet, gentle voice say. He cracked his eyes open, squinting because of the bright light. Scorpius watched Rose as she watched her mother walk away. And when she turned towards him, he made sure that he looked weak and helpless, though it wasn't really that hard, since he felt weak and helpless.

"Do you feel okay?" She asked quietly, as though she was afraid talking to loud would break him.

"I do now," he said truthfully. He always felt better when she was around. And if he wasn't careful, she could become addictive. She laughed and Scorpius sighed; it was too late.

"You scared me," she admitted, looking away and towards the other side of the room. He had scared her. That was good; being scared indicated that she felt more than disdain for him.

"I scared myself, Rose," he said. It was more than the fall that had scared him, what had really scared him was that he didn't have anything against dying, as long as her face was the last thing he saw. But, for her sake, he continued with, "that's the farthest I've ever fallen."

He reached out and gripped her slight fingers, reveling in the feel of her soft skin. She stared at his hand like it was the Devil itself. He started to lose his nerve, and then realized it would be easy enough to Obliviate her, something which she'd already agreed to, if she acted completely repulsed.

"Why are you being so nice?" Rose asked, her voice nearly inaudible.

He twined his fingers through her hair, and his breath caught in his throat at the feel of her silky smooth hair. "Well, according to our deal, you're going to forget everything I say and do, so I might as well do what I've wanted to for the last three years." He pulled her towards him and pressed his lips against hers. The kiss was soft, sweet, and gentle; more amazing than anything he'd ever imagined.

He pulled away and smiled at her glazed eyes. He pressed the tip of his wand to her temple, and muttered a memory charm. Her eyes blurred, and he whispered some quiet instructions. She turned and wandered out of the room, obeying his order to go back to Gryffindor Common Room and to her friends.

He closed his eyes and dropped back onto the pillows, wishing he hadn't done it.

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As soon as Madame Weasley released Scorpius from the hospital wing he was running towards the Slytherin Common Room so he could kick himself for kissing Rose in the privacy of his own room.

When he burst into the Common Room he didn't slow, not even to answer the questions that were directed towards him. He weaved his way through the crowded room, ignoring the hands that reached out to grip his sleeves, intent on reaching his dorm room.

Upon reaching the dorm he locked the door both manually and magically. He glanced towards Jason who was seated on his bed and was watching him, and cast a silencing charm around the room. He promptly collapsed onto his own bed and, after burying his face in his pillow, screamed.

"So," Jason said after Scorpius looked up, "what happened?"

"I kissed her," he mumbled, his face tinged pink with embarrassment.

"Come on, Scorp," Jason teased, "could you talk a little quieter? You're going to hurt my ears talking so loud."

Scorpius glared at him and turned his back towards Jason, seemingly fascinated by the patterns on the wall. He was waiting for Jason to leave, but as the minutes passed slowly it became blindingly obvious that it would be one hell of a long wait.

"I kissed her, okay?" Scorpius blurted, turning back towards his friend.

"Who?" Jason asked, even though he knew there was only one girl Scorpius wanted.

"Rose!" Scorpius said impatiently. Jason lifted an eyebrow. "I can't call her Weasley anymore. Not now that I know how she tastes, how she smells up close, how her eyes look when they're glazed with surprise and pleasure…" He trailed off, leaning back against the pillows and closing his eyes.

"Then what happened? After you kissed her?" Jason asked after a moment of silence.

"I erased her memory, sent her back to Gryffindor, and that was it. No more Rose for Scorpius," he said without opening his eyes.

When Scorpius didn't say any more Jason stood and left the room. It was time for some not so subtle matchmaking.

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