A/N: This is the second and final chapter to The Lurve Guru. I own none of this and am making no money from this
The Lurve Guru Chapter Two
Rose knew she needed help. When it came to schoolwork or studying she was fine. If you could learn it from a book or practice it, she was great. This was something completely different. She needed romantic advice. She didn't want to talk to any of her female cousins. She loved them but they were all a couple of Bludgers short of a Quidditch set. She couldn't talk to her best friend Talia because she didn't want the whole school to know who she was interested. Talia could not keep a secret if her life depended on it. She didn't blab out of malice, it's just not in her nature to be deceitful.
Her predicament was why Rose was on her way to see the one person in the school she swore she would never need the services of, her cousin Albus the self described Lurve Guru. Rose had to admit that Albus had a pretty good track record when it came to setting people up.
Rose met Albus in the Astronomy tower after dinner one night.
"Hey Rosie, I got your note what did you need?" Albus asked, finding Rose looking out over the grounds.
"Albus how many time do I have to tell you not to call me that?" Rose asked, exasperated.
"Apparently at least once more, Rosie," Albus smirked. "So what's up?"
"I need your help... with a boy," Rose said looking down at the stone floor.
"Wait. Did my young ears deceive me? Did the almighty, I know everything and I'm not afraid to let you know it, Rose Weasley just admit that someone might know more about something than she does?" Albus stumbled backwards, acting like he was going to faint.
"Very funny," Rose sniffed, watching Albus stumble around."If your quite done I would like to talk to you."
"One more," Albus said grabbing onto a telescope stand, acting like he was trying to steady himself. "There, I think I am over the shock."
"I am so glad for you," Rose said. "Do you wanna know my problem or not?"
"Okay, Okay I'm sorry," Albus said, apologetically. "What's going on."
"There's this boy..." Rose started.
"Good, cause if it was a centaur I would have to turn ya down," Albus said smirking. "I draw the line at inter-species matchmaking."
"And here I thought you had no scruples at all," Rose quipped.
"Hey, I am mortally wounded by your hateful, yet entirely accurate, words" Albus said.
"Are you ever serious?" Rose asked her temper starting to show.
As much fun as it was turning that little handle on the back of Rose's neck, that begged 'Turn me till my head explodes,' Albus was more concerned about Rose's temper.
"Okay, so who's the unfortunate victim err... ahh...lucky guy?" Albus asked, not being able to resist one last dig.
"That's not important," Rose said quickly. "What I need help with is, How do you tell a guy who is your friend that you want him to be more than your friend without losing him as your friend?" Rose asked running the words together.
Albus leaned back against the ledge and thought for a minute.
"Friendship is overrated," Albus said completely serious. "How many great friendship-sonnets have been written? Yes, people may need friends but they CRAVE love. So you talk to this guy, and he doesn't feel the same way, and your friendship gets all awkward. Would that be any less awkward than it would get if you're thinking about what might have been every time you see him?"
Rose looked shocked that Albus' advice actually made sense.
"Rose, you gotta lighten up and let stuff happen. There is a whole world of experiences and emotions that you can't control or quantify. You'll drive yourself more bonkers than Lily if you try."
"I don't want to ruin what we have," Rose protested.
"What do you have?" Albus asked seriously. "Hidden glances, masked desires and unanswered questions. Wouldn't it be better to have it all out there and at least know where you stand?"
"You might just be right," she said, getting lost in her thoughts.
"Don't sound so surprised," he said. "The Lurve Guru is never wrong."
"Seriously Albus, the talking in third person has got to stop."
"You still haven't told me who the guy is," he said changing the subject.
"You're right, I haven't," she said
"That's fine, I pretty much know who it is anyway," he said.
"You do not," she said dismissively.
"Okay you're right. There is no way the young man's first name starts with Scorpius and last name starts with Malfoy," he said smirking.
"How the bloody hell did you know that?"
"Hey..." Albus said pointing at himself with his thumbs, "Lurve Guru."
"You are the biggest, self absorbed, pig-headed prat in the whole school!" Rose huffed, stomping across the tower slamming through the door.
"Scorpius, old pal... Good luck!"