They've tried being in a relationship before, and it was a disaster. They weren't ready for it, and now they care about each other too much to risk it again. There's too much at stake, and they're older now and it might not be so easy to fix their friendship one more time if it breaks. But they can't stay away from each other, physically or emotionally. One-shot.

One-shot sequel to Third Time's the Charm. Rose and Scorpius, a newly-minted couple, have set the kneazle amongst the pigeons by dating - and their parents are, to say the least, not thrilled. Complaints to management, meetings with trusted advisors, and a Christmas-party invitation follow ...

For five years, Rose Weasley and Scorpius Malfoy been utterly indifferent towards each other, but a late-night chance encounter outside the Room of Requirement changes all that. Sometimes the Room gives you what you need, not what you want...