<AtTheBurrow>
Timeflewpast,anditwasChristmasalready,RoseandScorpiushadn\'ttalktoeachotheranymoresincetheFlyinglesson.ShefeltstrangewhenshesawScorpius.
"MerryChristmas,Rosie,wemissyousomuch!"saidHermione.
"Metoo."saidRose,smilingtohermother.
"Yourschoollifesoundsgreat."saidRon.
"IwishIcouldgotoHogwartsnow!"saidHugo.
"You\'llgotheresoon,Hugo."saidHermione.
"Twoyears!That\'snot"soon"!"saidHugo.
"HopetoseeyouinGryffindortwoyearslater!"saidRose.
"SurelyI\'llbeaGryffindor."saidHugo.
Rosesmiled,shereallyenjoyedspendingtimewithherfamily,althoughitwasn\'tperfect,shestillloveit,shefeltsafeandwarm.
ThenshesuddenlythoughtofScorpius,thelonelinessinhiseyes,shefrowned,whyonearthwouldshethoughtofhim?
"What\'swrong,Rosie?"askedHermione.
"No,nothing."saidRose,buthermomstilllookedworried.
Whenit\'stimeforbed,Rosefoundherselfcouldn\'tfallasleep.
Everytimesheclosedhereyes,Scorpius\'sfaceappeared.Thenaweirdthoughtwentintohermind.Butshedenieditquickly.
That\'simpossible,shethought.
<AtMalfoyManor>
Scorpiusatedinnerwithhisparentsquietly,hisfatherandhedidn\'ttalktoomuch.
"MerryChristmas!"saidAstoria.
Nobodyanswered.
Hismotherseemedtofeeldisappointed.Youcan\'tblameherbecauseifyoulivewithpeoplethatseldomtalk,you\'llfeeldisappointed,too.
"Hey,Dad,I—"BeforeScorpiusfinishedhissentence,hisfathersuddenlystoodupandwentaway.
"Ithinkhe\'snotingoodmoodtoday."saidAstoria.
Actually,thiskindofsituationoftenoccurred,atthebeginning,hefeltreallysad,butlaterhegotusedtoit.
Sometimes,hethoughthisfatherdidn\'tlikehim,thenhismotherwouldsay,"Ofcourseyourdadlovesyou,he\'sjusttooshytotellyou."
Hewonderedifhismomtoldhimthetruth.Hewoulddoanythingtogethisfather\'sattraction.
Anything,hethought.