And this is the Epilogue!

ENJOY!

6 MONTHS LATER

She was flying again.

All alone.

And as she flew higher she felt a strange sense of Déjà vu.

The night was warm, and the breeze was subtle, like a typical day in spring.

Their NEWTs had ended at long last and they still had a few days in Hogwarts before they bid their final goodbyes. After the intense month they had had, Rose felt that the best way to blow off some steam was to fly.

The rest of her class was however partying into the night. She would join them soon, but for now she needed to be alone.

She reflected on the year gone by.

The first two months had been marred by her accident and its after effects. But after that, with Scorpius by her side everything seemed to fall into place. The months flew by and before they realized the NEWTs had been upon them.

Being her mother's daughter Rose worked herself into a huge frenzy every time she thought about the upcoming exams. It had been Scorpius who had kept her sane, providing her with welcome distractions every time she had been too stressed out. And of course Al and Penelope, whose pranks seemed to be reaching greater levels as their time at Hogwarts neared its end.

The thought brought a smile to her face.

The burden was finally off, and she felt light and free after a long time. There still was however a huge decision still pending about their career choices. But Rose refused to think about it at this moment.

After an hour or so of aimless flying she saw someone flying out towards her.

Not someone, Scorpius.

She hadn't expected him here tonight. She'd thought he would have been wasted by now given the amount of firewhiskey that she had seen being smuggled into the Gryffindor dorms.

She hovered, waiting till he reached her height.

"Hey" she said not knowing how he would react. She had left without a word to anyone.

"You're ok?" he asked, his voice laced with worry.

"Of course I am. Just needed to get away for a bit…" she said.

"I know what you mean." He said smiling.

"Do you want to head back?" he asked.

"You go if you want, I'll stick around here for a while…" she said.

"I spent almost an hour tracking you down Weasely. I'm not leaving even if you tell me to." He said, indicating they move to the stands.

"What are you thinking?" he asked, breaking the silence after a while.

"I just can't believe our time here is up." she sighed.

"Yeah… I feel it was just yesterday that I turned my back on you on the platform, and now look where we are." He said, wrapping his arm around her more securely as if to show what he meant. She settled into his embrace, resting her head in his shoulder as she looked at their intertwined fingers. "You know I always wondered why you did that." She said laughing at that distant memory.

"You were rather intimidating Rose… for one you were already in your uniform, your hair was a striking shade of red, especially with the sun shining on it and when you smiled like that I was just taken aback I suppose. You know what they say about red heads and their tempers… All in all a scary experience for an innocent 11 year old boy." he said.

She smacked him on the chest with her free hand and scoffed. "That was for insulting my hair, and as for innocent, I remember the same 'innocent' boy setting off dung bombs in the prefects compartment that very same evening on the train." She said.

"Oh yeah! I had forgotten about that! No wonder I got so many detentions that year, the Head boy didn't take to me very kindly after that." He said laughing too. "And for the record, I think your hair is beautiful." He said. After that they just sat there, recollecting some of their best memories in Hogwarts.

"What happens now Scor?" she asked suddenly.

"I knew something was bugging you earlier." He said.

"Well?" she asked seriously.

"Well, now we head back to the Gryffindor common room and party." He said smiling at her.

She pulled away from his arms to look at him. "You know what I mean…" she said, somewhat apprehensive of what he would say.

They had never discussed where the relationship was heading. The exams had taken top priority at the time, and though they did almost everything together they had never really spoken about it.

Albus and Penelope were most probably moving in together, but that was just meant to be. It was a step that Rose didn't want to hurry into with Scorpius, though they had practically lived in the same dorm the entire year.

"Look Rose, I know I should have told you sooner, but I never got the chance. I was offered a position as a chaser for the Wimbourne Wasps. I found out yesterday." He said, reading her closely for a reaction.

"That's great news Scor! Are you taking it up?" she asked, genuinely excited for him.

"Not yet. I said that I would get back to them by the end of this week."

"Well, what's holding you back?" she asked.

"My mum's not very keen actually. There'll be a lot of travelling involved…" he sighed.

"But what do you want to do?" she pushed, knowing how passionate he was about the sport.

He had single handedly led his team to victory in the finals of the House matches. Albeit by a margin of 10 points, but a win was a win. It had been an exciting match, drawing out over more than 5 hours! Some scout must have spotted his talent there.

"It's a great opportunity! I mean, it's the Wasps!" he said and she knew how much he wanted it.

"Then you should go! Take a chance Scor. You've done everything by the book till now. Live a little, do what you feel like for a change. If it doesn't work out you can always become a Healer, they would welcome you with open arms!" she encouraged.

"You're right. That's what my father said too." He said smiling wistfully.

"Then it's decided." She said bouncing up and down in her happiness.

He laughed, amused by her enthusiasm. "You can be such a kid sometimes Weasely…" he said shaking his head.

"Yes, but you love me for it." She blurted. As soon as the words were out of her mouth she wanted the ground to open up and swallow her whole. She was definitely in love with him. She had fallen hard for him, and once they had become a couple her feelings had only gotten stronger. But she hadn't had the time of courage to tell him yet. Also she had no clue as to whether he felt the same way or not.

Her face flushed crimson when she realized what she had said and turned away, refusing to look him in the eye. He however had other plans. He tugged on her chin, not saying a word till she finally faced him. His grey eyes were like burning silver as they pierced her… "Yes, Yes I do." He said seriously.

"I love you Rose." He finally admitted, before leaning in and kissing her. Rose was stunned for a second by his words, and when they finally sank in her happiness tripled! She pulled away from him just enough to repeat his words to him.

She was on cloud nine and absolutely nothing could bring her down.

The future would be intriguing; life out of the school's protected walls exciting, and now she couldn't wait.

THE END!

So sorry for the wait! The beginning of the year was just so hectic! Also I couldn't come up with a decent epilogue! I'm not too happy with this one either, but I though it was high time I finished the story!(I'll change it later if I come up with something else)

Oh and I mean nothing by the stereotype on red-heads! sorry if I offended anyone.

Well, Thanks for reading! hope I entertained you'll for a bit :)

Thanks to everyone who reviewed/ fav/ alerted :D it means a great deal to me as this was my first complete story I shared!

I had a brilliant time writing this and sharing it here :)

Thanks again! :)

AUTHOR'S NOTE 4/18/12:

A huge thanks once again for alll the reviews and favourites! :)
There is some problem with my PM, so to all those who PM-ed me and I couldn't reply I'm sorry. Some of you asked If i was working on any other pieces. I am, and I have uploaded one already, so you can check that out. It's called "The Trial" and is again Rose/Scorpius. I have a lot of ideas floating around in my head, but not enough time to type them out! But the holidays are nearing, so I hope I can write a lot more this summer!

So sorry for the update, the story is definitely complete, and I'm not writing a sequel!