It's A Secret (Rose/Scorpius)

[victorie]

Victorie ahd sent an owl to both Scorpius and rose. She knew that all thsi was a risk and that she was putting towo children...two lovers in danger. She took a deep breath and hoped Merlin would forgive her for being so selfish. She leaned on the edge of the astronomy tower. She then waited for them to come. Her hands gently running over her tummy. She had to tell them somehow about everything. Given - Rose knew everything. Not many knew about her and Teddy or that Teddy was undercover. What was worse is Victorie by asking this was making Scorpius a spy. She asked Merlin to forgive her once more as she heard steps coming.

[Scorpius Malfoy]

Scorpius had received an owl from Professor Weasley. It had been vague, and just told him to meet her here at the Astronomy Tower after supper. So here he was, headed that way. He had been planning to go flying after dinner, but apparently that was to be canceled tonight.

As Scorpius reached the top step, he opened the door and shut it quietly behind him. A soft breeze blew, sending his hair into his eyes. He saw the professor standing with her back to him, the breeze blowing her hair around as well. Both of the blonds seemed distracted, although he couldn't speak for Professor Weasley, he knew why he was in such a state. He couldn't take his mind off of Rosetta.

He cleared his throat and looked up at the darkening sky. The sunset was quite beautiful, fiery like Rose's hair.... Shaking his head to clear it of such thoughts, he said aloud, "You wanted to see me, Professor?" Scorpius shifted from foot to foot, wondering what this was about. He hadn't done anything wrong, to his knowledge anyways.

[victorie]

Victorie heard the door open and didn't move from her spot. She stood there looking out over the lands as she thought, And so it begins..." When he finally spoke Victorie turned to him. She ran a hand through her hair and spoke, "I did. We do have another person we are yet waiting for though." She gave a half smiled and turned bakc towards the grounds as she spoke, "You are not in trouble, Mr. Malfoy. Rather a favor."

[Rosetta Weasley]

Rose swallowed and grabbed a jacket from her closet as she received her owl. The poor bird hadn't really been able to find her, she'd been rushing around trying to find a book and then tutoring a third year, and then back to return the book only to find it's place already filled so she had to look for another one. By the time she had gotten back to her room, the owl had been tired and taking a rest on her furniture. Seeing her, the owl dropped the note and left through the open window to leave.

Nervous, Rose took another look at the note. 'Come to the Astronomy Tower, immediately.' She was sure she was already late. Running through the halls, making sure that no one saw her, she turned and twisted through the varies corridors till she reached the door that lead up to the Astronomy Tower. Did it have to be the tallest tower in Hogwarts? Of course it did. Sprinting up the stairs, Rose opened the door to see Scorpius and Victorie already up here. Confused, she looked at both of them. "I.." She was out of breath so it took her a moment to catch it."I got a note saying to come up here." She explained, showing them the note and wondering what was going on.

[Scorpius Malfoy]

Scorpius gave a weak smile to his flight instructor. So he wasn't in trouble. Well, that was good at least. He wondered who they were waiting for, and why it was at such an unusual time. He finally slumped to the floor, away from the door so that the other person could enter whenever they got here. Still somewhat nervous, he ran his hands through his hair, wondering what this was about.

It was a good thing he was sitting, because when Rose walked through the door, Scorpius was surprised. He shot to his feet, walked over to her, and swung her around before giving her a kiss. "Hey, Rose," he greeted warmly, forgetting that Professor Weasley was in the room for a moment. When he remembered, he backed up a little, but still held her hand. "Er...." Now he looked a little embarrassed, but dang it, she was his girl and he wanted the world to know.

[victorie]

Victorie got lost in thought again and she didn't acknowledge anything till she heard Rose's voice. She smiled a bit and then saw Scorpius scoop her in his arms and kiss her. He said Er and Victorie laughed. She was jealous of the pair. They could be so open and loving with what they had while she had to hide it behind a curtain. She looked down and laughed again while looking back up and speaking, "I already know, Scorpius. I have seen it before. The hiding was not hid well from me." She gave a grin and then nodded urging the loving pair to show whatever they needed to.

Victorie ran a hand through ehr hair moving her hair form her face. She then took a deep breath as she spoke, "I need the biggest favor that I have ever asked of anyone from the two of you. Now, Rose you know most the story, but I suppose we should fill in Mr. Malfoy." Vic's breath hitched as she spoke, "Teddy Lupin is a spy for the light side and has been the love of my life since we were children. We are engaged and goign to have a baby." She paused only a moment before continuing on, "No one can know of what I have just told you or about the plans that Teddy and I have made. The ceremony will be small and we plan to buy a house in Hogsmeade and hide form the world. I have given my two week's notice and I will be leaving to be a Quidditch Ref for the major leauges. We want to ask you two to go under the Fidelis Charm and be our Secret Keepers."

[Rosetta Weasley]

Rose wrapped her arms around Scorpius the instant he was near enough for her to do so. Laughing, she clung to him as the spun around and laid her head on his shoulder once they stopped. "Missed you too," She whispered to him before Victorie began to talk. They hadn't hid it very well? She wasn't sure how Victorie did it, the always wanting to be with him and urge to reach out and hold his hand during the day. It was infuriating that she couldn't do any of this.

Rose listened quietly as Victorie explained everything to Scorpius. She knew all this, had talked to Victorie several times about this as well. She did not, however, know about the wedding plans, the where she was moving, and Victorie's new job. "Are you sure the new job is safe, Vikki?" She whispered to her, concern for her cousin squashing the sudden urge to jump around in delight. She was going to be able to help her cousin, and not just her but also the love of her life, but first she needed Vikki to be safe, happy, and with Teddy.

[Scorpius Malfoy]

Scorpius smiled as the professor nodded to him. He whispered back to Rose, "I'm always thinking of you." As Victorie...no, Professor Weasley...he reminded himself. Anyways, as she spoke, he gripped Rose's hand. His jaw fell open in shock at this news. He had thought Mr. Lupin was a bona-fide Death Eater. But looking back, he recalled seeing the two share looks when they thought no one was looking.

Closing his mouth, he said, "You and Mr. Lupin hid it very well. I only saw you share looks a couple of times, and even then it looked pretty innocent." Scorpius was not surprised to learn that they hadn't hid their relationship well...he hadn't been trying to. He nodded. "I understand the effort this is costing you on your part, Professor. And I am honored you chose me to be one of your Secret-Keepers. I accept." He looked at Rose and whispered, "I wish I could come to the wedding, but it's probably family only, right?" Then he waited to see what she would say.

[victorie]

Victorie sighed a bit as she saw the two so happily together. She took a deep breath and wished that she and Teddy could have that kind of love and show it for each other. She loved him so. It was hard to hide on more than one occasion. She heard Rose's words and she shrugged a bit as she spoke, "Teddy and I decided that ti was safer then me going back to doing the Auror thing, and we both know that I and he cannot work here or we will give ourselves away. I will do what I must to try and keep my family, Rose."

Victorie alughed as she heard Scorpius' words about her and Teddy hiding it well. She took a deep breath as she spoke, "It took a lot of preparation, practice, and hurt to do it, Scorpius. I do not suggest the road for anyone. It will tear at the heart and make it bleed continusously." She looked over the ege of the tower and took a deep breath as she spoke, "We greatly appreciate it, and thank you both. I will keep in contact with more information as it comes. Very few will be at the wedding, and it might be jsut the two of you. I..I do not know if we can tell the family. they all think he's....evil." She sniffled a bit and held in her tears She contnued to look at the grounds not wanting to turn and let them see the pain this caused.

[Rosetta Weasley]

Rose watched as her dearest cousin tore herself up about this. Maybe it didn't seem apparent to Scorpius, but Rose had known Victorie long enough to know her moods. "What will be Teddy's excuse for disappearing? Or will he continue to masquerade as a member of the Dark Lord's army?" Her family. Rose looked at Victorie's stomach with a smile. There was another part of the Weasley family growing in there. The big family was growing even bigger.

"If I'm invited, I'll take you as my date." Rose said, hugging him tighter and kissing his cheek. "Who would want to miss the meeting and union of two amazing people who do what they can to help others who might not even know they are being helped." She smiled at Victorie, glad that Miss Victorie Weasley...would soon be Mrs. Victorie Lupin. Certainly sounded nice, at least to Rose it did. Then again, she's been imagining them together.

Rose walked forward, reluctantly letting go of Scorpius, and gave her cousin a hug. "They see what they are supposed to see. If the entire family knew...well they aren't the best of actors are they? There would be calling from Lily, shouting and asking for favors or being civil towards him when they were supposed to hate him." Rose hugged her cousin tighter for a moment. She had heard her cousin's sniff, and just couldn't help come over and hug Victorie. "Once your with him in the new house, you won't have to pretend anymore."

[Scorpius Malfoy]

Scorpius looked sad at the hurt look on the professor's face. Now that he knew for sure that her and Teddy loved each other, it was almost impossible not to see. Reluctantly letting go of Rose, he walked over to Professor Weasley and shook her hand. Then, on impulse, he gave her a quick hug. "I'm sorry this has been so rough for you, Professor. I wish I could fix it."

He nodded at her next words. "I understand. I can only imagine how things....never mind." Scorpius turned to Rose. "He can't just disappear. The Dark Lord will have his head. If he does, it better be the best excuse in the world. I mean, I'm no expert, and certainly not a follower, but I've been around Father and his cronies, and they've talked about what happens to people who just leave. It's do or die for them." He shuddered. "Not a pleasant image."

Scorpius smiled at Rose. "Thanks sweetheart." He hugged her tight and kissed her back. "But surely, you'll be able to tell your parents the truth, at least?" he inquired. "Victorie Lupin sounds like a nice name," he said to the professor. "Or are you keeping your maiden name?" To him, the details were small. But sometimes it was the little things that mattered the most.

[victorie]

Victorie felt the hug and hugged her sister back. She tried so hard to keep her tears in, but she was unable to. She took a deep breath as she moved her tears from her face. She smiled a bit as she looked to them both and spoke, "I must keep my maiden name. No one can truly know about it all. The only place Teddy and I can be with each other is in our hidden home." she sniffled and then took a deep breath. Once everything was settled they would be able to let her claim his name.

Victorie let go of Rose and then she took a deep breath as she spoke, "Our family does not keep secrets well, so sadly very few will be allowed to know that I am even with child let alone that I am living with Teddy and married to him. My paretns...they remember the old Teddy, and I wish they could know what he really is."

Victorie took a deeper breath and then ran her hands over her arms as she continued, "Teddy will stay here and he will stay undercover. That is how it must be. Our lives will be at stake every moment we are alive, and sadly it will always be that way until the Dark Lord is killed."

[Rosetta Weasley]

Rose wanted to cry for Vikki, instead she just hugged her tighter. "When this war is over, then you'll be able to live happily." She stared at her cousin. "When do you want us to do the Fidelis, and why are you hiding your home when your going to be leaving it every day and exposing yourself to get hurt?" Rose asked, taking a step back so Vikki could answer her. It was a reasonable question, because Rose thought that Vikki shouldn't exert herself too much, being pregnant and all. "Also, have you decided whose going to be the fake father, because your going to have to decide that soon."

Rose laid her hands on Vikki's and tried to pull a smile out for her. "They will, though. The war will end, we will win, and then you and Teddy can show your efforts in the war to your family and they'll understand. You know our family, after a month or so getting used to the idea, they'll accept him. Uncle Harry is Teddy's godfather..." Rose leaned against the railings and looked out over the grounds. Everything seemed peaceful tonight. "If not, well they'll still see in time. I'm not sure Harry even truly believes that Teddy is bad, at least not fully." She just hoped Teddy didn't have to do anything he would later regret...

[Scorpius Malfoy]

Scorpius slowly backed away from the professor. He wanted nothing more in this moment than to go and curse the Dark Lord until he screamed for mercy. Turning discreetly away as Professor Weasley cried, he waited until the sobs subsided and looked back. He felt rage build up and up until suddenly his wand shot a jet of red light into the sky. It chipped a piece of a gargoyle's wing off and he dodged as it fell to the ground.

"Oops. Sorry, I lost my self-control there for a moment." Scorpius looked sheepish. He never lost his self-control...that was one of the things a Malfoy learned at a young age."Never show your hand", his father had said. "Sorry Professor. But this pisses me off. You and Mr. Lupin shouldn't have to live like this. But I have a question. If a Secret-Keeper or Secret-Keepers both die, doesn't that mean you can never be found? Not that I want or plan on dying," he added hastily.

Scorpius raised his hand like he was in class. "Um...what if the baby inherits the Metamorphagus trait? That's a extremely dominant trait, you know, and I don't know if you know any other than Mr. Lupin." He thought his questions were quite reasonable. If the baby was a Metamorphagi, there was no way they'd be able to hide that.

[victorie]

This was all too much for Victorie to deal with right now. She was too emotional. She looked to Scorpius when his wand acted up and she jumped. He spologized and she was worried for the student. She tugged her cousin closer in a hug as she spoke, "No one plans on dying. The sad things is it happens...and with the fidelis charm if both, or even one, of you dies our secret gets exsposed. That is why this is such a difficult thing for me to ask the two of you to do."

Victorie heard Mr. Malfoy's second question and she shuttered in her skin. She still hadn't coem up with a good lie on that one yet. She took a deep breath as she spoke, "We don't know. We don't know how we will hide that, and sadly that will change everything. If the baby gets the trait, then our secret will be out and we will be in more danger then ever before."