<4thYearatHogwarts>
Inatrice,Albus,RoseandScorpiushadbeentoHogwartsforfouryears.Andthisyear,itwasanunusualyearforHogwarts.
"Ithinkeveryoneknowsthatit\'sanunusualyearforHogwarts."announcedHeadmistressMcGonagall.
"Ithasbeen1500yearssinceHogwartsstarted,sothere\'saspecialeventthisyear."Shestoppedandsmiledmysteriously.
"WewillhavetheYuleBallthisChristmas,butforstudentsthatareunderfourthgrade,youcan\'tattendunlesssomeoneinvitesyou."
Therewerecomplaintsfromtheyoungerstudents.
"Thankgodwearefourthgradenow."saidAlbus.
"Yeah,butLilyandHugoaren\'tabletogo."saidRose.
"IfLilycouldgo,Iwouldn\'tletanyoftheboysgetclosetoher,shedeservesbetter."saidAlbus.
Roseshookherheadandsaid,"Youprotecthertoomuch,maybeshewantstogototheYuleBall,too!"
Albusshrugged,"Ihavethedutytoprotectmysister."
Thentheybothlaughed.
<Potionslesson>
Thoughitwasclasstimealready,thestudentsdidnotpayattentiontothelesson,almosteveryonewastalkingabouttheYuleBallandwhotheyweregoingwith.
"Howmanygirlshadaskedyoutogowiththem?"askedRose.
"Idon\'tknow.Abouttwenty,Ithink."saidAlbus.
AlthoughshehadalreadyknownthatAlbuswaspopular,shestillgotsurprisedaboutthenumberofthegirls.
"Didyouacceptoneofthem,orhaveyoudecidedwhomyou\'regoingwith?"askedRose.
"I\'vedecidedwhomI\'mgoingwith,butIhaven\'taskher."saidAlbus.
"It\'sLinWei（林薇）,right?"smiledRose.
ShecouldseethatAlbusreallylikedWei.
WeiisabeautifulChinesegirl,andshewasthreeyearsolderthanthem,whichwas,thesamegradeasJames,herHousewasRavenclaw.
Albusdidn\'tsayanything,buthisfaceturnedpink.
"Howaboutyou?Haveyoudecided?"askedAlbus,whotriedtochangethesubject.
"No,someboysaskedmetogowiththem,butIrefusedthem."saidRose.
"So,areyouwaitingforsomeonetoaskyou?"askedAlbus.
"Uh...nope,Ijustthinkthatit\'sreallystrangetodancewithsomeoneyouarenotcloseto."saidRose.
"WhenareyougoingtoaskWei?"sheasked.
"Ithinkmaybeafterthisclass,RavenclawwillhavePotionslessonlater."saidAlbus.
"Youknowitsoclearly!"saidRose,smiling.
Andhisfaceturnedpinkagain.
Aftertheclass,AlbuswenttofindWei,Rosepattedhisshoulders,"Goodluck!"shesaid.Albusnodded.
WhenRosewasabouttoleavetheclassroom,Scorpiuswenttoher.
"Hi."saidScorpius.
"Hi."answeredRose.
"Uh...,I\'mthinkingabout,youknow,theYuleBall,haveyoufoundyourpartner?"askedScorpiusnervously.
"No,Ihaven\'t,haveyou?"askedRose,whobecamenervous,too.
"Ihaven\'t,uh...,andI\'mthinkingabout,uh...,ifyouwanttogowithme?"Scorpiusstartedtostammer.
"Oh...,o-okay."Rosefeltherfaceturnedred.
Scorpiussmiledatherandturnedaway.
Afterawhile,Albuscamebackandsmiledhappily,"Sheaccepted!"HetoldRosecheerfully.
"Really?Congratulations!"saidRose,"Scorpiusjustaskedmetogowithhim."
"Didyouaccepthim?"askedAlbus.
"Yeah..."sheanswered.
"Thenyoubetternotletourparentsknow."saidAlbus.
"Iknow."noddedRose,thinkingabouthowshewouldanswerthemwhentheyaskedaboutit."It\'sabigproblem."shesaid.