<AtGryffindorCommonRoom>
"Wasitfun?Lastnight."askedJennifer.
"Yeah,itwasfun."saidRose."Howaboutyou?"
"Well,Jameskeptsteppingonmyfeet,sowegaveupdancing."saidJennifer.
"Hesaidhewasn\'tgoodatdancing,that\'strue."saidRose,wholaughed.
"Hey!Wheredidyougettheearrings?They\'rebeautiful!"saidJennifer.
"Oh...,Scorpiusgaveittome."saidRose,whowasthinkingwhydidn\'tshetakeoffthemimmediately.
"Hownice!"saidJennifer,smiling."Whatdoyouthinkabouthim?"sheasked.
"Whatdoyoumean?"askedRose,whowasconfused.
"Comeon!Heaskedyoutogototheball,andhegaveyoutheearrings!"saidJennifer.
"Sowhat?"askedRose,whostilldidn\'tgetherpoint.
Jennifersighed,howcouldapersonbesodetached?
"So,itmeansthathelikesyou!"continuedJennifer.
Rose\'sjawdropped,shewasshocked.Sheneverthoughtofthis.
"No!We\'rejustfriends!"saidRose.
"Really?Maybehedoesn\'tthinkso!"saidJennifer.
Roseshookherheadandsaid,"Okay,stop.First,that\'simpossible.Second,Idon\'tlikehim."
Jennifershrugged,"Fine,ifyousayso.ButIthoughtyoulikehim."
"Ionlylikehimasfriends."saidRose.
Butevenherselfwasn\'tsureifitwastrue.
<AtGreatHall>
"Hey!Al,didyouhavefunlastnight?"askedRose.
"Yes,butguesswhoIsawattheball?"askedAlbus,wholookedangry.
"Who?"askedRose.
"Lily!ShewasdancingwithaRavenclawboy!"saidAlbus."AndwhenIaskedherwhywasshethere,shetoldmesheknewwhatshewasdoingandtoldmetomindmyownbusiness!"
"Itoldyouthatyouprotecthertoomuch,youcan\'talwaystellherwhattodoornottodo."saidRose.
Albusthoughtforawhileandsaid,"Maybeyou\'reright,IthinkIshouldapologizetoher."
Rosesmiledandsaid,"Ithinkshewasn\'treallyangryatyou."
AlbusalsosmiledandwenttofindLily.
RosesatattheGryffindortable,shelookedovertotheSlytherintable,wantingtofindHugo.
Shedidn\'tsawHugobutsawScorpius,hewaslookingather,too,soshequicklymovedhereyesaway.
Whenshesawhim,shefeltstrange,andherheartbeatsfasterthenusual.
Isitpossiblethatshelikedhim?LikeJennifersaid?
Ifitwasbefore,shewoulddefinitelysayno,butnow,andaftertheYuleBall,shedidn\'tknow.Shereallydidn\'tknow.