Rose turned when she was bumped, an annoyed look on her face which instantly softened when she saw the culprit. She tucked a stray strand of red hair behind her ear, looking up at him, her smile soft and loving. Her pale cheeks quickly turned a shade of red to the compliment, normally she would take it with a quick thank you, but this was Scorpius.
"I did." Rose breathed, pulling the letter she had written in return out of her pocket, handing it to him. "I was going to send it by owl, but, I thought that was rather pointless a day before we return to school."
She playfully elbowed him back, before running her hand down his arm, fingers brushing over his, before the laced together with his. "We need to get on the train." Lifting onto her tiptoes, she pressed a kiss to his cheek, turning and walking towards a car door tugging the hand she held as a little bit of encouragement.
As soon as she stepped onto the train the tension was clear. Purebloods had separated off into their own groups, as did the half-bloods and the muggle borns. Last year each house was mingling, Gryffindors were best friends with Slytherins, now it seemed they had separated again.
Rose looked back at Scorpius, wanting to look at him and not all the eyes that were staring at them. She heard the soft mumbling about what kind of Gryffindor would date a Slytherin, and how her mother and father could let her be involved with a Malfoy with Draco's history. The grip she had on his hand tightened, her chest unmoving as she was holding her breath, one she let out once she found an opening and slipped in.