"Then explain to me why he chose me as his girlfriend." Rose retorted, growing more and more heated. "Every time I met the Children of Salazar, they bombarded me with their questions. I thought they were just being nosy, but when I'd talked to you, I realized they were trying to figure out if Scorpius had told to me about them. They thought I could change him! It meant I was on the right track to do so. This makes me think that he chose me to help him emerge from the darkness that consumed his existence. He couldn't say it in words - evil had surrounded him for too long - but subconsciously he knew that only I could save him."