Scorpius was not having a good day.

He overslept and missed the slytherin quidditch practice, at which Albus was still mad at him for.
He slipped on the bathroom floor and hurt his hip in his hurry to get to class.
Upon reaching said class, he realized he forgot his transfiguration assignment –the whole reason he overslept in the first place.

"No paper, Mr. Malfoy? Well, I guess I'll have to take off points for tardiness. Please ensure that paper is on my desk by this afternoon, understood?", said McGonnagal sternly yet not altogether unkindly.

Yeah, he thought, this is not a good day for me.

He trudged off to the great hall for lunch and managed to spill his ink and trip along the way. By now, Scorpius was in a horrible mood. On entering the great hall and seeing Rose Weasley suck face with Nathan White however, he changed his mind.

Now, I'm in a horrible mood.

Rose Weasley. Cousin of his best friend, Albus Potter, Rose Weasley. Daughter of war heroes- Hermoine Granger and Ron Weasley- Rose Weasley. The only object of his romantic affections for the past 6 years- Rose Weasley.

Scorpius swore under his breath before aking his seat next to Albus. "Why do they have to do that in public? Some of us actually want to eat.", he bit out.

"Oh, is little scorpy jealous? Does he wanna give Rose a big smoochie? Is that why he didn't make it to quidditch practice today?, said Albus, obviously deciding that embarrassing Scorpius won out on staying mad at him. Albus Potter was the only one who knew about his crush on Rose. He never told him but he just figured it out.

Scorpius flushed lightly, but regaining his composure he spat,"You do realize I could have any bird I want, right?". He ran his hand through his hair and winked at a couple of 3rd year girls seated nearby, who promptly burst into giggles."You see, Al?", he grinned.

Al, on the other hand looked decidedly unimpressed. "How about Rose? She'd never fall for you. In fact, I'm willing to bet on it." Smiling deviously, he added,"Not money. The loser streaks through the great hall singing the hogwart's anthem at the end of year feast, deal?"

Scorpius Malfoy, Head Boy of Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry, was sorely tempted to take Al up on that offer, if only to wipe that smug look on his face. However, he was raised well. And being raised well, he knew that his mother would ,without inhibition , disown him completely if she found out he was attempting to play with any girl's affections. Astoria Malfoy was not someone to be trifled with.

"No deal", he grumbled under his breath shooting Al a dark look just as Louis Weasley came and leaped into his lap.

"Awwww, Scorpykins, why are you so sad? Is it because you missed me too much?", he cried out in a falsetto while dramatically draping himself over Scorpius, to the general amusement of nearby students.

"Of course not Louis, obviously he's building the courage to ask me out", declared Ethan Wood, Louis' partner in crime, determined not to be outdone by Louis. The duo had been striving to take the spot of James Potter and Fred Weasley as chief troublemakers ever since they graduated.

Scorpius used to their antics just grunted. "Get lost Louis," said Albus, earning himself a thump on the back of his head and a missing sandwich from his plate as the idiot twins took off for class laughing maniacally.

"I guess we should be heading out to Potions too",said Scorpius hauling his bag and dragging a muttering Albus along with him.

Later on in Potions class, Scorpius, staring at the back of Rose Weasley's head and at her wonderful,wonderful curls-and he should know-he spent the last 6 years memorizing it- wondered would she really fall for me?

He abruptly shook his head and sat up , the idiot twins' idiocy was highly contagious.