I waved at my parents as the train pulled out of the station. After they had disappeared from sight, I began walking down the train. I wondered to myself where Scorpius was, I wanted to see him. Ahead of me a familiar face popped out from a compartment.
"Rosie!" Aisling beamed. She bounced forward and threw her arms around me. "I've had the best holidays. I was just about to tell Lucy and Saff, oh never mind, come on!" I followed her back into the compartment.
"Rose!" Lucy smiled. "About time!" Aisling sat down beside Lucy; I looked around the compartment, at my friends. We were all in Gryffindor, and we share a dorm room. Leaning her head against the window is Saffron Thomas; her dark chocolate hair had been cropped short over the holidays. Opposite her was my cousin, Lucy Weasley who, like me, had the fiery red Weasley hair. Finally was Aisling Finnegan, her golden hair cascaded over her shoulders. Saff was the bubbly, overconfident one of us; while Lucy was the responsible, mature one. Lucy was a prefect this year. Aisling was the romantic, dreamy one of us; she was always getting into trouble for daydreaming in class. I sat down beside Saff and beamed at my friends.
"So can I tell you about my holidays?" Aisling asked impatiently.
"What about your holidays?" Saff asked.
"I got a boyfriend," Aisling grinned.
"Who?" Lucy looked doubtful.
"His name is Owen, he's almost sixteen, and he's a muggle."
"Ooo…" Saff giggled. "I want a boyfriend."
"Agreed." Lucy pouted.
"Did he kiss you?" I asked. Aisling's eyes brighten and she gives us a wicked grin.
"What was it like? Was it romantic?" Saff giggled.
"Well he took to the cinemas and walked me home afterwards. He said goodbye and I swore he was going to kiss me, but then he started walking down the street. I was so disappointed; but then he turned around and came back. He said there was one more thing; and he kissed me!" We all squealed in time. Lucy had her hand on her heart, and Saff was sticking her tongue out at Aisling. I giggled at Saff, who grinned at me.
"Now I really want a boyfriend," Lucy pouted at Aisling. "In fact I want Tate as boyfriend." Saff shot Lucy a truly horrified look. Tate was Saff's brother. He was going into his sixth year at Hogwarts. Tate was pretty good looking. Everyone liked him; he was bubbly and nice, just like Saff. He was also a Chaser on the Quidditch team, and everyone knew that when James finished school at the end of the year, Tate would be the new Gryffindor captain.
"Eww, seriously, Tate?" Saff raised an eyebrow. "Anyways, I'm almost sixteen, I'm going into my fifth year; and I still haven't been kissed! I know who I want to kiss me too."
"Who?" Aisling didn't get her answer though. The door to the compartment slid open and Albus came in. Behind him were Ben Jordan from Gryffindor and the Scamander twins from Ravenclaw. Albus smiled at Saff; but it seemed a lot deeper than just a smile. Could I feel a spark?
"Hey Saff."
"Hey Albus." The two of them just smiled at each other. Wait it wasn't just a spark I'd felt between them, it was a full-blown, raging house fire! Wow this is awkward, I mean the sexual tension between them is so massive; it doesn't even fit in this compartment. Wow, Saff and Albus though, seriously?
"So Rose…" Ben started, "We were wondering…"
"Oh right yeah, we were wondering…" Albus snapped out of his Saff filled daydreams, "Rose can we borrow some money?" I glared at Albus. Why didn't he have his own money, or why couldn't he get it from James, or Lily?
"You want my money?"
"We made a bet with that stupid Slytherin you have the hots for…" Albus trailed off and everyone looked pointedly at me, "Anyway we lost and we don't have enough money to pay him."
"You want my money, because you lost a bet, against one of my friends that you just insulted?" My cheeks were flushed bright red, and not because Albus had been rude about Scorpius; no my cheeks were red because of the other thing he'd said, that I'd had the 'hots' for Scorpius. Did he know? How could he know that? I hadn't told anyone about how no matter how I tried, I just couldn't push Scorpius out of my dreams.
"Well yeah," I looked at Ben who'd answered; he gave me a little awkward smile.
"Ugh sod off, all of you!" I told snapped. Ben's smile faded.
"Please Rosie?" Albus pulled a puppy dog face. I glared at him. "Fine whatever, let's go." Albus and his friends turned to leave.
"Bye Albus," Saff smiled after him. Albus gave her a crooked smile over his shoulder.
"See you Saff." The boys left and Aisling and Lucy began to howl with laughter.
"So you like Albus?" Aisling asked Saff. Saff blushed and gave her a little smile. "Before you ask, it was that obvious." Lucy and Aisling continued to mock Saff about Albus. I just turned my head away and ignored it. It hurt when you liked someone, especially if you really like them. Saff couldn't help it I supposed, neither could I. So why had the Albus stating the truth, possibly unintentionally, upset me so much? Was it the thought that maybe people could tell? I don't know. I just hoped that Scorpius never heard what Albus had said.
Okay, so I had serious trouble writing an intro to this story. You can probably tell though.
Rose's friend are very based on my friends, so they're a bit crazy but very real to me. But I have changed their names for this fic.
I hope despite it not being an amazing intro enjoyed it, and I will update it soon as I fear I may be massacred by my HP freak friend if I don't (She's my Saff!) Please if you're into The Host, Total Drama or Degrassi, have a look at my other fics, and I think that's all.
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