Laughter
Rose Weasley's laughter was infectious and the first person at Hogwarts to be affected by it was Scorpius Malfoy.
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Scorpius had spied her, fiery haired, blue eyed and animated; talking to her family. He knew that she was a part of the Potter-Weasley clan.
Yes, red hair and freckles, she was definitely a Weasley.
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Scorpius sat alone, in the last compartment of the Hogwarts Express. He didn't expect any company, so he settled back to sleep, thinking about the Weasley girl.
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A while later, as he drifted awake, he heard voices.
"Al let's wait another five minutes. Please? I want to try making friends with him!"
"Rose Weasley! I refuse to stay here any longer! We've spent an hour here and he isn't waking up! You can talk to him after the Sorting because we're leaving NOW!"
"Umm… Al? I think he's stirring."
"Shall I give him a good poke in the stomach?"
"Go ahead Al!"
"No thank you that won't be necessary!" yelled Scorpius, now fully awake, "I don't need any prodding, I'm awake. So, who are you?" he asked, knowing full well who his visitors were.
Rose smiled and began the introductions.
"This scrawny, black haired, green eyed creature is my cousin Albus Severus Potter. I know, his parents must have been drunk on Firewhiskey when they named him. But he's called Al. I'm rose Weasley, not Rosie, not Rosie-Posie but Rose. We know who you are, of course. You're Scorpius Malfoy. We want to make friends with you." She said all this in one breath, without pausing and with each word Scorpius' eyes grew wider.
"What?" he yelped, astounded.
And then Rose burst out laughing.
She collapsed onto the seat in front of Scorpius and threw her head back, her face going as red as her hair, which was now scattered across the seat back. Her electric blue eyes were filled with mirth as she laughed a long, full warm, an according to Scorpius, very pretty laugh.
Rose coughed out, "You look so… FUNNY! Like a deer caught in the headlights or something. And your eyes are so wide and your face has paled and …. That is something for a person as pale as you! And at the word 'friends', you should have heard the way you yelped, you looked so cute!" and she went on laughing for a good fifteen minutes.
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Al and Scorpius sat there, watching Rose laugh. The former bored and slightly embarrassed and the latter? He was spellbound.
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It was on the first of September, 2017 that Scorpius Malfoy first saw Rose Weasley laugh. It was also the day that he decided that he would do anything to keep that laughter on her face. Forever.
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~littlegirlgonemad~
Author's Note: Another random drabbley-oneshot from me. What did you think? I know it isn't one of my better fics, but I figured I'd post anyway! Tell me what you think. And no, I haven't forgotten about Rose Weasley: Hogwarts Head Girl or An Important Day. They will be updated. I swear.
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