AN: Just a short story; don't know where I'm going with it. Just dying to get in on the lovely Rose/Scorpius fics since reading the epilogue of DH. She MUST have known what she was doing...

Nope...don't own any of the published characters and not making any money from this.

First Year

Rose

For Rose Weasley, the first memory of her first year going to Hogwarts was her father telling her to "Make sure you beat him in every test, Rosie..." She hardly noticed him except that for his ruffled white hair and grey eyes that met hers as she saw his father lean down and whisper something in his ear. She wondered if it had anything to do with what her father said.

The train ride was exciting; Rose met new friends and had her first journey away from her parents. Of course, her cousins and other family friends were there, but she felt a sense of independence for the first time.

Of course, her mother Hermione knew Rose was quite the independent child. She was always curious and adventurous, but spent nearly the same number of hours with her nose in a book like her mother always did.

At the sorting, Rose Weasley was hardly surprised when the hat announced "GRYFFINDOR!" – but the surprise to many others in the hall came when Scorpius Malfoy was sorted into Ravenclaw. It was the same boy her father had pointed to at the station. According to the whispers she heard, everyone expected him to follow his family trait of becoming Slytherins.

The first few months were a flurry of meeting new friends and studying. She knew her parents expected her to excel, and did so naturally. She had a couple of classes with Ravenclaw students, and noticed that Scorpius Malfoy earned the same high marks as she did. She never knew his actual marks, but they often competed in answering the teachers questions to the class. Other than that, she hardly ever saw the boy and thus did not think anything of it – or him.

Scorpius

At the train station Scorpius' father acted as he often did in public. He played his role as the aristocratic pureblood, owner of Malfoy Magical Industries. Before they left, his father had given him a big hug and told him he was proud that his son would soon live up to the Malfoy legacy. But there were no hugs or words of encouragement at the station.

Then he had seen his father stiffen. Scorpius saw Draco give a slight nod, and looked to see who had caught his father's attention. It was quite a large group, but one redheaded man scowled and then said something to a girl who appeared to be his age.

The girl laughed at what her father said, but then gave him a worried glance. This happened just as his father leaned over and whispered something in his ear.

"Those are the Weasleys and Potters. You are better than them; make sure they know. Especially the girl."

Who was she? Scorpius wondered. He took note of her auburn-brown curls and her stunning eyes – they were brown, but with a yellow tint. Almost golden.

At the sorting Scorpius heard her name. Rose Weasley.

"GRYFFINDOR!" The hat shouted. The girl smiled triumphantly as she hopped off the stool and ran toward the Gryffindor table.

And then later…

"RAVENCLAW!"

Scorpius was in shock. Ravenclaw? His father expected him to be sorted into Slytherin, as all Malfoy's had. Was it his mother's influence? His father had met her in America; while she was a pureblood her family, like most American witches and wizards, had opposed the Dark Lord. She nearly broke her engagement with his father when she learned what his family had done, and how he nearly killed Hogwart's Headmaster.

Was it something in him that was different from other Malfoys?

As school began young Scorpius immersed himself in his studies. He didn't really like most of the Ravenclaws, but did make friendly acquaintances with a couple in their fifth and sixth year. Some of his dorm mates would talk about him behind his back; he knew it was because he was a Malfoy.

The Slytherin students acted more indifferent, and some even seemed afraid of him, like Audra Flint, daughter of Pansy and Marcus Flint. Scorpius decided he did not mind; they were young and stupid. He preferred his older friends, even if they were often too busy to talk with him.

She was in some of his classes. It was then he remembered his father talking about a girl in his own school year who was a bookworm and know-it-all. Once his mother even teased his father about how the girl hit him for being a "jerk", as she often used American slang.

Rose Weasley had friends, he did not. At least, not in his year, and especially not in his own house. Once again, he did not mind. But other Gryffindor and Ravenclaws were friends. That angered him. Why could he not be included? He had to confess to himself; it bothered him.

Sometimes while eating he would find himself staring at her. One time another Gryffindor glared back at him. It was her cousin; Albus. He quickly turned away. He silently vowed to himself to never watch her when others could see him.

Second Year

Rose

This was a challenging year. Not in Rose's actual study, but being the daughter of Ron and Hermione Weasley caused a lot of attention. Especially since her family often visited the muggle world and Rose felt as comfortable in the muggle world as she did the magical world. Her mother always explained things thoroughly and encourages her children to experience the muggle world as if it were "home."

It was in Muggle Studies that caused the problem. She often corrected what was written in the outdated textbooks, and curious or interested students would ask her for help. The teacher, on the other hand, was outraged as he did not have much experience in the muggle world and often relied on his text books.

Scorpius Malfoy was in the class, but remained quiet most of the time, and often snickered at what was taught. Sometimes Rose wondered if he was snickering at the fact she knew more than anyone else, including the teacher.

Still, outside of class Scorpius Malfoy was no where she ever was. At times she wondered, who were his friends? Where did he hang out?

It came into conversation once. Her friend, Allison Thomas mentioned Scorpius.

"What do you think of him?"

Rose, who was still packing up her things after class, didn't notice who her friend was referring to.

"Malfoy. You heard him snicker when you explained to the teacher how democracy works in the States."

"Oh, that…well, he often does that."

"He doesn't ever do that in class. It's only with you." Allison, like her mum, was a Ravenclaw and had most of her classes with the young Malfoy.

"Well, I don't see what the fuss is. I don't even know him. He probably has heard about mum from his dad. I heard that her, dad, and Uncle Harry were always fighting with him or something."

The two dropped the conversation and went to their next class. Allison, the daughter of Luna and Dean, never spoke about Scorpius Malfoy again.

Scorpius

This was a great year for Scorpius. Despite his father's protests he signed up for Muggle Studies and found it to be the most entertaining class he had ever been in. An added bonus was Rose – since she kept making a spectacle of herself with her never-ending muggle knowledge and experiences, he could easily watch her without being noticed. She was often the center of attention in that class.

Scorpius still had a few friends, but since they were older most had girlfriends and were usually off snogging somewhere. Between studying and classes, the young Malfoy boy often found himself flying. He was determined to make the Quidditch team next year. He wanted to be a Seeker, just like his father. And that would allow him to play against a certain seeker – a Potter.

Still, nothing happened between Scorpius and Rose…as far as she was concerned, they were strangers.