Rose woke with a start. As she tried to sit up, her head collided with something hard. She heard a sharp intake of breath.
"Oi! Watch it, Weasley,"came the muffled voice of the last person Rose wanted to see in the morning. Except she wasn't seeing him, since it was completely dark in her dorm.
"What the—what are you doing in here, Malfoy? How did you get in? We each have passwords to get in, and I haven't told anyone!" she said, groggily, words seeming to collide with her tongue.
"You really shouldn't keep all your top secret information on the same piece of parchment in your favorite book, Weasley," he drawled. "Makes it even easier to read you."
Although Rose's eyes were still adjusting, she could just hear the smirk in his voice.
"So why, may I ask, have you been looking through my things and why am I awake at this hour?" she asked, rolling over and hiding her face in her pillow.
"Well, I decided we should go get breakfast early to discuss our duties, since I don't particularly want to be seen talking with you in the Great Hall." Scorpius replied.
"Oh, right…because that would be such a bad thing for you." Rose snorted, snuggling deeper into her bed, trying to remember the dream she'd been having. Something to do with pumpkin pasties. Her stomach growled underneath her sheets. Scorpius chuckled softly.
"Hmm…seems your stomach agrees with me. Get up, and meet me in our common room in fifteen minutes." Rose groaned, and squeezed her eyes shut tighter as she heard Malfoy leaving her room.
"I have got to change my password." She muttered, willing herself to roll out of bed and stumble to the shower.
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"Is miss Weezy wanting anything else to eat?" squeaked a little elf at her elbow.
"No Mubby, I'm so full. That was delicious. Give my compliments to everyone as usual, mmkay?" Rose replied warmly. The elf blushed all the way up to her large ears, bowed, and scurried off.
"As usual? You often sneak off to the kitchens?" inquired Malfoy, lazily finishing a piece of toast.
"Mum...well, she basically recruited me, Hugo, and all of our cousins into her...Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare." Rose said swiftly, hoping Scorpius wouldn't put together the acronym.
"Ah...my dad told me about that. Your mum and her weird obsession with house elves."
Rose ignored his comment, brushing a few muffin crumbs from her robes.
"Hmm, meeting adjourned then?" she asked, meeting his grey eyes.
"Yeah, I'll notify the Ravenclaw and Slytherin prefects of the schedule change, and you make sure you tell Hufflepuff and Gryffindor." he stated simply.
"Right then...see you for patrol." said Rose, standing up.
Scorpius watched her walk away, then shook himself slightly. He crumpled his napkin, tossing it on his plate, and making sure Rose was out of sight, left a couple of knuts on the table.