Disclaimer: I own nothing but my wonderful OC's and the plot, the original story belongs and always will belong to J.K Rowling...but maybe if I get really rich she can lend it to me for an hour..just an hour and I will be a happy crup indeed.
Summary: They hate each other, that's how it's always been so once they realise that hate may not be hate both Rose and Scorpius decide to keep their relationship a secret however that's when the shenanigans begin..
My life is part humour, part rose, part thorns -
Bret Michaels
In an attempt to run a hand through her wild bushy mane her hand was once again caught, which caused Rose to let out a sigh of frustration. Though such an action was normal it didn't mean that it went not causing a problem for the teen. Years of serving as Gryffindors keeper kept her tall frame toned, her shoulders slightly broad and body in a fit condition. The combination of her scowl, hunched shoulders and large intimidating mane was enough to cause the mass of students younger and older to high tale in the opposite direction- well except one.
"You need to stop scowling or no one will talk to you" claimed a voice in a singsong tone. Being a good couple of inches shorter than her, Rose had to glance down at the smaller girl. Her thick light brown locks were hung loose around her face and neck, perfectly contrasting with tanned skin that Rose would trade for own alabaster tone in a heartbeat. The Hufflepuff girl had a large smile on her face, something that wasn't exactly uncommon with her.
Meara or Mimi Finnegan was one of the girls who obsessed over their appearance, gossiped over boys and spent endless hours flicking through Witch Weekly to drool over the rising quidditch players. Of course it was expected that most of the boys in Hogwarts had crushes over her since she was everything Rose wasn't; short, curvaceous and busty.
"You're clearly talking to me, so that's my plan out of the window" Rose quipped, which caused the smaller girl to pout. Ignoring her friend's expression she reached into her bag to pull out a bag of every flavoured beans, at this Mimi's eyes brightened and a wide grin formed on her features once more.
Rose smiled before pulling the bag out of reach from the smaller girl, the action only causing her to pout once more.
"Not until you give the Divination feedback" Rose stated.
The smaller girl sighed defeatedly before reaching into her bag and handing over Rose's parchment. The truth was that she disliked the idea of asking anyone for help with assignments, however out of all her NEWT subjects, it was advanced Divination that was starting to take its toll on her. So it was only natural of her to ask the student that was the best in their class for help, and she didn't ask for much either, just enough sugar filled treats to knock out a mountain troll.
Rose scanned over the parchment, little hearts and smiley faces were placed around her own neat scrawl, which caused her to frown in disgust. Even all her 'i's had been sorted with hearts.
"Must you dot your 'I' with hearts, it's frustrating" Rose commented as she continued to read over her essay.
"They look prettier that way" Mimi commented between mouthfuls of beans. Rose shook her head in disbelief, the smaller girl was everything she wasn't, a complete contrast to her own tomboys personality so it was somewhat strange to see the two of them hanging out together.
The flurry of students was always great to see, however most of them swiftly avoided crossing paths with her due to her famed temper yet that didn't stop them from gazing dreamily at her companion. Mimi, however seemed oblivious to the stares, and carried on demolishing her sweets with such enthusiasm that would put even her own table manners to shame.
"Hey you want to head to the lake later?" Mimi asked as they walked into the great hall. Rose shrugged, she had little interest in the lake since the only people populating it were hormone driven girls hoping to catch the attention of equally hormonal driven boys.
"Maybe" She shrugged, though they both knew that such an answer meant 'no' in her vocabulary. Despite this Mimi smiled before parting ways to join the rest of her friends, it wasn't that she wasn't a nice girl it was just that Rose found nothing in common with the Hufflepuff other than their shared classes and love of Quidditch.
After scanning the hall she was quick to notice two of her cousins; Albus and Lily Potter. Like both his brother and father, Albus- or Al as he prefered to be called, sported the Potter unruly dark hair, squared jaw and slightly stocky build. Lily however, took more of the Weasley roots; with her bright hair, warm brown eyes and a tall willowy build.
Rose silently sat to join her cousins at one of four large tables populating the Great Hall. Many of the students sat with friends outside of their house, allowing inter house unity and for Potter-Weasley clan to sit together during meal times. However it seemed that both James, her brother Hugo and cousin Fred were missing from this meeting.
"Was that Meara Finnegan who you just walked in with?" Lily asked with knowing smirk, the latter directed towards her older brother. The said Slytherin ducked his head in embarrassment and proceeded to try and find some comfort in his toast.
Rose spared Al a sympathetic glance before turning back to Lily.
"Yep, she's still as peppy as ever and she asked to go to the lake later too" she said dismissively before preparing to tuck into her eggs.
At this Lily beamed before gently nudging her brother in the arm.
"You hear that, if you head to the lake you might just be able to ask her out" she said excitedly, which didn't seem to soothe him the least.
Al groaned in embarrassment before running a hand through his unruly dark hair.
"You know Lil's I never mentioned wanting to ask Mimi out" He countered in an attempt to silence her.
Lily shrugged before her hazel eyes lit up with mischief.
"You never had to say it, as your sister I just know" she remarked before stealing his toast. Rose smiled at the siblings, thought they tended to tease each other it was never out of spite- at least most of the time.
"You've been quiet for longer than thirty seconds" her
Hugo commented as he took a seat beside her. His uniform was out of sorts and his auburn hair disheveled as if pulled- in other words the tell all signs of having an encounter with his girlfriend Julie.
Rose lightly punched him in the arm before continuing her breakfast, trying to ignore how much of a prat her brother was.
"Shut up and eat your breakfast Hugo, or do I have to get Julie over here to make you act properly" She teased with a look of triumph.
Her brother flicked a piece of scrambled eggs at her, which was a waste of food in her her opinion.
Both Lily and Albus watched the action with mild amusement, the two Weasley siblings continued to flick their food at each other and both ignored the looks of disapproval from the peers.
"You're so immature" Hugo commented as he flicked pieces of scrambled egg from his hair. Rose stuck out her tongue in response, though the action only earned herself a snort of laughter from her cousins.
"You looking forward to trials, Al?" Rose asked as she turned her attention away from her brother.
Al shrugged, this would have been his first year trying out for the school quidditch team and even though he did a good job of masking it, Rose could tell he was nervous. It seemed that his older brother James was already preparing for the Gryffindor trials- which she was hoping to attend herself.
"Somewhat, though Scorpius says he's not going easy since we're friends or anything " He explained. Rose visibly grimaced at the mention of Scorpius Malfoy; the the two were civil with each other due to his friendship with Al, it didn't change her dislike for him.
Both Lily and Hugo seemed to notice her reaction and laughed to themselves, which only annoyed her further.
"I thought you two...you know- formed a truce?" Al asked in confusion.
Rose shrugged before tucking a stray curl behind her ear- at least that way it wasn't going to bother her.
"We are-" she started before Lily interrupted.
"But that doesn't mean that they have to like each other" She stated to Hugo.
"Or disagree with anything the other says" Hugo added with a smirk.
Rose folded her arms in annoyance, though it seemed that both her brother and younger cousin were ignoring her in favour of their own conversation. Since when had it become 'throw shade at Rose day'
As the group arrived at the Quidditch pitch it was clear that the Hufflepuff trials had come to an end, Meara Finnegan was seen shaking hands and offering the thumbs up gesture to most of the young hopefuls. A scrawny looking bunch in her opinion, though the Hufflepuff team weren't exactly known for producing the best quidditch players, yet they still had fun.
Upon seeing her, Mimi started to frantically wave and started on making her way over to the group. Of course being the perfect specimen she was, Mimi was even able to make standard Quidditch robes loom good. The usual drab outfit hugged her thin frame, assenting her waist and bust that Rose found herself envying.
"Are you set for the trials?" Mimi asked the group with a wide smile. Rose was vaguely aware of her cousin subverting his gaze to anywhere but the mounds protruding from her chest, though it seemed that the spectators weren't as respectful.
Albus seemingly lost his voice due to be addressed directly by his crush and had retorted to making incoherent noises that were somehow supposed to resemble words.
"Yeah- no...maybe...I have no clue" Al stuttered once h had found his voice. Lily was trying to suppress her own laughter the situation, whilst Hugo watched in amusement however Rose felt somewhat embarrassed for him.
"Oh that was a lot of answers…" Mimi commented in confusion before shifting awkwardly from foot to foot. The silence was more than awkward, it was something else entirely and Rose was sure that after this her cousin was sure to have more awkward encounters with the object of his desires.
"Well there's going to be a lot of Gryffindor victory parties this season, so keep your calendar open Finnegan" Rose teased in an attempt to break the thick slice of awkwardness. It seemed to work for a bright smile had once again formed on Mimi's face as the previous conversation was forgotten.
"As if Weasley, we won't be going down without a fight!" Mimi exclaimed before turning to face the group of girls that were screaming her name. Rose visibly grimaced at the large group of Hufflepuff's, if one thought that Meara Finnegan was boy crazy then her friends were certainly much worse.
"Mimi, hurry up so we can get a good spot at the lake!" Augusta Longbottom, a tall blonde shouted at the top of her lungs. The rest of the girls squealed in agreement. All of them practically screaming as loud as they could, so loud that Rose was surprised that her ears weren't bleeding.
"They really have a set of lungs…" Hugo commented with a grimace whilst rubbing his ears.
"Girls I'll catch up, I kind of want to see the Slytherin's trials" Meara called out which earned herself looks of confusion from her friends.
The group of squealing girls quickly dispersed at this, though their cries would haunt Rose forever like a banshee in the night.
"I'll go up and get us a seat" Meara stated before turning to Albus.
"If your Quidditch skills are better than your conversing ones, then you'll make the team for sure" The small girl quipped before disappearing to the stands.
Albus stared at the space where Meara had just stood, she felt sorry for him- well almost since his own behaviour was his own fault after all.
"I can't believe what an idiot I was…" He sighed before running a hand through his unruly hair as if to vent out his annoyance. No one said a word.
"Yeah, me neither" Lily commented which only earned herself a glare from Rose and Hugo.
"As his sister, I'm allowed to offer criticism on everything he does" She added with a shrug.
Rose shook her head in disbelief, however her temporary disappointment was soon replaced with disgust as the Slytherin hopefuls accompanied by Scorpius Malfoy himself entered the pitch. Their emerald green robes swung with each stride they took, each of them sporting a bout of confidence that only a Gryffindor could match.
"Maybe we should go and find Meara…" Lily suggested in an attempt to prevent another Gryffindor/Slytherin confrontation which would undoubtedly lead to detentions and loss of house points.
"Rose, let's go" Hugo said almost pleadingly. Though Rose was vaguely aware of him talking as she had her gaze on said pale blonde as he practically swaggered onto the middle of the pitch with his usual sneer directed at everyone who he thought to be beneath him.
"What a bloody git- who does he think he is?!" Rose exclaimed as they continued watching the rest of the Slytherins walk onto the pitch. All eagerly awaited to mount their brooms, with expressions of seriousness. It were almost as if their lives depended on making the team. Lily shook her head in disbelief whilst Albus shook his in embarrassment.
"What ever happened to 'being civil'?" Al asked with a slight groan, his hand once again had found itself running through his hair.
"Well that has obviously gone out of the window" Lily quipped before walking off towards the stand, most likely to find a seat where Meara was.
To be honest Rose had no idea how the rivalry between herself and Scorpius even started. True their parents had never seen eye to eye, but her mother had always stressed to never form opinions of people based on their parents own decisions.
Ever since she could remember, her time with Scorpius had never been civil. There were competitions to see who could learn the most instruments, better test scores and even the better quidditch player.
Any sort of task that the both of them had to complete, Rose was sure to try her utmost best to surpass him and vice versa. Their relationship never resulted to physical violence, much to their peers pleasure however their rivalry always annoyed those around them.
"I'm going to go over…" Albus announced quickly, offering Hugo a look of apology in the process.
"I'll go and find Lily" Hugo quickly added before racing off and leaving Rose alone.
Rose pouted slowly before folding her arms over her chest in annoyance. It wasn't only that Scorpius was a prat but he was a not bad looking prat either. During the summer of their fifth year he had definitely gained height, his body more defined in quidditch robes and his jawline more prominent.
He had an air of confidence about him that anyone could sense from miles away, and a cocky smirk which at the current moment was directed right at Rose in what one could only describe as amusement.
"Finally decided to see what a real team looks like?" Scorpius quipped as he sauntered over to where she was stood.
Rose rolled her eyes in response, the action not going unnoticed since Scorpius' smirk only seemed to get wider.
"And where would I find this real team?" She countered with a sneer.
It seemed that Scorpius was mimicking her own expression, his arms were folded across his chest and exposed his toned arms and broadened chest- not that she was looking.
"Definitely not with the Gryffindor's" He commented with his smirk still evident.
"Scorp, you going to start tryouts or should we leave you two to finish?" Al asked, the rest of the Slytherins cheering in agreement. However with a sharp glare from the pale blond, they were quickly silenced.
"I hope you take notes, Weasley" Scorpius stated before abruptly turning away towards the Slytherins.
"As if!" Rose called out in an attempt to gain the last word. Though it went unheard by Scorpius for he was already barking orders at the Slytherin's which prompted her to walk off to find her seat.
Of course Meara and her cousins were seated in the Gryffindor stands; her brother watching the tryouts intently whilst both Lily and Meara scanned the potential hopefuls.
"His arms look pretty good" Meara commented almost dreamily.
Lily nodded in agreement before pointing over towards a stocky fifth year boy, who was already drenched in sweat.
"He has a nice arse" Lily added with a grin.
"Sssh, I'm trying to watch!" Hugo hissed in annoyance.
Rose rolled her eyes, not only was she surrounds by boy crazy classmates, but also boy crazy cousins.
"this is quidditch tryouts, and not a Witch Weekly issue" Rose remarked.
Meara shrugged innocently before starting on eating a second bag of every flavoured beans- how many she had stored no one knew.
"But you have to admit...Scorpius has nice arms" She said between mouthfuls.
Rose found herself grimacing at the thought of even looking at Scorpius as if he were a decent looking human being, to see him as attractive was another story altogether.
"Malfoy?" She asked with disbelief, her eyes planting their focus on said pale blond as he confidently stood at the Slytherin stands barking orders as the students flew laps round the pitch.
"Yes, Scorpius Malfoy...The one with the nice arms unless there's another Malfoy that's got nice arms" Meara commented before eating more beans.
"But he's Malfoy" Rose found herself muttering, almost like a confused child.
"Yes his name is Malfoy" Lily stated in a tone one would use to congratulate a Crup for not using their carpet as a toilet.
"And he has nice arms" Meara added with a firm nod, she placed her hand up and Lily abruptly high fived her, the action causing Hugo to shake his head in disbelief.
Rose shrugged, she had to admit that even for a prat Scorpius Malfoy had nice arms. Perhaps there was no harm in noticing, after all there was no harm in looking, even if the said object was an arrogant prat with an ego larger than Hogwarts.
So what do you think of that?
This first chapter is to introduce the primary characters, of course more will be introduced as the chapters go on and I hope to revive criticism on my characters. Yay.
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