The title and idea for this story come from the song, "Call me Maybe." (Just the chorus.) Characters belong to J. K. Rowling.
Part 1- Year 5
To the library. To study. It was OWLS year, after all. It didn't matter that it wasn't even Christmas, these were important tests! They could determine her future. And so Rose Weasley was not going to let anything distract her. Although, Peeves was trying his best at it. He seemed to have a personal score to settle with her. It could have been due to the fact that she walked through him from time to time. It was quite common for her nose to buried in some book or another, and books could be very distracting.
Rose made it to the library without too much of an incident. Peeves seemed to be off bothering someone else for once. Thank goodness.
As she entered the library, she headed straight to the back corner to her table. She'd claimed it in first year. It was situated that no one would disturb her, and she could spread her books and notes all over the table. She turned the corner to find her table was occupied. And of course, it had to be Slytherins.
"Albus Potter! What do you think you're doing at my table!" Rose spoke in angry whisper.
Albus grinned. "I'm here too!" The blonde haired boy across from him called.
"Yes, I can see that, Malfoy." Rose said with her hands on her hips. "And just what do you think you're doing at my table?"
"Why, studying, of course!" Albus said with an innocent shrug. Rose raised an eyebrow. "It is OWLs year, after all!"
"Really, Albus? You really think I don't know you two are up to something?"
"Of course we're up to something," Scorpius Malfoy chimed in. "We're always up to something."
"And just what are you up to?" Rose asked, her patience waning.
Albus and Scorpius exchanged smirks.
"Ugh! You're impossible. I don't have time for this! I need to study for my OWLs!" Rose exclaimed.
"Our point exactly!" Scorpius agreed. Rose ignored him. In fact, she ignored both of them. Or tried very hard to. They were also studying. Kind of. They'd focus for a while, and then one of them would say, "Hey, remember when…" or "What if we…" Rose really tried hard to ignore them.
Finally though, she reached her breaking point. "Enough!" She said as she slammed a book closed. Half the library looked at her. "Get out. Now." She seethed.
Albus looked like he was going to protest. He looked at Scorpius and they had some unspoken communication before he packed up his things and left the library. Scorpius, however, did not move. Rose glared at him. He didn't seem to notice. He seemed very busy, well, studying.
"Well?" Rose finally said. Scorpius looked up at her questioningly. "Aren't you going to follow him?"
Scorpius blinked. "Now, why would I want to do that?"
"Because I asked so very nicely," Rose said with a scalding smile.
Scorpius only laughed. "Merlin, woman! You should have been in Slytherin!"
Rose stiffened. Scorpius noticed this. "Oh come on, we're not that bad."
"I suppose that's true. Albus is there after all. He's not awful." She went back to her notes.
Scorpius cleared his throat. "Anyone else from Slytherin you want to add to your 'not awful list'?"
"Not at the moment," Rose said with another grin.
"Slytherin, I'm telling you," Scorpius mumbled. "Any other Slytherins? There's got to be others. Maybe some handsome blonde…" Scorpius stretched out his arms to show off his muscles, and a few sighs were heard from nearby tables populated by girls. Rose turned to glare at them, and they promptly shut up.
"Why, Scorpius? Why are you stretching like that? Are you preparing for a nap?" Rose made a tsk tsk sound. "That's not any way to study for your OWLs now, is it?"
Laughter came from (mostly boys) at neighboring tables.
Scorpius only smirked. "I'll have you know I am very talented at learning from osmosis."
Rose grinned. "I'm sure you are." She shook her head, and turned back to her notes.
AN: a quick chapter. I wanted to get the beginning of this up. This will be a multi-chapter fiction, and I'm really excited. I'd love to here your thoughts!