A/N: I know I haven't been updating Wanna Make a Bet, but I'm kind of stuck on that right now... However, I recently (and basically) fell in love with Rose and Scorpius, and this story idea kind of hit me in the head like a bag of bricks. So I decided to write it. :)

Originally, I had wanted to do a story from Scorpius' point of view. I suppose I could do that here, but it would be a lot harder for me to write. Maybe I'll switch off. Who knows?

One of the Boys

Chapter One – Rose Isn't Girly

"Who's ready for Quidditch?" James Potter called out, a bright red dodge ball wedged between his arm and side. He grinned as the joint Potter-Weasley family kids came running. The family was having yet another get-together, the last day of summer before Hogwarts started again. James would be taking his final year at Hogwarts, he and his cousin Fred now the eldest of the school-age group. Rose, Hugo, Albus, Lily, Lucy, and Roxanne were also still attending Hogwarts.

The rest of their cousins, Victoire, Dominique, Louis, Molly, and Teddy, had already graduated. These cousins weren't hanging around for a game of Quidditch anymore. A few of them had gotten time off for the "picnic" they were having that day, but others, like Teddy and Louis, hadn't been able to get away from work. The only person amongst these people that wasn't family was a tall, blond boy who had followed Albus and Rose out to the garden.

"Alright," James said as his cousins and siblings lined up. "I'll take Hugo, Roxanne, and Lily. Albus, you can have Rose, Lucy, and Scorpius."

"Great!" Rose exclaimed. "We'll kick your butts." Her hands went up, pulling her hair back into a tight ponytail.

"In your dreams," James snorted. They all grabbed their brooms, and the game began. Because there were no bludgers, and no odd person out, they didn't play with beaters or a seeker. Normally, if there was an odd number of people, one person was picked to be a "snitch". In this case, they played with two keepers and six chasers. The team to score the most goals in twenty minutes was to be the winner.

They'd only been playing for a few minutes when a familiar voice interrupted. "Have room for one more?"

Rose brought her broom to a screeching halt, dropping the "quaffle" by mistake. "Teddy!" she said, her voice gleeful like a child on Christmas morning. Though they weren't actually blood related, Teddy was her favorite relative. He was just so easy to talk to, and a lot of fun to be around. Realizing her mistake, Rose looked around for the ball. Luckily, Scorpius had caught it when it slipped from her hands.

"Mind if I join you?" the 24-year-old asked.

"Sure," Lucy said. "You can be the snitch."

"James, give him your broom," Lily commanded.

Grumbling slightly, James touched down on the ground, handed Teddy his broom, and went to get another. Whenever they played with a "snitch", the snitch got the fastest broomstick. Which, in this case, happened to be James'. When her cousin came back, the game began again, and Scorpius threw Rose the Quaffle. She caught it skillfully, pulled her arm back, and threw it at James as hard as she could.

Luckily, he'd been distracted by something and the ball went through the hoop. "Whoo! Go Rose," Albus called.

"Good job, Rosie," Scorpius. Rose grinned as she high-fived her best friend, following him back to their side to get the Quaffle again. Lily had scooped it up and had bypassed Lucy. She was getting ready to throw it at Albus when Scorpius skillfully snatched it out of her hand. He threw it to the other side of the field, but Hugo was ready for it. He caught it and kicked it back to Lily. Lucy was determined to stop it this time, and swerved in front of Lily at the last minute. She caught it and tossed it to Rose, who threw it to Scorpius. This time, the blond succeeded in scoring.

"Lucy, you be the seeker," Albus told his younger cousin. She was the Gryffindor seeker at school, and was very good at it. James had decided to put Hugo out as his seeker. Lucy was really the only practiced seeker they had. Rose played for the Ravenclaw team as a chaser. Albus was the Slytherin Keeper, and Scorpius was a Slytherin Chaser. James was a Chaser and Hugo and Lily the Beaters for the Gryffindor team. Roxanne didn't play on a house team, but willingly played back-yard Quidditch with her cousins when they needed her.

Lucy and Hugo raced off in the direction Teddy had been sitting only seconds before. The game lasted another twenty minutes, before Lucy finally managed to tag Teddy. Rose, Scorpius, and Albus cheered loudly, still immature enough at sixteen to rub their win in the other team's face. "Just imagine if we were all on the same house team," Scorpius said, hinting for millionth time that he wished his best friend had been sorted into Slytherin like him and Albus.

"You just don't like it when Ravenclaw creams you," Rose teased, giving Scorpius and Albus both hugs. They were her two best friends, and had been since day one. At least, Albus had. Having known each other their entire lives, they had clung to one another when entering the mysterious world of Hogwarts. Albus and Scorpius had become friends quickly, but it had taken Rose a while to warm up to the seemingly-cold Slytherin boy. Once she'd gotten past his icy front, she'd discovered a warm, cheerful person that she could be friends with.

"Lunch!" Ginny Potter called from the kitchen. She and Hermione Weasley had spent the morning helping Molly Weasley I prepare lunch for everyone. The school-age kids went running, with Teddy following close behind. As their family had grown, Nana Molly and Grandpa Arthur had expanded the downstairs part of their home to include a much large kitchen. Already seated around the long, worn table was Bill and Fleur, Dominique, Louis, Fred II, and Molly II.

"Where's Victoire?" Lily asked, looking around the kitchen.

James nudged her, hard. "Ix-nay on the ictoire-vay."

"What?" Lily asked incredulously, rubbing her side. She gave James a reproachful look. Teddy sat down at the table, a slightly sad look on his face.

"Teddy and Victoire got in a fight yesterday," James whispered.

"I'm not surprised," Rose replied. Her cousin Victoire and Teddy had been married the year before, and everyone knew that all couples fought. She'd been surprised they'd lasted so long without getting into it. The kids began to seat themselves. Albus and Scorpius sat down beside each other one side of the table, and Rose across from them so they could talk more easily.

When lunch was over, Scorpius got up to leave. Albus and Rose followed him into the living room, where the fireplace was, protesting the whole way. "You can stay longer."

"Dad's been complaining that I spend too much time here," Scorpius said. "He wants me home tonight. I'll see you two in morning." He flashed one of his famous grins, clapped Albus on the shoulder, and gave Rose a tight squeeze. Albus went back to the kitchen for more food, leaving Rose and Scorpius to chat before Scorpius really had to leave.

"Good job out there, by the way."

"You said that already," Rose said with a smile.

"You know what, Rose? It's awesome that you're not such a... girl."

"Gee, thanks," Rose snorted.

"Oh you know what I mean. I like that you're not all girly like your cousins," Scorpius said.

"Lily and Lucy play Quidditch with us," Rose pointed out.

"But they're into clothes and makeup," Scorpius replied, "And I'm just glad you're not like that."

"Thanks... I think," Rose said.

"It's a compliment, I promise. You're one of the boys, you know?"

"In your own twisted way, I guess it is," Rose teased. "I guess you'd better get going."

"I should," Scorpius said. "See you tomorrow." He gave her another tight hug, grabbed a handful of floo powder, and disappeared in a roar of green flames.

…

Rose had a hard time falling asleep that night. Her thoughts kept drifting back to Scorpius Malfoy, her best friend. The truth was that Rose had had a small crush on him since their third year. Who wouldn't? Scorpius was definitely the fittest boy in the school. It was hard to ignore his good looks and charms when she was his best friend. Over the years, the crush had grown slightly larger, but Rose was able to act as though everything were completely normal. No way was she ruining such a friendship.

At school, Scorpius was known for his hook-ups. He was adamant in his protests that he'd never actually had sex with any of them, and Rose believed him. But he went far enough and with enough girls that he was known as a player. And a heart-breaker.

But what was bothering Rose now was what Scorpius had said earlier. She was one of the boys. He looked at her like that. Just his best mate. He'd never see anything but his best friend Rose, a tom-boyish girl he'd made friends with at the age of 11. And that thought upset Rose more than it should.

…

Rose, Albus, Hugo, Lily, Lucy, James, and Fred had all stayed the night with Nana Molly and Grandpa Arther, so Rose's cousins were right down the hall. It was around three o'clock in the morning, and Rose still couldn't get to sleep. She tossed and turned, and couldn't keep Scorpius out of her mind. The more she thought about it, the more desperate she became. Finally, she slid out of bed, careful not to wake Roxanne, and went down the hall to the room and that Lily and Lucy were sharing.

She slipped into the room as silently as she could and shook Lily's shoulder. "Lily!" she hissed.

"Huh?" Lily asked sleepily. "What?"

"I'm really sorry, but I need some help."

"Come back when it's light," Lily mumbled.

"But it could take a while," Rose answered, biting her lip.

"What is it?" Lily asked crossly, sitting up a little.

"Well, you see, it's about Scorpius," Rose started, feeling extremely embarrassed. She'd never admitted to anyone that she had feelings for her best friend.

"Are you waking me up at 3 o'clock in the morning to tell me that you have a crush on Scorpius?" Lily asked, "Because I already know."

"Wait, what?"

"Well, it's kind of obvious. To me, at least."

"Me too," Lucy piped up. She sat up in bed and shrugged apologetically. "You woke me up when you came in."

"But I-" Rose spluttered.

"Look, I doubt anyone else knows. It's just because we're you're family, we've watched you function for fourteen years. We know how you are," Lily explained. "Now what is it you want?"

Rose quickly told her cousin about the exchange with Scorpius the previous afternoon and how much it had bothered her. "Well, I know just how to fix that," Lily said with a bit of an evil smile on her face. "We're going to have to give you a complete make-over."

"Can I help?" Lucy asked.

"The more the merrier," Lily said, throwing back her blankets. "Now, let's get to work."

…

The following morning, the Weasleys were in for a surprise. Lily and Lucy had wanted to change Rose's look dramatically, but she hadn't let them. Her normally scraggly red hair, always pulled back in a ponytail, was straight, glossy, and seemed to be on fire when she moved. Her brown eyes were brighter and more vivid from the eyeliner Lily had painstakingly drawn on. Instead of her usual combination of baggy jeans and t-shirts, she wore form-fitting jeans, a white, long-sleeve shirt, and a blue argyle tank top.

"You look the same," Lily complained. "Just kind of dressed up."

Rose, on the other hand, disagreed. She'd never looked so pretty, and had stared at the mirror in awe for several minutes. She was so used to having her hair pulled back and t-shirts big enough to hide herself in. Now she looked like someone worth looking at. Someone Scorpius might pay attention to. When she, Lily, and Lucy made their appearance in the kitchen, Albus was beside himself. "What have they done to you?" he asked Rose, looking appalled.

"Do I look that bad?" Rose asked quietly.

"You look ridiculous, you should sue," he replied.

"Oh shut up," Lily snapped. "You're just jealous that she's better looking than you now."

"Right," Albus snorted sarcastically.

"Albus Potter," Nana Molly scolded. "You're hurting your cousin's feelings."

"She doesn't care," Albus said. But Rose did care, sort of. If Albus thought she looked stupid all girled up, how was Scorpius going to react? Maybe she should go upstairs and change... Lily caught her arm before she could make her way back to the stairs, as though she could read her cousin's mind. "Don't you dare," the younger girl said threateningly.

So Rose kept her outfit, and sat down to breakfast with her family. When her parents and Uncle Harry and Aunt Ginny arrived, she squirmed uncomfortably in her seat. Ginny complimented her kindly, and Harry made a comment about how she was growing up. The usual. Her father looked almost as uncomfortable as she felt, but her mother gave her hand a reassuring squeeze and whispered, "You look beautiful, Rosie."

"Oh, would you look at the time!" Nana Molly exclaimed. "You lot had best be on your way, or you'll miss the train."

The group jumped up from the table and went upstairs to collect their trunks. "I think you look really nice, Rose," Roxanne said, giving her a smile. "I'll have to ask Lily and Lucy to give me a makeover sometime."

"But you're already so pretty," Rose said in surprise.

"Not enough to get the attention I want," she said ruefully. She grabbed her trunk and went back downstairs.

We'll have to help her out, too, Rose thought. She opened her trunk and quickly did a mental check to make sure she had everything. She clicked the lid shut and went downstairs to meet her family. They crowded into Uncle Harry's car and were off to Platform 9 ¾. They arrived at 10:36, just enough time to get through the barrier, say their goodbyes, and find places to sit in the compartments.

"Bye Mum, bye Dad!" Rose said, kissing her parents on the cheek. "I'll write as soon as we get settled."

"Look after your brother," Hermione reminded her. "I don't know how he got to be such a trouble maker." From the look she was giving Ron, she knew exactly where their son got his rebellious streak.

"I'll make sure he doesn't do anything too stupid," Rose promised. She gave them each a hug, and then climbed onto the train. Albus had already boarded to find Scorpius, and she assumed they were together, so she set off to find them. She finally located them in a compartment near the rear of the train, laughing at something she'd miss. "Is this seat taken?" she asked as she opened the door.

"As a matter of fact it is. Take a number, and we'll-" Scorpius' voice trailed off when he looked up at Rose. "Whoa."

"What?" she asked nervously.

"You look... Different."

"Is different okay?"

"Hey, different is... Great," Scorpius said, a smile forming on his face.

Rose flushed with pleasure and put her trunk in the rack above the seat. She was deciding whether to take a seat beside Albus or Scorpius when the compartment door opened again and a pretty young girl entered. "Hi Rose," she said, turning a little red at the sight of Albus and Scorpius. "Everywhere else is full... Do you mind if I sit with you?"

"Not at all, Julie," Rose said, plopping down next to Scorpius. Julie had never confirmed it, but Rose always had the suspicion that the girl had a crush on her cousin, Albus.

The conversation was slow and awkward at first, but once Julie became more comfortable it was a very pleasant train ride. They joked, played games, slept, and finally arrived at Hogwarts. "Bloody hell, I'm starving," Scorpius said, stepping out onto the platform.

"You're always hungry," Rose teased.

"I'm a growing boy, I need my food," he answered.

"If you eat much more, you'll be growing horizontally instead of vertically."

"Are you trying to say I'm fat?" he demanded playfully.

"If I could only find a nice way to say it," Rose pretended to think.

"You're cruel," he said, grinning. He reached over and poked her in the side. She let out a yelp, then quickly covered her mouth as people turned to stare. She glared at Scorpius, hating the fact that she was so ticklish. "Cheers, love," he said in answer to her look. "Race you to the carriages!"

A/N: Decided to end it there, because I feel like 96% of the stories I write end with them going to sleep after the feast. So I'm doing something a little different.

Anyways, please let me know what you think! Reviews are greatly appreciated.

I snuck two quotes in there, kudos to anyone who can get them. The first one is one line, the other quote is four lines, a sort of back and forth between Rose and Scorp. :P Guess correctly and I shall give you a little walk-in scene sometime. Hahaha.

Again, please review!

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