New story! I hope this might be a bit better than the last one that I wrote. I know it still needs a lot of work. But here it is! This might be about two chapters long. Thanks so much for taking the time to read this! Reviews would be wonderful

"Careful Weasley, don't let your hair touch the bark of the tree, you'll burn it down"

Said a voice that could only belong to the one and only Scorpius Malfoy.

I rolled my eyes before replying.

"Ha. Ha. Ha. It's about time you start thinking up of new insults Malfoy, after five years, it's getting pretty boring."

He snarled at me before leaving me in peace underneath the big oak tree by the lake.

I leaned my head back, sighing. Do you suppose he's right? Maybe my hair is too crazy, too red, and just positively revolting.

I thought of all the other insults he's told me all these years.

Pancake.

Fire head.

Ugly.

Freckle Face.

I felt tears building up, but I quickly wiped them away.

What most people don't know is that whenever Malfoy teases me, insults me, or points out my flaws, it really affects me...

They only hear the smart comebacks and they only see the flipping of the hair and the dramatic exits. But, I feel more self conscious each time he says something. I can feel this big wall that I built up, cracking slowly.

I've never cried. No. I didn't and won't let him get to me that way. Tears have built up, yes. But no crying.

What am I doing? This is the first time I've ever thought about this so deeply. It must be the heat. It's pretty much summer time now. I smiled at the thought of going back home tomorrow. Three months of a Malfoy free territory.

It's just the heat. It's getting to me. Yes. The heat.

I stood up and headed inside for Potions.

"Hey Rosie!" Said Al as I entered the dungeons. I waved and slid into the seat next to him.

"How was break? I didn't see you in the library!" "Woah. Albus Severus Potter went to the library! During break?"

He grinned at me.

"Yup! I did! I finished my essay! Have you seen all those books there? It insane!"

I threw my head back and laughed. Maybe this day will get better after all.

"Yes Al, I've seen it."

"Alright, alright, alright, settle down now class. I have an exciting lesson planned today!"

And Slughorn is quite cherry as oppose to his usual cranky and loud personality...

"Today, we are going to make beauty potions!" All the guys in our class groaned and mumbled to themselves.

"Oh, don't worry gentlemen! I do understand that this is a lesson the ladies might favor more than you but it must be taught!"

"Hey, Rose!" Said Lizzie. Next to Al, she's my best friend.

"Liz! Hi!"

"Do you mind if we're partners today? Belle is biting my ear off! She's rambling about this guy she hooked up with at this party she went to yesterday."

"There was a party?" Al said. If there's a party, Al knows about it. There's never an occasion where he doesn't know about one.

"Well, she snuck out last night and went to a club. It wasn't here."

"Oh, okay, good."

"So do you mind if we're partners?" "Sure. Al, do you mind?" "Not at all." And then he left to join his other friends.

"Alright, we will be doing a series of potions today. Beauty potions are not hard to concoct. We will start with hair de-frizzer, then the acne away, then the..."

I tuned out and started to get excited. I finally get to look pretty and Malfoy will see that I am NOT ugly.

"...you will make them all within the time allowed and then you will drink them all afterward. Now go!" I raced to the ingredients closet and grabbed all the items that I needed and got straight to work.

After an hour, I finished them all and lined them up for Lizzie to try. She did the same, and we waited for further orders.

"It won't work on you Weasley." Malfoy hissed as he passed by our table "There is no potion, spell, or cure that can fix your hideousness."

"Shut up Malfoy." I said through my teeth. I couldn't seem to muster up a comeback this time.

"So! Let's See how you all did! Drink up!"

"Okay, you go first!"

Liz grabbed the first potion and her hair instantly because straight and smooth. She drank the second one and her skin became perfect, and clear. By the fifth potion, she looked amazing.

"You look great Liz!" "Really? Thanks! I should really keep this recipe. I don't know why I haven't tried these before! Are you ready to try your potions?"

I could feel Malfoy and his group of friends' eyes on me. I smirked his way and grabbed the first potion on the table and drank it.

"So, how does my hair look?" I asked her.

"Um. I don't know... does it work instantly?"

"Yes, it should!" I reached up and touched my hair. It was still big and frizzy.

"What's happening?"

I grabbed the next one and nothing happened to my skin. I drank the next one, and the next and the next. Nothing was happening. I could hear Malfoy laughing as tears sprung to my eyes.

"Professor! Professor! What's happening? Why isn't it working?" "Weasley! Just face it, it's not working because nothing will ever work on you! You're so ugly! You think a simple potion is going to fix all your problems?"

"Stop it. Just stop.."

My throat was closing up, and I couldn't speak.

"I told you it wouldn't work. Or maybe it did, but your looks are so horrendous that we can barely tell." His friends laughed and slapped his back, and gave him high fives.

You know that wall that was cracking? Well, I have some bad news. It broke.

Next thing you know, I was crying. Close to sobbing actually.

"You've gone too far Malfoy. You've gone too far."

With one last misty glare, I grabbed my things and ran out of the room.

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