Is a Name really worth such Tears?
Disclaimer or note : do not own HP, although I'd love to.
At Flourish and Blotts, Scorpius Malfoy and his Slytherin pals met Rose Weasley on a Monday before the 1st year to Hogwarts, blooming with excitement. Of course, he was chattin about books and School with Nots. Malfoy didn't want to trouble her, but her friends were feeling quite malicious that day and wouldn't let her get her books in peace. She felt quite tired and wished to go home. She didn't really mind Malfoy and co.
"Oi Malfoy, come on, there's your chance, go talk to her, chat her up about books and the like." Nott whispered in his ears teasingly. Malfoy shook his head dejectedly or heartbreakingly. His childhood playmate sighed and didn't know what to do with him anymore. He had no chance with her, how come he could not see it? For Merlin's Sake, He was a Slytherin, and she a Gryffindor, from different Houses and also they led different lives and pursued different goals. Malfoy always thought life with her would be so much sweeter, he'd be also less lonely and sad. Why was he not allowed to like her? He was guy and he also a right have feelings no? He had a right to chose the girl he liked too. Why could he not? Because he was a Malfoy? He felt so curious about her and her family's origins when Malfoy Sr. talked about her Mother in a derogatory fashion (Mudblood). Everytime, Astoria quieted him down as she hated how he was badmouthing her coworker.
Rose paid the lady clerk some silver sickles for her textbooks and other school supplies, thanked her and was going out of it's door. Malfoy grew impatient and couldn't wait any longer to meet her. He used a spell on her to make her supplies fall from her hands, so he could be the one helping her, or in other words, be a fine gentleman to her and all. He read it somewhere that it worked like a Charm on girls, especially a Mud- er a she-Muggle. Rose didn't know what was going on and felt like such a silly girl or very clumsy… what was wrong with her? Embarassed, she asked the lady clerk for help to pick her books up for her. Malfoy seized this opportunity and went to her. He was also very quick also to talk to her.
"Er, look Weasley, let me help you with everything." Malfoy didn't dare look at her face at all. He was too shy for this. Rose thought of him as "behaving queerly" today's. A Malfoy, helping a Muggle-Born? Impossible! Oh Merlin! How should she react to this? Her folks have always told her to ignore the Malfoys and anything to do with Slytherin as they didn't bring any good luck to anyone on Earth.
"Thank you Malfoy", very formally and coldly. She did per her father 's instructions and orders. She didn't dare disobey his House's rules. Malfoy was indeed pretty dismayed and so disappointed. Malfoy couldn't and didn't want to let her go, though a counter guy was warned about them and quickly helped Rose out.
"Mr. Malfoy, please let the poor girl go. Miss Weasly, off you go now. "
Rose thanked the clerk for helping her. Otherwise, she wouldn't have known how to deal with him, her House's arch-rival and arch-nemesis. Her father wouldn't haved liked seeing her together with him. In fact, Ronald Weasly would be fuming with rage and furious, not easily thawed at all… She didn't really want to think about her dad now. She quietly and shyly left the place, not wishing to cause a scene.
"Mr. Malfoy, please, next time you're hittin on some girl, do it properly! Haven't your parents taught you how to court and woo at Home?" The guy asked only as a joke. Malfoy didn't like it one bit when he was being lectured about his behaviours, whether in his House or not.
