Hi! So, this is something I've just had on my computer for a while. I am planning for it to be a multi-chapter fic. I've not finished the fic and I don't know when I will, but, I'm really loving this story and am determined to finish it!
This is a Rose/Scorpius fic as well as a James/OC story too. I love both pairings and wanted to put them together into a story. I will be doing the story from the perspective of my own character and Rose.
I hope you all enjoy the story! Please leave a review and let me know what you think! Reviews are my fuel!
SoleFlowing
Chapter 1
Present. Thea POV
Thea Green knew a lot of things. She knew that today was Monday, which is always a fail safe way to place her in a bad mood. She knew she was definitely regretting those cosmo's she'd had last night with her friends, especially the last two. And she definitely knew that she would rather be doing anything else right now than standing on a freezing cold quidditch pitch in the middle of December because some crack pot quidditch player decided it would be a real neat idea to practice his quidditch skills in the back garden of his muggle house in a muggle area, and as a worker for the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office it was her job to deal with the problem.
Yes, Thea green knew that that was something she really didn't want to be doing.
So, it was made even better when, in a huff at being left outside in the cold whilst she waited for someone to at least point her in the right direction, she turned, ran straight into somebody and proceeded to fall flat on the floor.
"Ouch!" she let out as she fell with a thud on the floor. She was unimpressed to notice that the other life form remained standing on two feet.
"I'm so sorry," the man said as he held out a hand to help her up which she took gratefully. "I only came over to direct you to the offices, I didn't know you were going to turn around so quickly."
She let out her breath as she straightened her coat, "Yes, well, I have been waiting here for over ten min-" she quickly cut herself off as she saw just who she had bumped into. James Potter. Thea saw the moment his faced morphed from confusion to recognition and he immediately straightened himself and plastered a smirk onto his face.
"Well well, it seems you couldn't avoid me forever. Did you miss me Green?" he questioned as he moved closer to her. She let out a huff of frustration.
"Hardly Potter. I can't say you've been at the forefront of my mind these past years since school."
"Oh don't be like this Green, you know you missed me really. Is that why you came here?" His eyes gleamed as they raked over her. She straightened to her full height, which at five foot two wasn't very tall especially in comparison to his six foot frame. Curse genetics.
"You wish. Unfortunately I was the only one available from the office to come on such short notice." She replied haughtily, pulling her bag onto her shoulder.
James gave her a sceptical look before laughing. "The only one? That's a likely cover story. Everyone knows you're here to ogle the players, perhaps a certain one?" He wiggled his eyebrows suggestively to which he received an eye roll and a sour expression. He laughed heartily much to Thea's dismay. Clearly he didn't think she was intimidating. She would have to work on that. "Come on then, I'll take you to the offices where you can actually do the work you were sent here to do. You've had enough fun as it is running into me and copping a feel whilst you were there." He turned as if expecting her to follow, but Thea was too busy spluttering in indignation to follow immediately. She quickly gained her composure and sped up to reach him again.
"Sod off will you Potter, I did not cop a feel! Not that there was anything to feel anyway." She drifted off glancing at him hoping he would be somewhat angered. Instead she was met with his smirk. "And just what are you doing here anyway?" she continued, "I thought you played for the Wimbourne Wasps not the Falcons?"
Suddenly James turned to her with a triumphant expression. "So you have been following up on me since we left school!" He exclaimed. Thea never faltered in her eye roll.
"It's hardly difficult is it Potter? You're splashed across every newspaper. If it's not for your family and job then it's for your reputation and womanising." She replied. James' popularity within the wizarding world had made it rather difficult to attempt to ignore his entire existence.
"Oh Green, you know I'd stop all that womanising at the drop of a hat if you said so." He crooned. Thea felt that if he didn't stop with all these stupid comments her eyes would be permanently rolling in her sockets. As it was she settled for a snort of derision that belied her wonder at whether the comment was still true. It had been at school at least. It seemed this conversation had gone on for long enough.
"Look Potter, I didn't come here to make nice with you. I made it clear I didn't want anything to do with you and that still stands. Just show me where the offices are and I'll be on my way and you and I can go on pretending that we don't actually know each other. Ok?" If Thea didn't know James Potter so well she would have never seen his face change momentarily before reverting back to his insufferable smirk. But, unfortunately, she did know James very well and it was easy for her to recognise the hurt on his face. She felt a slight pang of guilt go through her until she heard his next words.
"Oh Green," he sighed dramatically, "I never pretended you didn't exist. And this little meeting between us," he gestured back and forth between himself and Thea who was now wide eyed, "changes everything. The offices are down the hall and to the left. See you around Green." He tipped an imaginary hat and turned to leave never looking back at a gobsmacked Thea Green.
Flashback. First Year.
Rose Weasley was determined. She had taken her dad's words on the platform before she boarded the train to Hogwarts to heart. To get sorted into Gryffindor, not to get too close to that Malfoy boy and to beat him in every test. Well she had been immediately placed into Gryffindor; she wasn't going to tell a living soul about the hats contemplation of placing her in Ravenclaw. She most certainly hadn't got close to that Malfoy boy; in fact, she would glare at him whenever he passed by her and her friends. And she had made it her mission to be seen as the best student in her year from the beginning, beating not only Malfoy but also everybody else.
So she was infuriated when she discovered that not only had Malfoy beaten her in potions in their latest test, but also his little sidekick had beaten her at History of Magic. Rose glared daggers into the backs of the two Ravenclaws who were chatting amicably at their table in the great hall. It was obvious the two had been made outcasts by the rest of the table as they sat at the end of the table near the door with a good amount of distance between them and the closest Ravenclaw. Rose presumed it had something to do with Malfoy's family history and she could only assume that Thea Green's family had the same past.
Thea Green.
Rose was told by her dad to steer clear of Malfoy, but she disliked Green all by herself. Rose had concluded many reasons for her intense dislike of the small girl. First, anyone who associated with Malfoy and so openly mind you was immediately black marked in Roses books. But Rose could deal with her latching onto Malfoy as the first friend but her second reason for her dislike stemmed from Green's rejection of friendship with herself and Albus her cousin and instead actually chose to continue being friends with that blonde miscreant. This Rose took to heart and told everyone who would listen of Thea Green and her rude ways. But the third reason was what sealed the deal for Rose, Thea Green not only beat Rose once in History of Magic but she was in fact the top of the class. By a long stretch. Rose was certain Green had confounded Professor Binns or was forcing him to give her O's but whatever the case, Rose was adamant that she had illegally gained that long list of prefect grades.
Rose continued to glower in the pair's direction in the Great Hall until she felt a dusting of something on her robes. She looked down to see flecks of salt all over her robes. Angrily she turned around to see who it was only to be faced with Lysander Scamander who smiled dreamily at Rose before dropping into the seat next to her.
"Hello Rose, I noticed you staring off into the distance and immediately noticed the effects of Wrackspurts in your mind. A sprinkle of salt on your body should keep the pests away. That's what my mum always does." Rose smiled slightly at the mysterious boy and discreetly brushed the salt off her robes her anger already forgotten.
"Thank you Lysander, I hope they keep away this time. But I was actually looking at someone," she admitted quietly, "That Scorpius Malfoy and his friend Thea Green."
"Oh I know who you mean. They seem quite nice if you ask me; Thea Green even helped me find my cloak when it was taken by the Nargles."
Rose stared at him in mild confusion before shaking her head ruefully. "Well, I don't like them. They're suspicious I know it." Rose replied her eyes never leaving the pair sat happily at the Ravenclaw table.
"Whose suspicious?" came a voice from behind her and Rose turned to see James Potter standing in his quidditch gear, clearly having returned from practice.
"Oh, Rose just doesn't like Scorpius Malfoy and his friend Thea Green because they are beating her in some classes." Rose stared at Lysander in shock at his succinct evaluation of her hatred. James let out a bark of laughter and ruffled Rose's already frizzy red hair.
"Is little Rosie upset because she isn't top of the class?" He mocked. Rose swatted his hand away angrily.
"Shut up James! And actually, I am top of the class, Malfoy just happens to be a very close second." She admitted begrudgingly. "Besides he's a Malfoy and he walks around like he and that friend of his own the place."
James reached around Rose and snagged an apple from the table before taking a large bite. "Well, I'll tell you what Rosie, to cheer you up, how about we play a prank on them?"
"A prank? I've never done a prank before." Rose's eyes gleamed with excitement.
"Well then it has to be extra special." James replied with a wink. Rose grinned happily before realising the implications of said prank.
"I don't know James, I mean we could get into a lot of troubleā¦" She trailed off frowning. James let out a laugh.
"Rosie, you only get into trouble if you get caught. There's no way we will get caught."
"How do you know that?" She countered?
"Lets just say I may have acquired a family heirloom over summer that will be very helpful to us." He trailed off with a smirk. Rose gaped at him in astonishment.
"James? You haven't? Have you got the invisibility cloak?" Rose asked excitedly whilst Lysander peered at James from his seat. James continued to smirk smugly.
"I can neither confirm nor deny that little Rosie, but lets just say what I have will make us impossible to find."
"Well then I'm in, when are we doing it? What are we doing?" She asked excitedly. James simply smiled at her.
"You'll see Rose, you'll see. How about we do it tomorrow after dinner?" Rose nodded eagerly her mind already racing with possibilities of pranks they could pull.
Yes, Rose was determined and when she had her heart set on something, she wasn't going to let anybody get in the way of that, especially not that blonde git and his annoying friend.
It had been a long day and Thea was glad to finally be able to relax over dinner with Scorpius. Thea smiled as she thought on her unlikely friendship with the blonde boy. The pair had met on the train after Scorpius had tentatively asked if he could sit with her. After revealing her muggleborn heritage and the fact she knew nothing about Hogwarts or the magical world, and he also revealing his pureblood background, the two immediately began firing questions at one another.
Their friendship was solidified when they were both sorted into Ravenclaw and not even Rose Weasley could tear them apart after rudely inviting Thea to hang out with her and her cousin and completely disregarding Scorpius. Thea didn't know why Rose was intent on ignoring Scorpius but she knew she didn't like it and so it was an easy decision to reject their offer and instead ask Scorpius if he wanted to go to the Great Lake for the day.
Thea's interest in absolutely everything around her was a constant source of amusement to Scorpius who delighted in explaining everything in detail. But being new to the wizarding world was draining for Thea who constantly had to catch up, and she was glad she had finished classes for the day. Thea happily spooned a healthy portion of mash onto her plate before drowning it in gravy. Scorpius watched on in amusement as his friend began to devour her dish.
"Slow down Thea, no ones going to take it off you." He laughed. Thea merely grunted in reply and continued to spoon mash into her mouth. Scorpius shook his head and moved back to his own meal at a much slower pace.
"I was thinking we could skip the library tonight," Thea said after she had hovered up her meal, "its Friday night and we have the whole weekend to do homework. Why don't we just go to the common room and play exploding snap? I have some chocolate in my trunk from home we could share?"
"That sounds fun to me." Scorpius replied, "Truth be told, I wouldn't have got any work done anyway, I'm just glad it's the weekend."
The pair continued chatting as they stood to the leave the Great Hall heading for the Ravenclaw common room. It wasn't until they got to the second floor that things took a turn for the worse. The two were walking along the deserted corridor discussing the latest books they had been reading when suddenly they were drenched from head to toe in pink paint. Thea let out a shriek as she searched wildly for the culprit but couldn't see anyone.
"What the heck was that?" She bellowed wiping paint from her face.
"I think someone has just pulled a prank on us." He replied wringing out his cloak. Thea let out a huff of annoyance before she heard a bang behind her. She swivelled around and saw a pair of feet disappear. Having just read about invisibility cloaks last night understanding dawned quickly and, stomping over to the pair of feet she had just seen, she reached in front of her grabbing a piece of material and pulling it away to reveal the shocked faces of Rose Weasley and James Potter.
"What are you two playing at?" She screeched at the pair. "Why would you do that to us?" Rose quickly stepped forward squaring up to Thea.
"Oh like you don't know! You've been nothing but rude to me since I met you and anyone who hangs around with a Malfoy deserves to be pranked." She snarled glaring at Malfoy who stood defensively behind Thea. He opened his mouth to say something back but Thea quickly beat him to it.
"I'd rather be friends with 10 Malfoy's than the pair of you." She sneered.
"I bet you would wouldn't you Green," James snapped. "I bet you already are, your family and the Malfoy's are probably best friends in your pureblood castles. You deserved this pranking and you'll deserve every prank you've got coming towards you." Thea glared at James angrily.
"I don't know what you've got against me or Scorpius but leave us alone, we've done nothing to you and we don't want to have anything to do with you. Come on Scorpius lets go." She grabbed his hand and began walking in the other direction.
"This isn't over!" James shouted at the pair who simply continued walking. He turned to Rose, who was watching them angrily and smiled. "I think I'm going to enjoy this."
