Hey guys! This is my first fanfic, so you know, be nice please. I do accept constructive criticism. Sorry about spelling, grammar etc… I'll try my best.

This story is set around 5 years after Harry and the gang defeat Voldemort.

I don't own Hogwarts, Quidditch or anything else written by the great JKR.

The Hogwarts grounds were bathed with sunlight as a light breeze ruffled through the air. The students of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry had recently returned to the school. The first years were staring in awe at the sight of the grounds and the castle. The seventh years were basking in the sunlight by the lake, knowing it would be their last autumn at Hogwarts.

Rouge watched everyone with a small smile on her face. She loved it at Hogwarts. The sight of the trees of the forest swaying in the breeze. The second and third years playing pranks on each other and some fifth years already preparing for the OWLs they would take in the summer.

Rouge sighed, thankful that her OWLs were over and her sixth year NEWTs could begin. Rouge Hawk was a sixth year Slytherin ready to take on what NEWTs had to offer. She had a couple of friends and was just happy with how her life was. Her OWL results had been good, a few E's, couple of A's and even an O in Transfiguration.

She pulled her Transfiguration textbook from her bag before she settled under the shade of a young tree. She was determined to get off to a head start this term and keep her Transfiguration grade at an O.

Rouge pushed her night black, shoulder length behind her ears before opening up the textbook. Her emerald green eyes scanned the contents before she decided to brush up on Animagi.

She had only begun to read the chapter when she heard the sound of boisterous laughter float up the grounds. She lifted her nose out of her book and turned her head slowly in the direction of the voice. She let out a low groan as he crested the hill.

Ben Knight.

His blond hair reflected the sun perfectly, giving his the appearance of a halo around his head. His ocean blue eyes sparkled with laughter and he and his friends joked around, shoving each other. Rouge couldn't help but stare at his chiselled good looks and seemingly flawless body.

She mentally shook herself and turned back to her book. "Stop thinking of him and looking at him Rouge, he's caused you nothing but trouble," she mentally scolded herself. She was right. Ben had been nothing put a nuisance since the day the sorting hat had called out the house Gryffindor the moment it touched his head..

Flashback

Rouge sat in the carriage by herself as the scarlet engine that was the Hogwarts express meandered its way through the countryside. It had left Platform 9 and ¾ little over and hour ago. She was alone due to the fact she was an only child. Pureblood families often liked to have only children.

Rouges whole family were in Slytherin, and a few of them had turned out a little… evil. She wanted to make her family proud and be placed in Slytherin, but she didn't want to turn out like her Aunt. A shiver ran down her spine at the thought of her Aunt.

Rouge mentally scolded herself before her thoughts could stray into the territory that was called her Aunt. She didn't want to think about that on her first ever train ride to Hogwarts.

The thought of Hogwarts sent a smile across her face along with a flutter of nervous butterflies through her stomach. What would the castle look like? What would the lessons be like? What would she learn in her first year? Would she be any good at magic? Her parents had told her a little, but refused to delve into too much detail in case they were to ruin the joyous moment.

The questions swirled around her head as she turned to stare out of the window, wondering if Hogwarts would come into view anytime soon.

She was too busy wondering and dreaming about the life that would await her at Hogwarts to notice the compartment door slide open. A skinny blond boy walked in and shut it behind him. At the snap of the latch her head turned sharply to the doorway.

The boy stood there rather awkwardly, already dressed in his Hogwarts robes.

"Sorry… I didn't mean to scare you… Most of the other carriages have older students in and I didn't want to sit with them…" He shuffled his feet nervously as he looked at her.

Rouge smiled over to him and gestured to the seat opposite her. "Go ahead."

He smiled gratefully as he sank into the seat. "So what is your name?" He asked Rouge.

"Rouge Hawk, and yourself?"

"Ben Knight"

"Nice meeting you Ben. Are you from a wizarding family?"

Ben nodded over to her. "Yes, the Knight family have been going for generations. What about you?"

Rouge nodded also. "Yeah. The Hawk family are very old." She smiled a little over to him. "What house do you think you are going to be in?"

Ben grinned at little at her. "Gryffindor. My family have been in Gryffindor for pretty much every generation. How about you?"

"I don't know… My family has mainly been in Slytherin… But I don't feel like a Slytherin. Maybe I'll be a Hufflepuff." She chuckled lightly and Ben laughed along with her.

"Well, at least I'll have one friend when I get up to the castle." He smiled across to her once more before standing up. "I'm going to see if I can find any other first years. See you in the castle." He gave her a small wave before exiting the compartment.

Rouge smiled after him, thinking that perhaps she would now have a friend and wouldn't be completely alone.

As the Sorting hat shouted out Slytherin atop Rouges head, her eyes found Ben in the crowd of first years waiting to be sorted. A scowl was fixed on his face as he looked up at her. And at that moment, Rouge knew her short friendship with Ben was over.

Rouge shook the thoughts of that fateful day from her mind as Ben called out "Look who it is! Rougey!" She looked over as she heard him shout. She hastily shoved her textbook into her bag and stood up. She turned her back on him and tried to hurry off to the castle. Of course he was too quick for her. He jogged infront of her and stopped still, forcing her to a stop. "Stupid Quidditch training…" she thought as she stopped.

"Where you off to Rougey?" he said with a smirk plastered on his face.

"Away from you Knight." She tried to step around him but he once again stepped into her path.

"Come on Rougey, don't leave so soon, party is just getting started."

"Leave me alone Knight."

"Aww, still sore from the last match of the Quidditch Cup are we?" he said in a babyish tone, knowing it would wind her up.

"Get out of my way Knight." She hissed at him through her gritted teeth.

"Oh, hit a nerve have I?" he grinned around to his friends who all laughed along with him.

She looked up to him, anger and annoyance blazed in her eyes.

"Tell you what, Knight. At 10 tonight, meet me in the astronomy tower with your broom. We'll see who's the best flyer then." With that, she shoved past him and up into the entrance hall of the castle.

I'll show him. I'll deflate his fat, stupid Gryffindork ego," Rouge thought as she made her way down to the dungeons and the Slytherin common room.

Behind her, the laughter of Ben Knight and his friends rang out across the grounds.

Yes, I know its short but it's just to get started. I'll try and make the next one longer and I'll try and update soon, but I have a tonne of homework (ugh year 12).

Thanks for reading :D