Chapter 1- Thorns
"Rose Weasley!" the Headmaster called out, Rose's name echoing the Great Hall.
She walked up cautiously to the stool where her Albus sat earlier as the Headmaster placed the Sorting hat on to her head.
"Ah, another Weasley." the sorting hat mused. "If I remember correctly both your parents were sorted into Gryffindor." Rose nodded slightly. "You have your mother's brains. That alone is worthy of Ravenclaw." There were several little conversations starting amongst the Ravenclaw table. "But…you should be in…Gryffindor!"
The Great Hall erupted with applause as Rose made her way to the Gryffindor table and sat next to her older cousin James. She looked across the hall at the Slytherin table to see Albus sitting next to the boy she had met on the train; Scorpius, that was his name.
*_6 years later_*
"I swear to Godric! Scorpius get out of my way or else!" Rose shouted angrily.
Scorpius Malfoy stood in front of the door to the library blocking Rose's path and moving to continue blocking her every time she tried to get around him.
"Or else what Rose? You'll hex me?" He said cockily with a sly grin on his face.
"Stay in my way and you'll find out." She muttered looking up at him.
He had grown taller since she last saw him during the summer. He now stood a full head over her. Like his ego wasn't enough, now he could literally look down on her. She reached her hand inside her robe for her wand and was about to pull it out when Albus showed up.
"C'mon Scorp, just let her through." He said over Scorpius' shoulder. "You know we wont be able to get Professor Longbottom's essay done without her."
Scorpius looked at Rose for a brief second before bowing out to the side allowing her to pass keeping that grin of his plastered on his face. Rose scoffed and glared at him as she entered the library. He watched her until he couldn't see her. Once she was out of sight Albus turned to Scorpius.
"Why don't you just give in?" He said.
"And say what to my father? I've been in love with the half-blood spawn of one of the men that you hate the most since I first laid eyes on her at King's Cross six years ago." He hissed in hushed tones as they walked away from the library.
"He seems to like me just fine. And I'm a Potter." Albus said.
Scorpius ran his fingers through his silky white-blond hair as they made their way back to the Prefects dormitories. "Pickled Pigs." He said to the portrait before it allowed them entrance. "It's different with you. You're a Slytherin. He accepts you because of that."
"Then it's because Rosie is in Gryffindor?" Albus said throwing himself on the empty couch.
"Yes. I mean-" He started.
"Scorp, you need to say something to her. There are others that have noticed her change over the summer." Albus said cutting him off.
"No, I can't." Scorpius said as he sat down in the chair across from Albus. There was a short bout of silence between the two before it was broken. "I can't." Scorpius whispered.
"Where does he get off talking to me like that? That little prat!" Rose fumed to herself in the corner of the library that he mother once used to sit in in times of need. She had deemed this place as a small sanctuary away from the rest of the world. She knew this is where she could come if she needed to solve problem, if she just wanted to be alone, or if she just needed some quiet. Scorpius Malfoy. His name rang through her head. Ever since their first day at Hogwarts he's been best friends with Albus. But she had met him before Al had. She woulds always remember that day.
Rose looked around the platform looking for the rest of her family. Her Mother, Father and Hugo had left already with her Aunt Ginny, Uncle Harry and Lily. She couldn't find Albus or James anywhere. She decided that it would be best to get on the train and just find them later. With a book in her arms she boarded the Hogwarts Express and began looking for an empty car to sit in. Luckily she had found one almost to the back of the train. After the train started moving she allowed herself to dive into her book.
She was almost to the 4th chapter when she heard a soft raping on the door. She looked up from her book to see a small blond boy opening the door.
"May I join you?" He said formally. "All the other cars are filled."
"Oh, sure." She said giving him a sweet smile. She moved one of her bags to the floor so that he could have the other seat across from her. "My name is Rose Weasley. Who are you?" She asked holding out her hand to him.
"Scorpius Malfoy." He said taking her hand and shaking it. "You seem pretty cool for a Weasley, not at all like what Father had said."
Rose took her hand back and went back to reading. "Malfoy. Dad told me to stay away from Malfoys because they are nothing but trouble." She thought to herself. "But he doesn't seem so bad."
When the trolley had come around Scorpius and her had both bought themselves a Chocolate Frog. She laughed as she watched Scorpius try to catch his frog that had tried to escape being eaten. But not too long after that the train had finally come to a stop. She grabbed her bag and put her book inside. She opened the door and saw James down a cab. "James! Hold on!" She called out to him.
She turned around to say goodbye to her new acquaintance. He was standing right there to her.
"I hope you get sorted into Slytherin. I'd really like to become your friend." He said before leaving the cab.
She hadn't been sorted into Slytherin and he didn't talk to her again, until Albus brought him over that summer. Over the 5 years of being at Hogwarts they grew closer, but never too close. It was always the three of them. Scorpius, Albus, and Rose. Always getting into trouble or mischief. Her Uncle Harry told her once that her mom, dad and him used to be exactly the same way.
"They called us The Golden Trio." He said with a smile as they walked. "But we were all in Gryffindor. They'll have a harder time finding a name for you three."
Rose smiled at the memory as she slowly began to calm down. She picked up a couple of needed books afterwards and checked them out before heading back to the Prefects dormitories. After saying the password to the portrait and walking in she saw the only two Slytherin Prefects asleep in the common room. She laughed softly and took out two quills, configuring both into blankets. She placed the blanket on Albus and made sure he was still asleep. Once he curled up with the blanket she moved to put the other blanket on Scorpius. After placing the blanket on Scorpius she turned to go to her own room.
"Rose." A voice came from behind her.
She turned around and Scorpius was laying down still, except now his grey eyes were now open and alert. "Yes Scor?" She said.
"Sorry for earlier. Thanks." He said tugging at the blanket and closing his eyes again.
"Oh, it's not a problem. I know how cold it gets out here after I fell asleep doing homework a week ago." She said. "You do know you annoy the shit out of me, right?"
"That's my goal. Looks like I'll be meeting my quota for this week." He said with a smirk.
A door slammed closed and he opened his eyes; she was gone. At the loud noise Albus shot up out of his sleep gripping his wand. Scorpius pointed towards Rose's door and Albus sighed. He needed to keep her at a safe distance from him, and if that meant becoming an insufferable prat, then so be it. He just wanted to keep her safe.
Author's Notes:
Hi everyone. Ok, I've been reading fanfiction since I was young. And I'm an avid writer as it is, so I thought let's give it a shot. I hope to be able to continue this and have the chapters be longer as the story goes on. This is my first time writing fan fiction so criticism is greatly needed. So hopefully you guys can review this for me and I'll have another chapter out there for you soon(:
Thank you so much for reading this.
Oh, and don't forget. None of these characters belong to me. They are all the wonderful creation of J.K. Rowling.