Ok this is my first attempt at a Harry Potter fic...so please don't be too rough on me. I'm going to start out with a Scorose fic because I find them completely adorable, and since I'm from the US I apologize for any mistakes I might make when it comes to the British way of doing and saying things. No flames please but reviews and suggestions are nice. They do make my day. So please let me know if you'd like me to continue or if I should try another approach at it...thank and please enjoy and please review! ~RawR
"Rose Nymphadora Weasley, you better get down these stairs this instant!" her mother called. Rose sighed and made sure that she had her Hogwarts letter and her scarlet traveling cloak that had come to her on her birthday as a present from some unknown sender.
Rose pulled her curly auburn hair into a tight knot on the top of her head and joined her mother, father, and younger brother by the fireplace. She grabbed the Floo Powder and pictured Diagon Alley. She waited for her parents outside of Gringott's and then finally she was given her own bag of money and sent off to go get her supplies. She tightened the gold and scarlet ribbons in her hair and trudged off towards Flourish and Blott's.
Upon walking in she was greeted by her favorite Slytherin Head Boy, Scorpius Malfoy. Rose sighed and tried to avoid eye contact. She hated Scorpius, their family feud had even reached their generation and would probably continue on through their children's generation. She could feel his cool, steely eyes on her as she looked through the shelves for her books.
"Good morning Weasel." he smiled as he sauntered over to her.
She rolled her eyes, "Don't you at least have the decency to wait until the school year starts to irritate me?"
Scorpius smirked, "Nice cloak Weasel where did you get it?"
She glared at him, "Why do you need to know?"
"I don't know, it looks quite expensive." he smirked running his fingers along the hood.
Rose swatted his hand away, "Won't mummy and daddy be upset that you're talking with a Weasley?"
Scorpius shrugged, "For your information my father and mother are back at home at Malfoy Manner with my grandmother. They trust me completely to be out on my own."
"What do you want?" she asked resisting the urge to roll her eyes. She went back to looking for the books she needed.
"So you never did answer my question about the cloak. Where did you get it?" he asked her handing her the next book on her list.
She sighed, "If you really must know I received it for my birthday from an unnamed source."
Scorpius grinned slyly, "Unnamed huh? Looks like someone fancies you Weasel."
She glared at him and counted slowly backwards from ten, "Will you just sod off and leave me alone until the beginning of school Malfoy?"
Scorpius looked at her differently and smiled slightly, it was a sincere smile that caught Rose off guard, "If that's your wish, but I promise you that I will bug you relentlessly."
She glared at him and watched as he walked out of the store. She sighed and continued shopping only to be told at the register that her order had already been paid for by the young man who just exited the store. She waited as they were packaged and she stormed out of the shop only to find Scorpius leaning against the wall. She smacked his arm, "Why the bloody hell did you do that?"
Scorpius smirked, "What did I do this time?"
"You paid for my books! Why did you have to do that?" she glared at him.
He laughed and shrugged, "I guess I was feeling generous today. What do you say to some ice cream?"
She looked at him incredulously, "Are you inviting me to have ice cream with you?"
"We don't have to if you don't want to. We could always go get something from the Leaky Cauldron if you'd prefer." he shrugged offering Rose his arm. Rose reluctantly took his arm and they walked off towards Fortesque's.
Finally Rose met her parents back where they told her to meet them. Scorpius had insisted on helping her shop since he was doing the same thing. Since he was seventeen he was using magic to levitate Rose's things along in front of them.
"There you are, you're late!" her mother scolded her.
"I'm sorry, I ran into someone and we lost track of time." Rose apologized quickly. She was clearly flustered with Scorpius and the fact that he had insisted on meeting her parents for whatever reason.
Ron eyed Scorpius wearily, "And you are?"
Scorpius outstretched his hand, "Scorpius Malfoy, sir."
"What are you doing around my daughter?" Ron asked earning a glare from Hermione.
"Well I offered to help her find all of her things since we were looking for the same items." Scorpius smiled smugly. Rose wanted to smack the smug grin off his face.
"Well we better get going, we still have to stop over at the Burrow." Ron said stiffly.
Hermione sighed and then looked at Scorpius, "Would you like to join us for dinner? You've helped Rose and this is the least we could do."
Rose and Ron looked at Hermione with open mouths. What was her mother doing? Is she completely mad?! Inviting a Malfoy to dinner at the Burrow, a strictly Weasley household!
Scorpius looked over at Rose and smirked before nodding, "That is a kind offer that I'll have to accept."
Hermione smiled, "Well then, we'll have to stop by home first to drop off all...oh good Lord, where is Hugo?"
Finally Rose's little brother Hugo walked over carrying an armful of school supplies, "Sorry I'm late fifth...what are you doing here Malfoy?"
"Nice to see you too Hugo." Scorpius smiled, "I'm joining you for dinner tonight."
Hugo's brown eyes bugged out of his head, "You're going to the Burrow?!"
"Is there a problem Hugo?" Hermione asked, "I invited him because he helped your sister with her shopping."
Hugo glared at him, "Of course there's a bloody problem with you inviting Malfoy to dinner!"
"Honestly you three! Get over this ridiculous feud!" Hermione huffed before disappearing with a sharp pop. Ron Apparated with Hugo and Scorpius with Rose.
They arrived right in the center of Rose's bedroom. Scorpius looked around and smiled, Rose's room was cozy and warm unlike his room back at the Manner.
Rose removed her traveling coat and then sighed, "What do you want Scorpius?"
"I'm simply just extending an offer of friendship." Scorpius smiled at her. Rose swore that it was a sincere smile for a minute but then remembered that she was dealing with Scorpius Malfoy and that was hardly like him.
"You want to be friends?" she asked raising her eyebrows questioningly. Her cat crawled onto her lap and watched Scorpius with lazy blue eyes. Scorpius sat on the bed next to her and stroked her cat Athena's head. Athena had been another gift last year for her birthday from the same unnamed source, Athena was a gorgeous seal-point Siamese, the traditional kind, not the modern kind that to Rose looked sickly and evil.
Athena stood and curled up in Scorpius's lap, which Rose found extremely odd considering that Athena only liked her. Scorpius smiled, "See, even your extremely difficult cat likes me. You know there's a Triwizard Tournament coming up this year."
Rose looked over at him, "You're going to sign up aren't you Malfoy?"
He shrugged, "I was thinking about it."
"You do know that those are highly dangerous and they take away Quidditch right?" she asked knowing how much she and Scorpius loved Quidditch.
Scorpius frowned, "Well then, that won't do. We'll find ways to hold secret matches. That'll work, just seeker on seeker."
Rose couldn't tell if he was trying to sneak an innuendo in there but she just rolled her eyes and went back to petting her cat that was still oddly enough in Scorpius's lap.
"Rose! Scorpius! It's about time we should be arriving and Molly'll lose her head if we're late again!" her mother called from somewhere downstairs.
The Burrow, as usual, was full of activity. Her uncle George was goofing around with James and Teddy, Albus was quietly trying to read a book and Hugo walked over to Lily and Victroie who were trying to quiet the owls who had been upset by all the noise. Molly walked out and grinned when she saw Rose, "Rose my dear...oh and who is this?"
Scorpius smiled and extended his hand, "I'm Scorpius..."
"The Malfoy boy. Hermione did let me know she was bringing you along." Molly smiled in a matronly manner. Scorpius smiled as well and stood awkwardly next to Rose.
"Grandmum, do you need any help?" she asked.
Molly smiled, "Actually if you and Scorpius wouldn't mind setting the table that would help me out loads sweet."
Rose and Scorpius set right to work after Scorpius stopped laughing at the fact that Rose was too short to reach the plates that were on the top shelf. Soon enough the table was set with enough places for each Weasley and their families. Rose swore that the table kept getting bigger and bigger everytime they came over for customary Sunday night dinners.
The Weasley's filed in for dinner and Molly told Scorpius to sit in the seat next to Rose who was seated next to her father. Everyone was a little put off by the fact that Hermione had invited a Malfoy over for Sunday dinner except for Molly, Hermione, Ginny, Fleur, and Harry. Molly smiled, "Well don't be strangers and dig in, there's plenty of food to go around."
Scorpius insisted on helping Rose with her plate which in turn earned him a lot of eye rolls. Rose had to admit, Scorpius was different among Malfoy standards. He had always irritated the bloody hell out of her but there were little times like these where they'd laugh and joke that made Rose really want to like him at times.
"Potatoes?" he asked her holding the large ceramic bowl full of the Molly's famous potatoes. Rose nodded and Scorpius put a generous helping onto her plate. Rose could sense her brother watching Scorpius trying to figure out what he was getting at. Soon enough Scorpius had both of them served and they enjoyed dinner.
"So Scorpius, how are things around the Manner?" Harry asked. Her uncle's green eyes twinkled and she could just picture James when he was up to something that he most likely shouldn't be up to.
"They're dull. My father and mother have been gone all summer so my grandmother has been watching me. They take these vacations every summer." Scorpius replied. Rose figured that the Malfoy Manner was always like that. She could tell by the way Scorpius was at school, slightly rowdy and trying to get all of his angst out before having to return to the stiff manner.
"Well give your father and mother my regards when you see them." Harry smiled and then turned to Rose, "As for you, don't think I won't be at your Quidditch matches young lady, you're defending my title."
Rose smiled, she was Gryffindor Co-Captain with James and she was also the Seeker, "You know I'll do your name proud uncle Harry."
"So what are your courses this year?" Ginny asked Rose.
"Well I'm taking Potions, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Astronomy, Charms, Transfiguration, Care of Magical Creatures, Herbology, and there was the choice between Divination or Dueling and I chose to take Dueling." Rose said.
"And what about you Scorpius?" she asked turning to the blonde boy who was enjoying Molly's homemade dinner that wasn't prepared by house elves.
"Well I'm taking the same courses as Rose this year." he said smiling at Rose who was raising her eyebrows.
"Certainly not all at the same time are you?" Ginny asked trying to conceal her smile.
Scorpius shrugged, "I'm not quite sure. We'll find out soon though."
Rose watched as he gracefully finished his dinner and pumpkin juice and wondered if it was because he was a Malfoy. None of the Weasleys or Potters looked that graceful when they ate their meals. Scorpius offered to take Rose's plate when she was finished with it. After the meal Molly asked them if they would mind doing the dishes that were stacked in the sink.
Rose agreed to do the dishes and Scorpius offered to help her. She washed and he dried, "So I thought you had house elves to do your work."
Scorpius shrugged, "Sometimes I like doing things the old fashioned Muggle way."
Rose laughed, "You're a mystery Malfoy."
"As are you Weasley." he smiled and dried the plate he was holding. Soon enough the dishes were dried and neatly put back. Scorpius was still laughing about the fact that Rose couldn't reach the top shelf. They joined everybody for pudding. Molly had made a fresh batch of cauldron cakes.
Hermione stood, "Well we better be heading out, its late and the kids still have packing to do."
After rounds of goodbye hugs, even Scorpius much to Rose's surprise received a couple himself. Victorie walked over to Rose and hugged her tightly, "You need to Owl me later."
"About what?" she asked wondering what her cousin was so desperate to know.
"About what's going on between you and Scorpius." she giggled.
Rose rolled her eyes before accepting Scorpius's arm and Apparating back to Rose's room.
"That was fun." Scorpius mused.
"What Malfoy dinners aren't like that?" she smirked.
He shook his head, "Not exactly. They're rather quiet because no one trusts one another in my family. It makes for rather awkward family time."
"Sounds like you'll be trying to sneak into Weasley family dinners more often then?" Rose asked.
Scorpius feigned surprise and shock, "Are you inviting me to join you for dinner Rose?!"
She rolled her eyes, "Don't push your luck Malfoy."
Scorpius sat down on Rose's bed, "I should probably get going."
Rose shrugged, "Why, it's not that late and I'm sure you don't want to go back anyway."
Scorpius smiled and patted the spot next to him. Rose sat down and for some weird reason she rested her head on his shoulder, "Are you inviting me to stay longer?"
Rose laughed and nodded, "I am."
Scorpius smiled and wrapped his arm around Rose. There was just something about being close to her that made him smile. She didn't know it but he had secretly fancied her since their third year. She was different from all the other girls at Hogwarts, one of the only ones who wasn't falling all over him for stupid reasons. She tested him and challenged him, just because she was a Weasley didn't mean that there weren't any brains, her mother happened to be Hermione Granger, the brightest witch of her age. Rose was just as smart as her mother which matched Scorpius's intelligence perfectly.
They stayed like that for a moment until Rose stood to go change. Scorpius looked around her room and started to glean things from it. Rose was a fan of the Hollyhead Harpies as well as the Chudley Cannons, she had piles of books all over the room, some were well worn others looked to be brand new, her clothes were neatly hung in the wardrobe and her vanity was kept in a neat sort of disarray.
Rose finally returned to the room in a pair of beat up plaid pajama pants and a Hollyhead Harpies t-shirt. Scorpius looked at her with a slight smile, "You know what Weasel, I think we should call a mutual truce."
"A truce?" she asked raising her eyebrows.
Scorpius nodded, "I think it's ridiculous that we're enemies just because our parents were, and their parents were before them. I think we should put an end to that."
Rose raised an eyebrow, "Considering that you've been behaved all day, I guess it wouldn't hurt to call a truce."
"And Rose, one more thing, this year, if there is a Triwizard, I'm taking you to the Yule Ball." he smirked.
"Oh are you? What if I get asked by someone else?" she asked.
"You won't because I have already asked you months in advance." he smirked.
Rose rolled her eyes, "So then I guess we'll have to start a waiting list."
Scorpius woke up on the morning of September first remembering that he'd get to see Rose. They had sent letters back and forth for the rest of the summer, which was only two weeks and he had also convinced Rose to meet up with him once more in Diagon Alley.
Scorpius stood on the Platform next to his father who was quietly watching the Potters and Weasleys. Draco looked over at his son and raised an eyebrow, "Well have a good year at school Scorpius."
Scorpius nodded, "As always."
His father shook his hand and his mother attacked him with hugs and wouldn't release him until he had promised to write at least once a week. Scorpius gathered his things and pushed them onto the train to the same compartment he had been sitting in for the same seven years with the same people. Rose brushed past him and he wanted to follow her.
"Malfoy are you coming in or not?" Thomas Blaize asked him jarring him out of his thoughts.
Scorpius nodded, "Of course I am not move over."
The train ride was practically boring until the witch with the snack cart came around. Scorpius decided that he was hungry and waited until she came around to the compartment where Rose was with her friends. Rose was with of course Lilly, James, Albus, and Hugo, and then there was Helena Longbottom (Professor Longbottom's and Luna Lovegood's daughter). Rose and Lilly were out buying the snacks and Scorpius smiled considering that he didn't get James or Hugo who didn't like him very much.
"Fancy seeing you here Rose." Scorpius smiled as he sauntered over.
Rose rolled her eyes, "You used my first name? So we're on a first name basis now?"
Scorpius chuckled and picked up a bottle of Pumpkin Juice and a couple Cauldron Cakes, "I think it should be added to our truce."
Lilly's eyes widened, "You have a truce?"
Rose nodded, "We;re trying something."
She handed the witch the correct amount of money and then disappeared back into her compartment. Scorpius handed the expectant witch the money he owed her and went back to join his friends in his own compartment. Rose Weasley was a mystery and possibly the only one who could puzzle him the way she did. It was his personal mission to take Rose to that Yule Ball.