Back to the beginning (Chapter 1)
He was the perfect resemblance of his father. There he stood once more at platform 9 ¾ waiting impatiently to depart, this year he'd accomplished to become head boy. Anxious to start his duties as head boy, but dying of curiosity to know whom he'd be paired to be his co-head. The same grey eyes with that penetrating yet charming gaze and silver blond hair, even the tall fit body that his father had, Scorpius was indeed physically identical to Draco.
Unlike his father and grandfather, his attitude wasn't arrogant for his mother, Astoria Malfoy, had taught him otherwise. Ever since he was young his parents had spoken to him with nothing but the truth, for they knew that other kids at Hogwarts would tell him all his father did when he was his age. Scorpius never felt disappointed to be who he was, or to be the son of Draco Malfoy, on the contrary he always felt proud of it. Proud of it, for he considered that his father had been very strong when he was put through all those difficulties by Voldemort.
There she stood, with her wavy long red hair falling down her back, waiting not so far from Scorpius for the Hogwarts Express to arrive and depart. Her freckles gave her a feminine and quite adorable look, yet she was the type of girl to hardly smile, and the only person to whom she truly opened to was her cousin, Albus. Proud as can be, she held her head high and listened to her mother carefully as she was complemented about her achievement. Since the day she'd set foot on platform 9 ¾ her father had asked her to beat Scorpius Malfoy in every test, this was an undeclared competition, but she took it very seriously.
Rose sat at the same compartment every year with her cousins and brother, Hugo. It was Rose's favorite compartment for it was where their parents had seen each other for the first time. Joking back and forward with her cousins, Rose rarely laughed, the most she would do was give a little smirk that lasted seconds. There was a moment in every year when she internally smiled, the moment Hogwarts appeared in the horizon, the moment she saw the old castle through the fog, at that precise moment she felt extremely happy and was certain at that point that nothing would ever compare to that feeling.
"Head boy and girl, may you please follow me for I have to talk to you before the sorting starts," Headmistress McGonagall had coldly said.
Scorpius then walked forward to follow her, when for a moment of shock they looked at each other incredulously. Rose out of both of them was the one in shock, she almost looked petrified. Incredulously and talking to herself, her too followed McGonagall at a fast pace. What could possibly be worse than to have to spend the entire year with the one person she was supposed to beat in everything, and a side from that having to work with him peacefully and cooperatively.
"Before the sorting starts I wanted to speak to the two of you together. As you must've figured out, both of you have been selected to be Head boy and Head girl for this year, I expect nothing but the best from you both. Weasley. Malfoy. You better start enjoying each other's company otherwise it'll be one long year. You must be a role model for all the other students. I want perfection and nothing less. Now here is a parchment on what your responsibilities are for the entire year, you must talk about it and get it organized together. You may leave and start you duties right away." McGonagall looked them in the eye and spoke clearly and without any hesitation.
They walked out the headmistress office without looking at each other or speaking at all. Either of them had to speak and fast or they wouldn't to be able to perform the first task according to McGonagall's specs. No words were spoken, and Rose being as proud as she was didn't plan on talking any time soon as far as Scorpius didn't talk. Time seem to past by very slowly, as if they hadn't moved from the same place, it was as if they were floating all alone in the hall. Scorpius turned to his left side when at that very same moment Rose had turned, they looked at each other and for a moment Rose felt like smiling at him, like really smiling.
"Weasley, we need to speak with the prefects soon after they've guided the first years to their respective common rooms. As for us, we simply need to patrol the hall while the sorting ceremony is on, after that we may go in and eat," Scorpius broke the silence while he looked at the parchment McGonagall had given them.
"Absolutely, we'll do that then." Rose responded while she rolled her eyes.
"Ermh…" mumbled Scorpius.
"Need to say something Malfoy?" Rose asked him abruptly.
"What have I ever done that makes you act that way with me Weasley, or is that just your natural state of being, bitter?" Scorpius looked at her waiting for an answer.
"Well, I presume it's just my natural state of being, Malfoy," Rose said sarcastically.
While patrolling the corridors they went on opposite ends, Rose wish not to be next to Scorpius she found it very difficult to be with him. She couldn't stop thinking that if it was a nightmare to be 5 minutes next to Malfoy, how was she going to be able to deal with him all year, let alone share the same common room and sleep across the hall from him. Preoccupied at the mere thought of the situation Rose never noticed that Scorpius was walking towards her, when one of a sudden she bumped into him.
"Pardon me, I was so focused on my duties that I didn't notice you Malfoy," explained Rose. She didn't want Scorpius to notice that for a moment she'd been thinking about him, not in a romantic or nice way, but in the end it came down to her thinking about him.
"You shouldn't be thinking about me that much Weasley, you just might fall in love with me," Scorpius joked with a smirk on his face that made him look even more attractive.
Rose looked at him and without replying she rolled her eyes and let her expression be the one to answer. It was a completely rubbish statement, why on earth would she fall in love with Scorpius, that would never happen.
"I guess we're just like in first year aren't we?" Scorpius asked seriously.
"What do you mean by that Malfoy?" was Rose's response.
"It's all like in the beginning, your attitude towards me, the unfriendliness, the rolling of the eyes, my surname doesn't make me who I am. If it's going to be that way, you better be prepared for a long year like McGonagall said. I thought that perhaps we could at least talk normally but it's just impossible with you Weasley." That was Scorpius remark to Rose.
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